Legend Management Bureau Chapter 410

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“Time, your tricks are far too cheap,” Du Yu said coldly, seeing through everything in an instant.

“The Seven Holy Heroes and Xiao Qi you created are truly flawless, but you do not understand me. To me, keeping the Seven Holy Heroes by my side and constantly dragging them through dangerous legends was always about ‘self-preservation.’ Therefore, I would never say something like that. I harbor deep ‘guilt’ toward them. Next time, you had better redesign my lines.”

But no one answered him. Only silence awaited Du Yu.

“Brother… why exactly has Senior Du Yu become like this?” Shiranui Asuka looked toward the direction where Saint had left, her expression exceptionally sorrowful. “I really feel like I do not know him anymore…”

“It is because he has experienced far too much deception,” Xie Yujiao, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly chimed in from the side. “His tragic fate was sealed the very moment he entered the Underworld.”

“The moment he entered the Underworld?” The group was somewhat perplexed. “A’jiao, did you know Saint when he first entered the Underworld?”

Xie Yujiao silently shook her head and replied, “Naturally, I did not know him. But I heard my ancestor Xie Bi’an mention that in the very beginning… Chief Judge Cui Jue simply picked a seemingly clever young man from the line of wandering souls and sent him to the Legend Management Bureau to become a Supporter. The two made a deal: Cui Jue hoped this person could help alter history so that he would never become the Chief Judge, while the young man wanted Cui Jue to help him cut in line to Reincarnate. But unexpectedly, that young man actually possessed the constitution of an Operator. Through sheer luck, he completed the Yi Shoots Nine Suns legend in one fell swoop. This fateful series of accidents destined Du Yu to begin a tragic life.”

Hearing this, Du Yu chuckled again. “Time, oh Time. Cui Jue sending me to the Legend Management Bureau was not just him randomly picking a wandering soul. It was because he had already met me in the 19th Year of Zhenguan. Do you not even know that?”

“So…” Jin Jianglang muttered to himself, “do we still have no other options? Even if we found this Equipment…”

“A’xiang, wait!” The Can Kui Brothers felt this was inappropriate and tried to stop her, but once A’xiang made up her mind, not even the Yamata no Orochi could drag her back.

They watched as she stormed into the room, staring straight at Saint.

Du Yu quickly followed after her. Although he felt that the world here differed greatly from the storyline in his memories, he still wanted to know what kind of trick Time was playing.

Saint was currently lying on the bed with his eyes lazily closed.

Shiranui Asuka slowly stepped forward, her wooden geta sandals letting out a sharp clack-clack sound. Suppressing her emotions, she called out in a low voice, “Senior Du Yu.”

Saint paused for a moment, then kept his eyes closed and said, “I no longer use that name. Call me Saint.”

“I will not,” Shiranui Asuka said sternly. “I once told you to call me Asuka, but you still call me A’xiang. Therefore, I will not listen to you either.”

“Is that so?” Saint turned over, facing the wall. “Miss Asuka, if you have no other business, please leave. I still have to talk to Little Zhongli.”

“Senior Du Yu, we now have a chance to change the world. Do you want to join us?” Shiranui Asuka asked again.

“No, I am very busy,” Saint replied.

“Busy?! What are you busy with?!” Shiranui Asuka suddenly jumped onto the bed, standing over him as she pointed at Saint. “Would the Sister Zhongli in your heart even like this version of you? She knows the world has already been destroyed, yet you are still this decadent?”

“The world?” Saint let out a cold laugh, his eyes still closed. “What does the world have to do with me? Working myself to death in the legends is not as good as holding my Little Zhongli and getting some sleep. After all, she treats me better than anyone else in this world and would give up everything for me.”

Upon hearing this, Shiranui Asuka bit her lip, took a few deep breaths, and reached out to untie her kimono.

“Senior Du Yu, Sister Zhongli is ultimately just an illusion deep within your heart. If you need a woman to pull yourself together, I will do.”

The kimono slowly slipped from A’xiang’s shoulders, revealing her delicate figure.

Standing on the side, Du Yu felt a sharp pang of pain in his heart. He did not know just how much resolve Shiranui Asuka needed to muster to perform such an act.

Lying on the bed, Saint also furrowed his brows, but he still kept his eyes shut.

He felt the kimono land on top of him, and the fresh, clean scent of Shiranui Asuka’s body began to fill the air.

“A’xiang,” Saint said, keeping his eyes closed. “Why would you go this far for the sake of the so-called ‘world’? Are the common people of this realm really that important to you?”

“The common people…” Shiranui Asuka smiled bitterly. “Just like you said, what do the common people have to do with me? But do you know something, Senior Du Yu? I like you. I want to see you happy. If you feel that the destruction of the world is your own responsibility, I am willing to give up everything to help you bring this world back.”

“You like… me?” Saint was slightly stunned, then muttered, “One after another, you all just open your mouths and talk about giving up everything…”

“What?”

Saint sighed helplessly and said, “A’xiang, put your clothes back on. If your brother comes through the door and sees this, I really wouldn’t know how to explain.”

“Senior Du Yu, you…”

Keeping his eyes closed, Saint shoved the clothes back into Shiranui Asuka’s arms and asked, “Call me Saint. Tell me… what did you all discover today?”

“We…” Shiranui Asuka replied cautiously as she pulled her clothes back on, “found a piece of Equipment. Descent Equipment.”

“Descent… Equipment?” Saint froze for a second. “Is that why you all have been acting so strangely today? Which legend is it?”

“It is… the legend of the Legend Management Bureau…” Shiranui Asuka whispered. “You are the protagonist of this legend.”

“The legend of the Legend Management Bureau?” Saint slightly opened his eyes and gave a bitter smile. “Actually, I had a premonition that we would eventually become a legend… but I never thought we would discover it at this exact moment.”

With that, he stood up and told A’xiang, “A’xiang, gather everyone. I want to hold a prep meeting.”

“A prep… meeting?!” Shiranui Asuka looked incredibly excited. “Did you suddenly decide to help us?”

“It was not a sudden decision.” Saint gave Asuka a profound look. “Even though you certainly helped push me along, A’xiang, the truth is that I have been pondering a countermeasure to completely resolve this matter for the past ten years. Now that we have this Equipment and Xiao Qi, I finally have a solid plan.”