My fiancée Yukino

Touka Kirishima agreed, saying, "That's right. Especially when those vampires appear in groups, it's quite troublesome if you're caught off guard, but we managed to resolve it smoothly. It's just a pity that those who have turned into vampires can't be turned back at all; they can only be eliminated."

Luo Bai then said, "After those people were turned into vampires, their personalities changed drastically, becoming extremely ferocious. There was no other way to do this. The most important thing is that we kept the casualties to a minimum. If we hadn't discovered it today, even if it were just one more day, the number of vampires would probably have increased exponentially, and at that point, it wouldn't be so easy to deal with."

With the Stone Mask in existence, transforming vampires is a very easy thing for the Pillar Men; they can easily mass-produce them.

While these vampires may not be as powerful as the Pillar Men, they are still extremely strong for ordinary people, especially given their formidable physical abilities.

The only downside is that it can't face the sun directly.

At this moment, Little Chestnut Hat also came over carrying two plates, on which were placed fruits and various snacks.

"Let's eat something simple first, there will be a late-night snack later."

After putting the things down, Oguri Hat looked at Luo Bai, "Trainer, I looked at the manga and anime again this afternoon to learn more about the Pillar Men and vampires. The battle should have gone quite smoothly for you, right?"

Luo Bai nodded and said, "I encountered that Pillar Man first, but luckily it wasn't Kars I faced, but Santana, the Pillar Man who appeared at the beginning of the story. That guy wasn't very smart, and I used my ultimate move to defeat him before he even understood my abilities."

Then, Luo Bai briefly described the situation when he encountered the Pillar Men.

After hearing that the Pillar Man Santana used the same rib sword as in the original work, but was easily neutralized by Luo Bai, everyone was no longer worried.

Yang Nai nodded and said, "It seems that Xiaobai's flames can easily fight against the Pillar Men and are not corroded by them, so he is very safe."

Luo Bai said with a smile, "That's right, that's exactly the point. After knowing that the opponent couldn't resist my flames, I used my ultimate move to prevent him from escaping."

Unlike those characters in anime and comics who slowly exchange blows with their opponents, Luo Bai would never hesitate to use his full strength immediately if his goal was to eliminate the enemy.

The dead Pillar Men are the good Pillar Men.

After saying that he had burned the Pillar Men to ashes, everyone breathed a small sigh of relief.

We watched JoJo's Bizarre Adventure together this afternoon, and to be fair, unless they forced the other characters to face the sunlight, they really didn't have a way to deal with the Pillar Men.

Fortunately, Luo Bai won, eliminating all potential threats.

Volume 1: Chapter 514 Midnight Snack, The Next Day (2/2)

At nine o'clock in the evening, the late-night snack began.

Tonight's late-night snack is clay pot rice noodles. Since I got back early, Luo Bai helped me make it. She made several flavors for everyone, some spicy and some non-spicy, so everyone can have their favorite.

Each person has a clay pot in front of them.

Everyone happily enjoyed their late-night snack.

Kirishima Touka ate one bite at a time, and soon she had eaten most of the clay pot rice noodles.

Upon seeing this, Luo Bai smiled and asked, "Would you like some more? We still have plenty of rice noodles at home, and lots of toppings too."

Kirishima Touka had long since overcome the shyness she had shown when they first met, and nodded directly, saying, "Then give me another one, I can eat it!"

Although Tendo Kisara also liked this clay pot rice noodle dish, she still couldn't eat another serving.

Looking at Kirishima Touka beside him, Tendo Kisara said, "You really have a good appetite!"

After eating a piece of beef, Kirishima Touka happily said, "Now that I've finally returned to being a normal person, of course I want to enjoy all sorts of delicious food!"

Although it is no longer considered a ghoul in terms of attributes, it has developed the attribute of a glutton after resuming a normal diet.

However, this is actually a good attribute for Kirishima Touka, who has a strong physique. Eating a lot is not a problem for her at all. Combined with her high level of exercise, she can easily digest the food and doesn't have to worry about gaining weight.

Soon, Luo Bai cooked some more rice noodles. Besides Kirishima Touka, Miyu and Oguri Hat each got a serving and happily ate together.

For the two racehorse girls, two servings of clay pot rice noodles were barely enough for a late-night snack.

After eating and drinking their fill, Kirishima Touka and Tendo Kisara did not leave, but accepted the invitation to stay overnight.

While the others went to take a shower, Luo Bai stayed in the living room with Yukino.

While watching the TV program, Yukino leaned against Luo Bai's chest and whispered, "This time a Pillar Man appeared, I wonder what will appear next time."

Stroking Yukino's hair, Luo Bai said, "Don't worry, we've already faced Phase Five, this is nothing. Besides, we still have quite a few top-tier fighters. Not to mention the heads of other branches in Japan, don't forget about my own back home, where there are also many top-tier fighters. Although I don't know much about them, even Thor wouldn't fare well there. So, if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. Moreover, my strength is still steadily improving, so I can definitely protect you all."

Yukino nodded slightly and hugged Luo Bai with a sense of relief.

"However, compared to Pillar Men, I hope that some harmless and cute things will come in the future, such as Pokémon."

Looking at Yukino's shining eyes, Luo Bai also thought of the team she liked to use when playing Pokémon Ziwei.

Magic Masked Cat, Xeno'jiiva, Persian, Incineroar, Espeon, and Mew.

Before Incineroar received the DLC visa, she used Flareon, and had collected all the other Eevee family members, including both normal and shiny ones.

There's no way around it; Yukino, being a hardcore cat lover, plays games this way. She can't help but collect anything with even a hint of cat-like attributes.

At first, it took me almost an hour to get a female Leaf Cat with the right personality.

While Yukino was daydreaming, Luo Bai said, "Pokémon... I wonder if they'll ever appear. But considering the various worlds we've encountered so far, the Pokémon world might actually exist. Even our own world might just be a novel or anime. There might even be more than one work. So, when we can explore the unknown worlds in the future, let's look towards that goal, okay?"

Yukino nodded happily. She had already traveled to several different worlds with Luo Bai and knew that she would definitely have the opportunity to search for the world she wanted to go to in the future. She could just wait patiently.

Turning to look at Hoshino Ai and Shiha, who had just come down from their showers, Luo Bai said with a smile, "Let's go, we should take a shower too. We all agreed to watch a movie together later, but I wonder what they want to see."

"Well, let's go."

.........

The next day, Sunday.

After breakfast, Luo Bai, along with Shinobu Kocho and Kanao, arrived at the base to learn about the outcome of last night's operation.

Those who were turned into vampires because of the appearance of the Pillar Men have all been dealt with. For the ordinary people who died, their families were given certain financial compensation, and the cause of death was made to be an accident. They were also given a body made to look like they were in life and buried.

That's all they could do.

Looking at these action reports and the list of personnel sent out to communicate with the families of the deceased, Luo Bai sighed and said, "That's good, that's all we can do."

Makoto nods: "That's right. We are not gods and cannot reverse life and death. We can only try our best to soothe the pain of the living, but it is actually futile. Also, thank you for your actions last night, which cleanly and efficiently dealt with that Pillar Man."

“It’s my duty. After all, I accepted your invitation and am one of you, aren’t I?” Luo Bai put down the report and smiled at Mato Mokujin. “And luckily it was Santana. He’s not very smart. I was quick enough to take him down. If it were any of the other Pillar Men, it might not have been so easy.”

A smile appeared on Masato Mokuzu's face: "Yes, this is a stroke of luck amidst misfortune. After communicating with other branches in the country and departments around the world, we confirmed that no Pillar Men or vampires appeared in other places. This time, they only appeared here. Now that the vampires have all been dealt with and the Stone Mask has been destroyed, this crisis can be considered resolved."

"It's good that it's over. I was afraid that the same thing would happen in other places. Luckily, it didn't."

Stretching, Luo Bai chatted happily with Makoto Makoto, naturally bringing up the conversation he had with Yukino the previous night.

"Oh? Miss Yukino is looking forward to experiencing the Pokémon world? That's hard to say, because in all the years we've been here, we haven't actually seen the Pokémon world, and no Pokémon creatures have come here. As for whether the Pokémon world even exists, that's hard to say. But judging from our encounter with the Pillar Man yesterday, it probably does exist in some faraway corner of the world, it's just not the right time yet."

Luo Bai was aware of all this, and perhaps he could ask Lucoa or Aqua about the gods on her side, to see if there were any ways to find other worlds.

Volume 1: Chapter 515 Wedding Preparations? (1/2)

After learning about the follow-up to the mission, Luo Bai met Kanroji Mitsuri and Iguro Obanai, who had stayed there the night before, at the base.

After arriving at Shinobu's office, Mitsuri Kanroji happily said, "Everyone, I'm going to order my wedding dress next week. Do you want to come along?"

Obanai Iguro and Mitsuri Kanroji's wedding has been booked to be held at a five-star hotel in Chiba City. The wedding will be a traditional one, not a Western-style one, so the wedding dress will not be a Western-style wedding gown.

Originally, Zhen Tu Huojin suggested holding the event at the base, but in order not to disrupt the base's daily operations and to avoid causing some chaos in setting up the venue, they decided to book a hotel outside instead.

Everyone became interested when they heard that they were going to have a dress made.

Luo Bai smiled and nodded: "Okay, then we'll go together to attend your wedding. We do need to prepare a suitable outfit."

Luo Bai thought back to his wardrobe; he did have a few outfits for formal occasions, but...

Given Yukino and the others' personalities, they'll definitely try to get me to make a new set, and then they'll order one for themselves.

In this respect, Luo Bai had completely anticipated it.

Shinobu Kocho happily replied, "That's wonderful! We're getting married soon. By the way, is the wedding room decorated yet?"

Obanai Iguro nodded and said, "It's almost done. The renovation will be completely finished by the end of March. Then we can buy the remaining furniture, and that's it."

As for the formaldehyde problem after the renovation, it's not a problem for them at all. Not to mention the special devices in the base, Luo Bai and the others who know magic can easily solve it with one or two spells.

Seeing that everyone had agreed, Kanroji Mitsuri clapped her hands happily: "Then it's a date! Let's all go together next Saturday. I've already made a reservation! The shop will take us directly there; there won't be any other customers!"

After making the appointment, Kanroji Mitsuri and Iguro Obanai left first. They planned to go back to buy groceries and then go home to rest, since it was Sunday.

Luo Bai accompanied Shinobu Kocho to handle some work at the medical department, then sparred with Kanao at the training ground for an hour. After having lunch at the base, he returned home.

Because she didn't come back last night, Mai is still filming in Tokyo today and won't be back until around 9 pm.

Little Chestnut Hat and Rice Bath naturally went to Treson for training. The training schedule is now very tight, leaving them little time to relax.

As soon as Luo Bai entered the house, he saw Shi Yu, Yukino, and Hoshino Ai coming downstairs in their pajamas, each holding a cat that had just been bathed and dried.

"came back?"

After cuddling the cat for a while, Yukino put it on the ground and came over to Luo Bai, hanging his coat on the hanger.

Luo Bai asked with a smile, "Have you finished bathing the cats?"

Shiyu walked over, smiling and nodding: "As lively as ever, so we changed our clothes after washing up. Is everything alright at the base?"

Picking up the chubby orange cat that had run to his feet, Luo Bai said, "Yes, the follow-up work is proceeding in an orderly manner. However, there is one other thing. Next Saturday, let's go together to accompany Mi Li and her husband to order wedding dresses. We can also take a look and see if we want to order a dress for our wedding."

This was the first time Luo Bai had told everyone about this, and the girls were all excited after hearing it, discussing the wedding information they already knew.

Sitting down on the sofa in the living room, Luo Bai said, "Specifically, all I know is that the wedding is a traditional Japanese wedding, not a Western one, and most of the Demon Slayer Corps members will be coming, including Kagaya Ubuyashiki and his family."

"Oh! That's really lively!"

Yang said happily, "I never went there during the Taisho era, so I don't know how it is now."

Luo Bai said, "Regarding this, apart from helping to eliminate the Demon King Kibutsuji Muzan and other guys who are a threat to the human race, the organization will not interfere with the development of the times. Moreover, given the strength of the Ubuyashiki family, as Masato Kakuzu said, their industrial transformation is going very smoothly, and the members of the Demon Slayer Corps are all living a stable life, so there is no need to worry about this."

In terms of wealth, the Ubushiki family during the Taisho era could easily be considered as wealthy as a country. Moreover, the Ubushiki family was extremely good at hiding themselves, and since their goal had always been to eliminate the Demon King, they did not attract much attention from the outside world. The general public did not know much about the Ubushiki family, and many of their businesses never revealed that they belonged to the Ubushiki family.

This approach also has its advantages, namely, it greatly conceals oneself, including the Ghost Killer, allowing one to fight the Ghost King and numerous evil spirits in secret.

Now that peace has been restored, the incorporation of so many capable members of the Demon Slayer Corps into the Ubuyashiki family's businesses has further enhanced the company's strength.

It's truly unimaginable how the Ubuyashiki family will develop in the future.

Hoshino Ai took out her phone and searched for a bit, then widened her eyes and said, "The Taisho era... I'm quite interested, but I guess I wouldn't be able to get used to it if I went there."

Hoshino Ai's words were met with unanimous agreement from everyone.

The same goes for Shinobu Kocho and the others.

Shinobu Kocho nodded and smiled, saying, "There's no way around it. Modern society is just too convenient. After living here for a while, I definitely wouldn't be used to going back to my old life."

"It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. That's the principle, and it's human nature. It's perfectly normal."

With her hands behind her neck as a pillow, Luo Bai smiled and said, "If we have the ability to enjoy a better life, of course we should enjoy it to the fullest, and we haven't wasted any. By the way, what are we having for dinner tonight? Do we have enough food at home?"

Yukino nodded and said, "We went to the supermarket this morning and bought groceries."

As soon as Yukino finished speaking, Hoshino Ai raised her hand: "I want to drink milk tea!"

"..."

Luo Bai looked at the girl and poked her forehead. "Why didn't you send a message in advance? I could have brought it with me when I came back. It's too slow to order takeout here now that it's cold. I'll go out and buy it. What would you like to drink? I'll take a look."

After tallying down the milk tea preferences of everyone, Luo Bai grabbed his car keys and prepared to head out.

"Luo Jun, wait for me!"

Shi Yu mentioned it briefly, then hurriedly went upstairs to change her clothes, waved to everyone, and set off with Luo Bai.

Volume 1: Chapter 516 Going Out to Buy Afternoon Tea (2/2)

After driving the car out of the villa, Luo Bai asked Shi Yu in the passenger seat, "Why did you decide to come out with me?"

Sitting happily in the passenger seat, Shiyu replied, "I just wanted to go out for a bit. I saw that no one else was planning to go out, so I decided to come out too. Also, I didn't go with Yukino and the others when they went out to buy groceries this morning; I was writing at home. So, since we were going out to buy milk tea, I thought I'd go with you, Luojun. By the way, what do you think of this new lipstick shade I bought?"

Seeing that there were no cars ahead, Luo Bai turned his head and glanced at the girl who was approaching.

Her lips were rosy from applying lipstick, and the bright color really suited Shi Yu. It was just a pity that Luo Bai was driving, so it wasn't appropriate for him to lean in and kiss her.

Luo Bai smiled and said, "It's very pretty and suits you very well. When did you buy this lipstick? I've never heard you mention it before."

Shi Yu squinted her eyes and said, "I bought it a few days ago after school when I was shopping with my classmates. They all thought it was too expensive, but I don't care about that. As long as it looks good, that's fine with me."

Hearing Shi Yu's words, Luo Bai tilted his head helplessly.

"That's true, after all, not everyone is a rich woman like you."

"Hmph, aren't you going to ask how much it costs?"