Reincarnation Band Magician

"You're actually different from Fulilian. You don't have any real hatred towards the demons. The worst humans are worse than the worst demons. You only need to see them once... What a shame. Now I don't have the energy to design anything."

I can only look at the future that could have been pieced together and feel regretful about it.

Just like he had always felt.

A short break on the journey: 209, A cruel future

Thinking about what Shulahat said, I have to admit that it does make sense.

Demons have no concept of "malice" and do not have the rich desires of humans. Very few of them torture others for their own pleasure.

As far as Qing knew, the demons associated with cruelty included Aura, Graosam, and the corrupt sage Guval, whom he had never met.

The old friend Aula cut off his head in order to avoid risks and make the "toy" more convenient.

Graosam always watched humans from the sidelines, also to avoid risks. Out of absolute caution, he would not approach the battlefield to kill humans. As for the "addictive" nature of that magic, it was also an excellent performance of him. He did not actively use it to torture humans.

The corrupt sage Guval is not quite sure why he is full of malice towards people, but killing magic is a simple and efficient technique, like the Maxim machine gun in the magic world, born purely for efficient killing.

Humans are different.

Qing was speechless and could not refute anything.

"When someone you cherish is hurt, Qing's kindness towards humans—at least the humans in this world—is not enough to suppress his malice. Combined with your magic, it's not impossible for you to become a true demon."

Shulahat knew a lot of things and had enough information, so it was not difficult for him to analyze some of the truth. In his opinion, they were probably thrown by the goddess.

No matter how powerful a person is, as long as they are still human and have empathy, they will be affected by malicious intent, even if it cannot harm them.

Qing tried hard not to think about those things.

Now, his ability can also ignore a lot of maliciousness. Disgusting guys can be dealt with directly. It can also add points to make the mood more cheerful, creating an effect of first suppressing and then praising.

"It's just a very small possibility. I don't have any expectations for it, but I find it interesting to piece together that kind of future."

Omniscient's words made Fulilian and Xiangzi somewhat concerned.

"You must have seen the future of Qing becoming the Demon King, right? What would it be like?"

"It definitely won't be like the Demon King he is now. The situation for humans will be better."

Faced with the two ladies' questions, Shulahat thought for a moment and then shook his head in confusion.

"I've said before, I don't 'see' the future. My ability to predict the future gives me different pieces of information, and piecing them together to get the ending is a pile of choices.

"Whatever information I choose determines what outcome I get. I don't know if the factors that led to that choice exist. Since you're so curious, I'll tell you the story of the Demon King that I 'pieced together'.

"One of them is terrifying even to me... If you have the courage, listen to it."

The two ladies braced themselves and looked towards Qing.

Fulilian said, "The demons' words are lies. Those choices don't exist."

Xiangzi grabbed his friend's hand and said seriously, "If Qing does something wrong, I will stop you even if it means breaking my hands and feet—before I die."

Qinghui accepted it with a gentle force and a smile.

They were prepared to hear about the terrible future.

"You will become disheartened by the constant malice you witness against humanity, ultimately choosing to cease being human and become a demon. In a very short time, you'll intimidate and dominate your kind, then strike back at humanity, hanging all those who you find malicious, including their accomplices, on the city walls.

"You forcibly imprinted the demons when they were young, using mental magic to 'command' them to understand emotions, at least learn human behavior, and abandon their cannibalistic habits. Unstable young ones will be wiped out if they show any danger.

"You use violence equally to maintain your power, enslaving demons and humans alike, and requiring all—all magicians—to work five days a week, eight hours on duty. Even if you exclude time for eating and resting, you still have to work five hours.

"Except for the 15-day break for the most important National Day holiday, we only have three days off for ordinary holidays. We have to work half of the year. Even pregnant women can only take two years off while maintaining a fixed salary...

"You relied on such brutal exploitation to most efficiently advance the advancement of magic, pushing the technology of magic and magical tools to a level that modern civilization cannot learn or understand in a short period of time.

"However, back then, in terms of basic necessities like food, clothing, housing, and transportation, every human enjoyed the same standard as today's royalty and nobles, or even better. Perhaps this is why many ancient beings could tolerate it."

Qing blinked, recalling his workday in Japan, "It's alright."

"correct."

Xiaoxiang, who once thought he had died from overwork, said that sounded pretty good.

Fulilian suddenly showed a look of fear. "You... are so terrible. You actually let the magician stay in one place for so long. Shulahart, is there no one to overthrow them?"

Does “they” mean that they have already determined that Xiaoxiang will go along with the evil?

"Unfortunately, no," Shulahat shook his head. "Those chosen Qings single-handedly defeated the entire world, and as I said before, some ancient beings thought that was good."

The elf frowned, "Now where are those powerful magicians? What am I doing?"

"You are being treated as a pet, Xiangzi is the princess, and Celie is the queen. Even if Qingchen sleeps on the throne, no one can break through you."

Qing showed a surprised expression, "Huh?"

Toyokawa Shoko was stunned, "Celiai?"

Fulilian pointed at herself, "Pet?"

The predictor of the future finally felt the joy he should have.

"Let's stop here. If I continue, it will leave too deep an impression on you. It might make you obsessed with breaking the mental magic, which would cause changes."

"You guy..."

……

After satisfying their desire to talk, they felt a little concerned about the future they had chosen on the way.

It's impossible not to care.

Although, that is just a deduction, a pile of choices, just like "I have a stomachache because I ate hot pot", which is a theoretical development.

The idea that one becomes a demon king because of harm caused by humans is also a false proposition that only exists under extremely ideal conditions.

Rather than thinking about "how could Qing do such a thing", what we should really pay attention to is what happened that made him do such a thing. According to Shulahat, avoiding a few of them can avoid such a future.

The two women felt they could do it.

But I still really care.

This is true for both Miss Toyokawa, Fulilian, and even Qing himself.

But Sholahat refused to disclose.

What can be said is that as a pet, Freellian does whatever she wants in her daily life. The reason she did not continue traveling is that the Demon Empire's means of transportation have been laid out everywhere, and the world has been traveled around in hundreds of years.

Strictly speaking, his identity is a court advisor, but Demon King Qing hasn't encountered a situation where he needs to consult an advisor for a long time, so he lives like a pet.

This made Fulilian reluctantly let go.

Miss Xiangzi is not so good.

However, as the battlefield approached, they suppressed their curiosity with excellent self-control.

Shulahat has confessed the principle of his foresight. He often repeats his vision to create conditions and confirm that every choice is correct.

But there are too many variables on the battlefield. Shulahat said that both he and the Southern Brave will try to avoid such a thing from happening.

But after encountering two great demons in succession, Qing really disliked the behavior of pinning his own fate on others.

The same is true for Ms. Toyokawa.

Those emotions that belong to peaceful life, gentle conversations, fights between girls, playfulness between friends... should not exist on the battlefield.

This place is like the abyss, with turbulent undercurrents beneath the calm water surface. After the war officially began, there was only the roaring and crashing tide.

Being here is like steering a small boat through rough seas.

When they saw the throne in the distance, the expressions of the three people were as cold as if they were frozen.

Concentrate all your thoughts, feel the changes in the atmosphere at all times, anticipate ways to defeat enemies in different environments, and the combination of magic... There is no time to control your expression.

……

PS: Here are three chapters first.

A short break on the journey: 210, the great demons

Today, the demons waiting for the Southern Hero are an army controlled by all seven sages, the omniscient Shulahat, and Aura the Guillotine, which is one-tenth of the total number of demon troops in the north.

This is a breathtaking power that no "human" can break through now.

All of this is to welcome the brave man from the south who can see into the future.

As he got closer, Qing thought that knowing the future was a terrible thing, as he was already feeling sad for the person who was destined to die.

Shulahat said that neither of them could tolerate the other to live, and now was an absolute balance point, the best time. If they missed it, their destined future would change.

It is unclear how many options they each anticipated, and how much effort they made to reach those options. All I know is that after today, there will be no more chess players who can interfere with all this.

At least, among the tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of futures they predicted, no one survived.

The fate is determined.

And before the arrival of the Hero of the South, they still have to stay here, which is a bit awkward.

Shulahat will control the great demons before the war begins.

It is really hard to understand. They will be enemies soon, but they cannot be enemies now. The choices for the future are as confusing as GAL's options. Many times people cannot understand why this choice is not possible, so they just have to do it.

It's not that there is no room for wooden players, but it is difficult for some people to understand.

Before arriving, Shulahat explained what he said would satisfy all three parties.

“I don’t know, but based on the information I’ve pieced together, Qinghe Xiangzi is a person who will definitely save innocent people in danger when there are demons and monsters around.

"Perhaps you can gain something from such an action, or perhaps this is the reason and purpose of your coming... Today, there are enough completely disobedient demons here, and they pose the greatest threat to humanity.

"And me, and the Seven Collapse Sages... Your memory magic, the ability to reproduce in your mind, also requires you to experience enough battlefields. At least, within a century, there is no place more suitable than this."

War, killing, death.

Points, the fighting skills needed by Qing, and the killing experience that Xiangzi needs to accumulate can all be obtained from it.

Very satisfied.

So Qing gave his pudding to Shulahat as well.

"What about mine?"

"Only Xiang's is left. Fulilian, can you at least repent for a while?"

"Anyway, we don't know what happened afterwards, so it's like it didn't happen."

"Lord Frilian——"

……

When Aura saw that man, he felt his arms trembling.

The crystal balance was also shaking and making a "clicking" sound, as if it was afraid of following in the footsteps of its predecessor - the bronze balance is still on display in Gulanat.

In fact, the scales had no consciousness and were merely a carrier of magic, shaking only because of Aura's surprise and anger.

"clear……"

This was the first name Aura remembered.

It’s not the names of “toys” like “the one with the gun”, “the seemingly famous general”, “the monk with good martial arts skills”, etc.

A man who cut off her right hand and trampled on her dignity. What a hateful human being.

Qibengxian's guillotine directly raised the scales - but failed to lift them.

"What does it mean?"

The muscles in her cheeks twitched slightly, and she couldn't raise her arms because the golden blade pressed against her shoulders.

When interacting with humans, Mahat often smiles, but among his fellow creatures, his expression is always cold and numb.

"Don't do unnecessary things."

Aura remembered that Mahat had asked about that person's information... What kind of relationship did they have?

But no matter what, she couldn't admit defeat at this moment, otherwise her dignity as the Seven Collapse Sages would be in jeopardy...

Graosam grabbed the golden knife, lifted it up and moved it away, "Calm down, everyone. Those people are necessary."

It is precisely because of these contradictions that he came to reconcile in advance.