Chapter 121 The Final Deal

The manor that was once as exquisite as a palace is now just a pile of broken rubble, with charred black trees silently pointing to the sky.

The smell of charcoal and blood blew through the ends of Kazukage Yayoi's hair with the wind. Under the fluttering black hair, his golden pupils were bright and shining, the only light in this broken world.

In this dead city, perhaps only here is there a little bit of human activity. A few flying birds are circling in the empty and echoing sky, making hoarse calls.

All the souls that he and Jing Yayoi had not had time to absorb before were here. He waved his hand and absorbed all these helpless wandering souls.

There is finally one good thing, right? At least now his number has become 642, which is not a number that can be used up easily.

There were no obstacles on the way, nor did he encounter any living people. The organization seemed quite confident that he would go as scheduled and did not make any other preparations.

The manor was deserted. I walked to the door of the banquet hall and saw several people in black standing on the ruins. From a distance, they looked like a group of crows that stayed there, waiting for their prey to fall into their trap and then devour them.

"You're here, Gem. Why isn't the resurrected rat following you?" Gin, the leader of the crows, was leaning against a relatively intact wall, holding a cigarette in his mouth. He had a collar wrapped around his hand, with a familiar black stone inlaid on it.

That is the same stone as Bishop Oshan's right eye - the Stone of Original Sin.

The Stone of Original Sin can only be born under the authority of time and space. Bishop Okuyama's was thrown into the sea by him, so this one is probably Karasuma Renya's.

No one knows which part of Karasuma Renya's body was corroded by original sin and turned into stone today.

Feeling the intense attraction coming from the stone again, He Jing Yasheng frowned uncomfortably, and he couldn't help but think of the unpleasant memories. The feeling of consciousness and power gradually slipping away without his control until he was deprived of the right to think and resist was not pleasant.

He had already dealt with everything related to the Fire Spirit Cult, and immediately controlled Bishop Okuyama to ensure that he did not pass on any information. He also ensured that Kaito Kidd would not tell anyone what he did on the ship. But for some reason, the organization still knew the impact of the Sin Stone on him.

And this is indeed the only way to kill a god.

He Jing Yayoi couldn't help but darken his eyes and bit his lower lip.

Feeling Kazukage Yayoi's gaze, Gin subconsciously tightened his hold on the necklace, "What are you looking at?"

"Nothing, I mean you're only looking for me, what does it matter if Hiro is here or not?" He stretched out his hands to indicate that he didn't carry anything with him, not even the bracelet that held Keiko Morobushi, "I'm here, where's Mr. Amuro?"

Gin dropped the cigarette in his mouth and stomped it out with his foot, as if he was crushing an ant. "I'm not stupid enough to put a hostage in front of a god. He is safe now, as long as you do what we ask."

His words were full of threats, but abnormally, he retained a trace of honorifics, although not much.

"When Rum first told me that you would come here for Bourbon, I didn't believe it at all, but I didn't expect you to really come. Could it be that you are confident as a god and think that I, as a human, can't do anything to you?"

"...No, I just know the price of not coming." Even in the face of life-threatening danger, the cold-hearted god still spoke expressionlessly, "To be honest, I originally thought you would just kill me, but now it seems that we can still talk?"

Although there was nothing wrong with what he said, Gin still sighed, seeming to be quite troubled by Jing Yayoi's reaction. After all, the god's reaction was much calmer than he expected, and he could not read any emotions from it. The unknown brought fear, not to mention that the opponent was a real god.

But fortunately, the boss had already planned everything. Gin followed Karasuma Renya's request, unfastened the collar buckle, stood up, walked to Kazukage Yayoi at an arm's length, and held out his hand, "Put it on, and I'll take you to see the boss."

In Gin's imagination, he thought that Kazuki Yayoi would be unwilling, angry, fight back, and even mentally prepared to die. But he didn't expect that Kazuki Yayoi had no reaction and just stretched out his hand calmly.

Gin was puzzled and had to press the button more cautiously and handed it to Kazukage Yayoi as quickly as possible.

Seeing that Kazukage Yayoi put on the necklace without any hesitation, as casually as if she was trying on some jewelry in a shopping mall, Gin subconsciously said, "Don't play tricks. You don't want to know what the button on my hand is for."

But Kazukage Yayoi didn't react this time. He even complained about the design of the collar, "It's so ugly. Do you like black so much? Can't you make it prettier?"

"Forgive me, Mr. He Jing. After all, this is a semi-finished product that we rushed to make, and the style is relatively simple." Sitting on the ground, Vermouth held her stomach. She was poisoned by Elizabeth's deadly poison, but now she was abnormally not dead, just smiling weakly and painfully. Sweat soaked her clothes, and it seemed that even if she didn't die, the poison would take its toll on her.

Kazukage Yayoi's eyes moved to her, "You replaced a part of me?"

"Yes, part of the vocal cord." Belmode tried to control herself, not wanting her expression to be too ugly and distorted. But the damage from the poison and the repair of her body were happening at the same time, and the pain almost made her collapse, but she was awake and couldn't even fall into a coma.

Just like every night when they drank nightmares, none of them could fall asleep. The pain came from every inch of their skin, even the soles of their feet touching the shoes felt like thorns piercing their feet, even covering themselves with a quilt felt like a blade cutting their skin, and even drinking water became a luxury that required the courage to swallow a branding iron.

This is the price of usurping the power of God; they will need to endure suffering for eternity to atone for their sins.

Not even death could end this torture. She would cycle in the long river of time and would never find a way out of this hell.

But now, the exit was right in front of her.

As long as she could be with Jing Yayoi, this god was willing to sacrifice himself and use his divine power to break the endless cycle of fate and put an end to her broken and desperate life, she would be willing to do anything.

"It's painful, right? Although this is not my intention, the curse will haunt you for the rest of your life."

Kazukage Yayoi's tone was compassionate and calm. Vermouth couldn't tell whether he was really sad for her or mocking her ignorant and stupid behavior.

"I have no choice, Lord God. I have been stained with sin since I was born. While my bloodline brings wealth, it also brings endless nightmares."

“People cannot choose where they are born, and not being able to choose where they are born is equivalent to not being able to choose their destiny.”

To some extent, what Vermouth said was correct.

In this world, the world line determines the lifeline of everyone. Although He has some preferences, everyone is His toy. This toy is very beautiful when it leaves the factory, so it will naturally be liked by Him. But if it is defective when it leaves the factory, not only will no one buy it, but it may even be thrown into the recycling bin from the beginning.

"It sounds like you know a lot. Did you also inherit some of Karasuma Renya's authority?"

Vermouth was about to say something when Gin interrupted her.

"What authority or no authority? If you want to chat, you can chat as long as you want on the way back. Now we should leave."

Um?

Kazukage Yayoi looked at Gin in confusion. Gin didn't even know about authority. Bourbon had clearly said that Karasuma Renya trusted Gin more than Rum, so why did Gin act as if he knew nothing about it?

Or is it that it is precisely because Gin knows nothing about this that Karasuma Renya trusts him more?

"By the way, since I'm already going with you, Mr. Amuro can let him go. He means nothing to you now, does he?" He moved his neck uncomfortably, forcing himself to ignore the deadly threat above.

I thought Gin wouldn't agree, but I didn't expect him to be so easy to talk to.

"Okay," he picked up the phone, "Rum, mission accomplished, you can release Bourbon."

Hearing Rum's confirmation voice coming from the phone, Gin put down the phone, "Is this okay, God?"

“…”

"You're not lying to me, are you?" He Jing Yayoi looked at Gin suspiciously.

The other party agreed so quickly that he didn't believe it at all.

There was nothing wrong with Gin's expression. After all, he always had a blank expression. "Whether Bourbon is alive or dead, it doesn't matter to us."

"No...but you know Bourbon is very important to me, so you will not let Bourbon go, but continue to threaten me with him."

Kazukage Yayoi narrowed his eyes. Although the device on his neck made him at a loss, he believed that Karasuma Renya would not say anything if he just beat Gin up.

Although he didn't know why, Karasuma Renya needed him to be alive, at least until he could see him again.

Knowing that Karasuma Renya would not do anything to him for the time being, Kazukage Yayoi rolled up his sleeves and planned to give Gin a little shock of force.

Gin was keenly aware of the other party's murderous intention. He took out the button without hesitation and threatened: "Don't move. If I die, you will be buried with me. Bourbon is not dead yet, there is no need to risk your life, right?"

Kazukage Yayoi sneered, "But if I die, you will be in big trouble."

…

Gin choked. The order he received was indeed to make sure he and Jingya returned alive.

Although he believed in his own strength, he definitely did not believe that he could defeat a god. So at first, he was still confused about the boss's order, but now he finally understood why the boss said that he must ensure that he and Jingya returned alive.

Because Kazukage Yayoi would commit suicide.

"...I can release Bourbon." Although Gin didn't know the reason, his intuition told him that it was better for him to compromise. Moreover, he only released Bourbon, but the one guarding over there was Rum.

Whether rum is put in or not has nothing to do with him.