"What?! But you call yourself Aozaki Touko, and you have your own intelligence, how is it possible that you know you're a fake and still function normally!?"
"You will collapse if you know you are fake? That kind of intelligence is second-rate. And your thoughts have nothing to do with me. Although my body is made, it is the only existence of Aozaki Touko. As long as there is only one Aozaki Touko in the world, she will be real."
"Since you have made it this far, you should continue to move towards a higher level. If you are a magician, you will never be satisfied with the current status quo!"
"So, if it's a doll that's exactly like me, it will pursue higher levels just like me even after I die! See, even if I'm gone, the result won't change."
"Is that so? It's not that Araya will let you go, but as long as you are alive, you will not let the next you start to move—"
Shocked by the truth about Aozaki Touko, Aruba, who felt as if his world had collapsed, could not help but speak:
“Have you been real so far?”
"You! Does that kind of question mean anything to me?"
As Aozaki Touko spoke, she laughed loudly. That smile was so wanton and so shocking that it not only shocked Aruba in the picture, but also shocked all the audience outside the picture.
No one expected that Aozaki Touko's "immortality" actually relied on this method. This was completely beyond the thinking of normal people and was close to being a "monster".
While the audience couldn't help but want to say something valuable, the pace of the movie began to soar rapidly.
The scene quickly switched to the body of the shrew. The boy took the elevator to the tenth floor of Ogawa Apartment and saw a familiar figure, Araya Soren.
Seeing him, Araya Soren said indifferently:
"To save Ryougi Shiki? Foolish, you still haven't realized that your heart isn't a dirty thing."
"What… ?"
"Kanjoba did leave the spiral, but he will still die in the end, so I gave you a new job to keep you alive, asking you to bring Ryougi Shiki here. You didn't decide anything with your own will, you just brought Ryougi Shiki here as I wished. In the final analysis, you don't have any memories at all, your will is just something generated by fantasy and activated by fantasy. So you can't do anything, so I let you be responsible for bringing out Ryougi. You were created, and in the end you are just a fake, not even worth killing, go wherever you want!"
In response to Araya Soren's cold words, Tiaoba was not at all confused. Although all the meaning of his existence had been destroyed, he smiled at the magician and said:
"What? Araya, it's no big deal for you! It doesn't matter whether it's real or fake, as long as Tomoe has such a strong feeling of longing, that's enough. I really like Ryougi. Although I don't know the reason, and there is nothing left from the days I spent with her, but that's enough to make me happy. So - if you are the one who gave me the opportunity, I would even like to thank you."
After saying this, Tiaoba murmured to himself:
"I'm sorry, Liang Yi, I can't die for you. I have to risk my life for myself."
"Araya Soren, I'm going to kill you!"
With determination, he clenched the knife in his hand and stabbed the magician in front of him.
The breathing of all the audience almost stopped at this moment.
Chapter 223 Episode 5: Spiral of Contradiction! (Twenty-one)
Chapter 223
At this moment, while the audience was surprised by Aozaki Touko's "resurrection" method, the move of Tiaoba also completely shocked all the audience.
No one would have thought that an ordinary person with no abilities would dare to attack the magician Araya Soren.
"This kid is really brave. He actually dared to kill Araya Soren."
"Yes, after all, both Ryougi Shiki and Aozaki Touko have been defeated by Araya Souren. It is really powerful that Tsutsumi dared to attack Araya Souren."
"At least I don't have the courage."
"After all, no normal person would do such a dangerous thing, but if they are really pushed into a corner, they might do anything."
"That's true. Qian Tiaoba already knows that he is just a puppet. Now that he has no way out, he is likely to do anything."
"By the way, how dare Aozaki Touko use a doll to replace her real body? If she lives like this, is she really still Aozaki Touko herself?"
"Well, I'm not sure..."
"… "
The audience in the Southern Territory could still say a few words about the matter of the shrewd man, but they really couldn't say a word about the reincarnation of Aozaki Touko, which was close to suicide.
After all, most people cannot imagine what their state will be like after they die, nor can they imagine how to understand the fact that after they die, a puppet with the same memories as themselves will live in their place.
The audience was even completely confused as to whether Aozaki Touko was still alive.
…
Compared to the confused performance of ordinary people when faced with something that was beyond their comprehension, the magicians of the Imperial Magic Academy performed a little better, but were still mostly confused.
After all, Aozaki Touko's situation is too weird, and normal people can't imagine what's the point of her living like this.
Therefore, after feeling helpless and sympathetic about the tragic experience of the shrewd fellow, the magicians began to discuss the situation of Aozaki Touko and began to think deeply about it.
"Puppet, to be honest, if a person knows that he is just a fake puppet, can he still maintain normal thinking?"
"I don't know. After all, the setting of magic is different from that of magic in many ways. And although magic is weaker than our magic in terms of overall expressiveness, it has an even more amazing upper limit in terms of the development of details. At least, even the best magicians can't create a puppet that looks exactly like themselves."
"If someone exactly like you exists, it will cause a paradox, so generally speaking, you will never create someone exactly like you, and make yourself unique in this world. But Aozaki Touko escaped the paradox by killing her original body and letting the doll survive in her place. To be honest, this is not something a normal person can think of, and even an abnormal person would find it difficult to do so, because it is completely beyond the concept of human nature."
"Yes, after all, this means suicide. The puppet left behind after suicide is an existence that has nothing to do with oneself, whether from a factual or other perspective. People who make such a choice can no longer be described as human."
"Magicians are all inhuman monsters. I can understand Emiya Kiritsugu's thoughts a little bit. After all, the way these guys think is almost not normal."
"The essence of magic is to stick to conventions and be conservative. The probability of a magician born with this way of thinking becoming a normal person is extremely low."
"Among these guys, Aozaki Touko is an outlier among outliers."
"Compared to Aozaki Touko, the situation of Tsumugito is very similar to hers. After all, they are both puppets created to replace the dead hosts. There is almost no difference in logic between the two."
"But after all, he is a normal person. After he knew he was a puppet, he showed the fear and anxiety that a normal person should have. To be honest, after seeing his behavior, I really felt relieved. After all, Aozaki Touko was really weird."
"In fact, I think both Aozaki Touko and Kujo Toba are in good condition, because they know that they were created to replace their dead bodies. If they were created as tools, born without human dignity and meaning of existence, they would probably collapse on the spot."
"Yes, it depends on the purpose of creation. If they are like Tsumugi and Aozaki Touko, who were born to replace someone, and the person they replaced has long been dead, they may inherit the personality of the original owner and continue to survive in the world as a substitute."
"Well, I also think this is reasonable. After all, in the history of magicians, similar things have happened. Because they knew they were about to die, they transferred their memories to their familiars, allowing their familiars to have almost human personalities and live on their behalf."
"Oh, it seems to be true now that you put it that way. That person seems to be a famous person in the magic world. What's his name..."
"I forgot about it, but there was indeed such a person."
"In any case, after the puppet of the shrewd man has inherited the memory of its original owner, it can no longer be judged as an ordinary puppet. In a sense, it has its own personality, and it may even be the shrewd man himself."
"Such a special existence has, in a sense, broken the spiral of Araya Soren. What kind of impact will it have on him?"
"Go on and read on."
"… "
The magicians' anticipation is palpable. After all, the film has developed to this point and is almost about to usher in a grand showdown with a mountain torrent and tsunami.
Similarly, after a heated discussion about Aozaki Touko's situation, the great sages at the top of the Alchemy Tower were ultimately unable to make any judgment on the matter.
After all, magicians are essentially researchers, and researchers with ordinary morals. Even great sages cannot think in sync with mentally abnormal magicians.
Therefore, they didn't dwell on this question for too long and continued to watch the next scene.
In the picture, the stories of Tsunayoshi and Aozaki Touko are almost two parallel stories.
Soon, the final result was revealed to everyone.
Chapter 123 Episode 5: Spiral of Contradiction! (Twenty-two)
Chapter 223
In the video, Aruba suddenly realized something and murmured:
"Wait, Aozaki, how did you get here in just a few minutes? What kind of magic did you use?"
Seeing Aruba just reacting, Aozaki Touko sneered:
"You're overthinking magic. It's just a little magic. After all, I've been to this place three times. I also participated in the construction of this apartment. Just in case, I naturally kept some tricks..."
"You affected my consciousness?"
Realizing this, Aruba quickly looked at the ground and found that Kuroto Kan'aya was lying on the ground unharmed. There was no blood at all, only a small scratch on his head.
This means that from the very beginning, he had been controlled by Aozaki Touko, and he was probably just immersed in his own illusion just now.
"Haha, hahahaha, I see. I've been in your hands since the very beginning! It seems that I was just a clown from the very beginning."
In response to Aruba's self-mockery, Aozaki Touko indifferently threw the suitcase in her hand to the ground. Compared with the suitcase that contained the black cat before, this suitcase was bigger and more three-dimensional.
"You...what do you want to do? Revenge on Araya Soren?!"
"That's impossible. I just came to see you."
"Looking for me?"
"It's simple, because you called me by that name. This is the rule I set since my academy days. Anyone who calls me 'Red of Pain' must die!"
"you… "
There was no room for struggle. The moment the horrible creature in the box broke out of its shell, Aruba's fate was completely determined.
The bloody scene made many viewers close their eyes, and only a few people insisted on watching to the end.
Then, the picture on the TV switched.
Compared to the smooth situation on Aozaki Touko's side, Tsunayoshi's attack on Araya Souren was just like a mayfly trying to shake a tree.
Although he tried his best to stab the opponent with the knife in his hand and shorten the distance between them as quickly as possible, he could not break through the barrier called stillness of Araya Sōren at all.
However, the sudden surge of power in his body allowed him to seize the opportunity, and his memories of being a shrew rushed back to his mind, allowing him to stab the dagger in his hand into Araya Sōren's chest.
"My family... were not bad enough to deserve such a death. Their sins were not so deep that they would die like this...!"
In response to the last desperate effort of the shrewd fellow, Araya Soren coldly grabbed his head and said in a cold voice:
"Ryougi Shiki's Mystic Eyes can see my death, so it's meaningful. Although you want to attack my death, you can't attack the death of something you can't see. Finally, I'll tell you, Nakajo, the reason why I chose you is because your origin is worthless!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the stick in Araya Soren's hand slowly dissipated like ashes, as if even the evidence of its existence had disappeared, vanishing into nothingness.
…
Two different images were presented to the audience at an extremely fast speed.
Before the audience even had the chance to rejoice over Aozaki Touko's victory, the tragedy of Shrimp Tiaoba was unfolding before everyone.
It can be said that the completely different endings between the two made all the audience feel deeply moved, and they all felt the importance of power.
After all, whether in reality or in stories, only those who possess power have a greater chance of survival.
In addition, people were also very interested in the second familiar released by Aozaki Touko. Although the scene almost flashed by, the curiosity and terror of the creature still left a deep impression on everyone.
Of course, the current plot is so tense and compact that most people don’t even have time to discuss it in this situation, and the shocking plot unfolds quickly.
…
After killing Aruba, Araya Soren used a clone to go to the first floor lobby to check the situation. After discovering that Aruba had died as he expected, he did not care too much. After all, all this was part of his plan.
However, before he left, Aozaki Touko suddenly called him and said:
"Araya, where are you going? Peeping is not a good hobby!"
To this, Wilderness could not help but reply:
"Humph, although I knew you would kill Aruba by some means, I didn't expect there would be another Aozaki Touko?"
"Both Aruba and you always like to study boring things! It doesn't matter what kind of things they do, right?"
"From the tone of your voice, I can tell you're serious. Do you want to demonstrate to me again?"
"No, because I don't stand a chance in this apartment."
"The monster hiding in that box might be able to defeat me."
"I refuse. This guy's appetite is a bottomless pit. If things go wrong, the whole apartment building will be gone. The association will not ignore such a blatant act. Then I will be hunted down by the association."
"Are you still looking forward to the inhibitory force? But unfortunately, that thing will no longer work. This barrier was designed for this purpose."
"Boundary?"
Hearing this word, Aozaki Touko was suddenly stunned, and then said loudly:
"Araya, the original purpose of this apartment was to incorporate a concrete manifestation of Tai Chi, right?"
"That's right. I created this alien world in order to completely isolate Ryougi Shiki from the outside world. Other functions are just accessories."
Hearing what Araya Soren said, Aozaki Touko suddenly burst into laughter.
"—what's the problem?"
"So that's how it is. This building is a magic. This alien world created to conceal and imprison Shiki is indeed a perfect cage. But ironically, Araya, you made a very big mistake in the end. The barrier is indeed perfect, but Shiki is an unsophisticated god of death. You should have experienced this!"