Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

"Rest assured, I'm in charge of the Tokyo area now, and no one can persecute you."

“Mr. Isaac, thank you very much for your help.”

“Don’t say that, it’s my daughter’s wish too,” Isaac said with a smile.

After he finished speaking, he looked around and spotted the little girl who had once been protected by Chaos.

The little girl's complexion was clearly not good; she looked very haggard.

It seems she felt guilty and remorseful for a long time because Chaos died protecting her.

Isaac walked up to her, squatted down slightly, and reached out to ruffle her hair.

"Teacher..." The girl almost burst into tears the moment she saw Isaac.

She believed that she had caused the death of her favorite teacher's daughter and felt that she had no face to face Isaac again.

“Chaos protected you with his life, hoping you could live well,” Isaac laughed. “And Chaos didn’t die either.”

"Huh?"

"Cheer up. I don't think Chaos would want to see you getting more and more haggard."

"……Um."

"now it's right."

Isaac stood up, walked over to Matsuzaki, and said, "You can settle in here from now on. I have some things here..."

hum~

Just then, Isaac's phone rang.

Upon seeing that the number was from Tendo Kisara, he quickly answered the phone.

"Hello? Boss."

"It's been almost a month since we last met," came Kisara Tendo's soft voice from the phone. "Don't you want to see me that much?"

"I think you, boss, also hate what I'm doing right now."

“But you did it anyway, and I think you thought about it for a long time before making this decision,” Tendo Kisara said. “Isaac… was it because of my silence back then that you refused to come see me?”

“No, it’s just that I feel there are some things I shouldn’t let you do, boss,” Isaac laughed. “Those things you’re unwilling to do, I’ll do them.”

"You've been like this ever since you lost your memory... always wanting to bear all the sins alone..."

“This is my job, and it’s what I do best,” Isaac said with a smile. “This is the first call my boss has made to me in a month. Is there anything I can help you with?”

"Your actions have angered high-ranking officials in the Tokyo area, who want to unite with other regions to impose sanctions on you."

Tendo Kisara said over the phone.

"Be careful, I'll hold them off for you here."

"...Boss, where are you right now?"

“Holy Abode”.

"Okay, I'm coming right now."

When Isaac arrived at the Holy House, everyone present knew him.

Tendou Kisara, Niizawa Akima, the Holy Emperor sitting in the main seat, and Tendou Kikuno standing beside her.

"Satomi..."

“Your Majesty, my name is now Isaac,” Isaac said.

He pulled out a chair and sat down next to Tendo Kisara.

"Now that I'm here, let's have a little chat, since this might be our last conversation."

Chapter 1240: Perhaps we can cooperate, but...

"This is our last conversation, Your Majesty, and... Kikunojo Tendou."

Isaac spoke in an unusually calm tone, but calmness did not mean composure.

Whether it's Tendo Kisara, Seitenshi, or Tendo Kikuno, one can sense an eerie tranquility beneath a storm.

Knowing that Isaac was not someone to be trifled with, even Kikunojo Tendo abandoned his usual aloofness and aggressiveness, and said to Isaac, "Satomi..."

“That’s not my name.”

"...Okay, Isaac, what have you done to the Tokyo area lately? Although our living standards have declined significantly since the Gastrea outbreak, you've now reduced the living standards of the entire Tokyo area to the level of the 18th century."

"Of course I understand what I'm doing."

Isaac said calmly.

"Or perhaps, this is the scene I want to see."

"what?"

“The common people here are really used to their freedom. They even think that causing me trouble is a form of freedom. So now I’m going to make them understand a simple and easy-to-understand principle: people are absolutely free after they die.”

"you……"

“Okay, I know that might be a bit much, so let’s be realistic,” Isaac said with a smile. “By next February, the Tokyo area will be the safest place in all of Japan.”

"what?"

“I won’t touch those who want to live a good life, nor is there any need to. And those who don’t want to live a good life can’t blame anyone else if they die,” Isaac said. “The reason I’ve been using force to suppress these stubborn guys lately is mainly to prevent the Gastrea virus from spreading in Tokyo. If we let them run wild, it could lead to unpredictable consequences.”

"But have you ever considered that you've made the people of Tokyo live in fear, where they see patrolling soldiers on the streets every day, and civilians are shot dead for resisting?"

"To correct you, those who were killed were not civilians, but mobs."

Isaac explained with a smile.

"As for how I define rioters and civilians... let's just say that everyone in the Tokyo area is a rioter in my eyes, but I'm willing to give them a chance. As long as they don't cause me trouble, I'll treat them as civilians for now. If they don't obey, then I'll deal with them directly."

"This is too brutal!"

The one who spoke was not Tendo Kikuno, but the Holy Emperor sitting in the main seat.

"Everyone has the right to live in this world. Simply defining them as a mob and then oppressing them is absolutely the act of a tyrant!"

“An interesting answer, but I have a question for His Majesty the Holy Emperor.”

Isaac's smile sent a chill down the spine of the Holy Emperor.

To be honest, she really liked that boy back then, who was carefree all the time but surprisingly reliable and always gave her a sense of security.

But now, everything has changed.

"……Excuse me."

"People in the Tokyo area have the right to live, but don't the Cursed Children have the right to live? They should be in school, playing with friends and enjoying their parents' love, but instead they are fighting dangerous Gastrea. After that, they are persecuted and their human rights are taken away. Don't the Holy Emperor and the others have the right to live?"

"They...of course they have the right to live, and I've been trying my best..."

"Okay, let's leave it at that, but did you manage to do it?"

"Huh?"

Isaac's eyes were fixed on the Holy Emperor.

"In all these years since you became head of state, have you done your job? Have you provided those children with even the most basic living environment that is worthy of a human being?"

"I……"

Just as the Holy Emperor was momentarily speechless, Isaac picked up an ashtray from the table and smashed it directly at him.

boom! ! !

"ah!!"

The ashtray grazed the emperor's ear, hit the wall, and shattered into a pile of powder.

Startled by the sudden scene, the Holy Emperor stood frozen in place, tears welling in his beautiful eyes.

"Isaac, you..."

Tendo Kiku wanted to reprimand him, but Isaac didn't give him the chance.

"What the hell are you babbling about here if you haven't done it?! What you couldn't do, I'm doing for you now! It was this bunch of useless bastards under your rule who killed my daughter, and you're telling me they have the right to live in this world? Fine! I'm telling you now, I also have the right to live in this world, and my condition for living is to send all those useless bastards to hell!"

Kisara Tendo and Akimaro Nagasawa were speechless as they watched Isaac suddenly erupt in anger; they could only watch helplessly.

Although Kisara Tendo was somewhat worried about Isaac, he did not stop him. Akimaro Nagasawa, on the other hand, really wanted to stop Isaac from continuing like this, but he couldn't find a good way to do so.

"sorry Sorry……"

Seeing the Holy Emperor, who was already in tears and apologizing incessantly, Isaac remained unmoved.

He also pulled a pistol from his waist.

“Holy Emperor, I know that you once promoted your Gastrea Law, which was a bill that would grant human rights to the children of the curse. At that time, I thought that although you seemed unreliable, you could still do some good things, so I was willing to work for you back then.”

Isaac placed the pistol on the conference table and a gentle smile appeared on his face.

“I know that the bill cannot be implemented because of the protests in the Tokyo area and the obstruction of these good-for-nothings around you. If Your Majesty still insists on this bill, I can help you.”

"Huh?"

The Holy Emperor stared blankly at Isaac, who had suddenly become more agreeable.

"Are you willing to help me?"

“Of course,” Isaac said with a smile. “As long as you insist on implementing the bill, I will help you. I will implement this bill in all areas of Tokyo in the shortest possible time.”

"That's wonderful..." the Holy Emperor sobbed softly, "It's really... wonderful."

Although Isaac had been harsh with him, reaching a cooperation agreement now would be better than anything else.

Do you have any solutions?

"Of course."

Isaac smiled, picked up the pistol on the conference table, and aimed it at Kikunojo Tendo.

boom!

As soon as the gunshot rang out, Tendou Kikunojo, who was beside the Holy Emperor, widened his eyes and looked down at the bleeding wound on his chest.

Then he collapsed to the ground with a thud.