An Unexpected Reunion

Within the quiet café, the Black-haired Witch sat across from Kaido.

She looked at the Black-haired Youth opposite her, deciding to come to terms with that suspicious individual first.

"Why would a big shot like you appear here alone? And how did you know I was looking for the remnants of the Black Death Emperor Faction?"

Compromise didn't mean surrender.

Natsuki Minamiya swung her right foot, clad in black stockings, which glistened brightly under the light.

"Is that important?"

"Of course... if someone like you, whose identity is unclear, runs wild in the city, who knows how many innocent civilians would suffer."

Although it sounded a bit ridiculous, one of the reasons Natsuki Minamiya became a Demon Attack Officer was to deal with unstable elements that could cause unrest and panic.

A very noble ideal.

"Don't treat me like some brain-damaged beastman, okay? I have food, clothes, and plenty of fun places. If no one provokes me, only a fool would want to cause chaos."

Being a terrorist was thankless and only brought trouble.

Although Kaido wasn't afraid of trouble, he was still a person of status.

"Don't be so nervous. I told you, I'm just a traveler. I flew here because it seemed more interesting."

Kaido smiled as he finished the coffee in his cup.

"So, what about the Godslayer and the Silver Princess you mentioned earlier, sir?" Natsuki Minamiya asked.

"They're all a bit connected to me. Ah, speaking of travel, a camera is an essential item."

Kaido paused, then remembered a very serious problem.

After speaking, he stood up alone and walked out of the cafe.

Upon arriving in a new world, he needed to at least take some pictures as a souvenir and proof.

"Hey, where are you going?"

Natsuki Minamiya naturally couldn't let such a dangerous person wander freely.

"To find a suitable camera."

Kaido said indifferently.

Then he walked out onto the street.

"What a troublesome guy."

Pursing her lips, Natsuki Minamiya paid at the counter herself and then trotted to catch up with Kaido.

The bustling streets of Rome were packed with tourists from all over the world. As a resident of Rome in the Godslayer World, Kaido quickly found a suitable shop.

"Good place. I'll pick one from here."

Kaido looked at the sign and nodded with satisfaction upon seeing the dazzling array of digital products inside.

He himself wasn't very familiar with the performance of electronic products.

But since it was hardware, he just needed to focus on the price tag.

You get what you pay for.

In the case of electronic products, the more expensive they were, the better they surely were.

So, after looking around, Kaido quickly found the product he wanted.

The only things that mattered were that it was compact, had many pixels, and was easy to carry.

"Do you know how much this thing costs?"

Natsuki Minamiya looked at the tag, expressing doubt about Kaido's wallet.

After all, from his appearance, Kaido didn't look like a rich person at all.

And the string of zeros at the end even made her gasp.

"It's not my money anyway."

Kaido shrugged, then pulled out a bank card that La Folia had given him and handed it to the boss.

He didn't know the exact amount, but since it was a gift from the royal princess of Altegea, as long as he didn't deliberately squander it, there would basically never be a day when it ran out.

"Damn rich people."

Connecting this to his suspicious relationship with La Folia, Natsuki Minamiya felt relieved.

Although she was also somewhat wealthy, she certainly couldn't compare to royalty.

"Natsuki-chan, smile..."

*Click.*

Accompanied by a faint shutter sound, the cold expression and cross-armed pose of the black-haired loli were captured.

When Kaido showed her the finished product, Natsuki Minamiya's face twitched: "Can you delete this photo? I can pay you."

The straight man's photography skills prevented her from looking away.

"Besides, don't add '-chan' to people's names casually!"

"I think it's quite good. After all, an unfiltered Natsuki-chan is still very cute."

Kaido said indifferently.

"Heh heh..."

Natsuki Minamiya knew she couldn't win a verbal match with him, and fearing his power, she simply snorted coldly and remained silent.

After a while, she remembered that the remnants of the Black Death Emperor Faction hadn't been completely eliminated.

Natsuki Minamiya sighed and said to Kaido, who was taking pictures everywhere: "You said earlier that you knew about Death Emperor Brother. Can you tell me where he is?"

After completing this troublesome task, she would have more time to investigate the even more troublesome individual.

"Near the ancient ruins of Gozzo Island in the Republic of Malta. If I'm not mistaken, he's already begun his actions." The Black-haired Youth's indifferent voice reached her ears.

"Gozzo Island?"

Natsuki Minamiya's eyes narrowed, evaluating the accuracy of his words.

If it were true, why would those beastmen appear there? Besides the ancient tombs left on Gozzo Island, it was simply a place with relatively pretty scenery.

If a terrorist attack occurred there, the impact wouldn't actually be significant.

However, the Snake Charmer hadn't sent any new information so far. Rather than aimlessly investigating on her own, it would be better to try her luck on Gozzo Island.

After all, the trip between Rome and Gozzo Island was only an hour and a half, and a round trip wouldn't take much time.

Having decided to go, Natsuki Minamiya opened her phone to book a plane ticket, then looked ahead and decided to book an additional one.

It would be reimbursed with public funds anyway.

At that moment, a slight commotion occurred among the crowd ahead.

A childlike voice, though not very loud amid the noisy crowd, was still quite audible.

And it was getting closer and closer.

The crowd parted as a short foreign man roughly broke onto the sidewalk. Seeing him brandish a knife, many passersby instinctively dodged to avoid being hit.

"Get out of the way!"

Seeing a slender Black-haired Youth and a small, young loli still standing on the side of the road, the man, suspected of being a pickpocket, waved a dagger in front of them, trying to scare them off.

"Both debauchery and romance exist. Italy is undoubtedly such a passionate country."

Kaido chuckled, and as he stepped aside, he quietly extended his right foot.

Public safety abroad has never been very good, especially in big cities with many tourists, where the number of pickpockets is countless.

Even with many plainclothes police hidden among the crowd, it was still difficult to guard against these scurrying rats.

Moreover, when people commit crimes, their adrenaline surges, and their rationality is often affected.

It's like someone playing a mobile game; their IQ drops during the process, but afterward, their mind is as calm as an ancient sage, calmly seeing through the mundane world.

The pickpocket stealing on the street had a low IQ. Although he was panicking, the weapon he wielded seemed to grant him infinite power.

Seeing the two who hadn't dodged yet, he immediately became emboldened by evil.

However, just as he wildly stabbed at Kaido, he suddenly found that the man in front of him had vanished from his sight.

The next second, his vision blurred, followed by sharp pain in his face and jaw, and then he lost consciousness.

There was no need to think about what would happen if an ordinary person threw a knife at a Godslayer.

That Kaido spared his life was already an act of great mercy.

Natsuki Minamiya looked at the unfortunate pickpocket.

Meeting him was truly eight lifetimes of bad luck.

Someone who merely fell while escaping would at most need a few stitches at the hospital, but this guy would probably have to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.

Hmm, perhaps he'd also need to contact a psychiatric hospital to get a bed.

Seeing that the evil thug was so easily defeated, the previously unconcerned tourists gradually gathered around and pointed at the unconscious pickpocket.

At the same time, seeing the Black-haired Youth in the center, everyone gave thumbs up and said things like "Chinese Kungfu" in various languages.

These foreigners really had no experience.

Ignoring the gazes of those "mortals," two small figures soon struggled to push their way through the crowd.

They were a boy and a girl, both only about ten years old.

"Kojou-kun, seriously, don't be so reckless! What if you get hurt?"

A childish call echoed in their ears. A young girl in a white dress with long black hair tied in a ponytail, panting, was frowning as if pouting.

"What nonsense are you talking about? That bag holds our passports and bank cards. If we lose them, we'll never be able to go back."

The slightly older boy said impatiently.

"But what's wrong with this pickpocket?"

The criminal who robbed them lay motionless on the ground, looking very much like a performance on a TV screen.

"Is this bag yours?"

The familiar bag appeared in view. The boy looked up, instinctively took it, confirmed it, and nodded with joy.

"Yes! Big brother, you've been a great help!"

After confirming that nothing was missing, the boy quickly bowed to the Black-haired Youth in front of him to express his gratitude.

At his irresponsible father's request, he and his younger sister, Nagisa, flew from District One and traveled together to Italy.

Although funding wasn't an issue, what kind of parents would let two children, one just starting junior high and the other elementary school, travel abroad alone?

*Were they adopted?*

"Next time you go out, be more careful. Don't leave important things in too obvious a place." Kaido said with a smile.

Although the other party was still very young at the moment, he still recognized the identities of the boy and girl.

Akatsuki Kojou, the male protagonist of the novel Blood Strike, and his younger sister, Nagisa.

Their destination this time was also Gozzo Island.

It was there that "The Sleeping Beauty" was sealed.

It was also there that Akatsuki Kojou became the blood servant of the twelfth "Count of the Flame Night," directly influencing the subsequent Flame Light Banquet and all later plot developments.

"Yes, yes, I understand, Big Brother."