<917 – Dark Shadow vs Dark Shadow (26)>
Feeling the formidable power of the Three Great Evils Assembly, Sadi Chocolate was intimidated.
A [Psychic Manipulator] who digs into weaknesses, creates weaknesses for those without them, and subjugates their hearts by crushing them.
In front of her, someone who had evolved enough to plant the human heart into even non-human hearts was an insurmountable ‘peak.’
First Wahyhiemhai.
Director of the Foundation.
One who vied with Seonhwang for the peak of humanity.
In terms of overall combat power, he might be competing for 1st or 2nd place among competent beings.
However, when it came to interference abilities, he was undoubtedly the overwhelming 1st.
“No need to fuss over planting bothersome weaknesses. Just unifying their desires into liberation from pain with a single point of agony will suffice.”
If Sadi Chocolate, as a small manufacturing business returning to self-employment, spent much mental energy painstakingly reconstructing hearts by hand,
Then, the massive production line of a large corporation used not a pinch of mental energy in churning out products.
This was the starting point of the difference between Sadi Chocolate and First Wahyhiemhai.
The segment where mental energy is consumed.
While Sadi Chocolate embraced this from the beginning, First Wahyhiemhai postponed it.
Of course, Sadi Chocolate had reigned as the campus’s number one ridiculous trigger.
Even if not as great as the Chairman, who had reigned as the world’s number one ridiculous trigger, it did not mean she was incompetent.
Heart Eye Invasion.
Heart, Eye, Invasion, Interference.
It is said that the eyes are the mirror of the heart, so it invades and interferes through the heart into the inner mind.
It was a name given by a professor who applied it to a technique that Sadi Chocolate casually handled without a name.
This technique was closely related to the interference function that Lilia, known as Mirror Thief, was applying, based on the fact that the eye is the ‘mirror’ of the heart.
However, unlike Lilia, who used the [Counterattack] function to draw out the opponent’s mental imagery into reality, Sadi Chocolate invaded and altered the scenery within the mirror of the heart.
To suit her own taste.
To make it a bit weaker.
To wield it more conveniently.
To ensure a distinct flavor of popping it awake.
Infiltration occurs simultaneously to numerous people.
Not a small-scale processor but a perfectly passionate dream team and manufacturing factory run by ‘me’ made up of many.
In the early days of setup, those with strong mental power faced death or were abused by their other ‘selves’, but such experiences propagated to the other ‘selves’.
Safety rules written in blood.
Enhancement techniques gained through self-sacrifice.
Techniques that could shake the opponent’s heart even with the will of their split selves.
Her unusual way of manipulating power led to a one-person army of legions.
“The effort to enter is great, but the volume can be caught up somehow. Time will take ten times longer, and mental energy will take over a hundred thousand times more, but…”
What’s important comes next.
The careful control and domination possible through these individual custom manipulations offer advantages over large-scale factory pain domination.
The advantages of customization and mass production.
Is there an argument to firmly say “No” that Sadi Chocolate possesses those strengths despite suffering some loss?
The infamous ‘Mandate’ of the Foundation proves just that.
Mandate is customized control.
And it is a kind of governing system that makes the opponent’s body and heart helplessly fall into control without spending mental energy but using the situation and circumstances.
How to handle those who have been controlled has been revealed in the Foundation Workshop Battle within the Memory of Oknodie.
Mandate Area.
And the Soul Contract.
[Soul Contract]
[Effect: Collects the soul of those who fail to fulfill the final mandate as a price.]
The souls harvested like this are used as currency, enhancing the power of the soul, utilized in gastronomy, or planted in ornamental flowers for bonsai, enjoying through eyes, ears, and ultimately the soul.
Everything Sadi Chocolate does, the Chairman can ‘automatically’ already perform.
The hierarchical relationship is clear.
The Chairman already encompasses all of Sadi Chocolate’s abilities, while Sadi Chocolate cannot even keep up with half of the automation process the Chairman achieves.
Before feeling competitiveness or interest, she felt fear.
“The troublesome God of Death is crumbling while exchanging handshakes. At this point, Professor Sadako’s victory is already confirmed.”
“Really?”
“Yes, indeed. Since you are so pleased, how about Papa gives you another gift?”
“I’d love that!”
“Seeing you so joyful makes Papa satisfied as well.”
The Chairman’s kind smile gazed at Sadi Chocolate.
Human-type body.
The death god’s avatars.
High spirit entities of the retainers.
Sadi Chocolate felt tremendous pressure as a multitude of beings turned to look solely at her.
This was frightening.
She knew the gap between herself and the Chairman.
Could the Chairman not know this?
Of course not.
The Chairman had already sensed Sadi Chocolate’s existence.
He had realized she was a subpar version of himself.
Thus, he had options.
To kill her.
To nurture her.
To toy with her.
“Oknodie. For the remarkable resolve you showed in sacrificing all human relationships to save Papa, Papa found a toy that can easily obtain people’s hearts.”
“Is such a thing possible?”
“With a
To the Chairman, Sadi Chocolate was nothing more than an amusing toy meant for his daughter.
All her accumulated skills were just trivial toys to him.
What was frightening was the fate of being reduced to ‘scraps’ or ‘waste’ if she could not become a toy.
“Don’t call people toys!”
“Are the undead considered people too?”
“They’re people! They simply have different necessary materials for life! Any being who can define themselves as a person can be a person!”
Oknodie’s definition of humanity was somewhat broad.
Even beast-men mixed with blood, AIs created through technology, homunculi born through arcane engineering, or aliens from another dimension who wish to be people were all people.
Recognizing even the undead as people was incredibly simple.
The Chairman smiled broadly.
Claiming that this child has the potential to dominate all ‘humans’ is not at all a bad thing if the definition of humanity is wide.
Reducing that definition would only diminish and close Oknodie’s future possibilities.
“That’s a valid point. Then instead of a toy, you can consider this a messenger that connects hearts, or akin to a communication exchange, a heart exchange system. Regardless of the title, what it does remains unchanged.”
She is a tool and a slave for Oknodie’s happy world conquest or a laborer to be used.
“Is it not a joyful thing that what you say is conveyed without any misunderstanding, just as your original emotions and thoughts are relayed? No more misunderstandings by the world; everyone accepts your words as they are.”
Not just the good intentions, but even the evil ones.
A homunculus born from the remains of the gods and the blood of warriors.
What kind of destructive potential does this child’s ‘complete thought’ possess with the possibilities of Outsiders lurking?
Just imagining it made the Chairman’s heart swell with excitement.
Born as the Great Evil First Wahyhiemhai, created with the aim of accumulating all negative functions opposed to Warrior Ni’alatotep for his success.
How marvelous will be the inherent cosmic mental imagery derived from the Outsider he cannot even approach?
The thought that could plunge humanity into ruin without a pinch of evil, with sincere interest and enjoyment—
Brings forth even greater fear and reverence.
Days begin that forcibly stimulate and knock at the closed possibilities of the Demon King.
Just like he used the power of the God of Death to crack Seonhwang’s seal, Oknodie can also cause cracks in the closed possibilities through the emotions of all.
Only one.
By realizing Sadi Chocolate’s objectification.
“Hey Oknodie, I acknowledge that our relationship hasn’t been easy. However, I am indeed a sentient being. I want to live with my own self and opinions.”
“Go right ahead!”
“…Really?”
Unexpectedly, Oknodie’s response came swiftly.
Sadi Chocolate’s unease grew greater.
An answer without hesitation is dangerous.
Her inner thoughts would be reflected untouched.
That fact was particularly risky because it was Oknodie’s thoughts.
Whose influence is her heart currently under?
First Wahyhiemhai.
She is under the influence of ‘Chairman.’
“A mutual person could physically resist with all their might and then seal away again into a coffin, and that doesn’t sound too bad!”
“…”
It took only a few seconds for Sadi Chocolate to volunteer to become Oknodie’s ‘toy.’
