Obviously, even though the puppets aren’t real humans, they still follow the most basic [logic] and [rules] when conversing with people.
When one person asks another a question, the person being asked will generally choose between two options: answer the question, or refuse to answer it.
And Enoxia chose [or] between those two options—meaning she read the message and replied nonsense, with content completely unrelated to the question asked.
As a Herrscher who believes in [logic], the Herrscher of Domination naturally believes in [causality]—that is, every event that occurs must have a cause that led to it.
And precisely because of this, it can trace the cause from the result, very accurately analyzing “what to do to make a person’s psyche collapse,” delivering a fatal blow to humanity.
But Enoxia’s nonsense replies left the puppets unable to find the reason she said those things, so naturally they couldn’t follow the trail to find a way to strike directly at Enoxia’s weakness.
Unlike Bella, the puppets had already obtained a large amount of data about Enoxia, even though it was mixed with false information Enoxia had planted. But before the false information could take effect, the puppets’ offensive had already ended in failure.
After all, even the world’s best debater can’t defeat an opponent who responds to every question with pure nonsense. Because she directly breaks the basic rules of debate, it’s naturally impossible to beat her within the rules.
And this sense of frustration made the puppets’ blood boil. Once they were heated up, it was Enoxia’s turn to counterattack.
“Your attack is over. Now it’s my turn—no objections, right!”
“Let me just get to the conclusion: from every angle, the Herrscher of Domination is the most trash, the weakest, the most insignificant Herrscher.”
“First, appearance. Of the twelve Herrschers’ beauty, one stone in total—I alone take two dou, the other Herrschers each take one dou, and you actually owe two dou.”
“Although my current appearance doesn’t come from myself, my ability to restructuring my own body means I always have the ability to pursue the most beautiful form. But you—from the moment of your birth, you were destined to be an ugly freak that everyone hates on sight.”
“From this angle, you should actually thank me. After all, it was me who wiped out the negative contribution you made in this regard.”
“Second, ability. As a Herrscher, which one isn’t feared by the world when angry, and brings peace to the world when at rest? Look at the other Herrschers, then look at yourselves. From your birth until now, the harm you’ve done to human society as a whole isn’t even as much as a single thought of mine.”
The puppet seemed to seize the opportunity and immediately retorted:
“But you didn’t do it! Anyone can boast. As a Herrscher, yet maintaining world peace—you’re the shame of Herrschers!”
Enoxia laughed out loud:
“Weren’t you just accusing me of not being an ally of justice? Now suddenly I’ve succeeded in maintaining world peace? Self-negation and self-transcendence—that’s how you make progress. Hmm… you’ve really learned the essence.”
“Your level isn’t much different from those senators sitting in the Senate—the ones who say ‘Shenzhou will collapse’ on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and ‘Shenzhou is a threat’ on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.”
“That’s… that’s because the circumstances are different! You have to analyze specific problems specifically…”
“Bullshit ‘analyze specific problems specifically.’ Don’t slap so much gold on double standards.”
Enoxia paused. When the puppet opened its mouth to continue speaking, she immediately continued:
“I’m not done yet. One of the reasons I don’t destroy the world is to see what the Herrschers after me can do. And the result… you useless piece of trash, you’re really too disappointing.”
“To me, human cognition is like code in a computer—I can modify it however I want. What kind of emotions a person has depends entirely on what emotions I want them to have.”
“Sigh, before I met you, I never imagined that making someone fall into negative emotions would actually require inducement. Shouldn’t you just ignore free will and modify it directly?”
“In terms of ability, I’m your superior replacement. In terms of results, busying about for a month still isn’t as good as me blowing a breath. So it seems your self-awareness is actually quite accurate. You were born a complete and utter loser.”
The puppet’s joints rotated at an extremely exaggerated angle as it responded to Enoxia’s conclusion:
“We… are indeed losers. But everyone in this world is a loser…”
Enoxia directly interrupted its chanting:
“Alright, stop repeating yourself there. Facts have proven that you’re a loser, but I’m not.”
“For example, right now, in a field you thought you were good at, I’ve already succeeded.”
Enoxia walked forward a few steps and carefully examined the puppet that was arguing with her.
“Oh… so it’s you. I remember you. You used to love being a troll on the internet, and you were even a professional water army. You used to stir up trouble everywhere, causing massive player flame wars between games A, B, and C.”
“Why would you…”
“Sigh, because you didn’t know that the person who developed Fantasy Arena Brawl was actually me. And you didn’t know what the consequences are for daring to stir up trouble in my community.”
“Don’t worry, don’t worry. Doxxing, cyberbullying, callout posts, even home visits—you haven’t experienced any of that. I even helped you and blocked the people who wanted to dox you.”
“Then what did I…”
“Ah, because—opposite to doxxing—I chose to directly modify the cognition of everyone involved. Your parents don’t know they have a child like you. Your school doesn’t know they have a student like you. Your workplace doesn’t know they have an employee like you. People who were originally close to you don’t know they have a friend like you.”
“Every comment you post online, every video—all visible only to yourself. Every word you transmit outward—only you yourself in the entire world can hear the sound.”
“No one will have the thought of receiving the information you convey, so fundamentally, the possibility of being cyberbullied is eliminated. From this angle, you really should thank me.”
“Because you were isolated by the whole world, you chose to be actively wrapped in threads and become one of the puppets…”
“How about it? Even in the end, your fate was still completely in my hands.”
“The reason you could become a puppet is entirely because I wanted you to become one. After all, the Herrscher of Domination was bound to be born sooner or later—why wouldn’t I choose to make someone familiar my enemy?”
“Shut up, shut up, shut up!!!”
Enoxia didn’t use any authority, yet the puppet collapsed to the ground, hands clutching its head, its whole body twisting at an extremely exaggerated amplitude.
At this point, the other puppets spoke up:
“Enough! It’s already so pitiful—you still have to tear open its wounds. Don’t you know that’s really despicable!”
Enoxia sighed:
“Sure enough, when you have nothing to say, you start with moral kidnapping. I admit, my moral standards really aren’t high. What are you going to do about it?”
“What—you actually admit it shamelessly! Don’t you know…”
Enoxia stopped paying attention to the puppet’s words. She pulled the Jizo Mitama from her chest, then leaped down from the platform.
“What are you doing!”
“Heh, what am I doing… Take a guess why, when I could just use brute force to crush you directly, I’m still here wasting time arguing with you?”
Enoxia spoke with a smile as she plunged the Jizo Mitama into the ground.
“Of course, I should also thank you for giving me enough time to analyze and understand the spatial structure of this theater.”
With her at the center, the ground of the Domination Theater began to crack, and black mist kept pouring out from the fissures.
“Because from the very beginning, I never treated you as opponents. Now, the entire Domination Theater will gradually collapse under the authority of Erosion…”
“You should crawl out of your shell now too, Thousand-Person Herrscher—Mob of the Masses!”
