Nov 30, 2025
Small update:
I made two small revisions in this chapter to keep the story consistent.
Here are the changes:
Original – Passage 1:
“That was the day you became a monster!”
Revised – Passage 1:
“You became a monster that day!” Rei’s voice hardened. “And your experiments on humans? Are those also for ‘survival’?”
His fists clenched, flames crackling more violently around them.
“How many have you already sacrificed?”
Something broke in his voice.
“How many more lives have you ruined just to satisfy your curiosity?”
The silence that followed was heavy — loaded.
Aoi felt something inside it, an old wound, deeply personal.
Kageyama tilted his head, a slow smile stretching across his lips.
“Ah.” His eyes glimmered with amusement. “You’re still thinking about her. After all this time.”
He chuckled.
“Pathetic.”
Original – Passage 2:
“Let me give you a parting gift,” Kageyama said softly. “Listen closely. I’ve created the perfect conditions. An ōyurei born from millions of obsessions, hatred, and collective despair. It will be born in two weeks.”
He crossed his arms.
“Nova Entertainment will use it. A yurei king under our control, fueling the entire industry, draining humans of their emotions.” His smile stretched. “We will never starve again. We will be eternal.”
Something felt wrong in those words. Rei sensed it. Kageyama never said “we.” Only “I.”
But before he could dwell on it, Kageyama lifted a hand. Claws of shadow materialized around his fingers.
Revised – Passage 2:
“Let me give you my farewell gift now. Listen closely,” Kageyama said softly. “I’ve created the perfect conditions. An ōyurei — a yurei king — born from millions of obsessions, hatred, and collective despair.”
He folded his arms, his smile widening.
“In a few days, at the Tokyo Idol Festival, something will be born. Something magnificent. Something terrible.” His eyes gleamed. “And you won’t be able to stop it.”
He leaned forward slightly.
“Nova Entertainment has perfected an elegant system. Modern idols, social media, collective hatred… everything is connected. And at the center of it all…”
He paused.
“…I placed my greatest creation. My masterpiece.”
Before Rei could react, Kageyama raised his hand. Shadowed claws materialized around his fingers.
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