As a traitor, I should raise the banner of rebellion

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After all, the monsters just want human lives, but as human beings, the desires of the soul binders are naturally much more complicated.

The population of Sakurajima only accounts for one fiftieth of the world's population, not to mention its land area.

However, this island now has to accommodate all the soul binders in the world, which will inevitably lead to extremely serious social problems.

Moreover, this also includes the "Yanhuang Society" behind Ji Ruyun, which was originally an official soul-binding organization.

How can you allow others to sleep soundly under the couch?

Sakurajima is obviously the most important member of the [World Center Plan], but he was kept in the dark until the negotiations among all countries were completed.

If that is the case, after allowing these soul binders to enter Sakurajima, will he, the Emperor Sakurajima, be sidelined by these people one day?

When agreeing to the World Center Project, the Sakurajima royal family gained a lot of benefits from these institutions.

However, if we want to transform it into actual power, it will take a long time to adjust and digest it.

Therefore, Emperor Sakurajima hinted to Kujo Masao that when contacting these institutions, he should delay the time as much as possible to slow down the whole process.

In this way, he can keep everything under control as much as possible.

After understanding what Emperor Sakurajima meant, Kujo Masao undoubtedly had an even greater headache.

He wanted to refuse, saying that he really didn't have the ability and asked Your Majesty to find someone else.

But bathed in the icy, inhuman gaze of the Emperor, Kujo Masao really didn't have the courage to do so.

Because of the manufacturing technology of [Inugami], the proportion of soul binders in the Kujo family may be the highest in the world.

Although this monster originated from the famous [Jade-faced, Golden-haired Nine-tailed Fox], it itself is not a particularly powerful monster.

Masao Kujo knew very well that although on the surface, the Kujo family, as one of the top two photographers, could be said to be in a very prosperous situation.

But if the Sakurajima royal family really wanted to take action against the Kujo family, the entire family would be destroyed in an instant.

The Sakurajima royal family ruled this island nation not through kindness or benevolent governance.

There was only one thing they relied on.

That is power.

The Kujo family of the Sakurajima royal family can't afford to offend, but can the Kujo family of other soul binder forces afford to offend?

Of course, I can't afford to offend him.

However, Kujo Masao is the head of the Kujo family after all. Although he does not have the sharpness of a young man, he has the wisdom of an old man.

Or in other words, cunning.

The Soul Binders that gathered on Sakurajima were not harmonious with each other, and there were various frictions between them to varying degrees.

Although he could not openly oppose the World Center Plan, he was able to stir up internal friction among these forces in order to complete the emperor's mission.

That's right, the slight overlap in the agreed time between Celini and Ji Ruyun was intentional by Kujo Masao.

Otherwise, how could the servant who knocked on the door dare to say that name?

This can even be said to be a mistake that is so serious that it cannot be made any worse.

Ji Ruyun glanced at Kujo Masao.

She is not a naughty child who knows nothing. On the contrary, the fact that she can serve as the representative of the 'Yanhuang Society' is enough to show her excellence.

If Ji Ruyun had only vaguely guessed what Kujo Masao was planning before, now it was almost certain.

However, she had no intention of making things difficult for the old man.

On the one hand, Ji Ruyun naturally knew that the other party did not mean to do this.

The head of the Kujo family doesn't have the courage to do that.

on the other hand--

She did have some concerns about the World Center Project.

It’s not because the plan was not implemented smoothly.

In fact, this plan went a little too smoothly.

From formulation to negotiation to final implementation, only about a year passed.

As the proposer and main promoter of this plan, the Yanhuang Society never thought that it would be so smooth.

At first, they even thought that they would be successful if they could reach a consensus within ten years...

Such a smooth speed made the Yanhuang Society somewhat suspicious.

It was like there was a big hand pushing it secretly.

Of course, there are monsters in the 'Yanhuang Society' like [Shuzuka Daimyojin] and [Know-it-all Wujun] who can foresee the future or answer questions, but no matter how many times they use their abilities to confirm, the result is always normal.

This made a large number of members feel at ease, believing that this was a miracle that could not be replicated.

Perhaps the human race subconsciously realized the importance of the [World Center Plan] and actively responded to them.

However, some people in the "Yanhuang Society" still hold a cautious and skeptical attitude towards this.

Ji Ruyun is one of them.

If this big hand hidden behind the scenes really exists, then the biggest possibility is this group of "Bible-based" monsters.

If it is really these "Bible-based" monsters, oh, they call themselves "apostles", who are causing trouble, then what is their purpose?

Is there some ulterior motive behind concentrating all the monsters and soul binders on this tiny island nation?

Ji Ruyun couldn't imagine it.

But even though she had a bad feeling, Ji Ruyun had no choice but to continue pushing forward the [World Center Plan].

For humans struggling to survive on this planet, this is their only hope.

...Whether it is a living being or a monster.

All bound by this miserable gravity.

Ji Ruyun sighed slightly in her heart.

"Mr. Kujo." Ji Ruyun's tone was full of politeness and distance. "Although we are not friends, I have met Miss Cellini several times before."

"Can I sit in and listen?"

'Apostle' is a unique title for those who bind spirits in the Bible.

Most soul binders use their souls to contain monsters.

But according to the contact and research of the 'Yanhuang Society', these 'apostles' do not seem to be the case.

He in the center of the earth 'crafted' some extremely powerful and strange things into a special mark, and then branded it on the person he chose.

These 'Apostles' would respectfully refer to these marks as [Stigmata].

Compared to ordinary soul binders, the power of these apostles who possess the [Stigmata] is simply in another dimension.

There is no way. The weirdness on the surface of the planet basically escapes from the shallow layer such as the crust through volcanic eruptions or earthquakes.

And all the monsters that can be made into [Holy Marks] by Him exist in the heart of the earth.

There is simply no comparison between the two.

What's even more buggy is that after the [Stigmata] is branded, even if the apostle is killed, the [Stigmata] will not disappear, but will appear on his relatives who share the same bloodline with him.

Even if all their bloodlines are cut off and their entire clan is exterminated, [Stigmata] will still choose a 'lucky person' in this world.

Once it appears, it will never disappear, and it has terrifyingly powerful abilities.

This is the monster called the Apostle.

The apostle created by the grace of "Him" can almost be said to be the final form of the Soul Binder.

Their only shortcoming is that there are too few of them.

As of now, there are only eleven in the entire world...

Cellini Petrus is one of the younger surviving apostles, said to have just reached adulthood.

Girls of this age have very obvious emotions of joy, anger, sorrow and happiness.

Then, maybe she could sense something from her...

What Ji Ruyun said was exactly what Kujo Masao wanted to see.

After pretending to say something like "Isn't this a bad idea?", Kujo Masao finally "reluctantly" agreed.

When Celini and Genhui came to the Japanese-style room under the guidance of the servants of the Kujo family, they saw Ji Ruyun sitting at the bottom, drinking tea quietly.

"Tsk, here comes the troublesome woman."

Yuanhui, who was behind Celini, heard an extremely dissatisfied smacking sound.

He looked at the woman whose painting style was very different from that of this country with some curiosity.

The young man's gaze did not stay on Ji Ruyun's delicate face for long, but immediately moved down to her waist and looked at the sword at her waist.

As a person who is extremely sensitive to strange smells, he could naturally smell the strange smell coming from the scabbard engraved with ancient patterns.

Although there are only a few faint strands, they are extremely sharp.

Just by smelling it, Yuanhui felt a slight pain in his lungs.

And the weirdness associated with 'sharp'?

Yuanhui thought so in his heart.

It's not like he had never seen anything strange with similar rules before.

The "Foot-selling Granny" that was previously conquered in "Kaguya-sama's Dream" actually contains similar rules.

But compared with the weirdness in the sword before him, it was like a firefly to the scorching sun.

Just when Yuanhui wanted to take a few more glances, he found that Celini had slightly turned her body, blocking his sight intentionally or unintentionally.

She even turned around and looked at Yuanhui with a somewhat fierce look.

Ji Ruyun found this reaction somewhat interesting.

"Cellini, is this your boyfriend?" she said in a teasing tone.

Of course, Cellini was not the only one who changed into formal attire.

The same is true for Yuanhui.

His solid and slender body was wrapped in a wrinkle-free suit. The suit was thin and high-quality blue-gray, matched with a light gray shirt and a dark gray tie.

Flawless outfit, flawless boy.

"No," Cellini denied it flatly.

"He is my sister's boyfriend. He just felt a little worried about me today, so he came with me."

This was the speech she had prepared long ago, and she originally wanted to say it to Kujo Masao.

Unexpectedly, Ji Ruyun was also here.

Cellini's sister...

I think it was Sarah Bird.

Relevant information emerged in Ji Ruyun's mind.

She had met the student council president when she went to St. Eden Academy.

However, the other party was just a clone created by Mizukami Kana at that time.

She only knew that Sharan Bird was also one of the apostles.

The boyfriend of Saran Bird?