Chapter 100
"This is... [punishment]?"
Fyodor muttered to himself, "No..."
With the holy sword in his hand, that face, so identical to his own, and those gentler, wine-red eyes, slowly came into Fyodor's view as he turned.
Even though the blood-red crystal embedded on the back of his right hand was so conspicuous, indicating that the body before him was actually a manifestation of his superpower that [Dragon's Edge] had stripped away..., between the opening and closing of those soft lips and tongue, Fyodor preferred to utter those few familiar and intimate syllables.
"Messiah."
At this moment, for the first time in the real world, he was face to face with his messiah—in such an unprecedented and astonishing way.
“It’s me,” Ye Yihe said. “Good morning, Fyodor.”
"I see... so that's how it is,"
Even though the plan was completely disrupted and all efforts were in vain, Fyodor did not seem annoyed. Instead, he widened his eyes slightly in surprise, revealing a clear emotional fluctuation of surprise and joy upon realizing the situation.
"No wonder it took me a while to see my ability body at the Fortress last time. So it was possessed by you then too? And you even managed to get Mr. Shibusawa's cooperation in return..."
He mistakenly believed that his own supernatural abilities were deliberately avoiding being exposed to Tatsuhiko Shibusawa, but he never expected that the truth was that Messiah's spirit had been separated and taken over this body.
"Yes, that's about right."
Ye Yihe confirmed his guess, without mentioning the existence of the system at all.
Fyodor couldn't possibly have guessed that the system had helped him transfer his mind to the superhuman. After all, it's extremely rare for a superhuman to have a dual personality, and it's even more difficult to predict what kind of chemical reaction would occur under the combined influence of [Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde] and [Dragon's Edge].
In other words, this means that any outcome is possible. Since supernatural abilities are supernatural powers, it's perfectly normal for them to overturn common sense.
But he specifically asked Dazai to manifest his powers at this moment, not to give Fyodor a Sleeping Beauty surprise.
"Are you trying to stop me?"
Fyodor raised his hands, and the handcuffs on his wrists made a crisp clinking sound.
"Just like you did to me inside the Palace of Consciousness."
He was well aware that his ideal of eliminating the sins of the world could not have gained anyone's support from the very beginning.
Messiah had also confronted him in the Palace of Consciousness... No, long ago, from the moment he decided to board the prison van to Gusinger Prison under the false identity of a minor offender to obtain the world-destroying weapon, his Messiah had already appeared and begun to try to stop him.
Now that he has lost half a point in this final game of chess, and the Messiah has successfully thwarted his plan, it is an inevitable outcome.
Faced with defeat already certain, Fyodor merely curved his lips slightly, speaking to Ye Yihe in a smooth and gentle voice, his lowered eyes and bowed posture humble and elegant.
Congratulations on your victory.
Yeyhe looked at Fyodor and gripped the holy sword in his right hand.
If it were any other villain, upon learning that they had been betrayed and that their defeat was due to a backstabbing, they would probably have become furious and even loudly cursed their betrayal.
In an effort to do good, he has thwarted Fyodor's plans more than once since possessing him.
Even so, aside from the time he drowned at sea, Fyodor ultimately only forced him into a deep sleep, rather than devouring him.
"In fact,"
After a long silence, Ye Yihe spoke to Fedor.
"I've been thinking about what the right thing to do is."
Fyodor let out a slightly puzzled "Hmm?".
"It wasn't until now that I finally made up my mind."
Ye Yihe did not linger in the waiting hall. Instead, he stepped over the broken glass and followed the shortcut cleared by Tōno Seikiku and Suehō Tetsugō with their bodies to the more distant runway.
There, the swordsman known as the "Silver Wolf" and his close friend, hailed as the "Hero of the Far East," have already determined their victor.
[Congratulations, host, for resolving the incident! Resurrection Points +300!]
Xiao Ai, the AI assistant, couldn't wait to jump out and scatter flowers, even mimicking a particularly cheerful and vivid emotion in its voice.
[Congratulations, host! You have accumulated 1060 resurrection points! The conditions have been met, the resurrection process is activated, and the rewards will be distributed soon. Please...]
[Wait a moment. ]
Ye Yihe kept calling out to stop in his mind as he walked.
The thin mist that sustained the existence of this superhuman being followed him closely, gradually spreading outwards with each step he took.
The command, which was about to run at full capacity, was forcibly aborted. Xiao Ai paused for a moment before speaking, "[Host, what's wrong?]"
"Can I choose which world my new body will be placed in?" Ye Yihe asked.
"[Okay,]" Xiao Ai replied, "[The host's wish is...]"
"Yes, stay in this world," Ye Yihe said.
[Please note that, assuming the host chooses to place the new body in this world,] shedding its familiar, childlike demeanor, the system issued a stern warning to Ye Yihe: [This system will be unable to read the host's body data from the original world; it can only use the possessed person's body data for reconstruction.]
[Furthermore, this decision cannot be reversed or changed.]
After a moment of silence, Ye Yihe replied in a low voice, "I understand, my decision remains unchanged."
[Actually... even if I went back, there would be no one waiting for me in that world.]
He didn't like to talk about his past, a circle that went from numbness to happiness and then back to numbness, drawn on the sand with his fingers, and then washed away by the rising tide along with him.
The only person who would wait for him, the one who insisted on adopting him and raising him, died several years ago.
And the murderer who killed her was smiling at him in court.
In that instant, he clenched his fist, his knuckles turning white from the force.
So, after enduring until she was released from prison, he did something he knew she would scold him for – he sought revenge.
[Before, I felt that my death was a way of escaping responsibility, and I thought that if I could really be brought back to life, I would simply go back and turn myself in with a new body.]
Ye Yihe took a soft breath, regaining his normal tone, "[But right now, in this world, I have something more important to do.]"
[—Received. Since this is the host's choice.]
The system switched back to Xiao Ai's sweet voice, and the waterfall of commands restarted. Ye Yihe, who was originally residing in the body of the superpowered being, suddenly felt... heavy.
It was like touching the world with your soul for the first time and receiving some vivid and lively feedback. It was as if he had broken through an invisible barrier and was now truly integrated into the world.
When he raised his right hand again, the blood-red crystal that had been embedded in the center of the back of his hand had disappeared.
[Therefore, the new body has been confirmed for deployment to this world. The process of resurrecting the dead is 0%...10%...30%...60%...90%...100%. Congratulations, host, your reward has been successfully issued. This system's task is complete, and the self-destruction procedure is about to begin...]
[Wait a minute.]
Ye Yihe called for a halt again, [Destroy? Aren't you going to bind to the next host?]
[...Now that you have successfully revived, the confidentiality rules of Decree No. 01288 issued by &￥&￥ have been lifted, and this system will inform the host of the truth.]
[In fact, this system is not an [emergency resurrection device] for the host, but rather a [multidimensional life civilization preservation device].]
[Once this system detects that an extreme energy capable of destroying all of human civilization is about to emerge in this dimensional world, it will use its owner, Fyodor Dostoevsky, as an anchor point to search across all dimensions for intelligent life of the same race capable of preventing the birth of this energy.]
[Time and space, for this system, exist as a controllable fourth dimension—therefore, this system only appears after your death, and disguises itself as an "Emergency Resurrection Processing Device" as the ultimate event resolution reward, tying your mind to Fyodor Dostoevsky, making you an unkillable and imperceptible second personality he cannot detect.]
[I see. Now I understand why you appeared right after my death, and why you were so eager for me to agree to be resurrected... But Fyodor actually figured it out incredibly quickly.]
Ye Yihe exhaled, then thought for a moment, [Besides, killing me would be quite simple.]
system:[…………]
To use an analogy that humans can understand, this ultimate anomaly—the human brain successfully outcompeting an AI—is something that even if the CPU were to run until it started smoking, it would still be impossible to deduce.
[But you have still resolved the issue perfectly. This system is a one-time application copied to the main system solely to achieve this goal, and its impending self-destruction is normal.]
The system said, "[Finally, congratulations.]"
Congratulations on your victory.
Ye Yihe reflexively recalled what Fyodor had just said to him.
No, I haven't solved it perfectly yet.
As Ye Yihe uttered these words in his mind, he happened to be standing in front of Fukuchi Sakura, who had been defeated in the duel and was kneeling with serious injuries.
The wispy mist has dissipated, and he, having gained a new body, will no longer disappear.
The weapon that Fukuchi Sakura never parted with—the Divine Sword Rain Gozen—also fell to the ground and was picked up by Ye Yihe with his left hand.
I don't understand what you mean.
Faced with Ye Yihe's denial, the system voiced a question.
[Actually, Dazai already told me how Fyodor could obtain the 'Extreme Energy' you mentioned... well, in his words, it's called the 'Triple Singularity'.]
Ye Yihe held the Holy Sword in one hand, which could fuse and control supernatural abilities with the human body, and the Divine Blade in the other, which could pierce into space several centimeters away and even break through time.
[Before your self-destruction occurs, would you be interested in starting a new job, Xiao Ai?]
He asked himself the question.
—Meanwhile, in the real world, Fukuchi Sakura was struggling to lift his gaze and look at Ye Yihe standing in front of him.
"You are... a demon?"
Fukuchi Sakura was gasping for breath from immense pain. Her silver hair, dark red military uniform, and the fingers clutching her vital spot were all stained with blood, and she was on the verge of dying from blood loss.
“No,” Ye Yihe said. “I am Fyodor’s second personality. You can call me Messiah.”
"Messiah...the savior in the Bible?"
Fukuchi Sakura let out a broken sneer, "That's really ironic."
Unaware of the severity of his injuries, the president was also badly injured—at this moment, he was looking at Ye Yihe with confusion, unsure of what he was going to do.
Okura Yoko originally wanted to come over, but it seems that Dazai stopped her.
“I know you want to eliminate war completely, but the idea of forcibly unifying the world into one country and placing it under the rule of a single commander through the [Grand Command] is unrealistic. Even if the president can command the [Human Army], how can you guarantee that he, as an individual, won't be targeted for assassination by countless power-hungry individuals during his rule?”
[The Great Command] It's true that he can unconditionally command all his subordinates, but he can't command all of humanity. Assassinating rulers for power is a common occurrence throughout history. Does he intend to turn all of humanity into mindless vampires and then rule them using the holy sword inserted into Bram's body?
Fukuchi Sakura fell silent and did not speak.
"However, if you are willing to sacrifice yourself,"
Seeing that the other party could not refute, Ye Yihe continued, "I think I have a way to achieve your vision."
Both of them exclaimed in astonishment, "What?"
“…I would naturally be willing,” Fukuchi Sakura closed her eyes after a brief moment of surprise, “if you can really do it.”
"Although it's probably not the most correct way,"
Ye Yihe readily replied.
"But I think the result should, at least, not be bad."
He pierced Fukuchi Sakurachi's body simultaneously with the holy sword and divine blade he held in his hands.
In that instant, the blinding energy that suddenly erupted swept across everything in sight like a raging river.
—【God-man Ame-gozen】was born here.
…………
Fukuchi Sakura's special ability, [Mirror Lion], can enhance the performance of the weapons she wields by up to a hundredfold.
The Holy Cross Sword can fuse the supernatural abilities of the person it pierces with their body, and be controlled by the sword's wielder.
The Divine Sword: Rain Goddess can teleport the tip of its blade to a space a certain distance away, or to the past at a certain point in time.
Once these three are combined, by simply manipulating the Holy Cross Sword within Fukuchi Sakura's body, one can forcibly activate his [Mirror Lion] ability, increasing the weapon performance of [Divine Sword: Ame Gozen] by a hundredfold.
However, since the divine sword has already merged with Fukuchi Sakura, this means that Fukuchi Sakura is actually enhancing her own performance. Thus, the [Mirror Lion] ability, which has been enhanced a hundredfold, continues to activate, further enhancing the performance of [Divine Sword: Amegakure], which is himself.
This operation is similar to a contradictory dual singularity, but in this infinite repetition of the Holy Sword, the Divine Blade, and the [Mirror Lion] ability, a more unique tripolar singularity is formed.
This manifested Tripolar Singularity is none other than the [God-Man Ame-Gozen] who has the appearance of Fukuchi Sakura.
The power He possesses is enough to easily destroy a country.
"—However, I restored Fukuchi Sakura's original personality and issued the order,"
Standing in front of Fyodor, whose hands were cuffed, Yeikh raised his right hand.
Intricate patterns, unique to the wielder of the holy sword, appeared on his palm, permanently existing as a mark that allowed him to manipulate [God-Man Ame-Gozen].
As Fyodor realized what his messiah had done, his eyes widening in disbelief and trembling, Ye Yihe spoke slowly and deliberately.
"Permanently implement the [Sinners Cleansing] plan."
"To eliminate the sins of this world by annihilating those with superpowers, and even all of humanity, is an indiscriminate act of violence. But if it is precisely targeted at the wicked who have already committed crimes, it can be called a [judgment] from God."
"When this plan was first implemented, probably no one would have believed in His existence. But that's okay. As time goes by, people all over the world will know that there is a god who only punishes sinners who has descended upon this land, and no one can resist His power."
"When extreme evil inevitably leads to death, everyone, whether superhuman or ordinary, will tend to be afraid to do evil—they may be confident in escaping the law, but they will never be able to escape the judgment of God."
The saying goes, "A gentleman judges by his actions, not his intentions." As long as a person does not commit evil deeds throughout his life, no matter how dark his true thoughts may be, he will not cause harm to society.
Since it is impossible to completely eradicate sin, then let's choose to eliminate sinners who commit the most heinous crimes.
At this point, Ye Yihe closed his eyes.
Of course, what he wouldn't tell Fyodor was that the system originally bound to him had now canceled its self-destruction program and instead transferred to the mind of [God-Man Amegami], also known as Fukuchi Sakura, through the connection of the Holy Sword.
As a super monitoring device capable of predicting countless possible future directions of this world, it can easily handle the trivial task of helping Fukudi Sakurachi accurately identify which sinners should be judged.
only……
“Those lives killed by [God-Man Ame-Gozen] were, in essence, all taken by my hand.”
Ye Yihe stretched out his hands, which were now covered in blood, just as he had done when he punched the criminal who had killed his foster mother.
"As you can see..."
"I am also a sinner."
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