I am a god-slayer, not your hero.

“So you ended up here.” Riona let out a long sigh. “You noticed our heated discussion about the Godslayer, so you moved here.”

Mingxian explained, "Not entirely, just exactly."

"are you looking for me?"

"...You're way too confident, aren't you?"

Mingxian couldn't help but ask a question in return.

This woman is far too self-centered.

Why do you think you're here to see her?

I've come to the Divine Court to get my brothers officially recognized as government employees.

Finding you was just a side effect.

To this, Li Yuna simply raised her long neck confidently and said, "Isn't this only natural? I saved you from the hands of the gods, but would you go to these old men to be your savior?"

Mingxian: "..."

Savior?

Girl, what did you eat? You seem so confident.

If Vereslana hadn't been humiliated by Zarwan and angrily stopped him, you would have been wiped out long ago.

Now you're calling yourself my savior? You think you're so great?

However, thinking about it a little, given the circumstances, Riona's courage to bring him back to Tokyo was commendable and even meritorious...

I really couldn't be ungrateful and give her a piece of my mind.

But this attitude is really unpleasant...

Mingxian suddenly revealed a deranged smile.

"Since you are my savior, I must repay you properly!"

Rina suddenly had a bad feeling.

Mingxian said directly, "You will become my concubine!"

Liyuna: "..."

She paused for a moment, then uttered a single word: "Huh?"

Mingxian explained, "You can't unleash your full potential on your own."

"Since we must have some connection with others, we cannot be too willful."

"If you become my concubine, all these problems can be solved. I can let you use all your strength, and the elders here won't have too many objections. Don't you think it's a perfect plan?"

As he spoke, he looked around at the elders.

The moment their eyes met, it was like a powder keg being ignited, and all the elders present exploded.

"who do you think You Are?"

"Don't talk nonsense!? It's not allowed for a descendant of Toba and Seijuin to be mixed up with an ordinary person of dubious origin!"

"The bloodline of Toba must be passed down under the guidance of the Divine Temple!"

"This is the bloodline of our nation's gods!"

In World 492, bloodline plays a significant role in the talent for manipulating magic and sorcery.

The possibility of an outstanding talent emerging from a family outside the field is not zero.

But it's still surprisingly low.

It is desirable to combine the bloodlines of both the father and mother that are associated with mystery.

This is why the Divine Court often interferes with the marriages of sorcerer families and high-ranking practitioners.

They would say things like, "You should annul this marriage," or "You should start getting a divorce now."

In contrast, the divine descendants who have not entered the realm of mystery are frighteningly tolerant, even to the point of seeming to condone the disappearance of divine blood.

Mingxian was slightly surprised: "You actually care about this? Don't you care about the divine descendants in the Kanto region? You don't care about the inheritance of divine blood either."

An elder immediately said, "Toba Riona is an outstanding talent, perhaps even Japan's greatest treasure. We cannot allow her to marry a nouveau riche from the Tsurumaki family!"

Mingxian: "..."

As expected of a long-established and prestigious family.

Even the Genju family are nouveau riche.

I feel I need to remind them.

"Just a reminder, my guardianship was obtained through proper procedures, but that doesn't mean I'm just a nouveau riche from the Xuanmian family. I'm just a nouveau riche of my own."

"what?"

“I never said I wanted to marry Riona Toba.” Naruhiro smiled brightly, spreading his arms to show his innocence. “I simply want to take her as a concubine, and my fiancée is still Kokoro.”

Elders: "..."

What is this person saying?!

An elder was immediately enraged, and he suddenly formed a hand seal and unleashed a spell at Mingxian.

boom!

The spell was instantly broken the moment it touched the plucked string.

There was no sound at all when the string was struck.

At this moment, Riona raised her hand, "Me! Me! I have something to say!"

Mingxian looked at her: "My 'savior,' do you have anything to say?"

"You're repaying kindness with enmity!" Riona stood up, put her hands on her hips, and said in a very arrogant manner, "Why do I have to be your concubine!? I should at least be a princess or something."

"Would you be willing to accept it if it were the princess?"

"Of course not."

“Look on the bright side, you’ve come out on top,” Mingxian said casually. “Just nod your head and all your current problems can be solved, even the problem of not being able to exert your full strength can be solved, and you’ll be free from now on.”

"Moreover, god-slayers are all short-lived; they might just disappear from your sight one day."

"You can also inherit a substantial fortune..."

"This is an absolute steal."

Hearing Mingxian's words, Liyun frowned slightly and confirmed, "So we're actually in a 'strategic marriage,' right? If that's the case, as long as we pretend to be husband and wife on the surface, while both of us actually have other real partners, it should be feasible. It's just a marriage of convenience, a contractual marriage?"

Mingxian said, "Of course not, you will naturally be turned into a cream puff."

"What a vulgar metaphor..."

"But you've still come out ahead this way."

"Where did you make the money?"

"My newly acquired power is similar to ○Cultivation, which can grant you immortality and make it easy to break free from the shackles of being a reincarnated god."

"Did I really make a profit?"

Rina even began to doubt herself.

Mingxian changed the subject and said, "But the thought of you becoming immortal and ascending to heaven makes me uncomfortable, so I'm making an exception for you so you don't have to be turned into a cream puff."

Liyuna: "..."

A strange sense of unease welled up inside her, as if she were tightly bound by invisible shackles. The indescribable discomfort made her furrow her brows slightly, her face flushed slightly, and a dangerous glint flashed in her eyes.

That was a sign that anger was about to ignite.

Just as Rina's emotions were on the verge of exploding, Mingxian flicked his finger lightly at the old man who had just cast a spell with malicious intent.

This seemingly casual strike contained unfathomable power.

With a deafening roar, like thunder in the night sky, a small black hole suddenly appeared, its swirling vortex possessing astonishing devouring power. In an instant, it completely swallowed the elder's figure, leaving only ripples spreading through the space.

Riona Toba's eyes instantly cleared.

This scene was like a boulder suddenly crashing into a calm lake, leaving the surrounding elders speechless, their shock barely concealed.

They looked at each other in disbelief at what was happening before their eyes.

To kill someone in public is such a bold and ruthless method.

Who on earth is this person who dares to do such a shocking thing in front of everyone?

A tense and oppressive atmosphere filled the air, and everyone was experiencing complex emotions.

Awe, fear, and a deep apprehension about the unknown forces.

Boom!

An elder suddenly kowtowed to Mingxian: "Please forgive our ignorance. We did not know that you were a hero who saved all mankind, and we were too attached to the rules, which is why we acted disrespectfully."

Mingxian glanced at him and said, "Your attitude changed way too quickly."

"We should remain humble in the face of divine miracles."

"Oh, you have a good eye. You recognized that this is divine power, not ordinary magic?"

“Thank you for the compliment.”

This reaction is understandable. The sudden chaos of the world before, the report submitted by Riona, and the current situation make it difficult to accept at first, but in the face of a life-or-death crisis, this fact must be accepted.

Mingxian nodded slightly and said magnanimously, "Ignorance is no excuse. Also, I would like to tell you something."

Let's get the staffing arrangements sorted out for the brothers first!

……

Ghost club.

The shrine was gently enveloped by a hazy barrier, as if it were a rift in time and space, isolating it from the noise of the outside world.

Beneath the long corridor, Mingxian sat quietly, his posture leisurely, his eyes following Yamada Ryo's every move.

The scene unfolded like a flowing scroll painting.