Chapter 476 - Murky Transactions (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

When Matsuura Haraichiro was still on the phone, Lu Shu suddenly turned and walked towards him. Matsuura tried to remain calm and talked to his phone, “Sure. I’m coming back to the office right now.”

Then he left at once, but Lu Shu was trailing behind. No matter where he went, Lu Shu followed. Matsuura started to panic…

Wasn’t he supposed to be a coward who even gets bullied by normal students in school? Why is he so different in front of me!

Only a Class D, Matsuura Haraichiro was well aware that Kirihara Yousuke’s capabilities were much stronger than his, judging from the speed and strength of the kick at least.

But when he turned to check his distance from Lu Shu, the latter had already been gone.

Matsuura stood still in shock for a long moment. What a shame! He had lost his target himself…

“From Matsuura Haraichiro’s distress, +399!”

After visiting a few supermarkets, Lu Shu realized that there were no Chinese condiments for sale.

Surely, he could try his luck at a Chinese market, but it was inappropriate given his current identity.

When he returned home, Bunndai smiled at him and asked, “Is it because you failed to find any condiments?”

‘Why didn’t you tell me earlier since you knew it…” Lu Shu was confused. Bunndai surely knew the situation after so many years there.

But she led him to the kitchen. “In fact, we do have what we need. In early years Mr. and Mrs. Kirihara settled in China for a period of time. Simply put, they were spies in our country. After they came back, they missed the taste of Chinese cuisines so much that they made a special trip to buy Chinese condiments. Actually the peace upheld by many Conservative members stems from vested interests, unlike Mr. and Mrs. Kirihara, who genuinely loved our Chinese culture.”

Lu Shu did not know how to reply. “What a pity.”

Then, he only made two dishes, sour and hot shredded potatoes and tomatoes with scrambled eggs, purely vegetarian. When Bunndai picked up a few potato shreds with great caution and sent them to her mouth, she was moved to tears.

Her tears dropped into her rice bowl, one after another. Then, she stood up and made a deep bow to Lu Shu. “Thank you. It has been a long time and I almost forgot about the taste.”

“Have you ever regretted your decision?” Lu Shu asked curiously.

But Bunndai’s face instantly turned stern. “Never. My father said that jobs like mine must be done.”

Maybe his greatest takeaway of this trip thus far was to get to know Taniguchi Bunndai, who had been toiling for their motherland in silence, Lu Shu thought. Otherwise, probably he would never have known the existence of such people.

Was that the belief of the Heavenly Network…

After dinner, Lu Shu practiced his sword in the yard. It was nothing but basic movements. In fact, some of the action had been corrected by Li Xianyi, and Lu Shu only realized later that those details were the real key to unlocking his sea of chi.

For example, swings and picks felt more tiring under Li Xianyi’s guidance, but the fatigue wore away with practice. Instead, over the course of time, Lu Shu could feel the connection with Nature and his sword skills had become much smoother too.

Back then, Lu Shu did not give it a single thought about the mythical mechanisms behind. Now, it seemed so impressive that the ancestors of the Hall of Swords had actually found their own way of cultivation during the Spirit Qi-deficient era.

During his practice, he heard a melodious voice outside the door. “Excuse me, anybody here?”

Bunndai rose to greet the guest, but Lu Shu thought that the voice sounded familiar.

He walked to the front parlor and saw the girl named Sakurai Yaeko standing elegantly at the yard gate. Her straight and slender legs still caught his attention first.

They were not skinny in a sickly way. Instead, they were beaming with power, perhaps due to her cultivation efforts.

Lu Shu watched in silence as Sakurai Yaeko explained to Bunndai politely, “I am a swordswoman in training and I know that the Kiriharas produce the best swordsmen in Nishinokyo. Thus, I was hoping you would apprentice me.”