At this moment—
The world fell silent.
Ichigo slowly lowered his head, looking at the blade lodged in his abdomen, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"I don't want that."
"I won't let such a weak king sit on my back, running and jumping around as he pleases."
"So…"
Hollow White slowly walked forward step by step, his eyes filled with mockery. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly as he continued,
"Let me become the king."
"And you…"
"Go become the mount that adds to my power!"
Instinct…
A thirst for battle…
The pursuit of strength…
Ichigo lowered his head.
Countless scenes flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern.
Among them were many familiar and extremely important people.
The pain intensified bit by bit.
Blood spilled out little by little.
At this moment, Hollow White's hand had already grasped the hilt of the blade, slowly pulling it out from Ichigo's body.
Feeling the extreme pain, Ichigo finally came back to his senses.
Watching the sharp blade being drawn out of his body little by little—
It seemed as though he had understood something.
Suddenly—
He reached out and grabbed the blade.
A strange scene appeared.
As Ichigo muttered that it could not be pulled free, his palm was not cut open by the sharp blade.
Instead—
A bizarre black substance emerged from the center of his palm and continuously spread outward.
Just as it was about to cover the entire blade—
Although Hollow White did not know what was happening, driven by instinct, he immediately released his grip.
Then he kept retreating, trying to create distance.
Although he withdrew in time, the black substance spread far too quickly.
In the end, it still stained Hollow White's sleeve.
Now—
The once pure-white Hollow White had gained a glaring patch of black.
Just as Hollow White still failed to understand the situation—
Ichigo slowly spoke.
"This game…"
"I won."
"I am still the king."
"And you…"
"Will still be the mount!"
The moment his words fell—
Ichigo, who had been dozens of meters away, instantly appeared in front of Hollow White.
His blade descended swiftly, precisely, and ruthlessly.
A large amount of crimson blood sprayed out.
And accompanying it—
Were Ichigo's soul-stirring, ghostly blue eyes.
That was…
The appearance of instinct awakened!
By this point, the viewers all understood.
The outcome of this battle had already been decided.
Then, following the usual pattern—
The video ended there.
The screen fell into darkness.
At this moment, outside the platform, across the myriad worlds—
On an endless sea—
There was a small island like a paradise beyond the world.
Its name was Chicken Island.
"One person, two sides… king and mount…"
The young man stared blankly at the darkened screen before him, deep in thought.
But just as he was lost in contemplation—
A hoarse voice suddenly sounded.
"Ah Qi, what are you doing here? Hurry up and come back! A customer's here!"
He turned back and saw a large blue chicken wearing sunglasses, hands on its hips, sternly questioning the young man before it.
The moment the young man heard there was a customer, his ears almost perked up, and his eyes instantly lit up.
"Coming, coming! Where's the customer? Let the strongest hairstylist on Chicken Island serve him!"
As he spoke, he immediately sprinted off in a certain direction.
Behind him—
In a place he could not see—
The large blue chicken narrowed its eyes as it watched Ah Qi's back.
Naruto World.
Naruto lay at home, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
In the end, he stared blankly at the ceiling, countless thoughts running through his mind.
The words in the video had affected him deeply.
From a certain perspective—
The king and mount were exactly like him and the Nine-Tails sealed inside his stomach.
Although their strength differed—
The two of them did indeed share the same body.
He wanted to have a deep conversation with the Nine-Tails.
He wanted to become partners with it.
But he did not know how.
Thinking of this, a sense of helplessness welled up inside him.
Then he forcefully shook away the chaotic thoughts in his mind, turned over, and fell asleep once more.
After all—
There was something important he had to do tomorrow.
At the same time—
Ghoul World.
Tokyo.
A black-haired boy stood beneath the eaves, looking up at the sky.
Rain fell like broken threads, driving the pedestrians on the street back home.
Yet he was distracted.
His mind was filled with the conversation he had just had with Miss Rize.
What exactly should be defined as kindness?
And what exactly should be defined as evil?
The boy's heart was filled with questions.
Even now, he still did not know how to answer.
And the gentle Miss Rize had not told him the answer either…
Now—
He could only figure it all out himself.
Just as the boy was lost in thought—
A familiar ringtone suddenly came from his pocket.
His phone was ringing.
"Kaneki, where are you? How was your date today? Hehehe."
A boy's voice came from the other end of the phone.
From the tone, there was clearly a hint of teasing.
After hearing all this, the boy on the other end of the phone fell silent for a moment.
Only after a long while did he speak.
"Kaneki, although I don't really understand it either, there's one thing I do understand."
"Whether something is good or evil…"
"As long as you follow your own heart, that's enough."
"Huh? Follow my own heart… Is it really that simple?"
"Hey, it was never that complicated in the first place. You're just overthinking it."
"It's very simple."
"Don't worry about good or evil."
"As long as you can live happily and joyfully, isn't that enough?"
Hearing this reply, Kaneki was deeply shaken.
That's right.
Who cared about good or evil?
As long as he and the people around him could live happily—
Wasn't that enough?
After resolving the question that had troubled him for so long, the confusion in Kaneki's eyes disappeared.
After thanking the boy on the phone, he hung up.
At the same time—
Even he himself did not realize it.
Many changes had already taken place within his heart.
One Punch Man World.
Inside a certain dojo.
A silver-haired youth clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with unwavering conviction.
It seemed he had also made some kind of decision.
I will prove it to the world.
Even evil—
May not necessarily be bad!
Then from today onward—
I, Garou, officially leave the dojo!
From now on—
I will be my truest self.
I will act entirely accorSystem Notification to my own will!
Be myself.
Follow my heart!
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