SCIAW: Chapter 556/557

Chapter 556: Sister, Don't Look at Me

"Shiho, you might be mistaken on this point."

Hearing her sister's words, Akemi rarely refuted her.

"Lord God likes to watch the show and doesn't like to actively participate, but you seem to have forgotten one condition. Lord God is looking for something, and that thing has a certain connection with that organization."

"Sefirot."

Reminded by her sister, Shiho finally remembered the existence of the Sefirot condition.

If the Sefirot were involved, it might indeed draw Ren's attention to that organization.

"If that is the case, perhaps Lord God will indeed pay particular attention to matters concerning that organization. And with Lord God's ability, I think if he wanted to, he could probably plant and turn one or two important figures to search for the Sefirot within the organization."

"Indeed, Ren was much more serious when talking about the Sefirot than at any other time."

Sonoko recalled Ren's expression when he mentioned the Sefirot before, and she was certain that this condition would indeed make him put more thought into that organization.

"However, if that is the case, then before Ren finds that Sefirot, that organization really cannot be dealt with so easily."

"That is not an easy international crime organization to deal with in the first place," Kaguya reminded from the side.

"Although we can deal with that organization, many stories surrounding it will be completely cut off, which would also be a great loss for us."

Mm-hmm.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

They did not really like those inexplicable cases, but from the perspective of bystanders and beneficiaries, they did not mind watching the drama unfold.

"Also, in many stories, it is not always best to follow the original trajectory. Changing the direction of the story is actually not bad either."

Kaguya specifically mentioned this, and then she shared her own realization.

"Many things are not so easy to change, especially for the people involved."

Saying that, Kaguya took herself as an example.

"Just like me."

"Even when I gained power, before I was ready to kill everyone, I could not regain the initiative. Because they knew my weakness."

At that time, she indeed had the ability to contend with the Shinomiya family, but at the end of the day, she was just a high school girl. She was not prepared to kill.

What was more, the person she was to kill was her blood relative.

Although she admitted she had no good feelings for her father and no sense of family for her brothers, she had been raised by the Shinomiya family until she was seventeen.

She could not bring herself to kill people just because she gained power. That would make her no different from a beast.

"I usurped all of the Shinomiya family's power with Nagi's help, and this was obtained for me by Nagi."

"What I got was a Devil Fruit that gave Hayasaka power, and Nagi got a wishing pearl that could change life and death."

"However, the Dragon Ball Nagi obtained should be related to something she encountered, and the other part would be the accumulation from my matter."

"So, some changes in fate can bring benefits."

As Kaguya spoke, she raised her hand, and a fair, delicate hand instantly turned into translucent ice.

"Just like at the beginning, when we obtained the diary, it foreshadowed that our destiny had changed, which is why the things we obtained at the very start were the best."

"As for how to define the measure of fate's change, I think that is entirely up to Ren's unconscious decision."

"Plus, we have already seen the dangers before us now. Compared to those cases, if we encounter them, it does not necessarily mean things will turn into a tragedy, right?"

Chika suddenly raised her hand.

"Fujiwara, do you have a question?"

"What if it is not a good thing in itself? For example, something like revenge?"

Kaguya nodded, then smiled and said,

"We are not judges, nor are we police officers. Even police officers would not casually get involved in such matters."

"We just do what we think can be changed. As for personal grievances, as outsiders, we do not need to interfere. We just need to do what Ren usually says."

"Respect others' destinies."

Chika nodded slightly, understanding Kaguya's meaning.

"We are spectators. Just as Ren said, he is the witness of destiny."

"However, we are not witnesses. We are spectators of destiny. Only Ren has the ability to decide whether to change it."

"So, what we need to do is accompany Ren more often to see all sorts of things."

Kaguya's words were very clear. They were spectators who had stepped out of the story, not participating in many things, but they could watch the various stories that would unfold.

"In that case, we really should go out more often in the future."

As Chika spoke, she turned her gaze to the Miyano sisters.

"So, Shiho and Akemi, who in that organization do you think is easy to change?"

This question instantly drained all strength from the sisters.

Akemi said with slight embarrassment,

"This question... I am really not sure. I was just an ordinary peripheral member in that organization. As for who the main cadres are, I only know Gin and Vodka."

"However, neither Gin nor Vodka are the type of people who would betray the organization."

At least Akemi did not believe someone like Gin would betray the organization.

Vodka had always been Gin's subordinate. He only acted like a subordinate in front of Gin, but he was still one of the main cadres with a codename in the organization. He must have proven his loyalty to stay by Gin's side, otherwise he would have been purged long ago.

After speaking, Akemi turned her gaze to her sister.

"Sis, don't look at me either."

Shiho had a hint of helplessness on her face.

"Although I am one of the important members of the organization, my main responsibility is research. I do not know many things about the organization. The people I have the most contact with are Gin and Vodka. I have heard the codenames of other members, but I am not so clear about what kind of people they are."

"Gin and Vodka also usually forbade me from contacting other organization members. How would I know so much?"

(To be continued.)

Chapter 557: All the Cadres of That Organization Are Double Agents

"Eh? So you and your sister only know two cadres?"

Chika's eyes widened as she looked at Shiho with surprise.

Shiho could only nod helplessly.

"Actually, I have always been very curious why, as a key member of the organization, I never had contact with any other cadres."

"It was only when the god told me that our parents had hidden a research Key of Light for my sister and me that I understood why the organization was so lenient with us."

"All the reasons lie in the research of APTX."

While in the organization, Shiho never understood why the only people she could contact were Gin and Vodka.

Although she had heard other people's names, it was only limited to hearing their names.

She truly knew nothing else, even less than her sister.

"Because the only person capable of researching immortality was Miyano Shiho, for that organization, Miyano Shiho was someone they absolutely needed to find."

"And because of Shiho's uniqueness, the organization restricted her living space within their control. On one hand, it was to ensure Shiho's safety, and also to prevent other members of the organization from contacting her."

Sakuya analyzed seriously. Logically speaking, this arrangement was indeed very reasonable.

"No wonder."

"The people in that organization must have witnessed special circumstances and gone through many people's practices before confirming this point. In order to completely control the research, they took special care of you."

Saying this, Sakuya looked at Akemi with a clear understanding.

"No wonder you did not receive an overly severe punishment even after bringing in the undercover agent."

"The organization must have kept you to stabilize Shiho. Even if you did some excessive things, they did not immediately act against you."

"I think the bank robbery was probably a deliberately impossible mission arranged by the organization for you, to stall you and keep you quiet for a while."

Analyzing from the results, the 1 billion yen mission Akemi was assigned back then was not necessarily a death mission.

Akemi nodded slightly.

"Hmm, I think even if I had failed the mission back then, Gin probably would not have killed me. After all, Shiho is the only one who can continue the APTX research, and they could not bear to lay a hand on the two of us."

"However, we did not know that at the time."

Indeed, just as Akemi said, she did not know about this at the time, nor did she realize how important the sisters were in the organization's eyes.

"Well, after all, that organization still hides some things quite well."

Sakuya was not very surprised to hear this answer.

"They probably do not know what the Sefirot is, but they are very clear that the condition for immortality is the research of that drug. Since it concerns the foundation of the organization, they will naturally hide it well."

"However, if Shiho does not know the detailed information about the organization, then we can only find a more authoritative source of information."

At four in the afternoon, after Ren and Nagi finished their game, everyone except Maria, who was in charge of dinner, gathered in front of Ren.

They asked him the questions they wanted to know.

"Huh? Cadres in that organization who are more likely to betray? That organization is infiltrated from top to bottom like a sieve. Except for Gin and Vodka who are somewhat useful, everyone else acts like a double agent."

If he had to say who in that organization was prone to betrayal, Ren thought about it and indeed found many.

Aside from Gin and Vodka, it felt like all other cadres had the potential to become traitors.

"That organization is really quite strange..."

Sakuya felt a bit speechless listening to Ren's words.

It did not feel like a very cohesive organization internally. Ren even called everyone in it double agents.

This evaluation was quite unique.

"Ren, I mean, who in that organization is most likely to betray? Not the undercover agents, but the cadres who are originally from the organization."

In that case, there was only one answer.

"In that case, it should be Vermouth."

"That woman is skilled at disguising others. Besides changing her voice, she can also use makeup, so she is also known as the Thousand-Faced Witch in that organization."

"Of course, she has another identity."

Ren looked toward the Miyano sisters as he said this.

"She was the initial experimental subject for APTX, and one of the few survivors."

"For this reason, her status in that organization is very special."

"According to the current changes in circumstances, perhaps her identity in the organization is almost equivalent to being unrestricted. Because she is the only survivor in the organization, she will always be regarded as valuable experimental data by them as a successful case."

"But because of this, the people she hates most are actually your parents, followed by the two of you."

The only survivor of the drug developed by their parents?

Neither Akemi nor Shiho had expected that there was actually a true experimental subject of that drug in the organization.

"No wonder the organization is so dedicated to the research of that drug."

Now Shiho finally understood why the organization put so much effort into drug research. The reason was that they had always known the drug was actually successful. The only thing missing was the probability of triggering the accidental effect when taking the drug.

"A delusional experimental result would not attract too much attention. The problem is that the possibility of that drug has been verified by a survivor."

With a successful case, it would naturally be taken seriously, even if the probability of the drug's occasional effect was truly very low.

But ultimately, it increased lifespan and extended youth, so it was inevitable that the organization would pay special attention to it.

"It was also because of the drug's success on Vermouth that she felt a particular aversion to the organization."

"However, why are you interested in this matter?"

(To be continued.)