Chapter 43: Who Killed Me, and Whom Did I Kill?
Finally, the seventh day arrived.
Ode sat on the ice cream truck, gazing at Baguang Academy not far away, suddenly feeling inspired.
Uesugi Kiyoshi must die!
He not only seriously disrupted the order of this world, but also turned his attention to himself!
Without him, this world would indeed be a bit boring.
Thinking like this, it was already the appointed time. Ode took a deep breath, and a ghostly fire flew out of the academy, merging into his body.
Uesugi Kiyoshi, died like that...
Then came back to life.
Ode wasn't surprised by this. There were many strange things that could prolong life, and with Uesugi Kiyoshi's power, finding some of them was not impossible.
So, as long as he can do it again, once is not enough, then twice, until he dies!
Thinking like this, he once again absorbed Uesugi Kiyoshi's soul energy, feeling satisfied as he sensed his target die again.
Then come back to life.
Die...
Revive...
...
"Sir, are you okay?" The passerby knocked on the ice cream truck and kindly asked.
From afar, he saw a milky white light bridge appear in the sky.
On one side of the bridge was Baguang Academy, and on the other side was this ordinary-looking ice cream truck.
Only when he got closer did he hear clear breathing coming from inside, rapid and heavy.
Judging from his observations, it was probably asthma or bronchitis.
Ode didn't bother with the passerby, he was busy absorbing Uesugi Kiyoshi's soul energy.
No matter how quickly Ode drained the energy from Uesugi Kiyoshi's body, it would instantly refill.
One hundred times...
One thousand times...
Ode couldn't remember the number of times, but no matter how many times, he was determined to completely destroy Uesugi Kiyoshi.
Uesugi Kiyoshi's resistance was ultimately futile, and even beneficial, as it only served to enhance his soul energy.
With this in mind, Ode examined himself and found that his soul energy had not increased, but instead decreased slightly.
...
What's going on?
He got off the car, and in a blink of an eye, arrived at Baguang Academy's old building, where he saw Uesugi Kiyoshi dozing off on the sofa.
In front of Uesugi Kiyoshi was a Headless Sculpture assembly line.
First, Teacher Wangbu cut off the heads to create plaster figures with willpower, before they could even make a sound, they were cut in half by a water jet in the next step.
Then, the body and head of the plaster figures were sent to the third step, where a new layer of plaster was poured to stick them together before being sent back to Teacher Wangbu.
Between the assembly line and Uesugi Kiyoshi, there was a running electric fan.
"I feel a bit dizzy..." Resurrection Sword said.
As a fan blade, it constantly moved the spiritual energy of the plaster figures at a speed of 1500 revolutions per minute.
"Don't be silly, you don't have a head, just endure a little longer!" Uesugi Kiyoshi said while dying.
Ode paused his absorption with a serious face, making his figure appear in front of the other person.
Watching this scene in front of him, he finally understood.
The soul energy flowed from him to the gypsum statue, then through the Resurrection Sword to Uesugi Kiyoshi, and finally was absorbed back by him.
What is this? Am I killing myself?
"Ah, you're here!" Uesugi Kiyoshi greeted the visitor warmly.
Ode turned pale and asked after a long while, "Are you going to stay here lying on the chair for the rest of your life, or do you intend to carry the Headless Sculpture and Teacher Wangbu on your back?"
"Anything is better than death, right?"
Uesugi Kiyoshi winked at Nakasone Kazuko beside him, signaling the girl to take out a scroll of blueprint and hand it to Ode.
"By the way, you've come at the right time. Take a look at the new forty-meter-long great sword I developed."
The current workshop is only twenty meters wide, so the sword is shaped like the Chinese character for "several." It is suspended over the workshop using robotic arms and pulley devices, with the blade facing the assembly line.
There is a symbolic sword hilt on the control panel to meet the requirements of the Headless Sculpture's assessment.
As Teacher Wangbu turned the handle, rows of sharp blades, 40 meters long, fell down like raindrops, cutting off the heads of the statues below, like a lawnmower.
Uesugi Kiyoshi patiently explained on the side.
"If we calculate the space, we can extend it to 180 meters. With one operation taking five seconds, there are 180 statues. Each statue can provide soul energy for 5 years, so..."
"That's a total of 155 hundred thousand years of soul energy in one day, and 56.76 billion in a year!"
"Thank you, Kazuko." Uesugi Kiyoshi patted the girl's head and suddenly exclaimed, "Oh, if I could distribute it evenly, would humans then have a longer lifespan?"
"But I don't have that much energy!" Ode shouted in his mind.
If he could, he really wanted to get rid of the past self who created the Headless Sculpture, and everything that came with it. But he couldn't. Rules constrained others and himself even more.
Sweat drenched the close-fitting servant's clothes. Ode swallowed hard and said hoarsely, "With this, I won't be able to maintain order or restrain other demons..."
"If it weren't for this, do you think I would be speaking so nicely?" Uesugi Kiyoshi pushed it further, his face darkening. "The situation we're in now is embarrassing for everyone. What do you suggest we do?"
Ode had no way out.
He also had to kill Uesugi Kiyoshi, that was the rule, but if things continued like this, he would be the first one to die for sure.
"Do you want me to help you edit the dictionary?" Uesugi Kiyoshi softened his tone and came up with an idea, "Death: the loss of life, being revived again doesn't count... does this fit your rules?"
As if that would ever work!
Ode looked sad, carefully watching Uesugi Kiyoshi's expression.
"What if, what if I come back to kill you in a hundred years, no, a thousand years?"
Anyway, he hadn't said the task had to be completed within a day, if Uesugi Kiyoshi died before he was killed, it wasn't his concern anymore.
Uesugi Kiyoshi looked up, pondered for a while, and reluctantly agreed, "Alright, you can leave."
Ode wiped his cold sweat and turned to leave, went back to the ice cream truck, but then thought of something and had to grit his teeth to turn back.
"Well, about the Headless Sculpture..."
"You see how forgetful I am!" Uesugi Kiyoshi slapped his forehead in frustration, then glared at him, "Probably because you've killed me so many times!"
"I'm, I'm sorry..."
"Forget it... How about you take a look at this contract."
Uesugi Kiyoshi took out a thick stack of documents from the nearby cabinet and handed it to Ode.
"The 'Headless Sculpture Non-Disclosure Agreement'?"
"If you think it's okay, sign it. As an Order Demon, you shouldn't break the contract, right?!" Uesugi Kiyoshi showed a devilish smile.
