Don't use Type-Moon references in Oregairu!

Bah!

Yang Nai-jie quickly closed the door, her movements quite forceful.

The toothbrush held in her mouth swished white foam from the corner of her lips, sliding down the great hills hidden by her long black hair, through deep and narrow valleys, onto the white plains, and finally wetting the little cutie with the bow.

Yang Nai walked back to the bathroom blankly, mechanically brushed her teeth, and then washed her face.

"Ahhhhhh..." She blushed and covered her mouth tightly with a towel, confining the screams that could have echoed throughout the entire floor to the small bathroom.

Sleeping naked isn't scary; what's scary is waking up groggily and accidentally opening the door for someone. Today was even more of a financial disaster than a grand opening sale!

Yang Nai experienced a major setback in her life.

After dawdling for a while, she finally changed her clothes, picked up the neatly organized file folder, and sat down at the dining table. Yukino and her two friends were already seated at the table, all yawning.

"Sister, what's wrong?" Yukino sensed that Haruno was acting strangely, but her intuition was of no use in uncovering the truth.

Yang Nai shuddered, just as someone came to her rescue.

"Here it is~" Fujimaru Ritsuka held up a large tray filled with breakfast items and placed them on the table.

Yang Nai looked at the large table of food in front of her and couldn't help but smile wryly: "Do you usually have such a lavish breakfast?"

Having been interrupted twice in a row, Yukino didn't continue the previous topic. Instead, she smiled smugly and said, "Yeah, that's right. Our appetites have increased dramatically since we awakened."

"And you don't have to worry about gaining weight either," Kasumigaoka Utaha said casually as she helped arrange the food.

"Ah, that's so nice..." Yang Nai said with envy, but then noticed that someone was missing. "Where's Abby?"

"Ah, children should sleep more, so I only called you for breakfast. Abby's portion has already been saved. Now—"

"I'm starting!"

There was no more conversation at the table, only the clinking of bowls and chopsticks. Before long, their pleasant breakfast time came to an end.

Yang cleared her throat and said awkwardly to Fujimaru Ritsuka, "Well, people have been reporting for duty one after another today. There are two clerical staff and four action team members, one of whom is a superhuman, someone you all know."

With her strong mental fortitude, Fujimaru Ritsuka felt no pressure and looked at Haruno with a grin: "Oh, I wonder which one of our acquaintances is it?"

"...It's that Demon Bullet Hunter, Sasagawa Yagokoro, who had a brief encounter with you during the Tokyo incident." Haruno shifted her gaze to her younger sister.

"Oh~ I remember! It seems like she pursued Haruno-nee, right?" Yui Yuigahama's eyes lit up with interest, fully displaying the gossipy nature of a modern high school girl. "Wow, could it be that she joined Chaldea specifically to pursue a beauty, hoping to get close to her first?"

"That's not true!" Yang Nai hurriedly explained, raising his voice slightly, which drew surprised looks from everyone.

She coughed lightly, her hand to her mouth: "What I mean is that Sasagawa Yagoko joined Chaldea because he thought highly of our organization. He volunteered when the family was recruiting extraordinary individuals from the general public. It has nothing to do with me, and he didn't even know I was here."

Shi Yu's eyes darted around furtively: Oh dear, I seem to smell the scent of a thief. Why bother explaining so much?

However, Yang quickly recovered and flashed her signature sweet smile: "Everyone, don't worry about those things. Mr. Sasagawa Yagokoro, as a private bounty hunter, knows a lot about the supernatural and is quite capable. He's enough to provide us with combat support while we're temporarily leaving Chiba. Well then, I'll go and make some preparations."

She stood up, gracefully walked out of the restaurant, and went to the living room to make some simple arrangements.

"Hey~ Haruno-nee, you left something behind!" Yui Yuigahama grabbed the file bag she hadn't taken from the chair and rushed out.

The others who were still seated clearly saw Yang Nai's composed steps falter slightly.

"Fujimaru, Fujimaru, it's all your fault..." Yukino suddenly spoke, her brows furrowed with worry.

Fujimaru Ritsuka's heart tightened: Could it be that Yukino knows?

"...My sister has the energy, so don't keep assigning her work and keeping her busy from morning till night."

That's what you're talking about.

Fujimaru Ritsuka felt a huge weight lifted off her shoulders and quickly raised her hand to indicate that she would never let Haruno-nee work overtime again. If Haruno-nee didn't get proper rest, Fujimaru Ritsuka would let her sleep.

Although something about those words felt off, Yukino nodded in satisfaction: "Down with the oppression of the Fujii capitalists, starting now. Sister, do you see the rights I've fought for you?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka thought she had easily passed the test, but when she turned around, she saw Kasumigaoka Utaha's incredibly amused smile.

However, she didn't say anything in the end.

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Sasagawa Yagokoro leisurely stopped the car and looked at the Western-style mansion in front of him with great admiration: "As expected of one of the local bullies in Chiba Prefecture, and as expected of the powerful Chaldea, this territory is truly domineering."

As a bounty hunter, he couldn't know the details of the deal between the Special Affairs Bureau and Fujimaru Ritsuka, but he could guess that it was related to the agency jurisdiction of Chiba Prefecture and the London Demon Cave. Therefore, he assumed that the mansion in front of him was related to the Yukinoshita family or Chaldea itself.

Now he was even more satisfied with his decision to join Chaldea.

He knew very well that the world was changing. If he continued to grow stronger as before, living a life of wandering and relying on bounties, that would be fine. But in the Tokyo incident, he saw an incredibly powerful enemy and sensed from afar an aura that seemed capable of destroying half of Tokyo.

Faced with a cataclysmic disaster, the power of an individual seemed so insignificant, so he decided to quickly find an organization. And the powerful Chaldea was the leader...

"What are you still standing at the door for? Come in!"

Sasakawa Yagokoro stood at attention as if by reflex: "Yes, sir! Haruno, the boss!"

106. The Magic Bullet Hunter and the Scarab

Sasagawa Yagokoro greeted Haruno with an extremely respectful demeanor. If Yukino and the others saw this, they would likely be quite surprised.

Why would a so-called suitor have such an attitude?

Yang Nai showed no unusual expression, simply saying "follow me," and led him to the reception room, where he spread out the files and began data entry.

"Name?"

"Sasakawa Hachi."

"gender."

"...male."

"Positioning preference, and magic type."

"Assault soldier, can also serve as a sniper, proficient in pistols and other long-range firearms. Magic is [Magic Bullet Hunter]..." Sasakawa Yagokoro still complained, "Hey boss, don't you know my skills inside and out? You can fill in whatever you want."

Yang Nai glanced at him, instantly silencing him like a frog caught in the crossfire of a venomous snake. She didn't ask any more questions, simply continuing to fill in the content: "Hey Sasagawa, it's been so long, haven't you developed any new update abilities yet?"

"Haha... This system is pretty good. After all, without your help, Big Sister, I haven't had any noteworthy income for a long time. You made a fortune from the last incident, while I only received a small reward." Sasagawa Yagoko rubbed his hands together sheepishly, looking at Haruno with a completely sycophantic attitude.

Looking at his shameless behavior, Yang Nai couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

They had actually known each other for a long time. At that time, Yang Nai had just joined the Special Affairs Bureau, and after testing, he did not have the opportunity to resonate with the extraordinary materials in the inventory.

Tokyo is not small, Chiba is not big.

In this era, Yang Nai's mother had long noticed the undercurrents. With keen insight, she understood that without sufficient support, the Chiba Yukinoshita family would only become prey to others. Political rules, without a balance of power, would only make them victims.

Therefore, she demanded that Yang Nai must align herself with the Special Affairs Bureau no matter what.

Therefore, Yang Nai must stay in the Special Affairs Bureau no matter what.

Therefore, amidst everyone's regretful gazes and the watchful eyes of some with ulterior motives, Yang gritted his teeth and chose the [segmented thinking] technique, which few could succeed at, and he succeeded.

She thus became an analyst in the Third Operations Division of the Special Affairs Bureau and distinguished herself.

However, during those struggling times, she, who was still inconspicuous among many analysts, used her insight to choose a good scapegoat - Sasagawa Yagokoro.

“The materials you used to gain your extraordinary abilities are far too ordinary—mere [Shock Gunpowder]. Combined with your [Magic Bullet Hunter] technique, it will only make you a functional self-destructing sacrifice forever,” Yang Nai said to him, extending a helping hand. “Work hard for me, and I can offer you the opportunity to improve your technique.”

Yagokoro couldn't believe a young girl like Yukinoshita Haruno at the time, but she told him that if he didn't believe her, he could go hunting under her guidance.

Through repeated private schemes, Sasagawa Yagokoro earned a considerable income, alleviating his dire financial situation. Finally, he chose to trust Yukinoshita Haruno, and in a joint operation, they seized the spoils—the [Holy Scarab of Wisdom].

At her suggestion, the sacred object symbolizing rebirth and resurrection was incorporated into her body. From that moment on, Sasagawa Yagokoro, known as the "Suicide Boy," was gone, replaced by the "Magic Bullet Shooter," a man with an absolutely lethal seventh bullet.

Meanwhile, Yang Nai's powerful suitors appeared. Even within the Special Affairs Bureau, no one could make any dirty demands on Yang Nai in front of a superhuman with mid-level combat strength.

"Oh dear, I'm reminded of that gambling again." The bearded man sighed, slapping his thigh. "They gave me such rare materials just to enhance my regenerative abilities, and incidentally strengthened my [intelligence], reducing the backlash from the Magic Bullet Hunter surgical technique, so I wouldn't become a one-shot man."

Yang Nai wrote down the details in the file without commenting: "If this person uses the skill [Magic Bullet Hunter] seven times consecutively within a single sunrise and sunset cycle, which represents one cycle of the scarab pushing the sun, it will unleash a force almost equivalent to the fall of the sun..."

"Hey! Yang Nai, you're exaggerating! You're making me sound like a hydrogen bomb. And would you die if you didn't write this down?!"

"...It is recommended that this be treated as a one-time thermobaric weapon."

"You tricked me into coming here just to use me as a expendable weapon? Yamero!"

After finishing writing, Yang Nai lightly twirled the pen between her thumb and forefinger, and said with a sweet smile, "Mr. Sasagawa, you're overthinking it. Actually, we also have a connection with [the doctor]. Next time, we'll invite him over to give you a Noble Phantasm, and maybe we can recycle him."

"Am I recyclable waste?!" Sasagawa Yagokoro sighed, unconsciously pulling out a cigarette, but then glancing at the person opposite her and putting it back. "Speaking of which, Haruno-neechan, do you really think so highly of Chaldea?"

He looked at Yang Nai seriously: "I trust your judgment, but... what exactly do you want to do?"

“Better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond… I would never say that.” Yang put on a professional and unquestionable smile and told Sasagawa Yagokoro with certainty, “However, I’m fed up with the Special Affairs Bureau treating me like a human-shaped computing tool and not giving me any decision-making power. Besides, it has become a rigid class system again.”

Sasakawa Yagokoi pulled down his cowboy hat, deeply agreeing: "Ah, that's why there's this problem with modern dense populations—the nobility, the powerful clans, the conglomerates, there are enough people to always pick out those who resonate with them and prioritize the selection of extraordinary materials. The power is controlled, and even the decision-making power of the Action Section is unwilling to be delegated."

Yang gave him an affirmative look: "That's right. Besides, you have no idea how many major events Chaldea has encountered in the past two months. And what kind of turbulent waves it will be swept up in in the future. Perhaps, this place is also one of the forefront of the times."

“Alright then~” Sasagawa Yagokoro stood up, pressed his hands to his chest and bowed. “I’m entrusting my wretched life to Boss Haruno. I just hope you can keep your promise as soon as possible.”

"Invite [a doctor] to treat your sister's illness, right? I'll do it as soon as possible." Yang Nai thought of the poor little guy in the hospital, nodded in agreement, and muttered to herself—Fujimaru Ritsuka should have a decent relationship with Ishigami Yu, right?

"By the way, now that you've filled out the form, head to the training ground. The big boss should be waiting for you."

107. Oh dear, the wrong person was used for the show of force!

Sasagawa Yagokoro silently left the reception room and, following Haruno's directions, headed towards the training ground.

He knew perfectly well that Yang Nai and that [doctor] didn't have much interaction, so the key person was Chaldea's current big boss, Fujimaru Ritsuka.

Only if Fujimaru Ritsuka recognizes his worth can the matter of inviting the [doctor] to treat his sister be almost certain. Even if it was Yukino Yukinoshita who said it, he wouldn't dare gamble on the one in a million chance that Fujimaru Ritsuka would kick him out.

How can I make a good impression on Fujimaru Ritsuka when we meet again?

As he walked slowly forward, he began to straighten his clothes.

He straightened his cowboy hat, tidied the wrinkles in his clothes, took out his usual weapon and hung it at his side, assuming the posture of a capable warrior ready to charge into battle for Chaldea at any moment. He walked towards the training ground at the back door of the mansion.

I don't know if it's because I'm nervous.

As Sasakawa Yagokoro walked along, he felt the air was extremely heavy, as if a tangible aura was slowly rising.

He pushed open the back door and realized he hadn't been mistaken.

The training ground was vast enough for a dozen people to conduct daily military training, but Sasagawa Yagokoro had no time to observe the equipment and targets. His attention was completely drawn to the four people standing in the center of the field.

A young man was surrounded by swords and knives, his sharp and menacing sword energy filling the surrounding area, and the red lotus fire that burned away evil spirits surrounded his entire body.

A beautiful woman holds a parasol and writes incantations in the air with a pen. The principles of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements are condensed into text, and the Four Symbols of the Heavenly Palace protect her.