Chapter 61 Nianlian Hetuan
At the main gate of Shikoku High School, a jet-black sedan was parked. The car door opened, and a thin old man leaning on a cane got out.
Hamano Tsukasa raised his head and glanced at the shining characters of Shikoku in the sunlight. A trace of reminiscence flickered in his golden pupils, and he murmured,
“Shikoku…”
After dropping off Hamano Tsukasa, the sedan left without any guards or bodyguards. After all, he was only here to do a small matter, so there was no need for such a grand display.
Tiny arcs of electricity flickered across his face. Hamano Tsukasa’s originally stern expression gradually softened, transforming into a somewhat kind old man, exactly like Grandpa Sato, whom Kazumi had met outside that day.
This was also a minor trick of his Lightning Ability. By stimulating his facial muscles with electric arcs, he could achieve a perfect disguise. Such a disguise could not be detected even by the most precise instruments.
He reached out and touched his face. Hamano Tsukasa nodded with satisfaction and walked towards the school gate.
“Swish—” “Swish—” “Swish—”
Pale blue energy streams shot out from the corner and directly at Hamano Tsukasa’s head.
Hamano Tsukasa frowned and unleashed a blast of thunder, shattering all the energy spheres in mid-air.
Then, about a dozen black-clad figures armed with weapons leaped out from the corner, charging at Hamano Tsukasa with their heads down.
Golden arcs of electricity circulated around his feet. Hamano Tsukasa stomped his right foot on the ground. Before the dust kicked up by his foot could even start to scatter, he shot out like lightning, precisely passing by all the black-clad figures.
In the next moment, all the black-clad figures exploded simultaneously, splashing pale blue mucus everywhere.
“Stop playing around, Hetuan!”
Hamano Tsukasa, with a hint of disdain, shook off the blue mucus clinging to the electric arcs on his hand and coldly called out to a corner not far away.
“Hehehehehe, still the same as ever, Hamano Tsukasa!”
From the dark corner, a tall, lean man with pale skin and cold, sinister eyes emerged. His meticulously chosen attire showcased his dark aura. He walked towards Hamano Tsukasa with light, nimble steps, as if greeting an old friend after a long separation.
With no expression on his face, Hamano Tsukasa looked up at the tall, lean man in front of him. As if sensing Hamano Tsukasa’s gaze, the man responded with a sinister smile.
“Swish—”
A flash of golden lightning passed by. Hamano Tsukasa shook off the blue mucus clinging to the electric blade in his hand and disdainfully kicked the body, now cut in half, to the side with his foot.
Intense thunder energy gathered in his hand. Without looking back, Hamano Tsukasa faced the teaching building in front of him and said to his surroundings.
“I’ll give you 10 seconds to show yourself in your true form, or I’ll blow up your school. Ten…”
“No, no, no! Why can’t you ever take a joke?!”
A soft voice came from above, accompanied by cute “jio” “jio” sounds. Finally, a pale blue, round… slime appeared before Hamano Tsukasa.
“Your jokes are too mean-spirited.”
Hamano Tsukasa retracted the electric arcs from his hand, gripped his cane with both hands, concealed his aura, and once again transformed into a ubiquitous, kind old man.
“But you can’t just blow up schools! This is our alma mater, how could you do this to it!!!”
Listening to Hamano Tsukasa’s nonchalant reply, countless exclamation marks appeared above the slime’s head. Its round body bounced, exceptionally elastic.
“Otherwise, how long will you continue with these mean-spirited jokes? Don’t you think I know? How old are you, and you still like playing these games.”
Hamano Tsukasa poked the soft body of Nianlian Hetuan with his cane and slowly walked away.
“I just wanted to see if you’ve become too old to fight. Also, we slimes have different lifespans than humans. Theoretically, I should still be considered young.”
It puffed up its body, bounced away Hamano Tsukasa’s poking cane, and its blue mucus churned, finally transforming into a half-human-sized mini four-wheel-drive car with a blue head, following Hamano Tsukasa as it walked forward.
…
“So, you came to cause trouble for Kazumi Shimizu?”
In the principal’s office of Shikoku Gakuin, Nianlian Hetuan was perched on a stack of books, holding a teacup with its transformed small hands and drinking. Its originally pale blue body had turned a faint green under the effect of the tea. It looked up at Hamano Tsukasa opposite it and asked.
“Yes.”
Hamano Tsukasa nodded, picked up the teacup on the table, and took a sip, replying.
“Hey, old Lei, this is my school! You’re not allowed to mess around!!”
Hearing Hamano Tsukasa’s direct answer, the tentacles that were extended to grab a cookie stopped. It held a cookie and waved it in front of Hamano Tsukasa.
“I asked you to investigate her background. How did it go?”
Ignoring Nianlian Hetuan’s agitated state, Hamano Tsukasa reached out, broke off a piece of the cookie from the tentacle, and put it into his mouth. He looked at the seething slime in front of him and asked.
“Hmm, just a moment.”
Hearing Hamano Tsukasa’s question, Hetuan stopped being angry. It reached into its body with a tentacle and pulled out a file, which it then threw in front of Hamano Tsukasa.
“Take a look. Her background is completely clean. Apart from being taken care of by Fukada Akihiko due to her parents, she knows nothing about the [Dark] Organization. We’ve even used our informants, and there’s no record of anyone like her in the organization.”
Hamano Tsukasa took the file, opened it, and read it, lowering his head without speaking.
“Hey, old Lei, what’s the situation with Shinichi? Is it because of Kazumi Shimizu?”
As if remembering something, Nianlian Hetuan stretched its neck and leaned close to Hamano Tsukasa, asking seriously.
“We’ll wait for confirmation from [Crimson Flame]. If it’s as what we think…”
Electric arcs flickered in his eyes. Hamano Tsukasa raised his head and said coldly.
Hamano Tsukasa’s expression startled Nianlian Hetuan, which shrank back. It looked at Hamano Tsukasa uncertainly and said,
“Hey, hey, hey, old Lei, you’re not serious, are you? Shinichi grew up with us! Both I and Dragonji won’t agree to you doing this!!”
“Even if it’s because of what happened before, you can’t do this! Shinichi is definitely not that kind of person, we all know it!!”
“Mm.”
Hamano Tsukasa glanced at Nianlian Hetuan, whose entire body had turned red with anger, and nodded in response. However, his aura remained undiminished as he stared at it.
“Knock, knock, knock—”
At the moment their auras clashed, a knock on the door interrupted their gaze. A female secretary in uniform entered the principal’s office and respectfully placed the information board in her hands on the table.
“Mr. Sato, there’s a message for you here.”
