Poor magical girls, work for me!

Ryosuke Miyagi used observation on these two objects of obsession.

[Extraordinary Observation - Launch]

Information flooded my mind.

A bloodstained harpoon gun

[Source: Dolphin Bay Hunting Grounds, used for over thirty years]

[Obsession: Stained with the blood of thousands of dolphins, each drop of blood represents an unresolved grievance]

[Status: Can be used as a "key"]

A rusty iron hook

[Source: Same as above]

[Obsession: Hooked onto countless struggling female pigs, each rust mark a wound that can never heal]

[Status: Same as above]

[Note: These two items have a special origin, which the Red Moon Club would be very interested in. However, they are also a key, but what they unlock is unknown.]

Ryosuke Miyagi carefully put the two items away.

He turned around and looked at the vengeful spirits.

"Thanks."

Upon hearing this, something flickered in the eyes of the dying mother dolphin.

Are those tears?

Ryosuke Miyagi didn't know, or perhaps he was mistaken, that under the moonlight, those harmless eyes might have appeared even gentler.

But he knew that the mother dolphin wouldn't live much longer. Even with the protection of the hundreds of vengeful spirits of her babies, and the skinned dolphin clinging to life, death would still befall her—that was an undeniable fact. Ryosuke Miyagi couldn't take the mother dolphin with him; just taking those two items had already taken a huge risk. He had no safe means to move the mother dolphin away.

Unless that mother dolphin becomes a spirit…

Forget it...

He just came to pick up something.

The moment he stepped out of the warehouse, he felt a slight ripple behind him.

It was as if countless "thank yous" came together, gently giving him a push.

……

Five o'clock in the morning.

Five people stood on the rocks outside Dolphin Bay.

The smell of blood and resentment on his body had not yet dissipated.

"Ryosuke-kun, those dolphins were killed by humans, right?"

Ryosuke Miyagi did not answer; he did not even summon the bus spirit, but looked towards the distant sea.

"That so-called whale museum isn't for hunting whales, it's for hunting dolphins, isn't it?"

Faced with the girls' questions, he decided to tell them everything he knew.

"When it comes to money, there are some bottom lines that can be broken without limit."

"They hunt dolphins. After the hunt, dolphin trainers select the ones that are not chosen, or the female dolphins, and kill and skin them to make so-called whale meat."

When they made the deal with Cangxi Shou, Hisakawa and Matsushima Yukio didn't hear Miyagi Ryosuke's conversation with him at all. They were unaware of what happened at Dolphin Bay.

"When the benefits are sufficient."

Ryosuke Miyagi paused, then rephrased the sentence.

"The people here try to squeeze every last drop of profit out of the dolphins. They will never let those dolphins leave. Because they know that if that group of dolphins leaves, no new dolphins will come to this dolphin bay, so every time they hunt, they kill them all, leaving no survivors."

Hikawa was unusually quiet, simply holding the chainsaw and gazing at the distant sea.

Matsushima Yukio stood beside her, also holding her own ice crystal staff.

Momose Sena's eyes were red.

Nanatsuji Kirion softly recited a blessing, praying for the vengeful spirits of the little dolphins.

Magical girls are always sentimental. The tragic fate of the dolphins made these magical girls realize that humans can indeed be incredibly cruel.

As the boss, it's time to show your thoughtful skills and properly comfort these magical girls whose hearts have been broken.

Ryosuke Miyagi looked at the two items in his hands.

Harpoon and iron hook.

heavy.

It's not just about weight.

He raised his head and looked up at the night sky.

The moon has begun to set in the west.

In the east, a faint glimmer of dawn was breaking.

It's almost dawn.

He opened the Witcher's Handbook.

[Mission Progress: Dolphin Bay - Retrieve the Item of Obsession (Completed)]

Next step: Find the evil god Cangxi Shou and complete the transaction.

[Note: It should already be waiting for you.]

No sooner had he finished speaking than a cloud of mist suddenly rose from the sea.

Thick, milky-white fog rose slowly from the sea and surged toward them.

There was a huge shadow in the fog.

Appearing and disappearing intermittently.

Everyone gripped their weapons at the same time.

But Ryosuke Miyagi raised his hand and spoke softly.

"Don't move."

The fog is getting closer.

Finally, it stopped in front of them.

In the fog, the shadow slowly coalesced into shape.

It is a huge dolphin.

No, it's not an ordinary dolphin.

It is a huge, transparent dolphin that emits a faint blue light.

It looked at Ryosuke Miyagi.

In those eyes, there was vicissitude, sadness, and... expectation.

"You've arrived."

Its voice resonated in everyone's mind.

Deep, hoarse, like an echo from the depths of the sea.

Ryosuke Miyagi looked at it.

"Guardian of the Azure Sea"

"it's me."

The evil god's gaze passed over him and fell upon the four girls behind him.

Then I looked back at him.

"You've brought them here. Good."

"Where are the things?"

Ryosuke Miyagi raised the harpoon and iron hook in his hand.

Cangxi Shou's eyes lit up.

In that radiance, there was excitement, relief, and tears!

It slowly approached, extended its fins, and gently touched the two things.

The moment they touched, both the harpoon and the iron hook lit up with a ghostly blue light.

The light grew brighter and brighter.

At last…

A ray of light rose up, as if a special power was being drawn away from these two objects of obsession.

Cangxi Shou closed his eyes, feeling the power emanating from the object of his obsession.

Its body is also glowing.

The light emanated from its body, dispelling the surrounding mist and illuminating the entire sea surface.

In the light, the black resentment that had been clinging to it was gradually dissipating.

Its eyes grew clearer and clearer.

It's becoming increasingly gentle.

As the last wisp of resentment dissipated, it opened its eyes.

He looked at Ryosuke Miyagi.

"Thanks."

Its voice is no longer hoarse, no longer low.

Instead, it is gentle and clear, like the sound of waves gently lapping against the beach.

"I've waited so long, and this day has finally come."

Ryosuke Miyagi looked at it.

"Now, are you free?"

"relief?"

"No, I only temporarily possess the power to suppress that thing in Dolphin Bay with the First-Grade Mud."

Cangxi Shou looked at Miyagi Ryosuke.

"Before that, I want to give you a gift of thanks."

It gently raised its fin.

A deep blue light emanated from it, enveloping the five people.

The light was warm and gentle.

It felt like being gently embraced by the sea.

[A gift from an evil god has been detected!]

[All characters' maximum spiritual power increased by 10%]

[All members gain the temporary status: "Blessing of the False Sea God" (lasts 365 days, all attributes +15%)]

[Note: This thing is worth much more than gold coins.]

The light dissipated.

The five people stood there, feeling a little lighter all over.

Himawari clenched her fist.

"I...I feel stronger now!"

Matsushima Yukio looked at her hands; ice crystals were gathering at her fingertips, purer and colder than before.

On Momose Sena's fist, the blue flames had turned dark blue, with a faint hint of purple.

The pale golden light emanating from Nanatsuji Kirion grew even richer and warmer.

Ryosuke Miyagi looked at Shou Cangxi.

"Thanks."

"This is just a deal. Here's a piece of advice: I see you're investigating Red Moon... You'd better give up on this idea until you reach level 10."