At this moment, Qin Xin sat there quietly sipping tea, seemingly uninterested in anything. Indeed, for Qin Xin right now, apart from Master Koizumi, there was probably nothing else that could interest him.
"By the way, Sailu, did you see anything strange or interesting while on patrol today? Or... have you discovered anything strange recently?" An inexplicable look flashed in Koizumi's eyes, and he asked tentatively.
"Strange things..." Sailu frowned slightly and began to recall his patrol today.
"Hey, sit down and think while drinking tea..." Reimu rarely poured a cup of tea for Sero and handed it to him.
This is indeed rare. Reimu can be so lazy that she wants to drink tea but just doesn't want to do it.
It is almost impossible for Reimu to do something like pouring tea for others.
Koizumi couldn't help but glance at the other person. Reimu handed the tea over and then sat back down quietly, with nothing unusual happening.
Strange... Did the sun rise from the west?... Koizumi didn't think much of it and continued to look at Sailu.
"There aren't any strange things. After all, I don't have that much time to deal with those things when I'm on patrol. I'm only responsible for disputes and disruptions to public order..." After thanking Reimu, Cellu answered Koizumi's question.
"But speaking of recent events, the assassin organization [NIGHTRAID] that's been lurking in the Imperial Capital has been running rampant, specifically targeting the wealthy and aristocratic. You'd better be careful. If you need any help, feel free to contact me at the Imperial Capital Security Team. I'd be happy to help!"
I have to admit that this girl seems quite enthusiastic, Koizumi thought to himself.
After buying a few amulets from Reimu, Saiyu ran away. Well, Koizumi understood what Reimu was doing.
You may seem to be serving tea enthusiastically, but in fact you just want the other party to buy a few amulets from you.
After all, you have personally served tea and water to entertain them, it would be embarrassing for them not to buy something to take back.
Hehe... Koizumi didn't want to say anything more about this.
But then again, a killer organization? We won't get any information just like that.
After all, if you don't investigate the distortion carefully and just stay here, you might not know anything.
"What? Are you still worried about that assassin organization Saiyu mentioned, or are you still struggling with your own mission?"
Reimu slowly stepped forward and asked.
"Both. The former is because I'm afraid of trouble. If killers come to rob and rape us, I'll have to worry about whether you will accidentally kill them. The latter is a matter of principle. The mission must be completed, otherwise we will have to stay here forever. And I heard from Zi that there are two ways to correct the distortion of the world. One is to find an agent to correct it. I am the agent of the world and help solve these problems. But if the first method doesn't work, the world will choose the second..."
Having said that, Koizumi stopped talking, believing that Reimu knew what he meant.
"Destroy... this parallel world..."
If things can't be put back on track, the only option is to completely eliminate this unnecessary possibility, which is really what the world might do.
Thinking about what happened in Gensokyo, Reimu's face looked more or less unhappy.
Although he looked very relaxed, that piece of land was the land that his mother had always protected.
Thinking of this, Lingmeng couldn't help but snort coldly, and a hint of dissatisfaction flashed in her eyes.
Forget it, it’s better not to think too much...
Chapter 15 Slums
It was evening, and Koizumi was walking slowly down the street alone, looking quite lonely.
"Those two guys are really heartless..." Koizumi muttered to himself.
It was almost time for dinner, but the two girls refused to come out. Qin Xin said she had to take care of her mask shop, and Ling Meng said she was too lazy to go out and asked her to just bring back some food. The result was...
Koizumi walked out alone with an extremely heavy heart. They really weren't afraid of being attacked unexpectedly.
But then again, I have the Command Seals in my hands, so that's probably why they're not worried.
Thinking of this, even Koizumi couldn't help but smile helplessly. This Command Spell gave them an excuse to be lazy.
But then again, there's really no discernible distortion in this imperial capital... so what exactly is wrong with this world? Koizumi couldn't help but frown.
Before he knew it, Koizumi had found himself in the slums.
"Eh...how did we get here..." Koizumi couldn't help scratching his head, a trace of distress on his face.
The slums of the imperial capital were undoubtedly not a place for someone like Koizumi. While the clothes he wore weren't exactly fancy, they definitely didn't belong there. The people in the slums wouldn't be very friendly to someone like Koizumi.
However, what surprised Koizumi a little was that the poor people looked at him with mostly fear, and there was no hostility at all.
No, it shouldn’t be said that there is no hostility, but rather that they dare not be hostile... It seems that they have become numb to this kind of life.
If you are not suppressed like this frequently, you won’t have such a look. The poor in this world have no human rights.
Thinking of this, Koizumi couldn't help but sigh, a hint of emotion in his tone.
At this moment, Koizumi felt a hand on his shoulder, and his body stiffened.
Slowly, Koizumi clenched his left hand. Faintly, the Command Seal on his left hand emitted a faint red light.
There's no way. Sailu had said before that there were often assassination organizations causing trouble in the imperial capital, and this was a slum. I was dressed so well... well, relatively speaking, it wasn't surprising that it caused public outrage.
"Hey! Who are you, young man? You don't look like someone from the ghetto, but you're here in the ghetto?"
The voice sounded very generous, and although there was a hint of caution in the tone, there was no hostility.
If he was an enemy, he would have attacked me long ago instead of patting my shoulder and talking.
Thinking this, Koizumi decided that the other party was not an enemy, and subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
Slowly, Koizumi turned around and faced the person who was talking to him, and at the same time, a sharp look flashed across his face.
It was a golden figure with beautiful blonde hair, golden eyes, and a pretty face that made Koizumi's eyes light up. He hadn't expected her to be a beauty, with a beautiful figure and a chest that was in stark contrast to Reimu's...
Uh... I'd better not imagine it any further, because that would make Reimu seem too pitiful.
"I was just taking a walk and accidentally came here. Please, beautiful lady, please show some mercy..."
While speaking so frivolously, Koizumi indirectly compliments the beautiful woman before him.
The blonde beauty in front of him laughed and put her arms around Koizumi's head. No... more like she was strangling him, although she didn't seem to realize how open and... uncomfortable this behavior was.
"My dear, you are really honest. You can tell at a glance that I am so beautiful. How about we go to a nearby restaurant together?" With that, the blonde beauty walked straight out of the slums without caring whether Koizumi agreed or not.
“…” Let me say something, you big-breasted and brainless woman!
Koizumi was so suffocated by the other party that he couldn't say a word, but in the eyes of outsiders, it was probably a very good thing.
"By the way, little brother, what's your name? My name is Leona, what's yours?"
After exiting the slums, the blonde beauty—Leone—finally let go of Koizumi and introduced herself with a smile.
"Cough cough cough..." Gu Quan couldn't help coughing a few times before he recovered.
"My name is Koizumi. Please give me your guidance. Speaking of which, beautiful lady, you're being too open-minded. You're totally taking advantage of others!"
Koizumi couldn't help but grumble, looking at the other person with a strange expression.
This is the truth. The other party is completely taking advantage of others. Although the party taking advantage will probably be suffocated to death, but then again, if he is suffocated to death, wouldn't it be the kind of ecstasy he feels?
"Young man, you're not often accused of being too honest, are you?"
Hearing this, Leone couldn't help but look at Koizumi with a strange expression. He actually said it so directly.
"I'm sorry, no one has said that yet..."
Koizumi shrugged, a look of boredom on his face.
"Forget it, don't think too much about it. It's fate that we met. I'm also looking for someone to drink with. Let's just get together and go drink together!" Leone simply ignored all that and directly pulled Koizumi towards the restaurant.
“Hey hey hey!!!!!”
Koizumi looked at him speechlessly. They had just met and they were already drinking together?
Although it was already evening, the restaurant was still open. But then again, generally speaking, there would be more people drinking at night, so these restaurants should have the best business at night.
Leone walked into a store as if he was very familiar with the place and ordered several bottles of wine in a row.
Come to think of it, why did Koizumi always feel that the boss looked at him as if he were a pitiful person?
He really couldn't figure out what the problem was, so Leona just kept toasting himself and complaining about it.
They said that the taxes in the imperial capital were too heavy, and that officials in certain places were corrupt.
Seeing the other party complaining like this, Gu Quan couldn't help but look around.
Is it really okay for you to just casually say bad things like this? Aren't there other officials from the empire in this store? If someone hears you, it will be a big deal! It's okay if you get into trouble, but don't let me get involved!
Koizumi looked at the other person awkwardly. After all, they had just met, and being dragged into such a trivial matter was really hard to accept. Moreover, Seryuu was a member of the Imperial Capital Guard, and it would probably be very troublesome if she knew about his affairs.
Even though he had just met Sailu, even Koizumi had a rough idea of his personality.
Reimu told herself that she had a strong sense of justice, and a hint of twistedness to it.
She felt that the justice advocated by Seleu was somewhat distorted, perhaps mixed with some of her own personal emotions.
Back to the point, looking at Leone who kept toasting him, Koizumi couldn't help but sigh deeply.
It seems that I won’t be able to go back anytime soon.
Chapter 16 After Waking Up
In a hazy state, Akame slowly woke up, and her pair of red eyes slowly opened, revealing an unfamiliar ceiling. In an instant, her vigilance quickly rose, and her right hand subconsciously grasped the hilt of Murasame's sword at her waist.
"Where is this place? I..." Chi Tong muttered to himself, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
She vaguely remembered that she had fought with Esdeath, and was defeated as expected. At that time, Esdeath did want to kill her, but... she didn't seem to be dead now. Could it be that... someone saved her?
Thinking this in his mind, although Akame had somewhat let down his guard, he did not let go of the hilt of Murasame's sword.
Chi Tong believed that he must not relax until he knew why the other party saved him.
I currently have a mission to complete, and it would be bad if something goes wrong here.
"Ah...you're awake..." At this moment, such a pleasant voice echoed in the surrounding space.
Judging from the timbre of the voice, the other party is most likely a woman.
I can't see the other person's figure at all, but I can hear him talking. Could it be that he has the ability to become invisible?
Is it something like space teleportation, or is it a Teigu? Of all the Teigu I've seen, I only know of the [Dimensional Matrix: Shangri-La], which is related to space. I'm still unclear on the others. Could such a Teigu really exist? Or is it just a special ability inherent to humans?
According to legend, the leader of An Ning Taoism has the ability to heal wounds and predict the future, and can see through people's hearts. Maybe the other party is the same, or... the other party is the same as myself now?
"Who are you?" Chi Tong asked calmly without any panic.
"Asking this question... If I tell you my name, you wouldn't recognize me. I can only answer that I'm not your enemy. After all, if I were an enemy, I wouldn't have saved you at that time."
The man said lightly, with a hint of playfulness in his tone.
Hearing this, Chi Tong heaved a sigh of relief. Although she had some suspicion of trusting the other party's words, she felt that there was no need for the other party to deceive her.
"If you're not my enemy, why don't you show yourself? Why are you hiding in the dark?"
Even though he was relieved, Akagi did not completely trust the other party. After all, the other party did not show up at all.
He has been hiding himself all the time, which means that he is the type who is used to hiding, which makes Akagi uneasy.
As the saying goes, it's easy to dodge a spear, but hard to guard against an arrow from the dark, right? Even if they're not enemies, it's still very uncomfortable if they're tricked.
"There's nothing I can do..." The voice's owner sounded extremely helpless, and it was easy to tell from their tone. "Originally, this world should have been controlled by me, but that damned fellow somehow managed to forcibly usurp control of it. Not only that, but I'm worried about them noticing my presence, so I've been hiding myself. If I officially appeared in this world, they'd probably be aware of it instantly and become wary."
"I'm the only one who can compete with him for control of this world. If he finds me, I'm sure he'll go all out. At least I can't let him discover my existence before he realizes the existence of this world."
"That one?" Chi Tong frowned slightly, wondering what the other party meant.
"Please immediately seek out the being named Koizumi. He is the reason for my presence here. I have been dormant within him, but the crisis in this world and his appearance have triggered a chain reaction that has brought me here. Find him, and you will understand the reason for your presence and what has happened to this world."
After saying this, the voice slowly disappeared into the air.
Akame frowned, and slowly let go of the hand that was tightly holding Murasame's.
"Koizumi... Really?... I'll trust you for once. Honestly, I don't have a goal right now, and I don't even know where Kuroito is. It seems I can only follow her instructions."
Having said that, Akagi immediately opened the door and discovered that the small house was actually located in the deep mountains and forests.
Glancing around, Chi Tong couldn't help but smile bitterly.
“It really does have a nostalgic feel to it.”
He shook his head, trying to put all these things behind him completely. The next moment, Chi Tong seemed to turn into a flash of lightning and flew in a certain direction.
----
"Hey, kid, get up quickly..."
Faintly, Koizumi seemed to hear someone calling him, and slowly, he opened his eyes.
At this moment, he realized that he was lying on the dining table of an inn, and there was nothing on the table.
"Why am I here?" Gu Quan couldn't help but cover his forehead, vaguely feeling a slight pain in his head.
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