483 You Can Tell the Truth, but It’s Not Necessary

"Phew, so exhausted!"

That night, when Misaka Mikoto returned home, she sat down on the sofa without a ladylike image, leaning her back on the cushions, and murmured, "I never thought that being an idol would be so tiring. Not only do you have to sing and dance, but you also have to do various other things. With all kinds of publicity, the adult world is really hard.”

"But at least it's very profitable." Tang Hao said with a smile, "I have seen your story on the Internet. In terms of current popularity, Youzhu and I combined are far behind you."

"But this career is really not suitable for me. How can I put it... It's too fake." Misaka Mikoto frowned. Although gaining popularity is a good thing, it is ultimately based on deception. Her identity is It was fake, and the songs she sang were also fake. This kind of popularity gained by deceiving others still made her feel a little uncomfortable after all.

If anything, she still likes the straight-forward approach.

Tang Hao didn't take it seriously, "Then there's nothing we can do. After all, what we lack most now is a sense of presence. We don't know how long it will take with normal methods. We can only take opportunistic measures. You are not used to being an idol. Do you think I Like a people's teacher? I can only sell some chicken soup for the soul occasionally...I just make do with it, can we still divorce?"

"Of course, if you really don't adapt to the idol's business personality, you can still reveal your true nature. Anyway, it doesn't matter whether you have a good reputation or a bad reputation. As long as you have that adult to back you up, the producer will not stop giving you promotional packages. , if it really causes controversy, we can also use the trend to hype it up and increase its popularity."

"Forget it, I don't want to be scolded every day on the Internet." Misaka Mikoto rolled her eyes.

By the way, that adult does not actually exist, but is a character created out of nothing by Yuju through cognitive magic.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it for now. I will continue to be the idol. What did you two gain?" Mikoto straightened up and asked.

Hearing this question, Youzhu, who had been reading a book, raised her head and stretched out a finger, only to see a wisp of blue-white flame rising slowly at the tip of her finger.

"This..." Mikoto blinked, "It's not magic, is it?"

"It is the power of existence."

"Have you learned how to transform energy?"

"Well, it's just a basic transformation, and because the amount is too small, let alone whether it can resist Feng Jue, at least it's almost impossible to use it for fighting."

"But it's much better than me." While Mikoto was happy for Yuzhu, she was also a little disappointed. As an idol, she was too busy with her work and had no time to think about energy conversion all day long. As a result, Tang Hao learned early by relying on the second soul, and Youzhu also ran ahead of her. After this comparison, she was really unhappy.

"I don't think you need to envy me." Youzhu looked at her expression and said calmly, "When the power of existence accumulates to a certain level, the transformation of energy is only a matter of time, and you will learn it sooner or later, and What really allows us to fight against the apostles is the amount of the power of existence.”

"I am just a health teacher in school, and the power of existence I can accumulate is limited. But as an idol, you have huge popularity. You can at least accumulate ten times or even a hundred times the amount of mine. At that time, your upper limit is It’s beyond my reach.”

Tang Hao nodded secretly. Let's not say who is stronger or weaker among the three of them. However, this world is restricted by the power of existence, so that their power is also suppressed. How much power can be released depends entirely on oneself. The capacity of the power of existence, and in the end, the capacity of the idol Mikoto must be the largest.

In other words, Mikoto is the one most likely to enter the complete body among the three.

"Although I say that, I have no idea how much power my current popularity can translate into, and there is no way to calculate it in the chat room..." Mikoto suddenly felt nostalgic for Academy City's esper system. From level 1 At least there is an accurate calculation method up to level 5. Although she doesn't like the idea of ​​dividing people's value based on their abilities, the existence of such clear values ​​​​has a direction for people to work hard.

"Anyway, it's always right to raise the level as high as possible." Tang Hao said, "Currently no apostle is targeting us. Our situation is quite safe. We just need to take advantage of this opportunity to develop well."

"Speaking of the apostle... that's right!" Mikoto's eyes suddenly lit up, "I watched the animation last night. The apostle who attacked us first will attack the school this evening. Have you encountered it?"

"No."

"So, the plot has changed?"

"Maybe it's because our presence has heightened his vigilance, so he acts more calmly."

"Really, but when I see him in the animation, he looks like a madman."

Tang Hao smiled and said: "The crazier the guys are, the more they pursue perfection when making plans, because only plans with a large enough error tolerance can accommodate their crazy wildness."

"Then..." Mikoto said in a deep voice, "Will that guy's attempt to devour the entire Misaki City be delayed as well?"

"This..." Tang Hao thought for a moment and nodded, "Maybe I should mention it to Xia Na."

…

"Hunter Farianig, is it him!"

The next day, when Tang Hao mentioned to Shana the identity of the Red World Apostle hiding in Misaki City, even Alastor's voice couldn't help but become a little solemn.

Only Yuji Sakai was clueless and asked: "Is he scary?"

"It's not a question of whether it's scary or not." Shana said sternly, "Farianig, this guy is very famous even in the Fire Mist. His favorite things are collecting Noble Phantasms and hunting Fire Mist Warriors. , so far, many fire mist warriors have been killed by him, so he was named a hunter."

"Hunting the Fire Mist Warriors..." Sakai Yuji couldn't help but be stunned. He knew that many of the strange phenomena in this world were caused by the Red World Apostles, and the Fire Mist Warriors were dedicated to attacking their existence, so that he couldn't help but feel jealous. The misconception that the Fire Mist Warrior is the natural enemy of the Red World Apostle turns out that the Fire Mist Warrior will also be killed.

Alastor added, "Not only that, Farianig also has an extremely cunning character and is very resourceful. His overall strength ranks among the top five among modern kings... This time his opponent is He is indeed in trouble."

As one of the three gods of the Red World, Alastor's strength is one of the best even if we look at the entire Red World. However, in this world, it is not as good as the Red World. After signing a contract with humans, the amount of power he can manifest is It is fixed, and how much strength it can exert depends entirely on the strength of Shana's container.

At least from his perspective, the current Shana was still far from his previous contractor, and the hunter was a well-known presence among the red demon kings and was difficult to deal with.

"So, what is his plan?" Alastor then asked.

"Devouring the city." Tang Hao replied, "According to the information I received, he is monitoring almost all the torches in Misaki City and has arranged a formation. When the time comes and the formation is activated, that power will destroy the entire city. Misaki City will eat it up.”

"Misaki City will be eaten?" Yuji Sakai's expression changed, "This means..."

"Yes, you can understand that Misaki City will completely disappear from the earth, including of course everything in this city."

"This..." Sakai Yuji suddenly felt a chill. He originally thought that even if the Red World Apostle was greedy, the most he could do was eat up human beings. Unexpectedly, he would not even spare the city!

He couldn't help but look at Shana.

Shana said solemnly: "Since you are a hunter, it is not surprising that you would do such a thing."

"Then shouldn't we fight him off immediately?" Sakai Yuji said quickly.

"Of course it is necessary to repel him, but compared to this..." Shana turned her head and stared at Tang Hao, "I am more curious, where did you get this information?"

"Does it matter?"

"Of course it's important. Although you are a human, no one can guarantee whether you have colluded with the Red World Apostle. Even I don't know such important information. How did you learn about it? But if you are an accomplice of the hunter, That makes sense...I haven't fully recognized you yet. It is a very dangerous behavior to act with people you don't trust, if you can't prove yourself..."

While speaking, Shana stopped and put her right hand into her left sleeve. Even her long black hair seemed to be faintly dyed red.

"Shana?"

Sakai Yuji was startled and instinctively wanted to stop him.

But soon, Tang Hao reached out to stop him and slowly shook his head.

Tang Hao can understand Xia Na's suspicion. After all, his origin is too mysterious. If he were in Xia Na's position, in such a situation surrounded by powerful enemies, if a person who doesn't know the details appears, he will first Want to find out the depth of each other.

After all, before fighting against the outside world, one must first make peace with the inside.

What's more, the Fire Mist Warriors are basically loners.

But Tang Hao didn't panic, because he had already prepared a rhetoric, or a lie... After all, no one believed the truth. He couldn't say that he only knew it after watching the animation, right? This time.

"Lami, the bone picker."

Later, Tang Hao reported a name.

"If this name still doesn't convince you, then... Nancy the Spiral Organ Lily."

Hearing this name, not only Shana, but also Alastor was surprised, "You actually know about the Spiral Organ... Well, if your source of information is her, it's really no problem."

"Who is the Spiral Organ?" Yuji Sakai couldn't help but ask.

"Spiral Organ Lian Nancy, she is also a disciple of the Red World, but unlike those disciples who invade the world, her existence does not affect the balance of the world and is not within the scope of the crusade. Although there are also Fire Mist Warriors who want to crusade her , but whenever this happens, she will cleverly use the method of freedom to escape, and... well, I can't say anything about some privacy. In short, she is basically harmless to humans." Alastor explained road.

At this point, Shana also snorted and pulled her right hand back from her sleeve.

The three of them walked towards the school again, and Alastor asked: "But I am a little curious, what is your relationship with the Spiral Organ? Although she is a harmless existence, she usually does not interfere between Huomist and the apostles. Fight.”

"Well... it's probably a selfless friendship. I did learn about the hunter's plan in Misaki City from her. As for other things... please forgive me for not being able to comment."

Tang Hao smiled and said, if you really want to pursue it, this is not a lie.

He knew the Spiral Organ, but the other party didn't know him, so they were close friends. In the original work, the reason why the hunter Faliagni's plan was exposed was also because of the spiral organ. She first told Yuji Sakai, and then Yuji Sakai reported it to Shana. Now it's just that the first two steps are omitted. That’s all.

As for whether his "lie" will be exposed in the future, that is a matter for the future. Anyway, as long as the hunter is killed, there is no need to be conscientious.

Of course, even if you know the hunter's plan in advance, it will be difficult to take a preemptive strike, because this guy is hiding in Misaki City, and as long as he doesn't take action, you can't find him at all.

The only loophole is Yuji Sakai.

A hunter who is keen on collecting Noble Phantasms will not give up the zero-hour mystery in Yuji Sakai, so if Yuji Sakai is used as a guide, there is a chance to fish him out.

Yuji Sakai quickly accepted this.

If the hunter really devours Misaki City, it will affect more than just him. His parents and his friends will die. Such a result is not what he wants, so he naturally has no obligation to refuse, and even offered to be a bait.

Therefore, Tang Hao and Xia Na waited patiently for the hunter's arrival.

…

On the other hand, Faliagni is indeed searching for Yuji Sakai. Although he monitors and guides most of the torches in Misaki City and is ready to take action, after all, he is not an omniscient and omnipotent existence, especially one with a clear consciousness like Yuji Sakai. The torch, if you don't search with all your strength, it will be difficult to find the other party.

In fact, this kind of search had already begun after meeting Yuji Sakai that day. It was not until this afternoon that he finally discovered his exact existence.

"found it!"

This is an unknown place. There is a huge model in the dark space, with dozens or hundreds of human figures walking around in the model. This is the model of Misaki City made by Fariagni, and those white The humanoids are torches guided by him, and these torches will become part of his power, eventually helping him devour the entire Misaki City.

But at this moment, what he was looking at was the torch that did not exist in his model.

Yuji Sakai.

"The little Fire Mist Warrior is here too, but..."

Faliagni smiled contemptuously. He didn't care about Shana at all. He didn't even know how many Fire Mist Warriors he had killed.

"Then let's get started." Faliagni held a doll and stroked it gently as if he were a lover, "Mariana, our wishes will come true soon, and we will be together forever... forever. …”