Bang!
Ōnoki, his face dark, ignored the silver knight's nonsense. His arm suddenly burst with strength and swung out, while he used the chance to retreat to Xiao Zi and the other's side.
"Is your Waterfall Country preparing to make an enemy of the Earth Country as well?"
Ōnoki glanced at his unconscious disciple, then questioned them with a frown.
"I'm just earning a little side money. This is purely personal."
The silver knight carried the short blade on his shoulder and retorted in a relaxed tone.
"You're Hanzo?"
As he spoke, he turned, instantly appearing in front of the battered Hanzo. Based on the information Hydrangea had provided, he barely recognized that this heap of scrap metal on the verge of being scrapped was the target of his mission this time.
"You're the powerful reinforcement Hydrangea mentioned?"
Because his Electronic Eye had been destroyed, Hanzo could not see the other party's appearance clearly and could only identify him through perception. In just a few breaths, he smelled the deep aura emanating from the person in front of him, as well as a barely perceptible reek of money.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk~ No wonder your subordinate told me to hurry over."
After successfully linking up with the mission target, the silver-white knight's tone was full of rueful emotion. If he had arrived a few minutes later, finding this Hanzo would probably have meant digging through trash at a scrap recycling station.
"You're... the legendary Hunter Knight Sword!"
Shu, lying beside Hanzo, widened his eyes and revealed the newcomer's identity in one sentence.
"That's right, red-haired young man. Do you need rescue services? The second order is half price~"
The silver knight—Laodu, who had been invisible for a long time—straightened up when he heard this, skillfully drew a... business card from the