"Young master, have you come to Ryūchi Cave to train in Sage Mode or to sign a Summoning Contract?"
As Tagorihime led the way, she floated beside Fuyuki and asked with a curious look.
She didn't actually know Fuyuki's background. The White Snake Sage had simply told her to go greet an honored guest with the Byakugan.
In all her thousand years, Tagorihime had never seen the arrogant White Snake Sage show anyone such courtesy.
"Why choose? Of course I want both! I'm the man who's about to get himself a giant snake!" Fuyuki replied matter-of-factly.
Everyone who came to Ryūchi Cave was after one thing: power.
Otherwise, what kind of lunatic would come here?
Without a contract with Ryūchi Cave, there was no VIP Passage. You had to enter through one of the cave's public entrances, and Hell Valley was only one of them. Ryūchi Cave also had other entrances reserved for its contract holders.
Anko had signed a contract with Ryūchi Cave, which meant its giant snakes wouldn't kill her. But they hadn't recognized her strength, so she didn't have access to the exclusive VIP entrance for contract holders.
"Young master, you're so brave!"
Tagorihime shamelessly put on a cute act, gazing at Fuyuki with undisguised admiration.
Anko nearly threw up. That vicious snake had once stuffed her mouth with snakes and bugs.
Ryūchi Cave really was a place that judged people by their worth. The moment they saw Fuyuki's talent, they'd started fawning over him. Meanwhile, she'd foolishly come here to undergo their trial and been bullied mercilessly by several snake women.
Ryūchi Cave was a place where reality and illusion intertwined. What the eye couldn't see wasn't necessarily real, and what it could see wasn't necessarily false. With Tagorihime leading the way, Fuyuki and the others