On how PhDs become human evil

"The divine grace I received in Orario, looking back now, was the beginning of my descent into the abnormal... A grace that transforms one into a god, but in my case, it transformed into a demon. How ironic..."

Hearing Bai Jie's self-deprecating humor, the Beast of the World spoke again—

Are you good or evil?

"Huh? You're asking me if I'm a good person or a bad person? That's a difficult question to answer..."

Is Bai Jie a good person? I guess so. After all, during his time as a Kamen Rider, he saved cities, the Earth, and the world more than once. No one can deny the achievements he made.

But is Bai Jie a bad person? Undoubtedly yes. As the embodiment of evil in this world, he is simply the worst and most wicked villain in the world! He can easily lure out the demons in people's hearts and lead them down the path of crime. In fact, in these nine years, Bai Jie has used this method to kill those who disagree with him more than once.

Whether someone is good or bad is really hard to tell, so Bai Jie's answer was—

"I'm not a good person, but I'm not a bad person either. It depends on the criteria. Anyway, I think I'm a great person," Bai Jie said with a smile. "Whether we are good or bad is for future historians to decide. We, who live in the modern world, just need to do our best to survive in this world."

I know this.

The Beast of the World's body began to dissipate into light, and the Honkai energy that made up its body dissolved into the air like melting snow, heading towards its doom along with the alien world in which they were now.

Goodbye, you...no, beast...

P.S.: My mom dragged me into a thorough kitchen cleaning this afternoon, keeping me busy from 1 pm until dinner. After dinner, she dragged me to my grandma's house to clean the attic. I'm such a swear word! This isn't how you get people to work! I spent the whole afternoon in the kitchen, which was full of cooking fumes, and then spent two hours in the dusty attic in the evening. I feel like I've become a walking source of pollution!

P.S.: Another single pull before writing this. White Owl's potential increased by 1. Yostar, even if you don't give me a six-star sniper, at least give me a five-star sniper, Blue Poison or Meteorite would be fine!

Section 177, Chapter 37: Advent Beast

On the moon, gazing at the light that shone in the North Pole, Oma Zi-O deactivated his transformation and said, seemingly with a sigh and a sense of relief, "The death battle between two beasts ended in mutual destruction, didn't it? The result is that they recognized their own existence. Coming to this world has been worthwhile."

"Well, if this trend continues, the so-called Honkai will never happen again in future eras. Not a bad ending."

A gray dimensional wall appeared in front of Oma Zi-O, and Tsukasa Kadoya, whose clothes were somewhat torn, stepped out.

"Zi-O, did that final chapter satisfy you?"

"The End... it truly lives up to its name in power. Its ability to restart time and space is quite threatening. If I were ten years younger, I might have been defeated."

Recalling his battle with the Herrscher of the End, Oma Zi-O revealed a satisfied smile. Having reigned over the Rider world for fifty years, he hadn't enjoyed the feeling of battle for far too long. For him, battle was merely an activity to pass the time and kill boredom.

Therefore, Oma Zi-O was very satisfied with the battle with the Herrscher of the End. The opponent made him feel the surge of emotions he had not experienced for fifty years, and he was willing to give the Herrscher of the End the highest respect in the name of a king.

Seeing the satisfied expression on Oma Zi-O's face, Tsukasa Kadoya breathed a sigh of relief: "Alright, you're almost seventy years old, wouldn't you like to go back and rest?"

"Ha, age means nothing to me. Fifty years is but a blink of an eye for me," Oma Zi-O laughed. "I want to see more of this world. You go and take care of your own business."

"Alright, then do as you please. Just be careful not to hurt your back. It's better to be more cautious at your age."

Ignoring Oma Zi-O's increasingly dark expression, Tsukasa Kadoya killed himself and then escaped through a dimensional barrier.

Looking at Tsukasa Kadoya, who had vanished into the dimensional barrier, Oma Zi-O's lips curled up slightly: "Heh, it's been a long time since anyone dared to joke with me. Let's just treat this as a way to pass the time when I'm in a good mood."

"So where should we go next? We've come all this way to another world, and I don't want the expedition to end too soon."

With this in mind, Oma Zi-O manipulated time and space, opening a door to another parallel world. In that parallel world, another Herrscher of the End was about to descend. And clearly, the fighting spirit that our Time Demon King had finally managed to ignite had not yet been extinguished.

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"Oh dear... I never imagined that my past self would choose such an ending."

In a certain room, a white-haired man with a messy hairstyle had streams of light flashing in his eyes. That was the EX-rank Clairvoyance, which was hailed as proof of a Grand Magician's ability to observe every world related to himself.

And now, this white-haired man is spying on his past self.

"I thought that having Leah go over and remind them would improve things, but it still collapsed, and collapsed so completely... Doesn't this just turn it into the Beast?"

—Beast

Also known as human evil, it is a major calamity rejected by human history, and there are a total of seven major human evils.

Human evil refers to various disasters that threaten human history and destroy humanity. They are born from human civilization and become more and more powerful with human development, but they destroy civilization from within society. They are like cancer cells.

The white-haired man was not a human evil. He participated in the Fourth Holy Grail War as Saber's Master. He killed all the other Masters except himself in three nights. After seeing the so-called Holy Grail, he directly used three Command Spells to make Saber cut it down. Because of this, Saber held a grudge against him for ten years.

Furthermore, since the white-haired man was not infected with Oripathy, he had even less reason to bathe in the black mud.

"The historical divergence goes back to before that. Back when I was still in Orario, I should have let Leia go... That crazy woman, Yukari Yakumo, always goes against me. Even if she doesn't know anything, she still tries to trick me intentionally or unintentionally. Are we really destined to clash?"

Although he was complaining about what Yakumo Yukari had done, the white-haired guy was powerless to do anything about it. White Knight would inevitably take a completely different path from him, and it was inevitable that the history he lived in would become a Lostbelt.

Frustrated, the white-haired man scratched his head and began to agonize. In truth, he didn't care what path his past self would take, since it was all the same person. He could accept any choice Bai Jie made.

Unfortunately, his good friend's occupational disease had really reached a critical point. Whenever he saw a Lostbelt or Singularity, he wanted to go and pull off a big heist. Although he was right most of the time, there were always a few times when he did something wrong with good intentions.

"I shouldn't have listened to Kal'tsit's advice to establish diplomatic relations with Chaldea. Even Griffin next door is more reliable than Chaldea... Oh well, let it be. If it were me, I would definitely have a solution."

Because he's almost three hundred years old, the white-haired man's approach to things isn't as proactive as it used to be. Instead, he prefers to let things take their course. After all, every world has a few protagonists, so let them drive the course of history while he relaxes and watches the show.

[Hello? Ah Bai, are you there?]

"Merlin? What's going on? Who did you get into trouble with this time and now you need me to save you?"

No, no, it's just that Ritsuka heard you brought another little girl home and got jealous, so she's planning to go and cause trouble. I'm just giving you a heads-up.

The white-haired man's face immediately fell: "Several hundred people from Chaldea couldn't hold back my brother? What are you all doing?"

[Who dares to stop Ritsuka? You really don't know how terrifying a girl can be when she's jealous, Ah Bai, are you just pretending not to know?]

"Sigh... alright, alright, I got it." The white-haired man hung up the call, then lit a cigarette and started smoking, inwardly scolding himself for relapsing into his old habit.

He was fine when he was young, but ever since he turned two hundred, the white-haired guy's mentality has started to resemble that of an old man. Every time he goes to a new world, he subconsciously tries to flirt with a few young ladies.

There's nothing wrong with that, it's true that men can be a little perverted, but his brother is incredibly jealous and easily provoked. This white-haired guy treats her like a brother, but she keeps wanting to marry him. Who can resist that?

"Sigh, go tell Otto to activate all the defense facilities... Oh, and also seal up my past data. Pucci's Stand is really useful right now."

As the white-haired man spoke, he extracted that memory from his mind, and then disappeared from the room in a phase teleportation.

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Humanity has concealed its evil. In order to present itself as perfect, humanity has hidden evil from the surface into the shadows, ensuring it never sees the light of day.

However, Pandora's box will be opened, and evil will eventually reappear in the light. Yet, humanity refuses to accept evil; they reject it, and evil becomes an unwanted existence.

Evil wanted to be accepted, and so—the beast was born.

That is the Beast, which possesses the principle of "anti-order" and "integration." It is a great calamity born from natural disasters, reborn from malice, and severing the future of the world.

His real name is Bai Jie.

Rejoice! This moment is—[Advent Beast]!

P.S.: Update

P.S.: My mom has ordered me to go to bed before 10:30 pm because I've been staying up late every night lately, which has caused my tooth roots to swell and hurt. I've also mentioned before that I started having headaches, and they're still there. So, I'm sorry everyone.

P.S.: Where would you like to go next? Currently suggested options include: Godslayer, High School DxD, and FGO.

Section 178, Chapter 38: The author finally remembered the book's title.

2012, Far East Branch, St. Freya Academy.

In the original timeline, St. Freya Academy was an academy that trained Valkyries, but in this world where the Honkai has been destroyed, it is really just a high school. If there is any difference, it is that the principal of this high school is a dwarf.

And now, this high school is holding its annual opening ceremony.

"Kiana! Slow down, be careful not to fall!"

"Hahaha! I'm going to be the first one to get to school! How can I stop here!"

On the slope in front of the school, amidst a shower of cherry blossoms, two white-haired girls were running one after the other toward St. Freya Academy. Surprisingly, the two looked almost identical, and were even wearing the same school uniform... If it weren't for their different hairstyles, one would probably really mistake them for each other.

Kiana Shaniat, Brunhilde Kaslana.

The former is the child of Bai Jie and Cecilia, while the latter is Siegfried's beloved daughter.

"Siegfried, spending three years of high school with Kiana, your Brunhilde is in for a rough time," Theresa said with a laugh as she watched from the side.

With a wry smile and a shrug, Siegfried said, "Well, Brunhilde is naturally introverted. I do hope she can become more outgoing around Kiana, otherwise what if she gets tricked by a pretty boy in the future?"

"Oh ho? If Xiao Bu really got scammed, shouldn't you, as his father, rush over and teach that pretty boy a lesson right away?"

“Of course! Theresa, you'd better keep a close eye on my Brunhilde, and if you spot any man trying to approach her—”

Before Siegfried could finish speaking, he was knocked unconscious from behind by someone hitting him with a stick. Standing behind Siegfried was a woman who looked seven or eight parts like Cecilia.

Maria Schariac is Cecilia's cousin by blood, but she has long since left the Schariac family and married into the Kaslana family. Her husband is none other than Siegfried, who is now lying on the ground.

"I'm sorry, Lady Theresa, my silly boy has troubled you."

“Maria, now that Destiny has been dissolved, please stop calling me ‘sir’.”

“But… okay, Theresa… Theresa.” Maria still couldn’t quite get the form of address right. “For the next three years, I’ll be leaving my daughter Brunhilde in your care.”

Patting her flat chest, Theresa smiled confidently and said, "Don't worry, she and Kiana are both my nieces, and I will take care of them as my own daughters!"

"You say you'll take care of her like your own daughter... but isn't Theresa just someone who wants a daughter too?"

A mocking male voice came from afar. Theresa and Maria turned to look down the slope and saw Bai Jie, dressed in a white coat, leading Cecilia and Chen toward them.

Approaching the group, Bai Jie squatted down and pressed Theresa's head down: "If you want a daughter, then find someone to marry her off."

"Don't press my head down! It'll stunt my growth!"

"A legal loli in her forties shouldn't even think about growing taller, give it a rest."

Bai Jie's words struck a nerve with Theresa. What she hated most in her life was people making trouble over her height! If Judah hadn't been out of the picture, she would have smashed it over Bai Jie's head long ago!

Pouting angrily, Theresa said irritably, "I want to get married too, but Grandpa is such a busybody. He keeps saying this isn't suitable and that isn't suitable. I'm not a child anymore! Why don't you marry me, Bai Jie?"

"Little Theresa?" Cecilia smiled and squatted down as soon as Theresa finished speaking. "You can eat as much bitter melon as you want, but you can't say as much as you want."

This wasn't the first time Theresa had said this to Bai Jie. Seeing her friends getting married and starting families one by one, Theresa, who was still single in her forties, couldn't help but start to worry about getting married.

However, Theresa's own body shape was one reason. Every time she went to a social gathering, she was treated like a child. The men who confessed their love to her were all a bunch of lolicon. In addition, Otto, who was obsessed with his granddaughter, always interfered. With all these reasons combined, Theresa finally had no choice but to turn her attention to Bai Jie.

As we all know, not to mention that Bai Jie had absolutely no interest in Theresa, Cecilia alone would not allow Theresa to be a vixen.