This time, Wenren Mirror didn’t ask, "If Morioka tries to stop you from saving Xiaoxing, will you still save her?"
Because at this stage, the situation cannot be resolved.
Wenren Mirror and Wen Xishu both guessed one thing—
Morioka Immortal has obtained some conceptual power.
The happiness of Morioka Immortal is related to the absolute trust of his brother.
When Morioka Immortal gains happiness, his brother Morioka Hitomi will absolutely not doubt Morioka Immortal.
Because the brother’s suspicion is also one of Morioka’s misfortunes.
If Morioka Hitomi were a wish-granting machine—
Then Morioka, unless he’s a fool, would try to consolidate his control over his brother.
Facts have proven that this kind of control is powerful, powerful to the point of genuine "absolute loyalty."
Actually, because of this, Morioka merely puts on a facade because even a casual remark from him, even a perfunctory one, would be trusted by his brother Morioka Hitomi without question.
As long as he doesn’t openly harm Morioka Hitomi, Morioka would always be trusted by Morioka Hitomi, absolutely, completely, without a doubt.
So Wenren Mirror decided to bypass this fact.
"Do you wish for Xiaoxing to be happy?"
Morioka Hitomi nodded without hesitation:
"Yes, I will make sure Xiaoxing is happy. No one can stop me."
Wenren Mirror smiled and said:
"That’s good. Xiaoxing has been waiting for you; she’s still living in pain. She still... cannot live with dignity like a human being."
These words deeply pierced Morioka Hitomi. He lowered his head, feeling some fear, and didn’t dare to face Xiaoxing.
Because he never went to find Xiaoxing.
"We’ll be leaving now. If possible, please keep this a secret for us." Wenren Mirror said this without expecting much.
Because if Morioka asks, Morioka Hitomi would probably tell him everything.
...
...
Half an hour later, Wen Xishu and Wenren Mirror had already left the Morioka Residence.
When they came out, people around them were watching them warily, which meant that next time they go to the Morioka Family, Wenren Mirror would have to go through more trouble.
But Wen Xishu had to say, Wenren Mirror was indeed very powerful.
The feeling of unobstructed passage was quite exhilarating.
The two returned to the cafe from earlier, back to District 19.
They began to formulate their battle plan.
The first step of the plan was to deduce the overall situation.
Wenren Mirror said:
"Combining what you encountered in the Deceit Tower... I already know the whole story."
"Xiaoxing has a strong aptitude related to pain, but no one in District 20 has seen her, and no one in District 19 has seen Morioka Hitomi either..."
"Morioka Hitomi should have become a black vortex. What you saw in the Human Hole Tunnel was a remnant of Morioka Hitomi’s obsession."
"Even if everyone turns into human holes, Morioka Hitomi himself has also become a vortex... His mind is still protecting those who once imposed misfortune upon him."
Wenren Mirror was deeply moved; he genuinely wanted to save this child.
In the Desire Tower, the most common sight is people whose desires have become twisted.
Such a pure child, he had rarely seen.
Wen Xishu felt... fate was really wondrous, in places like Rokkasho and Hujiang, where desire-twisted monsters were bound to be born, there were still people like Master Lingqing and Morioka Hitomi.
The scariest thing in this world is not rot from beginning to end.
The scariest thing is when almost everything is decaying, yet you can still see a few spots of pure land.
"Little Tree, Morioka Hitomi and Akiyama Sachi may never meet." Wenren Mirror sighed.
Wen Xishu nodded:
"If we follow the original course of the story—"
"Morioka Hitomi constantly swallowed the misfortunes of others, slowly turning into an indescribable monster. Those misfortunes would eventually backfire on him."
"Clearly, the tragedy of District 19, the formation of the human holes, all stem from Morioka Hitomi’s backfire. Simply put, too much misfortune was fed to him, and it burst him."
"District 19 turned into Human Hole Village, actually seeking some kind of thing."
Wenren Mirror kept up with Wen Xishu’s thoughts completely:
"It’s seeking misfortune. But it’s different from normal misfortune; it’s seeking the misfortune of those who have already attained happiness."
"In other words, helping many people acquire happiness is what led to Morioka Hitomi becoming unhappy, turning into a black vortex."
"But Morioka Hitomi should not be dead."
"He can still be resurrected. The way to resurrect him is to do the opposite."
"Because he helped others gain happiness, which caused him to become unhappy and degrade into a black vortex... to resolve this state, those he once helped, those who are now happy... have to regain misfortune."
Wen Xishu nodded.
Wenren Mirror had almost explained everything thoroughly.
Why Morioka poured misfortune into Morioka Hitomi’s body, making him become hideous.
Why Wen Xishu poured misfortune into Morioka Hitomi’s body, making him restore his original appearance.
It all made sense.
Because what Morioka did was to bring others’ misfortune onto Morioka Hitomi to bear.
If someone is happy, then someone else becomes unhappy.
Many things in this world are conserved.
What Wen Xishu did was to force misfortune onto those who no longer had misfortune, making everything return to balance.
This kind of misfortune is not truly misfortune; rather, it’s a kind of antidote to alleviate the corrosion of Morioka Hitomi.
Wenren Mirror couldn’t help but marvel:
"To let these people regain misfortune, to let everyone in the human holes feel misfortune again... is the only way to share the misfortune borne by Morioka Hitomi in the black vortex, the only way to bring his redemption."