Chapter 73 Earthquake: A Favor from Fate
He was calm, confident, elegant, and composed.
Does he have any other tricks up his sleeve?
Takanashi Chika nervously looked around again. In a place like Yokohama, Karasuma Renya had a large number of men lying in ambush.
No, even if Karasuma Renya had indeed laid an ambush, he wouldn't be able to escape their encirclement. They had already trapped Karasuma Renya and could kill him before those people could rush up.
Can……
An unease, a vague unease.
The unease in her heart grew stronger, and Takanashi Chika looked around more nervously, but still did not find the ambush arranged by Karasuma Renya.
Despite Gin blocking her view, Karasuma Renya still caught a glimpse of Takanashi Chinatsu's head looking around, and he became even happier.
"What are you looking for, China?"
Chika Takanashi didn't reply to him; instead, she clung tightly to Gin's clothes.
Gin didn't hesitate any longer and pulled the trigger.
"Clap"
A slight clicking sound.
Everyone present, except for Karasuma Renya, had a change in expression.
Gin was no fool; his weapons were meticulously maintained and repeatedly checked before each mission, and they never jammed.
That's less than one in ten thousand chance.
But such a chance actually happened today.
Without any hesitation, Gin stepped forward, the dagger flashing a silvery light in the moonlight.
Suddenly, the ground beneath my feet shook and twisted.
Gin felt as if he were standing on a yoga ball. He couldn't exert any force, nor could he move lightly. He staggered and, although he didn't fall, he was getting further and further away from Karasuma Renya.
Karasuma Renya remained standing still, without moving an inch.
There was no smile on his face, and even a hint of pity in his eyes, as if he was grieving for everything that was happening before him.
Only when his gaze fell upon China did a bright light finally reappear in his eyes, but China was already drifting further and further away from him.
The earth seemed to be rolling; it was a violent earthquake, more shocking than any earthquake we had ever experienced before.
Chinatsu Takanashi was also swept along by the earth, stumbling and unable to stand steadily. Gunshots rang out all around, but even though Karasuma Renya was standing right there, not a single bullet hit her.
The earth finally revealed its most ferocious form, cracking open a huge fissure. Those who came to besiege Karasuma Renya fell into it in droves, and in the instant the fissure closed, it swallowed up all life.
Blood seeped from the ground, but more terrifying than the blood was the deathly silence, and more terrifying than the deathly silence was the faint wailing.
Takanashi Chika watches all of this, rejecting it all, yet powerless to stop it.
No, she can!
Realizing something, Takanashi Chinatsu began to cast a spell as Eriol had taught her: the Soaring Elevator Technique!
The levitation technique is slow and safe, but the cloud elevator technique can make people fly into the sky quickly, making their stomachs churn as if they have ridden a roller coaster ten times.
But she couldn't worry about that now. She couldn't use the cards because they consumed too much power, and she simply couldn't save that many people.
The person she rescued had lost the ability to fight, but she was still able to remain conscious and used an explosion technique on Karasuma Renya.
The fireball flew towards Karasuma Renya, but was blocked by a pillar that rose from the ground. Karasuma Renya stood behind the pillar, tilted his body, and poked his head out of the pillar to quietly look at Chinatsu.
It's not magic, it's not superpowers, it's...
coincide.
Yes, it's just a coincidence.
The sudden earthquake was a coincidence, as was the large number of police officers, FBI agents, and action team members who were swallowed up. Even the pillars that rose from the ground with the earthquake were a coincidence.
It is precisely these successive coincidences that are most disheartening.
That despair felt like sinking into an icy sea. The frigid water, with its ice shards, swallowed every struggle and choked one's cries for help, leaving one helplessly watching as they drifted further and further away from the surface, their lungs growing thinner and thinner.
Seemingly tired of the farce, Karasuma Renya turned and left.
When the earthquake faced him, it was like a tamed lamb, obediently rising step by step, its serene appearance incongruous with the surrounding devastation.
"We can't let him escape!" Bourbon fought back fiercely.
Ray struggled to raise his sniper rifle at Karasuma Renya's retreating figure, but his dizzy mind prevented him from even aiming.
Chizuru Takanashi didn't try anything.
She's already tried it; only by trying can one understand how desperate it can be.
She couldn't hold onto Karasuma Renya; she couldn't hold onto him this time, and she wouldn't hold onto him in the future.
The earthquake ended with the departure of Karasuma Renya, leaving Yokohama severely damaged and in ruins.
Those who came to capture Karasuma Renya also suffered heavy casualties. Takanashi Chinatsu tried to rescue those who were sealed underground. Indeed, some people were still alive, but many more had been crushed into flesh and blood by the closed earth and could never be resurrected.
Superpowered individuals arrived, led by Chuuya Nakahara. He gave Gin a deep look, said nothing, and led the port Mafia to the rescue.
Chinatsu and Gin were invited to the port Mafia.
Neither she nor Gin were injured, but they looked exhausted. Despite being the ones attacking, they had the air of someone who had been routed and had been completely defeated.
"I've been very careful, I've tried my best not to provoke him, you don't really think I'm being friendly, do you?" Mori Ougai was amused by the massive earthquake in Yokohama.
He was certainly not a servile person, but he understood who he could and could not offend.
There was no necessary conflict of interest between him and Karasuma Renya, and Karasuma Renya was very eccentric; you either became his friend or avoided him altogether, and you should never become his enemy.
Mori Ougai did just that. He had already arranged everything, even clearing out the thugs on the street, to protect their date and prevent any unnecessary trouble.
The chosen one.
Mori Ōgai really didn't want to touch upon such mysterious and esoteric things.
He had indeed chosen the optimal solution he could make, however...
"You actually put the battlefield in Yokohama." Mori Ougai's scarlet eyes flashed with murderous intent, clearly he was truly enraged by them.
Chika Takanashi kept her head down, not daring to say a word.
In fact, they are not currently inside the five buildings of the Port Mafia.
...because the building has collapsed.
They stood in the makeshift stronghold, where everything was incredibly rudimentary. Mori Ougai didn't even have time to change out of his mud-covered clothes.
As the person who knows best how strong Karasuma Renya's luck is, Takanashi Chinatsu naturally understands that all of this is her fault. If she hadn't insisted on taking action in Yokohama today, Yokohama wouldn't have suffered such an unexpected disaster.
"Take a good look. How many people in Yokohama have been displaced because of your willfulness? How much damage has been caused by just one commercial street? Are you two satisfied with what you've seen?" Mori Ougai said sarcastically.
Takanashi Chika lowered her head; it was indeed her fault.
"What do you want?" Gin asked coldly.
Takanashi Chinatsu immediately looked at her brother, her eyes filled with hope, completely regarding him as her safe haven.
"No matter how much you talk, you won't dare to lay a hand on Chika. After all, Karasuma Renya still wants her. So all your talk is just about interests. Be direct and stop bluffing."
"Is this how you talk to the victim?" Mori Ougai slowly adjusted his red scarf.
Gin remained unyielding, his tone growing even colder: "If you want benefits, I'll give them to you, but if you want to threaten me, I'm not afraid."
The black lizard was eyeing Gin covetously.
Gin remained unfazed; even without superpowers, he had never been afraid of a powerful enemy.
Takanashi Chika also came to her senses. Her brother was right. Mori Ougai's complaints were nothing more than an attempt to gain benefits; otherwise, they wouldn't be able to talk so peacefully.
“Mr. Mori, you’re afraid of Karasuma Renya, but aren’t you afraid of me?” She straightened her chest and her words struck a nerve with Mori Ougai.
Whether it's great fortune or just bad luck, Mori Ougai avoids things whenever possible.
Those scarlet eyes grew even colder. After a long silence, Mori Ougai took the initiative to change the subject: "I understand, Gin. Could you please stay and discuss the compensation issue with Yokohama?"
"No way!" Takanashi Chinatsu refused.
She clung to her brother's arm, feeling a pang of tenderness as she hesitated to touch his waist and abdomen.
Gin usually has broad shoulders and a narrow waist, but today his waist looks much thicker. At first, Takanashi Chika didn't notice, but now she realized that it must be because he was bandaged after being injured.
Her brother is injured, and she absolutely will not leave him here alone.
“I’ll have Vermouth talk to them.” Gin patted Chinats’ head reassuringly.
"Can Vermouth make the decision?"
Gin nodded.
With everything settled, Gin accompanied Chizuru away, and on the way, he called Vermouth to explain.
Chinatsu Takanashi kept looking up at him, and only asked when Gin put away his phone, "Brother, are you badly hurt?"
"A minor injury."
"You shouldn't have come today. The police and the FBI are enough."
“Not enough.” Gin shook his head, a cold glint in his eyes: “Karasuma Renya is not so easy to deal with. Even if we win this battle, without my team, the Public Security Bureau and the FBI might turn against us halfway and arrest you as well.”
Takanashi Chika was taken aback and immediately wanted to retort, but Gin's words silenced her.
“Bourbon and Ray wouldn’t, but what about their superiors?”
Chizuru Takanashi was speechless.
She may not have been involved in much of the organization's dark side, but who would believe that?
Bourbon? Scotland? Lyon?
The three of them might speak up for her, but according to bureaucratic practices, they would definitely arrest her first and then interrogate her slowly. After all, she has always been known as the "heir," and who wouldn't want to use her to gain merit?
She sighed heavily again and said, "Now that we haven't killed Karasuma Renya, we might have to go on the run. I'm sorry, brother, I've made you a target of the organization's pursuit as well."
Gin patted Chizuru's back gently, his sharp eyes like a wolf's, his voice low and firm: "I won't let anything happen to you."
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