I clicked "yes" but was denied entry to Infinite.

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This is not something an ordinary strong person can do. If someone said this in the cycle of reincarnation, they would definitely be laughed at.

However, he was a high-ranking member of the Zerg, a king who ruled over hundreds of planes, and a famous figure in the cycle of reincarnation, revered by countless people.

Strange incantations began to flow from his mouth, and the crystal ball started to glow, indicating that his spell was taking effect.

To trace a person's past and future, and then, from the present moment, to destroy them.

"Hmm? This person does have some ability. It's been so long and we still haven't been able to trace his past. He must be a powerful figure in the cycle of reincarnation. But with this little strength, he thinks he can skip my, the Insect King Hamergen's, hunt?!"

The parasitic beast killed by Li Wei was just a low-level member of the Zerg. It wasn't that they didn't have any strong members, but rather that under the surveillance of the Reincarnation System, being too powerful would make them easier to expose.

Even if someone of his strength disguised himself and hid, he would be immediately discovered by the system as soon as he infiltrated, and they did not want to turn against the academy for the time being.

"Oh?"

As Hamergen was thinking this, he noticed that the crystal ball was beginning to change.

In his view, this was tracing back to the murderer's past.

Hamergen suddenly laughed.

Then--

Even the ashes are gone.

P.S.: I woke up at 7 AM this morning and finally managed to finish a chapter. I'll rest for a bit, have lunch, and see how many more chapters I can write. There should be more updates tonight.

PS2: Exams are over, and I'm so tired from them... Plus, all the material I reviewed was just fluff... It's even more mentally exhausting...

PS3: Updates resumed as usual. Seeing other pros say they think things are a bit expensive when they want to buy them, but then they see their royalties and their hearts stop fluttering. And me?... I look at my royalties, then at the instant noodles in front of me... oh well, it hurts... I'll work hard during winter break QAQ

Chapter Ninety-Eight: This really is just a small trinket.

Tsurugi stared at the unrecognizable landscape outside the funeral home, his lips twitching wildly.

She knew Li Wei was very strong; in her mind, he was about equal to Gai Tsutsugami, who possessed the power of a king.

This is already great.

After all, the power of the king is already something beyond the ordinary, and in the original work, it is almost a strategic trump card for Funeral Parlor.

however--

What the hell is this?!

The power of the king!?

Hahaha!

The thrush suddenly turned around and stared at Yang Qianqian with a strange look, which made Yang Qianqian feel a chill down her spine.

"Tsugumi, why are you looking at me like that? I'm a little scared..."

After Yang Qianqian finished speaking, Dong hesitated for three or four seconds before saying:

"I'm just curious, how exactly did you manage to survive for so long while living alongside a humanoid weapon of destruction..."

Yang Qianqian: "..."

"Probably..." Yang Qianqian glanced at the thrush, then at the devastation outside, and said, "It's probably because the explosion didn't affect me..."

"..."

Dong silently gave Yang Qianqian a thumbs up.

This represents respect for the European Emperor.

Since Li Wei killed the parasite Shuichiro, the Guilty Crown battle has ended.

Without a doubt, Li Wei's side, namely the Funeral Parlor team, won with an absolute advantage.

"The lineup battle is over, the victor is the Funeral Parlor lineup."

"Should we return to the academy immediately?"

Li Wei stroked his chin. "Let's wait a bit. There are probably some people waiting for me to help them with their funeral arrangements."

With that, Li Wei chose no.

He completely ignored the opinions of Yang Qianqian and Liu Yiqiang.

For some reason, the system didn't seem to ask about their plans, but only asked Li Wei for his opinion...

The reason? God knows.

"Huh? When did the system remove my shield?"

Li Wei's eyes suddenly lit up.

Then--

"Ding! Your message has been muted again."

“…” Li Wei was dumbfounded.

After the battle with Shuichiro ended, Li Wei picked up Yuzuriha Inori, and the two returned to Funeral Parlor together.

As he expected, apart from Yang Qianqian and Xiao Qiang, everyone except for Tsutsugami Gai and Ayase looked like they had seen a ghost.

However, when Ayase saw Li Wei, she blushed and turned her head away, while Gai Tsutsugami calmly said to Li Wei, "Thank you for your hard work."

The best performer among them was undoubtedly Xiao Qiang. As soon as Li Wei returned, Xiao Qiang skillfully served tea to the big boss.

The matter is now temporarily settled.

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Three nights later, in a room at the funeral home—

"Qi, is that you?"

As soon as he heard a knock on his door, Li Wei replied.

Click, the door opened.

Just as Li Wei had suspected, the visitor was Yuzuriha Inori.

"Wei, are you alright?"

Yuzuriha Inori pursed her lips slightly, looking at Li Wei with concern.

"Actually... they didn't mean any harm, they're all good people."

"only……"

Li Wei shook his head and said calmly, "It's just that I haven't gotten used to it yet?"

Upon hearing Li Wei's words, Yuzuriha Inori was taken aback and silently lowered her head.

She couldn't answer Li Wei, because she knew it too—

Monsters, even if they wear human skin and live in human society, will not be truly accepted, even if they have no ill intentions.

"Before me, there is nothing that can call itself a monster."

Yuzuriha suddenly remembered what Li Wei had said that day.

"And you, at best, are just an ordinary girl who is slightly more capable than the average person."

If an ordinary person is told that they are just average, they might even feel that others are looking down on them.

But when you are too outstanding, out of place with others, or are revered and admired, or feared and dreaded, you will find that being ordinary is such a luxury.

That's why Li Wei's words made Yuzuriha Inori so happy when she felt like a monster.

This is a kind of acceptance from the bottom of one's heart.

"In Wei's presence, I am just an ordinary girl, but what about Wei?"

"In front of whom would Wei be an ordinary person?"

This was the question the girl had thought about that day, but she didn't have the courage to think about it any further.

Seeing Yuzuriha Inori's intertwined fingers tightening even more in front of him, Li Wei sighed.

"You don't need to do this, Qi."

"I'm used to it."

Li Wei said calmly.

"Wei, don't say that."

Yuzuriha Inori suddenly shook her head and said something quite loudly.

Then, she hugged Li Wei from behind.

"I'm sorry, Wei, I don't know how to comfort you."

"Am I stupid?"

Li Wei felt Yuzuriha Inori's warmth coming from behind him, and sighed again, reaching his left hand to the right and silently stroking Yuzuriha Inori's head.

Since the battle ended, Li Wei has helped Yuzuriha Inori solve her troubles.

Yuzuriha Inori no longer has to worry about her personality being replaced, nor does she have to worry about going berserk.

"Wei has helped me a lot, but what can I do to help Wei?"

The girl was confused.

Moonlight streamed through the window and fell upon the two of them; the scene ended there.

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Day 5

"Something bad is going to happen!"

That day, Gai Tsutsugami suddenly sent Tsugumi a very bad message.

Other countries around the world voted to launch a devastating attack on their countries in order to completely eradicate the Apocalypse Virus.

This was not unexpected for Li Wei and the other two, because there was a similar event in the original work, triggered by the Lost Christmas planned by Hara Keido Shuichiro.

The situation is similar now. Due to the Apocalypse Virus and its parasite Shuichiro, it has broken out again. Even though Li Wei stopped it in time, he was unable to eliminate the panic in countries around the world.

"Wei, do you have any ideas?"

At the meeting where everyone was gathered, Gai Tsutsugami spoke to Li Wei.

Li Wei seemed to ponder for a moment, then nodded. "It's alright, leave it to me."

So Li Wei locked himself in his room for several days, until three days before the funeral home received intelligence that countries around the world were going to send troops.

Yang Qianqian said to Liu Yiqiang, "Speaking of which, Li Wei should be alright, right? Actually, I think if he can't do it, he shouldn't make things difficult for himself."

Liu Yiqiang scratched his head curiously: "Huh? What are you talking about? Is there anything Big Brother can't do?"

Yang Qianqian looked at Liu Yiqiang speechlessly, her face full of black lines.

In fact, since they met, she has come to believe that Li Wei is almost omnipotent.

However, Li Wei's deep thought at the operational meeting that day was clearly due to his worries; otherwise, given Li Wei's personality, wouldn't he have agreed immediately?

"Forget it, there's nothing to say to Xiaoqiang."

After thinking about it, Yang Qianqian shook her head, looked at Li Wei's room, and sighed.

She hesitated for a moment, but then decided to knock on the door and go in.

Then she saw that Li Wei was surrounded by a bunch of instruments and parts that she couldn't understand, and he was tucked inside them, assembling something, looking very troubled.

“Li Wei,” Yang Qianqian paused, intending to comfort Li Wei, “Actually, you don’t have to force yourself. You’ve already done enough for us. Even if you can’t do it this time, it’s okay. You’ve already done your best.”

How terrifying would it be if all the military forces in the world were combined? Moreover, Guilty Crown is a world that is more advanced than reality. Even fighting against all the countries in the real world would be very difficult, let alone here.

If it were just one person trying to save themselves, that would be fine, but the situation we're facing now is a war of annihilation against an entire country. Even if an individual can survive a battle with the world, it doesn't mean they have the ability to save a country.

The two are on completely different levels of difficulty.

Or rather, if given the time, Li Wei might have used assassination threats and other means to threaten the leaders of the major powers, but now they only have a few days left, and the situation is urgent.

It wasn't that she didn't trust Li Wei, but rather that the current situation was too critical!

"After all, fighting against the power of the entire world is just too difficult..."