Having traversed countless realms, can you possibly be as clever as me?

"Great, I like your questioning! I'm also curious if I'm the kind one, but, well, I believe I am."

He opened his arms, and specks of golden light scattered like grains between his fingers.

"Look, my holy light is much, much stronger in this state than normal, and for some reason, I also have the identity of an innocent person~~~~"

He chuckled, but only he could see his character cards on the panel.

"Although I don't understand what 'innocent person' means, I have never made a single mistake since I was born."

Saint Tsuru stroked his chin, quite pleased with himself.

“I know what you’re thinking, but these people who were killed all made mistakes, and they deserved to die for making mistakes. That’s the rule.”

Is this God's rule?

“Yes, perhaps? But I think it should be my rule.” Tsugumi shrugged, uttering something that might seem disrespectful to Christians.

"After all, who knows how many of the rules he left behind are genuine and how many were imposed by later generations? But as long as I do what I can do with a clear conscience, that's enough."

"Honestly, is this really that difficult?"

"If you don't steal, don't rape, don't be greedy, don't enslave others, and don't kill without cause, you can basically go to heaven," Tsurugi sighed.

“They might steal because they can’t survive without stealing. For example, I don’t think it’s a sin for a child to steal bread to have enough to eat,” Hierle argued.

“Yes, you’re right,” Tsugumi agreed.

"It's not the children's fault that they can't afford bread and have to steal—it's the fault of this damn society and this country!"

He snapped his fingers and laughed loudly.

"So at this point, I usually massacre their entire ruling class, or the corporate tycoons in related industries, because if the child is innocent, then they are the ones who are wrong!!!"

"And I will give an extra chance to all those who cannot support themselves, such as them."

Dongjiang was referring to the Viking women he had just slaughtered. These women, who were not shield maidens, were the vulnerable group in the tribe, and many of them had been abducted by the Vikings.

But they still died because they were still involved in the crime. Instead of helping other kidnapped women try to escape, they chose to aid and abet the perpetrators.

While this is certainly full of tragic helplessness, a mistake is a mistake, and Tsurugae will not forgive her mistakes because of these.

"But perhaps they can atone for their sins?"

"Who's going to supervise? I don't have the spare time. Even if God had the time, I don't think he'd want to watch." Tsurugi shrugged.

"And isn't it actually a good thing for them if I do this? If they live like this, there's a 99% chance they'll continue to commit crimes, accumulating more and more sins and never being able to escape. But if they die at my hands, it will prevent others from being harmed and also prevent them from committing crimes."

"Though I killed him, I truly saved him!"

Hier remained silent. There was no doubt that this was a fallacy that completely violated the laws of man, but for an innocent person who had faced God directly, it was indeed an impeccable truth.

"After saying all that, you can't just mean you pity these people, right?"

Tsugumi suddenly took a step closer, her face pressed against Hiel's, revealing a teasing smile.

"Are you talking about yourself? Oh, poor little Arecia, are you trying to ask me if you're guilty? If you're going to hell? If you still have the right to atone for your sins?"

Hier's body trembled slightly, and she lowered her head, her blue hair obscuring her face.

"Poor girl." Tsugumi's fingers gently traced her forehead, but her words were far from gentle.

"You've possessed bodies and slaughtered countless people, what do you want from me?"

“I forgive you on behalf of the Lord; you are innocent—are you satisfied now?”

A wisp of holy fire ignited on Dongjiang's finger. He wasn't joking; he truly could forgive Hier in place of the Lord.

But merely forgiving her innocent soul, if she accepts it, Tsugumi will not hesitate to erase this body that would not otherwise have been killed.

What kind of bug is this world? Let the world roll over here and see who's in control!

“…I can’t accept it.” Hiel raised his head and said in a hoarse voice.

"Only by completing my revenge can I start a new life. I just want to ask, once I've completed my revenge, should I continue to atone for my sins?"

"I don't even know where the end of the universe is, how would I know this?"

Hier, who was eager for an answer, received a reply that was indeed very disappointing.

But Tsugumi paused for a moment, then laughed happily.

"But the only thing I'm sure of is this: go and kill, kill according to your own justice, and the paradise at the end of the world will eventually come!"

Changing styles doesn't stop it from killing! : 171. Valkyrie? Demon-slaying angel!

Hierle's vulnerability, pain, and self-doubt are understandable to Tsurugi.

Tsurugi could also sense how complex her hatred was. Besides the vampire Roya who had taken over her body and slaughtered her family and village, there was also the church that had tortured and interrogated her.

After all, she's the second female lead in another visual novel set in the same universe!

But he couldn't be bothered with these complicated psychological issues, and I found them too troublesome!

"You're asking me such pointless questions, why don't you spend your time killing a few more people instead!"

Tsurugi looked down at the fragile-looking blue-haired girl from its high perch, gently fluttering its wings and grinning.

"Do you think my few words can compare to those of a philosopher? So what if you've met God? Even God himself can't give you the answer you're looking for."

"Do you really think your master can provide an optimal solution to every piece of bullshit? Yes, maybe he has the ability to create a good ending, but why does he have to worry about every single bullshit thing? Why did humanity leave the Garden of Eden? Why did we have to reproduce? Wasn't it best to have only one Adam?"

"Freedom is something humanity seeks for itself, so what one wants to do, what consequences one might cause, and how one should resolve them are also human affairs! Like me, I never fucking pray to any god for these bullshit things!"

"It's all because of people like you who pray whenever something happens that even God is constipated!"

Hier shouted and covered his ears.

Caw! I didn't hear any such blasphemy!

"You have to do everything yourself, whether you atone for your sins or not, and whether it's enough, is up to you! And who you ask to atone for your sins, and how many people you kill, are also your own business!"

"The biggest problem with you people is that you think too much and do too little! Forget it, I'm not going to argue with you about this nonsense!"

Tsurugi was too lazy to argue with Hier anymore. He was just about to leave when he saw a girl standing at the entrance of the village, which was ablaze with flames.

She was a beautiful young girl with long black hair, wearing a gorgeous white dress whose style and material were clearly not from this ancient era.

She stared wide-eyed at the burning village and the thrush trampling over the villagers' corpses, her eyes filled with fear, pain, despair, anger, and hatred.

The scene at this moment seems to need no further explanation.

Convinced that Tsurugi had killed her entire family—which was indeed the case—the girl screamed in despair and pulled a golden round shield from behind her back.

The next moment, a dazzling light shone from the round shield, and then something that had been hidden somewhere was 'replaced' there.

"Oh?" Tsugumi's eyes lit up, revealing a look of great interest.

Simply because what appeared before him at that moment was an absolutely beautiful figure.

Wow, it's a drawing by President Takeuchi!

Golden hair cascaded like molten sunlight, and blue eyes were as deep as the mythical heavens. Divine radiance flowed around her, and a silver trench coat accentuated her streamlined figure, complemented by black boots that resembled stockings. The helmet's sides spread out like the wings of a swan.

Well, the reason why Tsurugi's eyes lit up was not because he was a pervert.

The reason his eyes lit up was because of the 'organisms' themselves.

This is not a living thing, or rather, it is a closed 'organism' whose core 'will' has long since vanished.

You could call it an artificial human, or you could call it a puppet; Tsugumi had already figured out what it was all about—

"Valkyrie, I, Sylvanas, offer up everything and fall into Helheim. Please help me eliminate my enemy!"

The girl knelt on the ground, tears of blood streaming down her face, pleading. The mecha she called a Valkyrie slowly turned its head, its face expressionless.

Then, she reached out her hand, and with a fleeting glimpse of inconspicuous primordial runes, a golden spear of light gathered and appeared in her hand.

Then, without hesitation, she plunged the spear into the body of the young girl, Syllu!

The girl's life ended in an instant, her clear and blue eyes lost their luster, but in the moment of her death, she still looked at Dongjiang with boundless hatred.

Of course, Tsurugi never gave her a second glance.

He had no interest in exploring any background story or psychological activities, nor did he want to get bogged down in any nonsense about whether what he did was just.

It seems he never cared, and didn't care!

As the girl's body died, the Valkyrie's eyes gradually regained their luster.

However, it was not that the machine gained a self, but rather that with the girl's death, her spiritual essence was injected into this now empty shell of a body.

But that soul was far from enough to control the body, especially in this world where true ether had dried up.

Even so, the energy stored within the machine and the primordial runes engraved on it are still enough to unleash its power.

"Combat action commences! Combat support, Runes activated!"

"Adapting to the situation, predictive calculations initiated... Calculations impossible!"

The Valkyrie emitted a sound like an automated machine, then raised her radiant 'spear' high, and a shower of white feathers scattered around her.

She vanished in an instant, only to reappear in the sky just moments later.

"Isotope, beginning to appear—unable to appear, isotope not detected!"

"...Begin unleashing your power, O God! Grant us the power to annihilate the enemy!"

Tsugumi seemed to sense a touch of loneliness, but the next moment, the Valkyrie unleashed a weapon bestowed upon her by Odin, a weapon akin to a Noble Phantasm.

A Pseudo-God's Declaration (Gungnir)!!!

A degraded copy of Odin's divine declaration, but a weapon that retains its guaranteed hit function once unleashed. It not only inflicts damage from a spear throw but also creates a kind of barrier within its area of ​​effect. It bestows mercy upon all pure souls, while simultaneously denying the existence of all unjust life.

Tsurugi remained motionless, watching with great interest as the other side threw their weapon!

The spear of light approached with a speed that ripped through the sky and a trajectory that defied explanation in physics, and Tsugumi discovered that no matter where she dodged, she could not change the outcome of being 'hit'.

Of course, this is entirely contingent on the premise that Tsurugi is not exerting any power at this moment—

【Sacred Warhorse】

Without hesitation, Dongjiang summoned holy light, which formed a golden celestial warhorse beneath him, galloping forward with a series of neighs!

Valkyrie in the sky stared wide-eyed as she witnessed the inability of Odin's weapon to calculate, and the attack that had in fact missed its target!