"Master? What happened?" Because things had developed too quickly, Shun could no longer tell which was reality and which was an illusion. He felt that his current mental state was on par with Fire-bro at the beginning.
Hearing Shun's words, Fu Hua couldn't help but cover her face and smile. "Master has been standing right here the whole time. Besides, in your eyes, is Master really such an old-fashioned person?"
"Ehehe, seems like it." Although Fu Hua didn't act abstract, she wasn't the kind of old-fashioned immortal either. In fact, when Fu Hua wasn't going full Herrscher-mode, her mental state was no different from a modern person's. After all, she originally came from the advanced Previous Era.
"Master, when did it start?" Shun decided that at least, before Fu Hua used Taixu Sword God, she probably hadn't been acting.
Fu Hua thought for a moment and said, "The later parts of the illusion were all things you imagined in your heart. I simply set them up in advance. Although I saw everything clearly, of course."
"You did very well. I only wanted to help you one last time before you left. I didn't expect you would really be able to comprehend Taixu Sword God." As she spoke, Fu Hua even showed an extremely surprised expression. Although she knew Shun had excellent talent, she hadn't expected him to truly comprehend the Divine Charm.
"Doesn't that just mean Master taught me well?" Shun smoothly delivered a compliment.
Fu Hua responded with a disdainful look. If she didn't have records, she might have actually believed Shun's nonsense. Although she hadn't taught many disciples, in these thousands of years, only four people had ever learned Taixu Sword God. Besides herself, only two were her disciples.
"Alright, before you leave, go say something to Seele. Seele relies on you too much. It's best if you tell her yourself." Fu Hua waved her hand, urging Shun to leave. To be honest, there was nothing more she could teach Shun now. The hardest part Taixu Sword God had already been learned by him. The remaining sword forms would have to be slowly comprehended and integrated by Shun himself.
"Sigh, fine. I originally wanted Master to tell her for me." Shun felt a little disappointed that his plan had fallen through. In truth, he didn't want to see Seele's disappointed expression either, but he really couldn't accept letting Seele adventure together with him.
In the backyard, Shun saw Seele still diligently practicing sword forms. He waved at her, signaling her to come over. Upon seeing Shun, Seele put down her scythe and happily threw herself into Shun's arms like a bird returning to its nest.
It seemed Seele really relied on him a lot now. Shun once again felt just how heavy the "reliance" Fu Hua mentioned truly was. This unconditional trust left him somewhat at a loss.
"Brother, what was that purple light from Fu Hua-sister's side earlier that split open the clouds?" Seele had been training in the backyard. Although she wasn't entirely clear about what happened in the front yard, the commotion from Taixu Sword God was too big to miss.
Not to mention Seele even Otto at the foot of the mountain had turned around and seen the scene of the purple-gold Sword God shooting straight into the clouds.
"How nostalgic, old friend." Looking at the familiar technique, Otto revealed a trace of reminiscence. After waiting five hundred years, the day when his long-cherished wish would be fulfilled was finally in sight.
"Ummm, just treat it as the new ultimate move I recently practiced. Do you know about Taixu Sword God?"
"I know. Fu Hua-sister told Seele about it, but she said this move is very difficult. Brother, you actually learned it. So amazing." Seele immediately showed an expression of admiration.
"It's nothing much. However, I may have to tell you some bad news." Shun felt that Seele had just praised him, and now saying this felt a bit…
"Is it that Brother is leaving again?" Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Seele looked at Shun with an expression that said she had known all along.
"Seele…"
"Seele has known for a long time. Brother won't stay in one place forever. Back then, Brother falling into the Sea of Quanta and meeting Seele was also a coincidence. So Seele knows that Brother doesn't belong only to Seele."
It seemed Seele was far more sensible than Shun had thought…
"Because Seele is still too weak right now. Following behind Brother would only drag Brother down. If Seele becomes a little stronger strong enough not to drag Brother down will Brother take Seele along?"
So that's what you were waiting for… Shun rubbed his temples, thought for a moment, and said, "Alright, but I will personally test Seele."
"Yay!" Seele happily made a victory sign. He might as well give Seele some motivation to become stronger. However, for those truly deadly dungeons with a ten-death-no-life rate, Shun naturally wouldn't think of bringing Seele along.
"When does Brother plan to leave? Seele wants to see Brother off." Seele seemed extremely happy because of the promise she had just made with Shun.
"Right now." Mainly because Otto had already left, and Shun felt Nagazora City would soon become the center of the storm. He also needed to hurry and scout the area, arrange a fake identity, and so on.
"Okay." Seele followed Shun from the backyard to the front yard, where they ran into Fu Hua standing there.
"It seems you two have already talked it over?" Seeing the two of them come out together, Fu Hua's face also showed a gratified smile.
"Mm. Fu Hua-sister, Brother has already promised Seele that once Seele becomes stronger and receives Brother's approval, Seele can go out with Brother to face danger."
Fu Hua shot Shun a displeased glare. For a moment, Shun didn't know what to say. He really wanted to explain, "Master, it's not what you think," but after thinking about it, he decided to let it go.
"I'm leaving." Shun waved at the two of them, hurriedly had Cosmic Juggernaut teleport him away. The wind tugged at his clothes, and he directly slipped off. As for how Shun would settle down in Nagazora City…
"Help me, Dora Gray Serpent!" At this moment, Shun still thought of his invincible Gray Serpent godson. Whenever something came up, asking his godson to handle it was never a problem.
The next day, in Nagazora City, Shun bought a three-story small building on a street not far from Senba Academy. Although he estimated he wouldn't live here for long, he still couldn't treat himself poorly. In any case, the money was paid by his godson Gray Serpent.
"After you take the money, don't come back to Nagazora City, got it?" Facing the landlord he was dealing with, Shun couldn't help but give a reminder. But it was only a reminder. Kind words could not persuade a ghost who wanted to die. If the landlord didn't listen, Shun wouldn't persuade him again.
It had to be said that the person was truly from Japan. The landlord in front of Shun, after receiving Shun's five billion Japanese yen, immediately started bowing and nodding obsequiously. "Actually, I was originally planning to take my daughter to Tokyo for university, so I decided to sell the house in Nagazora City. I don't plan to stay here any longer either."
"I see. That's good then." Shun didn't know if it was because he saw that a few more names could be removed from the Third Honkai Impact death list, but he actually smiled with relief. Speaking of which, as someone who had already sentenced Nagazora City to death, would he really feel happy just because he saved one or two people?
"May I ask boldly what do you plan to do after buying this house?" The man still seemed a little uneasy. After all, if Shun did anything illegal, it would affect him too.
Shun smiled and said, "Actually, I'm a private detective. I want to open a detective agency here." As he spoke, Shun picked up a beret and placed it on his head. "Doesn't it look the part?"
"Maybe it's because your appearance is too outstanding?"
"These days, private detectives only catch cheating spouses. It's not like in novels." Shun waved his hand indifferently.
"Haha, then I'm relieved. Wishing you prosperous business." After learning Shun's purpose for opening the shop, the man left looking reassured. Before leaving, he added one more thing.
"Oh right, please tear down the 'House for Rent' sign I posted at the door. I didn't expect it to sell so easily in the first place."
However, the rental notice did indeed need to be torn down. Shun still wanted to live alone. Following the landlord's words, Shun walked straight out the door to the spot where the previous landlord had posted the rental notice.
At that moment, someone patted him on the back.
"Hey, are you the landlord of this house? This young lady wants to rent a room."
Hearing a voice that was all too familiar, Shun couldn't help but turn around.
And then, he saw her.