The villainous second young lady becomes a god in a bizarre Tokyo.

Instead, he buried his head in his black robe.

Seeing this, Kujou Shinobu's smile deepened.

In his view, this was a sign that Naraku Kamishiro had been brought under his control, and from then on he was the master and Naraku Kamishiro was the assistant.

Once Naraku Kamishiro obeys his commands...

Therefore, this body contains the equivalent of the power of two early-stage A-rank individuals.

Moreover, Naraku Kamishiro and his supernatural abilities are quite bizarre, and he might even be able to hold his own against Natsumi Yoriyuki, who is a ruthless killer and has reached A-rank.

Combat power has increased exponentially.

However, he was quite surprised to hear that Xia Riyuanliu had sent someone to discuss matters.

Although the Kujo Zaibatsu and the Natsuhi Zaibatsu have a close business partnership, there is not much communication between their top executives. The most recent close communication among their top executives is about a marriage alliance.

Could it be related to this?

The marriage alliance is related to plundering the power of the Summer Zaibatsu God, and cannot be taken lightly.

"Let him in."

Thinking of this, Kujou Shinobu spoke up.

The blood-red sea bream in his palm, its eyes gleaming with an eerie light, leaped down and swam into the pool of blood.

With a thought, Kujou Shinobu collected the pool of blood.

The vast divinity surrounding the sea bream, as well as his own surging blood energy, began to fade rapidly, and soon the peaceful scene returned.

At the same time, the wooden door was opened.

Naoto Natsumi entered somewhat awkwardly, bowed to Shinobu Kujou, and began to speak.

"Greetings, Head of the Kujo Clan."

Upon hearing this, Kujou Shinobu nodded slightly.

However, Naoto Natsumi continued.

"I don't know if the head of the Kujo family has received the message from Kyoto. If not, please come with me to the Summer Family Residence as soon as possible."

"The head of the family has something urgent to discuss with you."

"This concerns the future cooperation and direction of the two major conglomerates."

"And the lord of Xiahuo Mountain."

Even though Naoto Natsumi knows some things clearly, he can't reveal too much.

This kind of information is currently known only to a few powerful forces; it's unlikely that the head of the Kujo family would be informed for free. It would require the head of the family to engage in a power struggle with him.

He's just a messenger; he doesn't need to overthink things.

Naoto Natsumi is quite clear about his identity and only says what needs to be said.

In this respect, Natsumi Yoriyuki's training methods are quite good. Or rather, apart from the matters of Natsumi Hanae and Natsumi Rinrei, Natsumi Yoriyuki himself is an excellent head of the family.

During his tenure as head of the family, the various industries of the Summer Zaibatsu flourished, and even the military strength of the main residence expanded the most dramatically.

Each of the Beast Clan and the Aquatic Clan could individually become a powerful force.

The other lineages, except for the Yuan Nian Ma lineage which suffers from bloodline and management issues, are all experiencing an overall increase in strength.

However, after the attack by the Lord of Xiahuo Mountain, all of them were greatly weakened and suffered serious damage.

Fortunately, the excessive loss of mid-range combat power, although affecting the foundation, was not the worst.

However, their high-end combat capabilities remain intact, and as long as they fight steadily and surely, they can barely recover their strength.

Therefore, Xia Yuanliu cultivated these confidants to be capable of handling things independently.

At this moment, Naoto Natsumi is demonstrating the full extent of these cultivations.

Not only did they not reveal much information, they also threw out a point that could attract Kujou Shinobu.

The cooperation and future direction of the two major conglomerates, and...

—Lord of Xiahuo Mountain!

Upon hearing this, Kujou Shinobu's wine-red pupils contracted slightly, and a solemn expression appeared on his face.

He had limited information about the lord of Xiahuo Mountain.

However, both the Scarlet Vertical Pupil incident and the bizarre No. 4 Forbidden Zone incident, which eliminated the Nightmare-level Old God, demonstrate that the Lord of Xiahuo Mountain is at least at the mid-A level.

It is highly likely that they will reach the high-level of A-rank, or even the peak of A-rank.

More importantly, the marriage involved Natsumi Rinrei, who was recruited by the Lord of Natsumi Mountain, which meant that there was conflict and hostility between the two.

Therefore, after Xia Rilin was taken under the command of the Lord of Xiahuo Mountain, he tacitly agreed not to marry her.

Marrying only Natsume Hanae, an ordinary person, would be sufficient as she is the medium between the god of summer and the god of fortune and misfortune, and her bloodline alone would be enough.

However, the power gained through plunder may be somewhat reduced by then.

Therefore, Kujou Shinobu did not choose to turn against him.

The most important thing is the news about the lord of Xiahuo Mountain; the cooperation and future direction of the two major financial groups are secondary.

After all, if the plan to plunder the summer gods succeeds, the so-called cooperation...

It would be good enough if the two sides didn't become complete enemies by then.

Kujou Shinobu pondered for a moment, then spoke in a deep voice.

"Urgent?"

"Do we need to use the teleportation ability of a spatial ability user?"

Upon hearing this, Naoto Natsumi quickly shook his head, maintaining a slight bow.

"The head of the family said that it would take about an hour to reach the Summer Palace."

Upon hearing this, Kujo Kaname understood.

This means that things are not in a great hurry. With his A-level speed, he can reach the Summer Palace residence by normal means.

As for the Feast at Hongmen and such.

Kujou Shinobu was not worried. With a divine weapon in hand, even if Natsumi Riyu used a divine weapon and the power of the gods to kill him, he was confident he could escape.

This would completely sever all ties between the two companies.

This is clearly the most unwise choice; Xia Yuanliu would never do this unless he had lost his mind.

However, people like him usually consider the worst-case scenario.

What if Xia Yuanliu really loses his mind?

This matter concerns the master of Xiahuo Mountain, and the plan can only be completed by relying on summer flower paintings.

Kujo Shinobu had no reason to refuse.

He nodded, his aged, hunched body gradually rising to his feet, a fierce glint appearing in his wine-red eyes.

"In that case, let's head to the Summer Family Residence."

……

……

The aquatic scales used their special abilities to swim swiftly through the waterways.

Before noon, they arrived at the Natsumi family residence and, after asking around, learned where Natsumi Yoshiyuki was.

They rushed to the entrance of the shrine inside the main residence.

As a seasoned butler, he naturally knew Xia Yuanliu's rules and would not barge in rashly.

Instead, he gently knocked on the door and, after receiving permission from Natsumi Yoriyuki, entered the shrine.

Upon seeing Xia Yuanliu kneeling before a bird-masked deity, he immediately knelt on one knee.

However, his knee, which was kneeling on one knee, was almost imperceptibly suspended slightly; he was kneeling but not completely kneeling.

Shui Shenglin quickly spoke up.

"Master, I have something important to report."

Xia Riyuanliu felt something was strange. He slightly opened his narrowed pupils, revealing a puzzled expression, and couldn't help but say something.

"Aquatic scales?"

"I remember you went out with Xuanlong the day before yesterday, didn't you?"

"Why are you back now? Why didn't Xuanlong come to see me?"

"Hmph, he's become more and more outrageous since he became crippled."

At this point, Xia Yuanliu snorted coldly, and the surrounding air instantly turned icy cold, as if a gale was howling.

In fact, besides forcing Summer Tiger to A-level, Summer Yuanliu had another even more ingenious plan.

That is to force Summer Dragon to reach Rank A.

Admittedly, Xia Rixuanlong is crippled, and crippled with all four limbs severed, but his peak B-rank strength has not declined.