"What did you do to my brother, you bastard?!"
A girl in a School uniform was shouting in the dormitory corridor. The surrounding students curiously poked their heads out to see Shadow Shurein arguing with his sister. This was truly strange, as Shurein's sister was famously a doting sister. They had never seen Shurein argue with his sister before, and for a moment, they watched the scene with some excitement. None of these students noticed that Shurein, who usually had a gentle and smiling demeanor, now looked cold, with no familial affection in his eyes when he looked at his sister.
Shadow Shurein glanced at the Earth Dragon Fei, who was hiding in the room behind him, then pushed Shurein's sister into the room.
and closed the door. Shurein's sister was still yelling, but as the door closed, those outside could no longer hear her. Although they were curious and wanted to eavesdrop on Shurein, this seemed to be the first time Shurein had shown such anger. The students, wary of Shurein's status and strength, ultimately decided to give up. Yugu, however, sent out a scout, but just as the scout walked over, Shadow Shurein opened the door and looked at the scout.
"Uh..."
Their eyes met, and the scout was at a loss, covered in cold sweat.
Shadow Shurein directly punched the scout in the face.
"Get out."
The scout, clutching his bleeding nose, got up and looked at Shurein. His cold and emotionless face was full of majesty. At this moment, Shurein looked more like a Noble and inviolable Prince. He said reverently, "Yes, I'll get out immediately. I'm very sorry, truly very sorry."
As he spoke, the student actually scrambled away. Shadow Shurein glanced at the surrounding students who had come out again to watch the commotion. His gaze was as sharp as a sword's gleam, as if he could take their heads at any moment, sending a chill down their spines. After this, Shadow Shurein returned to the room and closed the door. The surrounding students finally dared to breathe a sigh of relief. It was their first time seeing such a majestic side of the Prince.
Meanwhile, Yugu, at the other end of the corridor, was trembling and muttering to himself, "Who is that guy? Is that Shurein, that good-for-nothing Shunsuke Yamada? No, impossible. Damn it, what happened to Shurein? That's definitely not him, but someone else. Is someone making a move against the Anareto Kingdom?"
At this moment, a student dressed as a nun came to Yugu and handed him the information obtained from the Appraisal. At first, Yugu didn't find anything unusual, as it was indeed Shurein's attributes, and the name was Shurein. But when he looked at the very end, he suddenly noticed something was amiss. He then carefully reread it and found that it indeed lacked the code unique to Reincarnators and their special skills. Although that guy was Shurein, he was no longer the Shunsuke Yamada they knew!
Yugu's expression kept changing. He asked the Reincarnator, Yulin Wulian, "Do you know what happened? Damn it, what's going on with that guy? Why does the Appraisal result say Shurein, but there's no trace of him being a Reincarnator? That guy isn't that good-for-nothing Yamada anymore, is he?!"
Yulin Wulian, a Reincarnator, whose original name was Yuka Hasebe. Due to an unfortunate start, she became an orphan. Just as Yuka Hasebe was feeling utterly despairing about her life, she was taken in and trained by the Divine Word Cult. Her personality has now completely twisted, turning her into a fanatical believer of the church. Her current identity is that of a Saintess Candidate.
Yulin answered Yugu's question.
"I don't know."
Yes, she really didn't know. Why would this person think she knew the truth? Yulin felt extremely confused, wondering if there was something wrong with Yugu's head, otherwise why would he have such inexplicable thoughts? She wasn't Familiar with Shurein; her dealings with him were purely due to a church mission, because Shurein was the hero's younger brother. The church seemed to believe Shurein had the potential to become a hero candidate, so they dispatched her, a Saintess Candidate, to observe him.
However, ever since she saw the Dominator Skill and Taboo on Shurein, she had distanced herself from him and his group, as those were things forbidden by the doctrine. But as a Saintess Candidate, she still repeatedly explained the seriousness of the matter to Shurein, warning him not to raise the level of that skill. And Shurein indeed did not raise the level of Taboo, which is why she did not break ties with Shurein, who possessed the Taboo skill.
Yugu saw Yulin's matter-of-fact gaze, as if she regarded him as an idiot, and immediately became furious. He put on a fierce expression and said, "If you don't know, go ask the people behind you. In this continent, there are only a handful of people who can do such things within the Kingdom's borders, and now your Divine Word Cult is the biggest suspect here!"
Indeed, it could very well be the Divine Word Cult's doing. Yugu was not an unknowledgeable person; he was different from that weak-willed good-for-nothing Yamada. He had long been accustomed to his identity as a Prince and fully utilized its advantages, having some understanding of continental affairs. Such an absurd thing as secretly replacing someone, and the system's Appraisal still showing the same person, could only be the Divine Word Cult.
Even the Demon Race couldn't possess such power, otherwise the Demon Race would have already conquered the continent. Such a terrifying method could replace important figures in the enemy camp at any time. If the Demon Race had this ability, it should have been exposed long ago, it couldn't have been kept hidden until now. After all, the war between the two races didn't just begin; after so many years of war, what should have been exposed would have been exposed by now! But the Divine Word Cult was different; even he had heard that the Divine Word Cult seemed to possess certain system authority, which was why various countries revered them.
When Yulin heard Yugu's words, she was initially extremely angry at his slander of the Divine Word Cult's reputation. However, when she saw the unconcealed fear in the man's eyes, she suddenly felt that this man was very pitiful. This man had no faith and could not receive salvation from the Goddess like her, which was why he lived in fear and despair. She should be more tolerant of such people, because they were innocent, simply not chosen.
"Perhaps the elders do possess such methods, but I don't know nor have I seen them. In the absence of evidence, please mind your status and speak cautiously, Prince Yugu." Yulin displayed an impeccable attitude for a nun. But for Yugu, who already knew how insane she was internally, he only thought this person was sick! He had no doubt that this lunatic's mind held no trace of past camaraderie with fellow students!
Damn it! That Yamada guy's identity was taken over by 'Shurein'! You're both Reincarnators, can't you, you lunatic, show a little emotion? At a time like this, you're still thinking about that damn church. Shouldn't we, as fellow Reincarnators, put aside our past differences, cooperate to uncover the truth hidden by the church, and rescue that good-for-nothing Yamada, especially when the church is the biggest suspect?!
Although Yugu disliked Shurein, who often stole his thunder, due to his competitive nature, and even sometimes wanted to kill Shurein, he actually still cared about these classmates now, he just never said it, and he really did hate that good-for-nothing Shurein. Compared to Yugu, who only had some personality flaws, Yulin was truly insane; she simply didn't care what happened to Shurein.
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