Crystal Palace from Infinite Anime

"Oh my, I seem to have been careless! If I hadn't helped you neutralize the effects of the aphrodisiac, and then passively enjoyed it..."

"Shut up! Don't think you can talk nonsense just because you saved me!" Yatsu Shi clenched her fists and glared at Lin Zhiyu with a flushed face.

Even though Lin Zhiyu didn't say it too directly, Yatsuyu immediately understood what he meant. Being watched by Lin Zhiyu with a smile, she didn't care about the water stains on her legs being seen by Lin Zhiyu. She immediately turned around and walked to the side, picking up the axe she had dropped on the ground.

When she bent down to pick up her weapon again, her back was facing Lin Zhiyu, her waist was bent and her buttocks were raised.

Lin Zhiyu could even vaguely see the wet white panties under the skirt.

"Tsk! That was really careless..." Lin Zhiyu sighed again.

"Whoosh!" Yatsuyuki picked up her weapon again, turned around and swung the axe.

She hung the huge axe blade in front of Lin Zhiyu and looked at him with a cold expression.

Lin Zhiyu raised the hand holding the helmet and used it to push the axe blade away while loudly asking Yazushiro, "You saved my life and helped you eliminate the effects of the aphrodisiac, but you didn't even get a thank you. You Taimanin! Is this how you treat your benefactors?"

While asking the question, Lin Zhiyu seemed to glance at Yazushiro's pair of slender, snow-white legs unintentionally.

"boom!"

Yazushiro immediately clamped her legs together, put down the axe and stood in front of her, trying to use the long handle to slightly cover her legs.

Her flushed face was full of disgust towards Lin Zhiyu, but she couldn't refute Lin Zhiyu's words, so she could only stammer and say:

"Even so... you shouldn't... humph! Anyway... thank... thank you."

When thanking Lin Zhiyu for the last time, Yatsu Shi simply turned her head away and didn't look at Lin Zhiyu.

Seeing Yazu Yukari showing disgust at one moment and turning her head away from him at another, Lin Zhiyu couldn't help but think of Lani's image as the "humiliated princess" two days ago.

...So Taimanin Yukari is actually a tsundere like Lani~

"Haha, when you get help from others, just know to say thank you. Of course, if you want to do something to repay the favor, I think giving yourself to them is also a good option." Lin Zhiyu said to Yazushiro half seriously and half jokingly.

This made Yazushiro grit her teeth and look at Lin Zhiyu again with disgust.

Then, just as Yazushiro's lips moved slightly, as if she was about to say something.

"I'm sorry! Mr. Lin! My sister is still young and has no plans to get married for the time being!"

A deep male voice suddenly came from the direction of the basement exit.

Hearing this voice, Yazu Yukari's face showed joy. She turned around and saw that it was indeed her brother Yazu Kuro who had arrived!

Not only that, next to his brother Yazukuro, there are several other companions from Goguruma Academy!

For example, Rinko Akiyama who is holding Kiryu Samadou.

Rin Uehara, with a lightning sword hanging on each side of his thigh.

And——she was not wearing a tight battle suit, but black high heels, with a pair of long legs wrapped in black stockings, and an OL uniform, clearly dressed like the dean on campus every day, Jinghe Asaki!

"Akiyama-san, Uehara-sensei, and...Asha-ji-nee, are you all here!?"

Yazu Yukari's gaze swept across Yazu Kuro, Akiyama Rinko and Uehara Rin, and finally focused on Igawa Asaki. A trace of attachment to Asaki flashed in her eyes.

"Well, Zi, we are all here." Jinghe Asaki smiled and responded to Yazu Zi softly.

Then, the gaze of this "strongest Taimanin" shifted from Yazu Yukari to Lin Zhiyu.

Similarly, Lin Zhiyu was also looking at Ashaji at this time.

Asaji, who serves as the principal of Wuche College, is not very old. However, perhaps because she usually holds a high position in the college and has to be steady in everything she does, Ashaji naturally exudes a mature and steady aura. With her OL look today in black stockings, she looks like a queen, which perfectly hits Lin Zhiyu's heart!

Chapter 7: Foreshadowing the Covenant

With the arrival of Ashaji and others, Yatsu Shizu stopped arguing with Lin Zhiyu and immediately trotted over and stood beside Ashaji.

Asahi asked Yazushige what had just happened in the basement. Yazushige glared at the captured Kiryu Samato and briefly explained the situation to Asahi.

After learning that Lin Zhiyu first rescued Yazushiro from Kiryu Samato's men, and then detoxified Yazushiro and did not take advantage of her, Asha looked at Lin Zhiyu again with some recognition in her eyes.

At this time, Akiyama Rinko and Uehara Rin looked at Lin Zhiyu with strange eyes. Lin Zhiyu only looked at them for a moment and roughly guessed what they were thinking at the moment.

——You were not so gentlemanly and gentle to us at the beginning!

Although both are Taimanin, they are treated completely differently by Lin Zhiyu. Akiyama Rinko and Uehara Rin naturally feel a little unbalanced, without considering that they were the ones who took the initiative to provoke Lin Zhiyu.

Asa-ji was unaware of the complex emotions Akiyama Rinko and Uehara Rin were feeling. She had long wanted to meet Hayashi Noriyuki, wanting to know the man who had so easily defeated both Uehara Rin, the renowned "Denki Taimanin" of Goche Academy, and Mizuki Shiranui, the "Phantom Taimanin."

Finally meeting him today, Ashaji's first impression of Lin Zhiyu was that he was quite handsome, with a masculine air. Then, looking at the armor Lin Zhiyu wore, it was so gorgeous and heavy, his knight-like heroic image was like something out of some ancient heroic legend.

Although he knew in his heart that Lin Zhiyu was once an enemy of Wuche Academy and had some unpleasant things happen with the academy.

But in this first meeting, Ashaji had a pretty good impression of Lin Zhiyu. Of course, this was mainly because Lin Zhiyu had just saved Yazushiro.

"I'm the dean of Wuche Academy—Jinghe Asaji. This is our first meeting, and I didn't expect it to be in a place like this. However, I've admired Mr. Lin for a long time, and today, Mr. Lin helped rescue Zi from the thieves. I..."

"I didn't expect Principal Ashaji to come here in person, but since you're here, you must have something important to discuss with me, rather than coming here to make friends with me, right?"

Without waiting for Ashaji to finish her words, Lin Zhiyu interrupted her with a wave of his hand, and kept looking at Ashaji with a deep gaze, as if he was admiring the beauty of Ashaji's OL look, and as if his eyes contained some other elusive meanings.

“…” The atmosphere in the room fell into silence.

Ashaji looked at Lin Zhiyu silently for at least ten seconds, and then explained her purpose to Lin Zhiyu, claiming that the main purpose of this trip was for Yatsu Yukari... and Uehara Rin.

Normally, every Taimanin from the Goguruma Academy who went out on a mission would carry a micro-locating device. Fortunately, Yazushiro was not caught by Kiryu Samato and the device removed beforehand. This allowed Lin Zhiyu to contact the Goguruma Academy through Uehara Rin and accurately obtain Yazushiro's location.

However, it is hard not to alarm Ashaji. The return of Uehara Rin, who had been missing for a while, has already attracted Ashaji's attention, not to mention that this incident also involves Yazushiro, who is treated like her own sister.

This time, Asaji personally took action, one to ensure the safety of Yazushiro, and the other to make Uehara Rin and even Akiyama Rinko completely free - she knew that Lin Zhiyu had made Uehara Rin and Akiyama Rinko sign an unequal contract, and she also knew the cause and effect of it. After all, Akiyama Rinko gave a detailed report on everything that happened in Amidahara after returning to the academy.

Asaji didn't want to argue with Lin Zhiyu about the past disputes. She didn't even wear combat uniform to see Lin Zhiyu today. This was actually a manifestation of her attitude. She hoped to have a good discussion with Lin Zhiyu about the matters concerning Uehara Rin and Akiyama Rinko.

"If Mr. Lin is willing to cancel the slavery contract with Mr. Uehara and Mr. Akiyama, then you will receive the friendship and gifts of Wuche Academy, including various precious materials and advanced equipment." Asha Ji gave the bargaining chips to Lin Zhiyu.

But Lin Zhiyu immediately shook his head and smiled:

"Supplies? That's pointless. I have enough food and drink, so why would I need supplies? As for equipment, tsk! That's even more unnecessary."

Having said this, Lin Zhiyu took the helmet tucked under his arm and put it back on, clearly telling Ashaji, "I already have enough powerful equipment." He then took out the Sword of Night and Fire from the system space and threw it forward. This legendary sword then pierced the flat, hard concrete floor of the basement without any resistance.

And as Lin Zhiyu's mind moved, the luxuriously shaped Sword of Night and Fire, which was inserted into the concrete floor, immediately "whoosh" and the sword body ignited with flames!

"Is this... a fire ability? But, none of the reports from Akiyama, Sakura, Mizuki-senpai, and the rest of you mentioned that this Lin Zhiyu possesses a fire ability." Gazing at the Night and Fire Sword, burning fiercely in the ground, Ashaji's mind raced. Then, calmly, she asked Lin Zhiyu, "What will Mr. Lin do to free Akiyama and Uehara?"

"Hehe, why don't you, Principal Asha, try asking Akiyama and Uehara for their opinions first?" Lin Zhiyu responded to Asha while turning his gaze to Uehara Rin.

Noticing Lin Zhiyu's look, Uehara Rin's body stiffened. Her bond with Lin Zhiyu was more than just a simple servitude contract. After following Lin Zhiyu through so much, she had long since come to accept him and his role as her "follower." Furthermore, their previous physical intimacy proved their relationship to be more than a simple master-servant relationship. Now, faced with the dilemma of choosing between the academy and Lin Zhiyu, she was undecided.

Following Lin Zhiyu's gaze, Ashaji turned her head and looked at Uehara Rin, and found that Uehara Rin looked embarrassed, which surprised Ashaji.

"Alright, Miss Yatsu is fine now, and Mr. Uehara has returned to the academy. What else are you dissatisfied with? Leave that guy Kiryu Samadou to me, and then you can go back!"

The irrelevant topics ended here. Lin Zhiyu did not mention anything about terminating the contract, but tacitly agreed to let Uehara Rin temporarily return to Goguruma Academy. Then came the key point - he wanted Kiryu Samato who had been captured by Asha and others.

"Could it be that his original target was not Zi but Kiryu? But how did he know that Zi would fight Kiryu today..." Asha Ji found that there were many unreasonable things in this matter, but no matter how careful she was in thinking, how could she guess that Lin Zhiyu actually knew the plot and could predict it?

At the same time, she couldn't refute what Lin Zhiyu had just said - Lin Zhiyu saved their people and didn't even ask for anything in return. If she continued to pester him, it would seem that she, as the dean, was ungrateful.

Moreover, Lin Zhiyu's words just now also meant to drive away the guests. After a little thought, Ashaji decided to hand Kiryu Samato over to Lin Zhiyu, and honestly took Yazushiro and others away. Before leaving, she also said that Lin Zhiyu was welcome to visit Wuche Academy at any time in the future.

Lin Zhiyu nodded, and then watched Ashaji and others leave.

His thinking was simple: Nomad was a massive, evil organization. Even if he could successfully decapitate Black, it wouldn't be destroyed overnight. Therefore, using Wuche Academy as a major force became a completely feasible option. That was why Lin Zhiyu had been so easygoing, not only saving Yajinshi but also not asking for anything in return.

Later.

Ashaji and others left the basement and returned to the ground. They were now in an abandoned building.

When they walked out of the building.

At the street corner not far ahead, a tall, slim woman wrapped in a black tights was standing under a street light, leaning against the lamppost and eating a lollipop.

Ashaji squinted at the woman, then looked up at the roof of an old building next to her. There, a tall woman with light blue skin, dressed like a witch, was bathing in the bright moonlight, looking down at the people from Wuche Academy on the roof.

So, just like before in Amida Plain, this Lin Zhiyu is not alone this time...

Chapter 8: Exploding Clothes~! (Four chapters in one, please give me a monthly ticket!)

With the departure of Ashaji and others, Lin Zhiyu and the trembling Kiryu Samato were the only ones left in the messy basement.

Kiryu Samato is actually not a coward, otherwise he would not have dared to deal with Ingrid or even challenge Black in the animation plot.

However, looking at Lin Zhiyu wearing a suit of beast-gathering armor, whose silver-white armor sparkled under the light, Kiryu Samato felt fear from the bottom of his heart - his intuition told him that this man could turn him into ashes in an instant with just a thought.

"Kiryuu Samadou, a demon doctor who is proficient in all kinds of evil biological technology, do you know why I came to you?"

Suddenly, Lin Zhiyu asked Kiryu Samato a question, his voice coming through the face-covering helmet, very dull.

Kiryu Samadou trembled all over, and said to Lin Zhiyu in a trembling voice, "What exactly does Your Excellency want? As long as it is something I can give or do, I will do my best. I only ask Your Excellency to leave me a way out!"

"Ha ha……"

Lin Zhiyu simply smiled at Kiryu Samadou's decisive act of admitting his defeat and begging for mercy, then asked Kiryu Samadou, "Tell me! What do you think of your colleague, the famous 'Demon Knight' Ingrid?"

Ingrid!?

Unexpectedly, Lin Zhiyu would suddenly mention Black's trusted minister. Kiryu Samato immediately had the image of a tall, cool, dark-skinned female knight in his mind.

The woman who appeared in Kiryu Samato's mind had eyes full of doubt and disgust - this was the expression that Ingrid, a fellow member of Nomad, always showed to Kiryu Samato when they met in the past.

A cold and arrogant female knight who never hides her disdain for Kiryu Samato.

Kiryu Samadou has always known that Ingrid has a problem with him. He is naturally very unhappy with Ingrid because of this, and has even recently been planning how to capture this famous "Demon Knight".

At this time, Lin Zhiyu suddenly asked Kiryu Samato what he thought of Ingrid. Kiryu Samato's heart, which was already beating fast due to fear, suddenly beat faster.

He didn't know why Lin Zhiyu asked Ingrid, and he didn't know the relationship between Lin Zhiyu and Ingrid, so he answered Lin Zhiyu's question with the idea of ​​saying less and making fewer mistakes:

"Well... As a powerful figure renowned throughout the entire Demon Realm, with the word "Demon Realm" directly added before the knight, Ingrid's strength is naturally unquestionable. However, her style of action is too cold and arrogant. It seems that she doesn't care about the opinions of anyone other than Blake."

"Well, is that all?" Lin Zhiyu stood there motionlessly staring at Kiryu Samadou.

Although Lin Zhiyu's gaze was not obvious under the cover of the helmet, Kiryu Samato felt like a thorn in his back, as if Lin Zhiyu's gaze was a scorching light, making his skin sting and his body hot.

This isn't even an illusion; it's actually happening.

——Just by being stared at by Lin Zhiyu, Kiryu Samato's body quickly became hot, and his body temperature exceeded 40 degrees Celsius in an instant. If it weren't for his physique far superior to that of an ordinary person, he would probably have been burned to the ground!

"Whatever I ask, just answer me honestly according to your true thoughts, understand?" Lin Zhiyu said to Kiryu Samadou in a cold tone.

Just as Kiryu Samadou was about to answer Lin Zhiyu, he suddenly felt a piercing pain in his body, as if his internal organs were being burned by a raging fire!

In an instant, he bent over, sweating profusely, and couldn't speak.

"Forget it, let's be more direct." Lin Zhiyu said with one hand spread out.

Then, a small ball of fire flew out from Kiryu Samato's body and floated in the palm of Lin Zhiyu's outstretched hand.

After the flame left his body, Kiryu Samato felt a lot more relaxed, no longer suffering from the pain of a raging fire burning his internal organs.

“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

He was gasping for breath, his eyes wide open as if they were about to pop out of their sockets, the whites of his eyes bloodshot. As the pain suddenly subsided, Kiryu Samadou's body relaxed, his legs suddenly softened, and he knelt in front of Lin Zhiyu.

Lin Zhiyu looked down at Kiryu Samadou and said slowly:

"My fire allows me to sense your location at any time. And with just a thought, it will suddenly heat up within you, even causing an explosion. If you don't want to be reduced to ash, set a trap for me and lure Ingrid into it... By the way, you've probably been thinking about dealing with Ingrid for a while now, right? In that respect, our goals seem to be aligned for now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Zhiyu waved his hand lightly, and the fire in Lin Zhiyu's palm flew back and re-entered Kiryu Samato's body.

Kiryu Samadou finally understood the purpose of the flame that Lin Zhiyu had injected into his body. He also understood why he had been so afraid of Lin Zhiyu before. It turned out that Lin Zhiyu had placed a remote-controlled bomb with a positioning effect in his body!

...I dare not have the slightest dissenting thoughts at all.

Furthermore, knowing that Lin Zhiyu was planning to deal with Ingrid, Kiryu Samadou, who had originally had this plan, immediately nodded in agreement to Lin Zhiyu, and said with a wry smile:

"If you, my Lord, wish to apprehend Ingrid, I will certainly offer my full assistance! To be honest, I've long disliked that woman. She herself hails from the demonic realm and has done many things for Nomad that have nothing to do with justice, yet she has the nerve to act so righteously and disdain the biotechnology I'm researching. I believe that with your strength, with just a little help from me, we can successfully capture that bitch Ingrid!"

"Humph, one week. I'll only give you one week."

"A week is more than enough time! However, Ingrid spends most of her time in the Demon Realm. If I want to set a trap to lure her in, I might need to temporarily leave the adults and return to the Demon Realm to find Ingrid first."

"Well, you can go now."

Lin Zhiyu said calmly, "Of course, if you're not afraid of the end where both your body and soul are burned, then you can also try to expel the fire from your body, or run to the ends of the earth. Maybe the distance will sever the connection between me and the fire."

"Oh, oh, please rest assured, sir. Even if I had a hundred guts, I would never dare to disobey your orders." Kiryu Samadou continued to smirk. Lin Zhiyu did not say anything else. Kiryu Samadou then bowed deeply to Lin Zhiyu and said humbly, "Then I will go to the demon world to find Ingrid for you, sir."

Lin Zhiyu nodded and said, "Well, if you have any progress, come to see me at XX Hotel on XX Street. My name is Lin Zhiyu."