The whole world knows that I crossed

"Hello, thank you for your patronage! Here is the cheap, fast and reassuring delivery god Yato!"

Hearing Yetou's energetic voice from the microphone, Qiao Wen was in a daze for a moment.

Obviously before traveling to the Warring States Period, he and Yato were conducting campus spirit hunting activities with a different tone. Sudden disappearance as an opportunity?

Qiao Wen sighed silently.

"Yato? I'm Qiao Wen."

"Oh...it's Xiao Qiao! Long time no see... Eh? Wait! Xiao Qiao?? You're back?!"

There was obvious surprise in Yeto's voice, Qiao Wen never thought that he cared about him so much.

"Yeah... a lot of things have happened, anyway, I'm back now." He said with a smile unconsciously in his tone, "But I didn't call you specifically to inform you that I'm back... That’s right, Onikiri and Huche told me that Ba Wei left the book and left, I want to ask you if you know where he might go..."

……

Two minutes later, Qiao Wen welcomed the black-haired god whom he had not seen for a long time in the reception room of the shrine.

Yato seemed to be in good spirits.

It's just because Qiao Wen talked about Bawei's suspected disappearance on the phone. Although the friendship between this person and Bawei is always very strange, but it is obvious that the friendship is not bad on the face of the gods. With a bit of worry:

"...Bawei is missing? What's going on?"

Qiao Wen showed Ye Dou the note left by Ba Wei, and asked the two ghost fire boys to briefly explain what happened.

"I don't know the details, after all, I just returned to the shrine yesterday..."

He said.

Yato stared at the concise and clear message, his expression was very similar to that of Qiao Wen who saw this message for the first time not long ago:

"That fellow Bawei... what is he doing! He did such a thing..."

The black-haired god said, "I don't even know where to complain!"

He propped his chin with one hand and stared at the note for a while, thinking silently.

"With Bawei's awkward personality, he probably encountered some trouble that was difficult to solve for a while. In order not to implicate you and those two little guys over there, he made such a decision."

Yato's conclusion is basically consistent with Qiao Wen's previous guess.

Moreover, Yato also has more information that can provide credibility for this inference:

"You also know, right? Ba Wei and I have been tracking down the whereabouts of my...'father'. Recently, we finally got a little clue. If it wasn't for something really urgent..."

How could Bawei ignore Yato's father and play disappearance at this time?

"The question now is, what kind of accident happened that made Bawei leave Miying Shrine without hesitation?"

You know, because of Mikage's statement "Please take a good look at the house before I come back~", Bawei really waited alone in the shrine for 20 years. Although he would go out to drink and visit friends during the period, but Never leave for more than a day...

"It's a pity that I don't know any intelligence experts. With just this note, I can't figure out where Ba Wei went..."

As Yato said, his eyes suddenly lit up as if he remembered something important.

He reached out and grabbed Qiao Wen's arm:

"That's right! That person!"

……"that person"?who?

Qiao Wen, who was caught suddenly, expressed confusion.

He had no idea what Yato was talking about.

Yato patiently explained to him: "It's someone Bawei knows! I heard that he is a very powerful figure in the human government. A large part of Bawei's intelligence network comes from him—the ones we received last time." The materials for the middle school students are obtained from that person!"

When Yato said this, Qiao Wen also remembered.

The person Yetou was talking about was the "acquaintance" that Ba Wei asked the other party to get the information of the group of teenagers in the Ice Emperor Tennis Club before, and he was also the provider of the Huaxia passport that Qiao Wen suspected was in his hand, which could be faked.

If according to Yato, the other party really has an official background, then there is a very reasonable explanation for obtaining such a passport.

Qiao Wen suddenly realized: "Ah..."

However, "It's useless to think that there is such a person..."

Because obviously, no matter Qiao Wen or Ye Dou, neither of them knows the identity of that person, let alone how to contact each other...

God and man looked at each other in blank dismay.

"Ugh……"

With a long sigh, Yato fell backwards, and the salted fish directly collapsed on the edge of the low table where the kotatsu was installed in the reception room.

Burying himself deeply in the warm kotatsu, the black-haired god closed his eyes, and muttered in a low voice, both satisfied and depressed:

"Ba Wei is really... Anyway, he is still cooperating with me, okay? Even if you are afraid of hurting you and those two boys, what can you not tell me? He knows that I will not die so easily... "

Qiao Wen was moved by his leisurely posture, and the nerves that had been tense since learning the news that Bawei had run away from home also relaxed a little.

He picked up two senbei from the snack basket on the table, tossed one to Yato, and took one open in his mouth.

"Maybe things are far more difficult than we imagined?"

With a senbei in his mouth, Qiao Wen made vague guesses.

Even Bawei thinks that even an existence like Yato, once involved in this matter, may encounter great danger?

Yato stopped chewing the senbei.

"Even if that's the case, he's too self-assertive...he's still so awkward and loves to be brave...that stupid fox."

The gods gritted their teeth silently.

"After I go back, I will ask people I know again." Yetou sat up, "If something really happened in the next life that requires Ba Wei to be so cautious, it is impossible to reveal all the news. not come out."

Yato may not be able to find out anything from his own words, but he still has a few friends who are also gods, and recently he has "reconciled" with that guy Bishamonten. You won't just refuse... right?

Just thinking that apart from Bishamonten and Xiaofu, maybe Michizane could have the cheek to ask for it, Yato suddenly turned his head alertly and looked outside the door of the reception room.

At the same time, the two will-o'-the-wisp boys who had been running to prepare lunch ran in in a panic, and went straight to Qiao Wen as soon as they entered the door:

"Master Qiao Wen!"

"There are guests!"

Ba Wei is not there, even if Yato has friendship with Ba Wei and Mikage, but in any case, he is still an "outsider" in the eyes of the two ghost fire boys, so at this moment, as Mikage's guest and Ba Wei's friend, Joe Wen was naturally regarded by Onikiri and Toru as the most powerful person in the shrine.

The two will-o'-the-wisp boys looked at Qiao Wen eagerly, their masked faces filled with bewilderment:

"It's a stranger I haven't seen before. He said he was looking for His Highness Bawei!"

Qiao Wenwen and Yato looked at each other.

"...Meet me?" Yato suggested, "I happen to be here. If you are looking for trouble, I can block you for a while-of course, don't forget my five yen reward afterwards."

Qiao Wen did not refuse Yato's kindness:

"no problem."

Having readily "hired" a god-sama who was impeccably reliable in terms of combat effectiveness alone, Qiao Wen nodded slightly to the will-o'-the-wisp boys:

"Go and invite the guests in."

Onikiri and Kotoru obediently ran out to greet the guests.

Qiao Wen and Bawei adjusted their sitting postures, put away their slightly casual posture, and sat upright, waiting for the visitor to arrive.

Not long after, there was another regular knock on the door outside the reception room.

"My lords, the guests have arrived."

The voices of the ghost fire boys sounded respectfully from outside the door.

Qiao Wen looked at Yato, who silently made a "please" gesture to him...

Qiao Wen took a deep breath.

"Please come in."

he said solemnly.

Accompanied by Qiao Wen's consent, the paper sliding door slowly opened to both sides, and the figure of the visitor kneeling outside the door with a correct and elegant posture appeared bit by bit——

It was a gentle and handsome young man in a blue military uniform and rimless glasses.

But if someone really took him as a gentle and handsome harmless young man, it would be a big mistake.

"excuse me."

The young man with short blue hair that was very similar to the color of the uniform on his body slowly scanned the entire reception room, and when he met Qiao Wen and Yato's eyes, he nodded slightly in greeting.

"My surname is Munakata," the young man introduced himself politely, "I have an old relationship with Mr. Ba Wei, the person in charge of your shrine. I am here to meet Mr. Ba Wei..."

"You and Ba Wei have an appointment to meet?"

Before Qiao Wen could speak, Yato had grasped the point of the blue-haired young man who claimed to be Munakata's words first, and couldn't wait to ask questions.

The young man was rashly interrupted, but he was not very angry, and there was still a gentle and polite smile on his face:

"Yes."

"When is the date? Today?"

Being able to accurately find the "real Mikage Shrine" and not be misled by the dilapidated and barren illusion barrier made to deceive people's eyes and ears proves that this person should not be an ordinary person.

Such a person has an appointment with Bawei...

Yato and Qiao Wen looked at each other, as if they had found some kind of breakthrough.

Facing Yato's questioning, the young man still behaved calmly.

He replied softly: "No, the appointed time was yesterday morning."

Seeing Qiao Wen and Yato showing some surprised expressions, the young man explained:

"Mr. Ba Wei has always been very punctual, so when I realized that he didn't show up at the appointed time, and he didn't contact me to change the meeting time, or explain the missed appointment, I knew that something might have happened. .”

"I didn't intend to come to disturb you, but none of the contact methods given by Mr. Bawei before can reach him. This meeting is very important to me and my colleagues, so I am waiting. One day, when Mr. Ba Wei was still unable to be contacted, he made the decision to visit without authorization.”

The young man said, bowing his head slightly to apologize:

"If you feel offended by this, please allow me to express my apologies."

Qiao Wen and Yato exchanged a look again.

"No need to apologize." Qiao Wen responded this time, "This time, Bawei missed the appointment first, and it should be replaced by us expressing apology."

"But please believe that Bawei's relapse was not intentional. He seemed to be involved in some kind of trouble and couldn't get out of it for the time being. When we found out, he was already in a state of 'disappearing'."

Of course, Qiao Wen would not tell the truth about Ba Wei's "running away from home" to a stranger (although he actually guessed the identity of the stranger immediately after seeing the stranger and hearing his self-introduction). things come.

But he didn't tell the truth, but it can't be regarded as deceiving the other party.

After all, both he and Yato speculated that the reason why Ba Wei chose to "run away from home" was most likely because he was involved in some kind of huge trouble that could bring danger enough to be fatal.

So when Qiao Wen said that, he didn't have any psychological burden.

After listening to his explanation, the blue-haired youth showed a thoughtful look on his face:

"Did you 'disappear' as a result of being involved in some kind of trouble... that Mr. Bawei?"

"Yes." Qiao Wen nodded calmly.

"...So that's how it is." The young man took a deep look at Qiao Wen in an unclear manner, and quickly returned to that polite and restrained smile: "Then the two are the people in charge of the Miying Shrine when Mr. Ba Wei was away. ?”

Yato immediately waved his hand to clarify:

"I don't know if it's next to me, but I'm not."

Qiao Wen, who was pushed all over the responsibility, smiled kindly:

"Yato is Bawei's friend. He came here to help when he heard that Bawei was involved in unknown troubles and disappeared inexplicably."

"As for me……"

Qiao Wen lowered his eyes with a complicated expression.

"I can't be regarded as the person in charge of the shrine, but I can barely be regarded as Bawei's half-incompetent disciple."

Who knew that the eyes of the blue-haired youth on the opposite side lit up when he heard the words:

"Oh? You are..."

Qiao Wen:? ? ?

that is……?

He met the other party's eyes full of interest in a puzzled way:

"Is... what?"

There was a deep smile on the corner of the young man's mouth.

"It's the one that Mr. Ba Wei mentioned, 'very talented', but 'because the time of practice is still short, so he is not ready for the time being', Mr. Qiao Wen?"

Qiao Wen: ...

Unexpectedly, Ba Wei would leave such a high opinion of himself in other people, Qiao Wen was a little speechless for a while.

But the blue-haired young man didn't seem to notice his strangeness.

"The agreement between me and Mr. Bawei this time is related to you, Mr. Qiaowen."

He smiled gently.

"Please allow me to formally introduce myself."

As the young man spoke, he lightly pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose, and his expression suddenly became serious:

"My surname is Munakata, my name is Reiji, and Tim is the head of the Fourth Branch of the Household Registration Division of the Tokyo Legal Affairs Bureau."

"But maybe, you will be more familiar with another identity of mine that you should have heard from Mr. Bawei—"

The young man named Munakata Reiji said, and lightly pressed his left hand on the saber "Sirius" hanging from his waist:

"The fourth king, the king of blue, Munakata Rishi."

"—Here, I offer my greetings."

……

……

Reiji Munakata was invited into the reception room to have lunch with Jowen and Yato.

Of course, this is not because Qiao Wen is not serious (Qiao Wen:???), but the time just caught up, and the ghost fire boys have already prepared the beef sukiyaki for lunch. It is difficult for Qiao Wen and Yato to eat it, Guests sitting by and watching?

That's too outrageous.

Qiao Wen stretched out his chopsticks to pick up the meat with a straight face.

Next to him, Yatou's hands almost danced in afterimages, bowing left and right while frantically stuffing beef into his mouth and pouring juice frantically.

And the blue king Reiji Munakata, who was evaluated as "its existence is enough to become the overlord of fate", sat in the soft and warm kotatsu, which seemed to be able to make any rational person irresistibly turn into a cripple in the end. , holding the bowls and chopsticks in his hands, sandwiched between Qiao Wenwen and Yato, with a rare look of bewilderment...

"Who is that, brother Munakata, right? You're welcome, let's eat together!"

Yedou put down his chopsticks and competed with Qiao Wen to scoop up the meat, and at the same time beckoned Hu Che next to him to serve more plates of beef, and he did not forget to entertain the guests warmly in the middle - although he himself was still a guest at all.

Reiji Munakata raised his hand and pushed down his glasses.

Driven by a strange atmosphere, the King of Blue, who didn't know why he was in this situation, stretched out his hand and scooped up a chopstick of beef——

"Thank you for your hospitality, then I will not be polite."

……

When he came back to his senses, he was already holding hot tea, sitting by the kotatsu and eating snacks with some two people.

The desserts are very delicious wagashi, which is very suitable for his liking.

But judging by the reactions of the two people opposite, this snack probably wasn't specially prepared for him...

Munakata Reiji silently took a sip of hot tea, and began to think about how things developed into what they are now.

However, the result of thinking...

It turned out that I could only get the four characters of "naturally".

The Green King paused while drinking tea, then put down his teacup as if nothing had happened, straightened his posture slightly, and looked at the two tablemates opposite him who had put down their teacups almost at the same time:

"Thank you for your hospitality. Although it is a bit impolite, but...can you please hear my reason for coming?"

Qiao Wen and Yato looked at each other.

Lord Shenming pursed his lips and signaled - this is a matter of your Mikage Shrine. He is an outsider, so he should not interfere if he is not good.

Qiao Wen had no choice but to silently give him a look that "deeply means your own experience", then turned to a certain blue-haired king who was waiting for their response, and nodded solemnly:

"please say."

Reiji Munakata breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, if the other party simply shirks the matter on the grounds that Ba Wei, the speaker, is not at the shrine at this time, he has no way to force the other party——Scepter4 is a legal organization after all, like an illegal gangster group The style of doing things will never appear on Scepter4.

Even when facing these fantasy existences that are more mysterious and dangerous than supernatural beings.

The Blue King took out the terminal from his pocket, swiped his finger lightly, and unlocked the interface.

"Look, this is the correspondence record of the meeting I agreed with Mr. Bawei a week ago that was supposed to take place yesterday—speaking of which, Mr. Bawei originally only accepted letters, but suddenly he had a more modern contact method and informed me I was really taken aback when we met, we originally agreed that I would give him a newest terminal exclusively for Scepter4 as a gift at this meeting..."

Munakata Reisi said while observing the reactions of the two people on the opposite side.

But unfortunately, the black-haired young man named Yato who claimed to be "just an outsider" who was a friend of Bawei was not interested in this topic, and the person who came here mainly for the other party was obviously different from Japan. The foreign young man with his own name was also the first time Bawei asked him for something because of something—to help him get a Chinese passport that is enough to allow people to stay in Japan legally. Changed, as if he was not interested in the communication records between Ba Wei and Munakata Reiji, he just glanced at the record at the beginning when he showed the record, and then stopped paying attention.

——He is a good boy who knows how to respect the privacy of others...

The King of Blue quickly had a preliminary understanding of this negotiating object in his heart.

He put away the terminal.

"Before explaining the topics I want to discuss in this meeting with Mr. Bawei, one thing that needs to be explained in advance is that although Mr. Bawei and I have only met in recent years, we have already cooperated a lot with each other. .”

Munakata Reishi said.

"The Fourth Branch of the Household Registration Division of the Tokyo Legal Affairs Bureau, which I belong to, referred to as Scepter4, is a security agency that specifically targets people with supernatural powers—that is, we have special abilities to manage people with special abilities and deal with various incidents caused by them. Authority."

"When Scepter4 was established, it was originally responsible for 'special ability users', usually what we call 'outsiders' and superpowers. The overall power declined, so Scepter4 also tried to deal with all kinds of vicious incidents caused by monsters or misbehaving psychics."

"Thus, through certain channels, I got acquainted with Mr. Ba Wei, who is the envoy of the Royal Shadow God, and entrusted Mr. Ba Wei with some matters that Scepter4 cannot handle temporarily, and paid the due reward for this..."

...Case solved!

Let’s just say that Ba Wei obviously didn’t get any salary from Mikage. Qiao Wen spent so long with him in the Warring States Period before, and I didn’t see him deliberately saving money. The living expenses after Mikage’s disappearance over the years, and his frequent purchase of high-end kimonos Where did it come from...

Case solved!

Qiao Wen was stunned.

Munakata Reiji didn't know that someone's thoughts had drifted to a direction he couldn't imagine, and he was still making a serious statement there:

"Of course, because of Mr. Bawei's outstanding character and extremely extensive contacts, after the first few cooperations, many people who don't need his existence to make a move, but the ability of Scepter4 can't solve the problem, and the nature of It’s not an ordinary incident that is too bad, we will also send a commission request to Mr. Bawei, asking him to help find a suitable commissionee..."

So that's how my first commission to "exorcise evil spirits" for someone came about?

Qiao Wen understood.

Let’s just talk about where Bawei came from...

Reji Munakata seemed to see through the thoughts in his heart, and turned his head to give him a gentle smile:

"Mr. Qiao Wen performed very well in a previous entrustment. The client was very impressed with you, and said that if he encounters similar things in the future, he will entrust you by name..."

Qiao Wen: ...

How should I put it, I'm not happy_(:з)∠)_

He silently watched Munakata Reiji.

Even under such gazes, the blue-haired royal didn't seem to feel any discomfort.

He continued:

"But this time, what I am going to entrust to you, Mr. Qiao Wen, is not a very simple task."

"Excuse me, how much does Mr. Qiao Wen know about the king?"

Qiao Wenxin said that what I know about you may scare you to death.

On the face, he was very calm:

"I have a general understanding of the situation - Bawei has explained it to me."

This is not a lie. When Bawei conducted various "science popularization" about the extraordinary power of this world to Qiao Wen, he did mention some information about the king.

However, the exact extent of Munakata Reishi has no way of knowing.

So hearing what Qiao Wen said, he tacitly assumed that Qiao Wen already had a certain level of understanding of the king, so the next conversation would be easy to proceed.

Thinking of the topic to be discussed next, the King of Blue sighed silently.

"This time the commission is because the previous colorless king Sanlun passed away, and the new colorless king has not announced his appearance yet."

"Because each colorless king has different abilities and different personalities, so under the order of the gold king, we would like to ask Mr. Ba Wei to help find a reliable fortune-teller. time, place and his identity as well as his character and behavior, to perform a divination..."

As the blue-haired king said, his eyes slowly fixed on Qiao Wen...

The author has something to say: Qiao Wen: The case has been solved!Bawei, that's how you got your money!

Sitting on countless treasures, you don't have to worry about money. Bawei:? ? ?

His Majesty Qingwang: This Mikage Shrine...why is it different from what I thought...[Mechanical clamping meat to eat meat

Qiao Wen & Yato: You're welcome, you're welcome!Eat, eat, eat!

... seems like something is wrong, Yazi→_→