Don't force me to use my right fist.

"Just call him Fire of the East. As for his real name, I'm not entirely sure. Perhaps you could ask him yourself."

The red-haired boy, who had been maintaining a confrontational stance with Saya, nodded his chin at Saya as a greeting.

"Well, then I have nothing more to say. To be honest, the main reason I came here is for one thing. Since you're here, it's convenient for me to inform you."

Sōyū first exchanged a glance with the boy named Tōfū no Hō, before looking at the leader of the Chūga Shingon Church in front of him, who looked like an ordinary old man.

“I don’t know what secrets you’re up to, and I have no reason to stop you from doing whatever you want. But if you do anything immoral again, I won’t let either of you off the hook. Now, if you give up and accept the punishment of the law, I might consider going easy on you when I beat you up later.”

To put it bluntly, he's here to sabotage the establishment. In his view, the True Word Church, a cult that does nothing but good deeds, has long since lost its reason for existence.

Even if it doesn't involve Kaguya, Saya already can't forgive them for using innocent people as sacrifices.

You can give it a try.

The red-haired boy, who had never been born again, turned cold after hearing Saya's words. He flexed his right hand and spoke to Saya in a warning tone.

"Sigh, there's no need for conflict for now. Mr. Zuoyou, the reason you have such thoughts is definitely because you haven't thoroughly understood our True Word Church. Why don't we have a proper talk now? Perhaps you can understand me."

After stopping Dongfang Zhihuo from rushing forward, the old man raised his weathered eyes, which were filled with the marks of time, and looked at Zuoyou.

"I believe that if Mr. Sōyū knew what the Truth Church was really doing, he might choose to help us. There are no eternal enemies."

That extremely sincere gaze contained not a trace of hypocrisy, but this only made Sōyu more puzzled.

Judging from his appearance, could it be that the True Word Church really has some hidden difficulties? What Sawa hates most is when the villain is forcibly whitewashed at the end of the story; that's not fun at all.

However, out of curiosity about the truth he spoke of, Sawa couldn't bring himself to attack this old man who had been polite to him from beginning to end.

Even a smiling face is not to be struck, and the old man's attitude and demeanor made Saya lose all thought of attacking him. (This is a reference to a highly skilled high school student.)

"Don't tell me it's for money or anything. You and I both know very well that this is not what the True Word Church needs."

Sōyū loosened his clenched fist and looked at the old man in front of him, once again stating very directly what he wanted to ask.

Chapter 598 God May Not Care

"An ordinary, unremarkable person? I think you might actually have a real talent for making jokes, Mr. Saya."

With an expression that suggested he didn't know what to say about Saya, the leader of the True Word Church named Taiga shook his head.

Putting aside Kaguya's considerable wealth, which was not to be underestimated even by their standards, her appearance alone was far from ordinary.

But what the old man wanted to say had nothing to do with those two things.

Just as Saya said, he didn't care how much money Kaguya had, nor was he after her looks. The reason he had to do this to her was because he needed to.

"Before I tell you the truth, I hope you can understand, Mr. Zuoyou, that our world is already on the verge of collapse. Do you realize that?"

Taiga Tachikawa sat down next to Saya, gestured to Touhou no Hikaru to close the door, and then slowly spoke to him.

"Imminent danger? Do you mean the end of the world? I really don't see that coming."

Sōyū shrugged. Although there are many strange and messy things in this world, there are really not many guys who can do something that reaches the level of world destruction.

If we disregard those few extraordinary Genshin Impact deities, perhaps only Saya's Blossom could achieve this effect.

But in that case, they should be targeting Saya, not Kaguya.

It can't be an accident like a nuclear war, which has nothing to do with Japan, a country that doesn't even have such a thing.

"Even if you didn't notice it, I think Mr. Saya must have noticed that some strange things have started to appear as time goes on, haven't they?"

The old man looked at Sōyū with a confident expression.

"If I remember correctly, you should have been eliminating strange creatures all along. You should have noticed some strange creatures with bizarre abilities appearing in the last few days, right?"

The old man looked at Zuoyou with great confidence, as if he already knew his answer, and coughed twice.

"You mean the retinues of those otherworldly demon gods?" whl

Sōyū's eyebrows shot up. If there was anything strange or unusual that had been bothering him lately, it was a real problem.

Judging from this, the old man in front of me seems to know quite a lot.

Yes, to be precise, they are the minions of the Seven Deadly Sins. Their appearance means that this world has been targeted by those guys, and the strange occurrences we see now are just appetizers.

The old man nodded, and then continued to explain to Zuoyou.

"You mean, these otherworldly demons are the cause you're talking about that could destroy this world?"

Sōyu frowned. As Shiki had said before, these things didn't seem like easy targets. If seven gods of Shiki's caliber were to appear, destroying the world wouldn't be impossible.

Yes, but not entirely.

Although the old man nodded in acknowledgment of what Sōyu said, he quickly became the riddle teller again.

"To be clear, I don't like playing riddles with people."

Sōyū clenched his fist; he didn't have time to play any meaningless guessing games with this guy.

"You should know that the strange things in this world are all mixed with the world's malice, right? But the most important thing is that as these strange things are eliminated, the world's malice on them disappears without a trace."

"To put it nicely, it's a return to the origin of this world, but to put it bluntly, there's still a quota."

Seeing how eager Sōyu was to get the truth, the old man had no choice but to tell him what he knew.

"These otherworldly demons naturally came here because they had their eyes on this place. If no one stops them, they would be happy to destroy this world and absorb its power."

"And what's even more troublesome is that, because of the malice they carry that has destroyed other worlds, even if some powerful being could eliminate them, the malice they carry would still cause immeasurable and terrifying consequences as it flows into this world." Saya, hearing this secret for the first time, quickly understood why he was so desperate. It meant that the arrival of these demon gods would destroy this world, and no matter what choice he made, it was a dead end. No wonder he had such an expression.

"What you're saying is indeed frightening, but first of all, I won't even ask how you know so much detail. What does this have to do with Kaguya? Does killing her mean you can stop these demons?"

Zuoyou crossed his arms and waited for the old man's reply. Sometimes, what many people say is true: he had a very ambitious goal.

Judging from his behavior, the establishment of the Church of Truth might not be as simple as just a cult; perhaps he even intends to use this church to save the world.

"Of course it's not that simple. She couldn't do it, but others can. The reason I know this is because I asked it for help."

At this point, the old man's face finally lost its despair. A hint of fanaticism appeared on his previously calm and kind expression, as if he had seen the most precious treasure. This caused Sōyū to take a step back in disdain. Fanatics all had this expression; to put it bluntly, they were practically a bunch of lunatics.

"The reason I founded the Church of Truth is to serve it. If our Lord were to descend into this world, the all-knowing and all-powerful Him would surely be able to prevent the destruction of this world and save everyone!"

"At that time, everyone in the world will become believers of our Lord, there will be no more killing, and eternal peace will continue." wh

The old man, who became increasingly agitated as he spoke, even tried to grab Zuoyou's hand, resembling a pyramid scheme member who had gone completely mad.

Sōyū couldn't bear to tell him that perhaps the true form of the god he spoke of didn't care about this matter at all.

Chapter 599 Classic Dilemma

"You still haven't made it clear what any of this has to do with Kaguya. I don't care what lofty ideas you have or what you want to do to save the world, what you just mentioned about the East G seems to have nothing to do with Kaguya, does it?"

Sōyū calmly observed the old man, who was starting to become somewhat fanatical as he spoke. He could only conclude that this was truly a believer in the Cthulhu Mythos; it would be strange if he didn't have some kind of mental illness.

"The arrival of our Lord is not as simple as we imagine. Even the girl who was the incarnation of our Lord that we summoned last time was unable to stop the appearance of those demons, not to mention that she does not obey our commands at all."

Speaking of the blonde girl who was summoned last time, the old man couldn't help but sigh. She did indeed possess a portion of the power of the god they worshipped, but it was uncontrollable. That power would only passively emerge when the girl was in danger.

To save this world, the descent of the true form of the so-called all-powerful god is required.

"Hmm, and then what? Why did they have to choose Kaguya as the sacrifice? Is she somehow different from an ordinary human?"

Saya had thoroughly examined Kaguya. Apart from being unusually beautiful, she was otherwise a perfectly normal young girl with nothing special about her.

You can't say that Bubble is obsessed with looks and won't accept anyone who isn't a super pretty girl, right?

Sawa had no idea that guy had this kind of setting.

"You don't know much about this kind of thing. I thought that the young lady of the Yuzaki family had told you everything, but it seems that she is still keeping it from you."

"Why don't you take some time to ask her what she's been hiding from you? Maybe then you'll understand why we chose her." Looking at Saya with amusement, Taiga Tachikawa thought this might prove that the relationship between the two wasn't entirely solid. Perhaps after he explained the situation to him, the boy might see the error of his ways.

"No need for that. Just tell me why. There's no need for all this trouble."

Sawa had no intention of calling Kaguya at this time. No matter what she was hiding from him, it didn't make him feel like she was deliberately distancing herself from him.

"Tsk tsk tsk, may I ask you why you would do all this for that girl? If it's just because you like her looks, then that's a bit too superficial."

Shaking his head, Taiga Tachikawa felt that Saya didn't seem like that kind of person. At least with his abilities, he wouldn't just be lusting after Kaguya's body.

"Now is the time for you to answer my questions, not for you to ask me questions, right? I think you should stop rambling on and on. If you don't want to talk about it, I don't mind starting a fight early."

Sōyu met his gaze coldly. He didn't help Kaguya because he coveted her for anything. To put it bluntly, it was his own choice, and he didn't need any other reasons.

"Alright then, in order to see if you can see the error of your ways, I think it's necessary to explain things to you."

The old man, speechless after being rendered speechless by Sōyū's words, sighed and then continued to explain to him.

After all, the biggest obstacle preventing them from taking Kaguya away was this boy in front of them, and he was growing at a terrifying speed. Now, even the strongest member of the church, Eastern Flame, was no longer confident in subduing him.

However, there is one good thing about Saya: he is reasonable. If you can tell him the truth and make him understand why you did what you did, you might be able to get him to join your side.

It was with this in mind that Taiga Tachikawa patiently explained things to Saya.

"To summon my lord's true form, the offering must first possess an extremely large amount of magical power. Unfortunately, the Hanesaki family, to which the young lady you are protecting belongs, is a family that produces girls with abundant magical power."

Saiyu could understand what Taiga Tachikawa was saying. He at least knew that Kaguya's family was based on the Einzbern family, whose entire family was known for producing Holy Grails.

However, if it's just this one point, theoretically speaking, if the quality of a single item is insufficient, it's not impossible to compensate by increasing the quantity.

"Of course, there are other ways to solve the magic problem, but there is another condition that only she can meet."

At this point, Tachikawa Ogawa paused for a moment, but fortunately, he had no intention of trying to entice Saya, and quickly explained the reason.

"That is, cause and effect, which is more important than magic."

Holding up his index finger, Taiga Tachikawa emphasized to Saya with a very serious expression.

"Magic can be acquired through various methods, but cause and effect are things that a person is born with; what is predetermined cannot be changed."

"The karma carried by the young lady of the Yuzaki family is something I have never heard of in my life. It's as if she has entangled the causes of countless world lines together. Not only that, but the causes on her body are still accumulating. And the result of summoning my master is precisely such a cause."

As he spoke in words that Saya couldn't understand, the old man's face became excited again. He seemed about to shout out in happiness.

"Just because of that?"

Although Sōyu still didn't understand what he meant by cause and effect, he at least now knew why they were targeting Kaguya, and he couldn't help but ask this question.

"Isn't that enough? Sacrificing just one human being can save this world from imminent destruction. What's wrong with that? Or are you willing to watch this world descend into despair just because you want that girl to live?"