My two-dimensional resident

"Really?" Hearing Lin Tian's repeated promises to make him stronger, and even to use his strength to defeat Frieza, Bardock's dejected face lit up with hope.

"Really." Lin Tian nodded solemnly to Bardock. "Now tell me why you're locked in the cage."

"That day I got into a fight with the island's residents. Then a girl named Shinobu Kocho fed me a pill. When I woke up, I found myself locked in a cage."

After receiving Lin Tian's promise, Bardak finally revealed the reason why he was locked in the cage.

"Is that all? Fighting on the island is definitely wrong. If you want to fight, go to the arena. You've been locked up for so long, the punishment is enough. I'll release you right now."

Upon hearing that Bardock had been poisoned by Shinobu Kocho after fighting with other residents, Lin Tian chuckled. He prepared to release Bardock. But just then, Asido, the Grim Reaper who had been silent all along, spoke up.

"That's not the real reason he was locked in the cage. He was locked in the cage because he scared the little girl, just like me."

"What? You scared the little girl to tears! You didn't scare Charcoal to tears, did you? You deserve to be locked up! Just wait, I'll let you out when Charcoal forgives you. Humph!"

Lin Tian had already placed his hand on the cage, silently chanting "release." Upon hearing Asido's words, he immediately flew into a rage and withdrew his hand.

Binchotan is the apple of everyone's eye after Erza. Every day, they do all sorts of things to make Binchotan happy and bring a smile to her face on the island.

But to everyone's surprise, these two actually dared to make Binchotan cry.

Upon learning this news, Lin Tian immediately abandoned his plan to release them. Locking them up for ten thousand years wouldn't be an exaggeration.

If you want to get out, then let Binchotan forgive them first!

"???"

Bardock was startled by Lin Tian's sudden change of attitude. He didn't understand why making a child cry would be so serious. On the Saiyan planet, which child didn't cry? It was considered abnormal if a child didn't cry two or three times a day.

"You two stay put. I have things to do!"

Since these two had made Binchotan cry, Lin Tian had no interest in asking Death God Asido if he wanted to join the island. He turned around expressionlessly, ignoring the two, and walked straight towards the administration hall.

Watching Lin Tian's departing figure, Bardock glared angrily at the silent "ice block" beside him. Asido, seeing Lin Tian leave, continued to close his eyes and feign sleep, completely ignoring Bardock's resentment.

When Lin Tian entered the service hall, he found both Xiao Ke and Isabelle. After thinking for a moment, he went to Isabelle's desk first.

The Ronin Who Began with Douluo Continent

Seeing Isabelle playing Splatoon 3, Lin Tian took out a figurine from his spatial backpack and placed it in front of her.

"Huihui, I brought back the plant you wanted this time. Please take a look."

"Ah! Island Master Lin Tian! Yes, I'll be right there!"

Isabelle, who was painting the red area purple, was startled by Lin Tian's voice. She hurriedly put away her Switch, giving Lin Tian an embarrassed smile, as if caught doing something wrong. Then, noticing the figurine on the table, she quickly picked it up and removed the piece of wood from inside.

"Island Master Lin Tian, ​​you're amazing! You finished the task so quickly. Now take it to the company headquarters."

---Aside---

I recommend a Hunter x Hunter fanfic. It's a very, very serious fanfic.

Chapter 259 Lenalee's Letter of Appeal

"Wait, Huihui. Isn't there a reward?"

Seeing Isabelle carrying the wood about to leave, Lin Tian quickly called her back and asked about the reward for the mission.

Putting aside the suspected Fusang tree head obtained in the Inuyasha world, the fake beast and black mud obtained in the Yoriel world are both monstrous in nature.

Three such incredibly precious and unique items, used to complete a task. If there's no reward, that would truly be unreasonable.

"Ah! I'm sorry, Island Master Lin, I forgot. Let me look for it..."

Hearing Lin Tian ask her for the mission reward, Isabelle, who was about to go into the inner room with the wood in her arms, turned around. She was initially surprised, then her cute big eyes widened, and her jaw dropped, making her look exceptionally adorable.

She quickly placed the piece of wood in her hand on the filing cabinet next to her, and Isabelle reached into her pockets to start looking for the reward for Lin Tian.

Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Just Dance 2022, Paper Mario... Isabelle pulled each item out of her pocket, piling it up into a small mountain in front of her.

After taking out the last pink hair clip, Isabelle awkwardly touched her head and looked at Lin Tian apologetically. She spoke somewhat sheepishly.

"Um... this... Island Master Lin Tian, ​​it seems I accidentally sent the reward items to Nok headquarters. It was all my mistake. I promise I'll bring them back for you when I get back!"

"Um, okay then. Can you tell me what the reward is?"

Although Isabelle made a mistake, Lin Tian couldn't stay angry looking at her adorable appearance. He touched his forehead and could only ask what the reward was.

He wasn't in a hurry to get the reward for this mission, since he knew he was going to get it anyway. However, he was still very curious about what the reward would be.

"This... I haven't opened it either, so I don't know. I'll come find you with the reward after I return the wood. I'm so sorry, Island Master Lin Tian."

Isabelle shrugged apologetically and made an embarrassed promise to Lin Tian. Seeing Lin Tian nod to her, Isabelle stuck out her tongue, then put the pile of personal belongings back into her pocket, bowed deeply to Lin Tian, ​​and went into the inner room.

"So rushed..."

Watching Isabelle leave in a flurry, Lin Tian smiled wryly and couldn't help but sigh.

Since Isabelle left the reward at Knok headquarters, Lin Tian could only wait for her to return and give it to him.

He picked up the Switch she had left behind, sitting on the chair in front of Isabelle's workbench. Although he hadn't played Splatoon in a long time, his skills hadn't declined. After helping her finish the match, he put the Switch down and went to Klein.

"Little Ke, take a look at this thing, is it useful?"

Lin Tian placed the Shikon Jewel on Xiao Ke's desk and said to Xiao Ke, who was filling out a form.

Xiao Ke put down his pencil, picked up the Shikon Jewel and examined it carefully, quickly discovering its true nature. However, he then shook his head and handed the Shikon Jewel back to Lin Tian.

"Lin Tianli, this thing incorporates the laws of a world, so it can indeed be considered a precious treasure. But unfortunately, we don't need it. You can take it to Boda; perhaps he will like it."

"Okay, I'll go find Boda in a bit. By the way, have I received any letters from the residents while I was away from the island?"

Seeing that Xiao Ke had already discovered the special nature of the Shikon Jewel, yet didn't need it, Lin Tian was secretly surprised, thinking that if the island's will didn't even value something like this... just how terrifying was she?

As for just how strong the island's will was... that was a question he couldn't figure out in a moment. Lin Tian pulled himself back from his thoughts and put the Shikon Jewel back into his spatial backpack. He then asked Klein if Ace and the others who had left the island had continued to send him letters.

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"Yes, Ace, Erza, Illya, and Lenalee have all written to you. Wait a minute, I'll look for them for you."

Xiao Ke bent down, opened a drawer under the workbench, rummaged through it for a while, and then took out a stack of letters and placed them in front of Lin Tian.

Lin Tian picked up the letters and flipped through them a few times, finally deciding to open Yin Liya's letter first. He found it only stated that she was about to have a three-day vacation on the island and asked Lin Tian to welcome her with the most grand ceremony.

Upon seeing this, Lin Tian chuckled. He had been away for a few days, perfectly missing Yin Liya's letter and shattering her dream of a welcoming ceremony.

"How about we prepare a small cake for her at lunchtime as a small treat?"

Thinking of this, Lin Tian shook his head again, abandoning the idea. The reason was simple: Yin Liya wanted Kikyo to accompany her to Erza's world. She was blatantly abducting his wife.

This is an irreconcilable feud, and what kind of welcoming ceremony and little cake was this? It's a miracle she wasn't publicly denounced.

After closing Yinliya's letter again, Lin Tian opened Ace's letter, but quickly closed it again.

In his letter, Ace mentioned hosting several parties and winning several fishing tournaments. Lin Tian could find this information in his travel log. There was no need to read this letter again.

"Hmm? Lenalee needs help? But I don't have time to go. Who should go instead...? Let's see what's been going on her side in the meantime?"

When Lin Tian opened Lin Nali's letter and read its contents, he was somewhat surprised. The few lines of text, besides requesting Lin Tian's help to defeat the Millennium Duke, didn't explain why.

Curious, Lin Tian quickly pulled out his phone and opened Li Nali's travel log, checking what she had experienced these past few days.

On October 15, 1923, we found Allen. But he wouldn't go back with us. I asked him why, but he wouldn't tell us...

On November 2, 1923, three Noahs attacked us with Level 6 demons. If it weren't for the support of the other marshals, I might have died here...

[January 23, 1924. Today, a once-in-a-century snowfall occurred, and the severe cold caused the church branch's heating system to break down. I almost froze to death when I went to the toilet last night... Luckily, no one knew, or I would have been mortified.]

On January 28, 1924, the Millennium Duke found the Ark. What kind of weapon was it...? It seems the people at the Order's headquarters are hiding something from us...

On January 30, 1924, the headquarters of the Order was attacked, and there were no survivors. From then on, each of our branches had to fight independently... Honestly, without the headquarters' misguided command, our war against the Millennium Duke wouldn't have been so difficult...

On February 21, 1924, Marshal Iincar and Marshal Socaro were attacked by the Millennium Duke while on a mission. When we found them, they were already dead...and their holiness was taken from them...

Chapter 260 Artoria's Return

On March 15, 1924, after the deaths of the two marshals, Marshal Koros and Marshal Claude also went missing... The morale of the comrades in the church branch was greatly diminished... I knew they no longer believed in this war... but I could not give up...

[March 16, 1924: Today I received heartbreaking and despairing news: the North American branch of the Order of the North America has been destroyed by Noah's Apostles, and the New World has become hell... I can no longer hesitate; I must end this war as soon as possible!]

[March 38, 1924. Two weeks have passed since I wrote to Lord Lin Tian, ​​and he has not responded. Has something happened...? It has been confirmed that Marshal Claude is dead, and I am the only remaining marshal in the cult branch... If I leave again, no one can guarantee the safety of the cult branch... Marshal Kuros, please come back soon... Lord Lin Tian, ​​when will you receive my plea for help...?]

After reading Lenalee's logbook, Lin Tian frowned. Although he had forgotten most of the D.Gray-man plot, the Black Order didn't seem to have suffered such a fate. How could their headquarters and North American branch be gone just like that?

"What is the reason for this? It's piqued my curiosity... Unfortunately, I don't want to leave the island so soon. Who should I send? Neji Hyuga has gone back, and Illya is going to find Erza... Shinji Ikari? Forget it. Let him go back and deal with his father's conspiracy."

"Who else is on the island... the Butterfly Sisters and Chelsea? Chelsea, forget it. She should know by now that going home from the island allows her to return to any timeline she wants... she should go back to her world. Shinobu is an option... but I don't know if she'd be willing to go..."

"Huh? Lin Tian, ​​you're here. Long time no see!"

Just as Lin Tian was pondering who to send to the Lenalee world to help him resolve the Millennium Crisis, the door to the service hall was pushed open, and a stunningly beautiful young woman with long, golden hair walked in. Upon seeing Lin Tian there, she immediately greeted him with a beaming smile.

"Artoria, why are you back?"

Seeing Artoria, who had been away from the island for a long time, appear before him, Lin Tian was first surprised, then smiled with joy. He happily stood up and gave Artoria a gentle hug, expressing his longing for this resident.

"Oh, I remember you were leading your army against the French. Is the war over already?"

Lin Tian remembered that the last time he read the residents' logbook, Artoria had quelled her daughter's rebellion and organized an army to fight against the French army. Now that Artoria actually had time to come to the island, he asked her curiously.

"It's amazing that you knew what I was doing while you were still on the island. But that war is over. And I passed the throne to my daughter a month ago. My wish has been fulfilled, and I plan to return to the island to spend the rest of my life. Judging from your surprised expression, you're not unwelcoming, are you? I remember you begged me to become one of your residents..."

Artoria was somewhat surprised to learn that Lin Tian knew what she had done upon returning. However, considering that Lin Tian knew everything they had done before, she dismissed her suspicions. She covered her mouth and chuckled softly, asking Lin Tian if he didn't welcome her return.

"How could that be? I was just thinking that after you became king, I could make some gold from your world. I didn't expect you to come back before I could even do anything. But... it's good that you're back. From now on, this will be your real home. By the way, there are some new people on the island. I'll introduce them to you at lunchtime."

Upon hearing that Lin Tian actually wanted to earn gold from her country, Artoria's ahoge (a single hair sticking up) stood on end, and she looked at the money-grubber warily. However, remembering that she was already back and that her daughter was managing the country, her plan had been thwarted before it even began, she secretly rejoiced that she had returned in time.

Great Britain was impoverished after the civil war. If she hadn't promptly shifted the internal conflict to an external one and defeated France, she wouldn't have been able to return to the island so quickly.

"I was wondering why there were a few more houses around my house... By the way, what's with those two people in the cage outside?"

"They brought it on themselves. How dare they bully Binchotan. By the way, Binchotan is also a newcomer, a very cute little sister. After Erza went back, she became our most beloved little sister. I believe you will like her after you meet her."

By the way, I just received a letter from Lenalee asking for help. Why don't you go and help her?

Just moments ago, Lin Tian was agonizing over who to send to Lenalee's world, but now, looking at Artoria before him, he immediately had an idea. Artoria's strength was among the top tier on the adorable Rabbit Island.

Once I go to Lenalee's world, I'll definitely be able to help her quickly resolve the issues with the Millennium Duke and the Noah race, allowing humanity to be freed from the fear of demons as soon as possible.

"The Lenalee world? Is that the world where demons wreak havoc? I'm willing."

Upon hearing that Lenalee was in trouble, Artoria recalled Lenalee's world and how it was still suffering from demonic persecution. Driven by a strong sense of justice, she immediately agreed to Lin Tian's request.