Legend of the Three Madnesses (8)

　　"Saving the world?"

　　Kurumi was stunned for a moment, then asked: "Is there really another way?"

　　"Yeah, if we want to deal with the evil god, as long as we find a companion with outflow level strength, it will be fine."

　　Ryota said as a matter of course.

　　Kurumi: "..."

　　What solution is this?

　　What's the difference between teaching someone to make 10 million a year and then depositing a few hundred million in the bank?

　　If it wasn't for Ryota in this world, he wouldn't have any joking aura at all, she would think that Ryota made her laugh again.

　　Ryota ignored Kurumi's delicate eyes and continued: "Obviously, this method is unattainable.

　　In this era, no one knows if there are still people with the talent of becoming a god, and even if there is, it is still unknown what will the other party will use to condense godhood.

　　"If that person is not kind, a new evil god will be born. Therefore, this method will not work, we can only rely on ourselves. "

　　"So what are you talking about?" Kurumi couldn't hold back her complaints.

　　"I just want to tell you that you must have the power of a god to change the status quo, but in principle, we can't rely on a god."

　　Ryota finally revealed his own method: "So the only thing we can rely on is the Military Commander System. Theoretically, when it reaches the third stage of the Military Commander System, it can condense the God model. The seven self-controlling emotions are intertwined, giving rise to various desires, and then one can use one's own will to create all kinds of powers one needs. The Military Commander System has the potential to grow into the strongest god!"

　　"The strongest god... the end point of the Military Command System is actually at this altitude..." Kurumi was surprised.

　　Only...

　　"But, Ming Hong is no longer there, how do you continue to develop as a Military Commander System?"

　　Kurumi hesitated. This Ryota gave her a cold feeling, shouldn't he be someone who can say such nonsense?

　　Kurumi suddenly thought of a possibility, she immediately widened her eyes and asked quickly: "Wait! Do you want me to change the past and save Ming Hong?"

　　"You already guessed…" Ryota nodded and admitted: "This is the only way. I don't deny that I have selfishness, but the only thing we can rely on is the Military Commander System. Don't worry, I will help you regain domain-level strength, and then you…"

　　"No!"

　　Kurumi suddenly and firmly refused: "Absolutely not!"

　　"Don't get too excited, my plan is…"

　　"I said no!"

　　Kurumi interrupted Ryota: "Can you guarantee that this won't make history worse? I will never change the past again. Besides, even if I recover the domain, I don't have enough soul power to travel through time. Do you know how long it took me to accumulate soul force before history changed? And with your help, all the [Meme] level ghosts were wiped out, and by then you were already on the Fifth Bridge."

　　She shook her head, her attitude and reasoning very firm: "This plan won't work."

　　"You're wrong, you don't need that much soul power."

　　Ryota reminded: "Ming Hong disappeared less than a year ago, but what you changed was 10 years ago. If it's just a year's time travel, I believe it won't take long to gather soul power, perhaps some [Meme] level ghosts can complete it."

　　"..."

　　Kurumi fell silent.

　　Less than a year… If so, it was true what Ryota said, the pure soul power that was released after the death of some [Meme] level ghosts was enough.

　　But...

　　"No, I can't... I can't change history anymore."

　　Kurumi suddenly pleaded in a fragile tone: "Ryota, I know this is very selfish. Obviously I'm the one who ruined the past, but now I'm asking you. Sorry, but I really can't do it, I…"

　　Kurumi lowered her head deeply. Seeing her like this, Ryota sighed.

　　There is too much to bear to change history.

　　All relatives and friends disappeared for a long time… Kurumi would probably be crushed. However, this must be done.

　　"Let me say the conclusion," Ryota patted Kurumi on the shoulder, "It's actually worth cheating history, as long as we operate properly, the current history won't change."

　　"Why are you saying that!?"

　　Kurumi raised her head, and while her shoulders were trembling slightly, she roared loudly: "I only wanted to save two common people, which yielded the current result. Do you want me to continue!"

　　"Tokisaki, actually…" After hesitating for a while, Ryota finally chose to speak up: "Actually, your act of saving your parents was the root cause of the change in history and the arrival of an evil god."

　　"...What did you say?" Kurumi was surprised.

　　"Don't you wonder why your father didn't survive?" Ryota asked, "Why did you block your parents' time 10 years ago, but your mother is still unaffected?"

　　Before Kurumi could answer anything, Ryota gave his answer. "The root of everything lies in the evil god sealed in the Red Lotus Realm. Ghosts appeared because it. As long as it is a human being killed by a ghost, the soul will automatically be controlled by 'reason'. This can be said to be the instinct of a proud god."

　　Kurumi wants to bring her parents back to life, but that cannot be accomplished simply by time traveling. First of all, she had to retrieve her parents' souls from the evil god. Otherwise, even if history changed, her parents still couldn't be resurrected— Because a god's power transcended timelines, and to win a soul from a god, only another god could do it.

　　If it was luck, Kurumi had only triggered the [Return of Eternal Tribulation] principle that enveloped this universe.

　　Since then, the two 'reasons' began to conflict and collide.

　　[Return of Eternal Tribulation] possessed a specialty that not even the gods of all ages could surpass. It was even possible to directly return a god to its origin, and annihilate it by directly destroying the cause of its birth. However, the evil god in the Red Lotus Realm was even more powerful. Even [Return of Eternal Tribulation] can't completely rob souls.

　　In the end, only Kurumi's mother survived. Her father's soul is still with the evil god.

　　As for the time blockade imposed by Kurumi on her parents. In a conflict between two 'reasons', its power is meaningless.

　　...

　　"The Seven Evil Gods were attracted by the conflict between the two 'reasons'. Otherwise, in a world without borders, how would they find our world? Moreover, because they are outside the universe, they can observe part of the universe's timeline, so when you change history 10 years ago, they can start corrupting the world 100 years ago."

　　Ryota continued: "The conflict between the two 'reasons' continues to this day. If you study history, you will find that the seven evil gods did not appear together, but one after another, gradually became aware of this world, and then shifted their gaze and power. The collision of two kinds of "reason" makes our universe like a beacon in the boundless ocean of worlds. I'm afraid there will be all kinds of monsters from ancient times in the future. Please pay attention to this."

　　Ryota grabbed Kurumi's shoulder: "To deal with them, the Military Commander System is indispensable, so you have to go through time again to save Ming Hong. Otherwise, the world will have no future."

　　"..."

　　Kurumi stared blankly, speechless. Because she saved her parents, the world is about to be destroyed. It was as if the whole world was rejecting her parents in order to survive...

　　"Dont think to much!"

　　Ryota noticed Kurumi's strangeness, and suddenly shouted, waking the girl up.

　　He reminded: "Everyone has the right to live. Even if you caused the cause, the root of all trouble lies with the evil god in the Red Lotus Realm. It has nothing to do with you, don't get me wrong."

　　Kurumi remained silent. After a while, she asked: "Why is the collision of the two 'reasons' still happening? Shouldn't the winner have been decided 10 years ago?"

　　"...Now that things have happened, it doesn't make sense to pursue the cause."

　　Ryota didn't answer this question, and directly changed the subject: "What we have to do now is change everything. History can be tricked, and the reason you didn't make it is because gods were involved. But this time was different, Ming Hong did not die at the hands of the ghosts, nor was her soul taken by any god. As long as we operate properly, we can save her without changing history. "

　　The plan is actually quite simple.

　　Kurumi went back in time, told Ming Hong the truth, and colluded with Ming Hong first. Then save her who is in danger, pretend that Ming Hong gave her soul to save her, and then let Ming Hong take the initiative to leave Ming Hong Sword first.

　　According to the memories that Ryota got, Ming Hong could do this kind of thing. In the end, Kurumi timed Ming Hong to avoid her activities and accidentally affect history.

　　After all this is over, just wait quietly for the reunion with Ming Hong. In this way, history will not change.

　　He will still be who he is, even the memory won't change. Ryota explained his plan in detail.

　　Kurumi listened quietly. She remained silent, but her heart fell into a great entanglement.

　　Although Ryota explains the reasons for her failure, he repeatedly reminds her that as long as her operations are correct, she can cheat history.

　　But... theory is theory.

　　Now she has a very strong fear of traveling through time.

　　This is not a problem that can be solved once on paper.

　　Kurumi sighed softly: "I need a bit of time to make up my mind."

　　"I will be waiting for you." Ryota nodded and didn't insist on persuading.

　　He had just thrown a transparent crystal at Kurumi.

　　It is the key to unlocking spiritual power.

　　The memory screen ends here.

　　After the transition, Kurumi had already appeared at her house.

　　Ryota who was attached to her saw the memory of the warm mother-daughter interaction again.

　　Perhaps the warmth that her mother brought her gradually calmed the uneasiness in Kurumi's heart. Within days, she put the locks together and started training psionic energy again.

　　It seems that the mind has made a decision. Since all the experience was present, Kurumi's strength recovered very quickly. The shackles of the second and third stages did not exist for her.

　　After all, she had been promoted once. Now, she only needed to continuously transform spiritual seeds into soul power to transform herself.

　　First stage, second stage...

　　After altering the memory fragments several times, Ryota finds that Kurumi has recovered all of her powers.

　　Become a third stage psyker again.

　　Only...Kurumi, who had integrated the new key, had the ability to awaken at the first stage to manipulate shadows.

　　Ryota was shocked by this sight.

　　Manipulating shadows… This was Kurumi's ability that he was familiar with.

　　But isn't this the world of the second period?

　　When it came to the new worldline, once history changed, Kurumi's abilities still had to be retrained.

　　No way to be precise, she got the exact same key as the Sephira Crystal, right?

　　(Could there be a connection here?) Ryota thought: (And my plan has a high probability of failure. Otherwise, the second world period wouldn't just exist in Kurumi's memory.)

　　What happened in the end?

　　How did five of the Seven Evil Gods disappear?

　　After the world of the second period, is this the world?

　　Why is the time in his world earlier than now?

　　Ryota increasingly wants to know everything.

　　This period's world trial for him had solved many doubts for him.

　　The identity of the Seven Evil Gods.

　　The truth about the [Red Adventist] phenomenon.

　　But the more he knew, the more new doubts he had.

　　Ryota can't wait to see what happens next.

　　As if answering his longing. The daily memory fragment with warm colors ends abruptly.

　　Screen change.

　　Blood and fire are intertwined.

　　People's screams spread out, as if the entire city was wailing.

　　Through Kurumi's gaze. Ryota saw the most shocking sight he had seen so far.

　　The earth boils.

　　The sky cracked open.

　　The true cosmic environment was revealed, and day and night were instantly reversed.

　　The Milky Way is filled with stars, shedding light.

　　The lights and shadows in the distance were blurred.

　　In the illusory field of vision, countless creatures the size of stars revealed the tip of an iceberg.

　　Nothing is more suggestive of breaking down than this scene.

　　"What's that?"

　　Kurumi looked at the blurry scenery in the sky in shock, unable to avert her eyes at all.

　　It was only after people's screams rushed into her ears that she was brought back to consciousness.

　　At one time, many monsters with terrible strength appeared in the city.

　　Monsters offer a killing spree as if they were having fun.

　　Kurumi was planning to join the battlefield. Suddenly, someone pulled her from behind.

　　"Ryota? You're here." Kurumi said worriedly: "Quick, let's go..."

　　"Give up, this world is hopeless." Ryota shook his head.

　　"What...?" Kurumi was stunned.

　　"Too late."

　　Ryota looked at the distant sky with a heavy expression: "It's one of the Seven Evil Gods, Extinct Star Cluster..."