"Hmm? You're not afraid of me?"
"Of course not, because if it were me, I would do the same."
"Reason."
"The reason is simple: if I saved all of them, but his eyes held only resentment and no gratitude, why would I let someone who hates me live?"
The princess, Haruna, disguised as a commoner, stated this as if it were perfectly reasonable.
She was an inherently self-centered and selfish person, so such thoughts were perfectly normal for her.
Shinji looked strangely at this person who seemed neither male nor female.
"Well said, but next time, don't say it. Also, I don't particularly like dealing with people of unknown identity, especially those whose gender I can't even tell."
The other person was suddenly speechless, but seeing Shinji about to leave, she quickly added, "Actually, I am the Princess of the Land of Vegetables. My hidden identity is for a specific reason. If you could escort me back to my country, the reward would surely satisfy you."
"You are the Princess of the Land of Vegetables?"
Shinji was a little surprised. What was this?
"That's right, I am Haruna, Princess of the Land of Vegetables. My return is due to internal strife in the country, with someone attempting to usurp the throne. They even sent the Three Evil Ninjas to hunt us down, forcing us to hide our identities within a merchant caravan."
Indeed, any mission involving a princess seemed to mean big trouble.
Just then, Hidan and the others, who had been lagging behind, caught up. However, they arrived too late; the monster fight was already over.
"Didn't you say the Land of Vegetables was a peaceful and beautiful place?"
"Yes, why?"
Tamamo Hotaru felt a bit strange.
"This is the Princess of the Land of Vegetables. She says that the country is now embroiled in a military rebellion."
"Huh?"
Tamamo Hotaru looked at this person, who was neither male nor female, and was stunned.
She never expected to encounter the Princess of the Land of Vegetables here.
Even more alarming was that the Land of Vegetables was in turmoil.
This made her jaw ache, and she couldn't help but worry. What if her long-uninhabited house had been occupied?
It would be fine if other things were gone, but if her jade token was lost...
Tamamo Hotaru couldn't help but glance at Shinji, suspecting she would be chopped into pieces if that happened.
This guy never knew the meaning of compassion for women; after all, he could be so ruthless even to such a beautiful face.
"Are you also going to the Land of Vegetables?"
As if guessing something, Princess Haruna asked, with surprise mixed with delight.
Her bodyguards were all weaklings, fine against ordinary people, but completely useless against ninjas or Cursed Spirits.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have had to hide because of the Three Evil Ninjas.
The appearance of Shinji and his group undoubtedly gave her hope.
She not only wanted these people to escort her back to her country but also wanted them to help her claim the title of Daimyo and eliminate the Three Evil Ninjas.
This was essentially a desperate attempt, after all, Shinji was the strongest person she had ever witnessed.
Shinji thought for a moment and said, "I can take you to the Land of Vegetables, but don't expect me to help you deal with the Three Evil Ninjas, unless you can offer some valuable special item."
"Special item?"
"Something with incredible power, or something similar, an item you believe has special abilities."
Shinji basically had no hope for it; he just wanted to quickly get his jade token and leave.
The successive incidents had severely affected his progress in earning Cursed Soul Points.
Princess Haruna gave a bitter smile. "I really don't know about such things. Perhaps only after I become the Daimyo of the Land of Vegetables will I know."
Shinji was indifferent and didn't take it seriously, leading his group away directly.
Seeing this, Princess Haruna gritted her teeth and followed with her bodyguards.
At this point, hiding in the caravan was meaningless.
Rather than waiting for death, it was better to take a gamble!
"Princess, do we really have to travel with them? Some of them give me a very dangerous feeling. I just don't think this is necessarily a good choice."
"Is your intuition accurate?"
"At least in this regard, it has never been wrong."
"Then that's fine. I'm not afraid of them being dangerous; on the contrary, I'm afraid they're not dangerous enough. Now that our tracks have been revealed, the Three Evil Ninjas will surely find us before we even enter the Land of Vegetables. At that point, if we don't rely on them, are we supposed to rely on you guys?"
Princess Haruna's unusually blunt words made her bodyguards quite embarrassed.
But they couldn't refute her either.
Otherwise, why would they be in such a predicament? They could have just killed the Three Evil Ninjas themselves.
They continued their journey.
It seemed all dangers had already erupted earlier.
But in reality, those were just appetizers.
The sun hung high above them; it was a clear and beautiful day.
"Huh, why does it suddenly feel so hot?"
Tobi noticed a brighter halo around them, moving with them and seemingly shrinking rapidly.
Shinji naturally noticed such an obvious anomaly.
However, he wanted to see what tricks the enemy was playing.
"Here it comes!"
The halo on the ground rapidly shrank to a point, and then a beam of energy shot down from the sky, directly targeting Princess Haruna, who was protected by her bodyguards.
Boom!
A bodyguard desperately pushed Princess Haruna out of the way, but he himself was blown to death on the spot.
"Hahaha, what age is this? There are still such foolish guys."
"Tell me about it. That last hit could have finished the job."
Magokuro, who looked like a fat pig, and Ryo Kuro, who had two blue tear-shaped tattoos on his face, blocked their path.
Magokuro held a meteor hammer, while Ryo Kuro wielded two T-shaped clubs. Both now looked menacingly at Princess Haruna and her companions.
There was also their unrevealed leader, Renga. These three were the notorious Three Evil Ninjas.
Of course, hardly anyone had ever heard of them.
After all, even the Jashin cult wasn't widely known at the time, and the so-called Three Evil Ninjas weren't even fit to carry the Jashin cult's shoes.
"Let's finish this quickly. Get rid of them. Big Brother will get angry soon."
So Magokuro directly swung his meteor hammer, and the target was actually Shinji?!
Shinji merely tilted his head and dodged, but in his heart, he had already condemned the opponent to death.
For such an ignorant fellow, he could only send him to meet Jashin-sama.
And the other, Ryo Kuro, seemed to have inherited his brother's big illness, directly striking Hidan's face with a club.
Hmm?
Hidan directly reached out and firmly caught it.
Ryo Kuro pulled hard, but it didn't budge, making him freeze in surprise.
Then the other T-shaped club directly jabbed Hidan in the kidney.
"Heh heh, hit harder. Didn't you eat?"
Ryo Kuro, provoked by the taunt, began to furiously beat Hidan, which sounded very painful.
However, Hidan's expression, amidst the distortion, was one of enjoyment.
Then, a black spear slid from his sleeve into his palm.
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