Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

When an extraordinary expert jumps into the sea, naturally no one worries about Li Xin's safety; they are simply wondering what Li Xin is up to.

Li Xin swung his fists, and boundless cold air surged forth, freezing the sea surface and spreading rapidly. In the blink of an eye, the ice layer expanded for several miles, resembling a small island.

Li Xin landed on the ice floe and said to the people on the ship, "This ice layer is at least several meters thick, enough to withstand a normal battle. If you don't mind the slippery ice, let's have the competition here."

Seeing Li Xin show off his skills again, everyone was still amazed. Fim paused for a moment, then immediately said, "As long as the players have no objections, then I have no objections either."

The fighters looked at each other, and most of them agreed. Some who disagreed, seeing that everyone else agreed and considering that the arena was created by Li Xin, also agreed.

Since all the participating fighters have agreed, and the organizer, Fim, has also expressed his agreement, the "DOA" tournament can naturally proceed.

Before the match began, all the fighters reached a consensus: Li Xin should withdraw from the match. No, to be precise, he shouldn't even come up to fight. Anyone who encountered Li Xin in a match should automatically concede defeat. They shouldn't let Li Xin make a move, since everyone's small bodies couldn't withstand the torment of an extraordinary powerhouse.

Even Li Jian, a member of Li Xin's clan who desperately wanted to fight Li Xin, completely gave up the idea of ​​fighting him at this moment.

Why fight Li Xin? What's the point? Besides humiliating yourself, you'll gain nothing. What's the point of fighting?

And so, before the "DOA" competition was even over, the winner had already been decided, but that wasn't what Li Xin was concerned about right now.

After the match resumed, Li Xin approached Xia, who hadn't started yet, and said to her, "Xia, come here, I have something to tell you."

"Ok?"

Xia was a little puzzled. Why did he have to say it at this time? But she couldn't refuse Li Xin's request, so she walked up to him and asked, "Xin, what's wrong?"

"It's about you and Ayane."

Li Xin said to Xia.

"If you want me to throw the game and let Ayane win... Ashin, even if that's your request, I won't agree to it."

Kasumi glanced at Ayane and said.

Ayane's low spirits instantly lifted, and she became angry. She said, "Who asked you to go easy on me? If I'm going to win, I'll win fair and square! It's not like you, who just hides behind Lord Hayate!"

"Who's hiding behind their brother? You're the one who's been hiding behind Ashin all along!"

Seeing that Xia and Ayane were arguing again, and even seemed about to come to blows, Li Xin felt a headache coming on. He then separated the two and said to Xia and Ayane, "Please be quiet for now."

When Li Xin spoke, Ayane and Kasumi could only temporarily put aside their dispute and quietly watch him.

"Kasumi, you and Ayane are sisters."

Li Xin didn't beat around the bush and directly told Xia about the relationship between Ayane and Xia.

"Who's her sister? We were close for a while when we were kids, but we've broken off all ties!"

Xia raised her head and said.

Li Xin couldn't help but rub his forehead: "I'm not saying you're like sisters, but that you two are related by blood, you're biological sisters."

"what?"

Kasumi paused for a moment, then immediately turned to look at Ayane, only to find that Ayane remained silent, offering neither rebuttal nor denial.

Seeing Xia's shocked expression, Li Xin knew that Xia probably couldn't accept the result for a while, so he said to Xia, "If you don't believe me, you can ask Jifeng for confirmation. He knows everything."

Xia staggered for a moment, but quickly regained her balance and immediately turned and ran towards the cruise ship.

She was going to find her brother to verify the truth of the matter!

Chapter 705 There is a kind of love called letting go

In a storage room at the bottom of the ship's hold, Gale was interrogating Raida: "Raida, where did you hide the 'Sky-Splitting Swift Lightning Kill' manual? Tell me, and I might let you die a little easier. Otherwise, you're a ninja too, you should know what ninjas do!"

This time, the purpose of Jifeng's help in dealing with Donovan was not only to avenge himself, but also to retrieve the "Sky-Splitting Swift Thunder Kill" manual that had been stolen by Lei Dao.

"Thunderbolt Slash" is a closely guarded secret technique of the "Mist Illusion Heavenly God Stream" Heavenly God Sect. The manual must not be allowed to fall into the wrong hands. After capturing Lei Dao, Ji Feng searched his body and room, but could not find the manual of "Thunderbolt Slash". He had no choice but to interrogate him.

Faced with Gale's threat, Lei Dao remained indifferent. He said, "The victor is king, the loser is villain. I have nothing to say about losing to that extraordinary expert, but you, a little brat from the Zi Dian family, are not worthy of my reply."

Although his meridians were sealed and he was unable to use his power, Lei Dao still maintained an arrogant demeanor, showing disdain for Ji Feng, his defeated opponent.

Hayate was not angered by Raido's words. Instead, he ordered his ninjas to inflict more pain on Raido. Ninja punishments were enough to make the dead speak, let alone Raido.

Facing the terrifying torture instruments that Gale's men had brought out, Lei Dao revealed a contemptuous smile: "When your uncle was playing with these things, you were still breastfeeding in your mother's arms! Speaking of which, your mother was truly a good woman; it's a pity she was paired with that Zi Dian guy!"

Upon hearing Lei Dao insult his parents, Ji Feng finally flew into a rage. He snatched the torture instruments from his subordinates, ready to personally give Lei Dao a severe beating so that he would regret saying such things.

Suddenly, Xia burst in. Jifeng was taken aback, put down the torture instruments, and said, "Xia, weren't you outside competing? What are you doing here?"

Does that mean you encountered a strong opponent and were defeated early in the competition, so you came to me for comfort?

Gale thought to himself.

But what Kasumi said next made Hayate's heart skip a beat: "Brother, Shin said that Ayane is my sister, what's going on!"

Jifeng quickly said, "Xia, let's go outside to talk!"

Seeing Hayate's behavior, Kasumi knew that Ayane was indeed her sister. She let Hayate pull her away, and when they reached a secluded corner, Kasumi finally couldn't hold back and asked Hayate, "Brother, what's going on? Ayane, is she... is she Father's illegitimate daughter?"

Li Xin said that Lingyin was Xia's younger sister. Xia's first thought was naturally that her father was having affairs outside the village and had an illegitimate daughter, and that the other woman might even be a married woman in the village.

Well, it's Japan after all, and Shinobu Village is a village of "ninjas," so it's not surprising.

After hesitating for a moment, Hayate finally decided to tell Kasumi the truth: "No, Ayane is Raido's daughter."

"Raido? You mean the Raido who betrayed the Ninja Village and injured you?"

Kasumi was taken aback. Ayane was Raido's daughter, so how could she be her sister...?

Hayate took a deep breath and said to Kasumi, "Ayane... is the child born from our mother's rape by Raido. She is our half-sister."

Hearing Hayate's words, Kasumi felt as if she had been struck by lightning. She would rather Ayane be Zidian's illegitimate daughter than have her born in this way...

Jifeng sighed, "Ayane should have been aborted before she was born, but her mother said the child was innocent and insisted on giving birth to her. Her father agreed, but he wouldn't allow her mother to acknowledge her, so she was given to outsiders to raise from a young age."

Kasumi lowered her head and asked in a trembling voice, "Does Ayane know about this?"

Hayate replied, "Ayane joined the Overlord's Gate when she was nine years old. She should have known about it then."

Nine years old...

At this point in time, Xia suddenly understood many things.

Ayane is Raido's child, which is why the villagers dislike her so much. As a result, no one played with her when she was young. That's why Ayane suddenly started to hate herself so much one day!

Thinking back to how she used to show off to Ayane the clothes her mother made for her, the dishes her mother cooked for her, and the hair her mother styled for her...

How could I be such a bastard!

Xia was crying as she punched her head, but a hand grabbed her.

"Will doing this improve your relationship with Ayane?"

Li Xin asked Xia.

"Then what should I do..."

Xia looked up, her pretty little face streaked with tears, looking utterly disheveled.

"Let's go see Ayane."

Li Xin said to Xia, "She probably has a lot to say to you too."

Xia hesitated. She was too ashamed to see Ayane, but then she quickly realized that if she didn't go to see Ayane and explain things to her, her relationship with Ayane would never progress.

"I understand."

Xia is a girl who dares to love and hate, and is very proactive. After realizing what she should do, she quickly ran outside.

"Thank you, Ashin-san."

Hayate said slowly, "Over the years, I've always wanted to mend the relationship between Kasumi and Ayane, but..."

"Aren't you the leader of the Heavenly God Sect? Why don't you bring Ayane home?"

Li Xin questioned.

If it weren't for Hayate's inaction as an older brother, Kasumi and Ayane would have been able to recognize each other long ago, and Ayane wouldn't have had to suffer so much.

"I...this..."

Jifeng looked troubled and said, "Although I am the head of the Heavenly God Sect, my father is the head of the 'Mist Illusion Heavenly God Stream' family. I cannot disobey my father's orders."

"What sect leader or clan head? Aren't you the leader of Shinobi Village?"

Li Xin couldn't help but say.

"Theoretically, yes."

Hayate explained, “Theoretically speaking, the leader of the Tenjin Sect is the leader of the Ninja Village, but in reality, the head of the ‘Mist Illusion Tenjin Style’ is. My father was unable to take on the role of leader due to his injuries, so he passed the leadership of the Tenjin Sect to me after I came of age, but he is still the head of the ‘Mist Illusion Tenjin Style’.”

“I usually manage all the affairs of Shinobi Village, but for important matters concerning the entire village, my father still needs to make the decisions. And I have no power to change the decisions my father makes.”

"It is also Father's order that we are not allowed to recognize Ayane, so I have no way to disobey."

The gale slowly lowered its head.

The "Mist Illusion Celestial God Stream" is divided into two factions: the Celestial God Sect and the Overlord God Sect. The Celestial God Sect is the most prestigious, so the leader of the Celestial God Sect usually also serves as the head of the "Mist Illusion Celestial God Stream".

Previously, due to his injuries, Hayate's father, Zidian, handed over the position of clan leader to Hayate, but he himself still held the position of clan head and had not resigned. Therefore, Zidian was still the highest authority in Shinobi Village, and even Hayate, the leader of the Tenjin Sect, had to obey Zidian's orders.

Even though he knew it was wrong, for the ninjas of Shinobi Village, the head of the clan's orders were absolute, especially since Shiden was Hayate's father. Under the dual pressure of loyalty and filial piety, he was even less able to disobey.

Li Xin: "..."

What is this? Retiring but not actually working?

Originally, as the leader of the Heavenly God Gate, Zidian also had the obligation to manage the ninjas of the Ninja Village. But now that he has relinquished his position as leader, all the work has been handed over to Hayate. Now all that's left for him is power, right?

Li Xin didn't understand the messy rules of Shinobi Village, but seeing Hayate's conflicted and pained expression, Li Xin knew he couldn't be harsh on Hayate.

At the same time, Li Xin was also somewhat relieved. Fortunately, his parents were reasonable people; otherwise, if they were like Zi Dian, Li Xin would have suffered enough.

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On Iceland, the fighters who were scheduled to compete were fighting hard. Although the ice was a bit slippery, it was not an insurmountable obstacle for these top-notch fighters, especially those who had undergone systematic training in Eastern martial arts. Maintaining a stable lower body was an important part of their daily training, so this kind of terrain was no problem at all.

Some unorthodox fighters will find it a bit tricky to fight in this kind of arena. For example, the black fighter Zack who was shouting the loudest before, at the beginning of the match, he rushed towards his opponent, but before he could even make a move, he lost his footing and slipped on the ground, sliding face-first onto the ice all the way to the sea, and was eliminated immediately, becoming the fastest fighter to finish his match in this year's "DOA" competition.

Zack served as a good negative example, making other fighters more cautious during the battle, since the ground was really slippery this time.

Ayane, who hadn't yet had a chance to fight, sat on the edge of the Icelandic island.

Looking at the fish swimming in the sea in an orderly fashion, Ayane recalled the time before she broke up with Kasumi. The two of them often had a fish-catching competition by the river. Because they caught so many fish, Mrs. Ayame had to cook fish dishes for dinner every day.

At that time, Ayane was unaware of her origins and lived with other orphans from the Ninja Village.

Being a ninja is a dangerous profession. Getting injured or dying during missions is commonplace for ninjas. Therefore, there are many orphans in the Ninja Village. These orphans are raised by the Ninja Village and trained as new ninjas. Ayane is one of them.

Orphans, who share the same plight, should naturally stick together. However, for some reason, Ayane was always ostracized. Not only was she ostracized by other orphans her age, but she was also disliked by adults. She was even hit with stones by other children with families, who called her a bastard. At that time, the only one who was willing to play with Ayane was Kasumi.

For Ayane at that time, Kasumi was the only light in her life. She admired Kasumi and longed for her.

A noble birth, a gentle mother, a reliable older brother...

Kasumi possessed everything that Ayane longed for... no, everything that she dared not even dream of. She longed to become like Kasumi, and for this reason, she specially grew her hair to be the same as Kasumi's. She thought that she and Kasumi would be best friends for life, forever.

Ayane never dreamed that her relationship with Kasumi would change so quickly.

Because of her outstanding talent, Ayane was favored by Huanluo, the leader of the Hegemon God Sect of the "Mist Illusion God Style," and was adopted as his daughter.

The "Mist Illusion Celestial God Stream" is divided into two factions. The Celestial God Sect is a family tradition, and only the leader's family can learn the Celestial God Sect's unique skills.

The Overlord Sect is the shadow of the Heavenly God Sect, responsible for eliminating threats against the Heavenly God Sect and purging traitors. It is the most feared force in the village.

Ayane was overjoyed to be adopted by Huanluo. This was not only because no one would bully her anymore, but also because she knew that the leader of the Overlord Sect was the closest partner of the leader of the Heavenly God Sect. The leader of the Overlord Sect was practically the shadow of the leader of the Heavenly God Sect. In other words, she would be able to frequently interact with Kasumi's family, meet with Lady Ayame more often, and meet with Lord Hayate more often. Of course, most importantly, she could always be with Kasumi.

However, Ayane's joy was short-lived. Her adoptive father, Genra, told her something she could not accept—she was the child of Raido, a traitor from Shinobi Village, who had insulted Lady Ayame. She was a born sinner and should spend her life serving Shinobi Village to atone for her sins!

This was like the sky falling for Ayane. Although Ayane also hoped to become family with Kasumi, Lady Ayame, and Hayate-sama, it shouldn't be in this form!

At that moment, Ayane felt a great disgust for her own filthy existence, which was accompanied by intense jealousy towards Kasumi.

Why is it that, even though they are sisters, Kasumi has everything, while I, I am a sin even to exist!

Because of this resentment, Ayane began to dislike Kasumi.

At that moment, Ayane realized that she could never become Kasumi. She cut off her hair, severing her friendship with Kasumi as well.

Looking at the dense shadows of fish in the sea, Ayane suddenly said, "How childish!"

Then he threw a block of ice into the sea, scaring the fish into scattering in all directions, no longer able to move in perfect unison.

She didn't think that her past fish-catching competitions with Xia were childish; rather, she felt that her resentment towards Xia over the years was childish.