The Man Standing at the Top of the Food Chain

"First of all, we can recall what Aqiu said at the beginning. She told us that the change in Gensokyo happened after Reimu and others had a banquet, but what if this is not the case, but the change existed from the very beginning? ?”

Tang Cheng asked, and then continued: "Let's assume that everyone in this banquet is drunk. Although this situation is almost impossible, it is also impossible to create a virtual world independently. , the sky will not drop panties for no reason, so if the mutation has existed from the beginning, then it is not surprising that they are all drunk."

"Then, when they all fell asleep, the power of the mutation connected their dreams, and thus a virtual Gensokyo appeared, covering the original real Gensokyo... In this way, all Everything can be explained."

Hearing this, Ling nodded, and while plucking at the corners of her clothes, she said, "Because dreams are impermanent, Lingmeng and others have completely different identities in this world. Because dreams are impermanent, they have lost their abilities in this world. Because dreams Impermanence, so there is no law in the weather and seasons of this world, and human beings will not feel strange, and then... If this is a virtual world created by everyone's dreams, then according to the differences of each person's dream, and then the collision, It’s only natural that the setting of this world will change.”

"One more thing." Tang Cheng smiled and continued, "The form of death in this world, don't you think it is similar to when we usually kill enemies in games?"

"In other words, except for the main characters like Reimu. Whether it's a fairy or a tengu, they are just a bunch of data in this virtual world. What about Reimu and the others, are they real people or data?" Ling asked rhetorically.

"I personally tend to think that they are real people. It is the mutation that made them replace themselves in the dream. After all, the way Sanae and the others died is completely different from the data of those secondary sets. Even...death is just a way for them to escape from this virtual world."

After hearing this sentence, Sanae's eyes lit up. "Then, if we just kill all the main characters, this virtual world will automatically disappear, right? Then it will become the real Gensokyo!"

"I really didn't expect you, a witch, to come up with such a cruel method." Tang Cheng smiled teasingly, and then spread his hands, "But I don't agree with this method."

"Why?" Bell asked curiously before the Age of God, "Since you said that death is just the way for them to leave this virtual world. Although you said it in an uncertain tone. But I think that in your heart It has basically been determined, so killing them all is the best way to complete this task. And if it is just killing, we don't need to do it ourselves, just like today's war, we can pick each other and let them fight each other Killing is far easier than unifying Gensokyo and being an enemy to everyone, and besides... In terms of the little time left, there is no need for us to give up this shortcut. Isn't it?"

"Considering the degree of difficulty, this is indeed a very effective method, but..." Tang Cheng shook his head, "First of all, I admit your judgment on me, but there are still some uncertainties. First , even if death is the way for them to leave this world, what kind of death is needed? Before Sanae died, I could feel the sense of relief from her. It was like saying to me: I can already let go of everything and leave The world is gone."

"Although I didn't witness the death of Kanako and Suwako with my own eyes, I can understand it from the goblin's information. Suwako finally realized the meaning of power. She died with a smile on her face, as a god of evil. , she broke away from the chaos and brutality of Sui Zhidao, which is almost equivalent to regaining a new life, and no longer conforms to the setting of this virtual world, so she passed away safely. Before Kanako died, although all thoughts were lost, the two most important people to her had already passed away. If you leave her, then this world is obviously meaningless to her, and she can abandon it without hesitation, thus choosing to die."

Speaking of this, Tang Cheng paused, "I think death without nostalgia is one of the ways for them to leave this virtual world smoothly. As for the other possibility, they lost one of the seven pairs of underwear that can clearly represent the mutation. It may not be the reason... And if you use the method you mentioned, if other people are broken into P after death like those goblin tengus, and disappear into this world in the form of data, what do you think will happen?"

"..." The two were speechless for a moment.

To be honest, Ling doesn't have much affection for Gensokyo. For her, this is not much different from other dungeon worlds, so she only thinks about it in the sense of clearing the level, and as far as she can think of... If Reimu dies and disappears in this world in the form of data, then she will not wake up in the real Gensokyo, and it is impossible to recover the corner of the virtual world created by the mutation through her dreams.

It's as if a person has cast a spell to turn a cat into a dog. He is the only one in the world who can undo the spell. As long as he is still there, the dog can still be a dog again. Dogs can only live as cats.

In the same way, if Lingmeng and the others died in the form of data and failed to wake up in reality, it is basically impossible for the virtual world that has been formed based on their dreams to return to normal... In other words, as long as there are main characters who are not With the death of Sanae, they may never be able to complete the current task.

And the worst possibility, if someone disappears and dies with the mutated prop underwear, it is basically a death sentence for them.

Thinking of this, Ling also shook her head, rejecting her previous suggestion.

As for the Age of God, let alone, it’s just that she starts from the emotional point of view. For her, Gensokyo is like a second hometown. No matter which familiar person dies, it is emotionally unacceptable. .

Afterwards, Tang Cheng continued: "Second, although the three of Sanae and the others have left this virtual world, because the real Gensokyo is covered by the virtual world, it is still unknown whether they can wake up smoothly. Third, this virtual Although the world has taken in most of the main characters of Gensokyo, there are still some people who do not exist, such as Shiki Eihime, Kanzaki, and Succubus, who are at the same level as Yakumo Zi, Kazami Yuka and others. Then, they Where did you go?" (To be continued~^~)