Chapter 39: Day 39 of Cultivation
Chapter 39
Not only were the people in the audience wearing smiling masks confused, but Xiao Jiuwo also felt that her IQ was insulted.
It glared at the white-haired girl with the eyes of the man it possessed, and forced a smile: "Little friend, where are you from?"
Kanako answered obediently: "I'm from Earth."
What a ridiculous answer... Xiao Jiuwo's face twitched. "Haha, is that so? What a coincidence! Every one of us in the Smile Cult is from Earth. Who taught you to say that?"
Kanako: “I thought of that myself.”
Having ruled out the possibility of instigation by other people, it seems that there is something wrong with this girl herself.
Furious, Xiao Jiudeng asked the audience, "Who brought this girl in?!"
"I, Master, it's me..." the woman said. "She and that bowl-cut boy are together. They were the ones who questioned Master's power!"
The woman was also very angry: "Now you dare to ask the master to step down? Master, teach them a lesson!"
The people below looked at each other in bewilderment, and under the influence of the hypnotic wave, they all agreed with the woman's words: "That's right! Master, teach them a lesson!"
Kanako switched hands to hold the microphone and walked to the center of the stage, saying, "Don't get angry yet, everyone. I have an idea I'd like to hear your opinions on."
"Why do you all come to the Smile Church's gathering?"
Someone below shouted, "Of course it's because of Mister Dimple's powerful ability to make us laugh!"
Someone else added, "That's right! As long as you can laugh, all your worries will disappear!"
"I see. I understand." Kanako took the time to pull out the small booklet she often used from her pocket and continued, "So, as long as you can achieve the goal of being free from worries, it doesn't matter who your leader is, right?"
Believers: “Ah, this.”
System:??? How come they...
Kanako: "This is forbidden!"
This girl opened her big red eyes and said something incredible with an innocent look on her face!
Nearby, the orange-haired female student who had previously been dissatisfied with the leader was shocked. She quietly put her hands behind her back, ready to take out her camera.
"Please don't take pictures." Shigeo Kageyama suddenly said.
"But this is a perfect opportunity to gather news material..." The short-haired girl retorted subconsciously. The moment she saw his school uniform, she froze and said, "Ah, I remember you! Mob-kun."
"I'm Miri, your classmate."
"Yeah, I remember you." Kageyama Shigeo greeted him in a friendly manner, "If possible, please don't take any pictures. Today is about Kanako-san."
"Kanako...? Is that the child's name?" Misato took a few steps back and pointed at the girl who was speaking happily in the front. "But by the way, what do you mean by 'her matter'?"
Miri was confused. "Today I'm here to find out how the Smiling Church has gathered so many followers in just one month. This cult is really weird no matter how you look at it..."
Kageyama Shigeo's mind began to race.
How to explain to Miri what they were doing without revealing anything?
Kanako is here to experiment with how to deal with a mysterious cult, which is roughly equivalent to a practical activity.
"Practice, is... yes, it's the club's off-campus practice!" Shigeo Kageyama lied a little unnaturally and stumbled.
Miri seemed convinced: "Is that so..."
Shigeo Kageyama: "Don't worry, Miri-san, you won't be in danger here. This cult hasn't done anything unforgivable so far."
Miri withdrew her hand holding the camera, not because she completely accepted what Shigeo Kageyama said.
But it was because she was even more confused: When did Mob, her classmate, become so eloquent?
Isn't he the type who can never keep up with the conversation and has no friends in class!?
Miri felt like she had smelled a brand new piece of news. The title was "Exposing the Atmosphere Destroyer in Class 2, Grade 1 Whose Temperament Has Changed drastically."
"Everyone, have you thought this through?" Kanako gave the audience enough time to think. "If I can guarantee that you will all laugh happily, will you agree to change the leader and call me "Sama Kanako" as your new leader?"
A trivial objection came from below: "Are you kidding? It must be Master Dimple—"
Kanako added the following conditions: "And I won't take any of the event funds. I'll pay for every rally myself!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the noise from the audience suddenly decreased by half.
They hesitated, they hesitated...they were moved!
"..." Little Dimple thought to himself that something was wrong. This group of humans under the influence of his hypnotic waves actually broke free from his control for a short time.
Damn you humans! How deep is your obsession with money?!
"Um...can I interrupt for a moment?" On the stage, besides Kanako, Shigeo Kageyama and his classmate Misato, the only adult was a man with messy hair.
The man looked older, wearing a worn coat and unshaven, and raised his hand politely to ask a question.
The little dimple raised an eyebrow, and its curiosity was successfully aroused.
Especially when the man asked, "You are a child, right?", the dimple became even more certain that it was not on Kanako's side.
This man hasn't been brainwashed by the hypnotic wave yet, and might say something that would be beneficial to her, officially destroying the girl's confidence. Xiao Jiuwo hurriedly asked her assistant to bring a new microphone.
The man held the microphone tremblingly: "What I want to say is..."
The next second, he turned to Kanako with anticipation: "If you ever want to start a religion, please call me!"
Dimple: Hmm? ?
Kanako confidently pursed her lips like a cat: "What did you call me?"
Man: "Kanako-sama!"
Kanako: "The voice is too soft!"
The man opened his mouth so wide that he almost swallowed the microphone, and yelled at the top of his lungs: "Sama Kanako!!!"
Dimples:???
It began to be confused about human thoughts again. It was so easy to believe the nonsense of a person who definitely looked underage.
Where is the dignity? Where is the brain?
"Very good and impressive! I agree!" Kanako cleared her throat and began to act like a leader. "Judging from your current situation, I think you're troubled by money."
The man nodded frantically.
"I feel troubled because I don't have money. Maybe I can't find a job that can earn money. Without a job, I can only wander around outside every day with nothing to do, or even live homelessly like a homeless person... It sounds like the troubles of adults." Kanako said.
The man was shocked: "...It's all right!!!"
Kanako was just guessing, she didn't expect it: Huh?
The dimple girl said to the man speechlessly, "Sorry to interrupt, but are you sure you'd rather believe this little girl who talks nonsense than me, who has so many followers?"
"Hmph." The man sneered. "Compared to adults who talk endlessly and in their own way, a child's sincere words are more convincing."
"Besides, even if it's fake, I won't lose anything," the man said. "She didn't even charge me!"
"If it's true, wouldn't I make a fortune? Getting something for free is the happiest thing!!!"
The dimpled face dropped: ...It's hopeless, humanity is truly hopeless.
"Haha, that makes sense! What's given for free is the best!" Kanako agreed.
Suddenly, an unprecedented sense of recognition filled the man's chest.
He met Kanako's gaze with mixed emotions, only to realize that her clear red eyes were still looking at him firmly... Finally, the man couldn't help but pour out all his complaints.
"During the economic downturn, I was laid off and went home... I couldn't find a job... Every night when I rested on the bench, passersby would think I was a bad example for educating children."
"'Ah, look at that uncle over there! If you don't study hard, if you don't work hard, this is what he'll end up like!' And then he covered his mouth and walked away. The ignorant kid was easily indoctrinated with such a concept, and from then on, he would only look at me with squinted eyes..."
"They only saw me sitting on the bench in a daze, but they didn't see me getting up early and working late every day to find opportunities to work...but so what?"
"Is it because I'm not working hard enough?" the man said angrily. "The same goes for you guys who have jobs. You work diligently every day for your families, and overtime. Do you think you can earn more than your boss?!"
"Can I afford a nicer house? Can I drive a sports car? I don't think so!"
"So, you, a bunch of idiot adults who were born earlier than the child and lived a few years longer than the child, look down on the truth expressed in the child's words, while blindly believing this simple scam that is full of loopholes..."
"Stop kidding yourself!"
"Just smiling can bring happiness... How could something so simple really exist?"
The sound from the speakers stopped, and the man gasped for breath, venting all the sadness and unwillingness in his heart.
For the first time, under the spotlight, he felt a joy he had never felt before.
The audience was completely silent.
"Thanks."
Until Kanako said these two words to him lightly.
The man didn't react: "Why...thank you?"
"Reasons? There are probably many reasons." Kanako thought for a moment and raised two fingers.
"First, there's actually something deep down in my heart that I haven't figured out. Thanks to your words, I suddenly understood a lot!"
"Secondly, I'm thanking you for speaking your mind," Kanako said. "I used to think that adults who went astray were hopeless bastards, but now I think about it, maybe they never grew up in the first place."
"Even when they reach the age of eighteen, they may not have truly grown up inside." Kanako smiled.
She said to the silent crowd, "Well, everyone, I'm sorry! To be honest, I've really hated you all until now!"
"Because I used to believe that those who were bewitched must have problems themselves, but it's different now."
"Don't get mixed up with this mess. Today, these humans are just victims."
"In this matter, the one who is wrong is never you, but this world!" Kanako raised her right hand towards the ceiling, "Deceitful church!"
"Wait...wait, Kanako, it seems that the famous line template you mentioned has not been copyrighted!" The system quickly stopped it.
"Ah? Is that so? Then put it another way." Kanako listened to the advice.
"I don't intend to usurp the position of leader of the Smiling Cult, because there is absolutely no need. From now on, I will work with my good friend Mob to wipe out the Smiling Cult and then establish a new faith. Leader Dimples—"
She quickly took out Youyun from her schoolbag, hung it on her shoulder, and hooked her left index finger provocatively.
"Let's start by getting rid of you."
【Author’s words】
What this means is that in the first story of this article, Kanako complained about why those humans who were affected by the curse did bad things. It’s because they have evil thoughts in themselves, and they also have problems!
Now she has gradually learned to understand the thoughts of ordinary people in ordinary environments, and has gradually progressed from "not wanting to make mistakes" to "it's okay to make mistakes, just learn from the lessons and gain experience", and from "people with evil thoughts are all good or bad" to "it's acceptable to have evil thoughts when life is bad" and then to "as long as they don't put their evil thoughts into words and correct their mistakes as soon as they realize them."
Especially in judging the issue of "the church taking advantage of people", she did not let her attention be diverted by other messy factors, but pointed directly to the root of the problem.
Of course, understanding does not mean that she will adopt the mentality of an ordinary person. For Kanako, understanding the weak is to become a queen who is more tolerant and understands people's hearts.
Kanako is growing up.
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