Chapter 534: Be Aware Of...

Chapter 534: Be Aware Of...

"Your insight is awe-inspiring. I've always been curious about samurais and got my wish today. Quite thrilling indeed," Kamui squinted his eyes and said with a smile.

"Children lie; adults see right through it; you're still too green, kid," Takasugi replied leisurely with a light laugh, "You're not interested in samurais, are you? It's that man you're interested in, isn't it? Boy..."

"Yeah, you're indeed his former comrade, but no matter, your past relations with him don't matter anymore." Kamui suddenly widened his eyes, his expression growing fierce, "Blatantly stealing someone else's gift, and now... return it to me with interest! Your... life!"

"Hmm..." Takasugi hummed lightly, "Didn't I tell you? You're too green. You think I'd believe such a simple lie?"

"Hmm... Not only do you have good insight, but you also seem to have some special powers. Does that left eye of yours hold some secrets?" Kamui narrowed his eyes again and tilted his head, "I've figured it out now, what he's been guarding all this time. It's such a mundane existence. Even though it's just a little, I've seen it clear enough—his chains, the chains that bind him. So... I'll be the one to cut through these boring trinkets. Die, Takasugi."

Takasugi didn't respond; they just looked at Kamui evenly.

"Kamui!"

Just then, Abuto's voice came from behind Kamui, accompanied by soft footsteps, indicating the presence of several people.

Seeing the armed Yato and various weapon bearers approaching from all sides, Kamui simply turned his head and said mildly, "Didn't I tell you not to interfere?"

Abuto chuckled lightly, "I won't interfere..."

As he spoke, Abuto gestured with his hand, and suddenly, the Yato soldiers standing beside him fired their triggers at Kamui's back.

Strangely, the barrels didn't shoot bullets but darts filled with tranquilizers.

Several darts hit Kamui's back squarely, and drops of blood slowly dripped to the ground.

Belatedly realizing what happened, Kamui let out a puzzled, "Eh?"

"Kamui, we came to kill you," Abuto explained calmly.

Meanwhile, Harusame's spacecraft slowly approached the Kiheitai's spacecraft. However, just then, aboard the spaceship, Abo realized something startling on the main screen...

"Where did I start misunderstanding?" Abo slightly curved his lips, watching countless unanticipated spacecraft suddenly appearing behind the Kiheitai's ship, pretending to be confused, "Did anyone mention the enemy had such a large family?"

Switching back to Harusame headquarters...

"Your Yato blood is too dangerous," the true mastermind behind all this—Admiral Aho—slowly walked over and stood beside Abuto, "Too sharp a blade is loathed, Kamui!"

"This is bad, huh?" Kamui sat on the ground, his face unflustered, "The idiot admiral beat me to it."

"Don't worry. I have the same goal as you: to cut through those boring chains, though my methods are a bit different. I also hate being forcibly shackled by such things," Takasugi approached Kamui, stopping before him and drawing his sword, his eyes flashing coldly, "So rest easy in death, as your demise should break those boring chains..."

With that, Takasugi swung down at Kamui's shoulder...

...

On Abo's ship in Harusame.

As the automatic door closed behind him, Abuto quietly advised Admiral Aho, "Be careful; he's more unpredictable than Kamui. Who knows what he's plotting."

"I know, there won't be a second time for such a farce," Aho smirked meaningfully.

...

In a dimly lit, damp dungeon only lit by a faint yellow light, at the end of the corridor in one cell, Doctor Kanae was still mechanically fiddling with a broken bowl, continuously repeating, "Even or odd..."

"It's even," Takasugi stopped outside the cell and responded.

Kanae lifted the broken bowl, revealing a screw and a nut, "Too bad... it's even..."

"Ah well, looks like it's your turn to die," Kamui's voice suddenly came from the side, "That's a cursed gamble; the loser always meets misfortune. Since I lost too, there's no mistake."

Looking at Kamui, who was squatting on the ground in the cell next door, chained heavily at the wrists and ankles, Takasugi chuckled, "Heh, a monster that can't be killed by just killing."

"They treated me to keep me alive, probably for a public execution to deter others, right?" Kamui spoke casually as if he didn't care, "When is it?"

"In three days."

"Three days, huh?" Kamui smirked, "Who will die first, you or me? You know as well, this place only thinks of its interests. No matter how much you owe others, you'll only be used and thrown away once you're useless."

Hearing Kamui's words, Takasugi lightly laughed, "True, whether using others or being used, having such cowardly comrades is boring. Staying here, even the sharp teeth you've grown will rot and fall out."

With that, Takasugi turned and started walking away, only to pause and turn back, "What did you come here for, exactly?"

"To roam looking for a place to sink these fangs that are just surviving, and... like you, to find out what that man wants to do and if there are any boring chains to help him break them," Takasugi didn't look back as he answered.

Kamui's expression froze momentarily but soon returned to normal, "I... don't understand."

"Heh, you're a clever little devil, aren't you? You've found nothing despite searching for so many years, right?" Takasugi implied, then looked at Kamui again, "Do you know? Indeed, I'd like to ditch this broken ship and board yours, but continuing like this isn't bad either. I feel like I can catch a tail that has always been elusive. How about it? Interested?"

"Ha ha ha, although it's tempting... it seems like gambling with my life," Kamui laughed, "I think it would be more appropriate to gamble with your life. The outcome would probably be the same, and I could prepare a couple more swords for you afterward. I'd like to offer you the vice-captain position, but Abuto would disagree."

"Smooth-talking kid, you indeed have a bit of that man's way, but... just a bit. He... wouldn't let himself be in such an embarrassing position," Takasugi continued walking, then stopped again, "By the way, there's something you might not know. He... isn't alone."

"Those women? They are indeed powerful," Kamui narrowed his eyes, his antenna twitching.

"No, a secret force I don't even know the size of—those he saved during that war, or perhaps... not just those." Takasugi spoke slowly, "I've been looking for a long time but never found their traces. Where are all those guys?"

"Ah well, that man, he does things without leaving any traces," Kamui shook his head softly, "But... I heard that guy once had a woman who was a cosmetic surgeon, who was said to be the best in the universe."

"Do you think this ship might also have a few wolves in sheep's clothing?" Takasugi lightly curled his lips and started walking again, raising his left hand, "Goodbye, universe's... fight expert."

After Takasugi left, Kamui squinted and muttered, "Ah well, I give up on him. No wonder, after so many years, you found nothing. It's been right under your nose, stupid uncle. So... I really can't stay on this ship any longer..."