Toaru: Level 0 with a Mythical System Chapter 32 30: The Deal with the Devil

​"A deal?"

​Aleister stared calmly at Yuuya from inside his tube.

​"Proposing a deal before establishing your standing is irrational. Why should I negotiate with a foreign variable?"

​"Hmm..." Yuuya stroked his chin. "You want to state my position?"

​Aleister didn't speak. He just watched, his inverted gaze piercing through the glass.

​"I understand," Yuuya smiled. "In any negotiation, clarity is key."

​"My stance is on Academy City's side. But please don't misunderstand... that doesn't necessarily an I am on your side."

​"Standing with the City is functionally the sa as standing with ," Aleister's chanical voice replied smoothly. "Elaborate."

​"Academy City is the place where I was reincarnated. It's where I've lived for seventeen years. You can think of it as... protecting my ho."

​Yuuya spoke calmly. He wasn't lying. He had nowhere else to go in this universe. He wanted to save the girls he liked and keep his ho intact.

​"A clear, if sentintal, stance," Aleister noted. A faint ripple moved through the red liquid. "Now. Tell about your deal."

​Yuuya stepped closer to the tube. His expression turned serious.

​"I know your plans, Chairman. And I know your true purpose."

​He lowered his voice, dropping the bomb.

​"Your daughter, Lilith, was destined to die because of the collisions between the Phases created by the Magic Gods. The 'sparks' of their power caused her death."

​"So, you built Academy City to destroy the Magic Gods. To strip away the Phases and return the world to a state of pure physics where she could have lived."

​Aleister's expression remained unchanged. He didn't blink. But the pressure in the room spiked instantly. The AIM fields scread.

​"I can help you," Yuuya said, standing his ground against the crushing pressure.

​"I'm sure the entity behind you—Aiwass—knows exactly what I am. He knows that the power I possess originates from outside this world. A power that rivals the Magic Gods."

​Shimr.

​As soon as he finished speaking, the air distorted behind the tube. A hazy, golden-white figure manifested, hovering like a ghost made of static and light.

​"Heh."

​A voice that bypassed the ears and vibrated directly in the brain echoed through the room.

​"You arrive from Outside the Phases... yet you cling to human sentint. Interesting."

​Aiwass. The Holy Guardian Angel. The Secret Chief.

​"Your power signature does indeed rival a Magic God. Your appearance has piqued my interest, 'Alien'."

​Yuuya looked at the shimring entity.

​"It's an honor to interest you, Holy Angel of the Pure World."

​Aiwass was a being who viewed humans as ants. He only helped Aleister because he found Aleister's desperate, impossible struggle amusing. Like a human watching an ant try to solve a calculus equation.

​For Aiwass to take an interest in Yuuya ant Yuuya was no longer an ant. He was a player.

​"Is this your bargaining chip?" Aleister asked, ignoring the Angel. "You offer power, but you present a risk. Knowledge of Lilith is... dangerous."

​"You're afraid I'll ruin your plan?" Yuuya shrugged. "If I wanted to ruin it, I wouldn't be here. I would be destroying your infrastructure right now. Facing you directly is proof of my sincerity."

​Aleister was silent for a mont. He calculated the probabilities.

​"State your terms."

​"First," Yuuya raised a finger. "Terminate the Level 6 Shift Project."

​"I know the Misaka Network is essential to your plan, but you don't need to kill 20,000 clones to establish it. You just need them alive and spread out."

​"Find a reasonable excuse to stop the slaughter."

​Yuuya grinned.

​"For example... with the sudden appearance of the Eighth Level 5 (), the Tree Diagram could 'recalculate' the simulation. It could conclude that I am a more suitable candidate, or that Accelerator's growth has plateaued. As for the remaining Sisters? Keep them alive. You still get your AIM field."

​"It seems you really do know everything," Aleister's voice carried a hint of amusent. "I can agree to this. The Shift itself was rely a cover for the Sisters' creation. If the cover story changes, the result remains acceptable."

​"But tell ... is this just out of pity for a clone?"

​"It may seem unbelievable to you," Yuuya laughed. "But to , it's perfectly reasonable."

​"I never imagined that soone with the essence of a Magic God... was still so human at heart."

​Aleister paused.

​"I agree to the condition. However, I will only provide the administrative support. You must handle the execution and the politics yourself."

​"Understood." Yuuya nodded.

​"My second condition," Yuuya continued. "I want authority. I want the power to purge the 'Darkness' of this city that annoys . I want a seat on the Board of Directors."

​Most of the city's tragedy ca from greedy researchers and corrupt Board mbers. If Yuuya wanted to fix it, he needed legal power.

​"I cannot make you a Board mber imdiately. The politics are too delicate," Aleister rejected smoothly.

​"However... I can give you the right to build your own 'Dark Side' Organization."

​"A Dark Side unit?" Yuuya narrowed his eyes. "That works. But I won't take orders from the Board."

​Currently, most Dark Side groups (SCHOOL, ITEM, BLOCK) reported to Board mbers. Only a select few (like the Hounds) reported to Aleister.

​"Your unit will report directly to ," Aleister confird. "You will have autonomy to purge 'elents detrintal to the Plan.' Is that sufficient?"

​"That's all for now."

​Yuuya smiled. He had what he wanted. He had stopped the experints (officially) and gained a license to kill the bad guys.

​"I hope our collaboration will be pleasant, Chairman."

​"I hope so too, Takahashi."

​Zip.

​Yuuya activated Move Point. He vanished from the room instantly.

​Silence returned to the Windowless Building.

​The red liquid bubbled.

​"Heh. Aleister..."

​Aiwass's vibration returned.

​"I didn't expect you to make a deal with an Alien. Are you sincere?"

​"I cannot fully understand human emotions... but this Takahashi Yuuya is fascinating. Biologically, he is an ordinary human. But his 'existence'..."

​"His scale vaguely surpasses that of a Magic God. Do you know what that ans?"

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