Offer blocks to the end times

Ais waited for a while, then asked, "Lord Senju, is this the new world?"

“That’s right,” Hashirama nodded, then suddenly remembered something, “but we must go back now!”

However, when he tried to open the space, he was dismayed to find that he couldn't. "What's going on?! Could there be someone like Tetu here?! But the divination results clearly didn't show anything, or is it still an illusion?"

"Lord Senju, what happened?" Ais asked from the side. Hashirama looked at her. "How much of what happened just now do you remember?"

"What just happened? We just arrived," Ais asked, looking bewildered. Hashirama sighed speechlessly and recounted what had just happened, before the cycle repeated itself once more.

Chapter 686 Sold People

"What kind of twisted logic is this?!" Senju was a little angry, then saw Natsuki Subaru walking towards them with Emilia. "Lord Hashirama, hello."

“Natsuki Subaru, Emilia,” Hashirama called out in surprise. The two looked over at the same time, but their reactions were different. Emilia looked at him with a questioning and wary expression. “Who are you?”

"Hashirama, you still remember?" Subaru Natsuki was quite excited. Hashirama nodded. "It seems you still have memories, but how did the spacetime change..."

As Hashirama spoke, he saw blood trickling from Natsuki Subaru's mouth. He wiped it away in confusion, "Huh?"

"Thump!" Subaru Natsuki collapsed to the ground. Hashirama watched speechlessly as spacetime began to shift again. "It's not over yet! Barrier: World Wall!"

Surrounded by the barrier, everyone saw that the outside world was covered by a layer of black mist, which kept squeezing the barrier. Cracks appeared in the World Wall that could isolate all attacks. However, Hashirama was surprised to find that the surroundings had cleared up, but Emilia and Subaru Natsuki reappeared in front of him.

However, they didn't seem to remember what had just happened. Hashirama also sensed a consciousness trying to possess his body, so he unleashed a powerful attack that annihilated the consciousness. However, the consciousness was only partially destroyed before returning to Subaru's body. Subaru then seemed to remember and looked at Hashirama in surprise.

"So that's how it is. You scared me," Hashirama breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought it was some kind of expert, but it turned out to be the work of this consciousness. He then chased after it and saw a pile of black mist in Subaru Natsuki's sea of ​​consciousness, with the figure of a woman inside.

"Was this your doing?" Hashirama shouted, but the other party only stretched out a pair of gaseous black hands that floated towards Hashirama. Hashirama focused his Nen, "Slash!"

The surrounding black aura was cleaved apart, and then Hashirama looked in surprise at the woman in Subaru Natsuki's mind. It was clearly Emilia, only her clothes were different and she had some scars on her body.

"A personal lady, huh?" Hashirama muttered speechlessly. This must be Subaru Natsuki's cheat code. Could it be reset when he dies? But judging from the evil aura of the surrounding black energy, Subaru Natsuki's cheat code must be malfunctioning.

Feeling relieved after figuring out the situation, Hashirama returned to his body. He figured he'd play along with this wicked system; maybe he'd end up getting something good out of it.

If all else fails, we can completely destroy this system through our sea of ​​consciousness!

The two sides greeted each other again and then talked about the badges. Hashirama wanted to know how Subaru Natsuki would act and what the final outcome would be, so he asked him to perform.

Subaru Natsuki nodded. "Now, we need to go find Felt and exchange the badge back."

"Let's find her first," Hashirama shook his head and headed towards the slums. Although Ais didn't quite understand, she followed him. However, since it was still early, Hashirama used a few pieces of food to find out where Felt lived.

Upon arriving at her place, everyone discovered it was an abandoned shack that was worse than a makeshift shelter. "Let's eat something here and wait," they said.

"Um, thank you all, but this has nothing to do with you, you don't need to go to so much trouble," Emilia, who was still a little dizzy, said carefully to the people around her.

“Lord Senju,” Ais looked at Hashirama, not understanding why she was here with strangers. Hashirama waved his hand, “Don’t worry, we’re just helping you find the badge along the way. The important thing is to train Ais.”

"Is that so?" Emilia seemed a little disappointed. Then, Subaru Natsuki next to her was expressing his loyalty. Hashirama then transmitted what had happened directly to Ais through his consciousness, a method that would not be perceived by Subaru Natsuki's system.

"I see," Ais said, her heart pounding with excitement and her eyes brightening. She looked at Subaru Natsuki as if he were a rare and exotic creature. But then Hashirama cast a spell on her to prevent her from accidentally saying it.

“I’m sorry, Prometheus is gone,” Natsuki Subaru suddenly knelt down to Hashirama to apologize while they were waiting. Hashirama shook his head. “Don’t worry about it. It wasn’t your fault.”

"What are you doing in front of someone's door!" Ferut's voice rang out from the side. "Get out of here!"

"It's her!" Emilia stood up in surprise, then looked at the people next to her in confusion. How could their prediction be so accurate?

"Ais, grab her," Hashirama glanced at Ais, who nodded. Felt immediately drew her sword and slashed at him, but Ais easily subdued her. "Lord Senju, is this child the ticket?"

“Hmm, not bad, keep it safe,” Hashirama nodded. “Ais, search her body and see if there is a triangular badge.”

"Let me go!" Felt struggled, but after Ais gently pressed her down, she became obedient. Natsuki Subaru was still pleading on the side, "Hey, hey, it's not very nice to treat a child like this."

“Wait, I also think this is wrong,” Emilia chimed in. “Although I really want the badge back, this feels too violent.”

“No problem, this is just payment for saving her,” Hashirama shook his head. “After all, she was already mine when I saved her last time.”

"What are you talking about? I was never saved by you!" Felt was still shouting, while Ais pulled out the badge. "Lord Senju, is this it?"

“That’s right,” Hashirama nodded, while Felt, standing to the side, was still shouting, “Give it back to me, it’s mine!”

"Yours? You stole it, didn't you?" Hashirama shook his head speechlessly. "And do you even know what this is?"

"What? Fine, I don't want it anymore, just let me go!" Ferut also sensed something was wrong and shouted.

Hashirama held the badge up to her eyes. "This is the mark of the chosen one, which means you stole something from the Crown Prince."

“The Chosen One?!” Felt’s face slowly turned pale. Hashirama patted her head. “That’s right, the Chosen One. But you will also become one of the Chosen Ones.”

“What a joke, someone like me becoming the King’s Chosen?” Felt shouted. Hashirama nodded. “Of course. You’re more valuable than the badge. I can sell you to raise my first capital.”

"Hey, hey, hey! Hashirama, this isn't very nice," Natsuki Subaru shouted from the side, while Emilia beside him looked equally embarrassed. "Um, although I'm very grateful, please release this child. This whole thing is my fault, and I'll make it up to you, so please release the child!"

Chapter 687 The Buyer Arrives

“Don’t worry, Reinhard will give us a good price, but let’s go find Rom now,” Hashirama casually tied Felt up and walked forward. Felt, being carried by Ais, was still shouting for help, but no one came out. Emilia, behind them, was stunned. She thought she heard an incredible name, but it must be a hallucination.

“Hey, this makes us sound like bad guys,” Natsuki Subaru called out uncomfortably from the side. Hashirama shook his head. “It’s okay. We just need to know we’re good guys.”

"Ugh," Felt, who was tied up, made a disgusted face. Soon, everyone arrived at the thief's shop, kicked open the door, and went inside. Old Man Rom stood there guard with a large stick in his hand. "Who are you people?"

"Help, Mr. Rom!" Felt cried out, and Mr. Rom rushed over, yelling, "Let go of Felt!"

"Bind," Hashirama pointed at him, and Rom immediately froze, as if he had been bound. "Let me go, you guys, what do you want with Felt!"

"It's nothing, she just fetches a good price," Hashirama said casually, while Natsuki Subaru covered his face, unwilling to speak.

Emilia looked troubled after speaking, while Ais stood there in a daze.

Rom looked very angry and suddenly broke free from the bindings of the Word of Power, but was quickly bound back by Hashirama with wooden vines. "Silence, gravity, alright, we still have to wait for someone."

"Waaah," Rom writhed on the ground, while Felt shouted, "Rom, what's wrong with you? Let him go, you bad people!"

“Hey, hey, if we keep going like this, we’ll really become bad guys,” Natsuki Subaru called out uncomfortably. “Besides, we should have returned the badge to Emilia by now.”

Emilia stood by with anticipation, while Hashirama analyzed the badge's effect. He found the added magic quite novel and was currently studying it.

“Let’s deal with Erza first,” Hashirama said. Natsuki Subaru nodded after a moment of silence. “I understand. Will it be Ais fighting her again this time?”

Emilia glared angrily at Subaru, seemingly blaming him for not telling the truth, while Ais slowly drew her sword.

“Not bad,” Hashirama nodded, closed his eyes, and saw two bright spots moving around him. Soon the first spot approached.

"Knock, knock, knock," there was a knock on the door, and Natsuki Subaru's expression changed. "Could it be her?!"

“Not bad,” Hashirama nodded with a smile. “Subaru, go open the door, there’s a surprise.”

"No way, I have a feeling there'll be a door-opening kill," Natsuki Subaru complained helplessly, then picked up a large stick to guard against it, while Emilia watched the doorway nervously.

"Boom!" The wooden door was kicked open, and Erza walked in quietly from outside. "Really, don't think so badly of others."

“Hehehe,” Natsuki Subaru chuckled dryly.

“Oh dear, it seems I’ve come at the wrong time,” Erza said with a smile, looking at the situation inside the house, then looked at Emilia. “But the target is here, which saves me a lot of time.”

"Help! They're trying to sell me!" Felt screamed, but suddenly a clash of weapons appeared in front of her. Ais blocked Erza's axe aimed at Felt. Felt stared at the weapon before her, trembling with fear. "W-why?!"

Erza chuckled softly, "Little one, it seems you failed in your mission and even leaked information. Isn't death the most normal thing to do?"

"Alright, no need to waste words with her, kill her, Ais," Hashirama casually waved his hand, and Erza suddenly stepped back, then looked at the cut on her axe, "Looks like a formidable opponent, should we retreat for now? But!"

Erza threw her axe at Hashirama, then pulled out a new axe and ran toward Emilia, but was stopped by Ais. Erza was knocked away by Ais with a single blow, and then Ais broke through the roof and chased after her.

"Huh? What's going on?" Natsuki Subaru stood there dumbfounded. The axe that had been aimed at Hashirama was deflected and struck Natsuki Subaru instead.

"What bad luck," Hashirama glanced at him speechlessly. Of course, this was all part of Erza's calculations. Hashirama pulled out his axe. "Don't worry, I'm the world's number one healer. This little injury will be healed in no time."

As he spoke, Hashirama healed Subaru's injuries. Subaru was still in shock when he cried out, "Ah? Ah! That hurts! Huh? Why can't I feel anything?!"

"What amazing healing magic!" Emilia exclaimed, covering her mouth in amazement. Then she looked at Subaru Natsuki with concern, "Subaru, are you alright? Do you feel something's wrong?"

“He’s perfectly innocent, big sister. It was wrong of me to steal your things, but please help me! I don’t want to fall into the hands of those two villains, especially since your badge is still in his hands!” Felt stirred things up, while Subaru Natsuki stood in the middle. “The badge will definitely be returned to Emilia, won’t you agree, Lord Hashirama!”

“Hmm,” Hashirama took out a badge and tossed it to Subaru Natsuki, then picked up Felt and prepared to leave. “Once you’ve taken care of things, I still need to sell her to Reinhard.”

"Wait, are you talking about the Sword Saint Reinhard?" Emilia asked, somewhat incredulous. She repeated herself, and Hashirama confirmed that Emilia hadn't misheard. She then summoned an ice shard and aimed it at Hashirama. "I never imagined that the legendary perfect knight would be a villain who traffics in young girls. It's truly unforgivable!"

“That’s right, Reinhard is a villain who traffics in young girls,” Hashirama spread his voice, then felt another point of light flying toward him.

“Um, this badge,” Natsuki Subaru said, holding the badge and unsure what to do.

“There must be some misunderstanding, Lady Emilia,” a wry laugh came from the rooftop. Reinhard was standing at the gap. “Um, could you please put this little girl down?”

"Do you want to buy it?" Hashirama raised his hand. "Felt, the fifth Chosen One, do you want to buy it?"

"Wang Xuan?!" Reinhard and Emilia both looked at Felt, who shouted, "What are you looking at? This sounds obviously fake!"

“Hmm, what you’re saying doesn’t seem like a lie,” Reinhard frowned. “And your initial target was me, wasn’t it? So what’s your basis for that?”

"Based on that?" Hashirama yawned. "By the way, she can make the King's Chosen badge glow. How about it? Want to buy it?"

"Really?" Reinhard looked closely at Felt and asked seriously, "Then how much does it cost?"

"Well," Hashirama looked at Felt and began to consider, "a copper coin?"

"What did you say?!" Felt exclaimed indignantly. "A beautiful girl like me deserves at least a thousand Saint Gold Coins!"

Chapter 688 A Draw

“A thousand Saint Gold Coins, huh? You’re really bold,” Hashirama shook his head, looking at Reinhard beside him. “All I need is a promise from you.”

"I wonder what kind of promise it is?" Reinhard asked with a smile. Hashirama nodded. "I have a friend who is also a swordswoman. She hopes to challenge you. You can't avoid the fight."

“Is that so?” Reinhard nodded solemnly. “I agree. May I ask who this friend is? May I meet him?”

“She’ll be here soon,” Hashirama tossed Felt to Reinhard, who caught her and then untied the vines binding her. Felt glared at Hashirama. “Give Rom back!”

"Don't worry, I'm not interested in him," Hashirama shook his head, waved his hand, and Rom flew to her side. The vines on him immediately snapped, and Rom slowly stood up. "Sword Saint Reinhard van Astrea!"

Seeing that the atmosphere had calmed down, Natsuki Subaru, who had been sitting to the side, spoke up, "Um, may I say something?"

"?" Everyone looked at him. He had been standing there holding the badge for quite a while. "Emilia, here's the badge for you."

"Ah? Thank you," Emilia hurriedly took it. "Um, thank you so much for your help, but why did you help me like this?"

"Ah, this? Hehehe," Natsuki Subaru said, looking embarrassed, and chuckled softly while cupping his face in his hands.

"Subaru?" Emilia looked at him strangely. Natsuki Subaru looked shy. "Hehehe, I'm shy."

"Alright," Hashirama clapped his hands, "Let's try making a Great Spirit before Ais returns."

"I hope it's still Prometheus," Natsuki Subaru prayed from the side. Hashirama shook his head. "Well, it depends on luck. Who knows what it will be like?"

"Artificial elves?" Emilia's eyes narrowed, and a cat emerged from her hair. "Someone is actually experimenting with creating elves?"

"Just watch," Hashirama raised his hand and channeled his magic, instantly creating a fireball. This time, he added even more to it, and the surrounding sprites flew towards it. Hashirama then reactivated the fire element composition. "Ah, it worked. Subaru, it's your turn again."