"W-what happened?!"
"Was a gas bomb thrown?"
"Look! The wind wall over there seems to have disappeared! We can pass!"
"Wait, this… this smells awful! What is this smell?!"
At this moment, in the cities bordering Tokyo and Minato Ward, people were discussing heatedly as they watched the tall wind wall in the distance disappear.
They could not see the Heretic God nor the effects caused by the Heretic God, but they could see the destruction and impact caused by Nakano Yu, the Campione.
When the wind wall disappeared, the stench of rotten people and animals from that city spread, and the disgusting smell instantly flooded the surrounding cities.
It took several hours before the stench weakened slightly. Some brave internet bloggers and reporters, eager to take advantage of this wave of popularity, led their teams, prepared masks and gas masks, and rushed toward Minato Ward.
But when they arrived at Minato Ward, the scene before them stopped them. Vehicles halted on the road, and everyone got out, looking at Minato Ward in disbelief.
At this moment, Minato Ward had turned into ruins. Even the road leading into Minato Ward was full of holes, and even… resembled a swamp more than a road.
And in the distance, the once tall and bustling Minato Ward had now become a pile of ruins. Black gas permeated the city, and there was no sign of life.
"This… what happened?"
One reporter swallowed hard, looking at the terrifying scene in the distance, and muttered.
"This is really terrifying. Could it be… that it was bombed by an enemy country?"
"This is definitely big news! If we handle it well, it will surely go viral! We might even become top reporters in one move!"
"Come on! Let's go into the city and check the situation. Maybe there are still survivors. If we get some information, the front page is guaranteed!"
Some reporters and streamers, blinded by fame and money, shouted and got into their cars, driving toward Minato Ward.
However, they had only driven a short distance when they saw a young man lying on the road. The young man was unharmed, except for torn clothes and some dust; there were no signs of injuries.
Seeing someone, the crowd quickly got out. After careful inspection, they found that the young man in front of them was unconscious.
"Let's wake him up and ask what happened."
"I'll get some water."
The group discussed, and soon a bottle of mineral water was poured onto the young man's face, but the young man showed no signs of waking up.
Seeing that the young man would not wake up, the group of reporters looked at each other, nodded, threw the young man to the side, returned to their cars, and continued driving toward Minato Ward.
Among them, not a single person was willing to call an ambulance. They only wanted to reach the city faster than their colleagues, get first-hand information faster, and seize the fame and money within their reach.
However, when they arrived at Minato Ward, they discovered that the city did not look like it had been bombarded. Although there were some collapsed walls and damaged buildings, there were more traces of strong acidic corrosion, and on the ground there was a fleshy, sticky liquid of unknown origin.
Getting out of the cars, the group smiled at each other, then split up, stepping on the fleshy sticky liquid as they searched for survivors in the city.
Soon, they found something.
"This… looks like it was cut by a sword."
A photographer stood in front of a huge canyon, took two photos, and muttered.
"How is that possible? That must have been caused by an earthquake. Don't take useless pictures like this. Hurry and find some explosive news with me!"
The reporter was clearly not interested in this. It was just a crack in the ground, and few people would be interested if it was published. His precious time could not be wasted here.
After saying that, the reporter, relying on intuition, ran forward.
"Oh, oh!"
Seeing this, the photographer did not dare to lag behind. After taking another photo of the crack, he quickly followed the reporter.
"These things are so disgusting, smelly and sticky."
Stepping on the fleshy sticky liquid, the reporter cursed.
"It looks like… like this is skin, human skin…"
The photographer took a picture of the liquid, then frowned and said.
"How is that possible? Come on. Let's check that building over there."
Shrugging, the reporter ignored the photographer's words and walked toward a nearby building.
However, after several hours of wandering through the city, the two of them found nothing and had to return to their car.
As soon as they returned, they saw that internet bloggers and competing reporters had already packed up and were ready to leave.
Seeing this, the reporter raised an eyebrow, his eyes gleaming, and stepped forward to ask:
"What did you all find? I've got big news here."
The reporter said with a smile, and his expression did not look like he was lying.
Hearing this, those who knew the reporter stepped forward to talk, asking what he had found. Some internet bloggers also stayed to listen.
And the reporter smiled and said:
"Then I'll share it with everyone. Do you remember that young man just now? He is Nakano Yu, who has been causing chaos these past two nights! The city has become like this definitely because of the inaction of the Police Department, which caused dissatisfaction among some international justice organizations, leading to the bombing of Minato Ward!"
"This… isn't that a bit too far-fetched?"
After the reporter finished, the others twitched their mouths, not quite believing his explanation.
But the reporter didn't care, winked at the group and said:
"We're reporters, right? How things are here, doesn't it depend on us?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone smiled, tacitly saying nothing more, but wrote down the previous explanation, got into their cars, and left.
When the internet bloggers heard this, they also raised their eyebrows. In any case, whatever they said, the internet would believe it, and shifting the blame onto Nakano Yu would also allow them to take advantage of his popularity.
As for offending the Kyoto Onmyoji and the Police Department, so what? When popularity rises, there are so many of them; they can't arrest them all, right?
No matter how strong Nakano Yu's background is, with public opinion on their side, the Police Department would not be able to interfere, right?
Thinking this, the internet blogger quickly took several photos of the surroundings, then began recording short videos and editing text.
At this moment, Nakano Yu had no idea that some people, unaware of their own danger, were planning to spread rumors about him. He slowly woke up from his unconscious state, and when Nakano Yu opened his eyes, he saw Pandora with a slightly irritated expression on her face.
"Hey! Yu, I need an explanation from you!"
Seeing that Nakano Yu had woken up, Pandora asked, with her hands on her hips.
"What explanation?"
This time, Pandora did not offer Nakano Yu a lap pillow, so Nakano Yu did not remain lying on the ground. He stood up, holding his still throbbing head.
"Last time, when you killed Asclepius, the Greek God of healing, the authority you would obtain during reincarnation should have been random. But just when you reincarnated, some force interfered with the functioning of the reincarnation ritual! In the end, I don't know whether the reincarnation succeeded, but it is definitely your fault."
"After that, the reincarnation ritual broke down and only recovered some time ago. The reincarnation ritual has existed for thousands of years, and such a situation has never happened."
Seeing Nakano Yu's confused expression, Pandora explained. In reality, she was not angry because of the damage to the reincarnation ritual itself. She had controlled it for so long, and it was easy for her to repair it.
What truly angered Pandora was that someone's understanding of the reincarnation ritual had actually surpassed hers. She had controlled it for thousands of years, and apart from Epimetheus, Pandora believed she was the god who best understood the reincarnation ritual. But now… that was hard for her to accept.
Hearing this, Nakano Yu was stunned. The system inexplicably came to his mind, but he then shook his head. How could that damn system do something like this? Could it be that the summoning circle given by "Glimpse of Fate" was problematic?
Frowning slightly, Nakano Yu could not figure it out, but no matter what, Nakano Yu would not take the blame for damaging the reincarnation ritual.
"You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. Before this, I've already gone through the reincarnation ritual several times, and there were no problems. So, it's not my fault. Besides, Pandora, you probably… aren't sure what happened, are you?"
Nakano Yu carefully looked Pandora up and down and asked. In her angry words just now, Nakano Yu had caught a trace of hesitation and probing, which meant that Pandora was not sure who or what had damaged the reincarnation ritual.
In that case, as long as Nakano Yu did not admit it, everything would be fine.
"This… I don't care. Anyway, it broke after Yu used it, so Yu is responsible!"
Seeing Nakano Yu say that, Pandora pouted, then put on a childish, unreasonable expression and said.
"How do you want me to be responsible?"
Seeing Pandora like this, Nakano Yu realized that she had been waiting for this.
"Be my child."
Looking at Nakano Yu, Pandora said with a serious expression.
"Impossible."
As always, Nakano Yu refused very directly, without any hesitation, as if no matter what Pandora said, Nakano Yu would immediately refuse.
"Eh?! So it's really like that?"
Rejected by Nakano Yu, Pandora showed an expression as if she had already expected it. After all, her little tricks had long been seen through by Nakano Yu, and it would have been strange if he agreed.
"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. It's time to send you back."
Waving her hand, Pandora said, reaching out and placing it on Nakano Yu's shoulder, standing on her toes.
"See you next time, Yu."
"Mm..."
After responding, Pandora leaned forward.
After the warm touch disappeared, Nakano Yu opened his eyes again, only to find that it was already morning, with faint light in the sky.
"I was unconscious for so long again."
Holding his head, Nakano Yu muttered.
He stood up, and was about to leave, but as soon as he turned around, he saw cars coming from the distance.
"The Police Department? No, they all look like private cars..."
Seeing the cars coming like a steel torrent, Nakano Yu was a little confused, but he quickly understood why these people were here.
The cars quickly crossed the uneven road and stopped not far from Nakano Yu.
Then a group of people rushed out of the cars. When they saw Nakano Yu, they all approached and surrounded him.
"What do you want?"
Noticing the clear hostility these people had toward him, Nakano Yu asked in confusion.
He did not remember ever provoking these people, and all those idiots influenced by Tomie's public opinion had already been sacrificed by him, so they should all be dead.
But the words of the leader that followed left Nakano Yu stunned, completely unable to understand:
"Demon! I want you to answer for our families!"
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