Chapter 514 507: Master Kucha, Yours Truly… Did I Do Something Wrong?

[ Little Gui's Livestream ]

"I think… Master Kucha still has a shred of conscience left."

"The moment he questioned how Dr. Primitive could ever cast his gaze upon mere mortals, I knew things wouldn't be so simple."

"Let's keep watching!"

Little Gui tapped the screen.

The story continued.

…

"You are transfering Subject 3 to Denisovan 22? Why?!" Master Kucha's demanding voice rang out.

"The answer is simple: you won't be able to graduate. According to Denisovan 22's report, you are steering the experiment in the wrong direction."

"No! let me ask her what she mean by this!"

However,

When he found the Head of the laboratory,

She was already giving a speech on her vision as the representative of the 17th Laboratory!

The laboratory staff were all riled up under her inciting rhetoric!

Immediately after,

The scene shifted.

Master Kucha demanded, "Denisovan 22, what on earth is going on?!"

"I've already graduated. You should call me Ape- 22 now,"

The Umbra Headmistress said coldly and arrogantly.

"As for what this is? That specimen is the new human that our laboratory painstakingly bred with genes filtered from the atavistic experiments, but you made her a lunatic. The Research Apes have decided that I will take over her nurturing from here on out."

"Who's in charge isn't important, but you can't continue the experiment anymore. She'll break!"

Master Kucha became extremely agitated!

Yet the Umbra Headmistress replied coldly, "That's fine. I'm already nurturing No. 4. If something happens to 3, we'll replace her with that new one."

Hearing this,

Master Kucha's suppressed emotions finally erupted!

"How could you!? She's a child we raised from infancy! Do you not have a shred of morality!?"

"Morality? You dare preach morality to me?"

The Umbra Headmistress also grew agitated,

"On Bacchus-II, morality is how every family's second son must be sacrificed to Nanook. On the Interstellar Principality of Pegasus, morality is how bipedal organisms must be enslaved by quadrupedal ones. On the Kapakala planet, morality is how blue-eyed individuals are forbidden from walking on the streets."

And she herself possessed a pair of blue eyes.

"Morality has bound the wisdom of those people and ended the future of those worlds. That was why Dr. Primitive chose them as targets of the atavistic experiment."

"The sacrifices we made are not for such vulgar things. Rather, they're meant to create a future where humans can be happy, where the universe can continue to advance, and one that the Doctor can be proud of!"

…

"So Master Kucha really does care about Rappa!"

"The line 'a child we raised from infancy' completely exposes his feelings for Rappa."

"Master Kucha acts like a father, but Denisovan 22 doesn't feel the same way. She never saw herself as a mother."

"…This part was supposed to be serious, but seeing Umbra Headmistress made me want to laugh again."

"Now I finally understand what kind of people follow Dr. Primitive. Having been hurt in their own worlds, their psyches became twisted, leading them down a path of harming the innocent."

"In comparison, Master Kucha is truly a breath of fresh air in that lab."

…

The scene shifted once more.

Rappa stared in disbelief at the Umbra Headmistress before her.

"Umbra Headmistress, you wish to… destroy the Galaxy Shinobi Scroll? Why?"

"Cognition isolation is the first step to curing one of a memetic virus. You were supposed to have the intelligence of a genius, but such garbage ruined it."

The Umbra Headmistress said coldly,

"—Rip them. Tear them to shreds yourself.."

"Th- This is the dearest treasure of the Dazzling Ninja school. We cannot do that…"

The Umbra Headmistress looked extremely displeased. "Strange. I remember you being very obedient. You did whatever Habilis- 75 told you to do. Why is it different with me?"

"Odd. I've always thought of you as obedient. You always did everything Denisovan 75 said. Why aren't you obeying me?"

In her confusion, Rappa nodded once more.

"This one understands… This must be a trial from Master Kucha, meant to test my resolve to sever attachments through ninjutsu…"

…

"Ahhh, my heart aches so much here… That was her first time trying to refuse, and it was for something she loved!"

"Damn Umbra Headmistress!! No, Denisovan 22! You truly have no heart!"

"I feel so helpless wishing I could punch through the screen…"

"Don't tell me this old hag is still alive somewhere?"

"The quest description here says that the current Rappa could crush the fool before her like a fly, but she refrained from doing so for the master's sake."

"Wuwuwu, poor baby Rappa…"

…

Entering the next scene.

Master Kucha and the Umbra Headmistress were arguing once again!

And,

This time,

It was fiercer than ever before!

"Denisovan 22, you cannot dispose of her!"

The Umbra Headmistress said condescendingly, "No. 3 is also a failed experimental subject. She barged into the storage room without permission, created a huge mess, and was rude to the Research Apes. Just that alone is enough to make her a failure."

"But you know that was just an accident."

"I'm a Research Ape, not a BananAdvisor. You're the one who made her into this damned state she is in. The laboratory should hold you accountable for the way she turned out."

"You bastard…"

After the Umbra Headmistress left,

Rappa walked forward with a look of confusion.

She asked, "Master Kucha, did this one… do something wrong?"

Seeing Rappa, Master Kucha…

Instantly softened.

He said, "…No, Rappa."

" You have done extremely well. A true Ninja Hero must wholeheartedly devote oneself to the way of the ninja."

"You foiled the Evil Ninja's schemes and saved so many innocent people… You undoubtedly already have the bearing of a true ninja."

…

"He suddenly became so gentle."

"He genuinely developed feelings for Rappa."

"Only Master Kucha has consistently called her by the name Rappa chose for herself!"

"Maybe at the start Master Kucha treated Rappa just as a test subject, but her presence gradually awakened his humanity and conscience."

"When I first saw him brainwashing Rappa I hated him, but now I just can't bring myself to hate him anymore…"

"There's still hope for someone who reins in at the edge of the cliff."

"Meanwhile, people like Denisovan 22 have lost their minds completely. The best thing to do is send her to respawn!"

"She's dead for sure! Once this story goes public, players across the entire cosmos will hunt her down together!"

…

Master Kucha's expression grew solemn.

He seemed to have finally made up his mind.

He spoke to Rappa:

"Five years have passed since you entered my tutelage. Undeterred by the trials of ascetic training, unfearing of the perilous tribulations, you have mastered all manner of ninjutsu."

"Today, I hereby bestow upon you the title of Dazzling Ninja, entrusting you to be my weapon to defeat the evil ninja and guide the Ninja Capital into the future."

"My deepest gratitude to Master Kucha. This disciple is truly honored…" Rappa said respectfully.

"Take the scroll with you, for within its pages lie the secrets of Dazzling Ninjutsu. It shall cast a brilliance that makes fiendlings fear and destroy the evil ninja's intricate matrices."

"Paint it throughout the Ninja Capital. Banish the shadows with ink, and raise the banner against evil."

"What should I paint?" Rappa asked.

"I do not know, ninja disciple."

"You may paint anything, crafting a scroll that expresses whatever resides within your heart. This ninjutsu belongs solely to you."

"—Therefore, you must decide for yourself."

…

"This line has appeared for the third time now, and only now do I fully understand its meaning…"

"Reality: Use modified spray paint cans to vandalize and destroy the security system."

"Quest Description: The girl who became a ninja, use your ninja talisman to revive the colors of the Ninja Realm! As for the talisman's inscription… nothing fits better than your own name—Undeviating Focus, Slaying Evil, Revealing Righteousness!"

"Here it comes! Here it comes!"

"Are we finally going to break free from this cage?!"

"Well done, Master Kucha!"

"These words sound like something a true master would say."

"Charge ahead, Rappa! Go turn this imperfect story into the shape you desire!"