Junka was sure that Tsuru Maru was not in the right state.

She met Fu Mourning God's obscure and cold eyes.

She hesitated for a moment.

In the end, her worry for him overcame the panic of her actions being restrained by her "real name."

She secretly exhaled, calmly and quickly got rid of Tsuru Maru's control over her, and then pushed him to the ground when he was not paying attention.

She put her hands beside his ears.

"What's wrong with you?" She asked seriously.

Tsuru Maru was silent for a long time, and the haze in his eyes gradually dissipated.

"You scared me." He avoided Junka's eyes. "Master, are you not affected by your real name?"

"Yes." Junka said, "If Tsuru Maru used more strength,

I wouldn't be able to break free as easily as I did now. "

He was stunned.

Then he laughed softly.

"Really?

I don't want to hurt master. "He raised his head and touched Junka's cheek." I'm sorry. Did I scare you just now?

This kind of scare won't happen again. "

"Great. Did I recover?"

She put down the heavy stone in her heart and prepared to have a good talk with Tsurumaru.

But just as she was about to get down from Tsurimaru's body, he grabbed her wrist and made her lose her balance.

She lost her balance and fell on him uncontrollably.

"Tsuru Maru?" Junka was shocked and scared.

"Haha, scared?"

Are you scared? "Tsurumaru's actions were different from his cheerful tone. His arms were hugging her tightly.

As if he was afraid that she would leave, he didn't want to relax.

Junka's heart tightened, but she couldn't see his expression, so she had to pretend that she didn't know anything.

She obediently rubbed her face against his chest and pleaded, "Put me down. I have to go to bed early today. I have a business trip tomorrow."

"Yes, yes, yes, I got it."

Tsuru Maru turned around with her in his arms and pulled out a thin blanket to cover the two of them. He then patted the head of the woman in his arms to comfort her. "Is this okay?

Go to sleep. "

"… Aren't you leaving?"

"Not leaving."

"Then I won't bother you anymore."

She buried her head in the arms of Fu Mourning God and said in a muffled voice, "Good night, Tsuru Maru."

"Good night, Master."

Fu Mourning God answered quietly.

The next day, when Junka woke up, she found herself lying on a soft bed. She subconsciously touched the side of her body — it was cold.

He actually left …?

She was puzzled by this unusual behavior of Tsurumaru Kuninaga.

Suddenly, the sound of urgent footsteps came from the door.

"Main Hall!"

It was Candlestick Tachibana.

The remaining sleepiness disappeared in an instant. Junka put her pajamas jacket on her shoulder, got out of bed, and opened the door.

Candlestick Tachibana waited outside the door with a serious expression. After seeing that she was safe, he relaxed a little.

"Candlestick Cut?"

"Main Hall." He nodded and said, "Mr. Tsuru Maru has changed back to his original form."

… What?

Did she hear wrongly?

-

Junka Hoshino put her hand on the smooth and shiny blade. The cool spiritual power flowed from her palm to the blade. The blade trembled slightly, but it didn't give her the response she wanted.

She withdrew her hand and turned to look at the person beside her.

"Ishikaga Maru said that Tsuru Maru showed some signs of degeneration when I left, and it only improved after I came back.

After he finished dealing with Beta-1 Ben Wan, the aura of degeneration suddenly intensified. His emotions and personality also became unstable.

Shiche, Candlestick Cut, and Clear Light were also affected to a certain extent, but it was far less serious than him. They'll be fine after a few days of adjustment. "

She calmly analyzed, "Although there is a special connection between the original spirit and the split spirit, the original spirit and the split spirit are more like two completely different individuals. Therefore, in principle, there shouldn't be such a degree of influence.

Moreover, before this, Tsuru Maru has dealt with so many missions, and there has never been a case of 'being affected by the Dark Descent'. "

"So, the only explanation is that Tsuru Maru's degeneration has something to do with me."

Ever since the Government of the Hour gradually gained the upper hand in the war against the historical revisionists, its internal conflicts have emerged one after another.

The most prominent manifestation is the Dark Descent of This Pill.

Junka Hoshino has dealt with countless cases of Dark Descent. There are all kinds of strange reasons for Dark Descent, and the results are all different.

There are Divine Inquisitors who were finally hidden by the Fu Mourning God. There are also Divine Inquisitors who maliciously abused the Fu Mourning God and were killed in the end. There are also cases where the Fu Mourning God didn't resist and finally jumped into the pool … It's just that she never thought that "Dark Descent" would happen to her This Pill, her Initial Blade.

"Yes."

Her boss, Morikawa, immediately rushed over from the Government of the Hour after receiving the news. At this time, he was investigating the cause of Tsurumaru Kuninaga's degeneration with her.

"— It does have something to do with you."

"At the beginning, you knew that with the connection between Tsurumaru Kuninaga and you, he would easily discover the abnormality of your spiritual power, and he would definitely not agree to let you leave."

Morikawa unbuttoned his collar and said tiredly, "So you deliberately sent him away and didn't let him stay for a long time with This Pill to find clues.

When the five-year contract is up, you will submit a resignation application, pack your bags, and escape to the modern world. Wait for the official retirement permission in the second year. "

…

"I'm too selfish."

Junka rubbed her eyebrows.

"After I announced my resignation, Candlestick Cutter and the others didn't raise any objections. Even Snickersnee just looked at me more reluctantly and cherished the time with me more and more.

After I saw Tsuru Maru after I was reinstated, Tsuru Maru didn't show any signs of abnormality, so I thought … "

"Sorry to interrupt."

Ataka/Bank of China interrupted her, "But most of Snickersnee don't know about your resignation."

Junka was stunned.

Morikawa sighed deeply.

"I know about this too."

He continued Ataka's words, "Because they were afraid that Snickersnee would be too sad, One Period One Rise told Snickersnee that you had to deal with a very important matter in the modern world, so you couldn't return to This Pill and would only be back after a long time."

"Then Tsuru Maru …"

"He came to the government to find me after returning from the expedition and asked where you went."

Morikawa replied, "I said that even you don't know, so I don't know either. He glanced at me and went back. I heard that he went on another expedition."

Junka felt bitter in her heart.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know what to do at that time."

She told him the truth, "I didn't fulfill the agreement with Ye Wang, and I lost my Reiki because of courting death. At the same time, my body was greatly damaged … In addition, Retrograde March was defeated step by step. The Government of the Hour's victory was obvious, so I …"

Without Reiki, she could no longer provide any power for Fu Mourning God.

The war was about to end, and the enemy would disappear. Fu Mourning God didn't need to fight for her anymore … As long as she left, they could obtain complete freedom.

Just like what she said to Jiang Xuezuo Text before.

But — — this was such a selfish and cowardly idea.

"Now that I think about it, I was really kicked in the head by a donkey."

Ataka turned his head and didn't look at her.

"It's good that you know." Morikawa replied lightly.

Even he felt irritated when he thought back to the chaos that had taken place back then.

But when he saw Junka's lowered head, he couldn't bear it and added as if nothing had happened, "But, Tsurumaru Kuninaga's degeneration is not only because of you."

Junka tried hard to adjust her state of mind and asked, "B-1?"

"Well, Beta-1 Ben Wan is a very strange place."

This Pill, code-named This Pill B, was a new batch of pills established when the war between the Government of the Hour and the historical revisionists was in a stalemate.

"B-1's God's Inquisitor was originally just a small employee in society who wasn't appreciated.

He worked diligently all day, was submissive to his superiors, and gave gifts faster than anyone during the holidays — but still didn't get a chance to be promoted.

He could only drown his sorrows in alcohol and throw tantrums at his family when he returned home.

His wife couldn't stand his violent behavior from time to time and ran away with his son. "

"Later, Fox's Assistance in his time and space found him."

He was such an unambitious guy, but his body contained a very powerful spiritual energy.

"After becoming the God's Inquisitor, he did very well at first."

His initial sword was the seemingly easy to get along with Lu 'o Shouyoshi. Later, under the guidance of Fox's Assistance, he forged Toshiro Thick Teng, Toshiro Akita, and Five Tigers Retreat.

These child-like short swords Fu Mourning God reminded him of his own son. Perhaps it was the effect of empathy, but he was very good to them, almost to the point of being obedient to them.

"Later, he forged Firefly, One Period One Rise, and Izumi Mamoru Kanazawa."

This was a good start.

"It didn't meet the requirements of This Pill." Junka said, "What happened next?"

"What happened next was very strange."

As mentioned before, the Government of the Hour was very considerate of the God's Inquisitors.

Not only did they send Fox's Assistance to help the God's Inquisitors with their affairs on a long-term basis, but they also sent various resources subsidies regularly.

In order to encourage the God's Inquisitors of This Pill to make progress, the Government of the Hour also set up a year-end performance assessment system. The God's Inquisitors who were rated as "excellent" in the assessment would receive a large sum of money and a promotion opportunity.

Yes, a promotion.

No matter how high the God's Inquisitors sounded, they were just ordinary civil servants in the Government of the Hour.

And the Government of the Hour provided opportunities for very aggressive God's Inquisitors to be promoted: to enter the Government of the Hour and become a government commissioner.

"Oh, I know about this system." Junka said helplessly, "You seem to have used me for publicity for a period of time, right?

The only God's Inquisitor who was qualified to move This Pill to the Time Capital happened to be holding a festival at that time. Countless God's Inquisitors intentionally or unintentionally passed by This Pill with the Fu Mourning God. Some of them even destroyed the enchantment I set up, which troubled me for a long time. "

The katana in her hand that had been pretending to be dead trembled wildly.

"… Tsk."

Today's valet, Ataka/Bank of China, glanced at the katana lazily, "You were pretending to be dead just now, and now you are laughing so happily?"

Tsurumaru Kuninaga was motionless again.

Morikawa completely ignored Tsurumaru Kuninaga's little movements. He took out a lighter and lit the cigarette in his mouth.

"You are used for publicity because some people doubt who the God's Inquisitor of A-0 is, and why she never appears in the God's Inquisitors' meetings and private gatherings."

Morikawa rolled his eyes impatiently, "Isn't it good to help you smooth things over and arrange a 'big boss' identity for you?

By the way, if it weren't for the requirement that 'don't reveal your true identity' when you signed the contract, I wouldn't have to go through so much trouble to smooth things over for you. "

"Thank you, thank you." Junka laughed.

"… Hmph, then I will continue."

The God's Inquisitor of B-1 had a strong obsession with promotion.

He had to stand up from where he fell — that was probably what he thought.

He began to actively consult Fox's Assistance, searched for relevant information on This Pill's computer, and asked other God's Inquisitors for advice at the God's Inquisitors' gatherings.

Gradually, everyone knew that the God's Inquisitor of B-1 was a guy who wanted to be promoted.

"The God's Inquisitor of B-1 understood that his battle record must be outstanding among the other God's Inquisitors in order to get a chance for promotion. But most of his This Pill was' Snickersnee, 'and Snickersnee had always been an existence that he cared for."

Morikawa said, "He went to ask One Period One Rise for their opinion. One Period One Rise did not agree with his blind pursuit of battle record, so he was very hesitant and locked himself in his room for three whole days."

"And then?"

"And then he came out."

Morikawa adjusted his glasses, as if he thought of an unpleasant memory, and his expression became complicated. "According to the records, after he came out of his room, his personality changed drastically."

From an ordinary person, he became a person who was both arrogant and rational.

"He created Sanchū Sōjin, Tsurumaru Kuninaga, Asakamaru … Then he quickly disbanded the original Team One and Team Two, reorganized them, and desperately improved their training speed."

Morikawa said, "Snickersnee's life was no different from before. He still did internal work and played, but there were no longer any God's Inquisitors around Snickersnee, and he always played with them."

Most of the time, he was out with the troops.

"Oh?

He's really working hard. "

Ataka scratched his head. "Fortunately, he did not create 'me,' otherwise, 'me' would be too hard."

Morikawa chuckled. "The Ataka/Bank of China in This Pill is definitely not as lazy as you are."

Sword light flashed.

Junka coughed loudly.

"If I'm not wrong, he probably didn't get what he wanted."

She met Morikawa's and Ataka's gazes and explained, "Dachi and tachi are not suitable for night and indoor battles …"

"You're right."

Morikawa nodded.

"He — everything else was perfect, but in the end, he lost because of his record in night and indoor battles."

"If that's the case, he can just go and practice Snickersnee again," Ataka said. "If he really can't bear it, he can also go and practice Katana and Yakushi.

Or is it that he vented all his anger of failure on the Fu Mourning God, just like how he treated his wife and son? "

"Neither.

This is also what I think is strange. "

The Fu Mourning God in This Pill were very worried about the psychological state of the God's Inquisitor.

After knowing that all his hard work had been in vain, the God's Inquisitor locked himself in his room for an entire day.

When he came out, the Fu Mourning God noticed that he had taken off the rimless glasses that he always wore.

"I've thought it through. Let nature take its course from now on."

The God's Inquisitor smiled and said, "Everyone, I'm back."

"Alright."

That afternoon, just like the afternoon before, the God's Inquisitor played with the Snickersnee and Firefly in the courtyard. One Period One Rise and Sanchū Sōjin went to the House of Ten Thousand to buy things.

When they came back, they walked to the courtyard together.

"Ah —!"

The heart-wrenching scream of the Five Tigers Retreat came from the courtyard.

One Period One Rise and Sanchū looked at each other and quickly ran to the courtyard.

The God's Inquisitor's blood sprayed everywhere. He fell peacefully by the pond with a calm and eerie smile on his lips.

— He used the Five Tigers Retreat's original body to slit his own neck.

"The Snickersnee witnessed the death of the God's Inquisitor."

"And this is only the first God's Inquisitor of B-1."

The author has something to say: Three Chapters … Isn't it just 10,000 words? I originally planned to write three chapters in one, but towards the end … I think it's better to split it into chapters.

There should be one more chapter.

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I noticed that some people are confused about the timeline. This is my fault. There are too many interludes. Let me explain.

I'll arrange the events of this story according to the normal timeline: One Week (Elapsed) — — Memories (Completed) — — Resignation (Extra: Resignation) — — Reality (Chapters 1-13, 27-Present)

As I mentioned before, while I was writing the Memories, Junmei was also having dreams about the past. (This description is very abstract … try to understand it.)

In the twenty chapters of the Memories, she also had dreams for twenty days. She had classes during the day and homework at night. She was exhausted, so she didn't reply to This Pill.

During this time, something happened to Beta-1 Ben Wan. Morikawa directly ordered Junmei's Katana to deal with the fallen Fu Mourning God.

Then, Junmei woke up from her dream. The Katana came back to the Reality on their annual leave. Junmei noticed that everyone was acting strangely, so she asked what was going on.

Only then did she know of B-1's existence.