#1776 - Fast and efficient (buy a bowl for instant noodles)

“… That’s how it is.”

Duanmu Huai patted his butt and left, but Fengming Xianjuro had to stay to clean up the mess - well, he would get used to it soon, because this is how the Tribunal has always done things.

But now, Feng Ming Genjurō still has to explain the situation clearly to those students.

"They have other important tasks to perform, so I'm afraid they won't be able to perform on stage. According to the plan, the stage play will still be cast from within."

"……………………"

However, no one responded to Feng Ming Genjuro's words, and everyone's expression was gloomy. After all, they all knew that this was just an excuse, and it was just that they were too bad and couldn't play against the other party, so it turned out like this.

"Well, anyway, you guys don't have to worry too much. Their strength is indeed beyond my expectations, and I didn't underestimate it beforehand..."

Feng Ming Genjurō was not lying. Who would have thought that two random people picked up on the street could have master-level acting skills? Isn't this nonsense?

Oh my God, are you kidding me?

"Anyway...you should just follow your own method..."

Feng Ming Genjuro was sweating profusely as he spoke. He had never seen such a tricky situation. He even wanted to launch a noise attack or something. It would be better than standing on the podium and making small talk.

But luckily, someone rescued him.

"No need to say more, Mr. Fengming."

Tendou Maya stood up, stared at him with clenched fists.

"I understand that our level is still far from those two people. Maybe, maybe we will never be able to reach their level in our entire lives. But we will not give up just like that, because we are stage girls. No matter what, we only have one goal! Even if we can't reach the end now, at least we already know the scenery at the end, and we also know how to do it!"

After hearing what Tenjo Maya said, the other girls who were originally listless gradually raised their heads and looked at her. However, soon, someone asked in confusion.

"But what are we supposed to do? They are the same age as us, but so much more powerful than us. How are we supposed to catch up with them?"

"We can ask them for advice!"

Maya Tencho gritted her teeth and continued speaking. She also knew that she couldn't let out this anger now. Once she did, she and others would never be able to get up again!

"The wise are our teachers. They are so powerful, they must have some tricks and techniques. We can ask them and learn from them! This will also be beneficial for us to improve ourselves!"

"You mean, they have some unique skills?"

"……………………"

Thinking of this, Tenjo Maya blushed, ignored the puzzled looks of others, and sat down without saying a word. She stared at her desk, and suddenly this idea came into her mind.

Maybe I should find someone to try?

What those girls were thinking was irrelevant to Duanmu Huai, because he was still busy investigating the disappearance of Xueyin Chris and the theft of the Bronze Snake Armor.

When investigating a case, the first thing to do is to investigate the crime scene.

So Duanmu Huai came again to the concert where they had fought with Noise before.

This place has naturally been completely blocked and has caused considerable damage. If Fengming Genjuro hadn't given a heads-up in advance, Duanmu Huai would not have been able to come up.

"Looking at it this way, this place is really miserable."

Standing in the ruins again, Duanmu Huai looked around. Of course, as of now, he could not find any clues here.

But Duanmu Huai didn't care because he had magic.

"Freya?"

"Hey? Do you want me to find it?"

"Yes, can you figure out what the Second Relic is and where it went?"

"Why should I do such a thing?"

Hearing this, Freya immediately started complaining.

"I'm not a dog!"

"Oh? Really? But I remember that you liked being treated like a dog by the hero. At that time, onee-sama still wagged her tail shamelessly, and did those things to me with great enthusiasm. Don't tell me you have forgotten it?"

But at this moment, Nolen, who appeared quietly beside her, stabbed her hard in the back.

“Oooooh…”

Hearing her sister's sarcasm, Freya's face turned red immediately. She glared at Norn fiercely, but the latter didn't care at all - well, they were all dead anyway, so there was no way they could quarrel now.

"Forget it, I'll give it a try."

Freya glanced at Kurokawa Akane who was looking at them curiously not far away, and decisively changed the subject. Even if she had played around in the past, she was a princess, could she just talk about such things?

"If the second holy relic is some kind of divine tool, I should be able to lock its frequency... But first I have to know where it was placed."

"Oh, that's easy."

Duanmu Huai naturally asked Fengming Xianjuro, and soon he jumped down the hole and came to a ruin under the stage. Although it had collapsed, it could still be seen that it should have been a place like a control room. In front of the control room was a piece of shattered ruins.

"According to that uncle, that thing should be here."

Duanmu Huai pointed to the open space in front.

"They said that after that, they sent people to search the place from top to bottom, but they couldn't find it, so they thought it was taken away by someone."

"…………………………"

Freya walked around the place silently for a few times, then closed her eyes and felt it.

"Well, it does have a strange aura, but it's not quite the same as a divine tool..."

"Can you lock it?"

"I can try, but it may not be easy to find."

"As long as you have a general direction, that's all."

Duanmu Huai obviously didn't care.

"If the person who took the Bronze Serpent Armor is the same person who took away Yukine Chris, then their goal must be to combine them. Once that happens, it will be difficult to hide their aura."

"That's true...but I still don't understand it."

Freya crossed her arms and frowned.

"They are planning to turn that girl into a warrior who uses divine tools like the ones we have seen before. But those girls who use divine tools are very powerful. If she is really captured, then she can easily escape when the divine tool is activated, right?"

As a "technique" hero, Freya could not understand this behavior at all. In her opinion, this practice was like giving a hero a divine tool. At that time, the hero with the divine tool could come and go as he pleased, and who could stop him?

"So, onee-sama, you can only be a hero."

Noren mocked her silently.

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"Don't forget that you had the power of a brave warrior, but you never resisted me."

"……………………"

Freya shut up decisively. She shouldn't have mentioned this in front of Noren. It was really humiliating herself.

"Anyway, find someone first and tell me the location."

Duanmu Huai had no interest in sisters quarreling, and they had quarreled like this in front of him at least eighty times before. Duanmu Huai was used to it. Anyway, Freya could never be Norn's opponent. In the past, she might have been angry, but now that they were both ghosts, they couldn't fight even if they were angry.

"there."

"OK, let's go."

Duanmu Huai and Heichuan Chiyin were not ordinary people. Following the route indicated by Freya, they shuttled through the skyscrapers in the city at the fastest speed. It took less than two hours for them to leave the city and come to the nearby forest.

Well, it’s not surprising to say it’s strange. After all, Duanmu Huai had previously speculated that this was the work of a traitor within the organization. If it was a traitor, then it would definitely not be possible for him to leave the organization too far, otherwise he would be easily exposed.

The location Freya locked onto was a villa located on a lake deep in the forest. It looked very comfortable, surrounded by mountains and water. However, there seemed to be no one in the villa at the moment, and it looked very deserted.

Kurokawa Akane walked forward and was about to knock on the door, but was pulled back by Duanmu Huai.

"Wait, what are you doing?"

"Hey? Shouldn't we visit the owner of the house first?"

"Why?"

"Why... uh, isn't this usually done?"

“That’s usually what’s done, but we don’t need to.”

Duanmu Huai shook his head, then pulled Heichuan Akane behind him, and then he took a deep breath.

"Open the door, Court of Inquisition!"

Accompanied by a roar, Duanmu Huai kicked the heavy door directly, kicking the tightly closed and locked door directly out!

"boom!"

The huge security iron door was kicked away by Duanmu Huai, and then hit the wall heavily, making a harsh sound. Seeing this scene, Freya and Norn were very calm, but Kurokawa Akane was confused.

"Wait, wait, Ai? Are we just going to barge in like this?"

"Of course! Freya, find the bronze snake armor. It is very likely in this villa. If I'm not mistaken, the little girl is also here!"

"Down there!"

As a brave warrior of magic, Freya was naturally quite familiar with this aspect. In fact, before Duanmu Huai finished speaking, she stretched out her hand and pointed at the floor under Duanmu Huai's feet.

"very good."

Hearing Freya's answer, Duanmu Huai nodded, then he bent down, clenched his right fist and raised it high.

It was not until this time that Kurokawa Akane seemed to realize what Duanmu Huai was planning to do.

"Wait, Xiao Ai————!"

But Kurokawa Akane had only said half of his words when Duanmu Huai clenched his fist and punched the ground!

"boom!!!"

The hard ground collapsed in an instant, and Kurokawa Akane felt nothing under his feet, and then he and Duanmu Huai fell into the dark and deep underground.

“Clatter, clatter, clatter!!”

The broken stones and ceiling collapsed and exploded, Duanmu Huai fell from it and hit the ground heavily. And a moment later, Kurokawa Akane, who was floating in the air with magic, also fell down.

"Do I have to do this just because I love you?"

“It’s convenient, efficient and fast.”

Duanmu Huai obviously didn't take Heichuan Akane's complaints to heart at all.

"And look, haven't we found the person we're looking for?"

"Why?"

Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Heichuan Akane was stunned for a moment, and looked in the direction Duanmu Huai was looking at. Then he found that on the wall in the corner, a little girl was tied up and hung there with chains. At this moment, she was also looking at the two of them with fear and uneasiness on her face - this was also normal, who would have thought of such a development!

Duanmu Huai walked up to the little girl, looked at her, and then asked.

"Tell me, are you Yukine Chris?"