Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 604 Misunderstanding and Conflict

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Upon seeing the butterfly boy who suddenly appeared in front of him, a question mark formed from black flames appeared above the shadow ninja's head.

Human? Evil spirit?

Unlike the White Shadow Ninja, who prefers to communicate by forming wooden signs with the spiritual flames on their bodies and holding them up, the Black Shadow Ninja prefers to use special effects black flames to form text for communication.

“I am neither human nor evil spirit, but merely a spirit lingering in this world with unfulfilled wishes and unwilling to become a Buddha.”

Sanzu River and Hiro answered in this way.

[Never mind, I don't care what you are, but you said it was a gift for me?]

The shadowy ninja looked at the surging tide of evil spirits and asked.

"Yes."

Sanzu River nodded.

Why do they look so aggressive, as if they're about to charge?

The shadow ninja also raised questions.

"I only have the ability to lure evil spirits, not the power to subdue them like you, Lord Shadow. They are just wild evil spirits that I have attracted, not my subordinates."

Sanzu River and Hiro quickly explained, and the question mark above the shadow ninja's head immediately turned into an exclamation mark.

My dark servant, go and teach those newcomers the proper etiquette!

While Broly was free to roam, the Shadow Ninja learned many new lines and actions. With a wave of its hand, darkness, like a swamp, spread out from its feet, and hordes of ninja soldiers, along with the evil spirits and monsters it had controlled and subdued, emerged from the swamp-like darkness.

Each one was wreathed in black flames similar to those of the Shadow Ninjas, and their numbers even exceeded those of the evil spirits lured over by the River of Three Crossings and Hiro. Like a black tide, they directly overwhelmed the tide of evil spirits that had surged over this place. In just a moment, they devoured and assimilated the evil spirits of the tide. It was somewhat like the Shadow Devouring Legion, but there were some differences. It was unclear whether this was an inherent feature of the Shadow Devouring Legion template or a result of mutation after devouring the numerous evil spirits of this world.

"Lord Shadow is truly amazing!"

Sanzu River and Hiro offered their heartfelt praise, noting that the other party had become far more powerful than when they had seen him use his ninja sword to cut down the evil spirit tide.

I really enjoy hearing what you say!

The shadowy ninja looked at him, his scarlet eyes curving like crescent moons.

The next moment, Sanzu River and Hiro were like ducks with their feet scalded, transforming from their original spots into butterflies and flying to the other side.

"Lord Shadow, what are you trying to do?"

A black cocoon appeared where the opponent had originally stood; that was the dark power that had almost caught the opponent.

Didn't you say you wanted to serve me?

The shadowy ninja looked up at the butterfly boy who was trying to avoid being absorbed, and the black flames behind him displayed this message.

Santuhe Kazuhiro: "..."

Sure enough, contact with such a being is dangerous; one could be killed if one is not careful.

“Lord Shadow, I do want to serve you, but I do not want to be devoured by you.”

Sanzu River and Hiro answered with a smile.

"If they won't be devoured by me, how can they serve me?"

The shadowy ninja expressed his confusion.

“The individuals you devour will lose their sense of self and intelligence. My most useful asset is my intelligence. As a spirit, I have no powerful abilities. The only thing I can do to help you is my mind. I urge you, Lord Shadow, to reconsider and not turn me into a mindless puppet.”

Sanzu River and Hiro quickly said.

The shadowy ninja tilted his head in response.

It already has an owner, so what need does it have for a brain?
"I know what you want to do, Lord Shadow, and I know even better how I can help you achieve your goal, but please give me a chance to show my abilities."

Sanzukawa and Hiro had previously sent Spirit Butterfly to search for the mysterious person who attacked the Tsuchimiya family, but to no avail. Instead, through the Sanzukawa family's exorcist connections, they learned about the Black and White Twin Ninjas from the Exorcism Alliance.

Unlike others who either believed or didn't, after observing the Black and White Shinobi's elaborate act at the Isayama family's place using the Spirit Butterfly, Sanzukawa and Hiro believed they had seen through the whole truth.

The guardian deities of the great spiritual veins and the spirit representing Naraku are probably all fake. The mysterious person hidden deeper inside is probably after all the Killing Stones.

It's just that some of the Killing Stones haven't awakened yet, so their whereabouts are unknown.

Therefore, the other party should be preparing to cultivate a suitable vessel that can awaken the Killing Stone, thereby triggering the resonance of other Killing Stones, awakening all Killing Stones, and allowing all Killing Stones to appear in the world.

Do you know my mission?

The shadow ninja asked, referring to the task Broly had given him: to play the villain well, to be a good subordinate (experience pack) for the two heroines (Isayama Yomi and Tsuchimiya Kagura) to kill, a standard villain role in a mainstream manga where you level up by defeating monsters.

"of course."

Sanzu River and Hiro confidently replied that the Killing Stone could only be awakened when the spirit of Tamamo-no-Mae had told him that it was the spiritual power containing extreme resentment and despair generated when a person falls from happiness to the bottom of despair.

Of course, ordinary people don't have enough spiritual power, so even if they can meet the emotional conditions, it's useless. Only powerful people with enough spiritual power can become the vessel to activate the Killing Stone and provide enough despairing spiritual power at the moment of corruption.

What can you do to help me?

"Lord Shadow needs a sufficient number of evil spirits, and I can do that for you by luring them over."

Anything else?

“My family specializes in studying the Killing Stone. I know a lot of secret information about it. If Lord Shadow needs to know this information, I can tell you.”

The shadow ninja was taken aback when he heard about the Sesshoseki, but he quickly realized that the villain he was playing was there to seize the Sesshoseki. However, he seemed to have no idea what his character was after.

Immediately, the shadow ninja felt that the butterfly boy in the tree was someone who could enrich the image of the major villain he was playing.

Anything else?

"When Lord Shadow needs it, I will offer up the Killing Stone that I possess."

Sanzu River and Hiro hesitated for a moment, then lifted his right eye, which was covered by his hair, revealing the dark red stone in its socket, and said.

"Of course, I only ask that when Lord Shadow obtains the power of the Nine-Tails, he will grant me my next small wish."

What is your wish?

"I want to bring my deceased family members back to life."

Shadow Ninja: "???"

I couldn't do that (perhaps my master could).

“I know, but as long as Lord Shadow (the person behind it) gathers all the Killing Stones and controls the life and death of the Nine-Tailed Fox, he will have the power to manipulate Yin and Yang and reverse life and death. At that time, it will be an easy thing to revive a person or a group of people. Please allow me this small request, Lord Shadow.”

While remaining vigilant about the possibility of the dark forces spreading, Sanzu River and Hiro bowed deeply to the shadowy ninja on the ground.

One reason he had no interest in the Nine-Tails' power was that he knew his own strength was insufficient to collect all the Killing Stones. There were quite a few powerful people in this world. It was okay to use some underhanded methods and schemes, but if he went out into the open, he would likely be ganged up on and killed.

Another reason is that he knows that those who inherit the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox, whether they were originally evil spirits or humans, will eventually become new Nine-Tailed Foxes, puppets driven by the will of the Great Spirit Vein (Naraku), to carry out the world-destroying purification duty of devouring the souls of all humans in the world.

Sanzukawa and Hiroka had no interest in becoming puppets; he only wanted to live with his mother, who would be resurrected in the future, in the new world purified by the Nine-Tails.

[Okay, I promise you.]

The shadow ninja pondered for a moment before nodding in agreement, after all, the butterfly boy in the tree seemed quite capable.

As for whether or not to help fulfill the other party's request, the shadow ninja doesn't know, because it will report the matter to its master, and the master will decide whether or not to fulfill the other party's request.

If the master decides to grant the request, then so be it. But if the master doesn't intend to grant the request and this guy still dares to cause trouble, the shadow ninja's crimson eyes looked at the butterfly boy bowing in gratitude on the tree, and he would deal with the guy and give him a piece of advice: As everyone knows, villains never keep their promises!
The butterfly boy happily departed, while the shadowy ninja stopped on its way back. The white shadowy ninja's figure appeared before it in the moonlight. [Ding! You have obtained a story performance item: [Sesshoseki Fragment] *1.]

[Ding! Your summoned creature has sent you a new quest from its master...]

If the Shadow Ninja had a game system, it would probably display a notification message like this.

Late at night, outside the headquarters of the Cursed Sect in Tokyo, a terrifying ninja spirit was lying in wait, ready to throw the Sessho-seki at any moment and then use it as an excuse to eliminate them.

However, the leader of the Forbidden Path did not intend to continue hunting down his two daughters who had left the organization afterward, which allowed him and the Forbidden Path organization he led to escape a calamity.

. . . .

The training program for exorcising girls and other girls to become stronger continues and has not changed because of the Curse Forbidden Path.

"what are you doing?"

Shizuru Imawano, somewhat curious, squatted down next to her sister and looked at the boy who was taking notes with a pencil and notebook. She leaned over to ask him what he was writing down.

"This is homework assigned by Teacher Bai Ying. I'm recording the changes in your sister's body after the injection, and whether any adverse reactions have occurred..."

In other words, Broly was recording the reactions of the other party after using the gene evolution drug to confirm whether there were any problems.

However, after explaining this to Shizuru Imano, he had the girl come to his side with a notebook and pencil, and she also began to record Setsuna Imano's reactions.

"Hey, you didn't receive any guidance from Teacher Baiying (my summoned creature), what are you writing down?"

The presence of a girl accompanying him caught Broly's attention, prompting him to ask her a question.

"Ikino Setsuna is my older sister. I'm worried that your record isn't complete enough, so I need to make a second record."

Shizuru Imano is a caring younger sister who cares about her older sister. When it comes to her sister's safety, she even helps Broly keep a record of Setsuna Imano every day.

After each training session, he would lean in close to Broly, his head and body pressed together, and compare his records with the boy's.

Since Setsuna Imano didn't have any adverse reactions, Broly didn't care much about her sister's behavior. Even after Kagura Tsuchimiya came over to watch, Broly would still do so.

I don't know if it was because I really wanted to see Broly's records, or if I had developed a wary, possessive attitude towards Shizuru Imano, a girl my age.

In short, every time Kagura Tsuchimiya was near the boy, she would run over and pull him to her side.

After a while, Shizuru Imawano, who had only come to the boy's side to compare her notes out of concern for her older sister, felt that she was being targeted, but was also aroused to secretly compete with girls her age.

"I think my sister's sword-swinging technique during practice should be a bit higher."

"No, I think Setsuna's movements should be lower."

"Higher!"

"Lower it!"

"Broly, what do you think?"

"Is it possible that Setsuna's move just now was actually just right?"

"What about Sister Huangquan's actions?"

Broly: "..."

Under the guise of discussion, the two girls were actually engaged in a conflict that was invisible and intangible, but could be vaguely sensed.

"Broly is really popular with girls~"

Isayama Yomi, watching this scene from the side, chuckled and said...

"..."

Isayama Mei looked at her with a subtle gaze, feeling that her cousin was like someone who was gossiping about her younger siblings and didn't care if things got out of hand.

"I'm sorry, Shizuru was a bit rude. I'll talk to her about it tonight."

Setsuna Imai apologized on behalf of his sister.

"Well, it's normal for kids of the same age to have some conflicts."

Isayama Yomi didn't seem to care much.

No one knows what Setsuna Imano said to her sister that night, but Broly felt that Shizuru Imano was even more enthusiastic towards him the next day.

Of course, the reason for her enthusiasm is actually quite simple: Shizuru Imano learned that Broly had contacted the White Shadow Ninja to ask him to help her sister.

The girl regarded him as someone who had been kind to her sisters. What was originally just a competitive mentality stemming from feeling targeted by Tsuchimiya Kagura and then retaliating, has now directly turned into an active competitive mentality.

The specific manifestations are roughly as follows:
"Brother Broly, let me serve you some food."

At the dinner table, Shizuru Ichino served food to the boy.

"Uh, thank you."

Broly thanked the other person very politely.

"Ah, Broly, I'll put some on your plate too!"

Then, Kagura Tsuchimiya followed suit and served him food as well.

"Have some of this."

"Eat this too!"

……

Well, how should I put it? As the saying goes, you can't hit someone who's been given food by the hand. Although Shizuru Imawano wasn't a target for his advances, the fact that she had given him food still put Broly in a bit of a predicament.

Therefore, Broly could only express his attitude by eating more of the food that Tsuchimiya Kagura had given him, but Imai Shizuru seemed unaffected, and was even more enthusiastic towards him.

The two girls didn't engage in any overt fighting; instead, they were competing by showing him kindness, which was precisely what Broly found most difficult to deal with.

Fortunately, Isayama Yomi noticed his predicament and offered her help before he could ask his other wives for help in the group chat.

"Broly, you must be troubled because of Shizuru and Kagura. Do you want to know how to resolve this? The solution is actually very simple: just make Shizuru and Kagura good friends and sisters as well."

Inspired, Broly copied what Yomi Isayama had done to him and Kagura Tsuchimiya onto Shizuru Imakino and Kagura Tsuchimiya.

The video fighting games they played in their spare time actually helped ease the tension between the two girls and gradually move things in a positive direction.

Just as their relationship was warming up, the gene evolution serum was finally mentioned by Mei Isayama to the White Shadow Ninja.

The White Shadow Ninja had been waiting for this moment.

[I still have some precious medicine; I can give it to you if you want.]

Looking at the information on the sign held up by the white-shadowed ninja, Isayama Mei, Isayama Yomi, and the others, who were all interested in this potion that could quickly make people stronger, were all somewhat surprised.

"Teacher Baiying, are you really just going to give us this precious medicine that can quickly enhance our strength?"

There will be a price to pay, but we'll talk about that later...

The white-clad ninja didn't know what price its master wanted, but it still followed its master's instructions and took out the gene evolution potion.

After being injected with the gene evolution drug, none of the girls experienced adverse reactions, and their physical fitness improved significantly.

After their physical abilities improved, each of them surpassed their previous skill ceiling, and their swordplay was so impressive that Jinguji Ayame, who had come over, felt ashamed.

(End of this chapter)