Infinite Anime Strategy Guide

"Tsk tsk."

Lin Yu clicked his tongue in disappointment. He wasn't really having any beastly thoughts; he was just trying to ease his mood. Xia Na probably noticed this too, because the usually shy and proud little girl didn't even blush this time.

"You must have somewhere to go, right? What? Is it some bad location?"

Shana didn't even need to turn her head to know that Lin Yu had already walked up to her.

"Well, that place might not really be considered good."

Lin Yu took a deep breath. The world had become distorted in the ten years he had been gone. Those who had been hurt by Gastrea did not have the courage to take revenge on the Gastrea, but instead learned to bully children in a despicable way. Lin Yu was afraid that he would go berserk when he got there, so he tried to calm himself down as much as possible. However, his absent-minded appearance was noticed by Shana at a glance, which led to the somewhat inexplicable scene above.

"Xiaoyu, you just need to make your own judgment."

Shana took Lin Yu's hand.

"I will bear this burden with you."

……

[This world has a very strange worldview, so I'm going to have Lin Yu correct its values. This chapter is a bit slow due to severe writer's block, I hope you won't mind.]

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125. A Familiar Back View

"Is this the world ten years from now? No wonder you hate this place so much."

Shana looked around and spoke calmly. Although she never doubted Lin Yu's words, she felt more at ease now that she knew the reason.

"The world is sick, seriously sick. As the saying goes, a serious illness requires strong medicine. We can't cure the world by just talking to people."

Lin Yu clenched his fists, his expression calm, but his gaze was icy cold.

"Let's go. Changing this place won't happen overnight. Let's go join the fun and see the two little ones from back then. Hopefully, they won't be scared by us."

The coldness in Lin Yu's eyes faded, replaced by a mischievous expression. He was now very much looking forward to seeing the expressions on the two little girls' faces when they saw him.

……

Beep beep!

In the early morning at school, Rentaro Satomi, who was listlessly resting on his desk, was awakened by a phone call.

"If you have a job, Satomi-kun, come to the Ministry of Defense."

A pleasant female voice came from the phone. If Lin Yu heard this voice, which he had never heard before, he might feel a sense of familiarity.

"Ministry of Defense?"

Rentaro Satomi repeated it incredulously. The Ministry of Defense is essentially the military's headquarters in the Tokyo area, not a place that just anyone can go. No wonder he was so surprised.

"I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Rentaro Satomi quickly arrived at the Ministry of Defense, where he was greeted by a stunningly beautiful girl with waist-length black hair. Her delicate face, neat bangs, well-fitting black sailor uniform, and impressive bust all drew attention. Even Rentaro Satomi, who had seen her countless times before, was taken aback by her beauty.

This girl, who has grown into a graceful young woman, is none other than Tendou Kisara, who ten years ago pestered Lin Yu all day long, wanting to learn combat skills from him!

The one who called Rentaro Satomi to come here was obviously the mischievous little girl from ten years ago. However, her demeanor had clearly transformed into a much more composed one. Rentaro Satomi noticed that Kisara's serious expression quickly calmed down.

"Did you call us here because of what happened yesterday?"

Led by the receptionist, the two walked toward a room inside the Ministry of Defense. On the way, Rentaro Satomi raised his question.

"They told us directly to come over."

Kisara did not provide a detailed explanation, indicating that even she did not know much about the inside story.

The receptionist stopped in front of a tightly closed door. When the door was pushed open, both Kisara Tendo and Rentaro Satomi showed surprised expressions. Before them sat the presidents of civilian security companies, like Kisara, sitting quietly on either side of a long table. Standing beside them were the initiators and promoters, all of whom were among the top-ranked individuals!

"Hey, even kids are playing police officer games these days?"

Just as Kisara was about to walk to her seat, a burly man who was almost half a head taller than her blocked her way, looking down at the girl with disdain.

"If you need anything, just let me know your name first."

Sensing that the other party had ill intentions, Satomi Rentaro did not stand idly by. He stepped forward and stood in front of Kisara, frowning as he stared at the burly man in front of him.

"Humph!"

The burly man's face was covered by a black mask, so his expression couldn't be seen, but his disdain was evident in his eyes. Before Rentaro could react, he slammed into Rentaro's head. The force of the blow sent him staggering back several steps before he came to a half-crouching stop, his right hand instinctively gripping the pistol tucked behind his back.

"Hey kid, since you're the facilitator, where are the tools?"

The burly man gripped the greatsword on his back, which was comparable to Lin Yu's vampire sword, and looked ready to fight. He was clearly the type who was all muscle and no brains, and he spoke without any restraint. At least, Rentaro Satomi was immediately provoked.

"What did you say!"

Just as Rentaro Satomi and the burly man were about to make their move, a company president who had been sitting silently at the long table finally spoke up and stopped the farce.

"Stop! Imprison him!"

Clearly, the one who spoke up to stop him was the president of the security company where the burly man was stationed. He could provoke a president like Kisara who was not famous, but he still had to listen to his own boss. Even though he was very unhappy, he still put away his greatsword, which he had slightly drawn, and walked over to the person who had just spoken up to stop him with a displeased expression.

Kisara nodded slightly to the president who had spoken up to stop him, then sat down in his seat. Soon after, a high-ranking military officer in uniform walked in.

"Hmm? Is there an empty seat?"

The soldier frowned slightly as he looked at the empty seat.

"Companies that intend to refuse this commission should leave immediately. After hearing the commission, they will be unable to refuse."

It was clearly an unusual mission, but those qualified to sit here were all top security companies and police officers in the Tokyo area. Naturally, no one would leave without even knowing what the mission was. The atmosphere in the conference room was heavy, but no one expressed any objection.

"Now let's explain the scope of the commission."

Seeing that no one objected, the soldier turned around and looked seriously at a large display screen in front of him. He even bowed respectfully, as if some important person was about to appear on the other side of the screen.

Deng!

The screen suddenly lit up, and what appeared on the display was someone that no one present except the soldiers had expected: the ruler of the Tokyo area—the Holy Emperor!

Snow-white, anyone who sees this ruler of the Tokyo area will have this feeling. She is a girl who is like snow. Her snow-white skin is not sickly pale, but delicate and warm as if it is glowing. Her short white hair is elegantly draped over her fair shoulders that are not covered by her off-shoulder dress. This is the most beautiful demeanor among all the holy emperors in history.

Behind the Holy Emperor, Tendou Kikunojo stood quietly as his assistant, his expression even more serious than it had been ten years ago.

The moment the two appeared on the screen, the presidents of numerous security companies who had been sitting comfortably in their chairs all stood up nervously. They might have high status to ordinary people, but they were insignificant in front of these two.

"Greetings, everyone."

The Holy Emperor's voice was as gentle as it had been ten years ago. There seemed to be a screen in front of her showing the scene in the conference room. Her gaze swept over Kisara without leaving a trace. His calm expression made her heart ache slightly, but she quickly composed herself.

"There are two tasks: one is to eliminate the Gastrea that caused the infections in the Tokyo area yesterday, and the other is to safely retrieve the box that was eaten by this Gastrea."

On the screen, an ordinary white box appeared before everyone's eyes, but what made them unable to believe their eyes was the reward displayed next to the box—

A full 10 billion yen!

This is an almost unbelievable price, a truly enormous sum, and such an astonishing commission only requires killing a Gastrea that is merely at Stage I. It just doesn't make sense.

Could you please tell me what's inside the box?

Kisara raised his hand, speaking as if he were talking to a stranger, without any sense of speaking to a childhood friend. Logically speaking, given Kisara's personality, even if he were to consider the Holy Emperor's status, he shouldn't have used such a tone.

"Kisara..."

The Holy Emperor opened his mouth, and his chest heaved violently twice, as if he were taking a deep breath.

"This matter involves personal matters, so I cannot answer."

It's unclear what happened between the two after Lin Yu disappeared; they acted like strangers, even their words were somewhat cold.

"A spider-shaped infection source—if that's all there is to it, our company's facilitator could easily kill it single-handedly. Why entrust this to the top elites among the police officers? Does the contents of the box pose a danger commensurate with the reward?"

Kisara's series of questions were utterly merciless, even deliberate given their past relationship, yet her face showed no reluctance, only a hint of sarcasm.

"You don't need to know that."

The Holy Emperor closed her eyes slightly; she did not want to continue arguing with Mu Geng. Just then, a somewhat arrogant laugh suddenly rang out in the conference room.

"Which one?"

The laughter startled everyone in the room, and they looked around. No one noticed that the person who was laughing had already taken the only empty seat before they could react.

"it's me."

Wearing a red dress, a top hat popular in medieval Western Europe, and a clown-like mask, Hiruko Kagetane, who had once fought against Satomi Rentaro, appeared in the conference room!

"My name is Hiruko, Hiruko Kagetane. Nice to meet you."

Hiruko Kagetane performed a somewhat classical European-style greeting to the screen, but when he looked up, he suddenly uttered a sarcastic remark.

"Your Highness, the incompetent head of state."

Faced with ridicule, the seasoned Emperor remained unfazed, only his delicate brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

"How are you doing, Satomi-kun?"

Hiruko Kagetane turned his gaze to Tendo Rentaro, who had already drawn his pistol and was pointing it at him, and greeted him casually, as if the gun pointed at him was a toy gun.

"Where did you come in from!"

Keep in mind that this is the Ministry of Defense. In the entire Tokyo area, apart from the Imperial Residence where the Emperor resides, this is the place with the highest level of security.

"They walked in openly and honestly through the main gate."

Hiruko Kagetane spoke as casually as if he had just walked into a shopping mall that was open for business, but his next sentence made everyone present become serious.

"It just killed all the flies that flew over."

"Let me introduce you, Hina, come here."

Even a ruthless killer like Hiruko Kagetane softened his tone noticeably when he called out the name 'Kohina'.

"Yes, Dad."

A little girl in a fluffy princess dress had somehow entered the conference room and was even standing right behind Rentaro Satomi. Her sudden childish voice instantly soaked Rentaro Satomi's back with cold sweat.

The little girl had two small katanas, about 30-50 centimeters long, tucked into her waistband. She ran to the long table, climbed up somewhat clumsily, and then, in front of everyone, slightly lifted her skirt and introduced herself to the Holy Emperor.

"I am Hiruko Kohina, ten years old."

"She is my originator, and also my daughter."

Hiruko Kagetane's voice carried a hint of pride, but the innocent-looking Kohina suddenly turned her gaze to Satomi Rentaro.

"Dad, that guy's gun is pointed at us, can we kill him?"

The chilling words were easily uttered by this seemingly innocent little girl, and no one present took them as a joke, because she was truly capable of putting them into practice!