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"I'll pass! I already exceeded my usual standard at the buffet!"

Faced with Li Mo's suggestion, Lan Yuqian touched her stomach and let out a helpless sigh.

At the buffet, Asagi Lanyu had no intention of giving up. She ate several steaks, seafood, desserts, fruits, and other things. Even though her appetite was larger than that of an average adult, she still felt quite full after eating so much.

In comparison, Li Moguang ate more than 200 kilograms of food. If he didn't feel like he was turning into an ornamental animal and was also a little bored, he could have eaten all the food in that buffet restaurant without any problem. He was a dignified martial arts immortal who had superimposed true essence martial arts, so his appetite could be described as massive.

In fact, Li Mo is not like the martial arts experts in the original "Yang Shen" novel who only follow the path of martial arts. They do not eat special spiritual rice, spiritual meat, or spiritual pills. They cannot maintain the necessary nutrition by eating ordinary food. However, in the "True Yuan Martial Arts", ordinary food can be used to fill the stomach, and digestion is a piece of cake.

However, Asagi was unaware of this. At most, she thought that Li Mo was some kind of demon with a huge appetite, which was not strange or a big deal on Itogami Island!

"Lan Yu, aren't you going home at this hour? Even during summer vacation, wandering around outside is not allowed..."

Seeing that Li Mo and Lan Yu Qiancong were considering continuing their conversation, Nangong Nayue, who was wiping the sauce off Aurora's mouth with a tissue, spoke calmly.

"It's okay, no one's home right now!"

Hearing Nangong Nayue's lecture, Aiba Asagi instinctively responded, but upon hearing her teacher's words, her expression immediately fell. She looked curiously at the bar and other shops in front of her, then turned to Nangong Nayue and pleaded with her hands clasped together, "It's a wonderful holiday, can't you just let me enjoy my leisurely time, Nayue-chan~!"

When Lan Yuqian said these words, she appeared very sincere and her posture was pitiful. However, Nangong Nayue did not soften her heart at all and stared at her student with her beautiful eyes.

For Nangong Nayue, she might be petty at times, and she doesn't lack tricks when dealing with enemies. However, when facing her students, she still shows the demeanor of a teacher. In her eyes, a little girl like Lan Yu Qiancong should go home early. Otherwise, on the chaotic artificial island of Itogami Island, a little girl wandering around at night is likely to get into trouble.

Of course, Itogami Island is still much better than Japan. In Japan, what might happen to an ordinary girl with no power or family background if she goes out at night is something only heaven knows. If something really happens and the person involved is coerced into swallowing her anger, even the police might pretend not to know.

At least on Itogami Island, young girls shouldn't wander into secluded places late at night. It's safer to stay in a bustling commercial area. Being careful and going home early is the best option.

"Alright! That little brat, Na Yue, clearly had a fight with her family and doesn't want to go home yet. If you kick her out, she'll probably run off to other places out of curiosity and might get targeted by bad guys, then she'll become a public weapon!"

Watching Nangong Nayue and Lan Yu Qiancong talk, Li Mo casually finished slurping the broth from the scallops, tossed the shells into the plastic bag he was carrying, and then smiled with a hint of amusement.

"Hey, that's some really vicious stuff!"

Hearing this, Lan Yuqian was so angry that her ears turned bright red. How could she say that she would be targeted and become a so-called "firearm"? Having already learned a lot about male and female physiology, she naturally knew how terrible that would be.

"Tsk tsk, isn't that right?"

Hearing Lan Yuqian's words, Li Mo pointed to the bar that the other party had been looking at curiously, and sneered as he pointed, "For example, the various evil thoughts coming from inside are so disgusting that they almost made me throw up!"

"what?!"

Aiba Asagi was stunned for a moment, not reacting immediately.

Just then, she heard a familiar voice coming from beside her: "Hey, it's me, Nangong Nayue. Sweep through all the bars on Sleepless Street tonight!"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Lan Yuqian turned her head stiffly and looked at Nangong Nayue, who was holding the phone with a calm expression. Her beautiful eyes were filled with a hint of confusion.

It should be said that Asagi's talent has already begun to emerge. She once used computer skills to hack into the Itogami Island network database, where she saw some confidential information about Nagatsuki. The titles she held—National Exorcist, nicknamed "The Witch of the Gap," and also the Chief Instructor of the Itogami Island Garrison—made Asagi realize that she couldn't help but silently mourn for the people in the bar for three seconds.

Normally, dealing with minor issues like those at bars wouldn't bother Nanami Nayuki at all, and the people handling it would just take it as the situation warranted. However, with Nanami Nayuki's word, it's foreseeable that the Itogami Island Guard will definitely go all out to deal with it. Even if those bars have connections, it won't be of any use and they might even be abandoned.

However, what made Asagi Lan Yu even more curious was that she had not seen any information about Li Mo in the relevant materials related to Nangong Nayue. However, judging from Nangong Nayue's and the other party's reactions, the two should have a very close relationship.

"Speaking of which, you can even sense evil thoughts?"

Ignoring Lan Yuqian's curious gaze, Nangong Nayue, having finished her call, instead asked Li Mo with some surprise.

"It should be said that this is a very easy little trick to learn. You just need to reach a certain level on a spiritual level to be able to sense the unmasked thoughts of good and evil!"

Faced with this question, Li Mo shrugged and gave a general answer.

In the world of Strike the Blood, superhumans who specialize in mental power or have psychic abilities would possess similar techniques. However, Nangong Nayue clearly does not, or rather, such limited techniques are not valued by superhumans.

To put it simply, mental techniques like "perceiving emotions" are useful for ordinary people or novice superhumans, but in any world with a relatively mature superhuman power system, these techniques are completely useless. Unless you've never seen a similar technique before, high-energy worlds with mature superhuman power systems certainly have no shortage of protective measures in this regard.

From what Li Mo knew, in the D&D world, mind-protective trinkets were magical items that could be purchased with money. This suggests that such high-level worlds had experienced the hardships of mental and psychic magic, and naturally, corresponding protective measures were widespread. In the Strike the Blood world, however, perhaps because there hadn't been any major news events involving mental or psychic magic before, and these were relatively effective for ordinary people, human superhumans and demons didn't pay much attention to them, focusing instead on more direct forms of power.

Li Mo, relying purely on his own instinctive senses from his [Human Immortal Martial Arts], sensed the various malicious thoughts and negative emotions gathered in the bar. He naturally knew that the bar was not a good place and was likely using despicable tactics such as setting up honey traps or drugging people. He could foresee that it would be used to do something to anyone who had their eye on them. In any case, it was definitely not a good place.

Even though Li Mo didn't care about the potential dangers in the bar, he had no interest in covering up for those guys. In any case, every single one of them who was capable of such shady dealings was a piece of trash deserving of death. Throwing them in prison and making them sing their tears behind bars for a few years would be too lenient. It would be a good thing if Nangong Nayue were to be cleaned up.

As for his answer to Nangong Nayue, Li Mo was slightly evasive but not deceptive. It was as if sensing the good and evil thoughts of ordinary people or superhumans who were not on guard was a piece of cake if one's mental strength reached a certain level!

"Is that so? Then it really is a technique that's not very useful..."

Nangong Nayue didn't ask any more questions. After all, this concerned her own abilities, and she wouldn't be foolish enough to pry into such a secret. Besides, they were on a commercial street, so there was no need to discuss it further.

"So you understand now? No matter how bad your mood is, it's best to avoid places like bars, especially for a young girl like you who looks slutty when dressed up. Going there is very likely to cause trouble!"

At this moment, Li Mo had already focused his attention on Lan Yu Qiancong, looking at the girl who already had the figure of a future blonde beauty, and said in a calm tone.

"Who, who would go to a bar just because they're in a bad mood!"

Faced with Li Mo's admonition, Lan Yu Qiancong was somewhat exasperated. She glared at Li Mo for a few seconds before reluctantly turning her head away, muttering under her breath, "Thank you..."

Just now, Lan Yuqian did have the idea of ​​going to a bar to see what it was like, but Li Mo's warning words woke her up in time and made her calm down.

It should be said that Aiba Asagi secretly hacked into the official database of Itogami Island, so she naturally knew a lot of information that had not been made public by the island's officials. For example, there are many demon races with innate charm abilities. After they entered Itogami Island and became citizens, it caused chaos in places like nightclubs, with many humans getting bewitched and leading to various unpleasant incidents.

However, for demons who possess innate charm, such matters are basically done without the use of magic; they are all based on mutual consent guided by their allure. This makes it very difficult for the Itogami Island Guard to deal with this issue, and they can only strengthen the entry requirements for bars and nightclubs to minimize the number of unsuspecting ordinary people who can enter.

The problem is that many ordinary people are unaware of this, and many others genuinely hope to meet handsome men and beautiful women from the demon race. It's truly a matter of mutual consent, and it's impossible to control.

It was foreseeable that if she rashly went into the bar, something very bad would happen. Lan Yuqiancong understood Li Mo's warning, which is why she quietly thanked him.

Of course, if this guy had a cleaner mouth, she might have been willing to thank him loudly.

Why can't this handsome man speak?

Li Mo could more or less guess what Ayu Asagi was thinking. He just wanted to remind this rebellious girl, otherwise, as the [Priestess of Cain], Ayu Asagi wouldn't have any problems on [Itogami Island] and would always have turned the situation around.

To be honest, it's best to avoid doing things that could lead to disaster. Li Mo didn't think that the identity of "Cain's Priestess" could completely guarantee the safety of Asagi Aoi. After all, even "Cain" himself had already passed away. Relying on "Itogami Island" as "Cain's Altar" to completely guarantee Asagi Aoi's safety was a question worth discussing.

On the other side, watching Li Mo and Lan Yu Qiancong bicker, Nangong Nayue appeared quite calm. She naturally knew that Li Mo meant well. Otherwise, so many teenagers in Japan get into trouble every year, many of whom are simply courting disaster. Things like exploring old school buildings or going to bars to pretend to be adults and drink and dance would cause problems even in China, where public security is excellent, let alone in Japan where gangs are legal.

In contrast, Nangong Nayue was even more speechless at Li Mo's actions. She didn't expect that while he was asking her to announce the opening of the "Feast of Flames," he was just strolling around here nonchalantly. This behavior of completely disregarding the "Feast of Flames" made Nangong Nayue feel more worried than he was.

Fortunately, Nangong Nayue quickly relaxed. She felt that Li Mo didn't seem to be courting death. This so-called Fourth True Ancestor, whose identity was hard to say, should be very powerful, so she didn't need to worry too much.

"Hey, young lady, how about you get your hair dyed?"

Li Mo, who was holding Aurora's hand, feeding the blonde loli while chatting and bickering with Asagi, suddenly stopped and pointed to a high-end barbershop next to the street and asked.

"Huh? Do you want to dye your hair?"

Lan Yuqian looked around before realizing that Li Mo was calling her. She stared at the upscale hair salon with a strange expression, a mixture of hesitation and expectation rising in her heart.

"That's right, don't you want to dye your hair and spite those self-righteous parents?"

Seeing Ai Yu Qianci's reaction, Li Mo felt that he could let her return to the image he was more familiar with, so he spoke directly.

"I do want to annoy them, but what does that have to do with dyeing my hair?"

Aiba Asagi was somewhat taken aback by this question and couldn't help but ask again.

"Tsk tsk, and you call yourself a middle school student? You don't have a single bit of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) vibe. You still have the nerve to call yourself a middle school student? Where did your rebellious phase go? Besides, look at Aurora, isn't her blonde hair beautiful..."

Finding that Asagi Aiba really didn't know much about this, Li Mo simply chose to let the facts speak for themselves, using Aurora as a classic example.

It has to be said that Aurora is so cute, like a blonde doll, that it's impossible not to love her at first sight. Even Aiba Asagi wanted to hug and cuddle her. Aurora's dazzling golden hair was especially appealing to Aiba Asagi, who thought it could be used to annoy her family.

Under Li Mo's seemingly wolfish guidance, Lan Yu Qiancong, who felt that going to places like bars was too dangerous, chose to dye her black hair blonde. Li Mo also took Aurora with him and they entered a high-end hair salon together.

Standing to the side, Nangong Nayue stood with one hand on her hip, watching the three people enter the upscale barbershop with a slightly speechless expression, but she did not choose to follow them!

"These guys are really taking it easy... huh?!"

Seeing this, Nangong Nayue finished speaking, sighed, turned her head, and looked at the intersection.

On the other side of the road, a girl with long braids, carrying books and wearing glasses, pushed up her black-rimmed glasses and looked over.

That is none other than Shizuko-you, one of the current three saints of the Lion King Organization!

Chapter 19: Meeting at the Lion King Organization!

Seeing that one of the three current saints of the Lion King Organization, Shizuka Koyo, had actually come looking for her, Nangong Nayue's heart tightened and then relaxed. She gave him a meaningful look before walking towards a side alley.

Nangong Nayue naturally knew that many things were not suitable to be said openly. Even though she knew Li Mo might not care about this, the witch also understood her position. She mentally informed Li Mo and walked to a nearby alley, preparing to have a proper discussion with Xian Guyong. Seeing Nangong Nayue's actions, Xian Guyong glanced at the upscale hair salon and silently followed Nangong Nayue into the alley.

As for Xian Gu Yong, she also had her reservations. Knowing that Li Mo was a special so-called foreign student and the Fourth Progenitor, the Lion King Organization had almost completely reviewed his information in the past two days. However, all the information about Li Mo was limited to the Strike the Blood world. Unaware of the existence of the BUG-level White Mist Space, she could only frown and look at the almost worthless daily information. Naturally, she was unwilling to confront Li Mo head-on, otherwise, who knew if they would start fighting at the slightest provocation.

Even as one of the current three saints of the Lion King Organization, inheriting the spiritual power and memories of the previous "Idle Ancient Chant", she did not want to face this "Fourth True Ancestor" who claimed to be "Li Mo". After all, she had been through the War King Domain and witnessed the dozen or so ice sculptures of the Black Death Emperor's faction. She naturally knew that the strongman who had frozen the beastmen and a group of elite beastmen with a single move was by no means a kind and gentle person.

In contrast, at least Nangong Nayue could be talked to. Xiangu Yong felt that even if he had a conflict with her, it wouldn't necessarily lead to a fight or even a life-or-death battle. He might even get lucky and easily find out the information he wanted to know on this trip!

"By the way, what business do the Lion King Organization have with me?"

In the relatively dimly lit alley, standing under a telephone pole, Nangong Nayue made sure that no one else was hiding around before looking at Xian Guyong, who was wearing the junior high school uniform of Caihai Academy, and asked in a very impolite tone.

The reason is very simple: the Lion King Agency is a special agency established by the Japanese government. Unlike the publicly visible National Exorcists, the Lion King Agency deals with sensitive issues that cannot be made public. To use a slightly more accurate description, if the National Exorcists are similar to Interpol, then the Lion King Agency is a special agency with assassination duties.

It's common knowledge that spies and secret agents don't usually have a good image. Even in English 007 movies, which glorify so-called top agents, the actual work of intelligence agencies is rarely positive. Their tasks include planting agents in various factions, subverting and inciting opposing factions, gathering intelligence, and assassinating those who cause trouble. The Lion King's intelligence agency did similar things.

The only good thing is that, as an officially established superhuman force in Japan, the Lion King Organization still has a little bit of a bottom line. Otherwise, it might have become like the Root organization of Konoha in the Naruto world, with all the blame attached to it and nothing good happening to it. At least the Lion King Organization doesn't interfere too much in other matters, except for gathering intelligence and targeting superhuman criminal organizations like the Shoe Cult.

However, for national magic attackers, Nangong Nayue and other magic attackers have the same duty: to maintain social order and stability, and to arrest those extraordinary criminals. Even top national magic attackers like Nangong Nayue have certain authority in other countries, at least they can accept invitations to target those extraordinary criminal organizations.

In a sense, the Lion King Organization and the National Demon Slayer Organization, where Nagaku Nagatsuki works, have serious business conflicts. In addition, the Japanese government does not allow the two organizations to have a harmonious atmosphere, so both sides generally have a lot of animosity towards each other.

"Nangong Nayue, are you trying to play dumb?"

Faced with Nangong Nayue's words, Xian Guyong remained calm, speaking slowly and coldly. Looking at the black-haired loli opposite him, he said without any pretense, "Leaving aside the suspected true form of that Fourth True Ancestor, you already possess the qualifications of a [Chosen One] by bringing the Twelfth Body to this island. I should be the one asking you what you plan to do at the [Feast of Flames]!"

Elector!

This title is not just empty boasting; it is a formal designation given by various forces in the Strike the Blood world to those who funded or owned the Fourth Progenitor's physical body and who were involved in the resurrection of the Fourth Progenitor after multiple "Feasts of Flame."

In reality, take Lü Buwei from the Warring States period of China as an example. His investment in Qin Shi Huang is the most typical case. It directly transformed a merchant who had some money but little status into a marquis and prime minister in Qin. It can be said that he made a fortune from one investment (of course, Lü Buwei later messed up and was sentenced to death, which was due to his own personal reasons, not because of investment failure).

The same situation has occurred more than once in both the East and the West. In the East, nobles and merchants invested in princes to become emperors, thus becoming meritorious officials who enjoyed wealth and honor. In the West, nobles and wealthy merchants who supported princes to ascend the throne for personal gain did the same. The profits from successful cases were enormous, making such bets common in both the East and the West. Even if the consequences of failure were severe, it did not stop people who wanted to gamble for wealth and fortune.

In the world of Strike the Blood, the "Feast of Flames" where the Fourth Progenitor was resurrected would have a similar situation. Those who obtained the Fourth Progenitor's body and rose to power by supporting their own bodies, becoming the Fourth Progenitor and being resurrected, thus gaining enormous benefits, would appear and become known to other supernatural forces. Among them, the closest ones were "Blood Companions" or "Blood Servants," but their numbers were extremely rare.

At the very least, to be recognized by the Fourth Progenitor's original body as its "Blood Companion" or "Blood Servant" is an exceptionally high requirement. Even if someone wants to do so, they have to consider whether the Fourth Progenitor will slap them to death after his resurrection. The conditions for becoming an "Emperor" seem relatively easy.

As for the most important condition for becoming an "Elect" of the "Feast of Flames," it is to possess a Fourth True Ancestor's physical body. Whether you want to become a "Blood Companion" or "Blood Servant" of the Fourth True Ancestor is not a very important matter.

Currently, according to the Japanese authorities, Nangong Nayue is showing signs of becoming the "Emperor Chosen," so Shizuka Ei would naturally inquire about this.

"Hmph! It's you lowlifes who want to become the [Elector], isn't it?"

Faced with Shizuka Yoru's questioning, Nangong Nayue replied in an icy tone. Her face grew increasingly cold as she stared at one of the three saints of the Lion King Organization opposite her, her tone revealing growing disgust and hatred: "If Japan wants to become the host of the Flamelight Banquet, it needs to contribute territory as the venue. But those guys, in order to avoid the impact of the True Ancestor's revival on their own people, naturally chose Itogami Island, which is nominally under their jurisdiction, as the venue."