People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 478 Lin Feng: My identity? Well, I'm just an ordinary logistics worker.

"A fox fur scarf?"

"This kind of thing, this kind of thing is really..."

For a moment, she was so caught up in the final reward that she could hardly speak. She couldn't understand why anyone would want to do something so evil.

But this concern for the problem lasted only a moment, after realizing that there seemed to be something more significant going on above.

Hana Sanri blinked, a beat too slow to react, somewhat unable to believe what she had just heard:
"—Does Inazuma no longer have any gods? Or has the bloodline of Hakuchen been completely severed in the current shrine?"

"I noticed this when I was wandering around this area before. Many of the monsters that have appeared in the vicinity are fallen warriors who represent war and panic, but I always thought it was just a coincidence."

"But it's only been a few hundred years, so why has Inazuma become like this?"

My first thought was that neither the gods nor the high priestess of the shrine were present; otherwise, they wouldn't have allowed all this to happen, given that the country was already beset by internal and external troubles and on the verge of complete collapse.

In her memory, the residents of Inazuma lived a good life, or rather, under the management of "themselves" and the gods, their quality of life could even be described as good. But now...
"No, Inazuma still has two 'Thunder Gods' who jointly govern Inazuma, although one of them rarely interferes."
While the high priestess of the shrine has somewhat unusual fur, her Bai Chen bloodline has at least never been severed. If I'm not mistaken, "you" even held this pink-furred fox in your arms when she was a cub.

Lin Feng glanced at the white fox in front of him and spoke the truth.

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"Are Zhen and Aying both here? Phew, at least they're back safe and sound."

"However, I've heard you mention the pink-furred fox many times already? Are you referring to that little creature, the Divine Child?"

"Although the process was somewhat rushed due to 'my' sudden departure, as the inheritor of Bai Chen's bloodline, the position of Palace Attendant was originally meant to be passed on to the Divine Child."
In my memory, she was a smart and cute little girl, yet innocent and kind. She loved to bicker with Yurakusai at festivals, and she would be happy for a long time if a friend brought her fried tofu and candied apples.

Unexpectedly, in addition to hearing two pieces of good news about Inazuma's terrible situation, even though she was only a memory and longing of the original Fox Maiden, and didn't have that kind of smooth interpersonal skills,

But since her past memories were mostly intact, Hana-san was still relieved to hear that the two gods were safe and sound and that the successor had become the chief priest of the shrine.

Recalling the situation mentioned at the beginning, where "two gods ruled together" and "one of them didn't interfere much,"

Having lived through the golden age before the calamity, she was already used to Ah Ying's aversion to politics because of its "too many twists and turns," and found it unsurprising.
But just as she was about to ask why Inazuma had become like this under genuine governance, she heard the young man opposite her ask her a question first:
"—Miss Hanahara, well, since I've already returned all the memories and powers I could find on Narukami Island to you, for now I'll trouble you to think from the perspective of 'Kitsai-gumi'."

"—So, based on your past experience, if 'True' were to hand over the calamity-stricken Inazuma entirely to 'Shadow' without guidance and then disappear without a trace,
Furthermore, since "Kage" refuses to meet with the priest at Narukami Taisha for some reason, do you think it's reasonable for Inazuma to have become like this?

He paused, then looked up at the white fox in front of him, dressed in a red and white shrine maiden's outfit, with golden eyes and snow-white hair.

Lin Feng thought for a moment, because Inazuma's current situation was too outrageous, he decided to first ask Hana Sanri about another, better timeline.

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"You mean you really won't interfere and will let Aying manage the country?"

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"No, that's putting her in a way that's too difficult."

When you think of Aying, the first thing that comes to mind is a homebody who rarely goes out, habitually solves problems with weapons, and can be appeased with sweets when she's angry.

Hana Sanri only imagined the scene of forcing A-Ying to govern the country, and she felt that it would definitely be a disaster.

"However, even so, it shouldn't be as bad as you said at the beginning."

"In my memory, Aying is a very strong-willed person. If she finds something she can't do well, she will try it a hundred or a thousand times. The only exception is probably cooking cough cough."

"In short, there must be other unforeseen circumstances, right? I hope you can tell me more."

Hana Sanri tensed her tail nervously, staring directly at Lin Feng in front of her, somewhat worried about what had happened to Inazuma.

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"Yes, I understand your desire to know the current situation, Ms. Hanahara, but don't rush, you will soon understand everything that happened to Inazuma."

"—Please tell me, under the previous hypothetical conditions, what if even 'Shadow' stopped governing and instead found a formula somewhere, had a sudden inspiration, and created a 'perfect' robot that inherited most of its 'political talent' to manage the country for it?"

"Given that this robot has remained within the castle tower for centuries to observe the lives of ordinary people, and that the country is governed entirely by reports from the magistrates, do you think the current situation in Inazuma is reasonable?"

Setting aside the pursuit of eternity and the interference of the fools, Lin Feng spoke of Inazuma's current reality in a way that sounded bizarre, as if he were telling some kind of low-brow science fiction novel.

Hana Sanri: ? ? ?

"A robot? What robot? Are you kidding me?"

"However, Aying's talent for governing a country was rather subtle to begin with."

If, based on my own understanding, I were to create a robot whose governing abilities are inferior to mine, and which is even unwilling to leave the castle tower, then…

Blinking, Hana Sanri imagined the governing robot that Aying had created, and suddenly felt that if it followed this science fiction development path, then it was indeed not impossible for Inazuma to become what he is now.

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"Unfortunately, this is not a joke. Although it sounds bizarre, this is Inazuma's current reality."

"Zhen did not return from that battle; now, at most, a faint trace of his consciousness remains in some place I know."

"Before that, after hesitating briefly between her divine duty and Shin, Shadow, who went to Kanria to provide assistance, missed the moment when she was needed. She only met Shin briefly at the very end and retrieved the 'Dream Heart,' which had lost its master."

"In her grief, she decided to protect the remaining people and not let them lose anything else she had left."

"But unfortunately, not all gods can go anywhere in the blink of an eye, nor are all gods good at a lot of things other than fighting."

"When Kage, who had no quick way to travel, ran back, he was met with the 'Fox Temple' already swallowed by darkness and Chiyo on the verge of madness."

The supreme lightning annihilated the calamity that had devoured the "Fox Abode Palace," but it failed to save anyone.
Facing Chiyo, who was corrupted by the abyss and drew her sword against her, after severing an arm and a corner of the demon's body, all she received in the end was news of her friend's death, vanished somewhere. "..."

"You must be joking, right?"

"If 'True' didn't come back, 'I' died, and 'Chiyo' drew her sword against Ayane, then this is far too cruel for her."

Everyone knows better than anyone how afraid A-Ying is of being alone and lonely. Although she's not very outgoing, she always seems to appear in front of other people unintentionally, pretending it's an unavoidable "chance encounter."
Although she already knew how cruel the calamity would be, if such a thing were to actually happen, hiding would probably be the choice Ah Ying would make.
"No, I'm not joking, in fact, this is something I've been trying to avoid all along."

"He has the power to annihilate all enemies and the ability to destroy everything, but he can only destroy and cannot save anyone."

"Perhaps, perhaps if she had captured Chiyo and gone to Liyue or Nata, she might have been able to wait for a turning point. But she had to stay in Inazuma to slay the monsters."

Besides herself, there probably wasn't anyone else who could imprison "Torano Chiyo" at that time.

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As they talked, a hint of emotion crept into their voices.

Faced with such a pitiful student who was extremely unbalanced in his studies, I, who initially could only rely on Xiaobai, could empathize to some extent.

It can only be said that the normal twin gods have both advantages and disadvantages. When they coexist, they can exert a much higher limit than other demon gods. However, if one of them is lost, then what remains is only a part that is incomplete in all aspects.

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The two stared at each other, speechless for a moment. In the room, only a long, white "fox" was eating a snack.

I put myself in Aying's shoes and it took me a long time to recover from the emotional shock.
I've begun to understand, more or less, why the person in front of me chose to find me.

Hana Sanri looked at herself and offered her guess:
"So, you've come to me this time hoping I, as the 'Fox Abode Palace,' can comfort A-Ying?"

"Although I am her enemy as a filthy being, if it works, then..."

"—No, holding someone in your arms and comforting them while feeding them lots of sweets might have worked for her at first, but she has now found a self-consistent logic in her suffering and formed a closed loop."

"—The dark calamity has already cast a shadow over her heart, even harboring a potential sense of 'invincibility,' which is an extremely serious problem given the escarpment and abyss crises that are escalating."

They rejected the seemingly simplest and most effective shortcut, which, however, could leave hidden dangers.

Faced with a god who was once fearless but now cowers like a tortoise, the pink-haired fox agreed to an invasion of the abyss in order to eradicate the root of the problem:

—The isolation of the country and the mass of fools are merely current disasters; as long as the shadow remains, Inazuma will not be torn apart.
However, if the loopholes in one's heart are not plugged, and the shadow is also corrupted by the abyss, then in the face of such an unprecedented enemy, Inazuma will turn into a wasteland in the blink of an eye.

"And you are?"

Tilting her head, Hana Sanri seemed puzzled, unsure of her own usefulness.

"Actually, it's not that complicated. It's just to make her choose between 'eternity' and 'the present,' and understand that running away is useless."

"Simply put, you are about to become an 'enemy' corrupted by the abyss, personally destroying Inazuma, while I will gradually fill in your 'colleagues' and 'superiors.'"

"If she faces a powerful enemy against whom she may not be able to win a direct confrontation, and allowing them to wreak havoc would bring her temporary peace, and if she still has the courage to fight rather than abandon those 'insignificant' territories and people, then my 'commission' can have a perfect ending."

He paused slightly, then casually set up a barrier around himself.

The young man, who had always worn a gentle smile and seemed harmless, waved his hand.

With an extreme sense of contrast, it revealed a pitch-black aura that was enough to make the white fox opposite it instantly bristle.

Smiling, he reached out his hand and gradually approached the white-haired shrine maiden, who was tense and unable to move.

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But just as Hana Sanri reached her breaking point and chose to close her eyes,
Along with a warm touch on her forehead, a gentle voice reached her ears:

"Don't be nervous, Miss Hana-san. Strictly speaking, I was actually invited by the Divine Child to be Inazuma's reinforcements."

"Inazuma is currently facing too many internal conflicts, which is precisely why we need to act as the 'opponent' to exert pressure this time."

"But rest assured, I promise that no one will actually die in this war. Pure destruction is not something to be admired; it is merely the lowest element in the composition of my power."

"—The ritual of ferrying the dead will envelop the entire Inazuma from the moment the war begins. In addition to anchoring the ley lines and souls, for the sake of safety, I will also take over half of the original 'life' authority of this world."
The destruction was not for the sake of destruction, but merely to welcome new life.
I assure you that in that very last moment, at the very end of the war, all who have perished will be proclaimed to return in the thunder of victory.

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I might need to bring up a few more people later, but I can't possibly tell everyone I meet the same thing.
To save trouble, he placed the energy aura that would allow him to contact the other party at any time on his forehead. When the rest of the team arrived, Hana Sanri could conveniently act as his "senior" and explain things to him.

Although she's probably still confused right now, she'll understand eventually.
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"This is unbelievable. To control such a level of dark power, to manipulate Bai Chen's bloodline and memories at will, and even to resurrect the deceased of an entire kingdom—please forgive my intrusion, but who exactly are you?"

Even the "Fox Abode Palace," which had existed for a long time, was ultimately just a white fox that had once run wild in the fields. In "her" perception, beings of that level no longer existed.
I have absolutely no idea what that little Divine Child is willing to pay for this "request," nor do I know if she even knows that she has invited an unimaginable being.

Without realizing it, she had started thinking from the perspective of the fox spirit, and the white-haired fox lady suddenly felt very fortunate that the person in front of her at least seemed quite friendly.
Given Inazuma's current situation, encountering such a savior would be considered lucky for anyone.
"My identity?"

"Hmm, there's a bit too much to cover, and I'm not sure where to begin."

"However, for now, it's probably just an ordinary 'logistics' role that doesn't involve combat."

They have no intention of personally taking action; they only plan to work behind the scenes.
After considering its own role in this abyss invasion,

Lin Feng nodded, and finally gave this explanation amidst Hua Sanli's bewildered expression.

(End of this chapter)