On how PhDs become human evil

Upon reaching Parad, Emu placed his hand on his belt, preparing to unleash his ultimate attack.

As he watched Emu gradually lower his hand, Palad felt an overwhelming sense of fear—a fear of death!

(What's going on... this feeling... this feeling of sinking into water....)

[The Decisive Move! Hyper Critical Sparking!]

A dazzling light burst forth from Emu's feet, and Palad's fear reached its peak at that moment!

"I don't want to die!"

[The Decisive Move! Perfect Knock Out Critical Bomber!]

Two colors of energy, one red and one blue, converged in Parad's legs. After gathering the energy in his feet, Parad leaped up and kicked fiercely at Yongmeng!

Left side - Palad.

Right side: Hosho Emu.

"BOOM ————————————!!!"

The distance between the two was instantly reduced to zero. With power exceeding level 99 and absolute invincibility, the two unleashed a shockwave that shattered the ground in mid-air!

"I won't lose! Absolutely not! I'll win, Emu!!!"

"No, it's all over, Palad!"

Emu's roar drowned out Palad's roar, and as if in response to Emu's roar, the flashes of light wrapped around Emu's feet suddenly surged up like a fire fueled by firewood! Palad, who was kicking against Emu, felt in that instant that his legs were about to break!

(I am you, and you are me. Since that's the case, then I will personally send you off, Palad!)

Although he couldn't see it through the mask, Emu still closed his eyes tightly and poured all his strength into his legs.

"boom--!"

Parad's attack was thwarted, and immediately afterward, Emu's Rider Kick landed on Parad's chest—

"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!"

After a brief delay, Parad's body instantly soared into the sky, and the energy he had been building up exploded out in one go, unleashing hundreds of delayed combo kicks in a single second!

[The ultimate blow!]

"Boom—!"

Accompanied by a rousing voice, blazing flames shot into the sky, and amidst the flames, Parad, whose transformation had been forcibly deactivated, slowly collapsed.

Turning around, Emu pulled the Invincible Gacha from his belt, stepped into the firelight, and stood before Parad: "Is that all, Parad?"

Lying on the ground, looking up at Emu's smiling face, Parad felt a complex mix of emotions. He had originally just wanted to fight Emu as a bugster, following his own desires, but now that they had actually fought, what was this sense of loss that arose in his heart?

“I really want to... play games with you again, Emu,” Parad said with a smile. “But it seems I can’t do it anymore. I didn’t expect that I still couldn’t beat you in the end. I’m really not happy about it.”

“Parad…” Emu bit her lip, “If… if we can meet again, let’s play games together again, Parad.”

Upon hearing this, Palad was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing: "Pfft! You really know how to talk, how could we possibly meet again? It's impossible for us to meet again."

"But...yes, let's have another showdown next time we meet. I won't lose again!"

As Palad said this, he raised his fist towards Eimon.

Boom!

The two men's fists collided in mid-air, and in the next second, Parad's body turned into countless specks of light and dissipated.

【Game Clear!】

Amidst this sound, two reward cartridges fell from the sky.

"Looks like you've got it sorted out too, intern."

Jing Feicai, adorned with colorful decorations, walked over, and behind him, Hana Taiga was holding a game cartridge—a Dragon Knight Hunter cartridge.

"Oh, I'm the slowest one here, but I guess I went a bit overboard." With that, Bai Jie and Cecilia appeared in the three's field of vision. "See you later, Cecilia, I'm going back to my main body now."

After placing a kiss on Cecilia's forehead, Bai Jie's figure instantly transformed into a blur of light and vanished from the spot.

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In the same coffee shop, Bai Jie, who was drinking coffee, suddenly trembled slightly, then smiled, put down his coffee, and stood up: "It seems that time has come. I'm sorry to have taken up so much of your time, Mr. Tan Zhengzong. You can go now."

"Your willingness to let me go means..." Tan Masamune's face darkened completely.

Nodding, under Dan Masamune's murderous gaze, Bai Jie uttered the words that the other party absolutely forbade: "Kamen Rider Chronicles only has the final BOSS left. Your game is over, Mr. Dan Masamune."

"Impossible! Kamen Rider Chronicles won't end! I won't let it end!" Enraged, Dan Masamune jumped up, slamming the table over his shoulder and glaring furiously at the composed Hakuge in front of him. "It's not over yet! Gamedeus hasn't been conquered yet! Kamen Rider Chronicles isn't over yet!"

“No, it’s over, Mr. Dan Masamune.” Bai Jie delivered the final verdict like a judge. “There’s one more thing. Do you know why my two detective friends suddenly had an emergency? After they found out your purpose, what else did they want to investigate? You must know that, right?”

When it comes to Masamune Dan's main assets, there are essentially two: one is the Kamen Rider Cronus cartridge, and the other—

"Prototype Crystal Card!"

“That’s right. By now, they should have already taken away the prototype crystal card stored at the Dream Company. Your last resort is gone, and your chances of winning are zero, Mr. Dan Masamune.” Bai Jie smiled. “No, you should say that you never had a chance of winning from the beginning. You thought that you could control everything by obtaining the power of the legendary warrior, and you thought that you could control life by mastering the prototype crystal card.”

Ever since Shotaro and Philip investigated Dan Masamune, Bai Jie has been formulating a battle plan, and thanks to Dan Kuroto's presence, there are no omissions or errors in the intelligence.

Analyzing intelligence, formulating strategies, and manipulating opponents from start to finish—this is Bai Jie's forte in combat. His previous attempts to transform into a Kamen Rider and charge in or to engage in direct weapon-based battles were merely training for his own combat abilities.

Dan Masamune thought he was a chess player, that he could control everything on the chessboard of the game "Kamen Rider Chronicles", but he didn't know that Bai Jie was the real chess player. He had predicted every move of Dan Masamune and had already checkmated him before the battle even began!

“I admit you’re a competent businessman and a competent strategist, but I’m sorry to say, I’m a step ahead. The world is like a game of chess, and every move requires careful planning. I had already figured you out from the very beginning.”

The battle ended before it even began.

P.S.: Update

P.S.: I'm recommending "The Red Ark of the Reunion Movement" (合动之赤紅樸). Synopsis: High-energy from the start, Talulah as the heroine, long live Chen Sir, imbued with Soviet spirit, training Mephisto, a battle of wits with a yandere, and a fight of wits with the Doctor (the author also created their own Arknights visual novel, already published on Bilibili; this love is deep and sincere). — I made a pact with this amazing author to mutually recommend each other at midnight. This author even created their own visual novel; I'm impressed, truly impressed!

P.S.: Also, congratulations on the completion of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5! Part 5 was the series that got me into JoJo, and it's what made me a JoJo fan. While feeling emotional, I can't help but look forward to Part 6. See you all in Stone Ocean!

Interlude 88: The Reunion Movement Joins the Battle

At the airport of St. Freya Academy, Chen, with the Crimson Blade at his waist, looked at Talulah across from him and a nameless anger suddenly rose in his heart: "Talulah, why did you come here too?"

“Bai Jie is one with me, and he is also the future male master of the Reunion Movement. Why can’t I go with him?” Talulah said with a smile.

Looking at that smile, Chen's mind was filled with memories of when the two of them were childhood sweethearts. Back then, Talulah also had such a cheerful smile, but the words Talulah spoke now made her want to draw her sword!

"Master of the house? You really know how to talk, Talulah. Bai Jie and I are already husband and wife. Who doesn't know that? Are you planning to steal my husband?"

“Husband and wife? Hehehe…” Talulah covered her mouth and laughed as if she had heard a joke. “So what if you’re husband and wife? Can’t you get a divorce? Besides, you’re just engaged. Everything is still uncertain before you get married, right, Frostnova?”

“That’s right.” Frostnova, standing next to Talulah, said with a faint, cold smile, “Bai Jie is mine.”

Chen was furious. Bai Jie was clearly an emotional idiot and a blockhead, the kind of person who should be the least popular, so why were so many people trying to steal her man?! If they wanted to get out of being single, they should go find a man themselves! Don't try to take him from her!

"Oh? Talulah, are you going too?" Just then, Kal'tsit walked over.

"What? They've started discussing how to deal with the righteous people over here?" Although Exusiai walked over with a smile, it was clear to everyone that her aura was unapproachable.

"Doctor, we won't give it to you." Skadi also walked over, dragging her greatsword, and looked as if she was already preparing to use Tidal Lament.

Chen, Talulah, Frostnova, Kal'tsit, Exusiai, Frostnova.

As the saying goes, three women make a drama, but now that six women have come together, it's practically an omen of the end times—at least for Bai Jie.

Leaning against the wall, SilverAsh and Otto watched this scene and couldn't help but chuckle.

"My ally is truly sinful. With so many outstanding women surrounding him, it's no wonder he's so devoted to Miss Chen."

“Wholeheartedly? I don’t think so.” Otto shook his head. “Judging from the situation between him and Cecilia, the Doctor should be prepared for everything.”

"If that's the case, then I, SilverAsh, admire him from the bottom of my heart."

"After all, he's a grown-up now. I've watched him grow up."

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After confronting Talulah and the others for a long time, Chen pouted angrily and said, "We won't get anything out of this. Let's go to the Moon Throne first. But Talulah and Frostnova, there's no place for you here. You'll have to deal with them yourself."

Chen's move was undoubtedly intended to reduce the enemy's strength before the battle even began, since it's better for four people to compete than for six.

“No, you can have the Moon Throne. Frostnova and I will take the Fafnir.” Talulah said this quite readily, which surprised Chen.

The Fafnir? Isn't that Bai Jie's personal warship? Only Bai Jie is qualified to start it, and the startup process requires not only a fingerprint but even a voiceprint! Is Talulah serious?

“Chen, you must be wondering why I can activate the Fafnir, right?” Talulah laughed. “Don’t forget, Bai Jie and I are one body, coexisting in the same body for eighteen years. I know every inch of his body like the back of my hand. Not to mention his fingerprints, I can even perfectly imitate his voice!”

As she said this, Talulah came to the Fafnir's side: "Ahem... Fafnir, start up."

[Voiceprint confirmed. Welcome back, Dr. Fafnir.]

"This is impossible!"

Chen was shocked, because Talulah's voice was clearly Bai Jie's voice! And it was exactly the same, without the slightest difference!

Seeing this, Kal'tsit frowned: "This level of imitation... how come you're so skilled at it? Isn't this the first time you've imitated it?"

"Who knows... That's why I'm the one who understands Bai Jie the most. You're just newcomers, understand? Chen."

After saying that, Talulah led Frostnova onto the Fafnir.

Watching Talulah and Frostnova's figures, Chen bit her lip: "Damn it, I was here first, I was the first one to fall for him, why...?"

“Don’t be so down. The priority right now is to stop the Doctor and Lady Cecilia. We can deal with the Doctor’s issues after that. That’s what we promised, isn’t it?” Kal’tsit patted Chen on the shoulder and said, “Of course, if you continue to be so down, then I’ll take the Doctor’s place without hesitation.”

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On the Fafnir, Talulah and Frostnova went to the captain's seat.

"Frostnova, can I interpret what you just said as you wanting to monopolize Whitebeard?" Talulah asked, sitting down in the captain's seat. "You just said Whitebeard is yours, right?"

Gone is her previous gentle smile; Frostnova stares directly at Talulah with an icy expression: "No one wants to share love with someone else, just like you."

"Ha, I never thought my subordinate would become my rival. But there's still one thing I don't understand: when did you fall for him?"

Upon hearing this, Froststar did not answer immediately, but instead fell into deep thought.

(Yeah, when did I start liking him? In Chernobog? Or somewhere else?)