Chapter 336

This is Labyrinth, Mixed City, under the control of the 'system' controller, Kama. If you don't follow the rules, you will definitely fail. It's that simple.

Then, Kama, expressionless, stretched out his arms and released Od from his hands.

As she moved, the Ceiling of the Third Layer of the Labyrinth opened up in a winding, undulating manner, revealing a blood-red sky reminiscent of the Underworld Realm in Indian Mythology. Then, as the entire Third Layer of the Labyrinth twisted and deformed to one side, it gradually transformed into a completely different form.

The next instant, Asura began to fall in freefall from the spiraling Ceiling, as if the entire Labyrinth had turned into a vast darkness, about to devour everyone inside from the inside.

"Please drink it quickly!"

Feeling that this was the perfect moment, Tamamo Aria quickly pulled a bottle from her chest, bit off the cap with her teeth, and handed it to Novia. If you looked closely, you could see a small lip print on the bottle opening.

Although Novia roughly understood Aria's little scheme, he still drank it, after all, he was originally going to break the Five Vows.

Seeing her battle plan going so smoothly, Aria couldn't help but secretly flash a V-sign. However, the next second she saw Jack, who had been calm, also pull out a bottle from his waist and hand it to Novia with a big smile.

"Mom, drink mine too."

Wait a minute, why does it look so similar? Is this guy also delivering Kuchikamizake?!

Tamamo Aria's guess was correct. Her actions were certainly noticed by Jack and Parvati, but Parvati thought, "It's good to be young," while Jack had thoughts like, "Can I do that too?"

Originally, this was supposed to be Aria's unique skill, but this is London. After Fa, Novia has a Reality Marble related to London called 'Malignant City Babylon City of Fog London'. He is the only Sun, and Jack is the only 'person' existing in it.

In short, Jack could still find information about 'London' if she put in the effort. Even though London had already merged with the Ooku, she had still learned Aria's Kuchikamizake) without being taught, given her frequent contact with Aria.

"... They both... drank them? Since they're not Chaldea's Master... well, a little bit of alcohol is barely acceptable..."

Kama watched the whole process from the side, frowned. Her goal was not really to kill these people, but to successfully Breaking the Vows. Otherwise, she wouldn't have taken so long. As long as the five Buddhism Five Vows were broken, that would be enough.

This place was built for depravity. Once you break the four precepts, you will be considered a Tokugawa shogun. Once you become a shogun, you will be placed on the highest-level arrest warrant of Scotland Yard, which naturally includes legal punishments for sexual misconduct. Therefore, from another perspective, breaking the four precepts will also lead to breaking the Five Vows.

"Who exactly is that guy...?"

After glancing at Novia, whom she still couldn't see clearly, Kama frowned again and disappeared; this was originally one of her clones.

For some reason, Kama felt an inexplicable unease whenever he saw wine being drunk by something unseen.

With the disappearance of Kama and Novia breaking her Vow Against Alcohol, the changes in the Third Layer of the Labyrinth also disappeared. The Asura that appeared then, just like the Police Officers and Court Lady before them, performed the Asura tribe- style kneeling and worship of the Deity or queen before Novia, just as they had done before the Commissioner and the general.

"Phew, thankfully it's resolved."

Ritsuka, relieved, assumed that the sake Jack and Aria had given her must have been something they found randomly in the Labyrinth.

To test whether her Kuchikamizake, when mixed with Jack's, would still be effective on Novia, Aria made a bold move without hesitation.

She quickly walked up to Novia, first pressing her smooth cheek against his right palm while letting out a low hum.

The next instant, he put his index finger in his mouth again, which caused Ritsuka, who witnessed this, to let out a shrill scream.

"... ah?!"

Compared to Novia, who was drinking, it was Tamamo Aria who seemed to have lost her mind.

"Hehe, Mr. Novia, it's alright, I just wanted to smell your scent..."

The Pink-Haired Girl swayed her body with a dreamy expression, "Mmm, it's so nice to have a tongue."

"Jack, I want my mom to be like that too!"

Seeing that the opportunity was too good to pass up, the silver-haired girl who had been watching everything blurted out and moved closer.

Incidentally, Aria found it hard to accept her own behavior of acknowledging her Mount as her master, but she couldn't suppress the 'delicious taste' in it. So, she seemed to be saying, 'Well, it doesn't really matter. This isn't a bad thing. Let's just leave it like this for now.' Her eyes and body were clearly showing her displeasure.

"W-What should we do, Miss Parvati? Isn't this a bit strange...?"

Bewildered or shocked by Jack and Aria's direct actions, Ritsuka called out to the only outsider.

"How should I put it? Although I'm not Love God, it reminds me of my past with Great God."

Parvati laughed and patted Ritsuka on the shoulder. "They were just drunk, so it was a good way for them to let off some steam. I think you can do it too, Ritsuka! You have to be brave to win!"

"... Could you please have Ms. Kasuga-no-Tsubone come out?"

"This is something Kasuga-no-Tsubone finds too difficult to accept, so she's unwilling to come out."

"Really..."

Remembering how she had just said she would protect Novia and her wife's relationship, and now things had suddenly turned out this way, Ritsuka felt incredibly exhausted. Moving forward wasn't an option, nor was running away.

Let's wrap this up first.

Novia felt that the time for the two people beside her was almost up, so she decided to deal with the matter here first. She picked up Jack and Aria and swung them around, intending to make them regain their senses.

At the same time, the Great Gate to the next level of the Labyrinth opened from the inside, and a Black-Haired Girl walked out with an indifferent expression, staring at Aria and Jack as if the shopkeeper had discovered a thief stealing something.

"... I can't stand it anymore. I've been waiting downstairs for so long, I even changed my clothes, not so you two could just sit here and enjoy the benefits. Don't you know what 'first come, first served' means?"

Jack the Ripper.

Chapter 379 Parvati: Mother, are you going to betray Father?!

"It's Yuan Yuan? You're still alive! That's wonderful! If you had died, Jack wouldn't have been able to give Mom his present."

"Get out of here, Kisshouin!"

Faced with the Black-Haired Girl who swaggered out of the Fourth Layer of the Labyrinth with her arms crossed, Aria, perhaps intimidated by her aura, subconsciously let go of Novia's hand, which had been clinging to her. She then stormed up to Kisshouin, pointing a single finger at Kisshouin through gritted teeth.

As for Jack, she continued talking, and in a sense, she was still in an 'invincible' state.

"If you hadn't betrayed me, how could I have been so mentally corrupted by that India guy! And now he even has the nerve to show his face in front of me!"

"Wow? Isn't this Tamamo-no-Mae who planned to use every man as Mount? How come she hasn't even gotten Mount yet, and she's already going to be Lord Novia's Mount? The Sun God will cry."

Kisshouin- in waved his hand dismissively, "How embarrassing."

Being treated this way by Kisshouin made Tamamo Aria visibly Wrath, especially after her emotions were exposed. Although Aria's personality is the cunning type, she was hard to maintain her composure after being attacked by Jack and Kisshouin, and then being corrupted by Kama's mind by her infatuated behavior towards Novia, whom she had only recently met.

"Are you kidding me? Who would want to be a human's Mount? Especially a male one! Humans, especially males, are useless except for obediently letting me ride and discard them at will!"

Is it true?

"Certainly!"

"Oh, is that so?"

At this point, Kisshouin's lips curled into Little Demon smile. "Then I'll take it."

Before Aria's expression could change, Kisshouin rushed to Novia, hugged Novia from behind, and sniffed her.

The next moment, Tamamo Aria turned around and glared at Kisshouin with a bitter expression, but her face showed no concern.

She probably knows she regrets it now and understands what to do, since she's already said it... It's all Kisshouin's fault, she's so shameless, that damned brat!

"If Jack the Ripper is a puppy, then I'm a kitten right now! A mix of animalistic instincts and Jealousy, a kind of euphoric feeling that feels like a complete breakdown... I really can't describe this feeling... Meow meow meow!"

The Desire that had been suppressed until now were now being displayed explosively, and these were the most active days for Kisshouin since the Human Order Incineration.

"Does Yuanyuan have to treat her mother like that too?"

"Hehe, Jack, you can call me Mom now, it's all about first come, first served."

Jack realized that Kisshouin's words were not a joke, but a serious statement.

As expected, the Dean is a very troublesome person.

So Jack concluded that perhaps her relationship with her mother was deeper, which made him very unhappy.

"No, Jack only has one mother, not you, Yuan Yuan."

However, the next second, Kisshouin and Jack were picked up by Novia and handed over to Parvati, just like Aria had been carried earlier.

"Let's talk about all this after this incident is over."

Novia looked at the three of them with a hint of helplessness, then continued to Ritsuka and Parvati, "According to the rules, you should Vow Against Stealing on the next level. Same as before, I'll handle it."

"Um?"

Hearing this, Kisshouin, who had been obediently lifted up by Parvati's hand, looked puzzled. "Following the path they predicted for us will definitely lead to Bad End. Novia- sama, you should know this much better than I do."

"But wouldn't it be the same if you went first, Yuan Yuan?"

Jack, who was in Parvati's other hand, immediately began to retort.

"It's different, okay? It's because my abilities are currently limited, so I have no choice but to follow—"

"In short, you can't disagree with what Mom does, or Jack will kill you."

Kisshouin just twitched his lips when Jack glared at him fiercely, not taking it too seriously. But Ritsuka to the side, couldn't help but complain in her heart.

The Consultant —no, the female Servant in Novia's shadow—isn't she going to come out and explain herself? She's so young, how could she have such a personality? It's really too strange. Is this some kind of weird plot and character design in a manga?

Even now, Ritsuka still believes that the reason Novia is called "Mom" by Jack is because there are female Servant among those shadows. This is normal, since the term "Mom" is generally associated with women. It's just that this Jack is a bit special.

But Ritsuka thought about it again. In any case, once this Singularity was over, it would be difficult to see these girls again. Since they wouldn't have much time together and Novia hadn't refused, she should encourage her Consultant elsewhere to bravely refuse these Servant who weren't there for him, for the sake of his family.

"Let's leave it at that for now. After all, that's how the Labyrinth is structured, and there's nothing we can do about it."

"I have a feeling that you, Lady Novia, are Breaking the Vows your vows on purpose..."

Kisshouin, perhaps realizing something, glanced at Ritsuka next to Novia and pouted unhappily, "They're the same type, yet they're treated so differently. It's really hard to accept... But the last ring can't be broken."

She probably mistakenly thought that Novia's repeated Breaking the Vows was just to find a good excuse for her 'unavoidable' actions with Ritsuka at the end.

"The final precept, I remember it's the Vow Against Sexual Misconduct, right? What does that mean? Miss Yuanyuan, Aria told me you successfully reached Mother, right? Can you explain it to me?"

Parvati asked, sounding slightly anxious.

"Mother? You're that Kama's daughter? You're the India Goddess Parvati, aren't you? You do look somewhat alike... Let me tell you the reasons behind the Ooku and London Scotland Yard, and the reasons behind the Arrest Warrant for the Tokugawa Shoguns."

Kisshouin smiled faintly.

"From the current perspective, breaking the four precepts would be equivalent to being a Tokugawa shogun, because only a shogun could be so unrestrained within the Ooku. However, regarding the final act of sexual misconduct, perhaps Kama had some reservations, so he chose to let the Scotland Yard police system make the judgment. Think about it, if you were a Tokugawa shogun of this era, it would be impossible for you not to break the Five Vows, right? And such a person, once prosecuted in Scotland Yard, would be impossible to escape Judgment, right?"

"But there were also very young children among the Tokugawa shoguns, and it would be difficult for someone of the shogun's status to commit Theft."

Parvati, you make a very good point.

Kisshouin -in nodded nonchalantly.

"However, for this hybrid 'system,' it doesn't matter whether these mistakes were made or not. What matters is that you are the Tokugawa Shogun, so you will definitely be punished. In a way, it can be considered an arrogant Judgment. As long as you are the Shogun, you will definitely make these mistakes."

Who can blame them when the Tokugawa era has come to an end? The status of the Ooku is completely inferior to that of Scotland Yard. The old guard can only be Judgment like this. This is the Judgment from the Commissioner of Scotland Yard, Parvati, your mother, the goddess of Love God, Kama.

"The... the Commissioner?!"

Scotland Yard itself is neither located in Scotland nor responsible for the security of Scotland. It was only because a back door was opened in the London Police Headquarters in 1829, which faced a street called "Great Scotland Yard," that this back door became the public entrance to the Metropolitan Police Officers. "Scotland Yard" gradually became synonymous with the London Police, and the Commissioner of Scotland Yard was the highest authority in Scotland Yard.

The forces maintaining order in the London area existed as early as the Rome era. The site of the police headquarters, which is now the headquarters of the London City Police Department, was originally a Roman Empire fortress and may have been the location of London's earliest police force.

"Perhaps it's because she loves 'London,' so London appointed her as its head."

At this point, Kisshouin kicked Jack with his foot, "Jack, you're a local, you should be able to sense that, right?"

"Yes, that Goddess Kama truly loves everything in London, whether beautiful or ugly, she treats them all equally. Mother saves the Future, but that Goddess Kama is London in this time period."

In 1893, England was still renowned worldwide for its "empire on which the sun never sets," and the last rays of the Victorian Era still lingered. It was truly the best of times and the worst of times, but for the people living in poverty, it was a completely different story.

East London at the end of the 19th century had the poorest population in all of England. However, this was not the fault of the locals. In the context of the times, life was like that of slaves. They were extremely poor, their food was very coarse, they had no stable jobs, and it was difficult to create any wealth. As individuals, they could not change this reality.

Economic, social, regional, and personal factors all have varying impacts on individuals in different regions and at different times, sometimes even intertwining to create unspeakable poverty.

The infamous Jack the Ripper case took place in the Whitechapel area in East London. At that time, East London was undoubtedly a slum in the eyes of the England, so people who could not even guarantee their livelihood were filled with hope and everything like Pandora's Box.

All sorts of disasters and all sorts of despair flowed in, accumulated, and poured out like sludge.

These prostitutes, Monster both inside and out, sell their sex and use the money they earn to strangle the lives born from such acts. Their flesh and blood flow into the rivers, because Factory discharge wastewater, and it doesn't matter if a little more unnecessary protein is added.

Those who are worthless are either killed or consumed in this system.

This is a 'vicious' system created by humankind during the course of development; the system itself is unable to recognize that it is wrong.

In other words, no one can save them.

However, in this Singularity where Human Order Incineration, the India Goddess who forcibly merged the Ooku capital with Scotland Yard in London says this to the malignant City of today:

"There's no need to do those arduous tasks, no need to search for those irrelevant correct Answer. I will grant all humanity infinite depravity, and eternal satisfaction. Believe me, the Flame of Love is capable of warming the entire Universe and still has energy left over—"

"Accept it, and let go. Then all misfortune will end."

Thus, Kama successfully took control of London and the Ooku, becoming the supreme leader of the system.

"I never expected my mom, who has such a personality, to be so serious."

After learning about Kama's actions from Kisshouin and Jack, Parvati found it hard to believe that Kama, who was usually so childlike, would act this way.

If that's the case, why did Great God refuse to leave the house when he came to apologize... He just had to hold a grudge inside, sigh...