Zongman, can you be immortal with me for the rest of your life?

The waiter was a little embarrassed.

Kirito noticed nothing and didn't move his fork.

Only Kazuma and Chris had no reaction and started eating casually.

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Chapter 231: Crooked-mouthed Xiangzi.

After more than ten minutes, an exciting news was heard in the cabin.

"Everyone! Good news! Several heroes have brought back communication equipment from the island. Our current leader, General Nakiri of the Totsuki Corporation, has already contacted Japan! And even before Ganryu Island received the news, they had already sent out ships to search for us. They've tracked down our location before we lost contact! And the location of the Zetsu! They're not too far away from us now, we're saved!"

As the news came out, many people's tense nerves relaxed instantly, and crying and hysterical screams rang out one after another.

"Who on earth was it that fought on the shore for more than ten hours straight, and we didn't react like this?"

Kazuma picked up a piece of fish fillet, dipped it in mayonnaise, and stuffed it into his mouth. While chewing, he complained somewhat dissatisfiedly about the cheers that could be heard through the door.

"Well...I understand."

Kirito also had his food removed and only served some fruits that would go bad if not eaten. He was currently eating grapes.

"Come to think of it, I ate so much this time too. After the main course, there was dessert. I really won't run around this time. I need to rest for at least a week after returning to Tokyo! A week!"

Kazuma emphasized that he hadn't had any rest this time.

“Necessary rest is also the spice of life.”

Xiangzi took a sip from the teacup and agreed with what Kazuma said. It seemed that she wanted to relax.

Just as a few people were chatting, there was a knock on the door.

"Excuse me, it's me, Erina Nakiri."

"come in."

In the end, Erina still had to confirm the situation on the island.

Erina couldn't be as relaxed as before. She stood stiffly beside the table and closed the door.

"They all want me to confirm the situation on the island and what exactly happened. But if you are not comfortable revealing it, I can also explain it to them."

"What's the situation? There were thousands of those little dwarfs and one big guy, and now they're all dead. Hayami Katsumasa is also dead, that's it."

Kerry gave her a brief explanation.

Erina's face twitched. This was a little too brief.

"Well... this is a personal question of mine. I want to ask, are those dwarves with blades appearing on their bodies... the product of some kind of experiment, or...?"

Erina, are you still suffering from chuunibyou?

"Just think of it as a monster that looks like a human."

Kerry replied to her again.

"I see... By the way, there are some people outside who want to see you. If it's inconvenient, I've turned them down for you."

"You ask someone to make a list, and we'll see what happens."

"Okay. I'll be leaving first then."

The other party's usual attitude actually made Erina feel a little relieved. She replied in a businesslike manner and turned to walk to the door.

Take a deep breath.

"Thank you so much for this time. I'm sorry for causing you trouble with my invitation."

After saying that, she quickly opened and closed the door and left.

It turns out that I said so much just to express my gratitude, but it feels quite awkward.

Soon after she left, some people made lists, some wanted to meet all of them, and some just wanted to meet a certain person.

Without a doubt, the person at the top of the list was the little old man Tokugawa Mitsunari who was rescued and not dead.

But everyone ignored him splendidly.

"Hey hey hey! What does Miss Ito Nakasho want to see me alone for?"

Kazuma laughed evilly, but he didn't agree.

Instead, Xiangzi and Kirito both checked the boxes on the list.

As for the other merchants, they had no intention of meeting these people unless they had some supernatural needs.

In the final analysis, these people simply thought they had bargaining chips to show for themselves and hoped to communicate with Kerry and others, or simply maintained the basic qualities of businessmen who knew one or two people from any walk of life and hoped to make friends with them.

Kerry and his men didn't want to waste time with them.

If they come to them with a problem, they will go no matter who the other party is. If the other party is poor, they will help, but if the other party is rich, they will ask for a huge sum of money.

And no matter whether they are the ones they invited or not, they will only do things according to their own standards.

[Kiritani Kazuto: This list includes my family and friends, but in order to not stand out, I hope to see more people. They should recognize me.]

In fact, she was originally planning to meet these people alone in his room, but she really didn't want to waste time alone with those people who he only invited to cover up, so she wanted Kerry and others to help her talk together.

Xiangzi, who was pursing her lips and had a round face, was relieved when she saw the message sent by Kirito.

In fact, she was just struggling with this problem. She knew she couldn't escape, so she decided to meet her grandfather and make peace.

But she also didn't want them to be so conspicuous. However, with her personality, she couldn't take the initiative to bother everyone, so she was always struggling with it.

But now that Kirito had spoken, she might as well go along with it.

【Toyokawa Shoko: Me too】

Kazuma and Keri exchanged glances.

Sato Kazuma: No problem. Kirito, you have to help me defeat the early stages of AOL when you get back.

[Chris: Treat me to a sundae when we get back]

【Kiritani Kazuto: Enough】

Xiangzi narrowed his eyes and smiled. They are all very gentle people.

After agreeing, there will naturally be some people who don’t know what they are talking about.

The first thing he said was that there was a vice-president of some association in Tokyo who wanted everyone to sign up as a member and donate money to the association. He also said that there was a small shop in Akasaka and he hoped everyone would visit it when they had time to express their gratitude.

These are still relatively subtle, but some are even more incomprehensible.

They start by offering something they think is tempting, or more straightforward gifts such as houses, cars, or offer to fund their just causes.

Kerry, who was interested in providing funding, did not object. Since you said you were funding a just cause, we will assume that you really are funding a just cause. Don't even think about asking us to do anything for you. When the time comes, find a trustworthy person to set up a foundation and donate directly to organizations such as those that rescue kidnapped people or poor children.

Most of the people refused other gifts.

However, because a few people were stubborn, these things became even more appealing. Perhaps sometimes people's complexity is impossible to sort out.

After sending these people away, it was finally the turn of the more special people.

The first is Xiangzi’s grandfather.

As the waiter opened the door, Xiangzi's grandfather glanced nervously at the four people behind the door, and finally his gaze stopped on Xiangzi who was sitting on his right.

He was not in a hurry to reveal his identity, but instead gave Xiangzi a tentative look.

232

Chapter 232: This one is even more heavyweight.

Noticed the gaze coming towards me.

Xiangzi took a breath.

Finally, I suppressed my thoughts.

【Toyokawa Shoko: This is my grandpa】

Xiangzi introduced himself to the people around him.

But she thought everyone knew it, because when they were checking the names, Fengchuan was quite conspicuous.

There is nothing to be ashamed of when you are surrounded by undead brothers who share life and death with you.

No one reacted strongly to this answer.

It's just that Kazuma's expression is strange.

After all, several people had been to Xiangzi and her father's rental house.

It doesn't look like a place where a family that can come on this ship can live.

Could it be that my teammate is not the kind of newspaper delivery girl who has to work and go to school at the same time, but a real young lady?

In reality, Xiangzi responded by looking at Mr. Toyokawa and nodded.

Seeing Xiangzi nod, the old man was relieved.

He sat down opposite a few people nervously. Seeing that they had no intention of talking, he still adhered to the social skills of a businessman and took the lead in introducing himself, and then turned the topic to Xiangzi.

"...Xiangzi, what happened after you left home?"

"Oblivionis!"

Suddenly, a word came out of Xiangzi's mouth, which surprised the old man opposite.

Then Xiangzi spoke again.

"Call me Oblivionis."

Ah this...

Old man Fengchuan rubbed his hands with an embarrassed look on his face, but still tentatively repeated the string of English words.

"Obli...Okay, can you tell me what happened to you?"

If he had not seen the horrific scene on the deck, he would probably have still put on the attitude of an older generation entrepreneur, angrily scolding his granddaughter for what she was doing and asking her to go home with him or explain what she had done.

But there was no way now. If he hadn't heard this familiar voice again up close, he would have suspected that he had recognized the wrong person.

After all, in his impression, Xiangzi should still be the clumsy young lady who is well protected by her family.

"I'm doing fine, there's no need for you to worry. Please don't get involved with me in the future. I wasted a lot of time agreeing to meet you."

I don’t know which sentence offended Xiangzi, but Xiangzi’s tone became cold.

Hearing Xiangzi's aggressive words, Lao Deng felt a little dissatisfied and felt very embarrassed.

Then he frowned and his tone became hurried.

"Xiangzi...Ob...I know my words that day might have been a bit harsh. I apologize if they made you sad."

So what if he was dissatisfied? The people in front of him even refused to see Tokugawa. He had no face here.

At this moment, the old man felt an inexplicable emotion.

Why in the world is there such a thing as a granddaughter who ran away, developed on her own for a few months, and then became someone she had to obey?

In the past 15 years, I didn't think Xiangzi had any special talents other than music! Not to mention that this seems to be purely about combat. Is it the Toyokawa family that is limiting your development?

"There's nothing to apologize for. It was my own choice."

If it were in private, Xiangzi would actually be more easygoing, but her teammates were also around, and Xiangzi's personality made her more likely to defend her dignity the more people were around.

Listening to Xiangzi who seemed to be about to end the conversation, the old man felt a little uneasy.

But he did not give up. In addition to personal concern to a large extent, if his family could connect with the group that Xiangzi was currently in, it might also be an opportunity to go further.

The Toyokawa family was not a long-established wealthy family, but rather became prosperous starting from his generation.

Therefore, if there is a chance to continue while he is still alive, or if there is someone to succeed him, he would do so... and he also did not intend to completely cut off contact with his granddaughter.

Before, all he was thinking about was waiting for Xiangzi to be unable to bear it anymore, so that she could give up the dignity created by her childish temper and come back honestly.

Now he is willing to respect Xiangzi's temper and only hopes that she can come back.

"Xiangzi, blood is thicker than water after all. No matter what happened to you, we are a family. You are welcome back home. And your father, I was also forced by the situation at that time. If you want, you can come back with him."

The Japanese also say "blood is thicker than water", but it becomes a long sentence to express the meaning.