The Martial Arts Showdown Begins (1)

At dusk, the setting sun washed Weifei Land in red, as though someone had spilled a jar of syrup.

In streets bustling with everyday life, the four officers of Hollow Special Operations Section 6 made their way through the crowds. They had come to Weifei Land on the mayor's orders.

Hot sauce from fish balls clung to the corner of Soukaku's mouth. She held takoyaki in her left hand and clutched the hem of Tsukishiro Yanagi's skirt with her right.

"Yanagi, look! The roast goose in that glass case is glowing!"

Yanagi glanced over and rubbed her forehead helplessly. "That's the lighting. And Harumasa... try wiping your candied hawthorn on my clothes again. I dare you."

Beside her, Harumasa dodged right with his skewer of candied hawthorn. "The chief hasn't said anyth—Chief?"

Realizing Hoshimi Miyabi was gone, the three hurriedly looked back. They found her standing before a herbal tea shop, her fox ears twitching warily.

"The energy here is deeply disturbed. A powerful fighter must be hiding nearby."

Miyabi solemnly tasted half a slice of honeydew melon. "Like a sudden summer downpour over a bamboo grove, it heralds the thunder to come."

They followed her gaze—

"Master said to bring back a serving of double-skin milk, right?"

Pan Yinhu emerged from a dessert shop with an iron pot balanced on his head, and Pulchra answered him.

"Master's still Master. She set her sights on the mayor's subsidy straightaway..."

"All right, Fufu. Don't forget Master also said to buy Xiaoguang some osmanthus cake..."

Before they could finish, Miyabi suddenly raised a hand and pointed. "I've found the source. I'll be right back."

The Robot Fox vanished in a streak of blue-green lightning, leaving everyone staring at one another.

"What was the chief even talking about?"

Harumasa scratched his head. Yanagi