Childhood Anime Grand Tour

Chapter 82 Heavenly Punishment, Heavenly Fire, Divine Authority

Hida wasn't surprised, because Liu Yufei had already given her spoilers, so she had already guessed it.

When Muska says her name, we might think it's a victor's boast, but that would be underestimating Muska.

Muska is not a way of showing off, nor is it a way of seeking others' approval, nor is it a way of trying to prove one's Laputa attitude; rather, it is a statement of fact.

As you can see, both Muska and Balu pursue Laputa as their ideal, but their understanding of the core spirit of Laputa is vastly different.

Muska never had any conflict with her identity as a Laputa. As mentioned before, Balu believed in the existence of Laputa, but he wasn't that confident. It was mostly because of his father's ideals, or rather, his desire to prove that his father was superior to his father. That sense of authority was intertwined.

Muska, on the other hand, had already overcome his confusion, which was even better than what Shiida did. As the true king of Laputa, Shiida had previously been extremely insecure about Laputa's existence.

Musca, on the other hand, worked tirelessly and gained power and status through her own efforts. However, all of this worldly power and resources were preparations to help her return to Laputa.

Like a fanatic, Muska was convinced of Laputa's existence from the beginning, and her sole purpose in life was to return to her divine kingdom on pilgrimage.

This is one of the reasons why we hate him. It's not just us; Muska's thoughts are different from the mainstream values ​​of the Edo Tensei, let alone the uncorrupted souls like Sheeta and Pazu.

This inevitably led to a purge of mortals and heretics after Muska seized supreme power. This was an extreme form of humanism, or rather, God-centricism.

The human-centered approach originates from human nature, and when we compare ourselves to others here, we are certainly no better than Muska.

This might not please everyone, but I'll still give an example. We've all owned pets, right? Cats and dogs are both adorable, and we affectionately call them man's best friend.

But for us pet owners, neutering or spaying our pets is very common, right? That's human-centric. As animals, they certainly don't want it, but we'll say it's for their own good, to reduce parasites and such.

Even when making this decision, we still maintain a master-servant relationship with our pets, a superior-subordinate relationship. Everything about the pet, including its life, is determined by us as the primary actors.

Of course, I'm talking about the majority! There are some who don't do it! That's what I'm talking about! No offense intended to these loving castrators who castrate their friends.

One of the reasons why Mousse is so unlikeable is that he directly tore off his pretense and no longer had that hypocritical attitude.

Paul in Muska's name refers to the viceroy of Laputa. Although his ancestors were royalty, they were only princes and not legitimate members of the royal family. Doyeru in Sheeta's name means "true".

Musca's ancestors did not pass down Laputa's ideals of harmony with the world; instead, they passed down only power and obsession.

Peng...

An explosion was heard, and General Muro attempted to blast the wall open with a bomb, but it only caused a violent tremor, and the wall remained intact.

"Haha, you idiot, you can get in without doing that!!"

"Muska, where are you? Come out right now!!"

General Muro was clearly furious, and Liu Yufei and Balu, who were watching from not far away, also heard Muska's voice.

"Is it Musca?"

"Hmm! Looks like he's planning to hide inside his shell and never come out!!"

Liu Yufei was also in a real bind. If Muska didn't come out, Liu Yufei really didn't have a better solution. In a fit of anger, he punched Balu on the head.

"Did you find the entrance?"

"Hiss! There isn't one! Why don't you go look for it?!"

"Of course, don't you have the protagonist's halo?"

"what?"

"Alright, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's see how these people get in. Remember to stick close to me!!"

Liu Yufei vaguely remembered that Muro and his group were lured into a closed space and then captured in one fell swoop.

Meanwhile, with the deciphering of the text, Muska was finally able to manipulate Laputa with ease. As Muska moved, the text on the black stone platform flashed red light continuously.

The cubes inside the sphere began to move at Musca's command, and an ethereal, cosmic sound echoed in the enclosed space. The two agents waiting outside also fell down as the stones moved.

The corridor on the army side was also moving downwards rapidly, and the soldiers began to stagger and fall. The empty pillar beneath Liu Yufei's feet collapsed instantly, and Balu hugged Liu Yufei in fear.

"Good heavens, who would come to such a dangerous place if they didn't have wings?!"

In the original story, Balu faced a near-death experience in this scene. Fortunately, Liu Yufei was there. Seeing this, Liu Yufei took Balu and flew down. Soon, a large gate appeared in front of the army!

"What are you waiting for? Come in, Your Excellency!"

Clearly, Muska was being somewhat provocative, and indeed he was, watching everything from the aerial monitor. He quickly spotted Liu Yufei and Balu, and his initial delight vanished as he frantically searched for a way to control the robot.

After several exchanges, Muska realized that Liu Yufei's defenses were simply too weak for ground weapons to penetrate, but this was Laputa! Muska's confidence grew.

"Charge! Follow me and charge down!"

Muro really is brainless, isn't he? He charged down without even thinking. Liu Yufei followed with Balu, because if there was no entrance outside, there must be one inside!

Under Musca's control, the black hemisphere below continued to move! Layered spires emerged from within, inscribed with ancient characters that revealed this to be Laputa's most advanced weapon of destruction.

The army marched through the tunnel into a huge glass chamber. General Muro shouted:

"Muska, where are you? Come out!!"

He even fired two shots into the sky as he spoke, to demonstrate his power, but such behavior was seen as clownish by others.

"quiet!!"

Muska's voice echoed throughout Laputa, truly like a god descending from the heavens! At that moment, above Muro's head, with a flash of light, Muska and Sheeta's figures slowly descended, but instead of reaching the ground, they chose to float in the air. Muska seemed to have become accustomed to this feeling of being high above.

"Oh!!"

The soldiers were surprised to see the two figures slowly appear, but they had already become numb to it after experiencing so many things today.

"Muska, what trick are you up to now?"

Upon seeing Musca appear, Muro's tone was questioning yet firm. Musca, however, dropped all pretense, speaking with an air of divine authority and her eyes radiating power.

"Speak politely! Standing before you is the King of Laputa!!"

Although Sheeta was indeed the king of Laputa, Muska was clearly referring to herself.

"Are you fucking crazy?"

Muro was unaware of Muska's identity and wondered what had gotten into Muska. He cursed her while also being somewhat sarcastic, thinking that even if he cured this kind of person, he would still drool over her.

Muska didn't care. As he had said before, the people on the ground were nothing but ants to him, so of course he wouldn't care about the ants' rude remarks. He then continued to speak to himself:

"To celebrate the rebirth of Laputa, please witness the true power of Laputa."

"Hida!!"

Baloo immediately spotted Shida and tried to rush over, but Liu Yufei stopped him.

"It's an illusion!! Looks like we've been discovered too!!"

Meanwhile, Musca finally activated Laputa's ultimate weapon using the levitation stone.

"Let me show you the lightning strikes of Laputa, Your Excellency Dera!"

As expected, Liu Yufei's guess was correct; he had indeed been observed by Muska. And as Muska finished speaking, the inscribed spires at the base of the sphere flashed with a scorching red light.

The power at the six tower peaks quickly converged, transforming into a fireball like the sun.

Pull...

With a loud bang, the fireball shot out like divine punishment, piercing through the clouds. But below, there was extreme silence. Just when everyone thought Muska was bluffing,

boom...

An orange-yellow explosive sphere shot straight through the sky, instantly dispersing all the surrounding clouds. The massive shockwave even blew away the clouds in the sea of ​​the sky!

Seeing the scene before them, which resembled a natural disaster, everyone was so shocked that their mouths dropped open. Even the birds of Laputa were thrown into a panic as the aftershocks hit.

Explosions, devastating explosions—this kind of divine power is hard to describe. But as long as these comic artists can depict it well, regardless of hibernation, the scenes of such explosions in comics are vividly portrayed. After all, it's a country with a strong aversion to anime and manga.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the mushroom cloud below. Liu Yufei couldn't help but swallow hard, thinking that with his small frame, he probably wouldn't even leave behind a hero fragment.

"This is the heavenly fire recorded in the Old Testament that burned Sedom and Gomorrah. It is also the thunder arrow in the Ramayana. The whole world will bow down to Laputa."

This is clearly a far-fetched interpretation. Every nation has been able to survive through various disasters, both large and small. It's just that people's fear of disasters makes them believe that it's a punishment from God.

Perhaps it was a meteorite, or an impact from another celestial body, or a change in climate, just like the great floods recorded in every myth.

It's just that people have different attitudes towards dealing with such disasters. For example, there's Noah's Ark in the West and Yu the Great controlling the floods in China. This is how the Chinese people deal with disasters.

Although we also have our own native gods, they all originated from mortals, because our ancestors told us, "As heaven maintains vigor through movement, a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement."

Our Chinese nation must have faced such heavenly fire before, and there were many of them at once. Otherwise, how do you think the story of Hou Yi shooting down the sun came about?