[Author's recommended BGM: Vinland Saga OST-Somewhere else]

Marika looked at the two people with some confusion. The battle just now was so intense that it literally destroyed an entire street. How did these two people appear here safe and sound? Marika secretly began to warm up the ruins in her body.

"You are... Fang Bao? And you are...one of the suited people at the hotel?

Marika saw that both were familiar faces and relaxed the magic power in her hands.

"What's wrong?"

Malika felt a little strange when she saw the two remained silent. It can't possibly be to avenge Ye Qintian and Li Yun, right?

The two of them smiled crookedly, then suddenly half-knelt on the ground and shouted in unison:

"Sister Marika! For someone who is as powerful as you, there is only one answer!"

"Eh?"

"We will be loyal to you to the death! You are the one truly worth following!"

"HA?!"

Marika looked at these two idiots with a stupefied expression. Do these guys have any sense of loyalty? Are these guys flies? Fly wherever there is food?

Marika looked at the serious expressions of these two goofballs, but couldn't take them seriously at all. These two guys did this not because of careful consideration or belief, but out of complete impromptu intention.

They were just attracted by Marika's powerful strength, and then they thought of joining her as soon as they could, without considering the consequences of being rejected. Marika had seen many fence-sitter nobles during her campaign in the southern territories, but this was the first time she had seen such stupid fence-sitters.

"No can do. If you don't have anything else, hurry up and go home!"

Malika waved her hand disinterestedly, as if she was swatting away flies. She wouldn't stay in this world for long. When the special event mission time is over, she will return to her world. If she accepts these two fools as her subordinates, then that means taking responsibility for them, which she can't afford.

"Thank yo-huh? Huuuuuuh?!"

The two of them were about to kowtow and say thank you, but when they heard this unexpected answer, they raised their heads instantly and their eyes widened in disbelief.

"Are you middle schoolers? Cut that chuunibyou crap and go home."

Marika said in annoyance as she stood up and prepared to leave these two fools.

Unexpectedly, the two rushed over to her, hugged her feet and begged:

"Sister, please think twice! We will definitely be useful to you!"

"Yes, yes! I am willing to do all the cooking, cleaning and laundry! Please accept us as your subordinates!"

"Go away! Hey quit it!"

Completely surprised by the shamelessness of these two guys, Marika tried to pull her feet out of their embrace, but she was afraid that too much force would hurt them. So the three of them were entangled together in strange postures.

"Okay, okay! Stop-! Fine, I will think about it, can you fucking let go of my legs!"

Marika couldn't bear the two grown ass men holding her legs like some whiny children, so she could only compromise with them temporarily. When the two heard that Marika finally agreed to their request, although she only said she would consider it, they immediately let go of her like two well-behaved puppies, and then looked at him with eager eyes.

"I just met you, you are Fang Bao."

Marika pointed at Fang Bao and he puffed up his chest happily when he heard that she remembered his name.

Then she pointed to the man in black whom she had saved.

"Then you are...?"

"My surname is Nangong, and my name is Min. Nangong Min!"

The man in black cheered up and reported in a loud voice.

"Uh-huh…"

Marika waved her hand casually to show her understanding, and then asked:

"So what do you want me to do as my subordinate?"

"Of course to help you become the Wu Lin league's Master!"

Nangong said excitedly. He was already imagining the exciting scene of following Marika into the arena and defeating all the masters in the world.

"I'm sorry then. I have no interest in the world of mushas."

But Marika's next words immediately extinguished his dream of being a musha.

"Then what do you want to do, ma'am? You must have some great and noble plans, right?"

Fang Bao asked nervously. Marika's reaction was different from other musha masters he had seen before.

"My ideal?"

Fang Bao's question made her fall into silence. Her ideal? In this world? Or is it her own ideal in life? Her own? Or the original Marika?

After all, what is Malika's ideal as a collection of memories from both lives? When she started to build her country, did she want to build a world where people would not be oppressed in her war-torn world? So what conditions should be met to achieve this? Overthrow the Inrudian Kingdom? What happens after defeating them? Turning the target towards the Falkeri Empire? The Elson Kingdom of the Elf? Or should she stick to her current land and create a small paradise on earth? What about people from other countries? Should she help them too?

And having said that, what can she do in this strange mission world? One day she might come back, but what should she do to the people in power in this world then? War? Or force them to submit through political means?

Then let's put the problem into a bigger and more long-term question. As the king of a country, what can she do for the sake of human civilization?

Such complex issues were considered and examined in her mind in just a few dozen seconds.

Finally, after finishing her thinking, she looked at these two goofballs with complicated eyes and said in a solemn tone:

"Don't laugh when I say it later!"

The two looked at each other, then nodded seriously.

"Okay. My dream is mutual understanding for humanity."

"Mutual understanding?"

"Yes, I hope to create a world where humans don't have to trample on each other. A world where everyone can hold their heads high, live with dignity, and live freely. To achieve this, I think it is important for humans to understand each other spiritually."

"Freedom for all humans?!"

Such a grand and far-reaching concept left both of them speechless. Unlike Ye Qintian and Li Yun, who had ambitions akin to children playing at home, the person who proposed this idea obviously came to a conclusion after careful consideration. The two's perception of the strong was subverted at this moment.

"Haha, now that I say it out loud it sounds kinda stupid. Mutual understanding for all of humanity, what the hell am I even saying…"

Marika changed the subject and said self-mockingly. She knows best how far out of reach this dream is. Not to mention the most basic question of how to realize it, it is ironic that Marika herself, as a king in the feudal era, would put forward such an ideal. Marika knew this too well.

Marika looked at the sunset in the distance, her voice was a little depressed, but she continued to speak with a hopeful tone:

"It sounds very far away, doesn't it? I feel like I can't catch up to it even with the speed of light. But... one day... maybe... I'll catch up to it, who knows?"

Nangong Min and Fang Bao were shocked and couldn't think of any answer. Most of the strong mushas in this world are self-centered and treat the weak as mud. These warriors either want to be the strongest or want to rule the Central Plains. The sudden appearance of Marika, a person with such gentle ideals, left them completely at a loss. Is there really such a gentle and strong person in the world?

"Bah! Forget it, forget what I just said! You two, I suggest you stop meddling with this musha and WuLin crap. Go home, find an honest job, and spend some time with your family, it's a better way to spend your time than dying like thugs on the streets."

Marika then changed her tone and laughed off her profound words, waved her hand and walked away slowly under the sunset, leaving Fang Bao and Nangong behind who were shocked.

Just when the two of them were immersed in surprise, Fang Bao suddenly yelled, the sound was so loud that it scared Nangong who was standing aside. Fang Bao howled with tears streaming down his face:

"Waahh! Such nobleness! Big sister! You are t0o gentle! You are willing to walk alone for the sake of all mankind! I respect you!"

Listening to Fang Bao's crazy words, Nangong actually cried loudly:

"Gah! That's it! Sister, I understand! Your love for mankind! You must be a living Bodhisattva who shows mercy to the world and comes down to save us!"

The two of them just cried bitterly on the spot as they were moved by themselves. If Marika had stayed to hear their nonsense, she would have died from embarrassment.

Back to Marika, on the way back to the hotel, Marika used a Noble Phantasm with a repair function to repair the streets and buildings that were damaged in the fight.

By the time the damage was fully repaired, it was evening.

For expediency, Marika simply checked into Murong's hotel. In order to thank her for protecting the hotel, the hotel owner even arranged the most luxurious presidential suite for her. Well, although this was actually an unintentional move on her part.

After a short rest, Marika was invited by the hotel owner to dine in the hotel restaurant.

Looking at the steak and red wine dinner placed in front of her dining table, she couldn't wait to start enjoying it as she was already hungry due to the intense battle.

But at this time, the hotel owner was quietly relieved to see Marika eating so happily.

Marika didn't miss this little gesture.

"Mr. Manager, is something wrong?"

The hotel owner took out a handkerchief and wiped his receding bald head, and said respectfully:

"Yes~ don't worry about it ma'am. I was just a little worried about what kind of street food you might ask for. Since we don't have any, I was worried you might destroy the hotel!"

"Hahaha! Who would be so unreasonable and naive? Every country's cuisine has its own merits. Besides, such a high-end hotel wouldn't need to provide street foods, right?"

Marika thought the hotel owner was joking and couldn't help laughing. But seeing the boss's completely serious face, Marika immediately stopped laughing and asked in disbelief:

"No way?! Is there really someone like this?"

"Ma'am, you don't know that many master mushas actually have such quirks!"

"…"

Marika was completely speechless as the utter bizarreness for the mushas in this world once again. The dinner ended in silence. Back in the luxurious room, Marika immediately performed a gacha pull to strengthen herself.

"Multiverse rewards: Kratos' Draupnir Spear (B), Mortal Blade/Hairui (A), Saw Spear (C)"

"Multiverse Rewards: Magic Circuit x50 (B), Hunter's Blunderbuss (C), Charisma (B)"

"Multiverse rewards: Transparent World (B), 2B's Virtuous Contract (C), Minecraft Invisibility Potion (D)"

"Multiverse rewards: Ninja "Sekiro" (C), Noble Phantasm Creation Card (S), Battle Continuation (B)"

"Hmm...they are all good weapons. Being able to Transparent world should also improve my combat effectiveness."

" Charisma (B)? Is this like how Saber's work? Well... it feels a bit weird when I think about it."

"Invisibility potion? Hmm... maybe it would be good to give it as a gift to Jin and the others. Plus, it would be good for Sekiro to join the Intelligence ministry right?"

Marika commented on her reward, and at the same time, she clicked on Sekiro's character card to view it.

Character name: Sekiro

Race: Human

Sex: Male

Character rating: C

Skills: Melee weapon use (B), bare-handed combat (B), long-range weapon use (C), katana use (A), ninjutsu use (S), item production (B), Shinobi assassination(A), Immortality severed (S), Divine Heir's Contract (S), Dragon Cough (S), Shinobi Arts (B), Prosthetic Arts (B), Ashina Style (B), Sensoji Temple Arts (B), Ashina Mushin Arts(A)

Special items: Katana "Kusabimaru"(C), Shinobi Prosthetic Hand [Fully Upgraded] (C), Mortal Blade/Hairui (A), Medicine Gourd (C)

Biography:

From the action game Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. A ninja who serves the prince of the Hirata clan of Ashina Province. Although he appears to be reticent due to the ninja code, he is actually a ruthless character who will do whatever it takes to complete his mission. A wolf has no emotions and only knows how to kill. The same is true for excellent ninjas. At the beginning of the story, due to defeat by Ashina's military commander, he lost his master and his left hand, and then obtained the shinobi prosthetic hand to replace it. "The master is absolutely the only one. You must protect your master even if you risk your life. Even if your master is taken away, you must take him back." This is the iron rule of his life. As a shinobi, rules are the rules of action, and the shinobi's rules contribute to his motivation for revenge. This Sekiro is the wolf that has gone through the ending of "Return to Mortal".

"Oh—! As expected of a souls game protagonist, not bad at all!"

"And this magic circuit...hey, system!"

"Yeah?"

"How does this magic circuit strengthen my magic?"

"This! It's very simple. What is the function of the magic circuit?"

The system asked rhetorically.

"Hmm... let a Typemoon mage perform magic?"

"BINGO! Host, you now have a magic circuit, which means that when you cast Type Moon magecraft, you can omit the step of converting runes into mana and cast magic directly! And the magic circuit itself is a spell-casting medium, so you won't need a staff in the future!"

"NICE!"

"Then the next step is this Noble Phantasm creation card. How to use this card?"

"As long as the host picks a weapon or prop you like and combines the card with it, the item can be sublimated into a Noble Phantasm."

"That's it! Then..."

Marika looked through her weapon inventory and finally spotted a tachi with a scarlet scabbard.

Marika put the sword into her hand, and the sword immediately released an ancient scarlet aura. Marika is very familiar with this aura, the aura of destined death.

"A blade that severs immortality, eh? Then let me see how far you can grow…"

After muttering to the sword, Marika revealed the shining golden Noble Phantasm Creation Card and brought it close to the Mortal Blade. After the card turned into a spot of light and merged into the sword, there was no sound again.

"Did it…work?"

Marika looked at the unchanged Mortal blade and carefully clicked on the item introduction column.

Mortal Blade/Hairui [Noble Phantasm] (S)

From the action game Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. It is a weapon collected by Xianfeng Temple. There are two handed down from generation to generation. According to legend, only a person with the power of immortality can draw either sword. One name is: Hairui, the Red Mortal blade, and it is a ceremonial tachi used to take the Tears of the Sakura Dragon. The other one is named: Kaimon, the Black Mortal Blade, it is a ceremonial tachi used to sacrifice the immortal body and recall the dead from the underworld. What the host has is Hairui. After the sublimation of the Noble Phantasm, the power of the mortal blade has been improved, reaching the same intensity as Destined Death, and can kill any god below the A level of divinity. It has a special attack effect on enemies with immortality and divinity. The activation spell of the Noble Phantasm is: God punishes the immortal, Hairui!

"Awesome!"

Marika was very satisfied with the growth of Hairui, but she suddenly thought of a question.

"System, I have Hairui. Then what about Sekiro's?"

"Then I suppose there are two now!"

"Hell yeah! Buy one, get one free, sweet!"

"Well, you can't get your hands on the second one anyway. Because you haven't completed the special event's main mission yet, you cannot summon any character in the special event world."

"Awww man!..."