Chapter 9: Cats
The fire seemed to have abated somewhat, but it was still red and red all around.
'Haruko' slammed a fallen pillar open and crouched down - there was a guy in a black kimono lying here.
He must have been crushed in this place at the moment when the ancient castle collapsed, after being impacted.
The corpse was cold - but considering the cold-blooded animals of the Takizawa family, it was really impossible to guess the time of his death.
However, this is not very important to 'Suzuki Harushiro' - the important thing is that the soul of the dead member of the Takizawa family has not completely disappeared.
The power of the remaining soul can be described as a good food for the current 'Suzuki Haruhin' - the soul of the Yachi Orochi has been hit hard, and if you want to recover, the simplest thing seems to be to devour other souls.
"It's a pity...... Those guys who were hidden in the Takizawa family were actually killed in seconds, and they didn't even have any soul power left, otherwise, this would be a big supplement......"
'Suzuki Haruko' shook his head, although there were thousands of regrets in his heart, but at this moment, it was obvious that it would not shout at the murderer because of this matter.
"Brother Lianzhen!" 'Suzuki Haruhin' turned around and shouted at this time—only to see a phantom figure suspended a few centimeters above the ground, looking at the Big Dipper red by the firelight.
"Brother Lianzhen, don't be stunned, look and see how much else is edible. "'Suzuki Haruhin' shouted again.
I only heard Lian Zhen whisper at this time: "I said Baqi, we are actually not weak in this world?"
Faced with Lian Zhen's sudden question, Yaqi didn't respond immediately - it just continued to do its own thing, devouring the soul power it found now.
A trace of purple smoke wafted out of the corpse's body, and then was inhaled into the nostrils of 'Suzuki Haruko', and 'Suzuki Haruko' showed a comfortable expression at this time.
When these were over, Yaqi slowly opened his eyes and said coldly: "Isn't it because I have seen my own incompetence that I want to gain more powerful strength......? It's nothing more than an excuse given to by the lazy. ”
Lian Zhen suddenly turned to look at the eight ...... It didn't expect this guy to say something like that.
"One more thing, do you want to eat it?" Yaqi pointed to the corpse on the ground at this time.
"It's too little, you can eat it yourself. Lian Zhen shook her head: "I can rely on the power of starlight to recover, but it is just a little slower." ”
Yaki shrugged and swallowed the rest of it unceremoniously.
"What are you going to do next?" Lian Zhen suddenly asked, "Since I already know that Suzuki Char's real body is such a terrifying guy, and it is related to that place...... We don't need to keep the Suzuki family, do we?"
"The kind of killing god who slaughters a big clan without blinking, is it difficult to kill me now?" Yaqi shook his head: "He just gave a warning. Then, as long as I don't harm Suzuki Haruhin, it can also be regarded as a tacit approval. ”
"What the hell do you mean?" said Lian Zhen frowned.
"I don't know. Yaqi said helplessly: "It's just that I had a feeling at the time that if I fled from this body because I was afraid, then I'm afraid I'm no longer there...... I really don't want to see such a vicious guy a second time. ”
Lian Zhen was silent for a moment...... It clearly knew that what Yatsuri was unwilling to face would not really be the true body of the god-killing Suzuki Char, but behind him, the mysterious place that no one had ever been able to figure out.
"By the way, when I first started exploring, I found a place. Lian Zhen suddenly said at this time: "It should be the place where the Takizawa family used to collect treasures." But I couldn't penetrate it at the time, because there was a barrier-like defense. ”
"Oh?" Yaqi frowned suddenly: "Now that the people of the Takizawa family are dead, this ancient castle has also been destroyed like this, which means that the defense of the treasure house is likely to have been loosened, and even ...... Disappear!"
"Let's see what's useful. Lian Zhen nodded.
"Hmm...... Let me finish this bite!"
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Kneeling down with a heartbreak in his heart, Sakata Kantoki quickly got up again, and his face returned to normal.
In fact, he is still a relatively free and easy person in nature - of course, the performance that was deducted was indeed enough to make him flesh ache for a long time.
Black Soul Emissaries are basically salesmen who attract guests and earn resources for the club. And many messengers are almost all able to do this work - but after all, there are differences between individuals, and some messengers are not naturally suitable for such work as pulling business, so another kind of main job was born later - full-time debt collectors.
Of course, it's rare to come across someone who dares to go on a debt – but it's not impossible.
For these stubborn guys, it's time for a full-time debt collector to take action - it's just that the performance that can be obtained from debt collection in general is not comparable to the commission of the business.
As the club's gold medal (self-styled) debt collector, Sakata Kintoki has spent almost ninety percent of his working time in Cui debts since he became a black soul messenger - a very simple idea, since you can't win in quality, then win in quantity.
"Well, Lord Steward, may I ask if there are any guys who have not exchanged debts lately?" Sakata Kintoki sneered at this time: "My big axe is already hungry and thirsty!"
"No, the time is coming soon, and they are all high-quality customers, and they never delay. Miss Maid smiled and said, "So, you can easily squander the rest of your vacation time." ”
Sakata always felt as if his heart had been shot with an arrow, and his expression froze.
He sighed secretly, then glanced at the child of the manager Kumano, who had been born in the flesh, and suddenly said, "Lord Steward, reduce the rest of my vacation time to three months, I want to buy something more." ”
"Yes. The maid smiled slightly.
Even a Dark Soul Messenger would be a guest of the club—just a little special.
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A corner of the gate was shattered—probably caused by the aftermath of the blow that had cut down the castle by Jean Sakata Kantoki.
And the location of this gate is the underground of the ancient castle, that is, in the middle of the mountain.
Seeing that the aftermath of the attack alone had destroyed the place to such an extent, both Lian Zhen and Yaqi fell silent at the same time.
After a long time, Yaqi suddenly came up with a sentence: "Sometimes I really envy the guys in that store." ”
Lian Zhen looked at the Eight Creatures in some surprise, and only heard the Eight Differences say faintly: "This kind of special power that unscrupulously unleashes great power in the Lord's present world without worrying about the Lord's will in the present world...... Don't you envy?"
"Let's go inside. Lian Zhen just said quickly, and then walked directly through the broken gate.
Its body had no body, so it pierced through it, and it took a bit of effort for Yachiki to get through the broken hole - but it was clearly worth it.
There are a lot of dazzling lights in front of you.
"I didn't expect this Takizawa family to collect a lot of good things......" Yachi's eyes lit up at this time, and he walked directly to the corner of this treasure room and picked up a glass container.
"Lava Fire Lotus...... This kind of masculine thing is rare in modern society. Yaqi sighed at this time: "I'm afraid this is dug out of the volcanic fire veins of this country." ”
"The Takizawa family is finished, these things have become ownerless. Lian Zhen said indifferently at this time: "You and I each have half of the things here." ”
"No problem. Yaki smiled casually.
If you don't count the people who met the store today and were taken aback, in fact, today is really a good lucky day.
Let's not talk about the treasures in this treasure trove - along the way, Yaqi has scavenged a lot of soul power of the Takizawa family that has not yet dissipated!
After these soul powers are digested, the injuries that have been received since Yan Wuyue came out of the world will probably be able to recover four or five times.
"What is this?" Lian Zhen suddenly stopped at this time, and pointed to a brocade box at the same time - the reason why Lian Zhen was curious was that the words engraved on this brocade box seemed to be the characters of the pre-Qin era of Huaguo.
"Let me see. Yaqi came over at this time, opened the brocade box, and took out the contents of it.
A codex, and a rolled hide—both of them were old monster-level guys, and it was obviously easy for them to decipher the ancient characters on the codex.
"I said Brother Lianzhen, could this be the map of the Qin Emperor's Mausoleum that the Takizawa family said they had at the beginning?"
As he spoke, Yaqi stared at the contents of the codex even more, "Actually...... The Pearl of the Marquis of Sui!"
"The Pearl of the Marquis of Sui...... The emperor's thing that is almost as famous as the He clan's bi?" Lian Zhen also opened his mouth in surprise at this moment, and then glanced at the treasure room of the Takizawa family, "If there is anything to do, this is probably the most valuable thing here." ”
"What's more......" Baqi took a deep breath at this time, "Brother Lianzhen, do you know the origin of this Sui Hou Zhu?"
"It is said that when the Marquis of Sui was traveling, he encountered a giant snake that was cut off by the waist, and ordered someone to treat the giant snake. Soon after, the giant snake incarnated into a dream and returned the favor by sending pearls in the dream. Lian Zhen said without thinking about it, "What, does this Sui Hou Pearl have other origins?"
"This is the heavy weapon of my Xiangliu clan......" Yaqi grabbed the animal skin map in his hand at this time, "The giant snake that was healed by the Sui Hou is the direct bloodline of the ancestor of my Xiangliu clan." And this bead was given by the first ancestor himself...... This was meant to be a joint effort!"
"The ...... of the water gods" Lian Zhen really opened her mouth wide!
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The fire has subsided, and only in a few small corners there are still embers burning.
The club's maid lady was writing something on the forehead of the child who had been reborn from the flesh - it was a black pattern like a lotus flower.
Sakata Jintoki watched silently at this time, and it wasn't until Yuye's fingers left the child's forehead that Sakata Jintoki sighed, "I'm afraid this kind of delicate work, only you, the head manager, can do it well." ”
"Do as you ask, seal this child in this seal. Youye said indifferently at this time: "When this kid can afford it one day, the seal will be automatically unlocked." ”
Sakata Jintoki nodded—according to his original intention, he actually wanted to end the child with his own hands, but in the end, the child had a strong will to survive.
"Since Kintaro, you don't plan to continue to sleep, but use the rest of your vacation in a sober way, then you will take care of this child next. Yuye smiled at this time.
"Me?" Sakata was stunned.
The maid lady said as a matter of course: "That's natural. I'm afraid this kid doesn't know how much his current body can exert his abilities, right? If he doesn't get it right, it may cause a lot of chaos...... Need a custodian. There seems to be no more suitable than you. ”
Isn't it because of you...... Sakata Jintoki muttered quietly.
"Gee, Kintaro, are you talking about something?"
"No, no!" Sakata Jintoki quickly shook his head, and then said, "I just think this decision is good...... Well, it's really good. ”
"Then please. Yuya smiled and turned away.
Sakata Kantoki suddenly said at this time: "Lord Steward, don't I need to meet the new boss now?"
"The master said at the beginning, wait until you black souls on vacation wake up on your own. ”
Sakata Jinshi was stunned, and then asked, "So, Uncle Ran, he ...... now?"
"Sakata Kintoki. The maid lady suddenly called out Sakata Kintoki's full name.
This made Sakata Jinshi suddenly stand up straight, and subconsciously responded: "Here!"
Youye looked back and said softly: "We only have this master now, and the shopkeeper is naturally the current one, is it clear?" ”
"Understand ......"
"What an obedient child. The maid departed satisfied.
Looking at the back that had disappeared, Sakata Jinshi let out a long breath and muttered, "This chief manager is really not ordinary loyalty......
Sakata Kontoki was disturbed at this time, and then sat down on the spot, closing his eyes at the same time, as if waiting for something.
After a long time, a little bit of fluorescence flew in from all directions, and then slowly converged in front of Sakata Jintoki.
This is another service he has purchased—the consciousness of Manager Kumano that has been dissipated into heaven and earth, but has not yet been completely annihilated.
The fluorescence in front of him gradually turned into a human form, and it was Sakata Jintoki...... No, that's the manager that Char Suzuki is familiar with, Kumano.
"Manager ......"
Manager Kumano looked at Sakata Kaneki with a smile at this time, but did not speak.
Sakata Jintoki suddenly asked, "Manager, there's a question I haven't been able to figure out...... Why, you're going to pick me up then? I'm just a stranger to you, right?"
It whispered, "I guess I can't throw it away, right? like the wild cat that was about to freeze to death." ”
"Wildcat?"
"To me, you're like that wild cat that is about to freeze to death. Kumano smiled at this time, "I can't bear to leave." ”
"Are you...... Idiot. Sakata muttered to himself.
"Well, this kid will ask you. "Kumano's body began to slowly dissipate - after all, it was only a collection of imminent annihilation, and it was inherently impossible to last long.
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Finally, 'Kumano' made a gesture of drinking, "I wish I had another drink with you, Suzuki." ”
"Bastard thing...... Go for it!"
Sakata closed his eyes.