Chapter 186: Mutual Redemption

"I am just an item, a tool; my value of existence is to please others. If you want me to please you, please bring your money to find me."

Lucky was afraid again.

Many people have such moments; facing others' concern, they will deliberately say some hurtful words. Longing to walk out of the predicament, but also afraid of the expectation falling through when walking out of the predicament fails.

As long as people are persuaded to leave, as long as that little hope is extinguished, it seems there is no such thing as hope falling through.

The conversation on March 4th ended here.

Because after saying this, Lucky's avatar on the social software went gray.

On this day, in the process of various domestications, Lucky was somewhat absent-minded.

Hujiang's dirge begins with hope.

March 5th.

Morita Immortal's little fan started a new chat.

"Today Brother helped a person with a terminal illness recover! Under Brother's encouragement, that person reignited hope for life!"

"Did you see it! My brother is very handsome!"

Although he was always mocked by others, Morita Hitomi didn't care.

Because everyone seemed to gradually recognize the existence of Morita Immortal.

Compared to denying Morita Immortal at the beginning, now at least everyone knew that there really was such a person as Morita Immortal, and this immortal could really help others.

Of course, people were already used to suppressing and mocking Hitomi.

Hitomi didn't care; as long as he listened to everyone discussing Brother's affairs, he would feel very happy.

Today's reserved program of the chat group had no changes.

People received Lucky's photos of playing a dog again.

It's just that people didn't know that this time, Lucky was somewhat reluctant.

She was trying to persuade that man.

"You are more shy than yesterday; this is not a good thing, Lucky. Shame has no meaning; you have to treat yourself as a real dog."

"Would a dog mind doing various behaviors in public? Not at all."

The man said in an earnest tone; he appeared quite gentle.

But the words were forcing a person to be an animal.

"Without me, you would have starved to death. Do you know how many people starve to death every year?"

"Do you know that the greatest happiness of a prostitute is to serve people who are rich enough?"

"I haven't treated you badly; at least here with me, I have filtered out many garbage for you. Those who can buy you are real rich people."

"You are stronger than your mother, aren't you?"

Men are always like this, using a few words to convert their behavior into a "good deed."

Lucky always felt something was wrong, but she had already solidified some thinking under such life and dogma. The man knew this point very well.

After all, the "pets" under his name were not just this one.

It's just that there are very few who are as pure and beautiful as Lucky. It's not bad to wait until he gets tired of the drama of treating people as animals...

He wouldn't mind trying to make her a star in the next cycle.

The man also often thought—

Compared to domesticating people into animals from the beginning, would it be more interesting to lift people up first, and then domesticate them into animals after experiencing the despair of falling from a great height?

His thoughts were suddenly interrupted.

"There seems to be a person named Morita Immortal recently... who can make people become happy. The things he does seem to be different from what you teach."

This was really a sentence spoken after gathering courage. Lucky's desire was also exposed at this moment.

The man smiled:

"So that's it, so it's because you caught a glimpse of the way others obtain happiness... that you also have extravagant hopes."

"But since you mentioned it, I will understand it."

"I will go and inquire about Morita Immortal. If possible, I will let you obtain happiness."

Lucky looked at the man gratefully.

Morita mansion.

Due to continuously swallowing others' misfortune for several days, Morita Hitomi also became increasingly weak.

He was covered in pitch-black spots.

"Brother, you came to see me... will my voice scare you?"

"How... how could it be, younger brother, my good younger brother. Everyone is grateful to you; everyone feels you are an angel." Morita Go wanted to hold his younger brother.

But in the end, he couldn't reach out; he was afraid that those black spots were something that could infect him.

Afraid that kind of misfortune would stain himself.

So he just stood there, trying his best to make his expression kind:

"By the way, tomorrow there is a person who has always felt that he is living very unhappily; he is worried about the country and the people, and he is a councilor of our Hujiang. He has grand ideals, and he will bring brand-new changes to our country and also to Hujiang."

"You also know that there have been many strange talks recently, and more and more variables have appeared in this world... According to that councilor, humanity needs to evolve."

"That councilor is trying to conduct an experiment in Kashima. But the controversy caused by this experiment is very big."

"He is working hard for our future; such a person, naturally, cannot be allowed to become unhappy!"

"Younger brother, are you willing to help us?"

Morita Hitomi really wanted to agree directly. But he felt... he was becoming more and more like a—monster recently. And his body was becoming more and more weak.

"Brother, I feel very tired recently; can I take a break? I... the day after tomorrow..."

He saw Morita Go's expression, saw the slowly converging smile, and saw the disappointment in his eyes.

At this moment, Morita Hitomi was very sad, and he said sensibly:

"The day after tomorrow... the day after tomorrow I will—"

"No... no, let's do it tomorrow, Brother; I can do it."

Morita Go's smile appeared again:

"Good, this is my good younger brother."

"It doesn't matter, your limit certainly won't be just this little bit, right?"

"You can do more, right? This is my happiness! My happiness is to bring happiness to more people!"

"Younger brother, for me, you can definitely do it, right?"

Morita Hitomi also gathered his fighting spirit:

"Of course! Brother's wish is so great; I will help Brother realize everything!"

"Great."

March 7th.

"I fuck, has the politician war risen to the point of using witchcraft?"

"Have you heard? The faction opposing evolution collectively committed suicide by hanging, and all left suicide notes, repenting that they shouldn't have hindered the process of human evolution."

"Too magical!"

"The political struggle in my impression should still be various digging of black materials, calculations, and intrigue... but the political struggle in reality is simple and rude; I really suspect it is a curse."

"With this, are we going to welcome glorious evolution?"

"I don't know; we only know that the evolution faction advocates actively responding to the end, but how to respond, how to evolve, and where to start evolving from, no one knows."

The group members started discussing recent events.

This was undoubtedly a major event that caused a sensation in Hujiang.

No one knew where the promotion of many things started.

This time, Morita Immortal's little fan—didn't choose to chat in the group.

He just private chatted "Lucky Dog."

"I feel like I did something wrong..."

"I don't know why those people died. They shouldn't have died; they are also lives..."

"But Brother told me that this is a necessary sacrifice for everyone to obtain happiness."

"I am so scared."

Lucky replied this time:

"Do you listen to everything your brother says? In the process of helping people become happy, what is your role? What is your brother's role?"

This was undoubtedly a very critical question.

But because he had lived with his brother Morita Go since he was young, he completely believed in Morita Go, completely believed... Brother would always be good to himself, Brother would never betray himself.

"I am responsible for eliminating others' misfortune, and Brother is responsible for subsequent work after I finish the ceremony."

Lucky:

"In other words, your task is actually the most irreplaceable, right? You are the real Morita Immortal, right?"

Morita Hitomi:

"I am not; I am just my brother's younger brother. Brother's should be more important, right? After all... I don't know who is living happily and who is living unhappily."

"I often feel that in this world... if someone is happy, someone will become unhappy."

"I can't make too many judgments; I can only believe in my brother."

I am just my brother's younger brother. Thinking about it, being able to say this sentence must be very loving to his brother.

But Lucky had already sensed some things that were not quite right.

"Then have you tried to make yourself very happy?"

This question stunned Morita Hitomi.

He let many people obtain happiness, but never thought about letting himself obtain happiness.

"I... I am very happy now; Brother is very happy, and everyone is very happy. I am already very happy."

Akiyama Lucky asked again:

"The outside world is praising Morita Immortal, but what about you? Is there any talk about you in the outside world?"

Morita Hitomi:

"Me? Brother said that everyone loves me very much and respects me very much. I believe Brother won't lie to me."

Lucky suddenly felt that it was unbearable to ask further. She also became interested in Morita Immortal.

The curator of the auction house was a very capable person and seemed to know everything about the world.

Perhaps soon, she would be able to know about Morita Immortal from the curator.

March 12th.

Many days passed, and the frequency of Morita Hitomi and Lucky chatting became higher and higher.

Sometimes Lucky would still have old problems, deliberately chatting about her own affairs, and deliberately asking Morita Hitomi if he had any thoughts about her revealing photos.

Morita Hitomi's words always revealed a sadness:

"Come to find me, okay? I want to let you get rid of misfortune."

He was so certain, so compassionate.

So much so that Lucky felt that perhaps she really had a chance.

But on the night of March 12th, regarding Morita Immortal—

Lucky finally knew.

"Although I really hope to help you obtain happiness, it's a pity that Morita Immortal is not someone I can contact."

"But Morita Immortal's means, I do know a little bit."

"If my intelligence is not wrong, Morita Immortal should have mastered a very top-grade ghost."

Lucky was surprised:

"Ghost?"

The man nodded:

"For today's Hujiang, this is no longer strange; the art of raising ghosts, using ghosts to absorb others' misfortune. Of course, I have to admit that even in Hujiang, where there are many strange talks, this is also a means that makes people envious."

"Those people treated by Morita Immortal have indeed obtained happiness."

"However, I am very satisfied with my life at this stage. I don't want to do certain things either."

The man knew very well that there were many people with superpowers in this world.

His superpower was that once he died, he would retain his memory and return to a certain node; this was already a very perverted ability.

There was no need to provoke other ability users.

What's more, this Morita Immortal seemed to possess "concept-level" ability; constant happiness often makes people around him become unhappy.

Morita Immortal's success today, it's hard to say, is that someone bore the misfortune for him.

So the man didn't want to provoke this enemy with causality laws.

He just said:

"Morita Immortal had a younger brother before, but it is said that he died very early. After that, Morita Immortal started to change, looking more and more like an immortal."

"People all say that the younger brother went to heaven and brought blessings to his brother."

"Morita Immortal also often says to the outside world, if my younger brother were alive, I would spare no cost to make him happy."

"Life always has regrets; after mastering the way to obtain happiness, often the regrets that cannot be filled have already appeared."

The man seemed quite emotional:

"It's like those people at the auction house, they spend a lot of money for an exhibit... but in reality, they can no longer look at the opposite sex normally; it seems that every opposite sex approaching them is for money."

"Once there were guests who tried to fall in love with auction items; after all, auction items have been domesticated into dogs. Dogs are absolutely loyal."

"But when the guest created the illusion of his own bankruptcy... the dog chose to leave him."

The man seemed to be expressing that there must be a loss if there is a gain.

But for Lucky, her heart was extremely shocked.

Morita Immortal has no younger brother?

Morita Immortal's younger brother has already died?

Then who is chatting with herself?

Is Morita Hitomi a liar?

Or...

Akiyama Lucky's heart suddenly had an extremely terrifying thought.

March 16th.

These days, Lucky asked many things about Morita Immortal. She also told some of her own things to Morita Hitomi.

Including her mother's death, including her view of this world.

Including her recognition of using pain to exchange for remuneration.

They were like two friends who talked about everything; in these days, they deepened their understanding of each other rapidly.

Morita Hitomi only then knew that Lucky's life was even more miserable than he imagined.

He seemed to suddenly understand the mission of the Heavenly Eye God.

Morita Hitomi told many things about his past with his brother.

The words were full of affirmation, recognition, and respect for his elder brother.

But the more this was the case, the more Lucky felt sad.

Feeling that this child... was even more miserable than herself. She didn't even know whether to tell this child the truth she knew.

If she poked through some things... would he become painful? Whether it was better to let him keep the status quo?

Or, he wouldn't believe her at all?

Akiyama Lucky was more and more certain of one thing—

Morita Go was using Morita Hitomi; Morita Hitomi didn't know at all that he was never an immortal's younger brother, nor was he a candidate for the Heavenly Eye God.

He was called a "ghost" in the mouths of outsiders.

Her own life was already a mess, but at this moment, Lucky still wanted to save others.

"Little Hitomi, can you come to see me?"

"I... I'm sorry, I can't come; Brother said that before I become the Heavenly Eye God, I can't come. But... I will become the Heavenly Eye God soon; I will come to see you."

"But I am leaving; I am going to a very far place. If you don't come to give me happiness, I will live unhappily in a very far place forever. Come and save me... I really, really want to live as a human."

Lucky's words were sincere.

If there really is a way in this world to make people obtain happiness instantly, then her happiness should be to be able to live with dignity, right?

That is to live with both dignity and money, as her mother said.

She longed for redemption, but more, she hoped that Morita Hitomi could know the truth.

At this very moment, on the other side of the computer—

Hitomi's heart suddenly hurt fiercely.

Living as a human, this sentence also made him yearn for it inexplicably.

After continuously absorbing the misfortune of many people in District 19, his body had started to change; he didn't look like a human anymore.

He was now a monster; his shadow was wriggling, and he couldn't even describe what shape he was now.

If possible, he actually didn't want to become the Heavenly Eye God in Brother's mouth; he wanted to change back to his previous appearance.

He wanted to find Lucky.

A human without dignity, a human without form.

In such a place, such two monsters who longed to become "humans" finally established an agreement.

Morita Hitomi:

Morita Hitomi:

"Are you leaving? When?"

Xiaoxing:

"Probably in these next few days. I might be going to a very far place."

Morita Hitomi:

"Then I'll come find you. I... I will definitely come find you before then! There are many things I can't decide on my own; I have to wait for my brother to make the decisions for me."

"But... I am certain about wanting you to find happiness!"

Never before had he longed so much for someone to find happiness. Morita Hitomi thought that he must go and find Xiaoxing.

Xiaoxing also looked forward to Morita Hitomi finding her:

"Then I'll wait for you to come find me. It's a promise."

"Okay, it's a promise. I will definitely come find you!"

(End of chapter)