I have become stronger, but also shorter [comprehensive]

——That was Saitama's voice.

After walking for so long and searching for so long, Eric finally found them.

The end of the sea of ​​flowers is still far away, but about halfway there, a small independent forest appears.

The grove is surrounded by a circle of puddles that are neither deep nor shallow, and the outer layer is the world of flowers.

The water quietly accumulated in the puddle is exceptionally clear, allowing people to see the flowers and leaves that are silent and not withered and decayed at a glance.

A canoe is moored on the opposite side, covered by the shadow of the nearest tree, only swaying with the slightly swaying water waves.

Judging from the traces left at the scene, at least one or two people came here before him and rowed to the opposite side in a small canoe.

As for who it is, one can already guess.

Eric made a cut, not mentioning that he heard his friend's voice and had long-lost miss——

Nothing!

Those two stupid friends must have had a great time here behind his back, and there was no need to miss or worry at all.

Well, anyway, he thinks so on the surface, how he actually thinks is another matter that cannot be revealed.

Without much hesitation, Eric just glanced at the general situation around him, and then he stepped up and went to the opposite bank in the next moment.

He directly stepped over the water puddle that most people need to rely on a boat to cross, causing the boat that was suddenly under heavy pressure to shake suddenly, and a large splash of water was thrown off the bottom of the boat.

hum.

The weight disappeared, and the silver-haired boy went ashore and entered the range of this small forest.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but Eric somehow felt that it was much quieter inside than outside.

There are many trees above the head, and the grass that can only be seen when you look down is nestled at your feet.The white beams of light mixed with swirling light spots passed through the gaps in the leaves, and leaked obliquely from above, creating a silent tranquility.

The woods are like an enchantment, sealing the tranquility in it, and the behavior of breaking the tranquility is particularly unforgivable here.

It was a place so quiet that even the slightest sound seemed to be non-existent.

If he hadn't heard the voice, he would not have felt that Saitama and Saiki Kusuo were here.

"Saitama? Kusuo?"

He shouted twice with some doubts, only amplified echoes came from all directions.

The guy who called him just now disappeared so quickly?

how can that be.

Eric was a little upset.

The mental activity is roughly "I'm so worried about you and you are not active at all", so it seems that he is the only one who cares, and his blood is frozen, which is really annoying.

(Self-confessed) The cruel young man who rarely cared about people was upset, and soon lost his patience, and he didn't have the mind to walk around in the extraordinarily quiet woods.

With incomparable precision, he directly killed the very center of the forest.

At the same time, I still don’t forget to shout twice in full spirit:

"What about people? Don't you know what to say!"

"Baldy! And the idiot who was made stupid by the bald!!!"

As soon as the voice came out, the lingering sound immediately circled the beam for three feet and resounded through the sky—assuming there was a beam.

Eric slapped away a block of shrubs that stubbornly stood in front of him, and was about to face his friend who had forgotten him millions of miles away with an expression that was colder than a blizzard.

But don't want to.

"..."

"..."

"Wow - wow wow wow wow!"

"…………Hello???"

Plop, plop, a series of crashing sounds of falling into the water, and there were also screams that seemed familiar...

"Again? Is that enough?!"

From the unbelievable voice, Eric's dullness and irritation were obvious.

He didn't have time to hide it now, he really doubted whether the three characters "want to eat people" were written on his face... no, it should be "want to eat goblins".

It hasn't been long, and the silver-haired boy has achieved the amazing achievement of scaring away the goblin twice.

It's amazing.

You know, he has always been so fierce when he said fierce words, and he deliberately wanted to isolate others with indifference, basically there was never a time when he was not fierce.

Practice has proved that the effect of doing so is not particularly good.

At least a group of idiot-like little devils are completely unaffected, and they don't care at all if they are fierce or scolded.

Not to mention, there are a small number of other people who regard him as a friend with such a bad temper, and there is no possibility of being scared away by him at all.

——In the end, Eric, who couldn't even scare people away, scared away two waves of non-human beings viciously.

The first thing that catches the eye is the emerald green lake.

Unexpectedly, there is a small lake with rippling blue waves hidden in the center of the woods hidden in the sea of ​​flowers.

The source of the water pool outside the woods was found.

Not to mention the crystal clear water of the lake, accompanied by screams for a moment, several shadows who were sitting by the lake panicked and threw themselves into the lake.

The splashing water splashed high, and all the brains were thrown on the people who remained by the lake and did not disappear...and on the top of their heads that were too smooth.

Coincidentally.

This unlucky guy is the hero of interest, a man named Saitama.

In the blink of an eye, the eyes of two friends who haven't seen each other for many days meet, as if they have crossed a vast space like a galaxy...

"You just said bald man, didn't you! You must have said... Ah Choo!"

"Damn! After disappearing for so long, you just said this to me?! Heartless bald man!"

"Ah, the dwarf said it once and said it a second time—hey hey hey, my plan was obviously only a little bit successful, it's all your fault! Stupid Eric!"

There was an angry cross on Eric's forehead: "Who are you calling an idiot! You are the idiot who is hopelessly stupid!"

"You are!"

"You are!"

"You're not stupid!"

"You are the stupidest!"

...The following is omitting countless fierce debates that are as childish as elementary school students (and can even compete with kindergarten children).

The argument lasted for a long time, probably until both of them got a little tired from the quarrel.

Eric pressed down the arc of his raised eyebrows vigorously, and his speech returned to the critical and sharp style: "I'm too lazy to talk to childish brats..."

"Which one of us looks more like a kid?"

"What did you say just now, what plan? So you have nothing to do and ran here to stay, what are you planning to do?"

Saitama: "I don't want to be so idle, okay, if I hadn't had to, who would... oh, oh oh, oh oh oh!!! I almost forgot if you didn't mention it, Eric! All my hard work for so many days Gone!"

The hero of interest recalls tragedies that make him sigh.

He regrets, he regrets, and he feels sorrow from the heart——

"..."

From a narration full of blood and tears, Eric knew with a speechless face why Saitama and Saiki Kusuo stayed in this place called Avalon for a long time.

The key reason lies in Saiki Kusuo, who has no shadow yet.

In the past, the superpowers modified the "settings" of the different world arbitrarily. Although they were a great success, they also paid a heavy price by shrinking themselves into babies and greatly weakening their superpowers.

Both Eric and Saitama thought that Saiki Kusuo looked a bit miserable, but the misery should not last long. After a long time, the superpower will recover.

Yes, under such subconscious influence, none of them asked more about Qi Mu Kusuo's situation.

In the final analysis, as if not caring about the general behavior, it is entirely out of absolute trust in friends.

Saiki Kusuo is someone who can stand on the same level as the strongest in the world.

Not only that, but his superpowers are especially cheating, and he is almost omnipotent—well, he has a deadpan face as his trump card, and what he thinks in his heart can be said to be watertight.

After such two points, it's no wonder that the other two failed to realize in time that something was wrong with the esper who had turned into a baby.

Afterwards, when he realized that his body was in a strange state, the superpower user thought silently that he might still be too complacent.

This place is not his world after all.

Whether to change at will, or to completely change the peak of the world, the obstacles he has encountered and the price he needs to pay are far greater than what appears on the surface.

In short, because of this time's intervention out of anger and excitement, the superpower user almost fell.

A long time has passed, but instead of recovering his strength, there is a tendency to weaken in reverse.

It seems that the power is still being secretly extracted continuously to fill the huge pothole left by the reversal of the "rules".

When will it fill up?

do not know.

If this continues, will his strength recover first or be exhausted first?

It's a little hard to say.

Although Kusuo Saiki realized it in time, and there are many clues suggesting that as long as he reverses the changed "setting" again and restores the different world to its original state, he can also recover completely and be safe and sound...

But he just pretended not to notice, didn't know.

Regardless of the consequences or impacts, we will not change, remain unchanged, and not compromise.

If the time is prolonged and Saiki Kusuo is subject to more and more restrictions, the other two who are beside him should be able to detect the abnormality.

But "by that time", it may be difficult to tell how bad the situation has become.

——This hidden truth is really frightening to hear.

"and then!"

Eric's tone became anxious without him knowing it, his eyes became especially sharp, and there was also a hint of regret in his heart.

Fortunately, without making him think wrong or scaring himself, Saitama quickly completed the follow-up.

"Hmm... To be honest, I'm a little bit uncomfortable, but I still have to admit that Kusuo's matter is thanks to that white hair that doesn't seem to be human."

Sitting on the big rock by the lake, the bald man rested his chin on one hand, trying to make himself pertinent.

He said: "Didn't we want to discuss the child's emotions with that guy alone... Ah bah, let's discuss it alone. In the end, we didn't talk about the main points, so he got involved."

"He pointed out Kusuo's plight. When I heard it, I was of course scared. Then I heard him say that if he wants to protect himself without compromise, Kusuo can only go to a certain place he mentioned... ...Eh, what is the name of this place, Kakalong?"

"...Avalon. I only remember hearing it once!"

"Okay, Avalon, it doesn't matter what it's called." Saitama corrected it kindly, and then continued: "Anyway, I want Kusuo to come to this Avalon and soak in the bath water of some fairy..."

"Bath water???"

Saitama (feeling something a little wrong): "Ah."

"You're still wrong."

"Oh, it should. Let me think about it, it's about the lake where the fairy in the lake is."

It's hard for him to think of it suddenly.

In fact, if someone who knows a little bit about foreign legends is here, after hearing so much, he would almost be able to guess the true meaning of "Avalon" a long time ago.

For example, Saiki Kusuo.

If the superpower user who is still sinking at the bottom of the lake can wake up immediately and hear the ignorant speech of the two stupid friends, he will definitely break the barrier of speechlessness and make the most sharp complaints:

——I said Avalon and the Fairy of the Lake, but I almost wrote the three words King Arthur in your eyes. You still can't guess this, so at least you can give King Arthur some face!

——You guys, don’t you usually read books, watch TV, or play games? !

OK.

They really don't know.

Saitama's world doesn't seem to have such famous foreign legends involving novels, TV series, movies, games, etc., and Eric, what he should know the most, has amnesia.

and so.

Saitama uttered key words with a lot of information, and Eric heard it too.

But these two people only stayed at the level of "heard and remembered".

Eric: "Is this the lake you are talking about? If you take a dip in the lake, Kid Qimu can be resurrected in place?"

Saitama: "Theoretically—well, I heard that's the case. That white hair is someone you knew before, so it's impossible to trick us."

Eric opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say that he didn't know that strange white hair, and whether he cheated or not is still to be determined.

But he stopped abruptly.

There is no other reason.

The surface of the lake that had returned to calm seemed to fluctuate suddenly again. Although there were no ripples, in the eyes of the two humans by the lake, a few slightly shrunken figures quietly appeared.

Hesitation, hesitation, really flinched.

But don't know why.

The goblins who were scared away by Eric before - now it's time to correct them, they are actually not the most common goblins in the sea of ​​flowers outside, but the fairies of the lake living in the fairyland Avalon.

The appearance of the fairies in the lake is also similar to that of human beings. They are all pure and beautiful young women.

They are shy and timid by nature. Once they are frightened, it is extremely difficult for fairies to appear in public.

But at this time, the fairy in the lake who had been scared away once quietly revealed her figure.

Although they are no longer approaching, only half of their shadows are exposed, all the fairies are close together, suspended above the lake, carefully peeping at them——

Eric was slightly startled, subconsciously wanting to speak.

"&%￥, #￥%&*..."

Unexpected singing sounded from the center of the lake.

If the moving and beautiful notes can be turned into substance, they will surely spread around and go away with the wind.

The fairies were singing to them—or just him.

I don't know the reason for their change of attitude, and I don't know the content of this strange ballad sung in a language that humans can't understand.

However, the two were stunned.

Especially Saitama.

Before he had time to tell his friends, he was really bored when he was sitting here waiting for Saiki Kusuo, and it took him a long time to please the vigilant fairies, making them willing to come and play cards with him...

"E... Rick?"

Saitama asked in bewilderment.

His friend seems to be in a bit of a bad situation...

How sad it is, I haven't remembered the content, just the deep emotions connected with it that are evoked, and the moment it fills my heart, it can stain the fairyland that has never rained for thousands of years with frost and rain.

Saitama couldn't ask directly.

Asked Eric if he was—crying or something.

He decided not to ask.

Whether it's true, or my eyes are dazzled, I'm wrong.

--Um.

——I was wrong.