Absolute Choice 9

by Pear Lands In The Autumn Spring

  She could not change the Patriarch's nature, nor could she judge if the Patriarch was good or evil. She did not know if she should hate or be grateful to him.

  Human nature was too complex and she too was living it.

  What she could do, or the only thing she could do was to act in accordance to what she felt was good and evil, and by doing so, not let the darkness of human nature devour her.

  She could not change human nature.

  So she chose to distance herself from it.

  So she was willing to live in a world of her own.

  That was her understanding. Was she wrong?

  "You aren't wrong."

  At that moment, the boy in close proximity suddenly lifted his hand to touch her head. It was as though he was comforting a lost girl.

  But he quickly removed his hand that made her embarrassed but not repulsed. Suddenly, he grinned and his eyes burned with a fiery beam as he said loudly to her, "You aren't wrong. Humans cannot change human nature. They can't change good and evil, but This King is not human. Don't forget that This King is the King of Kings that created good and evil! There is nothing This King can't do!"

  "This King has the right and the obligation to revise the imperfect good and evil! The current laws of good and evil are only suitable to superior beings with relatively simple requirements and desires, but it is not suitable for humans with complex human nature! If the laws of good and evil can be sufficiently perfected, so perfect to the point of it not being able to be twisted by human nature and strength, or make true good and true evil to become an irrefutable truth, then everything would change!"

  "Although This King hasn't thought of the perfect laws of good and evil, but This King will search for it, and will continue searching for it! When This King finds the correct answer, This King will snatch his sealed throne and change the laws of good and evil!"

  The boy's voice was filled with energy and excitement. It was like a wave that surged into the sky while constantly heading for the firmament of freedom.

  Dawn widened her eyes and fell into a daze.

  So that was the reason.

  So that was the reason why he was different.

  So that was the reason why she could hear his voice.

  The words he said that sounded like bullshit were all filled with his profound feelings. Be it that strange confession of 'are you willing to be a side hoe' or the ridiculous story of 'This King is the King of kings that created good and evil', they were filled with innumerable thoughts and reasoning despite them being words said on a whim. And these thoughts and reasoning were not said on a whim, but treasures that had long been engraved in his heart.

  Those were his thoughts and reasoning!

  Ah, I finally understand.

  Why were his eyes clearly black, yet they looked as bright as the stars?

  Why were his eyes filled with unprecedented brightness despite knowing more than anyone about the twisted nature of good and evil as well as the darkness of human nature?

  That was because he believed that he was not a sorrowful human, but a 'King of kings', who could change the laws of good and evil!

  He firmly believed in the light that he looked forward to, so he faced the darkness in front of him straight on!

  She had failed to do so, so she chose to let her back face the darkness. But by doing so, her back was also facing the light that was covered by darkness.

  But in truth, what she looked forward to was light as well!

  "Badump! Badump! Badump!"

  Dawn seemed to hear her own heart beat. Her heartbeat was beating more rapidly and energetically than it ever did before. It was brimming with vitality.

  A warm, red glow gradually suffused from her cheeks.

  For the first time, she felt that her distance from Shi Xiaobai was too close.

  To be looked at him at such a close distance could result in such nervousness?

  Ah, how was she able to hug him without any reservations previously? What happened a moment ago was her first hug with a person of the opposite sex, but she did not find it problematic. But why did she feel as if her heart was being scratched when she now recalled it?

  Too close, it's really too close, but I have no intentions of pushing him away.

  But it was also the first time that she felt that she was too close to Shi Xiaobai. To him, she was a figure from three thousand years ago, or she could very well be a fake existence replicated by the assessment program. To her, where he came from, which era he lived in, or whether he was the Infernal King or a trial-taker were things she did not know.

  They might not be people from the same era, and could also be people from different worlds, to the point of one of them being fake, an existence that could be destroyed at any time.

  Time, dimension, reality were the three biggest obstacles that separated them.

  But she felt like they were too close.

  Dawn could not help but feel a sense of sorrow as she slowly lowered her head before she suddenly looked back up!

  It was too far, so there was an even greater need to cherish the time when she could see his appearance and hear his voice.

  What should I say? I can't waste the time in silence.

  That story should be fake. He might not be human, but he definitely can't be the King of kings that created good and evil.

  But what effect would the story's authenticity bring?

  No, even if the story was faked, it would not lead to anything.

  That was because he believed that whatever he said was true. He believed that the light he saw existed. He believed it, so no one could question it. It would be useless no matter who questioned him!

  And she...

  ...believed in his belief!

  "Work hard and you will definitely find it. No, you will definitely find the true answer! You will definitely be able to change the laws of good and evil into a truth that human nature is unable to distort! When you sit back on that sealed throne, I'll stand by your side. If possible, i want to stay by your side, to the ends of your ideals."

  At that moment, the girl who was always expressionless beamed the purest of smiles. It was inexplicably beautiful, like cherry blossoms in spring.

  Shi Xiaobai was stunned seeing this.

  For some reason, he suddenly recalled what a similarly beautiful purple-haired girl said to him.

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

  "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!"

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

  "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?"

  Back then, he had only gotten to know the purple-haired girl for only an hour, but she understood him more than anyone else did. She understood him and even believed him.

  And ever since she said those words, she became an extremely special existence in his heart. It could be said that in this alternate world, she was the most important existence to him.

  The purple-haired girl's name was Kali.

  And at that very moment in time, the blond girl who disguised herself as a male had said "you will definitely find the true answer!"

  "When you sit back on that sealed throne, I'll stand by your side."

  "If possible, I want to stay by your side, to the ends of your ideals."

  At that moment, she resembled Kali, who once told him, "In my eyes, you are not weak. You are stronger than anyone".

  Similarly, he had only gotten to know her for only about an hour.

  Some people might be partners for life, but they might never know what each other was thinking.

  Some people might only know each other for an hour, but it felt like they had kno
wn each other for life.

  To Shi Xiaobai, there was one more to the special existence of the latter.

  Dawn naturally did not know what Shi Xiaobai was thinking, nor did she know that her truthful words from her heart dealt such a severe blow on the boy in front of her.

  She felt that her heart was beating faster as her face turned hotter. A baffling impulse seemed to grow in intensity.

  He was looking at her.

  His eyes were focusing on her without looking away.

  Previously, she did not feel anything when she locked eyes with him in this manner, but now, while being focused by him at such close proximity, to the point of her figure reflecting in his eyes, she felt there was something restless in her chest. It made her short of breath.

  Her mind began sprouting strange thoughts.

  So is that how I look in his eyes?

  Ah, short male hair is indeed too short. If it's slightly longer, it would be better. Will he like short-haired girls? Or does he prefer long flowing hair?

  With me using a special makeup technique to masculinize my neutral facial features, I look more like a boy to him, right?

  Hey, Shi Xiaobai, I'm actually a girl. Although I wrapped my chest to be as flat as a boy’s, but actually...actually, I'm developing normally.

  The next time...the next time we meet, I want to let you see me wear a dress for the first time.

  Yes, I want to let you see how I look like as a girl.

  The next time we meet.

  The next time...is there still a chance of meeting again?

  Time seemed to slowly pass while their eyes locked in silence.

  Perhaps it was because the boy and girl looked too glaring in each other's eyes, or perhaps it was the constantly effusing thoughts that made them forget, or perhaps it was the natural instinct of attraction between man and woman, the two heads that were less than half a meter apart began to rapidly close the distance without them realizing it.

  Forty centimeters.

  Thirty centimeters.

  Twenty centimeters.

  Ten centimeters.

  Five centimeters.

  The boy's head and the girl's head grew closer. The soft lips also naturally approached each other.

  Three centimeters.

  Two centimeters.

  One centimeter...

  Time seemed to come to a halt. The air seemed to turn into an ambiguous pink. The boy and girl's lips would touch each other gently at the next moment. It was a mutual attraction, but an instant that they did not notice as they came into contact with each other's warmth.

  "Roar!"

  A deafening roar suddenly sounded, alarming the boy and girl at the worst possible time when they had already forgotten to breathe.

  The kiss that could have been sealed in less than a centimeter came to a sudden halt.

  Dawn was jolted awake and like a frightened rabbit, she subconsciously retreated backwards. Instantly, she was a few meters away.

  Shi Xiaobai was also given a shock. Thankfully, his body had already barely recovered a bit of strength. He hurriedly used his hands to support himself, preventing him from collapsing because of the girl's sudden release.

  After Dawn retreated in shock, she immediately looked up subconsciously at Shi Xiaobai. Noticing how he had recovered some of his strength, she heaved a sigh of relief as an indescribable embarrassment overwhelmed her.

  She hurriedly turned, making her back face Shi Xiaobai. She breathed in deeply to calm her mind and raised her hand to gently touch her burning face.

  Phew, it's so hot.

  Dawn Li, what were you thinking?

  How could you...

  Why...

  Could it be...

  "That...that..."

  Dawn stuttered and tried to calmly say a few words to attenuate that embarrassing situation, but she did not even have the courage to turn around. The voice she said from her burning and vexed chest had the embarrassment of a girl, while her mind was in a mess. She could not even form a complete sentence.

  "What just happened is very normal."

  On the other hand, Shi Xiaobai happened to appear much calmer. After the initial shock, he quickly calmed down. After all, he was a person who had seen much in life and was a man with experience. He coughed gently and said, "When man and woman are too close, it's very natural to have something like that happen. It's a very normal matter!"

  Shi Xiaobai recalled the scene when he was in Riko's home, when he was attracted by Kali's beautiful golden eye. He could not help but approach it so that he could see it clearly. Unknowingly, the tip of his nose had touched her nose tip. Immediately after that, Kali had suddenly used her lips to give a quick peck on his lips.

  It was probably something very natural.

  A very common matter.

  "It's far from being normal, alright?!"

  When Dawn heard what Shi Xiaobai said, she immediately could not feign her calmness. She turned to glare at Shi Xiaobai before immediately turning back. She could not help but pucker her lips.

  Although she had no interest in matters between men and women, she still had such general knowledge.

  What they had just done was clearly things only couples would do!

  And he actually said it was normal?

  What sort of joke was that?

  If the person who nearly stole away her first kiss wasn't him but anyone else, she would definitely feel so grossed out that she would vomit.

  No, just the thought of it was enough to make her feel like vomiting.

  Eh? Why did she feel that even if it were him, it would not be something unacceptable if not for the interruption?

  Indeed...

  Was it indeed like that?

  Dawn was always proud of her intelligence, but this time, she hated herself for being smart. Why did she immediately figure out a nontrivial matter?

  But since she had figured it out, she could not avoid it any further.

  Face it.

  Dawn Li, you aren't even afraid of death, so what's there to be afraid about?

  Do not hesitate. Maybe this might be the last moments that you can spend with him. Maybe this is the only chance!

  Do not let yourself regret!

  Isn't it just...

  Dawn turned around suddenly and while facing Shi Xiaobai, she took a deep breath and roared out, "Shi Xiaobai!"

  Shi Xiaobai was given a fright by her sudden imposing stance as he hurriedly responded, "Huh?"

  Dawn closed her eyes slowly and took a deep breath once again.

  When she opened her eyes, the look in her eyes had finally calmed down. She focused on Shi Xiaobai's eyes and said slowly and calmly, "The time we have gotten to know each other is extremely short. It's so short that it might seem to be a rush to even become friends, but what I will say next might make you find it weird, but please believe that those are truthful words from my very heart. It's the truth that I have to say or I will definitely regret."

  "Shi Xiaobai! The matter that happened just now isn't normal. It's something impossible for me to do, but it really almost happened. However, even if it had happened, it has nothing to do with us being too close to one another, much less is it because of a superficial reason like the attraction between man and woman. The reason why I nearly... with you, is because..."

  Dawn came to a halt when she said that as her hands began to tremble slightly. She lowered her head to look at the ground. Even her ear lobes were flushing pink.

  Shi Xiaobai gulped a mouthful of saliva as he felt that the mood had suddenly turned serious. He suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of nervousness. "It's because?"

  Dawn fell silent for a long while before she slowly clenched her fists.

  Mom, please give your daughter that bit of courage.

  "It's because..."

  Dawn suddenly looked up and enunciated every single word, "It's because, I...like..."

  "Roar!"

  Another deafening roar sounded suddenly at the most cri
tical moment!

  At the same time, an intense slamming sound erupted as the ground began to quake violently. It interrupted Dawn's sentence in a relentless fashion and at the same time diverted Shi Xiaobai's attention.

  The courage the girl went to great pains to muster from her prayers collapsed immediately. She could only turn to look in the direction of the sound in anger!

  "Darn bastard!"

  Dawn swore that she had never been so furious before!

  Heavens, that courage that was so difficult to muster and the mood she prepared was all gone!

  She definitely could not do another confession again!

  Looking through the translucent turtle shell, Dawn saw a three-meter-tall three-headed hound. It was raising its heads and roaring. Suddenly, it lifted its claws to slam on the Shell of the Black Turtle. It caused the Shell of the Black Turtle to quiver!

  She stared at the three-headed hound angrily. If not for the need of the Shell of the Black Turtle to protect Shi Xiaobai from the black beams of light that were constantly falling from the sky, she would have definitely charged out to dice the darn dog into pieces!

  The three-headed hound clearly sensed the killing intent from the girl, but it did not seem to feel any fear. Instead, it roared angrily once again and forcefully slammed the translucent turtle shell once again.

  It was venting, it was venting the anger of a bachelor dog!

  Shi Xiaobai calmly surveyed his surroundings and immediately noticed that at the end of the horizons, there were several massive figures. There were also gigantic monsters surging from the ends of the sky towards them. It was apparent that the danger in this unfamiliar world was not only limited to the black beams of light. A three-headed hound was already enough to cause the turtle shell to quiver. If a few more monsters came, it was unknown how long it could last.

  "Sigh, it looks like it's time to talk about proper matters."

  Shi Xiaobai slowly moved his body towards Dawn and said with a serious voice, "Back to the proper topic. What is the situation right now? Where is this place? What happened after the clash of our final strikes? Why did we appear here? What should we do to leave this place? Tell whatever you know to This King."

  Due to the promise of having a 'casual chat', Shi Xiaobai had allowed the girl to decide on the topic of conversation. He held back the questions that filled his mind and joined her in a casual chat.