"Fujino, I've brought them." Sakuya directly threw Ryusei and Qi Xiaosai, whom she was holding, onto the ground.
"That was hard work." Asagami Fujino said with a smile, then walked over to the two of them and poured a bucket of water directly onto their bodies.
The icy water instantly sobered up the two unconscious men. They shivered and hugged their bodies; it was too cold.
"You're awake. How do you feel~"
Hearing the familiar yet terrifying voice, the two looked up and saw Asagami Fujino's half-smile, their expressions immediately freezing.
"Sakuya, I'll leave them to you. Just don't kill them~"
"Understood."
After a while, Tumida was also in another room. Looking at the two mosaic-covered, unidentified creatures on the ground, Tumida asked worriedly, "They didn't die, did they?"
"How could they?" Asagami Fujino smiled: "Don't worry, Sakuya knows her limits. They're just half-dead."
"Hehe," Tumida laughed awkwardly.
At this moment, the mosquito net in the room opened, and September Days walked out, holding the compass that Tumida had brought back.
"It seems she was talking about you."
"Mhm."
September Days looked at Asagami Fujino and asked, "Are you coming with me tonight?"
"Of course." Asagami Fujino nodded.
Although there was nothing left inside that relic, there were still some interesting things, so Asagami Fujino naturally had to go check it out.
"Thank you," September Days said softly.
"Don't mention thanks. Just marry me," Asagami Fujino laughed.
"Alright."
Faced with such an unexpected answer, Asagami Fujino couldn't help but look at September in surprise. Seeing September's expression, it didn't seem like she was joking, but why? Asagami Fujino didn't choose to peek into September's heart; she didn't understand why September had agreed. Logically, shouldn't the response have been to tell her to get lost? Asagami Fujino didn't understand, but neither of them spoke further. Instead, they picked up the teacups on the table and sipped quietly, the atmosphere becoming particularly strange.
How troublesome. Asagami Fujino felt an inexplicable sense of irritation, feeling as if she had done something wrong—not referring to September, but her own method. She felt she was being too dilatory, feeling like she wasn't herself anymore.
As expected. Matters of love and romance didn't seem to suit her.
In the future, should she try getting on the bus first and then buying the ticket later?
The sky gradually darkened, and Ryusei and the others had recovered. They realized that everything before had been Asagami Fujino's mischievous sense of humor, but they couldn't say anything. After all, they were the ones who had violated the rules first. As for Bun and the others, they were also brought into the village. Because of their relationship with September and the others, they were treated warmly by the villagers, and a revelry began immediately afterward.
September, Asagami Fujino, and an old woman—Tumida's grandmother, the village priestess and guardian of the Gusilan ruins—traveled through a secret passage to a patch of desert.
"Great One, I leave everything to you," the old woman said respectfully to Asagami Fujino.
"A small matter."
Asagami Fujino looked toward the sky. At this time, the sun had just set, and the moon had not yet fully emerged. Opening the ruins required the environment of a full moon night, but today clearly wasn't one, which was why Asagami Fujino was needed.
The Gusilan ruins were actually located beneath this desert, but the builders had used the power of the Seventh Sense to create a disguise, forming a protective layer. Under a full moon, a compass was needed as a medium to dispel the protection, open the Eye of the Wind, and enter the ruins.
Asagami Fujino used her own power to crudely break the outer protection of the ruins, opening the seal. A massive Eye of the Wind appeared out of thin air.
"This is the Eye of the Wind." Asagami Fujino grabbed September's hand and looked at the old woman: "Wait here. If anyone comes, you don't need to stop them."
After saying that, Asagami Fujino directly pulled September and jumped into the Eye of the Wind.
"I wish you safety." Watching the two disappear into the Eye of the Wind, the old woman silently prayed for them.
On the armed helicopter, October looked at the Eye of the Wind in the distance and said, "The Eye of the Wind has opened. We are preparing to land. January will stay behind; the rest of you, follow me."
"Yes!"
The armed helicopter descended slowly, the loud noise from the helicopter's rotors immediately attracting the attention of the reveling villagers.
"Is that an armed helicopter?!" Ryusei recognized it instantly.
"Why would an armed helicopter appear here?!"
"How should I know!"
"It seems there are quite a lot of people, and even an old acquaintance."
A voice that sounded somewhat familiar to Ryusei spoke, and then a figure jumped directly from the armed helicopter before it had fully landed.
"It's you!"
Ryusei recognized October at once. October had left a very deep impression on Ryusei!
"You pervert, are you finally not wearing women's clothes?"
October looked at Ryusei playfully. He hadn't expected to run into this guy in this village either, but October's goal today was the ruins. He didn't have much time to tangle with Ryusei. He activated the Fire Control Technique, directly trapping Ryusei.
"This is!" Ryusei looked in surprise at the flames trapping him. Wasn't this the ability Asagami Fujino possessed? How did this guy have it too?!
"Brother October, please do not attack these people." April suddenly appeared in front of October.
"April!" Seeing April, the most excited one was March, who ran directly toward her but was stopped by October's hand.
"Brother October?!" March looked at October in confusion, not understanding why October was stopping him.
"April is no longer a member of the Black Moon Iron Cavalry," October said in a heavy voice.
"Why!" March said excitedly. Not just March, even the Black Moon Iron Cavalry members behind them were filled with confusion and bewilderment.
"This is Mr. K's order!"
"Mr. K... how could it be..."
The Black Moon Iron Cavalry members still found it hard to believe.
April looked at the Black Moon Iron Cavalry, especially March, and couldn't help but sigh softly in her heart. She said quietly, "Brother October, you guys go. The ruins have opened; I won't stop you."
"En, April, take care of yourself."
Giving April a deep look, October headed toward the direction of the ruins without looking back. The others looked at October, then at April, all sighing softly before following October, leaving only January there.
January came before April, even putting away her lollipop, looking at April in confusion: "Sister April, why?"
"It's nothing." April patted January's head and smiled gently: "I just found someone I like."
"Someone you like? Like how Brother October likes Sister September?"
"En, just like that. But the person Sister September likes is the same as mine."
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