'Blacklight virus?'
Su Yan looked at the vicious demon's transformation before him, subconsciously recalling a game he once played called Prototype.
"Hahaha."
Seeing the stunned expression on Su Yan's face, Sano knew the other party had definitely miscalculated.
He certainly hadn't expected that strange silver needle to grant him such immense power.
Sano stretched his limbs.
His muscles gleamed with a hard, black, metallic luster like steel. Veins bulged across his body, coiling beneath his skin like green snakes, and his joints popped with crisp, crackling sounds.
He looked like a humanoid metal monster forged from solid steel.
He felt completely overflowing with power.
Although he had never seen the so-called Twelve Kizuki, he figured their strength was probably nothing more than this, right?
What excited him the most was that the terrifying sensation in his body—the one that made his heart palpitate and made him feel like he could die at any moment whenever he thought of Muzan Kibutsuji's name—had completely vanished.
'Sure enough, I am the luckiest one!'
Sano revealed a row of sharp, shark-like teeth and approached Su Yan with a sinister grin. "Kid, thank you for bringing me this power. To repay you, I'll eat you whole."
Su Yan gently shook his head and sighed.
'Although his power increased, his brain is still as stupid as a pig's. He gets a little taste of power and suddenly thinks he's invincible, huh?'
Facing the vicious demon's pounce, Su Yan didn't even show the slightest sign of moving his feet.
Snap!
He merely snapped his fingers lightly.
The pitch-black pupils of the demon named Sano were instantly covered in white.
His entire body froze in place.
'Did he really think this power came without a price?'
Su Yan could only say he was still too naive.
So, what kind of experiments should he conduct on this mutated demon next?
"Never mind, I'll go home and eat first," Su Yan said, looking up at the moon in the sky.
There were plenty of demons in this world; there was no rush. As for the Nen needle from earlier? He could easily conjure hundreds of them at will.
Su Yan immediately issued an order to the demon under his control. "Stand right here. Do not move a single step!"
Rather than doing experiments now, he might as well go back to eat and sleep. When he woke up tomorrow morning, he could check if this controlled demon was still here and see if it was immune to sunlight.
Su Yan waved his hand, and the phantom image of a door quickly appeared before him.
He placed his hand on the door, gently pushed it open, and walked inside.
'Greed Island, prepare to welcome your king!'
"Mew!" "Mew!"
It was the familiar Snowball Beasts.
The only difference was that their location had changed from the hallway entrance of Minami Rika's house to the entrance of Greed Island.
Su Yan scooped up one Snowball Beast in each arm and vigorously rubbed their furry little heads.
He had raised them for two years.
He carefully fed them Nen every single day.
Yet, aside from growing a tiny bit larger, the two Snowball Beasts showed absolutely no signs of evolution.
Undeniably, if any Nen user used Gyo to look at them, they would be absolutely shocked by the sheer amount of Nen radiating from the two creatures.
He just didn't know if there was some unfulfilled condition holding them back, or if they were hoarding their power to skip straight to evolving into Angewomon.
Su Yan sensed the locations of the women and walked over, carrying the two Snowball Beasts.
As a side note, upon entering Greed Island, Su Yan's control over the realm was absolute.
It was as if he had activated a massive En that covered the entirety of Greed Island.
However, he usually chose not to actively keep this perception open. If he knew everything in advance, there would be no surprises left.
Just like right now...
"Welcome back, Junior Su Yan."
Seeing Su Yan return, Busujima Saeko immediately stepped forward to greet him.
Even though she had been his woman for a year now, she was still used to calling him Junior Su Yan.
Perhaps this was just a little romantic quirk between them.
Just like how Marikawa Shizuka liked to call him Little Su Yan.
Miyamoto Rei liked to call him Yan-kun.
Takagi Yuriko liked to call him Little Brother Su Yan.
Takagi Saya called him Brother.
Then there was Minami Rika, who was a bit more unique. Normally, she liked to call him 'little rascal,' but in special situations, she called him 'big bad boy.'
"I'm back," Su Yan said, stepping forward to hug Busujima Saeko.
He could clearly feel the soft elasticity pressing against him.
That was because Busujima Saeko was currently wearing that classic white apron.
The commando kind.
Yes, very classic...
Su Yan asked, "Is dinner ready? Do you need my help?"
It wasn't that he was indifferent to the sight, but over the past year, what kind of romantic games hadn't they played?
A naked apron was just a minor tease.
Besides, it wasn't time for bed yet, so there was no need to be so impatient.
"No need, you're just in time. It's already done, and everyone is waiting for you to eat," Busujima Saeko smiled.
"Alright, let's head over then."
Su Yan took Busujima Saeko's hand and walked toward the dining area.
Their location was a massive castle situated at the very center of Greed Island.
The castle's design somewhat resembled the final card in the Greed Island game, the number zero card, 'Ruler's Blessing.'
Seeing the two approach, the women all turned their gazes toward them.
Marikawa Shizuka, Miyamoto Rei, Takagi Saya, Takagi Yuriko, Minami Rika.
Everyone was here!
Su Yan led Busujima Saeko to the dining table, opened his arms, and spoke again, "Everyone, I'm back."
"Welcome back," the women said in unison.
Although their expressions varied, they all carried a shared sense of joy.
They had been genuinely worried that Su Yan might disappear forever after entering that unknown portal.
Fortunately, he had returned.
The heavy anxiety in their hearts finally lifted.
"Let's eat first."
Looking at the women seated around him, Su Yan felt deeply moved.
He was incredibly fortunate that his evolution had granted him a pocket dimension like Greed Island, which connected to other worlds.
It wasn't like those isekai novels he used to read, where traveling to a new world meant either never returning or freezing the time of the original world.
That time-freezing ability seemed great on the surface.
But Su Yan didn't like it.
Because even if their time could be frozen, what about the traveler?
After traveling through countless worlds in the future and experiencing untold ages, would the traveler still remember the people they started with?
Would they still remember that initial flutter in their heart?
Looking back after traversing countless worlds, would that traveler forget the bonds they once forged, leaving those people forever frozen in eternal time?
Or would they choose to bring them back for a final, grand reunion?
Su Yan didn't know.
But right now, looking at the women who were all gazing at him, having worried so deeply for his safety, he felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude.
Because no matter what the future held, at least for now, he had everything.
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