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Chapter 374 The Price of Saving the World: Tsukasa Kadoya's Abandonment by All Sides

"Shika-san?!" Mitsuki looked at the figure coming down the stairs, a hint of surprise appearing on her slightly chubby face.

Seeing Tsukasa Kadoya's unconventional outfit, Shen Yun's expression became somewhat subtle.

Although I had expected it, it was still a bit surprising to see Tsukasa Kadoya dressed like this.

"Both of you, lower your heads!" The Hell Ambassador looked at Hikari Natsumi and Onodera Yusuke, who were standing there dumbfounded, and lashed them on the back with a whip, knocking them to the ground.

Without even glancing at the two of them, Tsukasa Kadoya walked past Hikari Natsumi and Yusuke Onodera with a cold expression, arrived at the throne on the high platform, slowly sat down, crossed his legs, and looked down at the group of strange people below.

"You did a good job, you deserve a reward." Tsukasa Kadoya said calmly, resting his cheek on his hand as he looked down at Yusuke Onodera and Natsumi Hikari.

"What?!"

"You helped us defeat the other knights," the Hell Ambassador said, turning to look at Yusuke Onodera.

"Natsumi did a great job too, finding the Decade Driver that the Great Boss lost." Dr. Death looked at Hikari Natsumi and said with satisfaction.

"Is it the belt from that time?" Hikari Natsumi also remembered.

"I lost my memories along with them during the campaign to defeat the knights," Tsukasa Kadoya said indifferently, sitting on the throne.

"You said you're going to hunt down knights?" Yusuke Onodera asked in surprise.

Tsukasa Kadoya leaned forward, placed his hands on his knees, and said, "I'm doing this to save the world."

"If Decade becomes the final victor, he can save all the worlds, right?" Hikari Natsumi asked.

"Probably."

"But this is just the beginning," Dr. Death continued, his voice deep and serious. "The Great Boss is about to embark on a new journey."

"That's what we, the Great Shocker, are going to do—conquer the whole world!" the Hell Ambassador continued.

"babble--!!!"

As soon as the Hell Ambassador finished speaking, the monsters of Dai-Shocker cheered.

"Conquer the whole world?" Yusuke Onodera also looked incredulous.

"It's better than destruction, isn't it?" Tsukasa Kadoya replied indifferently.

"A toast to our leader's perfect plan!" Dr. Death raised his glass again.

"babble--!!!"

The Big Shocker freaks present cheered again.

"Decade, he really is the demon who destroyed all the knights." Hikari Natsumi stared blankly at Tsukasa Kadoya, who sat on the throne with a cold expression.

"Creation begins with destruction, and that is the path I have chosen," said Shido Kadoya.

"I will never forgive you, Tsukasa!" Filled with anger at being betrayed, Yusuke Onodera quickly got up from the ground, wanting to rush up to Tsukasa Kadoya and beat him up.

However, before Onodera Yusuke could even get close, he was whipped away by the Hell Ambassador.

"Yusuke!" Hikari Natsumi rushed to Yusuke Onodera's side.

"You bastard!" The Hell Ambassador lashed out with his whip again, striking Onodera Yusuke and Mitsu Natsumi.

Yusuke Onodera and Natsumi Mitsu also scrambled backwards, looking quite disheveled.

Once the two had climbed the steps, Tsukasa Kadoya pulled out a long sword from somewhere and threw it onto the steps beneath their feet.

Seeing the longsword embedded in the steps below them, Yusuke Onodera and Natsumi Hikari instinctively shrank back and looked up at Tsukasa Kadoya.

The next moment, the floor beneath them suddenly opened, and the two unsuspecting people fell down.

The two screamed and fell into the sewer, splashing water everywhere.

"Natsumi, are you alright?" Yusuke Onodera asked, then helped Natsumi sit down against the clutter on the wall.

"Were we all deceived?" Hikari Natsumi's expression was full of sorrow, as if she would burst into tears at any moment.

"So, the purpose of Shigasang's journey was to destroy all the knights, which is why he deliberately approached us!" Yusuke Onodera angrily slammed his fist on the wall, filled with rage.

"But why go to such lengths?" Hikari asked, her lips pursed and tears welling in her eyes.

After calming down, Yusuke Onodera suggested, "Shika-san's sister might know something. Let's go ask her."

"Alright." Hikari Natsumi nodded.

After a brief rest in the sewers of the Dai-Shocker base, Hikari Natsumi and Onodera Yusuke escaped the base through the sewer exit and headed to the Kadoya family home.

……

Major repair card base.

After seeing off Hikari Natsumi and Onodera Yusuke, Tsukasa Kadoya waved away the strange men standing on either side.

Having received Tsukasa Kadoya's order, the strange men obediently withdrew, leaving only Shen Yun behind.

Before long, only Kadoya Tsukasa and Shen Yun remained in the entire council hall, making it seem particularly empty.

"You've known Tsukikage for so long, you should know how to save these worlds, right?" Tsukasa Kadoya stood up from his throne, looked up at the Earth representing each parallel world, and asked.

"Creation is born from destruction. It's not entirely wrong for Moonshadow to ask you to eliminate the other knights," Shen Yun replied after a moment's thought.

"Is Tsukikage's method correct?" Tsukasa Kadoya was taken aback.

"This was somewhat accidental. These parallel worlds are like water without roots, destined to disappear over time. But if you destroy the knights of these parallel worlds, their battles with you will remain in people's memories, thus weaving the story together once more. The knight stories that are destroyed and reborn will continue forever." Shen Yun thought for a moment and then brought out the setting of another theatrical version to explain.

"Is that all?" Tsukasa Kadoya asked, frowning.

"Of course not. To end the merging of worlds and allow the stories of these parallel worlds to continue forever, there must be a price to pay." Shen Yun looked at Tsukasa Kadoya and said in a meaningful tone.

"What price?" Tsukasa Kadoya pressed.

"Your life," Shen Yun said.

This is Tsukasa Kadoya's destiny.

If we want to end the fusion of worlds and save these worlds, we must eliminate these knights from parallel worlds and then continue the stories of these parallel worlds at the cost of Tsukasa Kadoya's life.

"My life..." Tsukasa Kadoya was stunned.

"That's right. Otherwise, why do you think you have this unique superpower that allows you to travel to other parallel worlds? Anyway, think about it carefully." Shen Yun patted Kadoya Tsukasa on the shoulder and turned to leave the council hall.

He wasn't lying to Tsukasa Kadoya.

According to Toei's character design for Tsukasa Kadoya, he created these stories, but these stories are also destined to perish. To the people in the stories, Tsukasa Kadoya is both a creator god and a demon.

This can be seen from the Zi-O TV series, where Swartz used Tsukasa Kadoya's Aurora Veil to create various parallel worlds.

This setting is quite realistic.

If Tsukasa Kadoya didn't have the ability to create parallel worlds, how could Swartz have pulled E out of the parallel world where E defeated W?

Watching Shen Yun's departing figure, Tsukasa Kadoya fell silent.

Sacrifice yourself?

……

The Kadoya family.

The melodious sound of the piano echoed in the living room of the Kadaya family.

Yusuke Onodera and Natsumi Mitsuki approached Sayo Kadoya and asked, "Sayo, did you already know that Shika-san was the leader of Dai-Shocker?"

Upon hearing this, Kadoya Sayo paused in her playing, then continued playing, replying seemingly out of the blue, "This piece is Boutique's Moonlight Sonata, about a fledgling bird unable to leave its nest, gazing at the moon alone..."

As Kadoya Sayo spoke, an indescribable look of loneliness and solitude appeared on her face.

"Could it be that Shikasan joined forces with those people for your sake?" Hikari Natsumi asked, looking at Kadoya Sayo.

Kadoya Saya's hands, which were playing the piano, suddenly slammed down on the piano keys, producing an extremely piercing noise.

Hikari Natsumi's words undoubtedly touched a nerve with Kadoya Saya. She stopped playing the piano and said coldly, "That's not true. My brother did it only for himself."

"Ten years ago, after my parents died, I became afraid to go out. I stayed at home all the time, always alone and lonely, when suddenly I discovered the sights of another world."

"Ever since my brother was able to travel to other worlds, he's left me here alone and plays outside by himself."

"I can only wait silently, always alone."

"I will always be by your side," Tsukikage Nobuhiko said with a smile as he emerged from the darkness.

When Kadoya Sayo saw Tsukikage Nobuhiko, a smile appeared on her face, and she said, "Mr. Tsukikage."

Tsukikage Nobuhiko walked to Kadoya Sayo's side and said, "I will protect Miss Sayo and this world where Miss Sayo is."

"Maybe Shika-san did that to protect Sayo's world," Yusuke Onodera advised.

Upon hearing this, Kadoya Sayo's smile vanished. She stood up abruptly, looked at Onodera Yusuke, and said coldly, "Impossible! My brother is just enjoying the pleasure of traveling through worlds; he's long forgotten about me. I don't need a brother like that!"

As she spoke, Kadoya Sayo reached out and pinched the strange, five-pointed star-shaped stone hanging around her neck.

Kadoya Sayo turned around to face Onodera Yusuke and Hikari Natsumi, picked up the strange stone hanging around her neck, and said, "This Earth Stone seems to be able to summon the power of ultimate darkness."

Before Kadoya Sayo could finish speaking, a metal belt suddenly appeared around the waist of Tsukikage Nobuhiko, who was standing beside her.

The next moment, under the green light emanating from the central imperial stone, pieces of metal armor flew around, and in the blink of an eye, Tsukikage Nobuhiko transformed into Kageki, who was covered in metal armor.

Both Hikari Natsumi and Onodera Yusuke showed surprise when they saw Tsukikage Nobuhiko transformed into Kagetsuki.

"Who are you?"

"I am Shadow Moon." Shadow Moon said, placing her right hand on Kadoya Saya's shoulder.

The Earth Stone that Kadoya Saya was holding suddenly emitted a dark purple light.

Immediately afterwards, a beam of dark purple light shot out from the earth stone, enveloping Yusuke Onodera within it.

Dark purple arcs of electricity began to flicker continuously on Yusuke Onodera's body.

"Yusuke!" Hikari looked at Yusuke Onodera with concern.

"Run! Hurry!" Yusuke Onodera urged Hikari Natsumi to leave with a pained expression, while the phantom of Ultimate Rise of Kuuga appeared and disappeared in the dark purple light.

Seeing Yusuke Onodera clutching his head in pain, Mitsuha Mitsuha had no choice but to flee in a panic.

……

Major repair card base.

Tsukasa Kadoya looked up at the numerous parallel worlds that were still merging and fell into deep thought.

"The world is still heading towards destruction..."

"Simply defeating the knights won't save these worlds..."

"If it's just me who has to sacrifice..."

After careful consideration, Tsukasa Kadoya also made up his mind.

Just then, the sound of footsteps approached.

Shadowmoon walked in from the entrance and said, "Great Chief, are you still worried about the world merging?"

"Moonlight?"

"The fusion of the world has nothing to do with the knights." Tsukikage Nobuhiko deactivated his transformation, came behind Kadoya Tsukasa, looked at Kadoya Tsukasa, and revealed a mocking smile.

"What do you mean?" Tsukasa Kadoya asked, squinting at Nobuhiko Tsukikage in front of him.

"You are no longer the Great Leader." Kadoya Saya's voice suddenly came from above.

Upon hearing this, Tsukasa Kadoya looked up and saw Sayo Kadoya, dressed in a white gauze dress and with a veil over her head, standing in front of him.

"Saya?!" Tsukasa Kadoya's expression changed instantly when he saw Saya Kadoya.

Kadoya Sayo's appearance here was something he hadn't expected.

"The Saya you knew, brother, no longer exists. Now everyone calls me High Priest Bishuum," Kadoya Saya said.

"You mean Bishop?"

"Compared to your soft heart, this throne is more suitable for me as the Creator King." Tsukikage Nobuhiko turned to look at Kadoya Tsukasa, no longer hiding his ambition.

He slowly walked up to Tsukasa Kadoya and said, "We put you in this position for the sake of the Knight War, but now you're useless."

After saying that, Tsukikage Nobuhiko reached out and pulled off the necklace that Kadoya Tsukasa was wearing around his neck.

"Die." Tsukikage Nobuhiko coldly stared at Kadoya Tsukasa, took out his Satanic Saber, and slashed at Kadoya Tsukasa with one strike.

Tsukasa Kadoya reacted quickly, taking a step back to avoid the blade of the Satanic Saber, but his leather jacket was still ripped open by the sharp blade.

Tsukasa Kadoya staggered and leaned against the wall, staring at Sayo Kadoya in disbelief. "Sayo, why?!" he asked.

He never imagined that Sayo Kadoya would betray him and even try to kill him.

"Shouldn't you ask yourself first?" Kadoya Sayo said coldly.

Tsukikage Nobuhiko switched the hands holding the Satanic Saber and continued to press closer to Kadoya Tsukasa, swinging his sword at him once more.

Tsukasa Kadoya quickly dodged to the side, but Nobuhiko Tsukikage relentlessly continued to swing his sword.

Tsukasa Kadoya could only dodge Nobuhiko Tsukikage's attacks. After running up the steps, Tsukasa Kadoya was slashed in the back by Nobuhiko Tsukikage and fell to the ground.

The next moment, the mechanism on the floor opened, and Tsukasa Kadoya fell into the sewer.

At that moment, a figure slowly walked up to Tsukasa Kadoya.

(End of this chapter)