Chapter 717
After figuring out what happened, Kaneki began to think about a solution to this matter.
It is clear that the aura that has turned into a dragon snake cannot be solved by killing and magic, so the only thing left is to find it and bring it back as the guardian spirit of Calabria, but before that, it must first eliminate its human wariness and resentment.
But even if this matter is solved, the hidden danger is still there, Kaneki has a hunch, a living dragon, its existence will always be beneficial to Athena, although no one can say what will happen in the future, but his intuition tells him that Athena may become a terrible enemy in the future.
With his character, it is the most correct way to strangle the danger in the cradle, but unfortunately, on the one hand, he can't do it for some reason, and on the other hand, he can't withstand the backlash from the will of the power world, only by seizing more power and gaining the approval of the will of this world, can he kill Athena, or an important person, without being counterattacked.
If not, why did Kaneki let Woban go last time, instead of leaving him forever? That's why!
Soon after, Erica called and said that the dragon's location had been found, in the northern wooded area of Naples, and that they had followed Kaneki's instructions and did not act rashly.
Soon, Kaneki arrives at the dragon's location and meets with Erica and the others, while also telling the information he knows from Athena.
After listening, Erica and the others looked at each other, all smiling bitterly, and after a long time, it was they who were self-defeating and made the situation as complicated as it is now.
"Which of you can dispel its resentment?" Kaneki asked.
Shaking his head, maybe they were good at fighting, but they didn't know anything about such magic or spells.
Kaneki frowned, "What about the association?" There should be someone in this area, right? ”
Erica shook her head, "Although there are people in this area, they can't solve this matter with their magic and spiritual powers, unless they are some kind of great magician or spell master, and they must be good at this kind of dispel spells." ”
"Is there such a person in Europe?"
Liliana's eyes lit up as she thought of something, "That Lucurazia Zola, known as the 'Witch of Sardinia', seems to be good at such spells. ”
Hearing this familiar name, Kaneki couldn't help but sneer, "This person doesn't need to think about it, I don't know where she's hiding now, and she can't appear in front of me." ”
Liliana was stunned and a little puzzled when she heard this.
Erica whispered to her about her feud with Lucurazia.
Liliana was surprised when she heard this, she didn't expect such a story to be there.
You can't find the Sardinian witch, and you can hardly think of any other candidate, and to put it mildly, Lucurazia is probably the only one in the whole of Europe who knows such a spell, because if you want to solve it, you must find the witch.
Thinking of this, Erica wanted to persuade Kaneki to put aside this festival for the time being, and after the matter was resolved, it would not be too late to settle the score.
Noticing Erica's desire to speak, Kaneki didn't know what she wanted to say, frowned and thought for a moment, then sighed, "Go, find that woman, and tell her before I change my mind, I am not to blame for the past, but the premise must be to deal with this matter." ”
Erica and Liliana nodded in unison, it would be best to do this, and I believe that the witch would not refuse.
"Go ahead, I'll go to Neon during this time, and when this matter is settled, you guys will come and meet me again."
Before, I guessed that Lucurazia was neon, but in fact, this is a misunderstanding, the witch is very smart, and naturally understands the truth that it is dark under the lamp, although Sardinia is empty, it does not mean that she is not in Europe, and even she may still be in Sardinia.
In Europe, the Bronze Black Cross and the Bronze Black Cross, the two major magic associations, are not too easy to find someone, even if it is a witch trying to hide.
But in fact, Lucurazia had no intention of hiding it, and when Erica and Liliana came to the door together, the witch was lying on the rooftop in a bikini and sunbathing, which was simply not too enjoyable.
She didn't feel the slightest curiosity about their arrival, as if she had expected it, but when she reached out generously and motioned for the two girls to sit down, she said softly, "It seems that the seventh has forgiven me for what I did before." ”
Erica raised her eyebrows and said lightly, "Let's just forget it, His Highness is a generous person, and this time I hope that Miss Lucurazia can help solve the matter of Calabria." ”
"In exchange?" Lucurazia nodded, "Naturally, you can." ”
"Then without further ado, please do it as soon as possible." Liliana was a little impatient, after all, she had lived in Calabria for a long time, and she already had feelings for it, so she naturally didn't want to see the scene of life there.
But Lukurazia shook her head, "There's no need to be in such a hurry, I still need some time to recover the magic in my body." ”
"How long will it take?" Erica frowned, she wanted to settle the matter as soon as possible so that she could rendezvous with Kaneki in Neon.
"About a week."
Liliana shook her head and sighed, "It's been too long, and that dragon's resentment is growing, and I'm afraid even you won't be able to suppress it then." ”
"Little girl, don't underestimate a witch." Lukurazia shook her head with a smirk.
Seeing this, Erica couldn't help but sneer, "It really can't be underestimated, otherwise how would it create a godkiller?" ”
If she used to respect this Sardinian witch, now she is angry, if it weren't for this witch's calculations, how could she let that kid from Kusanagi Godo snatch the opportunity to kill gods from Kaneki's hands? She has always been obsessed with this matter.
In the face of Erica's sarcasm, Lucurazia didn't care, only to see her smile faintly, and said, "I know that I need to bear some responsibility for this matter, but I don't think what I did was wrong. You think it was Kusanagi Godo who robbed the seventh prey, but on the other hand, why didn't it be the seventh who robbed the Kusanagi Godo of the chance? ”
Erica frowned, "What do you mean?" ”
"You should know there's rumor that I can foresee the future for a short time, right?" Lucurazia sighed, "I gave this grandson of my old friend a glimpse of his future when I met with Kusanagi Godo before the seventh found me, and if it weren't for the appearance of the seventh, he would have become a true godkiller, not a half-witted man who has not completed the transformation ritual like he is now." ”
Erica's first reaction was disbelief, but after the combination, Kaneki didn't take any action against Kusanagi Godo, and even protected him to a certain extent, and she felt that Lucurazia's words were not unreasonable. If that's the case, it doesn't seem wrong for Kusanagi Godo to find his own chance.
Even Kaneki never blamed Kusanagi Godo for this, so why should he be a villain in vain?
Thinking of this, Erica couldn't help but sigh, "Maybe what you said is right, anyway, now that the matter has come to this, it doesn't matter for these reasons." ”
"Speaking of which, I myself did this too much, so I let my old friend's grandson get involved in this trouble." Lukurazia actually regretted a little, it wasn't that she didn't think about taking advantage of the trend at that time, so that Kusanagi Godo would become an ordinary person, and she would live without illness and disaster in the future, and she would not be involved in this series of troubles now. But fate is fate, there is a fixed number, as a witch, how could she not be driven by fate to make the ghost send to promote all this?
Seeing Lukurazia like this, Erica didn't have the heart to blame her, and at this moment she also figured it out, why bother to anger others? They are not the only ones who have made all this happen, but also themselves.
"Just do as you say, and settle the matter in Calabria in seven days."
Lukurazia nodded, "Thank you for your understanding, the two of you have been wronged to stay here for a while during this time, and if there is anything you don't understand about spells, you can also come and ask me at any time." ”
Hearing this, Erica and Liliana's eyes lit up, and it was a rare thing to be guided by a great magician.
"Then bother."
At the same time, Kaneki and Keina also returned to Neon again, and the purpose of coming back this time was to meet the mysterious grandfather of Keina Qingqiuin.
When Kaneki proposed to go to her grandfather's residence now, Keiqiuin Ena's footsteps didn't move for a minute. Seeing this, he asked in surprise, "What's wrong?" Don't tell me you don't know where your grandfather lived. ”
Qingqiu Yuan Hui Na nodded lightly, "Hui Na naturally knows, in fact, the place where grandpa lives is very far, but it is also very close. ”
Seeing that it was like playing a dumb riddle, Jin Mu couldn't help frowning, and after carefully analyzing the meaning of this sentence, he showed a hint of hesitation, "Don't tell me that your grandfather is dead." ”
"Of course not, he's everywhere." Qingqiu Yuan Hui smiled faintly.
Just as Kaneki was about to ask, a black hole made of unknown magic appeared under his feet, like quicksand, and his body began to sink, but he did not choose to struggle, because he clearly felt that the other side of the black hole was an unknown world.
When Kaneki's whole person was swallowed by the black hole, Qingqiuin Ena didn't care about it, because she knew that this was her grandfather's means, and at the same time, she wasn't worried about what her grandfather would do to Kaneki, and after seeing Kaneki's power, she didn't think that her grandfather could do anything to Kaneki.
Thinking of his grandfather's instructions, it seems that he wants to wait by himself, as for what to wait for? And he didn't give an explanation.
Tokyo Tower, the place where Kaneki and Athena first met, but seeing that Athena was standing on the top of the tower, looking down at the land under her feet, suddenly, her petite body began to shake, and black magic began to seep out from her body, until another 'Athena' like a soul came out of her body, with a face that was the opposite of its previous peace, the previous Athena fell unconscious and fell on the tower, the new Athena sneered, looked at her hands, and muttered, "Although it has not been completely devoured" Steel', but also has the power to be lowered and absorbed, and it's time for the starless night..."
Unknown world.
What Kaneki saw in front of him was a black and white color, as if there were only these two colors between heaven and earth, there was no day or night, no stars, and there was a dead air.
Not far away, a neon-style old house stands abruptly there.
Kaneki didn't hesitate, and he walked over naturally. Pushing open the door, a bearded man with a cloak was sitting cross-legged and drinking wine one by one, the nine magatama on his chest flashing with a strange luster from time to time.
Squinting, he asked lightly, "You're the grandfather that Ena said, right?" I really can't imagine that the god of disobedience will actually be the grandfather of a human. ”
"Why can't the god of disobedience have human descendants? Besides, I've long since graduated from that position, a boring game of god-killing. The big man smiled disdainfully, took a sip of wine, and let out a hearty cry, "I want to say sorry to you, I invited you here in this way." ”
Kaneki sat cross-legged slowly, noncommittal, "It just so happens that I'm going to meet too, and I'd like to ask what kind of person would give an ominous sword to a young girl." Now, I've finally seen it. ”
"Do you want to fight me? I'd like to see how many pounds you have. The man put down the wine bowl in his hand and immediately sighed regretfully, "However, now is not the time." ”
Kaneki wondered, "Why isn't it time?" ”
"I wonder if you've ever heard the prophecy of the Starless Night?"
Kaneki shook his head, he hadn't heard the prophecy.
"In the prophecy of the starless night, the world will be plunged into eternal darkness, and as the culprit of all this, the prophecy refers to Athena, the goddess of war and wisdom."
Hearing this, a strange color flashed in Kaneki's eyes, he did feel a threat from Athena, but this threat was a little plausible, and when he noticed the meaningful smile on the man's face, he tentatively asked, "Is this not the case?" ”
The man said, "It can be said that it is, but it can also be said that it is not." If it weren't for Athena, the starless night would not have appeared. But it is precisely because of the presence of Athena that the starless night will inevitably appear. Because, the one who really caused the starless night was the Metis in her body, or on the other side of her! ”
"Metis?" Kaneki frowned, he naturally knew this name after making up a lot of mythological knowledge recently.
Zeus's first wife, who was tricked into devouring Zeus's first wife because the Greek god-king feared that he would give birth to a child stronger than him in the prophecy, was then born from Zeus's body. In other words, Athena can be said to be the child of Zeus and Metis.
According to this statement, Athena is somehow theoretically Metis, but she is not Metis, but she does possess the divinity of Metis, so it is not surprising that Metis was born in her body.
"It seems that you know, I am afraid that at this moment, the real world has been shrouded in the darkness of Metis, although this netherworld, or the Astral realm, is not disturbed, but if there is turmoil in reality, it is not what we old people who live in seclusion want to see. So, I'll leave this matter to you..."