"I can't see him or his future?! What exactly is going on? Is there something special about him?" Hitogami's mosaic face was filled with suspicion as he silently speculated.
His gaze locked tightly onto the vice-principal standing nearby.
After a moment of silence, Hitogami finally spoke: "Go explain my situation to him clearly. Tell him I can grant him endless wealth and glory—even immortality—if he's willing to become my ally." Hitogami's voice was unusually grave, yet his apostles would still believe him.
"But he's a bit special. Checking will take some time."
The vice-principal respectfully replied, "Yes!" Then his figure vanished from the world of nothingness, preparing to relay Hitogami's words.
However, after hearing the system's warning, Dan Feng developed deep suspicions toward this vice-principal.
After all, according to Dragon God Orsted, when Hitogami wanted to observe certain special individuals, he would usually send one of his apostles to approach them.
When the vice-principal returned to his own body, he slowly asked Dan Feng, "This student… may I ask if your title is [Imbibitor Lunae]?"
Dan Feng stared into the vice-principal's eyes, trying to catch any hint from his expression.
Thus, Dan Feng now had reason to suspect that this ugly-faced vice-principal was actually one of Hitogami's apostles.
"What if I am? What if I'm not?" Dan Feng countered.
"Let me tell you a story—a story about a god," the vice-principal said with a reverent expression, speaking very slowly.
Then he proceeded to tell Dan Feng a tale of a god who helped people gain endless honor and power.
Dan Feng listened in complete silence throughout, saying nothing. These words held no meaning for him.
"Right now, behind me stands a god with exactly that kind of power. If you pledge loyalty to Him, He will grant you a clear path into the future. You will obtain boundless wealth—and even eternal life," the vice-principal continued, reciting the lines Hitogami had given him, attempting to tempt Dan Feng with these alluring promises.
Yet Dan Feng's reaction was exceptionally cold. He simply said flatly, "Is it Hitogami?"
This question caught the vice-principal off guard. A puzzled look crossed his face as he asked, "You actually know of Lord Hitogami? Where did you hear about Him?"
Dan Feng did not answer the vice-principal's question. Instead, he stated his position directly: "Just remember this—I have no interest in getting involved in the conflict between Hitogami and the Dragon God. So there's no need for you to try recruiting me. I will not join either side." His tone was icy, without the slightest hesitation.
The vice-principal clearly hadn't expected Dan Feng to refuse so firmly. His expression turned strange as he looked at Dan Feng in disbelief and said, "You mean… you don't want to become Lord Hitogami's apostle?"
Dan Feng nodded. "Mm."
Seeing this, the vice-principal flew into a rage. He shouted, "You must be insane! How dare you refuse Lord Hitogami's offer? Are you tired of living?" His voice was filled with incomprehension—he simply couldn't understand why Dan Feng would pass up such a seemingly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
In his worldview, Hitogami was undoubtedly the most exalted and supreme existence. Everything had to follow Hitogami's will.
Dan Feng replied expressionlessly, "I will absolutely not get involved in this matter. If there's nothing else, I'll be taking my leave."
Dan Feng turned to go. He truly had no interest whatsoever in becoming Hitogami's apostle.
In his heart, there was only one simple and pure wish: to quietly grow stronger, then spend the rest of his life together with the woman he loved—Roxy.
However, Hitogami and the vice-principal clearly had no intention of letting him leave so easily.
In the world of nothingness, the vice-principal asked, "Lord Hitogami, what should we do now?" His voice carried a trace of helplessness.
"Oh come on, use your brain and figure something out," Hitogami said, seemingly unconcerned by Dan Feng's rejection.
"You can try all the methods you've used before. I don't believe a mere human like this really has the ability to defeat the Dragon God."
Hitogami couldn't see the current situation—because in his eyes, Dan Feng was nothing but a mosaic. That was the effect of the system blocking him.
The vice-principal understood Hitogami's meaning and decided to take a harder approach.
He shouted at Dan Feng's back, "You don't want yourself—or the people close to you—to fall into danger, do you?"
Dan Feng's footsteps halted abruptly.
He slowly turned around. His eyes were as cold as ice as he stared straight at the vice-principal and said, "Are you threatening me?"
Before the words even finished, a vast surge of fighting spirit erupted from Dan Feng like raging waves.
This overwhelming power instantly enveloped the vice-principal, leaving him no room to resist. In the blink of an eye, he was completely suppressed and unable to move.
Meanwhile, Hitogami watched expressionlessly at what appeared to be the vice-principal's perfectly normal future in his future sight. In his mind, he thought—
Under future sight, the vice-principal's future was like a calm river—without the slightest ripple or any sign of death.
Thus, Hitogami confidently told the vice-principal, "I've already observed your future carefully. Even if you fight him, you will absolutely survive unharmed."
"So there's no need to worry. Just act according to what you feel is right. Besides, I no longer need him to join anyway."
In Hitogami's eyes, the vice-principal's future was like a perfectly scripted play—every scene under His control.
However, he could not see the pressure Dan Feng was exerting on the vice-principal—because Hitogami could not observe Dan Feng at all. To him, Dan Feng was nothing more than a mosaic.
Since that was the case, there was naturally no reason to keep someone like Dan Feng—who was useless to Him—around.
Hearing Hitogami's words, the vice-principal's body trembled slightly. But he still forced down his inner discomfort and slowly raised his hand.
He had complete faith in Hitogami's words—because Hitogami's abilities were so powerful. Every word from Him represented the optimal future.
In this way, the vice-principal became like a puppet that had lost all self-awareness, completely controlled by Hitogami.
His thoughts had been entirely overtaken by Hitogami. Hitogami's will was his will; Hitogami's orders were his guiding principle.
Even if Hitogami told him to die right now, he would probably obey without hesitation.
Then he began to chant with difficulty. What he was chanting was the Fire Saint-class magic [Flash Blaze].
However, after seeing him begin to chant, Dan Feng let out a silent sigh. He understood what killing this vice-principal would bring upon himself and Roxy.
But since Hitogami—his master—insisted on having this man deal with him, he could not let Hitogami succeed.
"Go back and tell Hitogami: since He now wants to kill me, He had better prepare himself for my retaliation." Dan Feng spoke coldly. In an instant, his form transformed into Dragon Transformation mode, and Cloud-Piercer was instantly summoned.