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Chapter 97: Becoming a Chess Player! Riku’s Resolve!



The black storm had already stopped.

White and pink flowers born from the Elementals drifted down like rain, making the two of them feel as if they were standing in a sea of flowers.

At this moment, as he looked at this beautiful world he had never seen before, Riku finally faced his own heart.

The next second, he finally asked Schwi the question he had always wanted to know:

"Tell me. What is the purpose of this great war, and how can it be ended?"

Looking at the incomparably serious expression in Riku's eyes, Schwi began to explain.

No one knew how many years had passed.

The Old Deus and the races created by the other gods had begun a great war in order to seize the Suniaster.

The Suniaster was a conceptual device capable of granting its holder rule-level authority, allowing them to become the One True God!

However, it was designed to appear only when the strongest power emerged.

Therefore, the Old Deus believed that only by killing other Old Deus could they obtain it!

So the only way to end this war was likewise...

to obtain the Suniaster!

After learning the truth, Riku did not give up. Instead, his eyes filled with determination!

In his view, if someone could collect the core power of this planet—the Spirit Circuit, the source of magic—

Then, as the power that had destroyed everything back then, it would surely be recognized as the strongest!

That way, the Suniaster would definitely appear!

At this moment, countless viewers froze.

Some even found it absurd.

One-Punch Man World.

Genos fell silent.

A single human...

wanted to end a war between gods?

This was no longer merely overestimating oneself.

In his core calculations, the probability of the two of them succeeding was zero.

Dragon Ball World.

Frieza laughed disdainfully.

Knowing and doing were two completely different things.

A mere human actually wanted to scheme for a power greater than the gods.

How absurd.

The two stayed there for a long time.

Until several months later, a group of humans discovered a chance.

The aftermath of the war instantly destroyed humanity's settlement.

However, Riku had already prepared for this.

At an extremely low cost, everyone quickly entered the prepared shelters.

After that, he used this bitter strategy to achieve his goal.

From this moment on, Riku finally began his own plan!

Hueco Mundo.

Aizen's eyes revealed a rare look of anticipation.

Turning the impossible into possible.

That was something he liked.

And what these two were about to do required not only power, but more importantly, wisdom.

Now, he was incomparably looking forward to it.

He wanted to see just how far that man named Riku could go.

Inside an underground cavern—

Riku stood before humanity's survivors.

In front of him were one hundred and seventy-nine people with firm gazes.

These people had survived several dangerous expeditions outside.

In other words, each of them possessed sharper minds and better skills than ordinary humans.

They were also the kind of people who did not fear death and could accept ruthless action.

The next moment, Riku looked at everyone and spoke in a calm yet determined voice.

"This world is merely a game where those monsters keep killing each other however they please, all for the sake of obtaining a conceptual device called the Suniaster that can rewrite the world."

"Then, since that's the case, as long as we establish the rules we want to play by, we can obtain victory!"

"First rule: do not kill anyone!"

Because my heart does not want to kill anyone.

"Second rule: do not let anyone die!"

Because I do not want anyone to die anymore.

"Third rule: do not be discovered by anyone!"

Because humanity is weak.

"Fourth rule: do not use any underhanded means!"

Because as long as no one participates, no matter what methods are used, it is meaningless.

"Fifth rule: do not make other races realize our true goal!"

Because fighting them head-on with our lives is extremely foolish.

"Sixth rule: never violate the above rules!"

Because victory obtained while violating everything above is meaningless.

This was humanity's game!

Outside the screen, many people's expressions changed slightly.

When there was no chance of victory no matter what they did, creating rules became their only weapon.

But even then...

those rules were almost impossible to achieve.

No one in the room left.

Not a single person objected.

But everyone looked at Riku with a question.

"Why, when the success rate of this plan is less than a fraction of a percent, do all of us still believe we can win?"

Schwi immediately replied:

"Because you are human?"

Riku shook his head.

"No."

"In calculation, we are only numbers. All probability, calculation, and strategy point toward defeat."

"But the reason we can still prove victory is..."

As he said this, a light flashed in the mechanical girl's eyes.

Riku smiled, and something seemed to fill his heart completely.

Schwi also opened her eyes slightly.

"Question. Intent unclear. Probability is zero."

"No, Schwi."

Under the gazes of everyone, Riku suddenly knelt down on one knee. At the same time, the hand hidden inside his clothes stretched out.

In his palm was a ring.

At this moment, a truly pleading expression appeared on his face for the first time.

"Will you marry me and become my wife?"

Demon Slayer World.

Tanjiro's eyes lit up.

"Love between a human and a machine... how beautiful."

Inside the First Division.

Shunsui and the others looked at him speechlessly.

Was there really any need to be so excited?

They had already seen Wood Clones and Transcendent beings before.

However, in the next second, Schwi froze in place.

A strong negative reaction appeared in the mechanical girl's eyes.

At the same time, an error appeared in her calculation core!

The calculation restraints made her shut down, preventing her from revealing the truth.

But in the next second, the restraint failed, and Schwi told him everything that had happened back then.

"Emotion has defeated logic."

"How incredible!"

As someone who had developed artificial intelligence, Tony Stark's eyes were filled with shock at this moment.

The next moment, he could not help muttering to himself,

"This is a great moment."

One-Punch Man World.

Genos could not understand it.

Yet he was deeply shaken.

In the next moment, just when Schwi thought Riku would strike her down, Riku said that he had already known everything.

He gently stroked the girl's face, looking at the trembling girl as he said:

"Whether it is the past you calculated, the present you spend by my side, or the future I want to spend together with you..."

"As long as we are together, even in a world like this, I want to live. I can keep smiling like a human."

"So, can you throw away every reason and accompany me on this path as my wife?"

At this moment, the Ex-Machina who had never cried before suddenly shed tears from her jewel-like eyes.

Then Riku held Schwi's hand and gently placed the ring on her ring finger.

This time, there was no calculation.

Outside the screen, Sora instantly became animated.

He was even more excited than if this had happened to him.

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid World.

Tohru wailed and hugged Kobayashi tightly.

"Kobayashi! Kobayashi!"

"If even a machine and a carbon-based lifeform can cross species and marry, then we can do it too!"

Riku and Schwi were married, and their witness was the silent Clockwork Deity.

To commemorate it, they carved both of their names onto a gemstone.

And Riku's surname became hers as well.

No Game No Life World.

Inside the royal capital, Stephanie revealed a shocked gaze.

Because the ornament on her clothes looked exactly like that gemstone!

At that moment, Sora rudely pulled it off. Then, to his surprise, he discovered that the writing on it was identical to what was shown in the video.

In that instant, all three people present stared blankly at the screen.

In other words...

this was not the future of their world.

It was the past.

A game that used humanity as bait to lead the gods into war officially began!

The first step was to divide every race onto the chessboard!

As for Riku himself, he was the white king. As the leader, he absolutely could not fall!

The second step was to place the white pawn in the position of the Dhampir race!

That was the scout who was most familiar with the Dhampir race!

As an unknown race, he would make contact with the blood-damaged individuals among the Dhampir.

At the same time, a line of white text appeared on the left side of the screen: Powerful blood-damaged individuals can break through the limits of physical laws!

And in order to avoid being discovered as a human by the Dhampir, whose five senses were extremely sharp, he had to coat a certain amount of black ash on the surface of his body.

Outside the screen, countless viewers felt their scalps go numb as they looked at that darkened body.

That suffocation.

That pain.

It was not something that could be endured by courage alone.

Inside Soul Society, Shunsui Kyōraku sighed with admiration.

If a soul like this came to Soul Society, he would definitely become a powerful Shinigami.

Perhaps he might even become a captain!

The plan continued.

Riku informed the Dhampir that the Dwarves were preparing to conduct an E-Bomb detonation experiment in the coastal forest.

And that place was precisely the territory of the Dhampir!

Once the explosion occurred, it would definitely kill their entire race!

The Dhampir believed him, because they could distinguish a person's heartbeat and blood flow speed, thereby determining whether the other party was lying.

In fact, the information Riku gave was indeed true, because this was information he and Schwi had discovered earlier inside the Dwarf research facility.

Afterward, the Dhampir sent out a blood-damaged individual, successfully destroyed the Dwarf facilities in the area, and revealed an opening.

At the same time, the Dhampir's position was shifted on the chessboard.

The second step was complete.

Riku placed the white piece onto the central position.

Above it, only one word was written.

Plan successful!

Outside the screen.

Listening to each move Riku made, and watching that chessboard-like battlefield, many people fell silent.

This white-haired human was using his life as the price to do something impossible.

At this moment, Madara Uchiha slowly withdrew the contempt and disapproval in his eyes.

He admitted it.

He had completely underestimated this man who possessed not a shred of power.

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