"I don't think Miss Kokomi is the type of person to stir up trouble," Yuuko said with a smile.
"Mr. Yuuko..." Sangonomiya Kokomi paused slightly, then shook her head:
"Mr. Yuuko is truly a kind person."
Afterwards, Sangonomiya Kokomi bowed her head toward Yuuko:
"Thank you for trusting me, Mr. Yuuko."
Seeing Sangonomiya Kokomi's earnest appearance, Yuuko felt slightly awkward:
"You don't have to be like this, Miss Kokomi. Isn't this quite normal?"
Sangonomiya Kokomi raised her head and smiled:
"No. Mr. Yuuko is the first Inazuman I've met who is willing to trust me and doesn't hold prejudice against Watatsumi Island."
In Sangonomiya Kokomi's view, Yuuko was truly a very special Inazuman.
After all, most Inazumans generally view the people of Watatsumi Island with prejudice.
But this phenomenon was nowhere to be seen in Yuuko.
"Is that so? Maybe I'm just more objective," Yuuko chuckled awkwardly.
The main reason was actually that Yuuko wasn't truly an Inazuman and wasn't bound by inherent concepts.
He looked at everything from multiple perspectives whenever possible, rather than starting with prejudice.
For example, Watatsumi Island and Inazuma already held hatred for each other.
If one only understood Watatsumi Island through the historical knowledge of Inazuma, the result would inevitably carry significant prejudice.
Similarly, understanding Inazuma solely through the historical knowledge of Watatsumi Island would certainly lead to many misconceptions.
"I suddenly understand why Mr. Yuuko has such good connections..." At this moment, Sangonomiya Kokomi smiled sheepishly.
"Good connections?" Yuuko raised an eyebrow slightly.
Sangonomiya Kokomi was startled, then gave a bitter smile and said:
"So Mr. Yuuko hadn't realized this? Mr. Yuuko, the people around you are not minor figures. It would be very difficult for ordinary people to approach them and maintain such close relationships."
Hearing this, Yuuko rarely fell into deep thought:
"It really seems that way. Before I knew it, I got involved with this bunch of people..."
Leaving aside Yae Miko, that scum woman, she inexplicably latched onto him.
People like Raiden Ei, the Raiden Shogun, and Kamisato Ayaka—he had unconsciously formed good relationships with them.
In other words, he, a mere novel writer, had such good relationships with so many important figures in Inazuma, which invited suspicion?
Thinking this, Yuuko decided that he needed to be more cautious before interacting with special people in the future... Sangonomiya Kokomi looked up at the moonlight and smiled:
"Well, it's getting late. Why don't I walk you back, Mr. Yuuko?"
"No need, I can go back by myself," Yuuko waved his hand.
"How can I allow that? Mr. Yuuko is currently a guest of Watatsumi Island, and I cannot allow a guest to fall into even the slightest danger," Sangonomiya Kokomi insisted stubbornly.
"However... having a girl walk me home really goes against gentlemanly conduct..."
The main reason was actually that Yuuko wanted to wander around a bit more... Sangonomiya Kokomi was silent for a moment, then leaned her head toward Yuuko, saying with slight displeasure:
"Mr. Yuuko, you don't think I'm weak, do you? I am the Administrator of Watatsumi Island, after all."
Seeing Sangonomiya Kokomi's serious expression, Yuuko sighed helplessly:
"Alright then, I'll trouble Miss Kokomi."
Since things had come to this, Yuuko had no choice but to accept it.
Besides, he was indeed a bit tired today, and it was time to go back, wash up, and sleep.
However, just as the two were planning to head back.
Suddenly, an ominous aura emanated from behind them.
Not far behind the two, several Spatial Rifts suddenly appeared, and out of the cracks crawled more than ten floating canine creatures.
Naturally, it was impossible for Yuuko not to recognize those creatures.
Those creatures were the Abyssal Monsters, Rifthounds.
They are extremely cunning and difficult creatures to deal with.
The ones that appeared this time were all small individuals, but there were more than ten of them.
Seeing the appearance of this group of Rifthounds, Sangonomiya Kokomi's face paled slightly: "How could this be... Abyssal Monsters..."
Of course, if it really came down to a fight, Sangonomiya Kokomi wasn't afraid of these Rifthounds.
Even if another group came, she could slowly wear down and kill all the Rifthounds.
After all, Ornamental Fish are the bane of Rifthounds.
But the problem now was that Sangonomiya Kokomi had Yuuko, an ordinary person, by her side.
She also had the responsibility of protecting Yuuko's safety.
But facing such a large number of Rifthounds, Sangonomiya Kokomi couldn't guarantee that Yuuko would remain safe from DMG.
After all, Rifthounds are very cunning monsters.
Once they confirmed that Sangonomiya Kokomi was difficult to deal with, they would turn to attack Yuuko... Staring at the restless Abyssal Monsters, Sangonomiya Kokomi whispered:
"Mr. Yuuko, please stand behind me! Do not leave my side for half a step!"
Yuuko pondered for a moment, then nodded and hid behind Sangonomiya Kokomi.
"Mr. Yuuko, please remember, do not leave my side. Those monsters... are very dangerous..."
Sangonomiya Kokomi looked serious, staring intently at the group of Rifthounds, ensuring they did not leave her field of vision.
"How about I go call for reinforcements?" Yuuko suddenly spoke.
"Absolutely not!" Sangonomiya Kokomi immediately shook her head:
"The nearest guards are quite a distance away, and these monsters are inherently cunning. If they see Mr. Yuuko calling for help, they will prioritize attacking him!"
"They are coming! Please be careful, Mr. Yuuko!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the group of Rifthounds dispersed and attacked the two from different angles.
At this moment, Sangonomiya Kokomi also began to act.
She instantly floated up, and her body was filled with various jellyfish condensed from Hydro element power, forming lines of defense around her.
The Rifthounds preparing to attack the two were blocked by these jellyfish.
Their offensive was immediately mitigated.
Afterwards, Sangonomiya Kokomi, like a fish, continuously swam through the air, conjuring and hurling water balls at the Rifthounds.
Those water balls looked soft, but when they struck the Rifthounds, they instantly exploded, generating tremendous force.
The impact forced the Rifthounds to retreat one after another.
Finally, under the barrage of attacks from the Ornamental Fish, the group of Rifthounds recognized the difficulty and retreated, tearing open Spatial Rifts and vanishing inside.
Seeing this, Sangonomiya Kokomi also breathed a slight sigh of relief.
She returned to the ground from the air: "Fortunately, these monsters chose to retreat."
However... Sangonomiya Kokomi hadn't relaxed for long when another Spatial Rift appeared right in front of the two.
This time, the rift was several times larger than the previous ones.
This seemed to indicate that a huge entity was about to emerge from the Spatial Rift...
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