Chapter 568: Mr. Anzen Isn’t Human, You Know

Chapter 568: Chapter 568: Mr. Anzen Isn’t Human, You Know

Skirt-Flipping Maniac: I bet 500 points that Jiraiya won’t defect from Konoha!

Doujin Artist: Not necessarily! If what Sister Konan said is true, and Jiraiya has already understood the irreconcilable conflict between the ruling class and the working people, then Jiraiya, now standing with the working people, really might overthrow the Hokage and the Daimyo!

Wig Guy: Eriri-chan makes a good point. I bet 500 points that Jiraiya will defect.

Curly-haired Guy: Wig, you bastard! You have 500 points and you don’t spend them on something we need? You’re wasting them on bets? Damn it, I really misjudged you! Mr. Gin is betting 1,000 points that Jiraiya won’t defect!

Machete Girl: Weren’t you just acting all righteous and criticizing people for gambling?

Curly-haired Guy: Hmph. You’re still too young, Kotonoha-chan. Look closely. Is Mr. Gin really gambling? No. I’m simply waiting for some idiots to come and hand me their points. That’s all.

Doujin Artist: Oh? You sound pretty confident. Can you see the future, or are you all-knowing and all-powerful? Are you really one hundred percent certain that Jiraiya won’t defect?

Curly-haired Guy: I don’t need any ridiculous powers like that. You can tell just by looking at him! What kind of personality does Jiraiya have? Would he really turn against the woman he’s secretly in love with? Don’t make me laugh, for God’s sake!

Machete Girl: But you’re talking about the Jiraiya from the Naruto story, not the Jiraiya we have now. That Jiraiya didn’t understand revolutionary ideals, and he hadn’t reached this level of awareness either.

Curly-haired Guy: No matter how deeply some people understand things, they still can’t get past the obstacle in their own hearts. Some pioneers may sacrifice themselves for the people and for the greater good, but they still can’t bring themselves to kill their own evil sons for the sake of justice. Jiraiya is a textbook example of that kind of pioneer.

Lin Fengjiao: Mr. Gin, I think you’re being too quick to judge. You’re not Jiraiya.

Doujin Artist: Exactly. You’re nothing more than a shameless samurai.

In Eriri’s eyes, the kind of "pioneer" Sakata Gintoki was talking about really did exist. In the end, it was still the result of selfish thinking and an incomplete transformation. But she felt that Jiraiya should be different. He had a heart that truly cared about the fate of all people.

Curly-haired Guy: Bullshit! My sense of decency is completely full now. The threshold has already gone past 200!

Machete Girl: I get it, I get it. The maximum is 500,000, right?

Curly-haired Guy: You damn people...

Sakata Gintoki was furious. He was so angry he looked like he might fade away.

Scarlet Lotus Fairy: What does Mr. Anzen think?

This is an Actor: I’m watching while lying down.

Scarlet Lotus Fairy: What?

Lazy Kitten: Pfft! What the hell does "watching while lying down" mean? Is big brother Anzen trying to make full use of his sense of humor now?

Qi Luoli sent the message with a grin. Then her expression suddenly changed, and she grabbed the offending hand resting on top of her head. "Could you stop petting me? Any more and I’ll go bald!"

"Sorry, sorry." Ye Rong, sitting beside her, quickly pulled her hand back and looked at Qi Luoli cautiously.

Damn, why do I feel like the bad guy?

Looking at that pitiful expression, Qi Luoli really felt like swearing. Ye Rong had been rubbing her head and ears for more than ten minutes, and she still hadn’t had enough!

And it wasn’t just that. The moment Qi Luoli showed the slightest bit of resistance, Ye Rong acted like a pathetic little victim. How was she supposed to live like this?

Forget it.

After taking a deep breath, Qi Luoli finally gave in. She shrank down and turned back into a cat, then jumped straight into Ye Rong’s arms. "Go ahead and pet me, damn it. Pet me to your heart’s content!"

Ye Rong lovingly stroked her cat’s head. After a long while, she slowly gave his verdict. "Hmm. Cat fur isn’t as smooth as human hair."

Damn you!

Qi Luoli’s mouth twitched violently. She suddenly felt as if she had brought this on herself. But it was too late for regrets now. She was tired. She might as well give up.

Pretending not to hear Ye Rong, Qi Luoli sprawled across her owner’s lap like a puddle of liquid. She turned her attention to the group chat and ignored everything happening around her.

This is an Actor: I don’t think Jiraiya will defect from Konoha, but he will definitely try to change the social structure of the Land of Fire in other ways. The entire Naruto world is organized around the system of one village and one country, and the two exist in a symbiotic relationship. As a result, Konoha will inevitably be hit and affected by the changes as well.

Amegakure Village’s Angel: I agree. That’s what I think too. But I can’t predict exactly what form that impact will take. It could be positive, or it could be negative.

This is an Actor: Isn’t it more interesting when you can’t predict the outcome?

Amegakure Village’s Angel: It is. I understand that very deeply now.

Back when she was helping her boyfriend, she hated outcomes that couldn’t be predicted. But now that she was making plans behind the scenes herself, she had discovered how satisfying that feeling could be.

If everything in the world always moved toward one predetermined result, it would be incredibly boring.

Doujin Artist: You two are terrifying. You really treat other people’s fate like entertainment, don’t you? That’s going too far! And you aren’t even giving us a live broadcast!

Skirt-Flipping Maniac: I condemn this! We must strongly condemn this selfish behavior!

Amegakure Village’s Angel: My boyfriend is sharing it with you all, and you still accuse me of keeping it all to myself? Who’s actually going too far here?

Doujin Artist: Th-that’s different!

Scarlet Lotus Fairy: A boyfriend is one thing, and entertainment is another. They’re two parallel lines. Anything that can be shared should be shared! Don’t forget our goal: all the means of production should belong to everyone.

This is an Actor: Are people also means of production? Are you practicing Marxism backward or something?

Machete Girl: People obviously aren’t means of production, but Mr. Anzen, you aren’t human. You’re a god, a nonhuman being completely separate from the human species!

This is an Actor: Sounds like you’re looking for a beating.

Machete Girl: Hehe, teasing you is so much fun.

This is an Actor: Fine. Since you’re all insisting, I’ll show you something entertaining.

After sending the message, Gerard immediately started a live broadcast. The scene on the screen showed a run-down wooden cabin.

A middle-aged man in a gray-brown suit, with a scruffy beard, was carefully packing his belongings inside the shabby cabin. From the look of things, he seemed to be preparing to leave on a long journey.

Pretty Boy from Skull Island: Who is that?

Doujin Artist: If I’m not mistaken, that should be the Lupin everyone mentioned, right? Remus John Lupin, the third-year Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts?

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