We agreed to be in a band for life, what the heck is Dragon Raja?

A thousand thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant. He looked at the Yaksha who had already run up to him and asked:

"What did they say to the hunter?"

"Young Master, look."

Yasha quickly handed his phone to Genji, thoughtfully increasing the font size.

The hunter's website has a dark-toned interface, and the post contains only a short sentence:

[Genjiro, Shikari Town, skeletons in a well; will we meet again in twenty days?]

boom! ! !

Yuan Zhisheng swayed.

Childhood, school, Shikatori Shrine, younger brother, serial murder case, dry well...

Those memories he didn't want to face resurfaced... unforgettable.

He clearly remembered... he had killed his younger brother in the school's basement, and then he had thrown the body into a dry well.

Even after all these years, this memory still haunts him in his dreams. He will never forget that day when Genji ran towards him with open arms... and then, he was pierced through the chest by the Spider Cutter.

"Child...you're back?"

Yuan Zhisheng kept muttering to himself.

He covered the dry well with an iron cover and put a heavy chain on it... He wanted to leave the past behind in that small town forever, but he couldn't.

"Young Master, Young Master."

Yaksha quickly spoke up.

He had never seen the young master's face show such an expression.

For the first time ever, countless expressions of disbelief and confusion flashed in the eyes of this 'Amaterasu no Mikoto'.

Who posted this message?

Yuan Zhisheng asked sternly.

Although he had a vague answer in his heart, he hoped that the answer was not what he thought it was.

“We are still investigating. This account appears to be newly registered, with the nickname ZONE, and has never appeared on the forum before.”

"It's highly likely that it's a secondary account created by some faction."

Yaksha noticed that the young master's mood was a bit off and immediately replied.

Yuan Zhisheng took a few deep breaths and barely managed to calm himself down.

"No... it shouldn't have been sent by a young girl."

“It wasn’t him. He wouldn’t call me by my name directly, nor would he use such a nickname.”

"Who could it be?"

"Could it be... a police officer who knew about the Shikari serial murder case back then?"

"Are there members of the Fierce Ghosts among them?"

Yuan Zhisheng had a guess in his mind.

He never doubted the agents of the Execution Bureau. Many of those who participated in the Shikatori Town incident back then are now his subordinates, and Genji has always trusted them completely.

He tried every possible way to avoid a certain possibility in his mind.

But Genjiro knew very well that... besides him, only his younger brother, Genjiro, understood the meaning of these words.

"Young Master, please get in the carriage first."

Yaksha Path

"This was just sent to me by my subordinates in the Executive Bureau. They have agents who are proficient in computers, so maybe... they can find out who's behind this."

That being said, hunter websites have always been discreet about protecting their privacy. Hunters whose real identities are exposed are usually discovered because they take on too many missions or because their payment addresses have vulnerabilities.

It's difficult to determine the true identity of the poster from a single, incomplete post.

"Ah."

Genji nodded, gently pulled out a section of the Spider Cutter blade with his right hand, and then slowly put it back in.

A clear, melodious sound rang out from the blade, echoing in his ears.

"Twenty days later?"

"Shikatri Town, skeletons in the well; I'll see if you're a human or a ghost..."

…………

…………

the other side,

Nanyun Yuyue's home.

"I didn't expect that Master Uesugi actually had the URL for the Hunter website."

Nanon Ugetsu was somewhat surprised.

During the time when Uesugi Koshi served as the head of the Hebi-hachi family, the internet had not yet been invented.

He asked Uesugi Koshi on a whim, and surprisingly, he received a detailed answer that included tutorials on preventing tracking and using fake addresses.

"It seems he's been keeping an eye on these emerging underground websites."

"It seems that it was forwarded to him by Inuyama He. He also put in a lot of effort to prevent the former 'Movie King' from being exposed."

Nan Yun Yuyue turned her gaze back to the content displayed on the computer screen, her thoughts wandering as she said:

"My post has probably already been seen by the spies of the Snake Clan's Executive Bureau."

“There aren’t many people posting in Japanese on the entire Hunter x Hunter website. Most people use English and Chinese to conceal their identities. My post directly addresses Genjiro’s name, so it will definitely get priority attention.”

"Now... we can just wait quietly for the appointed time to arrive."

The main reason he chose to do it 20 days later was because of his expertise in kendo.

His swordsmanship level has now been raised to [LV2 (420/1000)].

This is the result of only practicing one sword style, 'Hokushin Ittō-ryū'. At his rate of progress, he should be able to reach the threshold of LV4 in about ten days.

At that time, his combat power will experience another qualitative leap.

"Since it's summer vacation, we'll have even more time to practice."

"Although only those who reach the level recognized by Uesugi Kotsu can choose any sword, I wonder if I can get one earlier if my swordsmanship reaches LV4."

Nan Yun Yu Yue Xin Dao.

"However, the posts on this hunter website are quite numerous."

Upon logging into this website for the first time, despite having heard so much about it and having prepared himself mentally, he was still amazed.

"It feels even darker than the dark web."

Assassination, mercenary activities, pornography, double-crossing, and hunters with mixed-race heritage taking advantage of the chaos...

After casually browsing through the posts, Nan Yun Yuyue looked at the one she had just posted.

Two replies appeared below the post, both in English, and both expressing confusion about the content.

"By the way, since the purpose of this post is to draw out the source, Chisei, then the Demon Clan should also be able to see it."

"A major source of funding for the Ghost Clan is the underground black market. They must have people specifically monitoring platforms like the Hunter website, which are very suitable for underground transactions."

"So... I wonder how Kazama Ruri will react when she sees this."

His post was written in the style of Genjiro's perspective, but he deliberately addressed Genjiro by his full name so that the agents of the Snake Clan's Executive Bureau would recognize their director's name and report it to their superiors.

"Members of the Demon Gang will definitely recognize the name of the Executive Bureau Chief who has always been at odds with them, and may even be surprised that someone would call 'Genjiro' by his full name."

"Twenty days...that's a long time. I don't believe that the members of the Fierce Ghost Clan who see this post will remain unmoved."

Nan Yun Yuyue returned to the main interface of the Hunter website and began searching for the nicknames of all forum members. She quickly found the administrator whose nickname was Nido.

“Odin…”

Nido reversed is Odin, which is 'Odin'.

As a being of the Dragon King level, Odin never showed the slightest disdain for human technology.

He secretly laid the groundwork early on in the development of the internet, creating the Hunter website, but no one knows what his purpose was.

On the Hunter website, the nickname Nido rarely appears. At most, it will occasionally send emails to remind certain users to be careful with their words and actions and not to violate the rules. Many people even think that it is a robot.

Even if 'Odin' himself is using this account, he can't possibly monitor every single thing on the forum every day, can he?

With so many posts from users in so many countries on the forum every day, wouldn't it be exhausting to read them all?

"Could it be that He had his group of dead minions keep an eye on the forum for Him?"

"However, given their intelligence, they probably wouldn't understand it very well."

Nan Yun Yu Yue thought to herself.

He clicked refresh again, but there were no new replies in the post, so he left the Hunter website and switched to the JR East Japan ticket booking website.

"We need to buy three train tickets to the vicinity of Shikatori town first."

Japan's railway ticketing system does not implement a strict real-name system. Generally, it is not necessary to show identification documents to prove identity when purchasing tickets; you can simply buy the ticket directly.

Nan Yunyu quickly selected a suitable train, paid the fare, and then shut down her computer.

"Now... I'll just ask Xiaoxiang and Xiaomu if they want to go out and play with me."

…………

…………

Japan, Osaka

An opera house that was deserted.

Backstage rehearsal room

Ruri Kazama finished her Kabuki lesson for the day.

"After practicing for a while longer... I'll reach a level I'm satisfied with."

In the realm of Japanese classical drama, he is a genius rarely seen in a millennium. His learning speed far surpasses that of any master, and in most cases, he can surpass the decades of hard work of a professional actor simply through his own understanding.

For Kazama Ruri... his standard of satisfaction was never to compare himself with ordinary actors, but to reach a level in this ancient art that even the masters of the past had never reached.

"Weary, weary, the devilish-faced king;"

The path we came from is now lost, and looking back has brought nothing.

Broken cinnabar floats on the sea, gazing at the lonely city across the distance;

I still remember the deep kindness shown to me in the past, but now my sorrow flows like the endless river eastward.

He hummed softly, then couldn't help but lower his head and sigh:

"I don't know when... I'll be able to truly perform it."

This is his latest lyrics, and he feels that he has almost perfected this scene, but there is still a bit of a vague feeling that he hasn't fully expressed.

"No rush... let me think about it some more."

As Kazama Ruri turned around, Sakurai Kogure pushed open the door and entered, offering him a white cloth soaked in warm water so that he could gently wipe his cheeks.

"Any noteworthy events happening recently?"

Kazama Ruri asked casually.

The noteworthy things he focuses on are not purely fighting and killing, but rather, like a travel blogger, they are more about performances by veteran Japanese classical drama actors and new products launched by several renowned restaurants.

Only a small portion are related to the Fierce Demon Clan and the Snake-Headed Eight Families.

"Have."

Sakurai Kogure hesitated for a moment, then said, "However, this matter is a bit strange. The demons under my command are still investigating."

"what's up?"

Kazama Ruri was somewhat curious.