Chapter 115: Natsuba Kouryu, Dies! p2
Kuchiki Mei made Natsuba Kouryu look sideways slightly. With his eyesight, this girl, just in terms of aura, was by no means inferior to the other two branch family heads.
Chikari Tanishi and Kuchiki Mei had never seen Natsuba Kouryu in this state. A ferocious, terrifying black dragon, he looked like a villain.
They almost immediately got into a fighting stance.
And Mizuō Morishige, who had seen this Natsuba Kouryu before, quickly waved his hand, signaling Chikari Tanishi and Kuchiki Mei not to be so nervous.
Then, he said to Natsuba Kouryu,
“Young Master Kouryu, was it you who sent the distress signal?”
“The three of us happened to be in the main residence. When we saw your distress signal, we came together. We even had a B-rank spatial supernatural user consume ten years of his life force for this.”
Mizuō Morishige kept calling him “Young Master,” but just calling him “Young Master Kouryu,” and not just “Young Master,” showed his current attitude.
This showed that the rumors were true. The Mizuō branch had indeed found a new backer.
However, the three looked at Natsuba Kouryu’s complete limbs, and his inscrutable aura, which was clearly higher than B-rank.
They understood.
It seemed Natsuba Kouryu had broken through to A-rank, and his life essence had changed, and he had regenerated his limbs through some unknown means.
In that case, the heavens were about to change in the Natsuba main residence.
Among them, Mizuō Morishige’s mentality was particularly complicated. After all, he was not wholeheartedly loyal to the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain. Now that Natsuba Kouryu had recovered his limbs and reached A-rank…
It meant that his position as the head of the family was almost a certainty.
A hint of hesitation appeared in his heart.
But then he remembered that his heart was completely in the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain’s grasp, and his expression hardened.
Besides, what was an A-rank?
Natsuba Rinrei, who was at peak B-rank before the age of sixteen, would definitely reach A-rank before the age of twenty-five. And before she reached A-rank, the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain would definitely protect her at all costs.
And the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain’s strength, he had witnessed it firsthand when she had attacked the Natsuba main residence.
Even the Family Head seemed to be no match for her.
Clearly, Summer Harvest Mountain’s backing was much greater.
However, he was a little wary of the secrets of the Natsuba main residence.
And Chikari Tanishi and Kuchiki Mei didn’t have so many thoughts. They had indeed come by chance, just because they were in the main residence.
And had discussed this plan in the Chikari branch land.
When Mizuō Morishige had explained the situation, and knowing that Natsuba Kouryu was in trouble, they had come with the intention of watching the show.
Until now, Mizuō Morishige didn’t know the relationship between Chikari Tanishi, Kuchiki Mei, and the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain.
But Chikari Tanishi and Kuchiki Mei knew that Mizuō Morishige had already sided with Natsuba Hanae.
Mizuō Morishige still needed to perform to prove his value.
And Natsuba Kouryu, after examining the three, said again,
“Of course it was me who sent the distress signal.”
This made Mizuō Morishige feel a sense of conflict.
What kind of opponent could make an A-rank “Black Dragon” supernatural user send out a distress signal?
Before Mizuō Morishige could think further, he heard Natsuba Kouryu’s words again.
“You two haven’t told me who she is yet?”
“Can she be trusted?”
This was a life-or-death situation. After Mizuō Rin’s ridiculous betrayal, he was a bit panicked, afraid that his own people would suddenly betray him.
And Chikari Tanishi was loyal to the Natsuba family, and Mizuō Morishige was the head of the Mizuō branch, with an honest and loyal appearance. Betrayal was almost impossible.
But this strange girl, she looked like she was going to backstab someone.
As soon as Natsuba Kouryu finished speaking, before Mizuō Morishige could speak, Chikari Tanishi said in a deep voice,
“She can be trusted.”
“Kuchiki Mei is from the Nenba branch. To be precise, she’s now renamed the Kuchiki branch. She’s the new head of the Kuchiki branch.”
“Her ability is at high B-rank, and she has the ability to assassinate a peak B-rank.”
Chikari Tanishi didn’t say much. He explained briefly.
The period of great change in the Nenba branch was exactly when Natsuba Kouryu was crippled, so he hadn’t heard much about it.
The Master of Summer Harvest Mountain had eliminated a large number of peak C-rank supernatural users when she had descended upon the Natsuba main residence, among whom were several powerhouses from the Nenba branch.
Kuchiki Mei had taken this opportunity to directly assassinate the then-head of the Nenba branch, who had just reached peak B-rank, and then incited the discarded members to rebel against the Nenma branch.
And in this, the Chikari branch had discreetly supported the discarded members with weapons and armor.
The reason Kuchiki Mei had frequently consulted with Chikari Makoto was also because of this.
And since this was an internal matter of the Nenba branch, the other branch families, after learning of this, couldn’t interfere.
When each branch family had been incorporated into the Natsuba family, there was a rule that the Natsuba family and other branch families could not interfere in the internal affairs of a branch family.
And the matter of the discarded members and the Nenma branch was clearly a “family matter.”
When the Nenba branch’s C-ranks were eliminated in droves, and the peak B-rank was killed by Kuchiki Mei, the strength of the long-accumulated supernatural users of the discarded members was almost on par with the Nenma branch.
And with the support of the Chikari branch’s weapons, it was hard not to succeed.
Natsuba Kouryu hadn’t had much contact with Chikari Tanishi, but the rumors in the main residence all said that he was a cold, efficient machine. His words were highly credible.
He nodded.
And Natsuba Kouryu looked at the three people in front of him, who were almost all at peak B-rank. Especially Chikari Tanishi, it was said that after his Qi ability had accumulated to its limit, he had the ability to fight an A-rank for a short time.
And Mizuō Morishige, after returning from the Fourth Supernatural Forbidden Zone, seemed to have gotten some benefits from there. His peak B-rank was also starting to loosen, and he had reached the critical point of B-rank.
And with Kuchiki Mei’s assassination ability…
And his own current mid-A-rank physical strength…
A bold idea suddenly appeared in his mind.
With this lineup, killing the peak A-rank Master of Summer Harvest Mountain seemed…
—Possible!
Natsuba Kouryu’s golden dragon pupils instantly lit up. He clenched his sharp teeth, filled with an excited feeling.
He first told the three people in front of him about his enemy.
“The three of you, the reason I called for help is.”
“I’ve encountered the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain here!!”
Hearing this, Mizuō Morishige was the first to exclaim.
“The Master of Summer Harvest Mountain?!!”
And the originally calm Chikari Tanishi and the silent Kuchiki Mei, when they heard this name, a strange light flashed in their eyes.
They looked at each other, but said nothing.
And Mizuō Morishige said,
“The Master of Summer Harvest Mountain appeared here?”
Since the Fourth Supernatural Forbidden Zone, he hadn’t heard any news of the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain. He hadn’t expected her to be here.
“That’s right.”
Natsuba Kouryu continued, and then he revealed a shocking secret.
“And the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain’s true identity is Natsuba Hanae!”
“The news is absolutely true! I saw it with my own eyes!”
After Mizuō Morishige repeatedly confirmed with Natsuba Kouryu, he finally reluctantly accepted this fact, but his heart was far from calm.
Natsuba Kouryu ignored the dazed Mizuō Morishige and continued,
“With the four of us working together, we definitely have the ability to kill the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain.”
“The old geezer couldn’t do it because he’s old!”
“But I’m different! I’m in my prime, and I’ve mastered a new lightning power!”
The more Natsuba Kouryu spoke, the more excited he became. His dragon head was ferocious and terrifying. He had a twisted smile, and gradually began to talk about what he would do after he captured the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain.
“I’ll slice her flesh and blood into pieces, let her taste what it’s like to be crippled, let her never sleep peacefully, and trap her in darkness forever.”
“With my lightning and corrosive water, I’ll give her endless pain.”
Thump—
A light footstep landed not far behind Natsuba Kouryu.
Mizuō Morishige’s pupils constricted sharply. He saw the figure behind Natsuba Kouryu and knelt on the ground like a dog, his head slamming against the ground.
Seeing Mizuō Morishige like this, Natsuba Kouryu stopped his increasingly impassioned speech. He thought he was kneeling to him, and he said with confusion,
“Mizuō Morishige, I know you’re terrified that I’ve become an A-rank, and that I’ll hold you accountable for siding with Natsuba Rinrei.”
“But as long as you help me take down the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain this time, I’ll let bygones be bygones.”
“Come on, let’s make the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain experience all the pain I’ve suffered!”
“Your branch families also lost a large number of C-rank supernatural users to the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain. You must be very unwilling too!”
Clap, clap, clap—
The sound of clapping came from behind Natsuba Kouryu.
He was slightly taken aback. He had been too excited just now and had somewhat ignored his surroundings.
In reality, Natsuba Hanae had already completely completed the shackles on the divine foreign object, and Natsuba Kouryu’s senses had been greatly reduced.
And Natsuba Hanae was standing there, looking down at Natsuba Kouryu from a high place.
Her silver hair swayed, her lips were slightly pursed, and her gentle smile was as usual.
“What a good speech. Even I was a little moved.”
“Bastard!”
Anger flashed in Natsuba Kouryu’s dragon pupils.
“You think I’m afraid of you now?”
“I have three peak B-ranks who are unlike ordinary ones, comparable to A-ranks. I have the capital to fight you!”
“Die!!”
Natsuba Kouryu vented his anger. In an instant, he turned, his dragon feet stomping on the ground, preparing to launch an attack on Natsuba Hanae.
However, a whisper sounded in his ear.
“Darkness…”
In an instant, Natsuba Kouryu’s vision went dark, as if he had been blinded, and he couldn’t see his hand in front of his face.
But the divine foreign object in his mind trembled, and clarity appeared. In an instant, his vision returned.
However, when he opened his eyes again…
He saw that his black dragon body was entangled with countless sharp red cords, as sharp as knives, rubbing against his body, cutting it.
Sparks like metal scraping flew.
And Kuchiki Mei appeared on Natsuba Kouryu’s left, her expression calm. A blade of light, with an extreme coldness, suddenly swung towards him!
“You?!!”
He had been betrayed again.
Anger burned in Natsuba Kouryu’s chest. The dragon breath that had been accumulating in his throat surged, and he was about to spit it at Kuchiki Mei.
However, in the lower right corner of Natsuba Kouryu, the figure of Chikari Tanishi appeared, his entire body emitting a pale white aura.
His fist was like a coiling dragon on his arm, and he whispered softly,
“Hunting Fist Style…”
“—Rising Dragon!”
Boom——————!!
Chikari Tanishi threw a fierce punch, hitting Natsuba Kouryu’s jaw.
Under this force, Natsuba Kouryu’s dragon breath shot up into the sky, not even touching Kuchiki Mei.
Not only that, but a bloody crater appeared on Natsuba Kouryu’s chin, which was constantly regenerating under his powerful recovery ability.
“You?!!!”
He had been betrayed again.
After Natsuba Kouryu reacted, his dragon claws, filled with a powerful, raging black lightning, shot towards Kuchiki Mei and Chikari Tanishi.
Wanting to tear them to shreds.
Kuchiki Mei and Chikari Tanishi quickly dodged. They leaped to Natsuba Hanae’s side, one on each side.
Seeing this, Natsuba Kouryu’s eyes were about to split. He roared with sky-shaking fury,
“You betrayed me?!!”
“You betrayed the Natsuba conglomerate?!!”
Hearing this, Natsuba Hanae couldn’t help but smile faintly.
“I was never loyal to you, never loyal to the Natsuba conglomerate. How can you talk of betrayal?”
“From the beginning, the Chikari branch and Kuchiki Mei were my subordinates.”
“Now that you know so much, it’s time to send you on your way.”
Squelch——————!
Natsuba Kouryu was completely focused on the three people in front of him, but he saw a black, shiny blade pierce through his stomach.
He recognized this blade.
It was the only Nightmare-level supernatural weapon of the Mizuō branch, made from a snake-like Nightmare-level supernatural being.
It contained an extremely dense poison!
He had seen it with his own eyes. If the blade was just dipped into a lake for a moment, the lake would be filled with dead fish.
The Mizuō branch had once promised him that on the day he became the head of the family, he would possess this sword. And this supernatural sword was usually kept in the branch family.
Only the head of the family had the right to use it.
Natsuba Kouryu’s dragon pupils widened, and a look of unwillingness filled his eyes. He roared hoarsely,
“Mizuō—Morishige!!!”
He hadn’t expected this honest-looking man to be the one to betray him so fiercely.
Because of the intense poison, Natsuba Kouryu’s vision went black, and a feeling of dizziness swept over him.
He gathered his last bit of black lightning power and slammed his dragon claws at Mizuō Morishige.
Mizuō Morishige did his best to condense a tortoise shell defense.
“Boom——————!!!!”
Mizuō Morishige was sent flying, but because of his full-power tortoise shell defense, he was only slightly injured, not seriously.
He quickly ran behind Natsuba Hanae and prostrated himself on the ground like a dog.
Only then did Natsuba Kouryu understand.
So…
Mizuō Morishige hadn’t been kneeling to him earlier.
The heads of three branch families had all been taken as subordinates by the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain. To what extent had the Natsuba conglomerate been corrupted?!
He wanted to tell Natsuba Genryū this news.
But when Natsuba Hanae twirled the black and red lotus of Sanctuary Flame and threw it at him…
The flame, filled with a deathly stillness, burned his body. The pain was even worse than when he had been crippled.
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah——————!”
In his agonizing screams, Natsuba Kouryu gradually turned to ashes.
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