There is nothing wrong with the training method of the Justice Messenger

"What I care about is why this girl has such a change of attitude. Wasn't she determined to avoid Fujiki before? But her attitude suddenly changed. She rushed to the appointment alone, and now she is hiding the content of the conversation from several colleagues... Did she get caught with something?"

Chapter 288: Judgment of Turning Complexity into Simpleness

"Holding the handle..."

As if grasping the key point, Nura Rikuo showed an expression as if he was recalling something and pondered.

Li Nian also knew that he was present at the time and had heard the conversation between Tengqi and Dalian Temple. Looking at his reaction, it seemed that this was really the case, and his expression became a little solemn.

"Is that right?"

"No." Nura Rikuo shook his head: "Rather than saying that he was caught by some handle, it's more like he was attracted by the tempting bait thrown out."

"...Oh, I see." Li Nian showed a relieved expression and nodded silently.

The two of them seemed to have understood the situation from just a few words, but Isayama next to them still had a confused expression.

"What are you two talking about? What's going on?"

"Alas..." Li Nian sighed because he felt that things were getting troublesome, and then said, "Let's talk about the possibility that this child prodigy might defect to the enemy."

After hearing this, Isayama was understandably shocked.

"what?!"

"Don't worry, I'm just talking about the possibility."

"Uh, oh..."

"Although this is quite possible?"

"Isn't that terrible?! Wait, so why did you come to this conclusion?"

"It is an obvious fact that Fujiki proposed some favorable conditions that made Dalian Temple waver...right?"

Li Nian turned to look at Nura Rikuo, and he nodded.

Until now, Nura Rikuo has not revealed the details of the conversation he knew, even though everything would be revealed if he told them.

But he just didn't say it. From his attitude, it was obvious that if Isayama didn't mention it, he was going to get away with it.

But at this point, Isayama could no longer ignore it. The possibility that Suzuka Dalianji, a child prodigy of the Onmyoji Bureau, was going to surrender to the enemy could not be ignored. Moreover, Li Nian said that the possibility was very high. This was undoubtedly a very serious situation. At this time, she looked directly at Nura Rikuo. Seeing that he nodded in agreement with Li Nian's statement, she finally couldn't help but asked directly, "Master Rikuo, can you tell me what Fujiki and Master Dalianji said?"

"Isayama-san, you should ask it yourself."

"but……!"

"If I tell him, the [Prodigy] will hate me. For this reason, don't ask me." Nura Rikuo laughed.

"Are you the kind of person who would be scared by such a small thing..." Isayama knew, of course, that this was just an excuse for Nura Rikuo to refuse. In short, he just didn't want to say it. He gritted his teeth in anger, not quite understanding why Nura Rikuo didn't say anything about such an important matter... He suddenly turned his head to look at Li Nian, who was looking at the direction where Dalian Temple left with a thoughtful expression, wondering what he was thinking.

Li Nian was pretending to be ignorant. If Isayama didn't point it out, Li Nian didn't seem to be going to say anything. He had obviously noticed something was wrong with Dalian Temple Suzuka, and had even guessed something better than himself, but he didn't ask Nura Rikuo anything...

"I'm going to ask Master Daliansi for clarification right now!"

"Wait." Li Nian came back to his senses and immediately stopped Jianshan.

"How can you wait? You can sit still. Don't you know how serious this is?"

"Honestly, I don't think it's that serious..."

"Just say so!"

"So don't be impatient. Let me tell you this first. You don't think that if you come to her door angrily and ask her about the whole matter, she will honestly confess and show leniency."

Isayama was stunned for a moment, then calmed down and thought about what would happen if he rushed up to ask.

"It seems like I can be fooled by just a few words..."

"The greater possibility is that you will be looked down upon, and someone will say, 'Who do you think you are? You are just an exorcist. How dare you interfere in the affairs of Dalian Temple Suzuka?' and then chase you away."

"No, it won't be like this, right? Although Lord Dalianji has a rather arrogant personality..."

"She deliberately concealed something, but you came to her door and pointed it out, which is the same as tearing the face off. What's more, that kid is a national first-class demon exorcist after all, and his status is higher than yours. What you did is no different from offending your superior, right? Do you think that arrogant kid will honestly admit his mistake to you, Isayama?"

"... Indeed, what you said, I am not suitable to ask Lord Dalian Temple." There was really no way to refute Li Nian's statement, so Jianshan had to sit down again. She said self-deprecatingly: "After all, I am a small person and I don't have the position to have an equal dialogue with the Twelve Gods."

Isayama suddenly came to his senses. No, a small person cannot have an equal dialogue with Dalian Temple and cannot do anything to her, but there are big people here.

He glanced at Lu Sheng who was enjoying his lunch as if nothing had happened - this person had completely shirked his responsibility and stayed out of the matter. He turned his gaze and looked at Li Nian: "If the little guy can't do it, let the big guy come in. If I can't do it, then you, Li Nian, go ask!"

"What big shot? I'm just a newbie...Okay, don't look at me like that. I was just joking. I'm going to ask about it later, so just leave it alone for now, Isayama."

Jianshan breathed a sigh of relief, but his uneasy look remained: "But even if you ask me to stop..."

Li Nian felt annoyed by the look on her face. Could she please calm down? Well, it was also her fault for only making bad assumptions, which made her think only of the worst.

"It's just a possibility, just a guess. I don't say that our child prodigy will definitely surrender to the enemy."

"...Yeah... In the end, there is no evidence. We are just making it up." Jianshan muttered, and glanced at Li Nian with complaint: "It's all your fault for talking nonsense. I thought too much. Calm down and think carefully. The idea that the [Prodigy] would defect to the enemy is simply not a valid inference."

"..."

Li Nian felt that he was not as optimistic as Isayama said.

He believes that it is true that Dairenji Suzuka was persuaded by Fujiki's offer... However, from Isayama's perspective, he probably said this because he felt that it would be difficult for the Onmyoji Agency's "prodigy" to do something that goes against the achievements he has accumulated so far and the position he has always maintained. Perhaps this inference is in line with common sense.

But on the other hand, if the conditions proposed by Fujiki are worth it for Dalian Temple to do it at all costs...

No matter what, Dalian Temple Suzuka's actions were choices she made with her own will, and there was no room for outsiders to interfere.

A successful mage should not be treated as a child even if she is a child in age. It is her freedom to do whatever she wants.

Therefore, Dalian Temple Suzuka's secret needs to be respected, and things that Dalian Temple Suzuka doesn't want to say should not be easily asked. I think Nura Rikuo should have the same understanding as Li Nian, which is why he still said nothing even after knowing the facts.

Having said that, Li Nian really cares about Daliansi Suzuka's thoughts.

After all, if she was really persuaded and decided to accept Teng Qi's invitation to help them study that stupid Taishan Palace Lord Festival...

Well, that was her own choice and it actually had nothing to do with Li Nian.

There is no point in making random guesses here. As Nura Rikuo said, if you want to know, you have to ask yourself. Only the answer you get from the person himself is worth referring to.

Of course, if Suzuka made up her mind not to tell anyone, Li Nian would not delve further into the matter.

Anyway, no matter what, there is one thing Li Nian is sure of.

Dalian Temple Suzuka is a good kid who cannot be a bad guy.

Chapter 289

After school. As if finally finding a break, An Yi came up to Li Nian and the others who had packed up their things and asked with a smile, "Let's go?"

"Let's go." Li Nian put his schoolbag on his shoulder and took the first step. An Yi followed closely behind, and Kato and Gogeng beside him naturally followed slowly.

Nowadays, going to the club room after school has become the norm. As An Yi said, several people have gradually developed a sense of being members, and they will go to the club room if they have nothing to do after school.

"What happened before? What scared you so much that you ran out in such a hurry?"

An Yi was talking about how Li Nian rushed out when he sensed the commotion when the Tsuchigumo spider was making a fuss.

"Urgent urination."

“…Ah, really?”

Everyone could tell that this was just an excuse. But An Yi was just asking casually. In fact, she was used to Li Nian's recent weirdness. This was a person who would suddenly disappear during class and skip classes. When people asked about Li Nian, she would just laugh it off. An Yi was not surprised.

Li Nian also understood that this excuse would not fool anyone - but at this point he was too lazy to come up with an excuse that could fool anyone.

As he walked, he glanced at Kato behind him.

This girl takes out her handheld game console to play as soon as she gets home from school. She is still walking now. She wears headphones and looks at the screen, pressing a few keys from time to time. She seems to be concentrating on playing some game.

The handheld game console should have been given to her by An Yi. From this angle, we can't see what she is playing, but even if we use our butt to guess, we can tell that since An Yi stuffed the game console into her, the game she is playing must be some gal game.

It always feels a bit erotic to let girls play galgames... But when you think that a healthy otaku like Amaki will only give an all-age version without any exposure, it makes people feel inexplicably disappointed... Well, that's not the point. The point is that Kato is someone who knows Li Nian's identity as an exorcist. She guessed it herself and asked Li Nian, and Li Nian admitted it.

Li Nian now thinks that it is time to tell An Yi and the others that he is working as an exorcist.

In fact, Li Nian never considered himself as a character like "The Kamen Rider who protects the world in the shadows!" He just didn't want anyone to know that he was an exorcist because he was afraid of trouble. But he didn't pay attention to covering up the traces with his words and deeds. Naturally, this half-hearted approach could not really hide anything.

From the moment he was attacked and his work was exposed to everyone in Sakurasou, he had already begun to reveal himself. Outsiders who were not close to him could see some clues, and friends who were close to him naturally noticed more. Kato could see it himself.

Li Nian simply spoke.

"I want to tell you something, An Yi."

"……Um?"

"Actually, I have a secret that I have been hiding from you."

Gogen was stunned and his expression became tense. Kato also raised his eyes from the handheld screen and looked at the two boys walking in front.

"Oh? You're finally going to tell me? What what?"

"Actually, I didn't tell you that I'm secretly an exorcist." Li Nian thought for a moment and added, "I'm a very powerful one."

"..."

"The reason why Pingchang disappeared is because he received a commission from the Onmyoji Bureau to do the work of exterminating demons and monsters."

"……Then what?"

"What to say and then..."

Li Nian was still wondering why this guy was so calm, when he turned around he saw An Yi looking at him with warm eyes as if he was looking at a fool.

"This doesn't seem like a setting that a god-level author would come up with. It's so confusing without a beginning or an end~~" An Yi clicked her tongue and shook her finger, "Besides, the setting of [on the surface he's an ordinary high school student, but secretly he's slaying demons and maintaining world peace] is too old-fashioned. But I know this is just the tone of the setting you plan to use in our masterpiece. I'm waiting for the day when you submit it to me after you've perfected it. I believe it will be supplemented into a character background that will make people's eyes light up!"

"..." Li Nian sighed, and suddenly lost the interest and energy to talk about this matter. He shook his head, said nothing, and just quickened his pace and walked forward.

Wu Geng had a strange expression on his face. He looked at An Yi twice more and muttered, "Idiot..."

"Ah?" An Yi heard it and was a little confused by the scolding. He stood there for a moment. Wu Geng didn't explain and walked past him.

"Hmm~~ Generally speaking, it's hard to believe this kind of thing, but the so-called reality may be more exaggerated than imagined, Amaki-san, you'd better pay attention to your surroundings."

Kato also shook his head gently and muttered some meaningless words to catch up with Gogen. Only then did An Yi react and hurriedly caught up.

"What? What? What are you talking about? It feels like I have some major misunderstanding?"

It is understandable that people always find it difficult to accept absurd things, like Teacher Hiratsuka, who didn't believe it when she first told her about it, but after showing a few tricks, people naturally believed it. However, Li Nian wanted to bring it up on a whim, and now she has lost the interest.

"Speaking of which, An Yi." Li Nian suddenly remembered something, so he said, "Lend me a few of them for research."

"Ah..." An Yi didn't react for a long time.

Li Nian added: "It's time for me to think carefully about how to write the game script, so I need to collect materials and find out the market trends. In short, I have to actually play the game and see how it goes."

Now that the first volume of "Magic Covenant" has been completed, Li Nian has no other work to do for the time being. She was originally scheduled to start working on the game script at this time. Although it was agreed that she would create it together with senior sister Kasumigaoka, at least the initial framework construction part cannot be left out of her, so she cannot start directly until she finishes the manuscript in her hand.

However, you can start the preliminary preparation at any time.

Li Nian didn't plan to start writing right away. Although he was praised as a "god" by An Yi, he was not so inflated as to think he could write anything. For a subject like game scripts, which he had never touched before, he had to do some initial learning before he could really start writing.

There's no faster way to learn than actually playing a few games.

When An Yi heard the word "game script", he became as excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood. He did not delve into what Li Niangang said and his attention was diverted at once.

"Oh, I see, I see! Finally we have reached the exciting script writing stage? Here, here, here, I'll give you as many games as you want! Even all my inventory will do! It's enough for you to play for a year..."

"No, I can't handle it... Well, I mean I don't have that much free time. Just pick a few that you think are the best and most representative."

"Well, you've hit the nail on the head. In fact, I've already carefully selected a few games and brought them to the club room, just waiting for the day to introduce them to you!"

As they were talking, they had already reached the door of the club room. An Yi took a step forward excitedly and pushed the door open with a loud noise before Li Nian: "SaSa, let's have fun now! Anyway, there is..."

Li Nian caught a glimpse of the scene in the office and suddenly raised his finger to signal for silence: "Shh, keep your voice down—"

An Yi subconsciously stopped talking and looked at the club room with everyone else. He immediately understood why Li Nian said that.

Because there was a beautiful woman sleeping soundly on the sofa over there.

Gogen asked in confusion and surprise, "Kasumigaoka-senpai...?"

The one who fell asleep was Kasumigaoka.

Everyone walked in quietly, and looked curiously at the sleeping face of this senior who was known throughout the school as an ice beauty.

She was sleeping very soundly, and even An Yi's loud opening of the door did not wake her up. However, she did not look very comfortable in her sleep. The weather was getting colder, and the girl did not wear anything extra when she fell asleep. She seemed very tired. She was curled up like a baby with a small pillow and frowned. She seemed much more defenseless than her usual calm and capable self. Her adorable sleeping posture made everyone feel a little dazed and pitiful. But they all quickly realized that the senior sister was sleeping very uncomfortably.

Although no one knew why the senior was sleeping here, no one wanted to wake her up.