Nemo from the Cane Office was no good man, but in the grand scheme of the City, he wasn't exactly evil either. The man's only real flaw was his greed.
It was because of this greed that he had accepted Ye Lan's commission, even dispatching his two top agents, Bada and Martina, to stake out the Hana Association, ensuring that the moment they sent someone to District 25, the information would reach Ye Lan.
With that, there was only one final hurdle on the path to helping the Onion-Pancake Couple—
—Power.
He had been teleported by some unknown cause to a corpse pit near District 9. During the three days of darkness, he had considered the possibility that the E.G.O. ring he had dredged from his own heart was to blame, teleporting him to District 9 with almost nothing on him.
But why his E.G.O. could teleport him away while Angela was turning him into a book for storage, Ye Lan had no idea.
After all, during the quiet days of darkness, in between telling stories to Luna, Ye Lan had tried every possible way to use his E.G.O., but the ring had failed to produce even the slightest effect.
In summary, Ye Lan was currently at his weakest. Aside from the combat, design, and other skills he had honed over the years, he had nothing else.
With his current combat strength, he couldn't handle the Pianist, who was above WAW-class but below ALEPH-class. If the Pianist incident happened now, in his current unprotected state, he and little Luna would likely be turned into musical notes of flesh and blood on the spot, and possibly even used to attack Angelica.
If that happened, Angela and the Sephiroth would probably die of laughter.
Leaving the Cane Office, Ye Lan walked down the street, clutching the E.G.O. ring. As he headed back to Luna's house, he muttered to himself:
"Aiya, in this situation, when the silent one runs off to help his buddy, I'll have to quickly get little Luna out of here. If only it were like back at the company... I don't need much, even just the Magic Bullet set would be enough to take care of the Pianist easily."
The moment the words left his mouth, Ye Lan felt a stir in his heart, a feeling that resonated with the emotions represented by the Magic Bullet Shooter. The next moment, the demonic gunman, clad in a predominantly blue coat and with a body made entirely of black smoke, stepped out from behind him.
At the same time, the ring on his hand emitted a faint, yet dazzling, starlight.
Ye Lan stared in astonishment at the suddenly glowing ring, then was drawn by the shadow that had fallen over him. He turned his head.
The Magic Bullet Shooter stood silently behind him, holding a bullet burning with azure flames, waiting for Ye Lan to take it.
"You... this... this is the effect of my E.G.O.?"
Ye Lan took the bullet in confusion. The Magic Bullet Shooter's form then dissolved into a blue flame before him, weaving together with the flame on the bullet to form a suit of E.G.O. gear on his body, almost identical to the Magic Bullet Shooter's.
It was the HE-class E.G.O. set—Magic Bullet.
"Ha, so this ring can be used to summon the power of Abnormalities I've completed Final Observation on."
Ye Lan slipped the ring back onto his index finger and summoned his own hunting rifle. The moment the rifle was in his hand, the knowledge of how to use it flooded his mind.
Just like at the company, this rifle also had a set of seven bullets. All seven were guaranteed to hit their mark, and the seventh bullet would inevitably strike the heart of the one who fired it.
But unlike the Magic Bullet set at the company, this one placed a much greater strain on Ye Lan. From the moment he put it on, the Magic Bullet Shooter's emotions and memories began to pour into his consciousness. If he let his guard down or lost consciousness, he could be possessed by the Magic Bullet, or even die.
And this was just a HE-class Abnormality.
Ye Lan estimated that he could only use ZAYIN-class E.G.O. sets for extended periods without needing to take them off. At the TETH level, it was best not to wear the gear for more than a day.
Further up, for HE-class E.G.O. like Magic Bullet, he would be mentally exhausted after a few hours, and continuing to push himself could lead to losing control. At the WAW level, he would probably only have one or two hours of safe usage time. For ALEPH-class, it might only be a dozen minutes.
But in most cases, Ye Lan wouldn't need to use E.G.O. sets of those two levels.
He extinguished the pipe and unloaded the chambered bullet from the rifle. The Magic Bullet set instantly dissolved into a blue flame and entered the bullet in his hand. The next moment, the bullet also dissipated into the air like a spark.
Thanks to the secluded location of the Cane Office, no passersby had come by until Ye Lan had deactivated his E.G.O. suit. For now, his power had likely only been glimpsed by the "Eyes" through their omnipresent surveillance.
"Good. This way, I have the strength to fight the Distorted Pianist."
But solving one problem only led to another.
Even though he could now use his E.G.O. ring to call upon the power of Abnormalities he had performed Final Observation on, he still didn't know the name of the ring itself.
In other words, this ability to summon the power of Abnormalities was not the ring's true purpose.
Ye Lan sighed at this problem and headed back to the house he was staying in. Little Luna had been very obedient, not opening the door for anyone while she was home alone.
It was only when Ye Lan returned that she came out of her bedroom and greeted him.
"Thanks for holding down the fort."
Ye Lan reached out and patted the little girl's head, then handed her a bag of chips he had bought on the way. While it wasn't much of a snack, it was a suitable little reward.
But for Luna, chips were something she had only eaten a long time ago, when her parents were still alive. This seemingly insignificant little reward actually made her secretly wipe away a tear.
Ye Lan's busy day was more or less over. He let the little girl find something to watch on the TV while he once again threw himself into the battlefield of household chores.
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