The appearance of the Demon King looked exactly like the loli next to them, or it could be said that the area between the Demon King's eyebrows clearly looked like what Pi would look like when he grew up.
A girl, a loli.
If you compare the two of them together, they look like a pair of sisters.
But I don't know what's going on. The figure sitting on the throne at this moment looks more like an empty shell without a soul.
"this is… "
As soon as Xiao Shanji said those words of astonishment, the figure of a certain loli who had been following them quietly turned into scattered streams of light and disappeared.
The next second, the figure on the throne opened his eyes.
After moving his body as if he was not used to it, he looked at the people below and cleared his throat. Pi sat up straight, and even his voice became more mature.
"Yes, my previous appearance was all my disguise. In fact, my true appearance is the national image of a good-looking and gentle confidant older sister..."
Before she could finish her sentence, her figure immediately shrank rapidly. In less than a few seconds, she transformed from a girl's figure into her previous lolita form.
Not only that, the black dress she was wearing was also thoughtfully changed into a size that suited her.
π: "..."
Tens of minutes later, in the unusually wide Demon King's Hall, several temporary tables and chairs were set up, and mist rose from the tables.
—In the Demon King's Hall, which had not been visited by outsiders for who knows how many years, Bai Zhi and his party made hot pot with great enthusiasm.
"Intelligent life form?"
Looking at the lolita in front of him, Xiao Shanji looked curious.
"Yeah, intelligent life form."
Putting his chin on the table, π looked unhappy.
"As a unique intelligent life form, I only have one chance to truly decide my appearance. One is a lolita, and the other is a close sister. I spent a lot of time designing these two external images... I originally It’s more inclined to the previous image.”
"Uh...then how do you..."
"Since you are asking for help, a loli appearance must be more suitable, right? After all, this way, it can arouse your sympathy to a greater extent. After all, I look so cute."
While a certain loli looked depressed, the words she spoke seemed natural.
"In addition, there is a loli among you, so I naturally reluctantly made the choice under the circumstances..."
"Hey, hey, hey, this is obviously your fault. Don't slander me here."
Hearing this, Bai Zhi, who was doing nothing on the side, suddenly became unhappy.
"You have already told me the reasons. The original image was clearly chosen by you. It has nothing to do with me, right?"
In fact, it's not that he wants to do nothing, but even if he wants to go over and help with the hot pot, others will firmly refuse.
As for the specific reason... In the past ten days, he had tried cooking once.
-That meal will be unforgettable for everyone.
"A little bit, it's relevant when I say it's relevant."
Sitting up straight, π made a face at him.
"You, a guy who can't even tell the difference between artificial intelligence and intelligent life forms, have no right to say such things."
"What, is there a difference between the two?"
Looking at the lona over there, Bai Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Of course there is a difference. What would you think if I confused you with a monkey?"
With a soft hum in his mouth, π looked dissatisfied.
"Even if artificial intelligence develops to its peak, it will not break away from the category of monkeys, and intelligent life forms are unique existences in the world."
"Okay, it's whatever you say it is."
Not wanting to dwell too much on this topic, Bai Zhi tapped the table in front of him with his fingers and narrowed his eyes slightly to look at the lolita in front of him.
"But now, you should have told the whole story, right? It seems that you have been hiding many things from us from the beginning, right?"
"The whole story? I've made it very clear."
Pouting his lips, π put his hands into his sleeves.
"I need you to help me escort me here, and then let me completely destroy the machine world. At most, I just concealed some details from you."
"What details?"
"The machine world is me, but I am not the machine world."
He raised a hand in front of him, with a serious look on his face.
"Destroying the machine world is equivalent to killing myself."
"… so?"
"So I've changed my mind now."
Putting down her hand, a certain loli looked confident.
"After all, I'm so cute. It would be a shame to die just after I woke up from a long sleep. If I die, I will have nothing. I don't want to die young and like a hero." Whatever, whoever likes it should go."
Everyone: "..."
"...Well, what next?"
Reaching out and pressing his forehead, Bai Zhi looked up at the other party speechlessly.
"Since the Demon King in Demon King City has been you from the beginning, don't tell me that our group has been playing house with you for the past ten days."
"I have already said that the machine world is me, but I am not the machine world. In the same way, although the devil is me, I am not the devil."
Sitting upright, π had a serious look on his face.
"To be precise, this body here in Demon King City is my data core that I have hidden. This is also one of the backup tools I left behind a long time ago. Without your help, I It’s impossible to get here.”
"Well... continue."
After thinking for a moment, Bai Zhi made a gesture of invitation.
"... Let's put it this way, when the entire defense line was defeated and the [Machine World] was captured and transformed into weapons, as the main control core program of the Machine World, I subconsciously laid out the plan at the most critical moment. He laid out several back-up tactics and traps in order to achieve a partial victory on his home court."
After thinking for a moment, Pi Suoxing started telling the story from the beginning.
"It's just a pity that I still underestimated my opponent. Even if I didn't cooperate at all and kept causing trouble, the unknown being responsible for transforming the machine world didn't care. My authority was lost bit by bit, and the machine world The world is also being eroded bit by bit. In the end, in order to save the last bit of core data, I can only be forced to fall into an almost eternal sleep. If I am lucky, one day I may be able to Awaken from your slumber and regain control of the [Machine Realm]."
"And until now?"
While putting the cut tofu on hand into the hot pot, Su Hui Zhimian asked curiously.
"That's right, because the machine world suffered a heavy blow, I woke up from my deep sleep."
When he said this, π gave Bai Zhi a slightly strange look.
"In fact, my original calculations were still wrong. In my original idea, I would wake up from my slumber when the machine world suffered serious damage. It would not be difficult to regain the authority of the [machine world] by coordinating the internal and external aspects. But in reality, given the current level of pollution and erosion in the [Machine Realm], even if the [Machine Realm] is directly destroyed, it is impossible for me to wake up."
"But you still woke up...?"
"Yes, even I find it incredible."
Without moving his eyes away from someone, π nodded.
"It is actually inappropriate to say that the [Machine World] has been severely damaged. A more appropriate description is that the [Machine World] itself has been reversely contaminated. Only under this special condition can I have a chance. Awaken from your slumber.”
"... You've said this before."
Sensing the other party's unabashedly probing look, Bai Zhi's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
"Your description makes you suspect that I am some huge source of pollution..."
"Uh... you misunderstood."
Looking away, π looked around with a slightly erratic look.
"I didn't doubt it, I was convinced."
Bai Zhi: "..."
"Ahem... Let's put it this way, according to my previous plan, I planned to take [Machine World] to death together."
After coughing a few times, π spoke seriously.
"The machine world is me, but I am not the machine world. Judging from the current level of pollution in the machine world, if I cannot destroy it, then it is estimated that in a while, my only remaining core data will be They will also suffer the same level of pollution. So for me, no matter which choice I make, the difference is just an early death or a late death."
"But you have changed your mind now... is it because you have a new choice?"
While talking, the cat in the book looked at Bai Zhi thoughtfully.
In his opinion, the only person who can bring a new choice to this situation is the other party.
"Yes, now I have a brand new choice."
Sitting up straight, a certain loli nodded solemnly.
"Because you are strong enough, and there is a guy among you who is unscrupulous in cheating, so you have a great chance of completing this thing. If you can succeed, I can survive."
"Are you sure you are asking for help?"
Looking at the lolita in front of him, the "unscrupulous source of infection" looked unhappy.
"No matter what, when asking for help from others..."
"Please! As long as you agree to help, I will do whatever it takes!!"
Before Bai Zhi finished speaking, a certain loli bowed to him with a loud and resounding sound.
"This is my struggle to survive!!"
"..."
Realizing that the people around him were looking at him like they were looking at perverts, Bai Zhi couldn't help but fall into silence.
Hmm... I almost forgot the fact that the other party seems to be very disdainful...
… … … … … … … …
In the spacious and empty Demon King's Hall, the aroma of hot pot lingers for a long time.
While everyone gathered around the table to eat hot pot, they listened to a certain loli talking about the next related actions.
"Let's put it this way, I was born from the [Machine Realm] and exist because of the [Machine Realm], so to a certain extent, I and the [Machine Realm] are inseparable. Cause and effect connect me with the [Machine Realm]. The world] itself is firmly united."
While standing up and putting his feet up to put a piece of beef into the bowl, π started talking casually.
"If I die, [Machine Realm] will not be affected in any way, but if [Machine Realm] is destroyed or affected, then I will not be able to escape no matter what."
"...Cause and effect?"
As if something suddenly occurred to him, Bai Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly and looked in the direction of π.
"Yes, the power of the law of cause and effect is terrifying. It is a supreme power that can transcend time, space and fate."
Put the piece of beef into the bowl, sat down contentedly, and π nodded.
"If I want to survive, there are only two ways. One is to find a way to completely repair the [Machine World] that has been almost damaged and extremely polluted. The other is to try to connect me and The cause and effect of the [Machine Realm] itself has been stripped away.”
"Why, doesn't the first method work?"
After suppressing some thoughts in his mind for the time being, Bai Zhi asked.
"Let's put it this way, if the first method has even the slightest possibility, I won't try to ask you."
π curled his lips.
"Do you know what a terrible situation [the machine world] is now? It's just that the internal logic code has been tampered with and changed beyond recognition. The most important thing is the loss of a large amount of core data and the pollution and erosion problems that cannot be ignored. Can it be repaired? But the resources and time required for this are astronomical, and what I lack most now is time."
Putting down the bowls and chopsticks in his hands, π pointed back at himself.
"Although the [Machine World] is currently calm, it is mainly due to the previous heavy damage that has caused it to fall into a temporary freeze, and I can still barely suppress it. When I can no longer suppress it, The [Machine Realm] itself will go berserk, and that situation is definitely not what you want to see."
"is it so serious?"
The cat in the book frowned slightly.
"Don't worry, if things really come to that point, I will destroy the [Machine Realm] in advance... Just think of it as your reward for waking me up."
Picking up the chopsticks again, a certain loli looked indifferent.
"After all, compared to being swallowed up by the rampaging machine world, death is already the most comfortable ending."