Incredibly, even at this point, the boy still had some hesitation and fear about the simple action of "jumping down". He had spent a lot of time in the ritual to numb his senses, but he still couldn't seem to let go of everything. He thought to himself, this is really embarrassing.
It's clear that even if you resist, you won't gain anything.
Obviously, the rebuttal is just a simple wish, and there is neither reason nor logic in it.
...It's like chipping away at the heart bit by bit, and then you see what's left at the very end - that's desire. Lowly desire. He keeps saying "I want to help someone" and "I want to save the world", but in the end, the deepest part is still his own petty desire. The demon god really saw through this. It's natural to disappoint the other party. The reason why he lost his place may not only be due to Othinus's "attack". It's incredible for someone like him to have a place to stay, right?
But.
This too will soon be over.
"…"
Kamijou gently closed his eyes. There were no railings or handrails here. As long as he walked straight forward, he would get the result. After that, there was only the world of imagination. There was a road ahead, a road to preserve what should be in the form it should be. An unnecessary piece was mixed into the huge puzzle, and it would never be completed at this rate. So it had to be removed. A path had to be prepared for this piece to move outside the chessboard, that's all. Kamijou couldn't help but laugh as he thought about this. Outside the chessboard. This really sounded like an answer. Forcibly denying wishes and desires, the result that awaited him was escape. Kamijou's heart, which was afraid of its own destruction, seemed to want to move to "somewhere that is not here". There was obviously no such place. It was because it didn't exist that he had to disappear.
step.
With his hands and feet numb from soaking in ice water, he finally took a step forward.
Two steps.
Go forward. Go forward. Go for this ending that must be what everyone wants.
Three steps.
The amazing thing is, I gradually got used to it as I took the first step.
There is no fourth step. Even so, Kamijou still did not open his eyes. He just followed the momentum and mechanically took the next step. And that was it. No miracles or coincidences would happen. It was no longer possible to be saved for "some reason". Othinus would exclude such ambiguous things. So he would die. He would disappear. He would disappear. There was no naive story of "going somewhere else", he would simply disappear.
The fall begins.
Just before that.
"Ulla——! I've been watching you silently from the sidelines, you bastard, please stop now——!"
Suddenly, a girl's roar came from behind.
Before Kamijou could take any action, he felt a strong shock rush up his spine. It seemed that he had been hit by a flying kick. He finally opened his eyes after realizing this. At this time, Kamijou's body had already leaned forward, and all he could see was the golden street scene.
"Strange, weird? Wait! I just wanted to complain a little to stop the suicide, but he pulled the trigger. What on earth is going on?"
The girl with a strange tone of voice seemed to be very surprised and shouted.
"???"
Kamijou listened with a confused look on his face.
That's right.
The strange thing is that even though he fell from the top of a tall building, he was not dead.
"What the hell? Oh, I hooked the cleaning cage. Oh, that's great. I thought it was going to end before it even started."
Someone leaned over the edge of the roof and looked at him.
The man was wearing the summer uniform of Tokiwadai Junior High School, had short brown hair, and wore sturdy military goggles on his forehead.
Not Misaka Mikoto.
This person is...
"Misaka-chan...?"
"Puff?!"
The girl made a big cross with her hands.
"You also misunderstood that incident, didn't you? There were two sisters you had direct contact with. One was number 10032, the Misaka sister, who was successfully rescued. The other was..."
"Number 10031."
The vision becomes blurred.
After saying the name and actually having the conversation, Kamijou once again realized how great Othinus's "deeds" were.
"I was just a little bit short of saving my sisters..."
"That's right. Although I'm just borrowing this child's body, I can't blame you for that. However, we are all a 'collective consciousness', so it's not wrong to claim that I am the real person."
"...Wait a minute. What you mean is... could it be that..."
Sisters.
A large number of military clones.
The "collective consciousness" composed of all members.
"For this me, this is our first meeting. Thank you for taking care of the physical terminal."
she said, lowering her head.
"I am the 'overall consciousness' of the Misaka Network. Please give me your guidance☆"
In this world that has truly been transformed by the devil...
First Degree
Someone recognized Kamijou Touma.
In this space where consciousness is distorted by the devil.
After everything is settled.
Even Kamijou Touma himself thinks that no one needs him in his worldview.
And her appearance...
And Touma's words in the touching scene she is about to perform.
It will perfectly prove how accurate the declarations of the people who are currently confronting Kamijou Touma with the Devil are...
Chapter 195: Hope Rekindled in His Eyes
Shocked and absolutely.
Despair, relief.
Emotions are like a kaleidoscope.
Will change over time.
It changes with what you encounter.
The ups and downs of human emotions.
They are all closely related to this.
This is the case for ordinary people.
This is what the strong do.
So -
Even if you are the protagonist.
The same is true for Kamijou Touma.
[A world where only Kamijou Touma is not needed]
From Touma's initial reluctance to his bewilderment at seeing the world peaceful;
Finally, he was relieved to be convinced that Kamijou Touma was no longer needed in this world.
The audience in the live broadcast room analyzed and analysed the situation from various angles.
Research from psychology.
To put it bluntly——
It hurts, it hurts so much!
"This is the subject that the demon god advocates, leading the young man to completely destroy himself."
Holding a book called "Handbook of Psychological Research".
In the plane of death, the death god named Kurotsuchi Mayuri is a knowledgeable and talented scientist. So far, he has only been defeated by Ishida Uryu and has never lost since then.
On the other hand, as the director of the Death Research Administration, he has a lot of knowledge about various scientific research and scientific aspects.
"Hmm - this is really interesting."
I can't empathize with the frustrated, painful and desperate teenager in the video.
The grim reaper who was conducting the development experiment looked up at the sky and said frankly, "But I have figured out the situation. It is really chilling. This is a psychological warfare method."
Psychological warfare?
"You are talking nonsense again." Kenpachi Zaraki, who is good at thinking with force, couldn't help but grin and tease when he heard the voice. His fierce expression with his sharp white teeth made him look particularly horrified. "But...what did you come up with? Can you give us some scientific knowledge, genius?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked over.
It is clearly visible.
This room is full of Death Captains.
They weren't the only ones paying attention to the battle in this clip.
Hearing this, Kurotsuchi Mayuri shrugged.
The scientific research body filled with technology and hard work makes a gurgling sound.
He raised his head, and looked at Kenpachi with a pair of golden eyes with cold disdain: "Well, what's there to say to a simple-minded guy like you."
"But - since you said so, I shouldn't be stingy and will share my views with you..."
"Have you noticed that what this man called Othinus did should be called an 'experiment'… Even though Kamijou Touma was not helping Othinus with the experiment subjectively, and Othinus was more of a torturer who did not realize that this behavior was also like an experiment…"
That's right...
This is an experiment.
A tug-of-war against perseverance.
Othinus's argument and goal is just one thing - to [obtain a Imagine Killer who completely obeys his orders] and thus [erase Kamijou Touma's original will].
"I suffered setbacks and mental blows, was betrayed by my loved ones, forgotten by my best friends, and was tightly detained in the torrent of time and space with no way to escape—"
"Thus achieving the strategy of making it impossible for the Imagine Killer in his right hand to change hands again."
"This is indeed very powerful. Regardless of the degree of viciousness or the means used, it can be called cruel."
"As for its effectiveness, you can see it in every scene of the video. It is indeed extremely lethal and can be regarded as a method of exhausting human nature and life."
Having said this, Kurotsuchi Mayuri's gentle and elegant speech was tinged with a hint of sneer, and it seemed that he was extremely satisfied with the progress of this experiment.
Obviously.
Kamijou Touma has an extremely strong will.
Even if I encounter so many reincarnations.
He still held on strong.
Even if his heart has been betrayed thousands of times.
He still bleeds and keeps going.
But now——
When he experienced the situation of his companions firsthand.
When he witnessed that this group of people could still live perfectly well without him.
"In this case, any of his persistence is meaningless. This can be regarded as the best lesson... a strategic battle that teaches torturers how to break the will of a strong enemy."
"But... unfortunately, in most cases, even if one gets a perfect experimental subject, it is difficult for the experimenter to obtain the same interrogation chips as in the video."
Having said this, Kurotsuchi Mayuri sighed.
Captain Kyoraku Shunsui's words came from my ear: "He really just walked into the tiger's mouth after entering the flock of sheep. I didn't expect that the enemy this boy met this time would be so terrifying."
It was just a joke to liven up the atmosphere, and while talking, Kyoraku looked at the battle maniac Kenpachi Zaraki with interest: "If you could fight against a strong man like Othinus in the video, you would definitely have a lot of fun, Captain Kenpachi."
The tone is frivolous and casual, with a hint of sarcasm.
But in the final analysis, it is the attitude of finding something to say.Because they all know it very well.
This monster is called the demon.
Even if the power of the entire Soul Society is gathered.
No...even if we tie up everything including the Spirit King of their Death Plane, it's hard to say that we can arouse any interest in this guy.
Create and destroy worlds.
It can already make everything numb.
I have given up the ability to think.
With a being of this ability standing before them, they would be completely wiped out without even a chance to breathe.
at this point--
Even the battle maniac Kenpachi Zaraki should be particularly clear about this.
Because... this guy likes fighting, likes the opportunity to find a glimmer of hope in desperate situations, and the desire for battle.
Instead of encountering a monster that is completely beyond the dimension, such a massacre is not a challenge at all... It is irrational to casually dream of fighting a guy of this level.
"Oh, horror? Don't be ridiculous, this is already surreal."
"Instead of thinking about these things for no reason, why not think about another possibility."
Facing Kyoraku Shunsui's teasing, Kenpachi Zaraki really didn't fall for it. He just casually changed the topic to another side, and put Nozomi, who hadn't yet unlocked his Zanpakutō's true name, on his shoulders. Then he looked at the scene in the video where Kamijou Touma, who was about to jump off the building, was saved by Misaka's focused consciousness, and couldn't help asking, "Come to think of it, I really can't figure out what this guy is thinking... This is a path that can be seen at a glance, and it can be seen that these perfect worlds are actually just farces created by the other party, but he is willing to pin the world's hopes on such a powerful enemy that is not trustworthy at all and choose to sacrifice himself... Is he crazy?"
This question is as light as a feather.
But it is the essence of this entire chain of topics.
Similarly, there are many people in the heavens and myriad worlds who, although simple-minded and strong-limbed, can still make calm judgments when faced with difficult situations where bystanders can see more clearly.
Polnareff and Narancia in the JOJO world are such people. The two JOJO members from two different eras were both interested in asking their companions why Touma chose to give up.
Er Qiao, who served as the team leader, and Abbasi, who had a deep understanding of this, both gave the most accurate answers.
As the saying goes, ignorance is bliss. The perspective of an observer is always the most objective, but this objectivity often ignores many things.
The most crucial point is the mental state of the teenager.
Similarly, there are people in the world of Magical Index who can understand this as well.
Just because I found that I couldn't compete, I chose to go with the flow.
Knowing that he cannot resist, he chooses to sink.
Is this...really a mistake?
That's right—
Even if this world is fake.
But for a long time——
The illusions this demon never tires of fabricating are all real.
From the very beginning, her goal was to torture Kamijou Touma until he completely broke down mentally.
This is not a conclusion that can be reached through deep thinking.
However, this most rational and intuitive answer is a dead end that everyone knows.
But now——
This situation will be broken.
In that world, everyone was changed by the devil.
Whether it's Index and the others, or Misaka Mikoto and the others,
Even the special individual named Kamijou Touma was perfectly replicated.
But this is the world——
On the eve of the old savior, the hero who had saved these people many times, chose to pass away.
An unexpected uncertainty appeared.
At a time when even the anti-Othinus faction led by Orelus had failed;
The girl with a familiar face, but with a completely different way of speaking from her usual slow and elegant manner, appeared in front of him.
Even though his appearance was very exaggerated, he almost kicked Kamijou Touma so hard that he jumped off the building and committed suicide.
But now, when Misaka's collective consciousness emerges——
This proves a theory.
"Othinus's transformation of the world was not completely effective. Even though she used her perfect abilities to transform the world, and even though she interfered with the memories of those who were related to Kamijou Touma, she still overlooked something. No, it's better to say that she had no way to counteract these things from the very beginning."
In the Wayne Building in Gotham City, USA in the DC dimension, Chairman Bruce Wayne gently put down the pen in his hand, and stared at the scene in the video with a pair of sharp and determined eyes.
As he witnessed those scenes, it was interesting to see Kamijou Touma's expression gradually become more interesting.
The serious young man's cold and stern mouth actually revealed a rare smile.
As a person in power and a genius, people like him are born with a keen sense of smell and can detect some turning points that others cannot grasp.
Whether in the business world or on the battlefield, in every place and at every time period, there are some things that are fleeting... ordinary people cannot catch it, but he... can catch it.
"Her appearance gave the young man hope."
Slowly stating these words, Bruce Wayne was very sure that what he said would be confirmed.
Kamijou Touma is undoubtedly a hero.
Precisely because they are heroes, such characters are absolutely easy to be stimulated by certain unintentional things to awaken their true selves.
Even if there are a few minutes of sinking, even if there is a wrong turn at a fork in the road, but when the true self is truly awakened——
Those schemes from sinister villains will eventually be exposed.
And now——
In this world full of hostility towards Kamijou Touma.
This is the key to pry open his mind, and just when he was about to give up completely... she came!
"Regardless of whether this was wrong or not, I clearly saw... at this moment, there was light in the boy's eyes."
As the mumbling continued, the scene in the video continued.
An unexpected encounter gradually tilts the balance of time.
Misaka's persuasion of focused consciousness began to take effect.
She perfectly hit every point that Kamijou Touma instinctively overlooked.
Euthinus was just playing a trick, changing other people's personalities.
But it's precisely because he is Kamijou Touma.
Young people will never destroy these irreparable beauties for their own selfish desires.
Index was laughing.
Stiyl and Kanzaki had not lost her.
The sisters are laughing.
Misaka Mikoto and Accelerator have redeemed themselves for the sins they carried.
Alice is laughing.
Shirley Cromwell doesn't have to hate science.
Oriana Townsend, Wind of the Front, God's Right Seat, Kumokawa Maria, and maybe even someone Kamijou Touma doesn't know. Everyone has been redeemed in this world without incidents, debts, or broken hearts.
No matter how twisted its roots may be.
No matter how unnatural it may seem to the person watching from beginning to end.
Kamijou still couldn't conclude that their smiles were fake.
I don't think I can create better happiness.
That picture.
It shouldn't be ruined by the willfulness of a mere high school student.
But--
All of this absurdity is based on something very obvious.
And this obvious point, the reality that has already appeared in front of the editing, has been spoken out through the mouths of the parties involved.
[This is a distorted world, everything inside it is completely twisted and distorted. ]
[The people here don't even have the memory of what they've experienced]
"That's why Touma in the video didn't even consider how important his existence was to the people he saved."
"From his perspective, the motivation for his previous actions was just 'I can't let these guys who belong to my world be taken away'. It was just stupid behavior without any consideration for himself!"
Index is so smart that she seems a little unlike Index, or rather, she always suddenly becomes serious and focused in some areas where she should protect Kamijou Touma.
Just like now——
The demon in front of him no longer had the good expression he had at the beginning.
Even though the two parties may be thousands of miles apart in reality.
But at this moment, everyone in the editing virtual space could still feel the coldness and chill coming from her even in Academy City.
However;
Whether it's Index or Misaka Mikoto.
Even the hostile Accelerator and others did not retreat or show any cowardice when faced with these warnings.
"Index..."
Kamijou Touma's heart beat fast as he looked at the girl who was desperately refuting him.
Soon, a long-lost smile appeared on his face.
The young man, who had been troubled by various factors for a long time, was finally relieved.
This is in stark contrast to the person who is being educated in the video.
That's right...there's no need to be so sentimental, and there's no need to get too emotionally stressed about these things in the future.
And the reality is indeed the same as they said, the editing proves everything——
These are definitely not just words.
The "troublemakers" led by Othinus always take human nature into consideration when taking action.
Hawaiian Islands, Bagage City, and downtown Tokyo.
In order to prevent their opponents from exerting their due strength, they chose to "disperse the interests", which not only awakened the dark side of people's hearts, but also made people who were supposed to fight side by side lose trust in each other.
They will never underestimate the little power that people have.
On a sinking ship, people will kill each other for life jackets and lifeboats. When people encounter disasters on snowy mountains, they will kill each other for a little food in a shelter they find. Although these tragedies often appear in TV dramas and movies, in fact, such complicated things will not happen under extreme conditions.
Kamijou and his colleagues actually proved this with clear results.
…They ended World War III.
No matter how desperate the situation, people can still work together.
Kamijou Touma wasn't the only one who thought of this.
The Misaka integrated consciousness in the video also thought of...
"if. "
She said.
"If you list all the conditions and tell everyone that you can get back the dead in exchange for 'making Kamijou Touma disappear', not everyone will easily accept it. I think not only will some people be annoyed and compare the two, but some people will refuse the redemption that is right in front of them. It is because of this fear, because she is afraid from the bottom of her heart that everyone will gather to help Kamijou Touma, that Othinus concealed this matter. For personal reasons, she completely concealed the possibility that should have been there, and forced others to accept it with the reason of 'You are already very happy, so don't think too much'. Let me be frank, this is unfair. It's a foul. "
Even when people are in extreme situations, they may not necessarily make extreme choices.
If Othinus said that she would tak