Chapter 586

"Isn't it possible that you're overthinking this?"

Broly couldn't help but ask.

"Little Brother Broly, it's not that we're overthinking it; the uses for a corpse are just those few: either refine it into a corpse puppet, or crack the secret of the bloodline. Compared to refining it into a corpse puppet, cracking the bloodline secret is a bit more likely."

Iinaga Noriyuki said.

"Right, otherwise, what would that powerful mysterious man in black want with the corpse? It can't possibly be to use it or eat it, right?"

The moment Sakurai Ikki's words fell, everyone present looked over.

"Mr. Sakurai, if you don't know how to speak, you can just not speak."

"What did I do?"

"That mouth of yours has absolutely no respect for the deceased. I'm genuinely afraid that someday you'll get beaten to death outside."

"Yeah, what do you mean 'use,' and what do you mean 'eat'? Is that something a human would say?"

"I'm just speaking more bluntly; I didn't say anything wrong……"

Jianshan Huangquan covered her face, somewhat glad she hadn't brought Tsuchimiya Kagura along.

Otherwise, with Sakurai Ikki's mouth, he could worry a girl to death.

"Why does everyone have to think the worst?"

Broly also found it a bit hard to take, and spoke up to ask.

"Eh, if you don't think the worst, can you even think the best?"

Hearing the boy's words, everyone looked over this way, and Sakurai Ikki directly asked.

"Couldn't it be that Madam Tsuchimiya is someone important to the mysterious person, and the other party taking Madam Tsuchimiya's corpse isn't some scheme against the Tsuchimiya Family, but simply a pure desire to help the Tsuchimiya Family?"

"Uh……"

As soon as these words came out, in the office, the Countermeasures Bureau people looked at each other in dismay.

"Mr. Jianshan, I suddenly have the thought that I'm a filthy, corrupt adult."

"I have the same feeling. Compared to a child's innocence, us adults' thoughts are always dark."

"However, dark as it may be, the real world isn't a fairy tale; there isn't that much kindness without reason. On the contrary, malice without reason is even more common.

So, Little Brother Broly, thinking in a good direction isn't your fault, but we adults have to prepare for the worst-case contingency plans.

Speaking practically, even if your previous guess is right, and Madam Tsuchimiya is someone important to the mysterious person, the other party's act of seizing the corpse is still incomprehensible."

"Perhaps the other party has some unspeakable hardship."

Broly, holding the script, tried to justify his actions from last night.

"What hardship could make someone do something like seizing a deceased person's corpse?

The only thing I can think of is hatred, and the kind of hatred that killing wouldn't be enough to vent."

"Couldn't it be good feelings?"

"Good feelings, what good feelings, love? How would that……"

Sakurai Ikki was just about to deny it when he heard Shen Gongji Shobu say: "Wait, this actually isn't impossible. The only thing that can equal hatred is love. Hmm, can we check Madam Tsuchimiya's past romantic history?"

"Ah, Director Shinguuji, this……"

Sakurai Ikki hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping.

"Sakurai, doing our line of work, sometimes you need a bit of imagination too."

Shen Gongji Shobu said earnestly.

【But you have way too much imagination!】

Broly complained inwardly; his relationship with Madam Tsuchimiya wasn't that big, he just had a huge relationship with her daughter.

"But if we speculate in this direction, what reason would the mysterious person have for seizing the corpse? It can't be that he loved Madam Tsuchimiya in life but couldn't have her, so in death he wants to obtain her corpse, right?"

Iinaga Noriyuki raised a doubt.

"Is it possible the other party seized the corpse to resurrect Madam Tsuchimiya?"

Broly hurriedly guided the conversation; this counted as giving the people here a preventive inoculation in advance.

"Eh, Little Brother Broly, you mean, resurrect, my beloved?"

【Why not, resurrect, my future mother-in-law?】

The boy didn't say the retort in his heart out loud.

"Broly, I hope you can recognize one thing."

Beside him, the girl suddenly crouched down and said with a serious face.

"What is it, Sister Huangquan? You say it."

Seeing this, Broly also made his expression serious.

"That is: the dead cannot be resurrected. This is nature's iron law. And anyone who attempts to defy this iron law, even if it's just a thought, may lead themselves astray."

When the girl spoke these words seriously, the Countermeasures Bureau people beside her kept straight faces. After the girl finished speaking, Director Shinguuji then supplemented Jianshan Huangquan's words with an explanation.

"From ancient times to now, there have been many Exorcists who, faced with the impending death of relatives, friends, or themselves, attempted to use their own power to reverse death.

And the result was triggering various calamities: some fell into demonic cultivation, some cursed their own kin into evil spirits. And the more powerful the person, the greater the calamity triggered.

So, Little Brother Broly, if you face such a situation in the future, you must absolutely not harbor thoughts of reversing nature's iron law.

Otherwise, this may bring even greater calamity upon yourself. This is a bloody lesson from history; I hope you'll remember it."

Broly: "……"

Didn't expect this group's attitude toward resurrecting the dead to actually be like this; could it be I really am becoming this world's villain from another world?

After all, I'm the one preparing to reverse life and death, summon a different world's god (judging by these people's rejection attitude, Aqua is most likely an Evil God) to resurrect my future mother-in-law, to make Tsuchimiya Kagura happy.

"It's not that serious, right?"

"It's very serious."

"Alright then, I'll keep that in mind."

Hearing the boy was willing to keep it in mind, the atmosphere in the Countermeasures Bureau office also eased up.

Everyone continued with the most likely speculation, continuing to discuss further.

"Xiao Huangquan, if our conjecture about the mysterious person's purpose turns out to be true, then you'll need to be careful."

Shen Gongji Shobu said.

"Eh, Director, what do you need me to be careful about?"

Jianshan Huangquan looked over in puzzlement and asked.

"The Tsuchimiya family's Thousand Gold, isn't she currently being taken care of by you at the Jianshan family? What I mean is, if the mysterious person who stole Madam Tsuchimiya's corpse truly aims to unravel the secret of the Tsuchimiya family bloodline, then it's very likely the other party will also set their sights on the Tsuchimiya family's Thousand Gold currently living in your home."

"Ah?!"

Jianshan Huangquan's eyes widened, Broly's eyes also widened. Although the Countermeasures Bureau people's reasoning process was wrong, for some reason the conclusion was correct. He, this mysterious person who stole Madam Tsuchimiya's corpse, really was targeting Tsuchimiya Kagura.

And if he followed Aqua Master's requirements, he was still prepared to use the favor of saving the girl's mother as leverage, scheming for the girl to devote herself to him and agree to join the Crystal Palace as repayment.

"Xiao Huangquan, from now on you must be more vigilant. If you discover anything amiss, or encounter an attack, contact us immediately. Of course, it would be best to have that Miss Tsuchimiya stay in as safe a place as possible."

As Shen Gongji Shobu said this, her gaze intentionally or unintentionally swept toward Broly. If asking who in the room had the strongest exorcism ability, it was naturally Broly, who could casually pinch high-level spirits.

But considering the mysterious person might not be an evil spirit, but a human, they had to guard against methods used to deal with humans.

After all, no matter how strong the boy's spiritual power was, when facing weapons used to deal with humans, spiritual power also wouldn't have much effect.

Thinking this, Shen Gongji Shobu added a reminder: "Also, considering the mysterious person might be human and use some methods to deal with humans, so you must also be vigilant about this point."

"Mm, I understand, Director Shen Gongji, I'll be careful." Jianshan Huangquan nodded seriously in reply, paused, then asked again: "Is there any mission today that needs us to do it?"

"Mission, no. Last night's evil spirit tide almost drew in all of Tokyo's evil spirits. In the coming time, there probably won't be any exorcism missions."

"If that's the case, then I'll take Broly and head back first."

Jianshan Huangquan prepared to take Broly and leave the Countermeasures Bureau, but was stopped by Shen Gongji Shobu.

"Xiao Huangquan, wait a moment."

"Is there something else?"

"Take this."

Nikaido Kiri, receiving Shen Gongji Shobu's signal, quickly went out and brought back a briefcase.

"This is?"

"Same type of weapons equipment as Mr. Sakuraba. On the surface it looks like an ordinary briefcase, but actually it's something similar to an agent's weapon."

"As long as you open the clasp here, then press the button inside, it can fire over a hundred steel pellets in a short time. If a living person is hit at close range, they'll absolutely be turned into a sieve in an instant."

Nikaido Kiri introduced it as she handed over the briefcase in her hand.

"Ah, giving me such a dangerous weapon, is that really okay?"

"Better safe than sorry. If you really encounter danger from a non-spirit entity, this counts as a trump card."

Jianshan Huangquan didn't refuse the briefcase. Taking it in hand, she felt its heavy weight, most of which came from the interlayer contents inside.

"In an emergency, you can also throw this thing as a grenade. Just pull the detonation cord on the inner side, and after five or six seconds, or if a violent collision occurs, it will explode."

"Of course, safety-wise there's no need to worry. Every part has safety measures. Before the safety measures are released, normal drops and impacts won't affect its use as a normal briefcase."

"Alright, but I'm a bit worried that in an emergency, I might not be able to take out the personal items stored inside in time, then detonate this thing."

"That's also no problem. If Miss Huangquan has any personal items damaged because of this, the Countermeasures Bureau will bear the responsibility for your losses."

"Including my middle school homework for all subjects?"

The girl's words made Nikaido Kiri's expression freeze.

"Then you'd better not put blank notebooks in it."

"Haha, just kidding. I've already finished learning all the middle school curriculum. Homework and such, as long as my exam grades don't drop too much, the teachers allow me not to do it."

"Because you need to take care of your non-existent sick mother at the hospital?"

"Yes, but recently there might be a home visit. Director Shen Gongji, you might need to find someone to help deal with the school teachers on that end."

"I'll have the hospital issue you a medical certificate. I think as long as you show that to your homeroom teacher, the other party absolutely won't rudely disturb your critically ill mother at the hospital."

Ending the dialogue, Jianshan Huangquan took the new equipment and took Broly home.

Upon returning, she saw the girl left at home swinging a sword in the dojo. Her clothes looked somewhat damp, very likely she had come to the dojo to practice swordsmanship right after they parted, purely dedicated to hard cultivation.

"Sister Huangquan, Broly, you're back!"

Tsuchimiya Kagura was very happy to see the two return.

"Kagura..."

"What is it, Sister Huangquan?"

"When going out and coming in recently, you need to pay more attention to safety."

"Eh, why so sudden?"

"Things aren't too peaceful outside."

"Did something happen?"

"Nothing major, just kidnappers appearing."

Jianshan Huangquan didn't mention the matter of the girl's mother's corpse being stolen, but spoke of kidnappers.

Mm, corpse kidnapping also counts as kidnapping.

At the side, having been instructed by the girl before returning, the boy said nothing.

After eating dinner, Broly only then in the group chat room started chatting privately with Youhuihui.

"Last night, I did... now it seems I've been treated as a bad person."

Broly told Youhuihui about what he did last night and the current situation.

"What to do now, can the plan still continue?"

"Yes, very capable. Rather, our originally casually set story wasn't smooth enough, but now someone from the Countermeasures Bureau in your world has instead derived a better, more reasonable plot."

"We might as well turn the mistake to advantage, letting your shadow ninja attack the girl you're dating using the reason they imagined."

The plan changed again, but the great writer of the Red Demon Clan wasn't panicked at all; instead, he had Broly carry out what the Countermeasures Bureau said.

"Ah, so I really should plot against the Tsuchimiya Family's bloodline?"

Broly asked.

"Huh, Broly, what delusion makes you think you aren't plotting against someone else's bloodline?"

He's good at directly refuting.

"Do I?"

"What, you want a girl to join the Crystal Palace as your wife, and when you grow up, you won't have children with us and with her?"

"Uh, that will happen."

"There you go, you're letting someone bear children for you—isn't that top-tier Bloodline Plunder? What else could it be?"

Broly fell silent. It turned out he really was a super villain plotting against others' bloodlines, and the private chat with that capable person made him suddenly understand, with a feeling of "Today I Know I Am Me."

"But the people of this world seem to somewhat reject resurrecting the dead. What to do?"

"No no no, Broly, you've misunderstood something. The people of that world probably don't reject resurrecting the dead itself, but rather reject the possible bad consequences that wanting to resurrect the dead might cause. And would Aqua-sama's Resurrection Jutsu create any bad consequences?"

"Uh, seems not."

"There you go. Just try to resurrect the other person's mother. As for what happens after successful resurrection and people saying this and that, I believe Aqua-sama will help solve it."

Broly thought about it and felt it was indeed so. Given Aqua Master's manner, she would probably use a posture of contempt to equally mock the incompetence of all mortals in this world who dare question her Resurrection Jutsu, then boast about how powerful she is as a Main God, and finally ask if the mortals here want to join the Axis Cult or something.

Wow, I can picture it in my mind...

"Broly, where are you going?"

"I want to go to the Convenience Store to buy drinks."

At night, Broly wanted to take the opportunity to sneak out and meet with his own shinobi to give them the latest Setting Collection script, but...

"It's not safe for you to go out alone. We'll go with you~"

Jianshan Huangquan and Tsuchimiya Kagura, after bathing, followed him out.

The cool night breeze blew gently. On the quiet, streetlit Street, two big and one small person walked.

The girl on the left, the girl on the right, Broly in the middle.

Both hands were each held by the person on one side.

The two 'Sister' adults of this world seemed to care for him a bit too much.

Of course, the feeling wasn't bad, but how should he give the latest updated Setting Collection to his summoned beast?

【Jianshan Huangquan, Happiness Value Rise】

【Tsuchimiya Kagura, Happiness Value Rise】

Well, this matter can be discussed later. There's something more serious to do now.

"Sister Huangquan, Sister Kagura, are you happy now?"

"Ah?"

"Eh?"

"Why ask that?"

"Because I'm very happy now. How about we come out together for a walk every night from now on?"

"Uh..."

Jianshan Huangquan hesitated a bit.

"Okay!"

Tsuchimiya Kagura directly agreed.

"Sister Huangquan, no problem, right?"

Then the girl asked the girl.

"Then I think I might have to bring my Briefcase Bomb, in case I run into bad people on the street at night..."

Jianshan Huangquan thought and said, and she currently only had the Lion King on her person.