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"No, we don't need to do anything for now."
"Miteora?"
"This conflict was somewhat expected. Even if we intervene rashly, it will only complicate the situation. It's better to let them resolve it themselves."
"Wait, what do you mean by 'expected'? I haven't heard of such a thing."
"...For intelligence gathering purposes, I have read the work 'Scarlet Alice'. If the protagonist Alice in this work is a hero who fights against the evil of the world for the sake of justice, then the character she is facing at this moment is probably similar to 'the evil of the world' itself."
"Imagine, Miss Precia, if the greatest enemy in your story, the one who destroyed everything you protect and value, were right in front of you, could you still maintain your composure?"
"Now, what Her Highness the Knight is fighting against is not her ally or enemy, but her 'fate'."
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The sword and spear clashed again. In terms of agility, they might be evenly matched, or even Lin Yi might have the advantage due to his control. However, the huge disparity in "acknowledgment power" made it impossible for the two sides to fight each other head-on.
Glancing at the torn opening on the treasure, Lin Yi silently calculated the remaining information within his body.
"Perhaps you haven't read my story. In my world, the nation fell into ruin because of people like you, but after causing a disaster many times worse with your own hands, you actually used this as your reason—"
"clang--"
Several more cracks appeared on the blade, and Lin Yi frowned slightly under the heavy pressure from the spear above his head.
"—Absolutely not!"
Under constant pressure, the insufficiently charged Noble Phantasm finally succumbed to its strain. Taking advantage of a slight opening to evade the spear's pursuit, Lin Yi suddenly spoke up while constructing a new weapon within the "Root": "It sounds like the lament of a loser."
"—!"
"To be honest, I don't really feel the reality of what you're talking about. After all, the concept of a 'country' you're talking about is far too insignificant. But even something as small as you have similarities."
"clang--"
"Weak."
"What--?!"
The golden chain behind the sword easily snapped, locking the unsuspecting knight in place. With a creaking sound as the chain stretched to its limit, she and her horse were slammed to the ground.
"Misery? Pain? Denial? If that's all it takes to change things, then what's the point of having power? Let everyone compete to see who's the most miserable, so the most miserable person gets everything and the happiest person loses everything."
"Cough cough..."
Lowering his nearly broken right hand, he placed one foot on the spear, and with his other hand gripping the blade of the sword, he aimed it at the heart of the "hero of justice": "Even if you call yourself 'justice,' what is it without this power to support it?"
Re:CREATORS: Chapter 496 Ascension Methods
In the end, Lin Yi still failed to kill this "hero of justice," not only because several members of the Order faction suddenly appeared to stop him, but also because...
"It's really ironic."
Seeing that the Noble Phantasm shattered before it could even pierce the armor of Alice, who was lying on the ground, Lin Yi simply threw away the remaining half. After kicking away the struggling knight who was trying to resist, Lin Yi turned around and faced the "characters" who belonged to another faction who appeared in front of him.
"If I surrender now, what kind of treatment will I receive on your side?"
Having never imagined this possibility, the characters who had rushed over with such momentum were somewhat at a loss. In the end, it was the central mage who stepped forward: "I'm sorry, your presence is too dangerous. You must return to your original 'story'."
"It seems the talks have broken down."
He exhaled and used the last bit of information to unleash a Noble Phantasm.
The talisman that breaks through all laws... Of course, right now it's just a sharper dagger. Just as I was about to complete the last "step", a familiar voice suddenly came from the sky: "The stage is not yet set up, why should the actors rush onto the stage?"
"Alter—?!"
Looking back up, he indeed saw the familiar girl in military uniform. She seemed to notice Lin Yi's gaze and gave him a reassuring look.
"The final act is not yet here. Wait, protagonists... Soon, I will lead my allies to open the gates to world destruction. Struggle until then."
He drew one from among the surrounding sabers and rested it on a gun that appeared out of nowhere: "The myriad phenomena of the universe, Chapter Nine."
As the light and shadow shifted, it was too late for the characters to stop what was happening when they realized something was wrong. Apart from the knight who was still unable to get up, Altair, along with Lin Yi, also disappeared.
"What should we do now?"
"No matter what, let's save His Highness the Knight first."
"Huh? Isn't that guy on the enemy's side?"
"Do not……"
Recalling Altair's words before leaving, Meteora shook her head slightly: "She already has a more suitable 'ally'."
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"It seems you were prepared."
Amidst the distorted light and shadow, when they returned to reality, they had already left the encirclement and were standing in the stronghold chosen by Altair.
Looking at the girl in military uniform who had returned to her seat, and sensing the information slowly recovering within his body, Lin Yi did not show any anger at being tricked. Instead, he asked in a matter-of-fact manner, "Kick this 'hero of justice' out of the team."
“Princess Alice is a reliable ally, that much must be admitted, but this ‘reliable ally’ seems to favor the other side more than ours. If my ally had not appeared, we would have had to seek Princess Alice’s power even for the sake of the integrity of the stage, but that is not necessary now.”
"Because there are better alternatives?"
"No, it's the right choice."
As the activity progressed and Lin Yi's right hand began to heal with increased acceptance, he said with a hint of surprise, "This is the first time I've heard of such a claim."
“Your appearance in this world of the ‘Creator’ is something no one could have predicted, but from your story and your world, I am certain that you are the most suitable ally for my beliefs.”
"Destroy the world."
"Yes, destroy the world, and destroy the world of these pathetic 'creators'. I believe that will bring you a different experience."
"The Creator..."
Without delving into the topic, Lin Yi directly changed the subject: "Although I admit that the increase in strength is not enough, the effect of this method is indeed quite good."
"We should also thank the 'creators' for creating these 'technologies'."
With one hand raised, a smartphone, an indispensable accessory for every modern person, floats prominently in the palm of the hand on the military uniform.
"There's actually a way to increase credibility like this? Live streaming... it's truly beyond my imagination."
Seeing this, Lin Yi couldn't help but laugh: "Believe me, if you want to increase your credibility in this way without certain skills, all you'll get is a black screen camera."
In this regard, the Celestial Empire, located across the ocean, is probably the most experienced. Internet control has never been far away; they just haven't realized it yet. It would be truly insane to foolishly allow information that could cause social unrest to spread online. It's only thanks to the technology of the "main god" that this "live broadcast" effect can be achieved. Otherwise, if people were to cause trouble one by one, who knows how long it would take.
Of course, Alice, who has been removed from the faction, also played a significant role in this regard. After all, even if a character with very low profile suddenly "appears" and gets noticed, it's only temporary. But if you add a highly famous character to the mix, it's a different story.
The only unexpected thing was that it turned into a fight between "low-popularity" and "high-popularity" characters, and the "low-popularity" character won in the end.
"That's a good thing, actually."
In an age of entertainment to the death, the more "subversive" a topic is, the more attention it attracts, and the more "recognition" it gains. Even if someone knows nothing about the character "Lin Yi," they will become interested in him after seeing this battle and then try to find out more about the character.
Ironically, if Lin Yi really regained his power in this way and "destroyed the world" like Altair, then it would be the humans living in this world who brought about this result, since it was their power of recognition that gave the "character" the power to destroy the world.
"It's a miracle that such contradictory rules have continued to this day."
Just as the process of "destroying the world" was taking another step forward, the Order faction also realized what Lin Yi had done in the battle just now.
"Live streaming... I never thought there was such a way to increase credibility."
"After all, there's nothing so convenient in our world, and even if we did, it would be blocked, wouldn't it? Signal and all that."
“We have done everything we can to remove these things, but it hasn’t been very effective.”
Looking at the footage of the battle that had just ended on the screen, Kikuchi Aki, who had been under the most pressure in this regard, rubbed her temples: "The other side used methods that were outside our scope of response. While we were doing our best to delete them, they kept multiplying. As a result, unless we can wipe all the data at once, it is impossible to eliminate all the videos."
"Unfortunately, it seems that next time we will not be facing an 'unknown protagonist of a novel,' but a genuine 'world destroyer.'"
Re:CREATORS: Chapter 497 A Similar Story
When the world is united by some force, no change is confined to a particular region.
As the "live stream" uploaded by the main god spread and gained traction online, this "feast" for everyone finally began.
【What's this? 】
【New work? 】
What game's CG does this look like?
[What CG? It's clearly downstairs in my building!]
……
【Alice Tria-chan!】
【Hey, why did this thing suddenly appear?】
[A PV for the new game?]
……
Who is Alice?
Haven't you seen "Scarlet Alice"? It's a really popular new anime right now.
[No wonder he looked so familiar. Wait, who is the other character?]
[I haven't seen the ability, nor is it a character from "Scarlet Alice"]
……
Look at this, doesn't it resemble the new character?
Where did this come from?
[A character in a novel]
Why are characters from the novel appearing in this story? Aren't they from different works?
[Let alone the works themselves, they're completely different dimensions!]
[A one-dimensional character appears in the two-dimensional world of 〤〢舞⑴琦[VIII八淋起々[〩（?六:）医灵梦世界, and then battles in the three-dimensional world—how exciting!]
……
Why did Alice lose to someone I'd never even heard of? Doesn't the production team have any explanation for this?
This is a copyright infringement case, isn't it?
[But he looks so handsome, this new character!]
[I absolutely refuse to believe that Alice-chan could lose!]
Although I really like the character Alice, the new character looks pretty good too.
……
[The ability to conjure weapons is amazing!]
[The golden chains, could they be made of gold?]
[Only an idiot would use gold to make weapons, right?]
……
[It's decided, this new character is my ultimate bias from now on! Nobody can take her from me.]
【veto.】
【objection--】
……
……
……
Cutting off the constantly refreshing information on his retina, Lin Yi turned to look at the person behind him: "Mr. Briz Toca?"
"It seems the princess in military uniform has already introduced me to you."
A middle-aged man in a coat appeared from the corner, raising his hands to indicate that he meant no harm. After confirming Lin Yi's reaction, he walked over and said, "Your operation was a great success."
"To be honest, I was a little surprised that I was able to recover to this extent in such a short time."
His right eye was slightly narrowed, and through the faint light, one could catch a glimpse of the slowly forming "vortex" within it—as if it led to another world.