mygo, but Cthulhu

"The kindness you insist on upholding is now ignored. You oppose the company's order, but you can't come up with a better solution. You detest Xian Juanxin's brutality, but it's because of everything she created that your family can live peacefully in the controlled area without fear."

"In the end, you just wanted to feel the satisfaction of saving others, didn't you? You didn't want to accept so much pain and despair, so you used kindness as an excuse to numb yourself... You are the one who only cares about yourself."

"...You can say whatever you want. I admit that what I can do is indeed pitifully small. Whether you call me selfish or despicable, I don't care. I just want to stick to my beliefs."

After a moment of silence, Ozawa Misaki responded softly in a tired voice. She turned around and wanted to leave the room, but the next moment, the girl's voice sounded again behind her.

"If you want to stick to your kindness, now is your best chance to act, Misaki-nee."

"what do you mean?"

"Isn't it obvious enough? Most of the company's soldiers have fallen into a coma due to the spell of the Egret Thousand Saints. The only ones left are the automatic combat machines and a small number of high-powered personnel."

The girl explained calmly and softly, raising her hand and pointing to the battlefield in the distance.

"While neither the Trauma Team nor the Sanyuan Group will collapse due to the death of their leader, if you can seize the opportunity to kill all of their executives, both companies will inevitably fall into chaos, and Xian Juanxin will be able to swallow them up in one fell swoop... In this way, this war can be ended, and you can prevent more innocent people from being dragged into this horrific fight. Isn't that exactly what you want?"

"...I'll contact Xian Juanxin first to see if she has the ability to swallow them up."

After pursing her lips in a complicated manner, Ozawa Misaki sighed and replied, then walked out of the room and activated the communication device. A moment later, the virtual projection of Genmaki Shin appeared in front of her with a somewhat surprised expression.

"Misaki, why did you come to me suddenly? Is something wrong?"

"I want to ask you, if the Trauma Team and the top executives of the Sanyuan Group are all dead, can you let the Genjumaki Group swallow them up?"

Ozawa Misaki asked seriously, and the blonde girl was stunned for a moment before she understood her intention and frowned.

"Misaki, you want to go on an adventure alone? Don't do it, you can't take such a risk..."

"You just need to tell me whether your company can acquire them. You don't need to worry about anything else."

Misaki interrupted her coldly, and Genmaki looked at her for a moment with disapproval, but finally sighed in compromise.

"I have the ability, but given the current situation, there's no need for us to do so. The information blockade has been broken, and the changes this has triggered are enough to threaten Charlotte. Even if she hates me now, she has no choice but to listen to the opinions of the other shareholders and negotiate a temporary peace with me. And Tamade Chiyu will definitely make the same decision as her."

"We still hold the initiative, Misaki. We can also reap sufficient benefits from this war. You really don't need to risk yourself..."

"You want to... negotiate peace with Charlotte and the others?"

After a moment of silence, Ozawa Misaki squeezed out a sound in disbelief, and Genmaki Shin didn't understand why she showed such an expression and nodded in confusion.

"Isn't this natural? War is a means to gain profit. When there is no longer any need to continue the war, peace will come. And when peace is not enough to meet the needs of the interests, war will start again... This is very normal."

"normal?"

Misaki trembled and couldn't help but sneer, clenching her fists and staring into her eyes, growling through gritted teeth.

"Xian Juanxin, do you know how many people have died in this war? How many innocent people have been burned to charcoal? How many soldiers have fallen on the battlefield? This war started because of Charlotte's absurd reasons, and now it's ending because of profit? So what about those who died? What are their lives worth? Why should they die for your benefit?!"

"Besides, you're calling a truce for profit now, but will you start a war for profit again in the future? Do you know how quickly life slips away on the battlefield? A single laser beam can turn an entire squadron of soldiers into minced meat, yet this is a perfectly normal sight on the battlefield... and you, are actually going to let war happen again in the future?"

Misaki Ozawa stared at her with gritted teeth, her face twisted with anger. The blonde girl looked at her tiredly and complicatedly, and after a moment of silence, she couldn't help but sigh and began to persuade her softly.

"Misaki, at least now we can get a period of truce, isn't that enough?"

"It's not enough. Just a ceasefire is meaningless. Since now is the best time to destroy the enemy, we can't stop."

Ozawa Misaki responded coldly, then also emphasized her voice.

"I detest your so-called corporate order, but I must admit that I don't have a better plan than yours. Therefore, as long as you allow these two companies to be swallowed up, then even if the situation in Tokyo becomes dire, at least there will be no more wars like this."

"...Misaki, are you trying to kill Shirley?"

After a moment of silence, Genmaki pursed her lips and asked a complicated question, and Misaki couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Then, when she realized what was happening, she felt absurd and ridiculous, and responded directly with sarcasm.

"What are you talking about? Xian Juanxin, you wouldn't hesitate to order the massacre of tens of thousands of people, and now you're asking me this question? Are you kidding me?"

"Xia Li did something wrong, but she is our friend after all. I don't want to hurt her. Misaki, are you really going to..."

"Because she's your friend, can she be forgiven for anything she does?!"

Misaki Ozawa clenched her fists tightly, gritted her teeth and roared fiercely, and Xin Xianjuan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, looking at her face twisted with pain and anger in surprise.

"Misaki..."

"She started this war! She caused so many casualties! She turned so many lives into consumables of war! She killed more people than you!"

Misaki Ozawa roared with red eyes, her face full of rage and despair. Unable to control her emotions, she swung her fists wildly, smashing the table in front of her into pieces.

"You slaughtered opponents just to maintain your rule. I hate you, but at least your reasons make sense... But what about her? She actually said that she couldn't accept the way you are now, so she wanted to defeat you... Just because she was unwilling to give up, she let so many people die, she wanted so many people lose their freedom.

My family and friends!"

At the end of her roar, Misaki's body couldn't help but tremble. She gasped and tried to calm her anger. After a while, she looked up at Xian Juanxin who pursed her lips tiredly and resolutely, and whispered her determination.

"So, do you understand what I mean now? I can't forgive her. I absolutely cannot forgive her... Charlotte used to be our friend, but now she's just an executioner. The only thing I can do is kill her."

"...Okay, Misaki, I'll help you. Wait over there for a moment. I'll mobilize the remaining troops now. You need at least one chance to storm the enemy headquarters."

After a moment of silence, Genjumaki Xin nodded slightly. As her projection disappeared, Ozawa Misaki sat down on the sofa tiredly. She closed her eyes, and all the memories of Charlotte flashed through her mind. Her face, which was still filled with anger, could not help but show a sense of powerlessness and bitterness.

...She didn't know why it turned out like this, but she knew that she couldn't let this terrible war happen again, and she couldn't let Charlotte, a dangerous factor who started a war just for her own feelings, continue to live... She really didn't want everything to get worse and worse.

But even though she had made up her mind, guilt and pain still couldn't help but entangle Misaki's consciousness. She sobbed and covered her head tightly, breathing rapidly and trying hard to suppress her pain. While she was trying not to hold back her tears, she suddenly heard the sound of the door opening.

She subconsciously turned her head quickly, and Liyin, with a nervous and worried expression, came out, walked in front of her in panic, and raised her little hand to wipe away her tears.

"Sister, are you okay? I just heard you yell so loudly, it was so scary that it didn't even sound like you."

"I'm sorry, Liyin. I just lost control for a moment... Don't worry, I'm fine now."

Misaki hugged her guiltily, forcing a smile and whispering words of comfort. Rin also pursed her lips in a complicated manner, looking up at her in confusion and sadness.

"Sister, are you going to kill Sister Charlotte? She gave me chocolate a long time ago... Why do you want to kill her?"

"...Rin, I'm sorry. I don't want to do this, but I really have no choice. This is the only choice I have."

There was a moment of silence, Misaki had a bitter expression and was unable to answer, and seeing her look, Rin quickly patted her back gently, lowering her voice and trying to comfort her.

"It's okay, sister, don't be sad. No matter what you want to do, I will support you... But you must protect yourself."

"Don't worry, Rin, I promise I'll come back. From now on, there will be no more wars like this in Tokyo."

Misaki Ozawa hugged her sister tightly and answered in a low voice with great determination. She felt the precious warmth in his arms, and her originally painful emotions gradually eased, and the slight hesitation in her heart disappeared bit by bit.

Yes, even for the sake of her sister and parents, she must prevent the war from happening again... Even if she hates the Xianjuan Group, she cannot let it collapse, otherwise her family will be affected and will no longer be able to have the security they have now.

...Hatsuho was right, she was truly a selfish and hypocritical person, but even so, she still wanted to do her best to prevent more casualties... She just didn't want to see so much despair and pain.

Chapter 373: Which one will hurt you more, the truth or me?

Bai Lu Qiansheng took a deep breath and temporarily suppressed the pain and bitterness of the failure of her ideals. She glanced at Toyokawa Shoko and the others on the other side without leaving a trace, and found, as expected, that their vigilant eyes were all focused on her. It would be impossible to escape rashly.

...Nia's initiative meant that her plan would not succeed. She would have to continue to stay in this cold and desperate world, and she had to start considering the safety of herself and her friends.

She had to find a way. If she was killed by Toyokawa Shoko and the others, her friends would also be in danger for revenge... She had to find a chance to escape.

Bai Lu Qiansheng gritted her teeth and tried hard to squeeze out a little more magic power from her body, but the sharp pain in her head reminded her that she could not use even a little spell before she recovered.

In anxiety and urgency, she couldn't help but clench her fists, but when her eyes inadvertently fell on Fei Mali, she suddenly realized something and widened her eyes slightly.

By the way, although I don't know why Uehara Himari wanted Mizukari and the others to think that she was a complete lunatic, she definitely didn't want this secret to be exposed. As long as she could make good use of this...

“Wuwuwu…hahahahahaha!”

At this moment, the sound of Ueda Gawabone's collapse interrupted Shiraishi Chisei's thoughts. She quickly turned her head and saw the girl with tears on her face had crawled up from the ground tremblingly, but her distorted face was full of grief and madness, and an uncontrollable shrill laugh came from her throat.

"Tomoe! What's wrong with you?!"

Aoba Moka subconsciously wanted to go over, but was pushed away by the frantic Tomoe. The red-haired girl collapsed and ran forward desperately. When Mitakeran tried to stop her, Himari had already opened her eyes in panic, looking at Tomoe's back in despair and confusion.

It's over. Tomoe will soon tell the truth to Moka and Ran. They will all know that Thrush chose to die voluntarily. Then, they will all suffer from this pain and emptiness... They will forgive her and try to get her to come back to them, but how can she, the bastard who killed Thrush, accept all this?

"She knew the truth through your soul, didn't she?"

But the next moment, a low and calm voice suddenly came to Fei Mali's ears. She was stunned for a moment and quickly turned her head, looking at Bai Lu Qiansheng in disbelief.

"How did you know?"

"I'm an expert in this area,"

Qiansheng replied softly, and at the same time she glanced at Toyokawa Shoko and the others who were approaching quickly, and spoke hurriedly.

"Feimary, let's make a deal. As long as you help us escape now, I can help you erase Udagawa Tomoe's memory later. This way, she won't have to endure this pain anymore. This is what you want, right?"

"Okay, it's a deal."

Ueda Tomoe's uncontrollable laughter tortured Himalaya's consciousness every moment. She nodded vigorously without hesitation. When Mitakeran was about to stand in front of Tomoe, Himalaya's body suddenly exploded into a terrifying sandstorm, sweeping across the entire area in an instant.

"Damn it, Fei Mary, stop it!"

Under the control of Fei Mali, the violent sandstorm avoided Ba alone and blew Mizukami's body away. She managed to keep her balance with great difficulty and did not fall to the ground, but she could hardly move surrounded by the sandstorm. She watched Ba run into the alley and could not help but roar in anger.

"Hahaha, Lan, do you think I will listen to you obediently?"

Fei Ma Li allowed the madness hidden in her consciousness to control her expression, and she pulled out a terrifying and twisted smile. At the same time, she also used a large amount of magic power to secretly cast a shield spell on Tomoe to ensure that no one in the area could hurt her.

"Just let her go and play for a while. Don't bother her, okay? She looks much better now."

"What nonsense are you talking about?!"

Mizukuri roared angrily, and seeing that she still had no intention of stopping, she gritted her teeth and prepared to chase Tomoe in the sandstorm, but then Feimali's body condensed in front of her, and the burst of spell energy knocked Mizukuri's body back. When she stood firm, her face was distorted to the extreme by anger, and she clenched her fists and slowly squeezed out the sound.

"I'm saying this again, Himari, get out of here right now. You know how dangerous Tokyo is right now. I have to find Tomoe as soon as possible!"

"Hahaha, I've already told you, Lan, just leave Tomoe alone for a while. She doesn't need your company right now."

Fei Mali smiled and continued to use magic to rush towards Mizukawa. At the same time, Toyokawa Shoko frowned and looked around for Bailu Qiansheng. However, the surrounding sand and dust seemed to be deliberately interfering with her search, making it difficult for her to succeed for a while.

"boom!"

At this moment, Toyokawa Shoko suddenly heard a loud noise coming from the distance. She subconsciously turned her head and saw a building slowly collapsing, and at the same time, she could hear Aine's aura of crazy power.

“Aine!”

Nagasaki Suyo also discovered this. She didn't move before because she didn't know where to look for it. At this moment, she teleported over without hesitation. Riki and Lenai also followed. After a moment of hesitation, Toyokawa Shoko couldn't help but sighed and nodded helplessly to the others around her.

"We'll talk about Bai Lu Qian Sheng later. Let's catch up now."

Their figures disappeared one after another, and only Lan and Feimali were left in the sandstorm, still fighting. The former tore the latter's body apart again and again, and the latter continued to cause the former seemingly terrible but not fatal injuries, and continued to sneer with her usual crazy smile.

"Ran, why do you have to be like this? Are you really that attached to Tomoe? I think she's just found a new meaning. Don't be so nervous..."

"Why did Tomoe become like that?! What did you do to Tomoe?!"

The rage almost consumed everything in Mizukuri. She desperately squeezed out magic power to make the flesh and blood forest rise from the ground, constantly fighting against the raging sand and dust, and Feimali's smile became more and more cheerful.

"Guess? Maybe I've let her experience the various methods of the Blood Cross. Those guys are really good at causing pain..."

"Go to hell!!!"

Her words completely enraged Mizukami. She grabbed Feimali's body tightly and rushed forward with all her strength, crashing her into an abandoned building. Feimali's body was instantly shattered into countless pieces under the terrifying force, but her broken face was still smiling at her.

"It's useless, Lan. You should know that this method can't kill me. Why don't you stop?"

"Shut up!"

The fist smashed the girl's head hard, but Mizukuri soon discovered with sadness and despair that the reality was indeed as Feimali said. She had no way to kill this madman who was wearing her friend's skin. No matter how torn and twisted, Feimali's body would return to its original state.

When Feimali's head recovered countless times, Mizukami raised her fist subconsciously, but she didn't drop it. She looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar face helplessly, and the remaining anger was swallowed up by the incomprehensible pain. She couldn't help but pinch Feimali's throat hard, and sobbed softly in collapse.

"Why? Himari? Why did you become like this? I miss you so much. I miss Tugumi so much. You also know that Tomoe might be in danger, so why did you still try to stop me? Why on earth is this?"

"Feimali, are you really Feimali? If you are, why can you become so terrifying and cruel? If you are not, where did you hide my friend? Why can't I find her even after I tore your flesh and bones apart? Why?!"

She cried out in despair and strangled Feimali's throat. The latter couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. In suffocation and pain, she felt Meizhulan's tears and blood dripping on her face, and her heart couldn't help but ache.

At this moment, Feimali suddenly felt lost. She had previously believed that Lan and Moka shouldn't know the truth... but now, they were equally grief-stricken. Lan clutched her throat, sobbing and wailing, while Moka hated her own powerlessness, not daring to rush over for fear of disturbing Lan. She curled up and sobbed... Was this really the right thing to do? What if her deception only caused them to suffer even more?

"orchid……"

"Answer me! Uehara Himari! Why on earth are you doing this?!"

Confused and hesitant, Feimali subconsciously made a sad sound, but Meizhulan did not hear her call. She roared and pulled Feimali's head off, and smashed it against the wall with force. The familiar pain instantly made Feimali regain consciousness, and she couldn't help but laugh at herself in her heart.

What's wrong with you? Feimali, you actually have such thoughts? You've already hurt them so much to prevent the truth from hurting them... Are you still hoping to return to Aftergrow? There's no turning back for you.

Her body turned into dust, and after a moment, it re-condensed into the intact Himari. The pink-haired girl slowly opened her eyes, stared at Mizukani calmly for a moment, then smiled and spoke softly.

"Lan, are you still obsessed with my past self? Wasn't what happened with Tugumi enough to make you understand? The past Himari... she's long dead. She thought she could harness the power of immortality, but in the end, she was simply drowned in a sea of ​​pain. In the end, she could do nothing, and in the end, I killed her with my own hands."

"Of course, you can't kill me, but you can vent all your hatred and despair on me. You can seek revenge on me over and over again, and I am willing to endure it all... Or rather, I really hope you can do so."

After saying that, Feimali turned and walked forward. Mizukuri looked at her back tiredly, but in the end she did not choose to chase her, and let her turn into dust and leave.

"Lan...are you okay?!"

At this time, Aoba Moka finally didn't have to worry about becoming a burden to Ran. She walked over hurriedly with worry and nervousness, and Mizukuri Ran also sighed deeply and shook her head with a bitter expression.