Chapter 544: Counseling

"You can become the power for me to destroy the Tendo family?" Lingyun looked at Tendo Kisara with interest, "On what basis?"

"On the basis of the blade in my hand!" A cold, grim smile appeared on Tendo Kisara's face.

"The blade in your hand?" Lingyun looked at the Samurai Sword at Tendo Kisara's waist, his brows furrowing slightly.

The killing blade—Yukikage—is a demonic object said to drag those with wavering hearts into the Way of Destruction. Tendo Kisara kept this Samurai Sword, which bore such an ominous name, on her person at all times; the significance was self-evident.

"Miss Kisara, don't you think your mental state is far too abnormal compared to usual when discussing the Tendo family?" Busujima Saeko spoke up.

"How could that be? I just feel exceptionally excited in my heart at the thought that I can become a part of the power to destroy the Tendo family." A broken smile appeared on Tendo Kisara's face, and a scarlet light flickered in her pupils. "Please let me join; I will surely become the firmest blade in your hand to destroy the Tendo family."

"It seems the problem isn't just a little bit, but quite large!" Watching Tendo Kisara in this state, Busujima Saeko could not help but frown.

"Then, before that, I would like to ask you a few questions!" Lingyun said.

"What questions?" Hearing that Lingyun had an inclination to invite her, Tendo Kisara felt a surge of joy in her heart and asked immediately.

"The first question: if you have already completed your revenge, what will you do next?" Lingyun asked.

"What to do after completing my revenge?" Tendo Kisara hesitated for a moment, and then a trace of bewilderment appeared in her eyes.

All this time, she had taken the destruction of the Tendo family and the slaughter of everyone who killed her parents as her goal. But to shake the entire massive Tendo family with her own strength was truly too difficult; Tendo Kisara was actually pessimistic about whether she could complete her revenge. Now, suddenly being asked by Lingyun what she would do after completing her revenge, she was truly bewildered, and there was only a hollow feeling in her heart.

"I, I..." Tendo Kisara opened her mouth, but could not say a single thing.

"Then, here is the second question: if you found the person who murdered your parents and defeated him, and just as you were about to kill him, a small child stood in your way, begging you to spare his life, what would you do?" Lingyun's second question was also posed.

Hearing Lingyun's words, a scene could not help but form in Tendo Kisara's mind. A man covered in blood kneeling miserably before her, and in front of that man, a small child, spreading his arms, looking at her with eyes full of tears. Although she did not know who that man was, she could be certain that he was definitely one of the people who murdered her parents.

Suddenly, Tendo Kisara's complexion turned deathly pale, her pupils constricted, as if she had seen some scene from Hell.

"You wouldn't have killed that child along with him, would you?" Seeing Tendo Kisara like this, Busujima Saeko's expression changed slightly.

"I, how could I be like that?" Tendo Kisara clutched her head tightly with both hands, her face full of terror.

Just as she was hesitating whether to let this person go for the moment, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her kidney. The incomplete bodies of her biological parents appeared before her, repeating the words of taking revenge for them one by one. Then she saw "herself" with scarlet light flickering in her eyes, and amidst wild laughter, with a flash of the blade, the two people in front of her were simultaneously decapitated.

This scene almost made Tendo Kisara collapse; she had never seen such a terrifying version of herself. That version of herself with the crazed smile made her feel cold in her hands and feet.

"Kisara—" Just at this moment, the office door was pushed open violently, and Satomi Rentaro rushed in.

When he saw the pale-faced, swaying Tendo Kisara, his expression changed drastically, and he immediately ran to her side to support her. Tendo Kisara subconsciously grabbed Satomi Rentaro's hand, as if grabbing a piece of driftwood on the sea, drawing a sliver of warmth from him.

"Kisara, your hand, why is it so cold?" Satomi Rentaro asked with some anxiety.

"I, I'm fine..." Tendo Kisara said in a low voice, but her hand gripping Satomi Rentaro's did not loosen in the slightest.

"Miss Kisara, does what you said before still count?" Looking at the two of them, Lingyun asked.

"It counts!" Tendo Kisara said through gritted teeth.

"Then, now is the time for me to set my conditions." A hint of a smile flashed in Lingyun's eyes.

"What conditions?"

"You should also know that what we are going to do will inevitably be a protracted war, but with your current body, how long can you hold out?" Lingyun glanced at Tendo Kisara. "I don't want my ally to completely lose the chance to act with me because of her own physical problems halfway through."

"What do you mean?" Tendo Kisara's brows furrowed instantly, as if she were hesitating about something.

She had already understood Lingyun's meaning. She had lost her kidneys in her childhood due to a Gastrea attack. To remember the death of her parents and what the Tendo family had done to her, she had always refused to replace them with artificial kidneys, using the pain to remind herself that she lived for revenge. Because of the lack of kidney function, she had to undergo frequent hemodialysis to survive, and she could not engage in long-term combat.

"That's right, your kidneys are a big problem. I don't want to find you lying in a hospital undergoing hemodialysis, or worse, lying in the morgue, on a day when I need you!" Lingyun said slowly.

"Lingyun, what do you mean by that?" Hearing Lingyun's words, Satomi Rentaro's pupils shrank, and he asked with an anxious face.

"Can't you see it now? Kisara's body has reached a point of near collapse. Because she has never replaced her kidneys with artificial ones, Kisara has been undergoing frequent hemodialysis. Hemodialysis not only consumes a large amount of funds but also has huge side effects on the body. At the same time, Kisara also suffers from severe malnutrition, which further exacerbates the deterioration of her physical condition."

"But in this situation, how did Miss Kisara become so powerful?" Satomi Rentaro was full of confusion; he had seen Tendo Kisara cut through objects ten meters in front of her blade.

"On one hand, it is her belief in revenge that is supporting her; on the other hand, she is constantly overdrawing her body's potential. Once her physical potential is completely exhausted, even the most brilliant doctor won't be able to save her!"

"Is, is it that serious?" Satomi Rentaro's expression was very ugly.

"Well, Miss Kisara, do you agree to my condition?" Lingyun's gaze turned to Tendo Kisara.

"Fine!" Tendo Kisara hesitated for a long time before squeezing the word out from between her lips.

"Then, this matter will be supervised by you, Rentaro!" Lingyun said to Satomi Rentaro.

"Eh, me?" Satomi Rentaro's tone was full of astonishment.

"That's right, you. Isn't it true that you don't have much to do during this period anyway? And since Kisara is your president, isn't caring for her physical health your responsibility as well?" Lingyun said with a grin.

"Uh, alright, I understand." Satomi Rentaro was silent for a moment, then nodded firmly. "I will keep an eye on the president!"