That day, the doctor felt my belly and asked if I felt anything there.
I said I felt someone touching my belly.
And...
Stop poking around. My intestines might burst.
The process was grueling, but the final result was pretty good.
They found the scissors. They really were inside my belly.
Then they stitched my belly back up. This time, nothing else got left inside. Thank goodness!
And that was the end of that...
Like hell it was!
After resting for just one day, Hidan, still wrapped in bandages, began racking that rarely used brain of his.
Getting his revenge wouldn't be so easy, though, because...
He couldn't beat that bastard!
It was just fucking depressing. Fuck!
Then Shinji pushed the door open and walked in, making him jump. He actually twitched and shuddered, the kind of jolt that left you feeling utterly deflated afterward.
It was like hiding in your room, secretly doing something naughty to the "study materials" on your computer, only for your parents to suddenly open the door...
Feel free to picture that for yourself.
"Shinji, you bastard! What are you doing here? I don't want to see you right now."
"Relax. I'm here to apologize this time, and I mean it!" Shinji said confidently. If not for the Bloody Triple-Bladed Scythe he was carrying, Hidan might have believed him just a tiny bit.
As things stood, though, Hidan was far more willing to believe this guy had come for revenge than to apologize!
After all, who visited a patient's room to apologize while carrying a murder weapon?!
Seeing that Hidan didn't believe him, Shinji grew a little agitated and immediately raised the Bloody Triple-Bladed Scythe. "What do you think of this weapon?"
At that moment, its longest blade was only 0.01 centimeters from his neck. Faced with such a blatant "threat," Hidan could only force a faint smile. "Nice. Very nice."
"Then do you want it?"
"No, I don't. I don't... Ow!"
Hidan let out an instinctive cry as the blade's tip pricked his neck.
"Sorry, my hand slipped. What did you say just now? I didn't catch it. Could you say it again?"
"I don't... Ow! Akagi Shinji, you bastard, what the hell do you want?" Hidan slapped the Bloody Triple-Bladed Scythe aside and glared at him furiously.
"It's such a powerful weapon. Why don't you want it?"
"Cut the crap! You're just here to mess with me. Like you'd actually give it to me if I said I wanted it!"
"Sure. It's yours."
"I knew you... Huh? You're really giving it to me?"
Hidan scrambled to catch the Bloody Triple-Bladed Scythe Shinji tossed over, looking completely bewildered.
"This Bloody Triple-Bladed Scythe was custom-made for you. The three blades of different lengths will make your swings harder to defend against, letting you wound enemies more easily, collect their blood, and perform your ritual. You can attach a rope to the ring at the base of the shaft for ranged attacks. That makes up somewhat for your lack of long-range options, and it can also catch opponents off guard in battle."
Watching Shinji stand there and explain everything so earnestly, Hidan found himself at a loss. His hands couldn't help gently stroking the vicious weapon that had nearly hacked him to death just yesterday.
Only after Shinji finished his explanation did Hidan finally ask, "This is really for me? Didn't you have this weapon made for yourself?"
Shinji's request to Cult Leader Takihata to have a weapon forged was hardly a secret. Naturally, Hidan knew about it too. He had simply never imagined Shinji was having a weapon made for him.
Was that... even possible?
Shinji shrugged, his tone casual. "I've already got the Kubikiribōchō. I don't need another weapon for now."
Hidan fell silent, his eyes fixed on the Bloody Triple-Bladed Scythe,
While scenes from the Land of Waves began surfacing in his mind. "I've realized that a more straightforward weapon suits me better. Neither kunai nor the Black Spear does enough damage."
"So what kind of weapon do you want?"
"This, obviously! (Watermelon Knife)"
"Uh, I think you should put more thought into how to collect your enemy's blood more easily."
"Why? If I hack someone to death in one swing, why would I need their blood?!"
"Later on... Sigh, forget it."
"So you remembered all along..."
"Tch. I wouldn't want such a weird weapon."
With emotions he couldn't quite name, Hidan muttered a couple of things that made sense to no one but himself. Then he gripped the Bloody Triple-Bladed Scythe tightly in his right hand and began whipping it through the air, looking as excited as a child with a new toy.
As for being neglected and wronged earlier, not to mention all his injuries...
Hmph. The great Lord Hidan was magnanimous. He wouldn't hold it against that bastard Shinji.
Shinji didn't interrupt him. He only wanted to stand quietly and look handsome while checking the system notifications.
[Hidan's bond points +99]
[Quest: New Undying Duo] [Objective: Interact with Hidan to build your bond.] [Bond points: 500/500] [Stage two complete]
[Rewards issued: Cursed soul points ×5,000, Jujutsu Enhancement Scroll ×1]
[Quest: New Undying Duo] (Stage three unlocked) [Objective: Omitted] [Bond points: 500/1,000] [Quest rewards: Cursed soul points ×1,000, Domain Construction Scroll ×1]
Seeing the rewards in his hands, Shinji's mood instantly soared.
All that preparation hadn't been for nothing.
Neglect him, provoke him, piss him off, then spring a surprise on him!
The routine he'd learned from a guy on the Sea King Forum really did work.
It had absolutely nothing to do with that guy being tall, rich, and handsome, having a degree from a prestigious overseas university, or finally gifting a villa worth ten million!
Those comments really were just mindless hate. Good thing he hadn't believed them.
Once the second stage was complete, the third stage unlocked, just as he'd expected.
The bond point requirement had also risen from five hundred to a thousand. It didn't seem like much of an increase, but the difficulty had actually multiplied.
It was like an advanced calculus exam scored out of a hundred. Getting sixty was easy, but getting ninety was incredibly hard. As for getting a hundred... How much did you drink to start talking like that? (If you're one of those geniuses who could all get into Peking University, please ignore that last bit.)
But with the rewards the system offered, he had to tackle the quest no matter how hard it was.
Never mind the ten thousand cursed soul points he desperately needed. That [Domain Construction Scroll] alone was enough to set his imagination running wild!
If it really was what he thought it was...
Hidan, from now on, you're Daddy's good little boy!
Daddy will support you for life!
"So? Does it handle well?"
"Tch. It's nothing special. But Lord Hidan will reluctantly accept it. If you've got nothing else to say, you can leave." Hidan didn't mean a word of it. In truth, he absolutely loved it, as the bond points he'd just gained made perfectly clear.
Shinji didn't call him out. He turned and left, because he was already itching to move on to the next step himself.
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