A Delivery for You

Chapter 33: A Delivery for You

Judging from the Kabaneri beside Biba at the core of the Fusion Group, it was obvious that this station's fall had also been Biba's doing—that mentally unstable lunatic.

Without question, this further strengthened Xu Yue's resolve to deal with the Hunting Party.

He definitely did not want to return one day and find a Fusion Group waving its tentacles around inside Kōkan Station as well.

With the cover provided by the steam-armored Hayajiro and the more effective Kabane-killing Jet Bullets, Xu Yue did not need to make a move at all along the way. They passed through with considerable ease.

However, Xu Yue did gain an unexpected benefit. Perhaps because he possessed the Hayajiro's master key and was temporarily leading this group of Samurai—

The Kabane crushed by the Hayajiro and the Kabane killed by the Samurai were actually all counted under his name!

Although the Reincarnation Points had dropped from 10 to 1, there were simply too many Kabane along the way. Encountering a group of them meant dozens or even hundreds of Reincarnation Points being tallied at once.

As he trained inside the Hayajiro and extracted Chakra while watching the notifications announcing that points had been settled into the mission evaluation, Xu Yue felt that life was going rather well.

If not for more important matters, he might have driven the Hayajiro straight into dangerous areas everywhere...

"Ow, ow, ow! That was too much."

Mumei clutched her little head. During her sparring session with Xu Yue, she had once again been thoroughly beaten.

"More sweat in training, less blood in battle."

After rapping Mumei on the head again, Xu Yue still wore that mask-like smile of his.

This oversized little girl was undoubtedly Xu Yue's best training partner on the road.

At the same time, while training with her, Xu Yue was also instilling his own ideas into her.

Well, before she recognized Biba's true nature, it would be difficult to change Mumei's way of thinking. The calm journey had also left her with fewer emotional fluctuations.

But Xu Yue had never intended to change her worldview of the strong preying upon the weak. The ideas he instilled were roughly—

That's right, I agree with your view. This world is indeed ruled by the strong preying upon the weak, but is your big brother really the strongest?

What if someone is stronger than your big brother?

For the weak, relying on someone stronger is the best choice.

If you rely on me, I will never abandon you.

...

Step by step, he brought this relatively innocent girl into his own rhythm.

Kaku's provocation along the way, as well as the seed Xu Yue had planted after killing the Fusion Group, had both been godsend assists.

"You're right. Only by becoming stronger can we survive in this world."

For some reason, Mumei seemed to think of something and immediately perked back up.

"Exactly. That's the mindset you need. Actually, I'd quite like to keep you at Kōkan Station. They need your strength there, and they need your protection too."

Xu Yue casually added another hint, planting another seed in the heart of this violent little girl.

Deep down, Mumei was very afraid—afraid that she would be abandoned once she became useless. Xu Yue kept instilling the idea of I need you into her. Sooner or later, it would take root.

Naturally, he would make full use of these weaknesses that had appeared in the original plot.

As for any guilt over luring away a young girl, Xu Yue had none whatsoever. No matter what, settling down and living peacefully with him at Kōkan Station would always be far better than staying with that lunatic Biba.

"Oh, right. There are some things that hurt even more, but also feel very good. Want to give them a try?"

With an unusual smile, Xu Yue reached out and lifted Mumei's delicate chin with one finger. His thumb brushed across her pale, tender cheek, and his tone was somewhat strange.

"Pervert!"

Having learned a little about such matters, Mumei's face instantly flushed red. Sion had been avoiding Xu Yue and had not appeared here, but Mumei merely slapped Xu Yue's hand away.

"Huh? I only meant more intense training. How does that make me a pervert?"

Xu Yue wore a blank expression, then seemed to think of something as he looked at Mumei with a strange gaze.

"Mumei-chan..."

"Your mind is really filthy..."

That interruption gave Mumei no chance to refute what Xu Yue had said earlier, while he forcibly planted another seed.

"You! Your mind is the filthy one! You didn't explain yourself properly!"

Mumei crossed her arms and snorted.

"Really? So I have to explain it specifically so you won't think in that direction? Actually, if it's you, I wouldn't mind."

Xu Yue took out a towel and wiped away his sweat, then casually tossed it onto Mumei's head before turning and leaving the training carriage, leaving her standing there in a daze.

W-Why did it suddenly feel like their positions in this relationship had switched? How had it become as though she was begging him to do something...

Xu Yue possessed the Sage Body. Even though he had not spent much total time extracting Chakra, his efficiency was still far higher than that of ordinary Reincarnators.

With Mumei around to train along the way, Xu Yue's days were quite fulfilling.

His own power also became more integrated and refined as he gradually digested what he had accumulated, such as his proficiency with the Rasengan.

This also demonstrated the benefit of spending a C-Rank Plot Point with the space. It directly granted permission-based adjustments. By now, Xu Yue could already quickly form Rasengan in both hands at once.

The greatest advantage of hand-signless ninjutsu was speed. The faster one could form a Rasengan, the more fully one could bring out the characteristics of this ninjutsu.

And once he truly became completely proficient and gained total control, he would develop an increasingly clear sense of Chakra nature transformation. Given the chance, he might even be able to try developing more advanced Rasengan himself.

He would not even mind letting the space charge a handling fee. Compared with the actual price of ninjutsu, such a tiny fee was nothing at all...

Besides training Mumei, Xu Yue also learned about Sion and Kaku from the Samurai who had remained on the train.

Those two seemed worried about something as well. They had been avoiding him and did not dare meet him.

But Xu Yue had no interest in making things difficult for them.

They were merely minor characters.

Kaku in particular was still useful to him. If he wanted to achieve his goal quickly, this fellow was an important chess piece.

Whooo—

A station rising from the plains appeared at the horizon. Awen Station, a large station quite close to the core region, was much bigger than Kōkan Station.

Because it was located in the plains, its grain production was abundant as well. It was one of Kōkan Station's major sources of grain trade.

As the Koutetsujou's whistle sounded, Awen Station answered with a whistle of its own.

After what had happened at Hasshun Station, Awen Station's response filled everyone with involuntary joy.

Many of the refugees rescued from Hasshun Station even began to cry.

The sound gave everyone, worn down by hardship and battle along the way, a heartfelt sense of happiness.

Xu Yue, who had already come out from the front of the train and stood on the railing beside the Hayajiro while surveying the surroundings, also felt satisfied.

There were no signs of battle in the area, nor were there large numbers of Kabane corpses.

Without question, the original plot where the Hunting Party came here and displayed their strength outside had not yet taken place!

There was some discrepancy in timing, but it seemed only natural. In the plot, the Koutetsujou entered the fallen Hasshun Station and rescued Kaku, a former Hunting Party member, from among the survivors. It was only after he brought them to Awen Station that the ridiculous assassination attempt against Biba occurred.

Since Kaku was still on the train and that plot had not happened, there was a very high chance that the Hunting Party was currently inside Awen Station.

And now, Kaku's value could finally be brought into play. Unfortunately, Xu Yue had mastered too few kinds of Illusion Technique. Otherwise, he could have made this foolproof.

As things stood, he would have to rely somewhat on luck.

Hopefully, you haven't come up with any new ideas because of my appearance...

At this point in the original plot, the Hunting Party's steam-armored Hayajiro—the Kōtetsujō—had suffered heavy losses. At the time, they had only enough steam to clear the Kabane outside once.

They truly could not finish resupplying in a short time.

At last, he had caught up with them.

Now, Kaku had already delivered himself to them...

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