Otohime: I Want to Become the Only Light! (Kingdom of Light: What? What Are You Talking About?)

'Hahaha, no one can escape such a devilish attack!' Otohime was secretly delighted in her heart, 'No matter how beautiful this little girl is, she will immediately become ugly!'

However, before Otohime could finish her delight, she suddenly discovered that Otae's background had changed! The background beside Otae had become Naoko Ken!

[Naoko Ken, real name Naoko Asada, is a Japanese singer and actress. Her characteristic is that her nostrils are huge and upturned.]

'What?! The background was switched to Naoko?! What kind of situation is this?!' Otohime was shocked and thought hatefully, 'Compared to her, whose nose is even more upturned. It makes people feel that she is actually not bad, stopping at the edge of the critical point!'

"Next, it's my turn!" Otae, whose eyes shone with a fierce light, also stretched out two fingers and inserted them toward Otohime.

"Stop dreaming! How could I let your hand..." Otohime shouted and suddenly thought of something, "If that's the case, then I'll use... the background——Shinji!"

[Shinji, full name Tanimura Shinji, is a Japanese singer-songwriter.]

However, Otae seemed to have been prepared. Her right hand suddenly clenched into a fist, and the direction she punched changed. It directly smashed into Shinji's face next to Otohime.

"Shinji! Impossible. She punched him out first..." Otohime looked at Shinji, that had fallen to the ground behind her, with a frightened expression.

"You've already lost! Otohime! Just let it go!" Otae raised her leg and kicked out, her toes sticking right into Otohime's nose.

"Shut up! Who do you think I am?!" Otohime cursed angrily, "I am Otohime, the ruler of Ryugu Palace! I am the most beautiful existence in this world! I must stay beautiful forever!"

...

On the other side.

Shinpachi held Old Toshiro's portrait in his arms and stared blankly at the transparent liquid-filled device in front of him like an incubator. Behind Shinpachi, Old Kawaki and Old Gintoki were also staring at the device with their hands behind their back.

What shocked everyone was that there was a long-haired man with a soft expression and tightly closed eyes on the device!

"Inside..." Shinpachi murmured, "There is someone! What is this..."

"This is a massage machine; I want to go in too... Gintoki murmured.

"How can there be such a massage machine? It's not at all," Shinpachi retorted, then pointed to the incubator in front of him, "No matter how you look at it, it looks like a deep-freeze capsule or something like that."

"Who cares? I'm really tired." Old Kawaki waved his hand impatiently, then turned around and walked to a device that looked like a control panel. He pressed a few buttons on the control panel without any explanation, "Who cares what kind of deep-freeze capsule or something he is in? In short, it's similar to the Dragon Ball recuperation chambers, right? Quickly get that person out and let me go in and lie down for a while."

"We still don't know what it is. Stop, Kawaki-san!" Shinpachi hurriedly shouted.

"Hey, Kawaki," Gintoki also walked over, "One person can only soak for an hour. Next is me."

"Do you want to go in too?!" Shinpachi shouted and rushed forward to stop Kawaki, "You guys better stop before you go too far! Now is not the time to do this kind of thing!"

"Really..." Old Toshiro's portrait couldn't help but curl his lips and spit lightly, "After becoming an old man, each one is more useless than the last."

"Hey, the two of you," Toshiro murmured, "An hour is too long. Old people can't soak for so long, so it should be changed to thirty minutes! When the two of you are done bathing, remember to call me. I'll take a nap first... Zzz~~"

"You're no different from the two of them!" Shinpachi shouted with veins popping out. However, just as he finished speaking, Shinpachi discovered that the screen in the small control panel lit up, "What is this? It seems to be writing something..."

Many words appeared on the screen, and they were still scrolling slowly...

[Space century 079, July 15]

[He still hasn't awakened. According to the doctors, they've managed to keep him alive, but they don't know if he'll regain consciousness. It's all my fault. I kept him in this place too long. He was left behind in his time. He lost all hope and chose death.]

"These... Could these be what Kamenashi-san talking about..." Shinpachi muttered and then continued reading. The speed at which the words scrolled was not fast.

[Believing that he'll regain consciousness someday, I've placed him in a cold sleep. Now his body will never be destroyed. He will continue to sleep in his beautiful state, never changing, until the day he awakens.]

[But, I am not sure if my actions are correct. He was so depressed about being all alone and chose death. Even if he wakes up in the far future, he'll awaken in a completely different world. It'll be just like before, only worse. If that happens, what should I tell him? I... may be repeating the same mistake?]

[Even so... Even if I am... I want to see him once more. No matter how many hundreds or thousands of years it takes. I must live and stay beautiful no matter how many thousands of years pass. So that he can... recognize me. So that when he awakens, he won't be lonely.]

[Even if the world changes, I must remain the same. I must wait for him looking as beautiful as I was when he knew me. I must let you know that you're not alone! That there was one person in this world who was waiting for you. I'll become the pearl that shines in the depths of the sea. So, you must... Follow that light and return to me!]

[I'll... always be waiting for you... ]

The scrolling words ended here...

"This is Otohime's..." Shinpachi showed a trace of sadness, but then the whole Ryugu Palace shook violently, and the wall debris fell from the top of everyone's heads.

"What's with this shaking?!" Shinpachi quickly stood up and shouted.

...

Two minutes ago.

On the other side, Otae and Otohime were still in a stalemate.

At a certain moment, Otohime thought of the moment hundreds of years ago when she stood in front of the Ryugu Palace window with that person and looked at the stars in the universe...

——Memory Exclusive Dividing Line——

"It's so beautiful~" The man looked at the starlight outside the window and sighed with his hands behind his back.

"Like pearls?" Otohime gently put the fan in front of her, covering half her face. She smiled and replied, "This is one of the most famous places in the universe."

"This is the first time I have seen such a beautiful thing." The man was slightly emotional. Then he glanced at Otohime and whispered, "Otohime-sama, you are really beautiful."

——Dividing Line——

"Countless men after him have told me that same cheap line!" Otohime shouted at Otae in front of her, "But then, why was it that only that person's words were so unforgettable Even after thousands of years, that person's words still lingered in my mind!"

Otae was just about to open her mouth to say something when she suddenly felt violently shaking.

At this time, Otohime laughed and shouted, "It's over! No matter how you resist, it will be useless! Ryugu Palace will soon reach the sky above Edo! The Heavenly Old Age Cannon contains pressurized gas equivalent to a 100,000 Treasure Chest G... If it is fired at the center of Edo, the rest of the people will all become ugly old people!"

"You bastard!" At the same time as Otae shouted, she broke free of Otohime's finger and released her foot. However, she immediately stretched out her right hand, her index and middle fingers directly inserted into Otohime's nostrils, and lifted her, "Who would want that? Do you think the person you're waiting for... would really want you to do such a terrible thing?!"

After shouting, Otae threw Otohime away.

With a bang, Otohime fell heavily on the silver metal door at the end of the corridor and then slowly fell to the ground.

Because of the collision with Otohime, the metal door opened automatically.

Otae jumped over again and rode on Otohime. She raised her fist to hit Otohime's face again.

However, at this moment, Otae suddenly heard footsteps. At this time, Otae noticed many turtle soldiers holding rifles surrounding them. Behind this metal door was actually Ryugu Palace's central control room!

"I... must become that person's guide!" Otohime looked at the ceiling above her and muttered to herself, "I... must become the only shining pearl in the dark, deep sea. The most beautiful pearl in the world! That person will definitely find that light! He will definitely follow that light and return to my side!"

At this time, Otae suddenly noticed that a large amount of smoke had come out of the room! The smoke went through the corridor and reached outside!

All the people shrouded in the smoke were getting older bit by bit, including the sea turtle soldiers! In just a few seconds, they all turned into white-haired old men and women who were staggering! Including Otae...

"For this... to make me the only shining pearl..." Otohime continued, "Everyone except me must sink into the deep, dark sea!"

At the same time, a large amount of smoke also gushed out from the periphery of Ryugu Palace. The turtle soldiers on the periphery also began to flee desperately, but... their speed was still slower than the spreading speed of the smoke. In just half a minute, everyone had turned into old men who staggered in steps...

...

"Not good! Gin-san! Kawaki-san!" Shinpachi covered his mouth and nose as he looked at the thin smoke that had already spread to the door, "The aging gas has spread here! Otohime is trying to turn Ryugu Palace and all her followers into old people!"

"We are already old men, so it has nothing to do with us." Gintoki, who was standing in front of the control panel, spoke.

"What irresponsible words!" Shinpachi shouted.

"I've been waiting for it to play women's body exercise; why hasn't it played after so long?" Kawaki pointed to the screen in front of him and muttered.