While I was chanting a curse, the system said I was Xiao Yan?

The slapping sound of flip-flops echoed through the quiet woods, unhurried and gentle, just as it had when they arrived.

Tianyan stood there, watching Shen'er's figure disappear around the corner of the woods, then looked down at the small flowers still blooming at his feet.

They are still open.

The color was a little lighter than before, but it was still blooming. The pink, white, and yellow flowers swayed gently in the morning light, and you could even see dewdrops on the petals.

They no longer possess magical power.

It turned into an ordinary flower.

Tianyan squatted down, plucked a flower, looked at it in his palm, then casually tossed it on the ground. He stood up, patted the dirt off his knees, and walked towards the direction of the Panxing Sect.

My phone vibrated in my pocket.

He took it out and glanced at it.

It was a message from Gojo Satoru.

"Tianyan!!! Come quick!!!"

Three exclamation marks, the tone was more solemn than ever before.

Tianyan frowned and tapped the screen a few times: "What's wrong?"

Less than three seconds after the message was sent, Gojo Satoru called.

He answered the phone, but before he could even speak, Gojo Satoru's voice burst out from the receiver.

"Tianyan! Come quick!"

"What happened?" Tianyan's voice turned somber.

"This is very serious!"

Gojo Satoru's voice was low and rapid, carrying an unusual sense of urgency: "The mission has changed, we can't handle it, we need your help!"

Tianyan's fingers tightened slightly.

Gojo Satoru said, "It can't be handled?"

That Gojo Satoru?

What's more, there's Xia Youjie and the others too?

His brow furrowed even more, and his voice deepened: "Where are you?"

"Okinawa!"

"...Okinawa?"

"Yes! Okinawa! Come quick! I'll send you the address!" Gojo Satoru said and hung up the phone without even giving him a chance to ask a second question.

Tianyan stared at the words "Call Ended" on his phone screen and remained silent for a moment.

He took one last look at the forest that had been ravaged by the battle, then lightly touched the ground with his toes and leaped away.

Okinawa.

The southernmost prefecture in Japan consists of hundreds of islands of varying sizes. With its warm climate and clear waters, it is one of Japan's most famous resort destinations.

White sand beaches, blue waters, coconut trees, parasols, beach chairs, and tourists running around on the beach.

as well as......

Gojo Satoru.

He was wearing a pair of flashy beach shorts, huge sunglasses, and was lying on a beach chair with a drink with a small umbrella in his hand. He had a straw hat covering his face and looked like he was on vacation.

Xia Youjie sat on the beach chair next to him, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and dark beach shorts, holding a book in his hand and flipping through it. His black bun was slightly swayed by the sea breeze.

Misato Kuroi stood not far away, holding a parasol and using it to shield Riko Tennen, who was lying on a beach towel.

Riko Tenn was wearing a white swimsuit with a thin sun-protective jacket over it. She was lying on a beach towel with her back exposed, applying sunscreen.

She looked relaxed, a slight smile on her lips, her eyes closed, enjoying the sunshine and sea breeze.

Haibara Yu and Nanami Kento sat further away, building a sandcastle. Haibara Yu was very focused on building it, while Nanami watched from the side with a helpless smile on her lips.

Tianyan stood at the edge of the beach, watching this joyful vacation scene, and remained silent for a long time.

He stood on the beach, his black college uniform looking out of place among the swimsuits all over the sand.

Gojo Satoru sat up from the beach chair, took off his straw hat, waved at Tenen, and had a prankster's expression on his face.

"Yo! Tianyan! You've finally arrived!"

His voice was so loud it could be heard across the entire beach, and he had a bright smile on his face, completely different from the person who had spoken so solemnly on the phone earlier, saying "it can't be handled."

Tianyan walked up to him, looking at him expressionlessly: "You said the mission has changed?"

"Yes!" Gojo Satoru nodded vigorously, his expression serious. "It's changed! It's changed a lot!"

"Have they become so reliant on me to go to Okinawa?"

"right!"

"Is it becoming necessary for you to lie on a beach chair in your beach shorts and drink a beverage?"

Gojo Satoru looked down at his beach shorts, then looked up, his expression as innocent as a wronged cat.

"This is a disguise."

Tianyan glanced at the tourists on the beach wearing bikinis and beach shorts, then at Gojou's flashy beach shorts.

"Disguised as a tourist?"

"right!"

Gojo Satoru gave a thumbs-up: "That way you won't attract attention!"

Xia Youjie closed the book in his hand, stood up, walked to Tianyan, and had a slightly apologetic smile on his lips: "I'm sorry, Tianyan-jun, Wu insisted that we not tell you the truth."

Tianyan looked at him: "So you guys came here for a vacation?"

Gojo Satoru raised his hand and answered loudly like a primary school student, "Yes~!"

Xia Youjie sighed helplessly, glanced at Tian Lizi, and lowered his voice: "Because it is indeed safer here than in Tokyo."

He paused for a moment: "The frequency of sorcerer activity in Okinawa is far lower than in Tokyo, and the natural environment here is more suitable for hiding their tracks. Organizations that want to hunt down the Astral Body pay much less attention to this area."

"So you came to Okinawa?" Tenyan asked calmly.

Xia Youjie nodded: "Yes, and..."

"and?"

Xia Youjie paused for a moment, a hint of helplessness creeping into his smile.

"Moreover, Tian Tian said she had never seen the sea."

Gojo Satoru scoffed from the side, "What do you mean 'never seen the sea'? It's clearly 'never been to Okinawa before,' that's exactly what she said."

Tenyan glanced at Gojo Satoru, then at Natsuyu Jie, and then at Tennariko, who was applying sunscreen in the distance.

"So you brought her to Okinawa for fun."

Gojo Satoru nodded vigorously: "Yes!"

"And perhaps carry out a mission along the way?"

"right!"

Tianyan took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. He recalled Gojo Satoru's words on the phone, "The mission has changed, I can't handle it alone," the seriousness and urgency in his tone, and his own lightning-fast journey from Tokyo to Okinawa.

He suddenly felt that he should ask Gojo Satoru for reimbursement for the express plane ticket.

"OK."

"Since we're already here, let's take a rest."

Tianyan withdrew his gaze, walked to the parasol next to him, and sat down on the beach.

"By the way, Tianyan."

Gojo Satoru's voice came from behind, his tone returning to its usual light and airy manner: "Have you finished your business over there?"

Tianyan: "Hmm, probably. The Panxing Sect should be disbanded."

Gojo Satoru whistled: "Pretty efficient, the 100 million wasn't wasted."

Tian Yan glanced at him sideways: "How did you know it was me who posted the bounty?"

"It wasn't my guess, Jay guessed it."

Xia Youjie paused in his book flipping through the pages: "At this point in time, there aren't many people who would do something like this. A little elimination will give us the answer, but..."

Gojo Satoru waved his hand dismissively: "Hey~ why can't we use this kind of method that makes things a little easier!"

"The Panxing Cult hasn't caused any trouble at all, has it?!"

"That's a good thing!"

Xia Youjie gave a wry smile: "I didn't say it was bad, I just felt that we didn't need to go to such great lengths when dealing with non-magicians, since we mages exist to protect non-magicians."

"They're all enemies now, why are you still protecting an egg!"

"Let's not talk about that anymore, Tianyan, tell us what's coming out on your end!"

Xia Youjie smiled and shook his head.

So Tianyan picked out some things to talk about.

"However, a troublesome fellow got away."

Tianyan thought for a moment and decided not to mention Lu Suo, at least not now: "The curse master invited by Panxing Sect has a very complicated spell, and I was unable to keep her."

Gojo Satoru raised an eyebrow but didn't ask any further questions.

He simply lay back down on the beach chair, put his sunglasses back on, raised his mango smoothie, and pointed it at the sun in the sky.

"Let them run away. We can deal with them next time we see them."

"Anyway, we're the strongest!"