Absolute Choice 2

by Pear Lands In The Autumn Spring

  Heaven's Grace came quickly and disappeared quickly. After the asteroid rain, the sky darkened once again. The dark night fell back onto this world, and at that instant, a meteor that did not know any better streaked across the night sky, crashing into the land. The Heroes, who had their Hero points stolen by the asteroids, immediately surrounded the astral beasts.

  And at this moment, Shi Xiaobai and Kali had already returned to Riko's apartment.

  Shi Xiaobai sat on the sofa with his head down, pondering over something. Ever since he witnessed Kali's incredible power, Shi Xiaobai had fallen into silence.

  Kali similarly sat on the sofa, a body's distance away from Shi Xiaobai. She gently frowned because Shi Xiaobai's reaction gave her a headache. Anyone, who saw such power that subverted all knowledge, would indeed be at a loss, and might even lose their faith.

  Especially for a youth with eighth-grade syndrome, who constantly threw terms like like demons and gods around, if he really saw the power of demons and gods, with the fantasies in his mind turning to reality, would his faith in those fantasies be shaken?

  Kali could not help but feel somewhat worried.

  "If I can learn a move or two from her, wouldn't This King be..."

  In fact, what Shi Xiaobai was feeling distressed over was—how to learn a move or two from Kali without "becoming her disciple".

  Just thinking of the day he could wave his hand and say "This King says let there be light" and have the world light up, the appearance of dawn, Shi Xiaobai found his eyes burning. His heart was about to leap out.

  Kali naturally did not know what Shi Xiaobai was thinking. She felt like she needed to counsel Shi Xiaobai as she was after all his mentor in name. Oh right, she still needed to find an opportunity to tell Shi Xiaobai about the mentorship.

  After deciding on what to say in her mind, Kali said, "Shi Xiaobai, do you know why I address myself as 'I'?"

  This was an extremely odd question, as using 'I' to address oneself was very natural. However, if the questionee was Shi Xiaobai, it was different. This young boy, who constantly addressed himself as "This King", was extremely sensitive towards such a question.

  Unsurprisingly, Shi Xiaobai immediately looked up and asked, "Why?"

  "Why? Because I am myself!"

  As usual, Kali revealed an enchanting smile. In front of Shi Xiaobai, she was like a kind girl-next-door. However, her current smile was as bright as the sun, so dazzling that it was blinding to the eyes.

  "I say let there be light, and the world would be illuminated by light. People venerate me as a god upon seeing this, so why should I call myself 'god'? With a simple thought, I can summon asteroids to descend. Even Astral Calamity Beasts would have to prostrate before me, so why do I need to call myself 'queen'?

  "I am myself, the one and only one. I do not need any form of restriction to address myself. Maybe one day, I'll become a god, or a demon, or a queen. But that is still me, I am still the same me. I will always be me, forever."

  "How others address me, praise me, curse me, that is their business. For me, I am myself. I want to remember this point, so I choose to address myself as 'I'."

  As Kali looked into Shi Xiaobai's eyes, she asked softly, "Do you understand?"

  Shi Xiaobai fell silent and slowly lowered his head. The fist he placed behind his back tightened secretly.

  He understood all the principles.

  Yes, she possessed true strength. There was no need to emphasize her existence, so she only needed to address herself with "I". She only needed to believe in herself.

  However, he wasn't her. He did not possess the strength she had. He was just a weakling. He was powerless in front of a calamity fiend or an astral beast, so he was unable to believe the he who addressed himself as "I".

  Shi Xiaobai clenched his fist tighter. His heart felt like it was being seized, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.

  "However, Shi Xiaobai, I was once the same as you."

  Suddenly, a gentle voice came out from Kali as she whispered, "Ten thousand years ago, I was helpless in front of the calamity at the end of days. I witnessed my species destroyed, and the withering of the World Tree. Then, I began to address myself as 'This Queen'."

  Upon hearing this, Shi Xiaobai suddenly looked up. An indescribable flicker of light could be seen in his eyes, as if he was full of anticipation.

  Under that fiery gaze, Kali felt the ice melt in her heart. She said shyly, "So, when I first heard you address yourself as 'This King', I found it truly affectionate. It was as though I was looking at my past self. *Giggle* Actually, back then, I did not only address myself as 'This Queen'. Things like 'This Esteemed One', 'This Empress', 'This Lady', 'This Goddess'... I have addressed myself using all of them. Now that I think of it, I feel a bit embarrassed and shy about it, but I also feel a sense of warmth."

  "That's why, Shi Xiaobai, although in the eyes of others, you who call yourself 'This King' might sound silly, but to me, you are very cute!"

  As Kali spoke, she could not help but stretch out her hand to pinch Shi Xiaobai's cheeks. Shi Xiaobai immediately raised his hands to block her, but after hearing Kali's bell-like laughter, he could not help but suffuse a smile on his lips.

  Kali stopped messing around, as she said earnestly, "I understand, Shi Xiaobai. I understand why you call yourself 'This King'. It is not because of hubris, nor is it because of narcissism, much less you indulging in fantasy."

  "It's just because the person who calls himself 'I' is just too weak. Even your most valuable things cannot be protected, so there is doubt, disappointment and finally, abandonment."

  "Calling yourself 'This King' is not to make others acknowledge or believe you, even less do you care if they call you King. It's just to remind yourself all the time how weak you are. It's just to ensure that you do not waver from becoming a 'King' that is able to protect everything."

  "You are doing so just to believe in yourself!"

  Kali's voice was as soft as the gentle wind in the early spring, as though it could melt all the snow in the world.

  Shi Xiaobai was truly dumbfounded this time. Neither was his eyes widened nor his mouth gaping, instead, his eyes felt a tug at them, as his chest began feeling warm, but he did not know what to say.

  No one knew that Shi Xiaobai had always referred to himself as "I" on Earth. Even when he first came to this different world, his conversation with Little Fatso used the word "I". Only after he encountered the calamity fiend, Sahadun, and experienced what was known as despair, did he realize how weak he was. Just as Kali said, he was feeling doubt, disappointment, and eventually abandonment.

  After a heart-wrenching cry while hugging Little Fatso, he began calling himself "This King". Despite the repeated protests of Riko or how others thought of him as an "idiot", he still resolutely called himself "This King".

  No one knew about these matters. Similarly, Kali did not know either, but she knew better than anyone. She had so easily touched the soft spot in his heart.

  "But in my eyes, you are not weak. You are stronger than anyone, so Shi Xiaobai, in the future when you are in front of me, address yourself as 'I', alright?"

  Kali's voice was very soft, almost to the point of a whisper.

  However, her words were heavy that sank directly to the bottom of Shi Xiaobai's heart.

  If the world truly could be touched, then it was probably this feeling?

  Two streams of hot tears flowed out of Shi Xiaobai's eyes.

  "En!"

  Shi Xiaobai nodded his head, crying, as though he had suffered for a very long period of time. Finally, he let it out like a child.

  Kali sighed as she reached her hand out to wipe the tears on Shi Xiaobai's cheeks. She asked softly, "Youth, do you desire power?"

  Kali thought that if he wanted power, she was willing to give it to him.

  This was the third time Kali asked this question, but the mood was already completely different.

  This was the third time Shi Xiaobai
heard this question. He no longer felt the same. Did he want power?

  If power could allow him to protect the things he treasured, then, yes, he desired it!

  Shi Xiaobai turned agape, and was about to shout out the word "yes", but suddenly, he could not shout at all.

  This was because time had come to a standstill. The world was fixed at that moment.

  "Make your choice, youth!"

  The fiery voice and the black text appeared without any warning once again!

  [ Choice 1: In one minute, say three lines that mock flat chests. The target has to be Kali, and she has to hear it clearly! ]

  [ Choice 2: In one minute, say three lines that profess your love. The target has to be Kali, and she has to hear it clearly! ]

  (Gentle Reminder: This choice is considered a "Mischief-style choice" where only the choice is performed. No reward.)

  "Make your choice, youth!"

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  Chapter53 Cherish Life, Stay Clear from Girlfriends!

  "Make your choice, youth!"

  The fiery voice constantly resounded in his mind like a demon's chanting.

  Shi Xiaobai was dumbfounded. This sort of mischief-style Absolute Choice had appeared without any warning, catching him off guard.

  Mock her flat chest or express love?

  Shi Xiaobai's gaze could not help but land on Kali's chest. Under the gothic-style dress, was what truly looked like a flat plane. However, since Kali had the appearance of a 12–13 year old girl, she could even be called a loli. A flat chest did not seem like a hard-to-accept fact for a loli, right? The only thing unknown was what sort of reaction would he receive if he mocked her for it.

  Shi Xiaobai was actually not very interested in the breasts of women. He knew even less about a girl's heart, but intuition told him that mocking certain parts of a female's body was a very dangerous thing.

  Shi Xiaobai always trusted his intuition, so his gaze landed on the other choice—profess his love for Kali, which was also known as a confession.

  The love between men and women was something the ignorant Shi Xiaobai did not understand. Even if he did understand it, he would probably scoff at it. However, Shi Xiaobai knew what confession was very well. He even had a close encounter with it.

  Actually, he was still in junior high school back on Earth. *Cough*. Shi Xiaobai believed that to become the lord of Earth, he had to first grasp the culture of Earth, so despite playing truant often, he was still barely considered a junior high school student. Back in junior high school, he had a good friend who played games with him, wait no, a war buddy who conquered worlds with him.

  His war buddy's name was Yang Wei. Yang Wei would, on average, make a confession once every three days. His confession would be directed at a different person each time. Every time, he would be nicely rejected and given the "Nice Guy Card". Hence, for 365 days in a year, a third of the time, Yang Wei was nursing a crush, and the other third of the time was him in pursuit, while the last third was him in an out-of-love state.

  Yang Wei frequently boasted about his confession exploits to Shi Xiaobai, but he would always switch the confessor and the receiver. He would tell Shi Xiaobai that there would be more than a hundred girls confessing every year, and he would have to harden his heart to reject them. He felt like he had let down so many people, constantly blaming the Heavens for making him so handsome and so full of charm.

  Shi Xiaobai did not know any better and found it quite impressive even though he did not know what Yang Wei meant, but he did not place much weight in Yang Wei's words. He only knew that his war buddy was craved by thousands.

  However, there was a day when Shi Xiaobai received a confession.

  Shi Xiaobai had already forgotten the name of the girl who made the confession, but he remembered that she was prettier than the other girls in class. She was supposedly some school belle and came from a rich family. Her results always ranked her amongst the top, and she would often participate in competitions during physical education classes and become some kind of champion.

  However, the two of them had nearly never talked before. Shi Xiaobai could only ask "why?"

  The girl said that she was once lost when she was young and that it was he who comforted and accompanied her. She felt warm and at ease, so from then onwards, she always paid attention to him, and slowly began to like him. Every time she saw him, her heart would palpitate, her ears turn red, unable to resist her feelings.

  Shi Xiaobai was a bit startled. The confession had happened too suddenly, so he did not know what to do. He did not know what would happen after he accepted the confession, nor did he know what would happen if he rejected it.

  Shi Xiaobai immediately thought of his experienced war buddy, Yang Wei, so he did not answer the girl on the spot. Instead, he termed it "wait till the boundary of the world line is stabilized before we carry on this sacred conversation".

  After that, Shi Xiaobai immediately found Yang Wei and asked for his comments.

  Upon hearing this, Yang Wei fell into silence for a long period of time. It was like the suppressive feeling of the calm before the storm.

  The first sentence Yang Wei said was a heavy question. He asked, "White Eventide Heretic King, do you still remember your dreams? The dream of 'conquering Earth, saving the world, ruling out all evil, leading the evil gods towards the white eventide, leaving only justice in the world', do you remember!?"

  Upon hearing this, Shi Xiaobai was stunned before he said loudly, "Of course!"

  Yang Wei nodded his head with satisfaction and said with a heavy voice, "Do you know why over all these years, I have cruelly rejected the confession of each and every girl? It's because I do not want to ruin my dreams because of this! White Eventide Heretic King, do you know that if you accept the confession, she will become your girlfriend? Do you know how terrifying a biological creature a girlfriend is?"

  Shi Xiaobai gulped and shook his head. "No...No, I don't."

  Yang Wei sneered, "Girlfriends are the most terrifying demons in the world. She would take you shopping, eating, watching movies, walk the streets, engage in lovey-dovey acts, rolling in the sheets... She will occupy a large portion of your time, and when you are playing games...I mean, when you are conquering other worlds, her phone calls will be like a cursed chant that constantly rings. Even if your ears are hot from holding the phone, you would still have to perk your mind up and carry on a conversation on some boring topic with her. Your life would lose all its meaning in meaningless chatter, doing mediocre deeds."

  "Also, every month, there will be times when she would enter rage mode. When that happens, if you hit her vulnerable mental spot, she might destroy your world in a rage, devastating your spirit, demolishing your dreams, but she is your girlfriend, so you have to abandon the dignity of the Crown to coax her, to make her happy. Even if she makes you use the Seven Star Holy Sword as a torch, you have to do it..."

  Yang Wei used words that Shi Xiaobai could understand, and constantly grumbled over the terrifying faces of the biological creatures known as "girlfriend". The more Shi Xiaobai heard, the more alarmed and afraid he became. He said with a trembling voice, "Is it...so terrifying?"

  Yang Wei sighed heavily and said, "This is only the damage the girlfriend would deal you. There would be armies of single men, the FFF Inquisition that will burn down any heterosexual relationships...Those enemies lurking in the darkness will constantly interfere with your life and take your time, preventing you from feeling a peace of mind to fulfill your dreams."

  "So, White Eventide Heretic King! If you do not want to waste your time and become a mediocre mortal, if you want to hold on resolutely to your dreams, then I have to advise you—Cherish life, stay clear from girlfriends!"

  These words quaked Shi Xiaobai's pure mind, making him completely realize the terror of "girlfriends"; hence, he was determined to stay clear from girlfriends.

  However, before he had
a chance to carry on his "sacred conversation" or reject the girl, he had suddenly crossed into this alternate world.

  ...

  ...

  "Cherish life, keep clear from girlfriends!"

  Shi Xiaobai recalled Yang Wei's famous quote and as his gaze landed on that option, he felt an internal struggle.

  "If This King were to confess, what happens if she agrees? Then wouldn't she become This King's girlfriend? No, who can resist the Confession of a King. She will definitely agree to it. If This King were to confess, she would then become a horrible biological creature known as 'girlfriend'."

  Shi Xiaobai felt worried. What Kali had said had moved him, and he felt a close intimacy with the unimaginably powerful pixie girl. The way she spoke made Shi Xiaobai feel like she was a confidant.

  However, to make Kali his girlfriend?

  Shi Xiaobai slightly recalled Yang Wei's description of girlfriends and immediately rejected this thought. Girlfriends were too terrifying, so Shi Xiaobai found it completely unacceptable!

  Then...choose the first choice?

  Shi Xiaobai looked at the other option—mock flat chests.

  Intuition told Shi Xiaobai that this choice was very dangerous.

  The intuition of danger and the terrifying impression of "girlfriend" kept colliding in Shi Xiaobai's mind as a struggle ensued. No victor was produced immediately.

  "Ten, nine, eight..." The long expected cold voice boomed. It was the sound of the limited time countdown.

  The danger Shi Xiaobai felt from this voice intensified by several times.

  He had to make a decision before the countdown!

  Then....

  "Mock flat chests."

  Compared to his dangerous intuition, the terrifying impression seemed more perceivable, so Shi Xiaobai made a choice he didn't wish to at the last moment.

  ...

  Time proceeded, but Shi Xiaobai's state of mind was completely different.

  Although his face was still stained with tears from being deeply moved and Kali's soft and warm hands were still wiping his cheeks, Shi Xiaobai was at this moment distressed—how should he mock Kali's chest? This was not a simple matter.