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[ xiao xingchen is not someone who feels the urge to ask questions often. not of others, and even less so of strangers. for this, however, he'll make an exception, even if the words are hard to parse. ]

I have been thinking
The people that we are in this place, the people we become —
Is there a chance in this world for those who are destined to commit evil?
Or is it futile to expect that anything will change when we return to our worlds?

And if it is futile then... does anything we do here matter?

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[ That.... that opens a question that Mikami had yet to ask himself and he's momentarily stunned by reading the post. Good and evil had always been very simply to him. Once you make the choice to commit evil, you are evil beyond redemption. But someone who had not yet committed evil and only had it stated from someone else from their world that they would? His theology doesn't have space for this because it never had to account for time travel before.

It's unsettling. He's deeply unsettled. ]

It matters because it affects the people who are around us at this present moment. No matter how the consequences for ourselves may be, this is a real world that we are impacting.

That said, how is does that destiny play out? Why is it certain to come to pass?

There are people from my world who have lived past the point of me... committing these mistakes. They know. And if they know know it means that when I return, it will all proceed as expected. I will

I will murder innocent people.
Not intentionally
Never intentionally
But because of my own blindness and hubris.

[ That's. Well, that's a lot. And he could just log off now because that's the sensible thing to be doing. But the situation is complex and something about knowing you kill and yet not knowing resonates with him thanks to his own situation. Though of course, none of his potential victims were innocents and thus there is nothing comparable to find here.

The answer texts takes a while even though it's short. ]

What will you try to accomplish through it? What ends are you hoping to achieve?

No
No, I will not achieve anything except suffering of those I love.
I thought I was getting rid of evil but
I was blind.

Not literally. Actually, physically, blind.

[ WELCOME TO THE MESS THAT IS XIAO XINGCHEN'S FUTURE ]

[ 'I thought I was getting rid of evil' is what Mikami expected to hear and yet dreaded to hear. His fingers hover over the keyboard for another moment of hesitation, but the answer comes faster this time. ]

How did you determine who to kill? Was it you, or was it someone else?

Getting rid of evil is, in itself, a commendable goal. However, it is easy to be misguided.

What will misguide you?

I... I
My sword detects evil energy, it guided my hand while I was blind so I could defeat fierce corpses.
But, someone who is suffering from corpse poisoning would register as evil to Shuanghua.
I did not know.

[ Okay, and here you lost him... Mikami is almost relieved to hear words that seem entirely nonsensical to him. Some emotional respite. ]

Is corpse poisoning a type of mind control?

Yes, in a way. It is a slow death but only those who know demonic cultivation can control corpses.

Forgive me, my world has magic? I think you could consider it magic, but we just call it cultivation.

My world has nothing quite like that. The only supernatural elements are the influence of the divine, which ordinary people naturally have no access to.

I've heard of enough worlds with magic here though. I think I can understand the basic concept.

Pardon if the questions are too invasive, but is corpse poisoning something that can be healed?

You may ask anything you wish, and I will do my best to provide answers. But, yes, if caught on early
It is not a death sentence right away.
But after a certain point then yes, you will die.

I am just trying to understand the context of your future crimes better. It is certainly not a situation I'd be able to judge under my own law, given the difference in magic levels.

In the end, my answer remains the same though. You are not presently guilty of these transgressions and though the stain may be one you carry with yourself for as long as you exist here or elsewhere, it does not mean that actions of justice in this place are meaningless.

To be righteous is a choice made even against the odds.

Murder, unknowingly done but still murder. A life is a life, in all worlds, isn't it? It has value and should not - should not be tossed aside.

Thank you. I wish to not commit these crimes but that makes little difference in a way, the sword is not to blame, just the hand who wields it.

Are you someone who believes in righteousness?

Yes.

[ That's a simple answer and it comes immediately, as a singular text. He types the elaboration after. There's simply no need to hesitate on the yes or no. ]

I believe it is a rare virtue in society, but it should not be. Everyone has a duty to themselves and others to aspire towards righteousness. Only then can society thrive.

And what would you do to keep this righteousness from ever becoming tainted?

It's an internal value. There is really nothing you can do, no failsafes you can build, other than steeling your character and critical thinking.

I'm aware this likely isn't the answer you are looking for, but I don't believe there is a shortcut.

I appreciate all the answers I have been given.

No matter what, I want
I want to be good

That drive is more than other people have.

[ THE BAR IS ON THE FLOOR. ]

[ GIVEN HIS CANON.....rip]

I am certain that if I were to fail, someone would make sure to stop me.

Ideally, yes.

That, too, is a commitment that many people appear to lack however. Society is far from ideal yet.

It is necessary, perhaps this place will foster this conviction in others.

Unfortunately it seems to foster hedonism more than anything.

It
It isn't always so bad

[ ......... ]

Well, I'll grant that I am an outlier in how I feel about this.

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