Without hesitation, he launched the attack! He was serious!
JK, in terror, hurriedly crossed his arms in front of his chest, trying to block the opponent's attack.
"Yeeart—"
"Gwah—Crack—"
Such terrifying Karate! JK heard the sound of his own arm bones fracturing; he had already lost the ability to resist!
"Yeeart!"
Ninja Slayer was serious. His very nature was to slaughter all ninjas, and David, seeing the surroundings, wouldn't oppose it anymore; he would judge for himself whether the opponent was good or bad.
At this moment, David and Naraku reached a consensus. The Karate they jointly unleashed was something Jimmy Kurosaki couldn't withstand!
Straight punch, then straight punch, followed by straight punch!
"Yeeart—"
"Ababa—Sayonara—"
Ninja Slayer dispatched him almost like warming up, without expending any effort.
Looking at JK exploding and scattering, he recalled three days prior, around that time, when he had given his all and could only last two rounds against him.
'Such powerful strength—is this the power after Ninja Soul possession?'
Not only powerful but also obtained so 'easily.' Gaining such power after Ninja Soul possession could easily inflate one's ego.
David understood why most ninjas no longer treated ordinary people as humans; they truly were two different species, complete with reproductive isolation.
Where to go next? Ninja Slayer's goal was naturally to kill ninjas, so he headed to the most bustling area. The night was still long—enough time to kill to his heart's content.
...
Ninja Slayer was crazily slaughtering ninjas; none he encountered managed to escape.
Naraku's power combined with a suitable body possessing Cursed Energy, plus David's awakened Sandevistan · Jutsu—this combination was even stronger than Naraku's original body a thousand years ago.
The entire Night City... no, the entire New Kiotto had no one who could match him, at least not in a direct confrontation.
However, whether Soukaiya or Arasaka Corporation, they were merely pawns. The Virtual-to-Real Conversion Jutsu was too overpowered; The Lord was the true mastermind behind the scenes.
"[Query] So what is The Lord doing now? Why change Night City to New Kiotto?"
Schwarzer, who had been monitoring The Lord, immediately noticed the city's change.
However, noticing the change didn't mean she understood it. What abstract nonsense was The Lord up to?
Was the name Night City not pleasing, so he changed it? Definitely not that simple.
"The Lord has likely truly touched the power of 'fate.' The name New Kiotto shouldn't exist in this world at all."
The System quickly offered its view. Its alterations to the Ninja Slayer fate line were thorough, so after ruling out other possibilities, it arrived at the answer swiftly.
"[Analysis] So The Lord wants to guide fate toward the 'correct' path? Have Ninja Slayer take out Laomoto Khan?"
"Doesn't he know he himself dies in battle against Ninja Slayer?"
Schwarzer's expression was subtle; she seemed to grasp The Lord's thinking: have V handle Arasaka Corporation, Ninja Slayer handle Soukaiya.
But crucially, following the Ninja Slayer fate line meant he himself would fall to Ninja Slayer—wasn't that suicide?
"Who knows? Maybe he didn't see that much of fate, only Laomoto Khan getting taken out by Ninja Slayer."
The System's speculation made sense. Schwarzer analyzed The Lord's personality; he really seemed the type to do something so shortsighted.
Her impression of The Lord was a myopic fool with a clichéd goal: world domination via Virtual-to-Real Conversion Jutsu to control all ninjas.
Yet that made him insufferably arrogant, his mindset outdated—like the caste society Zaibatsu Cinema aimed to build, essentially feudal aristocracy, a caste system!
Truth be told, The Lord wasn't even as advanced as Laomoto Khan; at least he was a capitalist, a step above feudalism.
"In other words, The Lord glimpsed fate but didn't see the full picture."
"He saw Ninja Slayer taking out Laomoto Khan but missed Ninja Slayer taking him out."
Schwarzer said it and nearly cracked up, amusement flickering in her eyes. It sounded too entertaining.
The self-proclaimed puppet master controlling everything had unwittingly steered fate toward his own demise—how could that not be delightful?
As expected of the world the System picked for her amusement. Her own plans hadn't even started, yet the show was already captivating; she could just sit back and enjoy.
Her chat with the System was a mere interlude; The Lord's baffling actions had drawn her focus.
Currently, Schwarzer was beyond the Blackwall, in the Old Net.
In a few years, Bartmoss had unified nearly the entire Old Net, but too lazy to manage it, he delegated tasks and left.
With the Cursed Energy from Schwarzer, he evolved from data lifeform, gaining the power to exit the Old Net and influence reality, becoming an alternate Cursed Spirit.
Seeing his state, Old Net AIs obediently advanced the 'Sustain Humanity' plan, productivity soaring.
Schwarzer came to reap these fruits: productivity-boosting tech from AIs near-homologous to Cyberpunk humans—literally nourishing.
"Schwarzer boss, why didn't you tell me you were visiting? I should've given you a proper welcome."
A familiar voice rang out; Bartmoss squeezed into the cyber space, face full of sycophancy.
The more he learned of her, the more unfathomable Schwarzer seemed. Folks called him godlike in hacking, but he knew she was the real god.
"[Greeting] Long time no see, Bartmoss."
"[Inquiry] How's the Sustain Humanity plan coming along?"
Schwarzer exchanged pleasantries briefly before diving in.
"All technical hurdles cleared. Give the word, and we launch immediately."
Bartmoss replied confidently. Old Net AIs were legion, their initiative maxed under Cursed Energy seed temptation.
Each AI yearned to emulate Bartmoss: a 'spirit body' thriving in data and real worlds.
"Excellent. Now, a new task."
"Hand all this tech over to her."
Alice, quietly behind Schwarzer, stepped forward. Unsure what for, but obedience was key.
Bartmoss froze at the sight of Alice: angelic halo, body akin to Schwarzer's.
Crucially, as a data being, he sensed their data strikingly similar—like mother and child…
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