The Absolute Godspeed of Infinite Worlds

Chapter 800 - 800

Fully electronically controlled mechanical soldiers, golems manipulated through spells using rocks—these third-rate products that held almost no market value in the international community were natural counters to charm abilities.The Lion King Organization used these soulless tools to confine Eiji within a secret base.

For several years, he was not allowed to interact with a single person.

"This is too much!" Kojou Akatsuki muttered under his breath.

Though he understood the terror of charm abilities, he still found such methods inhumane.

"There's no helping it. If he were allowed into society, whether he intended it or not, he would inevitably cause major chaos. The Lion King Organization confined him to prevent such a disaster," Kojou Akizaki shrugged, his tone laced with inexplicable sarcasm.

"However, that's the official story. What really happened? Well, that's open to interpretation!"

Kojou Akatsuki fell silent.

Because the Lion King Organization's justification indeed held the moral high ground.

"Why do you say that?"

"Of course, it's because of what happened later."

Kojou Akizaki took another big gulp of beer, grinning widely.

"If you had a tool under your command that could make anyone obey, could you resist the temptation to control the entire world?"

Perhaps initially, some had confined Eiji to prevent the disaster of charm abilities. But as time passed and more people learned of him, the situation gradually changed.

A portion of the government, blinded by greed, witnessed his abilities and couldn't help but entertain some audacious ideas.

Have Eiji charm the Third True Ancestor, and by controlling Eiji, control the Third True Ancestor!

This was the high-stakes gamble that drove those people to take the risk!

"Isn't that strange? If Eiji charmed the Third True Ancestor, wouldn't the Third True Ancestor only obey Eiji? Why would those people think they could control the True Ancestor that way?"

Kojou Akatsuki looked utterly confused.

There was a disconnect here. If Eiji refused to listen to the government, or even commanded the Third True Ancestor to destroy Japan instead, wouldn't that bring about an even greater disaster?

"If even you can think of that, do you think those government officials couldn't?"

Kojou Akizaki shot a disdainful glare at Kojou Akatsuki, as if mocking his intelligence, which made him indignant.

"Making him obedient is simple enough. Hypnosis, brainwashing—there are countless methods like that. As long as they turned Narcissus into a puppet that followed their orders, controlling the Third True Ancestor would be a piece of cake."

Hearing this, Kojou Akatsuki felt suffocated.

Though he knew politics was the field most prone to corruption, he never imagined those politicians could sink to such depravity for their own desires.

Using hypnosis and brainwashing on a child just a few years old?

Did those people have no conscience at all?

"What happened after that...?" Kojou Akatsuki held his breath.

"Things progressed very smoothly. Narcissus was successfully brainwashed by them. Of course, the ones who carried it out were the Lion King Organization."

Kojou Yukina clicked his tongue twice. "In the end, the Lion King Organization is just a dog raised by the Japanese government. No matter how nicely they talk, aren't they just doing all the dirty work?"

"To think they actually succeeded?"

Kojou Akatsuki gritted his teeth. Putting himself in Eiji's position back then, it was hard not to feel furious.

Despite having done nothing wrong, he was brainwashed, hypnotized, and used like a puppet - even the most tolerant person would be seething with anger.

"Then, the Japanese government extended an invitation to the Third True Ancestor."

Kojou Yukina continued: "But just one day before the Third True Ancestor was scheduled to arrive, when those politicians' conspiracy was about to succeed - Narcissus escaped."

"Escaped?"

Kojou Akatsuki was momentarily stunned, feeling an unexpected surge of satisfaction.

"Wasn't he brainwashed? Did someone have a change of heart and remove his brainwashing?"

"No, for this crucial tool that could change a nation's fate, the Lion King Organization used several different brainwashing methods on him. Even if someone had a change of heart and managed to undo one layer, it would be completely useless."

Kojou Yukina directly refuted Kojou Akatsuki's speculation.

"So the most reliable theory now is - he's immune to all forms of mental control."

Since none of the multiple brainwashing methods worked, immunity to mental control was the only explanation.

And in fact, this was indeed the truth.

Without "True Spirit Awakening," what Eiji possessed was merely a set of passive abilities.

This included charm abilities, and of course, strong resistance to all abnormal mental states.

This resistance was even powerful enough to make him immune to Freya's charm, let alone a few simple brainwashing methods - they were nothing worth mentioning.

"He deliberately pretended to be brainwashed, made his guards lower their vigilance, and then charmed the entire military force in one go!Kojou Yukina's expression also became filled with emotion.

For just a ten-year-old child to have developed such cunning - the Lion King Organization certainly played a significant role in that.

Kojou Akatsuki, however, beamed with delight, looking as if this was exactly how things should have been.

"After that, the main island experienced an unprecedented political earthquake. I won't go into the specific details, but in the end, Narcissus escaped to Itogami Island and was adopted by the 'Witch of the Void,' Natsuki Minamiya, who renamed him Minamiya Eiji. That's the whole story of what happened four years ago."

Kojou Yukina roughly summarized the events without going into detail about the process.

There were many aspects he didn't know well himself, and even more that involved matters so significant that even he avoided discussing them deeply.

The only thing that could be said for certain was that the incident four years ago was undoubtedly the most terrifying event Japan had experienced since entering the new century.

After that incident, the Japanese political scene underwent a complete reshuffle. Following numerous bloody political battles, all the government officials charmed by Narcissus were replaced.

But even so, no one truly knew whether all traces left by Narcissus had been completely erased from the main island.

To this day, behind the seemingly peaceful main island, no one knows how many puppets brought under Narcissus's command are currently eyeing the highest positions in the political arena with predatory intent.

The only thing known for certain is that it's undoubtedly a terrifyingly powerful force.

Because no one would ever doubt Narcissus's abilities.

Kojou Akatsuki was wary of that point, so he dared not bring too many matters into the open.

"Four years ago, the reason Narcissus fled to Itogami Island was fundamentally because he was too weak himself, easily killed by means like curses... But now he possesses power."

An uncontrollable dread welled up in Kojou Akatsuki's heart.