Tatsumi did not even expect that one day, he would get involved with the Mikazuki family like this. He was currently inside a rge room with the smell of several herbs mixed in. The smell was overwhelming his sense of smell because that was all he could smell in the room.

  “Don’t move. Some of your bones are likely fractured. There is some possibility that you also sustained internal injuries.” Ame told him such before she left him with the doctor who went and went with the treatment.

  Furthermore, the middle-aged man who called himself Long Wu was with him, accompanying in every step of the treatment.

  He was also the one who helped Tatsumi recover from the bone fracture. Tatsumi could feel that the man was using something that he did not see every day.

  ‘So this is the transcendent power Uncle has been talking about all this time.’ Tatsumi thought.

  ‘Yes. Transcendent energy sources can be used to speed up natural recovery by almost twenty times the normal speed. Currently, the herbs that the girl gave to you is actually filled with a transcendent energy source.’ Kudungga reyed.

  ‘What!? Didn’t you tell me before that there is only one pce where a transcendent energy source can be found?’

  ‘Yes. These herbs are likely coming from there. And I just found out, Mikazuki family is the one who is deeply involved in the victory of the Second Star Battle.’

  ‘Second…against the undead?’ Tatsumi recalled the memories he viewed and remembered that to be the case.

  He had to do this because he could not get up from bed and he also had to rest due to the energy spent healing his body. Food would be provided shortly but until then Tatsumi could only communicate with Kudungga this way.

  ‘Hah, you should be ashamed of your struggle. You cannot even defeat that bck-robed man.’ Another voice came and disturbed Tatsumi again.

  This voice often came to demean his result but Tatsumi did not care one bit about the voice. According to Kudungga, several nafs could be connected to him and this was the second one.

  Tatsumi realized that the second one seemed to guide him in a certain direction. The issue he had with this voice however, was that it valued winning as its core. It tried to entice Tatsumi into thinking that winning was all there was to prove himself.

  Tatsumi scoffed at that idea. He knew that there were more things more important than victory but he could not refute the voice completely. Because there were moments where victory was necessary…

  Back to the current moment, Tatsumi had to lie down on the prepared bed because of his condition. Fortunately, the bed was soft and comfortable enough for the current him to lie on it.

  “Huh, the pain in my torso is so little it’s almost negligible,” Tatsumi said while checking his condition.

  “Good.” Long Wu suddenly said while standing on one side of the bed.

  “Um, what can I do for you, Senior?” Tatsumi said. While he said this, he gnced around and discovered that Chen Fei was not in the room. He was a bit awkward with strangers so he could only inquire about something.

  “Don’t call me that. I’d prefer it if you call me teacher, though.” Long Wu replied.

  “Senior, I just want to know why you helped us a bit ter?” Tatsumi asked. He found out that Long Wu actually had been in the vicinity of the section of the park but did not reveal himself until much ter.

  Long Wu was a bit embarrassed about it but he replied nonetheless, “I just wanted to see how the young from the Comberth Continent deal with a Transcendent. Well, turned out I found a talent.”

  While he said that, Long Wu stared directly at Tatsumi.

  “What? Does that mean I am talented enough to catch Senior’s eyes?” Tatsumi was a bit surprised to hear that response. But he understood that with Long Wu’s method and prowess, he could deal with whatever came his way.

  “Yes.”

  Tatsumi did not know what to do since he was out of the question. But this time, Long Wu was the one who started another topic.

  “Did you ever learn how to wield a real weapon before?” Long Wu asked.

  “No, only kitchenware and a wooden sword. What is it to you?”

  “Ah, that expins something. But that means you are even more talented than I thought you were.”

  Tatsumi did not know what kind of talent he had but he decided to ask.

  But before he did, the door to the room opened. Chen Fei and Mikazuki Ame came in.

  “How’s your body?” Chen Fei asked.

  “Better than before. I want to ask you this since I discovered you were in that park. What are you doing there with Ame?” Tatsumi asked him in return.

  Chen Fei then expined the reason and Tatsumi sighed ruefully.

  “You should have called the police first and foremost. With their help, perhaps the matter would be over sooner.” Tatsumi said after hearing what Chen Fei had to say.

  “But you saw it yourself, the bck-robed man's strength is unfathomable. I have never seen something like it in my life.” Chen Fei said while frowning. He clearly had seen that the neck of the bck-robed man had been stabbed numerous times by Tatsumi but he could still stand up and even put up a fight.

  Then he added, “Besides, even if we really called the police, would they be able to handle these kinds of people?”

  Tatsumi realized that even with the help of the police, the matter would not end up better. He could only curse his bad luck in encountering them.

  “Alright, he needs to rest. Please eat this while it is still warm.” Ame offered something from the bowl she held. Tatsumi recognized it as the nourishing porridge, but the issue was that he disliked the taste so much he wanted to throw up every time he consumed one.

  “Should I even eat this?” Tatsumi’s face became paler at the thought of eating it.

  “Yes. Your body is in the recovery stage. I even heard from the doctor that you are lucky to even be able to still feel your legs. The fractures are not only on your rib but likely extend to the spine. It was due to the first aid that the injury did not worsen.” Ame looked straight at Tatsumi, her expression serious.

  “Ah…is that so?” Tatsumi now realized the severity of the issue.

  According to what was taught in middle school, there were important parts to the human body and the spine, which stored part of the central nervous system was one of them.

  “That is why you need to eat this.” Ame’s tone was the one where there had to be no refusal.

  “You don’t know this Ame but Tatsumi hates eating that kind of thing. He’d rather extend his recovery time than eat the porridge.” Chen Fei interjected and gave Ame some information about Tatsumi.

  “This is troublesome.” Ame had to put the porridge right on Tatsumi’s p.

  ‘I definitely don’t want to eat that!’ Tatsumi had decided from the start that he would not consume it, no matter what.

  But at this time, Long Wu, who had remained silent since the two came in, took the bowl of porridge and forcefully thrust the spoon into Tatsumi’s mouth.

  Tatsumi did not expect such speed coming from Long Wu so he was caught off-guard. But when his taste buds sensed the porridge, he was surprised to find out that the taste was not terrible.

  “Hmm…” Tatsumi gulped down the porridge and knew that Long Wu had done something to the porridge.

  Ame and Chen Fei were surprised to see that Tatsumi did not even change his expression when he ate that. But they also realized that Long Wu had probably done something to the porridge.

  “I thought that the porridge tasted terrible so I added a bit of my special seasoning.” Long Wu said while he sprayed something on the porridge while Tatsumi was relishing the taste of the porridge.

  Tatsumi did not know that the nutritional porridge could be so delicious.

  “Thank you!” Tatsumi said this in a serious tone. He had a heartfelt thanks to Long Wu.

  “No need for that. I mean, do you want to take me as your teacher?” Long Wu said seriously. Tatsumi had taken notice of Long Wu’s insistence on calling him a teacher.

  However, he did not know the other party, except that he was strong and came from the Qin Empire.

  “No, at least not right now. We barely know each other.” Tatsumi replied after gulping down another spoonful of the porridge.

  “Well, let’s take it slow.” Long Wu shook his head, helpless about the situation.

  Just as they were about to start another topic, someone apparently arrived at the door of the room. They all heard the knocking sound and also the knob of the door being opened.

  “Excuse me.” There was an appearance of someone Tatsumi recognized from the photos taken as well as the newspaper and television. Although, the man in front of Tatsumi was looking up at him specifically since the man’s focused eyes never left him.

  “Father, what brings you here?” Ame was surprised to see that her father came at this moment. Seeing her, the man softened his gaze as well as his expression.

  “It is just the guards who came with you reported something to me. So I have taken the liberty to see for myself the one who helped my daughter. That is reasonable, right?”

  The man also did not forget to gnce at Long Wu who was beside the bed.

  But Long Wu did not say anything and smiled slightly.

  Then the man’s gaze returned to Tatsumi.

  “Since you are injured for protecting my daughter, I can repay you with the best treatment the Mikazuki family has to offer. You can rest until you are fully recovered. Your friend made a request earlier to convey the situation to your family so you can rest assured.” The man said.

  Tatsumi, of course, knew the man. He was the most influential when it came to the current industry within the Hinon Federation and expanded to even the Qin Empire.

  So he replied, “Thanks for the treatment, Mister Mikazuki Yamaguchi. I will definitely repay this kindness.”

  Having heard Tatsumi offer his reply, the man could not help but nod lightly.

  “Just focus on your recovery. You are still a high school student.” Yamaguchi said softly before his gaze turned to Long Wu.

  “As for you, Mister Long Wu, you have to come with me for now. There is something I want to discuss with you.”

  Long Wu naturally understood what Yamaguchi wanted to say to him. So he complied and both men left the room.

  After that, Chen Fei told Tatsumi about the reaction of both Nene and Hua Fei as the two were basically the people who cared about the group.

  “I’ll get a lot of scolding, no, we will,” Tatsumi said while eating his porridge as well as looking at Chen Fei. Chen Fei sighed helplessly.

  “Thanks to you too, Ame.” Tatsumi said with a serious tone. After he scooped the st bit of the porridge, he put the bowl on the table beside the bed and engaged in small talk.

  “I am doing this because I feel the need to do so. Don’t get me wrong but this is also for myself.” Ame replied.

  “Yeah. Looks like those who attacked you before are likely targeting specific people….or organization from the looks of it.” Tatsumi said his mind while gncing at the wristband that Ame had.

  It had a white cloud pattern on a red background. It was a bit obvious from observation but Tatsumi found out that Charlene also had a simir thing too.

  ‘Wait. What does that signify then?’ Tatsumi thought to himself. But soon he started to get clues from within his memories.

  ‘No way!’ Tatsumi was surprised to find out what that actually meant.

  ‘The Congregation!’ Tatsumi pieced together several clues and discovered something that caused him a shock.

  Apparently, the Father God Congregation had reached its hand deeper. He did not expect that Mikazuki Ame was also one of the important members of the Congregation. But he did not have the intention to tell her since it could be dangerous for him.

  As for Charlene, Tatsumi felt that there was a reason why she joined the Congregation. But he could deduce that it was more beneficial for Charlene, at least that was what he thought.

  Ame felt that Tatsumi was hiding something within his remark but she could not ask him that, would she?

  “I want to know about your exchange with that bck-robed man. How can you st against someone like him? Sorry if this touched your nerve or something.” She said.

  Tatsumi did not expect that Ame was quite perceptive. Perhaps she had seen something from that battle if it could be considered one.

  “Well, I just have a talent when it comes to battling against someone. Perhaps those sparring sessions in the Kendo Club weren’t in vain.” Tatsumi replied truthfully about the matter of him exchanging blows with the bck-robed man.

  “What!? How can that be!? As far as I know, that man is on the brink of reaching the First Rank.”

  “You helped me so that made the blow easier for me. It was my carelessness that caused my defeat.” Tatsumi added. He did not want to disparage what Ame and Chen Fei had done. Furthermore, what he said was the truth.

  If he were not careless, perhaps the exchange could have turned out differently.

  “It is nothing but failure. So let’s not talk about it. I just want to know what caused you to be targeted by them.” Tatsumi tried to shift the topic to something far more important.

  ‘Since they targeted Ame, they must have an objective of some sort.’ Tatsumi thought. He did not hear Kudungga add something so he probably had to do this within his capability.

  Ame hesitated since this concerned not only herself but probably something greater. Chen Fei felt the atmosphere was quite tense but no word came out from his mouth. He could only listen to the two people talking.

  “But this topic will put you in danger too.” Ame added.

  “It is already too far too te for that. Might as well gather some information about who the enemy is rather than passively taking hit.” Tatsumi countered.

  Ame sighed. Since Tatsumi wanted to know about this matter, she decided to tell him one thing.

  “I don’t know exactly about them but they roam the underworld of the Comberth Continent. There is a chance that they are a splinter from the Snatcher. But this one is probably for something else.” Ame expined.

  Tatsumi furrowed his brow. He had heard something of that matter during his communion with Kudungga.

  ‘Uncle said that there is a remnant of great power that hid itself in the underworld of the Comberth Continent. Are they the one?’

  Tatsumi had to ask himself one thing. Why would they attack Ame despite the fact that they had to remain in the shadow and not step into the light?

  Chen Fei then turned his neck to Tatsumi and asked, “What are you going to do!?”

  Chen Fei was reminded by Hua Fei not to let the two of them get hurt.

  Tatsumi forgot that Chen Fei was still here but he could come up with an idea.

  “No, I’m just helping Ame with her situation. There is no way that I will get involved in this.” Tatsumi said while hinting with his eyes at Ame.

  Ame understood the situation and said, “That is a good word to say. Take the initiative by gathering information about them rather than taking a hit passively. I will take this word as a suggestion. Thank you.”

  Tatsumi inwardly heaved a sigh of relief. He knew that Sister Hua Fei and Nene were worried about him. But he could not let this enemy hurt those he held dear either.

  So he had to do this covertly. But to do that, he needed some help…

  “Now that we are done, let me rest. My back still hurts so…” Tatsumi said while moving slightly, showing an uncomfortable expression on his face.

  “Right, you are still recovering. Let me accompany you here.” Chen Fei said while preparing the sofa in the room as his pce to rest.

  “If there is anything you need, you just need to press the button on the table.” Ame reminded before she left the room.

  Tatsumi finally could rest. As he y on the bed, he felt something in his body. It was warm and provided him with a lot more energy.

  ‘This feeling sts for a while. So this is probably a transcendent energy source. This feeling is wonderful, it also helps with natural body recovery.’

  It was at that moment that Tatsumi understood how he could recover so quickly and how the bck-robed man survived the fatal wound.

  ‘I have to become a Transcendent to better protect those I care. Other than that, I need to expand my influence. How should I do that?’

  Tatsumi spent his time in deep thought. He did not notice time passed quickly or how Chen Fei snored in his sleep but he formed an idea about how he should do things.

  One of the most important things to do was to tell Hua Fei and Nene about his decision. Tatsumi thought that since he had the talent for battle, he should take advantage of that.

  After thinking for a long time, he felt that his eyelids had become heavier. Tatsumi did not resist the feeling and soon he fell asleep.