The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Anime Crossovers

"In his later years, having achieved great success, he realized that he had personally caused the death of his most outstanding disciple and watched the death of his rival who had suppressed him for decades. Now he began to regret what he had done and wanted to atone for his sins with his own life?"

"He even specifically asked you, his most valued disciple in his later years, to cover for me?"

"What's so special about this? Does he think he can become a Buddha overnight by doing this?"

"If I had known he was planning this, I would have made that guy live with guilt forever, and he would never be free from it until his death."

When she said these words, a hint of resentment could be heard in Miyoshi Asako's tone.

After venting her inner dissatisfaction, Miyoshi Asako looked much more tired.

"In short, since my final performance was ruined by my anger towards that guy, I'll turn myself in after spending this day with Fumino."

Sanada Ichizo muttered a few words, and it seemed that he wanted to repeat what Jiang Hang had said to him in the car earlier.

But Jiang Hang stopped Sanada Ichizo's movement.

Don't give people hope now.

Especially now that Miyoshi Asako has just learned the truth and her emotions have not yet stabilized.

He will take care of these things when the time comes.

But he would only tell Miyoshi Asako everything when everything had finally settled down.

Sanada Ichizo wanted to say something more comforting, but at that moment Shiho Miyano returned with Fumino and a bunch of small toys.

Miyoshi Asako quickly wiped her eyes, while Sanada Ichizo also composed himself once again.

Jiang Hang was also watching the guy who was once again putting on a disguise not far away.

This was the fifth time already, and he felt that the other party was probably inviting him over for a chat.

So he stood up and said, "You guys chat here. I think I've spotted a friend I know. I'll go say hello and ask the waiter to hurry up with our order."

Amidst the puzzled looks of the others, Jiang Hang walked out of the restaurant and followed his friend until they reached a secluded alleyway where no one else was around.

"Even if you want to test my judgment, there's no need to be in such a hurry. Or do you want an explanation from me on behalf of your good son?"

Upon hearing Jiang Hang's words, the man in front of him knew that Jiang Hang had completely seen through his identity.

He couldn't help but clap his hands softly, and a smile appeared on his disguised face, which could be considered as an admission of his identity.

"Truly worthy of being the heir to the Pioneer Foundation, this insight is truly frightening."

"However, it seems you don't know that I'm also an unofficial employee of your foundation?"

As he said this, Kuroba Toichi deftly took out a Pioneer Foundation work ID from his jacket pocket.

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Chapter 501: Chapter 497: Kuroba Toichi and Kudo Yusaku

Jiang Hang fell silent upon seeing the work ID that Kuroba Toichi had pulled out.

The Pioneer Foundation reappears at this time, doesn't it?

He felt that this wasn't the first time he'd seen a similar scene.

Just like when I met Vermouth before, I suddenly heard about the Templars from her.

Based on the system's track record, it's highly likely that 8 years ago, when Phantom Thief Kid was being targeted by that mysterious organization whose members all had animal code names, he was rescued or helped in some significant way by the Pioneer Foundation, who happened to be passing by.

In short, after faking his death and escaping, in order to better investigate the situation of that mysterious organization, Toichi Kuroba may have signed some kind of contract with the Pioneer Foundation and become an unofficial employee of the foundation.

So, is this original Phantom Thief Kid really one of our own?

He wasn't worried that the other party would use a fake work ID to deceive him.

Since he was nominally still the heir to the foundation, these things were obviously things that he could easily find out with a simple investigation, so there was no need for him to lie.

Moreover, he can directly ask the system in his head for verification.

In the blink of an eye, Jiang Hang had already reconstructed what had happened back then in his mind, and he didn't even need to ask the first Phantom Thief Kid in front of him anymore.

He looked away from the work ID, indicating that he had confirmed the other person's identity.

"Actually, I don't know much about the foundation. My status as the heir is just an empty shell. So what is your role in the foundation?"

"Is it all in name only?" Toichi Kuroba seemed to have a different opinion, and a smile appeared on his face. "Perhaps that's the case."

"As for my work at the foundation, it's really nothing special."

"Back when I was targeted for my life by a mysterious organization, it was the Foundation that warned me and prepared several escape plans for me."

"In return, I became an unofficial employee of your foundation and received some basic training. In the following years, I trained a group of employees who were reasonably competent for your foundation."

"However, I am just an unofficial employee after all, and your foundation has not imposed too many restrictions on me, so as long as I do not intentionally leak this information to others, I am relatively free to act."

Listening to Kuroba Touichi's words, Jiang Hang carefully examined the other party a few more times.

Simple training?

It's probably a complete assassin training program.

However, given the opponent's strength, they could indeed complete those cultivation tasks relatively easily.

Toichi Kuroba is already a world-class magician, and also one of the most famous phantom thieves in the world.

Now that he has the skills of an assassin, it's unknown how strong the other party has become.

Jiang Hang focused his gaze on the other person's sleeve, but did not see the hidden blade in the other person's wrist.

Seemingly sensing Jiang Hang's gaze, Kuroba Touichi offered an explanation.

"You mean the hidden blade, right? It took me a lot of effort to get my hands on that thing, but because of personal habits, I still prefer my magic card gun. So, except when I'm training new recruits for your foundation, I basically don't use that thing."

This is normal. Over the years, Kaito Kid has never killed anyone, at most only causing minor injuries. This is a self-imposed constraint on Toichi Kuroba, and his son has continued this practice.

Although a hidden blade is usually quite concealed, it can still evoke a sense of fear when it is revealed.

Jiang Hang carries it with him mainly because he is proficient in the hidden blade skill and can use it to perform a hidden blade bullet-slicing maneuver when needed.

"Speaking of which, the Foundation's benefits are indeed quite good. No wonder so many intelligence agents around the world want to be assigned to missions at your Foundation," Kuroba Toichi casually remarked, speaking of classified information that seemed to be known to anyone in the know.

"However, after hearing that a new Phantom Thief Kid had reappeared, I returned to Japan to secretly observe what my still-good-for-nothing son was capable of."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hang couldn't help but ask if the other party, who had been hiding his identity with the foundation for so many years, had ever thought of using the foundation's power to investigate the whereabouts of the mysterious organization that wanted to kill him.

He had barely uttered the question when he saw Kuroba Toichi shake his head.

“The foundation will not take action against other organizations unless it is threatened, and you should know that.”

"Although I have suspected that the Pandora Gem that the mysterious organization wanted to seize was also one of the Eden Pieces that the Foundation had been searching for and protecting all along, there is no conclusive evidence to prove it."

"Moreover, that organization forced me to fake my death to escape back then, and I still want to get my revenge. So in the end, I decided that it should be me, and at most my son, the two of us, to deal with that organization that tried to seize the Pandora Gem."

"If it is finally confirmed that the Pandora Gem is indeed a lost piece of Eden in history, I think I should also learn from the methods of those master assassins in the history of the Foundation and hide it in a place that only I know, and let it reappear in the world when humanity is truly able to master its power in the future."

It has to be said that Toichi Kuroba, this unofficial employee, probably knows more information within the Foundation than all the intelligence agencies in the world have gathered infiltrated the Foundation for half a century.

According to the system, those undercover agents could not possibly access the Foundation's deep secrets. At most, they could only find out about the Brotherhood of Assassins and the Templars. It was impossible for them to be like Kuroba Toichi, who not only received complete Assassin training but also knew about the Eden artifacts.

Even Jiang Hang himself hasn't seen a trace of Eden's magic yet.

It seems that in the system's judgment, this Kuroba Touichi really meets the Foundation's standards. They really want him to become a modern assassin master, which is why they revealed all this information to him.

The Assassin System, equally bewildered, replied: "Ah, I don't know either. I'm currently sweating profusely as I try to figure out my own code."

Seeing Jiang Hang's silent demeanor, Kuroba Toichi, who hadn't confided in anyone for many years, seemed to relax considerably.

"Originally, I wanted to take matters into my own hands to make my son's career as a phantom thief more challenging and help him grow faster. But now that you're here, I've saved myself the trouble of doing it."

His gaze fell on Jiang Hang's eyes: "This must be the Hawkeye that your foundation has passed down through generations. Eyes that can see through all disguises. Such an ability is simply the nemesis of us phantom thieves."

"I learned the art of disguise from my former teacher, and then received corresponding training at the Foundation. I am quite confident in my disguise skills now, but even so, you, with your eagle eyes, saw through it at a glance."

"It's a real pity. After your tests, it turned out that my genes don't meet the learning requirements for Hawkeye. This is one of the few things I haven't been able to learn in your foundation."

Hearing that Kuroba Touichi had not learned Hawkeye made Jiang Hang breathe a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he felt a little regretful.

What brought him a sense of relief was that, as an assassin, he at least possessed some unique skills that others couldn't learn, skills that were exclusive to him.

The unfortunate thing is that he has been thinking about how to make others also have his eagle-eye vision these days.

If the members of the Assassin Brotherhood could also acquire Hawkeye's abilities, even a simplified version, given their own capabilities, they could probably grow into capable individuals in a very short time.

Unfortunately, aside from letting them use the Animus to experience the lives of those master assassins of yesteryear, he hasn't yet found any other way to let them feel what it's like to have an eagle-eye perspective.

Therefore, Jiang Hang could only shrug and indicate that perhaps the technology has not yet developed to that point, and it may take a considerable amount of time to find a way to enable most people to awaken eagle-eye vision.

However, Toichi Kuroba himself is not the kind of person who is persistent.

Since he couldn't acquire Hawkeye, he trained his eyesight in other areas to try and catch up with those who did.

"So you're here now because of the deceased Tsukumo Motoyasu?"

"What is your relationship with him? Is it going to be another classic case of fellow disciples turning against each other?"

After discussing Kuroba Touichi's experiences over the years, Jiang Hang finally brought the topic back to the present.

Kuroba Toichi shook his head: "It's not that complicated. It's just that Tsukumo Motoyasu has been a pillar of the Japanese magic world for many years. Although we're not exactly friends, and there may have been some conflicts that caused him to misunderstand me."

“But when I faked my death in an accident back then, the other party did attend my funeral. Afterwards, it seemed that he had let go of those obsessions from back then. Now that I hear the news of his death, I naturally want to see what happened.”

Kuroba Toichi briefly explained how he infiltrated the Tsukumo family's villa through disguise, and how he discovered the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of Tsukumo Motoyasu through the clues left behind.

In the end, even the magician who had faked his death for many years couldn't help but show a sigh of regret.

He achieved fame and success at a young age.

In a romantic encounter, he unlocked his secret identity as the Phantom Thief Kid, a magician, and naturally, he couldn't understand how his existence was a devastating blow to his peers.

At the time, he truly had no idea that Tsukumo Motoyasu harbored such deep resentment towards him that he would even kill his most proud disciple because of it.

Speaking of Kinoshita Yoshiro, Kuroba Toichi also left a deep impression.

After all, the other party was a disciple who was almost a one-to-one replica of his own life path, except for his career as a phantom thief.

"If he hadn't had that accident back then and had successfully entered the International Magic Federation competition, I would have been a judge for that competition."

"I was originally planning to meet with him after the competition and talk to him about his future development, so that he could try to find his own path."

"I never expected that Tsukumo Motoyasu would choose to kill his disciple with his own hands because he suspected him. As a result, I never actually spoke a word to him until he died."

After a soft sigh, Kuroba Toichi revealed the purpose of his disguise.