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Chapter 51 - Campaign Mastermind

Nelson looks at Titi after revealing his final plan.)

Nelson (With absolute calmness and confidence): And now, let my doll attach itself to you. It will not only grant you an accurate and comprehensive view, but it will also serve as your eyes in the battle.

Titi (Squinting his eyes in confusion): But I don't know their names, and my ability requires writing the name of the target person. How will I be able to do that?

Nelson (Shrugging coolly): Don't worry about that. That doll, once attached to you, will not only give you powerful vision but will also provide you with sufficient information about everyone you see, including their name.

Nelson (Smiling with greedy hope): Brother, there is only a little left. And you and I will enjoy the fruits of what we have reaped together.

(Titi remains silent, accepting his fate.)

The Narrator: Everyone is now on high alert. Nelson trusts Titi to execute the last hope and the final plan. And two hours have passed... What awaits them?

🏰 The Exchange in the Palace Courtyard

(Nelson and Kaagi stand in the garden with full confidence. Tami arrives, walking calmly, gripping the wrists of a bound and restrained Kazuma.)

(On a high hill, seven meters away from the palace, Titi is hunched over, holding the pencil, with the doll attached to the back of his neck.)

Titi (With complete calm): (He whispers to himself) My brother trusts me...

(The camera returns to Nelson and Kaagi.)

Nelson (Commanding calmly): Kaagi, go and take the hostage.

Tami (Decisively serious): Stop right there.

(Kaagi stops in his tracks.)

Nelson (Seriously): What? Are you backing out of your word now?

Tami (Calmly): There are several conditions that must be agreed upon before completing this matter.

Tami: The first condition: You stop the war between us now, and declare the end of all hostile plans.

Nelson: If that is the only condition, then fine. I agree.

(The camera returns to Titi. It shows a high-resolution image from inside his eyes, capturing the details.)

(Titi begins to write on the paper...)

Inside the Crystal Chamber, the tubes are closed, but the Crystal is glowing and activated. Lex is sitting, guarding it.)

Lex (sighing in boredom): What a ridiculous mission! How can a great man like myself be reduced to a mere guard in a place like this?

(Suddenly, he hears a sarcastic voice from the corner of the room.)

A Calm Voice: Oh my, oh my! Look who's talking.

(Lex jumps up from his seat and quickly turns around. He sees Jin lying on a nearby bed, his arms folded behind his head. Jin is wearing rough black leather pants and a light silk shirt. Thin strands of his hair cover his forehead. He stares at the ceiling with boredom.)

Jin (with quiet sarcasm): How utterly naive! How dare you call yourself "the Great" when we haven't seen anything remotely impressive from you?

Lex (anger escalating): Who are you?

Jin (smiling): My name is Jin. Remember that name well.

Lex (angrily): What exactly brought you here?

Jin (slowly turning his neck, giving him a slight, provoking smile): I came for one thing and one thing only: that beautiful Crystal.

Lex: I don't care about the Crystal. What matters to me is my pride! If you are truly strong, you must overcome me.

Jin (laughing softly): Hahaha! Wait! Just wait a moment. Don't be so confident in yourself.

(Lex pulls his combat knife from his pocket.)

Lex (angrily): You want a fight then? I'll give you what you want!

Jin (reverting to boredom): You don't look like a good prey. You don't ignite my appetite for killing.

Lex (smiling mockingly): Try, you fool!

(Jin leaps from the bed and stands on the floor. He walks slowly and calmly.)

Jin (calmly): Attack me! Why are you afraid?

(Lex charges forward, pointing his knife towards Jin's eyes. Lex rushes past Jin, who has not moved an inch. Lex's rapid movement didn't just cut the air; it caused a severe, deep wound on his own left shoulder.)

(Lex drops his knife to the floor. He kneels, clutching his shoulder in pain.)

Jin (smiling with a condescending look): Oh my, oh my! Did you surrender so quickly? I wasn't even done with you!

🔪 The Double Deception Revealed

(We return to the exterior, where Nielson is still standing with Kagi, exchanging cautious glances with Tami.)

(The Narrator — A quick flashback): The comrades had agreed not to surrender Kazuma to Nielson. They were only planning to distract him and secure an opportunity to enter the Palace.

(Return to the Present): Rin was hidden behind the corners of the Palace, and Toji was doing the same, awaiting the agreed-upon signal.

(Suddenly, a violet light flashes, shaking the very foundations of the ground. It is not coming from the Crystal.)

An overwhelming violet aura covers the sky, violently shaking the horizon. The scene is terrifying.)

(Nelson opens his eyes in astonishment, and so does Kage. Terror washes over everyone, even our comrades.)

(At the top of the mountain, Titi finishes writing with the pen on the paper.)

(Kage suddenly gets up, preparing his bow and arrow. We see Titi tying the written paper to the arrowhead.)

(The Narrator explains the deadly rule): The curse alone is not activated. The written paper must touch the afflicted person.

Titi (with a calm tone mixed with the bitterness of farewell): My brother Nelson, I loved you... I wish you had used your intellect for good.

(Titi shoots the green arrow loaded with the curse, aiming towards Nelson.)

Nelson (in a strained voice, looking up): Jin! You've finally appeared, you mastermind!

(Jin was standing on the slope of the mountain, raising his arms, while rocks ascended, and the palace began to crack and collapse under the pressure of his power.)

Kage (shouting at the top of his voice, remembering Lex): Lex is inside! I have to save him! (Kage shoots his arrow at Titi as a reaction, then runs quickly towards the palace.)

(Nelson remains stunned in his place.)

Jin (in a loud voice echoing across the horizon): Nelson... you have been sentenced to death!

Nelson (smiling in a final attempt at denial): Titi is still with me!

(Before Nelson could finish his sentence, he fell to the ground, screaming at the top of his lungs, clutching his heart and writhing in pain. The arrow is now stuck in Nelson, and the curse has taken effect.)

(The arrow Kage shot hits Titi in the chest. The arrow is stuck in Titi, and the paper is as well. Titi smiles a tragic smile as his heart stops, and he falls to the ground.)

Nelson (in agony from the blow, speaking to himself): I have officially lost... Titi did this to me...

Nelson: But I didn't die alone! Titi will die too!

(The Narrator explains the final revelation): And among the doll's vile abilities is that it avenges its owner: It cost the curse user (Titi) his life, so the doll's curse was revenge for Nelson, its owner.

Amidst the destruction of the palace and the rising rocks, Jin stands in absolute calm, facing Kazuma directly.)

Jin (in a quiet voice tinged with sarcasm, consistent with the character known to be the 'mastermind'): Kazuma! Did you miss our reunion, brother?

(Kazuma violently clenches his teeth, grasping his fists, struggling with his internal rage.)

TĹŤji (in a voice that trembles internally): (Warning himself) Kazuma, keep your composure. Don't let your impulse be the reason for your defeat.

(At that moment, Carla appears in front of Kazuma, trying to intercept their gazes.)

Kazuma (with strained calmness): A new enemy has appeared then.

Carla (with decisive composure): No. He is the leader I told you about.

(Kazuma's expression changes, and astonishment overcomes him.)

Tami (in a voice full of shock): I never expected the mastermind to be just a boy with this appearance!

Carla (calmly): Why the surprise? Jin is the one who planned every step, from the very first moment until this one.

Jin (raising his voice slightly to declare his principles): All of humanity is nothing more than chess pawns, which I move as I please on the board of reality.

Jin (extending his left palm forward, smiling a demonic smile, consistent with the description of his dark persona): Your souls... your memories... everything about you belongs to me alone. I planned everything from the start.

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