<After that Day>
Today, I have an overwhelming compulsion to visit the crime scene and find the Monster.
Now for many, the Monster is nothing but a fantasy, something they can't believe exists. But if my intuition is correct, then it's simply impossible for him not to exist.
Just to know The Monster's last attack, or perhaps its first, is found in the Kingdom of Purity. It has piqued my curiosity, evoking nostalgia for my past life. Yet, I also needed to meet Prince Carl which he interrupted, and for that reason, I despise it.
So to calm my disdain for the Monster, I am traveling with Hui Ying on a Ship, who has arranged Special Authority for me to attend to this case personally. Hui Ying has also ensured that protection officers, service providers, local officers, and all sects with jurisdiction will cooperate with me for the purpose of this investigation.
And this is why I'm quite grateful to Hui Ying for being so understanding, and then I gaze up at the endless blue sky, so peaceful and untouched with birds stationed inside it in a pair that pour into a funnel and enter into my beautiful sky.
After refreshing my mood, I simply look at Hui Ying, who remains outwardly calm. Internally, though, I sense something I do not wish to probe. The system has also disappeared, making it slightly inconvenient to gauge her emotions, but it has also made me realize that dependency on the system had become a weakness.
'No need to remember an annoyance,' I console myself as I start to observe the women and children sitting on the ship without any preparedness. They look so weak and unprotected that I feel like they are inviting the Monster to come and attack them. But I know the Monster is clever. It takes its time to kill and never hunts in the same place twice.
Even all sorts of divination have failed to track it. The loopholes in classic formation arts have also been used very smartly.
Moreover, Hui Ying also knows this fact. But Hui Ying still fails to understand the complexity. She is hell-bent on the rule of law. If we follow the rule of law that supports ennobling Visions of Justice, then the Monster may eventually escape one way or another.
But She still doesn't agree with the reality that some people are simply a mistake and never should have been here. The truth is, that some are liabilities, while others are like it. Only the retributive system of justice that I have always enforced on greater evil or those I consider as liabilities or unsellable commodities works on them.
They never change, and we can only hate the criminal, not the crime, because crime exists due to the will and consent of Allah-Kabeer. A prolonged period of suffering by ennobling visions of justice may even bring about the internal transformation of the criminal, but it is only a waste of energy.
It's better to get rid of the danger.
'Alas, if I put in the actual effort to solve the case quickly with her, it might end in failure in the long run with the medieval puny-sized brain of a martial artist.'
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Time passed like a constant river during my inner probing and an old woman approaches us and asks, holding a notepad ready to take our order.
"What would you like to have, young master?"
I look up at her, refraining from smiling, as any gesture might be misconstrued by Hui Ying. Instead, I simply suggest that she ask Hui Ying directly, ensuring I'm not put in a position to be blamed.
I also make a face of displeasure once she turns toward Hui Ying. With this, I tried to make it clear to Hui Ying that I wasn't happy with the Waitress talking to me, even if it was just to take my order.
Well, if everything goes against my odds then I have Bing Xuemie and Acantha with me. I hope Bing Xuemei doesn't disappoint me this time. She is supposed to be an idea and ideas are supposed to be contagious, dangerous, and deathless.
My Qi-Dolls are also present this time so I believe they should be able to hold on because their creation is due to the combination of the Energy of the Neutron Star and occultism.
"Hey, you have already achieved the Foundation Establishment stage of the Acquired realm and you can't even walk?" Someone shouts in a loud voice.
"Very good very good," The Other fellow wearing a moon-white feather robe says in support.
"Hey, you dick-head, if you don't know how to walk properly, why do you walk like that? Are you Disabled or something?"
The fellow who spoke first shouts to him again and I can only control my smile seeing bickering between these friends.
"Shut up! Is this your father's land that you get to tell me how to walk?" The brother whose fun was being made snaps, His voice sharp and reflecting the tone of annoyance.
"So, you dick head, if you had fallen, the whole realm would have shattered, right? Then where would we live? And look, look, your robe is torn. It's completely ripped from here, Fat-fuck."
"So, what am I supposed to do? It's not like I took money from your fucking deadbeat father. Just shut up."
"Go cover it up and see, it's ripped from here," he laughs and continues, "And look, your whole sleeve is torn. Can't you buy good quality clothes? Well, what was I expecting from you? Your entire family is fucked in the ass, can't even buy a branded robe."
"Family? Don't go there, you asshole."
He screams and gets angry at his friend.
"Fuck off cowards."
I can barely control my laughter as I watch the fellow storm off to the washroom.
"Why the hell did that sister-sucker have to walk this way?" Mr. S says.
(Mr. S is the person proactively making fun of fun of the poor fellow who ran to the bathroom. Since the system is not responding, I have decided to name him as such.)
"What happened? How did his robe get torn?"
Another person steps onto the scene. I'm certain he knows everything, but he's feigning ignorance just to keep the joke going.
"Ahh, that sisterfucker was walking from over there and got his clothes ass torn open by the nut that got stuck in the table." Mr. S replies to him.
"Where?" The person responds and starts his search.
"There. There" Mr. S points it to him.
"Oh, found it," he says, walking around. Then, in an angry voice, he says, "Sisterfucker, first he is already fat, and then this idiot has to walk just there."
"Motherfucker, I don't understand why he had to walk from here. He could have walked straight from there, but no. He has to take the long way and go exactly from here, and on top of that, climb over."
"Fat fuck!" he says, laughing. Then the person being mocked reappears on the scene and shouts, "Hey, when you sleep at night, I'm going to fuck you up."
Now, I won't delve into the specifics of the type of fuck you up he's referring to, as it can be interpreted as double meaning with his tone. But upon closer inspection, it's evident they're brother in arms, indulging in their joke and having fun. This is how all men bond, I suppose.
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phew
I look at Hui Ying and ask her among this commotion:
"What would be the great star without the beauty of its light"
"What would be the great star without the Immortal hand's benevolence"
"I'm weary of my wisdom, and I judge them as below stars"
"You who are beyond the great stars, what would be you without the beauty of your judgment."
Having asked my question, I wait for her response.
She had been sitting still amid the ongoing joke, her body completely covered like mine in a sun-white-golden robe and her eyes closed. Now, she reveals a smile of joy and compassion.
"Only the Immortal hands can judge, and our duty is to not just care only about what is good or bad, but to also care more about understanding the telos of something and even more about dealing with the situations we face."
She looks at me now and continues "The Raw and Abusive language used by them may offend the sensibility of the polite class of people but the kind of environment around them shaped them and their literature. I certainly can't blame them."
"Having both the will and wisdom to be practically wise. HOW CUTE!" I say, emphasizing "how cute" just enough to make her blush and turn her red.
Additionally, Her traditional and modest robe only added to her charm, making her even more adorable in my eyes.
Subsequently, soon non-meat meal she had ordered arrived and I glance at it, and couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed. While the cuisine looked good, it lacked the vibrancy and history that I usually enjoy in my meals. Considering the costliness of this ship, I found myself questioning whether it was worth it, especially since I usually prefer to be frugal unless I'm intentionally showing off... or perhaps I'm mistaken about myself...I also love comfort.
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After ten days of intense gaming, we finally arrived at Yi Hai, sixty days later.
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[A/N: - Yi Hai means Twelfth day.]