Tokyo underground city

Chapter 289 The extension of “now”

And he calls it a "must read"!

"A genius swordsman does not need to master swordsmanship..."

“Because what we see directly is the result.”

Lin Huaien wiped the blood under his nose and turned to look at the referee beside the field:

"I won this sentence——"

However, before he could finish his words, Kamiya Chun's exclamation was heard from the side of the field:

"Captain Lin, be careful—"

(Enemy attack?! The opponent is Oishino Taro?!)

(He is not dead... his previous posture was falling to the ground...)

(Jump up!)

At that moment, a series of flashing thoughts flashed through Lin Huai'en's mind.

He jumped into the air, and almost immediately behind him, Oishino Taro's right foot scratched the sole of his shoe.

"Damn...so careless..."

The giant man covered the blood on his forehead and stood up again.

At this moment, the smile on his face has disappeared, and his originally ferocious face has completely turned into a devil——

"Ever since I was disfigured, I hate being slapped in the face the most!"

"Is that so... It seems that the attack is also a key point that must be guarded against for you..."

Lin Huai'en held the bamboo sword, but turned to look at the referee:

"My sword strike has broken his face. Is that enough to prove my victory?"

"this……"

The referee subconsciously glanced at Amagi next to him.

Only then did Lin Huai'en realize that even these referees from the Tokyo Prefectural Association were in the same group as the Dragon King Association.

"It doesn't matter if we're not in the same group... After all, black whistles can be found everywhere."

Lin Huai'en looked at Tiancheng General Secretary and subconsciously clenched the bamboo sword in his hand again.

But Souji Amagi coughed slightly and stood up:

"In that case, let's just consider us losing."

He casually took the land deed of Tianshui Pavilion from the lawyer beside him and threw it to the ground with an expression on his face.

"Your Excellency Amagi!"

Oishino Taro subconsciously wanted to say something.

But Amagi Souji casually swung his sword.

The silver blade flashed across the giant man's head and flew into the air amidst Midou Shoya's screams.

"Useless guy..."

"I originally thought that he was big enough, and with the strength of the two women in Tianshui Hall, they wouldn't be able to cause real fatal injuries to him. But in the end, I couldn't even protect his face, which I hate being touched the most. It seems that I think highly of him. ”

Standing in a pool of blood of the giant man, Tiancheng looked at Lin Huai'en calmly:

"I failed this time, but I would like to advise you, if you don't want to lose your life, you'd better get out of the Tianshui Pavilion matter as soon as possible."

"Next time, if you still stand in front of me, I won't let you go."

"Even if you lose the face of the Urban Association, I will kill you with the sword!"

Amagi Souji glanced at Lin Huaien one last time, turned around and walked out of Tensui Isshin-ryu's dojo.

Lin Huai'en sighed as he watched the warriors from the Dragon King's Association helping out the wounded who had been defeated.

Slightly loosen the right hand holding the bamboo sword.

"Damn it... Before I left, I didn't forget the disgusting person."

Regarding the body of Oishino Taro, Kamiya Tsubaki and others who were used to seeing patients with ore syndrome were not surprised. However, the girl's angry look on her face made it obvious that Amagi Souji was disgusted.

"Okay, now that we've driven them away, that's all."

Lin Huai'en patted Chun's head and turned to look at Tian Shuiyu——

"First priority student, I want to talk to you about something."

The young man glanced at him and nodded: "Okay."

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"So, [Tianshuikan] must not hand over [Yamagiri Kiyomitsu]?"

Back in Tian Shuiyu's room, after everyone else left, Lin Huai'en was the first to ask.

"Sorry, in my father's legacy, [Yamakiri Kiyomitsu] is more important than the entire Tensuikan. Except for his teacher Kazuma Shinohara, it is completely unacceptable for anyone from the Tokyo Metropolitan Association to ask for [Yamakiri Kiyomitsu]. letter."

Tian Shuiyu slowly shook his head.

"...Since [Yamaki Kiyoko] is such a dangerous thing, why would Kaoru Tensui leave it to you?"

Lin Huaien sighed, a little confused.

"Actually... my father didn't ask us to keep [Yama Kiri Kiyomitsu], he just told us to find Mr. Shinohara Kazuma as soon as possible and hand [Yama Kiri Kiyomitsu] to him."

"Unfortunately, Mr. Kazuma Shinohara had already set out for the [Abyssal Layer] before my father passed away. It has been nearly ten years now. Except for one sighting record six years ago, there has been no news at all."

"Everyone in the Dragon King Association chose to attack at this time, probably because they considered that Mr. Shinohara might have died..."

Tianshui Yu's voice was calm: "As long as Mr. Shinohara is alive, the Tianshui Pavilion will be a valuable asset. Both the Tokyo Metropolitan Association and the Shinohara family are willing to take care of us. The Dragon King Association and the Black Ling Group will look after us. No matter how unpleasant it is, I will not blatantly bully the members of Tianshui Hall."

"But there has been no news from Mr. Shinohara for too long. The Shinohara family cannot protect itself. Even the Tokyo Prefectural Association has gradually avoided us, so you see this embarrassing situation."

Tian Shuiyu's voice became lower and lower, and finally he couldn't help it and coughed quietly.

"I understand." Lin Huai'en sighed: "When the [Colorful Deer] matter is over, we will leave. If Chun is unwilling to leave with us, I will not force her to fulfill her previous agreement. Regarding this point, there is nothing Problem?"

"But [Colorful Deer]'s reward..."

Tian Shuiyu hesitated.

"Consider it Chun's reward for helping me [recast] Gray Wrath."

Lin Huai'en couldn't help but laugh: "Hunting [Colorful Deer] is something that may not necessarily be successful. It's just a matter of effort."

"Then...Tianshui Pavilion will remember your kindness."

Tian Shuiyou looked at Lin Huaien and nodded slowly.

"Okay, if that's the case, then it's settled."

Lin Huai'en glanced outside the door and stood up slowly.

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"So, after being threatened, are you ready to run away with your tail between your legs?"

Yuan Ximu leaned outside the door, seemingly driving away everyone else who was eavesdropping.

She herself listened to every word.

"A strong dragon will not overwhelm a local snake."

Lin Huai'en said without paying much attention: "I said that for me, doing good has a cost."

"Unless there is an order from Minister Xiao, I will not help them to the end."

"Besides, I don't think we need to be arrogant."

Lin Huai'en turned to look at the young man in the room looking out at the courtyard: "Tianshui Pavilion has managed to survive without our help, so they should be able to survive without our help."

"...What if I kneel on the ground and beg you, saying that Tianshui Hall cannot survive without the help of the Daytime Thieves Team?"

Somewhat suddenly, Tsubaki Kamiya walked out from behind Yugure Hara, with both Hiiragi and Tanya behind her.

Lin Huai'en glanced at Yuan Ximu in surprise.

The girl just smiled and made a silent gesture: "You know the psychic skills."

On the other hand, Chun's expression was extremely serious. Even though there was only a wooden door between him and Tian Shuiyu, the boy did not react at all to the movements in the corridor.

This made Lin Huai'en realize that this was Yuan Ximu's ability——

Since her skills include [Cognitive Filter], after becoming a psychic, interfering with other people's observation abilities is a natural thing for her.

"Behind the Dragon King Society is Dalian Temple, which is one of the three major families along with the Shinohara family. The [Kuroishi Group] and the [Ryu King Society] are the black and white gloves of Dalian Temple respectively. Amagi Souji is the current family of Dalian Temple and the illegitimate son of Musashi of Dalian Temple. .”

"Now that the Shinohara family, which is the hand of the three major families, is in decline, Dairenji Musashi will not miss this opportunity. He will definitely use Tensuikan, the weakest link in Shinohara's power, as an entry point to test the reaction of the Shinohara family."

"No matter how the Shinohara family reacts, Tensuikan, as the bridgehead, will definitely not end well."

Kamiya Chun said a lot, but Lin Huaien just looked at her and spread his hands helplessly——

"But even though you told me so much, it doesn't help much."

"I mean……"

Kamiya Tsubaki gritted her teeth. After so many days of interaction, she had gradually understood Lin Huaien's brain circuit: "If the reward from Tianshui Pavilion is not enough, then how about adding the Shinohara family, which is equivalent to half of Tokyo's explorers?"

"...If we help Tensuikan, will the Shinohara family definitely help us?"

Lin Huai'en knew very well that Chun still had something to say.

"... Yuu is engaged to the eldest daughter of the Shinohara family [Katsura Shinohara]. My father was originally the son-in-law of the Shinohara family. After Yuu was born, he made an engagement to Miss Katori, the only daughter of Mr. Kazuma Shinohara."

"The engagement has not yet been terminated, but because the life and death of my father and His Excellency Kazuma Shinohara are unknown, the current acting head of the Shinohara family, Shinohara Takazo, is suspected of watching Yu die from the ore disease."

"...But the Shinohara family is trying to break off the engagement. Could it be that..."

Lin Huai'en thought for a moment and realized something.

Chun took a deep breath, nodded and said: "Yes, Miss Katori and Yu have a very good relationship, but the situation between Tensuikan and Yu is not good now. Miss Katori has been imprisoned by Shinohara Takashi!"

"...This guy is the template for an anime protagonist!"

Lin Huai'en glanced at the unconscious, sickly boy next door, and finally understood the whole story.

"So, if I help you, I can gain the support of the entire Shinohara family?"

"30% chance."

Chun didn't mean to hide anything, and raised three fingers: "As Yu's adopted son-in-law, there are not many things that can affect the Shinohara family, but Miss Katori is a very grateful person, and the Shinohara family is considered one of the three major families. As a relatively moderate conservative, if the Upper City Association wants to intervene in the Tokyo Metropolitan Association, the Shinohara family is also a good starting point."

Listening to Chun's serious talk, Lin Huai'en couldn't help but laugh a little.

But her words reminded him——

"Is it a good point to exert your strength..."

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"So, Minister Shino, you asked us to follow Kamiya Tsubaki to Tokyo because you have seen through this a long time ago?"

Lin Huai'en looked at the short minister in the video and couldn't help but shake his head.

"Yes, the relationship behind Kamiya Chun is almost public."

Minister Xiao drank the black tea: "With the analysis of the [Intelligence Department], it is not difficult for the [Control Department] to come to this conclusion. In fact, if you want the [Panax], I can send it to you right now." .”

"But, do you still recommend me to deal with the [Colorful Deer]..."

Lin Huai'en understood what Minister Xiao meant.

"After all, it is also a good target to fight." Minister Xiao nodded and said: "I think the battle with it will definitely bring you a little 'surprise'."

Having said this, she put down the teacup:

"It doesn't make sense to keep 'promoting' you. The Shangcheng Association's support for you also includes 'tasks' that are suitable for you."

"Is the mission of 'helping Tianshui Pavilion' one of them?"

Lin Huaien sighed.

After becoming a psychic, Yuan Ximu had already explained the meaning of "starry sky" to him.

For professional "astrologers", just by observing the stars in the sky, they can also capture clues of the future from the countless star trails——

That does not rely on inference, but on a kind of perception coming from the Dirac Sea.

Just like Lin Huai'en's [Sword Theory] is a judgment on the enemy's future moves, for astrologers, they can perceive the "future" - in other words, the "extension of the present."

"The 'future' that [astrology stations] can see is not 100% correct, but they can still perceive the 'future trend'."

Minister Xiao nodded: "According to the judgment of [Urban Astrology Observatory], something big will happen in Tokyo in the near future. If you feel it is dangerous, you can leave early. At that time, I only need to send your names from Just cross it off the list of national explorers.”

Minister Xiao's tone was very calm, as if he was just telling a fact.

"...How serious is it exactly?"

Lin Huai'en was silent for a moment and then asked.

"Enough to have a global impact."

Minister Shino replied: "At least in the Upper City Association next to Tokyo, there is absolutely no way to escape the relationship - in addition to the daytime thief team, we have also made a lot of arrangements in Tokyo, and we hope they will be effective by then."

"To put it bluntly, we are all just 'idle hands', insignificant, but 'maybe' can work wonders."

Lin Huaien sighed and said.

"Is such that."

Minister Xiao nodded.

"..."

Lin Huai'en was silent for a moment, and Minister Xiao had been waiting for his reply.

"What's the chance of something like this happening?"

"It's everyday."

Minister Xiao replied calmly: "The [Hongliu] you encountered before were specialized in doing these things. Their sacrifice rate was very high. We have been trying to reduce the mortality rate of special explorers, so we introduced the [Hongliu]." National Explorer Plan——"

"In fact, before you, we called [Uncle Jin] and the others [National Explorers]."

Minister Xiao's tone was a little low.

Lin Huai'en sniffed and nodded: "Okay, I understand. As a member of Shangdu City, I will help you tell Yuan Ximu and the others."

"This matter cannot be decided by me alone."

He emphasized it, though it was better than nothing.

"Thank you." Minister Xiao understood what he meant and nodded: "If you need anything, you can continue to contact me - don't worry, you are not an official national explorer now. For missions that are too dangerous, I am I won’t let you bear it.”

"knew."

Lin Huaien nodded and closed the communication.