Final Trial of Humanity: Reincarnation Finality

[The unit under your control has killed Luos Perseus]

[You have obtained D-rank Anomaly Point*1]

[You have obtained Dimensional Points*2500]

[Your reputation with the Perseus Community faction has fallen to: Hatred (65/100)]

Satoru Gojo placed one hand behind his head, gripping his silver-white hair. The pairs of eyes covering his body began to vanish, and his aura gradually returned from something utterly terrifying to his usual carefree demeanor.

"Whoops, I accidentally went overboard. Looks like I killed that guy by mistake…"

He smiled without the slightest hint of guilt. In fact, Bai Cangshu could sense his pleasure.

Satoru Gojo, the King of Curses, had found pleasure in torturing and killing the weak. He had already become fundamentally different from the Jujutsu Sorcerer Satoru Gojo of the past.

Bai Cangshu turned his head. He was not surprised that Satoru Gojo had killed Perseus of this generation. That man was arrogant, lecherous, and reckless. Though he possessed several powerful Gifts, his strength was merely above average among the six-digit ranks.

He had truly disgraced his demigod bloodline.

Satoru Gojo waved the long snake-haired whip in his hand. It was the Gift he had obtained from Luos, a whip that could petrify others through attacks.

It possessed an effect similar to Medusa’s Petrification Demonic Eye.

Satoru Gojo struck a flashy pose, only to find that hardly anyone was paying attention to him. Even the girls who had cheered for his "beauty" earlier had gathered behind their host.

They seemed to be watching something extraordinary.

Satoru Gojo instantly appeared amid the crowd. Uchiha Madara’s Sharingan merely shifted slightly before returning to the parchment scroll.

The girl holding the enormous shield had lifeless eyes. She was clearly not a real human, but the parchment in her hands was exceptionally large and radiated rings of light.

"A six-star Gift Game… Participant… Gilgamesh…"

"Heh, what a stupid name…"

After saying that, Satoru Gojo noticed White Face looking at him strangely. It took him a while to realize that his neighbor—the arrogant fellow in the Consciousness Space who always wore golden armor—was Gilgamesh, one of the few people still alive in this six-star Gift Game.

He had not even known Gilgamesh’s name before.

"That guy actually has that kind of strength…"

Satoru Gojo’s perception of the strong mostly came from intuition. He could not properly sense strong people who were not soul-type beings.

Thus, he had never thought highly of Gilgamesh, the dark spirit who had been devoured by someone as "weak" as White Face upon entering the Consciousness Sea.

Yet now, the man had displayed extraordinary power.

The target in the four-star Gift Game he had just participated in had not been particularly powerful, but if that opponent had appeared back when he was still a Jujutsu Sorcerer, they would have counted as an exceptionally rare and formidable enemy.

And that sort of opponent was probably already considered relatively weak in a four-star Gift Game, which was why his battle-hungry host had not even bothered to step in personally.

Yet Gilgamesh was now in a six-star Gift Game?!

[Six-Star Gift Game: Trial of Human Evil Manifestation – Tiamat]

"This is unreasonable. Far too unreasonable. How could someone from our generation of reincarnators possibly accomplish something like this…"

White Face no longer concealed herself as she spoke to Bai Cangshu.

When she had followed by the side of His Excellency Eternal Destiny, she had also come into contact with some of the highest-ranking reincarnators.

Whether they were other Supreme Experts, the top reincarnators of that time, or even several members of the more secretive Upper Seven Seats of the Destiny gathering whom others could not reach, she had seen them all.

None of them could possibly achieve something this outrageous.

The name of this six-star Gift Game practically spelled out the contents of its trial. It would involve the story from Mesopotamian Mythology in the Fate World, where the Creation Mother Goddess, Tiamat, returned as [Beast] after being abandoned by humanity’s choice in Demonic Beast Front: Babylonia.

A being of that level possessed power far beyond what reincarnators could currently reach.

If a reincarnator could truly guide Beast’s descent through their own strength, then they would be fully capable of destroying the real world and most Derivative Worlds.

Even White Face could not say how many Anomaly Points one could gain by completely destroying a world. After all, even in the Fate World, where she had come closest to accomplishing such a goal, she would not dare claim that she could destroy that world even if she completed the Human Instrumentality ritual.

Too many ancient and mysterious beings were hidden within that world.

But this Ouroboros was different. That person had actually created so many terrifying scenarios at once…

Bai Cangshu watched for a moment before turning away.

Reverse Uchiha Izayoi also walked in another direction. Neither spoke, but both wore calm expressions.

White Face knew that the two had likely discovered something during the previous Gift Games, yet they were unwilling to share it.

With lingering resentment, White Face looked toward Satoru Gojo, Uchiha Madara, Artoria, and the others, who were equally confused.

"Hey, you don’t want those two to keep you in the dark either, do you?"

"Ouroboros absolutely isn’t that powerful. Right now, we need to find more special Gift Games that belong exclusively to her and enter them. For that, I need…"

"You need us to protect you, huh?"

Satoru Gojo mercilessly exposed White Face’s meaning. At a glance, he saw through the girl’s nature.

She was accustomed to "taking shortcuts," but when true danger arose, she lacked both the strength and courage to turn the tide.

That was probably the real reason she had repeatedly been defeated by weaker opponents.

White Face’s gaze darkened, but she did not deny it. Compared to these people who had been "set" as naturally powerful beings, she indeed lacked ability in this kind of combat.

However, these people also lacked her cunning. White Face slightly raised her chin, her eyes holding undisguised contempt as she looked at Satoru Gojo.

Satoru Gojo’s eyelid twitched. He understood her meaning as well. That look was reminding him of the fact that he had once been defeated by her.

While they argued, Bai Cangshu had already gone far away. He had realized the true purpose of the reincarnator hiding behind the scenes.

And that a higher-ranking being was also involved behind this Gift Game.

Sen Xia and Reinhardt descended from the sky at the same time. Stars and special Gifts spilled from the shattered parchment.

Loman and Brunhilde stood guard nearby.

The two had been keeping an eye on Mercenary Tao’s movements.

"So? In this Gift Game…"

The divine power around Reinhardt slowly dissipated, and he nodded in confirmation.

"This is not something Ye Zi could have orchestrated alone. Without the support of Miracles, Path of Delusion could not possibly accomplish this."

"Some powerful person is helping Ye Zi."

"What is their goal?"

Loman asked softly. She had once been quite close to Ye Zi. Both were among the kinder types within Azure Sky.

They were passionate about pursuing so-called "perfect world lines" across different worlds.

Yet precisely because of that, the two suffered more failures than most others.

For some reason, however, Ye Zi had grown increasingly silent from a certain day onward. She had also become increasingly resistant to the way reincarnators and the Infinite Dimensional Space issued missions.

In the end, they had gradually drifted apart.

Reinhardt frowned. He only knew that Ye Zi’s objective, along with that great figure behind her, was far more than simply releasing [Demon King of Absolute Evil – Azdahaka].

According to the information they had obtained from the Plot Characters, White Night Yaksha, once regarded as the pinnacle of this world, had determined that what was happening here might lead to the birth of a new Final Trial of Humanity.

A Final Trial of Humanity was, by definition, a trial manifested to destroy humanity. In the Little Garden World, countless human timelines, world lines, human histories, and mythological lineages converged and intertwined, resulting in the manifestation of multiple Final Trials of Humanity.

The shared trait of these Final Trials of Humanity was this: [Humanity brings destruction upon itself with its own hands.]

Most trials manifested because humanity’s own development led to humanity’s destruction. To overcome those trials, humanity had to cross them itself.

The Gods were largely unable to interfere.

By that logic, if a new Final Trial of Humanity was to be born, some new existence or mechanism would most likely need to be introduced, giving rise to new possibilities.

At that point, Reinhardt already had an answer in his heart.

"Could it be… [reincarnators]…?"

The professor’s voice was somewhat dry. Though his power was insignificant in this world, only placing him within the seven-digit ranks, and even among the seven-digit ranks, he was not outstanding if strength alone was considered.

But he understood these mysteries and worldviews exceptionally well. Thus, after hearing the others’ discussion, he had already guessed his sister’s purpose.

Introduce reincarnators. Introduce the various world lines changed by the involvement of reincarnators. Through that, introduce new possibilities into the Little Garden World.

[Reincarnators] were themselves one type of human, and given the growth rate and traits of reincarnators in this generation, they indeed possessed the potential to destroy humanity itself.

In the end, turn the concept of [reincarnators] into a [Final Trial of Humanity] that humanity had to overcome, making reincarnators or the Infinite Dimensional Space itself into Demon Kings that had to be defeated.

By doing so, they would mobilize the higher powers of Little Garden and destroy the reincarnators and the Infinite Dimensional Space itself.

That was probably the purpose of Ye Zi and the powerful existence behind her.

"Ha ha, that’s quite ambitious, isn’t it?"

Cao Qi sat beneath the awning outside the tavern, as though the Gift Game had nothing to do with him. He had remained detached from everyone’s discussion.

He only spoke once they had reached a conclusion.

He raised his head and looked in a certain direction.

He also possessed a Miracle that allowed him to occasionally see his target. Compared to the Miracle of Getting Drunk from Wine, this Miracle was more secretive and placed a greater burden on him.

Thus, he could not apply to himself a Miracle that would ensure he could see his target anytime and anywhere. Even he could not bear that.

And it would turn his life into a complete mess.

At that moment, Cao Qi looked toward a patch of clouds, yet his eyes clearly saw through them and caught sight of a pumpkin carriage departing from above the cloud layer.

Behind the carriage, Ye Zi’s motion of closing the door happened to fall into Cao Qi’s sight.

Her true body was indeed not far from here.

He clapped his hands, and the scent of alcohol on his body completely dissipated.

"Alright. Although that woman has already left Azure Sky, we cannot just sit back and watch her cause such enormous trouble."

"Let’s clear out those overly dangerous Gift Games…"

As Cao Qi spoke, the Azure Sky members immediately grew solemn. Then everyone followed behind Cao Qi and headed toward the plaza.

Reverse Uchiha Izayoi, White Face, Black Rabbit, and the rest ran into them head-on. Reverse Uchiha Izayoi looked at the bronze-skinned man at the front. There was an extremely peculiar scent about him.

And…

Every person in this group clearly radiated the same power that Martial Artist had displayed at the end.

White Face, meanwhile, watched her nose and centered her mind, pretending she was also a Plot Character. But standing with Reverse Uchiha Izayoi’s group already made her conspicuous, and she had once been fairly well-known in the East District of the Infinite Dimensional Space.

"Ha ha, isn’t this that gloomy little girl who used to trail behind Shiyu?"

"How did you end up in such a state…"

Reverse Uchiha Izayoi stopped naturally and looked at the man before him. Though the man was speaking to White Face, his gaze had remained fixed on Izayoi.

"Looks like, to your group, most of our information is public?"

Reverse Uchiha Izayoi calmly gathered information about this special group that could travel through different worlds and carry out all kinds of operations.

His mind had already formed a basic judgment about reincarnators.

Cao Qi’s smile remained unchanged.

"Yes. Especially for special types like you, Reverse Uchiha Izayoi, we have to analyze you carefully…"

"So, Mr. Izayoi, are you interested in joining us to unravel Ouroboros’s mystery?"

White Face looked up. This man was indeed one of The Three Supreme Kings, the master of Azure Sky.

A reincarnator who controlled the most mysterious and incredible authority—[Miracles].

In an instant, she understood Cao Qi’s purpose. Ouroboros was stirring up trouble from the shadows, but if Cao Qi allied himself with sufficiently powerful Plot Character factions, he could settle most of the incidents before everything erupted.

White Face quickly considered the matter from the other side. If that was the case, what would the person behind the scenes do…

Given that Azure Sky, with the King of Miracles, was itself a highly threatening group capable of clearing most Gift Games below five stars, and with No Name, including Reverse Uchiha Izayoi, joining them, there were not many forces left in the outer districts that could contend against them.

Unless they found that Demon King Community, or…

White Face suddenly turned, attempting to find Mercenary Tao, who had just left the main group.

That guy, he wasn’t going to…

Bai Cangshu circled Underwood nearly once before stopping beside a candy shop. A woman whose appearance was almost identical to the professor Bai Cangshu had first met appeared beside him.

"You really are cautious. You only showed yourself now."

"Lady Ouroboros…"

Ouroboros Ye Zi’s indifferent gaze fell upon the man before her, who radiated intense malice and the stench of blood simply by standing there.

If reincarnators were a group of worms that did nothing but plunder everywhere, then this man was undoubtedly the most vicious kind among them.

Seeing the mysterious Lady Ouroboros looking at him with the disgusted gaze one might reserve for a demon, Bai Cangshu smiled instead.

"It seems that even a great villain like me is irreplaceable to you right now."

"After all, you still need me to go and… commit every kind of evil for you, don’t you?"

Ye Zi’s face turned livid. But without something strong enough to stop Cao Qi and Reverse Uchiha Izayoi, her plan could not proceed smoothly.

"Mercenary Tao, you want power, don’t you?"

"You bear the destiny to become [Absolute Evil]."

"Go and break the seal of that Demon King. The power you seek is there…"

Bai Cangshu looked at this person, who seemed intent on siding with the Plot Characters against the reincarnators, yet now wanted to use his hand to release that terrifying Demon King.

In the end, such actions had nothing to do with good or evil.

She was merely carrying out a self-righteous form of [good].

Behind Bai Cangshu, the illusory stairway of Binary Paradox shone brilliantly, and the Paradox of Good and Evil became increasingly apparent.

"Of course. I’d be happy to serve you, kind lady~"

Bai Cangshu’s tone was filled with mockery.