I'll kill you after I finish this game!

Matilda saw an inexplicable emotion in the crimson eyes that reflected Sakagami Hakuto's figure; she saw a part of the inner self that constituted Sakagami Hakuto.

"What is this? What kind of longing is this? To think there could be such a prayer... such a monotonous prayer..."

Matilda understood what Sakagami Hatsuto was yearning for and praying for, which is why she found it incredible.

That is a basic desire that everyone has, but no one ever takes this basic desire as their entire life.

To live, not to die, to keep living.

Isn't this kind of longing... a fundamental impulse that every life should have?

P.S.: The author has adjusted the outline for this volume. The Skadi storyline was too long and needed more setup, so the Matilda storyline will speed things up a bit...

Chapter Twelve: Return to the Underworld, Matilda's Journey to the Magnetic Universe

Sakagami Hakuto felt like he had the worst luck of the day.

He had just won the imperial martial arts competition and was about to be granted a higher noble rank, at which point he could marry many, many women and live a chaotic yet blissful dream life every day.

But this dream may very well be buried today.

When Matilda blasted him into the ground, he felt as if he had one foot already in the underworld.

But the thought that he would die as a virgin triggered an extremely unwilling impulse, and his desire to live was stronger than ever before.

As a resident of the world of gentlemanly conduct in the realm of sexual desire, how could one possibly enter the end with a virgin body?

No! Sakagami Hato doesn't want to die like this!

Because of this ridiculous belief and unwilling obsession, Sakagami Hakuto, who was about to enter eternal reincarnation and return to his mother's womb to restart his life, was directly reborn from the underworld.

This immortality, which can even resist eternal rebirth, amazed and delighted Razer and the Mercury Serpents present.

In this cycle, the tactile sensation of the deformed cyst, Sakagami Hakuto, is a very interesting existence for the two of them.

Matilda also found it interesting; the fact that Sakagami Hatsuto hadn't died was a pleasant surprise for her.

Having glimpsed a part of the other's inner self, and that monotonous longing, Matilda felt a constant surge of unknown and novelty within her.

Ah, this person is wonderful!

After being surprised by the other person's inner qualities, Matilda sincerely praised the existence of Sakagami Hato.

However, if Sakagami Hato knew about this compliment, he would probably only reject it.

Because after he displayed his astonishing immortality, Matilda's gaze towards him completely lost its previous self-restraint.

Subsequently, under Matilda's joyful torment, Sakagami Hakuto experienced the terrible feeling of repeatedly dancing back and forth between the boundaries of life and death.

At first, Hisa Rindou, who had recruited Sakagami Hakuto, was worried about the other side.

But seeing that Matilda was beating him half to death, but he just couldn't die completely, she no longer cared about Sakagami Hakuto.

Because Sakagami Hato is also a monster from the non-human realm!

Mikado Ryūmei, Mikado Ryūsui, and Modoro Yagyō were also surprised by Sakagami Hōtō's special physique.

Despite suffering so many fatal injuries, this guy just can't die—no, he always manages to return from the brink of death.

As Matilda's attacks became increasingly brutal, Sakagami Hakuto displayed an astonishing will to survive, as well as remarkable resistance and willpower in the face of death.

You can try to kill Sakagami Hato, but you can't kill him or destroy his will.

And even after being tortured to the point of near death, this guy still had the nerve to hurl insults at Matilda.

"Hey! You fiery-haired, burning-eyed woman, you son of a bitch! @＃￥……＆@@￥*＆滴————"

Sakagami Haku unleashed a string of elegant yet vulgar words, enough to be silenced, continuously directed at Matilda.

Despite being subjected to extremely foul language, Matilda maintained a smiling expression, showing no anger on the outside and on the inside.

That's normal. To Sakagami Hatsuto, she's like a lab rat in an incubator right now; no matter how much you yell at her, she won't get angry.

Matilda also wanted to test Sakagami Hakuto's limits, so she gradually increased her intensity and began to burn him with her flames.

boom! ! !

Without hesitation, the crimson flames swirling around Matilda directly clung to Sakagami Hato's strong body, which had withstood repeated torment.

"Gahh ...

A piercing scream rang out, and Sakagami Hakuto, who was being burned, didn't even have a chance to utter a curse this time.

The crimson flames devoured his entire body, causing his flesh and blood to evaporate completely, and even his soul was about to be burned as kindling.

This flame is no ordinary flame; it burns flesh and blood, burns all things, burns concepts, and burns existence itself.

Once caught in this flame, not only will ashes not be allowed to remain, but even the very existence of the flame will be completely melted away.

If it's burned to the ground, then Sakagami Hakuto's existence will cease to exist.

No one will remember him, except perhaps Matilda, who killed him with her own flames.

But who can accept this ending?!

"This...pain...I will repay you tenfold!!!"

A triumphant smile appeared on his half-burned face.

That fierce look seemed to say, "From now on, it's my turn!"

"【いとしきわがなぎのみことなのくにのひとくさひとひにちがしらくびりころさん (Izanami’s command is to love my power. If you do this, the people of your country will kill a thousand heads a day)]”

The crimson flames that were burning Sakagami Haku's body and even soul were repelled by a strong distortion, much to Matilda's delight.

In that world constructed of crimson flames, Sakagami Hakuto was chanting and weaving incantations.

This was his triumphant song, his vow, and his call to launch a counterattack, which he sang for himself.

An absolute command to oneself, shattering the common sense that the impossible is impossible, and self-confidence.

"【いとしきわがなみのみことながそをなせばわれはひとひにちいほのうぶやを"たてよう (Izanagi's decree, love my sister's destiny, if you do so, I will build a house of 1,500 houses in one day)"

No matter what kind of despair comes, the desire to live will not waver in the slightest, and this prayer is amplified to the point of creating miracles.

By enduring the distortions (superpowers) of others, Sakagami Hakuto activates his own unique distortions (superpowers).

"【これをもちてひとひにかならずちいたりしせばひとひにかならずちいほたりうまるるなり(That is, a thousand people die every day and a thousand and five hundred people live every day)】"

This is Sakagami Hato's Seeking the Way type ability, which requires him to withstand an attack from another person before it can be activated.

Only then can the supernatural power they received be returned double, an absolutely unavoidable karmic retribution!

Simply put, this ability is "immortality and reflective properties against distortion (superpowers)".

The Returning Wind Technique, which involves accepting the supernatural abilities of others and then retaliating.

"【Purification Ritual - Return to the Underworld!!!!】"

Like a revenge strike, Sakagami Hatsuto returned everything he had endured to Matilda.

As he forcefully swung his sword at Matilda, a scorching crimson slash that cleaved the sky and severed the earth engulfed everything in sight.

Literally, it drowned everything.

The crimson light from the greatsword in Sakagami Hōto's hand first engulfed Matilda's figure, and then completely flattened the mountains in front of her.

If we want to see a map of China, it would probably need to be redrawn.

The power of such a terrifying and extreme attack was something even Sakagami Hōto himself had not anticipated.

This move, the Return of the Underworld, is not an invincible technique at the rule level; only Sakagami Hakuto himself knows how dangerous it is.

If he were attacked by supernatural forces, and assuming his overall tolerance limit is 500, while the supernatural force attack he receives is 1000, then Batu would die.

However, Peach Blossom Return to the Underworld amplified the received supernatural power, generating a power of 1,500.

Sakagami Hakuto himself used 500 of the power to perform a kind of resurrection, like being reborn from the underworld, and reflected the remaining 1,000 power back onto the target.

Therefore, by using this move, Ba Tu understands death better than anyone else, because every time he uses Return to the Underworld, it means that he has returned from the realm of death once again.

Therefore, using it will place a great burden on the mind and body. The more severe the death, the less certain it is that one can recover to the original state.

Like having one foot on the edge of a cliff, there is also the danger of losing control.

Although the Yellow Springs Return is Batu's own special ability, strictly speaking, that characteristic is immortality.

I don't want to die, I want to live.

A simple yet intense desire.

This is a natural prayer that everyone has, but precisely because of this, no one prays as earnestly as Batu.

Therefore, immortality is the essence, and the reflective property is just a bonus.

But... did this tactic work? That's what Sakagami Hakuto is most concerned about.

"Is this the power your desires have given you? Quite interesting..."

Upon hearing this nightmarish voice, Sakagami Hōto's face turned completely green, and his hand gripping the greatsword began to tremble uncontrollably.

Oh my god, could it be that Grandpa Batu is really going to die at this woman's hands today?!

.........

Matilda's antics in Shenzhou were eventually stopped by Rezhe, the incarnation of the God Emperor in the Shenzhou Imperial Palace.

It also revealed Matilda's identity, stating that she would become the general of the victors of the royal tournament.

Even if those who emerged victorious from the imperial duel, such as Matara Yako, Mibu Sojiro, Kujou Shiori, and Mikado Ryusui, had any objections, it was too late.

Matilda subdued warriors like Sojiro and Shiori with sheer force and violence.

Matilda reveals to the unruly Matilda, who yearns for something like the nascent form of Tai Chi.

Influenced by Matilda's direct and frank actions, Mibu Sojiro's most wanted person to kill became her, and Kujou Shiori's most desired woman to surpass also became her.

As for Kuga Rindou and Sakagami Hakuto...

"Why did I, the great one, become that foreign woman's subordinate?!"

Inside the main house of Hisa, Sakagami Hakuto, whose entire body was wrapped in bandages, vented his resentful complaints in front of Hisa Rindou.

He was tortured to the point of near death by that hateful woman.

After being beaten up by Matilda that day, he was assigned to this general's command by the God Emperor. That woman would come to "play" with him almost whenever she had time.