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"This is..." Tsuna felt a sense of helplessness. He couldn't explain everything to Jessica directly due to the restrictions on discussing player matters.
Above the head of the man dressed as a Taoist priest was the name "William," marked in black.
This man was also a player but from a different camp. This was Tsuna's first encounter with a player from another faction, and the same applied to his father and Yukihira.
"It would be nice if Uncle Yukihira was here!" Tsuna thought, worried about the unknown intentions of the Taoist priest. With just him, Soma Yukihira, and his father in the shop, any conflict might lead to trouble.
"Damn it, how can I save up enough for such a high price!" Tsuna grumbled internally as he looked at the long list of items in the exchange shop, feeling even more frustrated.
"What's wrong?" Jessica noticed Tsuna's troubled expression and decided to intervene. "If this guy is causing trouble, I'll help you drive him away."
She rolled up her sleeves, ready to confront William.
"Hey, hey, don't be impulsive," Tsuna quickly grabbed her arm, sweating nervously. He had heard about Jessica's violent tendencies and didn't want her to cause unnecessary conflict.
William, after all, had only ordered a bowl of noodles and hadn't shown any hostility. Despite being from a different camp, there was no reason to drive him away without provocation.
Just as Tsuna struggled to find an explanation, Soma Yukihira emerged from the kitchen with a tray of four bowls of clear soup noodles.
"Jessica, I haven't seen you in a while. Want some breakfast?" Soma called out, placing two bowls on the table for himself and Tsuna, and another bowl for his father behind the counter.
"Saved," Tsuna muttered with relief, grateful for Soma's timely arrival. Had he been a moment later, Jessica might have wrecked the store.
"Eat first. I'll make another bowl myself," Soma said, leaving the remaining bowl on the tray for William.
"Soma~" his father called out. "Put the noodles down. I'll take them to him."
"But..." Soma hesitated, worried about his father's safety.
"No buts. Trust your father," the old man insisted.
"Okay," Soma reluctantly agreed, placing the tray on the counter before heading back to the kitchen.
"You and Tsuna should pack your bags, or you'll be late," his father reminded him.
"Got it, Dad," Soma replied, waving in acknowledgment.
As Tsuna and Jessica began eating their noodles, savoring the flavors, Soma continued cooking in the kitchen. The simple clear soup noodles made by Soma were delicious, bringing a smile to Jessica's face.
"It feels so good, I'm alive again," Jessica exclaimed happily.
Soma glanced at the notification indicating Jessica's joy, smiling as he thought about letting her try his new dish later.
Deep-fried dried fish with mango sauce—an experimental creation that was intriguingly unpalatable.
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"Hello~"
"Mr. Lin, your noodles are here," Dad said, placing the bowl in front of William.
"Thank you, old sir!" William replied, noticing the white name above the old man's head.
Dad glanced at the black earthenware jar on the table with a yellow talisman and shook his head.
"One more thing!" Dad added. "The owner isn't here today. Eat quickly; Dad will lock the door after."
William hesitated, sensing the old man's abilities and realizing he had seen through the monster sealed in the jar.
"Old sir, can I borrow your precious land for a while? There's a soul-snatching monster here. If it's not eliminated..."
Dad interrupted him. "I don't want to hear this! The owner's not home, so Dad can't decide."
William, understanding the refusal, decided to finish his noodles and leave. Uncle Jiu never forced matters.
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Slurping the noodles, William marveled at their flavor, feeling regret that his disciples, Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai, couldn't enjoy this meal with him.
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"Ah, I'm so full!" Jessica patted her belly contentedly, feeling rejuvenated.
At that moment, a little girl in a light yellow kimono with green butterflies caught Jessica's eye. The girl, serious despite her small stature, had her gaze fixed on the wine jar on William's table.
"Found it!" The girl named Butterfly exclaimed, her eyes lighting up as she recognized the target—a lost dead soul worm she had been ordered to find.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 32: William - What's the Big Deal?
Jessica looked at the Shikigami Butterfly who had just entered the store with great interest.
The little girl with a stern face looked adorable. The kimono she was wearing was also very beautiful. Whose doll was this, and why did it run out alone?
Jessica followed Butterfly's gaze and her eyes fell on the wine jar on William's table.
"Hey, this little girl isn't craving for wine, is she?" Jessica chuckled to herself. She was probably just curious about the huge wine jar. Honestly, Jessica was also quite curious. It was rare to see a Taoist priest bringing a wine jar to eat.
Jessica rubbed her bloated belly and watched Butterfly approach William's table step by step with amusement, but she didn't say anything to remind him. After all, the wine jar was so big that she couldn't take it away.
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William's full attention was now on the bowl of noodles in front of him. To be honest, he had never eaten such delicious noodles in his entire life. The food was even better than that in the Marshal's Mansion. William was completely intoxicated by it.
Butterfly walked lightly to William's table. She looked up at the Taoist priest who was buried in his bowl of noodles and didn't pay much attention to him. Moving to one side of the table, Butterfly stood on tiptoe and stretched out her little hand to grab the wine jar.
At first, nothing happened when Butterfly touched the wine jar, but as her hand moved upwards and tried to lift the red cloth that sealed the jar, the yellow talisman attached to the mouth of the jar suddenly burst into light.
"Ah!"
After a short scream, Butterfly felt a sharp burning sensation on her hand and was flung away. Tables, chairs, and benches were knocked over and scattered all over the floor. It was evident that Butterfly had fallen hard.
"What... what happened?" Tsuna swallowed the noodles in his mouth with difficulty. The sudden scene almost made him choke.
"Hey, are you okay?" Jessica was startled. She had watched Butterfly run to touch the wine jar and then scream and fall away. After the initial shock, Jessica stood up and hurried to check on Butterfly to make sure she was okay.
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At the same time, William, who had been intoxicated by the aroma of food, suddenly woke up. He slammed his chopsticks on the table, reached out, and pressed the shaking wine jar, and the activated soul-calming talisman stabilized again.
Turning his head to look at the butterfly flying backwards, William knew that it was she who had activated the soul-calming talisman on the wine jar. The little girl was wearing yellow clothes and had a delicate face. She was pretty, but William was not someone who judged by appearance.
"Little devil, let's see your true face!" William exclaimed. He pulled out two wooden willow leaves from his waist, made a seal with his hands, and used the two small round mirrors embedded in the willow leaves to wipe over his eyes.
Suddenly a golden light flashed, and William looked again. The one in front of him was not a cute little girl at all but a captive ghost filled with resentment. It was clearly an evil ghost that had become powerful enough to travel in broad daylight!
"Hey, hey, what are you going to do?" Jessica had just stood up and hadn't taken a step towards Butterfly when she noticed that the Taoist priest with a serious face had thrown down his chopsticks and glared at her as if he was about to get angry.
Jessica was not happy. The little girl had just touched the wine jar, so why was he getting angry? And what was wrong with the wine jar? How could it scream and fall over when touched? Could it be a dangerous object disguised as a wine jar?
Due to her past as a superhero, Jessica knew that there were always people in this world who liked to go out with strange and dangerous items. You couldn't judge a person by his appearance. Who knew what the Taoist priest in front of her was up to?
"I told you not to move. Don't force me to take action," Jessica said, staring at William with a vigilant look.
"Well, after capturing two soul-stealing monsters, they came to my door as expected," William muttered. He didn't know who Jessica was and didn't have time to explain. He flipped his hand, and a wine jar appeared out of thin air.
Recently, William had gained a lot of [Black Jade] by eliminating those half-dead zombies. The situation was urgent, so he directly exchanged a wine jar in the exchange store.
"They steal people's souls and keep ghosts. It seems there must be a great evil hidden here. I'll take you in first and then set up an altar to exorcise the evil!" William shouted angrily. He slapped open the lid of the wine jar, used his backhand sword finger to poke a small hole in the bottom, and then pulled a small Bagua pendant from his waist.
The Bagua pendant was placed in the hole at the bottom of the wine jar. William pinched the seal in his hand, raised the wine jar, and the mirror reflected the jar through the bottom. The light covered the fallen butterfly, and William pulled the pendant back suddenly.
"Collect!"
Butterfly, injured by the ghost-suppressing talisman, fell to the ground. Fortunately, she was the Shikigami of the Holy Lord Kikyo. Although the talisman caused her burning pain, the actual damage was minimal. However, as William did this, Butterfly felt an irresistible suction from the black hole of the wine jar.
"Ah!" Butterfly screamed and tried to struggle, but it was too late. She was sucked towards the jar, curled up into a ball, and was put into the jar.
"Bang!" William flipped his hand and pressed the jar on the table. Ignoring the struggling butterfly inside, he sealed the jar with a red cloth. Then a yellow talisman appeared in his hand, and he drew in the air a few times before sticking it on the jar.
As the talisman fell, the struggle in the wine jar suddenly disappeared. Two wine jars stood side by side on William's table. The store fell into silence.
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"What the hell? Magic?" Jessica was truly shocked! She had seen magic shows where people were brought to life, but this was the first time she had seen a wine jar take someone away!
"You, Taoist priest, what did you do?" Jessica demanded. "Where's that little girl? Where did you send her?"
Jessica's face was full of anger. She lifted the table beside her, rolled up her sleeves, and walked towards William. If the Taoist priest didn't give her a reasonable explanation today, she wouldn't let him leave the store.
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Tsuna, watching Jessica about to smash the store, panicked. He didn't know what was going on with William. Why did he suddenly take the girl away?
"Dad!" Tsuna yelled, holding a bowl of noodles and running towards the kitchen. His father had gone to the kitchen after delivering the noodles, and no one knew what he was doing.
"The Taoist priest took the girl! And Jessica is going to smash the store again."
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William looked at Tsuna, who ran to call for help, then at Jessica, who was about to fight. He took a step back silently and suddenly felt a headache.
This group of people...
It seemed like they misunderstood something.
He had just taken in a little kid, was it necessary to do this?
End of this chapter
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