He knew that it was most likely the protectors from the charity association who were following him.

The rich young lady's organization wielded considerable influence, naturally employing many skilled guards. However, ordinary individuals couldn't detect him at all, as his previous eavesdropping had been effortless. This time, those targeting him were likely the association's true trump cards; their mere presence was astonishing, and who knew what kind of figures they would actually be when they made a move.

A not-so-tall figure slowly emerged from among the trees... Huh? It wasn't a bodyguard or mercenary, but the association president who had just stumbled upon them, Ye Huayin?

"I really didn't expect this..." Falcon exclaimed. "No wonder the Angel Women's Charity Association's security level is so-so. It turns out that the president herself is a top-notch expert."

“You’ve said two things wrong in one sentence.” Hua Yin shrugged and curled two fingers: “First, the association’s security is really terrible. I’m quite puzzled. After all this time, ‘she’ hasn’t managed to get any real strongmen to keep things in check. They’re really bold. Second… I’m not a ‘first-rate expert,’ I’m a ‘top expert.’”

Falcon raised an eyebrow: "Oh, so confident, huh? How presumptuous of you. You have no idea what you're up against."

“You’re really naive. I know exactly where you come from.” Hana retorted, “You don’t need to play mysterious. I heard the whole phone call just now. It was nothing more than the underground boxing organization ‘Purgatory.’ Toyota Izumi wants to fight against the Kengan Association. It doesn’t even have that much to do with my uncle. Why would he contact a charity organization like the Love Association?”

Falcon was quite composed, his tone remaining calm: "It seems Miss Ye does indeed know a lot, and is far from being as innocent as the information suggests."

"Pure...me?" Hanon blushed crimson as she recalled the countless romantic entanglements of the original owner in this timeline. "Don't make fun of me."

Hayabusa ignored him and continued, "Actually, the reason Toyota's boss hired me to monitor the Charity Association is simply because he has some business dealings going on recently and needs to understand the decision-making tendencies of several government officials. It's really not about the Kengan Association. However, since Miss Ye mentioned your uncle... I've always wanted to spar with 'Ninja Master' Kuroki Gensai. Perhaps Miss Ye learned her martial arts from Master Kuroki? Unfortunately, even so, he's far from being a match for me, a 'Purgatory A-Rank Fighter.' It's best to pretend nothing happened and withdraw from here."

"Tsk, Toyota Idemitsu made a terrible mistake hiring you. Nine out of ten things you say are wrong, and you're so self-righteous. Are you really a ninja? Or are you just a cosplay enthusiast?" Kanon rolled her eyes and vehemently retorted, "Kuroki Gensai isn't a ninja, and my martial arts skills don't all come from him. Besides, 'currently,' he's not my master. Finally, if you think you're far stronger than me, then come and fight me."

Without further ado, after Hayabusa and Toyota finished their phone call, Kanon unleashed her fighting spirit and showed herself, all for the sake of a fight to keep Hayabusa there... As for what she would do with him, Kanon hadn't decided yet, but having just experienced a severe shock to her worldview, she desperately needed a fight to vent her frustration.

With a "whoosh," her clothes fluttered and she broke through the wind as Hana initiated "Unpredictable Transformation," rushing towards the Falcon at lightning speed.

It didn't work out.

Hayabusa, dressed as a ninja and invited by Idemitsu Toyota to gather intelligence, was naturally very agile. He was also prepared for Kanon's surprise attack and easily dodged Kanon's "Exploding Core" punch.

"Since Miss Ye was able to catch up with me even though she was behind, she must be a lightning-fast martial artist. We must be careful to guard against her initial attack."

After dodging the attack, Hayabusa's counterattack came in the blink of an eye. His hand was not clenched into a fist, but stretched out straight, just like Kuroki Gensai's "Demon Spear"!

Hanon, with her sharp eyes, noticed that Hayabusa's hand looked as if it had been cleaved by a knife or axe, with sharp fingertips and protruding finger bones, like the claws of a raptor. It was clearly a specialized training method similar to "Strange Arm Style," and its power might not be as great as "Demon Spear," but getting stabbed in the hand would definitely hurt.

“I remember that Uncle Ryozo from the Hatsumi family also played ‘ninja play’. His limbs were also trained to look similar. Ha, what a boring idea.”

Such attacks posed no threat to Kanon; she didn't even need to deal with them specially, simply following the normal procedure of parrying. Kanon raised her hand to block Hayabusa's attack, and Hayabusa immediately swung his other hand to strike, which Kanon blocked again. Hayabusa then raised his leg to kick—his toes, just like his fingers, had also been trained into sharp claws, making his attacks very powerful.

However, just like the attack with both hands, before the falcon's kick could hit, Kanon had already used her advanced technique of controlling the flow of power. With her arms intertwined with the falcon's, she pushed forward, and the falcon's attack was only halfway through when his body stopped in mid-air and flew backward involuntarily, getting further and further away from Kanon.

"Interesting, Miss Ye, you have excellent skills!" Falcon exclaimed in admiration. The moment his feet touched the ground, he leaped up again and stomped down on Hana.

Hanon was powerful; with a casual flick of his wrist, Hayabusa's attack missed. However, his initial stomp failed, but he remained suspended in mid-air. One stomp wasn't enough, so he stomped again, and again… This was Hayabusa's signature move: by controlling the force and angle, he maintained a perpetual high vantage point for his attacks. While the power of a single strike wasn't great, in martial arts, no defense is impenetrable. With persistence, he could eventually break through. And speaking of persistence, this tactic of hovering in mid-air, making it difficult for the enemy to attack, was something he excelled at!

The falcon stomped once, twice, three times... but after only two stomps, it couldn't find Hana when it landed on its third strike. With no obstacles below, it had no choice but to land dejectedly.

"Heh, did you expect me to stupidly wait down there to get kicked?" It turned out that when Kanon saw this move, she immediately activated "Unpredictable Transformation" and retreated far away, not giving Hayabusa any chance to launch an actual attack.

Author's note: I'm suddenly feeling extremely sleepy, so I'll stop here for today and continue tomorrow.

Section 916, Chapter 907: Our Kanon is really amazing!

Hayabusa, nicknamed "Luo Wang," is an A-rank fighter from "Purgatory," a rival underground boxing organization to the Kengan Association, and possesses formidable strength. His real name is Albert Lee, a Singaporean born into a wealthy family, but only the third son. He was a carefree young master with little pressure, allowing him ample time to pursue his hobbies. Lee was agile from a young age, practicing martial arts. As an adult, he worked primarily as a magician and mercenary, even participating in similar underground boxing matches in China, where he became a middleweight champion, until he was recruited to Japan by Idemitsu Toyota.

As for his reason for switching jobs... it's because he admires ninja culture.

This guy is a complete ninja chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) sufferer. Ever since he came into contact with ninja culture, he has become deeply obsessed with it, changing his name, appearance, and even his ways... He was originally a fairly normal and promising young man, but within a few years he degenerated into... well, not so much a useless otaku.

"Miss Ye reacted quickly, I admire that," Falcon said politely, but he was actually quite disappointed.

"What a pity, the 'Owl Claw Kick' only kicked out twice, without even breaking the skin. In that case, the 'Poisonous Avenger' is useless. Endure..."

Falcon is a "ninja," but ninjas aren't soldiers who specialize in direct combat. This guy has a real cosplay spirit; he learns the whole thing, so his outfit isn't just for show. He even perfectly replicates some of the gadgets and the use of poison.

The so-called "poisonous avenger" refers to the fact that he uses the "poisonous hand" technique he learned from China on both big toes—that's right, the same "poisonous hand" technique mastered by Liu Longguang and Li Haiwang. Perhaps Falcon learned it from Li Haiwang!

Of course, the venom applied to the falcon's feet is far less potent. It is harmless upon skin contact and requires several injections into the bloodstream to take effect. Its effect is to weaken the opponent's physical functions. After Hanon easily dodged his kick, this "poisonous hand," or rather, "poisonous foot," became completely ineffective.

"Looks like we'll have to face this head-on." Hayabusa formed hand seals—not to unleash a "Great Fireball," but simply his unique martial arts stance, an imitation of popular ninja culture products like "Naruto," flashy but not entirely useless.

As a mercenary, Falcon is very strong in direct combat, and his experience as a magician has given him a pair of skillful hands that can change in countless ways. When fighting, he can make all sorts of feints to completely conceal his true attack route.

"The good news is that this Miss Ye is the kind of agile warrior with exceptionally quick reflexes. She is countered by my 'Fierce Assault' ninjutsu. As long as I use a feint to scare her, her lightning-fast reaction will cause her to cover the wrong spot," Falcon thought.

Having made up his mind, Falcon charged forward, his hands forming ever-changing hand seals. First, he grabbed at Hanon's face with a claw, but then changed his move several times, switching to a downward palm strike. And that wasn't all; after extending his palm a few steps, Falcon withdrew it again, his true intention being a side-stepping whip kick!

The distance of this whip kick was perfectly controlled. It looked powerful, but it actually brushed past Hanon's clothes and retracted to Hayabusa's lower abdomen, turning into a preparatory move—and then kicked out!

However, it would be wrong to assume that the front kick is the falcon's final move.

No matter the opponent, when faced with Hayabusa's swift and magical changes of technique, their attention will definitely be drawn to the kick, which is precisely the opportunity for Hayabusa to swing his arm and attack.

All the changes were completed in an instant. After the movement was completed, Falcon's side arm swing punch was perfectly placed on Hanon's cheek, "Bang!" It hit solidly!

Hanon was jolted to the side by the impact.

Falcon went to such great lengths, used so many different tactics, caught her off guard, practically using every one of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, and finally struck her right on the head... yet it only made Kanon sway slightly?

In the original timeline, I believe no martial artist would think they could easily hit the world-renowned Ye Huayin, let alone kill her with a single blow. This is something that even Hanma Yujiro, Guo Haihuang, Kuroki Gensai, Pike, and Miyamoto Musashi could not do!

However, in the new timeline, Hanon was unknown in the martial arts world. Everyone regarded her as an ordinary rich girl with some political skills. Who would have thought that her defensive power was so amazing?

Hayabusa was mistaken. He was impressed by Kanon's speed and assumed she was a martial artist with exceptional physical abilities who relied on agility and speed, which seemed to fit the logic of her delicate, girlish appearance. However, he was unaware that the soul beneath that exterior had been replaced by a mature, top-tier expert, and that Kanon's fighting style was highly versatile.

Strictly speaking, Kanon doesn't have a fixed fighting style. She has a high enough level of skill, a strong enough body, good enough technique, and rich enough experience. She can choose different fighting methods for different opponents, just like her mentor, Kuroki Gensai, achieving a balance between offense and defense.

In short, chasing your opponent with lightning-fast reflexes won't work! But taking hits with superior defense and then counterattacking will! Our Kanon is truly amazing!

Hayabusa's powerful punch was in vain. Before he could even be surprised, Kanon reached out and slashed his chest with her finger like a razor!

"Pfft—" Blood spurted high into the air. Falcon's pectoral muscles were severed, and the amount of bleeding was astonishing. In this moment of intense exercise, he instantly felt dizzy.

"What's going on?" Falcon could only fly backward, completely bewildered.

But at least one of his observations was correct: Kanon's speed was truly incredible...

As Falcon retreated rapidly, his mind struggled to process what he had been thinking. The moment he regained some clarity, a question arose: "Huh? Did I really retreat? Why is Miss Ye still in front of me?"

It turned out that Kanon used "Unpredictable Transformation" to rush forward, and even though Hayabusa was retreating, the distance between the two was shortened considerably.

Hanon raised her hand again.

"Ah!" Falcon struggled to defend himself, but Kanon's raised hand was just a feint. She had no intention of using "Finger Razor" again. Instead, she stretched out her other arm, which was not raised, and brushed it past Falcon's side.

With the "Rakshasa Palm".

"Agh—" Falcon screamed in agony as the point of contact between his side ribs and Hanon's arm instantly twisted into a "vortex," pulling at the nearby flesh and internal organs and causing intense pain.

He slumped to the side, but his feet were still trying to back away, hoping to avoid the demon in front of him... How could Kanon give him such an opportunity?

Hanon tensed the muscles around his knee to the point of being "indestructible," and pressed down on Hayabusa's thigh like a hammer blow. With a "crack" sound, it was unclear whether Hayabusa's knee was dislocated or shattered. His retreat came to an abrupt halt, and he fell to his knees on the ground.

Even so, Kanon didn't let him off the hook. The arm she had raised as a feint instantly turned into a real attack, the "Finger Razor" slashing down diagonally, intending to cut an "X" shape along with the wound from before...

Hanon's hand stopped in front of Hayabusa's neck—forget it, let him go.

In any case, due to the excruciating pain and massive bleeding, Falcon lost consciousness before he could even kneel down.

A-rank fighter from Purgatory? No good! The Queen of the Kengan Association? Yes! Our Kanon is just too amazing!

Author's Note: I'll probably only update twice today, I'm a bit tired. There'll be another chapter later anyway, I'll see about the third chapter.

The effort Mug put in is lacking! The tolerance of Mug's readers is great! My readers are truly amazing!

Section 917, Chapter 908: Loneliness Like Snow

"Luo Wang" Falcon is naturally a sharp and powerful fighter with a high level of combat skills and a strong fighting spirit. He also possesses a wide variety of "ninjutsu" techniques, and if he were to demonstrate them all, the fight could probably last for one or two hours.

However, since he had encountered Hanon, and in a less than pleasant mood at that, he had no reason to struggle anymore. After being struck repeatedly, he collapsed to the ground, his blood quickly staining the grass red.

"Tsk, is that all?" Hanon raised an eyebrow, took the phone out of Hayabusa's body, first called the emergency center to call an ambulance, and then, while the ambulance was on its way, dialed the "Purgatory" BOSS Toyota Idemitsu through the call history.

When the call connected, Hanon's tone was very impolite: "Hello, is this Toyota Izumi? This is Hanon... Pah, who said 'long time no see' or 'nice to meet' with you! I'm calling to inform you that your man is dead... Ah, he's not dead, but he looks like he's crippled. He won't recover for several months."

Toyota Izumi on the other end of the phone was surprised, but quickly recovered and even tried to get close to Kanon, wanting her to use the Love Association to help him out. As expected of the BOSS who could independently run a black boxing organization comparable to the Kengan Association, he handled things with composure and calmness... But this was useless to Kanon. She was a clueless transmigrator who was only making this call to vent her dissatisfaction and had no interest in doing business at all.

"...You, all you think about is business, you don't even care about your own subordinates! Please, have some decency! Your ancestor, Toyoda Tadakatsu, would be crying! What, you ask how I know your ancestor was Toyoda Tadakatsu? Heh, he was one of my underlings, so I'm practically your great-great-aunt! So you can do whatever business you want, fight against the Kengan Association however you want, just don't mess with me, don't mess with the Takakaze family! That's it, bye!"

"Beep—" Hearing the dial tone from the receiver, Idemitsu Toyota was completely confused: "Is this my great-aunt or my great-aunt from Zuan? But Hanane is more interesting than I expected."

Regardless of what Toyota Idemitsu was guessing about, after hanging up the phone, Hanon walked straight out of the woods, hailed a taxi, and returned to downtown Tokyo.

Perhaps because the ghost of Tadakatsu Toyota was mentioned, when the driver asked Hanon where she was going, Hanon casually said Mr. Shirogane's Gym. But when they actually got downstairs, Hanon hesitated.

In a different timeline, in a different world, is Tadakatsu Toyota still alive? Has he been purified from his evil spirit state into a benevolent ghost? No, even if he is still alive, he has been purified, but he probably doesn't recognize Kanon anymore!

In this timeline, Kanon doesn't go to the gym. Apart from Akemi, whom she met through the charity association, she doesn't know Hibiki, Ayaka, Gina, or Rimi-sensei. If she were to walk in now, she would be speechless and left with nothing but the awkward question of where she comes from.

Life is truly as lonely as snow...

In the end, Kanon still couldn't muster the courage to go into the gym. She sighed and turned to leave.

Having traveled through time many times before, Kanon always tried her best to survive no matter how harsh the environment. However, after finally returning to the modern world, Kanon was filled with trepidation, wondering if she could ever return to her former life.

"Perhaps this is my original world, but because of the multiple time travels that altered history, the butterfly effect has pushed things forward layer by layer to the present, causing such a huge change. Uncle, Mihoyo, Garuda, everyone... Waaah..."

Walking through the streets of Tokyo, with no relatives or friends in sight—and even if there were, the acquaintances from the past were no longer the same people she knew—Kanon even felt a slight urge to cry.

Even though she forced herself not to cry, Kanon couldn't help but sigh repeatedly.

She picked up the phone and called Yingfeng's house: "Hello, Grandpa Ito, I won't be home for dinner tonight. By the way, where did my uncle go?"

Next, according to the old butler's explanation, in this timeline, Uncle Kuroki unsurprisingly won the Final Elimination Tournament and still took Rito as his apprentice. Currently, the two of them are traveling and training in the United States with Kirito Takakaze.

There was no news about Miho, and the old butler had to check the information before he learned that Miho had managed to barely resolve Suoh Seiteki's debt crisis by betting on Tokita Ohma all the way through the Deadly Tournament, and was now working hard as the president of a small, low-level company in the Kengan Association.

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