Chapter 477: Descent of the New Era for Reincarnators—The Paradise Era
"Ha, this woman is not bad~"
Kaito Shirogane clapped his hands, applauding Kim Wol-an's performance below.
Li Qingzi, however, frowned. She wasn't sure if Kaito's words were hinting at some other meaning.
What displeased her even more was that she actually felt displeasure in her heart over this kind of thing.
Having studied many psychology courses, Li Qingzi naturally knew that she probably had some problems.
But she suppressed her thoughts and emotions. As a Reincarnator, these things were merely trivialities.
"Oh?"
"It's rare for you to take a fancy to a woman in Goryeo. I will arrange for her to go to the manor tonight."
Li Qingzi deliberately spoke like this, but Kaito just hooked up the corner of his mouth. The woman's thoughts were clear at a glance to him.
He also didn't have any mood to tease.
The smile on his face merely became increasingly obvious.
He knew his plan had succeeded, or rather, it was already on the right path!
The Infinite Dimensional Space indeed allowed this kind of thing to happen; rather, the Space encouraged this kind of thing to happen!
Reincarnators actively blurring the existence of [Reincarnators], promoting their existence on a level more acceptable to ordinary people, until humanity completely accepted the existence of Reincarnators.
By then, Reincarnators could walk openly in the world!
As early as when Kaito learned about the awkward and strange confidentiality regulations of the Infinite Dimensional Space, he felt it was strange.
Since the Space possessed the ability to obliterate Reincarnators, and at the same time, dead Reincarnators would directly disappear from the cognition of ordinary people because their information was erased.
Then what need was there for the Infinite Dimensional Space to make Reincarnators hide themselves?
This might be explained by the huge cost required to modify cognition.
But this would trigger logical problems on another level. If the Space was unwilling to pay this cost, then the Space should have set the confidentiality regulations very strongly.
For example, any Reincarnator using abilities in front of ordinary people would be directly obliterated!
Any Reincarnator talking about the Infinite Dimensional Space being heard by ordinary people would be directly obliterated!
Any Reincarnator causing items produced by the Infinite Dimensional Space to flow into the hands of ordinary people would be obliterated!
As long as the Space used this cruellest iron law to bind them, it would naturally be very difficult for Reincarnators to let ordinary people realize their existence.
But the Space didn't. This could be seen from when Song Xian first met Kaito and mentioned the Infinite Dimensional Space under the guise of a game. The Space's confidentiality regulations were not strict.
After becoming a Reincarnator, Kaito specially checked the relevant rules and found that physical-type abilities and shooting-type abilities had almost no restrictions, and mental-type ability restrictions were also very few.
Only those like energy emission types, summoning types, etc., would be directly judged as violations and trigger limited-time Purge Missions.
From then on, Kaito guessed that the Space didn't care whether Reincarnators used abilities in front of ordinary people. What the Space cared about was how ordinary people understood the abilities of Reincarnators!
Therefore, when the term [Ability User] became increasingly common after [Doomsday Sun] challenged the existing order by founding a nation, Kaito made a decision.
He wanted to go a step further and confuse the cognition of all humanity.
He wanted to make this special superhuman group of [Ability Users] an acceptable phenomenon.
Just like the mutants popular in Free Federation comics, just like the espers often set in Nihon manga.
Humans are creatures with a strong capacity for acceptance. As long as they can get a relevant explanation, they will naturally make up for other settings and shortcomings.
For example, how these [Ability Users] were produced. They might guess genetic mutation, guess radiation, guess climate variation, etc...
But they couldn't possibly know the existence of the [Infinite Dimensional Space] out of thin air.
As long as this most core secret could be covered up, there was a chance to turn creatures like [Reincarnators], who couldn't see the light of day, into another group in the eyes of humans.
This was an important step in Kaito's [Paradise Plan].
Now, as the female Reincarnator codenamed [Kim Wol-an] openly used an ability in front of countless cameras and wasn't obliterated.
A new era belonging to Reincarnators had arrived.
The [Paradise] belonging to him would also descend soon.
Kaito smiled brightly, the corners of his mouth parting to reveal white teeth.
Li Qingzi quietly withdrew her gaze from the other party. She had to admit, she increasingly felt that Kaito was a guy possessing extraordinary talent.
Not just because the other party held a [Card] and was a powerful Reincarnator who could survive facing herself, Balrog, and the others as a newcomer.
But rather, the other party's thinking, decision-making ability, judgment ability, and execution ability all far exceeded the level of ordinary people.
This was a guy with no taboos, and at the same time, a guy who pressed forward with indomitable will.
"My mission deployment will start tomorrow. Do you need to form a team?"
For the first time, Li Qingzi took the initiative to ask this. She seemed to have finally completely put down her thoughts of "rebellion" and wholeheartedly began to commit herself under the Reincarnator named [Mercenary Tao].
Li Qingzi waited for a moment, finding that Kaito had no intention of forming a team to act with her. While feeling slightly disappointed, she also felt it was only natural.
After all... she might already be somewhat unable to keep up with the other party now.
"Woman, I obtained a shard of the [Shikon Jewel]."
Li Qingzi was startled, then received information from the Space. She had obtained the usage rights to the [Shikon Jewel Shard].
"For me?"
Her heart had a strange leap.
But soon, Kaito's reaction brought her back to reality.
Kaito raised his eyebrows and glanced at this woman whose thoughts weren't pure enough.
"Heh, I'm letting you go collect the other shards and bring them back."
He wasn't being tsundere or stubborn. In Kaito's view, the Awakened Being bloodline from Claymore didn't have much of a broad prospect.
Using the Shikon Jewel to strengthen demonic power was originally putting the cart before the horse. What he wanted were the souls of the great miko Midoriko and various dragon demons and spirits inside the complete Shikon Jewel.
Li Qingzi nodded, turned, and left.
The new round of Title Contention Battles would probably start after 1-2 mission deployments. She had to break through her shackles before then.
Ordinary mass-produced titles were of no great use to a Reincarnator like her who possessed exceptional destructive power.
For the current Mercenary Tao, it was neither a help nor a threat.
She thirsted for more powerful strength!
A sharp sound of a sword ringing suddenly sounded from the hotel lobby.
That sound was so sharp that cracks began to appear on the glass.
The reporters at the press conference below only thought it was some electrical noise and didn't mind it. But those seated Reincarnators all changed their expressions drastically.
An intense oppressive force struck from above, as if a sword were resting on their necks.
Feeling the bumps on the skin of her neck, Kim Wol-an only felt that this was how Reincarnators should be.
She looked up and met a pair of eyes carrying a teasing smile.
"That's..."
Kim Wol-an's pupils shrank, her heart suddenly sinking.
"Didn't you really want to see me? Kim Wol-an, come up. I can tell you're not that kind of mediocre mortal."
The other party's voice appeared out of thin air beside her ear, and her wildly beating heart began to slow down.
It really is Mercenary Tao!
Behind all this, it really is Mercenary Tao's handiwork!
Unlike most people, Kim Wol-an wasn't afraid of Mercenary Tao. On the contrary, she admired Mercenary Tao!
That powerful, cruel posture was exactly the goal she desired but couldn't attain.
Kaito saw through the woman's thoughts entirely and lowered his hand towards her.
(End of Chapter)
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