Seeing the cute girl actually opened her mouth wide enough to swallow half of his head, Nagasawa felt like he was at the scene of a horror movie.
Ichikishimahime quickly closed her mouth again and reverted to her previous disguise. She looked at Nagasawa with a smile on her face, as if she was looking forward to how well Nagasawa would do in the trial.
However, Nagasawa did not heed Ichikishimahime's words. Instead of placing the gemstones to their respective socket, he just stayed still.
Ichikishimahime noticed that Nagasawa ignored her and stared blankly instead of picking the gemstones in panic. Because of that, she could not help but got a little angry and puffed her cheeks.
Ichikishimahime then hovered to Nagasawa's side and said, "Why don't you place the stones on their corresponding position? You don't think I am lying to you, do you? I will really eat you once your Chakra weakens."
Nagasawa just nodded expressionlessly and said, "Yes, I believe in you. I am afraid that you will eat me."
Ichikishimahime: …
She felt like she had been insulted!
Not only did this person not follow her rules, but he even casually ignored her with no change in his expression whatsoever.
Did he really think that she was a child? She was a Snake Sage that had cultivated Sage Technique for thousands of years!
"Judging from your build, you should taste pretty good." Ichikishimahime circled around Nagasawa like a snake.
"Don't you feel your Chakra is rapidly depleting?"
Nagasawa checked, and as Ichikishimahime said, his Chakra was indeed depleting, but it was too little, so he didn't feel anything.
Judging from his Chakra reserve, it might take several days to completely exhaust his Chakra completely.
"Indeed." Nagasawa nodded. His Chakra was indeed depleting.
"Hee hee." Ichikishimahime laughed proudly. She was certain that Nagasawa wouldn't be able to remain calm any longer.
Hurry up and pick up the stones, then I will secretly strengthen this Sage Technique to drain your Chakra faster.
She wanted to laugh when she imagined how Nagasawa's expressionless face had become flustered and helpless.
However, Nagasawa did not pick up the stones in panic like she expected. Instead, he walked to the hole that was blocked by the boulder.
"What are you trying to do? It is impossible to leave without placing these gemstones into the corresponding position. They are not ordinary stones. They are imbued by natural energy. You can't destroy them." Ichikishimahime reminded.
"You want to see me squatting on the ground and picking up stones? I never play by the rule, especially if the one setting the rule is a person like you."
Nagasawa laughed, and then clenched his right fist. He used Breathing Styles, Chakra, and Tremor-Tremor Fruit's ability and punched.
"It can't be..."
Rumble!!!!!
Before Ichikishimahime could finish speaking, the shockwave that Nagasawa dished out hit the boulder that blocked the exit.
A violent explosion sounded, and a powerful impact swept through the entire cave. The stones on the ground were swept up by the shockwaves and smashed into the walls around them.
The boulder that was imbued by natural energy was also smashed into pieces by the powerful shockwave.
"What was it again? What do you mean impossible?" Nagasawa dusted his hand as she looked at Ichikishimahime.
Ichikishimahime was dumbfounded when he looked at the indifferent Nagasawa.
Something was wrong. The White Snake Sage personally imbued this boulder with natural energy.
Even she herself only had the authority to control the switch and could not use brute force to destroy it.
Yet just now, Nagasawa had actually shattered the boulder with a single punch. Just how strong he was?
"Congratulations, you have passed the second trial. You can proceed to the next trial." Ichikishimahime revealed a sweet smile on her face as she spoke. It was as if she was a completely different person to the one that threatened to eat Nagasawa whole.
It wasn't that she was afraid, but that she had to abide by the rules. Although Nagasawa didn't play according to the rules, Nagasawa had successfully left the room, and it could be considered as clearing the trial. According to the rules, she couldn't make things difficult for the trial challengers, or at least that was how Ichikishimahime consoled herself.
"You are really cute." When Nagasawa saw Ichikishimahime admitting defeat, he smiled and shook his head. Then, he walked to Ichikishimahime.
"What are you doing? There's still the next trial waiting for you." Ichikishimahime was flustered and subconsciously stepped back when she saw Nagasawa walking over.
If Nagasawa hit her with the same force earlier, she would have died on the spot.
"Nothing. I just feel that you should be cuter if you never speak." After saying that, Nagasawa released his Chakra and punched Ichikishimahime.
Nagasawa was too fast, so Ichikishimahime had no time to dodge.
Bang!!!!!
The loud sound rang out, and Ichikishimahime was smashed into the stone wall, leaving the outline of her petite figure.
"It's just a small lesson. Next time, remember not to open your mouth too wide and scare me." Nagasawa said before delving deeper into the cave.
At first he did not want to be too hostile and directly beat the subordinates of the White Snake Sage in Ryuchi Cave.
However, Ichikishimahime got ahead of herself and deserved a beating. She actually circled around him as if she was thinking about how to eat him.
How could Nagasawa hold himself back after what she had done? On top of that she kept reminding him of what he should do in the trial.
After what she had done, she had to be mentally prepared to be beaten up.
As Nagasawa went deeper, the fog became even thicker.
At the same time, Nagasawa also sensed someone approaching him.
Although he couldn't see it with the naked eye, he could clearly sense that someone was trying to get close to him.
After getting only two meters away from Nagasawa, that person's speed suddenly increased.
However, Nagasawa was prepared. How could he let this person catch him off guard? He threw a punched, sending the incoming person flying to the wall and revealing their figure.
Nagasawa looked over and found a young girl there. She wore a golden crown on her head like the other two examiners. She wore a white gown and a red dress.
"This is the third trial? Is it a battle?" Nagasawa looked at the young girl in white who was slowly standing up as she slid down the wall.
Tagitsuhime, who had stood back up, looked at Nagasawa with a puzzled expression. She did not understand how Nagasawa sensed her presence, but as the person in charge of the trial, she had to answer Nagasawa's question, "Of course not."