Zongman: Collecting starts with Shiori

"You are such a good teammate, are you just a scammer?"

"Hate it. You're going to make me sad if you say that. And I'm telling you, there's no difference between the two of them and me. If you can tame them, it'll be like three people serving you together. Aren't you looking forward to it?"

"Humph?"

Shiki Shoufeng snorted strangely.

"So, you have been tamed by me?"

Upon hearing this, the school uniform Kuang San gave up the dress instantly. Kuang San walked to Shiki Morikaze and touched her crotch.

"Tamed? I prefer the word surrendered. If you hadn't played tricks on me, I might not have agreed."

Shiki Shoufeng shook his head speechlessly.

"Oh, really? I see. Then I have to thank you. I'm really sorry for forcing you to confess like this."

"Hehe, you're welcome. So...what are you going to do?"

The gaze of the school uniformed Kurumi slowly shifted to the dress-clad Kurumi, with a hint of teasing and anticipation in her eyes.

Her eyes seemed to say, "It's your turn this time, how will you deal with it?"

"Let me do it myself."

Shiki Shoufeng waved his hand, his tone calm.

Seeing this, the school uniformed Kuang San shrugged, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a playful smile.

She casually took two steps back, leaned her back against the cold wall, crossed her arms, and looked relaxed and contented.

Her eyes sparkled with curiosity and excitement, as if she was waiting for a wonderful performance.

"Do you want to eat soft food or hard food?"

Shiki Shoufeng turned around, fixed his eyes on Kurumi in a tuxedo, and approached her step by step.

Every step he took made a crisp sound on the hard ground.

There was a tense and oppressive atmosphere in the air, which made people hold their breath involuntarily.

"What do you mean?"

Dress Kuang San frowned, a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes. Although her voice was a little trembling, she still remained calm.

"Soft..."

Shikimori Feng stopped, leaned down slightly, and looked at the formal-dressed Kurumi.

His eyes were gentle and deep, as if he could see through people's hearts.

"Then let's talk about it. Maybe we can find a peaceful solution. But if we choose a hard approach..."

He paused, his eyes sharpening, "I can only treat you as she says. Which one do you choose?"

"I don't think I have a choice, do I? What do you want to talk about?"

The formal-dressed Kurumi stared at Shiki Morikaze warily, with a barely perceptible nervousness in her eyes.

Her eyes kept darting around, trying to find any chance of escape.

Her fingers trembled slightly, showing her inner uneasiness and anxiety. There was a sense of oppression in the air, as if even breathing became heavy.

But it is a pity that the school uniformed Kurumi seemed to be sitting there casually, with her legs crossed and her hands on her knees, looking very relaxed and contented.

However, in reality, the powerful aura and invisible pressure emanating from her body have enveloped the entire space.

The shadow was like an invisible chain, silently blocking all the retreat routes around, leaving not even a trace of a gap.

Dress Kurumi felt as if she was being tightly grasped by a huge hand and could not move.

This guy...actually means it!

The formal dress Kuang San gritted her teeth, a surge of anger and unwillingness in her heart.

She tried to stay calm, but the beads of sweat on her forehead revealed her nervousness.

She knew that at this moment, any rash action might lead to unpredictable consequences.

"Tell me, how do you want to talk?"

Although her voice was still cold, it carried a barely perceptible tremor and reluctance. Compromise was only the last resort.

She never thought she would be forced to this point.

“Well, it’s actually very simple.”

Shiki Shoufeng smiled gently, with a hint of cunning in his eyes.

Although he could ask her these questions directly, things would be more interesting if the person in front of him could answer his questions.

"If you can answer my question, I will let you go, how about that?"

Although he felt a little guilty, Shikimori couldn't help but secretly glance at the school-uniformed Kurumi behind him, and then continued.

There was both threat and helplessness in his voice.

"You know, that girl has been pestering me recently. She's everywhere. During the time I've been with her, I've discovered a lot of secrets that you don't want others to know. If I were to use these weaknesses against you, I believe I have the upper hand."

"Giggle..."

A crisp and slightly weird laugh sounded, and the school uniformed Kurumi laughed unabashedly, as if she was very happy with all of this.

"Feng, the weakness you're talking about is the subtle thrill that comes from being between being discovered and not being discovered? Then I admit it~"

Her eyes were shining with a strange light, and she seemed not to be ashamed of having her secret revealed, but rather to have a morbid enjoyment.

"Well... whatever."

Shikimori Feng spread his hands and his tone became much more relaxed, but his eyes were still staring sharply at the dress-wearing Kurumi in front of him.

"So, tell me, who is 'she'? If you answer this question, I will definitely let you go. How about that?"

"Tell you..."

After hearing this question, a slightly bitter smile appeared on the face of Kuang San in formal attire.

"Will it be useful if I tell you? Or even if I tell you, you won't believe my answer, right?"

"What does that mean?"

"Because it's simple. The 'she' you're talking about is me, or, she, or her."

The dress-wearing Kurumi pointed at the school uniform-wearing Kurumi and the blindfolded Kurumi who was trapped and still unconscious.

"The so-called 'she' is the subject we created, and the real Tokisaki Kurumi. Unlike us, the subject can use more terrifying power, but she can control the shadows she created at any time. So, you can't tell which one is the real 'she'."

"Oh~"

Shikimori Feng listened to the explanation of the formal dress Kurumi and showed an expression of sudden enlightenment.

"So this is the reason why Kurumi is still active despite being killed countless times by Mana. It is because her true form has not been caught that she has not died."

"That's right."

Dress Kurumi nodded calmly.

"Ah..."

Dress Kurumi thought that this issue had come to an end.

But with a sneer from Shiki Shoufeng, she was pushed hard against the wall.

"Thank you for answering my question, but unfortunately, I still don't like people who lie... Lying will be punished."

Chapter 153 Are you teaching me how to do something?

Just when Kurumi in the dress hadn't reacted yet, a strong hand suddenly covered her mouth.

The hand was cold and powerful, as if carrying an irresistible force, dragging her from behind into endless darkness.

The surroundings suddenly became silent, with only the breathing of the two people echoing in the air.

Dress Kuang San opened her eyes wide in horror, and the blurry shadows of the surroundings were reflected in her pupils.

She tried to struggle, but the force seemed to have anticipated her every move and bound her body tightly, making her unable to move at all.

She subconsciously wanted to use magic, but the feeling of powerlessness came back again.

It's him!

Her heart was beating so wildly that it threatened to burst out of her chest, and she felt suffocated by the fear that surged into her heart like a tide.

This was the first time she felt fear.

She never imagined that such emotions would be brought upon her by a human being.

But...is Shikimori Kaede really a human?

Extremely frightened, she could only close her eyes helplessly, as if waiting for the impending judgment of fate.

However, after this suffocating tense atmosphere lasted for a few seconds, the hand that had originally covered her mouth gradually loosened.

With the arrival of freedom, the body of the formal suit Kurumi was also restored to control.

She immediately squatted on the cold ground and slowly opened her eyes, trembling. The surroundings gradually became clearer, but her heart was still beating violently and it was difficult to calm down.

When her vision refocused, a familiar yet frightening figure appeared before her - Shi Shoufeng was standing not far away with a barely perceptible smile on his lips.

He looked relaxed and at ease, as if everything was under his control.

This appearance made the dress-wearing Kurumi feel even more uneasy.

"Shiki Shoufeng! What do you want to do!?"

Dress Kurumi shouted out with almost all her strength, her voice clearly trembling and angry.

She wanted to appear tough, but she couldn't hide her inner panic and helplessness.

Facing the question from the formal suit Kurumi, Shikimori Feng just chuckled and shook his head.

"You've been lying to me, and now you're asking me what I want to do? This sounds a little ridiculous."

His tone was light-hearted and cheerful, as if he was chatting with an old friend, but this made Dress Kurumi feel unprecedented pressure.

"I..."

Fu Kuang San opened her mouth to defend herself, but soon realized that she had no way out.

She knew that if the other party discovered her lie, she would be in great danger.

At this moment, the only thing she could do was to delay time as much as possible and look for a chance to escape.

However, looking at the calm eyes of the man in front of her, she knew that all this was in vain.

"Hey, Kuang San, I actually heard something quite interesting and I wanted to share it with you."

Shikimori Kaede did not directly answer the question of the formal dress Kurumi, but changed the subject, which made the latter very confused.

However, driven by curiosity, she couldn't help but ask.

"what?"

Although she said this, her heart was already full of vigilance.

"Let me tell you a story."

Shiki Shoufeng's words seemed particularly mysterious. He began to narrate, "Elves are actually very magical creatures. Although we cannot say that they are all kind, everything they do has a clear purpose. Among these elves, there is a maverick who is notorious in the human world."

As the story unfolds, Shikimori Kaede's eyes never leave the face of Kurumi in the tuxedo, keenly capturing every change in the other's expression.

When he noticed that the formal-dress Kurumi's expression began to look strange, he deliberately slowed down his speech to increase the suspense of the story.

"This elf is bloodthirsty and brings death to people every time she appears. As a result, she has become the number one target on the human hunting list. Despite being besieged countless times and even being thought to have been wiped out, she still tenaciously survives to this day."

Having said that, Shikimori Feng paused, smiled meaningfully, and continued.

"The reason she was able to survive is not because she has the ability to resurrect, but because each clone she created can replace her real body to withstand attacks. Moreover, if she wants, she can create thousands of such substitutes. Of course, the prerequisite is that it consumes a lot of energy. And this part of energy comes from the humans she killed."

After hearing this description, the formal-dressed Kurumi froze, with shock and disbelief written all over her face.

"You...how do you know these things!?"

Her eyes widened in disbelief, her heart filled with deep fear of an unknown threat.

"As for how I got this information, you don't need to care too much."