Tokyo underground city

Chapter 308 Shinohara Mansion

"Miscalculation... Tianshui Pavilion has never been attacked by the enemy since the day it was built..."

"Even when the Star War was at its worst, no one dared to touch Mr. Xun's reverse scale..."

Higurashi murmured to himself as he looked at the mansion that had been burned to ruins.

They, the members of "Sky Sword", did not return to Shibuya District until about five o'clock in the morning the next day, dragging their bodies with exhaustion.

By that time, the fire in Tianshui Hall had been extinguished - like many nearby neighborhoods, Tianshui Hall was also within the red ore mist that even fire engines were unwilling to enter.

Yuan Yumu fell asleep in Kamiya Hiiragi's arms.

Chun sat on the other side of Hiiragi, and the three of them sat on the threshold of the kicked-open outer door of Tianshui Pavilion, whispering softly.

This is what Tian Shuiyu and the others saw when they returned to Tian Shui Pavilion.

"...Thank you for protecting Chun and the others..."

Tian Shuiyou saw Lin Huai'en leaning against the wall and immediately realized what had happened.

"Fortunately, I'm sorry that I couldn't save the Tianshui Pavilion."

Lin Huai'en shook his head. His physical fitness was very high, so staying up for one or two nights was not a big problem.

Also not asleep was Tanya, who was hiding in the attic of the opposite house with Coco, looking at the people on the street through the second-story window.

There was originally Chun among the people to watch the night, but the girl was hit too hard and fell asleep before the fire was extinguished.

On the contrary, Kamiya Hiiragi kept holding on and chatted with Lin Huai'en until very late. When he couldn't hold on any longer, he lowered his head and snored.

As for Yuan Ximu, she was the first to lose consciousness due to the excessive consumption of psychic skills.

"I can't blame you."

After hearing Lin Huaien's brief introduction to the night attack and the ninja survivors who were tied up in a row and squatting on the ground beside the wall of Tianshui Pavilion, Tian Shuiyu shook his head: "We were negligent. We didn't expect the enemy to attack Tianshui Pavilion and [ Shanlao Qingguang] Then it is inevitable to win."

"Wouldn't it be better to give [Yamaki Kiyomitsu] to Katorihana?"

Lin Huaien thought for a while and became a little curious.

Although it was an afterthought, after seeing the tragic situation in Tianshui Hall, he felt that it would be better to hand over this troublesome first-class relic to the Shinohara family than to get a time bomb himself.

However, Yu shook his head: "Even the Shinohara family cannot be trusted, otherwise Mr. Kazuma Shinohara would not have handed [Yamaki Kiyomitsu] to my father."

"Although I can trust Katorihua, I cannot trust the Shinohara family."

"As for Katorihua, she is just a weak woman in the Shinohara family. Without the protection of me and the Tianjian Group, she can't do anything."

"...So you plan to leave [Yamaki Kiyomitsu] in the Tensui Pavilion and let Tsubaki and Hiiragi guard it?"

Lin Huai'en was slightly silent. He could understand Tian Shuiyou's approach.

But it still feels a bit inhumane——

Although he doesn't think he can't do this just because he feels "inhumane".

"No."

However, Tianshui Yu shook his head: "I plan to bring Uncle Higurashi and a few trustworthy swordsmen to the Shinohara family as my attendants. In this case, with the protection of me and Uncle Higurashi, I can also bring [Yamakiri] Kiyomitsu] Leave it to Katorihana."

"A strong alliance..."

Lin Huai'en nodded: "Since the progressive wing of the Shinohara family represented by Katori Hana is severely suppressed by the conservatives, it would be good to introduce the Tensui Hall to suppress this balance."

"Yes." Tian Shui nodded, his expression very calm.

Seeing how he regarded his marriage as a political tool so indifferently, Lin Huai'en couldn't help but want to ask him——

"I would like to ask, do you really like Shinohara Kaatori?"

Perhaps this question was a little beyond Tian Shuiyou's expectations, and he was stunned for a moment.

Then he smiled bitterly: "Even though Miss Katori and I are engaged, we have only met less than ten times in total."

"Although it lasts for a day or two each time...but in my opinion, Katori-san doesn't so much like me as she wants to rely on the power left by my father."

Looking at the young man looking up at the morning sun with some sadness, Lin Huai'en remained silent.

For some reason, he suddenly didn't envy Tian Shuiyou.

"Living in such a family can be considered a kind of life."

he muttered softly.

And Yu glanced at him, then smiled:

"yes."

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Tianshuikan's move into Shinohara's mansion was quickly settled.

Everything in the house was burned to the ground, and Lin Huaien and the others moved in almost empty-handed.

"Fortunately, because I was worried that my backpack would be damaged by intruders, I moved it to the warehouse early..."

Yuan Ximu looked at some of the limited shops she had survived and sighed.

The Shinohara family has arranged separate rooms for Yu Tianshui, sisters Tsubaki and Hiiragi, but retainers such as Higurashi Higurashi and Lin Huai'en are not treated so well.

The Shinohara family directly arranged them in a large guest room.

Four people per room, regardless of gender.

"Then I'll sleep on the corridor."

Lin Huai'en looked at the two girls in the room and moved the quilt out.

After guarding for a whole night and breaking [writing] once, he was mentally exhausted and could barely hold on until now.

However, Yuan Ximu tilted her head and glanced at him——

"Actually, if the Shinohara mansion is used as a underground city, I wouldn't mind you sleeping in the house."

"At worst, you won't be able to go out while we're changing clothes."

However, Lin Huai'en shook his head: "Forget it, the dungeon is a dungeon, and the guest room is a guest room. I don't want you to be talked about by people from the Shinohara family or Tianshui Hall."

He spread out the bedding and lay down in it.

Then I saw Yuan Ximu walking over and opening the wooden door——

"Then open the door so it feels like camping."

Following Yuan Ximu's line of sight, Lin Huai'en saw the cherry blossoms in the courtyard and nodded.

He wanted to say something, but as soon as his tired brain hit the pillow, he lost consciousness.

The last remaining fragment of him was when Yuan Ximu squatted down out of curiosity and poked his cheek.

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The day after Lin Huaien and the others settled down, Shinohara Katori came over to take a look at them.

But soon, she left.

As the acting head of the Shinohara family, she has a lot to do.

"And there are studies..."

Lin Huai'en muttered softly when he heard Chun beside him.

Only then did he remember that all the children in Tianshui Hall, except Kamiya Hiiragi, seemed to be at school age.

"Don't you and Yu go to school?"

He looked at Chun, curious.

"You dropped out of school early because of Tianshui Hall. The teachers in the school thought he was a kinite. When he came to visit, he almost died of fright when he saw the wounds on Uncle Higurashi's body."

When she mentioned Yu's "feat" back then, Chun felt a little proud.

However, she changed the topic and sighed:

"As for me, it was during spring break. You didn't notice during this time that I also started school."

"But I'm a bad guy in school. If I don't go to class, no one will care about me."

Chun said as she proudly showed him the gorgeous hot girl decoration on her lower body.

Because she usually dressed like this, Lin Huai'en really didn't notice that she had changed into school uniform under the pink sweatshirt.

"...Are you underage?"

Looking at Kamiya Chun like this, Lin Huai'en suddenly realized something he had never considered before -

"In this case, you can't officially join the daytime thief team."

"Oh?! Why?!"

Chun suddenly knelt down and sat up: "Ximu is also a minor, right?! Why can she be the vice-captain and I can't even be a formal member?!"

Lin Huai'en was pushed three meters away by her and almost turned over.

However, he knew that Chun did not do it on purpose. In a high-magic environment, high-level explorers like him and Chun would inevitably exert too much force——

He had crushed a Tianmu glazed porcelain bowl before, and he usually controlled his strength, which could be regarded as a kind of strength training.

Shaking his head, he got up from the corridor.

"Xi Mu is different from you. Her school is quite special. Absence from classes and absences will not affect her graduation grades. You can't possibly go to a special school, right?"

"..."

Chun was stunned for a moment, then suddenly turned around and rushed out: "Yu! I want to change schools!"

Looking at the vitality girl running away, Lin Huai'en couldn't help but shook his head.

The reason why Tianshui Yu chose a general high school for Tsubaki was because he wanted the girl to stay safe. How could she be allowed to follow the daytime thieves team and run into the deep dungeon at great risk?

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"Okay, I've already had a phone call with Chun's Academic Affairs Office. In about a month, the transfer procedures will be completed."

However, what Lin Huaien didn't expect was that during dinner, Yu actually agreed to her transfer application.

Yeah~

Lin Huai'en saw Chun Zaiyu making faces at him behind you.

"...Why, you let Chun go to a regular high school, just because you don't want her to run around, right?"

Lin Huai'en rubbed his head. He knew that Yu would not change his mind without permission. There should be some other factors that led him to this conclusion.

"I can't protect Chun and Hiiragi for the rest of their lives. Sooner or later, they will choose their own lives."

Yu shook his head and said calmly: "Instead of letting her run around alone later, it is better to let her follow you. It is much safer."

"...Can't the people in Tianshui Pavilion do it?"

Lin Huai'en was silent for a moment: "You are also a famous explorer organization, right?"

"No matter how famous we are, we are just an explorer organization on the ground."

However, Yu shook his head: "Chun is an explorer who aims at deep dungeons. She is different from me. In her eyes, there is only the back of her father."

"Then in that case, it's better to hand her over to you, so that we can feel more at ease."

"...Is this so?"

Lin Huaien nodded.

"In that case, I don't have anything to say. If Ximu is willing to accept Chun, I'll have no problem."

Lin Huai'en knew this was nonsense. Two girls of similar age were already as close as best friends.

Although on the surface, one is a low-pressure gloomy girl, and the other is a hot-blooded delinquent girl, they are both rebellious in nature, so the three views match up to a frightening degree.

Even from Lin Huai'en's point of view, Kamiya Chun, who has been influenced by Tianshui Xun, is even more "hot-blooded idiot".

In other words, the three views are very correct.

Although it is Japanese style.

Thinking of this, Lin Huaien took a bite of the strawberry dafu in his hand: "In that case, let's wait for a while."

In one month, Sen Yan and the others probably wouldn't be able to finish the 19th level of "Abnormality". By their standards, Lin Huai'en's upgrade speed was fast.

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However, Lin Huaien also knew very well that the moment he chose to regard Kamiya Tsubaki as a formal team member.

He also officially entered the chess game in Tokyo.

"The confrontation between the Shinohara family and the Dalianji family."

"Behind the scenes is the conflict between the Heshen Group and the Black Ling Group."

"As the Tianshui Pavilion is the bridgehead of the Heshen Group, disputes with the Dragon King Society will continue one after another."

"And as the captain of Kamiya Chun, you must not sit back and watch Tianshui Hall fall into a disadvantage - to be precise, Chun will not sit back and watch Tianshui Yu and others suffer and get hurt."

"Whether it's from the perspective of helping Chun eliminate her worries or establishing a deep enough bond with her, we have to do this favor for her."

"In this way, through layers of transformation, the 'string' that leads the daytime thieves team is finally formed."

In the guest room at night, Tanya sat at the desk holding a pillow, watching Lin Huai'en and Yuan Ximu talking silently with silent listening.

There are monitors from the Shinohara family outside the guest room. This is what Hara Yumu told Lin Huaien yesterday.

And now they are pretending to play chess, sitting across from each other.

"So what is this? Drawing chestnuts from the fire?"

Lin Huai'en thought about it and dropped a sunspot.

"It's just the price you have to pay to get [Kamiya Tsubaki]."

Yuan Ximu held up her arm, and with a click, a white stone fell.

"Chun has ignited the life star. She is more powerful than you, the current captain. It can almost be said that she is definitely a superior candidate for the top black card. It is not impossible to even become a white card explorer as she claims to be."

"Having such a team member in hand is huge good news for the daytime thief team that targets deep dungeons."

"Besides, do you think we have never [taken chestnuts from the fire]?"

Speaking of this, Yuan Ximu subconsciously looked at Tanya next to her.

The girl was lowering her head, looking at the battle on the chessboard with some curiosity.

Much more focused than the two people playing chess.

Lin Huai'en knew that Tanya could also hear the voice in Silent Listening Road: "Are you talking about the time of "White Wolf King"?"

"Including us burning down the forest of giant trees."

With that said, Yuan Ximu took out the [needle-free syringe] that she had obtained from Lin Huai'en:

"This thing was sold to the Million Group by the New York Association for the purpose of monitoring the outstanding explorers of the Million Group."

"Because of this thing, the entire elite ace of the Million Group was destroyed in the middle."

"It directly led to the subsequent bankruptcy of Million Group."

"Just the injection will attract [Jupiter's] attention."

"Captain, you used this when you first explored the Salt 10 shelter. At that time, you were already being targeted by the great astrologer of the New York Association."

"It can be said that later, Sister Senyan accepted my invitation and asked you to join the crew, and then encountered Katarina and Li Muen's pursuit. It was all because of the power of [Jupiter]."

"It's just that the power of "Abnormal Body" can only be borrowed by astrologers, but cannot be controlled."

"So after setting up an ambush to kill you twice without success, it actually helped your growth."

"This siege, if there are no accidents, will be very violent."

Lin Huai'en watched as Yuan Ximu gently bent her fingers and activated the invisible [Star String] on the syringe.

There is also such a [Star String] on his body, but as his strength increases, it has become invisible.

“That’s what the Five Crowns team is really all about.”

Yuan Ximu looked at Lin Huai'en and nodded: "With the blessing of the power of five "abnormal bodies", the power of the astrologer will be completely ineffective against us!"