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The story seems to have entered the next stage, but the remaining questions still arouse the audience's confusion.

How come it seems like the guests have taken over, my family members?

Watching the scene playing in the video.

The audience couldn't help but look at each other.

Everyone was puzzled by this sudden change in painting style, which was somewhat contrary to Tian Gang's.

Why are you talking like a protagonist? Can you please stop saying such inappropriate things? You clearly just got here not long ago.

"By the way, aren't they going to explain this person's identity and background at all when editing the video?" Some impatient viewers, such as Kenpachi Zaraki, couldn't help shouting, "Please, it's really too much to let a guy who has no idea where he came from suddenly go so crazy. Why can he say things so openly to whitewash what he wants to do without being stopped? It's better to just chop a guy like this with a knife!"

"You are really a violent beast. I support what this boy said. Everyone has his own scale in his heart and his own pure land that he wants to protect. This boy chose to use his own strength to protect and save his own pure land. This behavior is not wrong at all, right?"

No one could have imagined that the person who said the above sentence was not one of those old gold medal commentators who have been famous in the live editing room for a long time, but a person who always distorts heroic deeds with rebellious words and actions. Garou from the One Punch Man dimension. This weirdo who is famous for hunting heroes is now leaning on the back of a chair in the park, watching the scene in the video with interest. He has a very clear sense of identification with this young man who dares to express his true views on the so-called "hero" and block the other party's progress: "That's right...what saints and heroes, let them go, only you can protect the only thing you have always cared about, this is the concept that weirdos should follow, and it is also the truth of this world! If you wait for others to help you with everything, then you are just a clown waiting to die, and you are not something that can be put on the stage at all."

Protecting the things that are dear to you is something that you must do.

If you keep trying to get others to save you while you stand by and watch indifferently, is that guy still a human being? He is just a loser in the name of human, and he is not worthy of being a life form appearing on the big video stage.

"But then again, it really makes me wonder, if these two people who are fighting each other in the video really fight face to face, what will be the outcome?"

Frieza laughed in a classic three-part laugh with great interest, and said the most cruel and harsh words in an elegant and gentlemanly tone: "Well~ But even if that's the case, they probably won't really fight, but I'm curious, seeing the scenes in the video at this moment, what are the opinions of these two people~?"

This is a very intriguing question and a very curious topic. After all, up to now, the audience has no way of knowing what kind of emotional changes each protagonist will experience after watching the video.

Is it happiness, confusion, hesitation, regret, or all sorts of other strange emotions?

As the audience's curiosity and speculation grew, amid the excitement, in the Kamijou family's mansion, the young man was staring at the video with a heavy heart.

This is truly a special case. Such a character has never appeared in previous stories.

In the process, I actually chose to believe in my own judgment and rejected his advice. But is it really necessary to cause such accusations and criticisms in this situation? Isn't it human nature to worry about the people around you and hope that you have the power to save them?

"I don't think so. A-Kami, I've got first-hand information about this man called Hamazura. Judging from his resume and deeds, this boy who appears in the second half of the story and has already made it to the world's stage is not really a particularly powerful person."

Hamazura Shiage, a seemingly ordinary gangster, is able to stand out among the countless people with special abilities in Academy City and play against Kamijou Touma, who possesses innate conditions that no one else possesses. Such a guy really surprised Tsuchimikado.

Why? What was this guy thinking when he did this?

With this curiosity in mind, Tsuchimikado Motoharu looked at the screen with interest.

"But maybe the guy in the video also had a legendary experience like yours, which is why he was able to come to the stage."

As he said this, Tsuchimikado Motoharu fixed his gaze on the screen in the video.

Then, in the video, Othinus slowly narrated the rumors about this name.

It is said.

This man knows the secret of immortality. He doesn't need to eat anything except water, wheat, and pills, and he will never grow old.

This man was a mysterious nobleman who swept the social circles of medieval Europe. His abnormal frequency of appearances made people suspect that he knew how to jump through time.

This man knew a lot about magic related to gems, especially the ability to repair damaged diamonds to perfection, which was highly valued by contemporary nobles.

This person is the mysterious being who wrote down the grimoire that Cagliostro kept.

This person has no correct birth record.

There is no correct record of this person's death.

In other words.

The legend of Saint Germain is not something of the past; it still exists today.

For example, Rasputin in Russia and Daji in ancient China. Sometimes in politics and social occasions, there will be weirdos who drive the country or the world crazy.

Even compared with these people, it is still no exaggeration to say that Saint-Germain's influence is the largest in the world.

Most other monsters were executed by famous magicians or the military after seriously depleting national strength, and the legend ended there. Occasionally, there are cases like Japan's Tamamonomae, whose deeds span multiple countries (but if this statement is adopted, Daji and Tamamonomae will become the same person), but they are still destined to be killed at the end of the world.

However, Saint-Germain is not among them.

To put it bluntly, he appeared in more than one place, and in many different eras. He appeared and disappeared in centuries, not to mention years, over and over again. If you carefully study his quotations, you will find that he talked about information that would never be known to the present generation as if it were just a daily gossip, and no one could successfully replicate his gems and pills.

Items that cannot be made with the current cultural level are called Oupats, and Saint Germain is like such an item in human form. It's not that there are countless Oupats around him, but that he doesn't belong to that era.

And there is no record of Saint-Germain being executed.

Even if there was a tomb, there was no hope, and there was absolutely no one who could be called a descendant.

Due to Saint Germain's mysterious appearances and disappearances, people say that he is immortal, or that he travels through time. However, if you read these legends carefully, you probably won't laugh.

To be more precise, the Saint-Germain phenomenon has reached a point where "it cannot be explained without these exaggerated arguments" - is this probably closer?

So, no one knows about Saint-Germain.

Maybe he really is immortal.

Perhaps he came from the distant ancient times, constantly moving towards the next desired future.

Perhaps he came from the distant future, constantly tracing back to the past.

There is only one way to be sure.

...That is to obtain the secret that he is said to know, and become a being of the same kind as him.

Because of this, Kamijou Touma was in a trance for a moment.

"Idiot... I thought you were worried about something, are you really an idiot?!"

The petite Euthinus was furious.

Kamijou didn't understand why she suddenly got angry.

“Eh, ah, what’s going on…?”

"Listen."

Othinus massaged his temple with his index finger and said:

"The legend of Saint Germain is indeed very famous. Not only in the magic camp, but even in the general public, it is possible that he knows it. If you randomly grab a magician and ask him to name a few famous people, before he runs out of names, Saint Germain's name will definitely appear together with people like Rosenkreuz and Mathers. (Note: Rosenkreuz is the legendary founder of the "Rosicrucian" and Mathers is one of the founders of the "Golden Dawn Association"). He is so famous."

"Uh...uh..."

Kamijou didn’t quite understand how famous Rosen and the others were, so he frowned and asked:

"So, Saint Germain is indeed very famous, and possesses very amazing power. He is a very well-known mythological protagonist...?"

"but."

As if to interrupt Kamijou, Othinus said firmly:

"To put it bluntly, Saint-Germain is just an existence in name only."

"what?"

The meaning of her words.

Kamijou didn’t understand at all.

"The magic community calls him a rare con man in history. Saint Germain pretends to be from a noble family when sneaking into noble gatherings, but he is the one who created this fictitious family. He can sneak into any event that requires status and get close to any sponsor. He has been able to do so without any obstacles from the beginning. It feels like he is using glass fragments with the appraisal certificate of the highest grade diamond to swindle people everywhere. Immortality? Time travel? These things can't even be called magic tricks."

"Wait, wait a minute! Are you kidding? But he..."

"The legend of immortality and time jump are simple. That guy boasted about places he had never been to and times he had never experienced, and sent evidence of his presence there through letters and mail. Sometimes he probably used time capsules to make time difference. So his alibi was a mess."

"Wait a minute! That guy, that guy really twisted the whole world in front of my eyes! It's like... how should I put it, it's like... it's hard to explain, but he turned the walls, the floor, and the ceiling into weapons, and he opened tunnels through the people who stood in his way, and then launched attacks at the same time..."

"Did you forget it?"

Othinus said, as if he had no way of dealing with him:

"This is a diamond-like building made entirely of carbon, right? In other words, you don't have to manipulate all phases, all dimensions, and all elements to distort the scenery. As long as you are a magician who manipulates carbon, you can do it easily."

"..."

"There are two main reasons why Saint Germain is so important. The first is that he is a symbol of immortality and time jumps, which can overcome life span issues. The so-called foresight and the transmission of secrets are derivative products of time jumps. As for the second, it is the ability to manipulate gems and repair diamonds. Don't you think it just meets the requirements of these old-fashioned tricks?"

Diamond.

Carbon element.

That's right about building materials.

And the human body is also organic matter...in other words, it contains a lot of carbon.

That is to say?

"But that guy knows!"

"what do you know?"

“You know about the existence of a ‘Demon God’! To be honest, Othinus, if it weren’t for you, the ‘Demon God’ would be nothing but a dream! That’s a realm that you can’t reach even with 103,000 books! For a person to perfectly portray such a being is…!”

"You big idiot."

This time Othinus was really angry and started cursing.

"Have you forgotten what happened in Denmark? Thanks to those busybodies in the United States, our story was broadcast live to the whole world. Even if you don't know the details of the 'Devil', even if you don't know how to use magic, anyone can get this information if they just want to recreate his appearance, words and deeds. The materials that the person who calls himself Saint Germain used to study acting can be found on any video website. It's really embarrassing."

"... "

So, who is that guy in the end?

Saint Germain is not a "demon god" like Othinus.

He’s just… It doesn’t seem right to say this, he’s just a magician who hasn’t reached that level yet…?

"But."

At this time, Othinus further denied it.

"…If the opponent is really Saint Germain, the problems he will encounter will be different from those of a 'Demon God' who is specialized in a certain aspect."

"What does it mean?"

"That thing did not spring up from the earth by itself like a spring. Do you know how Saint-Germain was created and increased?"

She answered questions with questions.

"Indeed, legends are man-made. They can flow freely from the beginning, and seem to have no basis. However, this characteristic must have been given by someone, such as "using existing myths and magic, maybe it can really be like the legend." Descriptions of this should also be found in documents such as the "Necronomicon". So someone prepared a vast ocean of knowledge, deliberately stimulated the tiny core, and seriously wanted to make the crystal take shape. Although I don't know whether this person is fascinated by the legend or uses the legend as a cover. In any case, this person who wants to be Saint Germain combined specific technology with the fascinating legend, and used the diffusion power of the legend to build a bridge between the parties involved, the living witnesses and himself, so as to adjust everyone into one crystal. In other words—"

The answer follows immediately.

"That guy's thoughts can infect people's brains and make them synchronize with his. And it's very easy."

Footsteps sounded.

There was more than one. By the time they noticed, they were surrounded.

There are multiple entrances and exits from the elevator to other areas, all of which are no exception.

Kamijou looked around in panic, and saw that he was already surrounded by people in tuxedos. A casual estimate was that there were dozens of Saint-Germain people, and they looked at Kamijou with ease.

They may not have the idea of ​​a "center".

Everyone is a commander. Everyone is a subordinate. Maybe it won't be a problem if anyone is missing.

To summarize, someone somewhere said this:

"It's been a while, hasn't it, Kamijou Touma-san?"

Immediately following.

The brutality turned into a rain of bullets, coming from all directions like a hedgehog turned over.

Chapter 240: Groups of Saint-Germain

No!! Dude!!

Is there still such an operation?!

Use thought cognition to assimilate others into yourself! ?

What kind of bug-level weird trick is this? It doesn't make any sense at all. It's too abnormal!!!

"Speaking of which, this is simply an ability to infect and spread a plague. Is this ability really allowed to exist in this world?!"

.Some audience members couldn't stop murmuring.

Being able to infect others through divergent thinking seems to the audience to be an extraordinary bug ability, and now, Kamijou Touma is surrounded by this group of monsters.

In fact, there are people in other places in this world who have such abilities, of course... not the world of Toaru Majutsu no Index.