Strange Room / Gyro and Sick Leaves Again

"Is that the reception room?"

Inside the reception room, after seeing off the Scribe, Shinri Keito's smile vanished instantly.

He kept forcing a smile at the Scribe, and even with his skills, he couldn't stand it anymore.

Suddenly, Huiren looked at the table beside him.

I don't know when, but something else appeared on the table that originally only had tea.

A letter.

Chapter 516 The Strange Room

Upon seeing the letter, Huiren's first reaction was to look around.

After making sure that no one else was in the entire meeting room, he carefully walked to the window.

Peek out, searching for any trace of other people.

Finally, after confirming that there was no one else around the meeting room, he opened the letter.

After reading the letter word for word, Huiren stood up and burned it.

"How did Muzan know about this? Did Brain Eater tell him?"

The letter was naturally written by Muzan.

The content was quite simple: confirm with him whether there was a plan targeting the Scribe.

If the situation is true, Muzan orders Megumin to carry it out as soon as possible, without any delay.

Recalling the words in the letter, Muzan's arrogance and disdain were evident between the lines.

They didn't treat him, the patriarch of the Shinri Family, as someone on the same level, but only as a subordinate to be ordered around.

Huiren clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and looked rather grim.

A complex light flashed in his eyes; it was unclear what he was thinking.

In the end, however, he still sighed.

He slowly loosened his clenched fist, and his complexion improved considerably.

Thinking of himself and his family's need for Muzan, Megumin temporarily gave in.

He opened the door to the reception room and walked toward his study.

Since he has chosen to submit, he must act like a submitter.

Respect and obedience.

Thinking about how to write a reply, Huiren silently opened the door and sat down at the desk.

"My lord, your wisdom transcends time."

"Your most loyal servant never imagined that you would see through such a small scheme."

"Indeed, your eyes are like the stars in the sky; no human action can escape your gaze."

While Huiren was writing her reply, the Scribe in the bedroom was considering what to do next.

The fleeting ghostly aura had already confirmed that it was coming from the direction of the reception room.

But he was curious as to why it had been exposed.

If there was a ghost hiding there before, then deliberately revealing his presence after leaving the reception room but not leaving the Shinri Family would undoubtedly render all previous efforts to hide futile.

To put it another way, knowing that letting a ghost hide in the room when you're visiting Shinri Family was the wrong choice to begin with.

Is Shinri Keito so certain that he won't be aware of the ghost's presence?

Does he have some confidence in his ability to summon ghosts, or does he simply consider himself an ordinary person?

No, that's not right. So much time has passed since the Red-light District Incident, the Shinri Family should have found out quite a bit by now.

I'm not entirely sure; there's no information about myself in this.

After all, his reputation within the Demon Slayer Corps was simply too great.

If you randomly pick a Demon Slayer Corps, he might not be able to name the Pillars or even have seen what they look like.

But when it comes to Scribe, they all say that.

Are you talking about the Mister Scribe?

Even in the best-case scenario, the Shinri Family couldn't find any information about themselves, and they couldn't explain why the existence of the demon was exposed now.

"Unless..."

Suddenly, the Scribe thought of a possibility.

"Unless this ghost came after I left."

"Or rather, the thing tainted with ghostly energy appeared after I left the reception room!"

Suddenly, everything that I didn't understand before became clear.

The more the Scribe thought about it, the more he felt that this was the most likely possibility.

But then a new problem arose.

So, what is this ghost, or rather, what is this thing?

The Scribe felt it was more likely to be an object than a living ghost.

After all, the aura he sensed just now was far too weak; even if it were Pillar, he probably wouldn't have been able to sense it.

Only someone like the Scribe, with immense power and having dealt with ghosts for hundreds of years, could barely detect it.

What is it?

With these questions in mind, he stayed up all night, pondering them until the morning of the next day.

After having breakfast at the Shinri Family, the Scribe noticed that Shinri Keito was not there.

Only after questioning Shinri Kōjin did they learn that Megumi was ill.

"The clan chief seems to have caught a cold last night and isn't feeling well."

With an apologetic look, Hikaru said somewhat embarrassedly.

"I'm so sorry, Mister Scribe, he can't stay with you."

"It's alright."

Waving his hand, the Scribe said with a smile.

"In that case, could you please show me around?"

"Sure."

Nodding vigorously, Guangren also wanted to take this opportunity to have a good chat with Scribe.

As the Scribe followed the Light Man around, a cold smile appeared on his face.

"Being sick is quite an interesting excuse."

He was perfectly healthy last night, but this morning he was bedridden.

Throughout history, many people have used the word "illness" as an excuse.

Shaking his head slightly, the Scribe couldn't help but feel a little worried about Shinri Keito's intelligence.

I don't know if it was because there wasn't enough time, or because I couldn't think of a better excuse, but I ended up using such a reason.

Even if he said his wife was about to give birth, I could accept it.

He secretly scoffed at her, but on the surface, the Scribe continued to chat with Guangren while smiling.

Led by Guangren, the Scribe quickly covered most of the Shinri Family mansion.

Chapter 517 The Rokuro and Byakuya Reappear

Under the Scribe's subtle probing, Shinri Kōjin finally revealed the approximate location of the room.

This was not a secret in the Shinri Family; many clansmen knew that the clan chief had a private research lab.

"If you really want to go in and take a look, I think the clan chief would agree."

"No, I'm just a little curious, you don't need to overthink it."

After politely declining Shinri Kōjin's kindness, the Scribe returned to his previous room after dinner.

This time, it wasn't Shinri Kōjin Shinri Keito.

"It's such a pity that you're leaving tomorrow."

With a sigh, a hint of helplessness appeared on Shinri Keito's face.

"It's alright, I'll come to visit again if I have the chance."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Scribe clearly noticed that Shinri Keito, who was standing next to him, stiffened.

Although he recovered quickly, he was still noticed.

"I'll stop here. I'm going to sleep now."

Standing at the door of the room, Scribe smiled and said to Huiren.

"Shinri Patriarch, you shouldn't stay up too late; it's not good for your health."

Thank you for your kindness.

After bowing slightly, Shinri Keito left.

Inside the room, the Scribe, with his excellent hearing, heard the sounds coming from outside.

"You must keep a close eye on the Scribe. If he leaves the room, notify me immediately."

"Yes, Chieftain."

A cold smile appeared on his face. The Scribe knew that this was a conversation between Shinri Keito and the two so-called servants.

He quietly opened a crack in the door and peeked out. Sure enough, he saw Shinri Keito talking to two people at the corner of the corridor.

"Yes, we must be careful and make sure he doesn't leave the room."

After a while, Shinri Keito seemed to have finished explaining things and patted the two of them on the shoulder.

"Go do something."

"We two will see you off, Chieftain."

One of them had a fawning look on his face, leaning forward as if trying to please.

"Alright, no need to send it too far."

Nodding, Shinri Keito did not refuse the request.

With that, he turned and walked outside.

In his view, this was nothing more than the two of them trying to curry favor with him.

The two hired men were filled with excitement at being entrusted with such an important task by the clan chief, whom they rarely saw.

They felt that this might be a result of their daily efforts being recognized by the clan chief.

Completing this task will allow me to take another step forward and better integrate into the Shinri Family.

As Hui Ren and the other two left, the Scribe's eyes darted around.

He turned back to his room, used a few tricks, and then vanished in the wind.

At the same time, the two men returned.

"I wonder what reward the clan chief will give us before this."

"Who knows, but it won't be too bad."

Trying to make as little noise as possible, one of them slowly walked to the Scribe's room and opened a crack in the door.

Looking inside, all I could see was a figure lying motionless in bed, their back to me.

"The person is still here, asleep."