I, Kenneth, am going to get to the root of the problem today.

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"Evil of this world, Angolan Mainyu, offer everything for my completion."

The evil of this world, the human evil that Gilgamesh described as being solely for cursing and killing, has been essentially controlled by Kenneth after nearly a year of analysis by Morgan. As a part of human evil, even though the Beast it represents has not yet been conceived, the evil it carries is enough for Kenneth to harvest. After absorbing the beast within him, Kenneth must visit his old friend, Angola Mainyu.

With his soul repaired, Kenneth fully activated the Third Law, and the concept of the Sixth Beast was systematically incorporated into his body. The evil aura of humanity subsided, and the maliciously distorted agency returned to its previous state. Standing up from the broken boss's chair, Kenneth reached into the void and pulled out a white-haired creature.

"Hey, good evening! See, you're all free, right? And you've gotten quite a few benefits, haven't you? Leave a way out for others, so you can meet again in the future. I have to go now, so I'll be going now~"

With her tongue lolling out, Mary, finally freed from her inner prison by Kenneth, tried to get away with it. Kenneth's methods far exceeded Mary's imagination. She could still be cheeky before, but now that Kenneth had absorbed the mature beast, Mary felt that she might really be in trouble here.

"It'll be good to meet again in the future. What you said makes a lot of sense, so I'll reluctantly agree with you!"

"Hey, you're surprisingly easy to talk to. Well then, Miss Meryl will be going now. If you weren't a bit too old, Ms. Avalon would definitely fall in love with you~~"

Struggling to break free from Kenneth's arm, Mary, communicating across channels, tapped her wand, wanting to leave. Then, with a clang, Mary, wishing she had more legs, crashed headfirst into the illusory barrier.

"Miss Meryl, didn't you say you wanted to see each other again sometime? Are you perhaps thinking of going back to get some clothes?"

As Kenneth's slap landed on her shoulder, Mary's body shuddered violently, revealing an expression of impending doom as Chen Gong filled her. Cold sweat poured down Mary's face as she gripped her wand tightly in front of her.

"Don't rush off, Mary, let me thank you."

"No! Ugh—!!"

Gritting his teeth, Kenneth squeezed out these words and pinned the writhing wretch to his lap. He brought his hand, imbued with the power of the Third Magic, down hard. Waves of magical energy crashed against the wretch's consciousness. The leather-clad buttocks made a series of sharp, thudding sounds as the hand left afterimages. Kenneth, who had almost been tricked to death by Meryl, was determined to teach this wretch a lesson this time.

【Oh! Miss Meryl was wrong, I won't do it again! Ugh...】

"Wrong! What's wrong with it?!"

[I don't know, you can decide what Miss Meryl did wrong!]

hiss--! !

With a sharp gasp, Kenneth's magic surged dramatically, and Lady Avalon's pleas for mercy began to drown out everything in the next second. As dawn broke, Kenneth, still fuming, released the spatial seal upon seeing Mary lying on the ground in an OR2 position, clutching her buttocks.

"Aren't you leaving yet? Do you want me to personally take you back?"

Startled, Mary scrambled to her feet. Fearing Kenneth would find her true form, she clutched her backside and opened a passage. Before disappearing, Mary, with her rebellious spirit, gave Kenneth a look that said, "You just wait."

Chapter 197 The Beast's Domain

After teaching that scoundrel a lesson, Kenneth felt that the air around him was sweeter. As the concept of Beast was absorbed by the seed of humanity, the beastly characteristics disappeared. Kenneth, who wanted to be a person, successfully avoided a future of prominence.

Looking at the eyes that had returned to normal in the projection, Kenneth calmed down and began to feel the power brought by the beast's spirit origin. Ignoring the fact that the beast's powers were not much different, each one appeared separately. As the gray space spread, Kenneth felt the power of anti-dystopia.

"Does prosperity corrupt humanity, extinguish desires, and deny faith, thus collapsing the very foundation of human reason?"

As the domain converged, Kenneth, having deciphered the core of dystopia, immediately withdrew the space that was eroding humanity's moral order. For humanity, the power of dystopia would gradually erase all human desires, causing humanity's moral order to collapse from the ground up; for Heroic Spirits, dystopia would deny the faith bestowed upon them, severing their connection with human history. Kenneth couldn't estimate how much power a Heroic Spirit would retain without the blessing of faith and legend, but he knew very well that dystopia's abilities were definitely a self-destructive device for humanity's moral order.

With the support of the Third Law, Kenneth couldn't imagine how far his full-scale release of the anti-utopian domain could cover. If it really came to that, the entire planet would probably only have humans left in the taxonomic sense.

The only drawback is that the power of anti-dystopia can only affect humans and beings related to human beliefs. It has virtually no effect on non-human races unrelated to humans or human history. However, Kenneth can accept this. Human evil is born from humans. If it could suppress things outside of human reason in terms of concepts, that would be a bit out of place. If concepts cannot suppress it, then physical suppression will do. With the physique of a beast and the support of the Third Law, Kenneth feels that he can really tear apart a few fantasy species to add to the fun.

Finally, as for the Noble Phantasm, Kenneth really has no clue. As a fake Beast, Kenneth has never died, nor has there been any corresponding legend to elevate the original text for modification. As a newbie with only 24 hours of Beast experience, Kenneth can only start from scratch by analyzing the power of Beasts. It can be said that the future is promising, the future is promising!

Having lost interest in his new authority, and having just finished disciplining Meryl, Kenneth, who hadn't had a proper rest in a long time because of Ayaka Sajou, rested his head on his hands and lay down on the sofa. With a long-lost sense of peace, Kenneth closed his eyes and quickly fell asleep under the influence of the law.

Even breathing sounds filled the air. Not long after, the door lock of the agency turned. Ryougi Shiki, who was looking at Kenneth sleeping soundly without any guard up, hesitated for a moment before sitting down and waiting for Kenneth to wake up.

Time ticked by, and it was breakfast time. Asagami Fujino hadn't returned, and even Orange, who had been eating right on time during this period, showed up. After looking around and confirming that Kenneth was the only one in the agency, Ryougi Shiki very consciously went into the kitchen.

Kenneth slept soundly, without any sneak attacks from Ayaka Sajou or any trouble from those scoundrels. If he hadn't been slightly nudged, Kenneth probably would have slept until the next day.

"Hey! Go eat something, and then you can accept my challenge."

Seeing that Kenneth had opened his eyes, Ryougi Shiki, whose face was full of impatience, turned around and connected to the game device. Sniffing the air and looking at Ryougi Shiki who was already practicing with the AI, Kenneth suddenly had the idea of ​​kidnapping Ryougi Shiki and cooking for him.

"What are you looking at me for? Hurry up and eat your breakfast. I'm going to beat you today!"

Feeling Kenneth's gaze, Ryougi Shiki suddenly tensed up and urged Kenneth on impatiently, using irritability to mask her true feelings—a very common disguise.

"Defeat me? You'd better do your best."

Kenneth, who had seen through her intentions but didn't say anything, encouraged Ryougi Shiki, who had started grinding her teeth. Having received considerable help from Root-Style last night, Kenneth decided to "repay" his cook, Ryougi Shiki. After quickly finishing breakfast, he picked up the controller. Under Ryougi Shiki's impatient expression, Kenneth picked up the controller.

KO, KO, and KO again. If we were to describe it in terms of PUBG, Ryougi Shiki has already unlocked the achievement of a skydiving master. Kenneth looked at Ryougi Shiki, whose face had turned red in less than an hour.

"What a pity, you were just a hair's breadth away from beating me."

In a good mood, Kenneth put down the controller and gestured a fingertip universe. Then, under Kenneth's gaze, Ryougi Shiki's aura changed, with an ethereal aura flowing and a peaceful aura gradually covering the previous irritability.

"Let's continue."

With a Buddhist-like voice, Kenneth's "Root of the Problem" technique successfully turned the tables. When he met Kenneth's calm and unwavering gaze, his expression froze, and his fingertips froze in mid-air.

After being thoroughly beaten for half an hour, Kenneth, barely managing to maintain a good mindset, put down the controller and looked at the Root, who exuded a peaceful aura. He had already achieved his goal of coming to Guanbu City, and the Root must have known this, which was why it appeared before he was ready.

"Let's continue first, I want to try other games."

After switching to the cartridge and activating two-player mode, Kenneth, realizing that Root wouldn't say anything until he was completely satisfied, readily picked up the controller. It wasn't until dusk that Root, having completed all of Kenneth's inventory, reluctantly put down the controller.

"What you have received has not yet awakened, and when it reveals the power it represents, you will encounter great trouble."

The sudden outburst from the Root Source left Kenneth momentarily stunned. After careful consideration, he understood the Root Source's meaning. What the Root Source was referring to was the human authority Kenneth had been plotting to seize—the Black Alaya Consciousness, a self-destructive mechanism of human reason. Alaya is the unconscious aggregate of primates seeking perpetuity; its existence can be understood as the continuation of primates. What Kenneth desired had touched upon the taboos of Alaya.

It is too dangerous for the demise of humanity to be controlled by one person. Even if Kenneth did not have the idea of ​​activating the self-destruct program, Alaya would not allow the Black Alaya, which represents the self-destruct program of humanity, to achieve it. However, as long as humanity exists, human evil cannot be erased. Therefore, Alaya used a very simple method to split the unformed Black Alaya into incompatible individuals. This is the origin of Beast.

Although Beast is part of a self-destruct device, its influence on humanity has reached a controllable level. Human evil can also create human love, and individual beast alayas that attempt to cause trouble can be suppressed by interfering with humanity. It can be said that alayas have reduced the possibility of the birth of a black alaya to almost zero.

However, Kenneth's rise has the potential to overturn the Alaya Plan. When the aura of the Black Alaya awakens, Kenneth may face hostility from the entire human rational side. It has to be said that Kenneth felt the pressure. There are two paths in front of Kenneth: stop here and become the sixth beast within the scope of human rationality; or continue forward and achieve the Black Alaya, which is the opposite of Alaya.

"I never expected that someone as indifferent as you would care about me. This is quite a surprise to me, Ms. Shiki."

"Care? Is this what it means to care? It's different from what I know. I just want to keep watching."

In a calm tone, Genyuan expressed her interest in Kenneth. As a laid-back girl who lives each day to the fullest, watching dramas in a world without secrets has become Genyuan's habit. In the daily anime watching, Genyuan has developed some selfish motives and has been interfering with some things invisibly. Today, when Kenneth is unaware of the crisis, Genyuan couldn't help but show up.

"Troublesome? If I were afraid of trouble, I wouldn't have gotten this far. Just wait and see, Miss Shi. I've wanted to bring that thing down for a long time."

Having received Kenneth's reply, Root Style nodded calmly, having achieved its purpose of reminding him. Root Style stood up gracefully.

"I will."

After a brief reply, she leaned back gently on the sofa, her ethereal aura dissipating, and Ryougi Shiki, who had been offline for a long time, opened her eyes again.

"You're awake. The surgery was a success. You're a boy now."

"Um!!"

Ryougi Shiki's eyes widened instantly, and before she could even process what had happened, she instinctively began to grope around. After a brief silence, realizing she had been tricked, she immediately glared at Kenneth in front of her.

Is it fun to lie to me?

“Very interesting.”

Kenneth answered almost instantly. After changing the cartridge, he patted the empty seat next to him and selected a character. Provoked by Kenneth, Ryougi Shiki also ignored the time discrepancy and started dueling with Kenneth. After more than ten minutes, watching Ryougi Shiki's face gradually turn red, Kenneth's mood gradually became more pleasant.

Chapter 198 An Unfathomable Future

On his last night in Kanbuko City, Kenneth, as usual, went to the alley where he first met Ryougi. Seeing that Ryougi was already exhausted, Kenneth casually leaned against the wall.

"Even now, are you still denying yourself? Or rather, do you really want to die?"

With wide eyes, Ryougi was surprised that Kenneth would say something, and even more surprised that Kenneth's thoughts would be seen through by Kenneth.

"You're a monster. You even discovered this. I don't know, I don't know if I should live. Maybe being killed is the meaning of my existence."

With a bewildered tone, Ryougi also found it difficult to understand her current state of mind. Ryougi used to think that she was abnormal and shouldn't exist, but after witnessing Kenneth's twisted nature, Ryougi realized that she had really overestimated herself.

"Oh, I see. It seems you haven't made up your mind yet. Well then, let's leave it at that. I hope to see you again next time."

Seeing Kenneth preparing to leave, Ryougi belatedly looked at him. After some hesitation, she finally spoke.

"You want to leave here?"

"Well, the matter is settled, and I'm leaving now."

When her guess was confirmed, Ryougi was stunned. As the first outsider to interact with Kenneth, Ryougi didn't know how to start the conversation. For the first time, Ryougi felt other emotions and quickened her pace to catch up with Kenneth.

"Hey! What's the price I have to pay? If you're leaving, tell me the price you have to pay."

Looking at Ryougi Shiki leaning her head closer, Kenneth thought for a moment and replied:

"If we meet again, I will make you pay the price."

At the alley's exit, Asagami Fujino, seeing Kenneth appear, opened the back door of the car. Glancing at Ryougi Ori beside Kenneth, Asagami Fujino's expression instantly became somewhat strained.

"Sir Kenneth, our flight is in an hour, we should be leaving now."

"I see."

Even if the knot in her heart is untied, Asagami Fujino's impression of Ryougi Shiki will not change. Provoked by the unsuspecting Asagami Fujino, if it weren't for Kenneth, Ryougi Shiki would definitely have shown Asagami Fujino the Ryougi family's taijutsu.

"You better not die out there, or I haven't paid my price yet."

After thinking for a long time, Ryougi awkwardly expressed her concern for Kenneth. Seeing Ryougi turn her head to the side, Kenneth nodded to indicate that he heard her, got into the car through the open door, and watched the car drive away. Feeling inexplicably irritable, Ryougi turned around and plunged into the alley behind her. After teaching a few thugs a lesson, Ryougi wandered aimlessly.

"Welcome! Would you like to come and have a look, sir?"

At the intersection of the alley, Ryougi looked in the direction from which the voice came. In the dim alley, two orange table lamps allowed Ryougi to see the person who had extended the invitation to her: a black mourning dress, a black veil covering her face, and eyes that shone brightly even in the darkness.

"Hey, this is interesting, let me see it."

Ryougi, casually extending her right hand toward the mother of Kanbuko City, sized up the fortune teller before her. Having already decided that the other party was a fraud, she was prepared to demolish his shop.

I never imagined I'd see a future like this again. I can't see it, I can't see your future.

"As expected, you're a liar, I..."

To avoid having her table flipped, the Mother of Kanbuko City promptly interrupted Ryougi-ori's bear-like speech.

I've seen similar futures before, futures destined only for death, but he survived. Your future is similar to his, a glimmer of hope amidst death, but I can't see it. Perhaps only you can find that glimmer of hope. I'm sorry, I can't help you.

"Are you really serious? Can you tell me who that person is?"

With a look of reminiscence, Mother Kanbuko grasped Ryougi's hand, which was trying to break free, right in front of her eyes. Looking up at Ryougi, who had suddenly become tense, Mother Kanbuko carefully examined the creature before her.

You've already met him.

"Oh, is that the guy? I understand, Grandma. Live a few more years, this area isn't safe at night, it's not suitable for an old person."

Withdrawing her hand, Ryougi, feeling inexplicably comforted, put her hands in her pockets and walked towards the exit. Watching Ryougi leave, the Mother of Koko City rested her chin on her hand and reminisced about the past. The nightlife continued, Ryougi continued to wander, while Kenneth arrived at the city he had been away from for so long.

Standing at the airport in Fuyuki City, Kenneth felt the atmosphere of the city. The disaster of a year ago had been buried, and before dawn, the crowds outside the airport already showed the city's vitality.

"Lord Kenneth, should we contact Sakura? She and Aunt Lydel arrived in Fuyuki about two weeks ago."

Due to the last-minute change of plans, no one except Morgan and Fujino Asagami knew that Kenneth was coming to Fuyuki.

"Sakura and Lydia? Contact them. If the timing works out, let's go back to the Clock Tower together."

With Kenneth's permission, Asagami Fujino took out her formal attire from her bag and performed a dramatic change of expression in front of Kenneth, revealing an embarrassed look. Asagami Fujino said somewhat shyly:

"Lord Kenneth, Sakura and Aunt Lidel (emphasis) have just arrived in Kanbuko City. They will be coming on the next flight."

After a moment's thought, Kenneth had already guessed the purpose of the two people's trip to Guanbu City. Glancing at the airport clock, Kenneth instructed Asagami Fujino:

"Fujino, wait for them, I have some things to take care of."

"Yes, Lord Kenneth."

Without inquiring about Kenneth's plans, Asagami Fujino obediently sat down in the waiting area of ​​the lobby, carrying her suitcase. Meanwhile, in Kanbuko City, Sakura, who had just gotten off the plane, looked at Lydel with some annoyance.

"Aunt Lidel, the teacher and Fujino went to Fuyuki City."

"Ha! Why didn't that jerk tell me? Wait, is he planning a surprise for me? Hehehe!! As expected, my charm is irresistible..."

Nearby travelers stopped in their tracks at Lydel's laughter, glancing at her bundled up like a dumpling. Some whispered amongst themselves, thinking the woman was somewhat mentally unstable. Sensing the subtle gazes, Sakura, dragged into the situation by Lydel, covered her face and moved away from the oblivious Lydel.

"I'll go buy the tickets first, Aunt Lydia, please wait a moment."

Away from the center of the blazing crowd, the shy Sakura let out a long sigh of relief. While Sakura was buying tickets, Kenneth had already arrived at Ryudouji Temple, which boasts the hardest paving stones in Fuyuki City. In this mountainous area, which had been hit by several meteorites according to reports, Ryudouji Temple was rebuilt as a miracle because its main hall survived. As Kenneth walked through the renovated temple gate, Morgan's figure appeared in his eyes amidst a flurry of crow feathers.

"Have you arrived yet? It's not gentlemanly to keep a lady waiting."

"Gentleman, I'm not a gentleman. How's the preparation going?"

Noticing Kenneth's change, Morgan's eyes, hidden behind her veil, gleamed with a deep blue light. She gracefully approached Kenneth and placed her hand on his chest.

"You actually did it! I must say, you're truly amazing. The extraction will take some time, but before that, I think we can have a good talk."

Morgan traced a circle on Kenneth's chest with her fingertip, her eyes filled with allure, and walked toward the rear hall of Ryudo-ji Temple.

Chapter 199 The Witch's Desire for Peace of Mind

Inside the now-cleared Ryudong Temple, Kenneth and Morgan sat facing each other in front of the newly built pavilion. Morgan picked up the prepared teapot and poured Kenneth a cup of tea, his eyes gleaming as he watched Kenneth.

"Looks like you succeeded in leveraging its power. How does it feel to have it?"