Regret? What's That?

"Tch, you really know how to hold back. You didn't react at all, even after all that!"

After provoking him for so long without getting even the slightest response from Ye Liangnai, Ao Liu Yi could only retreat in boredom.

Ye Liangnai's refusal to argue back gave him no opportunity to make a move.

This scene made the Anbu secretly monitoring Ye Liangnai admire his broad-mindedness.

Just as Ao Liu Yi had said, he really was incredibly patient!

This Anbu was the one who had bestowed Ye Liangnai with his codename, and his background was somewhat mysterious.

"Young man, thank you. You did an excellent job. Here is your payment!"

At noon, Ye Liangnai completed the mission perfectly and received his payment.

"You're too kind, Grandma Liucun. Please feel free to come again next time. If there are any more missions like this, I'd be more than happy to take them!"

Ye Liangnai fully displayed the fine traditional virtue of respecting the elderly, sweet-talking Grandma Liucun until she could not stop smiling.

She even insisted on keeping Ye Liangnai there to chat for ages before finally letting him leave.

"This guy... why does he seem to be enjoying this kind of mission so much?"

The person monitoring Ye Liangnai could not help but entertain such an absurd thought.

In the blink of an eye, seven days passed.

Raikage's Office!

"So, how is it? Kira knows his place now, right?"

"Has he shown any regret? Said he won't be so arrogant in the future, asked for forgiveness, something like that?"

The Fourth Raikage asked the Anbu monitoring Ye Liangnai.

"This... Lord Raikage, how should I put this?"

Hearing that, the Anbu found himself unsure of how to answer.

Because there was simply no way to answer that question.

Regret? Ye Liangnai's life was so leisurely it made people jealous.

Every day, apart from carrying out missions, he chatted idly with groups of old men and women, as though he had started living out his retirement in advance.

The Anbu had not seen a trace of regret in Ye Liangnai.

"What is it? Why are you hesitating? Is there something you can't tell me?"

The Fourth Raikage frowned, sounding somewhat displeased.

"Not only does Kira show no regret whatsoever, he actually seems quite fond of these low-level missions!"

"Every day, he happily carries out all kinds of missions. He shows no resistance at all—instead, he enjoys them."

"Now, more than half the elderly people in the village know him. Whenever something happens, he is the first person they think of!"

The Fourth Raikage froze upon hearing the Anbu's answer.

The two stared wide-eyed at each other, the Fourth Raikage's face plainly saying, Are you messing with me?

"If Lord Raikage doesn't believe me, you can see for yourself!"

"I really can't figure Kira out!"

The Anbu spoke with considerable helplessness in his voice.

The Fourth Raikage immediately smashed through the window and headed toward Ye Liangnai's mission site.

He wanted to see just what Ye Liangnai was up to!

These were low-level missions that everyone else avoided and dreaded discussing, yet Ye Liangnai was actually enjoying them.

What kind of joke was this!

His original intention had been to suppress Ye Liangnai a little, smooth down some of his arrogant edges, and make him easier to control.

But now, that plan had achieved absolutely nothing, so what the hell was the point!

He felt as though he had punched a ball of cotton.

He had completely failed to achieve his goal. How could he not feel stifled?

"The weather's so nice today, I'm out pulling weeds once more. Easy work without tiring myself out, nice and carefree without a worry!"

When the Fourth Raikage found Ye Liangnai, he was playing shogi with Grandpa Wada, humming a little tune with an utterly relaxed air.

"Checkmate! Grandpa Wada, I won again!"

Ye Liangnai suddenly raised his voice and said happily.

"Hahaha, I'm old, I'm old. I can't compete with you young folks anymore!"

"Come on, play another couple of rounds with this old man. It's been so long since anyone played shogi with me!"

Grandpa Wada laughed as he reset the pieces, and the two began another game.

"KIRA!!! I told you to carry out missions, and you're slacking off here instead?!"

The Fourth Raikage finally could not hold back any longer and roared.

Only then did Ye Liangnai act as if he had just noticed him, looking surprised as he said, "Lord Raikage, why are you here? Please, sit down, sit down. Did you come to play too?"

Seeing Ye Liangnai's cheerful grin, veins immediately bulged on the Fourth Raikage's forehead!

"Boy, don't forget who you are. Stop acting so arrogant in front of me!!!"

Rather than anger, it was more accurate to say that he had been provoked into roaring.

"Now, now, Lord Raikage, please calm down. Didn't you tell me to keep doing E-rank missions to cultivate my temperament?"

"I have been carrying out my missions properly and diligently all this time. How can that be called slacking off?" Ye Liangnai said with an innocent expression.

"You have time to play shogi, and you still say you aren't slacking off?"

"Have you even finished pulling the weeds? Why haven't I seen you carrying out your mission?!" the Fourth Raikage shouted, glaring furiously.

At that moment, Grandpa Murata spoke up. "Please calm down, Lord Raikage. I used a weed-pulling mission as an excuse to have him come over and play shogi with me, to ease his boredom. Please do not blame him!"

Hearing that, the Fourth Raikage felt so frustrated that he nearly coughed up blood!

That slap in the face had come so quickly that it caught him completely off guard!

He had clearly seen a flash of schadenfreude cross Ye Liangnai's lips.

But he had no proof that Ye Liangnai had smiled!

Because that smug smile had truly vanished in an instant.

"Hmph. After doing E-rank missions for so long, I believe your temperament has been sufficiently tempered. Starting tomorrow, return to your normal life in the Anbu!"

"It is truly a waste of your talent to have someone like you carry out such low-level missions!"

The Fourth Raikage did not know what kind of willpower it took for him to utter those stifling words.

But he knew that in this first clash with Ye Liangnai, he had lost completely!

"Thank you, Lord Raikage. I am deeply honored!" Ye Liangnai immediately dropped to one knee and said "modestly."

"Hmph!"

Seeing him like this, the Fourth Raikage suddenly felt that he had acted too rashly.

Perhaps he should have made Ye Liangnai continue doing E-rank missions for a few more days, properly tempering him.

But the words had already left his mouth. There was no taking them back!

In the end, he could only leave with a dark expression, flicking his sleeve.

"Come on, let's continue!"

After the Fourth Raikage left, Ye Liangnai looked at Grandpa Murata and said with a grin.

"Check!"

"Kid, go easy on me!"

"Damn it, old man, that's not fair! You actually tricked me!"

The entire morning passed just like that at Grandpa Murata's house.

That afternoon, Ye Liangnai wiped down his sword, removed his shirt, and began swinging his blade.

Over the past week, he had earned only fifteen thousand Enhancement Points.

Now, it was time to properly earn some Enhancement Points and strengthen himself.

Since he was truly about to begin carrying out missions, he had to prioritize his own life.

He did not believe the Fourth Raikage would assign him any easy missions.

It was not until the moon hung high in the sky and lights shone in every home that Ye Liangnai finally stopped.

He was drenched in sweat, exhausted as though he had crawled out of the water.

"Ten thousand Enhancement Points. At least I gained something!"

Ye Liangnai took off his clothes, lay down in the bathtub he had recently bought with the money he earned, and opened his skill panel.