Chapter 133: Returning to Japan with the Whole Crew in Tow

Chapter 133: Chapter 133: Returning to Japan with the Whole Crew in Tow

"Huh...?"

Rou Fang did not understand what Quanxi meant for a moment.

"We’re Public Safety Devil Hunters. Fiends carry a certain degree of instability, so, if possible, we hope your Fiend friend can accept being placed under our supervision. Of course, we definitely won’t hurt her."

Kotone Asaba immediately explained for Quanxi.

"Oh, okay. As long as you won’t hurt her."

Rou Fang said, "So that means you’ve accepted me as your student?"

"Yeah."

Quanxi answered faintly.

Faced with Quanxi’s forceful claim over her, the stitched-up girl showed no intention of resisting. It was impossible to tell what she was thinking.

Just as Kotone Asaba had expected, Quanxi had still taken a liking to the stitched-up girl.

The only thing that surprised him was that Rou Fang actually wanted to become Quanxi’s student, and Quanxi had even agreed for the sake of the stitched-up girl.

Mr. Fang still knew absolutely nothing about this.

Kotone Asaba would have to go talk to Mr. Fang properly later.

"That’s great! When can you start teaching me?"

At this moment, Kotone Asaba temporarily left again.

Fang Zhen was still waiting outside the door.

"Mr. Fang, Rou is already willing to let that Fiend accept our supervision, but her condition is that Quanxi takes her as a student."

Kotone Asaba briefly explained the situation.

"As a student?"

Fang Zhen was stunned. "What does that mean? Rou wants to become a Devil Hunter?"

"Probably. I was a little surprised too. I heard her ask to become Quanxi’s student the moment I went in."

Kotone Asaba said this.

"That doesn’t sound good..."

Fang Zhen’s expression changed. "If she wants to become a Devil Hunter, she’ll need to make a contract with a Devil to gain power. Usually, that requires paying a serious price, and she’s still so young..."

"I understand that too, so I’ll remind Quanxi to keep things within limits and not let Rou reach the step of making a contract with a Devil. If Quanxi only teaches her some theory or occasionally takes her out to broaden her horizons, then there shouldn’t be much of a problem."

Kotone Asaba said this.

As for the profession of Devil Hunter, he did not think it would be a good thing for Rou Fang.

First of all, Rou Fang’s family was not short on money. In fact, they could be considered extremely wealthy. Second, Rou Fang had no hatred toward Devils. Otherwise, she would not be able to play so well with the stitched-up girl.

In short, Rou Fang had absolutely no need to become a Devil Hunter. Most likely, she simply admired Quanxi.

It was like a hobby, but the price of this hobby was not small. One wrong move and a person could easily end up with a permanent disability.

Rou Fang clearly did not understand the dark side of the Devil Hunter profession.

"That’s good..."

Fang Zhen sighed softly.

No wonder he often found Rou watching programs and reading books related to Devil Hunters. She had actually developed this kind of interest.

As long as her safety could be guaranteed, he did not have much of an objection.

The time was almost up.

Fang Zhen gave the payment to Kotone Asaba and Quanxi. This time, he gave another one hundred thousand dollars.

"This one hundred thousand is the payment for the Fiend matter. As for the fee for taking her as a student, I don’t know what amount would be appropriate, so I’ll leave that for you and Miss Quanxi to decide."

Fang Zhen said this.

He did not understand how apprenticeship worked among Devil Hunters, especially when the person about to become Rou’s teacher was Miss Quanxi, China’s strongest Devil Hunter. He could not estimate how much he should pay.

However, as long as it made Rou happy and there were no safety issues, he could accept any amount that he could afford.

"No need."

Quanxi refused without any hesitation.

"...You don’t need one?"

Fang Zhen was immediately very surprised.

Just now, he had been thinking that it would probably cost at least several hundred thousand or even a million dollars, but he never expected the other party to directly say she did not want anything.

"I already got what I wanted."

Quanxi said this.

"All right..."

Although Fang Zhen did not know what Miss Quanxi was talking about, he did not ask.

"In that case, Rou will be in your care from now on, Miss Quanxi. If possible, please have her call me every day."

Fang Zhen said this.

"No problem."

Quanxi said this.

"Before we leave, Mr. Fang, you should talk properly with Rou first."

At this moment, Kotone Asaba spoke.

As soon as he finished speaking, Pingtsi walked in from outside while holding Rou Fang’s hand.

It was obvious that Pingtsi and Rou Fang had been standing outside the door just now.

"Rou?"

Fang Zhen also realized Rou had been outside the door.

"Dad..."

Rou Fang’s expression and tone were complicated at this moment, with a trace of guilt mixed in.

Kotone Asaba and the others tactfully left, giving the father and daughter a chance to speak privately.

Taking advantage of this time, Kotone Asaba divided up the total of two hundred thousand dollars Fang Zhen had given them.

Kotone Asaba only needed one hundred and forty thousand out of the two hundred thousand dollars to gather enough for Pingtsi and Long’s transfer fee, so he gave the extra sixty thousand dollars to Quanxi.

A long while later, Rou Fang came out.

As soon as she came out, she hugged Quanxi’s arm. She looked quite happy. "Teacher, let’s go!"

Quanxi’s facial expression did not change much, but it was clear that she felt somewhat helpless.

The stitched-up girl followed behind Quanxi like a controlled doll. It was as if she had no self-awareness, but in truth, her behavior was simply too mechanical and stiff.

After that, Kotone Asaba temporarily parted ways with Quanxi.

He took Pingtsi, Long, and Cosmo to Li Ye’s office first and paid Pingtsi and Long’s transfer fee.

Li Ye was still quite surprised that Kotone Asaba had been able to produce the money so quickly.

After Li Ye gave his approval and the transfer contract was signed, from today onward, Pingtsi and Long would be entirely under Kotone Asaba’s responsibility.

In other words, only Kotone Asaba had the authority to supervise Pingtsi and Long. But if Pingtsi and Long caused any trouble, he would also have to bear a certain degree of responsibility.

He was not worried about that part. Even if he did not manage them at all, Pingtsi and Long would not casually hurt people.

If someone actively provoked Pingtsi and Long, and the situation met the standard for legitimate self-defense, then that would also be fine.

As for that standard, well, everyone knew how that went, especially in this era.

In any case, he would soon be bringing Pingtsi and the others to Japan. Once they were in Japan, they would no longer be under this side’s jurisdiction.

"Then that’s about it. Let’s go to Japan tomorrow."

Kotone Asaba said this to the three of them.

Of course, he also planned to bring Cosmo to Japan. Setting aside everything else about Cosmo, her ability was a deadly weapon.

As long as Cosmo could be given a safe environment to attack, then aside from primal-level Devils like the Darkness Devil, she could probably instantly kill almost anything.

Of course, that was only in theory. Cosmo’s charge time was still a fatal weakness. Not only did she need a safe environment to attack, but the enemy also had to be unable to run away before the charge was complete.

As Kotone Asaba looked at Cosmo, Cosmo’s gaze also met his.

"Let’s go have dinner first. It’s getting late."

Kotone Asaba said this.

[Cosmo Affinity +5%]

Cosmo still could not use chopsticks skillfully, so Kotone Asaba still needed to feed her.

However, he actually did not know whether Cosmo currently could not use chopsticks skillfully, or whether she was simply too lazy to eat with chopsticks herself.

The next day, early in the morning, Kotone Asaba, Quanxi, and the others boarded a plane and departed.

Although Quanxi was restricted by the military, no one could actually control where she wanted to go. She could do as she pleased. It only depended on whether she wanted to.

She even brought Rou Fang along with her.

They directly bought first-class tickets. First class was practically reserved by them alone, and there were seven of them in total.

Aside from them, there was only one couple in first class who seemed to be heading to Japan for tourism.

They were probably quite wealthy. Ordinary people could not afford first class.

However, the couple’s expressions were somewhat unnatural at this moment, because from their perspective, they had to travel with four Fiends for a while.

They were already regretting it. If they had known there would be so many Fiends in first class, they definitely would not have bought first-class tickets.

At the same time, what they found strange was that aside from the four Fiends, there were also three humans.

Why did those three look completely unafraid of the Fiends?

Right then, Pingtsi, bored with nothing to do, ran over to Kotone Asaba.

Seeing that boy laughing and chatting with a Fiend, the couple became even more surprised.

After a while, they kept observing those Fiends and discovered that these Fiends did not seem to be dangerous people.

They could laugh and talk with humans, and were almost no different from normal humans apart from the obvious features on their heads.

Because of this, the couple’s unease eased quite a bit.

After a total of several hours, they arrived at Tokyo Airport around noon.

First-class passengers could disembark first.

After that, Kotone Asaba directly brought Pingtsi and the others to Tokyo Public Safety.

He intended to assign Quanxi, Pingtsi, and the others to the Special Division, but Special Division 1 already had many people, so he wanted to establish a new Special Division 2.

When he was getting ready to head to the airport early that morning, Kotone Asaba had already changed into his Tokyo Public Safety uniform.

"Captain Asaba, who are these people?"

Kirisu Yuki had publicly announced the creation of the new Special Division a long time ago, so the gate guard already knew that Kotone Asaba was the captain of Special Division 1.

However, he only recognized Captain Asaba. He did not know the others traveling with him.

Especially since there were four Fiends among them, the gate guard did not dare let them enter casually without asking.

Although Quanxi had once worked as Kishibe’s partner in Tokyo Public Safety for ten years, that had happened many years ago. The gate guard in front of them had only joined a few years earlier, so he did not recognize Quanxi.

"They’re Fiends I recruited. I’m preparing to assign them to the Special Division."

Kotone Asaba said this.

"Understood."

With that statement from Captain Asaba, the gate guard felt relieved.

That was because if the Fiends caused any incidents later, he would not be responsible. It would be Captain Asaba’s responsibility.

As Kotone Asaba and the others entered Tokyo Public Safety, a relatively older gate guard happened to pass by them while holding a bottle of water, returning to his post.

Suddenly, he seemed to notice something and abruptly turned back to look.

The younger gate guard thought his senior was concerned about those Fiends, so he explained, "Those are Fiends Captain Asaba recruited. You don’t need to worry."

"No... that woman with the eye patch. I would never remember wrong. That’s Quanxi!"

The older guard said this with a shocked expression.

What shocked him was that this major figure had actually returned after so many years.

Back when Quanxi had come to Tokyo Public Safety and partnered with Kishibe, even the most difficult missions could basically be completed successfully. They could be called the strongest duo in the world. Later, Quanxi had returned to her country.

Speaking of which, so many years had passed. Why did it feel like she had not aged at all?

"Quanxi?"

The younger gate guard felt as if he had heard that name before, but that was all.

After all, back when Kishibe and Quanxi were partners, someone his age had still been a little kid.

On the way to Kirisu Yuki’s office, they naturally passed by quite a few colleagues.

"Isn’t that Captain Asaba from that new Special Division 1? The people with him don’t seem to be from Tokyo Public Safety. Did he recruit this many newcomers already?"

"Whoa... four Fiends at once. But why is there a little kid too? She looks mixed race. She’s pretty cute."

"Hold on. Why do I feel like the woman with the eye patch looks familiar? I feel like I’ve seen her face somewhere."

"Now that you mention it, I kind of feel the same... Huh? Isn’t she the one on the wall over there?"

Not far ahead, on the wall to the right, there was a photo from when Kishibe and Quanxi had been partners. Only Public Safety Devil Hunters with enough honor received this kind of treatment.

They immediately leaned closer and took a careful look. Sure enough, it was the woman in the photo on the wall.

"That’s Captain Kishibe when he was young! In that case, could that woman just now be Captain Kishibe’s old partner, Quanxi?!"

"It really is her. I’ve heard of her. She’s known as China’s strongest Devil Hunter. Back then, only Captain Kishibe, who was also Japan’s strongest, was qualified to partner with her."

"Did Captain Asaba bring Quanxi back from China again? That’s amazing. He can even pull off something like that!"

"But speaking of which, so many years have passed. Why does her appearance look almost unchanged? Captain Kishibe already looks so old."

As they were discussing this, Kishibe happened to walk past them with a flask in hand.

"He really is old."

"C-Captain Kishibe?!"

They were immediately startled.

They bowed and apologized repeatedly, then hurriedly fled.

In the eyes of most new-generation Public Safety Devil Hunters, Captain Kishibe’s strength was unfathomable, but his temperament was also strange, so they all felt deep awe toward him.

Kishibe ignored them and looked at the photo on the wall without changing his expression. He remained deep in thought for quite a while.

Quanxi’s sudden arrival had also exceeded his expectations. He had no idea what that boy had done in China. Somehow, he had suddenly brought back so many Fiends, and even brought Quanxi over...

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