Chapter 21
As Ryo flew through the sky at high speed, he didn't notice whether people saw him.
More accurately, he didn't care.
If someone saw him flying, then they saw him.
If they didn't, that was also fine.
After all, what were they going to do?
Fly after him and complain?
Far below, beside a river, two brothers had secretly slipped into a patch of bushes.
Only two bald heads could be seen sticking out from above the grass.
At that moment, Ryo's eyes caught sight of the river.
Then he saw the two heads.
His expression immediately became strange.
"Hmm..."
"Two bald heads hidden in bushes beside a river."
"A classic scene."
The System felt something bad was about to happen.
Very bad.
Ryo immediately descended.
He flew just above the river surface.
The water beneath him surged and rolled.
As he approached the bushes, he slowed down.
Then suddenly—
WHOOSH!
He accelerated.
A huge wall of water followed behind him.
Ryo pointed dramatically toward the bushes.
With the righteous expression of a man protecting civilization itself, he shouted:
"Water Style: Who Dares Shit in the Bushes!"
The river exploded.
A wave rushed toward the bushes.
The two brothers heard the voice first.
Immediately, both froze.
Then their faces turned red.
Then green.
Then red again.
What kind of insult was that?!
They weren't doing that!
And why was someone announcing it to the entire river?!
One of the brothers immediately shouted,
"Brother! Someone is slandering us!"
The other brother became furious.
"Who dares?!"
Before either could continue—
SPLASH!
The river arrived.
Five seconds later.
The bushes were flattened.
The brothers were drenched.
The river was calmer.
And everyone's dignity had died.
Ryo glanced backward.
Then he frowned.
There was no sign of what he expected.
Instead...
There were two brothers.
And...
"..."
"..."
"..."
A suspicious amount of white liquid was on them and on their clothes.
Ryo's eyes widened.
Then he immediately understood.
"They weren't shitting."
The System asked,
"Then what were they doing?"
Ryo's face became disgusted.
"They were sword-fighting in the bushes."
System:
"..."
Ryo:
"..."
System:
"..."
Then the System spoke seriously.
"Host."
"What?"
"I think the jutsu name should be updated."
Ryo nodded.
The System declared:
"Water Style: Who Dares Fence in the Bushes!"
Ryo remained silent.
Then he accelerated.
The System noticed something.
"Host."
"What?"
"You seem upset."
Ryo replied calmly,
"I dislike brotherly backstabbing."
"I dislike any type of brotherly stabbing in the back. ANY TYPE."
The System nodded.
Reasonable.
Then Ryo added if system didn't understand what he ment to say,
"I dislike brotherly fencing too."
The System immediately stopped asking questions.
A few minutes later, Black Iron Mountain came into view.
Ryo landed outside the village.
Looking toward the distant houses, he asked,
"System."
"Yes, Host?"
"What appearance should I use to heal An Jin's mother?"
The System immediately became excited.
Finally.
A question it could answer.
"Host!"
"I have the perfect plan!"
Ryo raised an eyebrow.
The System continued enthusiastically.
"You transform into a 99.99-year-old immortal."
"A man so ancient that he personally treated dinosaurs."
Ryo nodded.
"Continue."
The System became even more excited.
"You enter the village."
"You cough."
"You cough harder."
"You cough so hard that you accidentally fall into the embrace of a beautiful young aunt."
Ryo listened carefully.
The System continued.
"The aunt catches you."
"The villagers are shocked."
"You ask for some food."
"You reveal your medical skills to help them."
"You heal everyone."
"Then the villagers worship you as an immortal."
The System finished proudly.
Ryo was silent for several seconds.
Then he nodded.
"Good plan."
The System became happy.
Then Ryo continued.
"Except for one thing."
"What?"
"The beautiful aunt part."
The System froze.
Ryo shook his head disappointedly.
"System."
"Yes?"
"You should be ashamed."
The System became confused.
"What did I do?"
Ryo pointed accusingly.
"Taking advantage of a helpless beautiful aunt."
"Disgraceful."
The System felt wronged.
"I wasn't the one falling!"
Ryo ignored him.
"As a righteous man, I reject such shameless behavior."
The System almost cried.
Then Ryo continued.
"If I must fall..."
"I shall fall into the embrace of a beautiful young girl."
System:
[ °□° ]
"..."
"..."
"..."
The System crashed for three seconds.
After rebooting, it refused to continue the conversation.
A cloud of smoke appeared.
Ryo transformed.
When the smoke dispersed—
An old man stood there.
No.
Not old.
Ancient.
Historical.
Prehistoric.
The kind of old man who looked like he had personally witnessed the invention of dirt.
His beard reached his knees.
His face contained enough wrinkles to qualify as a mountain range.
Most importantly—
He had exactly three hairs on his head.
One black.
One white.
One half black and half white.
The three hairs fluttered majestically in the wind.
Like legendary heroes.
Ryo stroked his beard.
"System."
Silence.
"System."
More silence.
"System."
Finally, the System answered.
"What?"
"How do I look?"
The System examined him.
Then replied honestly.
"You look like the final boss of old men."
Ryo smiled proudly.
The System continued.
"You look like someone who survived three dynasties, five apocalypses, and seven tax reforms."
Ryo became even happier.
Then the System suddenly remembered something.
"Host."
"What?"
"You know..."
"What?"
"You could have entered An Jin's house tonight."
"Okay."
"You could have knocked An Jin's mother unconscious."
"Okay."
"You could have healed her."
"Okay."
"You could have left immediately."
"..."
"..."
"..."
Ryo's smile vanished.
The System's voice became increasingly evil.
"But instead..."
"You flew here."
"You prepared a disguise."
"You designed a character."
"You even spent time admiring your three hairs."
Ryo's face darkened.
The System continued.
"At first I thought you were a useless devil."
"Then I thought you were a hopeless, pointless, basterd of a monster whom calling the living devil won't be insulting to the devil at all."
"But now I understand."
Ryo suddenly had a bad feeling.
The System declared:
"You're actually kind-hearted."
"You came all this way because you care about the villagers."
"You definitely didn't spend days causing chaos in the Imperial City and completely forget An Jin's mother existed."
😈😈😈
Silence.
Long silence.
Very long silence.
Finally—
Ryo spoke.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"I didn't forgot as you know I'm a very kind hearted man"
The System immediately burst into laughter.
Chapter End