The idea is trade Coo to the Gatekeeper Clan for information.
When this idea first occurred to Law, he thought it feasible. But on second thought, wouldn't that be letting the tiger return to the mountain?
However, since their relationship was one of life and death, there was no need for honesty and integrity.
A malicious thought arose in Law's mind, and his outward Aura grew even stronger.
Sensing Law's Aura, the five Magical Beasts, including Red Shadow, had grave looks in their eyes.
They already had a deep understanding of Law's strength. Even with the advantage of numbers, they dared not act rashly.
"Coo... is inside there..."
Red Shadow looked at the small house built of rock, his jaw slightly clenched.
They had thought inviting Coo would solve this difficult problem, but no one expected that even the clan's strongest warrior, Coo, would be defeated by this human.
'How could a human, especially one from the Sacred Land, be this powerful?'
'If we couldn't even handle this human, what hope was there for dealing with Don Freecss later?'
'Will he be the second exception?'
Red Shadow's gaze shifted, locking onto Law.
The two sides confronted each other in silence, the area completely still.
After a moment, Law revealed a smile and said seriously, "Let's make a deal. How about it?"
"A deal?" Red Shadow was startled, tensing secretly, ready to attack at any moment.
"I can let her go, but I need you to answer a few questions." Law pointed the Nyoi-Bo at the stone house behind him.
Red Shadow looked coldly at Law, not responding.
Beside him, a clan member said coldly, "Chief, why waste words on them?"
"Yeah, let's just kill them and rescue Coo."
The language they used was not the common tongue, so Law and Ging couldn't understand.
But their expressions said it all... it probably wasn't anything good.
Unlike his clan members, who acted without thinking, Red Shadow considered more factors and thus had more concerns.
Since even Coo could not defeat this human, the five of them together might not necessarily have a chance of winning.
The most important thing now was to ensure Coo's safety.
Just as Red Shadow was somewhat tempted by Law's proposal, a giant black disc in the distant sky suddenly caught everyone's attention.
"Hmm?"
Seeing the black disc, the five Magical Beasts, including Red Shadow, changed expression.
'It's them!'
Not only had the Gatekeeper Clan noticed the disc flying across the sky, but Law and Ging had too.
The disc was coming from the side of both parties.
And it was heading straight for their location.
'A large disc-shaped object...'
Seeing the black disc, Ging's eyes narrowed slightly. He immediately thought of the Masked Mans and turned to Law.
Having the same thought, Law nodded at Ging, then closely watched the five Magical Beasts, including Red Shadow.
From their expressions and reactions, he could tell they recognized the disc.
Law had extracted information about the disc from the Masked Man. The Gatekeeper Clan certainly knew its nature, meaning they were likely aware of the Humanoids' existence.
From this, it was clear that the Gatekeeper Clan possessed a great deal of information far beyond human reach.
Perhaps Don Freecss had contacted the Gatekeeper Clan specifically for access to that information.
Unfortunately, although he could have used Coo to obtain much important intel, her pain tolerance was just too abnormal.
Now, just as he might establish a trade relationship with the Gatekeeper Clan to gain a lot of information, another troublesome thing arrived.
'Are they the same kind as the Masked Man...?'
Law sighed inwardly, 'The timing is really terrible.'
He guessed that the black disc might be coming to retrieve the Masked Man.
Even so, they couldn't stay here much longer. They needed to rendezvous with Knov and the others as soon as possible.
As for the trade plan, it would have to be shelved for now.
With this thought, Law inconspicuously glanced at the stone house.
'Would forcefully interrupting Kuro's enjoyment cause him to flip out?'
But at a time like this, he couldn't worry about Kuro's feelings.
Law raised his right hand, preparing to dismantle the stone house.
Just then, a hole burst open in the wall of the stone house, and Kuro emerged from it, looking utterly blissful.
"Got a smoke?"
Kuro raised a paw to groom his disheveled forehead fur.
"..."
The corner of Law's mouth twitched. He had no intention of giving Kuro a post-coital cigarette. Instead, he sighed, "You being so quick about it saves me the trouble."
After speaking, ignoring Kuro's reaction, he flashed to the stone house, swept away the front wall, and saw Coo lying on her back, her eyes vacant, looking completely resigned to her fate.
Law looked closely and could faintly see tear stains at the corners of Coo's eyes.
The faint sense of guilt he had felt earlier now came flooding back.
'Just two cats, two cats!'
'No big deal, this is nothing!'
Law chanted to himself a few times, then released his Domain, curled the dazed Coo into a ball, lifted her into the air, and brought her out of the stone house.
Kuro then jumped onto Law's shoulder, looking at Coo bound in the air, and said solemnly, "Law, there's something I need to tell you."
"What?"
"I love her."
"..."
Law was silent for a moment, then tentatively said, "And then?"
"I want to marry her!"
"..."
"What, you don't agree?"
"If I don't agree?"
Kuro said urgently, "If you don't agree, I'll... I'll jump off from here! Headfirst!"
Law then stared at Kuro like he was looking at an idiot, 'Had this guy's brain been fried by male hormones?'
"Please!"
Suddenly, Kuro knelt on Law's shoulder, his front paws clutching Law's collar, pitifully pleading, "I've already left my essence inside her. If you insist on eliminating her, it'll be two lives for the price of one!"
Several black lines appeared on Law's forehead. He sighed, "I don't have time for this nonsense now. Also, open your eyes wide and take a good look at the situation around us."
Hearing Law's words, Kuro finally noticed the five menacing, hostile Magical Beasts not far away, and also the large black disc in the sky flying in their direction.
"Crap!"
Kuro was startled. He saw the five Magical Beasts shooting cannibalistic glares at him.
'Damn, are these bastards coming for me?'
Kuro quickly retreated behind Law.
Ging scratched his cheek, amused as he watched Kuro hide behind Law.
This Kuro was, without a doubt, the most interesting Nen Beast he had ever encountered.
"You...!"
Red Shadow looked at Coo's miserable state, his rage rising.
He never could have imagined that Coo would be violated by... a cat.
Just then, an intense energy fluctuation came from the sky.
A beam of energy shot towards them!