Collapse Iron Live Broadcast Connects All Worlds, Scares Away Wuzhan at the Beginning

"Detonating a star core... I can't do it. The Aventurine is too shattered to even protect me from the stage. If you don't pull out that knife at the end... I lose everything."

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A certain scientific railgun.

"Hmm? The [Harmony] mark on Shajin has disappeared?? Shouldn't we thank Miss Huangquan for this?"

Misaka Mikoto couldn't help but give Kuroko a cold look: "Thanks for killing him with that knife, right?"

"But judging by the outcome, Shajin should be thanking Huangquan for killing him. If he hadn't, he'd have lost the bet." At this point, Shirai Kuroko couldn't help but sigh. "Before he started fighting Xing and the others, he bet on himself to win because he'd never lost before... He'd planned so hard, so I can only say he deserved this victory. He deserved a resounding victory."

"It's a pity that the winged boy will be disappointed..." Kuroko chuckled and suddenly moved closer to Misaka Mikoto. "Sister, imagine waking up on Sunday and finding that the [Harmony] barrier above the entire Pinocchio has been shattered, and a company messenger has died. Hahahaha... what kind of expression would he have?"

"I guess he's completely exhausted, right? I guess he still can't figure out how the Aventurine hid it from him." Misaka Mikoto took a bite of her ice cream. "Now I'm curious, how will the family 'deal' with Yomi?"

"Handle? How can they be qualified to handle a powerful person of the Order Envoy level?"

"But this is Tongxie's territory after all. The family has been operating it for thousands of years, so they must have their own trump cards... I don't think they're afraid of Huang Quan. Besides, Huang Quan, a dangerous person who destroys public facilities, shouldn't be staying in Pinocchio."

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"There's no point in discussing what ifs. You won, earning yourself a ticket to the deep sea." Huang Quan paused. "And after this, whether you can return from the abyss... is another gamble for you. Didn't you hesitate?"

Gold Dust smiled softly. "Hesitation... of course. But I can only trust my good luck. Because other than that, I have nothing."

Chapter 420 Pinocchio (One Hundred and One)

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Is it wrong to seek encounters in a dungeon?

"Sigh, even though Gold Dust said this with a smile, it still sounds so sad." Hestia leaned over the table in the tavern. "When will he have someone like family? I really can't bear to see him all alone."

As she spoke, the girl couldn't help but mutter, "I really want to bring him to my clan..."

"Uh... Lord God, this is your true purpose, right?"

Even though Gold Dust lacks a foundation and possesses no combat power, the sheer strategic acumen and courage he's shown so far alone makes him the most sought-after member of the various divine clans. Whoever secures him will see their clan advance even further.

Even if Gold Dust came here, the Supreme God would definitely not be able to attract Gold Dust. If it were an employment relationship, the entire Hestia family's monthly income would probably not be enough to pay Gold Dust a single finger's salary.

But if he is allowed to join other clans, it means that he will become his rival - I am afraid no one would want to be an opponent of a guy who is willing to bet everything, right?

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“…Wake up from this dream and go where you belong. Your gamble…is not over yet.”

Shajin took a deep breath and said, "Before we part, can you answer one more question for me? As someone who has walked that path, can you tell me..."

“Why are we born into this world only to die?”

Huang Quan looked back at him and said, "I never thought so. You too."

"But the void does indeed encompass you and me... and everyone."

“That’s why it’s meaningless.”

Gold Dust turned sideways to look at the distant black hole behind him: "—but it's still there. If the dice of fate have always been loaded, then that is our destined destination. Why should we... resist it?"

Huang Quan looked at him quietly: "My answer may not be able to dispel your confusion, because it has been with you all the way and has long been a part of your life. But you said, 'Sleep is a preview of death.' Why does life sleep? Because we are not yet ready to face death."

"So you can understand why we 'want' to be prepared. Even if the ending is already predetermined, that's fine; there are many things we can't change. But before that, on the road to the end, there are also many things we can do."

“And the ending…will therefore have a completely different meaning.”

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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable.

"Ms. Huang Quan is so gentle, just like Mr. Shajin's therapist... Is this her other side?"

Although the white-haired Miss Yomi looked dangerous in this dark space, her words unexpectedly made Josuke feel gentle. Compared to her usual state with blue-purple hair, she now looked like a caring older sister.

"Josuke, do you understand what she is saying? I don't seem to understand... Can you help me explain it?" Yitai scratched his head. She could understand every word Huang Quan said, but he didn't quite understand when they were put together.

"Hmm... Let me think about how to explain it to you."

Josuke held up a finger and said seriously, "Probably just like changing underwear?"

"Change underwear? What does it have to do with changing underwear?" Yitai's expression became even more confused.

"Metaphor! I used a metaphor!" Josuke emphasized. "What Shajin meant was, if we have to change out of our old underwear every morning, then why do we even wear underwear?"

"Ohhh! I see, what Sakin said makes sense!" Okuyasu said with a look of sudden enlightenment, "Then Josuke... let's just not wear underwear anymore from now on."

"Don't interrupt!" Josuke shook his head and continued to explain, "But Miss Yomi is an experiential person. She believes that even if you still have to change your underwear the next day, you must wear it because underwear brings a comfortable experience. This is the meaning of wearing underwear! The focus is not on the results of changing underwear, but on the process of experiencing underwear!"

"So, Etae… do you understand?"

Nijimura Okuyasu was stunned, then he opened his mouth and made an "oh oh" sound again.

"Jousuke, I totally understand!" Yitai pointed at Huang Quan in the sky, his eyes shining. "You mean... Miss Huang Quan changes her underwear every day, right?"

"……hiss."

Josuke covered his face and took a deep breath.

“…Yitai, why don’t you just drink your milk tea.”

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"Look in your pocket. Your friend has already given you the answer." Huang Quan left without looking back. "...Good luck."

"Watching the other person's receding figure, Shajin took out the medical instructions from Latio from his pocket and opened the lid. Inside was a rolled-up letter."

"The letter contained only two short lines:"

"The impossible thing in dreams is not [death], but [sleep]."

"Live on. Good luck."

Shajin smiled softly and closed the letter. "...Then I should leave too."

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Nezha: The Devil Child Conquers the Dragon King.

"Traitor! Traitor! Traitor! I told you not to jump to conclusions so easily! Are you still calling Professor Latio a traitor?! Huh??"

"We are practitioners. Do you know what practitioners are about? We must be self-disciplined, not make judgments easily, and not be blinded by anger."

"Where was I counting? 837! Oh yeah, next one is 838."

Outside the cave, Taiyi Zhenren was sitting on a big rock, counting on his fingers. The rock under his butt was rising and falling slightly. A closer look revealed that Nezha was lying underneath. He was doing push-ups with his master while carrying the rock on his back.

"Kid, I didn't force you. You made a bet with me that Professor Latio was a traitor. You must accept the bet and accept the loss. You can't escape these 1,000 weighted push-ups. You can't eat dinner if you don't finish them."

Taiyi Zhenren held the watermelon in one hand, ate it and spit it out at the same time, and the watermelon rind was piled up into a small mountain.

Nezha clenched his teeth, furious but unable to refute. "How...how do I know he and Shajin are acting? They acted so realistically that even Sunday was fooled by them. Hiss...just eat it, don't fart!"

"Kid, my stomach hasn't been feeling well lately. I have some anti-poison and rejuvenation pills in my treasure bag. I'll take them after you finish a thousand push-ups." Taiyi Zhenren suddenly came to his senses. "Oh, it's all your fault for interrupting... Where were you counting just now?"

"do not know."

"Then let's start counting from the beginning, 1, 2..."

"I, I..." Nezha's forehead was bulging with veins. "If you're not good at math, then don't count! Get off me first!"

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Kakavasia slowly approached and looked up at him. "Sir...are you leaving? Are you finally choosing to...leave this dream?"

Gold Sand sighed softly and said gently, "...Yes. Because they're not here... Dad, Mom, Sister..."

“Where are they then?”

Gold Dust looked out at the black hole in the distance: "They're where everyone goes, a place far, far away."

Chapter 421 Pinocchio (One Hundred and Two)

“Where are you going too?”

He nodded. "I will go there one day. But not now. One day, when the rain falls again, I will hear the call of the Mother Goddess and know that the time has come for me to reunite with my family."

“So when that moment comes… I should be prepared.”

“Ready for what?”

"Be prepared to face them, Kakahuasha, and do them proud."

"Well. I think you can do it. Come on." Kakavasia nodded at him.

“Of course. Because I am a child blessed by the Mother Goddess.”

Kakavasia suddenly smiled shyly: "But you still look very nervous..."

"I think so too. Perhaps you're the only one who can help me..." Gold Sand slowly approached him, looking at him seriously. "...For the last time, shall we have a [palm-to-palm]?"

"Shajin slowly took off the hat and gently placed it aside. He knelt on one knee in front of young Kakavasya, his eyes level with the child's face filled with reluctance."

"He stretched out his hand, his palm facing him, very gently. Kakavasa also reluctantly stretched out his little hand and pressed it tightly against the palm of the gold dust."

Gold Sand slowly closed his eyes: "May the Mother Goddess close her eyes for you three times..."

"The young boy's tender voice overlapped with his. They had been separated by a long time, yet at this moment they briefly overlapped."

""Let your blood be everlasting...""

"The journey is always peaceful..."

“…the scheme will never be exposed.”

"Gold Dust waved goodbye and left, heading towards the distant black hole without looking back."

"We will meet again under the aurora borealis of Kakava."

"Kakavasia hugged the still-warm hat tightly, watching the departing figure of Gold Dust. When the first breeze blew, his body gradually became transparent, transforming into thousands of particles of light and flying high into the sky—"

"Goodbye, Kakahuasha."

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Kaguya-sama: Love is War wants me to confess my love.

"Kakawasha...disappeared."

"My Kakavasya, what a good child..."

"Woooooooo..."

The student council room was completely silent, save for Secretary Fujiwara's sobbing.

Shinomiya Kaguya sighed softly, "Secretary Fujiwara, Kakawasha just disappeared. He represents Sagine's past and his inner struggles. His disappearance is a good thing now, as it means Sagine has completely moved on from the past."

But the secretary couldn't help but wipe away a tear: "Of course I understand the truth! But it's so sad! I'll never see such a good and innocent child again. It's such a loss!"

"Secretary Fujiwara, you need to think differently." Ishigami removed his headphones and looked at the pink-haired girl, who lay listlessly on the table. "Such a cute and innocent child has grown up to be someone like Sakin? In a sense, that's a pretty good outcome."

"That's right..." Secretary Fujiwara slowly climbed up from the table and watched Shajin head towards the black hole without hesitation. "But is he planning to go to the dream world after death? Can his colleagues at the Stone Heart Ten get him out? I'm so scared he won't be able to come back... Isn't that place full of memory memes?"

Although she had never seen the world after Pinocchio's "death", Fujiwara Chika immediately associated it with the original dream where Xing and Liuying had stayed. She knew how evil and weird that place was.

Xing was able to get out in the first place thanks to the help of Black Swan, but with the gold sand now, can he really return from such a place intact?

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"I fall asleep tonight with hope for tomorrow in my heart; until the end of tomorrow after tomorrow, I will welcome a peaceful death."

"But this man is different. He lives in the present. Every night of despair, every time he gambles everything, he never dreams of what tomorrow will look like."

"His life has never been peaceful, yet fate has taught him to win everything, wading through one rainstorm after another until mud covers his nostrils."

“And now, in this bottomless dream, the falling dice… has finally hit the ground.”

"Silently... peacefully... fell to the ground."

"..."

"Topa's voice, with a hint of electricity, echoed in the darkness."