Death, the Goddess, and the Cheat Ability

"Thoughts... Well, we're both dead now. I've got plenty of time to answer your questions."

Mo Bai didn't know what awaited him after death, but for now, at least, he could move and think. He could answer this Goddess's question.

He might as well use it as a chance to look back.

As for the answer...

He had thought about his own death more than once while he was in Solaris.

But almost every time, he had arrived at a slightly different answer.

My life comes first. Saving my friends comes next. Whatever happens, I absolutely cannot die.

Call it clinging to life if you want. As long as there's a chance to avoid death, I'll fight for it.

No matter how many times he considered it, he had never imagined choosing to die.

And yet, in the end...

After everything he had been through, he had chosen to spend his life for someone else.

"Was this your plan?"

After a moment's thought, Mo Bai raised his head and looked straight at the Goddess sitting across from him.

"Oh my~ I don't know what you mean~ And that's such a hurtful way to speak to your benefactor~"

At Mo Bai's abrupt question, the Goddess put on an innocent expression.

Mo Bai shook his head.

"My ability was too convenient. The Ten Shadows Technique... It sounds impressive, but no matter how I developed it, its strongest finishing move was still Mahoraga."

"So?"

Seeing that the Goddess was still playing dumb, Mo Bai sighed and voiced his suspicion outright:

"So my Cursed Technique had nothing to do with the initial draw. You rigged it and forced it on me, didn't you?"

"How perceptive~"

At his answer, the Goddess gave a delighted little round of applause.

"Tch."

Mo Bai clicked his tongue at