Chapter 817: Expert in Studying Death
“Teacher, you…” Yun Chuan Ju Ya looked as if she wanted to speak but hesitated.
Kihara Kagun, however, looked nonchalant, as if he had just done a trivial thing.
“Young people nowadays are becoming more and more extreme, always thinking of ending their lives at every turn.” Kihara Kagun even shook his head and sighed, “Academy City’s education really has problems.”
“I don’t think this has anything to do with education,” Yun Chuan Ju Ya couldn’t help but say, “With over two million people in the city, it’s not strange for a few extreme individuals to appear.”
“You… killed her?” The clone stared at the fallen Caochi Liangzi for a long time before looking up at Kihara Kagun.
“This was her own choice,” Kihara Kagun said, “and it’s what you wanted, isn’t it?”
“You…” The clone’s voice trembled.
The surrounding architectural debris was lifted into the air, suspended—after a period of proliferation, the “Artificial Muscles” had recovered to a quite exaggerated quantity.
“What do you know!?” The clone manipulated the surrounding matter, looking as if she was about to bury the two people in front of her.
“I see,” Kihara Kagun nodded, “Actually, you didn’t really want to kill this girl; what you wanted to kill was yourself, wasn’t it?”
“…” The clone fell silent, momentarily forgetting to even attack because her thoughts had been exposed.
Kihara Kagun glanced at the girl lying at his feet: “Her efforts were misguided. Eliminating the soul—it’s impossible to solve your problem, since you don’t even have a soul.”
The clone said, “How do you know…”
“Of course, I know.” Kihara Kagun shrugged, “Ever since I came into contact with Magic, I’ve had a whole new understanding of concepts like the soul.”
Kihara Kagun showed no fear, boldly stepping forward to approach the clone: “So, what promise did Kihara Pathology give you? Did she promise to help you give up your life?”
“You…” The clone suddenly looked up, “Who are you?”
“I asked first, so answer my question first,” Kihara Kagun said sternly.
“Yes… yes.” The clone replied, “This was indeed the plan proposed by Pathology Teacher…”
“Teacher?” Kihara Kagun’s voice suddenly rose, “She, actually, dared, to call, herself, Teacher!!!”
Even the clone, being an artificial human, was startled by the man’s sudden burst of anger, instinctively retreating to create some distance.
“Teacher…” Yun Chuan Ju Ya quickly stepped forward, tugging at Kihara Kagun’s clothes.
Fortunately, Kihara Kagun hadn't been completely consumed by anger; he took a deep breath and quickly calmed down.
“You…” Kihara Kagun looked at the clone and asked, “What’s your name?”
“I don’t have a name.” The clone shook her head, “I don’t need something so meaningless.”
After all, from the moment she realized she was an artificial human, she decided to self-destruct. For her, a “name” indeed had no value.
“This is very inconvenient,” Kihara Kagun shook his head, “You have three seconds to decide on a name.”
“Eh?” The clone was stunned, but awed by the other party’s imposing aura, she instinctively obeyed.
Three seconds was already ample time for a computer.
“Caochi Liangzi…” The clone shook her head, “No, Caochi Sakura.”
Then she quickly explained: “I like cherry blossoms… uh, when I was in that previous state, I went to see cherry blossoms…”
But no matter how much she tried to hide it, it was still noticed.
“Caochi, it seems you don’t dislike her,” Yun Chuan Ju Ya looked down at Caochi Liangzi lying on the side.
The clone—now Caochi Sakura—’s expression immediately turned gloomy.
Indeed, it was true that she wanted to kill Caochi Liangzi, but that was also because she wanted to completely destroy herself. To prevent herself from “resurrecting” and “reincarnating” through Caochi Liangzi, Caochi Sakura wanted to simply destroy the main body as well.
However, if there were other options, she wouldn’t want her main body to die.
Thinking of this, Caochi Sakura looked at the man in front of her with a complicated mood; it was this man who had just killed Caochi Liangzi.
Caochi Sakura intended to do something to avenge the main body.
—But, it seemed she had no standing to talk about revenge, did she?
Just then, Kihara Kagun turned back to Caochi Liangzi, crouched down, and extended a finger.
A faint electric light flickered at his fingertip.
Immediately after, he was seen pointing his finger at Caochi Liangzi’s chest.
The next moment, Caochi Liangzi suddenly took a deep breath, then seemed to choke, curling up her body and coughing desperately.
She’s alive!
“This… How is this possible?” Caochi Sakura’s pupils constricted, and she aimed her camera at the “resurrected” Caochi Liangzi, activating the maximum magnification observation mode.
Caochi Sakura was an artificial human; her current body was a high-tech crystallization of Academy City, possessing observational capabilities far beyond ordinary people; furthermore, there was the “touch” feedback from the tentacles composed of “Artificial Muscles.”
All the information converged, telling Caochi Sakura that the main body, Caochi Liangzi, was indeed dead.
But now, Caochi Liangzi had miraculously revived, and all her vital signs had instantly returned to normal.
Handing Caochi Liangzi over to Yun Chuan Ju Ya’s care, Kihara Kagun stood up and looked at Caochi Sakura again.
“The death you desire,” Kihara Kagun extended his hand to her, “I can give it to you anytime, so don’t put your hopes in Kihara Pathology, that liar.”
“Who exactly are you?” Caochi Sakura reached out and grasped his hand, asking again.
“Kihara Kagun. My research focus is ‘near-death experiences’.”
Kihara Kagun said, “Now please tell me—where is that woman, Kihara Pathology?”
…
Just as the miracle of “resurrection” was unfolding with Caochi Liangzi, Ellie, who had been “killed” by Kihara Kagun earlier, also slowly awoke.
Although she hadn’t truly died, this was the closest she had ever been to “death,” or rather, the most direct “experience” of death.
Ellie, after “reviving,” fell silent. Even after being put into the ambulance, she no longer asked Hu Feng Toumi to kill her.
Lin Wuming was sent to another ambulance, skillfully transported to Heaven Canceller’s Hospital.
On the other side of Academy City, Shokuhou Misaki, who had been very active in every sense today, was also put into an ambulance and rushed to School Garden.
If Lin Wuming didn't consider the “loss of Nen Ability,” Shokuhou Misaki was the one with the most severe injuries today.
Her Superpower was overused, causing too much burden on her brain.
Even the two halves of the giant brain of the “External Brain” were damaged due to overload operation, and it would likely be impossible to use them normally for a short period.
