Afterlife Department

"I saw Gu Shi's memories." Di San suddenly spoke. 

Yi Bing didn't speak and just silently listened. 

"He is really waiting for someone." Di San said. "Just like what he told me before he died. He really wouldn't lie to me." He smiled. 

Yi Bing sighed as he gazed at the stars in the night sky. 

"I'm the one he is waiting for." Di San said.. "I know it, although I didn't see my face in his memories." He said. 

"After the grim reaper's souls were collected from the other worlds, the memories of the people who met him will be erased." Yi Bing said. "It is to make the grim reaper's soul complete, but also to erase his existence, in any other world." He explained. 

Di San didn't speak. He knows. "Gu Shi suffered in waiting for someone, but he will never remember them." He said. "He knows he is waiting for them. But, his memories of them disappeared." He closed his eyes and a tear fell from his eye. "I've wronged him." He said. 

Based on the code, Di San is 3257 while Gu Shi is 1001. 

"We should get the Life Note." Di San said. 

"En." Yi Bing answered. 

"I have to know what exactly happened between me and Gu Shi in this world…" Di San's voice slowed. "What did you say?!" he turned to Yi Bing. He agreed?! "Why?!" he asked. 

"I have to find Huo Ling's former life." Yi Bing answered. 

Di San fell silent. Not only the life of the mortals is recorded in the Life Note, but also their life in the other worlds. In short, their reincarnations. Although the life of the soul assignments was recorded in the Death Note since they have gone through death before, but only a part of their life in their reincarnation was recorded. 

It is different with the Life Note. The Life Note records each and everything of the life of the mortals in each and every world. It was like the Heaven's Records. However, the Heaven's Records also details the death of each mortals. In short, the Life Note and Death Note combined is the Heaven's Records. 

"Alright." He said as he rose from the ground and reached out a hand to Yi Bing. "Let's work together." He told him. 

Yi Bing rolled his eyes. "Is a handshake needed?" he asked, but he still shook Di San's hand. 

Di San laughed. Suddenly, they heard a buzzing sound. "… San… San…" a voice is coming from their wristwatch that's their communicator. "Di… San? Di San?" it was Gu Shi's voice. 

"Gu Shi?!" Di San exclaimed. Suddenly, his face reddened. 

Yi Bing eyes him suspiciously, but he didn't say anything excessive. "Gu Shi." He called. "You've finally found a way restored our communication signal." he said. 

"Yes. I was surprised to have lost the connection with Di San's group." Gu Shi answered from the other line. "I've got help from Sha Jiu." He explained. 

"Gu Shi." Di San called when he heard his name was mentioned. His eyes staring at the static holographic screen of his communicator but only Gu Shu's voice can be heard. 

"Di San." Gu Shi fell silent. "… let's talk when you returned." He said. 

"… en." Di San answered and stared at the static screen before he closed his communicator. 

"You fine?" he heard Yi Bing asked. 

"En." Di San said, but he is still staring at his wristwatch communicator. Then, after a while, he opened his communicator. The static was gone and was replaced by the usual display. It must be Sha Jiu's doing. He tapped on the messaging button before he typed on the screen. 

3257: We've found two pieces of Soul Fragments in the interstellar world. One is found in Huo Ling and he was possessed by it, but a passive one. The other one is hidden in a statue, and a very active one. It is hostile, and Liu Lin was gravely injured. The active Soul Fragment also greatly affected the world, but fortunately, the world's residents didn't notice since there are many variables in the interstellar world that could change the world so anything can happen. 

3257: When we investigated the active Soul Fragment, it accidentally resonated with the passive Soul Fragment on Huo Ling to combine. It was too strong, and to avoid destroying the interstellar world, Yi Bing used his Assignment Contract with Huo Ling to go to Huo Ling's next reincarnation, bringing us along with them. 

3257: As a result, Huo Ling's soul was very weak. Fortunately, we've arrived in a Normal World. However, it was still very dangerous since it is a mafia world. Liu Lin was still injured, and Feng Er suffered losses, too. Also, as a result of the force reincarnation, Yi Bing's soul split into halves. 

3257: Since the force reincarnation, resulting to Yi Bing's soul splitting into two, is connected to Huo Ling, we investigated the things in this world related to him. We infiltrated the mafia, as well as the aristocratic families. These are two of the powers in this world.

3257: Yi Bing's half soul returned, and Huo Ling's attachments are about to be unknot by Yi Bing. 

Di San released a sigh after he sent the summary of his report to Gu Shi. 

Yi Bing glanced at him before he moved his gaze. "Gu Shi sent me a message." He said. Di San looked at him. "He followed the movement of his soul using Sha Jiu's device and then found us. He told us that the space remained unstable. His soul almost fell into an accident." He told him. 

Di San sucked in a cold breath. 

Yi Bing didn't keep him in a suspense. "Gu Shi was also shocked by his soul's appearance. However, he regrettably has to abandon his soul because of the Conferment Seal." He said. "Fortunately, he connected it with us, thus now our communication with the Afterlife Department was restored." 

"Yes…" Di San muttered. "It is really fortunate." His gaze is on the space. 

Yi Bing could guess what is the 'fortunate' Di San meant. It is Gu Shi's 'escaped' soul. If they didn't find it, who knows whether Di San could discover his past relationship with Gu Shi. Since Gu Shi can't take in his soul, he has no way to know his past relationship with Di San, so he will be left in the dark what their relationship before is. 

But, judging from Gu Shi's tone earlier, it seems he guessed something. 

Anyway, it isn't Yi Bing's problem. "He said that to be safe, I should use the Assignment Contract between me and Huo Ling again for us to leave this world and safely arrive in another world." He said. "Tch." He clicked his tongue and frowned. "It should be the soul who relies on us, not the other way around." He complained. 

Di San hang his head in shame. It was his lack of judgement that resulted in their current situation. Not only did he endangered Yi Bing and Huo Ling, but the two also saved them. "I'm sorry. And thanks." He said. 

Yi Bing ignored him. "But, we have to return to the Afterlife Department first for us all to recover." He said. "As well as Huo Ling. I have to have Hai Ba check Huo Ling's soul whether the Soul Fragment affected his soul again, as well as the Soul Fragment's resonance before." He explained. "You, Liu Lin, Feng Er and Si Shui should also return first." He added. 

Di San smiled. Yi Bing is always thoughtful. "How do we return?" he asked. "From your words earlier, the only way is Huo Ling's reincarnation cycle. We have to wait until Huo Ling finishes his first cycle for us to return to the Afterlife Department with him." He said. 

Yi Bing fell silent. 

Di San's eyes widened. "Yi Bing… are you going to do something so dangerous again?!" he asked and rose from the ground in anger. "Yi Bing, I am very grateful to you and also very ashamed since I and my team have caused you so much trouble. It resulted to your soul splitting! But, this time, I have to stop you." He told him. "Even if we have to wait for a very long time for Huo Ling to finish his first cycle while my team remains in a weakened state, I have to stop you!" he said. 

Yi Bing sneered. "Do you think you can?" he asked as he slowly stood and faced Di San. "Even if you are in your full power, you can't beat me." He told him and smirked. 

"I will still try!" Di San said as he summoned his weapon, the whip made of braided thick vines. 

Yi Bing sneered. He didn't say anything and took out his crystalline scythe that looked very delicate but is actually powerful and chilling one to his bones. Di San gulped and his heart thudded loudly in nervousness when he saw the crystalline scythe releasing cold air, like its owner. 

"What is going on?" a voice asked behind them.