Teacher Xia Lai is also teaching in Kivotos today

But even so, Lin En did not stop his actions. He swung the knife again and cut the tank's track into several pieces.

In this way, all the demons in the crew are trapped in a jar.

But just as Lin En was about to deal with the remaining member of the demon group, several sharp weapons suddenly flew out and stabbed towards Lin En.

Looking at these weapons throughout the entire Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, or even in Kivotos, there are probably fewer than a handful of people who know about them.

However, when he saw them for the first time, Lin En recognized them instantly - they were a kind of hidden weapon called Shuriken.

"Shhhh-"

At this moment, these hidden weapons called shurikens turned into arrows, cut through the air, and shot towards Lin En with a sound of breaking through the air.

The speed at which they attacked was comparable to that of bullets.

But even so, Lynn's sight successfully captured the shurikens that were surrounding him.

"choke--"

Just like what happened just now, the sound of the blade being unsheathed resounded loudly like an echo.

A scarlet blade light flashed by, and the shurikens were cut in half by Lin En's sword-drawing slash at this moment.

But at the same time, Lin En's expression suddenly changed, as if he had discovered something. Without any hesitation, he stomped on the ground and turned into a residual shadow, retreating violently behind himself.

At the same moment, the shurikens that were cut by Lin En exploded violently with dazzling flashes.

"Teacher Lin En?!"

When Shizuka couldn't help but exclaimed, a slightly puzzled voice also sounded on the battlefield.

"Ms. Lin En?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and found that the other party was a petite girl who appeared out of nowhere and stood on the tank.

But for some reason, the girl also showed a slightly shocked expression on her face at this moment.

"Ahem, oh my god...who would have a bomb attached to their shuriken?!"

Lin En waved the Murasame in his hand to disperse the smoke around him, then wiped his face with his sleeve and couldn't help but complain.

Although Lin En was eventually caught in the explosion, he did not receive any substantial damage because he discovered it in time and pulled away. Even so, he was still a little dusty because of the smoke.

"Ms. Lin En?"

Hearing this somewhat familiar voice, Lin En subconsciously leaned over to look above the tank.

"...Izuna?"

Izuna first glanced at Lin En, who was also looking at him in surprise and was a little dusty, then he looked down at the samurai sword in his hand, and finally looked at the obvious cut marks on the tank.

It was not until this moment that Izumi finally realized something and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Why...why did Mr. Lin En become an enemy?! Mr. Lin En promised to protect Izuna's dream, why did he suddenly become an enemy?!"

As she said this, Izuna paused slightly as if she had thought of something, and then her eyes suddenly widened.

"Could it be that! Has Teacher Lin En been brainwashed by the evil master of Hyakuya-do?! That means... Teacher Lin En has now gone from being Izuna's favorite teacher to the most vicious enemy Izuna has ever faced?!"

Chapter 25 [It is better to wait three minutes than to fight for one second]

Looking at Izunai who looked like she wanted to cry but had no tears, Lin En couldn't help but be stunned.

Whether it was from the Hyakuya Hall, the Onmyoji Department, or even the news from Baihua Liaoluan, it was shown that Chimeizuzu was a group of bad students who were causing trouble. And what they did in this Sakura Festival was obviously "destruction".

Although he and Izuna had only met briefly in the morning, judging from the girl's words and actions at the time, Lin En did not think that she would be the kind of student who would help the evil.

But even so, it is a fact that the other party is now helping those bad students in Chimeiyi.

However, at this moment, Lin En couldn't help but frown as he recalled something.

If I remember correctly, after communicating with the supplier, Shizuko once mentioned that the actions of Chimeizuzu have become very organized recently for some reason, and Izumi also mentioned that she wanted to complete the commission of her employer...

At this moment, a thought flashed through Lin En's mind almost like lightning -

The employer that Izumi mentioned probably also hired these students from the Demonic One Group to attack Hyakuya Hall and the shops that were led and managed by the Festival Operations Committee.

The disappearance of those ingredients must be related to Chimeiyizu and the employers behind them.

No matter what, Izunai alone would not be able to accomplish something on such a large scale.

After letting out a breath expressionlessly, Lin En raised his head again and looked at Izunai seriously.

"Izuna... Is your mission to attack Hyakuya Hall together with Chimei Ichizo?"

Perhaps it was because Lin En's serious look at this moment was so different from the look he had when he first met him, facing Lin En with this look, Izunai seemed a little panicked.

But even so, after biting her lip, she still spoke to Lin En with the same seriousness.

"Izumi, Izuna is just following orders as a ninja! Izuna can't say anything!"

“An order…?”

Looking at Izunai who was staring at him without giving in, countless images suddenly emerged in Lin En's mind.

In these scenes, I am either holding a samurai sword that is not Murasame's, or holding a long stick that is slightly taller than myself, or wielding a meteor hammer with a sickle blade... and I am facing a variety of enemies while holding various weapons.

There are hostile masked ninjas, terrifying monsters, and man-made objects made of metal...

But Lin En could feel that no matter what kind of weapon he had in his hand, no matter what kind of enemy he faced; no matter how wounded he was, no matter how desperate the situation was... he never retreated, and never stopped.

Because deep in his heart, there is also a certain belief that drives him forward.

"...Defeating the evil Sealed Demon King is too far away for me right now."

Under the gaze of everyone, Lin En suddenly started talking to himself, lowered his head slightly, and looked at the "Murasame" in his hand, which had turned into another ordinary-looking samurai sword.

However, Lynn knew in his heart that this samurai sword had a proud name that belonged to it alone.

"But...if it's about protecting the students and doing something for them, I can still do it. Right, Ryuken?"

As if in response to Lin En's words, the dragon sword in his hand trembled softly with great spirituality.

"Wait! The samurai sword in Teacher Lin En's hand...isn't it different from the one just now?!"

As an avid fan of swordplay movies, Fina noticed the difference at a glance after seeing Lin En's movements.

“…Ah! It seems to be completely different from what happened just now!”

However, at this time, Lin En didn't pay any attention to Fina's words and Shizuko's exclamation, and looked up at Izuna again.

Izuna once told him that she wanted to become the number one ninja in Kivotos.

Having a dream is certainly a good thing, but... at this moment, Izuna seems to be bound by her own dream.

However, before understanding and grasping the full picture of the matter, Lin En would not comment too much on Quannai's proposal.

Since I have already promised to protect her dream, it might not be a bad idea to play around with her a little bit now.

However, from now on, I have to concentrate my attention to protect Baiye Hall and those shops.

After making up his mind, Lin En slowly raised the dragon sword in his hand.

"Well, I said I would protect Izuna's dream, so I won't say or do anything to you. But if Izuna continues to attack Hyakuya-do and those shops... I will definitely stop you."

Seeing that Lin En didn't look like he was joking at all, Izuna couldn't help but tighten the shuriken in his hand slightly.

"In other words... Lin, Mr. Lin, are you planning to hinder Izuna?"

Facing Izuna who looked a little lost, Lin En let out a sigh and nodded.

"After all, everyone at Hyakuya-do and the Festival Management Committee is working hard to prepare and maintain the Sakura Festival. I will never allow your employer to let Shizuko and the others' hard work go to waste."

"Teacher Lin En..."

When Shizuko was moved by these words, Kayoko beside her couldn't help but sigh slightly.

She was very familiar with the look in the eyes of this girl who seemed to be the chairperson of some committee.

When she was in Gehenna, she had seen such light in the eyes of many classmates. Even in the 68 convenience store where she was, she had seen such light.

However, at this moment, Lin En seemed to be oblivious to what other people were doing and looked at Izunai seriously.

"Izuna...if you want to fulfill your mission...then come and defeat me!"

"Teacher Lin En... I understand. This must be the 'Fateful Duel'!"

After reaching out and gently wiping the corners of his eyes, Izumi took a deep breath and looked at Lin En with the same seriousness.

"I understand! In order to fulfill the master's mission, I will fight with the teacher seriously from now on, so please be prepared!"

Looking at the two people in front of him who were on the verge of a fight, the man who seemed to be the leader of this group of demons hurriedly spoke to Izunai who was standing on a high place.

"Izumi, Ms. Izumi! The situation on the battlefield is very unfavorable to us now, and we have lost our tanks! We should retreat!"

"Eh...eh? Are we retreating?"

Faced with Izuna's seemingly helpless and conflicted look, Lin En put away his stance and smiled as he put down the dragon sword in his hand.

"It is better to wait three minutes than to fight for one second... This is the motto of a famous ninja, Izuna."

Chapter 26: Fox...Is it her?

Hearing Lin En say this, Quannai was stunned at first, but then nodded as if he understood something.

“I see… Indeed, if Izuna wants to fight the teacher, she needs to make more preparations! In that case, Izuna will retreat here!”

Izuna bowed earnestly to Lin En and spoke with a slight sigh.

“I never thought that Teacher Lin En, who once said that he would support Izuna’s dream, would one day stand against Izuna… What a twist of fate!”

"No matter what happens, I will always support Izuna's dream. But..."

After making a knife flower with the dragon sword in his hand, Lin En looked at the ninja girl with a smile.

"But now, I will be the hurdle you have to cross."

"Really... Izuna understands."

After hearing what Lin En said, Izuna answered seriously as if he had made up his mind.

"If you want to keep moving forward towards the [Ninja Way], then you will have to go through all kinds of cruel and bloody trials! In other words, the scenes described in the TV series are not wrong, and what Senior Man said is also correct!"

"…TV series? Full?"

Realizing that he and Izunai seemed to have misunderstood something, Lin En couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.

However, at this time, Quannai did not notice the subtle change in Lin En's expression, but continued to narrate on his own.

"Being involved in a battle like this where you have to draw your swords is the fate of a ninja! But even so, Izuna will definitely defeat Teacher Lin En! When we meet next time, Izuna will definitely be fully prepared!"

After saying this, Izumi bowed to Lin En again, then left with the members of the Chimeizu.

Lin En watched Izuna and Chimei leave, but he did not stop them. And through the emotions revealed in Izuna's eyes, he knew that this ninja girl would never give up her goal easily.

Now that things have come to this, we can only take it one step at a time. But Lin En is not too worried, after all, there will always be a way out when the car reaches the mountain.

What's more, for Lin En, it is more important to find out who the employer behind Izuna is and to be on guard against the sabotage that the demon may continue to cause.

But speaking of it... when he first arrived at the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, the unknown fox student who sold him the delicious Inari sushi once reminded him to be careful of other foxes.

Could it be that... the person the other party is referring to is Izuna?

What’s more puzzling to Lin En is why the other party wanted to remind him?

Somehow, Lin En felt as if he had grasped something, but an important piece of the puzzle was missing.

But he was quite sure that the puzzle piece was hidden somewhere deep in his mind.

Just as Lin En lowered his head in thought, Kayoko had already stood up, left the shelter, and came to his side.

“Teacher Lin En, is it really okay to just let him go?”

After being brought back to reality by Kayoko's slightly cold voice, Lin En chuckled and shook his head.

"It's okay. The situation here is different from that in Gehenna. Leave the rest to me."

"Hmm, I didn't expect the teacher to know one of their people... I feel like things are getting complicated..."

Shizuko followed Kayoko to Lin En's side and looked up at him.