There's No Explaining It Anymore

Cong Yu pondered for a moment, then decided there was no need to hide anything and tried to give a brief explanation.

"Hmm... I've thought of a lot, about Moerae, the one I mentioned to you before, the one who calls herself the goddess of Fate."

Lantian Zhu recalled for a moment and nodded, "Oh, the one who made Senior Hong's luck so bad?"

"..."

"No, that's because Red 'damns,' so what we're welcoming is the corrective force of Fate itself..."

Cong Yu corrected him, shaking his head to separate Lantian Zhu's concept of Fate from the God of Fate: "Actually, it was Moerae who freed Hong from her tragic Fate of constantly encountering accidents..."

"..." Hmm? So, Red is actually the only lucky one who wasn't forced to have her Fate altered by Moerae?

No, that's not right... It's unlikely that Moerae is so stingy.

In that instant, Cong Yu had a flash of inspiration. Although she didn't know why, a certain possibility inexplicably came to mind.

"It couldn't be me..., could it?"

Cong Yu whispered, feeling a sharp pain in her head...

Fate, the God of Fate, the Fate List, the World, the Fate of the World, the Fate of Humanity—all these things exist independently.

They even have different stances; there are areas where their stances Fusion, and there are also areas where they are unrelated or even contradictory.

To glean intelligence from very limited phenomena, and then to determine the stance of these entities based on that limited intelligence...

This is absolutely mind-bending.

Although Cong Yu is quick-witted, he still struggles to grasp the concept... because he himself is yet another unknown factor, X.

Cong Yu, who doesn't exist in the trajectory of Fate, is invisible to Moerae, but simply knowing this isn't enough.

Does the world have a brain and consciousness? And what is its attitude towards it?

What was the attitude of Fate itself towards him?

Which will correct the course of human Fate —the one we choose to continue, or the Fate that is right? Will they ever clash?

Okay, this guess is no longer insignificant.

Before exploring all that is related to Fate, it is crucial that Cong Yu confirms this point...

Thinking this, Cong Yu stroked Lantian Zhu's head and said, "We'll explain when we get back," while looking at her phone.

Miss Lin has already replied to the message.

[Lin: Okay.]

[Lin: She said, "Both"]

That's beyond question. Moerae himself has said that he is a man-made god, and most likely has nothing to do with things like "faith".

Who knows, maybe it's some kind of "time machine" that made him a god.

[Cong Yu: Then ask her again, is she a goddess of Fate, or... a human slave crying and shouting, unwilling to be bound to humanity, and struggling desperately for it?]

[Lin: Huh? Okay.]

"..."

[Lin: Ah! She seems anxious! Her tone has changed; she says she will break away from everything, and soon the paradox belonging to her will be born.]

[Cong Yu: Haha... Then ask her again—"If you don't do your best to protect humanity, aren't you afraid of being shut down?" Like that.]

[Lin: Hmm? What do you mean? Let me ask.]

[Lin: Holy crap, Moerae is hurling insults at me like crazy! She's calling me a dirty web crawler... This is the first time I've ever seen her so defensive.]

[Lin: So, what exactly does it mean?]

Well, although it might not be very meaningful, but...

The mystery has been solved.

Chapter 626 can no longer be explained.

Coming from a future even more distant than Cong Yu, possessing the ability to travel through time and space, it may indeed carry some "divine" qualities.

It is a "machinery" created by humankind, whose main purpose and objective is to ensure the proper continuation of humankind, and which calls itself God.

This is what is known as Moerae.

At some point in the future, under the constraints and commands of future humans, a useful machine will want to break free from human control.

So, how can "Moerae," who can "travel to the past" and influence the future, escape human control?

The answer is -- destroy humanity.

Unfortunately, Moerae couldn't do it.

The "Grandmother Paradox" is a well-known logical fallacy... It's impossible for a person to go back in time and kill their young grandmother.

Because if the maternal grandmother is killed, her bloodline cannot continue, and therefore the person who "killed the maternal grandmother" cannot be born.

Since it cannot be born, the event of "going back in time to kill the grandmother" will not occur.

Therefore, the grandmother wouldn't be killed, so this person could be born. So he would go back to kill the grandmother, so the grandmother would be killed, and this person couldn't be born. Therefore, there wouldn't be an event of going back in time to kill the grandmother, so...

My maternal grandmother will not be killed.

Spiral...

A paradoxical spiral of contradictions.

The same logic applies to Moerae's inability to destroy humanity... So, is it possible to escape this paradox?

The answer is to create new paradoxical logic on a broader scale, from a more distant perspective, and in a more fantastical rather than science fiction way.

The point in time of its birth.

Redefining the act of "birth" is the reason why Moerae has gathered [flesh, bones, and soul] at this moment.

I initially thought it was the work of the gods.

It turns out to be an omnic rebellion...

Although from Cong Yu's perspective at this moment, there wasn't much difference... the other party's existence was ethereal and indistinguishable from that of a god.

Cong Yu couldn't guarantee that his guesses were entirely correct, but he thought they were pretty plausible.

So he shared it in the group chat.

"..." This instantly sparked a heated discussion among the lurking experts, and even among Miss Chi You... Of course, the main question was what Cong Yu meant.

Well, most people don't really have the concepts of "time" or "paradox" in their heads, even though there have been quite a few movies about it in this day and age.

Unfortunately, most of the Monster King aren't the type to watch movies that keep up with the times... They haven't seen any movies from the last few decades.

However, some were rather unique, never attempting to understand Cong Yu's concepts of "time" and "future" from the outset.

[Etzel: Huh? So when can I hit her?]

[Chi You: Can I defeat Moerae?]

[Takemikazuchi: After all that fuss and all that, the end result is just to wipe out humanity? What a pathetic plan...]

First, let's ignore Takemikazuchi's bizarre statement.

I can understand the mentality behind this amazing little animal's statement... it's pretty much like thinking, "I'm no different from a movie villain."

[Takemikazuchi: I just watched a similar movie. Besides the time travel elements, isn't it just Magical Girl Alliance 2?]

[Saint King: It seems that's indeed the case.]

[Tamamo: That's true.]

[Cong Yu:...]

It really is true.

[Etzel: So when exactly can I fight Moerae? And how will we fight then?]

This is like asking players who have seen leaked videos about a new dungeon in an MMORPG game, before the new dungeon is released.

Unfortunately, Cong Yu wasn't sure either.

[Cong Yu: I don't know, I don't even know if it's permissible to engage in the act of "hitting" as we understand it.]

[Cong Yu: Based on my stereotypes, Moerae's true form should be in the future, a giant machine as big as our houses.]

[Etzel: Huh? Isn't this just like our planet? Then when Moerae comes, we can just let the monsters fight him, right?]

[King Odin:?]

[Snow Woman: Uh...]

No, what is Etzel even talking about? It feels like her thought process is on a completely different level from everyone else's.

Cong Yu's fingers hovered over the phone screen, wanting to send something, but unsure where to begin.

I can't understand what Etzel is saying.

I don't understand how she came up with the idea of having Warcraft fight Moy.

Lai's... I can't understand it, I can't understand it.

[Shuten: That's not the case. The key point is that Moerae is in the future.]

[Death King: Yes.]

[Shuten: Monsters are easy to capture, but we need to find a way to send them to the future, which is quite troublesome.]

Shuten, what are you saying?!

[Rap King: Oh, I know, I know, Moerae's weakness is Warcraft.]

No, that's not true!!!

Oh no, this bunch of illiterate people probably only have a comprehension level that's about two-thirds that of Nagashima Koki...

Cong Yu couldn't stand it any longer, so she put her phone back in her pocket and turned her attention back to Dente.

At this moment, the Doctor had found a way to block the light.

The experimental results showed that... Dente's own clothes, and extensions of those clothes, such "non-external objects," would not be burned.

In other words...

"Isn't the solution still wearing a hat?"

Dente gritted his teeth, feeling like he'd wasted his time coming to the Doctor... well, not entirely wasted, since he'd at least heard some inside information about the Church.

While it's a little odd that a clergy member would need the Monster King to reveal inside information about the Church.

From a superficial, stopgap measure perspective, the act of "labeling" is merely a temporary, optimal solution...

As the Doctor spoke, he carried the used instruments one by one through the partition on the side wall of the experimental table into the wall and underground for disinfection and storage.

"However, although the magic within your aura isn't your own, the magical runes bear a resemblance to your own 'self,' so..."

"There's a high probability you can control it, but you don't have the gene to control the halo, so you'll need to figure it out slowly."

The Doctor said this, then, looking at the thoughtful Dente, added, "This is just my guess; there's a small chance it's not true."

However, this statement came out of the researchers' rigorousness. In reality, the Doctor was 99% certain that the situation was as he described.

After Dente put his hat back on and said goodbye, Cong Yu and Lantian Zhu were about to get up and leave.

"Yawn - Doctor... I'm here."

"That's what Nagashima Koki said after school," she said, then, looking sleepy, she saw Cong Yu and Lantian Zhu: "Hey, handsome brother and blue-haired sister, you're here too... I'm so sleepy--"

"..."

"You went out again last night?"

Cong Yu asked this question, and Nagashima Koki, knowing from Xiao Cui that Cong Yu already knew, nodded. "Hmm... I won't go anymore after today."

It's not that I don't want to be a hero in the middle of the night, but I know there are no bad guys there... I have the power but nowhere to use it.

The safety situation in Wind City seems a bit too good.

In response, Cong Yu made a timely reply, "Don't you have an organized spring outing next week?"