Pink Square

"Lord Souichirou!"

Although the two had long since confirmed their relationship, and Medea had even received a diamond ring from Souichirou, she still habitually addressed him with an honorific.

Medea ran up to Souichirou and pulled off her hood, revealing her beautiful face. Her cheeks were slightly flushed as she looked at him. Even after all these years, every time she saw Souichirou, her heart still raced and her face reddened uncontrollably.

Seeing this, Mo Shuying sighed.

"Now that's love!"

But this was not the time to envy them. Mo Shuying noticed a problem.

"You? Why are you here?"

Mo Shuying spoke, addressing Souichirou Kuzuki.

Kuzuki frowned upon hearing this. Clearly, Mo Shuying was the intruder, yet he was the one being questioned.

"I live here. Why can't I be here? You, on the other hand, are trespassing on private property. That's against the law."

Kuzuki stepped forward and spoke without the slightest panic.

Even though he had already recognized Mo Shuying as a Heroic Spirit, he did not panic. So what if he was a Heroic Spirit? It wasn't as though Kuzuki had only beaten up one or two Heroic Spirits before.

"Uh, no, that's not what I meant. I mean, this is Ryuudou Temple?"

"Of course. Are you trying to toy with me?"

Kuzuki's gaze had already turned quite hostile, his fists clenched.

"This... is the real-world Ryuudou Temple?"

Mo Shuying frowned and turned to look outside the temple. Just then, he saw a flashing red light streak across the sky. It was an airplane!

There would never be something like that inside the Singularity space!

Mo Shuying leaped up onto the outer wall of Ryuudou Temple. Before him lay a bustling cityscape. Compared to the silence within the Singularity space, although it was already close to dawn, quite a few vehicles were still moving, like little glowing snakes.

"I got out?"

Mo Shuying was stunned. It seemed he had arrived in the real world!

Wait, how was he supposed to get back?

Mo Shuying froze. He turned to look at the place he had just emerged from. Ordinary walls, ordinary floor tiles—there was nothing else there anymore.

He jumped back down and reached out to touch it, only to find a hard wall.

He was screwed.

Everything had been fine when he came here, but now he couldn't go back.

It wasn't that Mo Shuying disliked the modern world. It was just that he still needed to grind monsters and level up. Since Medea existed, the other troublesome people might still be alive too. For example, a certain Lamppost King, Golden Flash—the kind of existence who would stab, jab, and skewer you a few times the moment you disagreed with him. How was he supposed to fight that if they ran into each other?

The outside world was far too dangerous. The Singularity space was safer.

"Um... Caster Mom, I seem to be unable to get back. Do you have a way to send me back?"

Mo Shuying helplessly asked Medea for help.

Medea, who was holding Kuzuki's arm, trembled upon hearing how Mo Shuying addressed her. Embarrassed and angry, she snapped.

"Who are you calling Mom?! Are we even that close?!"

Mo Shuying knew he had misspoken.

"Cough, cough, cough... That was a term of respect. Medea, I meant no offense."

Mo Shuying made it clear that he definitely wasn't afraid he couldn't beat her. Definitely.

"Hmph. Sending you back wouldn't be difficult. I only need to construct a passage. But... you trespassed into my territory without so much as a greeting, offered nothing, and I don't even know whether you're friend or foe. Why should I help you?"

Medea raised her chin and spoke coldly. Her gentleness was reserved for Kuzuki alone.

"Ah, well... I didn't expect things to turn out like this. And I have no intention of becoming enemies with you. Since this is our first meeting, I was indeed presumptuous. As it happens, I have a small gift here that you might like. A token of my sincerity—please accept it."

Mo Shuying raised his hand and took a pink crystal from his storage space.

It had dropped after he killed a monster. That monster was called a Charming Demon, a Strange Bird capable of releasing pink gas.

Mo Shuying still remembered the insane sight of two male Swift Wolves after inhaling the pink gas. Dear god... it had been so obscene he could barely look.

After killing that flock of Charming Demons, he obtained several pink crystals.

[Charming Demon Crystal]

Volatilizes when heated. Inhaling its fumes will draw out the most primal desire within the body.

As for what the most primal desire was, there was no need to say more.

Mo Shuying carefully took out the Charming Demon Crystal. Medea had not paid it much attention at first. As a witch from the Age of Gods, what good things had she not seen before?

But when she glanced at the crystal, the knowledge of an Age of Gods witch instantly told her what it was and what it was used for. Her already flushed face immediately turned even redder.

"This thing... is not bad."

Medea suppressed the excitement in her heart and pretended to calmly evaluate it with the words "not bad." Then she stretched out her hand, and the pink magic crystal flew into her palm on its own.

Quickly putting away the magic crystal, Medea continued.

"Since you've been so sensible, I won't pursue your rudeness this time. I'll send you back."

As she spoke, Medea tapped her staff, and one magical pattern after another formed in midair.

For an ancient witch, constructing a passage connected to another world was absurdly easy. In less than five seconds, a spatial passage had taken shape.

Mo Shuying glanced inside. The familiar ruins beyond it were his own space.

"Thank you."

After thanking her, Mo Shuying returned to the alternate space.

Once Mo Shuying stepped through, the spatial passage slowly closed. When everything had settled down, only one person remained restless.

"Lord Souichirou, let's go back~ It's getting late. We should turn in early."

"Mm."

Souichirou Kuzuki had no reason to doubt her and followed Medea back into the temple. Then—

A soundproofing magic array enveloped their room, and then there was no then.

Mo Shuying returned to the familiar alternate space, finally relaxing.

Sure enough, no gilded nest or silver nest could compare to one's own doghouse. Breathing in the faint scorched smell in the air... ah, reassuring.

It was just past midnight. Mo Shuying casually tapped Check-in, and the system notification sounded, informing him that he had obtained a skill called [Crushing Hand Splitter C].

[Crushing Hand Splitter C]

By bringing both arms together, generates an immensely powerful pulling force. If enemies are caught on both sides being pulled, they will also be inflicted with a stun effect.

Mo Shuying's eyes lit up. Including [Intentional Blast Punch C+] from yesterday's Check-in, he had now obtained three of that man's skills, passives included.

[Intentional Blast Punch C+]

Active: Swings a fist to release an extremely powerful gust of fist wind. The center of the gust deals True Damage. Consuming all Heroic Spirit Value can increase its power.

Passive: Taking attacks accumulates Heroic Spirit Value. When releasing Blast Punch, gains a shield equal to that value.

He then looked over all his attributes.

[Mo Shuying]

Class: Assassin

Level: 17

HP: 10911

ATK: 5126

Abilities: Strength D+, Endurance C, Agility B+, Mana C+, Luck C, Noble Phantasm: Madman's Pride (A).

Class Skills: Presence Concealment A+

Personal Skills: Gathering Storm A++

Grasp of the Undying A++

Demonic Spider Siphon C

Blue Scale Carapace C

Siphoning Strike D+

Battlefield Valor C

Bedrock Armor D

Intentional Blast Punch C+

Crushing Hand Splitter C

Mystic Codes: Rock Turtle Spiked Shield D+, Swift Wolf Bracelet C, Serpent Eye Orb C.

Without realizing it, he seemed to have become quite strong.

It was just that amount of HP...

No matter how he looked at it, it didn't seem like an Assassin's HP at all.

EDG!!