Chapter 98

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“Whoosh————!”

Finally, the people present calmed down a bit, each pulling out their guns and aiming at the two people standing on the conference table, their eyes fixed on them.

The man in a tailcoat, looking as if he were about to attend a masquerade ball, seemed oblivious to the people around him. He took off his hat and bowed deeply to the screen displaying the image of Sei Tenno.

“Let me introduce myself. My surname is Hiruko, and my full name is Hiruko Kageyuki!”

After saying this, the man named Hiruko Kageyuki placed his hand on the shoulder of the girl beside him.

The girl had wavy short hair and wore a dress with frills. Two sheaths were crossed and attached to her back, which, by their shape and length, seemed to be the sheaths of two wakizashi.

“This is my ‘Initiator’! She is also my daughter!”

“My name is Hiruko Kobina! I’m ten years old!” The girl said this with an extremely innocent and endearing tone and expression, but the next words she spoke made many people present feel a chill.

“Dad, they’re all pointing guns at us. Can I cut them down?”

As she said this, Hiruko Kobina’s small body emitted a strong aura of killing intent, as if to prove the authenticity of her words.

The intense killing intent told everyone present that this ‘Initiator’ was not only unusual but had also killed many people.

Understanding this, Noah furrowed his brow and looked at Hiruko Kobina with a serious expression.

“Have you killed people?”

“Huh?” Hiruko Kobina blinked her eyes, looked at Noah, and her eyes suddenly turned deep red.

That was the symbol of the ‘Cursed Children’ who had unleashed their power!

Hiruko Kobina, who had directly unleashed her power, had an expression that was both innocent and evil. She looked at Noah and said, “Do you want to be killed by me too?”

Hearing this, Noah understood.

The child before him had already taken killing as a matter of course.

No matter what, it was impossible to save this child and let her live a normal life.

This made Noah, who had always wanted to create ‘Fairy Tail’ to let the ‘Cursed Children’ live a happy life like ordinary people, feel a deep pain in his heart. His gaze on Hiruko Kobina shifted to one of pity and sympathy.

Hiruko Kobina immediately wrinkled her little nose and looked at Hiruko Kageyuki.

“Dad, this person’s gaze makes me uncomfortable. I don’t have to cut down everyone, just him. Can I?”

“Oh?” Hiruko Kageyuki glanced at Noah, pondered for a moment, and then spoke.

“Since my lovely daughter is uncomfortable, you can cut him down!”

Hiruko Kobina immediately smiled happily.

“You think so!”

Lentaro, who had been silently holding his gun, could no longer bear it. He shouted and pulled the trigger of his gun without hesitation.

This was the signal. Everyone present with guns all pulled their triggers.

“Bang bang bang bang bang————!”

Amidst the continuous gunfire and the rising smoke, bullets from all directions pierced the air, heading towards Hiruko Kageyuki.

However, the scene that unfolded next made everyone present look in disbelief.

“Clang clang clang clang clang————!”

In a series of sounds like bullets hitting steel plates, all the bullets from all directions stopped at a certain distance from Hiruko Kageyuki’s body, as if they had sunk into mud, hanging there.

“What————!”

No one dared to believe their eyes.

But that was indeed what happened in reality.

Sei Tenno, Miki, Lentaro, and others all changed their expressions.

The people around them also stopped shooting, as if in a daze.

Even Noah’s eyes flickered and gradually focused.

It was like a scene from a story. Hiruko Kageyuki, with his hands behind his back, had bullets suspended in the air around him, and a voice rose from the crowd.

“How is that possible…”

“Of course it’s possible!” Hiruko Kageyuki dramatically spread his arms wide.

“Allow me to continue my unfinished introduction. I am the former Eastern Army 787 Mechanized Special Forces of the Ground Self-Defense Force, the ‘New Human Creation Plan’ —— Hiruko Kageyuki!”

“The ‘New Human Creation Plan’?!”

Gasps echoed around the room.

“The ‘New Human Creation Plan’?” Noah repeated, his face full of confusion.

What is that?

Although he didn’t know what it was, Noah temporarily suppressed his confusion and turned to look at Miki and Lentaro beside him.

Thus, Noah clearly saw.

For a moment, Lentaro’s expression completely stiffened, and his eyes flickered intensely.

Miki was also surprised and then glanced at Lentaro.

“Whoosh————!”

Just as Noah was confused, a figure shot towards him like a bullet from a gun.

Noah’s eyes immediately turned serious.

“Clang————!”

A clear sound of impact echoed.

“Huh?” A voice of surprise also sounded.

“Oh?” Hiruko Kageyuki, standing on the conference table, couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise.

“You actually blocked Kobina’s slash?”

Upon closer inspection, Hiruko Kobina, who had been standing beside Hiruko Kageyuki, was now in front of Noah, having leaped up and tightly gripping the two wakizashi at her waist, slashing towards Noah.

However, Noah had blocked Hiruko Kobina’s two wakizashi.

With a large, heavily modified revolver that was entirely black and had a very imposing and ornate design.

“Screech————!”

The wakizashi and the revolver’s body rubbed against each other intensely, sparking numerous sparks.

Hiruko Kobina kept applying force but could not break through Noah’s defense, which surprised her greatly.

At that moment, Hiruko Kobina decisively pulled back, returning to stand beside Hiruko Kageyuki, her deep red eyes looking at Noah with an extremely serious expression for the first time.

“Who are you?”

Hearing this, Noah looked directly at Hiruko Kobina.

“Then let me introduce myself. I am the president of ‘Fairy Tail’ —— Noah Dola!”

“‘Fairy Tail’?” Hiruko Kobina was slightly taken aback.

“‘Fairy Tail’…” Hiruko Kageyuki looked at Noah with a sudden realization.

“I see, so you are the famous sanctuary for the ‘Cursed Children’?”

“Enough talk!” Perhaps because of Hiruko Kobina, Noah’s tone was different from usual, filled with impatience.

“You’re making such a big scene here. You’re not really planning to put on a show, are you?”

“Oh oh.” Hiruko Kageyuki finally came to his senses.

“Almost forgot the main reason I’m here.”

Saying this, Hiruko Kageyuki turned his head and looked at Sei Tenno, laughing.

“My purpose for coming here is actually very simple. I want to ask the Chancellor if, as a former police officer, I can accept the mission issued by the Chancellor?”

Sei Tenno did not speak, only staring intently at Hiruko Kageyuki, which made Hiruko Kageyuki laugh even more joyfully and sharply.

“Of course, if we are lucky enough to get it first, I hope the Chancellor will allow me to use it for a short time.”

Hearing this, Sei Tenno seemed to give up and closed her eyes.

“What are you talking about?” Miki stepped forward and spoke.

“What is in the box?”

“Explaining the mission to the client is not my job.” Hiruko Kageyuki pressed his hat and then looked at Noah.

“We will meet again.”

With that, Hiruko Kageyuki and Hiruko Kobina simultaneously leaped, breaking the glass of the conference room window, and jumped out, disappearing at the bottom of the building.

Noah looked around at the bewildered people present and slowly narrowed his eyes.

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