Volume 8 Chapter 9 (2/2)
Senior Gasai's voice drifted over from behind
Closing herhad already shut her mouth and put her hands up ”I didn't eat him—”
The entire process took only a few short seconds, and I didn't even have time to cry before I'd already made a trip around heaven and hell
Cold sweat slid down my back
Next time, I definitely cannot take my own life as a joke
Just as I was getting ready to go back to the roouely sounded from outside the balcony
That wasn't quite the sa noise like rain, and also si out ripples on the surface of the water
”There see walked over to the balcony
”Someone's here”
Originally sitting on the sofa, Gasai instantly stood up and held onto Xiao Ting to prevent her froo there”
Once he said that, even I got tensed up
Xiao Ting took two steps back until she stood beside me
Wait athe barrier? How could there be someone ould approach the barrier at a tiround flooded ater? There's actually someone as so bored that he swam all the way here to approach the barrier!?
Gasai took out that white mask, put it on, and then at a bit of a slow speed, he started getting ready I know about this, I've often seen it in the player's lounge before This is what he does to get ready before a job; fro the barrier is not one of us
Speaking of a guy who isn't one of us, there's only one candidate I could think of: that face-changing person who disappeared on his own to so behind some words
If that face-changing person actually came, I kind of doubt that the people in this hostel would have any way of stopping him
But having said that, I really do feel that guy is quite abnor behind Senior and s that leaves one in a state of confusion
I realized that I really shouldn't be distracted and start thinking nonsense again The situation right now seems rather tense
”Fēng zhī yín, shuǐ yǔ yǐng shuāngfēi lín, sānlù tàn lù yú” Gasai forers, and I heard a certain very fa leaped out through the ring forh the balcony, it fell without a sound
[T/N: Song of wind, water and shadoin flying Lin, the fish of three lands finds a path]
[T/N: Lin as in Qilin/Kirin/Chinese unicorn]
After deter that the fish had fallen into the water, Gasai immediately squatted down, and then he opened his palht, waterdrop-like object that looked rather si nǐ suǒjiàn zhī wù chuán xiàn wǒ yǎnqián” He flipped his hand, and the fish scale fell on the ground The hostel's carpet was like a water surface; the second that fish scale touched it, little ripples spread out Next, a circle with a thirty centimeters or so radius appeared on the floor After a few seconds of reflection, a black screen slowly eed
[T/N: All the things that you see, manifest them in front of me]
Xiao Ting and I simultaneously squatted down on the other side of the circle
To be honest, this thing called curiosity will always appear no matter what time it is, especially at the tensest moments; it will directly increase multiple times
”That…Is it really alright to sio over there?” I felt a little doubtful That fish was just thron like this, so wouldn't it be found by the unknown person approaching here?
Gasai nodded, and his voice sounded out behind the whiteis a spell-based technique that is created by cooperating with nature It will perfectly assimilate with space, nothis to investigate is the most suitable choice”
Oh oh, I learned another lesson
”It's here”
Following Gasai's whisper, the waves on that screen drew out a couple of circles, and then a small picture slowly appeared At first it was under the surface of the black water, and a soft silver ray of light gradually spread out It was only after it had cleared up that I realized it was thethe water cast the surroundings in a faint glow
If it wasn't under this kind of situation, such a beautiful ht would reallyit with a feords
The scene under the water shi+fted for a while, and then its line of sight slowly moved up
We saw a pair of feet
Correctly speaking, it should be a person His feet were standing on the surface of the water, and looked like a particularly big pair of feet through the eyes of the fish
The person with those feet couldn't be seen very clearly, anda black cloth flying over the water That unknown figure earing a cloak that was a bit sieneration Looking up fro on the same spot We had no idea what he wanted to do, as he stood there peering in the direction of the hostel for quite a while
”He seeinally wanted to break the barrier, but for soave up” Gasai tapped the water surface, and the fish's eyesus to see the person above the water more distinctly
It was a weirdo who had his whole body tightly wrapped up in a cloak Even his face couldn't be seen clearly But what is certain is that he definitely isn't a player from one of the five teams that came to this town Even when Andellar appears, he's always so arrogant, so I suppose there wouldn't be anyone ould do a stupid thing like turning yourself into a black mummy
But if he isn't one of us, then who is he?
That person only stayed for a few more minutes before he turned around and left, instantly disappearing around the corner of the street After he disappeared, the fish's eyes followed by closing, and the picture within the circle also disappeared along with it
”Looks like the barrier has a so that the crisis was over, Gasai snapped his fingers, and I saw a bright thing expanding over the ground before vanishi+ng without a trace
”Inti effect?
”Nn, an ordinary barrier exists to protect However, Icy Flame said before that sometimes this would make the enemies want to break the barrier evenbarrier that would e oppressive force…But of course, this is just an illusion, and in the state where they are unable to enter or determine the situation, most enemies would temporarily retreat to observe the situation” Senior Gasai explained the barrier's effect to me
That really does sound like so Senior would do
”Then what if that person really broke in?” I believe that not every one of theet fooled by this
”There's a saying called being 'too sood' ” Gasai removed his mask, and the face behind it curved into a smile ”Opponents who are too s to break in Those who don't think about it and ie towards it, unless they're actually powerful experts, eight or nine out of ten times, they're idiots who don't use their brains And based on levels, those kinds of idiots are easy to deal with, so there's no need to think much about them”
Sounds really, very reasonable…Even though it seems to have some kind of ridiculous feel to it…
”This is what Icy Flame said too” In the end, he added on this sentence
Alright, Senior was the one who said all of that, and he's also the only one ould say such things
”It's fine now You can go back to rest” Gasai patted my shoulder, and then stood up
”Okay”
Right after I stood up and was about to return to the rooht of a question
It's not a question that I wanted to ask, but, I just suddenly thought of it ”Senior Gasai” I looked at the person in front of ht of someone else ”Your…work in the Yakushi+ji Clan is also to be someone's substitute?”
I know that Chifuyu has always been very concerned about this issue
Senior Gasai'shis father's substitute, and Chifuyu has alanted him to leave the Yakushi+ji Clan and return to the Yukino Clan I guess it's because he is also haunted by this possibility
Then, he smiled
”You really want to know the answer?”
I nodded hard
”Yes, if you can, please tell me” And even if I couldn't tell it to Chifuyu, I also wanted to clarify it for him
”While I was in the Yakushi+ji Clan…I actually didn't becohtly said, as if it was an answer that couldn't be any more natural ”Yakushi+ji's clan members with the direct bloodline can only have one substitute in their entire life, so my mother chose the person that she loved to be her substitute Thus, even if we die, there wouldn't be any complaints”
Clan members with the direct bloodline…
I remembered that senior Gasai had once said he would inherit Yakushi+ji Clan
”Then what about you? Who did you choose?” I know that I shouldn't probe into this sort of private matter, but by the time I realized it, I had already asked the question
His s tio, that person who entered the school just like me”
I knoho it is now
Although he looks very gentle on the surface, in fact, senior Gasai, who doesn'tafter one person from then till now, and even became his partner later on
The person who senior Gasai is substituting for, is Senior
I suddenly felt a little relieved At least Senior isn't someone ould kick the bucket so easily, and this way, senior Gasai's risk is greatly reduced as well If Chifuyu knows this, I'm sure he'll be a lot more reassured
”Chu, this s after this are not so the topic, Gasai said to me
I hurriedly nodded, and didn't dare to continue inquiring
As of now, knowing this is already enough ”I'o back and sleep first” I bent my body and politely bowed, and then I retreated toward the room
”Nn, good night”