I said you are all war criminals

Another mention.

Although these two sound like "companions" and are actually girls of a similar age, Karen is actually Kaguya's "mentor."

Now, since the instructor has taken the initiative to ask to go on patrol, even though Kaguya has only been in the studio for ten minutes, she can only check out and leave, and follow him to jump between the tall buildings.

The night breeze caressed Kaguya's cheeks, lifting her cascading hair. Her foot tapped on the spiritual energy-generated support points, making a subtle sound that contrasted sharply with the clamor of the city below. She stared at the flickering neon lights below, but the bustling nightscape seemed like a blurry slideshow, unable to capture her attention.

This is the so-called "Flying Kick". Using this method, Kaguya can easily jump in the night sky.

"Kaguya, look!"

Hua Lian's excited voice echoed in her ears, accompanied by a dazzling blue light. She pulled out a thin spiritual light belt in her hand, stretching it to a length of dozens of meters.

"This is the 'Starlight Binding' I just learned. How is it? Pretty cool, right?"

Kaguya nodded perfunctorily, "Yeah, very impressive."

...To be honest, she always felt that she was the mentor, and Hualian was the student, and different from Ishigami, the kind of student who was very annoying.

"You don't seem very happy, Kaguya."

Karen noticed something was wrong with Kaguya, so she put away the light in her hand and jumped to her side.

"Are you still thinking about the Shinomiya family?"

Kaguya shook her head. "I have power now. I can protect myself and help others... but is the source of this power truly reliable? Do we really understand the Starry organization?"

Karen didn't seem to expect Kaguya to say such a thing out of the blue. She was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Oh, you're just thinking about this now that you've just joined. Once you get to know our boss, you'll know that our work is absolutely just."

Justice...?

Kaguya gave a wry smile. Karen had always been very confident in Starry. After all, she was a "veteran employee" and was different from Kaguya. However, in Kaguya's view, there was no such thing as justice in this world...

Seeing Kaguya like this, Karen came over again and made a whispering gesture in the whistling night wind, "Let me tell you quietly, actually, that Toyokawa Shoko is also a member of our Starry."

"Toyokawa Shoko?"

Kaguya was very surprised. It was because she was the heir of the Shinomiya family that she was particularly familiar with this name. "The new head of the Toyokawa family? It seems she is planning to run for Prime Minister of Japan..."

"It's not about running for election, it's about becoming prime minister."

Karen whispered, "The next Prime Minister of Japan will be Toyokawa Shoko. This has already been decided... by us at Starry."

133

Chapter 133 Hong Xia: It’s done.

Ichichi Hongxia dropped out of school.

On the one hand, it was because in just a year and a half, the band had earned enough money for an average person to spend their entire life, and on the other hand, Hong Xia realized one thing...

Going to college seems to be of no use.

It’s not that Hongxia lacks respect for knowledge. Hongxia knows better than anyone that knowledge can destroy the world.

only……

"Is it one mile this time?"

In the lobby of Starry, Hong Xia was shaking her cup and lying weakly on the table.

At the bar, it was Takamatsu Deng who came to help.

Gao Songdeng wiped the glass in his hand and looked at Hong Xia with a hint of doubt: "What did you mean by 'this time it's one mile'?"

Hong Xia lazily raised her head, yawned, and said casually, "Huh? That...it doesn't make any sense, I just said it casually."

Hongxia said, taking another swig of the blended wine, "By the way, Deng, how are you and Baiye doing lately?"

When talking about her boyfriend Bai Ye, a smile appeared on Deng's face: "Except that he always wants to find opportunities to commit suicide, everything else is fine."

"He's the worst boyfriend ever..."

Hong Xia couldn't help but sigh.

In fact, she hasn't seen Bai Ye much recently - before the band disbanded, it was because she was busy, and after the band disbanded, it was because Hong Xia really didn't have the energy to see Bai Ye.

A more accurate statement would be that Hong Xia didn't have the energy to see anyone.

"So, you happened to be delivering food when someone jumped into the river, and you happened to be delivering gifts when someone was poisoned by gas?"

Hong Xia lay weakly on the bar, the wine glass in her hand swaying, as if her life was crumbling at the moment.

"Deng, are you sure your boyfriend isn't trying to murder you and disguise it as suicide?"

Gao Songdeng said softly, "He only needs to tell me directly. There's no need to beat around the bush."

Hong Xia rolled her eyes, "Deng, are you serious? You might as well just marry the god of death."

Deng blinked, "The God of Death has no household registration and cannot get married."

She corrected seriously.

Hong Xia buried her face in her arms helplessly and muttered, "I'm really impressed by you. You two are a perfect match. One is looking for death, and the other treats suicide as a daily chore... Sigh, sooner or later, you will die together."

"Thank you."

Deng wiped the cup carefully with a towel.

Hongxia uttered a meaningless groan and collapsed on the bar like a deflated ball. She felt her life was like the wine in the glass, wobbly and unpredictable. Gao Songdeng, as usual, remained calm. After wiping the glass, he turned on the TV.

The TV screen flickered, and a girl with blue hair and a suit spoke to the camera.

“…It’s Xiangzi.”

Hongxia was not surprised.

It was no secret that Toyokawa Shoko was going to run for Prime Minister of Japan. Every newspaper was talking about her being the "youngest member of parliament," and many people thought she was just trying to attract attention and had no chance of being elected Prime Minister.

On TV, Toyokawa Shoko wore a well-tailored suit, her blue hair neatly tied back, and flashed a captivating smile to the camera. In her clear, melodious voice, she spoke those high-sounding official rhetoric.

“…I will dedicate myself to creating a future full of hope for young people, a new world of endless possibilities…”

Xiangzi paused, his eyes gleaming with sincerity. "...At the same time, I will do my utmost to break down all barriers of inequality and build a truly fair and just society, where everyone in this country can feel equal and respected..."

Hongxia looked at Xiangzi talking on TV and sighed softly.

She believed that what Toyokawa Shoko said came from the heart.

In the final analysis, Xiangzi is a gentle person. But this world is never gentle to people, it only drives people... crazy.

"Xiangzi... is suffering."

Gao Songdeng looked up at Xiangzi on TV and said softly.

On TV, Xiangzi's passionate speech continued. She painted a beautiful future and promised fairness and respect. Every word was like a sugar-coated bullet, accurately bombarding the softest part of people's hearts.

However, Deng seemed to see Xiangzi in great pain, and just lowered his voice.

"Lying like this must have made Xiangzi feel very uneasy... She certainly didn't want to tell such a lie."

Hong Xia turned her head away and didn't look at the pictures on TV.

The TV program ended, and the room fell silent, the only sound remaining as Gao Songdeng polished the glass. She rubbed it again and again, as if trying to remove something from the glass's surface, or perhaps polishing away a preoccupation. Hong Xia looked up from the bar, her hair a mess, like a disturbed bird's nest. She stared at Deng's profile, her eyes vacant and inquiring.

"lamp,"

Hong Xia's voice was a little hoarse, "Have you...ever thought about stopping her?"

Gao Songdeng's hand paused, but soon resumed its previous rhythm, again and again, mechanically and repeatedly. She did not answer.

Hong Xia sighed, stood up from the bar, and smoothed her hair with her hand, but the more she smoothed it, the more tangled it became.

"I'm talking about Xiangzi, about running for prime minister. Don't you think she's suffering? If you stop her, if you don't let her become prime minister, maybe... you can stop her suffering."

Gao Songdeng finally stopped what she was doing and turned the polished glass upside down on the bar with a crisp sound. She turned around and looked at Hong Xia, her eyes as calm as a pool of stagnant water, yet bottomless, as if they could suck you in.

"Hongxia, you are in pain too."

Hongxia twitched her lips.

Of course, she was in agony. After all, Hongxia now realized that the world was once again in danger... Based on the previous developments, it was likely that Ichiri would become the villain. This had happened so many times before, Hongxia knew what would happen. Logically, Hongxia should have drawn her samurai sword and killed Ichiri.

But the problem is that Yili has not become the bad guy yet.

Killing your friends for a future that may not happen... does it really make sense?

Hongxia is drunk.

She collapsed on the stage, not even moving.

Deng didn't say much, but just sat behind the bar, wiping the cups slowly and leisurely as usual.

...After all, this Starry was Hongxia's live house, and as a mere laborer, I had no reason or standing to tell Hongxia what to do. Besides, it was still early, so even if Hongxia fell asleep here, it wouldn't be a problem.

134

Chapter 134 Xiangzi: If one day, I will become very rich.

"Pause, pause!"

Bai Ye made the pause gesture again.

Obviously, he was very dissatisfied with the plot in the simulator.

"How could I possibly commit suicide? I cherish my life more than anyone else. How could you possibly fabricate rumors that I would commit suicide?"

【The results given by the simulator are objective reality.】

The simulator ignored Hakuno's antics.

"Suicide? Are you kidding! I, Hakuno, am going to be the harem king, how could I possibly commit suicide? Is there a bug in your crappy simulator?"

Bai Ye was very dissatisfied.

【The results given by the simulator are objective reality.】

The simulator remains constant in the face of ever-changing circumstances.

It seems that there is no point in continuing to dwell on this issue.

"...But I can probably guess the reason. It's probably because he wants to commit suicide with Deng just for fun."

Bai Ye sighed. He was still just "trying to commit suicide" instead of actually dying with Deng. My ability to take action was really poor.

[Do you want to continue the simulation? ]

The simulator asks.

"Um……"

Bai Ye touched his chin and sat back on the sofa. "Since everything is paused, let's sort out the information."

The first point that needs to be determined, Hakuno believes, is "why let Toyokawa Shoko run for prime minister."

This clearly reveals an unnaturalness.

Of course, as a bystander who could still see Goto Ichiri's actions, Hakuno knew: Toyokawa Shoko did not voluntarily run for prime minister, but was manipulated into running by Goto Ichiri. Moreover, the members of parliament who supported her were all members of the Starry Knights created by Goto Ichiri...

...The Starry Knights.

"Puff, puff, hahahaha..."

Hakuno rolled over on the sofa.

Isn't this ridiculous? After all, the counterpart to the Star Knights is the Starry Knights? While Starry does mean "starry," it's ultimately the name of LiveHouse. Using it as the name of a group that's supposed to destroy the world is a bit... no, ridiculous, isn't it?

After laughing for a long time, Bai Ye finally stopped laughing and wiped away the tears of laughter.

"The Starry Knights... that name is enough."

He grumbled as he sank back into the sofa, contemplating Goto Ichiri's plan. Making Toyokawa Shoko—a woman with nothing special besides her small breasts—the prime minister? There had to be something fishy going on.

Hakuno always felt that Goto Ichiri was playing a big game, and Prime Minister Shoko Toyokawa's identity was just one part of her plan.

"Oh right, the simulator..."

Hakuno thought of a key question, "The Ichiri in this simulation should logically be Ichiri's personality. Even if I'm manipulating it, it should still be Ichiri's personality, right?"

[For example, players who have played Baldur's Gate 3 will find that at the start of the game, Goto Ichiri's personality completely matches her real-life personality, meaning it's "identical to the setting." However, as the simulation progresses, the player's choices will gradually alter Ichiri's personality in the simulation. For example, if the player consistently chooses the "sunny option," Ichiri in the simulation will be more sunny than her real-life counterpart.]

"So, is the Ichiri in this simulator closer to the Ichiri I'm controlling, or is it closer to the original Ichiri Goto?"

Bai Ye crossed his fingers, resting them on his chin, and asked with narrowed eyes. He felt that this question was crucial, although he didn't know why it was so important.