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Chapter 354 - 321: The Rise of Yujiro!

Chapter 354: Chapter 321: The Rise of Yujiro!

Kudaka Yuusuke’s body stiffened on the spot...

(´◑д◐｀) Ah, this...

All I did was borrow a place to stay, I shouldn’t deserve to die for that, should I?

In his panic, his first reaction was to run, but after only a few steps, he stopped dead.

Who am I?

The incredibly brave Yuusuke, of course!

What kind of person is he dealing with?

A blind old hunter, did he really need to run?

Without knowing whether it was safe outside the village, Kudaka Yuusuke chose to confront the old man.

After looking around, he decided to pick up a pitchfork that was placed behind the door and slowly moved towards the courtyard...

"Chop you to death, chop you to death, chop you to death..."

The old man’s shouting continued nonstop...

Just as Kudaka Yuusuke was planning to sneak up from behind, the old man’s words suddenly changed.

"Aha! After being busy all morning, I’ve finally finished chopping all these firewood!"

With that, he threw his axe aside and sat on a stump, wiping the non-existent sweat from his forehead.

Kudaka Yuusuke: "?"

I can understand you chopping wood early in the morning, but... where’s your firewood?

Swinging an axe through thin air to chop wood, is that it?

There was indeed firewood in the yard, only it had already been split, neatly stacked in the corner of the yard.

What followed was a scene that terrified Yuusuke to no end.

He saw the blind old man take a rest for a while, then surprisingly bend over, picking up something off the ground with purpose and tying them up with a knotting technique before stacking "them" in the corner.

What does this mean?

Pretend chopping, pretend bundling, pretend stacking?

This entire sequence of actions nearly caused Kudaka Yuusuke’s brain to atrophy, not that it was very large to begin with.

What in the world is he doing?

"Old man, old man?"

He called out softly twice in a row, but the other person seemed to ignore him completely, still stacking the non-existent firewood in the corner.

This absurd scene made Kudaka Yuusuke feel both amused and frightened.

Finally, after making sure there was no danger, he mustered his courage and went up to the old man to pat his shoulder.

It was then that the blind old man reacted.

"Can I help you?"

"Uh, I just wanted to ask, you don’t have any firewood in your hands, what are you stacking?"

Huh?

The old man paused, then clenched his hands in the air, realizing there was indeed nothing in them.

"Yeah? I don’t have any firewood in my hands..."

Is he sick?

Sleepwalking?

Regardless of which condition the old man had, Yuusuke didn’t want to stay there any longer, so he made his way up to the village.

Very quickly.

Kudaka Yuusuke and the other chosen ones from different nations also noticed the bizarre behavior of the villagers.

How should I put it...

It felt like they were being completely ignored. Normally, people know if you walk in front of someone, they’ll mostly glance up at you, regardless of whether you’re handsome or ugly.

But it wasn’t like that in this village.

Even if you performed like a dog or a monkey in front of them, or even flashed them, they wouldn’t give you a second look.

Only if you clearly called out to them would they acknowledge your existence.

Anyway...

It was a very strange feeling.

But they didn’t have the guts like Jiang Xiao, who could knock out someone with a slap to experiment.

"Confucius said: ’Is it not delightful to study and practice what you have learned?’"

As Kudaka Yuusuke was still observing and studying, a refined and gentle voice came from behind him.

This is...

"Young friend, have you perhaps strayed into our Sunset Village? As the saying goes, is it not a joy to have friends come from afar?"

It’s the schoolteacher!

Kudaka Yuusuke, though a Sakura person, had always admired that historically rich and mysterious Eastern Ancient Country, and he had studied these two phrases from the Analects!

Almost subconsciously, he chose to bow his head and close his eyes.

[There is a private school in the village, where you can listen to lectures, but you must not look into the schoolteacher’s eyes.]

Even though he wasn’t sure if this counted as attending a lecture, the main point was not to look into this pushy guy’s eyes!

Kudaka Yuusuke’s rapid reaction clearly exceeded the schoolteacher’s expectations.

The latter chuckled lightly, correcting Kudaka Yuusuke with a gentle tone.

"Didn’t your elders teach you, when speaking with someone, to look into their eyes? What you are doing now is rather impolite."

Kudaka Yuusuke:

╭(˃A˂)╮

"You say your piece, and I’ll stay blindfolded. If my eyelids so much as twitch today, I’ll consider it a loss!"

"Alas, the world is filled with such beautiful scenery, yet you, my young friend, choose to keep your eyes shut, truly a lamentable matter."

Kudaka Yuusuke:

(๑˃д˂๑)

"Blah blah blah, I won’t open my eyes, so what, come at me? Hurry up, baby, attack me! I want to see if you can break the rules and force yourself on me! F*ck squid!"

What the heck?

The schoolteacher, shrouded in a black robe from head to toe, was flabbergasted. Was this kid really so brave?

But he had indeed guessed correctly; the schoolteacher, for all his role, truly didn’t have the power to break the rules and force him.

So the schoolteacher could only shake his folding fan with a sigh of helplessness then walk away, shaking his head and muttering something about "zhe zhou ze ran" as he left.

It was not until the sound of the other party completely faded away that Kudaka Yuusuke’s tense body relaxed a bit, and it took him a few more minutes before he dared to open his eyes.

Discovering the other party was already long gone.

.....

What the heck?

No bluffing, just looking at Yuusuke’s maneuver, it was quite slick!

He remained calm in the face of danger, instantly bowing his head and closing his eyes upon hearing the voice, and then got the upper hand by viciously scolding the schoolteacher!

Who else could pull off such a weird stunt besides Jiang Xiao?

[Hahaha! I take back my previous insults towards Yuusuke, it seems he does have something going for him.]

[I’m friends with Yuusuke, he’s been a fan of Dragon Country culture since he was a kid, and loves watching livestreams by Dragon Country’s Jiang, not missing a single one! The only flaw is... he’s a bit of a chuunibyou, often imagining he’s the hero who defeats the evil dragon and rescues the princess...]

Now it all makes sense...

That’s why he got so fired up at the sight of little flowers.

[Yo West, little fatty, I’m rooting for you!]

[Hang in there! Rescue your princess!]

[Don’t laugh at the person; laugh at the joke. Sakura’s Kudaka might look a bit like a tank, but... for his courage to curse the strange, he deserves a like.]

Just then, a barrage caught everyone’s attention.

[I’m quite curious, does this schoolteacher have to talk about Dragon Country’s knowledge? Some people might not understand him, right?]

Everyone:.....

Fortunately, everyone’s concern was unnecessary.

Take Justin from Lighthouse, for instance.

This kid was also talented, and after confirming that the villagers didn’t seem to pose any danger to him for the moment, he started engaging villagers in conversation, looking for clues to get through the challenge.

It was rather reminiscent of playing those low-quality browser games in elementary school, where many boys liked to talk to NPCs in hopes of obtaining [Peerless Martial Arts] and [Divine Weapons].

Gathering clues through constant conversation—honestly, Justin’s technique was quite ingenious.

[Oh my God, I have to say, our Justin is a brave and resourceful genius!]

[My Aunt Marilyn raves about Justin even while she’s making apple pies, you know.]

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