As Aizen in Naruto and Joined a Chat Group-Chapter 210: The Death of Aleister
"Why?"
Even though his heart had been stabbed by the one he trusted most, Aleisterβs face showed no change at all. Calmly, he asked. ππ³π¦ππ€ππ£π―β΄π·π¦π.πππ
He truly couldnβt understand. Why would Aleister betray him? They had never even met, never spoken a single word... so why would his guardian angel join the other side?
"Because she hasnβt been Aleister for a long time." Anzen spoke in an even tone, unhurried. "Her name is Kazakiri Hyouka. I gave her a brand-new life."
Before everyoneβs eyes, Aleisterβs figure and features slowly took shape. She now looked exactly like Kazakiri Hyouka from the original story of Indexβbeautiful, with black-rimmed glasses on her face.
But her aura and expression were cold, not the naive and clueless sweetness from the original.
After a short silence, Aleister seemed to understand. With no joy or sorrow in his voice, he said, "So thatβs it. You replaced Aleisterβs core with the fuse, didnβt you?"
The fuse was, in fact, a part of Aleister.
The idea of the Artificial Heaven was meant to use Aleister as the core, with the fuse as support. But now, the fuse had taken over completely, replacing Aleisterβs concept and existence.
"Yes." As if reading his thoughts, Anzen calmly explained, "Your fuse was originally just a conceptual being born from the Imaginary Number District. After I reshaped it with my law, it became what Kazakiri Hyouka is now."
"You knew the true nature of the Imaginary Number District all along?" Aleister realized he had miscalculated. His opponent understood his plan far better than he thought.
The Imaginary Number District was considered an urban legend in Academy City.
Students thought it was a group secretly ruling the city, while outside churches and magicians believed it was the "Windowless Building" where Aleister lived.
In reality, the Imaginary Number District was formed by the overlapping AIM diffusion fields of 2.3 million espers.
On the physical level, it existed in another phase that shared the same coordinates as Academy City. The concept of the fuse slowly condensed into being in that phase.
"Yes, Iβve known for a long time." Anzen nodded openly. "In fact, the first time I came to Academy City, I already gave Kazakiri Hyouka awareness and the ability to think."
"The first time?" Aleister frowned slightly.
Of course, he knew that Anzenβs first arrival in Academy City had been through Saten Ruikoβs body, but he couldnβt understand how Anzen could have given the unconscious fuse awareness and thought back then. He hadnβt done anything, right?
And it wasnβt just Aleister who wondered thisβthe live chat was full of people with the same question. They had seen it clearly back then. Aside from swinging his sword, Anzen really hadnβt done much of anything!
"I did." Anzen pulled a pitch-black orb from his chest and held it up in front of the stream camera. It was clear that a piece of the orb was missing. "See this Hogyoku? Notice how a piece is gone? Back then, I sent that fragment into the Imaginary Number District."
Doujin Artist: Holy crap, thatβs insane! You had this planned out from the very start?
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Of course. Anzenβs schemes are always steps ahead like this.
Machete Girl: Using the Hogyoku to create Kazakiri Hyoukaβs form... no normal person would ever think of that.
Amegakure Villageβs Angel: No wonder Anzen was so confident back then, saying Aleister could never succeed. He had already dug the pit for him.
Wig Guy: Our president is terrifying. Being his enemy means getting played to death.
Curly-haired Guy: Thatβs not terrifying, you idiot! Thatβs called unmatched brilliance! President, youβre the best!
Doujin Artist: Please, stop being a bootlicker. Itβs disgusting!
Curly-haired Guy: Hah? Youβve got no right to look down on a bootlicker. Youβre nothing but a loser yourself!
Doujin Artist: Being a loser is still better than being a dog who only licks and does nothing else!
Curly-haired Guy: Woof!
Doujin Artist: ...
Amegakure Villageβs Angel: ...
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Got it, Gintoki can bark too.
Curly-haired Guy: Hmph. Pathetic losers donβt even know how to bark like a dog, and you still think you can look down on me? I, Gintoki, despise dogs like you!
Doujin Artist: Fine, you win.
Eiri had already given up on complaining. A good woman really canβt win against a dog.
"Using a fragment of law to shape the fuseβs personality, then letting it infect Aleisterβs true self..." Unlike the chat, Aleister didnβt know what the Hogyoku was, but he could feel an incredibly strong power of law from it. "What a brilliant idea."
Even while treating Anzen as an enemy, Aleister didnβt hold back his praise.
He had lost, and completely at that.
Not only had he lost in terms of information, but he had also failed to protect Aleisterβs weakness.
Aleister was an angel of pure physical law, his combat strength unquestionable. But Aleister had overlooked the truthβthat this purity was also a shackle, and a fatal flaw.
Anzenβs way of using Kazakiri Hyouka to take over Aleisterβs main existence wasnβt anything special.
To put it simply, it was infection.
Kazakiri Hyouka was originally just a split-off cell, while Aleister was the main body. But because Hyouka had mixed in the power of other rules, she polluted Aleisterβs physical laws, making him impure. As a result, the main position shifted.
It was like cancer cells spreading and taking control over healthy cells.
Even though Aleister kept feeding himself through the Artificial Heaven, in the end the one being strengthened was still Kazakiri Hyouka, the cancer cell.
"You think you understand, but you really donβt," Anzen said quietly as he looked at him.
Aleister looked straight back at him. "Then tell me."
"The source of your failure isnβt intelligence, nor Aleister," Anzen said, his smile fading, his tone flat. "You failed simply because youβre no longer human."
This wasnβt an insult, but a fact.
Could Aleister even be called human anymore? He gave all his thinking to machines and threw away all human emotions. Was that still a person?
A person isnβt just some abstract concept, but the sum of all social ties.
Since he lacked everything that makes someone human, even the most basic communication with his allies was just mechanical programs. He didnβt even notice when his allyβs core had been replaced.
Under these conditions, if he could still win, thatβd be a miracle.
"Humans can never reach the end," Aleister understood what Anzen meant, but he didnβt agree.
"You still donβt get it," Anzen sighed. His eyes suddenly flashed with silver light, stabbing straight toward Aleister.
With a sharp sound, Aleisterβs whole body exploded like an overinflated balloon. Ash scattered everywhere.
Looking at the drifting remains, Anzen muttered, "The so-called end just means youβll never move forward again."
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