His eyes were filled with complex emotions—excitement, shock, and deep thrill. She wasn't devastated by the blow; on the contrary, Lin Ye's sword seemed to have opened a brand new door for her!

"Are you alright, young man?"

Suddenly, a voice rang out behind Shirou Emiya. Shirou turned around and saw a man and a woman walking towards him.

He knew both of them. One of them was a very famous person at the school, Kaguya Shinomiya. She was the eldest daughter of the Shinomiya family and seemed to be quite wealthy and powerful.

Another man he knew was Takamachi Kyoya, whose matches had been broadcast on television. Fujimura Taiga had said he admired his swordsmanship, and Takamachi Kyoya had easily won the championship in that swordsmanship tournament.

Takamachi Kyouya, the successor of the Kodachi Nitō-ryū Mikami-ryū, is said to have reached the level of the Mikami-Fuwa-ryū! In that competition, he was the first in the men's division!

Upon seeing this figure appear, Shirou Emiya looked at them with considerable confusion and asked...

"Kaguya-san, may I ask what brings you here?"

Chapter Nine: The Seven Star Dragon Balls! Kaguya Shinomiya!

“I don’t think there’s any need for an explanation.” However, Kaguya shook her head and looked at Shirou Emiya in front of her, saying, “I only want to ask you one question: Did you give it your all just now?”

"Of course!" Shirou Emiya looked at Kaguya Shinomiya with utmost seriousness. "Although I'm not a swordsman or martial artist, I take my battles absolutely very seriously. Lin Ye, you're really strong." Shirou Emiya's assessment was quite fair; he wasn't the type to talk badly about people behind their backs.

“I understand now.” Kaguya nodded silently, then looked at Takamachi Kyouya beside her.

Looking into Kaguya's eyes, Takamachi Kyouya could guess what she wanted to ask. "Miss Kaguya, my strength is probably not much stronger than this student's. If she is killed in one sword strike, I can only manage three at most."

Emiya Shirou...

I feel like I'm being looked down upon, but... it doesn't matter. Losing is losing; if I win, I'm lucky; if I lose, it's fate.

"Lin Ye seems to be a good person; he probably won't misuse the Dragon Balls."

Having thought of this, Shirou Emiya stopped chatting with them. He packed his things and left the kendo club; he needed to go home and cook. Seeing Shirou leave, Kaguya silently lowered her head, glancing at something in her bag.

That was... a Dragon Ball with seven stars!

That's right, Kaguya also obtained a Dragon Ball. When she first got it, she thought it was a prank. Although the ability to transmit information in her mind was amazing, isn't there a lot of amazing things in this world?

So, although Kaguya sensed the presence of Dragon Balls nearby, she didn't take it seriously. However, today, when she saw two Dragon Ball holders fighting for the Dragon Balls, she actually started to believe it.

"Perhaps... the opportunity to break free from the control of my family is right in front of me?" Kaguya couldn't help but get excited at this thought.

She is the eldest daughter of the Shinomiya family, the eldest daughter of the Shinomiya family with two hundred trillion yen!

Unfortunately, she was just a young lady. As the daughter of a concubine, she had no right to inherit the family business, and her father didn't care about her. In the eyes of many in that family, she was nothing more than a tool to be used for a political marriage, which was evident from her bodyguards.

Her brothers are all bodyguards, B-level, A-level! If conditions permit, they could even hire some S-level bodyguards!

And she only has one guy, Kyoya Takamachi, who's a college student who works part-time as a bodyguard...

With that in mind, Kaguya picked up her phone and dialed a number.

"Hayasaka, did you find out the information about Lin Ye that I asked you to investigate?"

"Well, I used some of the Shinomiya family's connections and my visits to the school to investigate.

Lin Ye is a high school student with excellent academic performance, but he barely passed the physical education test. No information about his parents could be found.

By the way, he seems to be a fairly famous light novel author, but few people know that, and most of his living expenses come from this.

"Young Miss, this is all the information I can gather for now."

Hayasaka Ai's investigation was quite detailed. There was no other way, after all, as mentioned earlier, Kaguya's status in the Shinomiya family was not high, and the resources she could access were extremely limited.

Upon hearing all the information from Hayasaka Ai's investigation, Kaguya frowned and said...

"Alright, Hayasaka, you don't need to investigate anymore. All this information is fake."

"Huh???" Hayasaka Ai was completely bewildered. "How can this be fake?"

"How can it not be fake? Do you think a man with at least B-rank hero strength would barely pass the physical test? Of course, the biggest loophole is that we can't find any information about his parents! How did this person even come to be? Did he spring out of a rock?"

Kaguya Shinomiya hung up the phone immediately after speaking. "To think he could bypass the Shinomiya family's information network and hide so well at school... if it weren't for the Dragon Balls, he probably wouldn't have been exposed today. This man... seems a bit more difficult to deal with than I imagined."

Ugh……

Kaguya, you're really overthinking it. Lin Ye's personal information really is like this! Unfortunately, I doubt anyone would believe that if I told them.

Thinking of this, Kaguya sighed helplessly.

Since her bodyguards couldn't beat the other party and she couldn't obtain all the information about them, Kaguya Shinomiya felt a sense of powerlessness for the first time.

"No, I can't just give up like this. It seems... I need to have a serious talk with Lin Ye."

With that in mind, Kaguya immediately dialed Lin Ye's number.

At this moment, Kaguya Shinomiya had made up her mind: she would take her own destiny into her own hands!

Chapter Ten: Negotiation with Kaguya-sama

Goodbye, 0Lin4278 night!

See you tomorrow, Lin Ye.

"Bye-Bye!"

One by one, the students said goodbye to Lin Ye, which made him feel a little flattered. They hadn't treated him like this before; he never expected them to change so suddenly.

However, Lin Ye also understood that this was entirely because he had revealed a portion of his strength.

After saying goodbye to his enthusiastic classmates, Lin Ye looked down at the two Dragon Balls in his hand, then let out a helpless sigh.

"Sigh... Isn't this a waste of time? I was planning to throw this Dragon Ball away, but not only did I not manage to give it away, I ended up with an extra one. Isn't this just making me work overtime for nothing?"

Lin Ye felt a headache coming on. He had the Dragon Balls but couldn't make a wish. Others could summon Shenron after collecting all seven Dragon Balls. He was just wasting his time by having to collect seven Dragon Balls and then randomly generate them.

No, I need to find a chance to throw it out later. Maybe I should just throw it in the park; there are lots of people there, so it should be easy for someone to find it.

Thinking this, Lin Ye prepared to leave immediately. However, just a second before he stepped out of the school gate, a voice rang out behind him.

"Lin Ye, please wait."

Ok?

Upon hearing the voice, Lin Ye turned around immediately. He was quite surprised when he saw the figure that had called him.

"Kaguya Shinomiya? Kyoya Takamachi? Why are you..."

Before Lin Ye could finish speaking, he understood why, because at that moment, he could already sense the aura of the Dragon Balls on Kaguya.

For a moment, Lin Ye also looked at Kaguya in front of him with a playful gaze.

Well, someone brings me a pillow just when I'm feeling sleepy?

Seeing Lin Ye's expression, Kaguya Shinomiya understood that he also possessed a Dragon Ball. Therefore, Kaguya directly addressed Lin Ye...

"How about we... talk?"

"it is good."

Lin Ye nodded, then followed Kaguya directly towards the teaching building. The two arrived at the rooftop of the teaching building, a place where there was no one and no surveillance cameras, making it suitable for discussing matters. It was also quite spacious, making it easy to get things done.

At this moment, the three people were looking at each other, each waiting for the other to speak first. In negotiations, whoever speaks first often implies that they are losing their composure, which is a major taboo in negotiations.

And so, the two of them just looked at each other without saying a word.

One minute... five minutes... ten minutes...

at last……

"Hey you two, can you hurry up? I'm working overtime right now! I need to get home to cook for my sister!" Finally, Takamachi Kyouya couldn't hold back any longer.

No, you two big shots, get to the point, don't waste my time, okay?

Upon hearing Takamachi Kyoya's words, Lin Ye smiled and said to him, "Cooking for your sister? It's Takamachi Nanoha, isn't it?"

Lin Ye directly revealed the identity of the other party's sister. Some people may not know who Takamachi Kyouya is, but many people should have heard of his sister, or at least know a little about her.

Nanoha Takamachi, the female protagonist of "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha," has some strength... In a collaboration with "Magical Girl Illya," Ruby once assessed Nanoha's strength, finding that her total magical power was 53 times that of Magical Girl Illya!

Upon hearing Lin Ye mention his sister's name, Takamachi Kyouya looked at Lin Ye in considerable shock.

"How...how do you know Nanoha? Could it be..."

"Hey, don't look at me like I'm some kind of beast. I just happened to hear her name before." Lin Ye rolled his eyes at Takamachi Kyouya and then explained.

"Is...is that so? That's good...By the way, Mr. Lin Ye, your swordsmanship just now truly broadened my horizons..."

"It's nothing, just a casual sword strike..."

Takamachi Kyoya and Lin Ye started chatting. Since they were both sword enthusiasts, their communication was surprisingly smooth. However, this made Kaguya, who was standing to the side, unable to hold back.

No, I want to negotiate with you. Why are you chatting so happily with my bodyguard? If I don't stop you, aren't you going to start fighting again?

Finally, unable to bear it any longer, Kaguya spoke up, "Lin Ye, let's get straight to the point. We want the Dragon Balls. Tell me, how can you give them to me?"

You want all the Dragon Balls? Don't talk nonsense! I don't want that stuff!

Lin Ye couldn't help but complain inwardly, but of course he wouldn't voice his thoughts. Besides, Lin Ye was originally going to throw the Dragon Ball away anyway; now that there was a sucker, wouldn't it be a waste?

Having thought of this, Lin Ye looked directly at Kaguya Shinomiya in front of him and asked...

"Don't ask me that question, just tell me directly, what... can you offer?"

Lin Ye passed the buck back to the other party. The best way to negotiate is to let the other party speak first, so that Lin Ye can at least get a general idea of ​​the other party's bottom line and price range.

Seeing Lin Ye say this, Kaguya Shinomiya was secretly delighted.

Does Lin Ye's statement imply that there's room for negotiation?

Chapter 11 The Deal with Lady Kaguya

Kaguya's original plan was that if Lin Ye refused outright, she would simply turn around and leave, because that would mean Lin Ye would never give up the Dragon Balls.

However, since he took over the conversation, it meant his desire for the Dragon Balls wasn't that strong. That made things easier. For Kaguya, it wasn't that she was afraid of someone having a big appetite, but rather that she didn't even know what she wanted.

"Lin Ye, if you want me to bid, at least tell me what you want, right? Money? A woman? Oh, right, you're a swordsman, and you don't seem to have a suitable weapon. Do you want a famous sword?"

Kaguya Shinomiya's words were very appealing to others, after all, the Shinomiya family's reputation was quite prestigious. However, for Lin Ye, they were nothing special; he simply said...

"I want you……"

"No way!" Kaguya Shinomiya refused outright.

"No, let me finish. I mean..."

"Absolutely not! I have requirements for my boyfriend! How about this, if you want a girlfriend, I can introduce you to two, okay?" Kaguya Shinomiya's gaze towards Lin Ye was completely different. She wanted him? Impossible! She only started collecting the Dragon Balls to escape an arranged marriage with her family; if she agreed to his request now, wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse?

Seeing Kaguya Shinomiya like this, Lin Ye finally couldn't hold back anymore.

"I said... can you please let me finish what I'm saying? I mean, I need you to give me some money! Don't overthink it!"

Looking at Kaguya in front of him, Lin Ye finally couldn't help but reveal his purpose. That's right, he wanted money. After all, besides money, Kaguya Shinomiya didn't seem to be able to give him anything else.

Anyway, I was going to throw the Dragon Balls away anyway, but now I can make some extra money, so why not?

Hearing Lin Ye say that, Kaguya breathed a sigh of relief.

"This... is it just about money? Then it's fine." Kaguya breathed a sigh of relief while giving Lin Ye a charmingly disdainful look. A beauty of her caliber is right in front of you and you just want money? You have no ambition whatsoever.

Sigh, that's just how women are. She's unhappy if you're interested in her, and she's unhappy if you're not.

"Tell me, how many do you want?"

"I want this number." Lin Ye held up one finger.

"One million? No problem."

"Huh? What are you thinking? I meant one hundred million. By the way, that's the price for one, and I have two."

"One hundred million! And it's just one piece!" Kaguya was shocked by Lin Ye's outrageous demand. She didn't actually have that much money; over the years she'd only accumulated a few hundred million. And now he wanted one hundred million?

"Too expensive. You have to understand, Dragon Balls are only useful when all seven are together. Otherwise, even if you have six, you can only use them to play marbles. One hundred million per ball is too expensive."

Kaguya still wanted to negotiate the price, and what she said was true. The real value of the Dragon Balls was the Shenron that could be summoned when they were put together, not the Dragon Balls themselves.

However, Lin Ye said with absolute certainty, "One hundred million per pill, no bargaining."

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