“Cough... cough, cough!”
Once everything clicked into place, Chiyo Eine started coughing violently, as if she wanted to hack out her lungs.
She felt an overwhelming wave of nausea, like she was going to throw up. She couldn’t speak, felt dizzy.
She had no idea how to handle this—everyone here had lost their minds. Even those who were supposed to stop the madness were just as insane.
And this was the capital. People from other regions were watching, but couldn’t send anyone to take control.
In other words, the place was now in a completely ungovernable, lawless state. The only ones who could still maintain their sanity were the players.
That ant her—Chiyo Eine—and the Chiyo Family.
But now, she had no idea how to calm this chaos.
Before, she’d claid to stand for the greater good, insisting that players should surrender, that they shouldn’t win.
Now, “Sin” was standing for the greater good too, fighting against the Ga. Only this ti, the sacrifice was Tokyo.
Chiyo Eine felt a terrible tightness in her chest, rising and falling with rapid heaving breaths.
“Sis!...” Chiyo Ji ran out, speaking in a worried tone. “What do we... do?”
He had even less of a clue in this kind of situation. The entire family’s burden basically rested on his sister.
“What did Ancestor say?” Chiyo Eine took a deep breath and asked.
“Ancestor’s gone into seclusion... his health seems really bad...”
Chiyo Eine understood then—it was all on her now.
She really wished soone could give her a suggestion, but she knew full well—now wasn’t the ti for weakness.
Taking a deep breath, she looked up. She kept feeling like there was a masked figure in the shadows, watching her.
“Shrink our industries! Do not oppose anyone in Tokyo. Ignore the economic losses.”
“Mobilize all of Chiyo Family’s dia outlets—broadcast what’s happening in Tokyo to the whole world!”
“Huh?” Chiyo Ji was dumbfounded. Airing your dirty laundry? Should they really be the ones to do that?
“Do as I say!” Chiyo Eine’s voice left no room for argunt.
“And apply for international aid.”
After saying that, Chiyo Eine let out a long sigh and began coughing violently again.
Her actions had essentially completed the final piece of “Sin’s” plan—spreading Tokyo’s downfall across the world.
Otherwise, this sacrifice would’ve been aningless.
“Sis, is this really going to work? Won’t the governnt deny it?”
Chiyo Ji still wanted to say more, but Chiyo Eine suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed, her whole body weakening.
Her vision blurred. She felt like people were gathering around her, their voices sounding distant and fuzzy.
She desperately wanted to pass out, but of course, no one would let her. They helped her up instead.
Letting out a long sigh, she finally understood why “Sin” had dared to so boldly claim himself the winner.
Using Tokyo as a sacrifice, he had even calculated that after taking over, she wouldn’t hide the news but announce it to the world.
He had predicted it all—used everyone, then walked away with all the gains.
She... was just like Sun used to be.
Still, there was so takeaway.
“When investigating Huaguo’s intel and infiltration, look into aristocratic families or hidden experts from official backgrounds to track ‘Sin.’”
“If he could plan all this, it ans he knows sothing about the essence and secrets of the Ga.”
“So, he can’t be an ordinary person!”
The Chiyo Family mbers all nodded, listening closely to Chiyo Eine’s instructions and following them to the letter.
The Chiyo Family had seen the future clearly—this world’s future power would absolutely be rooted in the Ga.
That’s why Chiyo Eine, despite her youth, was already treated as the acting head of the family.
“Miss, the Ancestor said...”
“If the Ga is going to do sothing, it’ll likely happen within two days of its end...”
Chiyo Eine nodded to show she understood.
...
The Chiyo Family’s influence was still top-tier.
In just a few hours, news of Tokyo’s fall spread worldwide.
Soon, the story hit peak global attention.
Since the Ga started, nothing in the real world had ever topped it—never claid the number one spot in trending topics.
No modern city, with established rules and deeply ingrained civilization, had ever regressed overnight into complete anarchy.
Tokyo’s current state was like a massive bomb dropped into global public discourse.
The public’s obsession with the Ga felt like it was doused with cold water—cooled instantly.
Organizations across the world, both in the light and in the shadows, had never expected sothing like this.
And as ti passed, the news reached the Elders’ Council.
A sharply dressed man burst in, clutching the latest compiled report, and nearly everyone stood up.
How could sothing like this happen?!
Tokyo, of all places! That city specifically!
There’s no way it’s just coincidence!
If changes to the Ga depend on real-world reactions...
The first elder to catch on shuddered all over and snapped at soone:
“There’s supposed to be a deadline for Ga changes—it should be about now. Bring up your panel and check!”
The person blinked, then did as told—pressing his finger to his brow. A black screen shot out from his eye socket.
It was his Ga Panel, sothing that only existed deep within consciousness—yet he managed to pull it out.
And like perfect timing, a new notification appeared instantly.
[System Maintenance Complete. Next Ga Start Ti: 23:59:56!]
That’s it?!
Nothing else happened—just a restored start ti countdown.
“They actually...”
The elders murmured in shocked voices, one turning to the ssenger at the door:
“Quick, check with the troops!”
“Has the number of new Chosen increased significantly?”
In Huaguo’s secret forces, an entire division was set aside as observation subjects.
Their faith and loyalty trics could be used to analyze if there were any changes in the Ga, based on how many among them were chosen.
The ssenger knew how urgent this was—he sprinted off and returned within ten minutes, drenched in sweat.
“No obvious changes... In fact... none of them were newly Chosen!”
The elders: ……
Silence fell across the entire room, so still you could hear a pin drop in the Elder Council.
Even the air seed frozen.
“He really pulled it off...” one elder finally murmured in disbelief.
“Guy’s got so guts...”
Even they were still trying to digest their own shock.
“Heh.” One elder gave a soft laugh, raising his eyes to the news screen showing Tokyo in flas.
“Yeah... ruthless enough, too!”
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