This villain, please exercise some restraint.

The white-haired boy in front of him was standing there neatly dressed, as if he was thinking, or simply... in a daze.

The World withdrew its hand, and couldn't help but miss the time it had spent working with Temperance... as if the time could last forever.

What led to the current situation? He had thought about this question more than once. Maybe it was a difference in philosophy, maybe it was a radicalization of personality, or maybe it was... greed.

But... this greed does not come from myself, but from——

The gaze of "the world" lingered on the delicate and extremely familiar face in front of it for a moment, and suddenly found it a little ridiculous.

There is no lack of selfishness in human nature. To be honest, as "the world", perhaps the weaknesses of human nature have not completely disappeared in him.

He is indeed selfish.

As the general manager of many small worlds originating from the spirit, his selfishness lies in that he only wants to do what he is supposed to do in the same way. He will not think from the perspective of others, let alone empathize with others.

There is no need, absolutely no need.

What does the pain and joy of people in those small worlds have to do with him?

If every protagonist, or even every existence, needs to be considered one by one by him, then... the "world" will not be the "world".

The "world" should be coordinated, and the "world" should have a long-term vision.

All beings that have gone astray should be brought back on track to the plot.

The protagonist has the protagonist's responsibilities, and the supporting role has the supporting role's responsibilities. He does not deny the meaning of the existence of each species. It's just that sometimes, certain existences, certain emotions and even certain people have to be treated as details and trimmed hastily.

This is not only a protection for the small world, but also a protection for the spiritual world where the original world exists.

So...even though some practices are a bit cruel, some decisions are a bit arbitrary, or even unreasonable, but - they are necessary.

Once, as "the world", he believed that one day his efforts would be understood, as long as that existence had the same rational and long-term vision as himself.

He thought Temperance would be that being.

Although there will be some minor frictions between them at the very beginning.

But in his opinion, those frictions were harmless and were something that should be experienced in the process of growing from childishness to maturity.

Later, he thought that "temperance" was growing rapidly.

Because this was the fact he saw, he thought at that time - if the power belonging to the "world" must be used by others, then perhaps no existence would be more suitable than "temperance".

In a sense, apart from the difference in appearance, "Temperance" is simply another him.

Even at certain moments, the practice of "moderation" may be more perfect than his.

Because "Temperance" is, to some extent, incredibly smart and has incredibly strong execution capabilities, as if all problems and difficulties can be easily solved in his hands.

But in the process of solving these difficulties, "moderation" is quite easy to use.

It seems that the difficulties are not difficulties, but an inadvertent...episode.

Sometimes he wondered if Temperance had the unique ability to read his thoughts and do them...quickly.

For a long time, he felt that the mountain of responsibility pressing on him had been reduced a lot.

He is optimistic that this is a positive change.

He would think that delegating power could be a positive move, as long as... you meet the right partners.

He delegated most of the power to "Moderation", endowed "World" with almost all the power, and gave it unreserved trust, but...what did he get?

greedy.

Greed is the desire to completely destroy the world and replace it with something else.

I don’t know if it was the power from the “world” itself that brought the illusion to “Moderation”, or the arrogance and conceit that came from being a person with decentralized power for a long time, which finally caused “Moderation” to shed its disguise of humility and silence and reveal its true face.

He would think that perhaps the arrogant and conceited appearance of "Temperance" in the end was the truth hidden under the mask.

However, relying on the trust from the "world", "moderation" can indeed accomplish a lot of things. If there is no participation of the "lover" and no timely discovery by the "lover", perhaps -

The World didn’t think any further. Until now, he still felt that everything that happened was a little too absurd and ridiculous, and it was almost hard for him to believe it.

His most trusted and obedient friend stabbed him in the back, while his subordinate, whom he had always looked down upon because of his eccentric behavior, helped him.

How ridiculous, how...ridiculous.

The physical and mental pain that Temperance's backstabbing brought to The World was enough to make his death a pity.

But - humans are not plants or trees.

Even though he is——"The World".

Even his existence, perhaps in some sense, transcends "human".

and so--

The "World" looked at the white-haired boy in front of it. Just like the original him... who had blocked all of "Temperance's" memories of being "Temperance", the new "Temperance" seemed to have done the same thing as him.

So--

Just as the "magician" asked him - standing in front of him, is it temperance, or a powerless...weak species?

But it is undeniable that even if he has lost his memory, the boy in front of him will still pretend, still be despicable, and still... stab in the back.

Maybe... this is the background of "moderation".

Should I be disappointed? Maybe a little.

Should he just disappear? Maybe for a moment he had thought of that.

It was not the moment when he stabbed him who was the "world" with a knife, nor the moment when he used the players to massacre, but the moment when he used the power of the "devil" under the instruction of Shi Si and killed "Mian" without blinking an eye.

From that moment on, he seemed to understand that, whether as "temperance" or as Shi Si, this guy - could not be tamed.

If he has more or less use for Shi Si, then what about "Mian"?

There is no use, the purest and most sincere gratitude from the "bugs" is unnecessary... the so-called repayment, the final result is just to be squeezed dry of all value.

He felt a little chill in his heart, and couldn't help but think, what is Shi Si's purpose? He has lost all his memories, and he has been given the identity of a "player" who can get rid of everything, so why does he still do these meaningless things?

In Shi Si’s memory… “The World”, this hateful, exploitative and backstabbing guy, should have died under his knife long ago.

Therefore, after becoming "Shi Si", he could only attribute his restrained behavior to "greed". Even without any goal, this untameable guy was still acting as a puppet of "greed", and to this end, he used sweet words and unscrupulous means.