Childhood Anime Grand Tour

Chapter 78 Autumn Waters and Long Skies: Laputa's Self-Judgment

Liu Yufei was still taking pictures of the beautiful scenery, and the birds were attracted by his unique aura. Just then, a robot that looked like a guardian walked towards them!

Pazu and Sheeta, who were lying on the ground, were also attracted by the noise!

"Hida!!"

Pazu was somewhat afraid, having witnessed the Guardians unleash their power before, while Sheeta wasn't so terrified, even showing some curiosity. Liu Yufei, however, explained with a smile:

"Don't worry, he's a gardening robot, he won't hurt us!!"

As he spoke, Liu Yufei stepped forward and bowed, saying:

"Excuse me, Mr. Robot!!"

As guests, Liu Yufei remained quite polite regardless of whether they understood him or not. The gardener robot's nose sensor flashed twice, but it ignored Liu Yufei and walked directly towards the two of them!

As it walked, its body made a spring-like sound. Balu immediately shielded Shida behind him, while the Gardener Robot's detector flashed a few more times before reaching for Balu's flying vehicle.

"What do you want to do?"

Baloo immediately reacted to the stress, but fortunately the gardener robot ignored him. Sheeta also pleaded:

"Wait a minute, could you please not damage this aircraft..."

The gardener robot looked up suddenly, and Sheeta was so frightened that she stopped talking. The gardener robot seemed to understand Sheeta's words, nodded gently, and slowly picked up the aircraft, revealing the bird's nest that had been pressed down inside.

"It's a flycatcher's egg!"

"So that's why?"

The two birds on the robot immediately flew down, indicating that Laputa's robot is very intelligent and can resonate with even small creatures.

"Great, it wasn't crushed!"

"I'm not afraid of people!!"

Clearly, due to her upbringing, Sheeta's heart has always remained pure and closer to nature, while Pazu, although he has lofty ideals, grew up in an industrial society. Although his soul is innocent, it is not as pure as Sheeta's.

Liu Yufei, of course, did not miss such an opportunity and immediately took a picture of the gardener robot.

The sensor on the gardener robot's head flashed towards the two of them again. It then turned and left, and Hida exclaimed joyfully:

He told us to follow him!

"You can understand!"

"Just going by instinct!!"

The two little ones immediately took action, and Liu Yufei quickly followed behind, heading towards the center of Laputa!

Looking at the surrounding stone pillars, although some have collapsed, one can still see how magnificent Laputa was in its heyday.

"Ancient Roman style! I wonder if this world is a civilization brought from Laputa, or if they brought an underground civilization to Laputa?"

Liu Yufei sighed, but didn't investigate further. As the group moved, several strange, otter-like creatures were startled and jumped into the water.

"Wow..."

Baru immediately became excited, and Liu Yufei was even more excited. The three of them looked down and saw the submerged buildings of Laputa underwater, just like Atlantis!

"Ah! I miscalculated!! If I had a fishing rod, I could stay here for half a year!!"

Looking at the small fish swimming below, Liu Yufei's fishing spirit was instantly ignited, but unfortunately he didn't have a fishing rod in his hand at the moment!

"It's a castle!!"

Sure enough, people see things differently. Liu Yufei saw fish, while Balu saw a magnificent castle below.

The gardener robot kept moving forward, and Sheeta immediately followed. Pazu caught up instantly, not forgetting to hold Sheeta's little hand.

"Heh heh, this kid's really good at this!! Sheeta's gotta keep a close eye on him from now on!"

The three followed the gardener robot inside, and unlike the ruins outside, it was a lush forest. Flying insects frolicked among the trees, and the unexpected scenery left the three of them stunned!

Wow! It's so beautiful!

"Um!!"

Liu Yufei was also captivated by the scenery before him, even forgetting to take pictures, but then he exclaimed in amazement:

"Hehe! Indeed, even the greatest civilizations will one day fall into ruin, only nature endures forever."

Balu and Shida immediately turned around and were startled.

"What...?"

Liu Yufei immediately laughed and scolded:

"What, you've never seen such a handsome deer before?!"

Upon seeing such a beautiful view, Liu Yufei couldn't help but transform into the form of the Qilin God, and Xida laughed and hugged him tightly!

"elder brother!!"

That one word, "brother," completely melted Liu Yufei's heart.

"Come on up! I'll show you around! You don't need to come anymore!!"

"elder brother!!"

"Fine! I'll just eat one of your apples, and look what big trouble this has caused!"

Liu Yufei initially wanted to refuse Balu, but seeing Shida's expression, he held back!

"Wow! That's awesome!!"

What boy could resist the temptation of riding a deer? Balu immediately smiled with delight, while Liu Yufei was furious! If it weren't for Xida, would I have ended up as your mount?

As Liu Yufei transformed, the auspicious aura unique to a mythical beast instantly filled the entire garden. The insects swarmed around him joyfully, followed by flocks of birds!

"Hahaha..."

Pazu burst into joyful laughter, as if she were seeing her pigeons at home, while Sheeta, behind her, also hugged Sheeta in front of her with a smile on her face.

Liu Yufei thought to himself with a sense of dejection:

"Ugh, I should have eaten the Wolf-Wolf Fruit! This dog food is way too sugary!!"

Although he secretly grumbled, fake displays of affection are unpleasant to watch, while genuine displays of affection bring joy, so Liu Yufei was very happy at that moment.

The two felt as if they had stumbled into a land of giants, looking out at the white clouds through the huge window and at the green expanse beneath their feet, a gentle breeze carrying the scent of dust around them.

The birds that used to eat insects now live in harmony with the insects. As Liu Yufei takes a step, the world beneath his feet is full of withered and flourishing plants. The two are curious about this scene, but they are used to seeing so many secrets about Liu Yufei.

As the three slowly stepped out of the garden, they finally arrived at the foot of the Tree of Life. All around them were lawns and flowers, and the lonely figure of the gardener robot.

"Okay, come down!"

"Ah! I really want to ride a little longer!"

"Hey kid, did you buy your ticket? Get off now or I'll bounce you around!!"

Finally, Pazu got down and even gentlemanly helped Sheeta down as well! A flash of green light, and Liu Yufei transformed back into human form!

The three of them looked at the huge tree trunk in front of them, its towering canopy covering the entire Laputa.

Tears welled in the eyes of the two little ones as they gazed longingly at the Tree of Life before them, while Liu Yufei's gaze fell upon the robots lying beneath the tree trunk, buried in moss.

It seems this is the graveyard of robots, and also the end of the Laputa people. As he thought about it, Liu Yufei thought about himself. Where would he sleep when his life was about to end?

Liu Yufei suddenly thought of the divine tree in his space. Perhaps, in the end, he would leave everything there! Thinking of his space, Liu Yufei suddenly realized something.

The Guardian Robot is still inside the space! I promised him I'd bring him back, and this will soon be his final resting place!

Liu Yufei then vanished instantly, startling the two children.

"Mr. Liu!"

"elder brother!"

"Don't worry, I have something to do! I'll be right out!!"

Immediately, Liu Yufei entered the space, and what came into view was his divine tree.

"Hey buddy, one day you'll grow into a towering tree like Laputa!"

After speaking, Liu Yufei began searching for the guardian's body. Liu Yufei's space was not large because the divine tree was still very small, but when Liu Yufei looked around, he did not find the guardian's body.

"Wait a minute! I clearly put it in, how could it be lost?! Dude, did you see it?"

The divine tree, lacking wisdom, naturally wouldn't answer, but Liu Yufei looked at it because at that moment, another fruit had grown beneath its branches.

[Zoan type, Human-Human Fruit, Ancient Zoan, Robot form!]

hiss...

Liu Yufei gasped, immediately realizing what had happened, and instantly started cursing at the street:

"You son of a bitch, are you even human? How can you eat anything?! Spit it out! Spit it out!"

Liu Yufei never expected that the divine tree would even devour inorganic life forms. He tried shaking the tree, which was taller than a person, hoping it would spit them out, but the divine tree had no intelligence! No matter how much Liu Yufei shook it, it was all in vain!

Liu Yufei was immediately overwhelmed with guilt. What kind of mess was this?

"You beast, just you wait! One day I'll chop your dog-like body up!"

People are so fickle, aren't they? Just now I was saying that the Divine Tree would be my final resting place, but now it seems that even if I die, this bastard will definitely absorb me without hesitation.

Liu Yufei stormed out of the space in a fit of rage, kicking the divine tree before he left, but not even a single leaf was disturbed!

When Liu Yufei came out, he saw the two little ones examining a stone tablet. The symbol on it was exactly the same as the one on Shida's necklace. Upon seeing this, Liu Yufei immediately revealed a contemptuous smile.

As mentioned before, Laputa's demise did not come from the outside world, but from its own civilization reaching its limit, or rather, from the fact that people's hearts never changed along with Laputa's transformation.

Inevitably, this led to their demise. Although the Laputa people left, they still left behind dignified tombstones. This was no longer a form of self-examination, but rather a judgment made by the Laputa people against themselves.

This behavior is ridiculous, because humans can only examine and criticize themselves, but the Laputans judged themselves. Only a judge is qualified to judge, or only nature is qualified to judge.

The Laputans regarded themselves as gods, judging everything they did. Although they had a revolution and introspected, they were not thorough enough, believing that the demise of Laputa was only a temporary retreat, not the end of everything.

All the Laputa people longed for the day they could return and make this aerial kingdom their homeland.