Zongman: Kulaixiku, resurrection!

Dark, endlessly dark.

The head of Sanjiga Shuin, which was almost completely killed by Kashiwa Sanki's attack, was now immersed in a pool of blood.

The source of the blood was an old man who was hanging upside down from the dome, bound with iron chains called sin and rightness and silk made of fine wool called affection.

What is the difference between ordinary and taken for granted?

What is the difference between family affection and responsibility?

"I understand..." Kashiwa Sanhui stood quietly at the entrance of the Senate, with the people behind him also bathed in the dim sunlight.

"This isn't just Koyamakichi's palace, it's the palace of both Mr. Yamayoshi and Koyamakichi!"

Although Mona made such outrageous remarks, Kashiwa Sanhui did not think there was anything wrong with it.

"Xiangzi, do you remember what we talked about when we first came here?"

After all, it happened not long ago, and Xiangzi still remembers it very clearly.

"For your own good... is that what you mean?"

Xiangzi couldn't help but feel sad for Mr. Yamayoshi. Some fathers didn't take on their corresponding responsibilities, while some fathers were tortured by their children.

——But still love him.

"Everyone is here. Please wait a moment, General."

My monastery was deeply immersed in the pool of my father's blood, and the faint wails of the hanging old man were as sweet as a music box.

"You can pick a spot you like first—sorry, I forgot to turn on the light."

With a "whoosh", countless torches lit up, scattering a dim yellow light.

In the former auditorium of the Colosseum, now the seats of the senators in the Senate, there are many headless corpses sitting, some are men and some are women, some are fat and some are thin, some are fit and some are weak. The only thing they have in common is that they are as white and vivid as when they were alive.

"General, the body you just destroyed is actually one I like better. It belongs to a gym trainer."

"It's just that his business was in such a good location that I couldn't help but force him out and leave him with a small debt. But in the end, he committed suicide in a rather spineless way."

"So--" Kashiwa Sanhui looked around with great interest, as if he was really trying to choose a good position.

"So many bodies, at least eighty people, all of them were forced to death by you, right?"

"Hey, hey, please don't spit blood at us. At least one-third of them are still alive. They just lost their spirit."

Kashiwa Sanhui looked at the corpses with a cold face.

An old man in plain clothes, a woman in doctor's attire, an underground idol, a bartender...

"You are a doctor, right? Then I suggest you sit on the right side, where there are good people who save lives and heal the wounded; that pretty girl can go to the middle, it would be nice to have a middle school student accompany her -"

boom--

A penetrating wound appeared on my monastic's bloated head, and the entire head flew high into the air.

boom--

Another shot broke the chains that bound the upside-down old man, and the dying old man fell heavily to the ground.

boom--

The third shot broke the old man's fragile spine, and the bullet separated his head from his body like a hot knife cutting butter.

Dead silence.

"Just find a seat and watch. I want to duel with this bastard."

Kashiwa Sanhui did not fire the fourth shot, but instead pointed the black muzzle of the gun at my monk's head, which was still smiling playfully.

"Change into your father's body and let's have a good fight."

"You piece of shit."

[System Information Update: Sanji and Son Series Quest 3 has been completed. Sanji and Son Series Quest 4 will be automatically accepted.]

[Awards received: Physical Enhancement: Endurance; Physical Enhancement: Reaction.]

[Sanji and Sons Series Mission 4: Kill Sanji, my monastery, by any means necessary.]

"Yes, Mr. General."

Tentacles extended from the broken neck of my monastery and wrapped around the old man's thin but still tall and majestic body.

"It's agreed in advance that every body here represents the lives of those people in reality."

"If they die, you will be fully responsible~"

There was no fear in Baihe Sanhui's eyes. He fired the first shot, piercing the old man's angular jaw.

"I'm a college student, I won't be so easily manipulated by you."

……

Yamada Private Hospital, intensive care unit ward.

"Master, I have delivered the things to Miss Niijima as you instructed."

The old man, whose eyes and eyebrows were still as dignified as an old lady, was watching the reality show on TV intently. The secretary peeled and cut the apple into pieces and handed it to the old man's mouth.

"How did my son react?"

"Your face is stinky. I'll smash it all over your office when I get back."

"That bastard deserved it!" The old man laughed unrestrainedly, and a lot of apple residue fell out of his mouth accidentally.

"Who told him to touch money he shouldn't touch?"

"If he had just taken a few cents from the bureaucrats, no one would have blamed him, but this bastard actually went straight to extorting ordinary people!"

"Calm down."

The secretary patted the old man's back helplessly while cleaning up the apple residue on his bed.

"The young lady from the Toyokawa family hasn't been attacked yet, so Mr. Koyama Yoshi's life can still be saved."

"Hmph, it's better if he dies. It will ruin my reputation..."

As he was speaking, the old man suddenly felt dizzy and fell down slowly.

"Are you okay, old man? Nurse! Miss nurse——"

……

Which body is this?

Kashiwa Sanhui mechanically dodged a straight punch that caused a sonic boom, then kicked the woman who lost her balance and fell to the ground, and then shot her again, hitting her in the heart.

Is this the nth person I have killed?

The torch suddenly went out and then suddenly lit up. In a short moment, my monk had changed into a new body, holding his gorgeous bronze sword and standing in front of me with a smile.

"Even though you said that, you still acted softly."

"The bullet actually hit the shoulder blade, but I deliberately hit it with my chest~"

"You have another life on your hands, General~"

Lian and the others were not idle. They worked very hard to clear out the shadows that wanted to rush into the Senate and besiege everyone. They also occasionally took time out to fight for Baihe Sanhui.

Only Xiangzi was helplessly trying to tie up the hands and feet of each body, and she didn't know what to do at this moment.

"Ugh...this is disgusting, but I have to help..."

Looking at his hands covered in black, sticky blood, Xiangzi couldn't help but retching. He fell to the ground, covered his eyelids with his sleeves, and began to cry.

I wasn't of any help...

I can't do anything...

A puppet is a puppet, how can it become a human?

[Stands up.]

"Well--"

My heart hurts so much——

[Puppet, I ask you to stand up.]

The sound coming from somewhere stung Xiangzi's eardrums, but it was nothing compared to the pain in his chest.

Xiangzi seemed to be really being manipulated by something. He straightened up mechanically, his hands being lifted up by invisible puppet strings.

An aura that came from nowhere swept across the entire Senate, and a hurricane with black and red colors blew up with Xiangzi as the center.

[Now, break free from me.]

With just a thought, Xiangzi easily regained control of his body and looked at his hands in confusion, which had been wearing black lace gloves at some point.

[You see, no one can stop you from doing anything. Miss Puppet easily turned into a human.]

[Man is born free.]

[Now, Miss Puppet, stand up to those weak fools and do what you want.]

[Help the doctor, play music, be human...]

[I am you, you are...]

"I--"

"I want to be human!"