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

A worker who is owed wages might have just made a fuss in the past, but now, in despair, he might suddenly become a powerful demon and slaughter the boss's entire family, along with a whole bunch of people who carried out his orders and withheld wages midway!

This kind of thing basically bankrupts the company, and the worst part is you can't even catch them.

Such incidents are by no means isolated cases, nor are they limited to a few companies; they occur in all walks of life. After all, jerks exist everywhere, and this place is actually considered a minority. If you really want to see something, you have to look at countries like those across the ocean, which have enshrined injustice and chaos in their laws.

That's where all the wise men and women gathered to make a grand occasion.

What will society become when the exploitation of the strong and the weak is no longer absolute, and the weak, after being bullied to a certain extent, will lead a group of far more powerful people to fight back?

No one knows what the future holds, but what about now...?

The "framework" of civilization called "nation" has in fact fallen apart, because when all individuals understand that the basis of top-down exploitation no longer holds, how can society maintain its form?

Civilization was easily crumbled and trampled by an entity called the Crimson King, under the guise of mockery and 'justice'.

This is his game, a game of civilization destruction belonging to the Crimson King.

As people sang, the demon king who hates civilization does not need violence; he destroys civilization by overturning the natural law of the survival of the fittest.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

P.S.: Speaking of which, I had a new idea for Re:Zero, what do you guys think? It's about showing Subaru his parents' faces as bait, using his return home as leverage to get him to sign a contract. The contract would stipulate that Tsugumi would control his body for five minutes before he dies, and then each time Subaru dies, Tsugumi would use various methods to kill his people, erase his memories, and then release them together before his next death. If it were written like this, then I'd only need to write the part before his death (I don't know why, I want to write a happy ending for Subaru, but at the same time I also love Subaru~~).

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600. The Crimson Reign

"Without a doubt, he is the devil described in the Bible, an enemy of the Lord!!!"

"He hated civilization, he loathed the great achievements of humankind, and he vowed to burn everything related to the Tree of Knowledge!"

“We cannot escape, none of us can escape, not one of the sons of Adam can escape him!”

"Those who have eaten the fruit of knowledge are all his targets for slaughter!!!"

"Only by joining the Crimson King's Sons and abandoning all civilization and wisdom can we survive in this apocalypse!!!"

"FNNDP, you must join our community now in order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven on the coming Judgment Day!"

Two religions, each with its own strong opinions, are debating with each other. Interestingly, these two religious organizations have now become more influential than the government in this American city.

If countries with a less pronounced religious atmosphere are troubled by the constant emergence of security problems, then countries with a strong religious atmosphere also face the problem of endless religious riots.

In Western countries at this moment, with the United States as the largest example, there are only two possibilities.

One type is an ordinary person who has been oppressed and is hovering on the brink of death. After a sudden outburst, they become a demon and begin to take revenge on their boss and his entire family without any scruples.

This kind of conflict is the most direct and numerous. Thanks to this country's 'excellent' elimination mechanism, there are far more people suffering between life and death than in other countries.

Most of them are overwhelmed by numerous loans. Those who strive to improve themselves are burdened with student loans that they can never repay in their lifetime, while those who give up are easily crushed by society. Often, just one illness can take everything away from them.

They had considered confronting these people before, but under the country's even more effective apartheid system beyond the kill line, they couldn't even find the residence of wealthy people like their bosses on a map.

But things are different now. With just one call and one sacrifice, a qualified soul can be transformed in the blink of an eye into a demon that requires an army to suppress, or even a more outrageous monster.

Then the judge will kindly and considerately point out the whereabouts of those who oppressed them and caused them despair and suffering.

Except for a very few who managed to get rich overseas in advance, they all had their entire families easily taken advantage of by these peasants who they used to look down on or even ignore.

Of course, many such rich people and capitalists died unwilling to accept this, believing that everything they had was earned through their own hard work, and that the resentment of these commoners towards them was completely unreasonable and unfair!

Their poverty is clearly due to their own lack of effort. Sometimes they should look for the reasons within themselves: has their salary increased over the years? Have they been working diligently?

What does your killing have to do with me? It's clearly their own fault for not being able to adapt to this society!

Perhaps they are not wrong in some sense, but—Dongjiang will not listen to their nonsense.

Since you are the exploiters, and you know the tragic consequences of exploiting and firing a sick employee, then you must bear the consequences.

Stop trying to whitewash yourself with those nonsensical social theories! If we're talking about true social truth, I am the strongest and most damning truth in this world!!!

When a mother forced to sell her blood to support herself and her child falls ill but has no money for treatment and can only endure the pain, eventually overdosing on painkillers and dying in despair on the street, Tsugumi will not care whether her death conforms to the rules of society.

If society has legally and compliantly forced her to this point, then it means that society is at fault, and everything in this country is at fault!

Then they should fucking go all out and kill indiscriminately!!!

Of course, it's not just the unfortunate souls who are swept up by capital and society and fall into hell who have embarked on the path of evil in this country.

Sometimes, the existence of certain laws is not for the sake of fairness, but merely driven by self-interest.

For example, in most countries, marriage laws tend to favor women far more than they protect the legitimate rights of men.

For example, there's the unfortunate guy whose wife cheated on him, and he discovered that the son he'd raised for ten years wasn't his own. Instead, his wife filed a lawsuit against him for "domestic violence."

He was sued, lost his job, had his house and most of his assets taken by his ex-wife, and was also forced to pay her, his mistress, and their illegitimate child a large sum of child support every month.

There are countless such unfortunate people in Europe, and their fate is often to lose their homes and jobs, become homeless on the streets, and eventually die quietly in an alley.

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One of the unlucky guys who was approached was John.

He was originally a truck driver. One day, he returned home early from a long-distance trip and caught his wife cheating on him. In a fit of rage, he beat up her lover and kicked him out of the house.

He should have been a complete victim, but unexpectedly, his wife sued him for domestic violence because she was pushed during the incident. In the end, the court granted the divorce and ordered John to give the house and 70% of his assets to his wife.

Oh, and there's also the minimum monthly alimony, education expenses, and property taxes he has to pay to his ex-wife and the son who isn't his son, totaling at least two thousand dollars.

He also lost his job for this reason, and less than a year later, this cheating scumbag drained all his savings, leaving him destitute and homeless, on the verge of dying in despair.

He watched as that cheating bitch, her lover, and that bastard child who wasn't even his lived in the house he'd worked so hard to buy, indulging in wine and women, while he lost everything and had to bear the burden of supporting her for the rest of his life.

What a desperate situation! And what could he possibly do?

The law will never favor the majority of the workforce in a country. Rather, the marriage law's unlimited favoritism towards women appears to be a bias towards the disadvantaged group, but in reality, it is used as a rein to restrain the male workforce.

After all, when you don't even dare to get a divorce, once you're married, you'll be a dutiful and obedient beast of burden, able to endure any beatings or scoldings without ever resisting!

Haha, does this look familiar? This kind of scene is happening in many countries around the world! Whether it's a developed or developing country, right now, you could be the next exploited beast of burden!

Unless, of course, you can make the most important decision of your life. Prove to everyone that you have the strength and courage to pursue revenge and explode at any bastard who has oppressed you!

Join the ranks of the Crimson King!

Become a demon wielding violent weapons, a masterpiece by the life-drainer, "Traversing the Heavens, Can You Be Smarter Than Me?"! Witness countless bizarre and disgusting human outcasts, and let demonic democracy benefit the entire world!

We do not pursue any social development, we do not care about GDP, tax revenue or any other such nonsense, we only care about two words.

Fairness, fairness, and more fucking fairness!!!

Regardless of gender, age, or social status!

Clearly, if he had continued to stay in human society, poor John would never have been able to rebel in his life, and the greatest rebellion of countless potential Johns would have been nothing more than not getting married and having children.

But the great Crimson Lord offered them a whole new opportunity—to join the demons and exact their revenge!

Poor John, in despair, joined the ranks of the Crimson King and became the Truck Demon!

Buzz!

John, at full speed, crushed his house, along with the slut, her lover, and that bastard inside, into mincemeat!

The souls of that slut and her lover were trapped under his wheels, wailing and crying as he moved forward. And although that bastard had also given false testimony in court to frame him, he could be killed because of the influence of others.

We demons also have human emotions!

Of course, the revenge didn't stop there. John then went on to kill the entire family of the female judge who convicted him, the entire family of the jury, and the entire families of the women's rights organization members!

Don't give me any excuses or say that you're just doing things for money.

Not only did you participate in the massacre, but you also indirectly caused the deaths of countless unfortunate people like me. You deserve to die!

As for the importance of one person versus countless others, screw the big picture, screw prioritizing the big picture! Right is right, wrong is wrong!

If you're wrong, you deserve to die, or suffer a fate worse than death!!!

In one act of revenge, a total of 1,823 people died under his wheels.

Then John was blown away by a missile, but everyone knew he was not dead at all.

Such an event, even if it happens only once, would have a catastrophic impact on society, let alone the fact that it has happened more than once or twice.

All I can say is that on this magical land, you'll definitely encounter plenty of disgusting and absurd things, and the despair that oppressors bring to the oppressed is countless.

Amid this series of chaotic events, it is clearly visible that the rule of the federal and state governments has essentially collapsed completely.

When police are unable to maintain order, bring justice, or even be killed by demons unleashed by their greedy superiors while on duty, who will step up?

And the military... the military is also a major area of ​​bullying and injustice.

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If she hadn't locked all her magical power in Japan, even without Tsugumi's interference, there would have been no shortage of revenge incidents born out of resentment.

The Tsurugi River merely transformed the situation from one that was within human control to one that was completely beyond human control.

In just half a month, thousands of demons and monsters emerged one after another, easily destroying all the government's efforts and completely dismantling their rule.

They want to suppress, but who can they suppress? Demons and monsters can't be killed; they'll just be rescued after a trip to the Netherworld. Instead, the more they suppress, the more monsters and monsters are born, causing their order to crumble further.

Moreover—regardless of whether you are a politician or anything else, whether you are guilty or innocent, the revenge stories that happen to you every day, and the events of being arrested, tried, or killed out of thin air, are clearly laid out before you.

When you truly understand that you will go to hell after death, how many people would dare to carry out orders from their superiors, risking the consequences of going to hell?

So in the end, governments across the United States and Europe, regardless of size, became ineffective due to the resignation of large numbers of government officials and the disappearance of top officials, but this did not lead to much chaos.

The Crimson King granted them power, and he could easily subdue them as well.

For example, some demons, after wiping out their enemies' entire families, try to use their power to oppress others. Or they might be taken in by the government and become their henchmen.

But this kind of thing is absolutely not allowed.

Their fate will be to be directly taken to the Tribunal for the trial of demons, where they will be subjected to eternal torment with the highest level of punishment under Hiromi Hirashiro's direct, untrialed handling.

After all, they had already signed a contract, selling their souls to Tsugumi when they transformed into demons and monsters.

How to deal with them is up to Tsuruga. They have abandoned their rights as human beings and become demons, so they have no right to be judged by Tsuruga.

The government is incompetent, the masses are in a state of panic, yet a strange peace persists. The human collective, structured around cities, begins to collapse, replaced by small community settlements centered around neighborhoods.

Large numbers of urban residents choose to leave big cities, or divide up the city into their own areas and establish a structure similar to a post-apocalyptic community.

This process of counter-urbanization is proceeding at an unbelievable speed and with unimaginable smoothness.

Among these settlements, some are based on skin color, some on birth, and the most developed and thriving settlements in the West are mostly based on religious beliefs.

They were either Christians or worshippers of the Tsurugi River, and strangely enough, the two groups never fought each other.