The Master Has a Master Too

Kamishiro Yunluo: "Boss He, it's an honor to meet you."

He Jinqiu's signature gray suit and black scepter are so easy to recognize.

Once in the Middle East, the North American Time Walker wanted to hunt down He Jinqiu, and the description given to their subordinates was that they had killed a young Asian man holding a black scepter...

That black scepter had somehow become inseparable from He Jinqiu.

"He speaks fluent Chinese," He Jinqiu said with a smile. "It seems he has definitely traveled in reverse. Such a master who traveled in reverse must have quite the ambition."

The island nation's native Time Walker usually don't speak Chinese, but 99% of the members of the Kamishiro Family in the Inner World Federation do, because Chinese is the Federation's official language.

The two masters stood tall on the clouds, their auras intertwined, causing the air to become turbulent.

On the rooftop Kamishiro Yunluo, dressed in a white hunting robe, looked ethereal and otherworldly, He Jinqiu, in a sharp suit, appeared more like they were about to attend a grand banquet than to fight.

Behind the white hunting robe, Hyakume-ki, Oki-Hori, Mezu Raksha, Bone Woman, Tenjō-shita, and Shirayōsei all materialized.

"Wow," He Jinqiu exclaimed, looking at the spectacle. "It's truly magnificent. I wonder how shocking it must have been when your ancestor released twelve shikigami at the same time."

After a moment of silence, Kamishiro Yunluo asked with a smile, "You've killed so many people here, why do you still act so self-righteous?"

He Jinqiu retorted, "Those people brought their Inner World conglomerates' disregard for human life to the Outer World. Shouldn't they be killed?"

Kamishiro Yunluo thought for a moment, "That makes sense..."

"Interesting," Boss He tapped the black scepter in his hand. "You are quite an outlier among the Kamishiro Family. I can roughly guess what you want to do, but I don't think you can succeed."

"I guess you don't know what I'm planning," Kamishiro Yunluo asked with a smile. "What, are you going to protect that boss of Bai Zhou?"

He Jinqiu earnestly corrected her, "We're not protecting the boss of any organization; it's just that Jiuzhou has an obligation to ensure the human rights enjoyed by our citizens abroad. I really can't stand seeing so many of you chasing after him."

Kamishiro Yunluo remained noncommittal. "Boss He don't you come to my residence for a cup of sake?"

"No need," He Jinqiu said, glancing downstairs to make sure Qing Chen had escaped during the earlier escape, before turning and walking downstairs. "Let's go!"

Kamishiro Kongxu secretly glanced at Kamishiro Yunluo, only to find that his older brother remained calm. "Brother Yunluo, he may not be able to beat you."

"Before Hyakume-ki power, it's not a bad thing to keep a low profile," Kamishiro Yunluo smiled, seemingly unconcerned about what had just happened. "It's normal for plans to encounter unexpected situations; accidents happen all the time in this world. Let's go wait for Unshu."

As he spoke, he reached out and touched the girl's hair, and the girl gradually calmed down.

The night grew quiet.

Many things happened tonight, yet it's as if nothing ever happened.

Kamishiro Yunjue and Kamishiro Yunwu are dead.

Kamishiro Yunye also quickly retreated, clutching his severed arm, and walked down a small alley towards Hozenji Temple in Dotonbori.

Although Qing Chen has escaped, everyone knows that there is still an A-level earth elemental Awakened in Osaka. If they are entangled with this expert again, the two of them may not be able to return to the Inner World.

Upon arriving at Hozenji Temple, Kamishiro Yunxiu met up with him there as promised.

When Kamishiro Yunye saw Yunxiu, he breathed a sigh of relief, "Quickly save me. If the surgery is performed in time, there is still hope for my arm."

Kamishiro Yunxiu smiled and said, "No need."

In an instant, the midnight bell of Hozenji Temple rang.

Looking at the other person's smile, Kamishiro Yunye felt a chill run down her spine and turned to flee for her life.

The underground air-raid shelter of the Osaka City Hall remains dark.

Members of the Mysterious Affairs Department delivered new corpses, including Kamishiro Yunwu, Kamishiro Yunye, and Kamishiro Yunjue.

When the air-raid shelter was empty, no one was there.

Wearing white plastic surgical gloves and holding an exquisite scalpel, Kamishiro Kongxu Yu gouged out the eyes of the three dead Chosen Ones and handed them to Kamishiro Yunluo: "Brother Yun Luo, congratulations, you have three more pairs now."

The enormous Hyakume-ki Kamishiro Yunluo floated over and pressed the three pairs of eyes into its arm.

The next moment, six eyeballs were wrapped in a fair arm, and the eyeballs moved flexibly on the arm, not at all like they had been gouged out of someone else's body.

Within the Federation, many people know that when Hyakume-ki gathers all one hundred pairs of eyes, it will advance to its complete form, becoming an existence that surpasses all other shikigami.

Even the "Ibaraki-dōji" of ATS-001 might not be its match.

But those people didn't know how stringent the requirements were for these one hundred pairs of eyeballs; it only collected complete eyeballs from superhumans of B-Class or above.

As for the Kamishiro Yunjue, Yun Wu, and Yun Ye, they are essentially Time Walker from the Outer World. After their deaths, their bodies will no longer travel to the Inner World.

The air-raid shelter was filled with a sweet, pungent smell of blood. Kamishiro Yunluo said, "Yun Jue and Yun Wu were both killed by that Lord of Daybreak. With their level, sacrificing them to the Cloud Mirror should allow for longer observation time and a wider observation range. Use these two corpses sparingly and make sure to leave them here."

Kamishiro Yunxiu emerged from the darkness, carrying a long katana. "This person poses a great threat to Brother Yunluo. He can both intimidate shikigami and take them away. There are only 7 days left before we cross over. Sora, you must find him and then let me kill him."

"Hmm," Kamishiro Kongxu nodded, "At least Yun Jue, Yun Ye, and Yun Wu aren't getting in the way here. They're the representatives of the ten directors; with them around, we can't do anything. Now that the Mysterious Affairs Department is entirely in our hands, what's next?"

Kamishiro Yunluo laughed, "This vast island nation, with nearly ten thousand Time Walker in our hands, is a force not to be underestimated. Within the entire family, the ten directors have too tight a grip on power. Without new forces, we can't do anything. But now it's different; our plan has finally begun."

Kamishiro Yunxiu and Kamishiro Kongxu listened quietly.

Kamishiro Yunluo tucked his hands into the wide sleeves of his hunting robe and continued, "Those old guys are possessing this person and that person every day. Seven out of ten directors have lived for over a hundred years. If they don't disappear, the young people of the Kamishiro Family will only decay along with them."

These are the true young elites within the Kamishiro Family. The reason they want to become Time Walker is to gain a foothold in the family from the cracks.

Immortality is indeed a good thing, but if the elders in a family live forever, how should the younger generation live?

When ordinary people hear that the ancestor of the Kamishiro family can live forever, they only think that the Kamishiro Family will have a stable power, but they never thought that this immortality is actually a disaster.

Kamishiro Yunxiu said, "With four Chosen One dying at once, we'll definitely be questioned by all ten council members when we get back."

Kamishiro Yunluo smiled, "This is the meaning of the act we've been putting on for twelve years. Don't worry, we didn't kill anyone; blame Bai Zhou. By the way, bring back the people from Hokkaido."

"Is that little girl worthless now?"

"No," Kamishiro Yunluo slowly shook her head. "She has value, but I still maintain that we should not try to use a little girl's fate as a bargaining chip."

The countdown to the crossing has begun, day seven.

Early in the morning, Yang Yang led the little girl out of the internet cafe. The two of them stretched and yawned as if they had spent the whole night playing games back home.

Originally, Jingūji Maki had her hair down, but now Yang Yang styled it into pigtails, which was simple and convenient.

Yang Yang said lazily, "Your mid-lane skill level is still a little behind mine, but the gap isn't that big anymore. Keep up the good work. Remember, even when you go back to China, you still need to train hard..."

"But I still want to play support..." Xiao Zhenji said.

"Huh," Yang Yang sensed her surroundings, "The people from the Mysterious Affairs Department... have all left. Xiao Zhenji, your master succeeded, you can go see your mother now."

Jingūji Maki suddenly lowered her head. "Master must have sacrificed a lot."

"Yeah," Yang Yang said casually, "He must have taken all the suspicions the Kamishiro Family had about you onto himself, which is why the Mysterious Affairs Department withdrew everyone here... Don't rush to cry, he'll be fine. Honestly, a knight can't be a crybaby, don't cry, esports doesn't need tears!"

Jingūji Maki stared blankly up at the woman, wondering what was going on.

Yang Yang led her little hand and walked towards her mother's house. The little girl asked doubtfully, "Have they really left?"

"Yeah, don't worry. If I say they're gone, then they're definitely gone. No one can escape my senses," Yang Yang said confidently.

However, as the two were about to reach the building where the little girl's mother lived, they saw a middle-aged woman carrying a garbage bag as a weapon, waving it around in an attempt to disperse the people who were waiting downstairs.

The woman roared, "I already said that's not my daughter! I don't want her anymore! If you want the reward, go find her! What are you doing here?!"

The woman's hair was disheveled and her clothes were dirty, suggesting that her life after remarrying was not going well.

That's what it looks like when someone is defeated by life.

The woman glared at the men waiting for the bounty and yelled, "Get out of here, all of you!"

"Don't think we don't know what you're up to. We've planted listening devices in your house. You and your husband were planning to use your daughter for the reward if you caught her!" a private investigator said. "Don't you feel like you're getting a hot potato with that reward?!"

"None of your business!" The woman threw the trash in her hand, splashing the private investigator with its contents.

This scene was far too cruel for the little girl.

Before Yang Yang could react, the little girl had already turned and left.

"Hey!" Yang Yang followed after her. "How about Auntie treats you to breakfast? What would you like to eat?"

Jingūji Maki didn't speak; she simply walked silently toward the coastline.

The warm scene she had imagined did not appear; instead, the cruelty of the world shattered the little girl's last hope once again.

She came to the windswept coastline, found a black rock and sat on it. Yang Yang had never comforted a child before and didn't know how to soothe her.

Xiao Zhenji suddenly said, "Aunt Yang Yang, you don't need to comfort me. I'm not that upset."

"That's good..."

Looking at the sea Xiao Zhenji continued, "Actually, I didn't want to come see her for a long time. I only glanced at her now because I didn't want my master's efforts to be in vain. Now, I'm more worried about how my master is doing."

"You can call him," Yang Yang dialed the number and handed it to Xiao Zhenji: "Here, it's connected."

Before the call could be answered, Qing Chen's tired voice came through. "Hello?"

"Master," Xiao Zhenji said in a pitiful voice.

She hadn't cried the whole way, but when she heard Qing Chen's voice, she immediately burst into tears, finally having an outlet for all her pent-up frustrations.

"You saw Mom?" Qing Chen seemed to know from the beginning that this meeting would not end well.

That's just how the world is. If someone abandons you once, they'll abandon you countless times. This is a lesson Qing Chen has learned through his own life experience.

But if the little girl wants to see it, then he will create that opportunity for her. It's her own decision, and he has no right to refuse on her behalf.

Sobbing Xiao Zhenji said, "Master, I miss you so much."

"It's okay, you'll see me soon," Qing Chen said with a smile. "Did Aunt Yang Yang play games with you all night again?"

"Ah, no," Xiao Zhenji said, looking at the flailing Yang Yang. "By the way, Master, Aunt Yang Yang said you are Time Walker, and that you will be in great danger soon... You must return safely!"

Qing Chen smiled and said gently, "It's alright... even a master has a master."

Two chapters have been updated today.