“Yes!” Song nodded.

"Beep beep..." At this moment, a sound similar to an alarm came from the computer, and then a map popped up on the computer screen, with several points marked on the map flashing continuously.

"What's wrong??? Xiao Song!" Lu Yi also noticed something was wrong and asked Song.

"Why did the equipment of this privately-run army change so suddenly?" Song asked, looking at the screen on his computer with disbelief.

"Has MBI made another move?" Seeing Song's expression, Lu Yi knew something must have happened, so he asked.

"I don't know either, let's wait and see!" As she spoke, her hands flew rapidly, leaving afterimages in the air as she tried to find the answer. However, no matter how she tried to penetrate, it was as if a thread was pulling her in another direction, and she could never reach the end. After several attempts, Song gave up and looked at Lu Yi, saying, "No, MBI seems to be very cautious about this operation!"

"If we can't find it, so be it. There's no rush. We can take our time!" Lu Yi said nonchalantly after hearing Song's words.

"kindness!"

"Huh??? It seems like an interesting person has arrived!" Just then, Lu Yi suddenly revealed a strange smile and said.

"Who?" Song asked, looking at Lu Yi's strange smile.

"NO.04 Raven Feather!"

"What? She...she...how could she be here?" Upon hearing the name Lu Yi mentioned, Song's expression immediately turned terrified.

“I think she’s here to see Xiaojie. Well, how about it, want to come out with me?” Lu Yi said after thinking for a moment.

"No—no!" Song quickly shook his head and refused.

"Um... By the way... is she really that scary?" Lu Yi shook his head speechlessly when he saw Song's expression. Without waiting for her reply, he stood up and walked towards the door.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Kusano standing at the top of the stairs. Lu Yi walked over to Kusano and said, "Kusano, what are you doing?"

"Big brother." When Kusano saw Lu Yi, she ran over and hugged Lu Yi's leg, calling out affectionately.

"Are the clothes almost dry?" At this moment, the door opened, and Xiao Jie walked out first. Then another figure followed Xiao Jie out. A woman with a long ponytail appeared in Lu Yi's eyes. The woman seemed to sense Lu Yi's gaze and turned to look at him.

"NO.04 Raven Feather, commonly known as the Black Sekirei?" Looking at the woman in front of him, whom even Matsuto, a former member of the Punishment Force, was so afraid of, Lu Yi looked at her with a meaningful gaze and spoke.

"Oh??? You know me?" When Ya Yu heard Lu Yi call out his name, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he said with a smile.

"I wouldn't say I know you personally, I've just heard about your deeds and I'm quite interested in you!"

"Oh? I'm quite interested in you too. You're the third person to talk to me like this!"

"Really? That's an honor. So, who were the first two?"

"Excuse me, I have to go now. Let's talk again next time!" Ya Yu stared at Lu Yi, who was smiling, for a while, without answering his question, and simply said.

"Aren't you going to have lunch before you leave?"

"No, let's talk about it next time!" With that, she didn't say anything more and walked downstairs. After seeing Ya Yu walk downstairs, Jie quickly followed.

Watching the figure disappear into the stairwell, a wicked smile appeared on Lu Yi's lips. He rested his chin on his right hand, seemingly plotting something.

"Yi! Quick, hurry up and watch TV, TV!" Not long after Ya Yu left, Song's door was suddenly flung open, and Song looked at Lu Yi with a somewhat nervous expression.

. . . .

"Gentlemen of the New Eastern Imperial Capital, I am Hiroto Mika of MBI. I hereby declare to you that the Imperial Capital has been taken over by MBI. A new era of gods has begun! Although that is what we say, you need not worry. You can still live as usual. However, you will be questioned when leaving the New Eastern Imperial Capital. Please forgive us for that!" Hiroto Mika, the controller of MBI, addressed the entire Imperial Capital.

"Operation Sekirei has finally entered its second phase!" Matsu said, looking at Hiroto Michonaka on the television. "I just realized that, as you can see, this new Eastern Imperial Capital is surrounded by rivers, and all the bridges leading out are guarded by MBI's privately-run armies! Itsuki, we've finally reached the point where we must realize that MBI, or Hiroto Michonaka, intends to use this new Eastern Imperial Capital as a battlefield!"

"That's quite a generous gesture!" Lu Yi exclaimed after hearing Song's words.

"Knock knock..." A knock came at the door, followed by Asama Miya's voice: "Everyone, it's almost time to eat!"

"Okay, I'll be right there!" Lu Yi replied, then saw Song still fiddling with something on the computer. Lu Yi went over and exclaimed in surprise, "Is this... MBI's top-secret database?"

"Oh~ As expected of my Ashigaru, you know so much~..." Komatsu's glasses gleamed as she chuckled mischievously, "Although the security measures are strong enough, I still put in the effort and finally found something valuable and interesting~—such as which wagtail molted and when, who became Ashigaru, and detailed information about that Ashigaru."

Komatsu adjusted his glasses: "There are also the number of Sekirei whose 'marks' have disappeared, whose functions have stopped, and the number of times each Sekirei has won—actually, there's something I'm more concerned about." As he spoke, he pulled up a Sekirei's data from the database, which showed—the winner is unknown.

"What's going on?" Lu Yi asked curiously.

“Even among hostile Sekirei, there are unspoken rules. The winner who makes the opponent's Sekirei pattern disappear must stay by the loser's side until MBI comes to retrieve the loser. This is the most basic etiquette in battle. But the guy who defeated this Sekirei abandoned his dying opponent and left. Besides this one, there are two other birds, and the situation is the same!” Song pushed up his glasses and deduced.

"So that means these unidentified losers were all killed by the same person?"

"I'm afraid so. I can't understand the intention behind this action at all!"

"It seems that it was Dian Nu who did it, that's for sure. We have to stop her from doing this, it's pointless!" Lu Yi thought for a moment and finally decided to stop it from happening.

(Thanks to Fairy Tale and ①❷のSadness for the donations. To be honest, seeing this is quite moving. This time, I'll shamelessly ask for some favorites and flowers. If you all support me, I'll update more today.)

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Chapter Twenty-Four: The Hairpin Girl

"Mizai, do you know anything about the jeweled maiden?" The two who went to buy groceries, Yui and Tsukimi, hadn't returned yet. Taking advantage of the fact that only he and Asama Miya were at home, Lu Yi asked Asama Miya.

"Huh? Why is Xiao Yi asking about the jeweled maiden? Could it be..." Asama Miya covered her mouth and looked at Lu Yi in surprise. No matter how you looked at her, her eyes seemed to be looking at a lecherous ghost, making Lu Yi feel extremely embarrassed.

"Alright, Miya! I'm serious. You should have noticed that Tsurugi's behavior has been a bit strange these past few days, right?" Lu Yi said with a wry smile, looking at Asama Miya.

"Actually, I don't know much about the jeweled maiden, but I heard that she did all this for someone!" Asama Miya saw Lu Yi's serious look, so she stopped joking, sat down, and said.

“Someone? It’s about her Reed Fang, isn’t it?” Lu Yi said.

"She just wanted to see that person's smile!" Asama Miya looked up at the stars, as if recalling something, and then said, "It's said that that person has been hospitalized for a long time, and Tsurugi can only see him occasionally! I can feel the bond between Tsurugi and that person!"

"Well then, Meizai, do you know which hospital that person is staying at?"

"Who knows?" Asama Miya didn't answer, but stood up and said, "Alright, it's time to prepare dinner! The people who went out to buy things should be back soon!"

"I'm back!" Jie opened the door and appeared in front of Lu Yi first, followed by Yue Hai, who was sitting on the ground looking dejected. He said with a frustrated expression, "We lost again...we're now at zero wins and three losses!"

"Welcome back!" Lu Yi said with a smile.

"Xiaojie won again!"

"Damn it, if it were a fight, I would never lose!"

"But, a loss is a loss!" Jie's words made Yuehai so angry that the veins on her forehead throbbed, and she glared fiercely at Jie, who was still smiling.

"Alright, alright, you two are really acting like little kids. Hurry up and take the groceries to the kitchen, or Meizai will be very angry!" Seeing them bickering like this, Lu Yi felt that this was more like a home, and said gently.

Sure enough, upon hearing Asama Miya's name, the two immediately became obedient, making Lu Yi shake his head and think to himself, "Looks like I need to hurry up and win Miya over. With her around, she can definitely keep these girls in check! But she'll be hard to handle!!! Well, if that doesn't work, I'll just have to force myself on her, who cares about the consequences!!!! (Is this really what you're thinking?)"

"Are you ready to eat?" Just as Jie and Yuehai disappeared, Diannu appeared at the door and looked at Lu Yi.

"Ah, Diannu, you're back! You don't look well, what happened? You've been coming home very late these past few days." Lu Yi asked, looking at Jie's somewhat pale face.

"It's okay, I'm just busy with work!" Tiannu forced a smile and said, "Ah, I'm so hungry! What should we eat today?"

"Wait... Tiannu, I have something to say to you. Come with me!" Just as Tiannu was trying to bluff her way out, Lu Yi had no intention of letting her off so easily. He spoke, his tone revealing an undeniable authority. After speaking, he walked towards his room without waiting for her reply. It was the first time Tiannu had seen Lu Yi like this. After thinking for a moment, she followed him.

"Sit down!" Lu Yi said, pointing to a chair opposite him as he saw the woman with the hairpin enter.

"No need, just say what you want to say, I need to go eat!" the woman said, waving her hand.

"Alright, then I won't waste any more words. I want to know what you've been doing these past few days. Don't tell me about work, I know that. What I want to know is, what is your job!" Lu Yi cut to the chase and stared straight at Dian Nu.

"It's just working for someone else, what's there to say?" Upon hearing Lu Yi's words, the woman's expression changed slightly, but she quickly recovered and said calmly.

"Diannu, do you... still consider me a friend?"

"this...."

"If you still consider me a friend, don't hide anything from me. I don't want anything to happen to you, I..."

"Alright, Xiao Yi, don't meddle in my business. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now!" Before Lu Yi could finish speaking, Dian Nu interrupted him and then left without paying any more attention to him.

"Mind your own business?" Lu Yi murmured with a wry smile as he watched the woman with the jeweled hairpin disappear.

. . . .

"Jiuneng, hurry up!" On the street, an 18- or 19-year-old boy was pulling a girl a little younger than him, running quickly as if some terrible monster was chasing them.

"Please slow down, Lord Yao!" The girl was clearly struggling to keep up with the boy's speed.

"Thump!" Just then, the girl hadn't run far when she slipped and fell to the ground, unable to get up for a moment.

"How stupid of you, this 'incompetence'... why did you fall down!" The boy immediately stopped and came to Jiu Neng's side, speaking in a reproachful tone.

“I am ‘Jiu Neng’, not ‘Wu Neng’…” Upon hearing the boy’s words, Jiu Neng immediately became unhappy, pouting and saying with teary eyes.

"Okay, let's go!" the boy said, turning around and extending his hand.

"Lord Haruka..." Hisa reached out and took the boy's hand, saying.

Because of their delay, the people who had been chasing them appeared in front of them, their entire bodies covered in strips of cloth.

This outfit... well, how should I describe it?

It seemed that only strips of cloth were crossed over the neck and tied around the nipples to hold up the proudly erect, full breasts, with nearly two-thirds of the snowy white skin exposed—well, although there was indeed some kind of "clothing" present...

Her slender waist was exposed, so delicate that it could be encircled with one's hand, making her seem alluring.

Then below—a low-waisted mini-skirt that's shorter and tighter than usual, with the outline of panties vaguely visible underneath…

Finally, there were extra-long, soft-soled, high-heeled boots, revealing only a short section of her fair, rounded thigh.

At this moment, the man had no time to appreciate anything. Upon seeing the woman appear, his expression changed instantly, and he exclaimed, "Damn it, she's catching up!"

"Please step aside, Ashikaga, I don't want humans to get hurt!" the woman said.

"How could I abandon my woman and run away, you bastard!" Upon hearing this, the boy immediately stood in front of Jiu Neng and said angrily.

"Then at the very least, I will send both of you to the Yellow Springs!" the woman said without changing her tone.

After saying that, he activated the strips of cloth on his body and attacked the man and woman.

"Stop!" Just as the strip of cloth was about to reach them, a loud shout came from not far away, and then a figure appeared in front of the two. Upon seeing the person who appeared, the woman's body visibly trembled, and her attack stopped! The person who appeared was none other than our protagonist—Lu Yi.

"Stop, Diannu," Lu Yi said to Diannu.

At this moment, Jie, Yuehai, Fenghua, and others also arrived. Except for Fenghua, when Jie and Yuehai heard Lu Yi say that the woman was Diannu, they immediately widened their eyes and looked at Diannu in disbelief, exclaiming, "What? You are Diannu!"

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Chapter Twenty-Five: Chie

"Diannu, are you coming back with me on your own, or do you want me to use force?" Lu Yi looked at Diannu opposite him and said in a somewhat cold tone.

"..." The woman with the jeweled hairpin didn't speak, but just looked at Lu Yi warily.

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