Gensokyo's Dimensional Black Shop

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Standing there, watching the relationship between Lu Yinghua and Bai Ye that no longer resembled that of master and servant, and thinking about the master he served whom he rarely saw throughout the year, Paul sighed helplessly.

At the same time, a certain thought in my mind grew stronger.

……

After arriving at the hotel and taking a shower, Bai Ye had just lain down on the sofa when there was a knock on the door.

"Enter."

With Bai Ye's permission, the person at the door turned the doorknob, pushed the door open, and walked in. It was Lu Yinghua, still wearing his casual clothes.

"Your Majesty, is there something you need from me?"

"Have a seat first." Bai Ye gestured to the sofa next to him, and after Lu Yinghua sat down, he asked, "What do you think of Paul?"

"...See with your eyes?"

"..."

"Ahem, just kidding." Seeing Bai Ye's expression becoming somewhat impatient, Lu Yinghua coughed twice. "There isn't much information about Paul in the Five Prisons Holy Church's records. All we know is that he was once known as the highest knight of Italy, alongside the Sword King before he killed the god. Also, before becoming the commander-in-chief of the Copper Black Cross, he once held the title of Crimson Demon... Oh, by the way, the one now known as the Crimson Demon is his granddaughter, who is said to be a prodigy in the Italian magic world."

"Who asked you that?" Bai Ye rolled his eyes. "I was talking about why he kept us here. Determining the plane's route and landing time shouldn't be difficult for him, right? Knowing that, doesn't he know when to break the seal, bring the Gorgon Stone over, and hand it over to me?"

"This... perhaps he was worried that the one who refused to comply was nearby, so to be on the safe side, he dared not rashly break the seal in your absence?"

Although that's what he said, Lu Yinghua himself didn't really believe it.

As expected, Bai Ye's words confirmed his guess, "Let's skip that statement. I observed the city before the plane even landed, and there's no sign of dissent... at least not yet, no aura belonging to the dissidents has appeared..."

"Judging from this... a mere bronze black cross shouldn't have the guts to scheme against you, right?"

"Who can say for sure about these things? After all, before this, 99.9% of the people in this world had never heard of me. You might not believe it, but your master and you were the first and second people I met in the Other World." Bai Ye shook his head: "Perhaps they mistook me for an inexperienced young man who thought I was easy to fool?"

"...It shouldn't be possible, right?"

"Definitely." Ignoring the few black lines hanging over Lu Yinghua's head, Bai Ye clenched his fists and bumped them together to cheer himself up: "Since that's the case, I should give them some return gift, but I should also be careful not to cause too many casualties among the people... Yinghua, what do you think about me summoning a weakling here?"

"Not good at all!" Even though Bai Ye's status was that of a king on par with his master, Lu Yinghua couldn't help but complain, "So all the groundwork you laid before was just so you could feel justified when you were causing trouble, right?"

"As expected, you also think it's a good idea. Then let's go with 1.1. I'll look for some artifacts that can summon a Fellowship that meets my requirements. If there's nothing else, you can leave now."

"Your Majesty, please think carefully before making this decision...!"

boom!

Suddenly slapped on the back by Bai Ye, Lu Yinghua crashed through the hotel's tempered glass and then fell to the ground under the pull of gravity.

Thanks to years of "tutoring" from Luo Hao, Lu Yinghua's physical resilience had been greatly enhanced. So even when he was caught off guard and fell from a height of more than ten stories, he only felt a little soreness in his balls after landing...

Why did the force of that palm strike make him feel as if he saw a phantom of Luo Hao behind Bai Ye? (This was an illusion.)

……

Chapter 088 The Way a Battle Maniac Greets People

To Paul's surprise, and to Bai Ye's surprise as well, that very night, before Bai Ye could decide who to summon to cause trouble, a private jet had already landed at the airport without most people knowing.

The group that disembarked from the plane was the same male-male pairing as Bai Ye x Lu Yinghua.

"Although it's been a long time, the Italian night is still as beautiful as ever." After getting off the plane, the blond young man walking ahead sighed, "Andrei, do you think Giorgio will be surprised by my sudden arrival?"

"There are definitely some surprises, but... who is George?"

"It was the leader of the magic society who called us and said that if I didn't come back, he would hand over that divine artifact to the other kings. Andrei, how could you forget even that?"

"...First of all, I have never forgotten and could never forget the Copper Black Cross as the first magical society to join us. Secondly, the one who called me was Paul, not the George you made up on the spot. He was once a Red Knight who was on par with you at the age of 20. Couldn't you have taken a few seconds to remember his name properly?"

"Haha, names don't really matter~" Even though his mistake was pointed out, the blond youth wasn't embarrassed at all. "Look, when I think about him, I can't even concentrate on my cultivation, which I should be doing. I rushed over to help him with his affairs. Isn't that enough to prove how important he is to me?"

"Are you sure you're not here to cause him trouble?" The man named Andrei pushed up his glasses. "Whether it's the Disobedient who was attracted by the divine artifact Gorgon Stone, or the Seventh King who came at Paul's invitation, I'm afraid these two are your real targets."

"If we eliminate all the troublemakers, the trouble will be gone, right?" The blond youth earnestly defended his purpose, seemingly oblivious to anything amiss.

"..."

Salvadore Tony, once a renowned knight in Europe who specialized in many areas, gained the right to be king by killing the Celtic god-king "Silver-Armed Nuada" and was known as the strongest knight in Europe. This is the identity of the blond youth.

As for the bespectacled man whom he called "Andrei," he was his confidant Andrei Rivera, who also helped him manage his subordinate forces.

Without Andrei, Tony would probably still be the king, but he would be unlikely to become the leader of the Southern European Magic Society Alliance—no matter how much they needed the king's protection, those shrewd people would not entrust their lives to a leader who was always out of touch with reality.

Under Tony's will and Andre's arrangement, the two arrived at the hotel where Bai Ye was staying under the cover of night.

"According to the intelligence we just received, Paul, the commander-in-chief of the Copper Black Cross, has arranged for the Seventh King's temporary residence to be here." Looking at the grand hotel in front of them, which would still rank among the top in the entire Italian region, Andrei spoke up.

"I've already felt it, Andrei, didn't you hear it?"

"...What did you hear?" Looking at his excited old friend, Andre, who was known as the "King's Butler," suddenly had a bad feeling: "Don't forget what we agreed on the plane. No matter what happens later, at least when we see the Seventh King, we should greet him properly first."

“Of course I haven’t forgotten.” Tony smiled and took out an iron sword that still bore some “scars”: “Andrei, do you think there’s anything better to greet a king of equal standing than a powerful slash?”

"Stop, stop, stop, you idiot! Have you forgotten the lesson learned from Marquis Voban?" Andrei's expression changed drastically.

I really shouldn't have believed this guy's sweet talk. Why did I inexplicably believe him before?

"Haha, too late, I've already found the location of the Seventh King." Tony excitedly raised his sword and swung it down forcefully, unleashing a bright sword beam that cleaved the entire hotel in two.

Surprisingly, despite the commotion, none of the hotel guests were injured (if we don't count psychological trauma).

Such a commotion would have alerted Bai Ye, even if he was fast asleep.

Looking at the sword mark that had almost grazed his pillow, Bai Ye hugged the blanket and fell into deep thought...

"Your Majesty, are you alright?" The door had been split open, and Lu Yinghua's voice came through the crack in the door.

"For now, I should be fine."

“Uh,” Lu Yinghua chuckled awkwardly, realizing he had asked a silly question. “There aren’t many people in the world who can unleash a strike of this power. If we take into account the 393 factor that we’re currently in Italy, then it should be the Sword King, barring any unforeseen circumstances.”

"Wasn't it you who told me the Sword King didn't concern himself with these trivial matters?"

Lu Yinghua: "..."

I'm starting to feel that the White Night King's aura is more and more like my master's. No wonder the two of them can become friends!

“I was negligent before. Besides being a pure swordsman, the Sword King is also an absolute battle maniac. I suppose he heard that you are here, so he came all the way from where he was training?”

If Andrei were here, he would probably give Lu Yinghua a thumbs up.

Although it's just speculation, it's not far from the truth.

Just as Bai Ye was about to say something, Tony spoke up from below—

"The one above, I know you're still here. My sword is also telling me that it has sensed a worthy opponent, so let's use a grand and spectacular battle as the ceremony for our first meeting!"

white night:"……"

MDZZ!

……

Chapter 089 Since reasoning won't work, let's have a fight first!

With the speed of changing clothes in an instant, Bai Ye leaped and jumped directly from the opening created by the previous slash to the ground.

"The King of Swords?"

"That's right, it's me. So you must be the Seventh King who was just born recently?" The blond youth smiled brightly. "Speaking of which, you're my first true junior. To celebrate our meeting..."

Without warning, he raised his sword high, then brought it down—

"Like I just said, let's have a good, satisfying fight!"

Instantly activating his Titan God Body and the indestructible body he obtained from the unruly Sun Wukong, Bai Ye did not dodge. Instead, he raised his hand and directly grabbed Tony's sword, which seemed to have hardly been modified.

So, you simply can't understand human speech?

“It doesn’t matter what happens, my sword tells me that we’re going to have a pretty good fight.” Tony’s face lit up with excitement, and with a flick of his wrist, the sword that Bai Ye had been holding slipped from his grasp.

Then, under Bai Ye's interested gaze, Tony lowered his upper body slightly, and after half a second of charging up, a slash several times more powerful than before was already swung towards Bai Ye.

brush--

The swift slash landed on Bai Ye, tearing his clothes in two and leaving a faint mark on his body.

"Oh, that's really surprising. I didn't expect that you, who are less than half a month old, would also have a body of steel?" Tony exclaimed excitedly. "I remember now. In the information that Andre told me, you have indeed killed three gods. That's almost catching up with me. I really look forward to the battle with you next!"

"...Fine, I don't think you'll talk to me properly unless I beat you half to death first."

With a sigh, under the watchful eyes of Andrei and Lu Yinghua, who had been drawn by the commotion, Bai Ye pulled out a card from somewhere, snapped it in half, and a finely crafted pistol appeared in his hand.

Name: M1911 Pistol

Type: Gunpowder-based firearms

"Attribute: None"

Quality: Excellent

"Note: This is a classic model of the M1911. Over 90% of the gun body is made of meteorite iron, and it's covered with metallic crystal patterns, making it incomparably beautiful... What? Special attributes? Isn't it enough for a pistol to just be pretty?"

Ok……

Ignoring the increasingly flamboyant notes at the end, this small pistol, which Bai Ye himself didn't even know had somehow ended up in his collection, is indeed Bai Ye's favorite short gun.

At least when Bai Ye was looking for a firearm as one of his weapons, he immediately took a liking to this pistol.

"You won't mind me using this, will you?"

“Although there are some solutions I’ve thought of, if you insist on this, there’s nothing I can do.” Tony raised an eyebrow as he saw the pistol in Bai Ye’s hand: “But are you sure you want to use something like this? Before we start fighting, I must remind you that the bullets may not be able to catch up with me.”

"It doesn't matter~" Bai Ye waved his hand.

Tony felt that the Seventh King's expression was somewhat...mysterious?

He shook his head, gripped his longsword tightly, and stopped thinking about these things. As a pure swordsman, no matter what tricks his opponent had up their sleeve, he only needed to cut them down with one strike.

"Let's begin, but be careful!"

It was still that kind of slash that exceeded the limits of normal human dynamic vision. Lu Yinghua only saw Tony and his sword disappear instantly, leaving a slowly dissipating afterimage in the original place. When he saw Tony again, Tony had already appeared in front of Bai Ye and swung his sword.

The seemingly ordinary slash gave him the feeling that he would surely die if he faced it.

Moreover, Tony relied not only on the powerful body of the Godslayer, but also on his swordsmanship, which he had honed to its peak. His master, the Martial Arts King who stood at the pinnacle of martial arts, praised his swordsmanship as "already on par with hers."

Bai Ye did not choose to take the blow head-on. Instead, he quickly retreated just as the blade was about to strike him, and at the same time raised his short gun and fired a shot at Tony.

The moment the bullet left the barrel, the Momo-Momo Fruit's ability to travel at 100 times the speed and achieve absolute constant speed simultaneously attached itself to the bullet.

Relying on his unparalleled combat intuition, even though the bullet's speed far exceeded his expectations, Tony still managed to control the sword to trace a twisting arc in the air and strike the bullet with a single blow the instant it reached him.

As he expected, the sword did indeed split the bullet in two, but as a price, the kinetic energy attached to the bullet sent Tony flying backward, crashing into four or five walls along the way.

"Is this a pistol?" Lu Yinghua, who had some knowledge of firearms, almost popped his eyes out.

To be fair, if that shot had been fired from a slightly more difficult angle, it probably could have even wounded the God of Disobedience.

"Wow, no wonder he was able to kill several disobedient new kings in such a short time. It seems that when facing any opponent of the same level, one must not relax in the slightest."

A figure leaped out from the billowing dust; it was Tony, completely unharmed.

"Blood of the evil dragon Fafnir, grant me the destiny of immortality..."

Runes shone brightly around him. With the activation of the steel immortality usurped from Siegfried, Tony's weight and hardness were greatly enhanced.

"It was wrong of me to underestimate you before. Now, please savor the taste of my sword!"

With the steel reinforcement, the Godslayer's already formidable body defense increased several levels further. Completely abandoning other forms of defense, Tony rushed in front of Bai Ye and unleashed his pinnacle swordsmanship. In that instant, Bai Ye felt as if he had been attacked from all directions at least a hundred times.

Although... none of them could break through the defenses (laughs).

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang"!

Once Tony was spotted, the remaining six bullets in the pistol were fired almost instantly, blocking Tony's movements from all angles.

Chapter 090 Since you're injured, don't force yourself, you idiot!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Bai Ye originally thought that with Tony's speed, he could dodge one or two bullets, and then seize the opportunity to stab him with a spear or two. However, to his surprise, Tony actually stood there and took the remaining five bullets, except for the one that hit his face with his sword. Moreover, the impact of the bullets had little effect on him this time.

This is a little embarrassing...