"Sister-in-law."
Patting Torrent Gallop's neck, Xiang An watched as it let out a neigh, transformed into a splash of water, and vanished amid the rushing current. Then he walked toward Hinako Akuta.
".Uncle."
Hinako Akuta's face was visibly filled with disappointment.
The Holy Grail War was already over.
It seemed she had once again missed her Lord Xiang Yu.
Watching Xiang An approach, she pursed her lips and tried her best to comfort herself.
It wasn't as if this was the first or second time she had been disappointed.
Being disappointed once more merely meant finding some other way and giving herself hope again.
"What's wrong, sister-in-law? You look like you're about to cry."
Xiang An chuckled and gave Hinako Akuta's shoulder a hard slap.
"Ah!"
Hinako Akuta let out a scream.
Xiang An's hand was simply too strong.
He had slapped her shoulder right out of its socket.
Hinako Akuta had been hanging her head, feeling so wronged she was nearly crying. But after that slap from Xiang An, she forced all her tears back, replaced by blazing fury.
"Are you fucking insane?! Die!"
Hinako Akuta roared, popped her arm back into place in an instant, then kicked at Xiang An's face.
Xiang An sidestepped, dodging Hinako Akuta's flying kick, and smiled as he rubbed his head.
"Wasn't I just seeing that you were really sad, sister-in-law? So I gave you a pat. See? Are you still sad now, sister-in-law?"
It was perfectly logical and utterly convincing.
Hinako Akuta was so angry that she laughed.
"So you just slapped my arm out of its socket?"
"It's not like you can die anyway."
Xiang An shrugged.
Back when Xiang An had first met Yu Meiren on the plateau, he had chopped her head right off in one blow. Yet Yu