On how PhDs become human evil

Stepping on his signature little rocking motion, Tsukasa Kadoya arrived in front of Haku: "While we can't say the plan went wrong, the timing of the subsequent implementation does need to be changed a bit. It's not a big deal, and it's still within our control."

"So, what exactly is the point of all this trouble you've gone to arrange for us to meet here?" Bai Jie asked irritably. "If you have something to say, why don't you just come to me directly? Why do you have to go through Cecilia?"

Tsukasa Kadoya could tell that Bai Jie was a little angry, because what he hated most was someone taking advantage of the people around him.

Shaking his head slightly, Tsukasa Kadoya said, "You and I can't meet directly because we're not from this world. If we get together, the world consciousness here—I think it's called Honkai—will definitely target us. In fact, my original body is already being targeted by it."

"It's called targeting, but it's really just a series of misfortunes, like not being able to get on the bus because it's full, or finding that the things you want are sold out at the supermarket, or tripping over stones while walking."

This is just the obstacle that Tsukasa Kadoya encountered in his actions. If Bai Jie and Tsukasa Kadoya were to meet, the Honkai consciousness would probably release obstacles that are several levels higher than those pranks, such as its most capable subordinate—the Herrscher.

Bai Jie nodded in agreement with Kadoya Tsukasa's statement.

One of them was the former leader of the Great Shocker and the destroyer of the world, while the other was the embodiment of all evil in this world and the representative of human evil.

Each of them individually would be enough to be considered a super villain, let alone when they're all together—it's no wonder they're targeted.

"Well, let's skip those things and get down to business." Tsukasa Kadoya said seriously, "I came with you after you arrived in this era, and then traveled around the next twenty years and discovered some not-so-good things."

"Something not good?"

"Simply put, if history continues as it is now, then the history of this world will become a completely different history from what you remember."

"parallel world?"

"More or less. Let me explain it to you simply and you'll understand."

Next, Tsukasa Kadoya explained to Hakuge the history that had changed as he had witnessed.

First and foremost is the Second Honkai Impact. Because Bai Jie joined the Babylon Laboratory, the birth of the Second Herrscher was greatly delayed. Originally scheduled for February, the Second Herrscher was not born until the end of 2000.

The newly born Second Herrscher originally followed the consciousness of Honkai and wanted to destroy humanity, but Bai Jie immediately summoned his harem (×) reinforcements (?). Rhodes Island operators rushed in and wiped out the Honkai beast army summoned by the Second Herrscher. The Second Herrscher herself was also seriously injured by the satellite orbital cannon Fafnir projected by Bai Jie.

Because of the severe injuries, the Second Herrscher's Herrscher consciousness fell into a deep sleep. After being revived, the Second Herrscher's original personality was redeemed under Bai Jie's persuasion, and she became a Valkyrie of Schicksal. Thus, the Second Honkai Impact ended.

The second thing is about Bai Jie and Cecilia. Although they are married, they have never had children. Kiana, who was originally supposed to be Cecilia's child, became the child of Siegfried and another member of the Schariac family. Bai Jie, who came from another time, was also adopted by Siegfried's family.

During the Third Honkai Impact in 2012, the Honkai consciousness, having learned from the lessons of the Second Honkai Impact, increased the power of the Third Herrscher, Raiden Mei, by more than five times. The electromagnetic field she released even affected the orbital cannons of satellites floating in space, and all weapons and equipment involving electricity worldwide were rendered useless.

In the end, Destiny and Anti-Entropy could only resort to their trump cards—weapons made of Soul Steel—to fight back. However, due to the limited availability of Soul Steel weapons and the limited number of people skilled in using them, only Destiny's six S-rank Valkyries were able to launch an attack.

The Third Collapse was eventually ended, but human civilization suffered irreparable damage as a result, and the level of civilization regressed by more than a century. The modern civilization built on electricity was completely wiped out.

“I didn’t go back after that, because I could already imagine what would happen,” Tsukasa Kadoya said. “In short, if you continue at your current pace, this world will definitely be destroyed, and then I will have no choice but to destroy it.”

“I see…” Bai Jie leaned back slightly, exhaling a long breath through his nostrils. “It’s bound to be a bad end, isn’t it? I can’t laugh at all.”

"Considering your current nature, I think it's a very reasonable ending," Tsukasa Kadoya joked.

Bai Jie represents all the evil in this world, yet he is also a key figure in driving history. This means that the destroyer is the one pushing history forward, and destruction can only bring more destruction.

"Shi, you said that the Honkai consciousness strengthened the Third Honkai because of the Second Honkai, right?"

"That's right, so what?"

"We can understand it this way: in the second Honkai Impact, the Honkai played a card that was good but not overwhelmingly powerful, so in the third Honkai Impact, it played a card that was overwhelmingly powerful."

As Bai Jie spoke, he took out a deck of cards.

"Let's say our battle with the Honkai is a card game. The Honkai consciousness played Queen in the second Honkai and King in the third Honkai, while we played King in the second Honkai and Joker in the third Honkai."

"Both sides have Joker as their strongest card, so in terms of going first or second, we should definitely play Joker first. So why not play Joker right from the start?"

After Bai Jie explained it, Tsukasa Kadoya immediately understood.

If the outcome could be decided from the start, there would be no need to drag it out.

"Initially, we need to force the Honkai consciousness to unleash Joker, and then it will be a great battle between Jokers."

“You’re even more reckless than me, but it’s definitely worth a try,” Tsukasa Kadoya laughed. “In that case, I’ll go back and bring over that bunch of bored guys over there. I happen to have an old friend who hasn’t done anything for fifty years, so he should be happy to stretch his muscles.”

"Then I will spare no effort to promote technological advancement."

There are still nine years left. In these nine years, Bai Jie will upgrade the technology tree of Destiny to the point where it can wage planetary-level wars!

All the evil in this world is both a catalyst for destruction and a seed of hope for Bai Jie, because it was born from the source, which means that it contains all the magical wisdom of the Type-Moon world from the Age of Gods to the present day!

And this wisdom will be put to its fullest potential in the hands of Bai Jie, who possesses divine talent!

He and Tsukasa Kadoya exchanged a glance, and the two simultaneously raised their fists to clash.

"Alright, the battle begins. Honkai, let me show you just how shameless humanity can be in order to survive!"

P.S.: This is the fifth update of the five-chapter series.

P.S.: I finally skipped my five-player team game with my friends and finished writing Chapter 5. See how conscientious I am? Shouldn't you give me a reward for being so conscientious? Like votes and tips?

P.S.: Heisei Riders + Oma Zi-O + Type-Moon Heavy Industries + Rhodes Island army vs. all Herrschers—I'm really impressed with my own imagination.

Section 162, Chapter 23. Doctor: Who can withstand this?!

“Fafner...Bai Jie...Wake up...Bai Jie, it's already morning, time to get up.”

In a hazy dream, Bai Jie heard the goddess's whisper in his ear.

Raising his hand to brush away the phantom feathers covering his eyes, Bai Jie opened them, and saw the white sheets and Cecilia's smiling face so close to his.

(Huh? Something seems off?)

Bai Jie felt somewhat lost. His brain, which had just woken up, was not yet fully functioning, and his ability to process things seemed significantly reduced.

Good morning, Bai Jie.

"Um... Good morning, Cecilia—wait a minute!"

Bai Jie suddenly widened his eyes and jumped out of bed. It seemed that his brain was fully awake. It took him nearly a minute to fully wake up. It seems that the aftereffects of using Feather Dust to infiltrate Cecilia's sea of ​​consciousness are quite serious. The mental energy consumption is estimated to be about five times that of simply creating an illusion.

Of course, none of that matters, because the important thing right now is—why is Bai Jie sleeping with Cecilia!?

(Think about it carefully... I remember last night I climbed from the bed to the sofa because Cecilia came in, and then Cecilia came over and gave me a lap pillow, and then... it seems like I realized that Cecilia said something strange, so I used Feather Dust... Tsukasa Kadoya....)

After roughly sorting out his thoughts, Bai Jie looked at Cecilia uncertainly and asked, "Cecilia, did you move me to the bed?"

“Well, because you suddenly fell asleep last night for some reason, and I was worried you'd catch a cold, so I let you sleep in the bed.” Cecilia’s face was slightly flushed as she said this. “Um… it was my first time sleeping with a man…”

"Wait a minute, the way you're talking makes it sound like we did something last night!" Bai Jie started to panic.

Cecilia's tone clearly indicated that something had happened last night, and her flushed face... could it really be—

(Kiana, now you're probably really going to call me Dad...)

Just as Bai Jie was thinking this, Cecilia's second half of her sentence rang out:

"—So I used you as a pillow and slept with you all night."

Used as a cushion... used as a cushion... cushion... pillow...

(That's true. Cecilia is only fifteen years old now. She wouldn't possibly think of going to that kind of place. I was really overthinking it, haha....)

Bai Jie felt an unparalleled sense of relief. Cecilia was only fifteen years old. If she had really done something to him, he would definitely be going to jail—although it was unlikely that anyone would arrest him and put him in jail.

Seeing Bai Jie's relieved expression, Cecilia frowned: "Bai Jie, do you actually... hate me?"

"Huh? Why do you think that?"

"You said it before, when my future self wanted to pursue you, you sent me to Europe. That was practically the same as rejection, wasn't it? And even after my future self returned to you from Europe, you didn't intend to accept me. You only accepted me because you had to consider the future... It's the same now. All your actions show that you don't want to marry me, don't want to sleep with me, don't want to be intimate with me..."

As Cecilia spoke, she got off the bed and walked barefoot to Bai Jie.

"Bai Jie, tell me honestly, what are your true feelings for me? Do you like me? Or do you hate me?"

Staring into Cecilia's questioning eyes, Bai Jie sighed: "How could I possibly hate you? I like you so much, why would I hate you?"

"Then why..."

"You're only fifteen years old."

Bai Jie said this with a pair of dead fish eyes.

Age-wise, Cecilia is only fifteen years old and is still a loli! Even though her figure is so good that it surpasses that of an adult, she is still a loli!

Girls aged nine to sixteen are collectively called "lolis," and making a rash move could result in a minimum of three years in prison and up to the death penalty! Bai Jie, who is already married to Cecilia, could be in jail long ago!

"So you're saying... I'm still too young?"

Glancing at Cecilia's figure, Bai Jie really wanted to say that she was already quite old, but in this situation, it was better to go along with her: "That's right, you're still too young. If you really want to become my wife, wait until you're an adult!"

No matter what you want to do, you have to wait until you're an adult—although Bai Jie doesn't know if he can endure until Cecilia comes of age. Living with such a beautiful and charming woman every day and having to refrain from making a move, who can resist that!

Hearing Bai Jie say that, Cecilia smiled and said, "Then it's settled. After I come of age, you will truly become my lover."

"I'm telling you... you're still just a fifteen-year-old girl, don't keep talking about your lover all the time."

"How...can you talk to your mother like that?!"

"Who would recognize a fifteen-year-old girl as their mother!"

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After playing around with Cecilia for a while, Bai Jie made an excuse to leave the battlefield. However, just as he was about to go to work at the equipment department, a car suddenly appeared and took him to Otto's office.

"Showing affection to your newlywed wife so early in the morning, you must have a lot of energy, Dr. Bai Jie."

"So you really did install a surveillance camera, huh? You don't want Karen's photos anymore, do you?"

"No! I'll have someone take it down right away!" Hearing that his source of moral support was about to be cut off, Otto immediately backed down. "Ha, I really admire your methods. This is the first time I, Otto, have been completely outmaneuvered."

"It was a good experience, so what brings you here? You didn't just call me here for a casual chat, did you?"

Otto shook his head with a smile and said, "It's about Cecilia. I want her to return to the front lines. After all, it's a waste for her to be idle at home right now."

"I seem to remember you saying you were going to give Cecilia a break before? Is it interesting to keep changing your mind like this?"

“I previously thought that Cecilia might get pregnant if you two got married, so I allowed Cecilia to leave the front lines. But now... you should understand. Of course, if you go back today and have a child with Cecilia, then disregard what I said.”

Bai Jie was certain; Otto was just trying to cause trouble.

With a sigh, Bai Jie said, "Cecilia is only fifteen years old. It's too early for her to have a child. Besides, a fifteen-year-old isn't suited to be on the battlefield all day and night. Can't we give her a little more time off?"

“Cecilia is Schicksal’s strongest warrior, even though she is still young. Some tasks that ordinary Valkyries cannot handle are assigned to her,” Otto explained. “I know you feel sorry for Cecilia bearing a burden that she shouldn’t have to bear at her age, but I hope you can understand that Cecilia’s existence is necessary. Without her, those difficult tasks would have to be assigned to Valkyrie squads that are not capable enough, which would lead to casualties.”

“Otto, do you know what I hate most is moral blackmail?” Bai Jie’s eyes turned cold in an instant.