"Who?" Su Ming asked calmly.
"This year's champion, Luo Yu!" Su Qiming said.
At that, a flicker of emotion crossed Su Ming's face.
He paid little attention to affairs on Blue Star.
Naturally, he cared even less about the Individual Tournament held for the younger generation's prodigies.
Even so, he had heard Luo Yu's name a few days earlier.
After all, Luo Yu had contracted a peak Kage level fragment of the Nine-Tails. He couldn't have avoided hearing about it if he tried.
After learning of Luo Yu's exploits, he had even asked his assistant to prepare a dossier on him out of curiosity.
After reading it, he immediately declared that Luo Yu could very well become the greatest future obstacle to the Su Family's Grand Plan.
Hearing Su Qiming name Luo Yu as their ally, Su Ming immediately perked up and put down his fishing rod.
"Are you certain Luo Yu has sided with the Apostle of the Sea?"
Su Qiming thumped his chest. "I can swear to it."
"If I'm wrong, may an ambulance run me over and kill me the next time I step outside."
Seeing how certain he was, Su Ming gently stroked his white beard and said in a low voice, "Explain."
"I discovered that Luo Yu, just like those of us who worship the Apostle of the Sea..."
"...has that distinctive scent."
"Only someone who has come into contact with an apostle's power would have it."
"The scent on Luo Yu is even much stronger than mine."
"He must have relied on the apostle's power to get where he is today."
"And I believe he frequently interacts with the apostle directly. That would explain why the scent is so strong."
Su Ming nodded slightly.
Su Qiming's explanation was well-founded and convincing.
As someone who