Mingchao: The Survival Journey of a Comedian

Chapter 106 It turns out I'm not the villain after all.

Looking at the hooded person in his arms, his mind was still processing the situation, but his body had already made a decision instinctively:

He swiftly shielded his opponent behind him, holding his sword in front of him, his eyes warily fixed on the suddenly opened space to the other side, ready to strike at any moment.

"■■■! You... Mo Wunian?!"

"Don't lay a hand on him... Wait... Chao?!"

As another figure slowly emerged in the space on the other side, Mo Wunian was about to raise his sword and point it at the other person when that familiar face, yet unfamiliar feeling, instantly stunned him.

At the same time, the opponent's sword, which was about to be swung, stopped abruptly in mid-air, seemingly unexpectedly.

"That's him! That's the guy who chased me around like a freak and beat me up!"

"I didn't provoke him at all... and I was blocked because of him..."

"Take my advice... You can't be with a man with such a malicious mind..."

The hooded figure peeked out from behind Mo Wunian, glaring resentfully at Chao, who seemed to be deep in thought, before turning accusingly to Mo Wunian.

"Shut up!"

"Waaaaah... He's about to block me, waaaah... I don't want to send telegrams..."

Under the hood's barrage of accusations, the one who was already somewhat confused about the situation became even more bewildered. Looking at His Majesty, who was clearly much more sophisticated than the one he had encountered, and then glancing back at the person tugging at his sleeve and looking at him pitifully, he felt like his CPU had overheated.

Chao was clearly speechless at the other party's actions. He shook his head helplessly, rubbing his forehead, then gripped his sword tightly again and looked at Mo Wunian.

"...Mo Wunian, stay away from him, come here."

"Why should I? I'm the one who asked him to come here. Why is he staying with you instead of me?!"

"Tell me the truth...who do you think you are?"

“……■■■!”

Coming to his senses, he saw Chao gripping the sword as if it were about to shatter. For a moment, he realized he shouldn't listen to either side. He wanted to say something to ease the tension, but the person hiding behind him spoke up again.

"Sigh~, I know someone is jealous of the deep bond between Mo and me, so they're trying every possible way to break us up..."

But some things can't be broken apart.

"Because I'm the man he loves most~"

tide:……

Mo Wunian: ?

A streak of light swiftly rushed towards the opponent, its target the man still rubbing his head and sighing. Just as it was about to strike, a sword instantly blocked the attack.

Mo Wunian shook his sword, looking at Chao, who clearly hadn't expected him to intervene and save him, with mixed feelings. He hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"...That...was so trendy..."

"I think there's a slight misunderstanding between you and the other person..."

"Although his behavior was strange, a bit sleazy, and he even seemed to want to kill me at first..."

"But I think he's a good person, right?"

hood:……

tide:……

Seeing the other person's "you're serious" look, Mo Wunian could only guiltily touch his nose. He didn't even believe what he was saying, but since he'd already said it, he could only continue making things up.

"Besides, he definitely knows about my past... Logically and emotionally, he should have asked me about it before discussing the rest, right?"

"Pah! It was this kid who silenced me and wouldn't let me say anything! I never intended to hide anything from you..."

"Take my advice... it's best to avoid men who keep things from people..."

"Look at me, I'm a good person, I'm not bad either, and most importantly, I don't lie... Isn't that much better than this pretentious guy..."

"Shut your mouth!"

"okay"

He tapped the person behind him on the head, signaling them to be quiet, and then sighed with genuine helplessness:

He seemed to know why the other person had been muted.

Turning their gaze back to Chao, who was clearly caught off guard, they didn't know why they had encountered His Majesty at this particular time, but they had guessed part of the story from the hooded man's words.

"Chao, is what he said true?"

"Concealing the truth, silencing them, and even restricting my movements..."

"Isn't it all related to you?"

He tilted his head, watching the other person nod awkwardly but stiffly, and said he wasn't surprised:

After all, the core concept of the other party in this game is definitely saving the world, and he, as the suspected world-destroying villain, will naturally be subject to many restrictions!

"……Yes"

"But I swear on my life, I have absolutely no intention of harming you."

"I have an opinion!"

"When you were stabbing my butt with your sword, you didn't seem like you were going to stop!"

"Your opinion has been rejected. If you don't shut up, I'm going to go to his side."

"Eek—okay."

The hooded figure lowered its head dejectedly and retreated back behind Mo Wunian once more. Meanwhile, the person whose thoughts were already in complete disarray naturally paid no attention to what the person behind them was doing—

Looking at the other person giving him an international friendship gesture: ...

"...Of course I believe you won't lay a hand on me."

"But keeping me in the dark all along isn't a good approach, is it?"

"At this point, it seems better to just tell me the truth directly than to wait for me to find out myself."

"Let me, who might be the villain, prepare myself mentally."

"...Actually, I'm also quite curious as to why I chose the path of destroying the world?"

After muttering those words to himself, he saw Chao's shocked expression, as well as a hooded figure who seemed equally shocked and even turned his head to face him.

"Mo Wunian? What are you talking about destroying the world?"

"Me? You've been preventing me from finding out the truth, aren't you afraid I'll destroy the world?"

"puff--"

Slightly puzzled, he scratched his head, looking at Chao who had instantly covered half his face. Just as he was about to ask something, he heard a laugh from behind him.

"I'm sorry... I just couldn't hold it in."

"Mo... even with amnesia, your thought process is still clearer than that of ordinary people!"

"If you want to destroy the world, I'd wholeheartedly agree. I'll even risk breaking the contract to do it for you right now."

"Pah! What risks?! We wouldn't care at all!"

"?"

The previously clear-cut clues were disrupted by just a few words from the other party. Blinking, and looking at Shio, who rarely agreed with the hooded man's words, she couldn't understand the thought processes of the people around her for a moment.

"Then why did you keep it from me if I wasn't the villain?"

Are you afraid I'll die?

"Hey, you're actually right."

"They're really worried you might do something rash and go cosplay as a teru teru bozu again..."

"Although I'm not worried about you cosplaying as a teru teru bozu (a Japanese doll-shaped doll)."

"...But I'm really afraid you'll do what you did last time..."

"A person walks alone to the end of the world."

"??"

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became awkward again, and none of the three people spoke first.

Seeing the unconcealed sorrow in the eyes of the two people beside him, Mo Wunian felt completely bewildered, as if several more question marks had appeared above his head.

"...Hearing you say that..."

"Do you think I'll die after I find out the truth? Maybe even commit suicide?!"

With some disbelief, Mo Wunian's eyes darted around, and he slightly raised his head, his voice trembling as he sought confirmation of something he himself could hardly believe:

Chao was somewhat surprised that the other party had said it so decisively, and for a moment he looked embarrassed, but he still nodded in response.

"……sorry"

"Why are you apologizing to me? You haven't done anything to wrong me, have you?"

He stared at the other person, but the next moment he saw their gaze shift away, no longer daring to meet his eyes. He didn't understand why the other person was behaving this way, but then the hooded man beside him stepped forward, shielding him behind him.

From a normal person's perspective... he really didn't do anything to wrong you.

"But from my perspective... his love shines too brightly."

"So much so that when you lose someone, you see many more people falling into darkness while you're in pain..."

Therefore, they choose to ignore themselves.

"Anyway, in my opinion, it's a bad thing that the two of you bumped into each other."

The hooded man casually uttered these words, then nonchalantly turned his head to look at Mo Wunian.

He could almost sense it... that person's eyes only held him.

"■■■..."

"Am I wrong, my dear Your Majesty?"

"Although I haven't watched that part of the memory many times, I remember very clearly what you said..."

"Salvation means that no one needs to be saved anymore."

"But your love is just too broad... so broad that that person clearly realized the world cannot lose you..."

"You were the last straw that made him give up his humanity."

He seemed to hear a soft laugh, and looking at the person confronting the tide in front of him, he felt that things were becoming increasingly complicated, and he couldn't understand a word of it.

"I……"

"I bet you really want to tear me apart right now, to make this person who has never appeared in front of you, but who could have taken his place and lived on, disappear..."

"But I am the continuation he actively chose."

"Not to mention, it was you who enabled Mo to discover the true nature of his trading so quickly!"

"You taught the other party to create this space, otherwise do you think you would have the ability to bind me or enter this space?"

"Then you truly underestimate [His] power."

"Even someone like me, who only shared half of his power, can try to touch the bottom of the world..."

"Sigh... what's the point of saying so much? We can't give these to him now."

"After all... in my eyes, the world owes him something."

"..."

Mo Wunian was somewhat stunned. The instant the other person finished speaking, he seemed to see that face clearly—

And the reversed clock reflected in the right eye

But it happened in an instant; he didn't have time to remember what the other person really looked like.

The time is not right; he and he will never meet again.

That person was not surprised by this at all, and simply continued to provoke the clearly struggling Chao.

"That's what I said..."

"But you're the only one besides that old bastard and some real *fouls*..."

"The one I hate the most"

"..."

But that idiot just won't give up on you no matter what.

The space around them began to shake violently after the other person finished speaking. Mo Wunian hurriedly looked up and saw that the space around him was already showing signs of collapse. He almost fell to the ground, but after barely regaining his balance, he asked in confusion.

"What's going on? Is the space so flimsy?"

"It seems that Jinxi has already transferred the power of time... This space, which was originally formed by the reversal of time, will also collapse accordingly..."

Chao seemed unsurprised, calmly watching the collapsing space and quickly reaching out his hand to Mo Wunian.

"Grab me, and I'll take you away."

"Okay... Hey, don't push me!!!"

Just as he was about to grab Chao's hand, the person in front of him swiftly pulled his hand away and shoved him hard into another gap, knocking him down without him having time to grab the other person's hand.

He only saw the endless night closing in on him, and all color gradually disappeared from his vision. Finally, he saw the hooded man with his hands outstretched, looking completely innocent, facing off against Chao, who had drawn his sword once more.

"...Me? While I admit I reminded him of some things, things would only be worse without me..."

"You have to admit that... If I hadn't made that deal with that old bastard, do you think he'd still be so well-behaved now..."

"...Besides, what are you afraid of...are you afraid that you won't be able to find him in the time turbulence of that time..."

"I believe in myself more than you do..."

"After all, although I really dislike you... I must also thank you for giving us another chance..."

"It made me realize that I was no different from you back then..."

"They were all the ones who pushed him to his doom."

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He was no stranger to pitch-black surroundings; after being pushed down, he returned to this place once again.

As for why he used "again"? Because in his eyes, all black scenes are the same.

Wandering aimlessly, he could see random things flowing into his body. At first, it hurt a little, but he got used to it more and more as time went on.

Out of sheer boredom, he manipulated these things, gathering them into a small ball, and then merging it into his body.

You know what, it's actually kind of fun.

Why don't we just stay here? There are too many riddle-makers in the outside world; staying here isn't so bad.

Ah—Praise of nothingness

The moment the thought crossed someone's mind, they became too lazy to act. Just as they were about to plop down, they noticed the threads on their wrists had become more prominent. They blinked in confusion, and then the threads suddenly tightened.

"Huh...?! Don't drag me away!!!"

He was pulled up and dragged forward, trying to stop, but he realized he couldn't outrun the person pulling him from the other end, so he had no choice but to keep running.

Until he saw a blanket of white, and those golden pupils.

His hand was suddenly grabbed, and he was forcibly pulled out of that black domain and back to that continent.

"I've got you... Mo Wunian"