"The stars are right."
Vichy suddenly said:
"The weight of the world cannot be compared with the Eight Wings. It is the source of magic and the ultimate truth. Moreover, this is a world destined to perish... It is a tragedy anyway, so why not use it as a stepping stone for the Eight Wings? What's the difference between being eaten by a snake and being killed by a human?"
"Wei Xi, you seem a little happy." Diya suddenly threw a bear biscuit to Wei Xi, who caught it directly with his mouth. She giggled and said, "Is it because Fanxing's method is very similar to your killing and refining souls?"
"It's like her way of answering questions is not recognized in our class. At this time, the top student Fanxing from the next class also gave the same idea, so of course she became proud." Sonia also said.
"What do you mean by unapproved? It's just that it's unapproved by Ash." Vichy curled his lips: "When I forgot about Ash, you didn't object to my suggestion much."
"Are you really going to bring up your dark history when you lost your memory?" Weisser said faintly, "Once, Weisser, you and Sonia stayed in the bathroom for a long, long time—"
"Hey!" Sonia's face turned red with anxiety: "At that time, I was playing the role of Ash, it doesn't count!"
"Speaking of which, you were the captain during the amnesia period, but why did you assume that you were our lover?" Diya crossed her arms in front of her chest, looking shocked: "Could it be that you actually... "
"Yes, yes." Sonia said unhappily, "Ash's woman is my woman."
The tense atmosphere relaxed a little. Ash looked at them laughing and playing. He didn't say anything, but a warm smile appeared on his face. He reached out and took a piece of bear biscuit, and said in a light tone: "If we can't solve the World Devouring Snake, then we must at least find a way to stop the stars from destroying the virtual world, so that we can at least squeeze out time to prepare for escape."
"Escape?" Sonia was stunned.
"If we really can't deal with the World Devouring Serpent, we can learn from the Dead Man and the others and try to escape against the timeline." Ash spread his hands and smiled, "Ten years ago, a hundred years ago, a thousand years ago, tens of thousands of years ago, there will always be a world line that can accommodate us. At worst, we can hide in the ring and occasionally guide the lucky people who picked up the ring to see if they can help us resist the World Devouring Serpent and wander to the starting point of time... Should we also give ourselves a code name? I'll be called the Starting Point Viewer?"
Diya fell back and lay lazily on the sofa, as if she was being lazy; Vichy lowered her head and played with Ash's hand without saying a word; Weisser supported her chin and looked at him, her body covered with a layer of soft silver light, she smiled beautifully, her face was radiant, and her eyes were full of tenderness, as gentle as her lips.
"Ash," she said, "have you ever thought—"
"I have indeed thought about it," Ash said honestly, "but I can't bear to do it."
From the moment Weisser deliberately changed the subject, Ash knew what they wanted to say. They were so familiar with each other that they could understand each other's thoughts with just a pat on the butt or a wag of the tail. Even the deep-minded Silver Lamp was transparent in Ash's eyes.
"No one understands the threat of the World Devouring Serpent better than me. I also know that my own method is the last window of escape. Even the stars have advised me to make up my mind. Maybe as long as I become the Eight Wings, I can revive all living things and save the world... Even if I can't revive too many people, I can at least revive the few people I care about, right?"
"If it's just my own life and death, I have nothing to hesitate about. I'm used to wasting my life." He said softly, "But when it comes to your fate, I'm really hesitant... Should I keep fleeing and linger, or gamble everything to attack the Eight Wings?"
"Plus, the hidden setting of the bond system means I don't even have to worry about your death causing my combat power to drop."
Ash said seriously, "I did think about taking away your power, destroying the Void Realm to achieve the Eight Wings, and then going back to save everything I care about."
"This is also the only method that the Doomsday Viewer came up with after burying countless worlds."
Everyone looked at him quietly, no one spoke, even Vichy pursed his lips, held his hand tightly, and felt his body temperature.
"Unfortunately, I'm not a doomsday watcher." Ash said with a smile, "I don't even want to lose my memory, so how can I dare to really lose you? What's more... I still look forward to a perfect ending."
"Perfection only exists in fantasy. A magician who pursues perfection is like a crying child. He knows something is impossible, but still puts his hope on tears." Vichy repeated the words calmly.
"Stop talking, stop talking," Ash said with a droopy face, "I seem to hear the stars mocking me again."
"But are you really only taking the four of us to escape?" Sonia asked, "What about Freya and the others?"
"This..." Ash naturally didn't expect this. He looked at Sword Princess in surprise: "Do you support me in escaping?"
"Of course, I don't want to die. Although I will be chased by snakes all the time, I have nothing to be dissatisfied with as I can survive with you until the end of time." Sonia's eyes showed a hint of tenderness: "But I hope this world can last at least ten years... At least let me spend some quiet time with my mother. If possible, I also want to take her with me to escape."
"Then let's run away." Diya said straightforwardly: "Go and see the world of the past!"
"I want to meet the young Senluo Zhanzhu," Weisser said with a hint of anticipation, "I have a lot of things I want to ask her."
"Can you kill Fanxing first before you run away?" Weixi opened her eyes wide and pleaded, "Give me her Supreme Void Wings, please~"
"Escape is the last resort, and before that we have to stop Fanxing, and we have to spend time researching how to travel back in time to other world lines." Ash quickly changed the subject: "Instead of thinking about how to escape, why not think about whether there is any way to destroy the World Devouring Snake. Any idea is fine, Fanxing has made up his mind to destroy the world. If even we give up, then everything will be really irreversible."
"Me!" Diya raised her hand.
"Okay, the witch has the floor!"
"Actually, I wanted to ask you just now," Diya pointed at the "Maid Manual" that Ash was holding, "Ash, didn't you return the Magician Manual to Vichy? Why did you leave a copy?"
"I can only guess. After all, the audience certainly didn't expect that someone would return the prey they caught." Ash thought for a moment and said, "It's probably just like when you take pork out of the refrigerator and put it back, your hands will be stained with oil. Although I put Vichy's magician manual back, her magician manual went through my body and inevitably left traces, so I left a copy of the magician manual."
"Who are you calling a pig?" The elf maid glared at him angrily and viciously raised her foot in white over-the-knee socks and stepped on his foot.
"But Vichy is not dead yet. Is there any content in the magician's manual?" Weisser asked.
"Of course there is." Ash opened the Maid Handbook: "But there is no very personalized section. Instead, it describes Vichy's situation in a straightforward manner, such as what magic she has mastered, how many magic spirits she has, and where she has been..."
Vichy wanted to lean over to take a look, her pink curly twin tails swaying, but Ash held the maid manual upright so she couldn't see it. "It also says here what Vichy hates... What, Vichy, you hate wolves?"
Wei Xi was also a little surprised: "Is this all recorded?"
"But why do you hate wolves?" Ash was very puzzled: "I thought you would like cruel and bloody animals like wolves..."
"Do you think a murderer would like another murderer?" Vichy said unhappily, "And if you were chased by a pack of wolves before, you wouldn't have any good feelings towards wolves."
"You also hate centipedes, piranhas, hail, orcs, goblins, and murlocs... You're quite racist... You hate stars, blood moons, and... eh? Ash Seath?"
Wei Xi chuckled and said, "Yes, it is indeed my magician's manual. It records it in great detail!"
"Have a look at what she likes." Diya was very interested: "See if you are among them."
"Let me see, Vichy's favorite things include cats, rabbits, heavy rain, burning houses..." Ash stopped talking and just looked at Vichy quietly.
Wei Xi felt inexplicably uneasy, crossed his arms over his chest, pouted and said, "What? Is your name on it?"
"No."
Ash put down the maid manual and said softly, "My name isn't on it."
The female magicians were startled and all looked at Vichy.
Wei Xi blinked, but then snorted and said, "Sure enough, do you really think I will fall in love with you?"
"Hmm..." Ash nodded: "Since it's not in the magician's manual, it means it really isn't there. The magician's manual won't lie."
"But," Wei Xi said a little hurriedly, "people are not things, right? Maybe there will be other columns..."
Ash flipped through the maid manual again, "There is indeed one item for someone you like, Vichy."
Vichy let out a breath of relief that was barely perceptible: "I don't recognize—"
"But there is only one name in it, and that's you." Ash said softly, "There is no me either."
Vichy opened her eyes wide. She wanted to take this opportunity to declare her independence as a ghost prophet, but seeing Ash's dejected look, she couldn't say anything. After a few seconds, she couldn't hold it in any longer. She snatched the maid's manual and spread it on the table to take a look: "Is it not updated in time-"
Everyone gathered together and saw that half of the page was a picture of Ash and Vichy having an intimate conversation in the Star Bridge Hall, and the other half read:
"My current love interest: Ash Hiss"
"My partner until now: Ash Hiss"
"Kissing experience: 298 (Ash Hiss), 1 (Sonia Servi)"
"… "
"Life goal: to obtain the Supreme Void Wings; to have a relationship with Ash—"
Snapped!
Vichy instantly tore the maid manual into two halves, and the manual immediately turned into photons and disappeared without a trace. She turned her head viciously, and everyone turned their heads away to suppress their laughter. Ash even hugged the pillow to cover his face, but his trembling shoulders fully showed what state he was in.
This time, Ash was beaten up by Vichy. No one helped him. Everyone thought that Ash deserved it.
When Ash returned to the table, Vichy started biting his hand again, and this time she really bit it. If the heartbroken pink-haired maid didn't vent all her anger, she would probably drop her little pearls.