Kanon Haze

Snap!

Nangong Nayue pulled out a folding fan and slammed it hard on Sasazaki Misaki's head.

"Don't push your luck, you stupid dog! Besides, you know my situation perfectly well."

"Oh, just kidding. It's just that Tsuki-chan has so little sense of humor."

Sasazaki Misaki scratched her head.

She was Nangong Nayue's junior at school, and they had a fairly good relationship. She knew that Nangong Nayue was both a witch and the guardian of the Prison Barrier.

The original body, acting as the key, has been dormant in another world. This body was created by Nangong Nayue using magic; it's merely a puppet used to connect the original body's five senses.

Although most of her physiological functions are normal, giving birth is impossible for her.

"By the way, who are these three people?"

I can't believe Sasazaki Misaki asked curiously.

Nangong Nayue was about to explain, but Ren spoke first, "Cohabitation relationship."

"?!"

Sasazaki Misaki paused for a second, then became excited again.

On the other hand...

Although dolls can't have children, that doesn't mean they can't do that kind of thing!

"I never imagined that Natsuki-chan was already living with a man!"

"Hello!"

Nangong Nayue couldn't stand their nonsensical conversation any longer and forcibly interrupted them.

"I've caught the criminals, two orcs. They're being taken back for questioning. Also, increase patrols at all checkpoints. If another terrorist escapes, you can forget about your year-end bonuses."

Seeing that Nangong Nayue was serious, Sasazaki Misaki immediately raised her hands in surrender.

She didn't want to work hard all year only to have it all for nothing.

But as she was leaving, she still waved to Ren: "Be sure to let me know when you get married, I'll definitely give you a gift!"

"That stupid dog!"

Nangong Nayue watched her junior's retreating figure with a hint of resentment.

She used to be teased by this guy a lot when she was in school.

She thought she would never see him again after graduation, but to her surprise, Sasazaki Misaki was assigned to the same unit after graduation, and they even shared an office at school.

If it weren't for her students, she would have quit long ago.

However, Ren could see how much Nangong Nayue cherished this friendship.

Given her personality, if someone unfamiliar with her dared to joke with her like that, they would have been hung up by her Chains of Commandment long ago.

So, could this be considered another form of tsundere (a Japanese term for someone who is arrogant or conceited)?

Chapter 272 Yase Kanon

After this little incident, Nangong Nayue took Nagisa Akatsuki back with her.

She then received a phone call and left home, warning Ren and his group not to wander off.

Because of the terrifying attack just now, Aurora and Nagisa Akatsuki were very obedient and started playing games at home.

Ignoring Nangong Nayue's warning, Ren left the two of them to watch the house before going out alone.

There was still some time before the Feast of the Crimson, Ren wanted to take this opportunity to see if he could refresh some quests on Itogami Island.

Although the timeline he traveled to was a few years earlier than the main story, what was destined to happen would still happen.

As a time traveler with prior knowledge of the plot, if I could still cause some of the tragedies from the original story to happen, wouldn't that make my time travel pointless?

Two hours later.

"No, is this quest really that hard to trigger?"

After wandering aimlessly through the streets of Itogami City for several hours, Ren couldn't help but complain, having gained nothing except the phone numbers of a few daring beauties.

Although he still remembers parts of the plot, as he previously stated...

Aside from a few pretty girls and important events, I can't remember any details of what happened.

Therefore, even if he were to follow the clues, finding those beautiful female supporting characters from the original work would be like finding a needle in a haystack.

Although he has a system task panel, he has to trigger the task first if he wants to automatically find his way with one click.

To trigger a quest, you must first encounter the relevant event or target character.

Unbeknownst to him, Ren had fallen into a vicious cycle.

"Hiss, if we still can't find it, we'll just go directly to Nangong Nayue."

Ren knew that there was at least one quest waiting to be triggered on Nangong Nayue.

That's the "Prison Barrier".

The reason why Nangong Nayue became the Witch of the Gap who struck fear into the hearts of Europe demons was because of her powerful and decisive killing ability.

Its power stems from a pact it made with a demon ten years ago.

However, making a pact with a demon comes at a price.

The greater the power, the greater the cost.

The price Nangong Nayue paid was to become the guardian of the Prison Barrier, forever sleeping in another world as the "key".

Although Ren had been in contact with Nangong Nayue for more than 24 hours, Ren felt that as long as he mentioned it to Nangong Nayue, the mission would be almost certain to happen.

Does Nangong Nayue want to break free from the control of the contract?

The answer is, of course, yes.

Otherwise, she wouldn't need to create a doll to continue walking in the human world.

"Let's shop for another hour, then we'll head back."

Ren eventually gave up on the idea of deliberately grinding through missions, put his hands in his pockets, and began to stroll around the streets of Itogami City.

As he stood in front of a snack shop waiting for the owner to finish frying the skewers, a figure suddenly caught his eye out of the corner of his eye.

The girl stood beside her, her pale blue eyes, like those of a glacier, fixed on the ingredients behind the shop window. She looked serious, as if she was considering what she should ask the shop owner to do.

It evokes images of silver hair cascading down the sides of a snowy field, and the bare skin of the neck peeking out from the collar is as white as snow.

Perhaps it was the color of her hair and eyes, but the beautiful young woman exuded an indescribable noble air.

Her height is similar to that of Nagisa and Aurora.

They wore high-necked long-sleeved shirts under their short-sleeved uniforms to shield themselves from the scorching sun on Itogami Island during the day.

The dark-colored clothing further accentuated the girl's delicate and refined face.

[Yase Kanon]

[Status: Spiritual Central Transformation in Progress]

"?"

Is this like someone bringing you a pillow when you're about to fall asleep?

Ren never expected that one of the heroines from the original work would appear in front of him so dramatically, even though he had given up deliberately grinding for missions.

However, Ren remained unmoved at first, simply waiting silently for the girl to choose the ingredients.

"Boss, these things will suffice."

After making her selection, Yase Kanon politely thanked the shop owner.

But perhaps due to a woman's keen intuition, she vaguely sensed that she was being watched.

But all around him were passersby rushing by, and the only other person shopping in the same store was a young man wearing sunglasses.

Yase Kanon didn't suspect Ren. Instead, she opened her small wallet, took out some money, and paid the bill.

But just then, a voice came from beside him. "Boss, I've paid for her."

"Huh?"

Upon hearing Yase Kanon's eyes widened in surprise.

But she quickly realized what she meant and shook her head at Ren, saying, "Um... thank you, but no need, I have my own money."

"It's alright, consider it a gift for letting me see the Holy Maiden."

Without saying a word, Ren handed the boss a large sum of money he had looted from Nangong Nayue's house, then pulled down his sunglasses.

If it were a slightly older woman, there would be an eight or nine out of ten who would develop feelings for Ren.

After all, women always like to hear compliments about their appearance.

Of course, the key to whether or not you can gain favor depends on the modeling skill.

If you act like a goblin, you'll not only get disgusted looks, but you might even risk being taken to the police station for questioning.

However, Yase Kanon was clearly not old enough for that. When Ren suddenly praised her, she only blushed slightly and mentally labeled him as "strange".

"Thanks."

Seeing that Ren insisted on paying for her, a somewhat troubled Yase Kanon could only thank him.

Even so, she still harbored resentment towards Ren.

After all, ever since her monastery was destroyed by fire and she was taken in by her uncle, he had always told her not to trust anyone except her.

Because her uncle was her only relative, Yase Kanon was naturally very obedient.

"Xia Yin, why is it taking so long?"

Just then, a voice rang out from behind Xia Yin.

"Didn't I tell you? Don't talk to strangers outside. Let's go."

What came into Ren's view was an elderly, middle-aged man, thin and frail, wearing a white lab coat and a pair of high-prescription glasses.

He is Yase Kanon's uncle, Yase Kensei.

He glanced at Ren with cold indifference, then ordered Xia Yin to leave with him in an almost commanding tone.

"Sorry, big brother, I have to go now."

Yase Kanon bowed to Ren and then followed behind the man.

A few minutes later.

Yase Kensei confronted Yase Kanon, who was following behind him, on a secluded street.

Do you know who he is? Why did he talk to you?

"Um, Uncle... I don't know."

Yase Kanon gently shook her head.

"Never mind, but from now on, just remember this: in this world, I'm your only family, and only I will be good to you."

"Xia Yin, I will not let anyone hurt you, and I will make you truly happy."

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, Yase Kanon simply nodded silently.

Yase Kensei stopped talking and was about to take Xia Yin back to his laboratory when an uninvited guest blocked their way.

Before Yase Kensei speak, Ren said in a heavy voice, "Yase Kensei, you have the right to remain silent when you are accused of illegally conducting human experiments."

Yase Kensei was stunned.

No, who are you?!