The Piper of Hamelin.

This is a well-known fairy tale. It tells the story of a small German town that was infested with rats, and then a clown playing the flute came. He said that he could drive away the rats, but he needed a reward. And the residents of the small town

He said that as long as he could drive away the mice, he would be given a generous reward.

So the clown played the flute and drove all the mice into the river to drown. This made the residents very happy. However, when the clown asked for payment, the residents expressed their unwillingness to pay.

So the clown left the small town silently, and then that night, the flute sounded again in the small town. After hearing the flute, the children in the city ran out of bed one after another, followed the clown, and disappeared into the night.

Didn't come back either.

Of course, purely from the story itself, there is not much to say... There are many similar stories in Chinese myths and legends. For example, a certain family is haunted by ghosts, and then a Taoist priest comes out to drive out the ghosts. After the ghosts are driven out,

The other party turned against him, so the Taoist priest left, and then the family also suffered retribution after that, either having no children, suffering from many diseases and disasters, and finally the whole family was destroyed... It was basically the same routine.

There are more stories like this in Liaozhai, like the scholar who went to Beijing to take the exam and met a monster on the way. The monster said that I can help you, but you must burn incense and worship me afterwards. The scholar promised that he would go to high school, but after being drunk and drunken,

Enchanted, she forgot her original promise to the monster, and then one day while taking a flower boat trip to the lake, she was suddenly eaten by a big fish that jumped out of the lake...

These are all basic operations, nothing to worry about.

But for other girls, this is not the case. They all still remember that the community of the sleeping elf in Asuka's hand is also a "rat catcher". Could it be that... this elf

Are you also one of the Demon King's subordinates?

"Oh, that's not necessarily true."

Facing the worried questions from the girls, Fang Zheng just glanced at the elf in Asuka's hand and gave an answer.

"You should know that this world is the core of multiple intersections of countless parallel worlds, so even if they are all 'ratcatchers', it does not mean that they are all the same person. After all, the origins of fairy tales in each world are different, and their interpretations are different.

The results will naturally vary. For example, Snow White, you must have heard of this fairy tale, but even if the content is the same, it does not mean that the truth is the same in every world."

"What does it mean?"

Hearing this, Maple asked curiously, while Shokuhou Misaki explained beside her.

"It's very simple. Although from the story itself, Snow White is just a poor child who was bullied by her stepmother and even tried to kill her. But there is another way of saying that Snow White is actually a cunning woman at heart. Her mother is

I want to eliminate her in order to protect this country. The reason is the ending of the queen. In any case, it is impossible for an innocent and simple girl to perform such torture on the person who was her mother. There is also a theory that Snow White

In fact, she had an ulterior relationship with her father. This was discovered by the queen, who exposed her and banished Snow White to the forest... In addition, there are also princes who are perverts who actually like corpses and like to torture.

Snow White is a perfect match..."

"Why does it feel more and more different from the Snow White story I imagined..."

Hearing this, Sally also wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, feeling that her childhood had been humanely destroyed.

"In short, if it is only in one world, then even if 'Snow White' is summoned, it may only be the one in the fairy tale in public perception. But in this place where multiple parallel worlds intersect, even if they are all 'Snow White', it will not be the same.

There may be a variety of different individuals, such as a good boy bullied by his stepmother, a sadist with a dark heart, a daughter with an Electra plot..."

Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders.

"So even if they are both 'Rat Catchers', it does not mean that this little guy must be the 'Rat Catcher' under the Demon King, because even the 'Piper of Hamelin' has multiple versions.

Some say that the ending is that the clown killed all the children in that city, others say that the clown took away the innocent and kind-hearted children in order to protect them from the selfish parents in that city. Different interpretations bring different endings.

Contrary to other opinions, I did not feel any negative energy in this elf, so it is unlikely that she will be one of the demon king's subordinates."

"Yeah...that's good."

Hearing this, Asuka and the girls also breathed a sigh of relief. After all, they all like this innocent and simple elf. If she is the devil's minion, they really don't know what to do.

alright.

After feeling relieved, the girls also went to rest one after another. As for the demon king's attack, Fang Zheng only reminded them to be careful. After all, even if the demon king really dared to come to die, he and Shiro Yaksha were still there. These little ones

They just need to protect themselves, and Fang Zheng doesn't expect them to really be able to fight against the Demon King.

Soon, the next day, it was time for the finals.

As special guests, Fang Zheng and others sat on the rostrum, waiting for the next game to start. On the recommendation of Shiro Yaksha, Black Rabbit took the stage as the "Moon Rabbit Clan" as the referee.

The only pity is that Shiro Yasha originally wanted Black Rabbit to wear a lace transparent bra, but Fang Zheng said he wanted to wear Bruma... but Black Rabbit firmly opposed it, even if the two of them were bidding at an auction.

Even though they raised the price ten times each other, they still couldn't get Black Rabbit to nod.

What a pity.

If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have given Black Rabbit so much money. Hey, once this person gets rich, he will lose face...

The first game is Kasukabe Yoshi against "Wisp" Aisha Ignifatus. The latter is a girl with twin tails, blue hair, pale skin, who looks like a ghost... Okay

, he’s just a ghost!

But in a place like the Little Garden World, it’s not surprising that there is a ghost.

According to the rules of the finals, contestants can bring a helper. Aisha brought a jack-o-lantern monster - Jiuyuan Asuka was very excited about this pumpkin monster. He grabbed the companion next to him and screamed and jumped. He seemed to like it very much.

It's like a toy.

However, Kasukabe Yoshi didn't bring anyone with him, he just entered the game board space alone and started the game.

"Mr. Fangzheng, do you think Yao can win?"

Asuka looked at Yao worriedly and asked in a low voice. This competition was hosted by Bai Yasha. She sent the two of them into a complex tree hole maze. The rules of the competition were who of the two sides would find the exit and leave the tree hole first, or

Defeating one side counts as a win.

Although Kasukabe Yōya has grown up and is a contestant with considerable strength, the opponent is a contestant from the upper-class community, so it is natural for Asuka to be worried about Yō.

"I see Xuan."

Facing Feiniao's question, Fang Zheng shook his head.

"Actually, if you ask me, I would rather she lose this fight."

"Hey? Why!"

Listening to Fang Zheng's words of surrendering to the enemy just now, Feiniao was also shocked.

"Because this is not good for Yao's growth."

"………growing up?"

"She relied too much on herself instead of relying on her friends."

After saying this, Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes. He had been getting along with Kasukabe Yoshi for some time, and he had a firm grasp of this girl's inner thoughts.

Kasukabe Yoshi cherishes his friends very much.

She also likes the friends she has made now and is willing to go through fire and water for them, but there is a problem.

That means Yao doesn't want his friends to go through fire and water for him.

In fact, in this match, Fang Zheng would not say this if Yao chose a partner.

Because they are friends, as the saying goes? The so-called "Four Irons" mean they have carried guns together, shared the same window, shared stolen goods together, and gone whoring together.

It's a bit vulgar, but that's what it means.

We are true brothers who share joys and sorrows.

But Kasukabe Yoshi would rather share the joys and sorrows. Fang Zheng somewhat understood why she could not make friends in the original world.

She is willing to sacrifice for her friends, but is not willing for her friends to sacrifice for her, but in this way there is no relationship of trust between the two parties. Without a relationship of trust, there is naturally no friendship at all.

But Yao obviously doesn't understand this.

In fact, there are many people who are willing to help her. Asuka may not have this ability. Shokuhou Misaki... can be ignored in terms of combat power, but Maple, Sally and Kuroyukihime also play dungeons with her every day. Why?

There is also a sense of comradeship, and if Yao invites them, they will definitely not refuse.

In the end, Yao would rather go up by himself than call anyone.

This in itself speaks volumes.

So Fang Zheng hoped that she would calm down and figure out her situation instead of being so reckless.

Fortunately, the outcome was as Fang Zheng expected.

Facing Aisha and Pumpkin Jack who could control will-o'-the-wisps, Yao was even unwilling to summon his own pet. In the end, he was slapped away by Pumpkin Jack, and then a wall of fire was built to surround it. And Yao didn't

He was too hesitant and simply chose to surrender to end the game.

Although this made the other girls a little disappointed, Fang Zheng nodded with satisfaction. He could see that Yao and the pumpkin head had a lot of exchanges. Although he didn't know what the two said, at least for now,

There should be no big problem - next, it depends on whether Yao can break through his own obstacles.

"Hey, look, what is that?"

Just when Fang Zheng was thinking, suddenly, the sound of flying birds came from beside her. She looked into the air in surprise and stretched out her hand. Fang Zheng also raised his head and followed the eyes of the flying birds, and then he saw countless black letters.

It was like snowflakes falling from the sky, falling towards the entire northern district.

What is this? All the small advertisements in Hakoba are so stylish?

Fang Zheng took a black letter and opened the parchment inside. Then, a line of information appeared in front of Fang Zheng.

[Gift game name: The pied piper of hamelin]

[List of contestants: All contestants currently in the outer gate 3999999, outer gate 4000000, and the realm wall stage area, the organizer's community.]
To be continued...