Super God: If I punch you, you will die

Perhaps he wasn't thinking about anything at all. After all, the most important thing for him was to kill Shinjima Shogo. As for the negotiations, they probably didn't matter. What exactly made Lin Yan so crazy that he was willing to make enemies of the entire Sibyl system or the Ministry of Health and Welfare?

No matter how much resistance I once felt.

Ginoza had always considered him his only true friend. Whether they were work partners or close friends in daily life, they were irreplaceable to each other. He refused to believe that he was the only one who thought this way, and he refused to believe that Lin Yan cared nothing for him.

Ginoza sighed.

Perhaps their friendship had already ended after Sasayama was murdered, which seems reasonable.

"Are we just going to stand by and watch without helping him?"

“I absolutely cannot let him die at the hands of anyone else… This is my last line… At least let me kill him with my own hands.”

Ginoza entered the room and saw Seiji and Rokugozuka. He scanned the room but did not see the surveillance officer, Tsunemori Akane.

0274 The Death of Teng Xiuxing, Sibylla Central Region [Please Subscribe]

"...What happened to Inspector Tsunemori?" Ginoza didn't see Tsunemori Akane, so he looked at Rokugozuka and asked.

"I haven't seen it this morning."

However, it was Seiri who answered Ginoza's question.

After confirming the information, Rokugozuka finally said, "It seems he was called out by the director."

Why was Tsunemori Akane sent for the talk? A question flashed through Ginoza's mind, but more than that, he had a bad feeling.

His brows furrowed tightly.

"Why...why does the bureau chief want to see her?"

"I don't know..." Zheng Lu shook his head, indicating he didn't know. "Why did you specifically bring them outside the police station..."

At that moment, the loudspeaker came on.

"Ichikawa City, Ozu reporting. A resident witnessed a suspicious person wearing a helmet. The on-duty surveillance officer is requested to proceed to the scene immediately along with the enforcement officer."

"It's him."

Zheng Lu immediately said it must be him, absolutely no one else, and he was absolutely certain of that.

In underground spaces.

The heavily guarded sanctuary

Tsunemori Akane's current location is in the central area, or core area, of the Sibylla System. Within a vast space are displayed machines—brains—and these sterile rooms are cold and devoid of any human warmth. Besides these, there are many prosthetic bodies with artificial appearances, all manufactured rather than being human. And there are also gruesome skulls on display. Open skulls and mechanical bodies devoid of any muscle tissue are charging to maintain continued operation.

A robotic arm will insert the brain into the displayed head.

"—This is the Sibyl System, in other words, the truth about us." The Dominator's mechanical voice rang out again.

Tsunemori Akane stared at everything before her, her throat bobbing, her eyes filled with an incredulous astonishment, completely motionless.

Too surprising?

Or are you angry?

Actually, I had all sorts of emotions; I felt a mix of feelings and a bitter taste in my mouth.

"Fuji-kun, is he dead? Did you kill him?" The voice of the Sibyl System Dominator belonged to the Sibyl System and was equally emotionless.

"After comparing Teng Xiuxing's contributions to society with the danger of the Sibylla system's secrets being leaked, the latter is considered more important."

"Stop joking!" Tsunemori's tears were already streaming down her face. She could no longer control her emotions and was on the verge of collapse, like a flood bursting its banks, with the force of an earthquake.

"What's so important! Even Shinjima Shogo can't make a judgment on this!"

——Teng, Xiuxingjun.

Teng Xiuxing was identified as a potential criminal at the age of five in 2096, and joined the Public Safety Agency as a series of executive officers in October 2100.

Together with Tsunemori Akane and Kogami Shinya, they went to Noah Tower to check on the situation.

Alone, he ventured underground and, despite losing contact with Tang Zhi Du Zhi En on the fourth underground level, decided to continue exploring downwards.

After defeating the two thugs, he spoke with Choi Gu-sun. Although he was pleased to see mentally healthy people fighting each other in the streets, he was also keenly aware of the riots and Choi Gu-sun's instigation, and angrily denounced Choi Gu-sun as a damned scumbag.

Finally, Sibylla's true colors were revealed, and he was silenced by Police Chief He Shengrangzong using a Dominator that was forcibly switched to elimination mode.

0275 Core Brain [Please Subscribe]

"...What happened to Inspector Tsunemori?" Ginoza didn't see Tsunemori Akane, so he looked at Rokugozuka and asked.

"I haven't seen it this morning."

However, it was Seiri who answered Ginoza's question.

After confirming the information, Rokugozuka finally said, "It seems he was called out by the director."

Why was Tsunemori Akane sent for the talk? A question flashed through Ginoza's mind, but more than that, he had a bad feeling.

His brows were furrowed.

Aside from He Shengrangzong, only Tsunemori Zhu and Lin Yan knew the true cause of death.

Since Lin Yan does not belong to this world, only He Shengrangzong and Changshou Zhu remain. This is also a major event that will change Changshou Zhu's fate.

This made her rethink and re-evaluate the world.

The so-called contribution is nothing more than a shackle forcibly imposed by others. How absurd and ridiculous this is!

Tsunemori Akane really didn't want to believe that the person she considered most important was a potential criminal.

"That's why it's inevitable that the Sibylla system cannot analyze the emergence of individuals with a psychopass-like immunity system. No matter how robust and meticulous a system is constructed, there will always be a certain number of exceptions that escape from it."

"A perfect system, it's astonishing. To let something like this determine a person's life or death."

"Simply making a system more complex cannot guarantee perpetual perfection. The only way to eliminate contradictions is through application, not function. Allowing unmanageable exceptions to exist and coexist is how a system achieves true perfection."

"What do you mean?"

"The most reasonable conclusion is to leave the operation of the system to those who have escaped it."

"...Tsk!"

“In the past, when we still possessed independent personalities and bodies, we were all individuals with immunity from punishment, having escaped the Sibylla system. Many of us committed crimes far more cruel than those committed by Shogo Makishima.”

Terror, doubt, and unease were all reflected in Tsunemori Akane's eyes, which showed rows of brains.

The brain can be like this... and those artificially created bodies, when did humans become machines instead of living beings?

"So, Sibylla is... a monster composed of the minds of evil people, ruling the world?"

It's rather ridiculous.

If the Sibyl System is indeed a bunch of monsters, then what is the true nature of this world?

Everything is a lie.

Everything is a lie.

What we see may all be a fabricated illusion.

"First, we need to eliminate relative values ​​like good and evil, and then we can establish an absolute system. The important thing is a flawless system; who operates it is not the point."

"Stop talking nonsense..."

“If the system is truly complete, there will be no need to concern ourselves with the operators’ consciousness. We are the system itself, and we are a universal value that transcends ethics.”

What are your plans?

Chang Shouzhu lowered her arms speechlessly, truly unsure of what to do.

“Everyone here did have many problems with their personality in the past, but through integration and adjustment of the spirit of the whole group, the characteristics of each person are averaged out, and a collective unconscious set of universal values ​​is obtained.”

"...Why are you telling me all this?"

0276 Secret [Please Subscribe]

“Now you loathe us physically and hate us emotionally, but that does not negate the significance and necessity of the Sibyllian system. You take the fact that the current social order would not exist without the Sibyllian system as a major premise. We highly value your standard of prioritizing necessity over legitimacy.”

“Even Fujiwara killed him to keep the secret.”

"Tsunemori Akane and the Sibylla System share a common goal. Therefore, we believe the likelihood of you exposing our secrets and putting the system in danger is extremely low."

"Don't underestimate me. Someone like you, someone like you..."

Tsunemori choked back tears, her breathing became heavy, and her nasal passages were blocked.

The ruler is no longer her weapon of protection.

Instead, it terrified her and made her want to get rid of it. She tried to throw the ruler to the ground, but—she hesitated slightly.

"Let me confirm this again, Akane Tsunemori, do you really expect a world without the Sibyl System?"

What exactly is the Sibylla system?

Are they a bunch of monsters?

What would a world without the Sibylla System be like? Having lived in the Sibylla System all her life, Akane Tsunemori simply couldn't imagine what such a world would be like.

unknown.

Human beings' fear of the unknown has never changed; they always want to get rid of things that are beyond their control or whose variables are unknown.

Only things that are in your hands, or that you can see, give you peace of mind.

This is the comfort zone.

Once you stay in a comfort zone for too long, it becomes difficult to step out and make a different choice.

Metamorphosis.

Right now.

in this way.

Transformation is painful.

Or it may be a success.

Or perhaps they will fall into an abyss.

Or remain still.

"..."

The Dominator posed absolutely no threat to the other party. She clenched her teeth, her jaw tightening in a vicious grimace. After all, her education from birth to the present—her family upbringing, school education, and social interactions—was all based on the Sibyl System, and her values ​​were shaped by its dominance. Suddenly, she felt her entire worldview might be shattered, completely destroyed.

This is not something a person can accept in a short period of time.

"And so, you hesitated, wanting to nod but unable to move forward. The ideal you described was not clear enough to negate the social order that has been established. You felt that the happiness of the citizens and the comfort brought by the system were the most important things in the current peaceful society. Therefore, no matter how much you hated it, you could not refuse to deny the Sibylla system, which is the cornerstone of this system."

"...Don't talk like you know everything..."

"By testing your psychological reactions, we can clearly grasp the direction of your thinking. We know everything about your feigned sincerity and the conclusions you've reached after struggling with your thoughts. Stop bluffing and talk to us honestly. The purpose of this meeting is not to humiliate you; we want to build a cooperative relationship with you."

"……cooperate?"

Whether she was weeping bitterly, roaring wildly, or expressing even stronger emotions, Tsunemori Akane's heart felt as if it had been hollowed out.

This is crueler than death.

"The First Criminal Investigation Division is currently facing a crisis. Due to Shinya Kogami's rampage and Nobumoto Ginoza's exhaustion, the team is showing signs of dysfunction. If a new leader is not given investigative authority, Makishima Shogo's pursuit will be hopeless."

0277 Crime Rate Deteriorates [Please Subscribe]

"Ginoza-senpai... are you feeling the effects?"

What does "consumption" mean? A terrifying thought suddenly flashed through Tsunemori Akane's mind: Could it mean the crime rate is worsening? What a joke! It's not funny at all. That's Ginoza, such a calm and wise man. Could it be worsening?

"Tsunemori Akane, you're getting caught up in unnecessary things again, preventing you from reaching your full potential. A lack of understanding of the situation will dull your judgment. That's why we made an exception for you and showed you the truth about the Sibylla system, telling you the real story, because we believe that giving you the motive is the best approach."

Tsunemori raised her hand to wipe away her tears.

Her grief was overwhelming.

next moment--

Tsunemori Akane's eyes hardened. She couldn't continue to be depressed and sad. She had to cheer up as soon as possible.