Alaya, Get Out Here and Clean Up This Mess! (5.5K)

Mahiro turned around and extended his hand to CC, who was standing not far away, inviting her. "Cross over this door, and everything will end."

CC: "..."

There was no response.

Without hesitation.

His face showed no sadness, joy, or anger; he simply stomped calmly over VV's ashes, sending up a cloud of dust.

He gently placed her hand in Mahiro's palm.

The two held hands, as if performing some kind of ritual, and stepped onto the stairs of destiny, arriving at the Twilight Gate.

However, before they could even push the door open, ripples like Minami suddenly spilled from under the door, instantly engulfing the two of them.

"What is it?"

"This is... a defense mechanism against intruders? Charles actually turned this on!"

For the first time, a look of panic appeared on CC's face.

The next second, their minds were pulled into a void of pure white space, where countless memories flashed before Mahiro's eyes.

It's still a CC memory, but this time it's different.

More than last time!

After receiving the CODE, CC experienced a witch hunt and was burned at the stake as a witch. On the burning stake, CC struggled desperately but to no avail, feeling the pain of the flames burning her body and slowly devouring it.

Although it was just a memory, he could still empathize with that pain and feel CC's despair.

He lived through World War I and World War II, and was shot through the body.

It's as if I've traveled from ancient times to the present, having faced life and death countless times.

CC experienced almost every kind of suffering and punishment in the world, including impalement, dismemberment, the guillotine, and the Iron Maiden.

Similarly, after seeing these memories, Yotsuba Mahiro experienced the same feelings again.

I personally witnessed how CC's spirit crumbled little by little, and how she became a witch despised by everyone.

"... Thank you for your hard work all this time."

He didn't know when, but the memories playing in front of him had ended, and he returned to that pure white space, where CC's figure reappeared before him.

He didn't know how to comfort her, so all he could say was this.

However, CC smiled nonchalantly, and her cool, calm voice quietly rang out.

"It's alright, I've long forgotten those memories. All that's left are my memories as a witch now. I've even forgotten whether I was originally human."

Although her voice was calm, it couldn't hide her sorrow.

Just like the saying, "Snow is white because it has forgotten its original color," CC is that pure white snowflake; she voluntarily gave up everything from the past.

He's just a walking corpse living in the present.

"Those who hate me, and those who are kind to me, will all disappear with the passage of time. In the endless flow of time, I will be all alone, and even you will be no exception..."

Why are you so certain?

Mahiro's voice was calm, but the question he asked made CC pause for a moment.

"Does it really matter whether someone is human or not?"

Mahiro then asked, "Indeed, time is endless, and you have walked a part of it alone. So, I will accompany you to walk the rest."

"The suffering of the past is long gone. Since you call yourself a witch, then am I not also Demon King destroys the world? I believe you have already seen it, haven't you? My memories."

"..."

CC fell silent, staring blankly at the person opposite her.

Indeed, she glimpsed Mahiro's memories once again, this time into a post-apocalyptic world, and witnessed firsthand how Yotsuba Mahiro destroyed it.

They will cleanse the earth and exterminate humanity.

Like a demon from hell, yet also like a god high above, looking down upon all living beings and issuing judgments.

But...

"I understand, CC. Your true desire has never been death, but rather to find genuine love—not with ulterior motives, not bewitched by Geass, but love from the bottom of your heart."

"But love can change, just like Charles and VV."

Even if it's love that's not acknowledged, it's still love without a doubt.

"But I won't change, and I can give you this love too. Would you like to come with me?"

"..."

CC remained silent again, still watching him.

But this time, CC couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Her radiant smile was beautiful, like a snow lotus blooming on a high mountain, and her laughter contained no trace of sarcasm, but rather a genuinely joyful laugh.

"Only a womanizing brat like you could say something so confident and cheesy, right?"

CC uttered words of disdain, but her hand gently rested on his palm.

"However, I like it very much."

"Although there is no contract binding us, from this moment on we are accomplices, Mr. Demon King who will destroy the world."

"I don't like the word 'accomplice,' I prefer to use 'partner,' you immortal witch."

Under the twilight, there was a palace floating in the air, like standing on the battlefield of Ragnarok, or like the view from the top of Olympus.

This is the location of Ragnarok, and could even be called the Temple of the Gods.

At this moment, Charles stood on this platform, letting the afterglow fall on him, casting a long, slender shadow on his already broad back.

His gaze remained fixed on the spiral-shaped object in front of him.

The surface appears to be cast from human corpses, depicting countless figures struggling.

"Power is based on fear and love. People obey out of fear and are loyal out of love."

Chapter 314 Alaya, come out and clean up the mess! (5.5K)

"Power is based on fear and love. People obey out of fear and are loyal out of love."

This quote comes from The Prince, Charles's favorite and most frequently read book.

This was also Charles's favorite saying, so much so that he always regarded it as a creed and carried it out without reservation.

He used his love to stop his children from killing each other, unlike when he and his brother were together, when they had to be on guard against assassination at all times.

He also used fear to stand above millions of people and maintain the emperor's majesty.

But at this moment, the voice did not come from Charles, but from behind, as if from the distant past.

Charles also turned around subconsciously, and saw a man and a woman standing on a platform that seemed to be floating in mid-air below.

Charles was not at all surprised that they all showed up.

"This is C's World, it really feels different."

Mahiro looked around curiously, like Grandma Liu visiting the Grand View Garden.

This was my first time physically entering the C's World, but I didn't feel anything particularly special about it.

Seeing this, CC could only smile helplessly.

She had initially thought this young man would display a dignified or ruthless side to confront Charles head-on.

Unexpectedly, they completely abandoned their feigned dignity.

However, CC patiently explained to him:

"This is merely a facade of the C's World, the very place of Ragnarok."

"I see."

Hearing CC say that, he turned his gaze away, disappointed.

Their eyes met those of the imposing man in the temple above.

Wearing a magnificent cloak and sporting white curly hair, his body showed no signs of aging, exuding a chilling aura that made him appear exceptionally tall. His eagle-like gaze fixed on him, and his words carried an oppressive authority.

"You still came, Yotsuba Mahiro!"

"What, can't I come? Mr. Egg Roll Hairstyle."

He seemed oblivious to Charles's authoritative, imposing, and resonant voice, instead shifting his gaze slightly to Charles's side.

There was another woman there, tall and slender with long, jet-black hair. Her face held a gentle yet mature indifference, bearing a resemblance to Lelouch and Nunnally. This was none other than Marianne, who had long since died and transformed into a spirit.

"Oh my, it's been a long time, Ms. Marianne. I didn't expect you to show up here." Yotsuba Mahiro feigned surprise.

Seeing his surprised and bewildered expression, CC couldn't help but want to facepalm.

She naturally knew about Yotsuba Mahiro's plan, and she also knew that Anya Alstreim was thrown out by Yotsuba Mahiro himself.

But isn't this a bit too much of an overreaction?

It sounded less like surprise and more like mockery.

However, Charles seemed unconcerned by his sarcastic address or his exaggeratedly feigned surprise.

Instead, he spoke again:

"It seems you've made your choice."

This question wasn't just directed at Mahiro, but also at CC, who hadn't made a move.

Charles was excited at that moment, even though he maintained a dignified and expressionless demeanor. His imperial heart, which he never allowed anyone to see his inner thoughts, revealed his joy.

This is normal.

After all, his lifelong dream was about to be realized, a new era was about to begin, and even the weapon to slay the gods was ready.

Anyone would be happy to have reached this point.

The so-called god-slaying weapon is the Akasha Sword, a program that approaches and kills gods, the only and absolute supreme sword capable of punishing everything!

God is the origin, and humanity differentiates from this origin. So why do humans fight? Mortals, after differentiation, forget their origin. Why do humans lie? Mortals, after differentiation, do not know how to reunite. All things evolve from the same origin. If this is God's will, then all we need to do is kill God!

That's what Charles thought.

Some mortals cannot return to their origins; that is the curse of the immortal Code. Other mortals know how to merge; that is the equation that allows mortals to act, as Geass does.

If the origin is removed, and mortals are prevented from returning to and merging with it, then the gods will die, and a new origin will be born, with a unified memory that is only Akasha.

God is dead, the cycle of reincarnation will end, and humanity will be able to attain infinite peace, realizing a world without lies and strife!

This is what Charles wants to do now.

It was also his grand ambition and aspiration in this life.

Like a Tsukasa Hajime, Charles opened his arms and proclaimed his imminent god-slaying feat with a voice as loud and clear as thunder!

So excited was he that he didn't even notice when Yotsuba Mahiro stepped onto the steps, when he arrived at the temple platform, or when he came to the pillars of the main hall.

"Choices... are so boring."

"What did you say?"

Charles's face immediately darkened, and a hint of doubt flickered in his gloomy eyes.

"I should have made myself very clear, are you deaf? I said your wish is ridiculous."

Yotsuba Mahiro repeated it expressionlessly, but his gaze remained fixed on the nearly ten-meter-tall pillar in front of him, which he gently touched.

My fingertips gently caressed the surface of the pillar, feeling the traces of time etched upon it.

Then, as if nothing had happened, he said:

"A world without lies and strife sounds wonderful, like a utopian dream."

But egg roll head, do you know what humanity has relied on to get to where we are today? It's conflict.

It is precisely because of conflict that human technology continues to advance; otherwise, what would be the point of progressing to its current level?