Chapter 123 The Final Deal
"When did you find out?" Karasuma Renye took off the Jack Daniels mask on his face. He looked like a middle-aged man in his 40s, with a gentle appearance. His gestures showed that he had received a very formal aristocratic education.
He looks the same as the soul that Kazukage Yayoi saw, and also the same as the Rum described by Amuro Toru.
Male, middle-aged or older, one-eyed.
"You know I can see the appearance of souls and will ask Mr. Amuro about Rum's characteristics, so you dug out your left eye?" Kazukage Yayoi pointed at the empty eye sockets of Karasuma Renya.
"Not exactly. You guessed it, right? The stone on the necklace in Gin's hand, I don't know what you call it, but I call it Novos. It once belonged to Lady Helena."
"I took one of Ms. Helena's eyes and left the other to Miss Elizabeth. The one I took was Novos."
Karasuma Renya straightened his dusty suit and performed an ancient and elegant aristocratic salute.
"Well, hello again, Mr. Kazukage Yayoi."
He Jing Yayoi put away the sickle in his hand. He had already seen that the person in front of him was not Rum at all, but Karasuma Renya. But he was not sure why the other party was wearing double leather gloves, so he just went along with the play.
Anyway, his original plan was to kill Karasuma Renya, but it seems that the other party's plan was to be killed by him.
This is somewhat interesting.
"I've long heard of your name, Mr. Karasuma Renye."
Kazukage Yayoi returned the greeting, "As for when I realized you were not Mr. Rum? It was when you said you had my body. I knew that Vermouth and Chateau Green had parts of me in them. But the recipe for the Gem Cocktail is gin, sweet vermouth, and Chateau Green, and there is no rum in it."
"You have good taste, and the names you choose are very suitable for me. Of course, I will also think that my code has its special meaning. After all, I am the only cocktail. If you tell me that this code has no meaning, I will not believe it."
"And if the code name was carefully chosen, then the extra rum is really too annoying. I would rather believe that the heart is in gin than in rum. After all, gin is the heart of the cocktail, not rum."
Karasuma Renya laughed softly, his face showing joy instead of panic, "Haha, thank you for your praise, I didn't expect you to catch my little thought, I am really flattered."
"After all, crows are born to like shiny things, and I am no exception. From the moment I knew I had to find a lost god, I felt like I was looking for the largest and most precious gem in the world."
"I was thinking, if I really saw Him, I would call Him a gem in my heart. Because He is the purest and most flawless gem in the world, a jewel, a bright jade, the embodiment of all beauty and the eternal hope."
“He will lead us out of the fog of darkness, out of this endlessly looping corridor, and into the real new world.”
"But unfortunately... He doesn't seem to think so..."
Karasuma Renya looked up at Kazukage Yayoi and smiled gently and sadly, "Chat Green, he can possess any believer. As long as he has a believer living in this world, he will not die."
"But he still died, on the Victory with the 'Gem' in the party."
"At that time, I was certain that the gods not only did not want to help, but also wanted us to die, preferably completely, without even ashes or souls left."
"Although Chat Green killed many people, he sincerely hoped to resurrect the gods and return the energy and remains in his hands. But he died."
"I have been troubled by this question for a long time and I don't understand why. Humans are just ants and gravel to gods, but there is no need to kill an ant that is trying to help you or move a gravel that is not blocking the way."
"Finally I figured it out. It must be because humans are more important than we thought, maybe even much more important. Humans can threaten gods, and gods may even die because of us. That's why gods would go to such great lengths to eradicate a human and wipe out all traces of him."
"But I know myself well. Even if I have the power, I can keep myself intact over the long river of time. I don't have any qualifications to show off in front of the gods. In this case, isn't it clear what the gods are afraid of and what they are worried about?"
"Novos... I call it new life and hope, but it seems that for you, it is Moss. (Note 1)"
"No wonder you keep saying 'May the peaceful night be with you all'. After all, the night awaits all of us (Note 2). Death is the end that no one can escape, not even the gods."
He always thought that Karasuma Renya was very smart, but Karasuma Renya was even smarter than he imagined, so smart that it was scary.
With just a few details, one can deduce the whole truth and even accurately determine what "He" is afraid of.
This is indeed wisdom enough to kill gods, and it is human talent that is on par with gods.
Thanatos looked at the man in front of him quietly. He was neither panicked nor hateful. His golden eyes were like a pot of fine wine, like a bright moon, psychedelic and empty.
The god took off all disguises and returned to his original state.
"Newborn... I have read the teachings of the Fire Spirit Cult. They believe that the current world is illusory and unreal. Only gods can create a real world. When the time comes, people will naturally go to their paradise (Note 3)."
"And you mentioned Novos. Since you named it like that, you must think it can bring you new life. What are you craving for when you have the power over time?"
"You are not satisfied with this world, and you hope that a god, or someone with the power of a god, can break it all."
"Okuyama Mitsumasa, I understand his thoughts to some extent. What about you? Karasuma Renya, what are you dissatisfied with?"
Hearing this, Karasuma Renye lowered his head slightly. Although time could not leave any real traces on him, old age still appeared on his face. "Then I can tell you a story about myself."
"In my first life, I had a wealthy family, a childhood sweetheart, and three lovely children. My wife was kind-hearted and liked to do things that could help others. I was also happy for her to do things that made her happy."
"One night, when I was not at home, someone came to my house and asked my wife for help. My wife saw that the visitor was her uncle, so she asked the housekeeper to open the door and invite them in."
"Unfortunately, she was deceived."
"When I got home, all that was left was my naked, crazy wife and my three brainless children."
"The criminal was found soon. Her uncle was jealous of her comfortable life and enviable family, so he colluded with bandits and looted all the property in the manor. He also burned, killed, robbed and tortured my house, committing all kinds of evil."
"Many maids chose to jump off the building to commit suicide because they could not bear the humiliation. I spent all my family property, made inquiries from many sources, and spent decades to ensure that everyone got the retribution they deserved."
This story was unfortunate, but Thanatos's expression did not change at all. After all, there were too many sufferings in this world, and he would not feel sad at all.
Karasuma Renya didn't care about the god's reaction. He continued, "In my second life, I found myself back to the age when I was just born. I was very happy that I could go back to the beginning of time, which meant that I could make up for all my previous mistakes. I could be richer and more powerful, and more importantly, I would not lose my wife and children again."
"But guess what happened?"
"In this life, I didn't have a childhood sweetheart, and my maid wasn't even someone I knew before. I thought it was just my choice that changed things, and it didn't matter. So when I grew up, I took the initiative to find her home. It was then that I learned that her father not only didn't have any daughters, but also no brothers in this life."
"My wife just disappeared from this world."
Karasuma Renya looked at the god in front of him with a deep and distant gaze, "Guess why?"
Thanatos's expression finally changed a little. He frowned slightly and his mouth was pursed into a straight line. There was an explanation that he didn't want to admit, but it was reasonable and entangled in his mind.
Karasuma Renya noticed the change in Thanatos' expression, and he laughed heartily and happily, "Hahaha, God, oh God, I thought you wouldn't admit it, but it seems that you don't know anything at all."
"The number of souls in this world is constantly decreasing. In every life, there are people I am familiar with who say goodbye to me forever. In every life, there are people who can never be reborn with the world. But guess what I found?"
"A heart, a heart that has lost everything and is beating alone."
"With each passing life, this heart becomes more complete. Gradually, blood vessels, bones, and skin grow above the heart..."
“It’s recovering. Even though the world keeps going backwards in time, it keeps growing.”
"What do you think I should think?"
"Hmm? Lord God, may I ask you, what should I think?"
Karasuma Renye smiled, but Thanatos saw mockery and unwillingness in his expression, but He could not refute anything. His awakening required energy, and He always knew that someone would pay the price for it, but He did not feel guilty about it.
The dead are the food of the god of death, and no one would feel guilty about rice just because they ate a meal.
"So you hope that the owner of this heart can wake up and put an end to this endless cycle of the world?"
"No," Karasuma Renye chuckled, "I hope He can die."
"If He is a devil, I am God. If He is God, I am a devil. I will cut off His wings with my own hands, peel off His skin, and suck His blood dry. Let time turn back to the moment when He has never come, and bring back all the souls that He has plundered into this world!"
"I am both God and the devil, because I want to reverse the flow of time and bring the dead back to life!"
"I am willing to sacrifice everything to achieve this goal!"
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