Fang Wuwei had felt something was off these past few days.
He felt as if he was being followed, but... it didn't feel right.
How powerful was his spiritual energy now? How could he not sense being followed?
Forget about normally being able to feel a gaze on him if someone stared for more than a second; he couldn't even sense anyone's aura following him! If he truly was being followed, how could he not feel it?
With that thought, Wuwei had simply believed he was overthinking things, but...
Facts proved otherwise.
These past two days, a tail had indeed appeared behind Wuwei...
"Ugh... another ordinary day..."
As dusk fell, Wuwei, having nothing else to do, returned home after another training session. He washed up briefly, preparing as usual to take some purchased vegetables and meat to Yuta's home for dinner.
Kuzuha and Yuta's mother welcomed him anyway; as for Yuta's opinion... no need to consider it too much.
Not far from Wuwei's home, a young girl was crouching. Her light purple hair and bright green eyes shimmered. She held a small notebook in her hand and wore a detective hat on her head. She was squatting by a utility pole near Wuwei's house, looking sneaky but somewhat cute.
At this moment, the girl, with a face full of disappointment, wrote the words "July 29th, no special powers" in her notebook, then closed it, her face full of worry.
"Ugh... could everything I saw at home before be fake? That battle, that strong wind... impossible, right?"
"Master must be deeply hidden! I must become his disciple! And learn that powerful sword technique!"
The girl revealed a clearly drawn blue magic circle on her left arm, looking at it excitedly. Then, she clutched the magic circle with a pained expression, yet still feigned struggling to stand up, grinning as she spoke: "Hehe... are you excited too...?"
But in reality, the girl was just a chunibyo. After seeing Wuwei furiously slay the Reincarnators in the alley two chapters ago, she had been fantasizing about finding him, becoming his disciple, and experiencing true transcendence.
To gain true power... and then fight alongside her master... Hehehe, how cool would that be?
Clinging to such a completely unrealistic fantasy, the girl stood up and left with a silly grin.
Hungry, time to go home and eat~
Little did she know, shortly after she turned to leave, Wuwei stood at the window, quietly watching her disappearing back...
Found you, dirty rat...
At this moment, Wuwei's face was expressionless, but his eyes were filled with killing intent...
Although he trusted his spiritual energy, it was clear that spiritual energy couldn't be entirely trusted (what are you saying?).
His spiritual and perceptive abilities told him that no one was following him, so he could relax.
But his body told him, 'Kid, be careful, someone's following you.'
So, he abandoned his reliance on his sixth sense and instead used his body to see, to hear, to investigate.
After this investigation... well, this was serious. Damn it, he had been followed by a little brat for so long and hadn't even noticed?
Wuwei's face turned red today when he discovered this situation, both from anger and shame. Damn it, had he become so pathetic now?
So, Wuwei, somewhat angry and embarrassed, decided to teach her a lesson. As for now...
He picked up a bag of vegetables and fresh meat. First, he'd go to Zhang... Yuta's home for dinner. He had already promised them he'd be there soon.
Given the situation, let's eat first.
So, Wuwei set off on his way to Togashi's home...
---- This is a dividing line for an impending beating ----
The next day, as the sun just rose, Wuwei pulled open the curtains. While basking in the sun, his gaze constantly swept over everything on the street below.
Soon, he spotted the light-purple-haired girl from yesterday, that rat who had been following him. She was wearing a cute uniform, leaning against a utility pole, taking a nap, completely off guard.
Damn it, he had been followed by this kind of person for almost half a month?!
Wuwei's face darkened, but soon he noticed something was off...
Why can't I sense her aura?
He realized that even looking at her like this, even if he carefully sensed, he still couldn't perceive the girl's aura, nor could he lock onto her with his spiritual energy.
This discovery made him somewhat astonished and broke out in a cold sweat, but he quickly came to terms with it.
He had become too reliant on his spiritual energy, neglecting to observe with his body. Moreover, ever since he emerged unscathed from the Main God's trial last time, and even went on a killing spree inside, it seemed to have made him a bit overconfident... not to mention perfectly slaying an entire Reincarnation Team not long ago...
He was too arrogant.
A proud army is bound to lose; Wuwei understood this principle. Born of sorrow, dying of pleasure; Wuwei still understood this principle.
...I need to intensify my training and adjust my mindset properly...
As for now, he would deal with this little rat first... Although he didn't know why she was following him, or why he couldn't detect her, he would communicate with her first. If she couldn't be reasoned with, or couldn't provide a satisfactory reason...
Wuwei's right eye's tomoe began to spin, seemingly intending to merge and form a Mangekyo.
......
"Eh! How did I fall asleep!"
Not long after, the girl sleeping against the utility pole suddenly woke up with a tilt of her head, a little drool escaping her mouth.
Hastily wiping away the faint glow of drool from her lips, the girl quickly looked towards her master's house in her mind, only to find that her master, who should have been training, was not in the courtyard today.
"Eh?! Where's Master...? Damn it! It must be those people from immortal despair who used a spell to pollute my brain, causing me to temporarily lose consciousness!" Biting her finger, the girl was somewhat unwilling. She quietly looked at the empty house in front of her for a while longer, and no matter how unwilling, she could only obediently pack up and leave.
With her head down, the girl walked along the path home, writing something in her notebook, muttering as she wrote:
"July... 30th... Sunny... This morning, I was attacked by enemies of immortal despair, causing me to lose Master's... Ouch!"
The girl, walking with her head down, didn't notice a tall figure blocking her path. She crashed straight into the figure's chest. The figure was as ~solid~ as ~a~ rock, unmoving, while the girl felt a bit dizzy from the impact.
"Whoa~ I'm sorry, I didn't..."
The girl stood up, clutching her head, intending to apologize, but then she clearly saw the face of the person in front of her and was speechless.
The path was somewhat dim, but that right eye, shimmering with a terrifying crimson light, and the trembling aura emanating from the figure, would never lie...
A powerful killing intent permeated the small path. Even ten meters away, one would feel a chill, let alone the girl who was face-to-face with it.
She collapsed on the spot.
If not for the fact that this girl couldn't be targeted by spiritual energy, Wuwei wouldn't even be able to unleash his killing intent specifically at her; otherwise, she would probably have collapsed even faster.
The girl was almost scared to pee, cold sweat pouring down her back, her face purple, regretting in her heart... Was she idle, following such a terrifying person, and not daring to step forward to ask for mentorship... Now look! She's been discovered!!!
I'm going to die!!! Mom and Dad!!! Forgive my unfilial conduct, woo-wa-wa-wa!!!
The girl trembled madly in fear and dread, but she was so utterly suppressed by Wuwei's aura that she couldn't speak, not even to beg for mercy.
How despairing, not to mention how regretful she was.
Heart pounding, every second felt like hellish torture to her now. In such despair, the man in front of her still hadn't made a move...
What's going on? Could it be... Master he...
What's going on?
Wuwei also wanted to ask this question.
For no other reason than that the World Consciousness, which always actively cooperated by clearing out irrelevant passersby whenever he was about to act, now... there were quite a few people around him, and their numbers were still increasing. They even focused their attention on him and the girl. Even though some were scared back several steps by Wuwei's aura, they were still watching the two of them.
The World Consciousness couldn't make such a mistake, especially since he had already released his killing intent. That left only one possibility...
Wuwei sighed deeply, retracting his aura and killing intent.
Feeling the boundless terrifying aura disappear from her, the girl didn't even dare to get up for a moment, fearing it was a test. If she truly moved without knowing better, next year today might be her death anniversary!
But soon, a voice came from in front of her.
"Get up."
Just two short words, but they brought the girl immense relief. She slowly stood up, timidly bowing her head, not daring to look at Wuwei.
At this moment, she regretted it more than anything. If she could, she just wanted to go home now and never come back.
But she couldn't, she didn't dare to leave now.
As for Wuwei, he didn't want to make a move for now. Since this World Consciousness wanted to protect her, he would see what made this girl worthy of being favored by the World!