Anyone can be gentle in words, yet because of this worthless gentleness, countless young girls are willing to risk their lives for it.
This cannot be blamed on the lolis. It can only be said that in this dark world, for lolis who have never experienced gentleness, such cheap gentleness makes them crave it like moths to a flame.
They crave love so much!
Because of her yearning to be loved, this sorrowful feeling is exploited—even knowing that some promises and tenderness are like castles in the air, visible but untouchable... she still willingly pretends to be a fool, deceiving herself into believing that Enju is aware of this. When faced with Emiya Shirou, who is willing to kill for the cursed child, and the god behind him—who personally saved her compatriots—it's obvious who she should choose... Especially now, Enju has only just begun to trust Rentaro.
The current version of her is different from the original character; she is still in the stage of trying to trust others and doesn't truly and deeply accept them. This kind of trust, coupled with her already sensitive heart, makes her very susceptible to being stimulated and causing a crisis of trust.
Thus, the already fragile bond seemed poised to break at this moment.
ZE".........."
She didn't say anything more. Instead, she lowered her head again, shook her head, and took two steps back. This time, she hid behind Ye, her hands gripping his clothes tightly as if they were her last lifeline, unwilling to see that man again.
Rentaro Satomi: "Enju!!"
Damn it!! Was what just happened too much of a shock for Enju?!
Rentaro was extremely anxious!
But now is not the time to explain; these people are far too dangerous.
Each of them exuded a terrifying aura, and the towering monster blocking his way was an insurmountable mountain.
What to do?! At this moment, he could only hope that Yeonju would take the initiative to come closer to him.
By utilizing the rabbit's superior mobility and jumping ability, they might still have a chance to escape.
"Yeonju—! I'll explain when we get home, come here quickly... they're in danger!"
However, at this moment, Yoru, who had been quietly watching everything from the sidelines, finally spoke up: "If you can't do it, then put away that hypocritical gentleness. Unfulfilled promises will only hurt more people, Rentaro Satomi. You can't protect anything."
Rentaro Satomi gritted his teeth: "What—?!?"
Night simply stood there, its presence overflowing to the point that it was impossible to ignore. If one had to describe it, it would be like the gods in ancient Greek mythology who had become mortals, whose uniqueness could not be concealed even if they did nothing or had the most ordinary appearance.
Divinity—!
The divinity here does not refer to any special attribute, but rather to an innate quality that far surpasses the essence of ordinary life. In this most perfect life form that can be understood by human ideology, it doesn't matter whether one's outward appearance is old, child, woman, youth, or teenager.
If it is a young man, then he is a holy, cheerful and heroic steel god like Vereslana in Godkiller; if it is an old man, then he is the God of Western fantasy; if it is a woman, then she is a noble goddess who is compassionate to all living beings and captivates the soul.
That is why his calm words possess the magic of all worldly truths, guiding people to understand all his meanings.
It's precisely because that willpower is so strong! Even if he suddenly utters inexplicable words, others will be led by the nose and forced to understand his meaning.
This is domineering!
Night: "Why get so angry, Rentaro Satomi—for you, no matter how important something is, it becomes meaningless once it loses its value."
"Of all the Initiators, you chose Aihara Enju, who was considered the most rebellious and troublesome, instead of choosing anyone else. Was this particular gentleness out of kindness, or something else? All sorts of tragic things, big and small, happen all the time in this world. However—human power is limited. Given that you could only choose to save one person, what was it that made you choose Aihara Enju instead of anyone else? You should know very well in your heart that this is something."
Behind the tranquil sounds of the night, a terrifying truth is being discovered by the two parties involved.
Even Aihara Enju, who had already begun to resist Satomi Rentaro, suddenly stiffened up.
The only thing I don't want is that redeemed past to be entirely fake.
However—as God said, tragedies happen all the time in this world, or rather—living in such a flawed world, the life of every cursed child is a tragedy.
Aihara Enju—is her life truly destined to be even more tragic than others?!
Why was she chosen as the Initiator, and not someone else?!
Compared to Enju Aihara, the Initiator who resisted training from beginning to end and refused to bow down and become a pitiful human being, there were the other pitiful lolis who desperately trained themselves, yearning to live and gain recognition, believing that as long as they became Initiators, they could gain even the slightest bit of recognition and live a life barely worthy of being treated as tools, all for that sliver of kindness...
Their efforts—their abandonment of hatred and dignity, their broken hearts yearning for love—haven't they become a complete joke?!
Those who do not want human salvation are chosen by fate, while those who strive for salvation are ignored.
Night: "There's only one reason—"
Rentaro Satomi's pupils contracted. He already knew what the other person wanted to say, but he absolutely could not let him reveal the truth that he had been subconsciously unwilling to face and had been deceiving himself about: his selfish desires.
Regardless of whether he genuinely cared for Yeonjoo afterward, trying to influence her with gentleness and truly treating her as a companion rather than a tool, this sincerity certainly existed. However, beneath this foundation, the fundamental, raw and bloody truth remained unchanged.
"shut up--!"
"Aihara Enju is one of the few Starters with an S-rank potential rating. If you want to fulfill your ambition—to reach the upper echelons of Tokyo's political scene and investigate your true origins—that modified body alone is not enough. Only Starters with genuine potential can help you improve your Police IP—the 'right to access classified information' that can only be obtained by becoming one of the top 100 police officers."
"Shut up! I want you to shut up!!" Rentaro Satomi roared at this moment.
She didn't care about the man's incompetent rage. Being tied to such a man was destined to be a tragedy. Half-hearted tenderness was more cruel than treating people as tools.
.....
It's better to have no hope at all from the start than to have no hope for the future; at least you won't suffer more stimulation and pain later.
121
Chapter 121: Gentleness, essentially built on self-interest; favoritism? It never exists.
Just like Gilles de Rais's philosophy of terror.
Despair has a certain novelty.
Sometimes, gentleness is a colder dagger than cruelty...
Trust can be the sharpest weapon to break a person!
When too many people trust that gentleness and choose to regard it as a hero, they are destined to be hurt by that impure gentleness.
Compared to those cursed children in the outer regions who have long been numb, choosing not to believe in humanity means believing only in oneself, which is how they've always lived, and at least things won't get any worse... right? However—choosing to believe in someone, and then facing despair after rekindling hope, that despair will far surpass everything, enough to completely shatter the spirit of any determined adult.
If this is true for adults, then it's even more true for young children.
Rentaro Satomi is indeed a gentle man, but once his fundamental interests are threatened, he will not hesitate to abandon that gentleness; at his core, he is still an egoist.
Therefore, his choice of Aihara Enju was predetermined.
He could risk everything to protect Aihara Enju, but he would not save any cursed children who had nothing to do with him.
Just like this time, he could abandon that little girl without hesitation.
Just like his incompetence and indifference this time, just like his indifference when Tina Sprantt is imprisoned and tried in the future, just like his revenge against Tendo Kisara, who is like a brother to him and his childhood friend.
He could attack Hiruko Kagetane without hesitation, but when faced with Tendo Kisara's act of revenge against the scum, he stood up to stop him and drew his sword.
It's not that he's incapable of killing, it's just that he's unwilling to shoot anyone working in a government agency. Sometimes, in order to avoid being implicated, he even has to step forward to protect those disgusting scumbags.
Once your resume is tainted, it becomes very difficult to climb the ladder.
If we plead for Tina Sprante, the favor we've earned from the Holy Emperor will be wasted.
Even—behind Tendo Kisara, he secretly maintained contact with Tendo Kikunojo, the mastermind behind all the calamities. In a sense, it wouldn't be wrong to say that he was a spy placed by Tendo Kikunojo to monitor his granddaughter.
These problems, which would gradually surface in the future, were prematurely revealed by the magic of Night's words, exposing parts of his hypocritical nature and finally enraging the man! His sleeve suddenly burst open, revealing a mechanically modified arm and leg, which then ignited like a rocket booster, emitting blue flames, and he charged towards Night. He knew, he knew—that man was right.
Knowing Enju's potential, he decided from the beginning that even if it meant wasting a year of his life without any income, he would choose her as his partner.
Even if he didn't want to admit the ulterior motives in this relationship, his impure initial intentions already destined him to be someone Aihara Enju had idealized and fantasized about. How much of her gentleness, patience, and protection stemmed from her potential—why was she the only one capable of fulfilling Satomi Rentaro's goals?!
"Are you angry out of embarrassment?" Ye looked at the scene before her indifferently, without making the slightest move.
At the crucial moment, a small figure no longer hid behind him, but instead stepped forward to shield him, causing Emiya, who was originally about to teach Rentaro a lesson, to stop in his tracks. *Thud!*
Enju Aihara kicked Rentaro Satomi in the stomach, sending him flying.
The force of his kick, enough to easily kill a Gastrea in its first stage and turn it into oil, severely injured Rentaro Satomi, sending him flying back into the collapsed and cracked pit.
Just now, Yeonju seemed to see many scenes, blessings received in the divine light of the night. The laws of the night unfolded this world and the future of Yeonju and the others to her without any concealment.
It also clearly and unequivocally revealed the man's true nature.
Unlike Shirou Emiya, who always sacrifices his own body to save people, Rentaro Satomi's gentleness and kindness always drag others down and make them pay the price for him. Almost every little girl or childhood friend who comes into contact with him ends up with a bad ending.
Although Rentaro Satomi always appears to be in great pain, he quickly regains his composure and calmness, and often utters chilling words that sound like those of a politician devoid of emotion.
His way of maintaining social stability, order, and peace is to suppress those who are oppressed and persecuted, while responding to those in power with weak and feeble protests.
Every single time—it's the same!
When facing Kikunojo Tendo, even though he knew that the other party had hired Hiruko Kagetane to create a huge hidden danger that almost caused the fall of the Tokyo area, he made a verbal threat and then nothing happened. He didn't even have the courage to take action. Afterwards, he felt at ease accepting the hero's script arranged for him by the old man for creating such a big crisis in Tokyo, as well as the reputation and various rewards he gained.
Even though he was the one who caused the shoddy construction of the Tokyo area protection wall and almost killed the entire Tokyo family, he still wanted to protect them, even at the cost of fighting with Kisaki.
However, even when faced with the little girls who trusted him wholeheartedly, and even when the little girls were shot dead on the spot, Rentaro Satomi did not even bother to take a single punch from them. His anger disappeared after only a few minutes, and afterwards he acted as if nothing had happened, showing no sign of sadness. His previous concern for the children seemed to be just a pretense.
If that wasn't a pretense, then this man is far too rational and terrifying.
This was true when she was a little girl, it was true when Tina Sprantt was a child, and it was true even when the school built by the children in the outer district was bombed.
Ultimately, if Rentaro Satomi had had the idea to help the children in the outer districts earlier, he would have done so long ago, given his knowledge of the situation there.
It was because Aihara Enju's identity was deliberately exposed by Hiruko Kagetane that she was ostracized and feared by the other children. In order to appease Enju, he specially found a group of cursed children to establish a school for her.
Opinions on this matter vary; at least outwardly, Rentaro Satomi doesn't appear to be as dark inside as some portrayal suggests, but his actions are simply untrustworthy...
If I had to put it bluntly, this is a man who, even if he genuinely wanted to do good, acted foolishly, pretentiously, and hypocritically in a way that made others feel physically uncomfortable.
So—it wasn't that Ye added anything special; he simply presented the facts to Aihara Enju and showed them to her.
...This made Lan Yuanyanzhu realize the true nature of that man, and also realize that her being chosen was not due to favoritism, or rather, that he had always favored her. All the destined encounters were not due to good luck, but were things that had been predetermined.
122
Chapter 122 If you want to break a loli's legs, be prepared to break two or three more!
It wasn't because she looked particularly special or disheveled, or because she protected herself like a hedgehog that attracted his attention.
If a powerful Initiator of Tina Sprantt's caliber had been at that training camp, it's quite obvious who would have been chosen for salvation without hesitation. Simply because she was the strongest at the time!
And so—finally, Enju, head bowed with her twin ponytails, clenched her fists and trembled all over: "Disgusting!!"
Rentaro Satomi – He failed to live up to anyone around him. What was more terrifying than his indecisive gentleness was his gentleness that repeatedly and without hesitation swayed towards evil.
This kind of gentleness, which is only shown in a self-serving situation, is fundamentally impure!
This is not the true salvation that their cursed children hoped for and longed for!!
This hypocritical product—this counterfeit among counterfeits—!! Justice? What kind of partner of justice is this?!
"Disgusting..................—! I feel disgusted!!!!" Finally, what overwhelmed the immense disappointment and disbelief in Yanzhu's heart was the angry voice of the little girl.
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