Zongman: Evolution Paradise

He said, "Just as you thought, our world is actually no different from the worlds that the amusement park arranges for us to play games in."

The reason, well... when the park first appeared, some players actually discovered that their game quests were already in this world.

"Playing the game in the main world?" Jolyne could already picture that scene.

Kanoko continued her introduction.

"That's right, the park arranges for players to play the game in the main world."

Assassination of the emperor sparks war...

A variety of missions and modes entice players to destroy the world that gave birth to them.

The most devastating of all was that world war.

The Tsar was half-dead, the revival of Europe was shattered, the Knights of Favonius lost their glory, and the withdrawal of several workshops led to the independence of the Americas.

The [Sea Demons] of the seven oceans swept across the land, and the natives of Africa were completely slaughtered by [non-human players].

Several of Baiyujing's vassal states also harbored resentment towards it after the fierce war.

Australia's ley lines have been broken, and a corner of the world is falling into the abyss.

And this was the [daily routine] of the past.

As Kanoko counted on her fingers, the words that popped out of her mouth contained considerable weight, causing the colors of the sky to change.

Hmm... the sky turned a dull black.

Jolyne sensed something was wrong and nudged Kanoko's breasts, signaling her to take a look.

Kanoko glanced at the sky and waved to indicate that she was the one speaking.

As the dark clouds dispersed, Kanoko continued, "It was only after the events in Australia that the various factions began to negotiate. On one hand, they killed a top-tier player from the supernatural realm and buried him in Australia to prevent the situation from worsening, and on the other hand, they began to discuss changing the situation in the main world."

The result...

The [Continuation Institute] was established.

As you can see now, players can no longer emulate Homelander's Crescent Slash. Aside from Australia, Africa, and some chaotic areas, ordinary people living in places like Japan wouldn't even know about the supernatural.

In one way, the park will no longer arrange for players to play games in this world.

The biggest problem in this world right now is the mutation caused by the players buried in Australia and the [Abyss], which has resulted in the death of any creature in the main world giving rise to those extremely hideous evil spirits.

After speaking, Jolyne couldn't explain clearly, only that she had more and more questions in her mind.

The war that Kanoko talks about can be described as a player's version of a fusion of World War I and World War II.

What about the remaining parts?

For example, the sea monsters that sweep across the land?

With so many creatures in the ocean, it's easy to imagine that there would be a considerable number of players among them. How could such a large number of players hide so well?

Or rather, why would they want to hide?

Instead of letting her imagination run wild, Jolyne continued to ask Kanoko the second question she wanted to know.

Why don't the main world, or rather those major powers, want ordinary people to know about the extraordinary?

“There are many reasons.” Nonoko drew another circle outside the circle on the blackboard.

"The park allows players to transfer their identities through killing, and ordinary people who see this power will not think about the risks of becoming players; they will only think about getting this power into their hands first."

This alone is enough to allow maggots to breed in dry toilets in civilized society.

However, this is only the least important part of the many reasons.

"Secondly, ordinary people cannot know the [rules] of the Extraordinary Existence Institute."

Kanoko bluntly stated, "There is an agreement signed by various organizations in that place, one of the clauses of which is [the extraordinary remain hidden among the masses]."

Jolyne: "Why?"

If he remembered correctly, Kanoko had previously said that the Preservation Institute was only responsible for the life and death of humans.

Nonoko scratched her head, pondering how to answer Jolyne's curious question.

If I explain it in too simple a way, he won't understand.

Explaining it in too complicated a way would be too much trouble, and it's not a topic that can be covered in a day.

Looking at the sky, Kanoko thought of her answer to Jolyne's first question.

The central element throughout the entire theme is, of course, the way the park arranges for players to play games in the main world.

"Hmm, before the park arranges for players to enter the game, it will introduce the name of the world. Do you know how the park named our world?"

Kanoko asked with great interest.

Jolyne, however, already had the answer in her mind when she heard the question.

As expected, Kanoko uttered a familiar word.

"The park named the main world [Daily Life]."

"A world where Paradise exists, and players from all walks of life rush into other worlds and become the Fourth Calamity, is named [Daily Life]. This alone has troubled many player organizations that are researching Paradise."

Jolyne wondered what was wrong.

This is supposed to be a slice-of-life world of crossover anime!

"But it cannot be denied that there must be a reason for the name of the park."

Kanoko shrugged. "Later, the Preservation Institute made a prediction that if one day our everyday life completely disappears, the whole world may slide into an uncontrollable state."

This refers to a potential cataclysmic crisis, after which an agreement was reached to allow the extraordinary to remain hidden among the masses.

"A possible world-ending crisis?" Why did Medea and Jolyne suddenly think of the Fate world they had just left?

The two are somewhat similar yet quite opposite.

In the Fate/stay night world, Archer (Red Archer) caused the world to return to "everyday life," which led to its destruction.

Now, Kanoko says that if the main world were to completely rid itself of "everyday life," it might lead to the destruction of the world.

Given these external conditions, it's reasonable that ordinary people can't know about the extraordinary.

"Besides that, there are many more."

"For example, to avoid losing control, players living in this world as ordinary people can significantly reduce the probability of losing control and stabilize their mental state."

"Is this why those animals at Chiba Zoo are being exhibited? Their daily lives?"

Jolyne fell into deep thought.

Chapter 323 Extraordinary Beings Hidden Among the Crowd

In this regard, Jolyne suddenly thought of the role-playing method in the mysterious world.

However, the role-playing method in the mysterious world is to digest the potion and fight against the loss of control by playing the role of [extraordinary], while the role-playing method in the main world is to play the role of [everyday], so as to fit into this world called everyday and fight against the loss of control.

Since there are advantages to [being extraordinary and hiding among the masses], as well as the pressure of having to carry it out, it's no wonder that Jolyne would be born into such an era where it's hard to tell whether it's good or bad.

Hmm... according to Nonoko Kanoko.

If Jolyne had arrived a few decades earlier, he could have participated in the players' world war.

One side unleashes a curse of [Seven Arrows of Nailhead], the other side conjures up [Red Sacrifice] to ascend to godhood.

You summon fel energy to descend upon this world, and I will dedicate myself to the indirect path of saving the nation through the warp.

Just by thinking about it for a moment, all sorts of chaotic scenes would evolve and clash in his mind.

Jolyne: "Tsk, it's definitely better to keep things peaceful in the main world."

Fighting in the amusement park is one thing.

Isn't it a bit too much of a bloodbath to have to fight to the death in the main world?

Imagine you're at home enjoying hotpot and singing, and suddenly a stranger appears claiming to have a mission from the amusement park and is going to kill you. Who the hell can you complain to?

Hearing Jolyne say that, Kanoko's lips curled into a smile again.

"Who told you that the world is at peace now?"

Jolyne: "..."

Upon hearing Kanoko's question, Jolyne just wanted to go back to her apartment and rest for a few days.

There's no other reason than that there's just too much information today.

Nonoko: "The first question you asked me was what the main world is, and the second question was why ordinary people can't know about the extraordinary."

These two questions combined lead to the third question you want to know.

That is, why is the main world able to remain stable?

"So why?"

Jolyne is playing the straight man for Kanoko.

"Need" and "do" are two completely different concepts.

Just as everyone knows about the greenhouse effect, before the Earth's environment deteriorates to the point where it is no longer habitable, will anyone consider breathing less oxygen?

Similarly, would a potential cataclysmic crisis really unite all players?

Before the apocalypse actually arrives, which player would spend all day worrying about nothing?

Therefore, both [Hakugyokyo] and [Takamagahara] are now suppressing all dissent with sheer force.

That's why Jolyne saw that drop of [Skyfall] falling from the neon sky last time.

Then the problem is coming.

Suppressing with force is easy, but what if force fails to suppress the situation?

Jolyne looked at Kanoko, wanting to know what she meant by "not peaceful".

"Under the military deterrence of all sides, human players have been able to behave themselves, and the land animal players have been given Africa to run rampant. The ghost players, whose numbers only increased after the Australian incident, are weaker than the established organizations and cannot cause any trouble. But apart from these, why should the deep-sea players of the seven oceans accept the orders of the [Survival Institute]?"

Kanoko added, "In fact, those guys in the Deep Sea didn't accept it either, but you can hardly see Deep Sea players in the main world now."

Jolyne: "They were all slaughtered?"

Medea: "...That shouldn't be possible, right?"

"Of course not, that group has a huge player base, including some top-tier players."

"Deepsea players are still in this world, and this world has never been peaceful, because we have placed all the major conflicts elsewhere."

Pointing to the smaller circle inside the two circles on the blackboard, Kanoko said, "This is where we are standing now; we call it our daily routine."

She then pointed to the larger circle surrounding the smaller one and explained, "And this is the part outside of the daily routine."

"Simply put, you've created a smaller world within this one?"

Medea frowned, thinking of the divine realms beyond the worlds in Fate.

Jolyne, however, had another thought in mind.

"The [territory] of Paradise?" Jolyne countered.

"That's right, the gecko man."

Kanoko: "Small worlds, blessed lands, or even the hidden sects in the fantasy system created directly using spatial power—all of these have various flaws… I won't go into details here, but they later discovered that the territory given by the Paradise was special."

The special [territory] granted by Paradise belongs to the main world, yet is also independent of it.

Then the various factions within the [Survival Institute] consolidated all the players' territories, creating a new world outside the main world.

Jolyne: "Can all the players agree?"

Kanoko: "It is said that they used a special item called [All land under heaven belongs to the king]. From then on, all the [territories] of all players in the main world will automatically merge into that world and become a part of that world."

Jolyne: "..."

Medea: “…”

What kind of overpowered item is this that forcibly takes away the [territory] that all players have worked so hard to obtain?

Jolyne glanced at her pendant, in which the curly-haired baboon inside had two rings on its hand.