A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 32 Aso Makoto

The deep red gradually receded, coalescing into a single point, and finally disappeared from view.

Chu Zihang opened his eyes, and after much consideration, he still chose to trust Professor Schneider and the Executive Department. The Old Church only knew the name of the Kuimen Project and was unaware of its specific details.

In such a situation, informing Professor Schneider at the risk of being discovered by the fools would be far too risky.

We hope that the professors and senior members of the executive department will strictly adhere to the confidentiality regulations.

There were also tasks issued by Mr. Fool. Chu Zihang began to recall the intelligence from the specialists he had encountered in recent days.

……

Chen Motong opened her eyes with a smug look on her face, ready to go find Jiu Deya and Ye Sheng and try out Mr. Fool's suggestion.

Mr. Fool said that when mind readers guide others, they should be gentle and reasonable, which probably means to be like spring rain, nourishing things silently.

It must be done subtly, without being noticed.

Perfect timing! We can try to gently guide Ye Sheng and Ya Ji, or even more people, to solve the problem of Lu Mingfei's refusal to enroll.

As for the task of becoming a counselor assistant, I'll take action when I return to the college.

……

Fingel jumped up and looked around. He was still in his dormitory. He checked and found no trace of an intruder.

The alchemical tools that had been set up in advance didn't trigger any alarms: "Spatial creation? Or consciousness transfer?"

Either one is enough.

After personally participating in the meeting chaired by Mr. Fool, Fingel had even more confidence in the mysterious and powerful Old Church. As long as he continued to complete the missions, he would definitely be able to get their help to revive EVA!

With the same unwavering determination to resurrect her beloved, Fingel changed her shoes and rushed towards the alchemy classroom.

……

Bunkyo Ward in Tokyo is known for its dense concentration of elementary and junior high schools. With the cluster of schools, after-school tutoring and rental businesses are booming in the area.

You can easily rent a suitable house.

After Xu Lie descended from the gray mist, he appeared in a simple little house, which perfectly matched the saying "small but complete".

An open kitchen that can only accommodate one person, a large open space, plus a toilet and bathroom where it's difficult to turn around, and only one window; ventilation can only be achieved by opening the door.

Such a small room costs as much as 10 yen in rent, which fully illustrates what it means to not be able to live in a big city in Tokyo.

Xu Lie himself went to Tokyo, both to play the role of the fire thief and to release more clones.

If multiple clones were to transfer over using the deception of the talisman space, then Xu Lie's main body wouldn't have to do anything; he would simply have to cycle between prayer rituals and restoring his spirituality every day.

Thanks to the scholar's learning ability, Xu Lie quickly learned Japanese and settled in smoothly. During this time, he continuously released clones after changing their appearance to gather intelligence.

The method of gathering intelligence was also very simple: the Hebi-Hachi family, the pinnacle of Japanese mixed-race heritage, brazenly established the Genji Heavy Industries Building in the city center.

This building is easy to find. The clones just need to hide outside, wait for the right moment, release the parasitic spell, and they will be able to obtain a lot of information sooner or later.

As for Xu Lie himself, after finishing the meeting, he changed his shoes and went out to Daqian Garden Public High School.

The reason I rented a house in Bunkyo Ward was because I used the divination ability I gained from deciphering scholars to find out that the person I was looking for was currently located in this area.

After navigating the winding subway lines, Xu Lie saw several more female high school students passing by, and he couldn't help but marvel at the diversity of the world.

Some students are still studying hard at school, while others have already finished school.

After exiting the station, Xu Lie quickly arrived at a high school. Unlike the cherry blossom-lined gates of anime, there were only small groups of high school girls in school uniforms chatting and laughing as they left. Having undergone another divination and knowing that his target hadn't yet left the school, Xu Lie could only wait patiently.

Twenty minutes later, a girl with a bare face walked out slowly, carrying her schoolbag in front of her. Xu Lie knew that this was the person he was looking for—Asou Makoto.

A girl who was always full of hope for the future, but who would lose her life because of her entanglement with Kassel.

Aso is very simple; apart from thick black-rimmed glasses and a small coral-red hair clip, he wears no other accessories.

Her long hair was tied into a neat ponytail, with not a single strand falling out, indicating that she must have carefully combed it in front of the mirror.

However, he is tall, at least 1.7 meters tall.

"Excuse me, are you Ms. Aso Makoto?"

"Huh?" Asou was taken aback. What did this somewhat handsome guy want with her?
Although she didn't quite understand, she still nodded respectfully and asked, "It's me. May I ask who you are?"

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Xu Lie."

A foreigner? The pronunciation, so different from Japanese, puzzled Makoto Aso.

Seeing the confusion on Aso Makoto's face, Xu Lie didn't beat around the bush and directly stated his purpose: "I'm here to invite you to join our Old Church."

Aso really wants to run away. Different countries have different national conditions. In terms of religion, Japan and South Korea are plagued by cults everywhere.

Aso Makoto has a deep-seated aversion to cults and doesn't want to get involved in anything, let alone something run by foreigners.

No matter how handsome he is, it won't work.

Aso Makoto timidly refused: "Ah, I'm sorry, sir, I'm not interested."

Xu Lie maintained his gentle demeanor: "What if I told you that by joining our church, you could earn enough to pay for university?"

Aso Makoto paused in her steps, inwardly thinking, "Stop lying. Do you think she'd believe such a clumsy lie?"
If she joins a church and works there, they'll give her money to pay for her education?
Where in the world is there such a wonderful thing? Even if there were, it wouldn't be her turn.

It was clearly a lie, but why did she inexplicably want to trust this boy?
My mind keeps wandering to the thought: What if he wasn't lying? What if it's true?

The constant stream of ideas slowed Aso Makoto's pace; university was her dream.

But with her parents divorced and living with her grandmother, where would she get the money to pay for her tuition?
Originally, she planned to work and save money on her own, but now, why not listen to what this guy has to say?

In the end, Aso Makoto still didn't leave: "Are you trying to make money by doing some deceptive things?"

Xu Lie shamelessly extended his right hand, spouting a lie without hesitation: "I never lie."

At the same time, in the outstretched palm lay a quiet hair clip, which was Makoto Aso's hair clip.

Aso Shin raised his hand and touched the side of his head, completely baffled as to how Xu Lie, who had never been in close contact with him, had managed to steal the hair clip.

"Take it." Xu Lie used an ordering tone this time as he handed the hairpin back. Aso Makoto took it and subconsciously clenched his fists tightly.

When Xu Lie opened his right hand for the second time, the hairpin returned to its original spot and lay once again in Xu Lie's palm.

Aso Makoto was already so surprised that he covered his mouth with one hand. Wasn't this magic trick a bit too outrageous?

Just a second ago, the hair clip that was tightly held was once again taken away by this magic trick?

Not scientific!

"I told you, I never lie. If Ms. Aso is interested and wants to see the truth behind the dark side of the world, I can show you something even more exciting tonight."

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