"It was finally completely over."
When Fang Zheng withdrew his consciousness from Airi, he felt exhausted beyond words.
Unlike ordinary protagonists, Airi's Dungeon was beneath the max level after all. So for Fang Zheng and Airi, once they found the core target, sending them flying was only a matter of time. There was no need to level up like ordinary players, then fight some Four Heavenly Kings, then some fifth person, then clear some labyrinth, and finally face the BOSS... None of that meant anything to Fang Zheng.
Simply put, find out who the mastermind was, crush them in one blow, and call it a day.
In fact, the "special crackdown on crime and vice operation" Airi had launched through Makoto Niijima not only cleared away the obstacles to her rule over Kagami Island, but also resolved a series of other problems, including the mastermind behind the Late Night TV serial murder case.
Based on the information Airi had obtained through Legilimency, she ultimately reconstructed the truth behind the entire incident.
First, the Artificial Island Management Company had obtained the legacy of Holy Annihilation, which could connect the mental and real worlds. But they did not know how to use that legacy, so the Artificial Island Management Company launched the "Cognitive Science" research project and began further investigating the construction of Shadow Time, the mental world, and the energy of Personas.
At the time, Shido Justice was in charge of the entire project, and the research eventually produced results.
However, during the process, a disagreement arose within Cognitive Science.
One faction, led by Director Yase, hoped to make use of the mental world to alter other people's cognition, ultimately achieving control over and transformation of the entire world. What they wanted was something akin to the Phantom Thief Troupe's "change