Chapter 396: Moral Dilemma, What Was It Again

"Stop, who are you?"

A black-haired youth sensed the fear and wailing of spirits in this space and flew rapidly to the rooftop, seeing Bai Cangshu with his hands pressed together, stirring up a wild gale.

The black-haired youth was wearing a student uniform, even with a student name tag on his chest, on which the name 【Kageyama Ritsu】 was written neatly.

Bai Cangshu merely opened his eyes and recognized the other's identity; thus, he became even more certain of the nature of this space.

The so-called Spirit World Evil Lord, 【???】, had not completely lost his sanity.

He was hiding something, and he was also plotting something...

"Younger brother of Kageyama Shigeo, if it's convenient, can you tell me what your older brother actually wants to do?"

Bai Cangshu had no intention of canceling his ability; he had already begun to sense that certain 【Spirits】 who had long resided in his sea of consciousness were starting to lose control over the stability of their Spirit Bodies.

Bai Cangshu continuously urged his Tese, wanting to draw those Spirit Bodies back into his own body.

My body is not a Vessel that you can come and go from as you please...

Except for special individuals like Gojo Satoru and Uchiha Madara, the vast majority of vengeful spirits had not actually provided Bai Cangshu with enough "utility," so how could Bai Cangshu allow these "tenants" of his to leave?

Hum~

A hurricane began to blow in the Spirit World, and the next moment, among the flickering and highly unstable Spirit Bodies behind Bai Cangshu, one plunged into his body.

【You have accommodated a Weak spirit】

Kageyama Ritsu saw this scene and became very anxious; he took two steps forward, raised his hands, as if wanting to use his ability.

"You can't do this; that will make that person unable to rest in peace, forever wandering in the Spirit World!"

"Hurry and let him out; as long as he enters that God Kingdom..."

Kageyama Ritsu grabbed toward Bai Cangshu with both hands, and Psychokinesis appeared, but Bai Cangshu merely sank his center of gravity and abruptly ignored that not-so-strong Psychokinesis.

"Young man, for the sake of your own brother, you should cherish this hard-won opportunity to survive..."

Kageyama Ritsu's hair suddenly stood on end; he felt a strong sense of malice.

Almost like a Resentful Spirit, that violent will was continuously radiating from the tall man before him.

Kageyama Ritsu clenched his fists tightly, but did not dare to act again.

The last time, it was because of his own impulsiveness that he and his family were killed, and that his brother ended up in this state...

Kageyama Ritsu gritted his teeth, not knowing what to do for a moment.

——

Just how powerful Tatsumaki is when her abilities are fully unleashed—just standing outside the Spirit World and watching the boundless desert roll with waves like an ocean, Banggu could already roughly understand.

That was almost the limit of human power he could imagine.

At this moment, Banggu finally had a bit more understanding of why the 【Hero Association】 previously regarded Tatsumaki as a potential Dragon Above threat.

Once this kind of peerless violence loses control, it is an irreparable disaster for the human world.

Within that small body, there lies the power to kill hundreds of thousands of people in an instant.

While thinking, Banggu reconnected Charanko's joints with his hands.

He hunched his body, looked at his older brother who also had a surprised expression, and sighed.

"Onii-chan, it seems we really can't keep up with this era..."

He and Bangpu were both powerful, but they could not participate in the battle between Tatsumaki and that person.

Nor could they understand what that magical power of Yunque was, nor did they understand what had happened to his disciple Charanko, who suddenly changed his temperament, and what happened that he suddenly recovered.

Everything happened too fast, making him feel that after leaving the Hero Association for only two or three years, this world had become incomprehensible to him.

"Oh, you are that... who was it again?"

Saitama's voice came; at first the tone was rising, seeming a bit pleasantly surprised, but it quickly turned awkward.

He had a very good impression of this white-haired old man; although the other party was a bit of a "sore loser" when playing games, acting shamelessly after losing.

But he was indeed very generous, often bringing him some high-quality ingredients, and could be considered one of the main sponsors of the previous gatherings at Saitama's house.

Meeting an old friend, Saitama was a bit happy, but he discovered he had forgotten the other's name.

Seeing the appearance of Saitama, whose natural talent and strength were quite terrifying, Banggu also rarely showed a smile.

He did not care about Saitama's "rudeness," nodded to Saitama and Genos, and also nodded to Fubuki, who had stepped down from the car behind them.

Seeing Banggu, Fubuki also felt a bit better, but soon asked urgently,

"My sister... did Tatsumaki come here?!"

Fubuki did not understand what had happened in that battle; J City was completely destroyed. Looking at the wreckage, half was crushed by her sister's destructive Psychokinesis, and the other half was completely swallowed by the Spirit World.

The terrifying death toll made Fubuki a bit afraid of what her sister had encountered.

Although 【Tornado of Terror】's battle scenes were always very terrifying, Fubuki actually knew very well that her sister was a true hero.

Her Arrogance and violent side would only ever be truly used on those who could withstand it.

For example, she knew that 【Zombieman】 possessed an Immortal Body and knew that Genos was a mechanical body, so she would be a bit more "extreme" when attacking them.

But for weak, ordinary people, she would control her strength.

She was definitely not a terrifying person who would destroy half a city and kill hundreds of thousands of people just to defeat an enemy.

Banggu pointed to the torn-open Spirit World entrance and sighed,

"Tatsumaki chased that black guy and entered there."

Fubuki immediately floated up and flew toward the Spirit World entrance.

Lilith wanted to stop her, but when she opened her mouth, she couldn't think of what she could say, and subsequently, she could only piously seek help from Saitama again.

"Mr. Saitama, could I please ask you..."

Saitama touched his head and was about to go in.

But Genos suddenly frowned; he had received other contact.

"Sensei... those two guys we let go earlier seem to be attacking the city area on a large scale..."

Immediately, flames appeared beneath the feet of Genos; he did not feel that anything was wrong, and simply said to Saitama,

"Teacher, I will go capture those two people and return."

Having said this, he prepared to take flight.

But Hongchen, who had shamelessly followed along, had a very quick mind at this moment, and he immediately stopped him.

"Don't go, that is a trap!"

The gazes of several heroes immediately turned toward him.

Hongchen knew that if he said the wrong thing now, his Reputation with the hero faction would likely plummet, but he had already completely broken ties with the Sage, and he could no longer return to the faction of His Excellency.

Therefore, he could only cling tightly to the thigh of the Plot Character faction—Saitama.

"There is a very high probability that they are deliberately trying to make an issue out of the two people Mr. Saitama let go."

"They want to take advantage of the fact that Mr. Saitama will not kill, to force Mr. Saitama to bear some... moral dilemma."

As he weighed his words, Banggu immediately understood.

In his youth, he was arrogant and domineering, having done many wrong things, and he was very clear about these kinds of matters.

After analyzing the situation based on Hongchen's Intelligence, the group all frowned.

They were now caught in a dilemma; if they did not deal with that side, those two would likely continue to commit slaughter, and in the end, it would be said that Saitama let them go.

But if they did go to deal with it, they would very likely encounter an ambush and encirclement.

Saitama rubbed his head, watching this group of people who seemed to be thinking about something on his behalf, but he could not make heads or tails of what it specifically was.

"Moral dilemma... what was that again?"

(End of chapter)