On how PhDs become human evil

[Hey, Eshid, why did you suddenly decide to call me?]

"So there's a wall-hanging monster that's come over to me and could kill me at any moment, so I want to ask you, the mother, what you plan to do."

[My child... Ah, you mean that one-year-old baby? I was wondering where he went, so you summoned him there. In that case, isn't it your own fault? Deal with it yourself.]

"But I can't beat your kid! No, it's not that I can't beat him, it's that if I fight him, my world will be destroyed! It will be torn down!"

Ah, you're right. My kids are all from mobile demolition offices, didn't you hire any help?

"I asked Shinku to help contact the people at Chaldea, but I'm not sure if she'll come to my aid. I offended her before, and I'm afraid I'll get attacked by both of them, so..."

So that's how it is. To put it bluntly, you just like to court death, and now that you're really going to die, you want me to help you plead for your child, right?

"It's so good that you understand, please come over right away—"

Good luck to you. No matter what, having the right spirit is the most important thing. If you have the spirit, you'll survive. Goodbye, I have some things to take care of. Bye!

Hearing Pandora's voice hanging up on the phone, Eshid's expression turned into a comical face, and beads of cold sweat dripped from his forehead.

(Is this really my end? Is the heavens trying to kill me? No, I am the heavens myself... Damn it, I'll never do anything stupid again! I'll be a good person!)

To be fair, Eshid wasn't really a coward. As he said, if he were to fight White, his chances of winning were fifty-fifty.

However, although Eshid is unlikely to lose, his battle with Bai Jie will definitely affect the lower realm. At that time, he will probably have to create another world, which he will not allow.

Just like otaku assembling Gundam, once they've finally finished assembling a Gundam, they certainly don't want to see their hard work destroyed, let alone reassemble it.

"If the outside help isn't working, I'll have to rely on myself. To minimize the damage..."

With his hands supporting his chin and his head resting on the coffee table, Eshid began to think hard. He was certain that he had never thought so seriously in his long life.

Just then, some silver figures walked through Eshid's field of vision.

Noin, the Apostle of God.

Eshid created these mass-produced Valkyrie dolls out of boredom. Although each one possessed formidable power, their role in this divine realm was merely to handle Eshid's daily life and organize the affairs of the divine realm.

"Hmm? Maybe that's a good idea."

Eshid suddenly had an idea.

Although it might seem like self-praise, Eshid felt that the apostles of the gods he had created were all top-notch beauties. If he gave them to Bai Jie, would Bai Jie be so engrossed in his love that he wouldn't bother him?

"That kid seems pretty much a womanizer. I see him flirting with women all day long. Maybe this trick will work, and I have an endless supply... This could be a good opportunity!"

With that thought in mind, Eshid issued a command to the divine realm—summon all the apostles of the gods!

Section 257, Chapter 28: You, this brave warrior, are probably not a little brother!

Inside the hotel in Holyard, Bai Jie and Nagumo Hajime sat side by side, while opposite them sat Amanogawa Kouki, Yaegashi Shizuku, and Shirasaki Kaori.

Lowering her head deeply, Yaegashi Shizuku said, "Thank you so much this time, Fafnir, Nagumo. If it weren't for you, we would have suffered a really heavy loss."

"No need to thank me. It was Fafnir who saved you, not me. I only provided some of the holy water."

Nan Yun Shi waved his hand, after all, he really had only given him a bottle of divine water.

"Even so, you still helped us a lot. Without your divine water, we don't know when we would have recovered. We are really grateful to you."

"Well, just accept her thanks without hesitation. Nagumo, you know Yaegashi's personality," Bai Jie said with a smile. "But Yaegashi, you really don't need to thank me. I was just there to save Kaori. You guys were just incidental."

“Fafner…” Shirasaki Kaori immediately pouted in dissatisfaction, but she also understood that apart from herself, the other people in the class were really just a bunch of strangers to Bai Jie. “Ha, I’m sorry, Shizuku, Fafner is just like that, don’t take it too seriously.”

"I know that. I've seen it many times back in school. Fafnir doesn't pay attention to almost anything except you, Kaori. But it's really hurtful to say it so bluntly."

Shizuku Yae smiled bitterly.

"Glory, aren't you going to say something?"

"The Holy Sword... my Holy Sword..."

Tian Zhihe Guanghui still looked bewildered, constantly muttering about his holy sword that Bai Jie had smashed. He seemed lifeless, like a mental patient who had lost his way in life.

Seeing the radiance of the Heavenly River, Yaegashi Shizuku was about to slap him to wake him up when Bai Jie spoke up: "Ah, this is too tragic. He's supposed to be a hero, but his mental strength is so weak?"

"Weak mental strength, Tian Zhihe?" Nan Yun Shi showed a somewhat surprised expression. "Ah, but that makes sense. Given Tian Zhihe's situation, it's normal for his mental strength to be weak."

Hearing the two say things she couldn't understand, Yaegashi Shizuku frowned: "Fafner, Nagumo, what are you talking about? Glorious's mental strength is weak... that's impossible."

With a slight smile, Bai Jie crossed his legs: "Well, it's not your fault. After all, Tian Zhihe has always been a perfect superman with almost no flaws, so naturally no one would notice this."

"Yaegashi, Shirasaki, you two are the ones who most often act with Ten no Kawa. Have you seen Ten no Kawa encounter any setbacks?"

Upon hearing this, Yaegashi Shizuku and Shirasaki Kaori thought about it carefully for a moment, and then shook their heads in unison.

“That’s right. Tian Zhihe has never encountered any setbacks—or rather, any major setbacks. Thanks to his outstanding talent, ability, and personality, his life has been almost entirely smooth sailing.”

"But people grow through setbacks. Without experiencing hardship, one's spirit cannot be strengthened. No matter how powerful you are, if your spirit is extremely fragile, you will ultimately be a weakling. This is the case with Tian Zhihe. Having never experienced setbacks, his spirit is probably still as naive as a child's."

Naïve—that's how Bai Jie defines the brilliance of the Heavenly River.

Although not many people know that Amagi's grandfather was actually a lawyer, he aspired to "do the right thing" during his childhood under the influence of his grandfather, who was a lawyer.

However, due to his grandfather's sudden death, Amagawa Kōki was not told about the pain of reality and gradually became an idealist. His high-level ideals, coupled with his extraordinary abilities, prevented him from experiencing failure, which made him no longer doubt his own correctness. He also gradually developed the bad habit of interpreting everything that was inconvenient to him in a way that made things convenient for him, thereby escaping reality.

Naïve egoists.

This is the essence of Ame no Kagami. Although humans are inherently selfish, Ame no Kagami is a particularly wicked type. He will do things that only benefit himself with a natural expression and make what he thinks is a very correct explanation.

"Speaking of which, I've encountered something similar before. I think it was when Shirasaki came to invite me to lunch once," Nagumo Hajime recalled. "Back then, Fafnir hadn't arrived yet. Shirasaki would often come over and invite me to lunch, but I always refused to avoid trouble from the male classmates afterward. Then Amano would say something like, 'I won't allow anyone to carelessly eat the delicious food that Kaori specially cooked.' Honestly, even now, thinking back on it, I think Amano's words were incredibly silly."

"Hey, something like this happened before I got here."

Bai Jie suddenly revealed an incredibly bright and sunny smile, but the Four Directions Divine Sword he held in his hand made it impossible to tell that he was smiling.

"Nangumo is fine, since you refused. But Tennoga is really going to die. What does it mean to treat Kaori like his own possession? He wants to die, right? He definitely wants to die, right? I'll grant his wish right now!"

"Hey, hey, hey, Fafnir, calm down. Do you want to kill someone in public?" Nagumo Hajime hurriedly grabbed Bai Jie's hand, which was about to swing his sword.

"Nagum, if someone told you, 'You can only eat the food of the Moon with my permission, but I'll make an exception and allow you to have a bite, Nagum,' what would you do?"

"I dare that blind bastard to say that! Shoot him dead!"

"The person in front of me, Ten no Kawa, is clearly the kind of person who would say such a thing. Although I guess he would say something like, 'Don't stay around otaku like Nagumo Hajime anymore. Come with me, and I'll treat you well.'"

"Crack!"

With a red glow emanating from his eyes, Nagumo Hajime calmly loaded bullets into the electromagnetic revolver, aiming the black muzzle at the head of Amanokawa Brilliant, who was still muttering about the Holy Sword.

"Go to hell, you trash."

"So you two need to calm down!" ×2

Yaegashi Shizuku and Shirasaki Kaori erupted simultaneously, rushing forward and pinning down Bai Jie and Nagumo Hajime's hands that were holding weapons.

"Let go of Yaegashi! Today I'm going to shoot this bastard! This playboy who's gentle to everyone should be sent to eat shit!"

"Kaori, don't stop me! Today I'm going to kill this brother hero who dared to speak rudely to you!"

These two monsters are not only monstrous in ability, but also monstrous in their disobedience.

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Section 258, Page 29: Author: I've released Belfast from Azur Lane! Maids are the best!

After much effort, Yaegashi Shizuku and Shirasaki Kaori finally managed to persuade the two people who were filled with murderous intent to calm down, barely saving Amanogawa Glory's life.

Although you could tell from the looks in Bai Jie and Nan Yun Shi's eyes that the two still didn't intend to let Tian Zhi Ga Guang Hui go.

Sitting down, Yaegashi Shizuku let out a heavy sigh and asked, "So, what does Glorious's mental fragility have to do with his current situation? Isn't he in such a daze because Fafnir smashed the Holy Sword?"

“That’s just one reason,” Bai Jie said. “Based on my speculation, there are probably three reasons why the River of Heaven has become like this.”

"First, you suffered a defeat. Although I didn't see the battle between you and that female demon, judging from the fact that you sent Endo back to get reinforcements and that almost everyone was defeated when I arrived, you were probably beaten to a pulp by that female demon, and Amanogawa was the one who was beaten the worst."

"Tian Zhihe has never experienced such a crushing defeat. Even back in school, I only kept myself on par with him to avoid attracting attention. So this sudden Waterloo must have been quite a blow to his mental state."

"The second thing is that I smashed the Holy Sword."

"Then comes the most important third reason—God."

God.

Upon hearing Bai Jie utter this word, Yaegashi Shizuku, Shirasaki Kaori, and Nagumo Hajime all showed puzzled expressions. How did the matter of the Radiant Ame no Kawaii lead to the gods?

The next moment, Bai Jie began to explain.

"When I arrived, Ten no Kawai was enveloped in a large amount of light magic power, which was obviously a case of breaking through the limit. But in theory, Ten no Kawai should no longer have the magic power to break through the limit. You should understand that, Kaori."

"...Well, I could feel that the Radiant Magic had been completely used up by then, but for some reason, the Radiant Magic suddenly surged in an instant."

"That's the problem. Why can the River of Heaven, which had already exhausted its magic power, still unleash nearly 1,500 magic power? Nangumo, you should understand, right? This can be considered a conventional routine."

"...The protagonist's special ability to unleash their power? The protagonist's halo?" Nagumo Hajime's expression was somewhat strange when he said this. "So such a thing really exists? Isn't that just a meme?"

With a smile, Bai Jie said, "Have you forgotten, Nan Yun? Who summoned us here? And what did Oscar Orcus say to us?"

“God… I see.” Nagumo Hajime immediately understood. “In order to prevent Ten no Kawa, this interesting pawn, from dying, God gave him a cheat code, granting him immense power. However, this power ended up harming Ten no Kawa himself.”

"I sensed the presence of a god at that time. It must have been that God Eshid who shared a portion of his power with the River of Heaven. However, the excessive power harmed the River of Heaven and damaged his spirit."

"What a disgraceful hero, even with the protagonist's halo, he can't use it."

Nagumo Hajime and Byakuya Shi looked at the radiant Heavenly River with disdain and mockery. Is this all the hero who saves humanity is capable of? It's laughable. In fact, the two of them now have ample evidence to suggest that his heroic destiny might have been bestowed by the gods.

However, the more Yaegashi Shizuku and Shirasaki Kaori listened to the two talking, the more confused they became.

"I said... can you two explain this to us? What's wrong with God? God did the River of Heaven thing? We don't understand anything."

Right now, the two of them felt like complete newbies to LoL listening to Faker, the Demon King, explain mid-lane strategies—utterly bewildered. (And let me just say, I really couldn't keep up with Faker's screen-switching speed; my eyes were blurry...)

"Oh right, you two don't know what's going on in this world yet."

"After all, they haven't even encountered the real Great Labyrinth, so it's normal that they don't know... what do you think?"

“I’m not good at summarizing.” Scratching his hair, Bai Jie looked at the two of them. “Well, to put it simply, the god of this world is a mad god who loves to cause trouble. In the mythological era, a group of people couldn’t stand his troublemaking and wanted to overthrow him, but they were tricked. Then the remaining seven people built a great labyrinth and left seven divine magics to the destined people of the future, so that they could kill the god.”

"By the way, Nagumo and Yue now have two Divine Age Magic spells, Shia has one, and I don't have any."