Hidden Happy Ending (Bonus Update) / Brain-dead Fanboys and Under-the-Table Deals

"But ultimately, a person is alone; after destruction, one wants to rebuild everything."

The school doctor in his white coat turned on his computer, his eyes still heavy with sleep, and pulled up a video with the Ratatoskr World Tree logo, which he then casually played for Kevin and CC to watch.

The Floating Battleship flew to a Ruins urban area, and as it descended in a beam of light, the broken building materials and fractured steel and concrete floated up like building blocks, piecing themselves together and reassembling to restore the buildings and streets to their former state before the collapse.

"So this Eshkalt is actually a piece of cutting-edge technology created based on your powers?"

Kevin seemed thoughtful. According to his understanding, this was a kind of cutting-edge technology that could reproduce computer calculation results in the real world, and related information was not disclosed to the public.

Furthermore, with this device, efficiency in fields such as city construction and repair, as well as medical care, can be achieved with a single click, making it even more convenient and faster than 3D printing.

Only two departments truly possess this technology: the AST (Anti-Elf Forces) and the Ratatoskr Organization.

"By the way, these two companies aren't the ones you've been supporting, are they?"

Kevin murmured to himself, his expression somewhat strange.

"Hmm, that seems right. Considering only the Eshkalt and the Spacequake, I am indeed the final boss. However, I've been very tired lately. Could we perhaps schedule another time to defeat the Demon King?"

Muramasa Reine lowered her eyelids and responded weakly, looking completely helpless.

Kevin stared at the listless, salty-fish-like Original Elf avatar, speechless for a moment.

At this moment, as the scene progresses, something even more unbelievable unfolds before their eyes.

Chapter 758 (793) - A Hidden Happy Ending (Bonus Chapter)

After the Eshkalt reshaped the destroyed neighborhood, the Ruo Shui upside-down tree released tens of thousands of light-like ribbons that hung down.

One by one, the mangled remains buried under the Ruins, their flesh and blood completely mangled, miraculously regenerated into living beings. Even their clothes were rewoven and restored to their original condition.

The rebuilt neighborhood is still bustling with activity, and pedestrians are still busy with their own lives, as if no one knows that it was once reduced to Ruins and corpses.

Kevin felt as if, through the unseen hand of God, the destroyed neighborhood had been rewound and restored—it was simply unbelievable.

What follows is basically a similar scene: if a spirit or Spacequake occurs, causing damage to Amamiya City, the Eshkalt is responsible for reshaping the Ruins, while the Tree of Sephiroth is responsible for recreating life.

"Why?"

Kevin was somewhat confused and couldn't understand why Muramasa Reine was doing this.

Muramasa Reine flipped open the front of the photo frame, revealing a pair of sisters laughing and holding hands with a silver-haired girl on the Ruins. She looked up at Kevin and murmured softly.

"Ten years ago, my own existence was unstable. During the repeated destruction and reconstruction of Amamiya City, I encountered the two sisters Shiori Takamiya and Mana Takamiya."

"It was I who destroyed their home and imposed misfortune and disaster on the fragile human species."

"However, these two children became my good friends. They accepted me, encouraged me, and hoped that I, the culprit, would live a good life."

"Even though Shiori was mistakenly killed by the AST Anti-Spirit Team that were hunting me because of me, and even though she was reborn through the Kabbalah Tree of Life and forgot her past with her sister Mana, they still didn't resent me."

"Humans, oh, what an incomprehensible life form..."

"Small yet great, humble yet noble, filthy yet holy, possessing both divinity and demonic nature, some yearn for me, while others protect me..."

"Gradually, I found myself falling in love with this species, and I wanted to make amends to these lives that constantly experience death and tragedy because of me."

Kevin suddenly realized, his eyes filled with a thoughtful expression.

"You created the Ten Angels to change the fate of these children and to maintain the stability of Amamiya City?"

Immediately, CC, who was beside him, recalled the unexpected gain from stopping the Yuyutsu Sisters' transformation into spirits at the hospital. She tapped her head and asked about the contradiction.

"Then why do these girls you saved have remnants of the Original Elf's will within them? It seems to be guiding the spirits into a rampage and creating conditions for the Original Elf to descend."

Muramasa Reine rested her chin on her hand and blinked.

"Because I have lost the right to be Original Elf and have become human, and these chosen girls, as successors, will inevitably give birth to a new generation of gods through the preliminary selection and final battle."

"In fact, during the process of the Spirit Crystal splitting, the fragments of the Original Elf are planted in the hearts of the girls, and these multiple individuals share a single soul, all striving for the unification of consciousness and the rebirth of the Original Elf."

"Therefore, apart from me, each of the ten of them could potentially become a vessel for the rebirth of the Original Elf."

Kevin glanced at the silver-haired school doctor who was resting his chin on his hand, gazing out the window at the scenery, then crossed his arms and asked a question.

"So, you're the mastermind behind the technological upgrades of the AST forces and the Ratatoskr organization?"

"And all of this was probably done to prevent the Original Elf from being reborn?"

Muramasa Reine nodded slightly, her fingertips fiddling with the spoon, her expression somewhat tired and helpless.

"Well, in short, we've tried many methods, and currently the only way is to use amnesia to seal the elven power within them that could cause the host to lose control."

"But unfortunately, every one of these children who were transformed into elves has a painful past."

"Once certain factors of Affliction memories are activated, their sanity collapses, and the seeds left behind when their Spirit Crystal split will resonate and, through the radiation of the Kabbalah Tree of Life, activate other hosts."

"If this game ends and a final victor is chosen, then the Original Elf will inevitably be reborn, and everything we have painstakingly maintained will cease to exist."

Kevin recalled Tokisaki Kurumi's account, his voice somewhat somber.

"So, in order to stop the game's progress, killing the rampaging Pokémon and then restoring Amamiya City using the Kabbalah Tree of Life and the Eshkalt is something we'd be willing to do?"

Muramasa Reine nodded dismissively, showing no remorse whatsoever, but rather a sense of satisfaction and joy.

"Yes, this is the happy ending I planned thousands of times. Even if you don't come, they will still be very happy."

Kevin spread his fingers and reached out the window, trying to catch the sunlight streaming through the window frame, his expression somewhat mocking.

"So, this place is like a dream, one that will never end, where anything you're not satisfied with can be scrapped and started over?"

"And the girls who should have been in despair during the tragedy were the very people who sustained this dream; each of them received the beauty they longed for?"

"But ultimately, you are still manipulating their fate; it's just that initially it was fear and destruction, and now you're weaving beautiful dreams for them."

"As a result, more than ten years have passed, and the residents of Amamiya City have basically maintained their original appearance. Their memories have been constantly erased and altered, making them prisoners of time."

"Unless the greatest threat, the Original Elf, is eliminated, Amamiya City will never achieve any peace."

Muramasa Reine paused slightly, looked at Kevin, rubbed her forehead, and murmured.

"Therefore, you need to find the Original Elf's consciousness, destroy her, end this dream, and allow Amamiya City to break free of its cage and reconnect with the real world."

Immediately, the silver-haired school doctor yawned, took a document bearing the World Tree logo from his drawer, and handed it to Kevin and CC.

"This records the reason why those children became elves. Last time, when Kazemachi Yuyutsu activated the Kabbalah Tree of Life, the Spirit Crystal in the other hosts' bodies began to show an activation reaction."

"If you wish to obtain the other half of the power of the Earth Mother Goddess Gaia, leave your mark within these hosts and erase the Original Elf fragments that occupy the children's bodies."

"You will be able to replace her and become the master of the Ten Angels."

"But I hope that in this process, their dreams won't be shattered, and that I can help these children resolve their inner conflicts one by one. This is my selfish request."

As she spoke, Muramasa Reine yawned several times. Although she was drowsy, she forced her eyes open and continued to gulp down her bitter coffee.

Kevin looked at the silver-haired school doctor with heavy dark circles under his eyes and gave an irrelevant answer.

How long has it been since you last slept?

"Hmm, it's been ten years, hasn't it?"

Muramasa Reine didn't hide anything; her gaze as she looked out the window shone brightly.

"As one of the hosts, as long as one stays awake and actively resists the return of the Original Elf's will, then the tragedy of the Eurasian and South Kanto air disasters can be avoided?"

"I just don't want to close my eyes and then open them again, only to find I can't see everyone I knew before..."

The silver-haired school doctor looked back at Kevin, blinked, and replied earnestly, word by word.

"I'm not as fragile as you. I can't just die."

"But I'm not as strong as you. I can't forget everything and start over."

"I will remember all of this, and I will preserve this beautiful dream for everyone, even if it's selfish, so that they will never wake up in grief and face the cruel reality."

Kevin smiled nonchalantly, looking at the silver-haired school doctor before him, whose attitude towards humanity was the complete opposite of that of the Final Herrscher, and whispered something.

"Can it still hold on?"

"I'm alright, but I'm really sleepy. I won't let her come back, but please find her quickly."

"Okay, wait for me!"

The man smiled and waved goodbye, then pulled CC, who had somehow found some snacks, and together they turned and left.

At that moment, amidst the swirling Optical Camouflage, the Floating Battleship commander Kyouhei Kannazuki, emerged from the shadows with a cynical smile on his lips.

Do you think they'll believe it?

"Then why did you give up your position as captain of the AST to become the head of Ratatoskr? Was it just because you agree with the idea of peaceful coexistence? Or... believe me?"

Muramasa Reine continued to pour water into her coffee cup, then tilted her head and asked a question.

At this moment, Kyouhei Kannazuki shook his head with unusual seriousness, his longing eyes filled with a sacred light.

"None of those! I must find a master willing to whip me and conquer me! Elves, with their beautiful forms, are simply the most suitable to serve! Come, let fate ravage me!"

Immediately, Kyouhei Kannazuki noticed that Muramasa Reine was instinctively clutching her chest and backing away, and couldn't help but cough as he added an explanation.

"Ahem, don't get me wrong, flat-chested is the best! How about we consider having Kotori as the commander of the Floating Battleship?"

"I promise, whether I get kicked in the butt, stepped on, fed to the fish, or rewarded with an air chair, I will behave obediently!"

At this moment, even Muramasa Reine, a naturally dull and easygoing person, couldn't help but twitch her lips and utter her own assessment.

"Abnormal!"

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Chapter 759, Section 794: Brainless Fan and Unspoken Rules

At Raizen High School, as soon as the school bell rang, the lively Yuyutsu Sisters in the class couldn't wait to surround Tokisaki Kurumi's seat, each grabbing one of the gothic girl's arms, and rushed towards the school gate.

On the way, the Yuyutsu Sisters discussed in passing their absence when Tokisaki Kurumi visited over the weekend, and pressed her about the identities of the boy and girl who came with them that day.

Tokisaki Kurumi's response was vague, quickly confusing the Yuyutsu Sisters who had only been interested for three minutes. Their conversation then shifted to which brand of cat Canned Food to bring to visit the kitten the Yuyutsu Sisters had rescued.

"Keep an eye on my first group of dependents, and have fun..."

Tokisaki Kurumi glanced at her phone's message history, then looked back at the man and woman waving slightly at her in the corridor, and nodded with a smile.

The classroom was now empty. Kevin leaned on the railing, looking down at the campus, with one hand on CC's shoulder.

Immediately, under the insight of Code, the two raised their eyes, their gazes transcending the barrier of the void, and noticed that the fourth and ninth points of the Kabbalah Tree of Life were flashing with a dangerous light.

"You've got work to do?"

"How about we play a strategy game? Mugihito and the others said Tina's pizza is amazing. Whoever loses gets to cook for her?"

Kevin showed the documents, CC hesitated for a moment, then raised the corners of her lips, pulled out one of them, and, driven by the delicious food, was full of fighting spirit, her words revealing a hint of malice.

"Hmm, if I win, I'll make her make a super-sized durian pizza, and I'll watch you eat it all!"

Without waiting for Kevin's reply, CC leaped down from the third floor, landing on the lawn with her knees bent. As she ran, her eyes quickly scanned the information on the piece of paper.

"Yoshino Himekawa, reason for becoming a spirit: Due to her frail health, she lived a life of hospitalization and was cared for by her mother Nagisa Himekawa. Later, her mother died in an accident at a construction site, and in her grief, she underwent transformation..."

"In the process of the Original Elf recreating Amamiya City, this tragedy was erased. Currently, the fourth point is about to be activated, and the binding force Nagisa Himekawa, will inevitably be obliterated by the rules of the underworld..."

When CC's gaze scrolled down to the last line, she saw Kevin's note in the blank space.

"Recommendation: During the activation period of the fourth particle, please closely protect Nagisa Himekawa and break down Yoshino Himekawa's defenses to help her stay calm during the dangerous period, laying the foundation for planting the mark later."

Hmm? It seems I'm actually that guy's apostle. Does this mean I'm partnering with him to abduct underage girls? Wow, that's so evil!

But that's exactly what a witch should do! Dealing with kids is my specialty! Just wait to choke to death on that durian pizza! You bastard!

Hmph, the remaining target has a severe phobia of the opposite sex. I don't believe you can be faster than me!

Meanwhile, Kevin looked at the data on the ninth mass in his hand and couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

"Izayoi Miku, the reason for her transformation into a spirit: She successfully debuted as a singer at the age of fifteen under the stage name [Tsukino Yoshiba], and 90% of her fans are male."

"Her career was originally going smoothly until she rejected a 'deal' from a TV producer. A sudden smear scandal caused Miku's reputation to plummet. In particular, the 180-degree change in her fans' attitude caused her great Affliction and mental exhaustion. In the end, she suffered from psychogenic aphonia and lost her voice."

"Just when Miku despair and wanted to end her life, the Original Elf appeared and gave her the power of the spirit, while also curing her aphonia, allowing her to return to the stage."