Catherine's "Divine Realm," built from cold data and absolute order, was already covered in horrific cracks resembling spiderwebs.
It was on the brink of total collapse.
Countless memory fragments, loaded with pain, sadness, and reluctance, gushed forth frantically like uncontrolled volcanic magma from the pitch-black fissures.
Kaito did not take advantage of his position to completely destroy this already unstable spiritual world.
Instead, he actively stepped forward.
He walked toward the largest, darkest, and most deeply desperate fissure.
"No! Don't go there! You mustn't look! You mustn't look at that... you have failed me!!!"
Sitting on the throne, the distant "God" merged with the "Skynet" system gripped her head in pain.
She watched as Kaito delved into the absolutely forbidden zone, deep within her soul.
She let out a shriek of terror, like a wounded puppy.
Kaito passed through that cold fissure.
Immediately —
He arrived at an abandoned and muddy racecourse, completely enveloped by a torrential downpour.
The cold rainwater, mixed with the smell of damp earth, lashed frantically at his body.
Beyond the cold, white finish line.
A girl with blonde hair, dressed in a tattered racing suit and completely soaked in filthy mud, was trembling violently, kneeling desperately in the mire.
She was crying inconsolably.
Beneath the cold curtain of rain, the ruthless and piercing words of her father, whom she loved so much, and her most trusted trainer could barely be heard.
[ "I don't have a daughter like you, one who only fails!" ]
[ "Your career as an Uma ends here, Catherine. You... are trash" ]
This was the cold and desperate hell... completely abandoned by the entire world.
Kaito walked slowly behind the girl who was kneeling and crying in the rain.
He took off his warm, dry coat (which had materialized in the spiritual world).
Gently, he placed it over her cold and slender shoulders.
The young Catherine slowly turned her head, surprised.
She saw that man, unknown and with black hair, whose eyes were filled with a sweetness and a sadness she had never witnessed before.
Kaito knelt down slowly, bringing himself to her eye level.
He extended his hand and, with his warm fingers — which seemed capable of driving away all the cold in the world — gently wiped the liquid from her face, which was indistinguishable from the rain or tears.
With the softest and most solemn voice he could muster, he told her:
"You worked hard"
"You ran wonderfully, truly"
"Failure is not shameful; what is shameful are those who completely deny all your past efforts because of a single failure"
Under the incredulous and amazed gaze of the young Catherine
Kaito slowly opened his arms.
He hugged her tightly... tightly... this pitiful soul who had cried alone for decades under this cold curtain of rain.
This embrace, postponed for decades, was like the warmest and most compassionate ray of sunshine.
It instantly illuminated this eternal and gloomy world of memory!
Outside —
The "Divine Realm of Order," built from cold data, began to "melt" at a visible rate.
The precise, pure white geometric shapes transformed into particles of warm and soft light.
The deep and turbulent data streams also transformed into beautiful rivers filled with vital energy.
The distant "God" merged with "Skynet" on the throne gradually lost her non-human divine glow and returned to the original human appearance of Catherine Underwood.
All the coldness and madness in her eyes disappeared.
In its place, an endless wave of pain and regret broke loose.
With a soft sound, "Boom —"
The entire spiritual world completely dissipated.
The consciousness of Kaito and Catherine simultaneously returned to the quiet VIP lounge of the real world.
Catherine's body suddenly relaxed and she slumped weakly onto the cold carpet.
She looked up at Kaito, who was delicately holding Dawn
She also remembered Kaito, who had just tenderly embraced the lonely girl crying in the rain in the depths of her memories.
Two distinct, yet equally delicate images overlapped in her mind.
They completely shattered her last psychological defense, which had been disguised as "perfection" and "order"!
"Ah... ah ah... ah ah ah ah ah —!!!"
The proud chairwoman, who had always presented herself as the strongest, coldest, and most flawless career woman, was at that moment like a girl who had finally abandoned all her pretenses and made a mistake.
She began to sob loudly.
She repeated over and over the confession, long overdue and filled with deep remorse.
"I'm sorry... Dawn... I'm sorry..."
"I was wrong... I... really... was wrong"
Kaito did not judge her with condescension.
Nor did he watch her with indifference.
Slowly, he released Dawn from his embrace.
He walked in front of the poor woman, who was kneeling on the floor crying like a child.
He crouched down slowly.
He extended his arms.
He brought Dawn, the naive "daughter" who had just obtained "new life," and Catherine, the equally fragile "mother" who had just found her inner self, together... into his wide, warm, and enveloping embrace.
Next to their slightly trembling ears, he whispered in the softest voice:
"It's okay"
"It's all over"
"From today on, I will protect you both"
One of his hands rested gently on Dawn's back, transmitting a warm energy called "New Life."
The other hand rested on Catherine's back, tenderly and compassionately soothing the festering wounds she had accumulated over decades.
In this sacred embrace, full of redemption and acceptance.
Under the "presence" of Dawn's pure gaze, which seemed capable of purifying everything.
Between Kaito and Catherine, a deep "spiritual union" occurred and... a home run, without any kind of lust, only the fusion of souls and total surrender.
He used the softest and most meticulous [ Hand of God ] to allow her cold heart, which had been frozen for decades, to learn to "love" again.
And how... to be loved?
[ "Ding —! ]
[ Final healing completed!" ]
[ "Congratulations, Host! ]
[ You have successfully healed the soul trauma of the final target, Catherine Underwood, and established a 'redemption' contract with her!" ]
[ "Trust level reached MAX! Target completely conquered!" ]
[ "Warning: The target has just separated from the 'Skynet' system, her body and spirit are in an extremely weak state, Host, please take care of her diligently" ]
[ "The Hand of God system has completed all treatments! " ]
[ "The energy module and the emotions module have reached perfect unity!" ]
[ "Congratulations! ]
[ You have become the true and deserving 'heart of the world'!" ]
...
In the lounge.
Kaito welcomed this "mother and daughter" pair who had just been born at a spiritual level.
Dawn leaned on his left shoulder like a docile kitten.
And Catherine, the once imperious queen, leaned on his right shoulder like a tired traveler who had finally found her port.
Outside the door, the members of his legion, who had just been at odds — including El Emperador, Symboli Rudolf, and the queen Gold City — watched the scene in silence.
There was not a trace of jealousy in their eyes.
There was only sincere and genuine admiration and pride for the final, grand, and incredible feat achieved by their "King."
At this moment.
A wonderful, yet incredibly harmonious "family," composed of members from different nations, skin colors, and personalities, was officially born.
...
Several months later, at Kaito's private estate in Tokyo, Japan.
A brand new meeting of unprecedented magnitude, which would determine the structure of the world for the coming decades.
The first plenary session for the "Revision 2.0 of the Basic Law of the World Harem," the proceeding was in full swing.
"I object!"
Catherine, who had completely recovered her business woman image and was wearing an elegant office suit, slammed the table and expressed her firm opposition to Symboli Rudolf's proposal.
"The 'Rotation Week' is too inefficient! "
"I suggest implementing a KPI evaluation system! "
"The priority for the following week should be decided based on the value of the weekly contribution to Kaito's physical and mental well-being. Only then can we foster healthy competition!"
Relying on her formidable business acumen and management skills, she was trying to compete with El Emperador, Symboli Rudolf, for the position of "Chief Executive Officer (CEO)" within this vast harem.
Meanwhile, the other girls were heatedly discussing "rotation rights" for the following week...
Kaito watched the scene before him, which, although incredibly noisy, was full of happiness and vitality.
A smile of satisfaction yet helplessness, full of "pain and joy," appeared on his face.
His legend had come to an end on the glorious world stage.
But his "war"... would continue forever and happily... in this eternal and sweet battlefield called family.
End