Abnormal Moon

"I will also benefit from it, and it will greatly help me achieve my ideals."

"Your ideal?"

When the topic came up, Aozaki Aoko stroked her chin, clearly intrigued, and asked with great interest.

"Come to think of it, I've never even asked you what your ideal is?"

"Well, I'm probably the only one who knows about this."

Aozaki Touko glanced at her, a slightly pleased smile appearing on her face.

I won!

Aozaki Aoko rolled her eyes.

Divine gold!

Rin Tohsaka and the others also looked over with great interest.

To be honest, they were quite interested in Roy's ideals as well.

What kind of ideals would emerge from someone like Roy, who has endured countless inhuman tortures in the past?

"Simply put, it means destroying magic, cutting off all tragedies caused by magic, and rebuilding a system to compensate for the inherent flaws of humanity."

Meeting the gazes of the girls, Roy smiled gently and gave his answer.

Although he said it casually.

But as soon as these words were spoken, the girls in front of them all trembled and stared in disbelief. Even Rin Tohsaka and Aoko Aozaki were stunned and didn't know what to say for a moment.

How could such an ideal be born amidst pain and torment?

Because I am a tragedy born of magic, I must sever all tragedies created by magic.

After me, there will be no more tragedies.

Not everyone can have such sentiments, right?

No, I should say, how many people can have such sentiments?

Among these girls, those who were most severely impacted and whose expressions were most shocked were not magicians like Rin Tohsaka and Illya, nor were they girls like Utaha Kasumigaoka and Ichika Nakano, who had not yet shed their youthful naiveté.

It was Hayasaka Ai.

Hayasaka Ai has always maintained a self-centered attitude, especially after coming to this world, she has fully implemented this self-centered attitude.

After hearing Roy's words, she felt more turbulent than anyone else, and her expression towards Roy became incredibly complicated.

"Rebuild a brand new spell system..."

Rin Tohsaka crossed her arms, but her expression was very serious.

"Perhaps I'm asking redundant questions, Roy, what kind of system do you envision? Do you have the infrastructure in mind?"

Rin Tohsaka looked at Roy with a hint of hidden worry in her eyes.

Roy's mental state was already abnormal, and what Rin Tohsaka was most worried about was that one day Roy's mental state would completely change and enter an unpredictable realm.

The matter of reconstructing a system of techniques, in particular, is extremely complex.

One wrong move could crush Roy, who carries this ideal, and cause him to degenerate into someone like Zouken Matou or Jiemon.

"It's still quite immature, but it does have a general framework at present."

Roy looked at Rin Tohsaka and smiled gently, as if he could see through her worries.

"Don't worry, I won't take any radical measures. Let me give you an example—how about building a retribution system within a brand new system?"

"A retribution system?"

Everyone present looked puzzled.

"It's a simple thing."

Roy nodded and began to explain carefully.

"The fundamental principle is nothing more than the saying 'good deeds are rewarded and evil deeds are punished.' Those who do good will be rewarded, and those who do evil will be punished. Humans are given the choice between good and evil. Which way do you think humanity will choose to go?"

Does this mean turning the ambiguous ideas preached by religion into reality?

Rin Tohsaka pondered this carefully.

However, unlike the so-called retribution in religious beliefs that occurs in the afterlife, this system delivers retribution to your face immediately.

"But that would create a lot of problems..."

There will be an extra chapter, but it will be a little later.

Chapter 131 The Target is the King of Humanity

"I like this system."

Kasumigaoka Utaha was the first to nod in agreement.

"Wouldn't it be good to let those inhuman magicians get their comeuppance?"

Seemingly recalling that scene, she couldn't help but let out a relieved hum.

Among the few girls who came to this world as refugees, she was the first to be forced into magic incidents and witness firsthand how shameless and immoral magicians could be.

The Nakano sisters also thought of the Middle Eastern magician from before, and nodded in agreement.

The Aozaki sisters beside them remained silent.

"If this system is implemented, the space for magicians to live will indeed be greatly squeezed. Those inhuman magicians will probably die without a trace, and the number of criminals will definitely decrease sharply."

Rin Tohsaka also agreed with Utaha Kasumigaoka's idea, but she did not accept Roy's statement entirely.

"How to implement the detailed rules, how to plug the loopholes, and how to judge the gray area between good and evil can also be considered later. The general principles of this system are indeed fine, and I agree with that."

This system will certainly have many imperfections, but what they are discussing now is the framework. The details and loopholes can be filled in later. A brand new system is gradually improved through continuous checking and filling in the gaps. But in general, the principle of "good deeds will be rewarded and evil deeds will be punished" is absolutely correct.

"Is it really okay?"

Aozaki Aoko closed one eye and asked the question somewhat silently.

"Isn't this system ultimately driven by self-interest? It's practically a complete denial of the inherent goodness in humanity. Isn't kindness more precious when it's a spontaneous act from the bottom of one's heart?"

"That's a philosophical question."

Roy nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

“Qingzi is right. Good deeds are a human instinct and therefore all the more precious. This profit-driven system is tantamount to denying human goodness.”

"But refugees ravaged by war don't think that way."

"People who are tormented by magicians wouldn't think that way."

"Those who are wrongly convicted and imprisoned, watching helplessly as the real villains go unpunished while they themselves suffer injustice, will not think this way."

"They don't care about good or evil at all; they just want those who do evil to pay the price, they just want to avoid unnecessary suffering, and all they can get in return is a lifetime of peace..."

"The reality is that they are powerless under the oppression of violence and power—but retribution will not come."

"The so-called denial of goodness is just the privilege of those who stand on the sidelines and talk without experiencing the pain themselves. How can they make decisions for those people without having gone through the same suffering?"

Roy's string of words was as sharp as a knife, making Aoko feel as if her mouth was being scraped.

Is it more important to praise the goodness of humanity, or to perform actual acts of good?

If you can only choose one of the two, even a fool would know which one to choose, right?

Ultimately, Roy's envisioned system of retribution is essentially an enhanced version of law, using punishment to restrain human wickedness and using benefits to promote human goodness. However, while laws sometimes fail to enforce orders, retribution can.

"...Okay, you have a point."

Aozaki Aoko raised her hands, a surrender smile on her face.

"But your idea isn't complete enough, is it? Good and evil are relative. Good deeds only show their value through evil deeds. If everyone is pursuing good and no one does evil, how will people do good?"

"When that time comes, your system will inevitably collapse. Once the system collapses, the evil that has been restrained for countless years will be released like water from a dam, and it might destroy the human race in one fell swoop?"

This is a very practical question.

But Roy seemed to have anticipated this question, and gave a light smile.

"Then we'll need another system to assist us."

"Another system?"

"Yes, rather than saying that the retribution system is just an auxiliary system, this system is the main body of the new system."

Roy paused, then held up a finger, a faint light gleaming in his eyes.

"The more magicians delve into magic, the more they lose their humanity. Is this a problem with magic itself, or is it due to the nature of the human mind? I don't understand. But I can create a completely opposite system of spells, so that future magicians will receive positive guidance and feedback as they study new spells, using the spells themselves to guide humanity onto the right path."

The new system of techniques will give researchers a positive personality orientation, making them more inclined towards the good side.

This is the only system that can truly compensate for human weaknesses from the outside.

Using a retribution system to restrain human evil is indeed just a restraint, not an erasure. As Aoko said, once the system collapses, the evil that has been accumulating for countless years will surely burst forth like a flood.

But if, while using a retribution system to restrain humanity's evil, a new system of techniques is used to guide humanity toward good, what will the human race become after countless years?