From the God of Lies to the Lord of All Worlds

Chapter 286 A Sonata of Death, and a New Beginning

In Bai Yang's ears, the sounds of killing slowly rose.

The Zashiki-warashi, which was supposed to bring happiness and wealth to the family, now looks no different from a terrifying ghost.

Bai Yang turned his head away. He didn't really want to know whether there had been any killings or not. After all, a family that could cause the deaths of more than a dozen children would not have any innocent victims, and if there were, they wouldn't be in the house. Besides, even if there were, what difference would it make?

Having enjoyed the power and lifestyle of the family, when the real revenge comes, you know nothing and are you really that innocent?
Where did this good thing come from!

So he turned his attention to the second extraordinary monster, the "Bridge Princess".

It has to be said that there are quite a few ghosts and monsters in Japanese legends. No wonder there is the saying "a hundred ghosts parade at night." It means that most places except for cities and villages are the territory of ghosts and monsters!
The appearance of the Bridge Princess seems quite ordinary. In legends, she is a special monster formed from the resentment of a lovelorn woman or a prostitute.

They were all women who died here, because they could not be with their beloved, or because they were too jealous to make their own decisions, so they jumped into the river and died, and became "Bridge Princesses".

She would drag down every man who passed by at night, and also any beautiful woman in the water. She was practically a special kind of vengeful ghost, the purest kind of ghost, and the most extreme kind of killing!
"Tsk, what a pervert! Such a twisted existence is not born of resentment, but a monster catalyzed by its own obsession!" Bai Yang laughed. He originally thought it was a powerful vengeful spirit, but it turned out to be a special "vengeful ghost".

The reason for her death was that her boyfriend had gone bankrupt and could no longer provide her with money to continue her idol worship. Unable to obtain the satisfaction and "happiness" of being admired by others through idol worship, she chose to jump into the river and end her life!
The most amazing thing is that her boyfriend spent a lot of money on her idol-chasing, but she never let him touch her. On the contrary, she was happy to be with the male fans who were chasing after their idols.

"She's going to kill her boyfriend? Because he won't give her money to continue chasing after her idol?" Bai Yangren was dumbfounded. "And this man is working to pay off his debts, hoping to raise money for his girlfriend's next concert tickets? He doesn't even know his girlfriend is dead?"

Bai Yang, who had initially wanted to salvage the situation, suddenly gave up.

Let's respect other people's fates; this kind of person doesn't seem like they'd want to be saved...

But in the end, Bai Yang couldn't help but say, "That turtle man deserves to die!"

The reason this woman became a bridge princess is clearly the result of this man's endless indulgence!

"Your Majesty, our plan has worked! As expected, these monsters and ghosts are the first targets of the will's power!" Alvin exclaimed. "Your plan has succeeded!"

Bai Yang shook his head. "It's not that my plan succeeded, but that this country itself is a twisted, crazy, and malicious country. So everyone in their hearts harbors this malice, which is so immense that it allowed these monsters to appear!"

This is the social reality of Japan. This country, which appears clean, tidy, and orderly, is actually riddled with problems and even poisoned to the core!

Young people have no way out. The money they earn working in big cities is not enough to pay rent, and the money they earn working in small cities is not enough to live on. If they are lucky enough to get into a big company, they will work hard and toil in a culture of lifetime employment, but they will not be able to make any progress.

So they chose self-exile, surviving on instant noodles and games, hiding in the corners of society, helplessly waiting to rot away.

Middle-aged people face hardship. Their companies are cutting wages, they have mortgage payments, living expenses, and tuition fees to pay, and they also have to support their elderly parents and ensure the future of their families. They still have to put on a smile and work overtime.

High-pressure workplaces, financial burdens at home, and the dilemma of working overtime caused their mortality rate, especially the suicide rate, to rise at one point, leaving the survivors with only sadness and despair!
As for the elderly, the financial difficulties of pensions and the plight of their children have made them a completely forgotten generation. They cannot afford medical treatment, food, or housing, and the situation has even deteriorated to the point of "prison-style retirement."

However, only a minority of people choose to commit crimes to retire. Most people do not have the courage to commit crimes and can only continue to work, becoming laborers in their eighties, until one day they can no longer get up and die alone.

The intense social pressure is the most compelling source of information Bai Yang encounters in this city or country.

It's like a dull knife, slowly cutting away at everything in this country, gradually pushing it into a terrible abyss. The essence of society is that this nation has completely lost its "ladder to advancement." At the top is America's knife, reaping everything in the country, taking away the greatest profits and dignity, and forcing them to bear even heavier economic burdens!

The middle class consists of the Chinese and capitalists and conglomerates. They firmly control most of the country's resources, and because they are to be exploited, their oppression of the lower class is even more profound and cruel!

As for the lower class, they are the people who have become completely numb after thirty years of exploitation.

Young people shun, the elderly abandon, and the middle-aged struggle to survive in the cracks, forming a society that still looks glamorous but is already dead and rotting!

Bai Yang's aspirations, ironically, became a catalyst for this society, turning the resentment and hatred buried deep in people's hearts into something real.

All evil has been laid bare, all crises have intensified, and death and slaughter may become synonymous with this place for a long time to come!
But similarly, Bai Yang won't lose out at all, because besides death and slaughter, there will be even more extraordinary monsters and extraordinary individuals appearing!

These extraordinary monsters, and the extraordinary beings that will appear in the future, will provide him with more and better quality extraordinary willpower. Under such circumstances, the death of some people is acceptable.

Bai Yang doesn't really care about these people's lives. Just like before, he controls the number of deaths only because they can create greater value if they live.

If he were to discover now that death could create more willpower, more extraordinary attributes, and a more powerful pantheon, it wouldn't be impossible for him to push this world into the abyss of death!
(They've given a boost to a certain country; now they speak with such confidence!)
Therefore, after seeing those special "ghosts" appear little by little, Bai Yang had some more thoughts on the matter.

"Let's send our extraordinary individuals out to see what's going on here!"

The extraordinary person he was referring to was, of course, Seiji Kurahashi, who was the only extraordinary being before those monks returned from Calcutta.

Of course, even if the monks return, he is still a very important extraordinary being. Bai Yang is planning to push him out to fight the monks, so naturally he cannot be abandoned.

He was somewhat interested in Shintoism, especially the Shinto shrines and the things they worshipped there!
In this day and age, he's already elevated the neighbors to heaven, so shouldn't he let these "ghosts" go to heaven too?
Bai Yang pondered the next steps of the plan with subtle thoughts. Seeing that Kurahashi Seiji, sensing the commotion outside, had also stepped out of the room, he smiled slightly and said, "Our protagonist has arrived. Let the symphony of death begin!"

In fact, the commotion outside was not caused by Bai Yang, nor by those extraordinary monsters, but by those spendthrift sons of the Cangqiao family!
These people threatened Kurahashi Seiji during the day, and then came over at night to cause trouble. They really don't take the so-called "law" seriously, and they are really impatient.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. As former members of the "Chinese community," what laws would these people care about? Of course not!
Therefore, they came with knives!
Yes, do these impoverished people who covet a piece of ancestral land still have the money to hire gangsters? They can barely afford their own living expenses, so if they want this place, of course they have to take matters into their own hands.

Therefore, looking at this group of "familiar faces" whose faces were covered in black but whose figures were still incredibly familiar, Kurahashi Seiji also seemed somewhat helpless, "Cousin, your belts are ripped!"

Hearing this, the two Kurahashi family members, who were already furious, didn't even bother to pretend and ripped off the towels from their faces, shouting at Kurahashi Seiji, "This time, we're determined to get this land. Are you going to give it to us or not?"

"If our ancestor Abe no Seimei knew that he would have descendants like you, what would he think?" Kurahashi Seiji suddenly said. "You are the descendants of the greatest Onmyoji! How could you do such a thing!"

"So what? You only have everything once you have the money. You can't use this land anyway, so you might as well hand it over to us! We can turn things around in Kyoto's underground casinos! I can feel it, I'm going to turn things around!"

Upon hearing this, Seiji Kurahashi understood. "You owe the yakuza a high-interest loan and want to use the house to pay off the debt, right?"

His eyes no longer held the sorrow for their misfortune or the hatred for their lack of ambition; instead, they became extremely formal and solemn. "In that case, I have no choice but to clean house for the ancestors of Seimei, the Abe family, and the ancestors of the Tsuchimikado and Kurahashi families!"

P.S.: The resentment in this country is no less than that of neighboring India; no wonder there are so many perverts.

(End of this chapter)