As the savior, I only want to play single-player games.

In Miko's perception, there was a person sitting on top of the wooden box.

Barefoot, wearing a baseball cap and a black coat, she rested her chin on her small hand, her figure extremely petite. She sat there cross-legged without moving, seemingly dozing off, but her posture was as steady as a mountain.

Seeing Zi looking up at her, she asked, "Have you thought it through?"

A pair of pitch-black eyes opened in the darkness. As she awoke, the surrounding darkness seemed to become restless, like a lurking, eager beast waiting to pounce.

Yotsuya Miko: "..."

Yuzuru Nishimiya: "..."

A surge of spiritual power swept across the land like a spring breeze, reviving all things, suppressing all disturbances, and making the darkness no longer dangerous, returning it to its original state, tranquil and profound.

“The power of darkness is really troublesome.” Miko repeated, “I mean, have you thought it through?”

"……No."

"You're lying." Jian Zi shook her head slightly. Luckily, she had a proud and arrogant younger brother, otherwise she wouldn't know how to deal with her.

Just go straight for it.

Nishimiya Yuzuru turned her head away: "Say what you want."

"I brought the things."

Seeing that Zi had opened the safe, the twelve Shadow Crystals reappeared. With a casual wave of her hand, one of the black crystals, which seemed to have disappeared into the darkness, flew towards Nishimiya Yuzuru.

brush!

The darkness was silent and still, without any sound. Yuzuru Nishimiya easily held the Shadow Crystal between his fingers.

Gazing at the almost thin crystal, its touch both cold and familiar, she unconsciously narrowed her eyes.

Just then, a seductive and wicked whisper suddenly reached his ear: "How about it, Yuzuru? These are all seeds of darkness. Would you like me to keep them safe for a while?"

Yuzuru Nishimiya leaped up like a cat and stood on the vertical wall, only to find a figure in her original spot. Compared to the elegant and calm Miko, this figure had an air of wickedness.

Dark intuition told Yuzuru that it wasn't a quantifiable, ugly evil, but rather something akin to a naive, innocent kind of evil.

"I told you before, don't get so close to me!" Nishimiya Yuzuru said coldly. Even if the mental illusion is shattered, it will still not harm the real body, so it's a waste of effort.

Kuroko said with a smile, "Are you shy? But unfortunately, I'm not interested in you."

She gently bit her finger, her expression innocent, as if she were naive, but her actions were alluring, stirring a passionate impulse within one.

"However, if you can help me assemble the Shadow Team, I might consider giving you a chance..."

Yuzuru Nishimiya couldn't help but scold, "Wishful thinking!"

I don't know if she meant the former or the latter.

Jianzi sighed, thinking, "The person I finally managed to contact might have been driven away by Hei Jianzi again. Doesn't this guy realize that?"

Don't you know this child is hard to find?

Miko sighed, "Yuzuru, we need your strength."

Yuzuru said in a low voice, "I really haven't thought about it yet."

"Hey, Yuzuru, you wouldn't want your mom to lose her job or your sister to be unable to go to school, would you..."

"Can't you just shut up a bit!" Jianzi glared at her fiercely.

Nishimiya Yuzuru fell silent. The two had crossed paths before, though they hadn't spent much time together. Now, he also harbored doubts about Yotsuya Miko's other personality.

But... she didn't see it as a threat; rather, it felt like a reminder.

All gods, swiftly come to my aid! If anyone disobeys, I will subdue Fengdu: Chapter 114: The Shadow Guard

In fact, this sentence hit her weak spot.

Yuzuru Nishimiya has been independent since childhood and is extremely assertive in public. She is beautiful and intelligent, but due to her family background, she has always been out of step with society and is considered a troublemaker by her teachers. She often skips classes and does not interact with her classmates.

She herself doesn't think it's a big deal. Apart from her family, she has never received care and warmth from others since she was a child, so it's natural that she finds it difficult to have goodwill towards the world.

Because she has a vengeful nature.

In short, she will treat society the way society treats her.

This is her rule of conduct, which is very simple and easy to understand.

So there aren't many people she can value, but her family is definitely the most important.

Her mother-in-law's death was a huge blow to her, especially witnessing the spirit dissipate. It wasn't becoming a Buddha, but rather the soul being scattered. In that instant, she was in extreme pain and even lost her mind for a moment. When she came to her senses, she realized that she was no longer in Chiba.

Now she's back, but she doesn't know how to get home.

For the past few nights, she would appear downstairs at her own house, staring at the closed door, hesitant and unable to make a move, before finding another dark alley to spend the rest of the day.

After becoming a superhuman, one's material needs are greatly reduced, but being detached from worldly desires does not mean one has no attachments.

She knew early on that her mother was carrying an extremely heavy family burden, working overtime and often not returning home until midnight, displaying the style of a strong woman and striving to survive in the workplace, all to support her and Shoko, especially Shoko, who also had to pay extra for medical expenses.

I also need to buy expensive hearing aids...

She remembered that her mother's company had previously suspended operations due to social unrest. Although her mother kept saying that the company would not go bankrupt, there was a lingering anxiety deep in her eyes.

Moreover, the family doesn't have much savings, and their future living situation will likely be very difficult.

Compared to the Yotsuya family, although Yotsuya Miko's father had passed away, her family had a large inheritance and compensation, so they lived a very comfortable life.

But the Nishimiya family is different; all their living expenses are borne by their mother.

If we could use this power...

Nishimiya Yuzuru clenched his fist, dark power swirling around him, and the unease in the darkness intensified considerably.

“You seem to have some evil thoughts, Yuzuru.” Kuromiko sat down in the seat that Nishimiya Yuzuru had originally occupied.

She looked like a sweet high school girl, wearing a white shirt and black bow tie, with a gray pleated skirt and her long, straight legs crossed.

Her long black hair was extremely smooth, and her posture was very elegant. Her bangs vaguely covered her eyes, which shimmered with an indescribable brilliance. A slight smile appeared on her lips, like a queen looking down on all living beings. She was a chilling presence.

Even Yuzuru Nishimiya could sense the ominous aura emanating from Miko, an evil and arrogant aura, like a burning black desire. Just sitting there quietly gave off a sense of fear.

Perhaps this person is more suited to the Shadow system than I am.

Yuzuru Nishimiya still finds it hard to get used to the spiritual qualities that Miko Kuromi exudes. Compared to Miko, she feels that Miko is easier to get along with, as she still exudes a calm and gentle aura even in the dark.

"It's none of your business!" Nishimiya Yuzuru sneered. She had her bottom line and chose to abandon the idea of ​​robbing the rich to help the poor, and she was not prepared to break the law.

There must be other ways to get the money.

Kuroko smiled and said, "Although it's an evil thought, I like it very much. Why suppress yourself? Yuzuru, with your power, you can easily kill even a shaman of the same level. Even Hana would have a hard time catching you. If you don't encounter those reincarnated shamans, you can definitely walk around like a madman. Do what you want to do..."

Her words were seductive, and Yuzuru's heart raced as he felt they made a lot of sense.

No one understood the terror of dark power better than her, and no one knew better than her just how difficult the Shadow System was to deal with... Wait! Yuzuru Nishimiya suddenly shook her head and came to her senses.

"You..." Yuzuru was shocked and furious, suspecting that he had just been controlled by Kuroko.

"I didn't use any mental power. You already had this thought, and I just brought it out. Hehe, Yuzuru's desires are such a greedy yet adorable little worm." Kuroko placed her index finger to her lips and gently curled it, a very alluring gesture.

A flash of golden light appeared in the darkness, and Kuroko's mental illusion was crushed.

Miko looked up at Nishimiya Yuzuru and said, "Work for me, Yuzuru. The Human Union pays very well, and I'll also take care of things for your mother."

"Do you think money is everything?" Nishimiya Yuzuru became wary and began to distrust Miko. The main reason was that the ability to control minds was very evil; it could influence a person's thinking silently. If you stayed with the other person for too long, you might not even be able to find your own self again.

Seeing that her sister seemed to have an illness, he added, "I can help you contact the best hospital for treatment."

"……real?"

Seeing that Zi calmly said, "It's true. If the doctor can't help, I can contact a psychic. If he recovers his health, there should be no problem."

Nishimiya Yuzuru bit her lip, weighed the options carefully, and chose to endure the humiliation, because the conditions offered were too many.

She used to dream of curing Shoko's illness.

"What do you want me to do?" Yuzuru said in a muffled voice.

"Become the captain of the Shadow Guard." Seeing that her attitude had softened, Miko breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she had investigated Nishimiya Yuzuru's family in advance and came prepared today.

"Where are the team members?"

Jianzi lifted the box in his hand.

"We can find them all very quickly, in three to five days at most."

She doesn't understand the Shadow system, nor does she have the ability to cultivate it, so she can't fully unleash the potential of this path.

Although the time had long since come, she hesitated to circulate these things because she was worried about not having anyone to restrain her.

She had originally planned to do this after advancing to Sequence 7, but now it seems there are better options available.

Nishimiya Yuzuru looked away. The Shadow Guard was now just an empty shell. She whispered, "I've never led anyone else."

She's a lone wolf, very unsociable, and has never even served as the class's hygiene monitor. She's not very confident now.

"It's alright, I believe in you," Jian Zi smiled.

To be precise, it's about believing in Yuzuru Nishimiya's Shadow talent.

To advance through the mysterious path, there is no way to use conventional teaching methods; it depends entirely on the individual. Even with detailed tutorials, the speed at which one becomes stronger varies from person to person.

Without any guidance, Yuzuru Nishimiya stabilized his Sequence 9 strength in a very short time and even developed the correct abilities of the Shadow System, which is worth paying attention to.

Even without leading the Shadow Guard, as long as she lives, she is a natural guiding light for other Shadow Ability users.

Moreover, according to common sense, those in positions of power naturally have a degree of restraint over those in positions of power within the same channel.

Even if something unexpected happens, Yuzuru Nishimiya can correct his mistakes in time.

All gods, swiftly come to my aid! If anyone disobeys, I will subdue Fengdu: Chapter 115: The Tide of the Times

“I can give it a try.”

Yuzuru agreed. She was indeed talented, and she was not weak-willed; she rarely backed down.

Although I've never done this before, there's nothing to be afraid of if you want to do it.

After agreeing to meet the child, Yuzuru perked up and asked, "What do you want me to do now?" She was paid to do things, and although the Shadow Guard hadn't appeared yet, doing nothing made her feel like she was getting a free ride.

Seeing that Yuzuru was looking at her, he pondered for a moment, and then said, "Recently, a very dangerous guy has infiltrated Chiba City."