There is a long way from the confectionery shop where the others are located to the shrine, and although the distance is not very long, it is not a few minutes to arrive.

But fortunately, Zhou Jianwen's physical condition during this period has always been quite good, so it is considered to go out for a walk - fortunately, this city is located on the plain, if it is in the mountains like the land of thunder or the country of earth, Zhou Jianwen is afraid that he will even be able to breathe in the car.

And this distance is also suitable for walking and chatting.

It's usually during the time of chatting that you arrive at your destination without you noticing.

Walking with Bai Lan on the lively but not chaotic commercial street, Veneto, who is the secretary ship of Zhou Jian Min, stands not far from her right rear, maintaining the distance that can protect Zhou Jian Wen in the first place if something happens, but it will not hinder the conversation between the two.

I have to say that this kind of threesome is actually more eye-catching than just a group of people traveling together.

The reason why Zhou Jian Min took the little girl out with her own ship girl, as well as Kakashi and Itachi, was eye-catching, not only because of the large number of people and the fact that they couldn't figure out the relationship between them, but also because the average appearance of these people was completely higher than the horizontal line.

- even if there is a faceless Kakashi Hachiki in it.

And the threesome of Funaka and Veneto, as well as Bai Lan...... It's more of a gossip.

When a pair of handsome men and beautiful women walk down the street together, everyone will only be attracted by their appearance at most, and then sigh in their hearts or words about the problem of mismatch.

But threesome......

It's subtle.

In particular, one of the little silver-haired girls who didn't know how old they were was still following the woman, and that alone was enough to keep the eyes of the uninformed on them for a long time.

However, it would not be the three of them who would be swayed by such an inquiring gaze, and Veneto, except for the vigilance, most of his attention was always on Zhou Jianwen's body, completely ignoring the murderous and malicious gazes of others.

And Zhou Jian Wen and Bai Lan ...... These two are used to it for a long time.

Ignoring the eyes of passers-by who didn't know the truth and wanted to figure out some fame, Zhou Jianwen and Bai Lan walked down the street without squinting, and the long silence between the two added a touch of strangeness to this already strange combination.

"Would you like to visit a nearby store?"

Probably thinking that it would be a problem to keep silent any longer, even though Zhou Jian Min had already offered to go to a nearby shrine - although everyone could tell that it was her excuse to break Bai Lan - Bai Lan asked before the atmosphere became weirder.

Zhou Jianwen probably didn't expect Bai Lan to use such words to break this strange atmosphere, she was stunned for a moment, and then shook her head slightly, "No need." ”

Food, clothing, jewelry......

If it's in a modern society, such as Fuyuki City, then that's fine, but in such a world background, Funakami doesn't really have much interest in these things.

Not to mention whether she could take those things out of this world, she had already seen it in the hundred years of the Corpse Soul Realm.

"Is Jian Wen in a bad mood?"

Standing on the left side of Zhou Jianwen, Bai Lan's left hand was holding the pastries that had just been packed in the dim sum shop, and the free right hand was slightly raised, as if he wanted to make some moves, but in the end he put it down, "Is it because of what happened, or ......?"

"Is it because of my presence?"

Even though she said such words, which sounded a little dangerous at first glance, the smile on Bai Lan's face still did not change slightly, and even the sweetness in the words did not diminish in the slightest.

He smiled with crooked eyebrows, and showed an innocent expression to Shujian, who had fallen silent again because of his words, and thought that if he didn't know that this person was Bailan Jesuo, even Sawada Tsunayoshi, who had a super instinct, would have been deceived by his smile.

If she is good at bluffing people with words, then Bai Lan is undoubtedly good at deceiving the world with his smile.

Of course, when he wasn't cornered.

His smile is because of his calmness, and his calmness stems from his control of the situation, and the reason why he is able to control the situation is naturally because of his mind.

But if someone can do something that he didn't expect, then the situation that was under his control will get out of control, and his calm grace will be gone, and his smile will be ......

And it shattered, and it became hideous.

It's just that she is not qualified to say that Bai Lan is, after all, she and Bai Lan are actually the same kind of people after all, if something happens that is not what she expected, she may not be better than Bai Lan to see anywhere.

Revealing a smile that was slightly self-deprecating in response to the other party's words, Zhou Jianwen and Bai Lan looked at each other for a few seconds before finally saying, "So in your cognition, are you an existence that will make my mood worse as soon as you appear?" ”

- Well answered, Lord Jianwen!

Veneto, who maintained the same paralyzed face as Kakashi and Itachi from beginning to end, couldn't help but applaud his own Commander in his heart.

Veneto knew how difficult it was to answer Bai Lan's question, and it would be fine if the person who asked such a question was someone else, but if he was facing a difficult character like Bai Lan, his own Miss Commander's answer would be slightly wrong......

God knows what will happen next.

But it turns out that in the battle of words, Bai Lan is really not the opponent of her own commander.

I had long known that Zhou Jianwen would not be distressed by the question that was not quite right no matter how she listened, Bai Lan's smile was not shattered by the other party's answer, and even smiled even more, "Well, of course not, after all, Jian Wen cares about me so much." ”

The light tone and slightly raised tail note are proof that Bai Lan is in a happy mood.

A smile may be fake, but his unique habit of speaking cannot be fake—even if he tries to hide it, habit will betray him.

Hearing Bai Lan's "self-awareness", Zhou Jian Wen still didn't say much, she lowered her gaze slightly to look at the smoky gray slate that was paved under her feet - before she knew it, they had already walked within the confines of the shrine.

Funakami looked up to the front of where they were, and the blue-gray stone pavement was paved and narrow, and at intervals on either side of the road were a pair of stages of the same color as the torii.

If you look into the distance through the warm leaves of the trees that have been dyed in autumn, you can see a vermilion Tori gate that is slightly dull due to the distance.

Although because of the distance and the leaves, the name of the shrine on the forehead beam could not be seen clearly; But she could see the huge golden rope hanging from the top of the tree, the same color as the autumn leaves.

"It seems that the theory of ghosts and the avoidance of filth also exist in this world."

Zhou Jian Min covered her mouth and chuckled, this was the first time she took the initiative to speak after asking Bai Lan out, but the words she said were still a little inexplicable to Bai Lan who didn't know why.

Bai Lan, who had been paying attention to Zhou Jianwen's words and deeds, and didn't seem to want to miss any of her smiles, frowned slightly, and just as he was about to say something more, he heard Zhou Jianwen continue, "Shall we walk around here, or go in?" ”

Even though he was born in Italy and was exposed to various Catholics around him since he was a child, Bai Lan has always been a very pure atheist, so he himself does not care much about Shinto in Japan.

Now looking at this torii gate in an alternate world, Shirana has no interest in it—if he wants to see the torii, he might as well go to Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto to see it.

Not to mention......

He stared at the blind, striking vermilion torii, his eyes narrowed slightly, slightly obscuring the reflection in the vine's purple eyes.

However, his attention to the torii gate did not last long, and after about three or five seconds, he hid his strangeness with a smile, and then smiled at Funaken Min, "Let's take a walk around the neighborhood." ”

"It's okay," he said, avoiding the torii gate and replacing it with a relatively flat tree-lined avenue, the lush foliage that shaded the sky and the sun not only hid the last trace of autumn heat for Funajian and the others, but also brought them a sense of tranquility that seemed precious in this dangerous world, "Actually, you came at the right time. ”

Bai Lan let out a soft "huh", I don't know why Zhou Jianwen, who has been acting a little abnormal since he appeared, would say this.

But in the next second, he saw Zhou Jianwen take out a silver chain from the placket of his clothes, and at the end of the chain was a ring that was incompatible with the painting style of this world.

Silver wings, and an opal-like gem that has lost its color.

"This, I think it's time to return it to you," Zhou Jian Wen handed the chain in his hand to Bai Lan, who was a little unsure of what the situation was for a while, and continued with a calm face, "I haven't had time to return it to you because of various things. ”

Bai Lan was stunned, but finally reached out and took the chain from Zhou Jianwen's hand, to be precise, the large empty Mare ring hanging on it.

This one originally belonged to Brandy...... In other words, after the ring that had been chosen by Bai Lan came into contact with his intended owner, it seemed to be consciously dyed with his due luster, and it also made the gem on it, which had lost its color, dyed orange in line with the autumn scenery.

Bai Lan looked at the lost ...... No, to be precise, it should be the ring that has been stored in Zhou Jian Wen since the last world, and he was about to say something to Zhou Jian Wen, but he heard the other party already speak:

"Thank you."

"Huh? What the? ”

Bai Lan moved her gaze from the Mare Ring to Zhou Jian Wen beside her, a rare little confused, "Why do you say that?" ”

He didn't think that he could hide everything he had done from Zhou Jian Min—so he had been prepared for the other party's coldness so far, but he didn't want the other party to be angry at this time, and even thanked her......

This made Bai Lan a little confused.

"Although it was not your intention, but thanks to this ring of yours, you have helped me and even saved me several times in the last world and this world," Zhou Jianwen looked into Bai Lan's eyes, and said seriously after a few seconds of silence.

Most of the time, she is not a duplicitous person, and she will naturally thank her when she should say thank you.

Even if leaving the Mare Ring with her to keep her out of the enemy's attacks wasn't Bai Lan's original intention.

But because of the fact that this Mare Ring allowed her to move well in the previous world, and that she avoided the masked man's attack during this trip, Zhou Jian felt that even if it was just for the latter, she should thank Bai Lan.

"Originally, the power you stored in it has been almost used, I am not the owner of this ring, and now it is like this, so I'm sorry there is no way to recharge the power into the ...... Go? ”

The original declarative sentence almost became an interrogative sentence in the end, because Zhou Jianwen saw that Bai Lan had untied the chain in the ring while she was speaking, and then put the ring on the middle finger of her right hand.

The orange flame that symbolized the Great Void first appeared on the gem with a small handful, and then the flame grew larger and larger, to the point where at first glance it was more light than a flame.

"Bailan, you ......"

In fact, before this, both Zhou Jian Wen and Bai Lan had always used the ring as a medium for using the Flame of Death, not as a storage device - in fact, everyone in that world thought so.

However, I don't know if it's because of the change in the background, or because the soul strength is stronger than before after the extreme crossing, but it also allows Bai Lan and Zhou Jian Min to find something that originally existed outside the rules of the Mare Ring itself.

In fact, it's like Zhou Jian Min herself, who hasn't been exposed to any "special abilities" when she first came to the first chapter map, so even if she does have a ring, she can't use the Flame of Death.

However, when she came to the second world, because of the existence of the "Shinshu Jianwen" in that world, she was able to use the "spiritual power" of the god of death without having to study anymore.

With this concept, Zhou Jian Wen was able to integrate the concept of "magic" of the map in Chapter 3 through his personal consciousness after that, and I think that if it weren't for the physical reasons in this world, Zhou Jian Wen would even be able to use chakra very well.

This is not because she is completely detached from the laws, on the contrary, she has fused them together through her personal mental abilities.

And the same thing is reflected in Bai Lan's body - but under the same circumstances, he can do almost the same degree as Zhou Jian Wen - Zhou Jian Wen relies on his personal soul strength and mental ability, and Bai Lan because he already knew how to use fire from the beginning.

Bai Lan, who is also a shadow-level powerhouse in this world, did not immediately answer Zhou Jianwen's doubts, but put away the flame on the ring, and then took off the Mare ring on his middle finger and put it back into the chain.

Then, he carefully placed the chain around her neck without messing with her hairstyle.

His move made Zhou Jianwen's eyes widen, "Bai Lan? ”

"I didn't expect you to show such an expression," put on the chain for Zhou Jianwen, Bai Lan took a half step back, and then looked at her expression for a long time, and finally laughed out loud.

Zhou Jianwen subconsciously reached out and touched the Mare ring hanging on her chest, which was about the relationship between the flame that had just been ignited, and there was still a little residual heat hidden on it, which also made her feel as if her cold fingertips were directly touching the flames, so hot that she almost withdrew her hand.

Zhou Jian thought for a moment, as if he was struggling with something, and then said to Bai Lan, who was smiling from beginning to end, "This is your thing." ”

"That's right, so I have the right to decide whether it stays or not, don't I?"

Zhou Jian Wen frowned again, as if looking for words to refute - in fact she had found it, but before she could speak, Bai Lan, who was already familiar with her temperament, had already preempted her and said:

"I still have the ability to protect myself, but Jianwen's current situation is not very good," Bai Lan glanced at Veneto, who was pretending to be a wooden man not far away, "Although Jianwen you have a group of excellent subordinates, the restrictions in this world are not small, right?" ”

Otherwise, in the nearly six years that Zhou Jianwen has been here, it is impossible to just keep a few of them with him.

"I'd be happy if this Mare Ring could protect me from a place I can't see," he said, wanting to reach out and rub her hair like a little girl, but gave up on the idea after seeing her bun.

Then he raised the bag of snacks in his hand and shook it slightly at Zhou Jianwen, "I've walked so many ways, I'm a little hungry, can Jianwen eat?" ”

……

Because of Veneto's message, the group did not wait for Zhou Jian Min to come back and have dinner together, but had a luxurious meal in the hotel prepared for them by the Chamber of Commerce, which was not much different from the previous time in other countries.

After dinner, the little girl, who was still a little worried about Zhou Jianwen's situation, rarely pushed the book aside, and was holding the shuriken she carried with her, and she didn't know where her mind had gone.

"With Veneto, Lady Kanwen will be fine," as if sensing the little girl's concern, Akagi walked over to her and comforted her softly.

And her comforting words immediately made Kakashi and Itachi realize that something was wrong.

It's okay for the little girl to worry about her adoptive mother, but the question is that in this case, shouldn't she say, "With Lord Bailan here, there will be nothing wrong with Lord Jianwen"?

No matter how you look at it, Bai Lan, who is the leader of the "roots", is stronger than Veneto, who has always been with him...... And reliable.

How to listen to the meaning of the words of Akagi beside Zhou Jian Min, the little girl seemed to be worried that if she went out with Bai Lan, Zhou Jian Wen would be in danger.

"Really?" Just as Kakashi and Itachi wondered if Akagi had misunderstood the little girl's concerns, they saw the little girl raise her head and look at them nervously, "Is there really going to be anything?" ”

Although Bai Lan often goes to Zhenzhou's house, she always feels that her beloved Lord Jian Wen and Bai Lan get along a little strangely-

Compared with a friend who can give his life to each other, and a relationship that the servants of the family once gossiped about, the little girl always felt that the relationship between the two did not seem to be so good.

In Haruno Sakura's opinion, every time Zhou Jian Min and Bai Lan communicate with ordinary people who don't have any problems, it always seems that there is something in the words, as if they are engaged in-for-tat confrontation again and again in the invisible dark.

But when she recounted the conversation between the two men, she didn't notice anything.

But the only thing she was sure of was that the man named Bailan was too dangerous. Even though she knew that her beloved Lord Jian Wen was not a character that could be easily resolved, she was always worried that Lord Jian Wen would suffer from Bai Lan.

"It's really going to be fine," Kaga on the side also nodded under Akagi's gaze, and then continued, "Even if something really happens, the person who happened will definitely not be Lord Kento." ”

…… Hey, wait, there's really something wrong with your Zhenzhou family's education and communication mode, right?

Kakashi, who had been listening silently to the side for a while, couldn't help but exclaim in his heart.

Even if he has been with these people for half a year, the people of the Zhenzhou family will always bring him a lot of surprises inadvertently, from Zhou Jian Min himself to the young Haruno Sakura...... Or rather, fright.

What do you mean by "what's really going on"?

Could it be that you have acquiesced to what Lord Bailan of the "root" will do to Lord Jianmin?!

At the same time that Kakashi Hachiki already had the feeling of "tired and not in love" about this, and had the idea in his heart, "It's better to go back to Konoha early, he would rather perform high-intensity tasks in the shadows every day than continue to stay at the Mashu family......

The closed sliding door of the hotel was suddenly pulled open from the outside, and then they saw the little girl's long-cherished Zhou Jian Wen and Veneto.

And apart from them, there is no one else.