Thank you for the invitation. He's in heaven now, he's become God.

"No,"

However, to everyone's surprise, Yahweh shook his head.

"Let's leave this matter to you to handle for now!"

"Eh? Why…"

Upon hearing this, both Tōroshii and Kuroneko showed expressions of surprise and confusion.

"Even if I were to intervene... Ariko might not stop her plan."

Yahweh wore a smile, his eyes incredibly deep.

"Does Master... doubt Ariko's loyalty?"

Upon hearing Yahweh's words, Tōrozumi couldn't help but bite her lip.

"Master, no matter what... Ariko and I will never betray you!"

"That's not the reason..."

In response to Deng Luzhui's words, Yahweh gently shook his head.

"It's not time for me and Ariko to meet yet; this is our destined 'fate'!"

"Could it be... cause and effect?"

However, upon hearing Yahweh's words, Wakaba Himeko seemed to understand something, and said with a slight frown.

"That's right..."

Yahweh nodded slightly upon hearing this, which made Wakaba Himeko seem to understand.

"No wonder..."

"........."

Watching Yawei and Wakaba Hime's riddle-like conversation, the black cat was somewhat confused, yet didn't know how to ask.

So what exactly are they talking about?

What about "fate" and "cause and effect"...

Is this how big shots communicate?

"So, should we go with Ms. Touko to stop Ms. Ariko?"

Alice said this, and then clapped her hands.

"That's definitely how it should be!"

"After all, this is a task for all of us; we can't leave everything to Mr. Yahweh to solve..."

"really……"

Upon hearing this, Black Cat and Firefly both realized what was happening.

Even disregarding his relationship with Ariko, Yahweh's strength would have made this task a breeze.

But wouldn't that turn it into a story about the biblical god and his leg ornament?

What are they doing in this world?

Aside from some incomprehensible "cause and effect"...

Yawes must have considered this as well, right?

Just like what happened in the world of A Certain Magical Index before...

Finally, the group decided that Wakaba Himeiro would lead the black cat and the others to follow Touko to stop Ariko.

P.S.: The "Book of the Underworld" and the "Original Codex of Calamity" are part of the same series. I originally wanted to write about Dantalian as well. However, there were already enough characters to cover in this story, so I decided against it in the end.

PS2: Can you guess the true identities of Touko and Ariko, and why they believe the protagonist is their master?

Chapter 282: Lianhua: Do you want to see the Kaleidoscope?

That's right, Wakaba Himeiro, the second most powerful person in the chat group after Yawei, is also going with Touko Shii.

As for why...

Based on her and Yahweh's assessment, Ariko, who possesses the "Book of the Underworld" and is capable of corrupting the world, has already used the power of the sixth rank.

This is why the chat group specifies that a sixth-tier True God must accept the quest.

If Wakaba Himeiro doesn't go, Kuroneko and the others won't be strong enough.

and……

Wakaba Himeiro's intuition told her that the "Book of the Underworld" would be of great use to her.

She was very interested in the "Book of the Underworld that transcends life and death" in Ariko's hands...

As for Yahweh, he remains "among the puppets" as a last resort, to step in at the "right" moment and resolve everything.

And so, after Tōroshiki reluctantly left with Wakaba Himeiro, only Renge and Yawha remained among the dolls.

"........."

Wearing a traditional yet luxurious kimono, she moved with composure and elegance.

Despite her petite stature, she possesses a captivating charm that makes it impossible to look away from her.

Without a doubt, Miss Renhua is indeed a doll girl who can drive any lolicon crazy.

Yawes, of course, wouldn't do that; he simply appreciated her cuteness.

Even with such a gaze, she remained extremely nervous.

Yes, Miss Lianhua is very nervous right now.

Because of her special identity, Lianhua is actually quite bad at communicating with others.

It was fine when there were so many people around before, but now she's alone with this "extremely dangerous" deity in a room...

Although Miss Lianhua didn't show anything on the surface, she was actually panicking inside.

Will she be exposed?

I'm a little scared...

"that……"

After a long silence, the little girl selling pornographic DVDs went back to her old trade.

"...Would you like to see the kaleidoscope?"

"………OK!"

Upon hearing this, the deity, who was still pondering, slightly curled the corners of his mouth.

........................

"You really can't tell at all..."

Looking at the crowds of people coming and going on the surrounding streets, the black cat couldn't help but speak up.

"...This world is about to be destroyed..."

After leaving the "Dollhouse," the group followed Touka to the nearest city.

However, after arriving at their destination, they did not feel anything unusual.

Everything around was exactly the same as in a normal city.

Not to mention Ariko, who threatened to destroy the world because she couldn't find her master, we haven't even seen a single ghost.

"Miss Tōrozumi, have you come to the wrong place?"

The black cat couldn't help but say this to the black-haired, gray-eyed, emotionless girl in a maid outfit beside him.

"Black Cat, don't be deceived by appearances..."

However, what Wakaba Himeko, a sixth-tier True God, saw was completely different from what Kuroko and the others saw.

"Although I had some premonitions before... I didn't expect it to have gotten this serious?"

"what?"

Black Cat and the others were still somewhat confused.

“Take a closer look at your surroundings… what exactly is going on.”

"is not it……"

The black cat's words suddenly stopped.

After concentrating, she suddenly sensed that the people coming and going around her were becoming somewhat unnatural.

Just like the uncanny valley effect, that eerie feeling of being human yet not quite human...

Then came a dreamlike, ambiguous, and hazy feeling.

When she came to her senses, she realized that there was no city around anymore.

It was nothing more than a ruin that had stood for an unknown period of time. Even the sunlight falling from the sky had turned an eerie fiery red. The people walking in this ruin were not people, but rather all sorts of "corpses" in varying degrees of decay.

"........."

If it were an ordinary girl, she would probably be terrified by such a change.

Even with the black cat's temperament, it couldn't help but feel a slight tremor in its heart.

"What are those? Moving corpses?"

Ying had traveled to countless worlds with her brother and could be considered highly skilled and daring, so she wasn't afraid of the surrounding scenery, but she still felt extremely uncomfortable.

"...It looks a bit disgusting..."

Compared to them, even the Hilichurls seem to have become kind and friendly.

"In most parts of this world, yin and yang have been completely reversed..."

Wakaba Himeiro's voice was unusually less relaxed and more serious.

"...The boundary between life and death has been broken..."