Chapter 161: Louhu, a useful experience-generating machine (……
How should I put it? Jiang Lai's current mood is the same as when he first saw the words of Lou Hu in the original work, "Gojo Satoru, I will defeat him!"
——The main point is that the habit of feeling embarrassed for others has come back again!
However, Jiang Lai had a good psychological quality. He quickly adjusted his demeanor and did not waste any more words explaining. After all, the enemy's intelligence confusion was in their favor.
Jiang Lai continued to use the [Electronic Elf] technique, using his cell phone for remote assistance.
Because the wolfhound Matsuda has his own consciousness, he does not need Jiang Lai to control him in real time.
What Jiang Lai is doing at the moment is to add auxiliary potions to the Demonic Horned Wolfhound on the game page in the [Electronic Elf] ritual mode, replenish the blue bar and health bar, and collect experience points.
Speaking of experience points... Jiang Lai still remembers the setting in the game that you can evolve when you reach level 60.
As mentioned before, the main feature of this game is evolutionary uncertainty and diversity.
I wonder what the Science Friends' elf-Shikigami will look like if it evolves.
Thinking of this, he glanced at the level above the wolfhound Matsuda's head.
Participating in battles will allow the level of the elf shikigami to upgrade faster, and the higher the level of battles you participate in, the more experience you gain.
Before, the little sheep Jiang Lai had always concealed his strength and had not done much to gain experience points.
At this time, the fight with the special-grade cursed spirit Louhu caused the level bar above the wolfhound Matsuda's head to rise rapidly - it was obvious that Louhu, as a special-grade cursed spirit, was an enemy in a high-level battle.
In a flash, a light bulb flashed through Jiang Lai's mind - isn't this a good time to gain experience?
Jiang Lai originally planned to leave after saving Nanami Kento, and then switch back to his original form to explore, negotiate, or fight.
But now, he changed his mind a little, and planned to go around with Matsuda Jinpei for a while, gain experience points, and then retreat. Such a good opportunity cannot be wasted.
Louhu, a useful experience-boosting machine (bushi)!
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Nanami Kento gradually regains consciousness.
His subconscious was still lingering on the flames, blood, the boy, and the volcano-head cursed spirit. The process of escaping from the fragments of his dream was like slowly emerging from the bottom of the water. After a brief period of dull suffocation, he finally emerged from the deep lake water.
Nanami Kento took a deep breath subconsciously and his eyes suddenly opened!
"Are you awake, Nanami-senpai?"
A gentle voice came from the side, and it took Nanami Kento a few seconds to focus his attention and recognize that it was Otsukuoka Yuta's voice.
At the same time, the surrounding scenes also came into his eyes.
——This seems to be the interior of a small hospital or sanatorium. Outside the window there is an unknown tree, with tender leaves clinging to the window, and warm light shines through the glass onto the thin blanket.
Yuta Otsutsukoshi sat on a chair beside the bed, with his sword bag leaning against the bedside table. He looked concerned.
"..." Nanami Kento was silent for half a second, then spoke, "What time is it now?"
His brain was still aching, with all sorts of chaotic images crowding it, making it difficult for him to ask the questions in an orderly manner.
Therefore, Nanami Kento decided to confirm the time first.
"It's 7:42 in the morning." Otkotsu Yuta glanced at the clock on his cell phone. "From yesterday to this morning, you were unconscious for about half a day."
"I'm sorry. Although I know the output-type reversal technique, I'm not as proficient as Miss Ierui. I couldn't completely heal the wounds you were eroded by the cursed energy." Otsutsukoshi raised his eyes, looking a little embarrassed, "I'm afraid Nanami-senpai still needs to rest here."
"...It's okay. Thank you too." Nanami Kento nodded in reply.
Otsukotsu Yuta's words convinced Nanami Kento that what happened yesterday was not a dream caused by excessive stress. In fact, after waking up, he could feel that his habitual hand was still slightly tingling.
If everything that happened yesterday is true, then——
Nanami Kento immediately asked, "Where's Watanabe?"
"Is that the younger generation from Weilai? He went out to buy breakfast. There's a very good store nearby." Yuta raised his phone to indicate, "I just told him that you were awake. He said he would bring your breakfast too."
It seems that the other party is fine. Although Nanami Kento still remembered the heroic figure of the boy yesterday, he still couldn't help but tense for a moment. Now after hearing Otsukotsu Yuta's answer, he knew that the young boy was fine.
After confirming that the lamb was safe, Nanami Kento's chaotic thoughts finally calmed down. After his emotions calmed down, his rationality gradually emerged.
"..." Nanami Kento paused and asked, "Were you the one who found me yesterday?"
"It was sent by Watanabe." Otsukotsuki Yuta paused, "To be precise, it was Weilai's spirit shikigami, a white unicorn. It was that unicorn that sent you to me."
In other words, Otsukotsu Kyouta was not present at the scene at the time, and it was Watanabe who dealt with the special cursed spirit alone?
Nanami Kento's thoughts paused for a moment again.
Even today, when he compares past memories with yesterday's image, he still has some mental blockage.
In his memory, Watanabe was a gifted boy who would sleep in, do his homework before going to school, had cunning ideas but was not a bad person at heart. He was full of the youth and vitality that a child of his age should have, and his poor health did not limit his activity.
Yesterday, the brown-haired boy changed his immature attitude, and at the critical moment, he grasped his thallium knife and swung out a powerful curse blade, summoning an extremely powerful spirit shikigami! His smiling face in the past was rarely focused, and his dark eyes were extremely cold, and his gaze was like a real sword.
Recalling yesterday's battlefield, Nanami Kento seemed to still be able to vaguely feel that aura.
——Although he was already unconscious due to excessive blood loss, he was still shocked by the brown-haired boy standing in the center of the storm amidst thunder, lightning and flames.
...Is this the child we adopted and are taking care of?
Nanami Kento was a little suspicious.
He seems different from before.
But maybe it's because I never really understood him.
——The combination of past memories and yesterday's battlefield is the real opponent.
After a brief ups and downs, Nanami Kento's thoughts finally calmed down.
No matter what, what Watanabe did yesterday was to save himself. He knew that the boy's soul was not bad, and that was enough. The opponent was still the opponent, but with stronger strength.
That's a good thing. He'll be happy for the little boy.
Just at this moment, there was a knock on the door.
Okkotsu Yuta shouted "Come in", and after the door opened, a brown-haired boy walked in carrying something.
"Nanaha!" The brown-haired boy was the first to call out, his voice full of joy, "You're awake, that's great!"
"I'm fine." Nanami Kento replied.
Little Sheep Jiang Lai came forward, holding three servings of Japanese egg rice and miso soup he had just bought: "I bought breakfast, you can eat it while it's hot."
It was not convenient to eat in bed. After waking up, Nanami Kento was in good condition to get out of bed, so they had breakfast together at the round table in this single room.
Little sheep Jiang Lai has been waiting for Nanami Kento to ask him. He knows that the scene yesterday must have been very shocking, and it stands to reason that Nanami would ask him.
However, what surprised him was that Kento Nanami never mentioned this matter throughout the whole process.
He simply explained his mission here - to deal with the incident of cursed spirits injuring people near the Mount Fuji scenic area. He then asked a few questions about the training of the little sheep Jiang Lai.
After finishing breakfast and cleaning up, Okkotsu Yuta went downstairs to handle follow-up treatment matters, leaving only the little sheep Jiang Lai and Nanami Kento in the room.
This time, Jiang Lai took the initiative and asked, "Nanami, don't you have anything to ask me?" He smiled, "Or has Nanami already learned it from Okkotsu-kun?"
"I just asked Otsutsuki who found me yesterday." Nanami Kento said, "Thank you for your hard work, Watanabe - yesterday, it was all thanks to you."
His voice is still the steady voice of an adult, but it is mixed with real emotion.
Little sheep Jiang Lai was slightly startled, blinking his eyes and said: "Ah... It's rare to hear Qi Haihai praise me so much, I feel a little embarrassed."
Then, he changed the subject, "I thought Nanami wanted to ask me why I was so strong."
"Everyone has their own secrets. You are already a young man with your own independent thoughts. You don't need to tell me everything as your guardian." Nanami Kento said calmly and sincerely, "I don't need to know why. I am happy that you have such strong power."
The little sheep Jiang Lai was a little surprised. He stared at the adult in front of him with his dark eyes.
Nanami Kento said, "You and Otsutsuki should have your own things to do, so go ahead and do them. Don't worry about me. I will rest here according to the doctor's instructions and then return."
As a person with many years of experience in society, Nanami Kento has keen observation skills. After knowing the strength of the little sheep Jiang Lai, he guessed more.
The so-called special training, the move to visit Tengen before leaving, the reason for appearing around Mount Fuji...all these factors combined made Nanami Kento have a vague feeling in his heart.
Although he had no idea what the two were going to do specifically, he knew it must be something that needed to be kept secret and was of great importance.
Nanami Kento looked over and exchanged glances with the little sheep Jiang Lai. His mature eyes were filled with tolerance and encouragement. He raised the corners of his lips slightly, and his usually serious face softened a little. He said:
"I usually read economics books and rarely look down on novels, but I have heard of stories about young people saving the world. You are also the protagonists of such stories."
"I always thought I would shoulder the responsibility of an adult and protect you. But now it seems that you are the ones protecting me as an adult."
Nanami Kento said this, and when his voice slowed down, it took on a slightly deep and magnetic tone.
"..." The little sheep Jiang Lai raised his head slightly, his eyes like pure gems, "Qian Hai Hai also protected me - you gave me a home where I can live a stable life."
The young man's voice rang in Nanami Kento's ears, stirring up a wave of emotion in his heart.
Before, Nanami Kento took care of the boy out of responsibility, but now looking back, he finds that life is actually the interweaving of two people, and everything has never been a one-sided give and take.
"You also gave me a home." Nanami Kento said finally.