Chapter 517: Actions in the Shadows

Tokyo Area, Sector 1, shopping street.

"Big Brother, are we going back to Lingyun Town now, or are we going to look for that box?" Xiaona, whose hand was being held by Lingyun, asked him.

"As for that, it's not often we come to Sector 1, so let's just stroll around here for a bit first!" Lingyun said.

"Okay!" A look of pleasant surprise flashed in Xiaona's eyes, and she gripped Lingyun's hand tightly.

"Tell me, how long has it been since we went shopping together alone?" Lingyun asked the young girl beside him in a soft voice.

"Ten months and three days!" Xiaona said without hesitation. "Ever since Big Brother started getting busy, it seems we haven't had any time to be alone together!"

"Yeah, nearly a year has passed already," Lingyun said, gazing at the bustling street, lost in thought.

"But Big Brother provided a world that could be called Heaven for those little sisters, didn't you?" Xiaona said. "For the sake of this ideal, Big Brother fought hard for a long time back then, especially in the initial stages; Big Brother often worked without sleep or rest!" Whenever the time of the town's early construction was mentioned, there was still a hint of heartache in Xiaona's tone.

"Well, it was nothing major; those buildings were just things I converted using Alchemy, and usually, I was just handling some miscellaneous tasks!" Lingyun shook his head slightly. "The most important thing is that the Cursed Children finally have a comfortable place to live, don't they?"

"Mm, Big Brother is really cunning!" Xiaona muttered. "By the way, Big Brother, do you know how the little sisters in the town view you?"

"The children in the town?" Lingyun raised an eyebrow.

"That's right, the little sisters in the town admire you very much!" Xiaona nodded and said. "In fact, over sixty percent of the little sisters in the town hope to date you with marriage as the prerequisite!"

Hearing this from Xiaona, Lingyun couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth: "Is it that exaggerated? And aren't those children a bit too precocious?"

"No, no, no, this is not an exaggeration at all." Xiaona shook her head. "In fact, this is just a statistic of the sisters who have spoken up; those who haven't said anything and are secretly planning are just as numerous!"

"Hey, hey, hey, aren't they a bit too precocious?" Lingyun said, covering his forehead helplessly.

"There's no helping it; this kind of life now is like living in a dream to them, which makes them feel a bit insecure." Xiaona gripped Lingyun's sleeve tightly. "To be honest, sometimes I even wonder if our current life is just a dream I've imagined. In this situation, only by holding onto Big Brother tightly can we clearly realize that we are not living in a dream."

"Hey, Xiaona, if one day I wanted you to go to another world with me, a world without Gastrea and without people who discriminate against you, would you be willing?" Lingyun asked.

"Wherever Big Brother is, Xiaona will be there, no matter if that place is Heaven or Hell! This is the promise between Big Brother and me, isn't it?" Xiaona said to Lingyun with a serious expression. "Big Brother, you promised that you wouldn't leave me alone!"

"Rest assured, I will absolutely not leave you alone!" Lingyun said with a serious expression.

"Mm, when will I be able to grow up!" Xiaona suddenly lowered her head and looked at her own meager figure. "With a body like this, there's no way I can compete with Sister Ye Xi and the others!"

"Cough, how old are you now? Why are you thinking about such things?" Lingyun knocked on Xiaona's head, annoyed.

"By the way, Big Brother, didn't you accept a commission from Seitenshi? Isn't it a bit bad for us to be shopping here now?" Xiaona suddenly said to Lingyun.

"Xiaona, expand your perception and carefully investigate the surroundings," Lingyun said to Xiaona in a low voice.

"Hm?" Xiaona raised an eyebrow, then began to carefully perceive the situation around them.

"Big Brother, something is wrong; it seems like someone is monitoring us," Xiaona opened her eyes and said to Lingyun with a serious expression. "And there are quite a few surveillance devices monitoring us as well!"

"Who do you think would do something like this?" Lingyun asked.

"This, could it be..." Xiaona's expression was somewhat unpleasant.

"Xiaona, take this!" Lingyun handed a small object to Xiaona.

"What is this?" Xiaona looked at the small object in her hand with some surprise.

"What you have in your hand is an ultra-miniature camera. Most of those people's attention is on me, so you use this thing in your hand to secretly film them!" Lingyun said to Xiaona.

"This, I understand!" Xiaona nodded. "But, what do we need these photos for?"

"To settle scores later, of course!" Lingyun chuckled and said. "Besides, we have another very important task here right now!"

"An important task?" Xiaona was somewhat confused.

"It's to attract their attention so that the other side can act!" Lingyun said, while his hands were still calculating something.

At the same time, in a heavily guarded place in Sector 1.

Two figures quickly avoided guard after guard and surveillance, moving toward a certain location.

"Sister, Master said this is the place!" Kurome lowered her body, and a black mist drifted around her and Akame, shielding their figures.

"It really is heavily guarded," Akame said, looking at the dense crowd of guards ahead.

"There are many cameras in that room, and I have already temporarily disabled them! There is no one in the room now; it is the best time to act!" Through the connection of the Eternal Contract, Su Wanyue's voice came through.

On Earth, Su Wanyue was a powerful hacker herself. Later, when Lingyun was building Lingyun Town, she followed Lingyun and learned quite a few things. Although there was still a gap compared to Lingyun, dealing with these cameras was just a matter of minutes!

After receiving Su Wanyue's reply, Akame slowly drew her Samurai Sword, and a crimson light flickered on the blade. The hard wall was like tofu in front of Akame's Samurai Sword, being easily sliced open. Because of the black mist on Kurome's body as cover, no one discovered the situation here. In order not to be detected in their actions, the two of them did not choose to break through from the front, but instead took a different path, choosing this method to break into the room.

After cutting open the wall, Akame slipped into the room in a flash. However, after a moment, her figure appeared in front of Kurome again, and in her hand, there was a briefcase.

"Got it, let's go!"

Akame reset the cut-out wall, then poured the liquid from a bottle onto the wall surface. In just a moment, the traces of the wall being cut completely disappeared.

Just as Akame got the item, a smile appeared on the face of Lingyun, who was out shopping.

At the same time, in Lingyun Town, Chen Jing met with the daughter of Shima Heavy Industries—Shima Miori.