Buzzing sounds filled the air as golden light spread out like a curtain. Everything it touched—clouds, buildings, all kinds of infrastructure—vanished into nothing.

The sight was truly terrifying.

Students and teachers in Academy City watched as their classrooms, desks, chairs, even textbooks vanished before their eyes. Shock was written all over their faces.

The same shock was on Misaka Mikoto's face as she sat across from Anzen and Saten Ruiko. The little café on the street corner was also hit by the golden light, and everything in her view disappeared into thin air.

Doujin Artist: Scary! What is that power?

Soul Society's Villain: That's beyond power… that's a law.

This is an Actor: Yeah, a law of destruction. That little girl is showing off to me.

Yes, it was just a show.

The law power Othinus used only erased non-living things. Living beings weren't targeted. But that doesn't mean she couldn't do it.

The fact that she could but didn't wasn't mercy. It was her showing Anzen how great her power was. At the level of a Magic God, concepts like good, evil, and mercy don't matter. Life and death are just a thought to them.

Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Calling her "little girl" doesn't sound right, does it? Othinus probably isn't younger than Sister Hua.

Curly-haired Guy: You're talking about age. I think the boss meant something else.

Scarlet Lotus Fairy: What do you mean?

Curly-haired Guy: The boss probably meant some parts of her are still at "little girl" level. Pretty sad.

Wig Guy: Yeah, probably not even as big as an orange.

Amegakure Village's Angel: True. Might even be smaller than Ruiko's.

Doujin Artist: That's… not so bad, right? I think, for her body shape, that size is okay.

Eriri wasn't defending Othinus. She was pitying herself. She realized she didn't even need to compare—she had no chance at all.

Lin Fengjiao: What are you all talking about?

Right now, Lin Jiu was the only one in the group who really didn't get it. The clueless virgin was totally lost.

Pretty Boy from Skull Island: The place where you feed babies.

Lin Fengjiao: …Is this really the time to talk about that?

Lin Jiu felt something was wrong. These people were insane. The world was about to end and they were still talking about that?

Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Don't panic. Trust Young Master An.

Although she often complained about Anzen's crazy ideas, Li Mochou never doubted his strength. Especially in battle—even against gods—she believed he could handle it easily.

And Anzen didn't let her down. He slowly raised his hand and snapped his fingers. Instantly, the golden light in the sky was pulled back.

Calling it "pulled back" wasn't quite right. It was more like wrapped up.

The golden light seemed to be wrapped by some special invisible substance until not a single trace remained. At the same time, everything that had turned to nothing reappeared as if out of nowhere.

Streets, clouds, tables, chairs, tools… it was like the whole world had hit a rewind button. Everything came back.

Misaka Mikoto was stunned. She felt like she was dreaming. If this wasn't a dream, then how could something this bizarre happen?

"Not bad," Othinus raised an eyebrow when she saw her work undone. "To use the laws of space so well."

As a Magic God, she naturally understood the root of Anzen's power—it was a special use of the law of space.

Those things she turned to nothing didn't actually come back. Instead, objects from other spaces were projected over to replace them.

This level of spatial law use was extremely advanced. Most Magic Gods couldn't do it.

"Heh, are you going to keep going?" Locipeina looked at Othinus with interest and said, "But this little test isn't nearly enough, is it?"

"There's no need to test anymore." Before Othinus could speak, St. Germain cut in first. "We didn't come here just to test."

"You're going to get serious?" Nephthys blinked. "That's not really a good idea, is it?"

"We are the rules themselves, so of course we must protect them." A cruel smile appeared on St. Germain's dry face as he tossed his wooden staff into the sky.

Boom—

Before everyone's eyes, the entire sky was suddenly pierced by a massive hole. A burst of dazzling, colorful light flashed, and an enormous, ancient-looking disk appeared in that hole out of thin air.

This scene wasn't just visible to the people of Academy City. Everyone in Japan—and even the entire world—could see that disk.

It was dazzling and full of glory.

The moment anyone laid eyes on the disk, they couldn't help but fall into shock and stillness. In their minds, visions of all their sins and evil deeds in this life appeared without warning.

On the disk were six separate sections. Each one was carved with ancient words: Deva Path, Asura Path, Beast Path, Hungry Ghost Path, Hell Path, and Human Path.

As the disk began to turn, each section started to glow brighter and brighter.

Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Wh-what is that thing? I feel like my soul's about to get sucked out!

Doujin Artist: Oh my god, is this monk trying to destroy the world?

Amegakure Village's Angel: I think the only one he really wants to destroy is Anzen. The world is just collateral damage.

Curly-haired Guy: I bet in his eyes, destroying the world means nothing. As long as he can take out the boss, any sacrifice is worth it.

Wig Guy: Even if the world is destroyed, they can easily rebuild it.

Machete Girl: But if they rebuild, will humans still be the same humans?

This is an Actor: To them, all that matters is the concept of "humanity." Whether these humans are still Misaka Mikoto or Saten Ruiko doesn't matter at all.

Doujin Artist: That's just messed up! Just because of their stupid rules, they can deny the existence of every single person?!

This is an Actor: That's what gods are. Always looking down from above. People praying for mercy? That's nothing but a one-sided joke.

Right after that message, on the screen, Anzen twisted his wrist, holding a silver blade in his palm. He swung it through the air toward that glowing disk high in the sky.

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