Chapter 96: Conquer the World
As I expected, Lan said something like that.
I don’t know what influenced Lan, but she’s now enthusiastic about me taking more women into my harem.
What did you say? That it’s happiness?
No, I don’t think pursuing girls will make me happy… It’ll just cause a lot of trouble…
That’s a world only God knows, and I’m not the God of Conquest. I can’t see the ending all at once, nor can I easily make them fall in love with me. What’s more, they aren’t even human.
Moreover, there’s no point in my harem continuously growing. It’ll just overwhelm me, and neglecting someone would be a terrible thing. With all these calamities, wouldn’t they revolt?
“Right now, you are the only one who exists similarly to me. So, only you can help me become complete again, and you can gain the stability you desire. This is a win-win situation, the most ideal outcome for both of us.”
“I… see…”
Because our reckless actions swapped worlds, the world was injured and split into fragments. Those fragments are Lou Ling before me. To preserve herself, she made herself forget her identity and created a pseudo-deity to store this information.
Like the brain in a vat, Lou Ling is a part of the world that was separated.
But Lou Ling doesn’t want to devour truth; she wants to return to it. This is different from the brain in a vat. She doesn’t have selfish desires; instead, she wants to have the ending of the brain in a vat… be assimilated by the world once more.
Lou Ling’s goal is clear: to become the world again.
But she can’t do it herself. That’s why she found me, who has obtained a massive amount of Destiny Power, to become the world in her stead first, and then return the world’s authority to her.
Finally, my existence won’t be questioned, and Lan won’t be rejected… I guess that’s how it is.
That’s why she said it was a win-win situation.
“No! No! You can’t agree to her like this! You, Juncheng, will bear all the trouble and danger, and she’ll just sit back and enjoy the benefits? There’s no such thing as an easy deal. You must make her pay a price. Hmm, if she can’t pay any price, selling herself would be barely acceptable. Hahaha.”
“Th-then, let me think about it first…”
“You can, but you’d better make a decision quickly.”
Meanwhile… Lan seems insistent that I should conquer Lou Ling…
So, I’m hesitant about what to do now. From my perspective, simply agreeing to Lou Ling would be fine. It’s Lan that makes me unsure of what to do.
The key is, I don’t understand the point of all this.
Is there any necessary connection between conquering her and other things? I can’t think of anything related.
Please, I have a mountain of other things to deal with right now. How can I have time to date girls… and she’s the world, no less. That’s too difficult…
“Juncheng, you think conquering her is unrelated to other things, so you feel it’s a waste of time?”
“Yes, yes, yes. You understand so well.”
Lan had a “I knew it” expression and pointed at my nose with her index finger.
“But you’ve got the priorities wrong, Juncheng. This is the most, most, most important thing. It’s the main mission.”
“Huh?”
I accidentally made a sound. Lou Ling, who had been meditating with her eyes closed, opened them and looked at me, asking,
“What? Have you made up your mind?”
“Uh, no, it’s nothing.”
“Make your decision quickly.”
She closed her eyes again and stood there motionless, not even seeming to breathe. So amazing…
After Lou Ling closed her eyes again, I turned my head to look at Lan, giving her a questioning look.
Why has conquering the world become the most important thing? What kind of main mission is this?
“Did Little Bingbing’s Head Maid ever tell you that we, the remnants from the previous world, are inherently rejected by this world? To integrate into this world, we must find this world’s memories.”
“Oh—yes, she did. There was indeed such a thing.”
Because I’ve been busy with other things, I’ve pushed this matter to the back of my mind.
But nothing has happened for so long. It should be fine, right?
“Although your existence is currently proven by the paradox ability of the brain in a vat, it’s just a ‘buff’ like enhancement effect. When the duration ends, you’ll become like me.”
I’ll also lose my existence like Lan?
“Yes. The worst outcome is to be like me: existence unacknowledged, rejected by the world, becoming a ‘non-existent’. No wonder Shirley emphasized it so much! The brain in a vat has a duration! When it runs out, I’ll be done for. I’ll be ‘expelled’ from the world!”
*SF Light Novel*
Descending, the main mission has changed. I need to find this world’s memories first. It seems to be with Mother Goddess. If I obtain that, everything will be fine.
“But even if you retrieve the memories, this current imperfect world won’t be fooled by this illusion. It’s better to kill the wrong ones than let the wrong ones go. In the end, you’ll still become like me.”
“Wh-what?”
Has the situation escalated this far?
Does that mean I’m doomed no matter what? No! Why has it turned into such an unsolvable situation!
“The broken world only holds ‘hostility’ towards you and me. Our existence is not affirmed, and those connected to us will also be ‘erased’.”
Nana disappeared before your eyes because of this.
If we don’t complete the world, we’ll have to constantly worry about our existence, otherwise, we might be ‘deleted’ by the world.
Damn it, so I’ve been in danger all along? No, it’s my very existence that’s in danger!
“Well, if you want to be alone with me in a world where no one pays attention to us, hmm… that might not be so bad? We could play all sorts of bold and open games on the street… Hehehe… Ah, and Nana’s here too. The three of us can take turns having fun?”
“Please stop your fantasies. Even if it really turns out that way, I won’t play perverted games with you in public, okay? No.”
“Hmm? An Juncheng, are you talking to me? And… is someone else here? Impossible. Without my permission, no one can enter my world.”
Uh, I was just talking to myself. Don’t mind me.
…
Please take back that “this person is hopeless” look. You just can’t see it; it doesn’t mean I’m crazy.
“Hehe, actually, Juncheng, you don’t need to speak. I can basically guess what you’re thinking.”
I won’t complain about this anymore. Fine, I’ll shut up. Is that okay?
“Think about it. Why did I call you to collect nine Destinies? If I just wanted to see you, I could have gone to Qiye anytime and asked him to give you the ability to observe me.”
…This does sound… *SF Light Novel*
Why did Lan call me in the first place? She deliberately let me know about collecting Destinies, which then led to a series of events. The most crucial one, Lou Ling, was also met during this process.
Could it be that Lan already knew about Lou Ling’s existence?
“That’s right. At first, when I understood that my existence was being erased and a woman named Lou Ling seemed to have taken my place, I was very angry. But after observing her further, I found this child to be quite interesting.”
Even though her existence was erased, Lan didn’t change her persistently peculiar stalking behavior.
She probably even investigated Lou Ling’s measurements.
“Her measurements from top to bottom are 86, 56, 83. Quite a perfect figure.”
She can even read my thoughts like that?!
“Hehehe, I know exactly what you’re thinking, Juncheng~”
A stalker is terrifying. This isn’t just peculiar behavior; it’s a superpower, isn’t it!
“After the Master of Destiny collects the nine Destinies, they become close to a ‘god’. What the god says exists, will exist. What the god says doesn’t exist, will disappear… This is the authority of a ‘Creator’, the one who sets the rules and destiny of the world. Lou Ling currently only has partial authority; she has fallen to the level of a Master of Destiny, but she is much stronger than an ordinary Master of Destiny.”
I stroked my chin and pondered. I now understand Lou Ling’s position. Now, please explain why I need to conquer her.
“But the current Lou Ling is not acceptable. Juncheng, recall what she said when she transformed into human form.”
I remember she said something like, the injured ‘world’ couldn’t maintain its original form, creating a gap, and that ‘imperfect part’ had to take on a new form…
“That’s right. She gained new forms: a ‘body enduring the pain of being torn apart,’ a ‘spirit born to adapt,’ and a ‘soul seeking revenge.’ The key is the last one: she still wants revenge on you, Juncheng.”
….
She did say that, but I didn’t pay attention at the time.
Because it was strange. If you wanted to get revenge on someone, would you tell them to their face, ‘I’m going to get revenge on you’?
Obviously, anyone would take it as a joke… I suddenly understood.
But the world doesn’t joke…
This means she’s serious and wants revenge.
She’s not doing it now because she lacks the ability, and she still needs a favor from me. So, after everything is completed and she becomes the complete world again?
Cold sweat trickled down my face, my mouth twitched, and I recalled unpleasant memories.
During those few days when I went back five years, I fully experienced what it’s like to be targeted by the world. It was even more terrifying than Final Destination. It was truly a life full of “danger and excitement.”
But I honestly don’t want to experience this kind of lifeshortening excitement again.
“That’s how it is. Juncheng, you’re in a predicament where you’re about to become like me. The only one who can completely get you out of this predicament is Lou Ling. But Lou Ling still intends to take revenge on you. So the question is, what do you think is the better course of action?” I wanted to speak, but hesitated, then spoke again, then stopped, organizing my thoughts, sighing with my hand on my forehead, overcome with sadness.
In the end, I could only reach the same conclusion as Lan…
But I can’t help it. In this situation, can I only turn an enemy into a friend?
“If Lou Ling chose to become a man, I wouldn’t say anything. But since she chose to become… Hehehe, Juncheng, you know what I mean, right?”
Lan was smiling wickedly, as if she were the one taking concubines for her harem, not me.
“There is no pure friendship between men and women. So the best method is naturally to conquer her and take her into your harem.”
To possess someone else for one’s own benefit… In the past, I would never have agreed with this behavior.
But having learned to be selfish, I can now accept this approach.
“Hehehe, obtaining the world is equivalent to obtaining everything, right? Juncheng, you can truly do whatever you want~ Do whatever you want, even turn this world into a world of only women, or make all the women in the world submit to your feet.”
I don’t have such insane ideas, but Lou Ling… it seems I must conquer her.
“More importantly, you can truly dominate everything and never be bound by so-called fate… This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Furthermore, the world becoming Lou Ling’s likeness is also related to you, Juncheng, so you need to take responsibility~”
It’s because of Zi’ai and Zihua… I didn’t actually do anything myself… Forget it, I’ll just take the blame.
“In conclusion, the reasons are sufficient, aren’t they?”
Ahhh…
They are indeed sufficient.
“Then let’s ‘conquer’ the world~ Hehehe~”
I can guarantee that Lan’s “conquer” definitely means something else…
It’s a more “physical” kind of conquest.
