A body as vast as the universe

Seeing that Kama and Bai Mo had easily seen through his scheme, Matsudaira Nobutsuna, known as the Wise Izu, smiled self-deprecatingly.

"I thought my scheme had fooled you, but little did I know I was just like a child hiding a toy. Kama, you just said I could use it now, is that true?"

Kama nodded and said, "That's right. As Beast of Love and Desire, I will love you all, and I will also tolerate this conspiracy, even if its target is me."

Looking at the god of love before him, Matsudaira Nobutsuna truly realized how insignificant he was compared to the god.

He lifted his foot with some difficulty, then took out a short knife from behind him. Just as he was about to stab it down, Bai Mo moved his fingers, and a Magnetic Field Power struck his abdomen. Then, a flower card appeared.

Almost simultaneously, another Magnetic Field Power force surged toward Matsudaira Nobutsuna's back, originating from Kama. The two forces did not collide at all; instead, they acted like two surgeons working in perfect harmony, using Magnetic Field Power to reshape his internal organs.

He stared blankly at Kama, then at Bai Mo. He could understand Kama's behavior; after all, the god of love loved everything indiscriminately. But Bai Mo's power was something he couldn't comprehend.

The last person with similar power recorded was Mochizuki Chiyome, the mysteriously disappeared Divine Marriage Bride from the Warring States period.

Looking at Bai Mo, who casually handed the flower cards to Chaldea, Matsudaira Nobutsuna asked with a hint of doubt:

"Um... are you also a deity like Kama?"

"I am Santa Claus."

Bai Mo replied to Matsudaira Nobutsuna, "From the very beginning, after learning that Tokugawa Iemitsu had fallen for Kama, Matsudaira Nobutsuna confirmed one thing."

Cupid is invincible.

Therefore, he chose to avoid direct confrontation and exercise restraint. He betrayed Tokugawa without hesitation, thus becoming the Tokugawa Tokugawa.

Afterwards, he asked a sorcerer in the palace to turn his internal organs into flower cards and scatter them throughout the Ooku, while also having the sorcerer stabilize the soul of Kasuga-no-Tsubone.

His goal was to become a force against Tokugawa, but now he knows that Eros knew about his plans all along and even turned a blind eye to his resistance.

He felt utterly powerless.

"Alright, everything's done. Now, let's begin the battle."

"Hey, are we just going to fight straight out? I thought you were going to try and seduce Brother Bai."

Ritsuka uttered something inappropriate, and was promptly chopped on the head by Bai Mo. Kama chuckled and said, "Anyone with a brain knows that's impossible. The only way is to beat him to his knees and then let him unleash his defeat CG – the most primal form of love."

"Then you should hand over the position of Goddess of Love to Skanda- daka."

As Bai Mo finished speaking, a dazzling light burst forth, and the Sword of Victory pierced towards Kama. At the same time, a long sword appeared in Bai Mo's hand.

It was the original weapon they retrieved from Shi that they each gave a word to, which became known as "Beginning and End".

Go!

Ritsuka and Scheherazade channeled their power, and in the next moment, the inro of Tokugawa Yoshinobu and the karuta born from Matsudaira Nobutsuna unleashed their power, with the anti- Tokugawa forces chasing after the Sword of Victory and the Beginning and End in Bai Mo's hands.

"Is this... a weapon from Northern Europe? An auto-tracking weapon... unfortunately, it's much weaker than the Myoken Divine Wheel."

A massive weapon flashed behind Kama, taller than her, entirely golden—it was the Jingang.

Is this your weapon?

Bai Mo unleashed a slash, creating a barrier in front of Kama. However, due to the difference in numbers, it was instantly shattered, and a crack appeared on the beast's horn.

Despite being repelled, Kama showed no anger. Looking at the Jingang, now shattered and mangled, he replied:

"Speaking of Jingang vajra, one naturally thinks of Indra, right? I don't use this weapon because I think it's powerful; I just use it to mock that guy."

"Tsk, it's still a defective product after all. It's good that it's lasted this long."

As Kama finished speaking, the Jingang let out a mournful cry and was cleaved in two by the Sword of Victory. At this moment, the situation was extremely favorable. Under the influence of the anti- Tokugawa movement, the already powerful Bai Mo was almost overwhelming Kama.

The Beginning and End left countless afterimages in the air, causing the beast horns on Kama's head to fall off one after another.

"It's working! Everyone, stop those clones! Don't let them go to support the main body!"

Following Ritsuka's command, the surrounding Servant began attacking the clones relentlessly to prevent them from interfering with Bai Mo's battle. Kama watched Ritsuka and the others working so hard and could only manage a helpless smile.

That smile was like an adult watching a child trying to fill a leaky bucket with water—a pointless and futile effort.

"Sigh, getting a little useful stuff and already so smug, humans really are as smug as ever. Why don't you use your brains and think about it? If that thing really was useful, shouldn't I have hidden it more carefully, or just carried it with me?"

Kama's words made Ritsuka's heart skip a beat. Looking at Kama's mocking smile, her unease continued to rise.

Bai Mo remained silent, activating the Sword of Victory, which instantly formed a dazzling display of light. He carefully observed Kama's condition. Undoubtedly, the anti- Tokugawa strategy had taken effect, but Kama did not appear to have suffered any significant harm so far.

The damage was indeed dealt, but it felt like a drop in the ocean, like using a needle to pierce the skin of a blue whale.

"Mr. Bai Mo, there's no reason to waste words with her. Execute her!"

Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami Munenori slashed with his sword, but Kama gracefully dodged to the side. The surrounding clones began to fade away, and the others joined the battle.

Bai Mo grabbed the charging Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami Munenori and quickly retreated to Ritsuka's side. The Magnetic Field Power surged, gathering Ritsuka and the others around him.

"Brother Bai? What's wrong?"

Ritsuka asked, and Bai Mo replied with a somewhat solemn expression.

"We may have made a mistake; we underestimated her scale. The attack just now felt like an attack aimed at the sky. While the anti- Tokugawa was effective, it didn't achieve its intended purpose."

A calming force was injected into Ritsuka's body. Upon seeing this, Kama smiled, his horns falling off piece by piece, but he still wore a mocking smile.

"That's right, you've finally realized it now, haven't you? No, rather, someone has finally realized it."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ritsuka felt intense pressure all over her body. If it weren't for the calming power protecting her mind, she would probably have been back to the state where even giving commands was extremely difficult.

"Tokugawafication? Here we go again? But I haven't really taken any action this time!"

"What do you think this is, a game? You think you can just lay out the path to victory from the start? Don't be naive. The reason we use the Five Commandments is simply because they are appropriate. The Beast of Love and Desire loves everything and controls everything with desire."

The freedom to kill, lie, drink, steal, and commit adultery is merely a means, a way to incite desire. But aside from these, from the very beginning when you stepped into this place...

Deep down, he harbored a desire to pull his companions out of the abyss of depravity.

From the very beginning, you were nothing but playthings in the hands of beasts, pathetic humans.

Seeing Ritsuka's incredulous and pained expression, Kama also smiled. It was a genuine, mocking smile, unlike the insincere, formulaic smile he had given her when he served her before.

"So, humans are really interesting. After falling down again and again and facing unavoidable situations, they climb back up once more. Hmm, watching that painful struggle is actually good for mental and physical health~ These are the kinds of people who deserve our most sympathy, right?"

Despite the beast's mockery, Ritsuka a hand on Bai Mo's shoulder and said, "Brother Bai, don't worry about me. I should be able to hold out for a while and defeat this guy."

Faced with Ritsuka's perfectly sound tactical suggestion, Bai Mo paused for a moment, then turned back to Ritsuka and gave her a word of advice.

"Ritsuka, take good care of Kasuga-no-Tsubone. Remember, no matter what happens here later, it will always be the Ooku."

He then walked forward step by step, without launching a sudden attack with maximum force to defeat Kama as Ritsuka had suggested. He knew very well that this was impossible on a scale that way.

"Give up your pathetic ideas, Chaldea. Don't you realize how naive you are? You've got one thing wrong, wrong from the very beginning."

What makes you think I have the right to say something like "I want all of humanity to fall"? It's because I have that capacity; you've misunderstood my scale.

The next moment, the environment of the Ooku changed drastically. The ground began to disappear, the walls turned into nothingness, the beast horn on Kama's head shattered, and the light finally burst forth.

It was a crown like stars, and her body transformed once more, as if the stars were at her fingertips.

The surrounding environment has also changed completely. Gravity is gone, oxygen is thin, and there is only endless darkness and almost endless love (Kama) all around.

Seeing this bizarre and absurd scene, Ritsuka realized for the first time just how unreasonable India gods could be.

"Stop joking... This is... the universe?"