I have found out your real name

Chapter 53 Anecdotes with Ninjas

After school the day after visiting the shrine.

Li Wu started the action of tailing his classmates alone.

Perhaps because of his occupation, Teraya Shinhiro didn't usually have a high sense of presence in the classroom. When he slipped out of the classroom like a shadow, almost no one would pay attention.

Li Wu found an empty place in the corridor, and took out the talisman paper given by Miss Miko.

After using it, I feel like I have dived into the deep sea, and the real scene is slightly blurred as if covered with a layer of tulle.

She tried to wave her hand in front of ordinary girls passing by, but she turned a deaf ear to her.

I have always stood on the side of seeing through the invisibility before, this time I experienced the feelings of those who can be invisible, and the taste is quite novel.

After following Siwu out of the school gate, the other party's whereabouts immediately became mysterious. He quickly crossed the streets and alleys, blending into the surrounding crowd naturally. Hooded.

If it wasn't for the [Ninja] on the head standing out among a group of ordinary characters, Li Wu might really have lost him.

To be on the safe side, he used his newfound strength.

Just like the knowledge of Kurikara's spells to subdue demons will gradually flow into his mind, he also has a preliminary understanding of the general usage of the two abilities attached to the text of "Sage" these days.

Compared with [Exorcist], which directly improves combat power, [Sage]'s current power is closer to the auxiliary usage.

[Self-fulfilling prophecy] is the ability to declare what you want to do with words once a day, and increase the success rate of the event on the premise of making efforts to act.

After gaining the power of [The Exorcist], Li Wu is also constantly thinking about the essence of the ability he has obtained. From his point of view, both the [Exorcist] and the [Sage] are incompatible with human myths and legends. and cultural concepts are closely related.

Speaking of famous sages, it is hard not to think of the eternal king in Celtic legend, Merlin, the friend of King Arthur who is the original source of many legends of the brave in later generations.

In Celtic mythology, there are so-called geis, which can be translated as taboos and oaths. By observing certain behavioral norms, one can obtain blessings and strength, but it may also bear curses and misfortunes.

It has profoundly affected the cultural structure of later generations. In Shakespeare's masterpiece "Macbeth", there is a power similar to geis, and in that script, Macbeth's actions due to fear of the fulfillment of the prophecy actually contributed to the fulfillment of the prophecy. Exactly the classic self-fulfilling prophecy.

Perhaps this is the archetypal source of this ability.

And [Recite Glory] is to strengthen the power of others, but the activation conditions are more stringent.

Li Wu had already made a prophecy in advance that he would be able to follow the ninja all the way to his destination—with the current degree of completion of [Sage], he vaguely felt that if the requirements were higher, it would have a negative effect.

In fact, according to the secret knowledge that flowed into his mind, just possessing this ability will have a slight disturbance to his own destiny, and will have a visible impact on a certain day.

Perhaps this prophecy has already had an effect. Whenever Teraya Mahiro tried to emulate the Assassin Brotherhood in the alleys of the city or blend in with the crowd, his figure would always be exposed to Li Wu's eyes just right.

After walking about a few blocks behind the temple house, Li Wu followed him into an abandoned factory on an open lot.

The production equipment that may have existed inside the factory has long been emptied, and a solitary steel beam hangs above the empty concrete floor.

But in the empty room, there is a heavy breathing sound that does not belong to humans.

A human-shaped beast is tied with a thick iron chain to the load-bearing column in the center of the room. It is covered in rough gray fur like steel needles, with a pointed snout, orange pupils and triangular ears. It forms a ferocious wolf head, with the words [Community Animal Werewolf] written on it.

What the hell is this naming that is as unknown as the Dance King Zombie!

The werewolf seemed to be stimulated by the living things in front of him, his muscles tensed up like undulating waves, and he even broke the iron chains wrapped around his body, shaking the rear load-bearing column to a pile of wall dust.

With a gust of wind, the tall beast swung its claws and attacked the short ninja.

As if he hadn't expected this sudden change, Teraya Mahiro dodged the pounce by rolling to the left in some embarrassment, and took advantage of the opportunity to draw a short knife from the inside of the hood.

The werewolf who failed to attack left three claw marks on the ground. It turned around deftly and opened its mouth to let out a deterrent roar.

But what greeted it were three arrows in his hand almost at the same time.

The werewolf closed his eyelids, allowing the hidden metal weapon to collide with the flesh and blood.

However, the result was that the muscles defeated the steel, and the arrow in his hand was easily bounced off by its fur, and fell to the ground like a plastic toy.

Seeming to be irritated by this tickling attack, it landed on all fours, rolling towards the temple house like an armored vehicle that charged.

The short distance between a man and a beast was crossed in an instant, and the werewolf who stood up again swung his two sharp claws like swat a fly.

The gravel splashed up, but what flew with it was not blood, but a broken wooden stake. The ninja who went around stabbed the dagger in his hand into the werewolf's left arm, trying to draw a bloodletting wound.

But the overwhelming gap in physical performance shattered his thoughts, and the tip of the blade was caught by the tense muscles after only piercing a few points, restricting his actions for a moment.

And this moment is enough to become the winner in the battle of the extraordinary.

Before the ninja dropped the knife, the painful werewolf grabbed his throat with his right hand and lifted him high.

Teraya Mahiro waited indifferently for the coming of death.

This is not a big deal, because it is only natural for a ninja to pay the price for his weakness and carelessness.

It's just a pity that I have to miss the duel with my sister. Probably this is an unavoidable regret like the unfinished "Complete Collection of Cold Jokes".

But death did not come.

A hand grabbed the werewolf's right arm. Compared with its thick arm, this human boy's arm was disproportionately slender, but because of this strong visual contrast, this hand was slowly and irresistibly Squeezing the muscular beast arm tightly.

Just like ravaging a sponge, the werewolf trembled and exerted strength on the right side of his body, trying to resist the heavy machinery-like pressure, but drops of blood leaked from the muscles and skin swollen to the limit, and the bones creaked accordingly. With a creak, it had to let go of its right paw.

Teraya Mahiro fell to the ground, he remained expressionless, but ran away quite quickly.

So Li Wu activated the power of Dharma Aspect Manifestation.

Before defeating Yuichi Uehara, this mountain-moving power from Fudo Myoki was enough for him to lift up the bull ghost and set off a storm, not to mention the fact that the degree of completion of "The Exorcist" has been improved to a higher level.

He twisted slightly the wrist gripping the werewolf's right arm.

Like a windmill played by an urchin, the center of gravity of the huge werewolf reversed in an instant, and hit the concrete floor head-to-toe with the fixed right arm as the axis, as if thrown over the shoulder in place. There are dense cracks in the sound.

"Wait, please don't kill him!"

Teraya Mahiro opened his mouth to remind, he could hear the urgency in his tone, but his face remained expressionless.

"I didn't intend to kill him in the first place."

Li Wu let go of his hand, and patted off the few rubs of gray hairs.

He wanted to observe the situation again, but he couldn't just watch the client's younger brother explode and die on the spot in a way that conformed to the ninja's death method.

The body of the knocked down werewolf shrank and turned into a middle-aged uncle who was unconscious in the pit created by the impact.

"Aren't you going to ask me why I'm here?"

After staring at He Siwu for a while, Li Wu couldn't help asking.

The expressionless short ninja tilted his head: "Why does Li Wu appear here?"

"Then why are you here?"

"After I asked Li Wu's request, I was answered with questions. This is too bad."

This guy looks at the poker face but has a heart to complain about!

"I was asked by your sister to check what you were doing after school recently."

Looking back, Teraya Rika didn't seem to have emphasized the requirement of confidentiality, so Li Wuli stated his purpose boldly.

Teraya Shinzo was stunned for a moment, and muttered in a low voice: "That guy always does some troublesome things."

He pointed to the uncle who was lying in the pit in the death posture of Yamu and said: "Sometimes the werewolf can't control his transformation. He is a resident who works nearby. Recently, he locked himself in the pit because of this reason. here."

It turned out that it was not a social animal among werewolves, but a werewolf transformed from a social animal.

"I accepted his commission and came here from time to time to make sure he was out of trouble."

"But even if you get out of trouble, you can't stop it!"

Li Wu subconsciously blurted out, and the ninja boy turned his face away.

"It's just because I made a mistake in the battle, and it can't be regarded as a loss."

"From common sense, this is called losing..."

"Ninjas are existences beyond common sense!"

"Speak passionately with a blank face?!"

"Actually, I am now struggling with how to express my gratitude to Li Wu for saving my life."

"Isn't it enough to just say thank you?"

"If you don't want to accept the little finger I cut off, can you just introduce my sister to classmate Li Wu?"

"I don't want both!"

It's surprisingly difficult for this kind of cold-faced man to pretend to be a fool!
Teraya Mahiro picked up the unconscious werewolf (in the form of an ordinary social animal), moved it back to the load-bearing column and tied it up.

After finishing his work, he looked at Li Wu: "How about treating Li Wu to dinner, I know there is a good izakaya nearby."

As a native of Donghua, Li Wu naturally wouldn't mind being treated.

This izakaya called Koharu Crane is a booming business type, and it is almost full before nightfall.

The two sat at a wooden table inside the house, on which were dishes such as skewers and tamagoyaki.

Since they are all minors, naturally there is no alcohol.

"It hasn't been the full moon recently, isn't it that werewolves generally lose control of themselves at that time in the legend?"

Li Wu picked up a skewer of roasted birds and asked.

"According to my uncle and I's speculation, it may be because a fairly high-ranking member of the same family recently came to Chiyo City, which caused the restlessness of the nearby werewolves."

Does that mean a powerful werewolf has come to the city?

Probably nothing will happen.

"Honestly, I thought you were more of a poker-face type of person."

As boys of the same age, it is enough to joke with each other in less than a meal.

"Actually, I lost my expression because of the influence of the green grass trial I suffered in my childhood."

"Did you confuse your experience with someone in Poland..."

"[Ninja] people should [hold back] their smiles."

"...?"

"This is actually a cold joke, and its meaning is..."

"Okay, stop."

"I heard from your sister that you have a duel to fight?"

When the meal was almost finished, Li Wu finally asked the real question.

This kind of incident, which contains a lot of hidden secrets at first glance, is worth asking, whether it is out of inner gossip or his speculation about the conditions for obtaining the words on his head.

"That's right, this is how Teraya's successors have been determined, and this time it will definitely be my victory."

"So confident?"

"I have to do it. Those who are not strong enough are not worthy of the name of Temple House."

"Your family atmosphere doesn't sound very friendly."

"There is no unconditional friendship in the world, right? Even between family members."

Teraya Mahiro said lightly: "Now my sister cares about me, and she only looks at me because I am her duel opponent."

Li Wu felt that was not the case.

After paying the bill, the ninja boy said goodbye and left first.

Although he heard about the family affairs in the temple house, Li Wu didn't have much emotion.

And he feels that Teraya Mahiro's mentality probably does not reflect the real situation.

It's just that he thought of another friend who was more familiar with him.

Airisa's father is getting more and more demanding on her.

Is this also conditional love?

Shortly after Li Wu's birth, his mother divorced his father, apparently because he couldn't stand his career that required traveling around the world.

Li Wu himself has been in a state of being freed for a long time, so when it comes to family relations, he really has no experience in dealing with them.

Some melancholy teenagers took out their mobile phones under the starry sky and walked towards the station.

According to the law of negative energy transfer, let's harass your friends.

"Student Xingchuan, I have some family problems that I can't figure out, and I feel very troubled."

"Every family?! It's too early to discuss this!"

was hung up.

"Arisa, do you think only good children are worthy of love?...No, don't cry, I'm not implying that you're useless..."

It took 10 minutes to coax her.

"Guang, what are you... now? Aunt Xizi made supper? Okay, I'm at the station, I'll be right there!"

I came to today's conclusion: long live my childhood sweetheart!
　Thanks to Blood Shark Fat Cat, 0oabcdo0, Horror Zhizhi, Wang Sanzhi, Zhang Xiangxiang for their rewards

　　
　
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