"The red thread of life, the green thread of bonds, and the golden Line of Fortune... which one should I choose?"
Lin Guang looked at the three threads before him and sank into thought.
"If I cut the thread of life, Daki might die right now, or she might die at the point where I cut it. Would that count as my kill? Would history change?"
"If I cut the thread of bonds, Daki should lose her connections to Muzan Kibutsuji, Doma, and Gyutaro, with whom she shares the deepest bond. They most likely wouldn't remain linked as one, which would make Upper Rank Six easy to deal with."
"If I cut the Line of Fortune, Daki would lose her fortune. She might burn to death in childhood without being saved, and she wouldn't become a demon. History would change, and there would be no telling who Upper Rank Six would be."
After working out these three outcomes, Lin Guang finally made his decision.
At that moment, the previously plain Magical Scissors actually transformed into scissors made of seven-colored crystal.
Holding the multicolored scissors, Lin Guang finally approached one of the three threads.
Snip!
The thread snapped, and the Magical Scissors made of seven-colored crystal dissolved into starlight and vanished from Lin Guang's hand.
At the same time, a force dragged Lin Guang's body out of the pitch-black space of threads.
Lin Guang slowly opened his eyes.
With a boom, the sashes behind Lin Guang turned into ice crystals and shattered.
Daki sat on the ground, fine beads of sweat covering her forehead. The eye between her brows had vanished at some point, and she panted nonstop, muttering something.
"What... happened to me? Why do I feel like I've lost the most important thing? What did I lose?"
The instant