Chapter 39

She was wearing a pure white dress and sparkling jewellery, looking exquisite from head to toe, as gorgeous as a bride going to a wedding banquet.

However, at this moment, the beautiful "bride" was gracefully moving through the dark alleys of Yokohama at a speed that ordinary people could hardly catch up with. The dirty water splashing on the dilapidated streets did not stain her skirt at all.

Such a speed was a bit strenuous for Mori Ogai. Even if he tried his best to catch up, the tall lady in front would soon fade out of his sight. Fortunately, perhaps out of pity, when he ran to an intersection with difficulty, he could always see the lady at the next intersection.

Compared to his previous undisguised disgust, Mori Ogai was even a little flattered.

I thought this night would be spent in pursuit, but fortunately, Yashayo seemed to have her own destination. As the surrounding things became familiar, Mori Ogai basically determined her destination - Wanxiang Hall.

Coming to this place that was inextricably linked to the past, countless speculations suddenly surged through Mori Ogai's mind, but he quickly gave up his suspicions. After all, in Yokohama, Hachishayo knew everything.

When Mori Ogai rushed over, he found that he was not the only visitor. The newly appointed captain of the Yokohama Self-Defense Force, Verlaine, greeted him with a smile.

Facing this face that made his stomach ache, Mori Ogai felt very complicated. This was the first meeting between the two of them in the true sense, but Mori Ogai was absolutely confident that he definitely did not leave the impression that they could get along well.

As for Verlaine, even though the artificial god with blond hair and blue eyes found a new meaning in life in Yokohama, after learning from a certain bluefin mullet spirit who often came to visit him how he was deceived into coming to Yokohama, he inevitably had a lot of opinions about the leader of Yokohama's iconic organization, Mori Ogai. He did not go to him to have a heart-to-heart talk because he considered that the other party was his brother's boss.

Of course, this meeting was purely accidental. After explaining the dinner at the shrine, he was awakened by the sudden appearance of Hachishaku-sama and served as Yokohama's agent for this meeting. Although in essence it was only because his master did not want to talk in a rough voice, Verlaine was quite happy to be able to work for Hachishaku-sama who saved Rimbaud.

The white ghost was standing in the empty hall, and the moonlight from outside was shining in, making the white dress sparkle. A three-colored kitten was circling around her feet, making soft and sweet sounds.

There was a feeling of his filter being broken, and Mori Ogai was wondering if people who look serious on the outside would like very different things. Lord Fukuzawa seemed to like furry animals very much, and Hachishayo was very friendly to children, but he didn't expect that he would also turn a blind eye to cute cats.

He hadn't figured out how to approach the lady in front of him with the topic of pets, and then he saw the ghost use his usual umbrella to rudely push the sweet-looking cat aside, with an expression as serious as ice and no emotion at all.

Mori Ogai was stunned.

Fukuzawa Yukichi, who came in a little later, was also stunned. He was led here by a cat. He was sleeping soundly in his bedroom, but was woken up by the cat that sneaked in from nowhere and kicked him with its hind legs.

The president of the Armed Detective Agency naturally wouldn't get angry at the furry little cat, but he just rubbed the cat from head to tail, even though he didn't know how to tell from the cat's furry face that it was unhappy, but Fukuzawa Yukichi felt extremely happy.

As soon as he loosened his grip a little, the calico cat escaped from his hands, ran all the way to his desk, and ran away with his private seal in its mouth.

So, Fukuzawa Yukichi chased all the way to Wanxiang Hall and saw such an astonishing scene.

Fukuzawa Yukichi: “…Cat.”

Bashiyang had no time to care about the inner thoughts of the two middle-aged men. As for the old man who pretended to be a cat and worked for the disciples and employees to get a living, she had no intention of accommodating him.

The tip of the umbrella tapped the ground lightly, leaving a deep dent on the cement floor in front of the calico cat, which startled the cat so much that its fur almost stood up.

Fukuzawa Yukichi couldn't bear it and interrupted: "Madam, is there anything you want to inform us of that brought us here at night?"

But Yashayo ignored him and poked the calico cat's tail with the tip of the umbrella again. "If you think you can avoid everything by using the cat form, I can keep you in this form forever." A sound like sandpaper rubbing against each other sounded.

"Meow~"

The cat's meow sounded like a long sigh.

Before the two men could react, Bashiyang jumped to a farther place with one foot, leaving the two men behind with their faces covered in smoke.

"Ah, it's been a long time, my disciples." A well-dressed elderly gentleman walked out of the smoke, completely different from the cute and clingy person he was in cat form.

But Fukuzawa Yukichi's mind was full of things his teacher had done when he was in cat form, like stealing dried fish from his own members and resting on the skirt of a waitress in the coffee shop downstairs.

I feel like Natsume's original wise and brave image is gone forever!

"Natsume Soseki." Without giving the master and disciple any time to reminisce, Yashakyo interrupted them coldly.

In fact, the long-awaited reunion of master and disciple at night was not planned by Shinichi Hirin. He learned a lot of things that might happen in this world from the system, but some of them have been harmonized because of the butterfly effect produced by the sudden emergence of the city consciousness group, and some of them are being closely watched by the various city entities. After all, the world has changed a lot, and perhaps the timeline has also changed.

The remaining part is some things that Shinichi Hirin cannot take into account due to perspective issues.

for example--

Dragon head battle!

A war sparked by the property left behind by outsiders.

Shinichi Hinata, who was standing at a God's perspective, already knew who the mastermind was, but because he was an outsider, Yokohama could not find out clearly.

But the closer it got to that time point in the original work, the more violent Yokohama became, so much so that Hinawa Shinichi had to board the Hasshaku-Yoshiro from time to time to inspect.

Until today, a calico cat appeared in front of Hachisha.

"In the political game, Yokohama's side lost, so a very special person will come to Yokohama in the next few days." The consultant who has retired from the political stage can only bring this not-so-good news.

Once a vibrant and active central figure on the political stage, after his hair turned gray, he could only rely on training disciples to build a relatively stable city. Natsume Soseki, who was already old both physically and mentally, half-bowed and apologized to the city consciousness in front of him.

However, the lady in front of him remained silent for a long time, so quiet that Natsume Soseki thought he had been left behind.

Although it took a while, the sound was still heard from above. Just as described in the intelligence, it was a sign of the trauma this city had suffered.

"You don't have to apologize to me. You have done your best for my city, which is not your hometown."

For a moment, Natsume Soseki's eyes felt a little sore. The struggles in his youth and the hard work of hiding in his old age were nothing after being recognized by the city itself.

After the old man stood up, Bashiyang changed the subject: "But this does not mean that I agree with your three-minute concept."

"I know this is not the best way." Natsume Soseki did not mind being denied, "but in the absence of absolute external interference, this is the most useful way I can think of."

This time, Yashayo did not refute. In fact, whether it was the Sanke concept or Mori Ogai, Yashayo did not really dislike it. What she was dissatisfied with was that she had always been an abandoned child of the country.

At first, it became a concession as compensation for the war, and later it became a place of exile for the problems left over from the war. So what about this time? In order to achieve a transcendent, is it okay to sacrifice a city?

Faced with the low pressure in Yokohama, Natsume Soseki was very tactful and offered two apprentices who could be of use.

Putting aside the image of a teacher and everything else, Natsume Soseki really didn't want to be disliked by his own urban consciousness like his disciple Mori Ogai.

So he and Yashakyou called two disciples to discuss how to deal with the White Kirin Shibusawa Ryuhiko.

Although the two apprentices could not handle things perfectly, after so many years of polishing, they had become very reliable people in all aspects, so Natsume Soseki introduced them to Yashakari with great confidence.

However……

"Hashiya-sama will activate the barrier the moment Shibusawa Ryuhiko comes in, and Rambo and I will be in charge of beating him up. As for the final finishing touches, the Armed Detective Agency will be responsible for dealing with the government officials, and the Port Mafia will be responsible for preparing the cement for sinking the ship. That's all."

Because he was not good at negotiation, Yashayo handed this task over to the current captain of the Yokohama Self-Defense Force, Verlaine.

Natsume Soseki: “…”

Two disciples: "..."

Mori Ogai, who was the leader of the largest Yakuza organization in Yokohama, seemed particularly helpless at this moment. Following the teacher's eye signal, he tried to persuade: "Madam, perhaps we can consider some other way."

Hachishaki turned his face away without considering any other options and without wanting to say anything more to Mori Ogai.

As a loyal employee, Verlaine kindly advised Mori Ogai: "As far as I know, the money that Shibusawa Ryuhiko brought is about 10 billion. I heard from Dazai-kun that the recent financial situation of the Port Mafia..."

"No problem, ma'am! Leave the sinking of the sea to us! The Port Mafia is dedicated to serving you." Mori Ogai's expression was quite sincere.

Then he received kind care from his teacher - a solid cane stabbed his foot hard. While this disciple who had embarrassed him was feeling pain, Natsume Soseki signaled another reliable disciple to go up and talk.

But the joke ends here.

The blonde, blue-eyed outsider was the only person who could represent Yokohama. He restrained his relaxed demeanor, but in fact, he was full of oppression: "Even if Hachishaku-sama doesn't show up, I have the confidence to get rid of Bai Qilin. So what we need to discuss this time is a rat hiding in the dark and instigating Bai Qilin to come to Yokohama."

"A Russian."

(End of this chapter)