บท 103: Saori Watanabe’s Reasoning

Eiji had speculated that Saori was a Transmigrator from China. Now he receives confirmation from her.

If the Transmigrator's soul inhabiting Saori's body originated from China, then it explains the reason behind her actions.

Since Eiji learned that his body was a vessel for a Reincarnator named Lin Fan, he studied a lot about China.

He knew that most Chinese people dislike Japan.

This involves complex and sensitive history. Some factors that might influence the relationship between Chinese and Japanese people include Japan's invasion of China in World War II, the atrocities during Japan's occupation of China, and controversies surrounding how Japan confronts and teaches their history in the past.

The Japanese government tends to cover up their history of colonization of other countries, which causes resentment from China.

"Your reason for doing this is because of Japan's invasion of China in World War II, right?"

Eiji stared at the dying Saori on the ground.

"Cough... That's right... This is my revenge against this barbaric country! You young generations don't know how cruel your predecessors' actions were..."

Even on the brink of death, Saori gritted her teeth with deep hatred. She knew she didn't have much time, so she didn't care if her wounds worsened.

"I am one of the victims of the Nanjing Massacre! I witnessed with my own eyes how ruthlessly the Japanese soldiers systematically killed, raped, and tortured civilians and committed mass destruction in the city of Nanjing."

"In front of my husband, Japanese soldiers raped me in front of my husband while laughing as if enjoying my husband's suffering. Not only that, they even killed my sons and my husband after raping me."

"Brat, the Japanese are nothing more than wild beasts in human skin! After I was killed, I realized I wasn't in the afterlife, and instead woke up in this girl's body with extraordinary power! Surely it's God's will to give me a second chance to seek revenge!"

Eiji listened to Saori's narrative without feeling pity or empathy. His heart was always calm and unaffected by others' bitter experiences.

"Unfortunately... It seems my revenge must end here... If it weren't for you, I wouldn't end up like this..."

Her once beautiful face now turned hideous, revealing a skull as her facial skin disappeared. Nevertheless, Saori glared at Eiji full of hatred.

"And yet I've been careful enough... Cough... After making sure there was no one else with superpowers like mine, I began to carry out my revenge... Cough Cough Cough... I never thought there would be an individual as powerful as you in Japan... Indeed, this cunning country cannot be tolerated..."

"Don't misunderstand, I stopped you not because of cliché reasons like justice or being a savior."

After a long silence, Eiji spoke.

"Ha Ha Ha... Who are you trying to fool... Cough Cough Cough... You hypocrite, brat! You clearly stopped me because you couldn't bear to see me destroy Japan!"

As her emotions became more turbulent, Saori coughed up blood every time she spoke.

"Believe it or not, my main reason for taking action is simply because you destroyed my favorite bakery in Bonyari City. If you had started from another city or made Bonyari City your final target, I wouldn't bother to intervene, no matter how many cities you destroyed."

"..."

Saori's eyes widened in shock. Judging from the indifferent expression of the other party, she felt what the young man said was true. In other words, she was just unlucky to make an enemy of such caliber.

"Such a ridiculous reason... Blerghhh..."

Saori vomited more blood, her breath weakening.

"Any last words?"

Ending this discussion, Eiji raised his hand towards her.

"I'll be waiting for you in hell!"

"Oh."

Ignoring her curses, he mobilized Cursed Energy and used Scarlet with low output.

"Arghhh...."

Saori's screams of pain didn't last long. In her current condition, she couldn't withstand ordinary flames, let alone flames with the surface temperature of the sun.

It only took a few seconds, and her body burned without leaving ashes.

"Killing a woman is very unpleasant."

Staring at his hand, Eiji felt slightly uncomfortable in his heart.

"She's a pitiful woman..."

As a core member of the Gojo Family, he had access to knowledge intentionally left unrecorded in history books so that future generations wouldn't know.

His peers might not know anything about Japan's invasion during World War II in various countries, but Eiji was different from them. He had read history books with hidden secrets when he was bored.

During Japan's invasion of China in World War II, there were many atrocities that caused tremendous suffering to the Chinese people. One of the most tragic events during this invasion was the Nanjing Massacre in late 1937, where Japanese forces slaughtered about 300,000 to 400,000 civilians and Chinese soldiers, as well as committing mass rape and other atrocities. Additionally, there was the use of chemical weapons, such as poison gas, as well as brutal forced labor imposed on many Chinese under Japanese occupation.

Knowing all this, Eiji gave Saori a quick, painless death. He considered her a pitiful woman.

"Oh, I forgot to ask her name. Forget it, let's go back."

Seeing the severely damaged battlefield, he left the issue of repairs to the Japanese government. However, he couldn't do anything about it.

Next moment, he teleported.

...

At the villa, Nanako, Kosaki, and Haru were waiting in the living room. Besides the three of them, there was also an outsider, one of the government staff, Ayumi.

At Eiji's request, they were allowed to watch his and Saori's fight in real-time via satellite broadcasting the scene to Japanese and American government officials.

Only after seeing Eiji's victory did their tense hearts finally relax.

"Thank goodness, Kamiki-kun won. It scared me to see his whole body covered in blood."

Haru patted her chest, exhaling a relieved breath. But the worry still showed clearly on her face.

"Good job, kid. You stopped that disaster in its tracks! If she had been left alone, who knows how many victims would have fallen."

Clasping her hands, Nanako felt very happy. Indirectly, Eiji avenged her husband and loved ones in Bonyari City. Unknowingly, tears of happiness flowed from the corner of her eyes.

"Raku-kun, Chitoge-chan, Ruri-chan, you can rest peacefully... The main culprit is dead..."

Kosaki felt no pity at all for Saori's death. To her, that wicked woman had taken away precious people from her.

The satellite only captured images, not sound. So, they didn't hear Saori's conversation. If they had, Kosaki, the kind-hearted one, wouldn't have been so moved by Saori's death.