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Passing the northern side of the Town Guard Forest, they arrived along the beach near Inazuma.

Kujo Sara, who was considered 'undefeated' by her subordinates, tore off a piece of her skirt from under her robe and glared at the man beside her with a shameful look on her face: "It would be better if it were as you said..."

The torn strips of cloth, soaked with seawater, rolled up the seaweed on the ground.

After being baked by the fire caused by lightning, it turned into delicious kelp-like strips.

"Eat, then we should get on the road." Fan Yu handed her the food.

Gulu!

Kujo Sara's stomach growled cooperatively, her face flushed, and she took the thing in embarrassment.

From the outskirts of Inazuma Castle all the way here, they really need some supplies.

However, when had she ever been in such an embarrassing situation?

Berries on the road, crabs in the sea, even starfish would be fine... but this man said he was in a hurry and could only eat these.

Although he held some resentment in his heart, Kujo Sara was not too spoiled.

After eating a little, she handed the food back to Fan Yu: "Don't you want to eat?"

“I don’t eat grass.”

“…” Kujo Sara clenched his fists.

A few minutes later.

They walked along the beach along the coast and came to the Kamisato Mansion above.

They were received by a male retainer.

The first time he saw Fan Yu, his pupils shrank and he instinctively tightened the samurai sword at his waist.

"Wait..." Kujo Sara called out subconsciously.

The latter was startled when he saw Kujo Sara: "General Tianling?!"

The Inazuma [Three Bugyo] each performed their duties, but as a retainer of the Kamisato family, in order to repay the kindness of their own lord, they naturally remembered the faces of the other two lords, as well as those with special talents. For example, Kujo Sara, the adopted daughter of the lord of the Kujo family, who possessed Tengu blood, was one of those so-called "special" ones.

Although she is the adopted daughter of the head of the family, she possesses superb talents and has become the general of the Tenryo Bugyo, a position that can be said to be "the closest to the general".

The retainer of the Kamisato family was puzzled and asked, "Why are you with this wanted man?"

He couldn't understand why a man who killed the head of one of the Three Guardians would be together with the pride of another family.

Kujo Sara paused, not knowing how to explain.

"Let me tell you!" Fan Yu pulled her behind him and said gently to the man in the red kimono, "We passed by here and heard that Kamisato-ryu's swordsmanship is a famous sword art in Inazuma. Let's let your headman come out!"

Although this was just an excuse, in the sword art he had previously comprehended, the warrior he absorbed had indeed fought against the "Kamizato Ryu".

"What?" The Kamisato family's retainer was stunned. When he came to his senses, his eyes were suddenly filled with vigilance. "I'm very sorry, but without the Kamisato family's visiting card, I'm afraid I can't let you in safely."

His eyes showed a 'beware of the brutal murderer', there was no retreat possible.

Fan Yu took in the other person's gaze and sighed, "People's prejudices are as heavy as a mountain. I came here with good intentions. Go and inform them..."

"I beg your pardon that I cannot allow you to proceed."

Fan Yu frowned: "You don't have the awareness of being a retainer."

In an instant, the aura of murderous intent released by Fan Yu made the guests of the Shenli family on the opposite side move immediately.

"Kamizato-ryu Ranpo!"

Whoosh!

A light breeze blew across his face, and strength flowed into his feet and arms. He leaped in front of Fan Yu, stabbed out with a sword quickly, and jumped back on the spot, leaving a trail of afterimage in the air.

Fan Yu caught a glimpse of that trajectory and revealed an interested look: "This sword technique that combines offense and defense is quite interesting."

The Shinri-ryu retainer said sternly, "I have already avoided your vital points. If you do not intend to leave, I will not hold back the second time."

Fan Yu looked down at his chest and saw that there were indeed some water stains on the surface of his clothes from the tip of the opponent's knife.

only……

"You, hold back?" Fan Yu raised his eyes.

A pair of golden eyes stared at the past as if locked onto it.

The Kamisato family's retainer, who was in a defensive stance, suddenly had his pupils shrink, his hands trembled and the blade fell to the ground.

31 Kamisato Ayaka

Zheng!

The blade landed on the floor in front of the door with a crisp sound.

The pupils of the Kamisato family's retainers showed fear, as if they had thought of something bad.

Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his hands trembled uncontrollably as he stood there. Facing Fan Yu's golden eyes, he felt as if he were in a ball of fire, his body and soul being endlessly burned.

Kujo Sara, who was standing by, looked at the scene in astonishment: "Abandoning the sword?"

She had witnessed an outrageous scene today.

Generally, these loyal retainers, who were devoted to their own private families, would prioritize their reputation above even that of their own family in order to demonstrate their loyalty. For a samurai, the most important thing was undoubtedly their sword, and to abandon their weapon was to abandon the will to fight.

It is totally unreasonable for a loyal retainer to throw away his knife just when his master had not yet stopped the uninvited guest.

Moreover, in Kujo Sara's eyes, the warrior's hands were still shaking, as if out of control.

If we were to say what Fan Yu did just now, it was probably just that his eyes became sharp for a moment, but this action from a distance did not directly cause any substantial harm.

From the current scene, it looks as if the warrior saw Fan Yu and was frightened by his intimidation.

Although there have been such cases of people being impressed by their courage in the history of Inazuma.

However, that was often due to their past deeds, or the aura cultivated by those in higher positions, which had the potential to intimidate others. If this had happened to his own general facing an ordinary person, Kujo Sara wouldn't have been surprised at all. But for a skilled warrior to face Fan Yu, it was a bit unbelievable.

[Is this man also a being with a strong spirit?]

"what have you done?"

"Just by flicking a single strand of a biological electrical signal, it can cause nerve disorder in the target, making the hands and feet unable to move independently," Fan Yu explained.

Kujo Sara didn't understand those things, but that didn't stop her from knowing that Fan Yu had paralyzed the other person with his strength.

Being able to capture the target in an instant from a distance, I have to say that this method is really weird.

The Kamisato family retainer who had lost his ability to move had an expression of disbelief on his face. He tried to regain control of his body, but his body trembled uncontrollably, betraying his actions.

He struggled to get up, but the harder he tried, the more chaotic the feedback from his body became.

Like a taut string that suddenly snapped, his body collapsed to the ground.

Kick!

Fan Yu moved forward.

The Shenli family's retainer who fell to the ground showed a look of shame and anger on his face, and angrily scolded Fan Yu: "Despicable..."

He was annoyed about a battle that could not continue and felt unwilling to accept Fan Yu's unsportsmanlike behavior.

Fan Yu walked past him, glanced at him, but ignored him. That attitude of ignoring made the Shenli family's guests even more angry!

However, Kujo Sara understood the attitude displayed by Fan Yu - "If I agree to a duel with everyone, wouldn't I be exhausted to death?", "What level are you?" and so on.

"However, your direct action like this may be seen as an unfriendly attitude by the heir of the Kamisato family." Kujo Sara reminded him tactfully.

Fan Yu: "I think whether it's friendly or not, the other party should have seen it. I think I'm right, right?"

He paused at the door. In the darkness, the ground in front of him could not help but emit a crackling sound of ice, and soon a layer of silver frost condensed.

Under the moonlight, inside Kamisato's house, a silver-haired girl with a samurai sword tied around her waist was already walking towards the door.

"I'm deeply sorry, General Tenryo and Mr. Tsukimi of the Outlying Island, for neglecting you both... My elder brother is not here, so I'm the only one here to meet you today."

Under the moonlight, she looked like a snow elf walking out of the house. Her clear voice and elegant demeanor made people think of her first thought: "Where did this noble lady come from?"

Kujo Sara whispered behind Fan Yu, "She is Kamisato Ayaka, the younger sister of Kamisato Ayato, the head of the Kamisato family."

Fan Yu's gaze fell on the man. In a position not suitable for men to look directly at, there was an icy divine eye. Looking at the frost condensed under the man's feet, the origin of the frost was obvious.

"I have a question, Sara," Brahma said.

Being addressed by his first name in front of outsiders, Kujo Sara's face stiffened. "What?"

Fan Yu asked bluntly, "Isn't that the Eye of God hanging on her body?"

Kujo Sara: “Hmm…”

"Then, since it was your General who issued the Eye Hunting Order, why didn't she confiscate it? And yours too. You could say before that you were the General's personal servant and didn't need to reclaim it. So now that the eldest daughter of the Kamisato family has this thing, why didn't you choose to reclaim it?

So, are you picking on the weak?" Fan Yu asked seriously.

Hearing this, Kujo Sara's face was hesitant to speak. When she asked Fan Yu this question, she already knew that he would definitely ask about this kind of thing.

however--

She really didn't know how to respond to this.

Since the Eye Hunting Order was issued, they've confiscated many. They've also encountered resistance from users of the Eye of God! However, they haven't recovered any of the individuals who maintain the Inazuma's [Three Bugyo] positions. The Shogun hasn't mentioned this, and the Bugyo have tacitly feigned ignorance.

It was natural for them to capture users of the Divine Eye who used elemental power to commit crimes. However, there were also cases where a member of a sword school, dissatisfied with the Shogun's order, recently attempted to challenge it by challenging it.

The general naturally satisfied the other party and responded to the end of the struggle with death.

How to deal with it is up to those who obey the general's orders to decide.

Kamisato Ayaka's face was filled with confusion at the conversation between the two. Honestly, the fact that a general who was supposed to be hunting down criminals was with the suspect in the murder of one of the three magistrates on the remote islands was a strange combination that appeared on her doorstep.

"Excuse me, but may I ask why you two came here so late at night...?" Kamisato Ayaka asked bluntly.

Kujo Sara looked at Fan Yu, she was actually very curious too.

Fan Yu stared at the other person's snow-white hair: "I came to confirm your qualifications."

Kamisato Ayaka: “Huh?”

32 "Excuse me, Princess Egret"

Kamisato Ayaka, who has been staying at home all the time, rarely reveals her identity as a user of the Eye of God to the outside world, and the same goes for the family-inherited Kamisato swordsmanship.

Apart from his retainers, not many people knew that he was proficient in kendo.

This was the swordsmanship that she had learned from her elder brother to protect herself. Kamisato Ayaka had never imagined that one day someone would come to her and ask to see her qualifications.

Moreover, this person had killed the suspected head of the remote island's Kanjo Bugyo... Well, although she did not agree with the Eye Hunting Order on this point, she had to admit that the other party's method was still a bit too radical.

There is also Kujo Sara, the general of Tenryo Bugyo who is in charge of the Kanjo Bugyo and the 'Sha Bugyo' managed by their Kamisato clan.

"The qualifications you are talking about are... do you want to test my swordsmanship?" Even though Kamisato Ayaka has always maintained the graceful demeanor of a young lady, after hearing Fan Yu's remarks, a hint of sharpness appeared in her eyes.

Although she prefers to deal with civilian affairs rather than fighting, she is the one who defends the reputation of the Kamisato family in her brother's absence.

Seeing that the other party was acting as if the swordsmanship of the Kamisato family was not disadvantageous, Fan Yu waved his hand and said, "Miss Kamisato, the talent I'm referring to is not the sword."

These words startled Kamisato Ayaka.

If it wasn't for this, then why did he accept the challenge from his own retainer just now?

"So what you are talking about is..."

Fan Yu's eyes moved: "As a [Connector], you have that potential. Just like this Miss Tengu beside me!"

Kujo Sara, standing nearby, was stunned for a moment, but she quickly realized what Fan Yu was referring to. He was referring to the resonance-like connection she'd felt outside Inazuma Castle, the vague feeling of growing stronger that she'd sensed earlier.

She thought it was special, but this man was actually able to actively manipulate it?!

Kujo Sara maintained a calm demeanor on the surface, but his heart was already swirling with turmoil. Even a general wouldn't be able to unconsciously improve someone's physical fitness.

"Connect?" Kamisato Ayaka tilted her head.

Fan Yu stared at the other person with a pair of golden pupils: "Perhaps, you and I should be more direct."

What surprised Fan Yu was that the colors reflected from the depths of [Harmonious Bliss] were not the white color that symbolized [strangeness] when Kamisato Ayaka first met him, as determined by the connection level.

Instead, it has a light red color from the beginning, and although it is still some distance away from depth 1, it is not far away.

What does this symbolize? Fan Yu has activated the power of [Harmonious Bliss] and has reached many worlds, connected to many targets, and already has corresponding experience.

If white represents zero, meaning she has never heard of him, and red (depth 1) represents the first time they've experienced some kind of resonance, then the color in between represents Kamisato Ayaka, who already knows of him and shares some aspects of his story.