Chapter 411

Wait for the dice to settle and we'll know.

Well then, save me a seat in the audience, I want to see how capable you are. But I'm still curious… If everything started over, would you still want to be the child blessed by the mother goddess?

After saying that, the shadow disappeared, and Shajin continued forward, following the child's footsteps to a photo board.

"I don't know why, sir, you always give me a special feeling… it makes me curious, eager to try." The child stopped, looked up at Shajin, and said, "It's a shame I couldn't get to know you better. We should part now—are you still having fun?"

Shajin gently asked him, "You… are you going back?"

"Well, I should go home. The sky is getting overcast, it's going to rain, I can't let everyone worry."

"Your home… where is it?"

The child scratched his head, somewhat puzzled: "What a strange question. Home is where there's a dad, mom, and older sister…" He pointed to the distant castle: "... right here in this dream."

"This amusement park, this beautiful dream, is really peaceful. Everyone likes it." The child looked at him, puzzled: "But sir, why don't you like it?"

Shajin closed his eyes and gently shook his head: "... because they're not here."

——

Kaguya wants me to confess.

Mr. Shajin no longer has a place that can be called 'home'……

After witnessing Shajin's tragic childhood and reality, Fujiwara Chika collapsed like a dehydrated fish onto the conference table, her cheeks pressed against the cold surface, her pink hair splayed messily, and her voice came muffled from the tabletop.

"In that case…" She suddenly lifted her head, rubbed her reddened eyes, expression firm, "Come, let's talk about love! Let's create a place called 'home' together!"

As Ishigami Yu was drinking juice, he almost spat it out with a "puff," choking and slapping his chest: "Cough cough… Senpai Fujiwara, this couldn't possibly be your true intention, could it?"

"Of course! Because according to my love detective's observation, Shajin is absolutely a one-in-a-million ideal marriage partner!"

Fujiwara Chika somehow produced a detective hat, placed it on her pink hair, and wore a serious expression.

"First! His face is just invincible! Imagine, Ishigami, if your spouse was an extremely beautiful person—well, let's first compare with Liuying: when you finish a day's work and come home, discovering that your extremely handsome husband or wife is waiting for you at home…"

Ishigami Yu nodded in strong agreement, after all this kind of daydream wasn't his first: "It could probably extend life and let you live ten more years… dying too early is quite a loss."

"No——correct! Furthermore, Shajin loves his family more than himself; in other words, if you could build a family with him and become part of his family… just how happy married life would be is unimaginable, and excessive sugar is harmful to the body!!"

"Lastly, hehehe…" Fujiwara's secretary's smile could barely be contained, "He is literally the last Aweijin Person in the entire universe! What could be more important than continuing the Aweijin bloodline?! Nothing! This has reached the point of utmost urgency!"

Shinomiya Kaguya silently moved her teacup away: "Fujiwara's secretary, you should wipe your drool……"

"So, Senpai Fujiwara, you don't care at all about his gambler identity?"

"How could it not be?! This is clearly a plus!"

Fujiwara quietly hugged herself, blushing and wriggling: "Think about it, who could refuse a guy with beautiful glasses, invincible luck, who appears to be a playboy but is actually of high moral character and loves his family? Ahh, this contrast! I can only say… those who don't understand Shajin are in trouble!"

"But Senpai Fujiwara, what's the use of saying all this? Shajin won't come to Earth, and in the end he'll just be a bargain for some woman in the galaxy." Ishigami spread his hands.

"Ishigami, you bastard! Why do you have to burst my bubble? Let me fantasize a little, is that so bad?!"

——

"Where are they?" the shadow took over Shajin's words and slowly walked up from behind him.

Shajin's lowered eyelashes trembled in the light, like rain-soaked butterfly wings: "I don't know."

"You obviously know. It's just that the answer has no meaning."

Shajin let out a heavy sigh.

The shadow fixed its gaze on his downcast eyes: "Admit it, you're tired."

He passed through Shajin, slowly approached the child's side: "We're all tired, so we plan to stay here—me… and him. Your 'past'… and 'future'."

"How long will we stay here?"

"Forever. We'll stay with you forever in this dream." The shadow raised a hand to cover its chest: "... this is our utmost respect for those who resolve to die."

The shadow paused, then continued: "Going against the sword's edge is an extremely absurd tactic, but it's not rare for you. Because 【your own life】 has always been the first chip you throw out, always so."

"You don't care who the real culprit is, nor are you interested in the so-called inheritance. You just want to be a dutiful company employee, suffering everywhere on the family's turf, being slapped with scorching handcuffs, driven to the center of the stage…… and then become this event's 【third sacrificial victim】."

Shajin looked at him seriously: "... I can do it, and flawlessly."

"You certainly can. Your good luck will surely help you at just the right moment—a star core and an envoy… that's all it takes, right?"

——

Death God

Is Shajin trying to kill himself? Could he be trying to summon the Memesis?

Hitsugaya Toshiro furrowed his brows, but upon further thought he quickly dismissed that speculation.

The Memesis kills completely at random; no one knows its next target. Could he have some clue…? No, we've watched his every move, so if there were any clue we'd know it.

Hiruko Masako lazily leaned against the pillar: "Didn't you hear him mention a star core and an envoy? Why would we need a Memesis?"

A star core naturally refers to a star, and the envoy surely refers to Yomizu… although Masako's image of that envoy is a bit hazy, we can imagine it's a powerful person.

The question is, why would a star and Yomizu act against him? He remembers that Shajin and the Train Crew had a legitimate cooperative relationship.

"But in the dream, if it wasn't the Memesis that killed him, he would simply return to reality himself—what would be the point of that?" Toshiro became even more confused, he really couldn't figure out what Shajin was thinking.

Unless… the 'death' brought by that envoy and the star is different, capable of achieving the same effect as the Memesis.