Chapter 326: Gen: The Weather is Turning Cold...
"Senior Master Gen Kyou, my name is Fufu! I'm a Tiger-ian!"
When Fufu introduced herself, she extra-emphasized the word "Tiger-ian."
"Tiger?" Gen Kyou blinked. She didn't see any 'fierceness of a tiger.' She only saw the 'moe' attribute. Are you sure you're not a 'Hachimi-ian' (Cat-ian)?
Fufu huffed. She had seen that look way too many times.
"I'm Gen Kyou, Gen's older sister." Gen Kyou smiled and nodded. My little sister has even taken a disciple, and I still don't have one.
Back then, she had hastily taken on the burden of Sect Master. At that time, she had no time or energy to take disciples. She was busy going down the mountain to save people. She was just grateful to have time to rest.
"Sister, since you're back, I'll give the Sect Master position to you," Gen said, delighted.
Sister is back, happiness +1. Don't have to be Sect Master, joy +1.
She could just follow her sister's orders, just like back then. The only difference was that she now had the power of a Hollow Hunter. She could do anything.
"Who ever heard of a retired Sect Master coming back to office?" Gen Kyou's mouth twitched.
Even if she didn't die completely, she did experience death. At this point, she's legally 'off the books.'
"There is! There is, sister..." Kenji subconsciously cut in.
"Of course there is! In the Naruto world, the Fourth Hokage sacrificed himself... and the 'Third Old-timer' (Hiruzen) went right back to being Hokage for many years."
If not for that 'accident' (Orochimaru), he'd probably have stayed Hokage until he died of old age.
Gen nodded in agreement. "See? Sister, don't refuse."
"Hooo..."
"The weather is turning cold. Sister, it's time to... get a new 'coat'."
Gen took out a long robe, shook it twice, and draped it over her sister's shoulders.
Gen Kyou: https://www.google.com/search?q=%22...%22
Does she think I won't recognize it? This was the Sect Master's robe for the Cloud-Top Sect. And... it was the exact one that used to be hers.
"Little sister, you're really trying to kill me," Gen Kyou said helplessly. "But... you should stay the Master. I can help."
Gen thought... that works too.
As for solving the problem of her sister "coming back from the dead"... Mr. Mayor, we've cooperated for so long. I trust you can resolve this perfectly.
...
: "Ahhh! I don't get it!"
[Star Forger]: "Yo, is that a Fenghua (heavy accent) I hear?"
[Tsukasa Kadoya]: "Shouldn't you be fighting Oxers? What don't you get?"
: "Lila and I both tried to get Kuohai to stay, but he still insisted on going abroad!"
: "Is the allure of BBQ really that strong?"
As an Armor Hero, shouldn't his duty be to defeat all the Oxers?
He's currently leveling up with his Lava (Nawa) armor, not using Shura.
He tried to get one teammate, but it's harder than climbing to heaven.
[Shizu-cute]: "Amazing. BBQ for the win."
[Star Forger]: "I have a question. Does Dr. Ke, who designed the four-element armors, have a hobby... like 'singing, dancing, and rapping'?"
[Gudako]: "Yeah, the transformation sound effects for those armors are... really something."
[Tsukasa Kadoya]: "Reminds me of that kid, Zi-O's, transformation."
: "It is a bit extra. The sound effects don't really help in fighting Oxers."
[Star Forger]: "The Lava Armor... the power to burn homework! The Tsunami Armor... the power to flood the school! The Tornado Armor... the power to sit in jail! The Quake Armor... the power to smash the school!"
[Miss Pink Elf♪]: "I see it now. Out of four armors, three of them have a vendetta against school♪."
[Shadowkhan Queen]: "Burn homework, flood the school, smash the school... That... That is so cool!"
[Shadowkhan Queen]: "If possible, please come to our world! We students desperately need these armors!"
[Galactic Baseballer]: "I don't need school, and I don't need a job! My life is wonderful! I just play~"
: "Stop with the puns. Armor Heroes don't commit crimes."
[Little Monster]: "But... didn't that guy Feng use his armor to steal things, and then... 'sit in jail'?"
(Crap. I can't defend that.)
Although Feng stole to donate to the needy, it was still illegal.
He just said Armor Heroes don't commit crimes and forgot about the prime example on his (former) team.
[Ghost of the Uchiha]: "A true man doesn't need teammates. When I left Konoha, not a single teammate (clansman) followed me, and I 'danced' just fine."
[Gudako]: "He's got a point. Speaking of teammates, General Leon, just think about Apollo. Even if you have teammates, they might not be helpful. They might even drag you down."
(Can you not talk about me? It's not that I don't want teammates, they're just hard to carry.)
Apollo sighed. Who wouldn't want a competent teammate to ease the pressure?
[Odd Jobs Gin-san]: "Leon, have you found your 'old-timer' (dad) yet?"
: "No. The old ginger is spicier. I learned all my detective skills from him."
: "Seriously... he's not dead, but he won't show himself. What's the point of playing dead?"
Leon was speechless about his father, Gushang. Just watching the show from the shadows... so sneaky.
[Sherry]: "What filial piety. Isn't your father going to whip you with a belt?"
[Naughty Xi]: "What's the big deal? General Leon is an Armor Hero now. His old man is just a normal person."
[Naughty Xi]: "If General Leon gets upset, he can just... make his old man 'drop gold coins' (beat him up)."
[Light is a Bond]: "Righteous extermination of one's own kin... that's pretty harsh."
: "It's not that serious. Even if I'm annoyed, I wouldn't do that."
[Galactic Baseballer]: "I have an idea! If General Leon's old man gets infected by the Sangbao Virus and becomes an Oxer... then General Leon can make his move, 'justifiably,' right?"
[Crash-Test Pilot]: "What an ungodly (outrageous) idea. Satan would have to get a tattoo of you on his back."
[Miss Pink Elf♪]: "How do I put this... what an 'abstract' line of thought♪."
[Gudako]: "It makes sense! The 'Oxer Slaughter Machine' killing an Oxer... that's just natural justice."
[Odd Jobs Gin-san]: "Isn't Leon a detective? He can just... manufacture a 'perfect accident' and get his old man turned into an Oxer."
[Star Forger]: "General Leon: 'I have nine ways to turn my dad into an Oxer.'"
(Leon had black lines all over his forehead. He really didn't have that much malice toward his father.)
But... if his father really became an Oxer... would he do it?
He pondered... reflected...
Mhm. Atlas!
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