"Don't let others see your vulnerable side, not even me... No, especially during times like these, you need to be strong and not let anyone discover your weaknesses..."

"I understand, Father."

Kaguya Shinomiya raised her hand and stroked her cheek, attempting to calm her emotions with this psychological suggestion, but found it useless. She could only take a deep breath, barely maintaining her composure, and softly spoke to Yexing beside her.

"Do you... have anything you want to say to my father?"

"Yes."

Yexing walked over, sat down by the bed of Kaguya Ganoan, and slowly said,

"Ganoan, before you die, do you have any last wishes? Like playing that NTR dojo game? Although it doesn't exist in this world, if you say you want to play it, I'll find someone to replicate it..."

"Cough cough cough..."

Suddenly hearing such crude words, Kaguya Ganoan almost choked. Even his speech became much smoother, as if he was experiencing a moment of clarity before death, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"What NTR dojo nonsense? I'm like this, and you want me to play?"

"Ganoan, eroge is the ninth art in the world."

"Isn't the ninth art film?"

"Then the tenth art is still art."

Kaguya Ganoan looked speechless, wisely choosing not to argue with Yexing, but looked at Kaguya Shinomiya standing there, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

He could feel that his daughter's aura seemed to have changed slightly. What kind of words should he use to describe it?

In the past, although Kaguya always had a cold and aloof appearance, only those who really knew her knew that it was just a self-protective mechanism, like a hedgehog's quills. It was precisely because her body was too soft and fragile that she needed this layer of protection.

But the current Kaguya Shinomiya exuded an absolute confidence, as if those things that had troubled her in the past and required her self-protection were no longer a cause for concern for her now.

"Kaguya, you now..."

"Yes, Father."

Kaguya Shinomiya walked to Kaguya Ganoan's bedside and said softly,

"Now I have enough power, not only to protect myself, but also to fight for what should belong to me."

Hearing this, Kaguya Ganoan glanced at Yexing sitting by his bed, and seeing him nod, he breathed a sigh of relief, and even his originally sickly look improved a lot.

"That's good... That makes me relieved..."

"How much longer can you live?"

Hearing Yexing's blunt words, Kaguya Ganoan felt a little speechless, but he also knew the other party's personality, so he just sighed softly.

"The doctor said that optimistically, there's about half a year left, but that's half a year of lying in bed, unable to even make a phone call, which is meaningless to me."

Although Kaguya Ganoan could still communicate with people normally, his condition was obviously not very good, let alone managing a behemoth like the Shinomiya Group. The mental effort required was too amazing. At his age, it was already somewhat difficult to sustain.

"Ganoan."

Yexing put away his smile and slowly said,

"If I said I could let you continue to live and restore your health?"

The moment she heard these words, Kaguya Shinomiya couldn't help but change her expression.

You must know that her father, as the leader of the Shinomiya Group, must have used the most advanced medical methods in the world, but even so, he still became like this.

Could Yexing have a way to cure her father's illness?

Kaguya Shinomiya originally felt it was a bit outrageous, but when she thought about it, the other party was "Kamen", so it wouldn't be surprising even if he possessed the spiritual ability to cure terminal illnesses.

And when Kaguya Ganoan heard these words, a light of hope first flashed in his eyes, then he looked at Kaguya Shinomiya standing by the bed, but a firm look appeared again, shaking his head with all his strength.

"No, birth, old age, sickness, and death are the laws of ordinary people, and many people have heard about my physical condition. Suddenly recovering my health will inevitably arouse suspicion."

"It's one thing for you to possess that absolute power to clear all obstacles in front of you, but if you, or those around you, possess this ability that is almost equivalent to resurrection, you should understand the danger involved without me saying it."

"All those with power and status will target you in order to pursue eternal life. At that time, I, the first to be cured, and everyone in the Shinomiya family will be attacked, and it will be the kind of attack without any bottom line."

"There's no need to take such a risk for an old man like me."

Speaking of this, Kaguya Ganoan paused for a moment, as if saying these words had exhausted all his strength. He just looked at Kaguya Shinomiya by the bed, a look of relief in his eyes.

"Kaguya now has the ability to protect herself, and..."

Kaguya Ganoan looked at Yexing, a smile on his face.

"I have already entrusted Kaguya to someone I trust, haven't I?"

"Yes."

Yexing rarely gave an abstract answer, but just nodded with a calm expression.

"I will protect Kaguya."

"With your words, I can rest assured."

Seeing this, Kaguya Shinomiya pursed her lips, a complex look on her face.

"Father, are you really not going to consider it anymore? If you could live longer..."

"I have made up my mind."

Kaguya Ganoan raised his hand and waved it slightly, his eyes flickering, looking at Kaguya's face, as if recalling some memories, he murmured.

"After your mother, Nayo Take, passed away, my heart was already dead."

Before Kaguya Shinomiya could say anything, Yexing couldn't help but complain.

"You really are a love brain."

Kaguya Ganoan looked speechless.

"Although I really am, are you calling me a love brain? Let's not laugh at someone for being only fifty steps away from the goal when you are only a hundred steps away."

"I'm a hundred steps, you're at most five steps."

"You're quite proud of it."

Although Kaguya Ganoan seemed a little speechless, Kaguya could clearly see that her father's mood improved a lot when he chatted with Yexing.

After all, with Shinomiy Kaguya's status, there were too few people who could talk to him so frankly, without any flattery, and without any need for his benefits.

"When Kaguya inherits part of the Shinomiy Conglomerate, even if I am gone, our cooperation terms can continue…"

Just as Shinomiy Gan'an was halfway through his sentence, the door of the ward was suddenly pushed open, and two bodyguards walked in, one of whom said in a deep voice.

"Master, a group of suspicious people of unknown identity have broken into the hospital, suspected of being equipped with firearms."

"Suspicious people, huh…"

Shinomiy Gan'an didn't show any panic when he heard the news. After all, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse. Don't look at him being sick now, but he is the commander of the Shinomiy Conglomerate. He has been assassinated so many times in his life that he can't even count them all. Why would he lose his composure at this time?

"Yae, please protect Kaguya and leave here…"

"Father."

Before Shinomiy Gan'an could finish speaking, Shinomiy Kaguya immediately interrupted, her tone firm.

"Now, I can protect you."

Shinomiy Gan'an looked at Kaguya's firm appearance, then glanced at Yae, before nodding.

"Well, then you guys stay here first, and leave after things are over. It should be resolved soon."

Just as Shinomiy Gan'an's voice fell, the two bodyguards suddenly looked at each other. Immediately afterwards, the two of them drew their guns from their waists at the same time, aiming at Shinomiy Gan'an, who was lying on the hospital bed.

Seeing this, Shinomiy Kaguya's expression changed. Before her mind could start working, she instinctively reacted.

"Kaguya-hime!"

At the moment of calling out the True Name of her soul, Shinomiy Kaguya had already stood in front of her father's hospital bed, her red eyes flashing with light, and the two bodyguards' gazes couldn't help but sink into it.

"Fire."

When Shinomiy Kaguya softly said these words, the two bodyguards actually turned their guns and aimed at each other, then pulled the triggers at the same time.

"Bang!"

Fresh red blood splattered on the snow-white walls of the ward.

Looking at the two corpses lying on the ground, Shinomiy Kaguya's eyes did not have the slightest emotion. Only after a few seconds did the light in her eyes become a little dimmer. She took a deep breath and supported her temples.

"As expected, using abilities… is very tiring…"

The basic ability type of Shinomiy Kaguya's soul's true form, Kaguya-hime, was also shown during the previous visit to the main family: mental manipulation.

Unlike Sakurajima Mai and Touma Kazusa, who influence evil spirits through spirit power-created petals or koto music, Kaguya-hime's ability is specialized for humans.

Part of the reason for this is that Shinomiy Kaguya never considered any evil spirits as enemies before awakening the ability of soul materialization.

Her enemies are all humans, and coupled with the education of manipulating people's hearts, such as the study of emperors, Kaguya awakened such an ability.

"Kaguya, you…"

Seeing Shinomiy Gan'an's shocked expression of disbelief, Kaguya said lightly.

"I told you, Father, I am no longer that weak little girl."

Chapter 414: New Agreement Conditions, Enemy's Description of Yae

"Cough cough cough…"

Shinomiy Gan'an covered his chest and coughed lightly twice, his eyes looking at Shinomiy Kaguya with a somewhat complicated expression.

On the one hand, he was gratified that his daughter possessed such power. After all, the world now is no longer the normal world it used to be.

Money, status, and fame are no longer power.

Power is pure power. Like "Masquerade" and "Kira", being able to kill whoever you want, whenever you want, that is true power.

Having such power beyond ordinary people's imagination, even being able to control two enemies to kill each other without hesitation just through eye contact, Shinomiy Kaguya's safety will definitely be guaranteed after his death as a father.

And it seems that Shinomiy Kaguya has become Yae, that is, an assistant to "Masquerade."

But as a father, how could Shinomiy Gan'an be willing to see Shinomiy Kaguya, who is just a high school student, stained with blood?

He knew that his idea was a bit hypocritical. After all, in the struggles between large families like Shinomiy and Shijou, it was normal for a few people to die. Although those in high positions like them did not see it with their own eyes, they already knew that people would die when they issued orders.

But in the end, he still didn't want to see it.

"What do we do now?"

Hearing Yae's question, Shinomiy Gan'an recovered from his thoughts and sighed with a heavy expression as he looked at the two corpses on the ground.

"Even those two bodyguards I trusted the most betrayed me… I'm afraid that those who were originally responsible for protecting me in the hospital have already… cough cough, have already joined the Shijou family's camp."

Yae asked a meaningful question as if casually.

"Is it really just the Shijou family, or rather, is it really just the Shijou family?"

Shinomiy Gan'an was noncommittal.

"I hope so."

"Oh, I see."

Yae shrugged and smiled indifferently.

"Then how about adding a clause to the agreement: I kill all the enemies in this building and save your life?"

Shinomiy Gan'an's expression remained unchanged. At this moment, he no longer seemed to be the sickly old man, but had returned to the contemporary commander of the Shinomiy family who had dominated the world.

"Then, what's the price?"

"The price… you should be very clear."

Shinomiy Gan'an was silent for a long time, glanced at Shinomiy Kaguya standing there, and then slowly spoke, only replying with a short word.

"Okay."

"Then that's OK. Are there surveillance cameras here?"

"No, those things are too easily cracked by the outside world. For my safety, I have my most trusted people protect me closely, but I didn't expect…"

"It's normal, people leave and tea cools down."

Shinomiy Gan'an couldn't help but complain when he heard this.

"The problem is, I haven't left yet?"

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