Chapter 914: I Don't Understand |
"The reason I invited Dogo Aige to join the family back then was because to unlock the earth-shattering secret beneath Fisher's Village, at least one human must be involved," Matsui Yui said seriously.
Liu Xing suddenly felt a chill down his spine and couldn't help but take a step back.
Seeing Liu Xing's reaction, Matsui Yui quickly smiled and said, "Don't worry, Liu Xing, you won't be in any danger because that earth-shattering secret was left by a human archmage, so a human must be responsible for 'opening the door.' Of course, we certainly won't treat you badly."
Liu Xing nodded, roughly understanding the situation.
At that moment, a Deep One approached and said something to Matsui Yui in Deep One language.
Matsui Yui frowned, tapped the tablet twice, and then handed it to Liu Xing.
Confused, Liu Xing took the tablet and found someone was live-streaming the situation at the dock—a group of "staff" was approaching a warehouse, and most importantly, they were all holding guns.
"Hmm? What are they trying to do?" Liu Xing asked, puzzled.
Matsui Yui shook his head and said, "I don't know either, but I can confirm that Kitano Masakazu is definitely Shima Mitsuhiro's good brother, so they must be putting on a show for you."
At this moment, those "staff" had already approached the warehouse.
Then, they rushed in, and shortly after, they escorted Shima Mitsuhiro, Zhang Jingxu, and others out of the warehouse.
Liu Xing was completely baffled, unable to understand what Shima Mitsuhiro was doing.
Could it be that Shima Mitsuhiro was worried that they were undercover?
But if Shima Mitsuhiro was worried that they were undercover, he wouldn't have called them over in the first place.
So what exactly is Shima Mitsuhiro thinking?
Liu Xing rubbed his temples, feeling like his head was in a complete mess.
At this time, Shima Mitsuhiro and Zhang Jingxu were stuffed into a large truck, which then drove away from the dock.
"Matsui Yui, do you know where Zhang Jingxu and the others will be taken?" Liu Xing asked.
Matsui Yui nodded, pointing to a map of Kagoshima City, and said, "I told you earlier, the Kitano family is the only designated distributor for the Shimazu Family in the Hokkaido region, so the Kitano family often sends people to Kagoshima City to do business with the Shimazu Family. Therefore, the Kitano family has several places to stay in Kagoshima City, including properties they purchased themselves and places prepared by the Shimazu Family."
"Zhang Jingxu and the others should be taken to the place the Shimazu Family prepared for the Kitano family. After all, judging by Shima Mitsuhiro and Kitano Masakazu's current actions, both of them are very bold, so the most dangerous place is the safest place. Moreover, Shima Takeshi doesn't know that Shima Mitsuhiro and Kitano Masakazu are good brothers," Liu Xing said with a brightened expression.
Matsui Yui nodded, smiling, "You're right, Liu Xing. Kitano Masakazu came to Kagoshima City under the pretense that the Hokkaido region was in chaos and needed to suspend cooperation with the Shimazu Family. Therefore, Shima Takeshi doesn't know that the Deep Ones wandering near the Shimazu Residence were brought by Kitano Masakazu."
Matsui Yui pointed to a villa area on the outskirts of Kagoshima City and said, "Currently, Kitano Masakazu is staying in this villa area. However, because the security measures in this villa area are very strict, and the Kitano family has purchased several villas here, we can't determine Kitano Masakazu's exact location or where Zhang Jingxu and the others will be taken."
"Interestingly, this villa area is right next to the Shimazu Residence. The developer of this villa area bought the land to capitalize on the popularity of the Shimazu Residence. So, if you drive from this villa area to Shima Mitsuhiro, it only takes twenty minutes, and it's within the range of a drone."
I see, it seems that the photo of the Shimazu Residence was taken by Kitano Masakazu's subordinates.
But if that's the case, is Shima Mitsuhiro planning to launch a direct assault on the Shimazu Residence?
Liu Xing still couldn't figure out what Shima Mitsuhiro was doing.
At this time, another Deep One approached.
"As I expected, the reason I brought you here, Liu Xing, is actually for another reason, which is to determine where Kitano Masakazu's Deep Ones are stationed. As a result, three Deep Ones have already arrived in this sea area to search for you, Liu Xing, so we need to leave here now because they can easily find this place."
Liu Xing followed Matsui Yui, got up, and walked out of the cave to sit in a black sedan.
"Where are we going?" Liu Xing couldn't help but ask.
Matsui Yui started the car and replied, "We are going to rest at an old friend's house and then continue to track Shima Mitsuhiro's movements."
"Who is it?"
"It's a Ghoul, a poor soul exiled by its own tribe like me," Matsui Yui said with a smile. "Its name is Shimada Sho. To put it nicely, it's a pacifist; to put it bluntly, it's a coward. It was exiled from the tribe for fleeing during a battle and now lives alone on a rural farm near Kagoshima City, living a secluded life."
"I met it because when I was living in Tokyo, it hadn't been exiled yet, and its tribe was near Tokyo. They had a cooperative relationship with a secret cult in Tokyo, so it was assigned as a liaison officer in Tokyo. Coincidentally, I was also working for that secret cult as a wanderer, so we became good friends over time."
"Don't worry, Liu Xing, Shimada Sho is genuinely timid, so you don't have to worry about it having any designs on you," Matsui Yui added.
Liu Xing nodded, becoming curious about Shimada Sho, as such mythical creatures are indeed rare.
Since the dock was on the outskirts of Kagoshima City and Matsui Yui, the female driver, seemed unaware of what brakes were, Liu Xing soon met Shimada Sho.
To Liu Xing's surprise, Shimada Sho was male.
As Matsui Yui's friend and with a slightly feminine name, Liu Xing had assumed Shimada Sho would be a girl similar to Matsui Yui, but it turned out Shimada Sho was a bald, burly man over two meters tall with a full beard.
Matsui Yui had already explained the situation to Shimada Sho on the way, so Shimada Sho warmly said to Liu Xing, "Nice to meet you, my friend."
Hearing Shimada Sho's voice, Liu Xing suddenly thought of a term—"male big sister."
In the Island Nation, "male big sister" refers to transgender individuals or male entertainers who dress as women on TV shows. Compared to other terms for transgender people in the Island Nation language, "male big sister" is a non-discriminatory term.
Now Liu Xing finally understood why Shimada Sho's tribe exiled him...
Seeing Liu Xing somewhat absent-minded, Matsui Yui gave him a hard slap.
Liu Xing snapped back to reality and quickly apologized, "Sorry, I got a bit distracted..."
Liu Xing wanted to explain something but was afraid it would make things worse.
However, Shimada Sho was open-minded and said with a smile, "Liu Xing, you don't need to apologize to me because your reaction is the most normal. If you had no reaction, I would think you were secretly mocking me... After all, the contrast between my personality and appearance is quite stark."
"Yes, I was also shocked by Shimada Sho's contrast when I first met him, but that's normal. After all, we mythical creatures and you humans are essentially intelligent beings, so we all have different personalities," Matsui Yui chimed in.
Liu Xing nodded and said with a smile, "Hello, I'm Liu Xing, nice to meet you."
Matsui Yui smiled and pulled Liu Xing into Shimada Sho's farm.
Although Shimada Sho always maintained a human form, due to the urbanization process in the Island Nation, the villagers around Kagoshima City had long moved to the city to work and live, so Shimada Sho's farm couldn't find suitable employees. As a result, Shimada Sho simply ran the farm alone... Unfortunately, although Shimada Sho was a Ghoul who had been dealing with land since birth, the amount of land he could cultivate was limited.
However, from the vegetables in the field, it can be seen that Shimada Sho is quite competent as a farmer.
After entering the living room, Matsui Yui didn't discuss serious matters with Shimada Sho but instead chatted about various trivial topics, including some gossip, like how the leader of a Deep One tribe is actually henpecked, and how two Ghoul tribes near Kumamoto City fought over a man... All in all, it was an eye-opener for Liu Xing.
It seems this is the "authenticity" that the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall has always boasted about.
Although in the original works, mythical creatures like Deep Ones are portrayed as major villains, in the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall, these mythical creatures are given depth and personality. If you are willing to understand them more deeply... and not get eaten by them, you'll find that these mythical creatures also face pressure to marry and are pushed into arranged meetings...
Of course, mythical creatures like Matsui Yui and Shimada Sho, who are willing to befriend humans, are rare exceptions. After all, humans are still significantly weaker overall...
Humans view gorillas, and mythical creatures view humans similarly.
After chatting for over an hour, Matsui Yui finally got to the point, "Do you remember what I told you before?"
Shimada Sho thought for a moment and nodded, "You're talking about that thing under Fisher's Village, right? Do you still want to go back and open it?"
Matsui Yui nodded and looked at Liu Xing, saying, "That's right, the reason I participated in the Public-Military Conflict under the name Pirate Cynthia was to gain control of the sea area around Fisher's Village. Opening that thing might cause large-scale anomalies, and it requires a long waiting time to fully activate, so we must ensure the area is cleared to delay other forces from arriving. Liu Xing and his team are the only reinforcements I could find in the Island Nation."
"So, I'm the other reinforcement," Shimada Sho said, stroking his beard with a wry smile. "It seems, Matsui Yui, you're not planning to let me off."
As soon as Shimada Sho finished speaking, Matsui Yui suddenly pulled out a handgun from her pocket and shot at Shimada Sho, who didn't dodge and caught the bullet barehanded.
Seeing this, Liu Xing was stunned.
Catching a bullet at such a short distance, especially one fired unexpectedly by a friend, made Liu Xing suddenly realize that Shimada Sho's strength was unfathomable.
Shimada Sho sighed and casually tossed the bullet aside, saying, "Yui, you're being silly again."
Matsui Yui shrugged, placing the handgun on the table, and said, "Liu Xing, you saw it, right? Shimada Sho seems harmless, but if he fought seriously, even my father could only subdue him underwater. That's why I'm a pirate in the southern part of Kyushu, mainly because of Shimada Sho. Also, the reason Shimada Sho's tribe only exiled him instead of issuing a pursuit order like my father's tribe is because of Shimada Sho's strength, which made them hesitant to act."
Liu Xing nodded, surprised that Shimada Sho's strength was on par with Baruka.
Truly, appearances can be deceiving.
"Yui, don't flatter me like that. My strength isn't comparable to Uncle's, because if Uncle uses Magic Spells against me, I probably wouldn't even get close," Shimada Sho said, shaking his head. "But since you've said so, I'll definitely help you out, because you're my only friend."
Matsui Yui raised an eyebrow and said happily, "I knew you were a loyal person, Shimada Sho, so we should have a drink today..."
Before Matsui Yui could finish, Liu Xing's mobile phone suddenly rang.
Liu Xing took out his mobile phone and saw that the caller was Yin En.
To answer or not?
Liu Xing hesitated for a moment.
If Yin En and the others hadn't been taken by Shima Mitsuhiro's scheme, Liu Xing would have definitely answered the call because he knew Yin En and the others were worried about his safety.
But the problem now was that Shima Mitsuhiro's sudden actions left Liu Xing unsure of Yin En and the others' current situation.
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