Chapter 513: Senju Kayo

"Gulp..." A representative from a Civil Security Officer company looked at Lingyun and couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

The man Lingyun had slapped unconscious was no ordinary Civil Security Officer. This man's name was Ikuma Shougen, and he was an Initiator affiliated with the Mishima Royal Guards.

Don't let his appearance—looking like someone who grew muscles but not a brain—fool you; in reality, he was an extremely powerful Civil Security Officer with an IP ranking of 1584. Among the over 700,000 existing Civil Security Officer pairs, he was in the top one percent, a truly formidable character.

Most importantly, his Civil Security Officer pair was somewhat eccentric. In a sense, he was responsible for the output role in the team, and his individual combat strength was more ferocious than many Cursed Children.

Yet, such a tough guy couldn't even withstand a single slap in front of Lingyun, being sent straight into the wall, unconscious. Just from this point, one could see exactly how terrifying that seemingly thin and weak guy was.

"A monster, this guy is absolutely a monster!" The Civil Security Officer company representatives present all had this thought arise in their minds simultaneously.

Even Tendo Kisara and Satomi Rentaro were filled with astonishment as they looked at Lingyun. Although there had long been rumors in the town that Lingyun possessed strength comparable to or even exceeding that of the Cursed Children, they had never seen Lingyun take action, so naturally, they didn't know just how strong Lingyun's power was. Moreover, Lingyun usually appeared harmless to humans and animals alike; who knew that once he took action, it would be so overbearing and tyrannical.

The calmest person present should have been Xiaona, who was being held by Lingyun. Not only was there not a trace of surprise on her face, but she even took a lollipop produced by Lingyun out of her small bag and put it in her mouth, looking as if she were watching a show. As the first Cursed Child Lingyun took in, her understanding of Lingyun's strength was likely the deepest in all of Lingyun Town. She had seen scenes countless times more fantastical than this situation; in her eyes, this human spinning top was just a routine operation.

"Shougen..." A company president let out a shrill cry, looking in horror at the burly man sliding down from the wall.

"Hmm, this is..." Lingyun's gaze suddenly fell upon a little girl.

The little girl had short, slightly yellowish hair, but with two braids that went past her shoulders. Although she had a pair of distinct black and white eyes, they vaguely emitted a cold aura. She wore a long-sleeved dress with subdued colors and leggings, along with matching shoes.

This little girl didn't know when she had leaned over to the side of the unconscious Ikuma Shougen, extending her right index finger to poke his face, one poke at a time.

Seemingly sensing Lingyun's gaze, the girl cast her eyes in Lingyun's direction.

"Looks like an interesting child!" A mysterious smile played on Lingyun's face.

Suddenly, the girl reached out to press her abdomen, and a trace of a sad expression appeared on her face.

Seeing this scene, Lingyun's brows jumped violently, and he was about to step forward to check on the girl's condition.

However, he quickly discovered something wrong; if her body were having issues, this expression would be far too subtle. Most crucially, the girl's mouth was slightly open, clearly saying something to him silently.

"Hungry..."

After Lingyun deciphered what the girl was saying to him from her lip movements, his expression also became strange. At first, seeing the girl clutching her abdomen, he thought she had a stomachache; he never expected it to be this situation.

"Heh, who would have thought that even the man who was all muscle would have such an interesting partner by his side." Lingyun couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.

Looking at the pitiful-looking girl, Lingyun shook his head helplessly, then took a piece of chocolate out of his pocket. Ever since he took in numerous Cursed Children, a small pile of snacks that these children liked had appeared in the Cloud Realm at some point, allowing him to take snacks out of the Cloud Realm at any time to feed these cute little ones.

With a slight flick of his hand, the chocolate quietly disappeared from Lingyun's hand. The Cursed Child looking at Lingyun only felt her palm sink slightly, and then she discovered that a beautifully packaged piece of chocolate had appeared in her palm at some point.

However, she quickly realized something and cast her gaze in Lingyun's direction.

Lingyun nodded at her with a smile, telling her with his eyes that this chocolate was a gift for her, and then he took Xiaona and found a seat to sit down.

The few representatives closer to the two of them couldn't help but shift their chairs slightly, seemingly worried that Lingyun would also slap them into human spinning tops. They were not powerful existences like Ikuma Shougen; if they took a slap from Lingyun, it would definitely be fatal!

As for Tendo Kisara and Satomi Rentaro, who had followed Lingyun in, they no longer had any thoughts of picking a fight. Running into one iron plate was enough; if the two behind were also iron plates, then they would be completely finished.

Even if they weren't iron plates, judging by the previous scene, they had a deep relationship with Lingyun. If Lingyun took action again while they were causing trouble for them, that would also give them a headache.

Seeing that those stinging gazes were no longer falling on them, Tendo Kisara and Satomi Rentaro also let out a light breath, then quickly sat down beside Lingyun.

Seeing that everyone's attention was not on her, the Initiator of the unconscious Ikuma Shougen, a little girl named Senju Kayo, shifted her gaze back to the chocolate in her hand.

In this era of extreme scarcity, things like chocolate were extremely rare; after all, not many people would go to the trouble of making this kind of food that seemed to have no special function. In Senju Kayo's impression, the place that had the most of this stuff was only the place called the Hope Land for Cursed Children—Lingyun Town.

Looking at the chocolate in her hand, then looking at Lingyun, Senju Kayo found Lingyun's identity in her memory—the founder of Lingyun Town.

Thinking of this, Senju Kayo couldn't help but open her mouth slightly, looking at Lingyun in astonishment. Although she had heard other Cursed Children affiliated with Lingyun Town mention before that Lingyun had more tolerance and gentleness toward Cursed Children, she had never expected that Lingyun would give such a precious thing to her upon a chance encounter.

Looking at Lingyun's gaze filled with goodwill, Senju Kayo lowered her head slightly, slowly tore open the packaging, and began to taste the rare chocolate.

Just at this moment, the door to the conference room was pushed open once again, and a bald middle-aged man in a uniform walked into the room; judging by the uniform he was wearing, he should be an official affiliated with the Ministry of Defense.

"One person is missing, but it doesn't matter. Calling you all here today is precisely because there is a mission to entrust to everyone present, but it needs to be stated in advance: before knowing the content of this mission, those who do not want to participate can leave immediately; once the mission content is known, refusal is absolutely not allowed." The official looked at the people present and said.

Upon hearing this sentence, everyone present frowned; what was the difference between this kind of mission and a forced mission? However, as the top Civil Security Officer companies in the Tokyo Area, how could they retreat without even hearing the mission?

Just at this moment, an out-of-place voice suddenly rang out: "So there is such a rule? Then sorry, I think I can leave!"