Chapter 305 Kurokawa Iori’s Complaint
“Lord Sakuraba?”
Shaking her slightly dizzy head, the young girl looked at the familiar figure in front of her with a relaxed expression and couldn’t help but ask.
“Yeah, what? Surprised to see me?”
Sakuraba Masashi reached out and stroked his long, dark green hair, smiling and asking the confused girl in front of him.
“A little, weren’t you fighting over there?”
“Ah, that’s… spending a little trick should be enough for that guy to deal with for a while. I sensed you coming, so I came to find you.”
Shrugging carelessly, Sakuraba Masashi replied easily, as if the fight just now was nothing to him.
“On the contrary, why did you disappear earlier, Shimizu? If I couldn’t sense your life force, I would have thought something happened to you. If something really happened, Kurokawa would probably fight me to the death.”
He said exaggeratedly worried words, but Sakuraba Masashi didn’t have a trace of worry on his face. On the contrary, in Kazumi’s opinion, compared to her own life and death, the other party was probably more concerned about being fought to the death by Kurokawa Iori.
“Lord Sakuraba, you didn’t say I would encounter an opponent of this level before.”
Cold words came from the girl’s indifferent voice. Although there was no complaint or accusation, one could still hear the hidden resentment in her words.
In fact, it was inevitable, like a chess piece after entering the game. After Kazumi agreed to Sakuraba Masashi’s request and actively released the black mist within the range, she probably had no chance to back out.
If her actions caused the entire operation to fail, or if Sakuraba Masashi’s personal objective failed.
She believed that the high-ranking cadres in the 【Dark】 Organization would definitely not be as easy to talk to as usual. Although her superior, Kurokawa Iori, would most likely protect her, Kazumi was also unwilling to consume such favors and resources.
Although she didn’t know why, her direct superior had a not low favorability towards her. But favors and goodwill would eventually be used up, and the girl planned to use this good impression to make profits in the future.
Therefore, it was a must for Kazumi to face Yuz. Moreover, the girl, who was good at converting interests, saw it as an opportunity to test the difference in capability between herself and frontline heroes.
However, the result was quite tragic, which was why Kazumi was telling Sakuraba Masashi about it now, in an attempt to seek more compensation.
“Hahaha, I’m sorry, Shimizu. You also know that I don’t have any high-level combat power under me right now. Those ordinary cultists can’t hold back the heroes stationed in the area. If I went, it would be very troublesome to expose myself directly.”
“And if I ask Kurokawa to borrow someone, it would probably still be you, and the kind without any reward.”
“How about this, I’ll give you ten more Death Crystals as an apology.”
Seeing the girl’s cold demeanor, Sakuraba Masashi couldn’t help but smile a little. A crystal containing the aura of death appeared in his hand. Like a strange uncle giving candy to a little loli, he stretched out his hand towards Kazumi.
Sakuraba Masashi didn’t care about the expenditure of these Death Crystals. The girl had proven her value, and thus deserved his greater investment. Moreover, given his current physical condition, Death Crystals rich in evil energy were already like chicken ribs to him.
“Thank you, Lord Sakuraba.”
Kazumi took the compensation with a blank expression, not caring about his flawed and clumsy excuses. Originally, the status between them was unequal. The fact that he was willing to apologize to her like this, and even offer compensation, was definitely because of Kurokawa Iori.
But the most important thing was her own strength. Didn’t you see that even though Kurokawa Iori was a friend of Sakuraba Masashi, this man in front of her had still set a trap for her before?
Or perhaps it wasn’t a trap. Isn’t mutual utilization the most realistic portrayal of the Dark Organization? Only those who survive have the right to stay here and be utilized.
“Shimizu, were you injured before? Do you want me to help you deal with it?”
Sakuraba Masashi basically guessed what the girl in front of him was thinking, but he didn’t care if she resented him for it. In a villain organization, the first priority is always profit.
As for resentment? There were plenty of people who wanted to kill him, and he was still alive and well, wasn’t he?
He beckoned and summoned a small white snake that emitted fluorescence, and Sakuraba Masashi asked with a smile.
“…Can my head be healed?”
Looking at the small, vital snake in front of him, Kazumi was somewhat skeptical. Although Sakuraba Masashi’s abilities appeared strange and powerful, there were divisions of labor. His forte was also in curses and similar abilities, so his healing ability was definitely not particularly high.
And her own injury… it seemed that it couldn’t be solved by ordinary healing methods.
“Yes,小白’s healing ability is quite good. I usually rely on it when I’m injured.”
Sakuraba Masashi nodded confidently, almost patting his chest to prove his ability.
“Al… alright.”
Since the other party was so confident, Kazumi no longer refused. Anyway, in front of others, her strange love for beauty would not be revealed. The girl raised her hand and lifted her hood on the right side, revealing the rough half of her head, which looked like white rotten flesh piled and stitched together.
“…”
And this time it was Sakuraba Masashi’s turn to feel awkward. The white snake in his hand hovered in the air, neither advancing nor retreating, looking at the exposed half of the girl’s head with obvious stitch marks in shock.
【Ah, although I have good healing abilities, they are only within the range of injuries that humans can withstand. What is this situation!!】
【What is this disgusting rotten flesh? Can a person who doesn’t even have half a skull still live?】
【You really are a monster! No wonder Kurokawa took a liking to you. Only monsters attract monsters!】
Sakuraba Masashi’s inner monologue had not been this rich for a long time. After all, as an executive of the 【Dark】 Organization, he had done his fair share of killing and arson, and was already accustomed to blood and corpses.
However, in the girl in front of him, Sakuraba Masashi felt a rare physiological disgust that he could only feel from Kurokawa Iori. It wasn’t blood or killing intent, but a strange discomfort that naturally violated human physiology.
It was clear that although Sakuraba Masashi was a strong practitioner of the evil path, he had not deviated from his essence as a “human.”
“Sakuraba Masashi!!”
He awkwardly wanted to retract his previous words but didn’t know how to speak.
At this moment, a shout from the distant sky came and resolved Sakuraba Masashi’s predicament. Huge purple scales appeared in front of him, and the next moment, accompanied by a huge slash and impact force, wielding a long sword and striking the scales, Yuz, who was injured and had bloodshot eyes, instantly arrived in front of the two.
“You go inside and wait for a bit. I’ll notify you later.”
Wielding a long whip like a snake’s tail to block the opponent’s attack, Sakuraba Masashi still had time to instruct Kazumi by his side.
Just as the girl was about to say something, a cold object was stuffed into Kazumi’s arms, and then, with a clean and neat kick, she was kicked directly off the giant snake that was dozens of feet high.
