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

"Ha! Aren't you all the same kind of people who discard their tools after they've served their purpose? Why are you chickening out now?" Tsurugi mocked.

"Aren't you terrified of becoming someone else's lackeys?"

However, Artoria, who spoke on behalf of humanity and Gaia, remained silent for a moment, then said softly...

"You might not believe it, but it wasn't us who commanded these heroic spirits to manifest and attack you. That second mage wasn't..."

Just as she was about to start explaining some background information or the storyline that would trigger FGO 3.0, Tsugumi immediately stopped her.

"Okay, okay, stop, stop, I'm not interested in your long-winded explanation." Tsurugi held out her hand, signaling her to shut up.

"Whether your world has produced some kind of super heroic emperor or some kind of cosmic villain and conspiracy is none of my business. What we need to discuss now is your compensation!"

"Either find that villain you're talking about and let me beat him up, or give me compensation, you bastards!"

He had already guessed that the Gemstone wasn't being ordered to do these things by the Counter Force. After all, these two guys didn't have the guts to directly start a war with him. He could sense that when Noah came down and tried to persuade him.

Moreover, being directly controlled by Heaven isn't necessarily a bad thing for either Alaya or Gaia, is it? Isn't it good to have a powerful figure protecting the entire world? There's nothing wrong with either of them being able to act as someone else's lackeys.

He had initially thought this jewel-wielding old man was Beelzebub's lackey, just like Francesca, but now it seemed to indicate that it was aimed at him and his desired outcome, rather than some personal conspiracy against him.

It's too complicated, let's just leave it alone!

Anyway, if I ever get the chance to meet him again, I'll just give him a good beating!

As he spoke, he weighed the Holy Grail in his hand and smiled maliciously.

"The power of this Miracle Cup is almost gone, but it still exists. I don't think you'd want me to use it to do anything you wouldn't want me to do, right, Einda..."

Tsugumi held the Holy Grail to his chest, ready to wish for a return to his former glory and transform into the Crimson King!

Seemingly foreseeing some utterly disastrous future, the two opposing forces had no choice but to humiliatingly accept Tsugumi's shameless option.

What do you want to do?

"It's a very simple request."

After listening to Dongjiang's idea, Alaya and Gaia, though extremely unwilling, had no choice but to agree.

Tsuruga's requirements were very simple—

From this day forward, in the world that Alaya and Gaia can govern or observe, as long as it has not been occupied by the mark of Heaven, the souls of all evil people below the Dongjiang standard will unconditionally belong to him!

He would come regularly to harvest the souls of these evil people, and it was foreseeable that this would be a considerable income from souls.

The most important thing is to make yourself feel good!

Secondly, Tsugumi has retained the rank of 'Beast', which means that he can appear alone in any parallel world at any time.

He asked Gaia and Alaya to weigh the world's standards and select the most depraved and disgusting world for him. Whenever he returned, the world would descend directly to begin the process of creating the image!

These two requests could be said to have crossed the line of restraint, but they dared not refuse!

After all, they felt that this madman seemed to have become even more terrifying than before!

Taking this opportunity, Tsugumi also used her position to negotiate many unequal treaties with them. In short, in the future, the Counterforce would absolutely not dare to interfere in the slightest in Tsugumi's world.

Especially his world that he planned to use as an experimental field in the future, let alone the return of the Age of Gods, no matter how big the work he did, the suppressive force could only pretend not to see it!

Alaya: I can't see you, don't look for me!

So, it seems that all of this has finally come to an end.

After dealing with all that, Tsurugi stayed in this world for another half a month or so.

Although he did not destroy the world, he had already achieved the purification he desired in this world.

The erroneous and wicked are dead, their souls taken away by Beelzebub.

As for the culprits who were the targets of the Tsurugi River, under the leadership of Francesca, a slave who surrendered and sold her soul and everything, they found their way to the Tsurugi River and discovered that most of them had been taken in by a strange machine brought by Beelzebub, which the Tsurugi River could not understand at all.

He didn't understand what this thing was, but he was certain that the souls inside these machines suffered unbearable and unimaginable extreme pain every moment after death.

The souls here can never die, nor can they ever escape. According to Francesca, after extreme torment, these sinful souls, suffering endless pain, will coalesce into something resembling holy spirits, and then descend to 'heaven'.

Don't mistake this for a reward.

Such blasphemous and depraved sinners, even if punished, will not be forgiven, let alone those who have been transformed by Beelzebub's technology into angel-like creatures. If they go to Heaven, it will be a more miserable experience than Hell.

The angels' methods are no less ruthless than those of the demons, especially after seeing Beelzebub use such a thing to disgust them.

Well, it's not bad, but Tsurugi still felt uneasy. He decided to take this interesting little thing back to study it properly, and also captured the souls of the equally sinful descendants of these sinners.

—You are made livestock, and beasts are made to feast on your flesh and blood. Death is not the end; your souls will be reborn among your descendants, existing for eternity as prey and food.

Transform their souls into the form of beasts, and then transform the beasts into...

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They were forced to erase their memories, reliving the pain and despair of being hunted and devoured again and again. But they could not die; their souls would only be reborn into their offspring.

Forever and ever, with no escape!

This was originally a clever idea he used to torture these sinners, but now it can only be applied to the remaining group of people.

Sigh, I really don't know if this is good luck or bad luck for them.

But, hmm? I can use it on people in other worlds! So it's not a waste!

But no matter what, walking in this clean and innocent world, Tsurugi still felt a great sense of accomplishment and was very happy!

Over the past two weeks, Tsugumi has personally participated in the reconstruction of global order after the disaster. What pleases him is that, thanks to his efforts, the average moral standard of humanity has genuinely improved significantly!

In these people, Tsugumi, a staunch believer in the philosopher-king, truly saw the possibility of realizing utopia!

However, Tsugumi understands that the world's pristine state is destined to be impermanent. With societal change and progress, evil and exploiters will inevitably resurface when mistakes are not corrected.

After all, human history is essentially a history of crime!

However, Tsurugi doesn't need to worry about this at all, because almost everyone still alive in this world has signed a contract, and their fate before and after death is already predetermined. And their descendants are also destined to be subject to the same contract.

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Dongjiang has turned their lives into an open-book exam. If they still fail and the world is beyond saving, then when they fall into hell, Dongjiang will be the first to capture them and torture them severely!

Finally, having confirmed that there was nothing more to do, Tsugumi returned to Fuyuki during the Fourth Holy Grail War.

The time barrier here has been lifted, Kenneth and Waver have been sent back by the Counter Force, Kirei Kotomine has also returned alive, and Irisviel will have to take care of Kiritsugu Emiya, who is atoning for his sins in the nightmare, and will inevitably have to take her husband around to seek medical treatment in the future.

Moreover, even if Kiritsugu Emiya is cured, most of his magic skills will probably be ruined!

Tsurugi was too lazy to deal with all this nonsense. The first thing he did upon returning to Fuyuki was to put Nero's soul into the Fuyuki Holy Grail to nurture it.

Thus, ten years later, she will be summoned by Rin Tohsaka as an avenger.

Sakura Matou has obtained the mark of the Barbatos family, and Kirei Kotomine is convinced that his confusion will be resolved in ten years and is preparing to take his daughter back.

Webber would drag his severely injured teacher back to the Clock Tower and then inherit the title of El-Melloi II.

The time loop belonging to Dongjiang was perfectly merged at this moment.

When he returns to this world next time, he might go directly back to Fuyuki ten years in the future, or to Rome two thousand years ago?

Or perhaps, respond to the call and go to some damned world to start a killing spree?

It doesn't matter anymore; this somewhat exhausting journey of 'future completion' has finally come to an end.

He needs to go back to the everyday world to rest.

Or perhaps—go back and start an expedition and slaughter in that world as well.

Ha! It's decided then!

Go back to the world, rule the world for two days, and then vent the frustration of not having had time to slaughter and torture people here in the everyday world!

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P.S.: Finished! Foreshadowing resolved! In short, I'll finish writing the daily life world in the next two days (I'll focus on the plot that's been torturing these Western CS fans and write it together the day after tomorrow). Then it'll be the EVA world—the plot of this world might take a bit longer, and the opening of the story will be delayed a bit, since 99% of the story in this anime is about human relationships. But the action will be exciting!

On the road to godhood, you must kill, kill, kill! : 241. [Daily Conquest] The Dishonest Shinomiya Family

Inside the antique-style Shinomiya family mansion, several foreigners hurried about, led by maids to the edge of the courtyard.

In a secluded room nestled among the flowing water of the Zen temple, Shinomiya Gan'an, the head of the Shinomiya family, who had been waiting for visitors for some time, stood up and greeted them with great enthusiasm.

The two sides sat down and did not waste any time exchanging pleasantries. The foreign visitors were dressed inconspicuously, except for the silver crosses on their chests that gleamed, which showed that they were all friends of the same religion and faith.

"Mr. Shinomiya, we are members of the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, sent to investigate this matter." The leading foreigner briefly introduced himself, his sharp gaze fixed on the other man, and without further ado, he got straight to the point.

"We've come to resolve the supernatural events happening around you!"

"You say you know the demon's whereabouts and true form, so please be sure to tell us everything you know in detail. We in the Vatican have always been the most professional in this regard."

"Yes, we have suffered greatly from it!"

Looking at these figures who had secretly come from the Vatican, Shinomiya Gan'an's face, which appeared much younger after being healed by the contract, wore an expression of profound sorrow.

“That demon killed my eldest son, forced me to sign a soul-threatening pact with him, and also forced me to tell others about these things, inducing them to sign the same pact with him!”

He recounted how he was coerced and controlled by Tsugumi, forced to betray his company, his family, and ultimately, the entire country. He also described how those politicians who signed the contracts were controlled by him because he disliked them, and how he used these contracts to control them, dousing their bodies with gasoline and then burning them to ashes along with a certain shrine.

When she got emotional, Shinomiya Gan'an couldn't help but burst into tears and covered her face.

"We cannot resist him. He now practically controls everything in Japan. We can only grovel before him and eke out a living!"

The Vatican visitors exchanged glances, and the one in the lead immediately spoke in a loud voice.

"Please rest assured, we from the Vatican are here to resolve such supernatural events. Let me introduce myself, Mr. Shinomiya, my name is Ed Warren, and I have extensive experience in resolving 132 exorcism rituals."

The man named Ed Warren appeared very confident, but he was indeed a genuine exorcist, just like his wife Lorraine Warren beside him.

"Moreover, in order to resolve this potentially unprecedented exorcism ritual, the Vatican specially brought out its most precious relics."

As he spoke, he carefully took out a silver box, opened it, and in the center of the box, lined with red velvet, lay a small piece of wood.

"This is......"

“This is a precious fragment of the True Cross!” Ed said with utmost respect. “It carries the most sacred and pure miracles that occurred before the Lord’s ascension.”

"Therefore, Mr. Shinomiya, before the Lord's cross, please feel free to tell us where that terrible devil now resides!"

Shinomiya Gan'an remained silent for a moment, hesitating as if she wanted to speak, and then, as if gathering her courage, she spoke.

"He... is the boss of Vox Technology, the man named Tsugumi. He personally signed these demonic contracts with us!"

As expected, the exorcists exchanged glances; they had anticipated this outcome.

In fact, the massive economic disaster that occurred in the United States just a few months ago has made people in the deeper world realize that Vox Technology, now a huge multinational AI giant, has serious problems.