"Na-Nakano…"
Looking at the young man who appeared in front of her, Yukinoshita Yukino was stunned, while Yui recovered from her fear and quickly pushed Yukino, wanting her to escape first.
"Yukino-chan, go quickly! Help me tell my parents… You… it's you, it's you…"
But as Yui spoke, when she saw the back of the young man in front of her, she froze.
"Alright, Yura, I'll leave the final part to you."
Hearing the system notification that the mission was complete, Nakano Yu finished speaking and turned to Yura Keikain, who had already withdrawn her shikigami.
He met her at the doorstep of Yuiigahama's house, and at the same time encountered a cunning woman, but none of that mattered. What mattered was that his mission was complete and he needed to leave.
Just as he was about to leave, Nakano Yu suddenly felt someone tugging at the end of his coat.
He turned and saw Yuiigahama Yui holding onto his coat, her large eyes sparkling.
"Hmm? Yuiigahama-chan, is there something else?"
Seeing Yuiigahama Yui holding him back, Nakano Yu asked in confusion.
He hadn't had much interaction with Yuiigahama Yui. Well, actually not much at all. He had only seen her a few times from afar with Miura Yumiko.
And for some reason, he hadn't seen Yui hanging out with Miura Yumiko for over a month. According to Miura Yumiko, Yui had been busy looking for someone.
Nakano Yu didn't know who she was looking for, nor did he care.
"Um, Itsuki, Itsuki asks, what's your name, colleague?"
Looking at Nakano Yu's handsome face and his violet eyes that seemed to hold a galaxy within them, Yui blushed slightly and asked shyly.
"Nakano Yu."
Seeing that the other just wanted to know his name, Nakano Yu told her directly. It wasn't a secret anyway; he had always been the top student in class exams.
"Na-Nakano Yu?!"
Hearing that, Yui froze. Does she know Nakano Yu?
Of course, she knows him. He was a true genius and the young master of Sobu High School. Not only did he have the support of the Nakano family, but he was also outstanding academically.
However, Yui had never thought that the person who saved her that day was Nakano Yu. She vaguely remembered that person having great strength, but Nakano Yu was so good at studying. Though she didn't know his physical abilities, he probably wasn't that strong.
Yui thought like this, naturally assuming that most geniuses weren't physically strong, which led her to directly ignore the top ten students in class.
Looking at the young man in front of her, Yui's heart was filled with complex emotions. The young man she had been searching for over a month had actually appeared before her eyes multiple times?
Thinking this, Yui wanted to hit herself several times for her carelessness.
"Yuiigahama-chan, can you let go now?"
Seeing Yuiigahama Yui's shocked expression upon hearing his name, Nakano Yu was a little confused. Did Yuiigahama Yui hear of him?
This shouldn't be possible. What the hell?! Had the rumor that the police took him this afternoon already spread so quickly?
"Ah?! Oh! Oh! Um… thank you, Nakano-kun! Um… do you know me?"
Hearing that, Yui flinched. After letting go of him, she first thanked the young man, then quietly asked.
Looking at Yui's appearance, for some reason Nakano Yu inexplicably felt that this girl seemed to be expecting something.
At the same time, Nakano Yu considered that Yui was a little clumsy. Wasn't it said that her natural clumsiness was just an act? He had just called her "Yuiigahama-chan"; how could she not know Yuigahama Yui?
"Yes, Yumiko is my girlfriend."
After a short pause, Nakano Yu nodded and said.
"Eh?"
At those words, Yui, who had just been full of anticipation, froze, looking at the young man, her eyes filled with disbelief.
The young man she longed for was actually her best friend's boyfriend.
Suddenly, Yui's heart tightened, and a feeling of pain and loss spread through her body.
"If there's nothing else, I'll go now. Goodbye."
Seeing Yui's expression change again, Nakano Yu felt that something was wrong, but he didn't know why. After glancing at Yukino, who was being held and watched by Yukinoshita Haruno, Nakano Yu decisively left.
Shortly after he exited, a figure caught up with him:
"Wait! Yu, wait a moment!"
Hearing the voice, Nakano Yu turned and saw Haruno, who had just been holding Yukino in fear, now catching up to him with a smile.
"If you have something to say, just say it."
Looking at Haruno, Nakano Yu crossed his arms and said impatiently.
"Suddenly this attitude, a few months ago you called me Haruno-nee~ Really, as soon as it's over, you immediately turn your back on people."
Seeing how Nakano Yu behaved toward her, Haruno said, stepping closer and hugging his arm, her tone carrying an inexplicable spoiled nuance.
"Yes, yes, Haruno-nee is the best. You praised me so much to your sister, saying we get along well, and your sister didn't even recognize me. What a double standard."
Discreetly pulling his arm back, Nakano Yu said. He thought Yukino would at least recognize him a little, but he didn't expect that the only thing Yukino knew was that he was the second son of the Nakano family, and nothing more.
For that, a little fox who had constantly said she would introduce them had to take responsibility.
"Well~ mostly because Yu's charm is too great. If Yukino and Yu met, wouldn't I, your older sister, lose my chance?"
Hearing that, Haruno said with a smile, winking at Nakano Yu.
Of course, this was only Haruno's excuse to get out of it, but half of it was true. The main reason she didn't want Yukino to get close to Nakano Yu was that she was afraid the two might end up together.
However, what Haruno really feared was that their mother would force Yukino into a political marriage with Nakano Yu. Haruno was sure their mother would do such a thing.
Haruno knew this very well. Their mother raised her as the heir of the Yukinoshita family, so she wouldn't be easily married off. That left only Yukino as the only option.
For that reason, she arranged for Yukino to move out and prevented their mother from seeing her, all to prevent Yukino from being forced into an arranged marriage.
She couldn't stop her mother at this moment. All she could do was prevent Yukino from getting close to Nakano Yu. If their mother learned of a potential choice, she would do everything to make it happen.
"Haruno-nee, it's a pity you don't use your mouth to deceive people. Alright, I won't talk to you anymore. I have other things to attend to, so I'll go."
After finishing, Nakano Yu waved to Haruno, and in front of her eyes, activated Moon Authority. With the flash of moonlight, his figure vanished.
"In just a few months, it seems you've become even more terrifying… and dangerous…"
Watching Nakano Yu suddenly disappear, Haruno's smile gradually calmed. She turned and returned to Yuiigahama Yui's house; she still had to pay the talented onmyoji she had hired.
On Nakano Yu's side, at that moment, he wasn't rushing home. Instead, he went to the roof of the Nakano apartment building.
On the roof stood two Moon Rock Giants, quietly, as if waiting for Nakano Yu.
At the moment Nakano Yu appeared on the roof, the two Moon God Envoys suddenly raised their heads and in two or three steps reached him. Once in front of the young man, they handed him their swords.
Looking at the swords, Nakano Yu was completely confused.
What is this idiot doing? His sword is condensed from moonstone. Although it carries the blessing of cursed energy, it can't compare to Joyeuse…
And the other Moon God Envoy, seeing this, hit his companion on the head.
The Moon Rock Giant who was hit covered its head, put away the sword, and after searching the body a little, pulled out a stone bowl the size of a palm.
At first glance, the stone bowl looked very rough, but on closer inspection, patterns resembling snakes were carved on the inner wall of the bowl. Under the moonlight, the patterns even slowly moved.
Seeing the stone bowl, Nakano Yu's eyes shone. After taking the bowl from the Moon God Envoy's hand, a system panel appeared in front of him:
[Divine Tool: Asclepius's Bowl: The bowl used by the god of medicine Asclepius to feed divine snakes. It is a bowl of medicine and life, capable of providing an inexhaustible amount of medicinal herbs. At the same time, Asclepius's Bowl can summon countless divine snakes to assist in battle. This is the Snake Bowl.]
Reviewing the system description, a smile appeared on Nakano Yu's face.
He hadn't expected the Moon God Envoy to bring Asclepius's Bowl so quickly. This efficiency was a little too great.
But thinking about it, it made sense. Each of those Moon God Envoys possessed the strength of a great knight. In the world of God Slayers, this might not be much, but here, the strength of a great knight was enough to turn a city upside down, not to mention that Moon God Envoys had the ability of infinite regeneration.
As long as there was moonlight, they could continuously return to life.
"Well done. Go back and rest."
Nodding satisfactorily, Nakano Yu looked at the two Moon Rock Giants and said.
The two giants, hearing this, bowed to Nakano Yu. Silver light flashed, and the two Moon God Envoys vanished.
After storing Asclepius's Bowl, Nakano Yu thought, and in the next moment appeared in his bedroom.
"I didn't expect this Moon Authority to be surprisingly useful. With Glimpse of Fate, I can send Moon God Envoys to collect divine tools around the world for me. Not bad, I just don't know how the remaining two divine tools are progressing."
Nakano Yu said, looking at the full moon through the window. He had a connection with all the Moon God Envoys, and the Moon Rock Giants he had sent to find Asclepius's Staff and lucky snake insignia so far had not been injured.
In other words, those Moon God Envoys had not encountered any obstacles during the search for divine tools; they just hadn't found them yet.
Nakano Yu was calm because of this. This situation was normal; divine tools weren't that easy to find, and the Moon God Envoys weren't very intelligent.
Recalling that foolish Moon God Envoy earlier, Nakano Yu fully agreed.
At the same time, in a ravine in Greece, two Moon God Envoys were facing a giant snake that appeared before them, and they drew their swords without hesitation and charged forward.
The giant snake's scales were tough, and the attacks of the Moon God Envoys, relying only on raw strength, couldn't hurt it for a while.
Seeing this, the Moon God Envoy didn't hesitate, raised his hand, and summoned a spear of moonlight, which he violently threw, blinding one eye of the giant snake.
"Hiss~"
Injured, the giant snake became enraged and swung its tail at the Moon God Envoy. Unfortunately, since it was in a ravine, it couldn't fully use its strength, and its tail hit a rock, causing large boulders to fall on its body.
And the Moon God Envoy had no sense of martial honor, swinging his hand and summoning countless beams of moonlight, falling like a rain of arrows, directly targeting the giant snake's life.
After a long battle, the sky began to lighten, and the giant snake was finally killed by the Moon God Envoy.
After killing the giant snake, the two Moon God Envoys without hesitation smashed its mouth open, breaking one of its teeth to reveal a wooden staff hidden inside.
It was a staff made of green wood, around which a dark stone snake coiled.
And this, apparently, was the Asclepius's Staff, needed to summon the Heretic God!
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