Chapter 210 The Returning Team (Subscription Request)

Ryosuke didn't care much about the affairs of the clan.

What he valued more at this stage was the contact with Shanks.

Since Shanks was so confident, Ryosuke and others didn't intend to miss this home court opportunity.

He couldn't wait to set the time for next week.

The location, of course, was the Hyuga family in Konoha.

And the news about the meeting was quickly passed on to Hyuga Xingcai who was far away in Saki Castle.

"Mr. Shanks."

Early in the morning, Hyuga Xingcai brought people to the Saki family in a hurry, wanting to meet Shanks.

After waiting for a long time, under the smiling and dagger-hidden words of the retainers of the Saki family, they finally waited for the opportunity to be alone with Shanks with mental exhaustion.

"Sorry, sorry, because I promised to spend some time every day to teach them swordsmanship, so I kept you waiting for a long time."

Shanks walked into the reception room with a sweat all over his body.

It can be seen that he attaches great importance to the Konoha Village behind Hinata Xingcai and the others, so he couldn't wait to rush over after just finishing the guidance there.

Guidance?...

Hinata Xingcai narrowed his eyes slightly and kept this matter in mind.

"Mr. Shanks, our master is very happy to have the opportunity to negotiate after learning about your kindness."

Standing up from the chair, Hinata Xingcai said politely: "The master has prepared a banquet in Konoha Village and is waiting for you at any time."

"If you need it, we can also arrange for a special escort. Whether it is a large ninja beast or a carriage, we will arrange it properly."

"Really..."

For Hinata Xingcai's straightforward approach, Shanks smiled and scratched his head, "Then I will talk to the head of the Saki family about this issue during this period, and then find a time to go to Konoha. As for the pick-up, there is no need. After I arrive, I will register for the procedures for entering the village and visit normally."

He seemed very calm, and seemed to have no hesitation at all about letting Ryosuke and his party choose the time and place.

"Since the message has been passed, we will leave first."

The task required by Ryosuke has been completed, and Hinata Xingcai can't wait to go back and report.

Shanks did not try to stop him and escorted him to the door of the Saki family.

He had to leave here temporarily. He needed to discuss the matter of going to Konoha with the head of the Saki family.

After all, he had agreed with the other party that he would guide their retainers for a period of time in exchange for more information about this world, but now it seems that the guidance needs to be postponed for a while.

And judging from the attitude of the Saki family towards Hinata Xingcai and others in recent days, the Saki family, or the nobles of the Land of Fire they represent, do not seem to be very friendly with the ninjas of Konoha.

Although they are in the same country and exist to protect this country, they are also wary of each other.

And the nobles, who are ordinary people, are obviously weak in terms of combat power, so they can't wait to improve their combat power through themselves.

I don't know if my help to the nobles will have an impact on the subsequent information exchange with the ninjas...

Shanks turned around with mixed feelings.

If there is really an impact, then he will definitely not stand on the side of the ninjas, at least not within the agreed time, after all, he promised these nobles first.

But this would delay his return.

"So... Shanks didn't come with you?"

Originally, he was eager to meet Shanks at the entrance of Konoha Village, but Ryosuke didn't wait for Shanks.

Only a few people from the Xingcai team returned.

Fortunately, no one in their team was missing for this mission, including the old cat.

"Mr. Shanks needs to explain the situation to the people of the Saki family. They seem to have reached some agreements."

Hinata Xingcai explained, "But he seems to attach great importance to contacting us, so you don't have to worry about him not coming."

Ryosuke nodded, "I'm not particularly worried. Shanks will definitely come."

"He should have seen traces of the devil fruit and the Navy Six Styles from the old cat. Since he is from the sea world, he will definitely be anxious to understand the situation and find a way to go back."

Behind Shanks stood the Red Hair Pirates. He knew better than anyone what would happen to the pirates without him as the captain.

So now, he is definitely anxious to go back.

"There's no rush for this."

Looking back at the surroundings, the people coming and going would occasionally cast their eyes on them. Ryosuke turned around and walked directly towards the village, "Let's go back first."

With his current reputation, standing in such a conspicuous place at the entrance of Konoha Village would only be treated as some kind of treasure.

In order to avoid any brave guy coming over to ask for an autograph or something, which would arouse the restless hearts of others, he chose to temporarily avoid the crowd.

"Our whereabouts were absolutely concealed along the way. I think we were exposed the moment we really saw him. Although it was inexplicable, I guess he might have the ability to read minds."

"In the process of reaching an agreement, his attitude was very kind and gentle, and he spoke with a persuasiveness like a spring breeze."

"And there is the matter of the Saki family. They seem to plan to introduce the power system of the other world to increase the combat power of ordinary people..."

While listening to Xingcai's report on the detailed process of the mission, Liangjie and his team walked towards the direction of the clan.

He didn't press them too much. After listening to the whole process of the mission and some ideas in the direction sorted out by their team,

After returning to the clan, Liangjie asked them to go home and rest first.

"This mission is really boring. There was no fighting at all."

On the way home, the old cat squatted on Liangjie's shoulder like an owl. This was a habit he developed this time.

"Do you still plan to fight Shanks? Didn't I hear that you have already fought once?"

Turning his head in dissatisfaction, Ryosuke glared at the old cat, "Strictly speaking, you are now a person. You must know yourself and learn to see yourself and the world clearly."

"Besides, I didn't plan to let you participate in the battle. What is the mission goal I gave you? Have you forgotten it?"

Why didn't I realize that this cat is so easy to swell?

Feeling Ryosuke's stern gaze, the old cat quickly put away his lazy look and stood up straight.

"No, no, I remember it all."

He explained in a panic, "Familiar with the process of the mission, learn how to be a person who executes the mission and cooperates with the team, I am working hard."

After not seeing each other for a while, he forgot what kind of personality Ryosuke had.

After staring at the old cat for a long time, Ryosuke showed a standard smile on his face, "I'll know if it's there or not after I check it out."

As he spoke, the Yintun Chakra in his body directly surged out and gathered into the old cat's body through the contact of his limbs.

"I..."

The old cat was anxious and was about to say something, but his whole body seemed to be fixed by plaster and could not move at all.

"Can you change between the state of a cat and a human at will? The ability of the other world is really weird..."

"Now we go into the city, don't act on your own, and listen to my arrangements wholeheartedly..."

"The information here needs to be passed on by someone, so don't tell me about going together or taking your place, etc. Now... execute the order!"

"Is the mission more important or the companion more important... I don't want to be alone anymore."

Countless memory fragments emerged from the old cat's spiritual consciousness, and through Ryosuke's chakra, they were reflected in his eyes like a movie.

Scene after scene, from the day when Lao Mao left home, he talked to his teammates and companions timidly,

then gradually became familiar with each other and began to carry out missions,

even all the experiences after meeting Shanks, including his inner thoughts at that time, were easily obtained by Ryosuke.

It was indeed Shanks.

Through Lao Mao's memory, Ryosuke clearly saw the figure of that guy.

Red hair, scars, broken arms...

These extremely obvious appearance features aside, the seemingly casual, but faintly domineering aura is irreplaceable.

This is not only the aura brought by the Conqueror's Haki, but also a habit developed after sitting in a high position for many years.

His strength...

Ryosuke hesitated for a moment, wanting to measure the opponent's combat power through Shanks in Lao Mao's memory.

But unfortunately, Lao Mao's strength could not force Shanks' true level at all.

Whether it is a pure collision of forces or the skill of using his own strength, Lao Mao is far inferior to Shanks.

And even Lao Mao's own strengths are not as good as Shanks, let alone other abilities, so the content about Shanks in his memory has no deeper reference value except to help Ryosuke confirm his identity.

"Not bad, it's still a bit of a burden."

Ryosuke retracted his chakra and squatted on his shoulder. Lao Mao woke up with a start, his hair all over his body was tied up, and he was scared.

"Just... just now?"

Although he woke up, his mind was a little confused.

In the past few seconds, Lao Mao felt that his brain was spread out and cut into countless pieces, and each piece was recalling what had happened in the past. Some details he didn't even remember, but they were still flipped out.

This feeling is not uncomfortable, just dizzy.

Sleeping deep in the subconscious, the images recorded by an inadvertent glance are stored very deeply.

Memories that are difficult to dig out during normal thinking suddenly flood into the brain. The excessive data and information makes the old cat want to vomit, but the body cannot move.

"For the first mission, it is well done and deserves praise."

Ryosuke never stopped, and walked slowly towards home.

He was in a good mood now.

In the memory of the old cat, besides Shanks, his own performance was also remarkable.

These performances were certainly not about the increase in combat power, the number of enemies killed, etc., but about him slowly learning to become a human, learning human discipline, and restraining his wildness.

This is very good, Ryosuke is very satisfied with his change.

"... Boss, can you give me some preparation time next time!"

Hearing his praise, the old cat realized that the changes in his spirit and memory just now were all under the influence of Ryosuke, "At least remind me, I was scared to death just now!"

He thought there was something wrong with his spirit just now.

But soon, his cat face couldn't help laughing, shaking his cat tail while jumping from Ryosuke's shoulder to the other side, "But... was my performance really that good? I thought you wouldn't be satisfied, after all, I almost escaped back."

"You ran away because the team needed someone to pass on the situation at the time, and you were just following orders."

Ryosuke shook his head, "Learning to obey orders and thinking from the perspective of the team is your biggest improvement in this trip."

"And you can turn around and run back to find your companions regardless of life and death. From the perspective of executing the mission, it is not advisable, but from the perspective of the same family and the same team, clansmen and partners like you are very worthy of entrusting the back."

Paused, Fearing that Lao Mao would be too proud after hearing these compliments, he pointed out his shortcomings at the right time, "But there is one thing you made a big mistake, that is, the lack of decisiveness and too much hesitation."

"I hope that next time the same situation occurs, you can put forward your own requirements at the right time, such as staying behind to cover the retreat, rescuing companions, or delivering messages, evacuating, etc."

"And once you make a choice, don't regret it!"

"Like this time, evacuating first to deliver the message, and then repeatedly jumping back to face the danger with companions, this kind of two-way thing is likely to result in neither the message being delivered nor unnecessary sacrifices."

Strictly speaking, if Hinata is not counted, Lao Mao is the first person who is most like his disciple.

Although this disciple used to be a cat,

Although this disciple never called him teacher, but called him boss, but this is a fact.

On the way to test the devil fruit, Ryosuke instructed Lao Mao on many things in combat,

The opponent's fighting style was formed under his training, so it is very similar to his own.

Now there is no need to test the devil fruit that Lao Mao took. Liang Jie arranged for him to carry out tasks and integrate into human society.

This kind of treatment, which is almost like paving the way, can be regarded as a master-disciple relationship.

However, Liang Jie did not admit it directly, and Lao Mao did not notice it too much.

"Finally home!"

From a distance, as soon as he saw the retro house, Lao Mao swooshed off Liang Jie's shoulder and ran home with a cheer.

When Lao Mao left, it was still early winter and it had not started snowing yet.

But now that he has returned, the snow that covered the ground in winter has melted and entered spring.

It can be seen that this long-lost trip made him miss this place very much.

Following Lao Mao, Liang Jie slowly entered the house.

The sun shone in the courtyard.

He saw Lao Mao calling the housekeeper Liang and saying that he was hungry.

Inexplicably, a strange feeling rose in Ryosuke's heart.

It was like a Friday afternoon when he, as a parent, went to pick up his child who had been in boarding school for five days to go home for a two-day holiday. He could see the real longing for this home emanating from the old cat.

It was a bit beautiful.

Unconsciously, Ryosuke stretched out his palm and bit the middle of his index finger.