idolpro | Lucifel's Ideal World, v.2

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Lucifel's Ideal World, v.2

—The world is ugly, he once declared.

Chaos is inevitable in this world. Pure good can’t be achieved, and pure evil breaks down. And these two extremes are always incompatible with each other. There is still some evil in a good world. That is how the world is, and it is what continues to create ugly things. Evil sneers at good, and good rages over evil. But, in a world where good and evil oppose each other, there is a group that is far more numerous that always appears.

That is ‘grey’. Neither good nor evil. A group that drifts through life haphazardly and merely exists. They don’t believe in goodness and are simply proud that they aren’t evil. Even though they affirm evil acts, they deny evil intentions. They happily say that ‘I am not evil, I am a good person’ and pardon all forms of cruelty.

They kill people while sneering. They kill people out of contempt. They kill people as part of a game. They use the excuse that they can’t restrain their desires—That’s how humans are. That’s how the world is.

Yes—this world is extremely ugly. Neither dyed by good nor fallen into evil. Unable to decide on a color, the wills of people continue to waver. As long as such evil intentions and such foul-smelling corpses aren’t destroyed.

The world will surely continue to rot eternally.

While wrapped within a curse-like fog in darkness frozen to its core.

He thus concluded.

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Mm. . . ?

[ wiping his hands, though he doesn't seem to care to heal his wrists while he goes to place his hands on the stone ]

They're the people that died for me.

[Well that's cool and great.]

Yeah? When?

How well-versed are you in history?

I still don't have all my memories back.

Then, I'll tell you a story.

[ while his hands smooth over the stone, sinking into it ]

A long, long time ago, just at the start of the Tokugawa era, there was a lord. He was a greedy one, who raised taxes by the year, for he wanted to build a castle.

Some time before that, there were men from the west that traveled to Japan. They brought with them things to trade—material things, like guns, but other things as well. Recipes, religion—and so on.

Their religion was unusual, and it was spread along the land—but those in power did not care for it, for it was new and different, different from what they knew. Over time, they grew hostile toward anyone who practiced it.

. . .

In that particular lord's land, there were many who practiced this new religion. Since they were ostracized, and since they were looked down upon, nobody would help them when cruelties were enacted upon them. Nobody looked when their taxes were raised exorbitantly, to the point that they had nothing left for themselves to eat—and moreover, those in power encouraged violence against those people, too.

[Grabbing for his hands to try to pull them away from the stone again.]

...And the victims of that, they died for you?

[ hey he's trying to conduct business here ]

. . .

They prayed and hoped for a savior. It was even prophesied that one would be born. Then—they discovered a boy who could produce miracles, just as the holy texts had written.

The violence grew worse. Eventually, it was to the point that they would have to fight back, or otherwise die.

. . .

Even if they fought back, they would surely die. Still, they wanted to die with meaning—

So they believed in me to lead them. They believed in me, to bring them peace, and if not that, then meaning. Then, the lords struck them all down.

Thirty seven thousand people in total.

No more work. It's dinnertime.

[Tug tug tug.]

So what happened after that to bring about this?

. . .

Well. . .

[ quite slowly, carefully keeping his fingers curled to keep the blood off of izanagi ]

Since I'm here now, I thought I would try. . .

. . . Forgiving myself, bit by bit.

Are you taking the blame for those deaths?

It is my responsibility.

They chose their own fates.

. . . All they did was follow me.

They chose that. Not everything can be your responsibility all the time.

It's the same with the games, isn't it? Everyone keeps following what you say, but that doesn't mean it's your fault when we lose. It means we decided that your idea seemed sound, or easier to stomach than our other options, so we took it. But we still made that choice.

. . .

I think I'll stay here for a little longer, Izanagi-san. You should go back.

[Still! Holding! On!]

No. I'm not leaving you.

Then, we'll have to settle our differences properly, won't we?

Oh?

Through the rules of this dream world, Izanagi-san.

It's a card game, of course.

..."Of course."

[Dryly because what the fuck do you mean "of course" since when have you had a card games hobby what the heck!!]

So since you realize this is a dream world, the reason you're fighting against this is because you just don't want to leave?

I thought it would be good practice for myself, for the future.

Besides that, you just stumbled upon the final boss. You should get a chance to look cool, you know?

...Isn't that just saying I'm totally outmatched?

I'll still take you on, but...

[Getting... the feeling... he has once again gotten in over his head. Sorry, what was that Whiskey said about pushing himself too hard???]

How long have you known?

Someone had to give you your cards, you know.

[ lifting a hand up—out of the Grail comes one card: ]

...You're not even going over the rules with me? That's just unfair!

I wrote them for you on your phone, though?

Besides that, Dia-san would have taught you how to play—she wanted to, you know?

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