Pendragon's Infinity Gauntlet

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Back to the original world? Don't be ridiculous.

The "fall of angels" effect has indeed disappeared. People on the street and all over the world should be back to normal.

People may not even realize that they were once drawn into an abnormal world. Perhaps it was a side effect of the interruption of magic. Including the world-destroying magic of angels, their memories seem to have been altered during the event.

But some things can never be undone.

A young girl, knowing she was going to die, still smiled at the god of purity.

"What is this?! Damn it!"

Jing Shen muttered to himself alone in the ward.

P.S.: Little Chrysanthemum was the best performer of the night!

Chapter 278 Resurrection

Chapter 278

Jing Shen muttered to himself alone in the ward.

Haruka Tsuchimikado. She thought she had protected the everyday world of purifying the spirits and exorcising demons.

But can a world that is now missing one person still be considered an ordinary world?

"What is this?! Damn it!"

The Pure Spirit roars in this flawed, everyday world.

It unleashed a furious roar, a cry of anguish, at this everyday world that can never be turned back.

At this moment...

"Long time no see, Meow, Jing Shen! How are you?"

An unbelievable thing happened. Haruka Tsuchimikado actually walked into the hospital room.

"Wait a minute! What is this? A backup body using cloning technology?"

"Heh, I, Tsuchimikado, would never stoop to using those old tropes that others have already used."

The girl, who was laughing mockingly, was covered in bandages all over her body.

When Tsuchimikado activated "Angel's Fall", he should have transformed into the super-handsome idol star "Yi Yi Yi".

Why didn't the "injuries" and "memories" return to "Yi Yi Yi" after the "fall of the angel" was lifted?

Could it be that Tsuchimikado used strange magic to resist half of the effects of "Angel Fall," thus being treated as an exception by "Angel Fall"?

No, that's not the point.

A more fundamental question is, why is Tsuchimikado still alive?

Jingshin tried throwing the pillow at Tsuchimikado.

"Oh no, it really hit me! But I didn't pass through! So, this wasn't an illusion I created in a dream world to escape reality?"

"I'm not a hallucination or a ghost! I'm the living, breathing Tsuchimikado!"

"Why? Didn't you say that superpowered people have different internal circuits, and that you would die if you used magic?"

"That was just a joke!"

"Varied!?"

"Have you forgotten? Tsuchimikado is basically a lying liar."

Tsuchimikado waved his hand in front of him, revealing a smug smile that said, "You're so stupid."

"My superpower is level 0 regeneration. Actually, I could probably use magic four or five more times without any problem. But if I told the truth, the church would force me to use magic until I was really on the verge of death. I don't want to exhaust myself like that. Sorry!"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The next instant, Shirogane couldn't help but grab the quilt covering himself and throw it at Tsuchimikado.

Tsuchimikado moved half a step and easily dodged the attack.

"Oh dear, Jing Shen, shouldn't this be a touching and tear-jerking scene?"

"Stop your nonsense! You're a complete jerk! I'm asking you, if that's the case, why did I have to get beaten up by you at the very last moment?"

"Well, if you're going to act, you have to act it out completely. And even if I said I wouldn't die, you would still stop me, right? You would definitely prefer to rush back to your hometown and use Imagine Breaker to disrupt the ritual, because that way no one would get hurt. I don't want my magic to be ruined halfway through by your right hand."

Jing Shen remained silent.

Seeing that Jōjin did not refute, Tsuchimikado intended to forcefully end the topic.

"Let's end this touching reunion here, Jing Shen. To be honest, everyone here went through a life-or-death ordeal this time."

"I almost died at your hands! Besides, you're still alive and kicking!"

"By the way, don't worry about Kanzaki-sensei. Although he's a bit weak now, he can already use that ridiculously long Japanese sword to peel apples as a form of rehabilitation exercise."

"Are you even listening to me? Okay, I'm so glad he's okay!"

"But there's still one problem left..."

Tsuchimikado was not listening to Jōjin.

Who should be held responsible for this?

"..."

Jing Shen remained silent.

Whether it was intentional or not, the culprit behind the "Fallen Angels" commotion was indeed Nightblade. Because of this incident, the whole world was thrown into chaos. The surviving magicians, with red eyes, ran all over the world searching for the culprit, and Kanzaki was even forced to fight a real angel to the death.

Nightblade must take responsibility for this.

The question is, how do we take responsibility?

When the alchemist Aureos Isaad caused a series of disturbances in Academy City, she also successfully completed the "Golden Great Evolution Technique," an arcane magic technique that no one in the world had ever succeeded at before. However, precisely because of this, she was targeted by all the organizations around the world that sought the secrets of the "Golden Great Evolution Technique," and was forced to undergo plastic surgery to live under a different identity. Jing Shen was well aware of this matter.

Must the fall of angels also be handled in this way?

If that's the case, then Nightblade's future will be...

"After all, I am a spy sent by the British Puritans to infiltrate Academy City. Based on my position, I have an obligation to answer truthfully when the church questions me."

Tsuchimikado wore a rather conflicted expression, and then said:

"But that's really troublesome. Tsuchimikado is basically a liar and a conman, so let's just make something up and get away with it!"

"Hey!" Jing Shen couldn't help but complain.

"Is it really okay to handle this kind of thing so casually?"

"Don't worry, don't worry! Although the English Puritans were pioneers in hunting witches and interrogating heretics, if they find out I'm lying, I'll be subjected to severe torture. But as a spy, I certainly won't take such things seriously."

Tsuchimikado raised his index finger and shook it.

“Oh, right, Pure God. I also told you a lie. I once said that I was a spy who infiltrated Academy City, but actually it was the opposite. My real identity was a counter-espionage agent who infiltrated the Anglican Church to investigate internal secrets. So lying to the Anglican Church was no big deal to me.”

"Nani?"

"However, that's also a lie. In fact, besides the British Puritan Church and Academy City, I have also accepted commissions from many other organizations and agencies. So I'm not just a counter-espionage agent, but a multi-faceted spy."

"What?! To put it bluntly, aren't you just a big idiot?"

Like an intelligence broker who deals with many organizations, right? Jing Shen tilted her head and imagined.

"The reason I came to see you today is to coordinate our story. How about we pick a more Japanese-sounding version and say it was done by the remnants of the Tachikawa school?"

"Wow! You're someone I can't trust at all! I don't want to share any secrets with you!"

Jing Shen clutched his head and shouted, half-seriously.

"Hahaha!" Tsuchimikado laughed it off lightly.

"However, although I, Tsuchimikado, am capable of all sorts of deception, lies, scheming, and betrayal, I keep a very clear distinction between public and private matters. I won't use my work methods in private, so you can rest assured, Jōjin."

Chapter 279 Clinging to Money

Chapter 279

"However, although I, Tsuchimikado, am capable of all sorts of deception, lies, scheming, and betrayal, I keep a very clear distinction between public and private matters. I won't use my work methods in private, so you can rest assured, Jōjin."

"..."

Jōjin looked at Tsuchimikado with a suspicious gaze for a long time.

Then, he sighed wearily.

"Alright, since you've seen my mom's face anyway, she has no other choice but to trust you. In any case, I have to thank you. You're my mom's savior."

"Oh, don't exaggerate my abilities. To undo the 'Fall of the Angels,' I even blew up the entire Pure God's house."

Huh?

"Wait a minute, Tsuchimikado. What did you just say?"

"Huh? So your house was blown to smithereens by my shikigami. That house was full of 'souvenirs' that formed the foundation of the temple. To destroy it all at once, of course, I had to blow up the whole house."

"Are you kidding me! Now my parents are like snails without shells! The mortgage on that house is still not paid off!"

"Ah, that's right."

Tsuchimikado wasn't listening at all. "There's another problem. Jōjin, during the 'Angel's Fall' event, the memories of people being 'replaced' will revert to the original person after the event is deactivated. In other words, if A is 'replaced' by B, then A's memories of believing they were B will all go to B. You can memorize this rule; it might come in handy. However, Kanzaki and I are exceptions because we cast a spell."

"Don't change the subject! What are we going to do about my family now!?"

Amidst the sorrowful screams of the spirit, Tsuchimikado laughed a few times before leaving the ward.

"What an untrustworthy fellow!" Jing Shen exclaimed, but due to his severe injuries, he was unable to get out of bed. Unable to do anything, Jing Shen could only stare wide-eyed at the doorway. Suddenly, someone floated in like a ghost.

It turned out to be a white-robed monk and a silver-haired foreign boy from the Forbidden Books Index.

The Catalogue of Forbidden Books exuded a gloomy aura, a stark contrast to his usual personality, causing Jōjin to forget about Tsuchimikado and stare intently at him.

Because he kept his head down so low that his bangs covered his face, his expression was completely unreadable.

"Banned Books Index, what are you doing? Have you got heatstroke? Honestly, it's so hot and you're still wearing long-sleeved monk's robes. You underestimate Japanese summers..."

"I was bullied."

The muttering of the Catalogue of Forbidden Books interrupted Jing Shen's words.

"What?" Jing Shen frowned in confusion upon hearing the words about the Forbidden Books Index.

"I was bullied by the God of Purification!"

"what!"

Jing Shen was taken aback by the inexplicable statement from the Catalogue of Forbidden Books. It was certain that Jing Shen had no recollection of committing any domestic violence.

The Catalogue of Forbidden Books stared at the God of Purity with a tearful expression.

"I was really looking forward to going to the beach! But when we got there, the God of Purity completely ignored me. When I tried to get his attention, he attacked me mercilessly. Later, I even called his name from behind and he buried me in the sand, leaving only my head! What on earth happened?!"

The boy's loud shouts left Jing Shen completely bewildered.

"what!"

Suddenly, Jing Shen remembered some things she shouldn't have remembered.

Purification: During the "Fall of the Angels" event, people's memories of being "replaced" will return to the original person after the event is resolved.

So to say……

So, during the "Angel Fall" event, the one playing the role of Index of Forbidden Books was the blue-haired earring.

If Mr. A is "replaced" by Mr. B, then all of Mr. A's memories of the period when he believed he was Mr. B will be attributed to Mr. B.

What does this mean? Will the memories that the blue-haired girl with the earring gained as part of "Index Topic" all become "memories" of Index Topic?

Jing Shen did indeed slam the door shut in front of the blue-haired girl in her nun's robes and the girl in her swimsuit, and she also subconsciously buried her in the sand. Could it be...?

Jing Shen looked at the list of forbidden books.

Not only was the Forbidden Book Index on the verge of tears, but it was also burning with rage, baring its fangs as it approached the Pure God step by step.

"Ah! Wait a minute, Mr. Index! There's a very deep reason for this! Unbeknownst to you, our world is facing a major crisis!"

"No excuses! You father-obsessed freak! All you do all day is stare at your dad, why is your attitude towards me so different!"