Chapter 282

["When we asked Abel about his experience inside the interdimensional rift, he described seeing ancient structures, schools, mountain villages, beaches, and mountain peaks. He was constantly teleported from one place to another."]

["According to Abel, as soon as he entered, he was attacked by countless ghosts lacking self-awareness—including multiple Little Sadakos. However, with his sheer strength, he slaughtered his way through without encountering any real obstacles."]

["Eventually, he came face to face with Sadako herself. She transported Abel to different locations and attacked him with various eerie methods: telekinesis, instant teleportation, immense physical strength, size manipulation, hair-based assaults—everything in her arsenal.

Despite all this, Abel endured. His own power, combined with his unstoppable cleaver, allowed him to withstand Sadako's relentless onslaught. The battle raged on for an unknown length of time. In the end, Sadako seemingly realized she couldn't defeat Abel and simply threw him out of the rift."]

["When we asked Abel to assess Sadako's strength, he became unusually calm and told us that she was incredibly powerful.

During their fight, she hadn't even used her full strength. Conservatively, she was at least a Level 3 Reality Bender—perhaps even stronger.

Moreover, she possessed terrifying memetic hazards. The task force members who entered with Abel succumbed to insanity within minutes of exposure to the environments Sadako created."]

["It's important to note that the task force members were equipped with state-of-the-art anti-memetic devices—yet they were completely defenseless against Sadako's influence. This demonstrated just how horrifying her abilities were."]

["Abel's report made the SCP Foundation realize the full extent of Sadako's threat. Stronger containment measures were necessary."]

["Thus, they decided to experiment with Cain's ability to reflect all harm, hoping that it might counter Sadako in unexpected ways."]

["When the interdimensional rift appeared again, Cain was sent inside. However, he was soon ejected.

According to him, Sadako launched multiple attacks, but because his power reflected all harm, she ended up hurting herself instead.

Frustrated, she simply tossed him back out."]

["As for the more heavily armed task force members who entered afterward, they never returned.

Cain didn't see them inside either, suggesting they were lost forever."]

["Repeated experiments followed, but even when Little Sadako was captured and unable to escape, Sadako herself never appeared again.

Perhaps she had learned to be wary of us, meaning we could no longer use the interdimensional rift to track her down.

However, we did manage to capture multiple Little Sadakos for further research—hoping to use them to develop countermeasures against Sadako and other malevolent spirits."]

Son Goku: "So Abel can actually fight ghosts, huh? That guy really is strong!"

Doctor Strange: "They keep mentioning Level 2 and Level 3 Reality Benders. Is there an actual classification system for reality-warping abilities?"

Ancient One: "Of course. Different individuals manifest reality-warping powers at varying levels of intensity.

It seems the Foundation has a way to categorize them—though I wonder how their system compares to ours."

Bruce Wayne: "What interests me more is that so-called 'unstoppable cleaver.' It can actually harm ghosts?"

Bruce found himself surprised—he hadn't expected the unstoppable cleaver to have such unique applications.

Aokiji: "The Foundation seems pretty extreme, though. They've executed a ridiculous number of death row inmates."

Akainu: "Hmph. Those criminals are irredeemable. They've taken countless innocent lives—why should we care how they die?

At least this way, they're contributing something useful. You could even call it an act of redemption."

Kizaru: "For once, I actually agree with Akainu."

Daigo: "That's way too cruel. They're still human beings!"

Tony Stark: "And what about the innocent people they've murdered?

If they were willing to kill others, they should've expected consequences.

At least in these experiments, they're dying for a purpose—saving on execution costs while advancing research."

Steve Rogers: "Stark… have you actually done something like this before?"

Tony Stark: "Of course not! Even I wouldn't be able to get my hands on death row inmates for research.

Besides, I don't need to."

Naruto: "This is totally against human rights!"

Jiraiya: "Ahem. Naruto, maybe you should hold back a bit on this one."

Orochimaru: "Heh heh heh… So just because they're death row inmates, it's fine to treat them however we like?

I wonder how many of them were actually innocent?

Wrongful convictions aren't unheard of, you know."

Daigo: "Yeah! What if some of them were falsely accused?"

Nick Fury: "I'll just say this—it's beyond our control."

Seiji: "Sigh… There's nothing we can do about it.

Besides, what's done is done. Let's just focus on what's ahead."

Following Seiji's words, the discussion was temporarily put to rest as everyone refocused on the screen.

["During the past two years, while implementing various measures against Sadako, the Foundation dedicated significant time to research.

With the videotape safely contained and urban legends about Sadako being actively suppressed, there had been no new victims in two years."]

["Meanwhile, extensive studies were conducted on the Little Sadakos.

Despite being born from humans, they possessed formidable powers: Level 2 Reality Bending, memetic contagion, superhuman strength, and telekinetic abilities.

Each research session required maximum security and full combat readiness."]

["Though these studies came at a heavy cost, they yielded valuable breakthroughs—such as upgrades to anti-ghost weaponry."]

["While research continued, the Foundation never stopped searching for Sadako's true form.

After two years of investigation, they finally traced the origins of the first known videotape.

It had originally surfaced in the southern Chagi region of Izu Ōshima, Japan.

Upon arriving there, the Foundation members encountered an elderly local who had lived for many years.

This man knew everything about Sadako and revealed the full truth.

It was then that the Foundation first learned her real name—Sadako."]

["Sadako's full name was Yamamura Sadako.

She was the daughter of Yamamura Shizuko, a psychic, and Ikuma Heihachirou, an assistant professor of psychiatry.

Because of Shizuko's psychic abilities, Heihachirou conducted studies on supernatural powers and even staged public demonstrations, rapidly gaining fame and wealth.

However, their newfound success left them little time to care for their daughter.

Sadako was left in their hometown, raised by her grandmother."]

["This may sound like a peaceful upbringing, but tragedy soon followed.

Many people believed Shizuko's psychic abilities were a hoax. Skepticism and disbelief weighed heavily on her, pushing her into a downward spiral.

Then, one particular incident sent her into complete mental collapse."]

(End of Chapter)

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