Chapter 488. Disposal of Evil
Having already gone through one experience with world merging, no one panicked.
Instead, people were joking around and placing bets on what kind of treatment the unscrupulous and immoral inhabitants of Keyaru's world would receive.
...The answer: their crimes were beyond pardon.
"What? What is happening? Here... this place is—"
The denizens of Keyaru's world first looked around in a panic, and only after seeing the towering skyscrapers did they realize that this was Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's original world. Since the future broadcast had shown parts of Ayanokouji's memories, including images of Earth, they could deduce what had happened.
By the same token, everyone now knew that in Ayanokouji's memory, he was the "Greatest Masterpiece" born in the White Room and one of the few standing at the world's peak. This information was common knowledge.
However, they also knew that if the "Masterpiece" didn't possess Keyaru's body, his strength couldn't even compare to Setsuna... which meant they could treat Earthlings and this "Masterpiece" like pigs for the slaughter!
The Kingdom's nobles, the Demon Lords, and the King all felt their hearts race with uncontrollable excitement. They couldn't believe such a "meat pie" had fallen from the sky. Even the First Princess Flare and the Second Princess Norn, who had been tearing at each other's hair and scratching faces in a heated feud, stopped their infighting. A new flame ignited in their eyes.
There was no need for words. Just one: Kill!
"Kill kill kill kill kill!"
The Blade Hero and the Cannon Hero wore hideous expressions, reaching a grinning consensus. Blade was still obsessed with the Ultimate Four: "I'll make him taste the 'flavor' of the Ultimate Four, hehehe... Earth Emperor, I want to see you break and show your wretched state!!"
"We'll capture his favorite, Hikigaya Hachiman, then violate him—violently—right in front of him! I want to see if Cuckold-Ayanokouji gets excited enough to 'raise his flag' because his sweetheart is being defiled by me, haha!"
Bullet was already licking his lips; this "creepy man" was completely immersed in his fantasies of violating both Ayanokouji and Hikigaya.
"—Excuse me, what did you just say?"
Feeling someone tap his shoulder, the Cannon Hero Bullet froze, then knitted his brows and turned around impatiently.
"I'm talking to the Blade Hero. Who the hell are you? What right do you have to ask me questions? Don't you know your place? Do you want me to violate you?"
What met his eyes was a gentle-looking man with a murderous glint. He slowly raised his arm, clenched his fist, and spoke the last words Bullet would ever hear in his life: "I am Reinhard."
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This day was the day the darkness fell and the sun rose.
The cannons of tanks and the missiles of aircraft blasted open the gates of the Royal Capital. Shaula's hellfire needles instantly incinerated the revenge-filled hearts of the First Princess, the Second Princess, and the King.
Reinhard's first punch actually "forgot" to hold back, accidentally reducing the Cannon Hero to mere molecules. Fortunately, he remembered by the second punch, merely knocking the Blade Hero unconscious to be thrown into prison.
As for other filthy establishments, they enjoyed a "territory-altering" AOE gift from Roswaal and Madelyn Eschart. In short, due to the massive gap in power, aside from a few top-tier experts who could resist for a moment, the rest of Keyaru's world was scared out of their wits.
Those who did resist were either greeted by intercontinental missiles or saw the sword-light of the Blue Lightning.
A battle that could be described as a one-sided slaughter concluded effortlessly.
However, the vast majority were initially captured and imprisoned for investigation and evidence gathering... not because anyone wanted to whitewash these beasts. Investigation and evidence served to shut the mouths of certain "Saint Mary" types and to provide a logical basis for parading the criminals through the streets.
After all, no one felt that a single bullet was enough to vent their anger. While they didn't want to be as "NSFW-violent" as Ayanokouji, a public parade to satisfy the people's will was excellent.
"Any thoughts?"
"...Is there still a chance for me to submit to Ayanokouji's 'Tyrannosaurus'?"
The Second Princess Norn, attempting a desperate gamble to change her death sentence to slavery, was heartlessly rejected. Investigations showed that the number of innocent lives under her hands exceeded three digits.
Death penalty for the "Four Great Pests" of the Kingdom!
The King, Flare, Norn, and Blade—these four were the most sinful. In the plaza, when their heads hit the ground, the spectating crowd let out an earth-shattering roar of approval. Most of these cheering people were the commoners of Keyaru's world.
Though they were initially lost due to the world merger, after Reinhard obtained a "Divine Protection" that could soothe hearts and strengthen the credibility of his words, he easily comforted them. A
ccording to Reinhard's explanation, the residents realized: the worlds merged, the Kingdom is gone; the worlds merged, the bad guys are dead; the worlds merged, the good days are here!
There was nothing to worry about.
And Earth truly kept its promise. After killing the King, they killed the Princesses; after the Princesses, the Heroes; and after the Heroes, a long line of nobles was waiting. For a short while, there were daily executions to watch—it was very satisfying.
However, that was only what the general public cared about.
At the same time, the upper echelons were holding intense meetings to decide the future of Keyaru's world. The meeting included representatives from the UN Permanent Five, the four nations of Emilia's world, Hikigaya Hachiman, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, along with Karman, Setsuna, Kureha, the City Lord of Buranikka, and Eve Reese.
And Keyaru and his sister.
"We have no objection to merging and exchanging resources with your two worlds, nor do we object to resolving racial prejudice so that humans, demi-humans, and demons can live in harmony.
We have only one request: Please, by all means, let the Earth Emperor continue to lead us!"
Aside from Keyaru and his sister, all representatives from Keyaru's world unanimously proposed this.
In fact, according to polls, over ninety percent of the residents held the same view. They had been so thoroughly "PUA'd" by Ayanokouji Kiyotaka that they couldn't live without their Earth Emperor; they were his loyal dogs, heart and soul.
Logically, since Earth and Emilia's world didn't intend to annex Keyaru's world by force, respecting a reasonable request was fine. This request would also allow them to reap great benefits.
But...
The problem lay with Ayanokouji Kiyotaka. At the thought of the "Masterpiece's" unbridled behavior in the video, almost everyone looked worried.
They were very unwilling to let Ayanokouji hold absolute power.
After all, no one knew when this Masterpiece might suddenly "go mad" again and start a war that would engulf several worlds.
That was truly too terrifying.
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