CHAPTER 178: BEGIN YOUR PERFORMANCE [BONUS CHAPTER 1/6]

Chapter 178: Kujo Karasuma, Begin Your Performance!

The Seitenshi’s expression was calm. She now trusted Ren unconditionally, without any doubt. Saiki Kusuo’s eyes flickered, as his telepathy had already heard Kurusu Konochi’s inner voice. "I must pretend! Only then can I survive! From now on, I am Kujo Karasuma!"

"Oh ho," Ren knew what he was thinking without having to guess. This guy was quite shrewd, but unfortunately, he had met them. Without exposing him, Ren folded his arms, a glint in his eyes, and quietly watched him perform.

Kurusu Konochi didn’t notice Yomogawa Ayame’s body tremble. He stood up, faced the group, drew his samurai sword, and shouted at them, "Who exactly are you people? Why did you kidnap Lady Yomogawa? And did you use sorcery here?" Ren didn’t speak, and the others wouldn’t answer either. Kurusu Konochi saw that his questions went unanswered. "Lady Yomogawa, please return to the Armored Train with me immediately!" As long as they reached there... He reached out to try and pull Yomogawa Ayame, but to his surprise, she retreated in panic. It wasn’t until she bumped into Ren that her fearful heart gained a sliver of security.

Kurusu Konochi’s heart sank. He forced a smile. "Lady Yomogawa, what are you doing? We need to return to the Armored Train. Only there is safe." Tears of sorrow welled in Yomogawa Ayame’s eyes, and her trembling finger pointed at him. "You’re not Kujo Karasuma! Who are you?" Hearing this, Kurusu Konochi immediately became anxious. "I am Kujo Karasuma, Lady Yomogawa’s guard! Please look closely!" He fumbled, "If you don’t believe me, ask me anything. I can answer any question." But his performance did not earn Yomogawa Ayame’s trust; instead, it made her even more sorrowful. Ren had already let her see everything from Kurusu Konochi’s memory. What stood before her was merely a monster wearing Kujo Karasuma’s skin.

Clap, clap, clap! Ren clapped his hands with a smile, praising, "Good acting." He placed his hands on Yomogawa Ayame’s shoulders, bent down, and quietly asked, "Miss, how do you think he should be dealt with?" The warm and reassuring aura brushed against her cheek. Yomogawa Ayame’s body trembled, and she stammered, "Sir... could you let him rest in peace...?"

"No problem." Ren smiled slightly and pointed a finger at Kurusu Konochi. "I will let him die a natural and peaceful death." Seeing Ren’s action, the death-fearing Kurusu Konochi cried out in terror, "No! Lady Yomogawa, I am Kujo Karasuma!" He thought his body would explode like Biba Amatori’s. In reality, such a thing did not happen. "I’m fine?" Kurusu Karasuma looked at his body back and forth, finding no change at all. He thought he had been spared, but unfortunately, he had thought too much.

"Wait! My body!" Kurusu Karasuma discovered something. His skin was turning sallow and dull. Slowly, wrinkles also began to appear. This shouldn’t be happening! This body of his was a very young body. How could there be so many wrinkles? By the time he reacted, his body had already rapidly aged. From everyone’s perspective, in just a few seconds, Kurusu Karasuma rapidly aged from a strong young man. He aged into an old man with sparse white hair, a face full of wrinkles, missing teeth, skin and bones, sallow skin, covered in age spots, and a hunched body. He could barely stand, needing to lean on his sword like a trembling cane, looking like an old man on the verge of death.

"I..." The trembling Kurusu Karasuma only managed to utter "I" before his eyes widened, he gasped, and fell backward, dead.

Hiss! This incredibly bizarre scene made several people present gasp. Even the people in the Doomsday Chat Group were extremely shocked.

March-chan: "What happened? That person aged so fast!"

White Blood Cell: "Humans cannot age that rapidly."

Chihaya: "A young man suddenly turned into an old man!"

Silver Wolf: "This must be Ren’s time power."

Momonga: "It must be the Big Boss’s move! The Big Boss is mighty!"

Esdeath: "This is time. Time stop, time acceleration, such powerful abilities." Even just the ability to stop time was much more powerful than her Mohabatma. Her Mohabatma seemed to freeze space. In reality, it instantly froze molecular activity, achieving the effect of instantaneously freezing space.

Ren clapped his hands, delighted. "Such an operation really works." He merely applied the power of time to that person, accelerating his growth, directly making Kurusu Karasuma rapidly age to death. Ren looked at Yomogawa Ayame. "How is it? Is he at peace?" He directly let him die of old age, how peaceful, like falling leaves returning to their roots.

Yomogawa Ayame’s mouth hung open, and she said blankly, "Are you... God?"

"Unfortunately, I am not." Ren smiled and turned to look at Saiki Kusuo and the others. When Kurusu Karasuma died, the Doomsday Chat Group notification did not appear. There were still Kabane to deal with below. Ren said, "Next, I will adjust the time of the entire world to a slowed state. You can earn points yourselves. The more Kabane you kill, the more points you get." He specifically reminded Saiki Kusuo. "If you want to perfectly control your Psychic abilities, the various functions in the Chat Group are excellent choices. You should also need points. With your ability, you can kill very quickly. It just depends on whether you have the heart for it." At the end of the day, Saiki Kusuo was just a Psychic with a normal mindset. "Mm." Saiki Kusuo nodded and then disappeared, teleporting away.

"Seitenshi, Mikasa, and Vivi, you can act on your own in this area." "Okay." The three nodded and set off. Ren did not resolve everything at once. There were two reasons. One reason was to leave some scraps for the mission personnel; he had already taken the big share. The most important reason was that he needed to conduct an experiment. The duration of Doom Companion was two days. If he kept the time in a slowed state, how would these two days be calculated? Would it be calculated according to the world that Ren perceived, which was this planet? Or would it be calculated according to the time of the entire universe beyond Ren’s perception? What was the difference between two days in the universe and two days on this planet? These were all things he wanted to understand.

After the others left, only Yomogawa Ayame, Ren, and Horobi remained. Biba Amatori was already dead. Ren also released Horobi and coldly asked, "Will you seek revenge?" As long as he sensed even a hint of hatred in her heart, he would kill her without hesitation. Ren had no habit of leaving enemies alive, even if she was a beautiful woman.

Horobi’s dim eyes glanced at the Soul-Refining Banner on the ground, and finally she shook her head with a bitter laugh. "No, Sir did the right thing." "Mm." Indeed, it was genuine. No hatred or anger. She had escaped a disaster. At the same time, Ren narrowed his eyes and looked at Mumei. Even if she was a group member, he wouldn’t spare her. "What about you?" Ren only shook her head blankly and silently. Anger? Hatred? These emotions were nonexistent. Her heart was filled only with confusion and bewilderment at this moment.

As for Yomogawa Ayame, before Ren could ask, she spoke directly, "Thank you, God, for letting Kujo Karasuma rest in peace. I want to bury Kujo Karasuma. May I, Sir?"

"Yes, burial is simple." Ren tapped his foot on the ground. The earth trembled slightly. The spot where Kujo Karasuma’s body lay, the ground seemed to open its mouth, swallowing him whole, then the ground returned to normal. Yomogawa Ayame was silent, a wry smile appearing on her face. But it was the only way; in the underground of Aragane Station, it would count as a burial.

"God, thank you for your help." Yomogawa Ayame bowed deeply. Seeing Kujo Karasuma’s evil and terrifying plan, she could imagine what a hell on earth it would have become without Ren’s arrival.

"Don’t call me God, you can call me Lord Ren Kazama." After Ren Kazama said this, he looked up at the wandering spirits in the sky. Behind him, the golden Redemption Wings bloomed. Redemption! Golden light shone, and the surrounding Kabane and the spirits in the sky were all purified. It had a similar effect to Aqua’s divine light. And after purifying the spirits and Kabane, he felt that a considerable amount of the power of faith was absorbed by the Redemption Wings. When Yomogawa Ayame saw this scene, her belief that Ren was God grew even stronger. Although she would obediently call him Lord Ren Kazama.

"Your friend..." Horobi couldn’t quite understand Mumei. Her friend possessed power like a God. Mumei knew nothing. She had only just joined the Doomsday Chat Group.

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