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

Chapter 189: The Dialogue Between Hachiman Kairin, Kazama Ruri, and the King

"strangeness."

Yuan Zhisheng was puzzled.

After rushing back to Genji Heavy Industries from Live House RiNG, it was already quite late. Logically, Tachibana Masamune wouldn't be out at this time, but the entire room was quiet, with no trace of him.

"Maybe Dad had something come up unexpectedly."

Yuan Zhisheng thought.

He quietly closed the door and left.

Tonight was supposed to be a relaxing night, but now his heart is filled with worries again.

He walked back to the elevator in the direction he had come from, and while waiting for it to arrive, his emotions surged uncontrollably:

"The plan to return to Shikatori Town will have to be reconsidered again."

"But if I pause some of the arrangements that were already made, there is a possibility that the information will be leaked."

"Ugh."

Yuan Zhisheng sighed.

Ding-dong-

He stepped into the elevator he had just arrived in, his figure gradually disappearing behind the metal doors as the elevator closed, leaving only fragmented shadows cut by the slowly closing gap.

"Young girl... could it really be you?"

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at the same time,

Meguro Ward, Tokyo, former Yawatacho.

This is an ancient shrine. The wooden beams and pillars have been eroded by time, leaving cracks, and the wind chimes on the eaves make a crisp sound in the night breeze.

Only a few lamps were lit in the courtyard, their flickering light casting shadows that made the statues on the altar appear to light up and then dim.

In the center of the shrine, a statue of a deity is enshrined.

The statue is over two meters tall, clad in armor, with a longbow at its waist, and a stern face. Time has left mottled cracks on its surface, but its stone eyes, flickering in the lamplight, still seem to be looking down upon all living beings.

This is Hachiman.

Hachiman is the ancestral deity of the Japanese emperors. Hundreds of years ago, even the Minamoto clan, which originated from the imperial family, regarded Hachiman as their clan deity.

As a branch that separated from the Hebi-Hachi family, the Hachiman family still uses the surname that is closely related to the Minamoto family, one of the three inner families.

now,

In front of the statue, Hachiman Kairin is sitting cross-legged.

Her face was delicate and fair, with soft yet aloof features. Her long, black hair was loosely draped over her shoulders, rising and falling gently with her breath.

"It's been more than ten days of summer vacation already, and now I can finally rest for a while..."

"I think to myself," said Hachiman Kairei.

She made the most of every holiday.

He served as the backup bassist for over thirty bands, accepted quests on the Hunter website, and made offerings at his family shrine...

The Hachiman family is a well-known mixed-race family in Japan, second only to the Snake-Headed Eight Families, and she is the most outstanding among the younger generation.

Despite still being a young girl, Hachiman Kairin has already earned her own name on the Hunter x Hunter website.

She had just completed a mission as a 'mercenary' not long ago, and now it was time for her to relax.

"This mission was settled in US dollars again. I'll switch to a different bank account in a few days... Otherwise, too many transfers at the same frequency might attract unwanted attention."

"I think to myself," said Hachiman Kairei.

She looked up at the statue in front of her. The statue was still the same as she remembered from her childhood, but now everything had changed.

Suddenly, fragments of her childhood family life flashed through her memory.

"Sigh... The situation in Japan has become increasingly unstable lately, and even the Snake Clan's attitude towards its branches is more severe than before."

Yawata Kairin remembered the words her mother had told her not long ago.

If in the past the Snake Clan had always turned a blind eye to these independent branches, their current attitude is far less lenient than before.

After the last meeting of the heads of the Snake Clan, all the major clans wanted to unite these mixed-blood forces that had been scattered abroad.

Regardless of the number, even if there are only a few mixed-race individuals, it is still an enhancement to the family's talent pool.

As a branch of the Yawata family that has direct ties to the former Minamoto family, it was naturally also affected in this regard.

However, the methods of the Snake Clan are still quite mild. This is of course due to the fact that the Hachiman Clan has several A-rank hybrids, so they are only using incentives to recruit them.

"Ugh……"

Hachiman Kairin sighed.

The Snake Clan's tightening control over hybrids is not a good thing for hunters like her.

Hunter quests within Japan were already under the shadow of various forces, and now the Snake Clan wants to control these areas that were previously inaccessible to the clan, which will inevitably have an impact on them.

For example, Shifune Tsuzuki, one of the most famous veteran hunters in Japan in the past year, has been completely unknown, with no one having heard of her whereabouts or where she is now.

"Can someone be a good hunter if they fight alone...?"

Hachiman Kairin recalled her childhood before she could ignite her Word of Power.

She started forming a band much earlier than anyone else in Crychic. Back in the summer before she entered junior high school, she and a few classmates had formed a band.

At that time, Kairei Hachiman devoted herself wholeheartedly to her first band.

In order to get the band to appear on camera, she single-handedly handled a series of complicated matters, such as contacting the organizers, filling out forms to confirm the time, and borrowing equipment.

however……

Of the band members who were supposed to perform, she was the only one to go on stage that day; the others had deliberately stood her up.

Kairin Hachiman will never forget that day.

She stood alone on the stage, surrounded by the whispers of the audience, and even the host looked embarrassed.

The lamplight illuminated her figure, which seemed like a mockery, revealing her utter loneliness and leaving her completely exposed.

Later... the band disbanded as expected.

It was after that day that Hachiman Kairin first heard the term 'the sorrow of blood' from her mother.

"All hybrids inevitably feel out of place because of the sorrow of their blood..."

"Hailing, from today onwards, begin your family's training. You have the blood of a hybrid, and you will only find your home among your own kind."

Kairin Hachiman agreed.

Although she never gave up her love for bass, she never seriously joined any band again.

He serves as a support musician in over thirty bands and takes on quests on the Hunter website to hone his skills...

Hachiman Kairin felt that perhaps she had interfered too much in the band's affairs in the past, which caused resentment. So now she was indifferent to all team affairs and always acted alone after becoming a hunter.

Moreover, as a member of the Yawata family who frequents the Hunter website, Yawata Kairin has a very clear understanding of the current situation of hunters on the Hunter website.

Generally speaking, behind a single account on a hunter website, there is either a newbie or a lone wolf who is very confident in their abilities, or a professional team that takes on commissions.

She belongs to the first type.

"I probably won't be able to get any suitable cases lately. Luckily, I still have some savings in my bank account, so I'll treat myself to something."

It was almost time, so Hachiman Kairin stood up, bowed to the statue, and then slowly stepped out of the ancient courtyard.

However, she hadn't gone more than a few steps when she suddenly stopped.

"Huh? Why is someone sending me another private message on the Hunter x Hunter website with a new request?"

"Why is this chip so expensive?"

Hachiman Kairin was startled.

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Japan, Osaka,

The underground base of the Demon Gang

This place looks like a small bar, but it's divided into many cubicles, and at the end of the corridor, there's a meeting room that looks like a performance hall.

Before Kazama Ruri stood a figure wearing a mask.

"Shouldn't you give me a reasonable explanation?"

"It's a hoarse voice," Kazama Ruri said.

Today, after a long and arduous wait, he finally witnessed the reappearance of the 'King General'.

Kazama Ruri could barely contain her rage. Her eyes, which usually shone with an eerie light, were now churning with crimson, as if she were about to pounce on the figure she hated to the core.

"Answer me, was the post on the Hunter website part of your scheme?"

He spoke slowly and deliberately, his violent aura enveloping the small council chamber, making the entire area feel incredibly oppressive.

"You've misunderstood me; that's not true at all."

"Although we will inevitably have a battle with the Snake Clan in the search for the true path of evolution, it will not be now."

Faced with Kazama Ruri's questioning, 'King General' was also somewhat surprised.

"Strange... Where did this news leak from? Logically speaking, there should only be a handful of people in the whole world who know about this, so how come someone knows it so clearly, as if they witnessed the scene that day with their own eyes?"

His anger was no less than Kazama Ruri's, but he still had to calm him down first.

"Who exactly is it...? In my plan, the two of them shouldn't have met so soon. Who is it?!"

The king repeated "Who is it?" to himself, but he was completely unaware of it.

The hunter website user with the nickname 'ZONE' completely disrupted his plans, causing him to make a wrong move and fall into a completely passive position.

“In a few days, it will be the day the poster mentioned,” Kazama Ruri said coldly. “I will personally go to Shikari Town to see who is playing tricks.”

"Bring your ghosts with you, in case there are any Executive Bureau agents hiding there, we might be able to find them."

Knowing he couldn't dissuade Kazama Ruri from her idea, the 'King General' sighed and then said.

Since the original script had been disrupted, he had no choice but to rewrite it.

"Heh... Bringing them along would be pointless; they'd only be a burden to me."

Kazama Ruri sneered.

"Moreover, those agents from the Execution Bureau couldn't hurt me at all. Their strength is too weak. Apart from my brother, where else in the Snake Clan can we find any high-end combat power that we can offer?"

"Don't underestimate your enemy. The Snake Clan has recently been recruiting lost hybrid branches. There might be some powerful individuals among them that you've never met before."

"The King said."

"Ah……"

Kazama Ruri chuckled, then changed the subject.

"In fact, the Snake Clan's attempt to unify these branches was a terrible mistake."

"Although many families can be traced back to five or even three outer families, after so many years, many people no longer participate in the fighting and killing in mixed-race society."

"If we rashly merge them into the family now, some of the mixed-bloods will lack a sense of identity with the entire Snake Clan from the start, and will instead become an unstable factor for the whole family."

"Moreover... if some unstable 'ghosts' are born in these branches, they will become resources for our Fierce Ghost Clan."

Upon hearing this, 'General Wang' nodded in satisfaction:

"In fact, that is indeed the case. The fact that the Snake Clan forces branches outside the clan to take sides is to some extent advantageous to us."

"And that 'ZONE' on the Hunter website posted again tonight."

"He leaked all the details of the Tokyo Executive Bureau's operation tonight, which involved deploying all its elite forces, and once again began to provoke the newly appointed head of the Executive Bureau."