Super God: If I punch you, you will die

The location of the hidden gold has been revealed by Lord Kinzo Ushiromiya through the inscription placed below my portrait.

The conditions are fair to everyone who can see the inscription.

If I can find the gold, I will return everything.

So tonight, please enjoy the thrill of wits with Lord Kinzo, the Right Prince. I sincerely pray that tonight will be an intellectual and elegant night.

—The Golden Beatrice

October 5th, 06:00

Sun. October 5, 1986

The offering selected by the key

Service Room

Genji tightened his bow tie and peered out through the gap in the curtains.

The raindrops were lighter than last night, but the thick rain clouds still prevented the sun from showing its face, and its position was completely invisible.

It was a gloomy morning, a far cry from being refreshing and invigorating.

"It looks like the rain won't stop all day."

"Steward Genji, I apologize for keeping you waiting."

Jiayin tidied herself up and came out of the washroom.

They had just finished a long night shift and were about to start the morning shift. Normally, their schedules wouldn't be this demanding, but these two days for the family meeting were an exception.

Of course, if the typhoon doesn't leave today, the family members will stay on the island until tomorrow. Jia Yin thought it best to be prepared for this schedule to continue for another two days.

The two walked out of the guesthouse and opened their umbrellas. The wind and rain of just one night had ravaged the rose garden beyond recognition.

They spent several days tidying up the rose garden to welcome the family members, but it only took one night to destroy such a beautiful sight, which made Jia Yin sigh.

The two headed towards the main house to meet up with Xiangtian and prepare breakfast.

Xiangtian is meticulous in his work, so I'm sure he got up early to prepare his exquisite and delicious breakfast, which is as delicate as a glass art piece.

The two walked to the eaves in front of the entrance hall and put away their umbrellas. Genji took out a bunch of keys from his pocket and unlocked the door.

Chapter 63 Internal Telephone Malfunction [Please Subscribe]

There was only the Ushiromiya family's house on Rokkenjima, so there was no tradition of locking it. It was only later, under the orders of Ushiromiya Natsuhime, that the rule was changed to lock it from late at night until morning.

The task of unlocking the door in the morning is handled by the maid on the early shift. Since Goda will immediately start preparing breakfast after getting up, Genji and the others will be responsible for opening the door today.

The house was completely silent, giving the impression that the entire building was still asleep.

"Then let's start the early shift."

"Ok."

The two went to separate and pull back the curtains in the main room.

If you don't draw back the curtains, the darkness inside the house won't dissipate, making the whole house feel as if it's still trapped in yesterday's darkness.

Jiayin had a very good grasp of the sequence, moving around the room as if she were drawing a single-stroke painting, opening the curtains in various places one after another.

Even with such bad weather, just opening the curtains can still bring a sense of morning.

As he passed by the kitchen, even though he hadn't smelled anything yet, he was already looking forward to what kind of aromas the proud dishes from the village would emit, and his empty stomach was already itching to eat.

"Good morning?"

Jiayin thought Xiangtian should be busy preparing breakfast in the kitchen and wanted to say hello, but she didn't see Xiangtian.

The kitchen was dimly lit; there were no curtains, and even the exhaust fan wasn't on. The stove was also off, and the whole kitchen was cold and unpleasant. Naturally, there was no sign of breakfast being prepared.

This kind of thing is of course unacceptable, but maybe Gota really did oversleep.

Servants are human too, and sometimes they may be late because they can't get up in time.

In the event of such a situation, do not make a big fuss and embarrass your colleagues. Instead, help to handle it as if nothing happened, so that the master has no idea that these problems ever occurred. This is also a virtue that a servant should have.

Jiayin picked up the telephone receiver mounted on the wall and dialed the internal number for the servants' quarters.

"..."

The distinctive mechanical beeping sound could no longer be heard.

Jia Yin hung up the phone and picked it up again, but still couldn't hear the usual mechanical sound. He tried redialing the number, but there was still no response.

Perhaps the lightning strike last night caused a mechanical malfunction, resulting in the damage to the internal telephone line?

Jia Yin knew very well that the equipment in this large house was very old and prone to malfunction. He gave up on making a phone call and ran directly to the servants' quarters to wake Xiang Tian up.

The bedroom of Consort Xia of the Right Palace.

I don't know how long I slept or when I woke up; I just stared blankly at the ceiling above me.

Every morning for Princess Ushiromiya Natsumi was like this, arriving in a state between waking and waking. Her sleep was always very light, requiring medication to fall asleep—for Princess Ushiromiya Natsumi, sleep was by no means a sweet time.

Turning my head, I saw that it was still raining heavily outside.

If it weren't for the faint light, one would almost mistakenly think that last night hadn't ended yet, and that as the host, one couldn't get up later than the guests.

Despite her exhaustion, Consort Xia of the Right Palace managed to sit up.

As long as she stays in this room, no one will blame her, and her headache won't get worse. This is the only room where she can find peace.

Once outside the room, she would return to a world of scheming and intrigue with her husband's siblings.

Since that's the case, if only she could keep herself locked in this room forever, Princess Natsuhime realized she had such a delusion and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He thought to himself, "Wouldn't this make me just like Ushiromiya Kinzo?"

She usually criticizes Prince Kinzo Ushiro for neglecting his children and keeping them locked in his room, but Princess Natsumi Ushiro herself longs for that kind of life. How contradictory!

Princess Natsumi gently shook her head, clearing away her usual headache and banishing her delusions.

Just as I was about to leave the room and reached for the doorknob, I touched the scorpion amulet that I had hung on the doorknob before going to bed last night.

This amulet was obtained by Zhu Zhixiang from Maria and later transferred to Princess Ushiro Natsumi.

I remember Zhu Zhixiang saying that this amulet has the effect of warding off evil spirits and can be hung on the doorknob.

Perhaps it was thanks to this talisman that the room was at least spared from the miasma emanating from her husband's brothers and sisters.

Thinking about this made me feel a bit more cheerful this morning.

"Does this mean that I was able to sleep more peacefully thanks to Zhu Zhixiang?"

At that moment, Princess Natsumi Ushiro remembered something. That's right, she had made an appointment with Zhu Zhixiang last night, saying that since she had accepted Zhu's amulet, she would give her own amulet to Zhu.

Princess Natsuhime Ushiromiya opened a drawer in her dressing table and took out an old storage box that she had cherished since childhood. Inside the box were various small items that Princess Natsuhime Ushiromiya had considered valuable in the past.

She took out a small drawstring bag from inside, opened it, and saw a small round mirror about ten centimeters in diameter inside. The mirror seemed to be quite old, with very elaborate decorations on the back, and it looked to have great historical value.

At least in appearance, it is far more effective than a plastic scorpion keychain.

Legend has it that this mirror is a protective charm, a gift from my grandmother when she was distributing my grandfather's belongings. Since ancient times, people have believed that mirrors possess incredible power. Perhaps it's the way a mirror reflects light that leads people to believe it can reflect misfortune and malice.

Princess Natsumi put the mirror back into the bag.

I believe this amulet is a meaningful gift for Zhu Zhixiang.

Just as he put the amulet into his pocket, a knock on the door suddenly sounded.

"I'm here."

"Good morning, Madam. I am Genji. I'm sorry to bother you so early in the morning."

"I'm coming right away. What's up?"

The maid came so early in the morning, and even came straight to the door; this had never happened before.

I wonder if something went wrong? For example, was there a fatal flaw in the breakfast preparation process, causing us to embarrass ourselves in front of the guests?

Princess Natsumi, thinking about the problems she had to deal with next, sighed.

As soon as the door opened, Genji gave a deep salute and said good morning, and Udai-no-miya Natsumi also returned the greeting in a perfunctory manner.

Good morning, what happened?

"I'm very sorry, the lightning strike last night seems to have caused a telephone malfunction. I couldn't get through on the internal line, so I came directly here. Please forgive me, Madam."

"The internal phone line won't go through? This is a problem. Is there any way to fix it?"

"Unfortunately, we don't know what the problem is. We plan to have a professional come and fix it at a later time."

"This means that it can't be repaired until the typhoon passes, which means that guests won't be able to get through while they're staying here. Will this affect our hospitality?"

"We will do our best to avoid such a situation from happening."

"Very good, then please keep up the good work and don't make a fool of yourselves."

Princess Natsumi Ushiro breathed a sigh of relief. She had thought it was a big problem, but if it was just a phone malfunction, it wasn't nearly as serious as she had imagined.

However, it's likely that he'll inevitably have to listen to Eyu's sarcastic remarks.

Chapter 64 Things Have Taken Seriously [Please Subscribe]

Consort Xia, the Right Palace Lady, gently shook her head.

"Did breakfast preparation go smoothly?"

"We can't find the fields, and we haven't even started preparing breakfast yet."

"What did you say?"

Princess Natsumi was outraged. To her, this was more serious than the phone line being blocked.

But this wasn't the first thing Genji reported. He was usually very careful in his work, so why did he make such a mistake on the morning his relatives were coming to stay?

Right Palace Consort Xia pressed her hand to her forehead, shook her head vigorously, and spoke.

"I think they probably overslept. Whoever you ask, hurry up and find someone to prepare breakfast. This—."

Princess Natsumi walked into the corridor and turned to close her room door.

What she saw at that moment was so disturbing that she was speechless.

It was a disgusting sight, like the marks left by fingers smeared with red and black liquid scratching on the doorknob, or like hands covered in blood splattering on the door and doorknob. It was probably a prank, an attempt to create that feeling.

"What kind of prank is this? It's so tasteless."

"I only found out when I got here. We'll clean it up later."

"Most, most likely it's a joke by a tasteless customer. I'm very unhappy, really unhappy."

Who exactly came up with this childish and unpleasant prank? Princess Natsuhime had a pretty good idea, but she knew she had no proof, and even if she went to interrogate her, it would just be a one-woman show.

It seems better to just pretend we didn't discover this prank.

Princess Natsumi Ushiro reiterated the importance of cleaning thoroughly, then turned and walked towards the living room.

living room.

When Princess Ushiromiya and Genji arrived at the living room, they saw that Eba and Hideyoshi were already inside.

Good morning, everyone.

"Good morning, Sister-in-law Udai-no-miya Natsumi. I heard that breakfast is also cooked by Kōda, which makes my stomach very happy first thing in the morning, wahahaha."

"After all, in the main family, eating is the only thing worth looking forward to."

"It's so heartwarming that Aunt Huiyu is in such a good mood so early in the morning."

With an expression of annoyance, Princess Natsumi of Ushiro responded to Eba's early morning contest.

At that moment, Jia Yin jogged in. He first bowed his head to apologize to the relatives for running around the house, and then leaned close to Yuan Ci and whispered his report.

"Jiayin, have you found the countryside yet?"

"I'm very sorry, Madam, I've searched the main house and the guesthouse, but I still can't find it."

"Where did he go? Anyway, forget about the fields for now, preparing breakfast is the most important thing. Let's figure out a solution quickly."

"As ordered."

Jia Yin glanced at Yuan Ci, seemingly having something to report but unsure if it was appropriate for him to say it, so he consulted Yuan Ci.