The shuttle in the second dimension

　After Yamaguchi and John left the room, Aritagi looked at Lin Xuan and asked, "Now can you tell me what happened, Lin Xuan?"

　"actually……"

Chapter 28

　"What!!! You said the daughter of the Black Iron Family's Patriarch was beaten!!!!" In the room, Arita Mu's roar suddenly rang out. Arita Mu looked at Lin Xuan angrily, and the finger he pointed at him was shaking with anger.

　"It's not really a fight. I just tapped his wrist lightly with the back of the knife, causing it to swell up a little bit. It's just a minor injury, and the redness and swelling will go away on its own in no time." Lin Xuan helplessly scratched his ear, looking at the angry Aritagi with some impatience, and defended himself.

　"Isn't that still considered a fight?!" Looking at Lin Xuan with a headache, Aritamu suddenly felt that agreeing to let his master take Lin Xuan with him was a mistake. Now was a crucial stage in the negotiations between his master and the head of the Kurogane family, and his own bodyguard had beaten the other party's daughter. What kind of thing was this?

　And the most important thing is that Tian Mu has no way to deal with Lin Xuan now. If Lin Xuan is a bodyguard hired by him, it would be fine, but Lin Xuan was sent by the [Liberation Army], so it is not easy to touch him. Once he is touched, he has to consider whether more people from the [Liberation Army] will be involved. In that case, Tian Daogong and his original hiding will be completely scrapped, which is not worth the loss.

　At this time, Lin Xuan seemed to be pissing off Arita Mu and said calmly, "Don't expect me to go back and apologize. It's impossible. So don't waste your breath trying to persuade me."

　"You!!!" Arita Mu really wanted to slap Lin Xuan to death.

　"It's impossible for me to apologize for this matter, even if you let John and Shanguxiu force me in front of the eldest lady of the Heitie family. But wait, I will go and have a good talk with the eldest lady in person. The worst that can happen is that you can just put all the responsibility on me and fire me." Lin Xuan said with a frown.

　"If only things were as simple as you think." Aritagi sighed and continued, "Besides, how are you going to talk to that young lady? This is the Kurogane family, not a park where you can walk around casually. And--"

　Seeing that Aritagi was about to continue talking, Lin Xuan seemed to be unable to bear Aritagi's chattering. He curled his lips and said impatiently, "You are so annoying, Aritagi!!"

　"What did you say?!" Arita Mu's face darkened upon hearing Lin Xuan's impatient words. But before he could react, he saw Lin Xuan's azure eyes, like two brilliant crystals, emitting a dreamy light. As that dreamy light fell on Arita Mu, he froze.

　彳

　What Lin Xuan is using now is nothing else but the power of [Capricorn's Eye Crystal] simulated through [The Origin Above All Things] - mental control.

　Because some of the abilities of [Above the Origin of All Things] were sealed, the power of the simulated [Capricorn Eye Crystal] was also limited, unlike the original one. However, it was enough to deal with Aritagi. Besides, Lin Xuan did not need to completely control Aritagi. It was enough to temporarily dominate his mind and tamper with his thoughts.

　"Tsk—I didn't want to use this." Lin Xuan glanced at the dazed Aritagi, his expression slightly unhappy. Originally, Lin Xuan hadn't wanted to use the power of the [Capricorn Eye Crystal] on this mission. But things had come to this point. If Lin Xuan didn't use it, Aritagi would definitely make him feel bad, so Lin Xuan didn't care about anything else.

　"Forget it, since I've already used it, I might as well ask more about other things, so that I don't have to spend a lot of effort to eavesdrop on your conversation." Lin Xuan whispered with a slight raise of his lips.

　A few minutes later, Aritagi walked out of the room with a gloomy face. John and the others, who had wanted to ask something, swallowed their words after seeing Aritagi's gloomy face. In the end, they could only watch Aritagi's back in silence.

　"It seems that the butler is not in a good mood. Could it be that Lin Xuan contradicted him?" John asked uncertainly with a twitch of his lips.

　"You ask me, but who should I ask? Let's go in and take a look. Anyway, this matter is no longer our business. How to solve it is the business of the housekeeper and Lin Xuan. We'd better just watch from the side." With a slight sigh, Shanguxiu said helplessly.

　"That's true." Nodding, John walked into the room.

　As soon as he entered the room, John saw Lin Xuan lying leisurely on the sofa.

　"The butler didn't look very happy when he left just now. It seemed that your conversation was not very harmonious." John asked, sitting on the sofa not far from Lin Xuan.

　"Hmm~~~~~" After hearing John's question, Lin Xuan half opened his eyes and said disapprovingly, "Don't bother with him. I've never seen the housekeeper look in a good mood."

　John "..."

　Shan Guxiu "..."

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　Kurogane Shizuku was waiting, waiting for the boy who had hit her wrist with the back of a knife until it was red and swollen, to apologize to her and admit that it was not her fault, but his. But she waited for a long time, but the boy did not want to apologize. However, Kurogane Shizuku did not express disappointment or anger, but joy.

　For this matter, she specifically asked her servants to inquire about the news. According to what they saw, the butler of the Tian Dao family seemed to have a very unhappy expression after talking with their bodyguard, as if something had happened to make him angry.

　From this information, the eight-year-old Kurogane Jushiku deduced that Lin Xuan had fallen out with his superior, the Tian Dao family's steward, over Lin Xuan's teaching him a lesson. Since the Tian Dao family's steward hadn't brought the little boy named Lin Xuan to apologize, it was clear that the steward hadn't convinced Lin Xuan to submit and apologize.

　"Will he be the person I have always been looking for? The one worthy of my respect, the one who allows me to not have to associate with those boring and dirty adults, the one who allows me to be a different person?" In the room, Kurogane Jushizuku murmured.

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　"A new day." Lin Xuan said with some emotion as he opened his sleepy eyes. He sat up lazily, reached out to tidy up the messy hair on his head, and suddenly said.

　"Come in, Liliana~~~~"

　Outside the door, Liliana, who was about to knock on the door, paused and reached for the door handle with her hand.

　"So early? I thought you would come later." Lin Xuan said with a smile after looking at the time on the clock. He did not have any airs of a king. Instead, his tone was full of casualness, like a chat between friends.

　"As the King's Knight..."

　“Stop, stop, stop!!!!” Shrugging helplessly, looking at Liliana with a serious face, Lin Xuan seemed to have no other choice but to smile bitterly twice.

　"Didn't I tell you yesterday? Stop calling me 'King'. Wouldn't it be better to just call me by my name?"

　"but····"

　stare------

　"But·····"

　stare------

　"I······"

　stare--------

　"I understand~~~~" Finally, Liliana was defeated by Lin Xuan's close gaze.

　It seemed that he got the result he wanted. Lin Xuan's eyes, which were originally not open, narrowed to a tiny slit. If you didn't look carefully, you would really think they were closed.

　"That's right, you're so good~~~~"

　He casually poured himself a cup of water, slightly opened his eyes that were about to close, and said, "Go and get ready, Liliana. I'm going out soon. Is ten minutes enough for you?"

　"That's enough,...Lin...Xuan." Liliana still spoke a little awkwardly as she hadn't gotten used to calling Lin Xuan's name directly.

　"Well, that's it for now," Lin Xuan replied after taking a sip of boiled water.

　······Requesting flowers·······

　"This is the last one. I hope you won't let me down again~~~~~" Looking at the ruins not far ahead, Lin Xuan said a little tiredly. This is the last known relic related to Chronos. If there is no response here, then it can be said that Lin Xuan can pack up and leave.

　"···Lin Xuan, do you really want to..."

　Waving his hand, signaling Liliana to stop talking, Lin Xuan said with a smile, "Don't try to persuade me anymore. Besides, this is the last one. There's no reason for me not to go in and try it. But you, if you really succeed, remember to protect yourself and don't get too close to the center of the battle. You are my only knight."

　"I understand. I will protect myself well. I also wish you good luck in martial arts."

　"Thank you for your good wishes~~~ Then I'm leaving." Lin Xuan waved his hand, holding the stone in his hand, and walked towards the ruins. After learning some of Lin Xuan's purpose this time, he found that the people in the local world consciously evacuated the crowd around the ruins, leaving this area uninhabited. This made Lin Xuan feel that these guys were quite capable.

　"Okay, don't let me down again." Looking at the temple ruins in front of him that exuded an ancient atmosphere, the ancient pillars still stood on this vast land, but Lin Xuan had no time to appreciate the surrounding ruins full of historical traces. Instead, he walked straight to the center of the ruins.

　"This feeling~~~~could it be~~~~" Looking at the stone in his hand that was gradually becoming smooth and almost like a slate, Lin Xuan's words were filled with uncontrollable joy.

　The divinity that was originally very weak in the stone gradually began to strengthen, and it seemed to have no upper limit, and it kept growing without any signs of stopping.

　"Could it be you, Chronos~~~~" He continued to walk towards the center of the ruins, and the divinity contained in the stone in his hand was constantly increasing. When Lin Xuan reached the central area of ​​the ruins, the divinity on the stone also reached its peak.

　Looking at the stone in his hand that was already emitting a faint glow, the corners of his mouth slowly opened up. He did not make any unnecessary movements. All he did was to emit his own aura, the aura of a godslayer, the one who killed gods.

　The divinity on the stone seemed to be affected by the aura of the godslayer on Lin Xuan. The originally faint light began to change, and the brightness began to change significantly.

　"Oh~~~~Are you stimulated?"

　"Are you stimulated by just this?" Looking at the stone in his hand, Lin Xuan sneered, "But, it's not enough. Just this isn't enough."

　"I am the Lord of Soldiers, controlling all the soldiers in the world and holding the title of God of War. All I seek in my life is war. As long as the war continues, I will not perish." Words containing infinite fighting spirit continued to pour out of his mouth, and power, as if it could tear the sky and split the earth, began to fill every part of his body.

　The breath of power and the breath of the godslayer began to fill the ruins.

　"Crack—crack—" a sound like something cracking began to be heard.

　I saw that the stone in Lin Xuan's hand began to be covered with tiny cracks, and the stone seemed to sense the danger and seemed to want to resist, but it was useless and was still held in Lin Xuan's hand.

　"Crack——" Suddenly, a crisp cracking sound was heard, and along with the cracking sound was a beam of light shooting up into the sky, a beam of light that seemed to pierce the sky.

　"You're finally here, Chronos~~~~~" Laughter mixed with joy and fighting spirit began to spread in the ruins.

Chapter 30 Untitled

　Two petite figures sat side by side on the guardrail, gazing into the distance. ★Magazine★ These two petite figures were Lin Xuan and Kurogane Jushizuku.

　"Hey, Miss, what are you doing here? Let me make it clear first, I will not apologize to you for what happened before." Lin Xuan said, glancing at Kurogane Jushizuku beside him.

　In response to Lin Xuan's question, Kurogane Jushizuku didn't answer, but instead murmured to herself, "You're different from the others."

　"Huh!? Different?" Lin Xuan was a little confused by what Kurogane Jushizuku said, and he didn't know what she wanted to say.

　"In the face of power, you won't watch others distort the truth, nor will you be like those dirty adults who easily allow mistakes to happen. You are more real and cleaner than those people." Kurogane Jushizuku said, gently shaking her snow-white legs.

　"Is it true?" Lin Xuan murmured as if laughing at himself, "Maybe."

　"Hmm?" In response to Lin Xuan's self-deprecating tone, Kurogane Jushiku tilted her head in confusion, not knowing what Lin Xuan meant.

　However, Lin Xuan had no intention of answering Heite Zhushi's doubts, but looked into the distance with a slightly distracted look.

　After a long pause, Lin Xuan spoke. "Actually, if it wasn't you who made the mistake that day, but someone else, I wouldn't have acted that way, nor would I have told that person they were wrong. So, the reason I acted that day wasn't because I thought what you did was wrong, but because you were wrong."

　"Eh!?" Tilting her little head, Kurogane Jushiku looked at Lin Xuan in confusion. It was obvious that Lin Xuan's answer had plunged Kurogane Jushiku into another state of confusion.

　Seeing Kurogane Jushizuku's puzzled expression, Lin Xuan shook his head and said, "When I met you, I could see from your eyes that you disliked humans and were indifferent to everything." As if sighing, Lin Xuan continued, "Your indifference to everything reminded me of my sister. Back then, she was even more indifferent to everything than you are now because of some bad memories. So, I don't want you to continue making mistakes. At least, I don't want to see you continue making those wrong things in front of me."

　"Sister, do you have a sister?"

　"Yes, but I can't see her for the time being. Sometimes I miss her quite a lot." As if remembering something happy, Lin Xuan raised the corners of his mouth and said with a little joy.

　"Is that so—" Although Kurogane Jujuku knew from Lin Xuan that he wasn't the kind of person she was looking for, he was still someone she respected, someone she didn't dislike. So, she wanted to follow him and keep him by her side.

　"Hey - why don't you come work for the Kurogane family? If you agree, I can tell my father and he will definitely agree."

　"Hmm!?" Lin Xuan was a little surprised by Kurogane Jushizuku's sudden invitation. "Why?"

　"This way I don't have to hang out with those boring adults, and I can also become a unique person." Kurogane Jushizuku expressed her thoughts without hesitation.

　"I see~~~ Although I really want to agree, I still have to refuse you."

　"Why? What's wrong with coming to work for the Kurogane family? At least it's much better than your current situation, isn't it?" Kurogane Zhushiku expressed strong doubts about Lin Xuan's refusal. She didn't understand why Lin Xuan rejected her.

　"You will understand it later, Miss Heitie." Lin Xuan said thoughtfully, raising his eyebrows slightly.

　"Later? Why don't you tell me now?" Although she has been very smart since she was a child, it cannot change the fact that Kurogane Shuzuku is just an eight-year-old child. She doesn't understand why Lin Xuan doesn't tell her the reason now.

　However, Lin Xuan's response to Kurogane Jushizuku's doubts was still the same.

　"You'll understand later, Miss Kurogane."