Schrödinger's Truth: Botobai's Record Was Broken

"Total Concentration!"

"Sun Breathing - Third Form - Burning Sun Mirror... Fifth Form - Fake Sun Rainbow... Ninth Form - Setting Sun Turn..."

With the Bright Red Nichirin Sword in hand, a burst of flames erupted...

The severely wounded Pig-headed Monster Sajin, reluctantly picked up his hand axe and, together with Gordan, attacked Roy from both sides.

Two Scout and a Rogue were occasionally seen firing arrows from a nearby tree... Roy used the panel to "identify" each of them and determine their roles in this elite squad. He gripped his Cane Sword with both hands to deal with Sajin and Gordan's attacks, using Magnetism manipulation to control his Short Blade and intercept the incoming arrows.

Maintaining high concentration, constantly on guard against "that" lurking deep in the jungle...

At one moment, he risked his life to unleash [Entangle] on his back and withstand Gordan's attack. His pupils "poof" ignited two suns, and with the help of the "Eyes of Truth," he predicted Sajin's attack 0.1 seconds in advance. He grazed Sargin's hand axe as it came down and plunged his blade into Sargin's bleeding neck!

The Pig-headed Monster is thick-skinned and reckless, relying on his "Enhancement for high attack and defense... Well, then don't let Roy"take advantage of your weakness and kill you!"

"Sun Breathing - Seventh Form - Sun Flower Thrust" is the fastest thrusting move among all the sword techniques Roy has mastered!

Faster than "Water Breathing: Seventh Form - Drop Ripple Thrust"!

A tiny spark suddenly blazed brightly... A spray of blood gushed from Roy's back, piercing Gordan's neck with lightning speed!

The already gaping wound was suddenly opened up again, and Roy stabbed him through the throat!

"Agh~" Sajin tried to howl in pain, but no sound came out when he opened his mouth. He reached out to draw his knife, but suddenly his body lost all strength, his vision blurred, his head lolled to the side, and he collapsed to the ground!

[Hint: Swordsmanship +50]

[Life Energy +10]

It's a pity it's not a real person. No, wait, where did this "Life Energy" come from?

Roy was stunned!

This is clearly Grandpa Jager's memory, not the real Dark Continent. The panel detects it as "consciousness," so how did it end up entering and exiting "Life Energy"?

The Sun-Earring Boy stood on the Pig-headed Monster's chest, the knife still stuck in Sajin's neck!

In that brief moment of distraction...

Suddenly, several loud shouts rang out, "Sajin!"

Broadswords, arrows, and maces hurtled in, engulfing the Sun-Earring Boy in an instant with overwhelming fury.

Roy felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and his memory "froze" at "three minutes and seventeen seconds," the moment when Sajin died.

"Splash!" The waves crashed against the rocks, shattering them into tiny droplets.

In Roy's Cognitive World.

The specks of light coalesced into a human shape. Exiting [re: The Game of the Dead], just as the panel indicated, Roy did not "die" like the other examinees and return to the real world. Instead, he connected to the illusion through the "Dark Gate," and his consciousness was "reborn" on the soft sands of the Sea of Cognition.

He opened his eyes, spread them out in a stark, and stared blankly at the azure sky...

Open the panel and confirm [Life Energy +10], momentarily unable to distinguish between "illusion" and "reality".

It's certain that... when Great-Grandpa asked me to perform the memorial service for Grandpa Jager, he was also certain that there was no better "practice ground" for "growth" than the Game [The Game of the Dead]!

He must have known from the beginning that this was just a false scene "rewinded" by his grandfather Jager using his Nen Ability. Apart from being able to hone "skills" such as "fighting," "Swordsmanship," "the Four Major Principles," and other advanced applications of Nen, there was no "physical entity" that could be seen, touched, smelled, or even brought into the real world!

But... the ten points of "Life Energy" released after killing Sajin... were clearly displayed in the panel.

It constantly reminded Roy that this was not a "virtual" memory, but a "real" world.

So... is it "illusion" or "reality"?

Or perhaps "Schrödinger's truth"? Something between "illusion" and "reality"?

Headache... Thoughts are a tangled mess, impossible to unravel... Roy rolled over and sat up, deciding to simply stop thinking...

Since there is "Life Energy" to be taken, let's not care whether it's "illusory" or "real"—let's take it first!

The Sun-Earring Boy took a deep breath and strolled to the "Gate of the Dark Continent" floating above the "Gate of Demon Slayer"...

With his left hand gripping the Cane Sword and his right hand materializing "Asauchi," he plunged headlong into... that "gap" connecting to his grandfather Jager's memories!

[re: The Game of the Dead] Continues!

Time, which had been frozen, began to move. After Sajin fell, there were still three people on the field: "Barbarian" Gordan, "Scout" Dasuo, "Rogue" Valen, and... that big guy who had been Hermit deep in the jungle and had never shown himself!

The Bright Red Nichirin Sword was once again stained with a red glow, its dazzling light blinding.

Roy's lips curled into a slight smile, "Again!"

He dodged and charged at Dasuo with a swift strike... You're just a guy who only knows how to shoot arrows from behind, Young Master will chop off your Pig-Head first!

"Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh..." Several sharp arrows were launched straight at Roy's face, and the battle was about to begin!

"Ding... ding... ding..."

"Cuckoo... cuckoo... cuckoo.

Four minutes... five minutes... six minutes... seven minutes...

outside world.

In the underground passageway.

As time ticked by, the expressions of those awaiting the results varied. Gotoh stayed by Roy's side, never leaving his side... Kurajing massaged Little Gold, trying to ease its confusion and bewilderment caused by its "disconnection" from Roy...

Kite and Illumi each found a corner to hide in. One dug a hole and buried herself, leaving only her head sticking out, while the other hugged her arms and leaned against the tunnel wall, saying nothing...

Kanzai was left alone, pacing back and forth, fidgeting with his hair... Finally, he couldn't hold back any longer and leaned close to Gell, asking, "Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

The blond-haired man pointed at Roy: "Wasn't that guy running into Pig-headed Monster?"

Kanzai didn't disbelieve that someone could be stronger than him; he simply couldn't accept the reality that Roy, despite his young age, had persevered for so long and was far stronger than him!

"You're Enhancement, right?" Gell glanced at Kanzai.

Kanzai nodded honestly. "Yes, what's wrong?"

"No wonder he's brainless." Gell didn't hold back her disdain for Kanzai, and said Youyou, "The scent of the cedar tree has been there all along. If you don't believe me, just relax and go back and see for yourself."

Anyway, there's only one roll of film, so everyone sees the same "movie."

"Really?"

Why don't you try it and see?

Kanzai looked at Gell suspiciously, and she really "voluntarily" opened her "mind" to absorb the scent of the "bewitched" cedar tree and entered the illusion a second time... Then, this time, she didn't even last fourteen seconds before Sajin wielded two axes and chopped her back!

"Stop fooling around." Botobai, in silence, reached out a large hand and pulled him aside. The future "Tiger" of the Zodiacs struggled and shouted, "Let me go! Haven't you heard of 'perseverance'?"

He took a punch to the head from Botobai and passed out obediently.

Chen Long glared at Gell and lectured, "A troublemaker like this will behave after a beating; there's no need to make an exception for him."

Gell glanced at the time and replied irrelevantly, "Ten minutes have passed, 1..."

The future "Snake" stared intently at Roy, took a breath, and said, "Botobai, your record has been broken."