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Chapter 145 A Test of Humanity: The Gentleness That Ignores Evil is More Vicious Than Evil It Is!

As they ran, Aihara Enju hopped and skipped like a little rabbit, seemingly bursting with uncontrollable energy, anxiously urging, "Hurry, hurry, Rentaro! Kisara-nee said we have to get here in thirty minutes, or we'll be too late!"

Although they were in a great hurry, their only means of transportation, the bicycle, had been destroyed in a previous mission, so they had to run the rest of the time.

At this moment, Aihara Enju and Satomi Rentaro were panting heavily.

Although they also wanted to make cars, those were beyond the reach of poor people like them... Although Enju, as the initiator, had excellent combat power, and the male protagonist was also quite strong if he could unleash his full power and use his modified arm and other cheat codes, it had only been about a year since they started working together. It was still too short a time for Enju to go from initial hostility and indifference to regaining her cute childlike nature and gradually accepting the male protagonist as her partner.

In the original work, the male protagonist's memories are entirely based on playing the victim, constantly trying to cook and ending up with his fingers covered in wounds. Finally, one day, thanks to his all-powerful gentleness and the fact that he cooked a decent and delicious dish, Aihara Enju lowered her guard and tried to accept him.

Their current IP rankings are all outside the top 120,000, making them complete newcomers, so naturally they can't say they've earned much money.

Even their president, Kisara, was starving because the two of them hadn't received any orders and hadn't been able to eat for a week.

Not to mention, in order to help Enju accept her identity as soon as possible, Rentaro Satomi sent the child to a school for normal children. In this post-apocalyptic era, going to school is a huge expense.

Confined to such a small area as Tokyo, resources are limited. Ordinary people struggle just to have enough to eat every day, and those who can afford to go to school are considered middle-class families.

Little Enju is also very sensible and wants to repay Rentaro and Kisara by earning more money to improve their lives.

It's rare to be summoned directly by the Holy Emperor this time; it's said there's a large order involved.

Yeonjoo, who was very confident in her abilities, was afraid that if they arrived late, their order would be snatched away by someone else, so she kept urging them on.

"Faster, faster, Rentaro!"

It's worth mentioning that, perhaps because it's the real world, some changes are closer to reality. In just one year, Aihara Enju has only just accepted Rentaro and is trying to work things out with him to become partners. She hasn't reached the point where she's already fallen head over heels in love with him and keeps saying she wants to be his wife, as she did in the original work.

No matter what mistakes Rentaro makes, she can still shout, "I, Aihara Enju, will always love Satomi Rentaro."

Night, who had already observed the fate of this world, could only say that it was good news after learning about this. That man didn't deserve such pure and selfless love, and it was good that Xiao Yanzhu hadn't fallen for it yet.

After all, Rentaro Satomi, this man, seems gentle—but in reality, he has nothing but gentleness.

He would get angry at all the ugliness in the world, but that anger would only last for a moment before it was gone, and he never took any real action to change anything.

This person seems gentle to many people, but this gentleness is not pure at all, and is completely unequal.

Because of that touch of tenderness, because it is cheap for ordinary people but rare and precious for the cursed child, every little girl falls in love with him with the purest heart, even willing to give her life for him, and trusts him from the bottom of her heart.

As long as they follow him, even if one day Rentaro Satomi were to destroy the world, the girls would be willing to sacrifice their lives for his wishes, for the sake of their feelings.

But Rentaro Satomi is not capable of doing the same thing.

Just like Kiritsugu Emiya, he is more rational, cold, and hypocritical than anyone can imagine. These characteristics make him a qualified politician, but not the hero or savior that people dream of.

If given the opportunity to improve the children's lives, at the cost of killing some villains, Rentaro Satomi would most likely choose not to kill.

Even watching children continue to be oppressed, even to the point of death.

He silently endured the true nature of this society, even constantly finding excuses for those evil people, such as—the stability of this society still needs those "adults".

Therefore, such a person's goodness is even more despicable than that of Kiritsugu Emiya. At least Kiritsugu would follow the principle that killing the bad ones would make more people better, which is worthwhile.

But this man not only didn't take any action himself, he even took the initiative to protect the abuser.

Whenever a little girl thinks she has finally found light, a light that can protect her, then this tenderness, which she has carefully given her all her trust and sincerity to, is ultimately met with indifference. This betrayal is a thousand times more terrible, vicious, and cruel than evil itself.

That night, when he brought Jeanne and Hinata into Tokyo, he happened to see the two running at full speed, and in doing so, he glimpsed the "future" that was about to happen.

Night: This timing couldn't be more perfect.

For Rentaro Satomi, this is about to be his first test of humanity, a moment that will expose his cold and hypocritical side, and the beginning of the trust crisis that he and Enju Aihara face.

He turned his gaze to the other side.

A little girl with distinctly red eyes—a sign of a cursed child—and covered in dirt, was running frantically while clutching a stolen can of food.

If nothing unexpected happens, these two groups of people will bump into each other soon.

And Aihara Enju, who had only been living in a happy "dream" for a few days, would soon have to relive that nightmarish reality.

No matter how she tries to hide it, she is not a normal child, but a cursed child whose body is infected with Gastrea virus.

The little girl who stole the items tried to ask the two men for help but failed, and was then taken to a deserted corner by the police and shot.

"Someone come here!! Seize that guy!"

At that moment, the two adults were chasing after the child, running and shouting angrily.

Finally, Aihara Enju and the child running ahead met face to face.

She saw the other person's bright red eyes and recognized them. Her initial excitement vanished instantly; most noticeably, her smile disappeared, and she stared blankly at the other person.

Perhaps sensing something, the little girl, who had been running for her life, stopped in her tracks when she saw the well-dressed Aihara Enju and Satomi Rentaro beside her.

Perhaps they felt it was too difficult to escape with the stolen food, and their strength was almost exhausted, but if their companions could help them...

She didn't want to steal, but she wasn't the only one; the other girls in the outer district were also starving and desperately needed the food. If someone could help them...

It was this moment of hesitation, this pause that lingered too long, that allowed the people behind to catch up.

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Chapter 146 Joan of Arc: How could I possibly have expectations for the inherent malice in humanity?

"You despicable thief!! Damn trash from the Tokyo area!"

The two men immediately restrained the girl and began to hurl insults at her.

Seeing this, Aihara Enju's voice trembled. She slowly reached out her hand, seemingly struggling with an inner turmoil, wanting to help her compatriot: "Ren...Taro."

But then—snap!

Rentaro Satomi pressed her small hand back and shook his head with a grim expression.

He gestured for Rentaro Satomi not to meddle, even though he had clearly recognized the other party's identity as the cursed child of the outer district, and even though he roughly guessed what would happen next, he could only deceive himself and pretend not to know.

"Let me go!"

The little girl struggled desperately.

Rentaro Satomi asked, "What's wrong with this child...?"

"She just stole something, and when the guards stopped her, she beat them half to death."

"You brat!"

Aihara Enju's eyes wavered, but her small face showed guilt, as if she wanted to save the other person.

But Rentaro Satomi's eyes were completely still at this moment, and he ignored the scene in front of him.

Joan of Arc: "...It's obviously a lie, isn't it? The child hasn't resisted at all."

Although stealing is wrong...

Here, due to the influence of the law, the people around seemed not to notice the distinctly different clothing of Yoru and Jeanne, nor did anyone pay attention to Little Bina's obviously red eyes, a characteristic of the cursed child.

Joan of Arc frowned and said, "That child beat someone half to death, but now the child has been easily subdued by two ordinary people."

Night: "While it's true that cursed children can indeed activate the Gastrea virus factor within them through training, gaining power far exceeding that of ordinary people, this doesn't apply to the children in the outer zones... The talent of a cursed child who can become an Initiator is one in a million."

Night's words clearly confirmed Joan of Arc's suspicions.

Aside from their bright red eyes and powerful regenerative abilities, most of the cursed children are no different from ordinary little girls in terms of strength and appearance.

If it's a type like the dolphin factor, which focuses more on improving intelligence, the improvement in combat ability is negligible. For example, in the original work, there was a cute child named Senju Natsume who appeared right at the beginning.

Her method of cooperating with her facilitator, Mr. Jiangjian, was that she would wield firearms to provide tactical assistance and fire support, while Jiangjian, a human, would be the one to deal damage. This was a rare instance where she relied more on the facilitator's combat power than on the Initiator.

Although he kept calling the Cursed Child a tool, that man was a rare exception—a seemingly cold-hearted man who actually cared a lot about his comrades, much like Zabuza's attitude in Naruto.

Of course, even a starter like Senju Natsuyo, who is relatively weak in solo combat, has the strength to defeat hundreds of monsters of level one to four on his own.

There's one point that wasn't mentioned.

If these lolis wanted to, they could specifically train to improve their combat power. As long as they had the intention to kill, any one of them could go on a killing spree in the city.

How cruel and dark is the underlying logic of this world?

Almost all the cursed children created possess an innocence and kindness beyond human imagination. Even when faced with various forms of oppression and starvation, very few of these little girls turn evil.

Even Aihara Enju, who initially harbored great hatred towards humans and was considered the most dangerous S-rank during the Initiator training, let go of her resentment within a year and even became friends with human children.

The little girls don't ask for much; just to survive, and a little recognition and warmth are enough to make them very content, and they would do anything for it.

But the people in this world are unwilling to give even the slightest recognition, as if such "charity" is something unbearable and disgusting to them.

"Can I chop off all these guys' heads one by one?!"

Hiruko Kobina glared hostilely at the adults who had grabbed the little girl.

Seeing her fellow human being targeted like this, Bina, already feeling gloomy because she had just been abandoned by her father, really wanted to vent.

Joan of Arc: "Ah, wait... little Bride."

"Children shouldn't say such terrible things."

Joan of Arc was also angry, but the little girl had indeed stolen something. To behead those two men simply because they were talking was hardly a justification. However, when Joan looked at her goddess, she felt a sense of unease.

Ye Ji didn't immediately agree, but she didn't directly refuse either. She just glanced at the two of them, and her gaze, especially towards Xiao Binai, seemed to hold a hint of approval.

This made Joan of Arc suddenly realize something, remembering the perspective that God had shared with them before, which she had never accessed.

Perhaps it was the lingering kindness and compassion in her heart that were at play, but she wasn't the kind of rigid, overly saintly type.

I originally wanted to observe and see for myself first, thinking that perhaps only a portion of the world is bad, and ordinary people can still be saved...

But could it be that, just as she vaguely sensed, the world had become so terrible that...?

"What are you all doing?!"

Just then, two patrol officers caught up with them.

Joan of Arc, witnessing this, exclaimed, "Great! The police have arrived; they should be impartial..."

Night suddenly interrupted, "How naive you are, Joan of Arc."

That's why I've kept you by my side.

"You are too naive. If you cause an irreversible tragedy due to a moment of weakness or carelessness, even if I still take those children's souls into heaven afterward, you will still be trapped in a vicious cycle of self-loathing, unable to extricate yourself."

The calm voice seemed to be proclaiming the truth and a predetermined future, possessing a convincing magic.

Joan of Arc's body: nm..!!