Wooden Chopstick

This was the first time Lin Qiye had felt this way.

He knew Yurina Kurotetsu possessed royal blood, yet even when standing beside him, he had never sensed anything unusual. But now, standing beside this white-haired youth, the Night Origin within him inexplicably began to stir.

Confusion appeared in Lin Qiye's eyes.

Could Yurina Takishiro's royal blood be purer than Yurina Kurotetsu's?

Lin Qiye remembered that the royal blood Yurina Kurotetsu had obtained contained impurities. This royal blood had been passed down through blood ties into Yurina and Yurina Takishiro. The former had displayed none of the royal blood's traits, while the latter had shown extraordinary talent from the moment he was born.

Was this... an ancestral reversion?

Or had Yurina Takishiro's bloodline undergone some unknown change after more than a decade of experiments by the Oracle Envoy, its potential drained away, making it even purer?

"You're Yurina Takishiro, right?" Lin Qiye asked as he looked at the white-haired youth before him.

As he examined Yurina Takishiro, Yurina Takishiro was curiously studying him as well.

"You are...?"

"My name is Lin Qiye, captain of the Nightfall Squad." Lin Qiye paused, then lowered his voice and added, "Before this, I worked as a host at your father's shop..."

Yurina Takishiro suddenly understood!

A host!

A good person!

And he clearly remembered that before leaving, his father had reminded him that the Nightfall Squad were benefactors of the Yurina family. Their captain certainly couldn't be a bad person either.

"You should leave quickly. Your level isn't high enough—you can't beat this boss." Yurina Takishiro stepped forward, shielding Lin Qiye as he faced the Thunder Beast about to charge at them. "Father said I was supposed to help you. You can't die here."

Lin Qiye froze slightly when he heard this, then a