Chapter 44: The Tanuki Exchanges the Prince
It was a woman with braided hair, dressed in a black night gown, wrist and knee pads fully armed, as if she would always be like this, and a cold-glowing dagger hung from the weapon compartment on the outside of her calf.
Female ninjas who often have to deal with one-sided battles are the key to helping to change the tide of battle, and most of them are disguised as maids and concubines to give to their targets, allowing them to spy on each other's confidential information and even assassinate international dignitaries. Therefore, it is essential to have a good face, but this woman is different, a black mask covers most of her face, giving people a sense of mystery.
However, in order to prevent the opponent from betraying, there are often ninjas in charge of communication and surveillance, and when they feel any possibility of betrayal, they will immediately kill female ninjas, such as the man in black just now, who is the monitor placed by her side by the shadow crew.
"Your Excellency!" The female ninja got down on one knee and shouted respectfully after entering the house.
"I've said it many times, this is Huaxia, don't just use your native language!"
After hearing this, her body was obviously stunned, and then she lowered her head and said in a fluent federal language: "Obey the teachings of the adults!" ”
After a long time, a hoarse voice slowly came out: "Do you know what happened to you about the failure of this mission?" ”
"My subordinates understand!" With that, she calmly picked up the short sword that had fallen to the ground, clenched it with both hands, the tip of the knife pointing downward.
In the ancient days of the Wa Kingdom, after the ninja failed to perform a mission, he would generally let him break off when he encountered a benevolent monarch, and the method of suicide was also limited to many kinds, such as a criminal law specially invented for female ninjas, chest piercing, and the well-known copper branding, plate burning, craniotomy, chest digging, finger amputation, power abdomen, etc., and as a way to die that is recognized by ninjas as the most comfortable, it is the famous caesarean suicide.
The caesarean cut directly in the abdomen in the shape of a cross, and when the internal organs burst out, he will die of blood loss, and in the process, if the caesarean is too painful, there will be a special assistant to decapitate him!
The suicide ritual of slicing open the abdomen with a knife is considered a symbol of "glory" by the Japanese people. The seppuku suicide is therefore also revered as a seppuku, and the ninja who served as an assistant during the seppuku's suicide is called the wrong person. Of course, if a samurai loses but loses honorably, his opponent may voluntarily act as a mischief in order to pay tribute to his courage.
In addition, in the ancient Wa Kingdom, love-and-kill romances between samurai were also popular, and the seppuku martyrdom of a partner was generally considered a brave and romantic destination.
Looking at the short sword forged by the Empire's first-class sword master, she thought of her dying fate, and she couldn't help but think of her parents when she was a child, but in a new policy implemented for a better tomorrow for the Empire, none of them were spared, and they were all taken by the tyrant who was still praised by the majority of citizens as His Majesty the Emperor.
Maybe she has long since lost anything to be nostalgic in the world, and she can't help but think of the bright-eyed man, the wound on his shoulder is still aching, like a shame engraved in her heart, which will never be erased.
"Wait!"
Suddenly, just as she closed her eyes and was about to end the pain in this world, the man who had been in the dark finally relented.
The exhaust fan installed outside the room was slowly rotating at this time, a black and white light and shadow made her a little trance, looking at the man who gradually came out of the darkness, she was a little sluggish, if there was anyone worth caring about in her life, that person was definitely the leader in front of her.
She was sent to this extremist organization at the age of six, and from that moment on, her fate changed drastically, her name, identity, and even gender were hidden, but she didn't forget, it was the man in front of her who taught her all the fighting skills and killing skills, and it was the man in front of her who led the organization to the boundless abyss of sin, and for twenty years, she never knew the name of this man, because in the film group, everyone used just a code name, and his code name, zero!
"I am Zero, the Initiator who will lead you into the Kingdom of God! From this day on, your life is mine, and now, I keep your life, but if one day what you do displease me or displease me, then I will take back my own life......"
This was the first day of joining the crew, and the man with the code name Zero said to a traitor after he burst the heart, and that scene she still can't forget, like an eternal nightmare.
But I have to say that apart from this man, they have almost no extra feelings, more often, she will think of herself as a killing machine, therefore, because of his excellent skills and perfect camouflage skills, he was also quickly appreciated by Zero, until today, he has become the nominal first person in the film group.
Keying clearly knows in her heart that her affection for Zero is not just between her subordinates and superiors, it is an inexplicable relationship, Zero is like her father, who taught her a lot, such as how to cut the neck of the enemy in the shortest possible time, and told her that the kindness to the enemy is cruelty to herself, and how to please men, but aside from these, that kind of long-term companionship has made her develop a dependence on Zero, just like those lovers between ordinary people.
Sometimes she even thinks that if possible, she is willing to give up everything and live like an ordinary person.
"My child, do you know that I like you the most of all people!"
This is the first time Shadow has seen him, although he is covered by the wide black cloak, but the big white "zero" character on the back is extremely conspicuous, looking at him, Shadow lowered his head and said: "I'm sorry, I have failed your expectations, I am willing to accept the most cruel criminal law!" ”
"Oh?"
Zero looked at her and said to himself with interest: "In my opinion, the cruelest punishment in the world is nothing more than making him worse than death, and letting time slowly destroy his mind after experiencing despair, ...... it."
Hearing him let out a frenzied laugh, Shadow raised his head suddenly, his pupils dilated, looking at the black palm that was gradually closing in the air, as if Zero had liked to do this for a long time, the feeling of manipulating people between the palms.
"The subordinates are stupid, please make it clear!" Putting away her dagger, she bowed.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became gloomy, he looked at the woman in front of him, one hand didn't know what was groping in the black cloak, and then said, "Take off your mask!" ”
Hearing this, she was stunned for a moment, but soon, she obediently removed the black veil, and then revealed a face that was enough to amaze all men.
Looking at the beautiful woman in front of him, Zero's eyes couldn't help but show a greedy look, and slowly helped her up, only to see that she was tall, with her head held high, and in order to show respect, she looked at herself without squinting, and her body exuded a peony-like fragrance.
Since ancient times, the Japanese people have a saying that is often used to praise charming women, that is, standing like a peony, sitting like a peony, walking like a lily, and the woman in front of him, vividly interpreting all this, I can't imagine that for many years, he has ignored the most attractive woman around him, even in the middle of China, it can be called a thousand years of rare encounters.
Unfortunately, however, such beauty will soon cease to exist, and looking at the short-lived face, Zero took out a delicate human skin mask from his back, and if you look closely, you will find that there are still traces of blood under those tiny pores, and it is obvious that it was scraped from the face of a real person one by one.
"Wear it, and there will be no shadow in this world from now on!"