My story has come to an end here, and if it were me now, I would definitely do this.
"Yukari will surely understand. I will keep all these memories with you, and hope that one day you can return them to another Yukari sister!"
"Are you talking about - Jeana?"
After such a long period of communication, an understanding had already been reached implicitly. How could one not feel relieved? Now, I am even more resolute in my thoughts!
"Is there anything else you want to say to me before we part ways?"
"...Nothing else. You intend to give up..."
"You're wrong. I'm just abandoning my flaws, to purify my soul!"
And so, I embarked on a path that nobody could have anticipated, while the gears of time faced stagnation.
I would forsake my ancient constitution and head towards decadence!
"It's ridiculous that I would consider myself some sort of demon."
On our way back, Yu Nai told me something that piqued my interest greatly. Well, since you've let me in on this secret, I won't easily let this opportunity slip.
"So, you truly desire to forget everything, and create a new false existence for yourself?"
"Yes, it's that simple."
"And you call this simple... are you out of your mind?!"
"No, it's simply a matter of a skin mask and a voice changer."
Anyway, tonight, I will be handing over the skin mask and voice changer to Yu Nai. Since I promised Yukari to do so, I cannot keep possession of these items.
Even if I wanted to, Yukari would never allow it!
However, we agreed that I would return these items to Yu Nai only after investigating the actual situation in ASEAN. And until I do so, I will use these items one last time!
Firstly, I contacted Yuanhui, of course, using Edward's voice to inform him that tonight, I would be delivering all the information I have gathered over this period to him.
I inquired about how much he knew about these circumstances, and to my surprise, there was much more than I had realized.
"Indeed, it's far from sufficient!"
From the beginning, I had failed to notice the peculiarity in between. Perhaps my initial assumptions were wrong.
Nevertheless, when I consider it now, it's not too much to handle.
But I accepted this gesture with all my heart!
Thinking about this, a smile crept up on my lips involuntarily.
For now, I don't need to do anything else, because Yu Nai had informed me that they would employ some unconventional methods in their operations, though, with no harm intended towards me.
"There's no hidden agenda here. In general, I can help you build up endurance limitlessly, but only for you!"
"Oh, I understand. Let's leave it at that for now. I can manage on my own."
This was my response, and I hope that good fortune will follow from tomorrow onward!
...
The night in White was particularly quiet and cold, with the latter part of the night seemingly endless. It's said that out of the 24 hours in a day, 16 of them are night in White, with the latter half completely engulfed in darkness, being the Blood Moon Night of White!
One of the biggest taboos includes no contact with the gods, which is the most dreadful aspect of all.
Tonight's White will be a gathering of demons, and I have broken my own ideas. Maybe I still have other choices?
...
"Do you need special service tonight, sir?"
"Thanks, I have urgent matters to attend to."
I immediately declined their 'kind offer,' signaling to them that I was in a hurry and had no time to waste with them.
"Sir, our sisters here are all trained professionals released to entertain you. Don't you want to indulge a little?"
"Sorry, I'll say it again - not interested."
No matter how the smelly old lady who looked like a brothel madam tried to seduce me, I politely refused with a smile.
"Anyway, maybe you should go find a friend who enjoys this. I have no interest in any of you!"
Day and night, the sky was filled with dark clouds, with not a single star visible except for the faint moon.
In this moment, I was truly in a state of panic.
I couldn't understand, really couldn't understand, what was going on?
I didn't eat anything and didn't take any desire-inducing drugs, so how did I end up on this damn ship of hers? The more I thought about it, the more I couldn't understand what was happening!
But one thing was certain: I had to escape from here!
If I couldn't escape from here, I didn't know what awaited me next, but in order to do as I pleased, I quickly put on some clothes.
Although it was winter, I was wearing a lot of clothes.
As soon as I put on my clothes, I dashed out in front.
As I came out, I could clearly hear some of the people arranged by Yu Nai outside suddenly shouting in anger.
"These guys are acting suspicious!"
"Come back, it's been a long time... Devil's child!"
"The devil's child?"
They were obviously unfriendly towards me, staring at me with resentment. Even the pretty girls behind them changed their appearance and extended dozens of tentacles from behind, as if they were going to swallow me and others whole!
"Damn!"
It seemed like they had planned this in advance. As soon as I appeared, they went straight for me!
I was furious, and my current situation really fit the saying, 'if you don't court death, you won't die!'
I had heard some rumors about this place, that many evil spirits patrolled at night in order to deal with the evil spirits of the world.
I brought this on myself!
I knew the other side was prepared to trap me, and now? I kept charging forward stubbornly.
Isn't this just seeking death?
But the thing is, not only was I seeking death for myself, but I also dragged others along with me, which was truly unforgivable.
"Run, we've been ambushed!" Paladin yelled loudly towards me.
Not knowing the situation on my end, he ran towards me, shouting for me to leave.
"The game ends here, it seems like the gods have abandoned all of you!"
When I heard the words of Yu Nai's guards, my brows furrowed even more. Among our group, my combat power was the highest. Faced with so many sinister figures, even if I couldn't defeat them all at once, I could at least ensure I got out on my own.
Now it's no good. They not only have become a great hindrance to helping me, but also a burden, dragging me down!
Thinking about this, I feel really helpless, very… sigh!
"Quick, escape!"
At that moment, another knight shouted loudly at me. They were all too busy fighting a group of people, how could they have the time to notice me?
As they got closer and finally noticed me, they also noticed something strange, something different about me.
"My lord?!" the paladin seeing me standing still hurriedly urged.
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and go protect the lord!"
With the angry shout of the leading paladin, the dozens of people who had been urged to come by Yu Nai all rushed to my side.
Just as this group of people had rushed up to me, the monsters also noticed my anomaly.
"Attack!"
The madam felt nervous, but still put on a brave front, ordering the others to charge forward and fight alongside us.
They didn't have the gaze that humans should have, but blood-red eyes deeply set under their eyelids!
If their bodies weren't completely their own at this moment, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to cause any effective harm to them?
The more I thought about it, the more furious I became!
"Liao Xiuer... I will make you pay for all this sooner or later!"
However, anger is of no use at a time like this.
The paladin half-supported me directly, with most of my weight pressing on him when he did so.
I wanted to say something to him, but in this situation, I couldn't say anything at all.
What could I say to him?
"When you go back, tell Yu Nai that what I pursue is not something she can interfere with, and I hope the paladin can restrain Edward properly..."
"Hey, my lord should know that the knights of the Valkyrie Hall will never mingle with the barbarian tribes, even if there is only one war god left!"
A surge of people rushed towards us, and I really had very little strength left on me at this point. As the people in front of us rushed over, I had little power to strike back.
"Get him!"
"Yeah, let's get rid of this guy quickly!"
Anyway, after this night, the gears of fate will reset... Let's play and start over!
The demons and devils were now charging at us in droves, roaring furiously.
Even though we were surrounded, they showed no intention of abandoning me.
There were quite a few evil spirits, and by now they had gained momentum with hundreds (could this be the night parade of one hundred demons?), while we only had a dozen or so guards. Since the enemy had come to besiege us in an organized manner, there must be a leader, right?
"If you really want to eliminate me, this small number of people is not enough to have any visible effect on me, so... I think I can already guess who your leader is, it must be you—Liao Xiuer!"
I pointed to a dark figure not far away.