Saiyonji Tamane is an ordinary third-year student at Hyotei Academy, completely unremarkable and lost in a crowd. If there was anything special about her, it might be that she’s the deskmate of a c...
Chapter 37 Chapter 37 Exposing Progress 3/4
Not long after Reisi Munakata asked Yatogami Goro to pass on the message, there was a reply from Misho Gin Shiranui, agreeing to do it for a while.
However, there was a prerequisite: he required Reiji Munakata to go to the meeting place alone and not bring anyone with him.
Awashima Seri, who was standing nearby at the time, heard the terms and hurriedly called out "Captain," expressing her disagreement. Jungle member Misho Shinshiro was the apprentice of the previous Colorless King, possessing superb swordsmanship comparable to that of a king. He also had two masters, Gojo Sukuna and Hirasaka Michihan, on his side. It would be too dangerous for the captain to go alone.
But Munakata Reiji still agreed. Even if he lost the added power of the stone slab, he was confident that he could protect himself. Moreover, since the other party agreed to the meeting, there was probably no danger. Instead, Awashima was overly worried.
"Hey, King of Blue, please ask me if there are any unusual movements among the remaining Jungle members?" Yu Shao Shen Zi sat on the railing of the rooftop, playing with her nails that had just been cared for.
The meeting place was finally chosen to be the rooftop of an abandoned building, which was both concealed from view and convenient for retreat if anything went wrong.
Gojo Sukuna crossed his arms and snorted coldly: "Why should we tell you?"
"There's no need to be so heated. We're not in conflict right now," Munakata Reiji said with a faint smile. "This matter is of great importance. Scepter 4 comes here with sincerity, seeking clues from you two. We have no ill intentions."
"Oh?" Yu Shao Shen Zi raised an eyebrow and smiled, "What sincerity?"
Munakata Reiji pushed his glasses up and suddenly turned to Gojo Sukuna and said, "Gojo-kun, your family is spending a large sum of money to find out about you, and they have promised a large sum of money to anyone who can bring you home."
Gojo Sukuna's expression changed, but eventually cooled. He snorted, "I'm afraid those rabble are vulnerable."
He was born into the Gojo family, a family with a long history. His family had been high-ranking officials for generations. He ran away from home in order to escape the oppressive and controlling environment at home. Later, he met Bishuiliu and joined Jungle.
Munakata Reiji shook his head: "The Gojo family has served the Kunitsune family for generations, and they also have considerable influence within the Hitoki-in Temple. They should not be underestimated."
Fei Shiyuan is the clan of Changlu Dajue in the Golden Kingdom. Many of its members are high-level political elites of the island nation. After the death of the Golden King, some loyal people followed the Golden King's wishes and obeyed the command of the Silver King Wiseman. A small number of people also joined their Scepter 4 side, but some people gradually formed their own faction after breaking away from the jurisdiction of the Golden King.
Now that the stone tablets have shattered, no new king will be born, but the abilities previously acquired by clan members will not disappear. Clans without kings, like those outside their power, are also targets that Scepter 4 must vigilantly observe, so Reiji Munakata has always paid close attention to this intelligence.
"Thank you, King Qing, for your concern," Yu Shaoshenzi smiled, her lips curled. "If it were just those useless people from the Feishi Academy, we probably wouldn't have to worry."
Apart from anything else, when he attacked the Fei Shi Yuan Yuzhu Tower, he broke in alone, and wiped out a group of Fei Shi Yuan rabbits with just one sword, as if he was in an empty space.
"What if there are more than just non-Tokiin members?" Munakata Reiji turned to Gojo Sukuna and said, "The Gojo family, one of the three great families in the world of curse, possesses the six eyes. I'm sure Gojo-kun should know about this."
"I know." Gojo Sukuna was a little depressed. God knew where this family of sorcery suddenly appeared from, but ever since he discovered that something was wrong with the world a few days ago, some strange things appeared around him out of thin air.
After Bi Shuiliu passed away, he and Zi did not continue Bi Shuiliu's dream of "making all mankind evolve". After all, his own dream... was just to play games freely and happily with them. What he missed most was always the warm time they spent together.
After the final battle, he and Zi wandered outside, and their daily income mainly depended on accepting commissions on the Internet, or using network programming technology to earn income. Although Liu was gone, most of Jungle's network structure was still there, and the technology he learned from Liu was still there.
There is often only a fine line between network experts and information dealers. Gojo Sukuna quickly learned from the "dark web" about the existence of monsters and cursed spirits, as well as the fact that his family suddenly had "another" relative.
In the "historical intelligence" he investigated, since the Gojo family split from the Takatsuji family in the Kamakura period, members with cursed powers belonged to the Curse Master Gojo family, and those without cursed powers were assigned to the Half-family Gojo family. The Curse Master Gojo family protected the family from the attacks of cursed spirits, and the Half-family Gojo family served as officials in the court for generations, using their power to support them.
Gojo Sukuna: The number of non-existent relatives has increased... If my family had such a relationship, why would I have served the Kunitsuji family for generations? Do you think I'm stupid? = =
"Why are you bringing this up?" Gojo Sukuna said unhappily. Suddenly, something occurred to him. "Could it be..."
Munakata Reiji nodded and said, "Yesterday, when I met with Gojo Satoru, the sorcerer who represents the Gojo family, Gojo-kun's parents were visiting there."
"Damn it, they're doing this again..." Gojo Sukuna stomped his foot fiercely, "Always like this, completely disregarding my wishes!"
Yu Shao Shen Zi gently patted his shoulder and said, "Calm down." He looked at Munakata Reiji and smiled, "Since the Blue King is so sincere, we can't just say no. We will help you keep an eye on the things you are concerned about, and will contact you as soon as there is any news."
As soon as he finished speaking, a glowing green circle that could accommodate two people appeared out of thin air on the ground. It was Hirasaka Michifon's ability. Soon after, Misho Shinshi and Gojo Sukuna disappeared from the spot through the light circle.
Reisi Munakata also turned around and prepared to leave the rooftop. This outcome of the talks was what he expected. Unlike the Green King Bishui Liu who had a specific goal, Misho Ginshi and Gojo Sukuna could not be moved by interests, so she could only play the emotional card. Because he provided information that was beneficial to Gojo Sukuna, Misho Ginshi was planning to return the favor to him.
He had just opened the door to the rooftop when the communicator rang.
"This is Reiji Munakata."
"Director!"
"Awashima, what's going on?"
"I've made a new discovery! Is your meeting over?"
Listening to Awashima's anxious voice, Munakata Reiji remained expressionless. "Ah, it's over. New discovery, huh? Wait a moment, I'll be right back."
After turning off the communicator, he immediately changed his mind, gave up walking up the stairs slowly, and turned around to jump down from the rooftop.
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With a whoosh, the arrow hit the center of the bull's eye, and the tail feathers were still vibrating.
As soon as Yuyin finished drawing her bow, the referee announced her full ring score. She took a few steps back and turned her head slightly, just in time to see the scores of Rika Goto and Anko Morimoto who were standing beside her shooting arrows.
Goto played normally, and Anzi even performed exceptionally well, leaving their rival, the third-place team of Kirimeng School, far behind.
The game was won.
At the Kanto Tournament, the Hyotei Kyudo Club won the championship.
After the ceremony, the competition officially ended, and the other members of the Kyudo Club immediately rushed over and cheered.
"We are the champions of Kanto!"
Previously, the best result of the Hyotei Women's Kyudo Club in the Kanto Tournament was runner-up, which was achieved by a senior two years ago when Yuyin was still in the first grade of junior high school. Last year, because they met Kirimeng in advance, they only got fourth place. This year can be said to have avenged the previous defeat, so it is understandable that the team members are so excited.
"Ah, Saionji-senpai, I did it! I did it!" Anzi was even more excited. She hugged her and cried and laughed, refusing to let go. "I didn't disappoint Kanda-senpai's expectations, wuwu..."
"Okay, okay, stop crying." Yuyin patted her back in amusement and took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears, but she couldn't help but be infected by their happiness.
"Congratulations! Yuyin."
Saya Asami, who was originally on the sidelines, couldn't hide her excitement and came over to congratulate her. She came over specifically to watch the game after hearing that Tamane had joined the Kyudo club.
"The game was so exciting and tense just now that I almost forgot to take a picture," Saya raised her camera and stuck out her tongue. "Luckily I pressed the shutter button at the end~"
"Senior Asami, what about me? Did you take a better-looking picture of me?" Xingzi raised her hand.
"Yes, yes, yes. We have all the pictures of you and Goto-san."
Before, everyone was so focused on the competition that they didn't think about taking photos. In the past, a group photo was only taken after the competition when everyone was holding up the medals. Today, Asami, a member of the photography club, was here, and everyone joked that they would treat her as the exclusive photographer of the women's archery team.
"Saionji Temple."
Yuyin turned around when she heard the voice and saw Goto Rika standing behind her with a blushing face, "Thank you for today!"
Yuyin was slightly startled, then quickly raised the corners of her lips: "You're welcome, it's you who adjusted it well."
In the first round of archery today, Rika Goto made an obvious mistake. If she cannot adjust her mentality quickly, it will not only lead to a poor performance in this round, but it may also seriously affect her performance in the future.
At that time, Goto Rika was extremely nervous, her heart was beating like a drum, and her fingers couldn't help but tremble. If she hadn't suddenly heard Saionji's calm reminder in her ears, she would probably have fallen into that emotional whirlpool and couldn't get out.
But when she looked up, Saionji was concentrating on archery again. No one around him, including the referee, seemed to have noticed that Saionji had spoken to her. This made Rika Goto suspicious again. Could it be that she was hallucinating because she was too nervous?
So when the game was over, she hesitated whether to come over to express her gratitude, but finally she mustered up the courage to come over, and Saionji's reaction also showed that it was not really her hallucination at that time.
"I used to really dislike you for your improper attitude towards Kyudo."
As if she wanted to say everything in her heart in one breath, Goto Rika suddenly said, "But today I suddenly realized that perhaps you are more devout to Kyudo than I am. I shouldn't have guessed your attitude with my own narrow point of view. I apologize for my previous rudeness to you!" After that, she bowed.
“No, no.”
Yuyin was shocked by her behavior and quickly helped her up. To be honest, no normal person would be dissatisfied with her attitude of working hard for three days and resting the net for two days. She never took Goto Rika's attitude to heart.
Yuyin helped her up and said with a smile, "If you really want to thank me, just turn a blind eye to my skipping training in the future."
"That won't work," Goto Rika said with a deliberately stern face, "You have to close your eyes." After saying that, she couldn't help laughing.
Seeing them reconcile, Morimoto Anzi was even more delighted. "Goto-senpai, we won the Kanto tournament today. What's our reward?"
Goto Rika coughed and said, "Of course I have. I've already booked a restaurant. If we win, we can all go out for dinner to celebrate."
"Yeah~ you're so nice, senior!"
"But after celebrating, even if we won the Kanto Championship, we still can't relax. We have to continue to train seriously and prepare for the national competition. I have booked a B&B in Karuizawa for the weekend, and all the members of the club will go for training together!" Rika Goto said in a strong voice.
"Ah..." A team member was startled, "We just finished the Kanto Tournament. Can't we take a break this weekend?"
Someone nodded in agreement: "That's right, Karuizawa, a resort town."
Rika Goto finally agreed: "We will go there on Friday afternoon and come back on Sunday night. I have arranged about half a day for free activities." She had originally planned to keep the specific arrangements secret, but now it seems that this is not possible. Everyone wants to be relaxed, and a balance between relaxation and looseness is the way to good management.
"Oh~ Goto-senpai, you're so nice!"
After changing their clothes and packing up their belongings, the group left the venue.
On the way, Saya was still sharing the photos she took with Yuyin. Xingzi would stick her head over from time to time and make a fuss to see them, and they were laughing all the way.
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"Um... Yuyin-chan."
As she stepped out of the venue, Yuyin was patted on the shoulder. She turned around and saw a very familiar person appear in front of her.
"Awashima...san?"
The person in front of me, dressed in beautiful and tight-fitting casual clothes and dressed like an elite white-collar worker, could only be Scepter's 4th Vice Commander, Seri Awashima.
Saya and Kyoko, who were standing nearby, heard the noise and looked over. Seeing Seri Awashima, who looked like a queen, they couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, what a beautiful woman!"
Xingzi didn't forget to whisper in her ear: "Senior, who is this beautiful woman? Is she your sister?"
Awashima Seri's hearing was so sharp that she coughed lightly, attracting the attention of several people. Then she pointed to the open-air cafe across the street and said, "Yuyin-chan, your cousin and I were just having coffee across the street. I saw you come out and wanted to say hello. Would you like to join us for a drink?"
cousin?
Yuyin's first feeling was suspicion. She wondered when she had a cousin and how come she didn't know about it. Then she looked in the direction where Awashima-san pointed and saw her former boss Munakata Reiji sitting not far across the street and waving at her.
"Wow, what a handsome guy!" Xingzi couldn't help but sigh as she looked over. "Senior Saionji, your family has such good genes! They're all handsome men and beautiful women!"
"This... I made an appointment with my clubmates to celebrate together."
Although Yuyin had long felt that it wouldn't be long before the director and his men found her since the night of the Kagudu crater, she hadn't expected it to happen so soon. It had only been a few days, and they were already here. So she instinctively made an excuse to refuse.
Well, even if she doesn't go now, after the celebration she mentioned is over, the director and Awashima-san will definitely be waiting for her outside the door.
"It's okay, it's okay. It's still early for the celebration," Goto Rika, who had completely reconciled with Tamane today, heard her and hurried over to explain, "Saionji, if you need to go there, that's fine. I'll send you the address of the restaurant. Just remember to get there before dinner."
"But……"
But I want a suspended death sentence, not immediate execution!
"It's settled then," Awashima Seri smiled faintly, "Her cousin and I will drive her to your celebration later, don't worry.
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It doesn’t matter, it’s just a reveal, it’s not the first time anyway.
Along the way, although it was only a short twenty meters to cross the road, Yuyin was always preparing herself mentally.
But when she stood in front of Reiji Munakata, she couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.
Unlike the three worlds she experienced later, Yuyin was still very naive when she traveled through time for the first time.
When she joined the Blue Clan, she was only sixteen years old and was the youngest member of Scepter 4. It was not until Fushimi Saruhiko, who was a year younger than her, joined that she got rid of the title of youngest.
It can be said that she was really young and energetic, full of passion, and immature at that time. The director Reiji Munakata and the deputy director Seri Awashima who appeared in front of her at that time were the objects of her admiration and learning. In addition to work, the director and the deputy director also treated her more as a younger generation and loved her.
"Director."
Standing in front of Reiji Munakata, Yuon called out softly and lowered her head like a child who didn't know how to admit her mistake.
Reiji Munakata looked at her carefully for a few times. Before coming here, he had only seen a few photos of Yuyin in the materials collected by Awashima.
After looking at you carefully, he suddenly smiled and said, "I'm very happy to see that you are doing well now."
Yuyin suddenly raised her head: "Don't you blame me for anything?"
"Blame," Munakata Reiji asked back, "Have you done anything that I must blame you for?"
"Um, um... I knew about Scepter 4's existence, but didn't return to the team. Does that count?"
Reiji Munakata turned to Awashima Seri and asked, "Awashima, what is Saionji Gyoon's current status in the Scepter 4 archives?"
Awashima Seri immediately replied, "Death."
Munakata Reiji turned back and said, "In this regard, you haven't left the team without permission, and we have no reason to blame you for it. As for your resurrection, any normal person would be afraid of others knowing about it. I understand your choice, but even I need to consider the impact of your story spreading."
There are many people in Scepter 4 who know and are familiar with Yuyin. It is not a big deal if they know about Yuyin's "resurrection" internally, but if it is accidentally spread, never underestimate the ugly human nature's greed and endless desire for life.
Hearing the director say this, Yuyin would have wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, if only she hadn't made another big mistake.
"But, that is, I accidentally..." Yuyin said stutteringly.
"Oh, so you mean to say that you wrote a few novels in the other worlds of your resurrection life, but accidentally the worlds merged, and now the existence of kings, sorcerers, psychics, and monsters has been revealed to the public?"
Reiji Munakata pushed a book in front of her and calmly revealed a huge secret.
Yuyin widened her eyes and picked up the book "Rainbow Crown". She really didn't expect that the second person among her acquaintances who saw the novel she wrote would be the head of the department.
Munakata pushed his glasses up and smiled. "That's an objective review, well written."
Yuyin blushed. Family members know their own business. When she wrote this book, her writing style was still relatively immature. She attracted readers' attention purely by the novel settings, twists and turns of the plot, charming characters and exciting battles. It was not until the later period that her writing style gradually matured.
"The facts have already happened. Worrying and being afraid will not help. The most urgent thing we should think about now is how to minimize the adverse impact of the incident."
Munakata Reiji took a sip of his coffee. After finishing this, he couldn't help but laugh. "Before we knew these books were written by you, Awashima, Fushimi, and I all mistakenly believed that this was a conspiracy against the royal power. We even thought it might be the work of Jungle members."
"How is that possible?" Yuyin retorted subconsciously, "I, I just became famous unexpectedly while serializing it online..."
Munakata Reiji chuckled. "Fushimi reported this to me. After learning you might still be alive, he suddenly realized that the familiar feeling of being blocked while researching that novelist online was similar to when he and you exchanged techniques."
If both of their technologies had not absorbed Jungle's advanced network technology, Fushimi would not have misjudged the direction of the investigation and thought that the culprit was from Jungle.
"Fushimi, is he okay?" Yuyin added, "I know he's back in the team. Last time I happened to see him on a mission in uniform. Has everything with Jungle been resolved?"
When she died in her first life, the confrontation between Scepter 4 and the Green King was intense. At that time, Fushimi had a big quarrel with Mr. Ouyang and defected to Jungle, so the final ending of "Rainbow Crown" was fabricated by her own imagination.
"It's over, the slate is broken." Reiji Munakata put down his coffee cup and said.
"Broken?" Yuyin found it hard to imagine. Could a stone tablet with such immense power actually shatter? The ending she had planned for the novel was simply that the stone tablet was sealed and buried by several kings.
"It was the Silver King who did it. I admire him very much for this."
At that time, he was on the verge of dropping his sword, which could have caused a similar fate to the Kagudu crater. He had even instructed Awashima to be ready to kill the king at any time.
Yuyin was thinking, no wonder after the fusion of the worlds, the connection she felt with the king as a clan member became weaker, it turned out that the stone slab was broken.
"After the shattering of the stone tablet, the existence of the King is no longer as important as it once was," Munakata Reiji explained calmly. The reason they suppressed the news of the King was because they feared the existence of the stone tablet would be revealed and attract the attention of those with ulterior motives. "Since it was your novel and the leak wasn't malicious, the impact can be mitigated with proper management."
In this regard, combining the power of Scepter 4 and Fei Shiyuan, it is not difficult to control.
"What's more difficult now is the new round of power imbalance and unstable order caused by the integration of the world."
Reisi Munakata suddenly raised his head and looked at Yuon.
"Awashima and I have read your last three series of novels. It's clear from them that you have a deep understanding of those worlds, at least more profound than we do now. What do you think of this, Yuyin?"
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