Chapter 209
The mysterious voice questioned.
Confident and fearless, ultimately, with the Original dormant, these separate consciousnesses from the body have already formed their own opinions and judgments.
Every consciousness, every personality, can be Vill-V.
"You're wrong. Of course I want to be myself, not just a part of my mind. Especially now that she's fallen into a deep sleep, this is an invaluable opportunity."
Both Mobius and Apponia have the ability to separate Vill-V and find her new bodies.
Vill-V already had a plan and ideas.
After all, nobody wants to be a branch of someone else.
"But that's something that will happen later. For now, I'm willing to agree with her decision."
Vill-V crossed her arms.
"You're right, evil thoughts can never be completely eradicated; many factors can cause them to easily revive. Therefore, her decision is not to separate you, but to imprison you."
Divide most of the capacity into enough portions to hold half of the Vill-V.
And when evil thoughts arise in the future, they will be dispersed to that area, and this action will make that half of the area the most talented among the people of Vill-V.
"Yet, I am destined to remain a prison for evil thoughts, forever deprived of the light of day?"
The mysterious voice countered with a question, then burst into laughter, though the laughter carried a tinge of melancholy.
"Hahaha, hahaha, good, very good, as expected of me, as expected of us, as expected of Vill-V, the master of prison construction."
"But! As long as we are alive, there will always be times when even half of them cannot be accommodated."
"That means Vill-V was originally a Villain."
Vill-V sighed regretfully.
"If one day we can no longer imprison you, then let us be destroyed together with those who still retain their goodness."
"Destruction? Very well, let's wait and see."
The screen gradually went black; the memories in the mirror ended there. Raiden Mei slowly released her grip and went to search for the remaining memories.
Pardofelis: "Sister... Sister Vill-V, you actually have such a terrifying thing inside you? Why didn't I ever know?"
Good heavens, so every time she went into the Spiral Workshop to scavenge goods, she was practically brushing shoulders with the Vill-V, dancing on the edge of death?!
Thinking this, Pardo's legs, which she had finally managed to regain her balance, went weak again.
Vill-V: "Of course... no! It's big enough to hold half of Vill-V, the space there is so spacious that I don't know when it will overflow."
Vill-V: "At least for now, Pardo, you are absolutely safe."
Pardofelis: "Right now...?"
Hearing this, Pardofelis became even more frightened.
It's decided! From now on, all orders from Spiral Workshop will be handled by Canned Food, and she'll take care of everyone else's area.
Welt: "So, the experts occupy less than half of the Vill-V —no, far less than half, perhaps not even a fifth?"
What kind of genius is this?!
It's simply incomprehensible that someone could create a series of incredible feats, including the Divine Key, using less than one-fifth of their talent.
Elysia: "In a sense, this is one of the reasons why Vill-V is impossible to imitate."
Vill-V: "While it may sound like boasting, I did indeed develop a drone that far Previous Era civilizations after only three months of learning mechanical knowledge."
It was precisely with the help of those drones that Vill-V and the Fire Moth waged a long struggle.
Even when the Fire Moth imprisoned her, Vill-V could easily escape, and afterwards, those people couldn't even figure out how she escaped.
However, these were just minor incidents.
Lacking resources, Vill-V was ultimately at a disadvantage and was captured by the Fire Moth. It was only after seeing her powerful talent that they recruited her.
Bronya: "Really? That's amazing?"
Mobius: "I can assure you that what Vill-V said is true, because I was the one responsible for communicating with her at the time."
Bronya: "My scalp is tingling."
Bronya thinks she's actually quite a genius; given a computer, she can bypass the Schicksal Firewall and steal databases. The Silver Wolf of the Urals's exploits are widely known in the underground world.
However, compared to the troublemaker Vill-V, she was practically a model student, and her supposedly outstanding talent suddenly seemed insignificant.
"You can't think like that, Bronya. You're already amazing."
Bronya quickly patted its cheeks, regaining its confidence.
You can't compare her to a cheater. Vill-V is a true cheater. If you swapped identities and made her the Herrscher of Reason, she'd be a cheater who could manually create Divine Key. There wouldn't be any issue with her having her driver's license revoked... etc.
It seems she also created the Void Archive, which can construct the Divine Key?
That's alright then. It seems that people don't need to become Herrscher of Reason to create Divine Key.
Himeko Murata: "But why would the Vill-V cooperate with the murderer? The murderer's goal is to kill Flame-Chasers, so she herself is one of those goals."
Theresa: "Could it be that the murderer told the Vill-V that if she killed everyone else, she would be spared?"
Welt: "Headmaster, do you believe that?"
Theresa: "I don't believe it."
This kind of talk wouldn't fool a three-year-old, not even Theresa. The murderer would definitely betray them after using them.
Chapter 338 The Public Trial of the Original
The Vill-V possessed most of Vill-V's talents, so these little tricks certainly wouldn't fool her, but she was indeed helping the murderer kill Flame-Chasers.
This is rather strange.
Vill-V: "Is it hard to understand? Think about it, that's Fifty Thousand Years! Fifty Thousand Years in the Previous Era Elysian Realm, and they were bound in a prison the whole time. Anyone would be driven crazy by that!"
Kiana: "Is it just my imagination? I suddenly feel sorry for the Vill-V."
However, just because she caused Pardofelis's death, she cannot be easily forgiven!
How could you even bring yourself to hurt Pardo?!
The scene then cuts to the moment when Raiden Mei finds the culprit and confronts the Vill-V.
All around remained darkness and shadow, but Vill-V, as if nothing was wrong, continued her introduction as if nothing had happened.
"What were you thinking when you first met me? -- This person always seems to be lying, doesn't he?"
"So, I'll start with my question: if a liar—no, a [Trickster]—makes no attempt to hide her lies, can that be called honesty?"
Raiden Mei remained silent. The sight of Vill-V in front of her gave her a very bad feeling. Until she figured out what was going on, she could only watch as Velvet put on this show.
"Oh! By the way, you must be very confused now, right? Who is this guy, and why is he saying such nonsensical things in this pitch-black place?"
"Oh dear, I'm sorry, but wouldn't it be frightening if there wasn't a sound coming from here?"
"Just like... how I felt when I was first thrown in here."
Vill-V's voice echoed in the dark space, recounting her past.
The pitch-black space before her was her field of vision, and also her world.
For a ridiculous reason, it was transformed into a prison for all of Vill-V's malice, and for the next Fifty Thousand Years, that darkness was the only thing remaining in the entire world.
As one of Vill-V's personalities, she can also hear external voices and hear what she is saying.
But none of this concerns her, because malice and the prison keep her locked here forever, with no possibility of contact with the outside world.
However, the setting of the Previous Era Elysian Realm meant that no new evil thoughts would be born here, and even after Fifty Thousand Years, she was still unable to break free of her Shackles.
"But a person who feels despair cannot become Villain. I am Vill-V, Fifty Thousand Years of darkness cannot harm me."
I'm waiting for the right moment, because it will always come.
So when a Herrscher appeared in the Previous Era Elysian Realm, her heart, which had been dormant for too long, began to beat again.
Unfortunately, Raiden Mei is not Herrscher like those in the Previous Era; her behavior was too bland, which greatly disappointed Vill-V.
But soon, things changed; Raiden Mei brought her something else.
For the Previous Era Elysian Realm, it was a terrible disaster, and the Vill-V was willing to add fuel to the fire.
"Of course, Vill-V discovered its existence before I did, but because of her genius and pride, she mistook it for something else—the lingering effects of that experiment."
She soon paid the price for her mistakes.
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In the face of the murderer, experts, Conductor, Magician, and even Vill-V are all so vulnerable.
"And it was at this moment that Vill-V made her second mistake."
"She had her backup plan in mind, which was me, just as she had once destroyed one of her mental domains to break free from the Precepts."
"I was made a sacrifice, used to bear the brunt of all the harm done to her."
At this point, Vill-V's voice inevitably became somewhat sorrowful.
For the first time in Fifty Thousand Years, he was released, only to face another execution.
"But I didn't feel resentful. How brilliant! In pushing me to my death, she... became evil instead."
And what happened afterward, Vill-V didn't need to explain to Mei.
Faced with being pushed to the execution ground by the other Vill-V, betrayal was the natural choice.
Theresa: "Uh... are you sure this personality is the Vill-V, and not the one who wants to push her to her death?"
The character settings are reversed! This is clearly the Vill-V, but based on Vill-V's description, why do they think the personality that imprisoned her was the real Villain?
It had imprisoned someone for Fifty Thousand Years, but when it was first released, it was used to shield them from a knife.
That's too cruel!
If it weren't for the Vill-V who killed Pardofelis and eliminated Kevin, they would all be ready to condemn Vill-V!
Vill-V: "This... you all know that the Conductor is in charge of the ability to split thoughts. You should be looking for trouble with her, not blaming me!"
The Great Magician claimed he was truly innocent.
She's just a Magician who wants to surprise people and evoke expressions of astonishment through magic tricks. How could she possibly do something so malicious?
Durandal: "Then let the Conductor come out. Today, we must speak up for the Vill-V, no matter what."
Trapped for Fifty Thousand Years, he still had to become a scapegoat in the end; even Durandal couldn't stand it anymore.
Is there no justice left? Is there no law left?
Indeed, you can't call yourself Flame-Chasers without a bit of obsession!
Kiana: "Elysia is in court. Kevin, prepare to unleash your full power. Today, we will bring that vicious Villain to justice no matter what."
Elysia: "Eh! Do I have to step in again? Well then, the verdict on who is the Villain, Vill-V, is now in session. Please welcome Conductor Vill-V to the court."
Vill-V: "Wait a minute, I'll get the experts together and pull her out."
After a period of being out of contact, it seems that the people of Vill-V are discussing countermeasures internally, and their opinions have become divided.
Vill-V: "Hey! What are you doing... Don't push me!"
Suddenly, Vill-V opened her eyes, her clear pupils proving that she had been replaced.
Raiden Mei: "Which Vill-V are you?"
Vill-V: "It's my Original. They were supposed to bring out the Conductor, but those guys ganged up and forced me out."
Ever since the last system punishment that caused her Original to embarrass herself, she could no longer block out everything and fall into a deep sleep.
At least it cannot exert strong constraints on other personalities, otherwise it wouldn't have been pushed out by everyone.
However, due to her shyness, she refused to show her face, and she never expected that her appearance would be met with condemnation.
Kiana: "The Original? That doesn't matter. Remember when I suggested trapping the Vill-V in the beginning? You're the one who'll be imprisoned forever."
Chapter 339 Punished by High-Altitude Bungee Jumping
Vill-V: "I did so willingly, but due to certain special circumstances, I had to seal it away."