In the past, the scene of Hangzhou talking to the barber in his basement appeared in the barber's eyes.
"——How did you respond to Wrath Gate?"
"——I am angry because of this unfair world. What did you say again?"
"——I am angry because of this unfair fate, and I am angry because of my own weakness."
The "unfair fate" mentioned by Hangsha is exactly "why I was born so small."
If I am destined to be humble, why should I be allowed to see that person who is above me?
Why give me hope that I can "replace them"?
"If they can do it, why can't I? Why can they be so superior and only I can't?
"Is it because of my origin? Because I am destined to be born an irredeemable scum? Because I have been in this damn quagmire since I was born?"
The orange-red flames dancing in the white lion's pupils were like dried blood stains on a bandage.
He took a deep breath.
In the snowstorm, it turns into white mist.
Strangler declared: "I probably want to do something different than you do, Barber. You want to rescue us and make us obey you...I don't have a problem with that.
"I can obey you, I can obey your orders. But that is not because I am your pet cat, nor because of any loyalty. It is because the lions will develop better under your leadership, better than me.
You should do much better yourself.
"Lions are social animals and always live in groups. I have always been a lion, and you are now the master of the pride.
"As long as you dare to control me, I will obey you - but if one day I see your timidity, cowardice and compromise... don't blame me for snatching the rope from your hands and making myself the king.
.”
The lion roared and issued such a threat.
But from the barber's point of view, this is an attitude of sincerity.
He just smiled and accepted the statement "I can't be loyal forever."
- Ultramarine is a hero, but others in the container are not.
The godfather is a mentor, a commander, a monarch... other identities also have different identities and positions.
If it were Ultramarine, hearing such words might make him angry for his injustice.
But the godfather would only nod his head happily.
Because he has the power of a monarch.
Originally, loyalty was not absolute.
Can couples who swear an eternal vow at their wedding really maintain a lifelong loyalty?
It would be naive to believe in such empty so-called "promises".
Even people who swear allegiance will betray very smoothly when they encounter bad situations or huge interests. Compared with them, being able to bluntly say that their loyalty is "depending on the situation" is already considered very extraordinary.
It's honest.
As long as Strangler can't think of betrayal, that's all.
That doesn't matter.
"Then it seems that you can only work for me for the rest of your life."
The barber said slowly: "You'd better remember what you said today."
"Ah. I will always remember it carefully before I decide to forget it."
Strangler sneered and whispered: "My... leader."
"——You know, strangulation."
The barber passed by Hangzhou, who was standing there, and walked in front of him.
He also didn't look back, but his voice was very loud: "Circus lions are usually as docile as dogs.
"Lion trainers like to play tricks like opening the lion's mouth and counting the lion's teeth. Some of them are more adventurous and like to stick their own heads in to prove to the audience that they have completely tamed the lion."
"...What exactly are you going to say?"
A low grunt came from deep in the strangulation's throat.
"But there are always some lions whose wild nature is hard to get rid of. No matter how docile they appear to be, they will suddenly close their mouths and kill their lion tamers.
"It's not that the lion trainers didn't know there was such a danger, they just took a chance and thought that at least nothing would happen this time.
"But after this time, there will be another time. As long as you continue to work in this business, you will always make mistakes. Because after all, lions are beasts, beasts that cannot communicate."
"so what?"
Strangler sneered: "Are you planning to strike first just in case? Are you going to pull out my sharp teeth or grind off my claws? Or feed me poison to make me exhausted.
?Or do you plan to please me and become my lion tamer?"
The barber shook his head: "No.
"——I want to make you human."
He said calmly and rationally: "I want you to tame yourself. Let you become a person wearing a lion puppet, a person pretending to be a lion...
"I want you beasts to know from the bottom of your heart... how good it is to be a human being.
"That is a world where you can be happy and free without biting off the head of a lion tamer."
He took one step forward, and the world around him suddenly became distorted.
The strangulation behind him and the blizzard in front of him disappeared at the same time.
His surroundings were once again plunged into darkness, and in front of him were circles of illusory and transparent circles of light.
Looking at the eight circles of light, an idea emerged in the barber's mind.
[Requires path: Anger*4]
Only after passing through four areas belonging to the Path of Wrath can the door to the next area be opened.
The barber stepped forward without hesitation.
[Verified: Raging Volcano]
When he passed through the first circle of light, the circle of light seemed to be suddenly injected with power, turning into a bright fiery red, then spinning and expanding to become larger.
As if some recharging sound sounded, a color suddenly appeared in the dark world.
But those colors are like blocks of color and look extremely abstract.
The barber moved forward again, stepping through the second circle of light, then the third, and then the fourth.
[Verified: Rage]
[Verified: Ancient Battlefield]
[Verified: boiling soup]
One after another, the halo of light was activated by the barber as he passed by, bursting out with bright red light, spinning and unfolding, and making a buzzing sound of activation.
When the world is filled with four colors, you can vaguely see something, but it's still not clear enough.
At this time, a looming door appeared on the left and right sides of the barber.
On his left is the [Mountains of Crazy], and on his right is the [Sea of Despair].
This is what is written on the door.
The barber walked towards the remaining four circles of light without hesitation.
[Requires path: Meditation*2, Temperance*2]
The barber went right through it.
The first two halos were activated, bursting out with a dark blue halo.
[Verified: Fossil Sea]
[Verified: Xinhu]
The remaining two rays rotated and unfolded, emitting a metallic silver-gray halo:
[Verified: Blade Cliff]
[Verified: Slowly walking on the snow mountain]
[Completely verified——]
With the remaining four colors filled in, this has become a stagnant world that is very close to reality.
Bright red, semi-solidified rivers like lava flow everywhere. They look like bursting blood vessels, and the sky of the entire world is filled with steaming white mist.
A low, roar-like voice sounded in the barber's heart.
That's exactly the same sound as a barber.
[For you, does grand anger make you stronger, crazy, or desperate? 】
"Then naturally, become stronger."
The barber still had a smile on his face.
He answered without hesitation.
The next moment, the whole world cracked and shattered.
The cover in the stagnant world was removed, and a more vivid, moving world suddenly surged up with the steaming sulfuric heat.
The tinkling sound of forging iron could be heard in the distance, as well as the sound of pouring molten iron.
"Welcome to the Furnace of Pain."
Following the barber, Hangzhou appeared behind him and slowly said: "This is my 'home'."
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