Yukari was furious at the time and slapped me directly, then shouted at me loudly.

"Juxi, do you know what you are doing?!" Her gaze was terrifying, as if in front of her was not her brother, but a demon-like killer. Yukari then started crying, crying very sadly. I knew she must be very disappointed with me at this moment.

"We are family, how could you do such a thing... Can you live with yourself after killing so many people?" After saying this, Yukari kept crying.

"I can't believe you would join such a terrible organization!" From that evening on, Yukari no longer paid attention to me, no matter how much I begged her. She remained indifferent to me, with a cold face.

I really can't understand. I initially joined Elena just to be with Yukari! After a month of back and forth, I finally got used to being alone and no longer felt the same loneliness as before.

It's a good thing I was so clueless at first and didn't rush into Yukari's life. Otherwise, this leftover sin might never have been redeemed. If only I could have had a normal life at first, what would it have felt like?

Thinking about it, I would zone out, imagining that it must be an indescribable and wonderful feeling. Although Yukari didn't possess the kind of beauty that would make other girls jealous, she still relieved many people around her of their worries.

Since the heavy burden of the family fell on me alone, Yukari's life was spent studying and staying at home almost every day. Who could have imagined that an eighteen-year-old boy would have to support the entire future?

In the past, I not only failed to be considerate of those around me but also deluded myself into trying to find the self that had already died... I know, back then and now, I was a complete bastard!

In the evening, walking alone on the way home, I suddenly found myself walking alongside an alley where three thugs rushed out and kidnapped a girl dressed like a maid. The ringleader among them was a monster in an iron helmet!

"Hey, no matter how you scream, no one will come to your rescue here!" The thug bellowed fiercely at the girl. Seeing the ferocious look of the thugs, the girl was really scared. She wanted to resist but had no strength to do so. Her hands were firmly held down by the three thugs, and it looked like her clothes were about to be touched by their dirty hands.

"Well, then I won't be polite..."

Just as the thugs were feeling triumphant, the iron-skinned man's head suddenly rolled violently and split into many pieces. I forcibly blocked the three thugs in the alley. It seems...

"It looks like I arrived just in time!"

"Uh, who are you exactly?"

I finally took action, dismantling the iron-skinned man along with the three thugs. Maybe I didn't need to do it in the first place, but perhaps this was the best way to free these people, right?

People, at times, will miss each other, and once missed, it may be impossible to get them back for a lifetime. This is what my grandfather told me, and he himself ultimately couldn't escape judgment. After going through that event, I finally realized the importance of protecting myself.

That's how it is. I embarked on a path of revenge against the whole world, and my talent made me a guy who was born with absolute power!

"Why... they didn't deserve to die!"

"No, in this world, their souls have long been tainted. Even if it's them... they will not die in regret!"

The girl's pleading did not bring me any panic, nor did I feel any sense of guilt.

Everything, just as that man predicted... I changed, indeed I changed.

I used to rarely care about others, but, after seeing the true face of that man, I would secretly think every day about whether I still had a heartbeat.

Death is something I can accept, but I will never regard it as the ultimate form of life.

Those who have passed away, those who passed their power to me, I can easily remember them all and comprehend their teachings.

In short, soon enough, I will be able to use them to change this world, and I will bear the torment that comes with it.

The so-called torment is all that I have once endured!

I am not afraid, and in this long enough battle, I have learned how to fulfill my mission.

"Our meeting ends here, anyway, people like me will soon be forgotten, right?"

"Hold on, please wait..."

I turned and reminded the girl, then walked away without looking back.

I didn't want too many people to remember the name Tsubaki Juxi, and I could not find a genuine smile in the end. Perhaps that was all there was to it, I now have enough courage to continue living.

In this nearly infinite night of blood, I will eventually be able to break free from the hypocritical face of humanity.

And with my current identity, I tell myself.

"The real Juxi died long ago!"

Stop deceiving yourself, I no longer have that identity, now and in the future!

...

"Hage... Huh?"

Flatt suddenly felt uneasy all over, and after looking around at everyone, he gradually fell into panic.

"Why? Why do I feel like we are missing someone?"

"What do you mean missing someone, maybe you are just full and delusional..."

Everyone seemed to have forgotten something, except for Yukari, while Ren remained indifferent to everything.

Yukari was not in a good mood. When Chiyori and Flatt discussed who was right or wrong, she had already left the tent alone.

Last night, someone had delivered a message to her, she could not believe it...

When Yukari heard the details of the matter, she was extremely shocked.

...

After so many years, I finally saw Yu Nai again.

She was now dressed in an extremely noble attire of gold and silver, and had become the new ruler here.

"Regardless, you can't bring this thing here anymore! You bring it back to me tonight, do you understand?" Yu Nai commanded me.

"Yu Nai, I understand."

I apologized and took back the jade-colored stone into the palm of my hand.

Seeing me looking so aggrieved, Yu Nai seemed to be somewhat reluctant and said to me.

"When encountering such a situation, you should escape first, instead of getting entangled with them foolishly. By doing so, not only does it increase your level of danger, but does it really solve the problem?"

Yu Nai looked very angry, but the concerns I initially had in my heart were completely dispelled.

"Yu Nai..."

"What's wrong, is handling things in a motherly manner the style of a man?"

"Haha, you are still the same as before... nothing has changed!"

"You, always trying to be clever. But if you were really caught by those guys, what would you do then?"

"There’s no other way, I really have to uncover the answers, okay... I know I was wrong."

Seeing me looking very aggrieved, Yu Nai took a step forward and gently embraced me.

"Xi, it's good that you know you were wrong... welcome back home!" Yu Nai said to me.

It's been such a long time, how difficult it is to return to my hometown again!

Coming back this time, many things have to start over, but I am very happy, at least I have met familiar faces.

"Yu Nai, I want to ask you a favor."

"Yes?"

"Right now, there are some things I cannot confirm, but if I go alone, the risk is indeed very high, so..."

I suddenly took out the emerald stone again and turned the stone to the other side.

At the moment the stone turned, Yu Nai was amazed and almost spat out blood in surprise.

"What is this... how can this happen? The stone!"

The emerald stone in my hand is not complete, rather than saying it’s incomplete, it’s more like it’s missing pieces from the inside.

"The stone is missing half?!"

"No, it’s not missing."

I denied Yu Nai's words, and when I held the stone flat, the other side of the stone was completely exposed.

The front half of the stone was emerald green, but the back half looked like a stone stained with blood, sometimes making the eyes deceive.

"That's how it is, I leave the rest to you!"

"Yes, there are still many things to figure out and deal with Edward's situation..."

"No need, he doesn't pose much threat to us. There are more dangerous people out there now!"

I explained the reasons for the situation and all the information I had gathered to Yu Nai without missing a beat.

"...This is the whole situation. My purest intention is to have a substitute to complete the task for me, since I never expected them to acknowledge my existence. So I need someone to stand in for me!"

...

"Hahaha, as I said, if you two brothers have a bit of self-awareness, you won't suffer!"

Before exchanging a few words with the Flandre brothers, Chiyori took action first.

Chiyori had her fun with the two dark boys for a moment before heading back to the tent.

"President, life from now on cannot remain unchanged, right?"

...

The next afternoon, following the information provided by Yu Nai, I arrived deep within the ASEAN region and returned to the hometown we once lived in.

It was at this moment that I realized Yukari had not abandoned me here, but had let me return to familiar scenes from the past to gain more insight. Perhaps I could find some clues this way.

I can't believe I was able to come back here after all!

"This?"

The past events came to my mind in fragments, playing like slideshows... I definitely didn't missee it!

Seeing this place still vibrant, with pedestrians walking on the spacious street, I felt indescribably excited.

Of course, this excitement was only momentary, I had to figure out how to change it...

"Yu Nai, could you do me a favor after I leave?"

"...Sure, what is it?"

"Keep the Jade Heart safe for me until the day I return!" I said, a slight smile forming on my lips.