inside the house.
Crack... crack...
The dim lights flickered on and off.
Tiny mosquitoes flew erratically around the old electric lamp.
Giyu Tomioka was sitting in front of the sleeping Mizuna. He placed the Nichirin Sword on the ground beside him and observed the surroundings expressionlessly.
This is Mizuna's home.
Without any clues, Tomioka chose to wait here.
At this time.
Click.
From the roof, there was the sound of metal objects colliding with tiles.
——There is something.
His ears twitched slightly.
After hearing a slight creaking sound coming from above my head.
Tomioka Giyu raised his deep blue eyes and looked towards the roof.
As far as the eye could see, there was a piece missing, and the tiles on it seemed to be being moved.
Click - the tiles were lifted.
Tomioka Yoshiyuki just raised his head and looked at the tiles that had been lifted.
Yusui Tianhong, who had lifted up the tiles on the roof, happened to be looking down.
The two looked at each other for a moment with almost equally emotionless eyes.
——?
next moment.
at the same time.
Click!
The tiles on the roof were covered with sudden force.
The Nichirin sword next to Tomioka Giyu was instantly unsheathed.
But when he took it out of the sheath, he hesitated.
The blue eyes seemed to reveal a doubtful expression.
--Humanity?
This hesitation did not last long. He just paused and immediately rushed out of the house and onto the street.
He turned and looked towards the roof.
Either way, this might be the only chance to get a clue.
Can't let him go.
After seeing clearly that the man dropped his hands behind his back and ran quickly on the roof.
Tomioka Giyu tapped the ground with his toes, and the muscles in his legs tensed.
Uh-huh!
Almost instantly, he jumped into the air. After a leap, he easily crossed the Yusui Tianhong on the roof and came to him.
His legs were slightly bent, and he dropped to the ground, landing on the roof.
laugh!
"Stop." Tomioka Giyu stood in front of Yusui Tianhong. He inserted the Nichirin knife vertically between the gaps between the roof tiles.
As he spoke, he raised his head and looked at the person in front of him.
Yusui Tianhong's face was expressionless.
The same goes for Tomioka Giyu.
After really having a close look at Yusui Tianhong.
Tomioka Giyuu was stunned for a moment.
Looking at the headdress on the forehead of the person in front of me, and the face that I could barely see clearly in the dark night, I thought of his movements when he was running just now.
In his mind, the familiar arrogant figure gradually overlapped with the person in front of him.
"...Yuzui?" He whispered in confusion.
And taking advantage of the moment when Tomioka Yiyong was stunned.
Yusui Tianhong had already pulled out a few small balls from the sleeves of his arms.
Throw it smoothly towards the roof in front of you.
The moment the ball touched the roof and bounced up, Tomioka Yoshiyuki also reacted.
He kicked the ground hard with the soles of his front feet and retreated quickly.
Snap.
The meatballs rolled onto the tiles.
Little sparks bloomed around the rolling balls.
then.
boom! ! !
A huge cloud of smoke mixed with the sound of the explosion suddenly bloomed on the roof, setting off a slight wave of wind and spreading towards the surroundings.
Tomioka Giyuu covered his mouth and nose with his haori and squinted his eyes to look ahead where there was already a cloud of smoke.
When the smoke clears.
In his field of vision, there was no one on the roof in front of him.
He stopped in place, the blade of the Nichirin Sword in his hand hanging down, and a rare look of doubt appeared on Furui Muha's face.
Tilting his head.
——Is this guy... Yu Xu?
Familiar headwear, familiar faces, familiar escape tactics...
but…
If it were that guy Yu Sui, he would never be caught up by me...
After all, he runs fast.
And he will definitely leave with a big smile.
Just when Tomioka Giyuu was thinking like this.
His gaze suddenly stopped at the place where Yusui Tianhong disappeared.
——There is a torn piece of paper right there.
Tomioka Giyuu walked over doubtfully, picked up the paper from the tiles, and scanned the content on it.
on paper.
The three words "Mizuki Na" are very conspicuous.
and a string of specific information written below.
and--
He looked at the corner of the broken paper.
"Published by... Budokan, no one will be allowed to pass it on..."
Seeing this, Tomioka Yiyong suddenly realized.
——This is a reward for Mizuna, an apprentice from the Budokan who had previously received the "No Promise" and left the Budokan to start his own school.
After folding the reward, he put it into his clothes.
Tomioka Giyu jumped off the roof and did not pursue the man again, but returned to Mizuna's home.
He looked down at the sleeping guy in front of him who was not affected by the loud noise just now.
First I met a ghost, and now I'm being targeted again...
Just when Tomioka Giyuu was about to sit down again.
"Gah!!"
His crow came in from outside the door and plunged into the sleeping Mizuna's belly.
"Pfft!" Mizuna, who was hit hard on the abdomen, sat up suddenly, rolled her eyes, and then lay back down.
This time it was no longer a deep sleep, but a coma.
"...Kansaburo!" Tomioka Giyu opened his mouth slightly. He glanced at Mizuna with some surprise, and then quickly picked up his raven from the ground.
His bird's name is Kanzaburo, and he is an old bird.
Often confused.
Kanzaburo shook his dizzy head, then looked at Tomioka Giyu, and said:
"Yoyong! My lord is summoning you!"
"All pillars, if the task at hand is not urgent, multiple low-level swordsmen will take over first!"
"Zhu, gather at the headquarters!"
"Gah!!"
Hearing this, Tomioka Giyuu was slightly startled.
Did something happen...?
…
at the same time.
Yusui Tianhong escaped.
Da da da!
He alternated his legs rapidly and ran quickly from roof to roof.
His eyes were always focused on the direction behind him.
He had fled a long distance, and this place was almost another town.
Mission failed.
It was discovered at the first step.
——Who is that person...I didn’t have any information about him before.
In my mind, my father's deep voice slowly sounded.
"Ninjas should not have emotions. The value of their existence is to perform tasks."
"If the mission fails..."
Snap.
Yusui Tianhong's progress suddenly stopped.
He stood still, his head lowered, his expressionless face became gloomy, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
A long while.
Yusui Tianhong slowly opened his mouth.
Behind the molars is a touch of blue potion.
That's the drug ninjas use to commit suicide.
The moment he crushed his molars and took the medicine.
A cold and strange tone came from the street beside him:
"Ahhhh...what a shame."
"Your Excellency Yiwozuo, isn't he at his residence..."
"Before going back..."
Uh-huh!
The cold breath approached instantly, and Yu Sui Tianhong's body suddenly stiffened.
"...Your headgear looks good."
…
…
The next day.
Castle town.
After the arrival of three Class C team members who were near the town, they took over Tomioka Yoshiyuki's currently suspended mission.
——Protect Mizuna.
Since the tasks that need to be performed by the pillars are all judged, they are quite dangerous tasks.
Therefore, after these tasks are taken over, they will be ordered to maintain the status quo of the task progress.
To avoid further in-depth investigation leading to situations that cannot be dealt with by low-level swordsmen.
Of course, additional manpower will be added when necessary.
(End of chapter)
