Chapter 97: Bane of the Master of Fate
The action plan had been decided, but how to execute it became the next problem.
I have no idea how to conquer Lou Ling…
In the end, I’m not someone who’s good at hitting on people, nor do I have any experience in actively doing so. Come to think of it, have I ever actively pursued a woman?
“Hoo hoo hoo, that’s right, that’s right, go for it, Juncheng! If it’s you, you’ll definitely win her over easily!”
No, Lan, you really think I’m the god of conquest.
But I really don’t know, how do you pick up girls? I truly wish my past self could teach me.
And I don’t even know where to start. If it were just an ordinary girl, maybe I could approach her using ordinary methods. But how can I conquer her, this being devoid of emotion, like an artificial intelligence? A system to fall in love? This is an SSS-class mission!
“You can think of it as Sekai being gender-bent, or that she’s a girl named ‘Sekai.’ Thinking of it that way might make it easier to approach her.”
No, no, no, no…
This is the only thing I refuse from my physiological instincts.
Oh no, to be called Sekai, and my name has Cheng in it. If she were really called Sekai, I feel like I’d die of a ruptured stomach.
Even though the riding position is great, I don’t want a knife-stabbing riding position.
Fortunately, I don’t know any girls named Kotonoha, or I might have been dismembered… Xue warning.
Will Lianbing be sad for me if I die?
With Lianbing now, I probably won’t. Maybe she’ll even be happy and sing a song.
Besides, I’ve already died from a stab in the abdomen once. Although that time I wasn’t killed by a woman, but by a pervert.
But if I die, these women won’t let me go. Especially Lan, she’ll definitely find a way to resurrect me, even if I’m in hell, she’ll find a way to pull me out.
Reliable when needed, but equally terrifying when she wants to be…
Aren’t there any ordinary women?
Huh? Wait, speaking of which, I’ve never encountered a woman who could be called “ordinary.”
“Hoo hoo, I know you feel like you don’t know where to start, Juncheng, but you don’t need to feel pressured. Don’t think of her as an unattainable, ambiguous concept like Sekai. Just think of her as an ordinary woman.”
She’s not ordinary at all!
What kind of ordinary girl is the entire world in disguise? Is it something like Ryougi Shiki?
“Everyone becomes extraordinary from being ordinary, Juncheng, aren’t you the same?”
…That’s true.
The ordinary me became no longer ordinary, and she moved from being extraordinary to ordinary—we have both left our original positions, moving from one extreme to the other, becoming chaotic and… balanced.
“You have many similarities, which is why I’m a little interested in her… hoo hoo hoo.”
So that’s why you’ve been sexually harassing her so frequently?
“Juncheng, do you remember how you approached Zi’ai? That’s how you should do it. Flowery words, you wouldn’t be able to say them even if you tried, right? Besides, that kind of frivolous demeanor might not attract the other person.”
Indeed, if I were to think from a woman’s perspective, I wouldn’t think I’d like that kind of frivolous man.
Oh, so if I think about it the other way around, what kind of men do women like?
“On top of conquering women, what is most needed? A handsome appearance? Clever conversation skills? Endless wealth? Excellent manners?”
“No, none of those. Of course, there are women who care about those things, but those are ordinary women. The members of your harem, including me, don’t value these things. What we all want is quite simple.”
“To love with unpretentious sincerity.”
“Anyone else would have met a tragic end by now, but you are still alive. Or rather, even if you were to die, we would be willing to help you change it. ‘Devoted,’ only you can make us do this to this extent. It’s not just anyone who can.”
Don’t say that, it’s too embarrassing, and it also creeps me out a little.
“Also, at least she’s not a monster now. She looks like a girl, right? And she’s beautiful, has a great figure, and most importantly, she’s a girl who can play special games without legs.”
That last sentence was unnecessary.
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“Based on my observations, Sekai-chan is the clingy type. Simply put, the ‘I can’t live without you’ type.”
I couldn’t help but let out a surprised sound again.
Then I quickly looked at Lou Ling. She seemed used to it and simply ignored me, not asking what was wrong.
Lan, what are you suddenly talking about…
“This type, once they become reliant on someone, they won’t switch. And no matter how bad the other person’s personality is, they will endure it silently. Even if their husband beats them, they won’t call the police or resist, they’ll just accept it silently, and in their hearts, they’ll hope you’ll change your ways. If I had to say, it’s like a combination of Younger Sister Xinran and Lily-chan, hoo hoo hoo. It’s a type that won’t pose a threat to you.”
Considering it from that angle…
“Actually, I can understand that feeling too. Not receiving a shred of affection, constantly falling into despair, a sense of falling like jumping off a building. Then, at a certain moment, realizing that it has to be you, a sense of sublimation as if you’ve ascended to heaven. That feeling feels great, it’s so exhilarating!”
I think you’re sick, Lan.
Perhaps even seriously ill.
But then again, if she weren’t sick, why would she be called a yandere…
“So, let’s pull her down! Let her experience the sin of falling~ Hoo hoo hoo hoo~”
Hopeless, this woman.
Fine, after all that, I should just treat her like Zi’ai.
Yes, back then, Zi’ai and I were telepathic. There were almost no barriers between us, which is why we got along so naturally.
We already understood each other very well… Lou…
I know almost nothing about her.
“Are you… talking to someone else?”
“Uh? N-no, no, no…”
I didn’t expect Lou Ling to suddenly open her eyes and speak. I was startled, and in my panic, I couldn’t help but react like an idiot.
Oh no, I’m definitely exposed now!
“Juncheng, your ability to hide things is as poor as ever. Your tone is very suspicious.”
Shut up! This is all your fault!
“I don’t think you’re so mentally unstable that you’d talk to yourself.”
“Actually, I am mentally unstable.”
But Lou Ling ignored my foolish words and continued based on her own deductions.
“You’re talking to someone who has lost her existence… the Water Calamity, right? The culprit who turned this world upside down, the madwoman who replaced dreams with reality to deceive the world. It’s no wonder she wasn’t expelled. Such a threat should have been eliminated from the root long ago. Unfortunately, the world itself did not have self-awareness at the time… and now it’s too late. If she can’t be ‘eliminated,’ she can only be ‘expelled.'”
“You know that very well.”
“My impression of that woman is much deeper than yours, but now I’ve fallen into the ‘inside of the world’ and cannot observe ‘outside the world.'”
…I see. So what you just did to me was also done by her.
“Yes, yes, yes, it wasn’t me.”
Lan and I looked at each other, both surprised. She actually used such a resentful expression and tone. It seems she harbors deep resentment towards me and Lan.
“Juncheng, she’s praising us, saying we’re a good match~ As expected of little Lou Ling, so likable~”
Only you would consider adulterous lovers a compliment.
“It seems you’ve met that man. Did he give you the ability to observe ‘outside the world’?”
“You know Qiye?”
“That person’s name is Qiye… He’s dangerous. He took my legs and obtained fragments of the world.”
“Wait, aren’t your legs lost because of the ‘lack’ in the ‘five bereavements and three deficiencies’?”
“That was a lie. I don’t have the destiny of the five bereavements at all. You should know that even if I did, it shouldn’t be me who lacks.”
Right! Blind spot!
Because I believed her, I didn’t notice this suspicious point!
“Then the ‘three deficiencies’ too…”
“No, the three deficiencies do exist. I forcibly bestowed them on you using my authority to fill in three destinies for you. They are destinies specifically prepared for you. The other ‘wealth’ and ‘power’ have not yet descended. You can find someone to bestow them anytime and make you the master of the three deficiencies. However, the Master of Fate was stolen. Because you and he have similar auras, I mistook him for you, giving him an opportunity.”
“What? You mistook Qiye for me?”
“Initially, I didn’t recognize you. In the end, all humans look the same in my eyes. There’s no difference at all. Can you identify which ant you crushed?”
Alright.
Your Majesty Sekai, who is high above, of course wouldn’t remember the differences between humans.
But now she’s fallen into the mortal world, tsk.
“As a result, it’s my mistake that the Witch of Fate was stolen. Moreover, Xier has been forcibly awakened by me and can use her destined ability. This is dangerous for both you and me, because it’s a destiny I specifically prepared for you, like a cheat.”
“What destiny is it?”
“The Master of Fate. Xier can absorb others’ ‘lifespan’ and also transfer lifespan to others. You don’t need me to tell you how important lifespan is to a Master of Fate.”
“What!”
She can absorb lifespan!
Destiny Power can be seen as ‘consuming the future’ in advance to ‘change the present.’ The support for Destiny Power is lifespan, representing a person’s future.
And absorbing lifespan… is essentially stealing someone’s future.
And if a madman used this ability, they would definitely go wild, use Destiny Power freely, continuously burn lifespan, and if it wasn’t enough, they’d just absorb it from others.
Consumables are abundant, after all, there are a full seven billion humans…
It’s like having the power to negate magic in a magic world, or Imagine Breaker in Academy City…
This destiny is the bane of all Masters of Fate.
