The villainous second young lady becomes a god in a bizarre Tokyo.

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The red-haired old man sat with difficulty on the edge of the bed, panting heavily.

After a while, the coughing became even more intense.

"Cough cough cough...!!!"

He quickly covered his mouth and nose with his hand, and when he took his hand down, he found that his palm was covered with the blood he had coughed up.

Kujou Shinobu's expression remained normal.

Despite being in his sixties, his physical condition was worse than that of an average ninety-year-old.

After he felt the fresh blood he had just absorbed gradually being digested, he managed to muster a little strength and put on a bright red kimono in a very distinctive way.

He then spoke, his voice hoarse.

"Asano!"

"Get rid of the food on the bed."

The voice just fell.

The wooden door inside the room was suddenly pulled open.

A burly man in a black suit and sunglasses walked in, his black uniform bulging out of his clothes.

The moment he entered, he knelt down.

He looked at Kujou Shinobu and said respectfully.

"Master, what are your orders?"

However, upon seeing the somewhat unfamiliar butler before him, Kujo Shinobu frowned.

"Where's Asano? Hasn't Asano returned yet?"

The butler clearly didn't understand why the head of the family was so obsessed with Kujo Asano. Wouldn't it be enough for any butler to take care of the head of the family's daily life?

Even so, he answered immediately.

"Yesterday, on his way back from the Summer Family Mansion, Butler Asano was killed by a strange creature."

"Please rest assured, Master, we will send someone to inquire about the marriage arrangement of the Xia twins today."

In the steward's view, although being killed by a strange creature within the city was rather suspicious, it was not impossible.

Strange things can exist anywhere in this world.

However, the probability of them appearing in the city is reduced to a very low level due to restrictions.

Moreover, it was just a D-rank sorcerer who died, so there's no need to hold Summer Mistress accountable for this.

After all, the two families are about to become in-laws through marriage.

"clatter……"

However, the butler saw that the handkerchief Kujou Shinobu was wiping the blood from his mouth had fallen to the ground.

"Asano is dead?"

Kujou Shinobu seemed unable to accept the news for a moment, and his expression immediately turned gloomy and uncertain.

Indeed, if it were just a D-rank sorcerer who had died, there would be no cause for alarm.

but……

If the dead D-rank sorcerer was his illegitimate son, that's a different story.

Kujo Asano is not yet thirty years old, and there is still a chance for him to awaken his own superpower. Once he awakens his superpower, he, being an A-rank, can exchange his entire blood with the other person and thus replace them.

In other words, Kujo Asano is a possible backup body for him!

As for the so-called cloning method of creating a body, he had already tried it, but it simply wouldn't work.

Such cloned humans, lacking a true soul, are completely incapable of awakening their corresponding type of superpowers.

Making Kujo Asano a D-rank sorcerer was also to stimulate her body and make her take supernatural substances, which would increase the probability of her awakening supernatural abilities.

Otherwise, how could a mere D-rank sorcerer be granted the surname Kujo?

But now, Kujo Asano has suddenly died.

And to die in almost absolute safety, merely to deliver a message, only to be killed by a passing weirdo—it's utterly ridiculous.

He was more inclined to believe that it was that old man from the Natsumi family who had probably sensed something, which was why he killed Kujo Asano as a warning.

Kujou Shinobu took a deep breath and slowly calmed himself down.

Since that's the case, his death is no big deal. He's still young, and there's another plan in place, so it's not a big problem.

It's all his fault for being too eager for quick success when he was young; otherwise, he wouldn't be in such a sorry state as an A-level player.

Kujou Shinobu looked at his palm, which looked like a dried corpse, and a trace of resentment and regret appeared in his blood-red eyes.

His blood-related superpower allows him to continuously strengthen himself by absorbing the blood of other superpowered individuals.

In his youth, Kujou Shinobu kept absorbing blood, and naturally, at the age of thirty-five, he entered the ranks of A-class.

However, it was this rapid progress that turned him into the weakest A-level.

His blood was filthy and contaminated, and once he reached level A, he was unable to advance any further.

Even because of these impurities, Grade A, who can live for over a hundred years, began to age rapidly at the age of sixty.

Previously, it was barely able to maintain itself by relying on the blood of virgins to neutralize the impurities in the body.

Therefore, he has maintained this emaciated appearance to minimize physical strain and maintain his A-rank status.

However, recently, virgin blood has become increasingly ineffective.

Fortunately, he had anticipated this, and in order to obtain purer and more energetic blood, he financially sponsored the Pure Land Confucianism, whose leader was the source of hope.

but……

The loss of nine Asano is still a loss.

A-level ability users already have difficulty reproducing, and due to the impurities in his body, it is even more difficult for him.

Kujo Asano finally appeared, but he is very likely to die from the Natsumi family head's test of him.

In that case, without taking corresponding deterrent measures, the outside world might think that the Kujo family is afraid of that newly emerging nouveau riche zaibatsu, making them a laughing stock.

ponder for a moment.

Kujou Shinobu then spoke.

"Give the order to have a group of people organized and hire some people with superpowers to confuse the situation."

"Do some small things to give the summer chaebol a little nudge."

This can be seen as a form of intimidation against the head of the Xia family. In two months, the two will be formally married, so it's best not to go too far.

However, while a marriage alliance is a marriage alliance, if it infringes upon the interests of the conglomerates, their own interests will naturally be affected.

"Yes, master."

"I have one more thing to report."

"The leader of the Pure Land of Truth and Bliss paid his respects outside the mansion, saying that he had further purified the extraordinary blood."

"I don't know if you want to see him."

Upon hearing this, Kujou Shinobu's pupils contracted slightly. He stuck out his excessively scarlet tongue, licked his lips, and swallowed.

This news was a godsend for him.

He said it with some eagerness.

"Call him here..."

However, the next moment, reason prevailed over his desire for the extraordinary blood, and he spoke instead.

"Ten minutes later, tell him to come to the side room to find me."

"Yes."

The butler quickly agreed and withdrew.

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Chapter Thirty-Six: The Ryukyu Shrine, Bestowed the Title of "Saigu"

The butler walked briskly along the way.

"Woof!!"

"Woof woof!!"

"Wang Wang Wang!!"

As we walked, several fierce dogs guarding the house kept barking wildly at the gate, creating a noisy commotion.

However, not a single fierce dog dared to run outside the house.

Moreover, their tails are not wagging excitedly upon encountering prey, but rather tucked tightly underneath, indicating that the dogs are fearful.