Chapter 166
Kazuma Hatori was able to sneak into this mansion undetected, naturally thanks to the mimicry of the Black Bean Cub.
The address was provided by Zenji Naoya—he's quite useful, and has a real talent for doing bad things.
However, the defensive barrier should have triggered an alarm for his original form. Therefore, Kazuma Hatake originally planned to make a sound disguised as Lu Suo as soon as the disguise was broken, so that the old man would take the initiative to deactivate the alarm.
It's perfectly reasonable, and it will even startle the chief with his unpredictable appearances.
However, what should have been one of the most secure defensive barriers remained completely unresponsive to Kazuma Hatori.
Just like the high-ranking officials he killed before... it was as if all these defensive barriers had shut down their detection radars on him, ensuring that this Sirius assassin could move freely and without hindrance.
Kazuma Hagoromo became increasingly convinced that this was truly unusual.
When we get back, let's ask Wu if he knows what happened—maybe he helped with something?
But at this moment, he continued to stare at the seemingly composed head of the department, listening to what the old man would say.
"You...you came here to..."
The head of the department, who was using the most polite language, almost wanted to wipe his sweat with his sleeve, but he was being stared at by those indifferent black eyes, and even moving a finger gave him the illusion that he would be killed.
Compared to the woman's physical appearance, this young man was not very old, but the mental pressure he exerted on her was stronger than ever before!
Moreover, this person would use various roundabout methods to convey instructions when there was something to say, and rarely showed his face—and each time he visited in person, it meant that what he was about to say was no small matter.
Even the previous leader died of old age in this way.
The head of the department was extremely uneasy. He knelt on the tatami in the traditional Japanese room, facing Kazuma Hatori, his gaze never meeting his and never daring to look up.
It took him a great deal of courage to glance at the stitches on the other person's forehead to confirm their identity.
As for why the defensive barrier didn't sound an alarm—isn't that obvious? This man's barrier skills are far superior to those good-for-nothings; even Lord Tianyuan himself might not be able to match him!
This detail was noticed by the head of the General Manager's Office, which only provided stronger evidence that [Kazuma Hatake has been possessed by Tosara].
"for."
Seeing that he didn't continue, it was clear that he was handing over the initiative for the second half of the sentence to him—so he also spoke up with a playful expression, uttering the word.
"Tell me, what is my purpose?"
The question, laced with such scrutiny and interrogation, sent a shiver down the spine of the chief, his mind racing.
He even went through everything he had done since taking office, fearing that his little schemes had been discovered and he would be punished, while also praying that the other party was just there to give him orders.
When Kazuma Hatori faces Satoru Gojo, the latter always criticizes his acting skills as inadequate.
However, once out of Gojo Satoru's sight, Hato Kazuma's acting skills are always superb, so good that they seem to come naturally.
He's especially gifted at playing villains and antagonists.
For example, the chief was so frightened that he almost wet his pants, and it took him a long time to finally manage to utter a single sentence.
"You...you've come because of the [Night Parade of One Hundred Demons] incident from a couple of days ago?"
After all, he remembered that among the initiators of the [Night Parade of One Hundred Demons], besides the special-grade curse master named Xia Youjie who was now on the run, there was this young man in front of him... his name should be [Yatori Kazuma].
Could it be that they are blaming them for not doing their job well?
But they didn't know whether they should stop the "Night Parade of One Hundred Demons" or condone it!
This is because they didn't hear any rumors, so they decided to follow the rules... That way, even if the adults blame them later, they'll have a reason to deny it...
But when the other party actually came in person, standing in front of him with an overwhelming aura of killing intent, the chief felt that the trick he wanted to play was just a little bit of cleverness, and that the other party had seen through it completely.
"oh?"
Kazuma Hatori stood still, his dark sleeves hanging silently in front of the chief, as if even the air itself had been frozen by the deathly and oppressive atmosphere, remaining motionless in the slanting moonlight.
Only when his gaze fell upon the back of the head of the table's neck, which was exposed as he bent down, did it become sharp as a tangible guillotine, slowly cutting into his heart, which was shrinking with fear.
"[The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons], that's right, you did almost nothing."
Kazuma Hatake said calmly, "And you, you'd better not do anything in the future."
These words caused the chief to break out in a cold sweat down his neck, and he felt as if the Grim Reaper's scythe was already hanging over his head.
"I can explain this..."
"No, what I mean is, do nothing."
Those dark eyes stared coldly at the head of the table, giving him no chance to continue "explaining".
In the blink of an eye, the chief finally understood what the great man meant.
"You want us to turn a blind eye to what happens in the future, no matter what?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt the pressure from that gaze on him ease—meaning he had guessed correctly.
The chieftain was finally able to catch his breath and even began to feel secretly pleased that his reaction speed was relatively fast.
Hmph, if it were that guy Oishi instead, he would definitely be "forced" to apologize to the master with his death because of his stupidity.
Clearly, both the [Night Parade of One Hundred Demons] and the new body were part of this person's plan; there will even be similar events that challenge the rules of the magic world, and they will not need to interfere, they can just let things take their course.
But what about the Sirius Killers who have been hunting them relentlessly for the past few years, and the strongest Gojo Satoru who wants to overthrow the existing order...? Shouldn't we just ignore them?
"Very good, you're quite clever."
The chief wanted to ask but dared not, and lowered his head nervously for a long time. Finally, he heard a voice from above, speaking slowly and deliberately, "I hope you can continue to maintain this cleverness in the future, Chief."
As he finished speaking, he heard footsteps gradually receding from his side, as if the other person was about to leave—"Sir, wait a moment, regarding that fifth..."
The chief finally couldn't help but want to speak, but saw the other person turn around again. His dark eyes, backlit by the moonlight, seemed to sink into an abyss, yet from that unfathomable terror and despair, a chilling smile was reflected.
Even the corners of his lips, which were originally expressionless, suddenly curled up with a very intriguing, cold mockery.
"After all, those who weren't clever have already died under Sirius."
………
Finally, using a death threat, he terrified the old man so much that he collapsed onto the tatami mat, nodding repeatedly. Hatori Kazuma was in a very good mood.
This also saves them the trouble of continuing to investigate [Sirius Killer] – after [Lu Suo] said that, the Directorate General would assume that [Sirius Killer] was one of his men, and that those who died before were all people he considered "not clever enough".
Such vague and ambiguous judgment standards are most likely to lead them to create all sorts of rules that restrict them.
As for telling them to "do nothing," it was because Kazuma Hatori believed that as long as these high-ranking officials didn't interfere or obstruct him, Satoru would definitely be able to realize his ideal.
Although he could kill all the high-ranking members of the sorcery world and replace them with a new batch of obedient ones, such a terrifying method of control would easily make these high-ranking members so afraid of death that they would outwardly comply but inwardly defy him—just like the Kamo family and the General Headquarters in last time, who appeared obsequious on the surface but were secretly plotting something.
It will also cause Wu to be ostracized, including by the students he taught who support him.
Therefore, in this cycle, Kazuma Hatori tries to impersonate Tosaku and become the mastermind behind these old men.
The words of the outsider, the head of the Kamo family, are not effective, but surely the words of the Rōsō family are.
Asking them to do something might lead to them compromising on the execution – being too explicit could easily expose their identity.
Making them do nothing is actually the easiest way to achieve the desired effect.
As for what happens next... if anyone dares to trip up Wu again, he will kill a few more to deter them, and then let them guess what they want. There will always be some clever ones left.
After warning the chief, Kazuma Hatori used the "unfathomable and elusive" black Bean Shiba Inu mimicry to leave the mansion. After running a long distance, he deactivated his form and returned to human form.
Since creating the fake suture line on his forehead, Kazuma Hatori has never used healing bread, reversal spells, or food to replenish his stamina, so that it can remain in a state where the injury will not heal.
Of course, he couldn't leave the suture indefinitely. Wu would be sending the key over in a couple of days, and then he would have to move into an apartment—he couldn't let the other person find out that he had created another wound for himself.
As they drew closer to the territory of the Panxing Cult, Yuqu Kazuma became increasingly relaxed, thinking that once they got back, he would first remove the stitches from his wound in front of a mirror, then activate a reversal spell and everything would be fine...
"Oh ho, that's impressive, my Lord Kazuma."
In the depths of winter, when the snow has piled up thick, no one wants to wander the streets late at night—except for someone who's come early to deliver a surprise (keys).
Just as Kazuma Hatori turned the corner with light steps, he froze completely because of those words.
The criminal was caught red-handed...
Kazuma Hatake stopped.
Kazuma Hatori silently turned around.
Kazuma Hatori stood there waiting for instructions in an exceptionally pitiful posture.
This series of reactions amused Wutiao Wuqi greatly.
He tried calling Kazuma Hatake but couldn't get through, thinking the other person was fast asleep and hadn't heard him—just as he was about to sneak into the bedroom to surprise him, [Six Eyes] sensed a familiar aura of magical power approaching from afar!
Then what happened? At a glance, one could see that this bastard had a very deep wound on his forehead.
To be able to speak honorifics with such intonation and rhythm, with arms crossed in front of his chest... Kazuma Hatori is probably the first person in history to do so.
Probably the only one.
"I was wrong."
Kazuma Hatori immediately apologized sincerely, completely losing the boss aura he had when facing the chief.
But Gojo Satoru had heard these words more than once.
"Did you draw it yourself?"
He smirked, and from the injury alone, it was clear who the culprit was—and Kazuma Hatori could only obediently nod in admission.
"What are you going to do with this forged...?"
Gojo Satoru was about to press for more information when he noticed that although Hato Kazuma was still standing steadily, his face was extremely pale, most likely due to excessive blood loss from when the wound was cut open earlier.
If you look even closer, you can see that the edges of the wound are still bleeding slightly.
They were currently in the dead of winter night, with the temperature hovering around zero degrees Celsius.
Gojo Satoru puffed out his cheeks in frustration, but still managed to put his arm around Hato Kazuma's shoulder and lead him toward the apartment.
"I'll continue interrogating you when we get home."
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