After all of them are reborn, who would still want to marry 2.5 Jo Satoru?

But as mentioned before, humans are very fickle.

They will be affected by emotional reasons, gradually deviate from their original goals, forget the pain of the past, and indulge in the happiness of the present.

"This is human nature. As long as you are human, you can't avoid this kind of mistake. No one is an exception."

“It’s just that smart people will start to weigh the gains and losses, but stupid people will choose not to count the gains and losses.”

“Smart people believe in themselves, while stupid people start believing in others.”

Edogawa Ranpo spoke slowly, his face leaning on the armrest of the bench, leaving a red mark on his cheek, and he was staring at the ants lined up on the ground in a trance.

"Ruri-chan is an idiot."

She was playing the role of a fool, so she allowed herself to indulge in the whirlpool of emotions, forgetting the pain she had experienced and the lessons she had learned from trusting others completely.

“That’s what makes her most attractive.”

Only a fool would think that the world is beautiful and worthy of love after seeing its true face.

Only a fool would be so bold as to trust others and return the love to all those who love him after being hurt.

Only fools take every word others say seriously.

Whether it's an oath or a lie.

"But I am her genius."

Geniuses are those who have already seen the true face of the world, so they know that the world is cruel and terrible, and they must respond with the same cruel means in order to live well.

Geniuses are those who, after being hurt once, will look carefully at every hand that reaches out to them and be extremely vigilant about everything.

Geniuses are those who do not easily believe oaths, but regard them as lies first.

"I believe in Liuli. She is the only one in this world that I trust wholeheartedly, because I am her genius and she is my fool."

"But I don't believe in Landang, nor do I believe in Arthur Rimbaud."

Is this man who lost his memory really trustworthy?

He has nothing now, so he can easily say those sweet words of love and make sincere promises.

But what happens after that?

Will it be the same when he regains his memory? Will it be the same when he regains his strength? Will it be the same when he regains his status?

He loves you so sincerely now and regards you as the most important person.

Will he be like this tomorrow? Will he be like this a year from now? Will he be like this ten years from now?

Some emotions will become stronger with the passage of time and the events of the world, while some emotions will be distorted, faded, and deformed with the passage of time and the ravages of the world.

Until the last moment, who knows what kind of emotion this is.

But power is different, power is always power.

"So, when fools indulge in emotions, her genius always sees reality."

"She has forgotten the past and deviated from her goal. It doesn't matter, as long as I still remember it."

"She will feel pain for killing Lan Tang. It doesn't matter. I can do it."

"I will arrange a perfect drama so that she can get everything she wants, suffer for a while, and then find new happiness."

"There are plenty of men in this world. I can find any man she likes. The world is so big, she can go wherever she wants."

"When she becomes powerful enough, I can give her endless money, and she can live the life she wants freely."

"When that time comes, she won't be suffering for Lan Tang for too long, because there are still countless happiness waiting for her in the future."

"This is what I thought of at the beginning, a perfect ending."

Edogawa Ranpo was still watching the busy ants on the ground. They were working hard just to survive, and they could be stepped on to death at any time.

The world is a cruel place for ants.

The world is not very friendly to humans.

"I want her to be happy and blessed, and never be sad about anything; I want her to gain strength and never be hurt by anything."

“I wanted her to be a white bird in flight, not a rose that can only grow in someone else’s garden.”

"It doesn't matter if she blames you, it doesn't matter if she abandons you, it doesn't matter if she never forgives you."

"As long as she's happy."

Yosano Akiko stopped talking. She possessed a toughness beyond her gender, which came from her painful military career and tormenting experiences, but she also possessed the sensitivity unique to women.

She didn't speak because even today, she still couldn't forget the pain brought by the Undead Legion.

Miss Liuli's existence is the best medicine, allowing all wounds to heal gradually, but the healed wounds still leave scars, and there is still phantom pain when touching them.

Maybe what Mr. Ranpo said is not wrong. There are two ways to make a wound completely painless. One is to soothe it with continuous warmth and love.

But this approach is full of uncertainty.

How can you be sure that there will always be someone who loves and warms you?

What others give can be taken back at any time, and when the day comes when they take it back, you won’t even know why.

Another way is to soothe it with blood and killing.

To this day, Yosano Akiko has never forgotten Mori Ogai's face, nor the expressions of the politicians who agreed to the war that year.

If she had the ability, if she had the power.

She must kill them all!

When they were all dead, she would probably be able to breathe a sigh of relief and relax completely.

Because from now on, no one will treat her as a tool to be manipulated or played with.

"Then, Mr. Ranpo, since you have already made preparations, why are you now looking for Matou Kariya and wanting to place your hopes on the Holy Grail?"

Yosano Akiko was silent for a long time before asking softly.

"Because I'm an idiot too."

Edogawa Ranpo answered her.