Chapter 41: The Nature of Evil
To seize, to be seized, the history of mankind is always repeating this monotonous and ridiculous process.
The appearance of desire makes people always want to put their hands out where they should not reach, or even cannot reach them, to pursue a sin called miracles, to whitewash blood with glory.
The origin of man is evil.
Enjoyment is evil, happiness is evil, sorrow is evil, pain is evil, the body, the mind, all of it, existence is evil.
"Therefore, I will not stop, as long as the history of mankind continues, I will write this evil forever."
Luo Tianshu said.
Sitting in front of the bookcase, he was bored with his hands supporting his head, and on the blank scroll opened in front of him, lines of text were slowly emerging.
On the sofa next to her, a girl holding her legs and shrinking her body, her name is Daintrian, although she is the owner of "Gensokyo Origin", she always can't understand the thoughts of the teenager in front of her.
Yes, she is only the holder, and this book, the compiler of this story, is Luo Tianshu.
"Why lie?" Daintrien seemed to be able to read the words of the scroll, and her petite face was full of maturity that did not match her age.
"Huh?" Luo Tianshu tilted his head, as if he was puzzled by Daintrian's question.
“...... You deceived him, right. There was deep helplessness in her determined tone, and the girl's frowning brows seemed to have a reproachful taste: "Even if he can collect the Seven Deadly Sins, it is absolutely impossible to repair his world." ”
"Daintrien."
Calling the girl's name, Luo Tianshu straightened his body and replied: "Before talking about this topic, I think we should confirm the definition of deception. ”
"Are you going to start playing with your crookedness again?"
"Why, I'm just adding to the facts that already exist."
Shrugging his shoulders, Luo Tianshu said lightly: "Broadly speaking, the so-called deception is to cover up the truth with false words and deeds under the condition of equality and information sharing between the two parties. ”
"Isn't that what you did to him?"
"No, I didn't 'cheat' on him at this point."
Luo Tianshu shook his head, facing Dantrian, he didn't have the need to quibble: "As far as I'm concerned, compared to watching him waste his energy doing these useless tasks like this, a 'finish' or 'end' is the gift I want to give him, it's a pity...... He refused. ”
Daintrien tilted her head and glanced at the table table, the story that continued backwards, and the depth in her eyes was a little thicker.
"Originally, we and him were two worlds that should not intersect, and the reason why it became the way it is now is that in addition to the accident of Mr. Jing and Miss Yuko, it is more of his own choice."
Luo Tianshu lowered his gaze, looked at the continuous words on the scroll, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "His world has been 'over' at the beginning, or rather, his story has ended the moment I stopped writing." ”
"It's over?"
"That's right, it's over, the story that belongs to the character of 'Takeya Takasaka' was completely over when I first completed the story of this world, so it's not my will that continues it to this day, but his."
Luo Tianshu reached out and touched the words on the scroll that smelled of blood, and the smile on his face became more and more elusive: "You and I both know that the 'cycle' in the story we originally completed is perfect, and the 'cycle' without flaws will not bring any tragic future to his world, because——"
"There is no 'future' in his world." Daintrian then finished the next lines with Luo Tianshu.
"That's right, Daintellen, that in the story we have completed, everything will start over again at the end of time, not because we deliberately put him in the pain of repetition, but because there is no 'story' in his world."
"That's why I said you lied to him," the topic returned to the original part, and Daintrian looked directly into Luo Tianshu's eyes: "In the face of a world where there is no future at all, no matter how hard he tries, it is meaningless, right?" ”
"I didn't lie to him, everything was his choice."
Luo Tianshu also insisted on his own statement, and gave a reason that Dantrian didn't know: "You know what? What is the biggest difference between the things recorded in the painting and the archetypes that exist outside the painting? ”
"It's a possibility."
Without waiting for Dantrian to answer, Luo Tianshu himself gave an answer: "Compared with all the things in the painting that have fixed the meaning of existence, everything outside the painting has unpredictable possibilities. ”
As if he had come to his senses, Daintrian's eyes widened slightly: "You mean, that Takasaka Takeya, he ......?" ”
"Now he is no longer the 'character' in the story," Luo Tianshu said the final truth, and said with a faint smile: "Compared with the boy who was originally defined as existing, he now has 'possibility', but unfortunately, with the possibility, he wants to escape from his original fate more and more, even if he understands that it is 'right', but he is constantly choosing to avoid it." ”
"I see, that's why he ......"
"He also realized that his world had long been sentenced to death, and there was no future to speak of, because it was originally a fragmentary world, just a 'scene' that existed for the sake of a 'story'."
Luo Tianshu told the cruel truth without scruples: "The reason why that broken world can exist is not because of us, but because of him, Takasaka Takeya, the crazy journey of reincarnation that he started, this is the root of everything." ”
"That small world has no future, and if you want to maintain it, you must go back at a certain point in time, and all the tragedies, all the disasters, and all the hatred he created are necessary for the world to survive."
"On the one hand, he must use tragedy to maintain the survival of the world, and on the other hand, he hopes to prevent tragedy, and what he actually does are two completely opposite paths."
"This contradiction is the only way to maintain his world."
"He rejected our 'gift' because he thought it would obliterate the possibility of the future, so he kept using his own choices in the hope of finding a path that would break the cycle of samsara and lead to the future."
But in a world where the future does not even exist, where is the path for him to choose? From the moment he rejected the future we had chosen for him, fate was already sealed. ”
"That's why I'm going to lead him to our world, because here, he's going to know it all clearly, Takeya Takasaka—he's the abyss of chaos in the world, the symbol of hatred, the root of sin, he, the original sin."
Luo Tianshu stood up, he picked up the pen on the table, and the scattered ink blocked the continuation of the words on the scroll.
"This twisted evil has gone further and further down the wrong path, and if it is not stopped, sooner or later the flame of despair will burn with our world, so for the sake of the future of the world, this mistake must be corrected."
"Hmph—that's really in line with what you're saying, arrogant fellow," Daintrian didn't hesitate to taunt herself, "Don't forget, he's a monster with six deadly sins and the power of all Gensokyo, do you have a chance of winning?" ”
"Unfortunately, Daintrien, my abilities are of no use in combat."
Luo Tianshu honestly admitted his weakness, but suddenly changed his words and said, "However, to defeat him, it doesn't seem that I need to do it myself, right?" ”
"Really?" Dantrian glanced at Luo Tianshu and said, "Do you have any other suitable candidates?" Don't forget, your previous 'insurance measures' have directly 'surrendered to the enemy'. ”
"Don't say that, Daintellen, Miss Qingming has her own ideas, and that's not her fault."
Luo Tianshu said indifferently: "Compared to her, isn't there a ready-made candidate here?" When he gets there, he'll meet him no matter what. ”
"Hey, could it be ...... you said" Datrian was slightly stunned, looked at Luo Tianshu in surprise, and found that the other party didn't mean to joke at all.
"Don't I always say that no matter how good a replica is, it is definitely not as good as a prototype."
With a free smile on the corner of his mouth, Luo Tianshu's tone was as indifferent as ever: "He was taught by Miss Jing over there, and he couldn't become the protagonist, because he didn't understand the stupidity of self-sacrifice of heroes, he didn't give up the emotions of any of his companions, and he lost the recklessness of choosing to face everything, and more importantly, he was——"
"Here, it's not his 'story'."