A Seaside Preview / 4. Ha! I Regret Nothing About Killing My Disciple!

"However, it appears to have been physically cracked."

As Hong spoke, she explained, "The Crimson Crystal didn't dissipate; rather, it lost its host."

What does this mean?

Cong Yu was somewhat puzzled.

--

"Cough cough cough... Hahaha..."

"..."

"How can you still laugh?"

The female Monster, her mask revealing a displeased expression, offered this assessment.

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"Ma was almost burned to death, and you weren't far from dying either... What happened to make you two get beaten so badly?"

Upon hearing her words, the smiling masked Monster collapsed to the ground, mist slowly leaking from his body. "He's a formidable fellow."

As he said this, he panted, "Ha... huff... but I still managed to escape. I tricked him, so of course I'm very happy."

However, the female Monster were not happy.

"But the Monster responsible for retrieving the rings must have been implanted with a tracking spell, right? We have no way to detect it, nor can we remove it."

"That 'formidable guy' you mentioned might just storm into the 'Demon Kingdom' at any moment..."

The smiling masked Monster was unfazed by the female Monster's clearly sarcastic remarks, "Just kill all your fellow monsters who were sent to retrieve the rings, and then throw them outside."

"..." The female Monster's voice immediately crackled with anger at his words: "You bastard!!!"

It sounds like she's about to start hitting someone... or even fighting a monster.

"Haha, I didn't want to either, but do you have any other ideas?"

As he said this, the smiling masked Monster spread his hands, "You need to be quick. Even you think this method is cruel, so the other side definitely won't have thought of this."

"If nothing unexpected happens, after severely injuring us, their magic power must have been significantly depleted. They'll probably wait until their magic power recovers somewhat before coming after us again, so..."

We must cut off our "tail" as soon as possible and escape as quickly as possible.

Amidst these words, the smiling mask Monster's outer shell gradually repaired itself, and it even had the strength to stand up.

"Japan is far too dangerous. The 'King' here is acting very strangely, casually taking to the front lines himself."

Despite his sarcastic remarks about the "King Level" ruler's lack of approachability, he issued the order, "Now! Immediately! Right now!!! Slaughter all those compatriots who have been infected with the spell as quickly as possible!"

Not a single ashes can be left behind.

Chapter 174 Seaside Preview

The Crimson Crystal that Crimson buried were destroyed by the Monster through powerless means; in other words, the monster killed its own kind.

There were also companions.

It seems that the "companions" and "fellow countrymen" mentioned by the other party are not things that cannot be easily abandoned.

That smiling Monster is someone who can accomplish great things.

In this way, the clues about the Monster have been completely cut off.

Hmm... Is it broken? If it is broken.

Because everything has simply returned to the beginning...

I'm in the open, the enemy is in the shadows... It doesn't sound good, but in other words, it can be understood as the other side being unable to act openly and honestly.

Since the other party lacks the confidence to show their face in public, Cong Yu can face it calmly without letting it affect her mood.

"So, how strong is the opponent?"

Chi You asked this question, looking at Cong Yu who was reporting, his expression indifferent and noble. Cong Yu's answer was—

"Pretty weak."

"..."

"Be more specific."

Chi You somewhat helpless. She knew her opponent was definitely weaker than Cong Yu. But if the opponent was only slightly weaker, then things would be very serious.

Among her subordinates, Cong Yu was considered one of the best.

Aside from being a bit more wicked and disrespectful, his fighting prowess was so great that it reminded her of General Xingtian.

To be more specific...

Cong Yu thought for a moment, made a judgment, and said, "The two I encountered were slightly stronger than the average Boss Level monster in their normal state. But I'm unsure about the strength of their transformed state, nor do I know their strength level within the entire Monster gang."

I see.

In that case, it seems the Monster Cong Yu encountered wasn't that powerful... But could Cong Yu have misjudged the situation?

After all, Cong Yu's abilities are quite unreasonable; perhaps what he said wasn't the truth, but just contempt for Monster.

Perhaps what he meant by "slightly stronger than a typical Boss Level" is actually "slightly weaker than King Level"?

Thinking this, Chi You looked at Cong Yu with a suspicious expression and pressed, "Is Zun Du fake?"

Miss Chi You, you surf the internet quite a bit...

Cong Yu: "Fine, don't believe me then."

Upon hearing this, Chi You immediately coughed lightly. "Cough cough, no... I definitely believe you, you are my most trusted minister."

His Majesty the Emperor, who had previously lectured Cong Yu for wiping out the 21st Group, said this.

This perfectly illustrates what it means to call out "my most trusted minister" when there's trouble, and to call out Cong Yu when there's no trouble.

Miss Chi You, lacking such self-awareness, instructed Cong Yu: "So, you said you've lost progress in tracking down the Monster, right? What are you planning to do about what happens next?"

Regarding this...

"So I think we don't need to worry about it."

Cong Yu then offered a solution. "Your Majesty, I only need to trouble you to have Little Black and Little White inform the various kings to be aware of the Monster' appearances."

That makes sense, but the problem is...

"I remember entrusting the matter of the Monster to you, right? But... it seems you didn't handle it well, Cong Yu."

Miss Chi You said this not with any blame in mind, but rather with a teasing tone: "This disappoints me a little--"

As she said this, Cong Yu's expression turned dangerous. "Miss Chi You, this is all your fault!"

Chi You: "Huh?"

"Logically, deciding 'how to do it' should be your job, right? You're in management, and I'm only responsible for execution."

"I took responsibility because you assigned me to handle this matter... but the responsibility hasn't been transferred."

"So whether my decision-making was wrong or the final goal did not meet your expectations, it will not be my fault."

Cong Yu maintained her gentle and refined demeanor as she spoke, but her tone was filled with an inexplicable logical authority.

When Miss Chi You was in charge, she was still a pure primitive. After learning to surf the internet, she browsed the same things as any other shut-in.

She had never encountered the modern concept of "division of responsibility" before, and was immediately speechless, unable to refute it.

They were almost overwhelmed by the power of Cong Yu's logic.

"Hmm..."

After hesitating for a long time, Miss Chi You finally chose to feign authority and act spoiled. "Hmph! I don't care!"

Cong Yu sighed softly at the Monster Emperor, despite being bound, still tried his best to maintain his dignity.

"Sigh... I don't care then, this is my solution anyway. Miss Chi You, you can decide for yourself. I've been quite busy lately."

Seeing Cong Yu rubbing her brow like this, Chi You...

His tone softened somewhat. "Managing Wind City be very hard work, right?"

As Chi You spoke, he recalled the time when he governed the Jiuli: "If you encounter any difficulties, you can talk to other King Level who declared themselves kings early on and ask them for advice."

"Just say it was with my permission... but is that really necessary? I've heard you have a pretty good relationship with the other kings."

In response to Chi You's words, Cong Yu summoned the Jormungandr Train while explaining, "Your Majesty, you misunderstand. I had plans to go to the beach with a magical girl... That's all, I'll take my leave now."

Then, as the Cong Yu, the Giant Serpent disappeared into the hall after it was buried in the wall.

Chi You: "..."

Wait a minute! That sentence contains so much information!!!

"Little White, the Emperor's expression is so funny--"

"Yes, Little Black, you're right."

The little girl in the white robe turned her head away from the doorway and continued, "But, Little Black, your voice seemed a bit loud this time. His Majesty looks very angry, and I might be implicated because of you."

Standing on the other side, the little girl in the black robe laughed nonchalantly, "Haha, no, it's all Cong Yu's fault..."

Having shifted the blame like that, Little Black withdrew his head, feeling the threat coming from behind him, cold sweat dripping down his forehead. "How could His Majesty, such a discerning emperor, hold a grudge against me? He certainly wouldn't—"

At Little Black's voice, Little White quietly gave a thumbs up.

The gazes behind him hesitated for a long time before finally acknowledging Little Black's "clear sense of right and wrong," and after a cold snort, they gave up on disciplining their own protector.

The girl in white breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that Little Black could occasionally use a few useful little tricks!

His Majesty is indeed concerned about his image.

Then...

The little girl in black thought His Majesty might have calmed down, so she peeked behind her and asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, Little White and I also want to go to the beach to play with Cong Yu... Can you grant us a vacation?"

Chi You: "..."

White-White: "Oh no, we're doomed."

Chapter 175 Yes! No regrets for killing my disciple!

Wind City an island.

This might sound strange, because Japan is actually an island... so to be more precise, this place Wind City ...

It's an island within an island.

In other words, this place is surrounded by the sea.

Um...

This might be a bit confusing, because isn't Wind City a "city"? A city that can deploy Great Barrier.

Why an island?

Well, for example...

Fusha Village belongs to Wind City... It is located not far from Wind City "city", that is, Wind City "urban area".

Therefore, the island of Wind City has a lot of Seaside.

There are more than a dozen commercially developed beach attractions around the area that are already in operation.

In summer, tourists from other cities always come to the beach to swim... but there aren't many locals in the Wind City.

Because it's so close, I can come anytime.

However, magical girls are clearly not included in this category... Yaochuan Guang has always been very busy with his work, such as fighting monsters.

Although the weirdos who frequent Wind City are quite weak and don't appear very often, the fact that Yaochuan Guang is in charge of the entire Wind City by himself means he's certainly not having a very relaxed job.

That's why Yaochuan Guang, who was choosing a swimsuit, looked so excited... I hope she was excited because she was going to the beach.

Otherwise, Cong Yu felt he shouldn't have shown such excitement in the swimsuit shop; it would have made her seem like a pervert.

"Well..."

Similarly, Cong Yu, who was sighing, had no idea why Yaochuan Guang had dragged her into the swimsuit store... especially a women's swimsuit store.

There are quite a few tourists choosing swimsuits right now, but Cong Yu is the only male in the entire store...