Since he couldn't figure it out,
Lin couldn't be bothered to waste any more brain cells on it.
He turned to the curious Shuzen Akua and said with a small smile,
"It's nothing. I just remembered there's another place we need to go."
"What place?"
Shuzen Akua blinked.
"The Shuzen family estate."
Lin smiled faintly.
"Eh?!"
Shuzen Akua's eyes widened slightly at his words. She hadn't expected Lin to go to the Shuzen estate, and a complex look appeared in her eyes.
Although she was a member of the Shuzen family,
her feelings toward them were actually quite complicated.
It was a love-hate relationship.
Especially toward the family head, Shuzen Issa.
The hate was because he had neglected her mother, leading to her death in the Human Realm.
The love was mainly for her younger sister, Moka.
Her other two sisters counted as well.
Shuzen Akua couldn't help but ask, "What are you going to the Shuzen estate for?"
"To get something. I'll tell you what it is when the time comes."
Just as he answered, a flash of inspiration struck Lin.
Miyabi Fujisaki was dead, but the Codex entry wasn't unlocked.
Alucard's sealed main body...
Could it be that he had to destroy Alucard's main body, which was now just an empty shell, in order to unlock his Codex entry?
Thinking of this, Lin felt he was most likely correct.
"What is it now?"
Seeing the now-cryptic Lin suddenly lost in thought, Shuzen Akua's eyes flickered, her curiosity growing stronger.
"It's nothing. It's related to the thing I need to get from the Shuzen estate."
Lin didn't elaborate.
With a thought, he dismissed the domain.
The two of them returned to the sky above the mountain castle where Miyabi Fujisaki had resided.
"This castle..."
Looking down at the large castle below, Lin stroked his chin thoughtfully.
"Should we destroy it?"
Shuzen Akua suppressed the curiosity born from Lin's crypticness and looked down at the castle.
"Then let's destroy it."
After scanning the area with his psychokinesis, Lin made his decision.
Kill Miyabi Fujisaki.
Then tear down his house.
Lin looked at the castle below.
He suddenly clenched his right fist, terrifying power gathering within it, and threw a punch.
An invisible, focused shockwave swept over the castle below.
With a thunderous boom,
a massive crater nearly a kilometer in diameter appeared where the castle had stood.
The ground for tens of thousands of meters around trembled.
It was as if an earthquake had erupted.
"!!!"
Kaneshiro Hokuto, who had already fled for over ten thousand meters, felt the massive tremor, stopped abruptly, and turned back.
A look of horror crossed his face.
The next moment, he turned and sprinted away again.
No matter what happened at the castle, all he needed to do now was run as far away as possible to avoid getting caught in the aftermath.
After vaporizing the castle with a single punch,
Lin turned to Shuzen Akua, whose eyes were shining with a strange light, and said with a small smile,
"Let's go. Next stop."
"Okay."
Shuzen Akua nodded with a gentle expression.
After confirming their direction, the two were enveloped by a Silver Sanctuary and flew at high speed toward the Shuzen family's manor in the Yokai Realm.
About twenty minutes later,
Lin and Akua arrived at the Shuzen estate.
It was a manor covering over a thousand acres, with magnificent architecture. In the very center stood an enormous castle, a clear display of opulence.
The two made no attempt to hide.
They even deliberately revealed their auras.
As soon as they neared the Shuzen manor, a certain being sensed them and appeared high in the sky in a flash.
"..."
Looking at the middle-aged man across from them, dressed in a formal suit with a high-collared cape and flowing, shoulder-length black hair.
Shuzen Akua's gaze flickered, her red lips moved slightly, but she remained silent.
This was her father.
The head of the Shuzen family, Shuzen Issa.
"Akua..."
Shuzen Issa's eyes flashed upon seeing Shuzen Akua. He called her name softly, then turned his gaze to Lin.
"You are... a human?"
He sized Lin up, his brow furrowing slightly.
"That's right, a human."
The corner of Lin's mouth lifted as he nodded.
After confirming Lin was human, Shuzen Issa's eyes narrowed.
A flash of disgust passed through them.
He inquired, "Human, what is your relationship with Akua?"
Noticing the fleeting look of disgust for humans in Shuzen Issa's eyes, Lin blinked thoughtfully.
He chuckled lightly in response to the question.
"Akua is my retainer."
"What?!"
A surge of anger rose in Shuzen Issa's heart. His daughter had become a human's retainer? Unacceptable.
It was like his prized flower had been snatched by a pig.
Since the other party was human, in his eyes, he was like some blond-haired punk on a souped-up motorcycle.
He was an eyesore no matter how you looked at him.
He looked at Shuzen Akua.
His expression darkened slightly as he said in a heavy voice,
"Akua, did this human force you?"
Sensing Shuzen Issa's hostility toward Lin, Shuzen Akua's eyes flickered. Her expression turned slightly cold as she said,
"No, it was my choice."
"This is my freedom. It's none of your business whose retainer I become."
"You..."
Shuzen Issa's expression changed.
A flash of anger appeared in his eyes, along with a bit of helplessness...
He couldn't take his anger out on his own daughter.
So he could only redirect it.
He turned to Lin, his gaze growing icy, and said in a deep voice,
"Human, I'll give you one chance. Leave on your own."
"..."
Seeing this, Lin raised an eyebrow.
He stood in the sky with his hands in his pockets.
A mocking curve appeared on his lips as he said with a half-smile,
"No."
"What did you say?"
Shuzen Issa's face darkened.
Lin's expression didn't change. "I said no. Are you deaf?"
As he spoke, he pulled the nearby Shuzen Akua into his arms and kissed her.
"What???"
Shuzen Issa was stunned.
He had the feeling he must have misheard.
What did this brat in front of him just say?
He asked if I was deaf!
It was as if a blond punk was holding his daughter and saying to him with a smug look, 'Hey old man, is my bike safe parked downstairs?'
Seeing Lin talk back to her 'father' like this, a faint smile graced the corners of Shuzen Akua's lips.
"Good, good, good..."
Coming back to his senses and seeing the scene before him, the infuriated Shuzen Issa laughed in fury as his yokai power surged.
"Brat, I hope your skills are as big as your nerve."
"Let go of Akua and fight me one-on-one."
"I said, no."
A smirk formed on Lin's lips as he held Shuzen Akua even tighter.
Shuzen Akua's eyes flashed, a smile appearing on her lips. She looked up and gave Lin a gentle kiss on the corner of his mouth.
Shuzen Issa: "???"
Seeing this, he felt rage shoot straight to the top of his head. His chest tightened, and he felt the urge to vomit blood.
He gritted his teeth fiercely, his fists clenched tight.
His body couldn't help but tremble slightly.
Although he desperately wanted to destroy Lin, his daughter was still in the man's arms. If he attacked, he worried he might hit her by mistake.
He could only do his best to control himself.
Just then, Lin spoke with a smile, "Old geezer—oh, no, I mean, father-in-law. I came here today to get something."
"Alucard's main body."
"!!!"
The seething Shuzen Issa's pupils contracted. Shock and confusion involuntarily arose in his heart.
How does he know?!
Shuzen Akua was taken aback by his words, her eyes widening slightly.
Alucard's main body has been hidden at the Shuzen estate all this time?!
Shuzen Issa stared intently at Lin, his expression wavering as he asked,
"Who in the world are you?"
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