[Beep—Beep—Click!]
[Hello? Mr. Huangguang, it is actually somewhat unexpected that you would dial this number.]
"Cut the crap. You said... you have the ability to help me, right?"
[Of course, I did say that, but I also said that I wouldn't act lightly. You understand what I mean, right?]
"I know that, of course. So when I need to use you, you'd better demonstrate that you are indeed as strong as you claim."
[Hehehe, it seems you've really run into trouble. Otherwise, you wouldn't show this kind of attitude toward me. Then, let me guess—it's your younger sister, right?]
"...You certainly know enough about it."
[After all, as I said before, abnormal variables have appeared within the Shinomiya family. No, not just the Shinomiya family; accurately speaking, anomalies have occurred in both the Shinomiya and Shijo families. calculating the time now, a month has passed. After struggling to survive through two games of death, that child must have realized how dangerous the 'Sacrificial Game' is, and thus has begun to take action.]
"..."
[No need to worry. Your problem will soon no longer be a problem. Also, I have already arrived; there is no need to stay on the phone.]
Within the communication, that man's low voice disappeared. Then, Huangguang raised his head and saw the other party open the door and walk in.
The other party was an elder of the Shinomiya family. His name... Huangguang couldn't remember it clearly. He had tried many times to investigate the other party and clarify their specific situation, but for some reason, he would always forget about this matter. Every time, he could only recall it again when this person reappeared. However, Huangguang did not feel surprised by this, because he had known from long ago that this person existed in another world he could not touch.
"Now then, leave this place to me. You just need to wait for the matter to conclude."
The man, whose face was filled with a confident expression, spoke up.
"You knew long ago that the girl Kaguya had problems? And that the Shijo family also had problems?"
Huangguang Shinomiya sat in his original spot without moving, simply looking at the other party as he frowned and asked.
"That's right. The little girl from the Shijo family, Maki Shijo, and the youngest daughter of the Shinomiya family, Kaguya Shinomiya—these two little girls were likely [Selected] at the same time. Furthermore, they happened to be selected in the same place, and as a result, the two got to know each other."
The man waved his hand very casually and said.
"Since you knew about this matter, why didn't you tell me in advance?"
Veins bulged on Huangguang's forehead.
"What could I have done if I told you? They have already been selected. Even if they are currently just novices struggling in Twilight-level instances, it cannot change the fact that they have already begun to break away from the realm of humanity. No matter how great your power and influence, it is of no avail before that little girl."
The man sneered, the gaze he directed at Huangguang containing undisguised contempt.
Ideally, trash like this actually dares to lose his temper at me? I am a true expert who can clear Dim Night-level instances, ranked among the best in the entire Tokyo District.
If it weren't for the fact that he really didn't know how to plan financial spending, and that he had been warned by that bastard Koikawa-san not to act recklessly, he wouldn't have bothered using an Obsession Item to modify the memories of the Shinomiya family to forge an identity as a Shinomiya elder for himself, thereby directly using this family's wealth at will.
In fact, many Players all over the world did this kind of thing. For example, the high-level political families over in the United States basically all had Players infiltrating them. However, those Players were always mysterious for some reason, and the man hadn't made contact with them.
According to the situation seen on the projection screen just now, the ones coming were likely Kaguya Shinomiya and that Gao Hai.
Koikawa-san had protected the information of this group of guys very well. He had asked multiple times about which instances these few newcomers had passed, but there was never any reliable news. Coupled with their battle record of being able to defeat the Women's Face Gang and even wipe them out, to be honest, the man was somewhat apprehensive at the very beginning.
After all, even a Twilight-level Obsession Item, if used correctly, could easily kill a Player holding a Dim Night-level Obsession Item. In the final analysis, these Players were still humans themselves; even with enhancements, that couldn't change much.
For this reason, although the man had entered the Shijo family early on to observe Maki Shijo, and had secretly investigated the movement trajectories of Kaguya and Gao Hai, he had ultimately done nothing, merely carefully hiding his own existence.
However, after last night, the man would no longer act cautiously for such things.
The current him no longer needed to worry about being overturned by these few brats who had just cleared two Twilight-level instances.
Because a big shot had extended a helping hand to him.
That big shot, who had single-handedly created the Player group known as the [Women's Face Gang] in the shadows and was dissatisfied because his subordinates were wiped out, gave him a quite formidable Obsession Item. With the assistance of this Obsession Item, the man was certain he could casually eliminate these two fellows who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth.
Here they come!
The man raised his head, looking at the blood-red point of light plummeting rapidly from above.
Wait, what is this situation!?
The man, who originally treated the image of Gao Hai and Kaguya jumping out the window as merely some special effect released by an Obsession Item and didn't care about it, now couldn't help but widen his eyes, realizing his judgment had likely suffered some kind of error.
But even if he realized the problem, it was too late to repent now, because that blood-red light, resembling a meteor, crashed straight down in the next instant.
BOOM!!!
The enormous, luxurious Japanese-style villa was thoroughly penetrated by this strike. All the windows shattered and scattered, dust flew into the air, and the roof of the house collapsed amidst the sound of crumbling.
Gao Hai slowly stood up from the ground, the blood-colored light in his pupils dissipating at this moment.
Just a moment ago, he had pushed the power of the Blessing to its limit, jumping directly from the top floor of a skyscraper dozens of meters high. He leaped to a height of at least two hundred meters, possibly even approaching three hundred meters, and then crossed a distance of several kilometers to land directly in Huangguang Shinomiya's residence.
After such ultra-high-intensity operation, Gao Hai deactivated the Blessing's power, discovering that he only felt relatively exhausted. If he was willing now, he could activate the Blessing's power again at any time, and after activation, he could still use it for about half a minute to a minute.
"This level of power should be considered the pinnacle of Dim Night-level, hovering on the edge of being infinitely close to Red Moon-level, right?"
Gao Hai put down Kaguya, who had been lying on his back the whole time, thought for a moment, and spoke.
"The power of this Blessing is indeed stronger than we anticipated. With this Blessing, our next mission should be much easier."
As Kaguya spoke, she reached out to smooth her somewhat messy hair, trying hard to calm her own breathing. Gao Hai's Hulk-style method of travel just now had brought her quite a bit of stimulation. The final jump had forced Kaguya to activate her Blessing as well; otherwise, she would likely have been knocked unconscious directly when Gao Hai landed.
It's truly too barbaric. Can't this guy consider that he's carrying a girl on his back?
Kaguya was somewhat helpless regarding Gao Hai's rough approach, but right now, she didn't have the time or energy to care about such small matters.
After all, not far away, there lay a man with his mouth wide open, his courage already shattered by fear.
"Good evening, my dear brother. Your sister Kaguya has come to pay her respects."
With a smile, Kaguya took a step forward, walking up to the completely dumbfounded Huangguang Shinomiya, and spoke to him with a smile.
"You... Why are you... Y-You... What do you want to do?"
Huangguang Shinomiya, who was so frightened by that extremely shocking entrance method just now that he couldn't stand up, could only barely support his upper body at this moment. Even his speech was somewhat trembling, and his head was dizzy, making it difficult to think.
Although Gao Hai had made adjustments specifically to avoid hurting people before landing, Huangguang Shinomiya was ultimately a bit too close to his landing spot. Therefore, he was first overturned by the airwave, and then dizzied by the sonic boom generated by the landing. This man, who had always occupied a high position, was currently covered in snot and tears. It could be said he was as disgraceful as one could be; the original arrogant appearance couldn't be seen at all.
I really didn't expect that my brother would one day reveal such an expression.
Looking at Huangguang's current state, Kaguya even felt a slight emotion of pity for a moment.
However, that wouldn't affect what she was about to do next. On the issue of dealing with the people of the Shinomiya family, Kaguya would absolutely not have the slightest bit of womanly benevolence. In the end, this zaibatsu family was nothing but an evil entity oozing blood from its very roots.
"As for me, I don't have plans to seize your power, Brother. After all, I have already stepped into another world. Even if the Shinomiya family's corporate enterprises were handed to me, I wouldn't have the time or energy to manage them. So, Brother, you can still sit firmly in your position. How about it?"
Squatting down to be at eye level with Huangguang, Kaguya's voice appeared very cold.
"Then what do you want? Freedom? Money?"
Huangguang, who had barely calmed down a little at this time, took a deep breath, staring straight at Kaguya as he asked.
"Very simple. When I need it, I want to be able to get the things I need from the family at any time. Whether it's money, manpower, or investigations into some information or intelligence—as long as I raise a demand to you, you must act accordingly. And when I have no demands, you can just carry on as you usually do. In this way, basically nothing will change. Isn't that to everyone's delight?"
Kaguya smiled gently, her tone appearing incomparably relaxed.
"You... want to make the entire Shinomiya family your personal servants? To become butlers who manage assets for you?! You actually have such a delusion? Do you think this is possible?!"
Huangguang Shinomiya was naturally no fool; he immediately understood the meaning Kaguya wanted to express, and couldn't help but widen his eyes, roaring in anger.
"How could that be? As long as I have your cooperation, Big Brother, there won't be any problems, right? Or are you saying you won't cooperate?"
The smile on Kaguya's face did not change in the slightest.
"If I don't cooperate, what will you do?"
Huangguang's expression stiffened slightly.
Kaguya did not answer, merely continuing to smile.
"...You, impossible. You, where would you get the guts?!"
Huangguang, however, thoroughly understood Kaguya's meaning, and the expression on his face changed drastically.
A footstep, neither heavy nor light, sounded at this moment.
Kaguya and Gao Hai's gazes turned simultaneously, looking toward the person who had come to this place.
That was a smiling man, carrying a small lantern.
He was a companion of Gao Hai and Kaguya.
That's right, he had always been a companion of our group, so we didn't need to care too much about his existence. Therefore, there was no problem with him approaching us. Therefore, we didn't need to consider whether this person's actions harbored any problems. Therefore, we—
Thud! Thud!
Amidst two violent tremors, Gao Hai's fist struck the man's cheek, and a kick launched by Kaguya sank straight into the man's stomach.
These two attacks came so swiftly, so intensely.
Before the smile on the man's face could even retract, before he could even reveal a painful expression, he was knocked flying cleanly and crisply, rolling onto the ground to the side.
"Puh-ah—"
Amidst splattering fresh blood, the man opened his mouth, and fully seven or eight teeth fell out.
"You guys... why did you... this is impossible..."
Unable to believe that things would turn out like this, the man stared dead at Gao Hai and Kaguya, murmuring in a low voice.
"An Obsession Item that directly modifies one's own existence? That really is a terrifying enough thing. But at least learn to conceal your malice a bit. Our companions wouldn't generate such intense malice toward us."
Gao Hai frowned, speaking very unpleasantly. Then, he saw a card fly out from that man's body, plunging abruptly into the night sky and vanishing.
That was... a hotel room card?
Because the speed of that thing appearing and disappearing was too fast, Gao Hai only barely managed to see a few traces of it.
"No! How is this possible?! Damn it, was it a trap?!"
The man couldn't help but widen his eyes and curse in anger. He was able to use the operation of [Modifying his own existence, turning himself into a "companion of Gao Hai and Kaguya"] precisely by borrowing the power of that mysterious Obsession Item just now. But he hadn't expected that after suffering just a momentary setback, that Obsession Item would actually disappear on its own. This was truly unbelievable to the man.
That big shot who had agreed to help him actually took the item back just like that? Bastard, how can you do this...
The severe pain in his body was still stimulating his nerves.
And when the man exhaled a breath and climbed up from the ground, Kaguya and Gao Hai were already standing in front of him.
"Sure enough, there's a Player hiding in the Shinomiya family. So, do you mind telling us about your situation? Maybe if we listen and get happy, we won't do anything to you."
Gao Hai looked at the man, smiling faintly as he spoke.
"..."
The man did not speak.
He merely covered his mouth, from which blood flowed ceaselessly, and raised his head. He took a glance at Gao Hai standing on one side of his body, then took a glance at Kaguya standing on the other side.
Then, after a brief silence, this man abruptly reared up his body, exploding into motion like a venomous snake. A sharp dagger in his hand thrust out fiercely, attacking directly toward Kaguya Shinomiya's eyes.
________________________________________
Get rewarded for helping with our community goals!
🎯 Reward for all: +1 bonus chapter at 50 Powerstones.
🚀 Tier Reward: Help us reach 20 members for +5 chapters on all stories!
👻 Join the crew by searching Ms. Medusa on (P). You know the spot! 😉