I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

"Mr. Xue, I'm sorry, my humble abode makes it difficult for us to play freely. The outcome of our match will have to be decided on the field."

Otogi Suzuka said apologetically.

Xue Jing knew that a fight was out of the question today, so he nodded and said, "In that case, I'll take my leave."

"Wait a moment, Mr. Xue." Otogi Suzuka gestured for him to wait.

He smiled and said, "Since you're here, please come in and have a chat. Try my Jade Dew Tea from the Far East Island... I also have some things I'd like to discuss with Mr. Xue."

……

Inside the dojo, because her clothes had been cut by Xue Jing's Thunder Plow Blade, Otogi Suzuka changed into a white haori and knelt on the ground with impeccable posture, performing the tea-making process.

Xue Jing sat cross-legged opposite him, watching his Zen-like and tranquil movements. He felt that he was not making tea, but rather a devout believer offering incense to Buddha.

"please."

Xue Jing picked up the cup of green tea that emitted a faint fragrance and took a small sip.

He didn't know much about tea, and couldn't say whether it tasted good or bad. He just felt that it was a bit weaker than the tea he had drunk before, and he didn't have any particular feelings about it.

"Suzuka-san, tell me, what do you want to talk about?" Xue Jing said softly.

Otogi Suzuka smiled, not noticing the somewhat teasing "Sang" that Xue Jing added when addressing him, and said:

"Xue Jun, have you ever heard of... the 'Troublemakers Club'?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Jing raised an eyebrow slightly.

Mischief Club?

Youqing A Meng had indeed mentioned it to him once before, saying it was a world-class terrorist organization full of psychopaths, and she specifically told him not to get involved with it in any way.

Why is Otogi Suzuka carrying this thing?

After thinking for a moment, Xue Jing spoke:

"I heard."

Otogi Suzuka clapped her hands and laughed:

"That would be wonderful... Mr. Xue, I sincerely invite you to join our 'Troublemakers Club' and become one of us!"

Xue Jing was stunned for a moment, then said with an incredulous expression:

"Wait a minute, are you a member of the Mischief Club?"

One of the six major financial groups that control the Far East, a powerful figure at the top of the world, the third heir of the Otogi Financial Group, is actually a member of an international terrorist organization?

And she told him directly, without hiding anything at all.

What's going on here?

Otogi Suzuka nodded and said, "That's right."

"...Are you just telling me this? Is it okay?" Xue Jing asked doubtfully.

"Mr. Xue, this is nothing to be ashamed of."

A gentle smile graced Suzuka's beautiful face.

"Our goal is to 'make the world more lively'... There's a deeper meaning to that."

……

Chapter 223 The Mischievous Justice, God is an Obsessive-Compulsive, Contestant Number 1 Xue Jing (4K)

"Oh? Tell me."

Xue Jing took another sip of tea and said softly.

In Wu Youqing's words, the Mischief Club was like a monstrous flood, and she even advised Xue Jing not to have anything to do with them, otherwise he would be covered in their mess and unable to shake it off.

However, according to Otogi Suzuka, there seems to be a reason why this organization is so hated by gods and demons.

Although Xue Jing was more inclined to believe his own Youqing A Meng's words than his own, since they were already here, there was no harm in listening.

"People have many misunderstandings about 'troublemakers': terrorist organizations, troublemakers, immature children, mentally ill people... These terms are not wrong, but they do not capture the essence of the problem."

Otogi Suzuka gracefully held the teapot and, with movements perfectly in accordance with the rules of tea ceremony, poured tea into Xue Jing's teacup.

His voice was extremely gentle, like that of a well-mannered lady from a prominent family, whose manners and tone of voice were impeccable.

Of course, he was from a prominent family, and as for the lady of the house... that remains to be seen.

“After the death of ‘God’, since the beginning of the new era, our present world has undergone countless abnormal changes that should not have occurred, deviating from the original historical trajectory.”

"Among these, the most serious impact is generally acknowledged to be the endless stream of 'border areas'."

"However, in fact, compared to the border area, the consequences of the emergence of some things are far more serious than those of the border area, it's just that they haven't erupted yet."

Xue Jing asked, "What is it?"

Otogi Suzuka slowly uttered two words: "—Other God."

"The death of 'God' has drawn the gaze of countless other gods to this world that has lost 'God.' These beings, beyond human comprehension, are exerting their influence on our present world through their own unique methods."

"Many of the pagan cults that still exist today originated from this."

"Xue Jun, do you know why these alien gods who covet our present world don't come down to intervene personally, but instead go to such lengths to create petty disturbances like the alien god cult?"

Xue Jing shook his head, indicating that he did not know.

He was not a true recipient of the gift, and his knowledge of the alien gods was basically based on the few words Wu Youqing had spoken. His basic knowledge was severely lacking, let alone the obviously deep secrets that Otogi Suzuka was talking about now.

Otogi Suzuka smiled slightly and said, "It's not that they don't want to come in, but that they can't."

"Because our world... is very complex."

Xue Jing's expression shifted: "Explain in detail."

Otogi Suzuka said softly, "We people born in this world take for granted the various basic physical laws and the various seamless 'laws' without any flaws. You might think that this should be the standard in every 'normal world', right?"

However, this is not the case.

He extended a slender index finger and shook it.

"On the contrary, the world we live in is 'abnormal'."

"Among us troublemakers, there was a senior member decades ago who was a senior chosen one of God. He had been in deep communication with the other god who blessed him for more than 20 years... He organized, summarized and recorded all the information and knowledge he gained from his communication with the other god."

"According to his account, the other god once mentioned something to him... or rather, expressed something like this."

Otogi Suzuka paused, then continued:

"—He had never seen such a precise and meticulous world. The creator of this world was a damn perfectionist with obsessive-compulsive disorder."

Xue Jing raised an eyebrow, his eyes showing a thoughtful expression.

After hearing what Suzuka Otogi said, it seems that's really the case.

Although those of them who were born into this world from the very beginning take it for granted, it seems that the rules of this world are actually quite amazing.

The details are so precise that they extend to the microscopic level. The phenomena and effects of the collisions and combinations of each particle are described in exceptional detail. In order to understand the world, humanity has also created mathematics, a discipline that is equally precise and rigorous.

Until 'God' died, the world seemed to have never had any bugs. Every phenomenon had a deep principle to explain it. Even if it could not be explained for the time being, it was only because human beings were not advanced enough, not because the world itself was wrong.

If we were to compare 'God' to a programmer, what kind of obsessive-compulsive genius would it take to create such a perfect program (world)?

Humans were born into this world, and because there were no other points of reference for comparison, they simply took this perfect world for granted, without ever considering that their own world might actually be an exceptionally powerful and abnormal creation.

"The more rigorous a world is, the more perfect its logic and laws are, the less the other gods can do against it."

Otogi Suzuka continued.

"In fact, if 'God' had not died, causing the collision between the present world and the other world, resulting in the overlap of the two worlds and the incorporation of the laws of the other world, which caused the original perfect logic chain and laws of the present world to break, the other gods would not have been able to exert the slightest influence on the present world."

"Even now, although the laws have flaws, the interference that the other gods can exert on the mortal world is still negligible... However, this is only temporary."

Otogi Suzuka's tone remained unchanged, but because the content was quite weighty, Xue Jing still sensed a serious atmosphere.

"More and more otherworldly realms are bordering the present world, and new borderlands are constantly being created. The number of new borderlands is increasing every year... The laws of the present world are becoming more and more polluted, and the interference that the otherworldly gods can exert on the present world will become greater and greater."

"We do not know what the other gods' purpose is, but we would be better off keeping them out to avoid irreversible consequences."

Xue Jing tilted his head: "So what should we do?"

Oka Suzuka said softly:

"This is what we 'troublemakers' are doing."

"Raise the 'temperature' of the entire world, make it as lively and complex as possible..."

"Well, that might be a bit hard to understand, so let me use an analogy."

Otogi Suzuka pondered for a moment and said:

"If we consider our present world as a computer, then the interference of the alien gods is like a virus that is gradually invading and difficult to stop."

"What we're doing is making the computer run as smoothly as possible, increasing the difficulty for viruses to infiltrate it..."

"This analogy may not be appropriate, but that's how things are."

Xue Jing remained noncommittal, saying, "Oh? So, what you're doing is actually a righteous cause that benefits the world?"

Otogi Suzuka shook her head and laughed, "I have no intention of putting a hat on my head that is written in the name of justice... The other members of 'Troublemakers' are the same."

"Terrorist organization, troublemaker, brat, lunatic... these evaluations and definitions of troublemakers are all correct. Everyone in the organization is just messing around according to their own ideas."

"However, for what might be called 'just' purposes, some people have grouped these mentally ill individuals together so that they can cause even more trouble and have even more fun."

Xue Jing raised an eyebrow:

"Huh? So you invited me because you think I'm crazy too?"

Otogi Suzuka shook her head. "Of course not... It's just that some people, even if they're not mentally ill, can cause just as much trouble as mentally ill people."

He smiled meaningfully.

“Xue Jun, someone has made a judgment about you, declaring that you are someone who will eventually cause a great mess.”

Xue Jing's lips twitched: "Who?"

Which bastard is slandering him like this?