diskusbooks Chapter 186 Neighborhood Arc: "Sworn Brotherhood on the Spot"
Chapter 186 Neighborhood Arc: "Sworn Brotherhood on the Spot"
Just as the two shook hands, Wu Ming's expression changed slightly, and he suddenly pointed towards the door and spoke to Cai Yan:
"Speaking of which, is that guy standing outside the door your companion?"
"Huh? I don't have any companions..."
"Oh, sorry, I thought you were one of your companions because you were standing quite close together at the beginning."
"At the beginning?"
'Clang clang clang~'
As Wuming and Caiyan looked at each other with puzzled expressions, only Rion Meng, who had just heard a knock on the door, prepared to go open it.
"Yes, yes, just a moment and I'll open the door for you... Waaaaaaah!"
Without a second thought, Wuming rushed over and grabbed Rinne Meng by the back of her collar, who had already reached the door, and ruthlessly pulled her back.
What are you doing!
"You're not an idiot, I'd just call you stupid at most! I didn't expect you to actually be stupid!"
Just as Rion was pulled back, a flash of cold light appeared, and a samurai sword sliced open the door. The blade grazed the spot where Rion had just been standing and tore her otaku outfit.
"What a hassle."
"Yes, that's undeniable."
Caiyan drew her longbow toward the door, while Liyinmeng selectively hid behind Wuming, trembling slightly.
As the moonlight shone down, only Hijikata Masami, who stood brazenly at the door with his Japanese sword resting on his shoulder, looked at everyone with a hearty and unrestrained air.
"As expected, as expected! Following the trajectory of spiritual energy, Rainbow Eye was indeed here! I knew you wouldn't be eliminated by any target other than me!"
Zhang Yang's shout echoed in the room, and Wu Ming's expression froze, fearing that the sound would attract more contestants.
"You are..."
"Wow! I didn't expect there to be so many people besides the people with colored eyes! It's really lively!"
The girl laughed heartily, almost as if she knew him well, leaving Wuming completely bewildered.
"She talks about you all the time, isn't she a true friend?"
"No, she was just the only person who survived my battles. Because she and I seemed to only have me as an opponent, she might naturally regard me as a formidable rival."
"I see. So, we have to fight? I think we can talk."
"It should be difficult? That guy is different from me. All he thinks about is hacking and slashing. He's a battle maniac with no other goals. There's no way we can reconcile."
"That's troublesome."
The two exchanged a brief conversation, and realizing that he seemed to be ignored, Hijikata Masami interrupted their conversation by shouting.
"Hey! I'm still here! What do you want to talk about? Why didn't you take me with you? It seems I'm being ignored, but it doesn't matter. Colorful Eyes, step forward and fight me!"
She pointed her katana directly at the two of them, the signal that the fight was about to begin was already self-evident.
"Are you still able to fight?"
"Probably... that won't work. The spiritual energy drained too much from that fight with you. Now the bow can only generate two arrows at most. I suggest we retreat..."
"No need. I'd find it troublesome if they were the scheming type, but if they're a pure battle maniac, I'll try to win them over."
You must give in to her!
"You want her to join us?"
Caiyan stared wide-eyed, her face filled with disbelief.
Wuming ignored Caiyan's surprise and walked straight towards Hijikata Masami.
"Hey, battle maniac, instead of fighting here and affecting your performance, aren't you going to come out and fight with me?"
Masami Hijikata's eyes lit up slightly, then suddenly lit up after a moment of silence.
"Oh? Go outside to fight? That suits me perfectly! Although she's not the one with the colored eyes, it seems she just fought you, right? Looks like you won! Then let me chop you down for you!"
Having said that, he picked up his knife and followed Wuming out of the room.
Upon arriving at an open space, the moonlight bathed the two of them, while Li Yinmeng was casually entrusted to Caiyan for temporary care by Wuming.
Wuming stood still, looking at Hijikata Masami who was excitedly wielding her long sword opposite him. He quickly considered how to win her over, but her hearty voice interrupted his thoughts first.
"Hey! Aren't you going to summon the Nameless Angel? Of course, I don't care. Although it's a bit boring to face a statue that just stands there, you can also have Rainbow Eyes come and fight me for you."
"She really can't stop talking about Miss Caiyan."
As he grumbled this, Wuming seemed to have thought of something, glanced at Caiyan who was watching, and then looked away.
Her goal was to fight, to kill people, while Miss Rainbow Eyes wanted to leave this place to find love, so theoretically, it's also a yuri relationship...
"Rinemu! Can I borrow your [Talented Singing]? I remember you described it as a microphone with a rather long handle!"
"Ah! Why do you suddenly want my nameless angel?"
"Stop talking nonsense! If you don't want me to die from my already serious injuries, you'd better give it to me right now!"
"Oh! Is it that serious? Well... okay."
Rion quickly tossed the long microphone handle to Wuming.
Wuming took the microphone, cleared his throat, and his chest injury had mostly healed. He also temporarily used his spiritual power to sew up the opening of his spiritual armor.
"Using someone else's nameless angel? I seem to be underestimated!"
"No, it's just that I was born with a disability and can't use my own nameless sword. Also, since you're a swordsman, I can't fight empty-handed, so I had to borrow my partner's first."
Hijikata Masami snorted coldly.
"Then let me see what you can do using someone else's nameless angel!"
With that, she leaped high into the air, her long sword slashing down at Wuming with a sharp, gust of wind.
Wuming nimbly dodged to the side, simultaneously raising the microphone, the flames dancing on the pole below.
"Miss Rainbow Eyes, things might get complicated if a fight breaks out later. You should stay with that good-for-nothing Rion for now and come out the next day."
After hesitating for a moment, Caiyan still led Rion back to the room.
Meanwhile, the battle outside had intensified.
Hijikata's offensive against the United States was like a storm, with flashes of light as he wielded his long sword.
Wuming dodged with his agile movements, occasionally releasing flames from the microphone in his hand to defend himself.
"Is that all you're good for! All you can do is defend! Stop being so boring! Play properly and show me something interesting!"
Do you enjoy talking while you're typing?
"Oh, isn't this interesting! It adds a lot of excitement to the hack-and-slash battles!"
"We can't deny that, so let's talk as we fight and make this battle a little more interesting!"
"Yeah, yeah, it seems you understand me quite well! But if you're too weak and talk too much, I'll be in a lot of trouble!"
"........."
After saying that, the two of them simultaneously slashed at each other's vital points.
The microphone pole, wreathed in flames, slashed heavily at the left arm, while the longsword swiftly swung towards Wuming's neck without hesitation.
—The day after those two metallic clanging sounds that happened overnight~
When Caiyan and Yinmeng walked out of the small apartment, they saw the two kneeling on the ground with tears streaming down their faces. Their expressions were as if they had been shocked by something terrifying.
A cane and a Japanese sword were stuck in front of the door. Ming and Shifang, like brothers who had gone through life and death together, drank a beverage they had somehow gotten their hands on, tears streaming down their faces.
"I am Hijikata Masami!"
"I am nameless!"
"—We vow to become sworn brothers today! We do not ask to be born on the same day, in the same month, in the same year! We only ask to die on the same day, in the same month, in the same year!"
"Big brother!"
"Third brother!"
The two embraced, it was hard to imagine that they had been hacking at each other just last night, and that Hijikata had even almost cut off Mei's head once.