Mangekyō · Kamui

Early morning, deep in the forest.

A black bear poked its head out from the grass, carrying a huge fish in its mouth as it looked around.

There had been such a huge commotion here yesterday that Bear Lord hadn't dared leave his den. He had gone hungry all night, and today he was going to see what had happened.

The former Black Heaven Guild site had completely collapsed. Half the ruins had been obliterated, and there was Zero left in the clearing except for a few tree stumps.

A black-haired boy was half-lying beside a tree stump, holding a white-haired girl in his arms.

Looking at the apocalyptic scene before him, the black bear felt a little weak in the knees. Bear Lord could only break a tree with all his strength. How powerful did someone have to be to cause this?

Bear Lord silently retreated, but halfway through, he felt a little unwilling.

Those two furless monkeys looked so small, and there was no movement or anything terrifying about them. Had they been caught up in it?

Had the heavens taken pity on Bear Lord and sent him food?

That made sense. Winter had only just passed, and Bear Lord was starving. Thank you, nature, for your generous gift!

The black bear carefully approached the two children and activated his stealth skill.

Closer and closer.

When the black bear realized it was only two meters away from them and they still had not reacted, it grew bolder.

Bear Lord knew it! This was nature's gift!

The black bear stood upright. Since it was carrying a fish in its mouth, it planned to carry one child under each arm and take them home.

Who said bears did not eat corpses? When hungry, anything would do. Bear Lord could even put on a show for them and chew tree bark.

Just as its paw was about to touch the girl, Bear Lord suddenly froze in place. Cold sweat poured all over its body. After wearing this bear coat for so many years, this was the first time it had ever felt uncomfortable.

The moment Qian Guang woke up, he sensed something approaching. Opening his eyes, he saw a huge claw coming at Mirajane. His Sharingan began spinning unconsciously, directly transforming into its Mangekyō form.

Bear Lord had never imagined that he was just an ordinary black bear, the kind whose paws Qian Guang had eaten when he was young. What had he done to deserve seeing a Mangekyō?

He did not dare move at all. His legs trembled uncontrollably, and he clenched the huge fish in his mouth so tightly that it would not start shaking too.

Qian Guang finally saw what the dark shape was: a huge black bear. No magic power, just an ordinary, big, black bear.

He sighed in relief. Feeling the warmth in his arms, his eyes instantly softened. He checked her body with magic power and found that she had merely overdrawn her magic power. Only then did he slowly relax.

He felt something strange about his eyes, as though something was flowing from them. He could also clearly sense the spatial particles around him and manipulate them freely.

Could it be that?

Qian Guang used the little magic power he had left to form an ice mirror.

In the mirror, Qian Guang's face was pale. What a sickly beauty!

Blood tears still streamed from his eyes. Three little sickle-like shapes formed a pinwheel, replacing the former Three-Tomoe.

Mangekyō!

Kamui!

Tobi's account!

Qian Guang had thought that, since he looked like Itachi, he would have Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi. He had not expected Kamui!

Maybe it was also related to how desperately he had wanted to grab Mirajane back then. As expected, these were eyes that reflected the heart. This was like giving up the red Gundam and starting with the blue Gundam.

I'll inherit Tobi's main account.

Bear Lord watched this Zero-haired monkey's expression change from ferocious to dazed, and then to delighted. He wondered if the monkey was sick and tried to retreat slowly without being noticed.

Watching the furless monkey's expression shift from ferocious to confused, then delighted, Bear Lord wondered if he was sick. He tried to quietly back away without being noticed.

But then a vortex appeared beside him, scaring him stiff again! This time, no matter what, he did not dare move recklessly!

Qian Guang covered his eyes and panted heavily. He could not take it anymore; the magic power consumption was far too great. However, through that test just now and the extra knowledge that had suddenly appeared in his mind, he confirmed that it was exactly the same as Tobi's.

Qian Guang was excited, incredibly excited—so excited that he even wanted to slaughter a bear and eat bear paws in celebration.

The black bear immediately stood at attention! It sensed an incomparable malice!

"Mm~"

Just as Qian Guang was sizing up how to prepare bear paws, Mirajane woke up in his arms.

But girls really did look adorable when they woke up!

Mirajane opened her jewel-like eyes. The first person she saw was Qian Guang. She looked at his eyes, which had already returned to black, and the bloodstains at the corners of them.

She smiled weakly. "So, is this hell?"

"How could it be? Are there bears in hell?" Qian Guang gently stroked her head. Unfortunately, he had no magic power left and could not help her recover.

Since she was being held, Mirajane had not seen the bear and did not want to turn around to look. She merely reached out and brushed Qian Guang's cheek, wanting to wipe away the bloodstains.

"So why were you so foolish and disobedient? Didn't I tell you to run?"

"Well, I couldn't help it. I was unconscious at the time. My body moved on its own." Seeing that she had awakened, Qian Guang was relieved enough to joke with her.

"You're all talk." The corners of Mirajane's lips lifted slightly. She hugged Qian Guang tightly and burrowed into his arms.

"Don't take risks like that again. It hurts me to see you hurt."

"Mm, I won't."

The two held each other, savoring their feelings for one another.

Slap.

The sound shattered the beautiful scene.

Qian Guang turned a blade-sharp gaze toward the black bear, who could not read the mood at all. Perfect—he could use it to nourish Mira's body!

The black bear trembled even harder. Its fish had just fallen to the ground. Bear Lord had not meant to drop it! The fish was too big; Bear Lord simply could not hold it in his mouth anymore.

Its dark little eyes pleaded at Qian Guang. Bear Lord was wrong. Please let Bear Lord go. Bear Lord would eat tree bark from now on.

"Oh, there really is a bear. Did you come to bring us dinner?" Only now did Mirajane notice that there really was a black bear.

However, when the black bear heard this, it thought the female Zero-haired monkey wanted to eat it too and began howling anxiously.

But when the black bear heard that, it thought this female furless monkey wanted to eat it too, and it anxiously began howling.

"Roar, roar, roar!"

As it cried, it pushed the fish toward them and pointed at the distant forest, indicating that it could also gather some fruit.

Mirajane stared at the wildly gesturing bear with a puzzled expression. Why had it started dancing? (°ο°)

Qian Guang looked at the black bear, which was adding drama for itself, with a dark expression. "All right, all right. Go catch another fish and get some fruit too!"

It had to be said that this bear was much smarter than that big bug. Though Qian Guang did not know whether it understood him, it at least immediately got up and ran into the forest.

"Pfft, did that bear think we were going to eat it? So cute." Mirajane suddenly understood what the bear had meant earlier and burst out laughing.

Qian Guang looked at the fish with some distaste and did not tell Mira that he really had been thinking exactly that.

There were no tools nearby, so Qian Guang could only use the most primitive cooking method.

Skewering and fire!

Who knew how long passed.

One person and one bear sat around the fire, drooling. Around them were many ugly-looking but extremely delicious fruits.

On the other side, Qian Guang was grinding medicine.

"So why is the bear here too? As backup ingredients?"

Without turning around, Mirajane stared at the three huge grilled fish before her. "Don't say that. Big Bear caught three fish and lots of fruit for us. Let him be our guest."

"Roar, roar, roar!"

Big Bear was already impatient. If Qian Guang had not stopped him earlier, he would have started eating with his paws.

After receiving the white monkey's assurance, Big Bear was still a little nervous, but delicious food had defeated fear! All he wanted now was to eat the fish!

Watching those two greedy creatures, Qian Guang sped up his grinding. He was afraid that if he went over too late, even his portion would be snatched away and eaten!

"All right, you can eat now!"

After finishing the medicine, Qian Guang looked at the person and bear and sighed. What else could he do? Spoil them, of course.

"Yay!" The moment Mirajane heard that, she kicked Big Bear away and snatched the larger fish in front of him.

Big Bear was utterly confused. He did not understand why he had been kicked, but when he saw that only the smallest fish remained by the fire, he understood.

"Roar, roar, roar!!!" m9(｀д´)!!!!

Bear Lord protests!!! Bear Lord did all the labor! Bear Lord should eat more!

"Eat quickly! If you don't, there won't be any left!"

"Roar~"

All right. Bear Lord was a worker, and workers could only eat what the boss left behind.

Evening, bear cave.

Qian Guang and Mirajane did not immediately return. After clearing out the valuable things from the ruins, they came to visit Big Bear's home. The poor host, however, was currently standing guard outside.

Inside the cave, Mirajane lay there with her back bare.

"Hiss! Are you trying to kill me?! Be gentler! I'm bleeding!"

"Don't move! Of course you're bleeding, it's so big."

"Wuwuwu, gentler!"

"Almost done, almost done. Don't move!"

"Whew, I'm exhausted." Qian Guang wiped the sweat from his forehead. Mira's reaction had been far too intense.

Of course, the two had not done anything improper. After she released her transformation, her back had been covered in cuts. Some wounds even had pebbles lodged in them, and Qian Guang had just been cleaning them out.

But because they had only found some medicine that was not quite suitable, the effects were less than ideal—and it hurt terribly!

"You bastard! Why did you even study medicine?!" Mirajane crossed her arms over her chest.

Qian Guang felt that there was really no need for that. Her upper body was already wrapped in bandages. He had seen a little of what he should and should not have seen, and the slap mark on his face was the best proof.

What could he do? She could not conveniently wrap the bandages herself, and he had only seen a tiny bit. Before he could even look carefully, she had slapped him out.

As a doctor, Qian Guang believed he had no such worldly desires. So he went to reason with Mirajane, wanting to explain his medical principles to her.

Slap!

There it was, another slap mark. Hmph. Completely unreasonable!

That was what he thought, but Big Bear did not have the courage to resist the two Zero-haired monkeys. He was afraid they would suddenly get hungry and want a late-night snack, leaving him to deliver himself right to their door.

That was what he thought, but Big Bear did not dare resist the two furless monkeys. He feared that they would suddenly get hungry and decide to have a late-night snack, with him providing convenient delivery service.

He just hoped they would not touch Bear Lord's treasured honey! Otherwise, Bear Lord would definitely never forgive them unless they gave him five meals of grilled fish!