Chapter 203

203: Overwriting Reality

Zophi's ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍pupils contracted instantly. He subconsciously positioned the Spear of Destiny [Longinus] in front of him, attempting to intercept Jasmine's incoming strike.

However, ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍in the very next second after he made this motion, the [Reincarnation] effect activated. All his actions returned once more to their predetermined starting point.

This ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍was the truth that could never be reached!

"Slash!"

The ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Pitch-Black Sword in Jasmine's hand severed Zophi's body without any obstruction, personally ending his life in the form of bisecting him at the waist.

Yet ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Zophi himself remained under the influence of the [Reincarnation] effect. At this moment, he could not even reach the truth of [Death].

"What a... terrifying Authority..."

Zophi felt a sweetness in his throat. Bright red blood slowly flowed from the corner of his mouth. The next moment, as Jasmine withdrew her Authority, his entire upper body instantly slid off and crashed heavily onto the sea surface.

"...It's over."

Having personally ended her father's life, even knowing he was a thoroughly wicked person, even knowing she would never again have to worry about Lina being targeted by him, Jasmine could not summon even the slightest bit of joy. All she could feel was endless exhaustion... and emptiness.

Unlike the satisfaction of vengeance she felt when killing Howard, Jasmine had not even seen Zophi once before coming to Wangyou City. She had learned about her origins from the Old Pope, and the fact that Sauron was actually Zophi was a conclusion she reached only after having considerable contact with him.

Therefore, Jasmine could not even say she "hated" Zophi.

At most, she only felt a trace of... sorrow that he had created her and Lina merely to obtain perfect vessels.

"What the (Hell profanity)... what just happened?"

At the same time, Evelia and the others watching from not far away also witnessed the entire process of Zophi's death.

But unlike Jasmine, who had the complete perspective, in their eyes, the scene where Jasmine killed Zophi appeared rather bizarre.

The specific effect was something like: Jasmine came back to life! She went in, she went in! Wait, why is she just walking up there so brazenly? Wait, why is Zophi just standing there motionless? Holy crap, holy crap! Jasmine just straight up cut Zophi down like that!?

In short, they had no idea what had just happened.

They did not even realize that Jasmine had activated an Authority.

Only Moxylunea guessed through speculation that Jasmine had just used an Authority, but what her Authority specifically was remained unknown.

Moxylunea only knew that this Church Saint named Jasmine possessed an extremely bizarre Authority, and was a dangerous object that must be noted and guarded against.

"By the way, Princess, when you're out in public, please refrain from using such language."

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Moxylunea lowered her head and reminded expressionlessly.

"Um, sorry about that. I got a bit too excited..."

Evelia nodded awkwardly. But suddenly, her expression changed, and she hurriedly ran toward Jasmine in the distance.

Jasmine, who had been standing there thinking about something just moments ago, had suddenly collapsed without any warning.

But someone was faster than Evelia.

That person was Lina.

"Jasmine!"

Lina ran to Jasmine's side with an anxious expression and carefully helped her up.

At this moment, Jasmine's small face was terrifyingly pale. Her entire body trembled continuously, as if she were enduring some kind of tremendous pain.

"I... I..."

Jasmine's speech had become stammering. She could not even pronounce the most basic syllables clearly.

"What's wrong with Jasmine?"

Evelia had originally thought she used some kind of injury-for-injury method to kill Zophi. After all, Death Magic always had those types of side effects. But when she actually came to Jasmine's side and prepared to treat her, she discovered that at this moment, Jasmine did not have a single injury anywhere, whether inside or outside her body.

"Her body isn't injured. Could it be mental or even soul damage?"

Amya also came over with concern and quietly voiced her guess.

"Neither is correct. It's simply pain, that's all~"

Just then, a voice that sounded infuriating just from hearing it drifted over quietly. In an instant, whether it was Evelia, Amya, or even Jasmine, who was lying on the ground trembling and unable to speak, their expressions changed drastically.

Amya turned around abruptly. A golden Light Sword instantly formed in her hand, the sharp tip pointing directly at the man who had quietly appeared behind them: Zophi Gregory.

What was going on? Hadn't this guy been killed by Jasmine?

For the first time, Evelia doubted her [Soul Gaze]. What was wrong with everyone today? One look and they were clearly the main body, but in the blink of an eye, they were all resurrected?

Were they doing sit-ups here?

Since when did resurrection magic become so commonplace?

"Im... possible... you should... already be dead..."

The look in Jasmine's eyes as she gazed at Zophi was filled with disbelief. Her Authority had clearly killed Zophi. There could not have been any mistake!

"Ah, indeed. You did kill me once just now."

Zophi showed no anger or hatred toward the fact that his own daughter had taken him out once. Instead, he still wore that signature gentle smile on his face.

As if everything that had just happened was nothing more than playful roughhousing with his daughter.

"Your Authority truly surprised me! The Authority of [Reincarnation], tsk tsk tsk... bizarre yet powerful. If I hadn't overwritten the reality of [Death], perhaps I would have been completely finished by you by now?"

"Overwrite... reality?"

"Yes. Therefore, the current me can be considered truly resurrected and reborn. As for you... tsk, if I'm not mistaken, although your Authority is powerful, it must come with a significant price. For example..."

"The pain of thirteen deaths that you are currently enduring?"

Hearing Zophi's words, Jasmine's small face instantly became even paler. She struggled to raise her hand, wanting to stop Zophi from continuing.

But her action was too late. Lina had already rushed forward and started questioning Zophi.

"What pain of thirteen deaths? You, explain it to me clearly! What exactly is wrong with Jasmine!?"

"Mm-hmm. Just like I said earlier, right? Jasmine, her resurrection is not without a price, you know~"

"I suspect the specific mechanism of her Authority should be: at the moment the Authority is activated, a [Save] is created. Each death automatically reverts to the state at the moment of [Save], while the reality of [Death] is preserved as a record. Then, after the Authority ends, it all erupts at once in the form of pain."

"But even so, the effect of this Authority is still ridiculously powerful. Since it hasn't reached the level of [Divine Authority], such a powerful Authority must require an even greater price."

"Therefore, I suspect there should also be a pain doubling effect, right?"

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