(View from Youxiang's perspective)

It's another deep winter, and in the blink of an eye, two years have passed. I have been waiting for two full years...

Standing by the window, the streets of the city are still the same.

Just as I expected, he really can change the future, both for humans and for this city, they are decaying.

The weather is exceptionally cold, because it is winter!

Oh, I almost forgot to mention, I just called Ren...

"Ren, is the red tea I asked for ready?"

"Yes, it's ready. Be careful, elder sister, it's hot!"

"Hmm."

Carefully, Ren hands me the tea cup, and then goes back to the opposite room to continue playing chess with Chiyori.

Yuanhui has chosen to go with Juxi, I still remember his words before he left...

"Haha, I have always stood together with my good buddy, even now!"

The loyalty of a passionate youth is at work, or... does he think Xiaoxi's actions are right?

Now only they are still by my side, indeed... Xiaoxi deceived me, in the end, he is just a reckless troublemaker fueled by hot-blood!

If you ask why we are still here, it is because we are also part of them.

With the spiritual mark, we are spared from death, but others are not so lucky...

I have seen it with my own eyes, there have been deaths on this street where we live.

Not only that, their behavior has taught me a lesson.

Yesterday, a child and his mother tried to take refuge in our backyard, but not long after we turned them away...

I look out through the window and see a puddle of blood outside the railing at the entrance.

"Ah, tsk tsk!"

The current situation has embarrassed us enough, but... it's useless to shelter them, Fallen Angels can easily find us with their sense of smell, and it will also cause trouble when they come to collect them, right?

"Will elder sister truly repent our sins?"

Chiyori is somewhat disgusted by our indirectly cruel and ruthless methods.

Speaking of which, Ren's emotions have somehow become a bit low as well. She never had this expression when she was with me before as long as she could be together.

Well, there's no other choice, after all, the city that has been looted is now in a power outage everywhere.

However, fortunately, there is an independent generator in the basement of Juxi's house, so this building has its own power supply.

"Ah, am I going to be ruined like this without experiencing the life of 'normal' people?" (muttering with tears streaming down my face)

What's this? Are you annoyed by such trivial matters?

"By the way, does elder sister have anything that makes her unhappy?"

"No... not really. Moreover, in the current situation, it's hard for me to be happy, right?"

"Oh..."

Once again, the word 'Oh' pushes the conversation into a dead end, and Chiyori has nothing else to say.

Clearly, we are of the same gender and best friends, with another troublesome friend. But at this moment, the atmosphere is not good, especially since Ren's palms have become smoother than usual, indicating the intensity of her sweating.

"Hey, Majesty...!"

"Hmm?"

"We can't just sit back and do nothing, or wait for death, right?"

"Ah, but what else can we do, you! Me! Her!"

I pointed to Ren who was sitting in the corner on the verge of a mental breakdown.

"I think the key is to find Juxi first, right?"

Chiyori, who usually follows my opinions, actually has her own idea this time.

"That's true, with him, we can save a lot of trouble!"

"Elder sister, I think we can find a Fallen Angel to send us to Juxi's place."

Ren has been observing through the window for a while now, and the city, swept by Fallen Angels, has turned into ruins.

Juxi, is this all Xiaoxi's doing?

"Don't just stand there, Majesty?"

Having already packed her bags, she, wearing a light yellow down jacket, is about to push open the door to the first floor.

"Wait, don't rush, ah!"

"Yes, listen to elder sister, Chiyori, don't open the door yet."

To be honest, in this situation, we dare not even go to the first floor. These days, every time we go to check the engine, even during broad daylight, we have to go together as a team of three.

"President, I..."

"If you're scared, you can go back. But if you do, you will disappoint everyone!"

I scolded Chiyori, who wanted to shrink back. She didn't even learn from being a ninja, petite and agile but composed in the face of danger. I truly admired her for that. Wait?! Even though there was still no expression on her ninja face, I could feel her fear from the strength of her grip on my arm. How did I only just remember that a ninja's expression is always the same? So I asked, "Are you scared, Chiyori?"

"Err! No..."

From her outward appearance, Chiyori was already at a loss for words, as if she were in a daze. But this was actually her way of acting when she was scared. Looking at her trembling legs, I couldn't help but feel a bit uneasy... because my own legs were starting to tremble too. What should I do? Everyone's emotions were a bit too intense, and on top of that, we were still inside the house. If we were outside...

"... The Archangel Project, are the Fallen Angels coming for that?"

Looking at the Fallen Angels flying westward, among them were even higher-ranking commanding Seraphim! And the direction they were flying towards was the New Umi Corporation, my father's business...

"President, what did you just say, the Archangel Project? What is it?"

Even though I spoke in a low voice, Chiyori, who was always observant, noticed it. I didn't want to hide anymore. After all, there were only four months left until human extinction, and I didn't think there was any benefit in hiding it from everyone. Last night, I watched the news on TV, and the government had already started counting the number of survivors. On the way northwest, the government had built shelters, where thousands of refugees had gathered. Of course, it was only the wealthy refugees, those without power or money could only starve to death or be ruthlessly killed outside! We heard that there was a coastal city in the south, a place full of hope according to the prophecy. It nurtured all living beings, owls resting on trees, monkeys laughing in the forest. Wouldn't it be paradise?

"But Xiaoxi said all of this can be realized, humans and all creatures living together under a blue sky!"

"... President, behind you!"

Chiyori, as if she had been frightened, sat down on the ground. Behind me...?

A black figure and the unforgettable black robe.

"It's no surprise, Miss Yuka... you are also one of the few who can understand me in this unfamiliar world!"

It's Juxi!! He walked in front without even looking back, as if leading the way for us. Where does this road lead to... the central square?!

Although the road was different from the past, with car wreckage, ruins of buildings, and sinkholes, I still vaguely remembered this place. This was where he had his last date with Yu Nai, the turning point of their fate.

"That's right, I don't intend to follow the bonds that God has placed upon us, but to unravel them!"

As he said this, he turned around, and I clearly saw a hint of sadness in his eyes. It seemed that the road ahead of us would still be unusually long.

"The human government has greatly reduced civilization and technology, but they still can't hide the fact that they destroyed order!"

Suddenly, Juxi took out a blue, diamond-shaped crystal from under his robe. A strong light emanated from the inside of the crystal, enveloping us. Everywhere, there were tapes as wide as a person, depicting movies from all over the world.

"Where are we?"

I looked around, and everywhere were these densely packed gray-white tapes.

The scene changed, but what didn't change was Juxi still walking ahead, and we were surrounded by countless strands of film.

While Chiyori and the others were full of sighs, I stopped Juxi.

"You haven't answered my question yet?!"

"In the realm of the God King, I have revived the treasures left behind by the God King. Although they are not complete, they are enough for me to watch over the world and protect the remaining humans!"

What did he mean by saying this? Suddenly, I felt that this wasn't the Juxi I wanted. My Juxi was always so gentle!

"Why are you doing this? None of this has anything to do with you, right?"

The words I couldn't say were expressed lightly by Chiyori.

He is truly my little sidekick, always able to guess my thoughts.

Wait... now is not the time to be sentimental!

"I still don't know Juxi's true thoughts, whether it's in the previous life or this life, you haven't told me enough!"

I don't understand; I clearly know what he wants to save and what he likes, but why do I always feel empty?

"As for me... I only know one thing, and that is that I still have feelings for Sister, not for anyone else, not even for a relative, but for Sister Youko!"

Juxi...no, this is not the same person as before, this person is even more ruthless than Juxi, is it because of the killings?

"But... I am not qualified to meet Sister Youko now, because I am a heartless demon, and Sister Youko is a deity, there can be no connection between us."

"What gods and demons, I don't care about those anymore, don't deceive me again, Juxi, or should I call you the Dark Emperor!"

"Haha, impressive, not many people remember my title."

The fox finally reveals his true colors, he turns around slowly and sneers at me, even his tone is different from before, this deep voice sounds more like the growl of a monster.

Suddenly, Juxi disappears after turning a corner.

First is endurance... um, no response, I can't tell.

"Guild leader, over here!"

Chizha finds a path beside us, it seems like there was nothing here just now.

What does Juxi want to do? He always purposely guides me in the direction to go.

The three of us turn a corner and continue walking straight for about a minute, the distorted sensation of the room gradually subsides, and finally, we see light ahead.

"Where is this...?!"

"Welcome to the Edge City, the last remaining paradise in the world!"

A short figure resembling a parrot suddenly appears in front of us, hopping around in a particularly comical manner.