The Homeless Man of Teyvat

Holy Spirit World,

After the War of the Gods ended, Suzaku and the Giant Snake invited dozens of gods still alive in the Holy Spirit World to form the Council of Gods again to discuss how to deal with the imminent doomsday of the sun.

The only difference this time is that Suzaku is no longer the Speaker of the Parliament, but the giant snake that has swallowed countless gods has taken over this responsibility.

The same thing is that the re-formed Council of Gods still doesn't have a good idea when facing the end of the sun.

When once again the fruitless meeting ended and the gods were about to disperse, Suzaku stopped the gods with a complicated expression: a little hesitant, half unwilling, and full of relief.

"Only the First God can fight against the Doomsday."

He smiled and said in a relaxed tone: "I know where He is, and I know how to call Him out... Leave this matter to me and Crazy Snake. When the end comes, it's time for Him to appear."

Holy Spirit Empire, Holy Mountain No. 43.

The giant snake was soaking in the pool, with only its head exposed. It looked at the Suzaku on the tree and asked doubtfully: "Aren't you going to find the first god? What are you doing here?"

"Don't worry, the number one god is not that easy to find. It's like sharpening a knife without chopping wood."

Suzaku turned his head and pecked the red feather, then breathed out another mouthful of flames to temper the tail feathers like new. Then he nodded with satisfaction and turned his eyes to the giant snake: "Orochi, do you still remember what happened when we first met?"

"Of course I remember."

The giant snake nodded and said: "I rescued you from that tiger, but you refused to admit it and beat me unreasonably."

"Did you save me?"

Zhuque glared at him and said angrily: "That tiger is the stupid Qing Lezi that I found with great difficulty. I just threw him two bones. Before I could see Lezi, you, a reckless snake, suddenly took away his trophies. Jumped out and killed him with one bite!"

"How do I know you did it on purpose?" The giant snake still insisted: "I haven't complained about you for almost ruining my perfect plan."

"You mean pretending to be a dead snake and then playing a little trick of pretending to be a dead snake?"

Suzaku looked at him sideways, with a look like "you stupid snake knows nothing about everything": "Also, just pretend to be dead and attack that tiger, why did you turn your head and eat the tiger's bones too? ?”

The giant snake spoke plausibly and showed no guilt at all: "The best bones of gods, with residual authority, are my trophies, why can't I eat them?"

"Then why did you eat the tiger and its bones and then rush at me with your mouth open?"

Suzaku sneered: "Didn't you say you saved me? Why, did you mean to save me in your belly?"

"Um..." The giant snake looked away, a little embarrassed, and whispered in a low voice: "Isn't this because you are hungry and anxious, and I thought you and the tiger were in the same group..."

Suzaku stared at him and suddenly couldn't help laughing, the laughter was clear and melodious. He looked around and said in an emotional and nostalgic tone: "Orochi, it's my first time to come to the Holy Spirit Empire, right?"

"That's not it, it's Holy Mountain No. 7." The giant snake corrected seriously: "At that time, there was a tree next to the water pool of Holy Mountain No. 7. Later, you came more and more. I discussed with the high priest, and then all the holy mountain water pools were planted. Plant a tree next to it.”

"...You haven't been attacked a few times while you were sleeping, right? I really don't understand why you set up so many holy mountains." Suzaku was funny but helpless.

"This is called comparing one's heart to one's heart." The giant snake looked serious.

"You should judge a gentleman's heart with a villain's heart, right?"

Suzaku laughed, then fell silent, changed into a comfortable position, and basked in the sun with squinted eyes.

The giant snake didn't say anything to disturb him. He easily noticed that Suzaku had something on his mind, but he also knew that no one could ask what this guy didn't want to say. So all He can do now is to accompany Him and bask in the sun with Him in a daze.

That's fine.

Don't think about the damn doomsday, don't think about the number one god who has been hiding until now, don't think about all the annoying things in this world, don't think about anything.

Bask in the sun and let your body and soul enjoy a moment of leisure.

That's fine.

"Orochi, do you remember what I told you about my secret?"

After an unknown amount of time, Suzaku fluttered his feathers and spoke in a lazy tone.

"Before you became a god, were you still a human being?"

The giant snake came back to his senses and nodded: "Why don't you remember? It scared me so much at the time. I thought you were lying to me again."

"I don't like lying as much as you do."

Suzaku lowered his head and looked at the giant snake in the pool: "You know, snake, in the entire Holy Spirit World, we are the only two gods, and we have our own 'life' before becoming gods."

"I know, that's why we are friends, just like we are destined to be."

"Yeah, it's fate."

Suzaku sighed with emotion, remained silent for a moment, and said quietly: "Then what if I tell you that the first god is also a god who was once a human being?"

"The number one god too?"

The giant snake was stunned for a moment, glanced at Suzaku, and cheered up: "Could it be that... I am the number one god? Yes, no wonder I came to the Holy Spirit World inexplicably and became a giant snake inexplicably. Turns out I am the savior?"

"You don't want to tell me this, do you?"

After speaking, the giant snake shook his head with a smile and said: "You said that only the number one god can deal with the doomsday, but I have no way at all. How could it be the number one god? Don't be kidding, Big Bird."

Suzaku looked at him with a smile and said nothing.

"...Are you kidding me, Suzaku?"

The giant snake suddenly felt flustered, but he didn't know why.

"The first god was once a human being. This is destined. The world has and can only have one first god. This is also destined." Suzaku paused, looked into the eyes of the giant snake, and said softly: "And the lowest level of the Holy Spirit World The rule is that gods can acquire each other’s strength, personality, and authority by devouring each other.”

"..." The giant snake stared at him blankly. After a long time, it struggled to speak, feeling very ridiculous and said: "So, if you want the first god to be born, you and I must fight and devour each other?"

"Yes, this is how the First God was born."

"Then what is the number one god's method to fight against the doomsday?"

"The number one god must devour all the gods in the world and gather the power of all the gods into one body. Only then can he be qualified to stop or crush the apocalypse, but he is only qualified."

Suzaku shook his head, looked at the sun, and smiled mockingly: "According to my estimation, the success rate is less than 20%, even when the power of the gods is perfectly integrated."

"...It's ridiculous."

The giant snake was silent, burying its head in the water. It took a long time to surface, looked at Suzaku, and said solemnly: "So, are you going to eat me?"

"Are you going to resist?"

There was a smile in Suzaku's eyes, as if he was curious about his answer.

"..."

The giant snake lowered its head, and after a long while, it slowly exhaled: "I have some questions to ask."

"Well, you say."

Suzaku nodded, her posture elegant, like a queen lowering her eyes to the knights below.

"When did you know about the First God?"

"The moment when I become a god."

"Do you know how I felt when I was human?"

"Interesting, surprising, and a bit of a hatred of fate."

Suzaku's tone was cold, full of tiredness and disgust: "The so-called gods in this world are just a group of poor people who have to kill each other under the pressure of the doomsday."