Ch: 136-140
Chapter 136 Chapter 136
The God stared at the gems in his hand: "Those are artifacts that can erase civilizations. I don't care if you want to save them, but breaking the rules before the game ends is putting me down too much."
"What right do you have to ask for my respect?" Wang Haoyu retorted impolitely, "Playing by your rules is already my biggest concession. You should be content that I haven't turned it into my game."
The God's face was livid. He, a dignified Ruler, was being suppressed by this unknown youth. If it weren't for his apprehension of that power that shook the Universe, he would have torn this arrogant fellow to pieces long ago.
Wang Haoyu seemed to read his thoughts, and a scorching fireball suddenly ignited in his palm. The next second, the blazing flames completely engulfed the God.
The God's disdain was evident from the start. He sneered at Wang Haoyu's petty trick, full of contempt—it was merely mortal Fire, nothing to mention?
Little did he know, the flames dancing in the furnace were the True Samadhi Fire from Lao Jun's alchemy furnace. This fierce fire once made the Great Sage Equal to Heaven kneel, and now in Wang Haoyu's palm, it was as docile as a cat.
As the tongues of Fire licked the God's robes, arrogance instantly melted into wails. Wang Haoyu stood with his hands behind his back, and only when the wailing gradually weakened did he nonchalantly extinguish the fire spell.
"Impossible..." The God gasped, curled up on his charred divine throne, "If you possess such heaven-defying power, why bother to toy with me in this small corner?"
"Why should I report my actions to you?" Wang Haoyu's fingertips sparked, burning spiderweb-like cracks into the barrier, "If you cross the line again, your rotten divine position—" A burst replaced the unfinished words.
The moment time resumed flowing, Hinata's apology happened to fall in. Yuno's pupils flickered with killing intent, but Hinata's shout pinned her in place: "Everyone stop!"
"Interesting." Wang Haoyu suddenly grabbed Hinata's throat, "The breeder should be dead."
Hinata's throat pulsed in his fingers: "What I want... are the future diaries in your arms." His bloodshot eyes turned to Akise, whose pocket vaguely revealed the outline of a notebook.
Everyone present was shocked. Wang Haoyu's brows furrowed into a frown—when did a non-existent diary holder get mixed into this game?
Seven days ago. The Tsukimine Dog Kennel was filled with the smell of blood, and a man's confession mixed with dog barks: "The murderer of the demon time... it's me..."
The man pulled back the curtain, and standing outside the door with an umbrella was Akise.
"What did you say?" Hinata looked at the other person in disbelief.
"Akise is also a diary holder?"
The man nodded in confirmation: "Only a diary holder can find clues here and be fully aware of the situation." He paused, then added: "Moreover, the God has inserted a new neutral party to provide us with free information."
"There are substitutes in the game?" Hinata was puzzled.
"They say neutral, but who can guarantee he isn't an appointed God? Everything in this World has backroom dealings, including the Gods." The man sat down unwillingly, "As long as we get rid of these two, we might still have a chance to turn the tables!"
After listening to Hinata's narration, Wang Haoyu suddenly understood—another tragedy caused by a lack of paternal love.
"My goal is very clear," Hinata pointed directly at Wang Haoyu and Akise, "It's to seize the future diaries in your hands! As long as you disappear, no one will ever know Father's secret!"
"Akise is also a diary holder?" Amano Yukiteru looked at Hinata in shock, "This is impossible!"
"It's precisely because he is also a holder that I prepared a feigned death trap." Hinata said confidently, "Akise's diary cannot predict dead people. As for you, Wang Haoyu—when reality conflicts with the diary, which will you believe?"
Wang Haoyu sneered: "I never rely on the diary. In my opinion, the changes in the diary are just reflections of the human heart. Just keeping an eye on you few is enough, why bother looking for trouble?"
Hinata snorted and did not respond.
Amano Yukiteru was still in shock: "Then... your invitation to the park was also because..."
"That's right," Hinata answered plainly, "Because Akise was also suspecting you. You were just bait to make him show himself."
"So... I was just bait?"
Looking at Amano Yukiteru's frustrated and pained expression, Wang Haoyu almost laughed out loud; presumably, Gasai Yuno was thinking the same thing at this moment.
In this survival game, everyone was struggling to stay alive.
Only Amano Yukiteru was still stubbornly pursuing ephemeral friendship, even demanding trust from others.
He blindly trusted others, yet often dragged those around him into danger.
In this youth's World, the issue of survival seemed to have never been considered; he only indulged in the self-satisfaction of his spiritual World.
This made Wang Haoyu completely unable to understand.
The players participating in this death game, from the elderly down to seven-year-old children, each had their own goals. The moment they stepped into the game, emotions had already been cast aside.
This was a cruel survival competition, definitely not an emotional child's play.
Although it tested human nature, it tested the ability to survive even more.
Wang Haoyu shrugged nonchalantly: "The diary disappearing doesn't mean I'll disappear. On the contrary, I can have as many of these diaries as I want, and I don't mind giving them to you."
Saying that, he threw his phone over.
Just as everyone eagerly checked, Akise Aru suddenly spoke up to interrupt: "I don't care either. But if you want my diary, you'll have to beat me first!"
He casually tossed a coin: "Guess heads or tails? No looking at the diary!"
At this moment, Hinata suddenly interjected: "This way of playing is too boring."
"Then how do you want to play?"
"It's simple, guess which hand the coin is in."
Akise Aru smiled and threw the coin to him.
Hinata secretly glanced at his phone, which showed that Akise Aru would guess "right hand," and couldn't help but reveal a triumphant smile.
"Let's begin."
Amano Yukiteru anxiously winked at Wang Haoyu and Gasai Yuno, wanting to tell them the diary's prediction.
Hinata pretended not to see, and casually tossed the coin high... but the coin ultimately landed in his left hand.
Gasai Yuno leaned closer and whispered a few words to Akise Aru.
After listening, Akise Aru smiled confidently: "Don't worry, my diary has already seen through everything."
He looked at his phone, then at Hinata, and confidently stated the answer: "It's the left hand."
Instantly, Hinata's expression suddenly darkened.
Except for Wang Haoyu, everyone present looked even more astonished than Hinata.
What exactly happened?
Everyone's gaze was focused on Akise, each with their own thoughts.
Gasai Yuno lowered her voice and asked Wang Haoyu: "Is he really a diary holder?"
The same question lingered in Hinata's mind. She looked down at her phone screen:
6/11 9:11
In the left-right guessing game, Hinata's coin toss correct answer should be [right hand]
But she accidentally swapped the coin, and the actual answer was [left hand]
Akise answered correctly.
6/11 9:4
In the left-right guessing game, Akise tosses the coin, the correct answer is [right hand]
Hinata answered correctly.
6/11 9:1
Kousaka and Akise were bitten by dogs.
Hinata stared at her phone in disbelief, then looked up directly at Akise, wanting an answer.
Kou spoke up: "His diary can see through Amano's diary..."
"I know!" Hinata checked her phone again, completely forgetting the previous prohibition.
Seeing that the diary content hadn't changed, she said confidently: "It's in the right hand."
Everyone's diaries updated simultaneously.
Akise, however, calmly spread open his left hand: "It's in the left hand."
A coin lay quietly in his palm.
Everyone was stunned.
Why the sudden reversal when the diary clearly showed no change?
Akise smiled: "You guessed wrong, shouldn't you hand over the diary now?"
Hinata's team refused: "No! We'll release Amano first!"
Seeing the strange look on the other party's face, she emphasized: "I'm participating in the game with sincerity!"
After Amano Yukiteru was released, he excitedly ran to Akise: "That's amazing! Your diary."
Only Gasai Yuno and Wang Haoyu noticed that Akise's diary did not produce any noise that would change the future.
Gasai Yuno looked at Wang Haoyu in confusion, as if asking for his opinion.
Akise-kun didn't say much, just gently patted Amano Yukiteru's shoulder, smiled and pulled him behind him, then turned his gaze to Hinata and Kou.
"Next, let's start the second round. If I win, this will be the last match. At that time, you two..."
Before he could finish, Gasai Yuno, without even waiting for Wang Haoyu to respond, suddenly grabbed Akise-kun's collar and pulled him backward, dragging him to the ground.
Before anyone else could react, she had already held a knife to Akise-kun's neck.
This series of actions was so fast that even Wang Haoyu was caught off guard.
"Yuno, what are you doing!"
Gasai Yuno stared at Akise-kun with a gloomy face: "I almost forgot to ask you a crucial question—what number holder are you?"
Wang Haoyu immediately understood her intention. The God had allowed these holders to meet each other, and although they could only see outlines, Akise-kun's Shadow had never appeared among those blurry figures.
Therefore, it was only natural for Yuno to be suspicious of him.
Amano Yukiteru still didn't understand: "Yuno! What exactly are you doing at a time like this?"
Gasai Yuno pulled out her phone without looking up, and while checking it, said: "If we delay any longer, we're bound to lose. If you want to die, that's your business, but I haven't lived enough yet. This guy's phone doesn't have a diary at all. Akise-kun, you're not a diary holder at all!"
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However, just when everyone thought Akise-kun would follow in the footsteps of others and be dealt with by Gasai Yuno... who would have thought that Akise-kun would counterattack, flipping the knife-wielding Yuno to the ground.
This unexpected move astonished everyone present.
Most shocked was Amano Yukiteru. In his impression, Gasai Yuno was an invincible existence; how could she be countered by someone?
Even more surprising was that they had originally thought Akise-kun held a diary, but now found the exact opposite.
Since he wasn't a diary holder, the situation became even more complicated.
Akise-kun maintained his characteristic smile: "How about we continue the game?"
But everyone remained silent for a long time; this series of reversals had completely thrown their thoughts into chaos.
Akino smiled unhurriedly and said, "Hinata wants to inquire about your father's secret from me, so let me bet my life to win back Yukiteru-kun's diary. Don't just stand there, let's continue!"
Yukiteru hurriedly tried to dissuade him: "Akino-kun, how can an ordinary person defeat someone who can predict the future?"
In their eyes, that mobile phone diary that could predict the future was the key to victory. As long as one possessed it, it seemed they could handle any situation. But they forgot that just a moment ago, Akinohad twice defeated Hinata without a diary.
Akino looked directly at Yukiteru and said calmly: "Whether I can win is for me to decide."
Yukiteru was speechless for a moment, and after a long time, he retorted: "You can't defeat my indiscriminate diary. Besides, the methods you used before won't work anymore."
Hinata excitedly chimed in: "Alright! I'll play along one more time. But this is the last time. If you win, I'll return Yukiteru's diary; if you lose, you all die here to feed the dogs."
At this moment, Yukiteru suddenly made a request to Hinata: "If we win, will you promise to come back with us?"
Hinata showed a difficult expression, hesitated for a long time, then compromised: "Alright. As long as you win, I'll let Yukiteru go back alone."
Kou, behind her, immediately objected: "No! If we let one person go, we lose the point of silencing them!"
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Hinata, however, smiled and said, "Actually, we were wrong from the start. You can go back now. When I first looked for you, I never intended to drag you into this." Her smile held bitterness.
Wang Haoyu watched the farce with cold detachment.
He found it ridiculous. It was a life-and-death game, yet it was mixed with these burdening emotions. If one could abandon feelings, everyone would have the potential to become a god.
But once bound by emotion, everything becomes hesitant.
This was precisely why Wang Haoyu always remained alone.
He had no need for such burdens.
Wang Haoyu gave Akino a playful smile: "Although the same trick might work again after being used once, it is ultimately a **. Otherwise..."
Before he finished speaking, Gasai Yuno stared at Akise with suspicious eyes and said, "No matter what tricks you play, I won't believe you. In this game, no one can be trusted."
Akise smiled meaningfully after hearing this: "Oh? Does that include Amano Yukiteru?"
Gasai Yuno responded coldly, "None of your business."
"Don't worry, my feelings for Yukiteru have long surpassed those of a mere friend; I would never hurt him."
But in reality, Gasai Yuno didn't care about Amano Yukiteru's safety; the only thing she cared about was her own life.
Even if she had to die, she would drag these untrustworthy people down with her.
A trace of surprise flashed across Gasai Yuno's face as she recovered her senses.
Wang Haoyu also wore a meaningful expression, chuckling softly as he looked at the clueless Amano Yukiteru: "You really will eat anything up."
Amano Yukiteru was baffled, completely failing to understand the meaning of that statement.
Hinata was already impatient: "The final round starts now!"
He tossed the coin high into the air and quickly caught it.
"Guess left hand or right hand?"
Wang Haoyu glanced at the diary on his spare phone:
6/11 9:14 Akise flips coin, guesses coin, correct answer is [Right Hand], Hinata answers correctly.
6/11 9:32 Hinata flips coin, guesses coin, correct answer is [Right Hand], Akise answers incorrectly.
Hinata secretly calculated that this time she must win according to the diary's guidance.
The correct answer was the Right Hand, but this time Akise definitely wouldn't guess it.
The outcome was decided.
Just then, Wang Haoyu suddenly approached Amano Yukiteru, smiling kindly.
"What are you... going to do?"
"Just bear with it for a moment, this is part of the plan."
With that, he suddenly covered Amano Yukiteru's ears.
Akise confidently told Hinata, "It's in the Right Hand."
Hinata's face instantly changed drastically. Since she was acting according to the diary, why would Amano Yukiteru's Indiscriminate Diary show such a discrepancy?
Akise pretended to be annoyed, scratching his head and offering Yukiteru an apologetic smile: "Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I guessed wrong. It wasn't in the Right Hand after all."
Upon hearing this, Yukiteru immediately became flustered, and fine beads of sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Now Yukiteru-kun definitely thinks I guessed wrong." Akise whispered to Hinata, a sly glint in his eye.
Hinata was still ** and completely unable to understand the purpose of Wang Haoyu and Akise's act. Why were they ** Amano?
A moment later, Hinata suddenly widened her eyes, finally realizing: "So that's how it is..."
"It seems you understand now." Akise nodded in satisfaction. "Because Yukiteru-kun firmly believes his own judgment, even if the facts are contrary, the diary will record the erroneous information truthfully."
Kousaka, his face full of confusion, interjected, "Wait, how can a prophecy be wrong?"
"Just like before coming to the Base, didn't he firmly believe that you, Hinata, were dead?" Akiseexplained patiently. "As long as we create a false impression that he believes to be true, the diary will faithfully record the wrong information. That's why I decided long ago that regardless of whether I won or lost, I would tell him I lost."
Hinata retorted unwillingly, "But that last round doesn't prove you won either!"
"The probability is indeed fifty-fifty." Akise spread his hands calmly. "It's just that your over-reliance on Yukiteru's diary gave this ** an opportunity."
This unexpected twist left Hinata standing frozen. She frantically turned to Kou for help, only to be shocked to see her grim-faced, pulling out a Folding Knife.
"Yuno! Act now!" Wang Haoyu suddenly roared.
Subsequently, Gasai Yuno seemed to enter a berserk state, suddenly brandishing her hidden weapon and rushing straight toward Kou.
A flash of light from the blade passed, and Kou instantly fell, lying on the ground unable to utter a complete sentence, her eyes completely unfocused.
Only then did Hinata react, quickly pushing Gasai Yuno away. She tightly hugged the faintly breathing Kou, tears streaming down her face: "Why... I truly don't understand why Father wouldn't even spare my friend!"
Wang Haoyu did not want to bother with the subsequent developments; these were already beyond his control. He had always only controlled his own life and death, and the things he chose to control.
In this game, he never intended to control the overall situation. Only by not interfering could he see the myriad states of the world and witness humanity's most authentic and cruel nature.
Wang Haoyu walked toward Amano Yukiteru and said in a deep voice, "Stop spacing out. It's too late for talk now, we need to leave immediately! You don't want to be bitten to death by the dogs we've attracted and become their meal, do you?"
Amano Yukiteru nodded, and with Gasai Yuno's assistance, struggled to leave the Observation Deck. Hinata sat motionless on the ground, holding the dying Kou, silent.
Kousaka walked past them, wanting to speak but holding back. In the end, he merely glanced at Kou, who was bleeding profusely and struggling in pain, and chose to leave. At this moment, he was truly powerless.
Not long after Amano and the others left, bursts of wolf howling echoed in the distance. They knew well that what Hinata wanted now was likely for them to be buried alongside Kou.
Amano Yukiteru helplessly said to Gasai Yuno, "Yuno, why did you have to kill Kou? Couldn't you have just driven her away? Why do you always..."
Gasai Yuno was like a cold machine at this moment, the gentleness of the past long gone from her eyes. She interrupted him coldly: "Why shouldn't I kill her? Yukiteru-kun, if you want to die, fine, but don't drag me into it."
This tone made Amano Yukiteru freeze instantly. He stared blankly at Gasai Yuno, as if looking at a stranger he had never met before.
Gasai Yuno seemed to realize that the sudden change in attitude might affect future plans.
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She quickly changed her expression and smiled at Amano Yukiteru: "A-Xue, don't be angry. I just didn't react fast enough. You have a soft heart, but you wouldn't want to see them strike first, would you? We had to deal with them for self-preservation."
Hinata, on the other side, stared intently at her mobile diary, looking at the figures running in the distance. After issuing commands to the pack of dogs, she returned to the Observation Deck, holding the increasingly cold Kou.
"Don't be afraid of being alone, Kou." Hinata's voice was unusually resolute. "I will make everyone pay for your death. Once I become God, I will definitely resurrect you." But the person in her arms could no longer hear.
Amidst the wolf howling, Amano Yukiteru checked his diary while running:
6/12 0:41 Hinata loses control due to Kou's death
6/12 0:45 Kousaka bitten to death by dogs, Akise surrounded
6/12 0:49 We are also about to be surrounded
"It shouldn't be like this!" Amano Yukiteru desperately searched for a survival strategy. He recalled Keigo Kurusu mentioning that the Tenth diary holder wanted to quit the game but was refused. At the time, he thought the Tenth was just resorting to tricks out of desperation, but now it seemed there was more to the story.
Who participates in this death game who isn't already desperate? Unlike ordinary games, failure means complete termination. Amano Yukiteru suddenly stopped, looked at the silent Wang Haoyu for a moment, and proposed, "Splitting up is our only chance of survival! I have to go back and stop Hinata."
Wang Haoyu stared at Amano Yukiteru for a long time. Just as Kousaka was trying to persuade him not to be impulsive, Wang Haoyu suddenly spoke: "Alright! You go! We'll act as bait to draw the vicious dogs away. Don't worry about us."
Gasai Yuno was confused by Wang Haoyu's sudden change in attitude. According to common sense, letting Amano Yukiteru go was tantamount to letting the tiger return to the mountains—he might never come back.
However, Wang Haoyu seemed not to notice Yuno's questioning gaze and continued speaking to Yukiteru: "We will desperately hold off the vicious dogs. You hurry back and convince Hinata to change our fate."
Just as Yukiteru turned to leave, he suddenly remembered something, abruptly turning back to ask, "Wait! One question before I go..."
"Speak."
Wang Haoyu stood calmly in place, though he had already discerned the other party's thoughts: "Ask anything you want, I will hide nothing."
Amano Yukiteru took a deep breath: "God said that the secret you hold at the school is known to all diary holders. He also said that if anyone wants to inquire about information, they must come to you. And you—must tell the truth, correct?"
"That is correct."
This answer made Yukiteru feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. He trembled as he threw out the most crucial question: "Then... do you know that Hinata is also a diary holder?"
Wang Haoyu actually shook his head.
This unexpected answer stunned both Yukiteru and Yuno. Logically, after Hinata went to the school, she should have gone to Wang Haoyu to inquire about information... Looking at the skeptical Yukiteru, Wang Haoyu smiled meaningfully: "Want **? Then do as you said. Wait for Hinata."
With that, he skillfully dashed forward.
Everyone else hesitated, but only Akise followed Amano Yukiteru without hesitation.
Gasai Yuno stared at the retreating figures of Akise and Amano Yukiteru, her gaze growing colder.
Wang Haoyu sensed Gasai Yuno's killing intent, walked up beside her, and whispered, "You want to kill Akise?"
"That's right."
She paused, then added sinisterly, "Not just him, everyone participating in the game must die. That way, I can become the God of the First Cycle and the Second Cycle. As for Amano Yukiteru... I can do without such a burden."
What nerve!
Wang Haoyu secretly praised her. He had always looked down on that indecisive male protagonist, so Gasai Yuno's ability to be so decisive now was truly rare.
On the other side, Akise followed Amano Yukiteru to the Observation Deck. Hinata was sitting alone on the steps, dejected. Upon seeing the two, she immediately stood up and issued commands to the dogs lying in ambush around them.
Akise didn't give her a chance, lunging forward with a Folding Knife pressed against Hinata's throat—the exact move he had used against Gasai Yuno earlier.
"Don't hurt Hinata!" Amano Yukiteru exclaimed.
Akise chuckled softly: "Just as the rumors say, you're soft-hearted."
Amano Yukiteru was speechless. He suddenly realized that in some ways, Akise was exactly like Gasai Yuno.
Just as Akise let go, the others returned one after another. Wang Haoyu, who had turned back halfway, happened to see Hinata's breakdown. Suddenly, a man's voice came from a loudspeaker attached to one of the dogs:
"Hinata, this ends now."
Hinata suddenly looked up, staring disbelievingly at the source of the voice.
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The ** is revealed at this moment.
"I am the Diary Keeper."
Hinata crouched down, gently stroking her beloved dog, and whispered, "Father..."
"How can this be? Father!" She widened her eyes in disbelief. "But didn't you always yearn to reverse time and start over?"
The man let out a chilling laugh and suddenly changed his tone: "Those were all just lies. You are worse than an animal!"
This is impossible.
The cruel reality choked Hinata. She wanted to argue, but the man continued, "Therefore, Hinata, you must never become a hypocritical adult like me."
Meanwhile, Miyamoto Kou, who had been presumed dead, received timely treatment.
Akise skillfully treated her wound, sighing with relief: "The injury is much lighter than expected."
Gasai Yuno interjected resentfully: "That was thanks to me and Wang Haoyu!"
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Akise's eyes were cold: "What's strange is that you're completely unharmed. I thought Yukiteru or Wang Haoyu would try to get rid of you at all costs. After all, aren't you the most dangerous unstable element, always wanting to sacrifice others to protect yourself?"
Yuno's face instantly turned pale.
Outside the tent, the voice from the loudspeaker made Hinata look dazed.
"Remember, what seems benevolent can be even more dangerous. Wouldn't you agree, 4t(dbab)h?"
Unexpectedly, Keigo Kurusu suddenly appeared.
Those words were clearly a final entrustment.
This premonition was quickly confirmed—after the gunshot, the diary updated with the message "10th death."
Hinata instantly collapsed to the ground.
Although she was mentally prepared.
Reality was far crueler than imagination.
"We promised to reach the Realm of God... Why did it turn out like this?"
Wang Haoyu silently watched the collapsing Hinata, ultimately speechless.
This is the cruel nature of the game—it gives illusory hope, but at the brink of life and death, turns it into a fatal **. Who would have thought that the end of hope would be the abyss of despair?
Gasai Yuno gazed at Hinata's pained face, pondered for a moment, then softly said: "If you're willing, after this game ends, perhaps we can go to Mr. Wang Haoyu's residence together."
Wang Haoyu glanced at Gasai Yuno, who had made a decision for him without permission, and said calmly: "Want to come to my place? First, weigh your own worth. I don't take in useless people, and I certainly don't welcome sentimental types."
Hinata wiped away her tears, looked up, and asked: "That place you mentioned... what's it like?"
"It's a paradise free from worries, where suitable people can live peacefully. But not just anyone is qualified to enter." Wang Haoyu paused slightly, ultimately offering a glimmer of hope, "Of course, ultimately it depends on whether they possess enough utility value. After all, at my place, value is the meaning of existence."
These words made Hinata even more despondent. She felt she had long lost the meaning of existence. Her father's departure had completely crushed her, and her only thought now was to follow her father out of this World.
Gasai Yuno was vigorously digging a large pit in the backyard, muttering to herself with each swing of the shovel: "For A-Xue, I should prepare a pit first."
Wang Haoyu, standing suspended in the air, watched her diligent efforts and couldn't help but tease: "I never thought you had a hobby of digging pits in the middle of the night."
Gasai Yuno suddenly looked up, taking a moment to regain her composure: "What do you mean by that?" It was then that she noticed Wang Haoyu floating in mid-air, like a magician on an invisible stage.
"You... how are you in the sky?" she asked in astonishment, "Are you tied with wires?"
Wang Haoyu casually pulled out a jump rope, leisurely bouncing a few times in mid-air: "I don't need wires, because I'm also a god—though a different kind from yours. By the way, what are you digging this pit for?"
"Of course, it's for A-Xue!" Gasai Yuno wielded the shovel with even greater vigor.
Wang Haoyu lightly landed in front of her, looking at her fanatical expression and asking: "Are you planning to... bury Amano Yukiteru alive?"
"I'm going to..." Gasai Yuno suddenly froze, muttering to herself in confusion: "Strange... what was I going to bury?"
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Wang Haoyu chuckled, saying nothing. The pit was astonishingly large; let alone burying one person, three or five would be no problem.
It's just those several [DATA EXPUNGED] inside the house, when does Gasai Yuno plan to deal with them?
Wang Haoyu was quite curious.
In such hot weather, the [DATA EXPUNGED] had been left for days, yet not only did they not rot or smell, but even the neighbors hadn't grown suspicious.
This truly surprised him.
"If there's nothing, please leave! I still need to keep digging."
Watching Gasai Yuno covered in sweat, Wang Haoyu suggested: "Since you don't even know who this pit is for, why not take a break?"
"For A-Xue, I must speed up." Gasai Yuno didn't even lift her head, her shovel flying, "There are many other things to bury."
Wang Haoyu said no more.
He had nothing to do anyway, just wanted to check on the recent situation of the diary holders.
The next day.
Amano Yukiteru was browsing his phone diary when he looked up and saw Wang Haoyu and Gasai Yuno arriving together.
"Wang Haoyu? Yuno? How are you..."
Gasai Yuno smiled without speaking, pulling Amano Yukiteru onto the bus that arrived just in time.
"Wait! I'm waiting for Akise-kun..."
"I also received his email." Gasai Yuno shook her phone, "Hurry up, the bus is about to leave."
Amano Yukiteru reluctantly boarded the bus, only to see Wang Haoyu follow suit.
"Mr. Wang is coming too?"
"After all, I also received an invitation." Wang Haoyu nodded, "Although Akise is not a diary holder, I'm very curious about what he intends to do."
After getting on the bus.
Gasai Yuno turned her phone screen towards Amano Yukiteru:
[Gasai-san, excuse me. There's a wedding experience event this Sunday, and Yukiteru-kun would like to invite you. He's too shy to ask, so I'm conveying the message on his behalf. Please wait at the Sanchome Bus Stop at 10:30. Thank you.]
Amano Yukiteru was dumbfounded.
This was not his intention at all!
Amano Yukiteru's face was filled with reluctance, and Wang Haoyu smoothed things over in a timely manner: "It seems I was also tricked by Akise. He said there was a diary holder Seminar today and invited me to discuss. Now it looks more like he wanted me to keep an eye on you two to prevent you from doing anything more outrageous."
That was not the case.
At the time, when Gasai Yuno received the message at home, Wang Haoyu happened to be there.
He knew all of Gasai Yuno's secrets.
So she didn't need to hide anything.
But Wang Haoyu noticed she seemed not to intend to refuse and grew curious.
"Didn't you decide not to unite with Amano? But your diary hasn't changed, and the ending on July 28th is still you two together. That's illogical." Wang Haoyu asked, "Or do you have another plan you're hiding from me?"
Gasai Yuno smiled while trying on clothes in front of the mirror: "What plan? The outcome is the same. But don't you think it's more satisfying to lurk beside your prey, feign intimacy, and then deliver a fatal blow when they least expect it?"
Wang Haoyu understood her intention.
Pretending to adore Amano Yukiteru, but actually preparing to eliminate him at the last moment... this was her plan.
This was good too; it wouldn't attract attention and would allow her to survive longer.
On the bus, watching Gasai Yuno carefully feed Amano Yukiteru a sandwich, Wang Haoyu silently mourned for him.
He could have cleared the game by clinging to this powerful figure, but he chose to court death by pursuing so-called emotions.
Amano didn't know that what he cherished was worthless in others' eyes.
But it was understandable.
He hadn't experienced harsh realities and still lived in a fairytale fantasy, wanting to survive yet also yearning to fulfill all emotions.
But you can't have your cake and eat it too.
When survival becomes the only option, any behavior unrelated to self-preservation is superfluous.
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Amano Yukiteru had just swallowed the last bite of his sandwich and was organizing his thoughts to speak with Gasai Yuno when he suddenly realized he was already at a wedding preparation venue.
"It's like a scene from a horror movie, you must feel the same, right?"
Wang Haoyu noticed Amano Yukiteru's gloomy expression, stroked his chin, and chuckled: "Why the long face? This is just a necessary stage of life."
Amano Yukiteru cast a helpless glance at Wang Haoyu, sighed deeply, then turned to Gasai Yuno, desperately wanting to take her out of this suffocating space.
He failed to understand that the "necessary stage" Wang Haoyu spoke of did not refer to the wedding. Perhaps the two would form a bond, but fate had already decreed that they could not stay together.
Gasai Yuno unexpectedly found the surname "Kurusu" on the business card handed to her by the reception attendant. This made them reflexively think of 4th Keigo Kurusu—was this lady in front of them somehow related to him?
This question was quickly dismissed. After enjoying the exquisite French cuisine, they followed the guide to a spacious fitting area.
Wang Haoyu, who had been engrossed in playing a mobile game, suddenly looked up and saw Gasai Yuno, dressed in a pure white wedding dress, standing shyly on the fitting platform, her cheeks faintly flushed.
"Absolutely stunning!" Wang Haoyu gave a thumbs up, "This outfit is practically custom-made for you."
At the same time, Amano Yukiteru, dressed in a sharp suit, also looked striking. The moment their eyes met, both of them instinctively turned away their flushed faces.
Unknowing onlookers might mistakenly believe them to be a loving couple about to tie the knot. Only those involved knew that this relationship was ultimately destined for disillusionment.
Noticing Gasai Yuno was mesmerized, flipping through wedding photos, Wang Haoyu teased: "You're not actually planning to be his bride, are you?"
"How could I?" Gasai Yuno lightly traced the photo frame, her voice as soft as a feather, "It's just that I couldn't wear a wedding dress in the previous World, and now I've finally made up for that regret. Even if... that person no longer exists."
Wang Haoyu smiled meaningfully: "It's good that you think that way."
Under the guidance of professionals, they fully experienced the wedding process that Gasai Yuno had yearned for in her previous World. When the ceremony ended, the exhausted pair sank into the sofa with a sigh of relief, unable to move for a long time.
The female attendant witnessing this scene couldn't help but smile: "You two remind me of how my husband and I looked when we were newly married, just as disheveled."
Wang Haoyu immediately picked up the thread of the conversation.
"Really? May I ask what your husband does for a living?"
The attendant answered proudly: "My husband, his work is very special; he's a Police officer."
As expected, this attendant was Keigo Kurusu's wife.
Amano Yukiteru watched Wang Haoyu's back as he carried Gasai Yuno towards her home, hesitated for a moment, then stopped.
The scenes he had once witnessed in Gasai Yuno's house now flashed repeatedly in his mind.
Those memories would probably be hard to erase for the rest of his life.
"What's wrong? Aren't you coming in?"
Wang Haoyu noticed Amano Yukiteru standing at the door and suggested: "Since you've brought her all the way here, why not come in for a bit?"
Amano Yukiteru hesitated for a moment, then finally stepped forward: "Alright, but I won't stay too long. It's getting late."
Wang Haoyu smiled: "It won't take long. Since you're here, help me push the door. I can't free my hands right now."
Seeing Wang Haoyu struggling to carry someone, Amano Yukiteru obediently stepped forward to try and push the door.
Unexpectedly, the door, which should have been locked, opened easily.
Wang Haoyu was equally surprised; he distinctly remembered locking the door when he left.
Amano Yukiteru tried to turn on the entrance light, but found the circuit faulty, and the room plunged into darkness.
Just as Wang Haoyu was about to turn on his phone's flashlight, Akise Aru's voice came from the end of the corridor.
"Yukiteru-kun, the power's been out here for a long time."
Akise Aru approached the two: "Good evening, Yukiteru-kun, Wang Haoyu-kun. Was the wedding smooth?"
Amano Yukiteru suddenly realized: "Did you... while we were away..."
"That's right."
Akise Aru showed a triumphant smile: "While you were enjoying the wedding, I was enjoying the fun of exploring here!"
Before Amano Yukiteru could recover from his shock, he noticed clear signs that the previously opened door had been tampered with.
"You... opened that door?"
Akise Aru replied meaningfully: "This room hides many secrets, Yukiteru-kun."
Thoughts flooded Amano Yukiteru's mind, and the blurred images resurfaced. Looking at the mysterious expression of the man before him, his heart couldn't help but race.
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"It's too strange... I thought there would be [DATA EXPUNGED] here."
Akise turned his gaze to Wang Haoyu, who stood silently by.
"Wang Haoyu-kun thinks so too, right?"
Wang Haoyu smiled indifferently: "This is my first visit here, how would I know?"
"That's true, I thought Wang Haoyu-kun had been here before."
Before he finished speaking, Akise suddenly pushed open the tightly shut door. Behind the door was a scene of utter chaos, as if hacked by an axe, and a deep, dark hole yawned open on the floor.
Akise and Yukiteru both held their breath, while only Wang Haoyu remained calm.
"This pit formed at some unknown time... it's unfathomably deep!"
Yukiteru noticed Gasai Yuno following behind him and quickly asked: "Yuno! Where did [DATA EXPUNGED] go?"
"[DATA EXPUNGED]? What [DATA EXPUNGED]?"
Yuno tilted her head, then suddenly clapped her hands and said: "Oh, right, bugs might fly in here. Yukiteru, let's go to the living room!"
Looking at Yuno's innocent and naive appearance, Yukiteru couldn't reconcile her with the image in his memory.
How did it come to this?
On the way back, Akise whispered to a confused Yukiteru: "She might have modified her own memories."
"Modify memories? How is that possible? How can a person tamper with their own memories?"
Wang Haoyu chuckled and explained: "Neurology shows that when a person experiences an unbearable shock, the brain autonomously—"
Akise, however, shook his head meaningfully: "Teacher is right. But the memory I'm talking about—"
"Could it be... like operating a computer, able to choose on its own?"
Akise did not answer, merely leaving a mysterious smile before turning and departing.
Amano Yukiteru stood there blankly, watching Akise's retreating figure for a long time. He suddenly turned to Wang Haoyu beside him: "Teacher, what exactly did he mean by that?"
"The literal meaning is straightforward," Wang Haoyu raised his eyebrows, "but as for ** how, I'm afraid only the person involved knows." As he spoke, he casually unfurled a magic circle, and his figure gradually disappeared into the light.
In a wooden cabin in the suburbs, dim yellow light illuminated two confronting figures. Keigo Kurusuknelt on the ground, a posture that made Mimi Usa's eyes flash with vigilance. "How about we make a deal?" Kurusu's voice was low.
"A deal?" Mimi Usa sneered, "It's rare that there's room for negotiation between you and me."
"I will suspend the pursuit," Kurusu still kept his head down, "and I will provide intelligence on the pursuit plan, allowing you to escape unharmed even without your diary."
"If I wanted an alliance, Amano Yukiteru would be enough, why bother with me?"
"It has to be you!" Kurusu suddenly looked up, "Amano and Gasai Yuno have no intention of becoming God. And if a twisted existence like 6th becomes God, the World will only get worse. You are different; although your actions are extreme, you care about the future of the World."
Mimi Usa's fingertips trembled slightly. At that moment, the light of a magic circle suddenly lit up at the doorway, and Wang Haoyu walked in. "What a touching confession." He smiled, and two guns were immediately aimed at his chest.
"Don't be nervous, I'm not planning to betray anyone." Wang Haoyu shrugged, "But Kurusu-kun, since you're looking to cooperate with 9th, why not consider me? As a participant in the game, I can also provide the help you need—of course, for a fee."
I'll help you
Unexpectedly, Keigo Kurusu directly refused, staring coldly at Wang Haoyu and saying: "You are the most unpredictable and dangerous individual. Other contestants have their own goals and pursuits, but no one can see through your motives!"
"Just for that reason?" Wang Haoyu added, "Are there no other concerns?"
Seeing the two remain silent, Wang Haoyu proactively explained: "For example, my strength might surpass that of God, and you might be used by me if you cooperate with me."
Keigo Kurusu narrowed his eyes, secretly on guard.
"Just kidding, why so serious?" Wang Haoyu, floating in the air, looked at their bewildered expressions, "Actually, I have a proposal. Are the two of you interested?"
Mimi Usa spoke first: "If it's a deal where we die for you, forget it! Although I don't fear death, I won't die for others."
Wang Haoyu feigned sadness: "Am I really that untrustworthy?"
"Of course," Mimi Usa said unequivocally, "someone as unfathomable as you is the most dangerous; you might scheme against us any day."
"If that's the case..." Wang Haoyu shrugged, "there's no point in forcing it."
As soon as his voice fell, his figure disappeared into the magic circle.
Staring at the empty wall, Mimi Usa asked Keigo Kurusu: "Do you think he's trustworthy?"
Kurusu laughed: "You just said he wasn't trustworthy, and now you're wavering?"
"No, I just find it unusual." Her expression was grave, "He has always been neutral, why suddenly try to win us over? It's illogical."
Kurusu said nonchalantly: "It's simple, he's also beyond his control."
In the twilight, Amano Yukiteru walked home alone, the events of the day still lingering in his mind.
(
Already
I still can't believe the diary fell into my hands.
Now only he can soothe Gasai Yuno's volatile emotions and behavior.
Suddenly facing such a situation, it would be difficult for anyone to adapt quickly.
As he was thinking, Mr. Nishijima approached with some people.
"What are you doing?" Amano was full of confusion, and Nishijima's expression also showed difficulty.
"Sorry, could you please cooperate with our investigation? We need you to come with us."
In the boy's bewildered gaze, Nishijima took him away.
Wang Haoyu, observing all of this from the shadows, gently shook his head.
"To insist on doing something knowing the outcome, I truly don't understand."
In the interrogation room, Nishijima quickly brought Amano in.
Officer Kurusu, however, signaled to postpone the questioning.
Before long, Gasai was also brought in, sitting close to Amano, radiating a dangerous aura.
In the office, Kurusu was wiping his service pistol, and said coldly to Wang Haoyu, who was floating in the air: "How long do you plan to stay on the roof?"
"Isn't this fine?" Wang Haoyu replied with a smile, "But you, knowing Amano is innocent, why did you arrest them?"
"None of your business." Kurusu didn't even lift his head, "I didn't go to your school to investigate you, but you came to the Police station to gather intelligence?"
As he spoke, he cast a sidelong glance at him, his eyes sharp as knives.
Wang Haoyu paid no attention to Kurusu's attitude.
His mood was good today, and he wanted to observe the movements of the diary holders; no one could hinder his freedom.
Seeing Kurusu ignore him like a block of wood, Wang Haoyu yawned out of boredom and sat to the side.
At this moment, Nishijima pushed open the door and entered.
Amano walked into the room and was stunned to find Kurusu and Wang Haoyu in the same room.
When he saw the service pistol that Kurusu was carefully wiping on the table, the boy couldn't help but tense up.
On the street in the evening, a few fallen leaves whirled and drifted down.
"Teacher Wang?" Amano Yukiteru's eyes widened, "Didn't you already go home?"
"What time is it?" Wang Haoyu pulled out a pocket watch and looked at it, "It's just the time when the city starts to get lively."
Amano Yukiteru didn't respond again, turning instead to Keigo Kurusu: "What is it exactly?"
"Just a simple question." The black-uniformed Police officer toyed with the badge on his chest, "A witness said that on the night Gasai Yuno appeared, the two of you happened to pass by the crime scene..."
"That must be a mistake!" The boy quickly argued.
"** White." Keigo Kurusu suddenly revealed a strange smile, "How about... we play a game?"
With a click, a metal device spun in his palm.
That dark, hollow device.
Amano Yukiteru's Adam's apple bobbed up and down.
"How interesting." Wang Haoyu leaned against the wall, "Just said you'd protect someone, and then you're pointing a gun at them?"
"The rules of the game are simple." Keigo Kurusu completely ignored the interjector, "A six-shot cylinder with only one ** loaded, a fifty percent chance of survival."
A dull thud of a heavy object falling echoed from the corridor, and some liquid seeped in from under the door crack.
With the cold gun barrel pressed against the back of his head, Amano Yukiteru heard the crisp click of the trigger.
Then the sound of the slide locking back.
"What are you afraid of?" Keigo Kurusu suddenly changed to a strange tone, "Don't you have a diary to predict the future?"
"What exactly are you..."
"My Police notebook..." He frantically poked his phone screen, "It only shows content when a case occurs. Look, it says here 'Officer kills suspect in interrogation room'..." Then he suddenly put the ** back into the holster, "Too bad I'd get caught that way too."
Gunshots rang out again, and smoke filled the air.
"Wait, aren't we allies?" Amano Yukiteru stared at Keigo Kurusu in disbelief, his voice trembling, "Why are you killing me?"
A ruthless cold light flashed in Keigo Kurusu's eyes.
"I'm afraid our alliance ends here." He shook the gun barrel, "Because... I'm going to become the new God."
The last ** was slow to emerge, as if waiting for something. Until the door panel burst open with a crash, and Gasai Yuno pounced on the gunman like a bloodthirsty Beast.
Wang Haoyu, who had observed the entire process, quickly deployed a protective barrier, agilely avoiding the melee. He knew this struggle was merely a performance—to make Amano Yukiterubelieve the yandere girl still deeply loved him. Those seemingly brutal attacks deliberately avoided vital spots, but the magic user still refused to get involved in this farce.
"Calm down, Yuno!" Amano Yukiteru desperately hugged the out-of-control girl, "I'm fine, quickly return to your old self!"
The girl's eyes briefly regained clarity, but then fell into a frenzy again upon seeing Nishijima and the others. On the ground, Keigo Kurusu lay in a pool of blood, on the verge of death. When everyone checked his injuries, they found no serious wounds other than an ear injury. This carefully laid trap now revealed its true, sinister nature.
In the emergency exit, Nishijima, who was being held hostage, heard another gunshot. The accidental discharge from Amano Yukiteru hit the pursuer in the abdomen, and when the boy awoke from his daze, the entire building was already surrounded by a net.
Fate was thus reversed. That never-before-imagined ending—the outcome of being shot dead by stray bullets—was bleeding out from the screen of the prediction phone. The most trusted ally had now become the most deadly hunter. In the depths of this labyrinth of betrayal, they no longer dared to trust even themselves.
Keigo Kurusu's wound had just been bandaged, and he was giving orders to the surrounding personnel when a crisp snap of fingers suddenly sounded. He looked up sharply, realizing that all lights and time were frozen in stillness.
At first, he thought it was a prank by God, and was about to question it, but Wang Haoyu silently appeared before him. Even stranger, the surrounding people showed no reaction to this scene—or rather, those who were frozen had no way of perceiving it.
"I thought you were a noble gentleman," Wang Haoyu's fingertip brushed past a bullet suspended in mid-air, "but you're even worse than a hypocrite."
"These people... did you do this?" Keigo Kurusu's voice was strained.
"How ironic," Wang Haoyu suddenly laughed, "an executioner who betrays his allies, worrying about the safety of his colleagues?" Before he finished speaking, a burst of killing intent wrapped around a ** and shot towards him, but it strangely stopped in front of Wang Haoyu. All the bullets flew backward into the gun barrel, and the metal parts assembled themselves like living things.
"None of your Gods can defeat me." Wang Haoyu toyed with the automatically disassembling **, "Participating in this game is merely to taste the bitterness of human suffering." He suddenly leaned closer to the ashen-faced man: "You actually know very well, don't you? They are not evil people at all, which is why you had to personally make them 'deserving of death'."
Keigo Kurusu's pupils contracted slightly: "So what if I do?"
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"Neutrals do not interfere with any requests." Wang Haoyu's figure began to mist, "But I am curious—what opportunity causes an idealist to fall?"
"When the plan is complete..." Keigo Kurusu's smile was colder than the night, "You will witness the answer firsthand."
*
The wind howled at the edge of the rooftop. Amano Yukiteru and Gasai Yuno clasped hands tightly, with Nishijima's heartbreaking cries behind them. The moment they leaped down, a truck parked below suddenly deployed an inflatable cushion.
By the time the two disappeared at the end of the alley, wanted posters had spread throughout the city.
Early the next morning, Amano Yukiteru and Gasai Yuno were hiding in a wooden house, discussing the reason for Keigo Kurusu's betrayal. The wooden door suddenly opened, and Wang Haoyu walked in, holding a plate of golden, crispy roast duck.
"Want to try some?"
Amano Yukiteru immediately lunged toward the fragrant food. Gasai Yuno glanced at Wang Haoyuhesitantly, and after he nodded, she also began to eat. She was indeed ravenous.
"It seems Keigo Kurusu really is going to betray you." Gasai Yuno put down her utensils, her sharp gaze fixed on Wang Haoyu: "You knew all along?"
"Even if I knew, the rules of the game forbid me from revealing it." Wang Haoyu lightly tapped the table with his fingertip, "The only thing I can remind you of is that the difficulty of the game will increase next."
"Increased difficulty?" Amano Yukiteru asked, confused.
"The fewer survivors there are, the stronger the desire to survive." Wang Haoyu sneered, "Aside from you, the lucky one who relies on his girlfriend to clear the game, others don't have that kind of luck." Amano Yukiteru blushed.
Gasai Yuno interrupted, "Do you know what happens next?"
"Of course." Wang Haoyu flaunted his diary, "According to regulations, I can only answer questions while on campus. As for now..." He winked slyly.
"I understand." Gasai Yuno suddenly stood up. "The diary predicts we will be captured tomorrow while searching for food. But since we are now full, we only need to stay here to avoid the crisis."
Wang Haoyu smiled but didn't answer, turning toward the door: "Do as you please. I'll take my leave now."
Only after his figure disappeared did Amano Yukiteru dare to voice the question he had been holding in.
"Yuno, lately I feel like you've been ignoring me."
Amano Yukiteru looked at Gasai Yuno and hesitated, saying: "I think you and Wang Haoyu are getting too close. What do you think?"
Gasai Yuno seemed like a different person, smiling sweetly as she said to A-Xue: "A-Xue, what nonsense are you talking about!"
Before Amano Yukiteru could ask further, he suddenly smelled a familiar scent.
"This is... doughnuts! Yuno, I smell doughnuts!"
Seeing this, Gasai Yuno felt a wave of helplessness.
*Sigh*, what should I even say to him?
(Gasai Yuno looked out the window at the person holding the box of doughnuts. She felt a sense of familiarity, like the woman she had met at the Wedding Experience Hall.
If she remembered correctly, her surname should be Kurusu.
She must be Keigo Kurusu's wife.
By the looks of it, she seemed to be heading to the hospital.
"Yuno, where are you going?"
Amano Yukiteru didn't want to follow, but if he left Gasai Yuno now, he would lose his means of self-preservation.
Thinking this, he turned back to look for Wang Haoyu's figure, only to find the warehouse completely empty.
It was as if Wang Haoyu had never been there.
Inside the Warship, Wang Haoyu stared at Gasai Yuno and Amano Yukiteru's movements on the screen and yawned out of boredom.
Liang Bing offered a cup of black tea and said softly, "Master, if you like this game, you could simply create a World yourself. In the World you rule, the rules are custom-made by you, so why bother playing such a boring game in someone else's World?"
"Liang Bing, you talk too much."
Wang Haoyu took a sip of tea and said coldly, "Do my actions require your approval?"
Only then did Liang Bing realize her mistake. She quickly lowered her head and whispered, "Liang Bingwouldn't dare. I just feel that for someone of your status, participating in such a childish game is truly beneath you."
Wang Haoyu set down the teacup: "One must relax occasionally. Acting according to my whims is, after all, my prerogative."
Liang Bing said no more and quietly withdrew to prepare refreshments.
Wang Haoyu understood that such a game was indeed beneath him, but observing the complex human nature within it was his true pleasure.
It is lonely at the top; stooping down to play with mortals also has its own unique flavor.
As Amano Yukiteru and Gasai Yuno walked through the hospital corridor, a warning sound suddenly blared from Yuno's phone.
A bang tore through the air, and a figure that stunned them emerged from the smoke.
"What a nostalgic reunion."
Impact threw Yuno to the ground. As she pushed herself up, Mimi Usa's cold smirk was reflected in her pupils.
"You... you're actually still alive?" Yuno's fingertips dug into her palm.
Mimi Usa tilted her head, her knife-like gaze sweeping over the two: "How unfortunate. It seems someone is going to be disappointed."
Yukiteru's knees began to tremble. Among all the Diary Holders, the woman before him was the true nightmare.
Yuno stood silently in the Shadow, seemingly unrelated to this confrontation.
The moment Yukiteru turned to flee, his collar was fiercely grabbed.
In the chaos, Mimi Usa's control screen suddenly lit up—Yukiteru's palm was pressing against it.
The bombing devices in the entire area activated simultaneously.
"Idiot!" Mimi Usa's fingernails dug into Yukiteru's neck, "These were meant for the pursuers!"
The path ahead collapsed and the retreat was sealed off, as Wang Haoyu's laughter drifted from the void.
The spinning magic circle spat out a folding ladder, and his voice was laced with mockery: "Don't let them exit early."
Yuno watched coldly until the ladder clattered down at her feet.
**Perfect Timing**
This was the perfect opportunity to have her cake and eat it too, yet she insisted on feigning kindness and saving the two of them.
Truly hypocritical to the extreme.
Gasai Yuno hesitated for a moment, but ultimately dragged the long ladder over.
"A-Xue, hurry and use this to cross!"
Mimi Usa was quick, grabbing Amano Yukiteru's shoulder, her smile laced with coercion: "How about we team up right now?"
"Team up?"
Amano Yukiteru blinked blankly, clearly not understanding the weight of those two words.
"I can tell you everything about 4th's betrayal."
Before she finished speaking, the phone in her pocket suddenly vibrated. Amano Yukiteru took the opportunity to try and escape, but she held him fast with her iron-grip fingers.
"Mimi Usa? This is Keigo Kurusu." A jarring voice exploded from the speaker, "Your coordinates have been locked by me. Hold still!"
Amano Yukiteru heard clearly and immediately struggled: "What team up! You were just planning to sell me out!"
He staggered toward the long ladder, while a furious roar came through the airwaves behind him: "Mimi Usa! Have you forgotten our agreement?!"
Being attacked from both sides made her temples throb. Before she could explain, the phone line went dead, replaced by a busy signal. Keigo Kurusu was clearly enraged.
"Shut up!"
She simply grabbed Amano Yukiteru by the back of his collar, tucked him under her arm like a briefcase, and stepped onto the swaying ladder.
**Temporary Alliance**
Seeing the person in her grasp trembling violently, Mimi Usa sneered: "It's better for everyone if you behave."
"Why won't you let me cross first?" Amano Yukiteru's voice was muffled in her arm.
"Let you cross to dismantle the bombs?" She tightened her arm and scoffed, "Do you really think I can't see through your little schemes?"
Mimi Usa swiftly crossed the long ladder. Sensing Gasai Yuno's grim gaze behind her, she suddenly turned and said: "Time to reveal the secret—Keigo Kurusu suddenly wants to become God."
She led the two toward a certain hospital room. The surname "Kurusu" on the nameplate instantly stunned both Amano Yukiteru and Gasai Yuno.
"The one lying down is his son." When Mimi Usa pushed open the door, the Waitress they had seen last time was guarding the bedside. Seeing the visitors, she looked completely astonished: "The one we met the day we tried on wedding dresses... who is this?"
The cardiac monitor beside the bed emitted regular beeps. Mimi Usa walked straight to the bedside table: "The root cause of 4th's betrayal is here. His only son suffers from a terminal illness, and becoming God is his last hope."
Amano Yukiteru gazed at the emaciated child beneath the covers and unconsciously clenched his fists. Gasai Yuno glanced at his sorrowful expression; the corner of her mouth beneath her mask twisted briefly before returning to normal.
"Where is that Neutral, Wang Haoyu, whom we saw last time?" Mimi Usa suddenly looked around, "Perhaps his medical skills..."
"He has private matters to attend to." Gasai Yuno cut off the question, a flash of vigilance in her eyes.
At this moment, Wang Haoyu, in front of the screen, lightly swirled a glass of red wine, the scene in the hospital room reflected on the glass. Saving people was merely an optional button for a player, and in this game, he chose to watch coldly from the sidelines.
As everyone shared the doughnuts from the box, the dark clouds outside the window twisted into a vortex. "The Temporary Alliance is formed," Mimi Usa licked the frosting off her fingertips, "Our goal—to crush 4th's New World Plan."
The news report on the radio made Amano Yukiteru unable to stop himself from curving his lips upward.
At this moment, Keigo Kurusu was deploying orders in the corridor. The Middle-aged Police Officerlooked toward the ward area with some hesitation: "But there are many ordinary patients here..."
"Just execute the order, I will bear the responsibility." Keigo Kurusu interrupted decisively. Officer Nishijima opened his mouth but ultimately did not speak again.
The roar of the propeller echoed in the hospital room, unsettling Yukiteru and Yuno.
Mimi Usa sized up the mother and son huddled beside the bed and suddenly showed a dangerous smile: "It looks like I need your cooperation for a little show."
The woman trembled as she shielded her child: "As long as you don't hurt my son, I'll do anything..."
"Don't worry," Mimi Usa deftly tied her wrists, "You two are our trump cards. Now we can counter 4th."
Yuno stood quietly in the corner, unconsciously rubbing the future diary with her fingertips. The prophetic words felt like sharp thorns in her heart—if they continued to fight alone, no one would escape that bomb.
"Yukiteru is in charge of lookout," Mimi Usa quickly assigned tasks, "Yuno will guard the hostages and handle communications."
"You want me to scout?" The boy suddenly raised his voice, hoping to switch positions.
Mimi Usa, however, raised an eyebrow mockingly: "Are you suggesting we let the girls take the risks for you?"
Yuno remained silent, her deep red pupils reflecting Mimi Usa's sharp profile.
Mimi Usa patted her pocket and winked at Amano Yukiteru opposite her: "Come on, kid, pick one! Left or right?"
Amano Yukiteru scratched his head. Although a little confused, he made a choice: "I'll take the right side then."
Who knew Mimi Usa would suddenly pull a dark object out of her pocket and throw it over—it turned out to be a grenade.
"See that? Pull the pin, release the lever, count to five, and you're done. How simple!" Mimi Usa fiddled with the grenade, her eyes shining, "Think carefully before you act~"
Gasai Yuno, standing nearby, silently handed over a pistol: "Your ammo is used up, right? Here."
"This, this won't do!" Amano Yukiteru waved his hands repeatedly.
"You should hold onto it." He hesitated for a moment before adding, "My aim is terrible, and it would be bad if it went off accidentally. Yuno, your marksmanship is good, so why don't... you go instead of me?"
As soon as he said this, everyone else present rolled their eyes inwardly.