Don't force me to use my right fist.

But as Zuoyou saw the properties of the silver needle, his nonchalant expression froze on his face.

[Invincible Needle]: The needle isn't invincible, but it can really give you invincible frames.

Effect: Grants the wearer a period of invincibility while performing a specific action.

It's a very simple description, and the special effects are at a level that someone like Zuoyou, who's used to playing games, would immediately understand.

Even with a pun, Sayu still didn't laugh at all.

It doesn't mean anything else, but only professional gamers understand the bug in this thing. Invincibility frames are an effect that every game dreams of, and if it were to manifest in real life, it would be even more terrifying.

Without hesitation, he equipped it to himself. Zuoyou glanced down at the Jugetsu Blade in his backpack and already had a general idea of ​​how to use it.

Sawa, who instantly understood what actions would trigger the equipment's effect upon equipping it, smirked. Was this some kind of incredible luck? He'd just defeated a not-so-troublesome monster, and then this piece of equipment dropped! A little richer?

However, Saya was also well aware that the only reason Moryomaru wasn't troublesome was because he could use the Eye of Judgment. If he didn't have that ability, the infinitely resurrecting demons who would continuously learn and devour any power that tried to defeat him would be incredibly difficult to deal with.

Fortunately, without that "what if," it could only ultimately become the extremely unconventional piece of equipment in Sawa's hands.

This item might be just a flashy piece of equipment to the average person, and its effectiveness is questionable. But in Zuoyu's hands, it might become an item with an overpowered effect that even most mods don't have.

Saya could even imagine the scene from then on, how he used Migiri's Iaijutsu to block the enemy's attack without getting hurt, and then twisted his head off.

If you make good use of the invincibility frames, you might say that Sasuke is truly invincible.

He clapped his hands and stood up from the tree trunk. Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, a hopeful smile appeared on his face.

In fact, the monster that dropped the top-tier equipment to him seems to be just an incarnation of Naraku.

If even a clone can be this valuable, how poor can the original body be? If we found the original body and killed it, there would definitely be a mountain of good stuff dropping out, right?

Saku glanced at the faith bar, which had stopped growing after Tamamo-no-Mae's ritual ended, and mentally calculated the potential gains and losses.

Saku, who was already eager to see what good things Naraku might drop, narrowed his eyes and a smile appeared on his lips.

Chapter 472 You've already sold me out?

It's true that Saya has a terrible sense of direction, but that doesn't mean he's completely clueless about directions. If he's traveled a route before, he can still find it by relying on his memory.

So Saya quickly returned to the village where Higurashi Shrine was located.

Although he had only been away for a day, Saya couldn't help but smile when he saw a touch of green finally appear in the farmland in front of the village.

Farmers are actually the easiest people to please; as long as they have enough to eat, that's the best thing for them.

Judging from the growth trend of these crops, it is clear that a bumper harvest is on the horizon.

Regardless of how he contributed, Sawa was genuinely happy about it, since he actually really enjoyed farming.

His innate love of farming made it impossible for him to refuse.

But as he approached the village, Saya's brows furrowed involuntarily.

- Thinking about having to explain to Kikyo that he was going to take all the remaining Shikon Jewel shards from her, Saya felt that this was no different from snatching food from a tiger's mouth.

Given the shrine maiden's personality—treating the Shikon Jewel more than her own life—could he really obtain it?

However, this kind of thing couldn't be avoided, so Saya decided to honestly explain things to her first.

If you lay everything out and reason things out, even if a fight or conflict breaks out, both sides will understand more clearly what they are fighting for.

If you go over and steal someone's things without saying a word, and then get caught, it will be hard to explain later.

Many unnecessary misunderstandings begin from this. Having seen countless dramas where the protagonists on the sidelines get into conflict because of not clarifying things, Saya naturally wouldn't make this mistake.

It's not like we can't explain things clearly. His mouth is on his head; who's going to shut him up?

Many riddle tellers stammer and only say that there is a reason for doing so, but no one else can understand it.

When Saga encounters a guy like this, all he wants to do is slap him.

If you don't say it out loud, who the hell is supposed to know what you're trying to say? Whether the listener understands or not is their problem, not the riddle teller's. whl

Having figured out what to do, Saya bypassed the villagers who were still farming and headed straight for the shrine at the back of the village.

Soon, Saya arrived at the entrance of Higurashi Shrine. Before he could even knock, a small head suddenly peeked out from behind the door.

"Big brother, didn't you say you were leaving? Why are you back? Did you forget something here?"

The little girl, her mouth clearly full, emerged from behind the shrine door, tilting her head and looking at Saya. (whl)

Looking at her small hands behind her back and her squinting expression, Zuoyou roughly guessed that she was probably still eating the white sugar he had left for her last time. He wondered how she could eat such a small amount for so long.

"You could say that, Xiaofeng, is your sister at the shrine right now?"

Zuoyou scratched his head. This was a sudden second visit, and it would be a bit inappropriate not to bring a gift or some fruit.

Thinking of this, Sawa pulled a watermelon from his backpack and held it in his hand. On such a hot day, there's probably nothing better than eating watermelon while chatting.

"Kikyo-neechan? I know, big brother, you're here to woo my sister, right? Is that a gift you're bringing to propose?"

The little girl, her head spinning, remembered what the older children in the village had told her before. Naturally, she assumed Saya was a suitor who liked her older sister, and couldn't help but look at the green, cube-shaped object that Saya had magically produced in his hand.

She had never seen anything like it before, but the faint fruity aroma emanating from the watermelon told her that it must be delicious.

In her eyes, Zuoyou was barely a good person, at least much better than the boys in the village who looked to be his age.

All those guys do is lewdly stare at my older sister all day, and then they bully me.

Saya always smiled at me and would always share delicious food with me.

If he were to become my brother-in-law, it wouldn't be a bad idea.

Moreover, the older sister, who was usually extremely cold to everyone, maintained a normal demeanor when talking to Saya, which further confirmed Feng's suspicions.

These two are definitely having an affair.

"Well, this is a gift, but how did you connect it to something like proposing marriage? I've only known your sister for more than three days, okay?"

Sawa really hadn't expected that kids these days could be so gossipy. How did she even come to this conclusion?

It seems that humanity's gossipy nature is unrelated to the times; perhaps it's just instinct.

"So what? There are also women in our village who marry into the next village without ever having met them. Big brother, don't be shy. Sister definitely prefers someone who takes the initiative."

Kaede had a mature, almost adult-like expression on her face, but her gaze couldn't leave the watermelon in Saya's hand. The rich fruity aroma made even the small stone she was holding in her mouth, which was covered in sugar water, tasteless. She just wanted to taste it as soon as possible.

Sōyū followed her gaze and saw the square watermelon in his hand. For a moment, he didn't know how to explain to the little girl in front of him who had sold her older sister for a watermelon.

Finally, Saya glanced at the red and white shrine maiden who had appeared behind the little girl at some point, sighed, and then patted her little head.

Good luck, kid. Before you start talking badly about your older sister, don't you know you should first make sure she's actually around?

Feng looked at Zuoyou with a puzzled expression, then turned his head in the direction of his gaze and saw the girl behind him with a stern face and an air of frost about her.

Chapter 473 You are highly suspicious

“I called you out to sweep the fallen leaves at the door, not to receive guests in this kind of place.”

Kikyo's voice was so cold that even Saya noticed it. He could only blame the little one for being too gossipy; it was one thing to talk about someone behind their back, but to be caught red-handed was quite another. Shrinking back slightly in fear, the little girl couldn't withstand the threatening look from her older sister and quickly ran away, avoiding Saya. Saya shrugged, indicating that he took what she had just said as a joke and wouldn't take it to heart.

Kikyo nodded to Saya and stepped aside to let him walk in from the main entrance. She turned her head slightly to look at Saya's expression and asked.

Sōyū returned after only one day. There's really no other plausible reason other than that he genuinely forgot something here.

The headquarters was able to tell her sister that they were after her, right?

Kikyo led Saya to a place to sit in the shrine's courtyard, poured him a glass of water, and waited for his reply.

"Well, there's something I need to trouble you with, so I came to discuss it with you."

Saya didn't stand on ceremony with her. After taking a sip of water, he put the watermelon he was giving her as a greeting gift aside and then took out two corrupted Shikon Jewel fragments that had fallen from Moryomaru's body from his backpack.

Kikyo's attention was drawn back to the strange fruit that Saya had placed down, and she was still surprised when she saw the two Shikon Jewel shards in his hand.

Zuo You has only been gone for a day, how did he suddenly get two more pieces of this stuff? This isn't something you can just find anywhere; each piece is practically unique.

But to him, it was like a cabbage by the roadside—something so common and easy to accept. This made it very difficult for Kikyo to accept.

"Where did you get this kind of thing from? Logically speaking, apart from the fragments I retrieved, the rest should have been collected by Naraku."

With a frown, Kikyo took the two corrupted Shikon Jewel shards from Saya's hands, carefully examined them, and then put them away, asking Saya a question.

Sōyū didn't seem offended at all by her rudely taking the item from his hand and putting it away. Instead, he honestly answered her question.

"You guessed right, but the problem is that I took it from one of Qinluo's clones."

With a tap of his finger on the table, Saya casually recounted his encounter with Hakudoji and Moryomaru.

However, Saya concealed the details about Tamamo-no-Mae and the battle, simply stating that he had won.

"So, you encountered two of that guy's clones again, and you even managed to take down one of them and snatch the Shikon Jewel shard back from them? Kikyo was at a loss for words when it came to what to say to Saga."

Even when she encountered this guy's two clones carrying Shikon Jewel shards, she had to consider avoiding them and dealing with them separately. How could she fight him head-on and even kill him? We know that this guy's strength and potential are a mystery, but this is still too hard to accept.

"Hmm, the last one ran too fast and decisively, I didn't chase after it." Sōyū still looked regretful; if Mōryōmaru had already produced such a good item, then Hakudōji seemed like an absolute gem.

"Alright, I know you're pretty capable, so you came all this way just to return these two fragments to me?"

Kikyo looked up and met Saya's gaze. She didn't think Saya would be such a kind-hearted person.

If she encountered him along the way, he might not refuse her request to take the item back, but as for deliberately seeking her out, Kikyo didn't think she held such a place in Saga's heart.

"Of course not, there's just a tiny request that requires your help to fulfill."

Sōyū scratched his face a little embarrassedly with his finger. He was not good at asking people for favors, especially things that would cause trouble for others, so he was even less willing to do them.

"Okay, you go first."

Seeing Saya's restrained demeanor, which was completely unlike his usual personality, Kikyo seemed to have guessed something. She put down the cup she was holding and looked at Saya with her clear, spring-like eyes.

"Actually, what I'm saying is that you want to cause trouble for Naraku, right? I also dislike that guy, and killing him is one of my goals recently."

Sawa stammered as he tried to organize his thoughts.

"Then, my main goal is still to go home, but that's where the problem lies."

"If I want to go home, I need to borrow Naraku's ability to open a passage to the same place for me." Saying this, Saya took a deep breath and then mustered up the courage to point to the bag that Kikyo had put away the two Shikon Jewel shards in front of her.

"One of the necessary conditions for opening that passage is to use the complete Shikon Jewel as the target." After hesitating for a long time, Saya finally spilled everything he wanted to say, giving Kikyo an embarrassed smile. He didn't need to say anything more; the clever priestess already knew.