Mystery Paradise: Wishing Power Demon

Everyone knew that the Paradise Sect had gained control over the entire city partway through the game, yet very few knew of Chaoyang’s existence.

As for Ailuodi... ever since the day she used her Angelic powers to disperse fear and calm the masses during the airplane panic, many had remembered her face, so she had to disguise herself whenever she walked the streets. Like now: she was wearing sunglasses, a baseball cap, and a casual T-shirt with denim shorts. Although the look had nothing to do with "sanctity", she still appeared quite adorable in Chaoyang’s eyes.

Of course, this also had to do with the dressing habits of the Old Continent, where lower-class women basically wore plain-colored linen robes, while the attire of nobles and merchants leaned towards formal social wear. Shorts and short sleeves existed but were far from widespread. Having seen the local dress code quite often, Chaoyang naturally found Ailuodi’s modern attire particularly eye-catching.

"So what crimes has that company committed exactly?"

"Plenty, tax evasion, stock market manipulation—I’m too lazy to look into those. Their main offense is that they concealed the side effects of three new miracle drugs and pushed them to market. Two of the drugs could cause patients to go into shock or even die. They had discovered this issue during clinical trials. The test subjects who died were all from the impoverished, and not only did the company not compensate them, they blamed it on accidents, and it wasn’t the first or second time something like this happened."

Ailuodi seemed in high spirits as she spoke non-stop, "You have no idea, when I got the chairman to confess the evidence himself, the rest of the board turned pale. Afraid now, huh? What took them so long? Police are useless against these life-disregarding scum, so I directly handed the evidence and the confession video over to the TV stations, and now the internet is abuzz with denouncements against them."

She truly spared no effort in doing good deeds.

Chaoyang curiously asked, "With such a lethal scandal, how did you get the chairman to cooperate? Even with physical threats, he’d deny everything in front of his subordinates. Could it be that you interrogated him with some special torture earlier?"

"It would be coercion then, wouldn’t it? I’m not a Demon," Ailuodi gave him a glance, "but without your help, I really wouldn’t have been able to handle this so smoothly. So in the end, I still have to thank you."

Compared to half a year ago, she now thanked Chaoyang so naturally that her tongue didn’t tie in knots.

"Thank me?" Chaoyang scratched his head, "I don’t seem to have been involved in this."

"Nope. Should I take back my thanks?"

"No, go on, tell me."

Ailuodi then nodded with satisfaction, "First of all, a hacker organization known as Cyber Eye provided the intel on Baishiji Company’s drugs causing patients’ deaths. Without this intel, we wouldn’t have known where to start. And this organization is connected to you."

"Ah?" Now, Chaoyang was genuinely stunned. When did he create a hacker group in an alternate world?

With the power of the Cyber Eye, he alone could breach all cyber barriers without needing a team, and naturally, he wouldn’t start such an organization.

"Frey told me that Cyber Eye was formed after the incident on Gemini Bridge in City L, issuing an invitation to the entire hacker community to find the legendary super hacker," Ailuodi crossed her arms, "Others might not know, but am I not clear on it? Who else could remotely control the lifting of Gemini Bridge if not you... So now, you’re the mysterious master in the eyes of some hackers."

Chaoyang remembered that Frey was the cyber specialist of the Skeleton Hand team. He touched his forehead somewhat embarrassedly, "I see the connection now. But will they really stay focused on doing good?"

"What are you thinking... They constantly dance on the edge of the legal line, hackers are born criminals—uh, except for Frey," Ailuodi coughed twice, "What interests them most and what they often do is the same old thing: digging up other people’s secrets. But perhaps inspired by you, Cyber Eye prefers going after big corporate and government vulnerabilities, and even Frey admits, this group isn’t just highly skilled, but they are also incredibly bold."

"She’s a member too?"

"Sort of an affiliate. She noticed them when they were discussing the Gemini Bridge incident."

"I see," Chaoyang thought, maybe when he had some free time, he should take a look and see who the core members of Cyber Eye really were, "Is that why you’re thanking me?"

"No, even without the intel on Cyber Eye, we would have investigated Baishiji Company with our own strength because most of the testers they killed came from the slums, and I should secure justice for them," Ailuodi’s voice suddenly became very soft, "The greatest help you’ve given me... is strength. Without power, mere wishfulness achieves nothing, and that’s what I want to thank you for—you’ve allowed me to continue on this path."

She paused, then continued, "After recently gaining a large amount of wishing power, I awoke a new ability, or rather... my original ’heart-soothing’ skill achieved a new breakthrough. Now, I can not only make people feel at peace, but I can also amplify certain emotions of theirs, like guilt."

Chaoyang suddenly realized what method she had used to "interrogate."

"When I amplified the chairman’s guilt a hundredfold on the spot, he completely broke down and spilled all the bad things he had done," Ailuodi turned around, continuing her walk forward with hands behind her back, "I know this isn’t exactly an honorable method, but it is trivial compared to the evil deeds he’s done. Because when I withdraw my ability, his guilt and remorse disappear without a trace, replaced by furious cursing, claiming that I will surely go to hell."

"Ha, he hasn’t gone to hell himself, so he has no place to talk about others," Chaoyang said with disdain.

"Actually, it doesn’t matter if I go to hell."

"..." He looked at Ailuodi, puzzled.

She slightly tilted her head, giving him a calm smile, "I’ve punished so many people by means beyond the law, so it’s not strange if there’s no good karma for me. I’ve been mentally prepared for this. Besides, if I go to hell, I’ll meet these people again... Then I can make them regret once more."

She actually thought this way...

Chaoyang couldn’t help but be surprised, watching her small figure, a young girl’s face, yet bearing a heaviness that didn’t match.

He suddenly burst out lauging.

Picking up the pace with two steps, Chaoyang came up behind her, extending his arms to embrace her shoulders.

"Hey... Hey? What, what are you doing?" Ailuodi’s previously gentle voice suddenly changed, her cheeks instantly blushing.

"I have a lot of wishing power now. Do you want some?" he whispered in her ear, then saw her ears turn red.

"That’s not something you do in the middle of the street! Let go of me, people are looking this way!"

"Alright," Chaoyang said, touching her head again before releasing his hands.

"Really—don’t tempt me all of a sudden, okay?" Ailuodi turned her head away to complain, "Do you know how tempting a demon’s blood is to an angel?"

Uh... temptation? He really hadn’t thought about it that way. Chaoyang couldn’t help but cover his mouth; he had just intended to praise this capable young lady.

"Alright, alright, I’ll be more careful next time. But hell should be teeming with demons, so you won’t lack blood to drink there," he said.

"I am not a vampire! Wishing power is what I need!" Ailuodi protested, then her voice suddenly became softer, "And not all demons are suitable..."

"What did you say?"

"If you didn’t hear it, never mind." She pulled a face, "Some things, once missed, are gone forever."