1. General Wàn is late in making his return.Copy !req
2. Can you not make these scrying mirrors a bit
more consistently useful, Lady Xíng Hài?Copy !req
3. Oh... improvements will be an option
at some point, but not at the moment.Copy !req
4. Ah, he finally returns.Copy !req
5. Sir Jūn Pò! Isn't he that—Copy !req
6. Calm down. He's not an enemy.Copy !req
7. Circumstances have led
to us working together.Copy !req
8. You wretch...Copy !req
9. Easy there, now. Why don't you
calm down so we can discuss this?Copy !req
10. Silence!Copy !req
11. Your conniving schemes cost me my princess!Copy !req
12. You will pay!Copy !req
13. That man. Isn't he...Copy !req
14. Shāng Bú Huàn has Seven Blasphemous
Deaths once again.Copy !req
15. I can help you get it back, if you want.Copy !req
16. You would try and deceive me again?Copy !req
17. Hold it!Copy !req
18. You've got it wrong!Copy !req
19. Sir Guǐ Niǎo here has forsaken Shāng Bú Huàn,
and sided with our forces.Copy !req
20. As if I could trust him!Copy !req
21. I happen to desire the contents of the
Sorcerous Sword Index, much like yourself.Copy !req
22. In particular, the Night of Mourning.Copy !req
23. I would very much like to make it my own.Copy !req
24. And you're not exactly trustworthy yourself!
Seven Blasphemous Deaths?Copy !req
25. Lóu Zhèn Jiè, are you under
the sway of that demonic sword?Copy !req
26. Lóu Zhèn Jiè...Copy !req
27. And what if I am?Copy !req
28. Get in my way, and I'll show you no mercy!Copy !req
29. Would you prefer we settle this matter now?Copy !req
30. Why would you enlist the
help of someone like this?Copy !req
31. Imperial Princess Cháo Fēng
took a liking to him!Copy !req
32. Given my position, I had no choice.Copy !req
33. You'll find this man to have
the temperament of a mad dog,Copy !req
34. but he is quite skilled.Copy !req
35. There are bound to be suitable uses for him.Copy !req
36. Still, I must ask what brought
about this sudden about face.Copy !req
37. It's barely been any time at all,
and you've already changed your mind?Copy !req
38. I've simply been reminded of just
how uncanny twists of fate can be.Copy !req
39. Which has made me realize the world
of humans still has its charms.Copy !req
40. The scrying mirror is ready.Copy !req
41. I can see the path open on this end, too.Copy !req
42. Your name was Xíng Hài, wasn't it?Copy !req
43. While these portals would make a
questionable means of transport...Copy !req
44. I must applaud your ability to concoct
such a cursed sorcery by yourself.Copy !req
45. I am humbled by your praise.Copy !req
46. Now, send forth the keystone tied
to the pulse of your location.Copy !req
47. Very good.Copy !req
48. I will now harmonize this stone to the
Spiritual Veins that are my domain.Copy !req
49. That should allow you to drink upCopy !req
50. as much of the demon realm's
magic power as you need.Copy !req
51. I give you my word, the results will be
exactly as you have hoped, Lord Azibělpher!Copy !req
52. As if you have any idea
what my hopes entail...Copy !req
53. But no matter.Copy !req
54. Let us enjoy this dance,Copy !req
55. while making an effort to avoid
stepping on each other's toes.Copy !req
56. With that taken care of,Copy !req
57. there is another matter I must bring
to your attention, Elder Sister.Copy !req
58. The humans have enlisted the aid of
a new comrade, a Lóu Zhèn Jiè.Copy !req
59. What?Copy !req
60. You do know the name?Copy !req
61. He's... still alive, then?Copy !req
62. He seems infatuated with you,Copy !req
63. and believes you're in Shāng Bú Huàn's
possession at the moment.Copy !req
64. If you've already brought him
under your thrall with your magic,Copy !req
65. might he prove to be a useful pawn?Copy !req
66. No.Copy !req
67. That man... is trouble.Copy !req
68. He does certainly have his uses,
but he is far too volatile.Copy !req
69. The slightest misstep could make
him more trouble than he is worth.Copy !req
70. You haven't told him I'm here, have you?Copy !req
71. No. I would never. Not with
the other humans around.Copy !req
72. Keep it that way.Copy !req
73. My presence here must remain a secret.Copy !req
74. Are you certain? I thought...Copy !req
75. Well, I...Copy !req
76. What is it? Speak up.Copy !req
77. Well...Copy !req
78. When I came upon you, Elder Sister,Copy !req
79. you had depleted so much of
your magic power, you wereCopy !req
80. unable to generate more on your own.Copy !req
81. I know that a master of your caliber
couldn't have miscast a spell.Copy !req
82. And wondered if perhaps you had spent
all of your sorcerous strength,Copy !req
83. perhaps to save someone.Copy !req
84. Xíng Hài... as my sister, I will
allow you to make this error. Once.Copy !req
85. I would never...Copy !req
86. ever offer up my magic power
for the sake of another!Copy !req
87. Never presume to make this
misbegotten assumption again.Copy !req
88. Of course! I will engrave it in my heart.Copy !req
89. Handle Lóu Zhèn Jiè
with the utmost caution.Copy !req
90. If you underestimate him because he
is human, it may cost you dearly.Copy !req
91. Consider it done.Copy !req
92. By all means, Elder Sister, continue your
efforts to negotiate with the demon realm.Copy !req
93. By the order of Her Imperial Majesty...Copy !req
94. Sir Lóu Zhèn Jiè will be acting
as temporary commander of our force.Copy !req
95. This is a special circumstance,
but our mission remains the same:Copy !req
96. to hunt for the Sword-Plundering Nemesis,
Shāng Bú Huàn.Copy !req
97. Nothing has changed about that.Copy !req
98. Enough! This isn't theater.
We have our own duties to attend to.Copy !req
99. Now, Sir Lóu, how do you intend
to carry out the search?Copy !req
100. You men are smoke.Copy !req
101. You need only permeate every
corner of the quarry's den,Copy !req
102. so that he will be forced out into the open.Copy !req
103. I will handle things from that point on.Copy !req
104. This foreigner known as Lóu Zhèn Jiè...Copy !req
105. He is granted the honor of
bearing Her Majesty's flag,Copy !req
106. but forges a pact with the
Order of the Divine Swarm?Copy !req
107. What madness is this?Copy !req
108. As I already explained, this is
a truly unique situation.Copy !req
109. The Order of the Divine Swarm
are enemies of the empire,Copy !req
110. but here in the Void Junction...Copy !req
111. A temporary truce has been arranged.Copy !req
112. That can't be...Copy !req
113. My brother was killed by the Divine Swarm!Copy !req
114. There's no way I'm going to
stand side by side with them!Copy !req
115. He's right!Copy !req
116. Yeah!Copy !req
117. I saw a demoness lurking around her earlier!Copy !req
118. There is too much about this campaign
that seems questionable, sir!Copy !req
119. Yeah!Copy !req
120. That's right!Copy !req
121. Mind your place, men! General Wàn
knows full well how unjust this seems!Copy !req
122. But we are here at Her
Imperial Majesty's command.Copy !req
123. If the General was able to swallow his
concerns and accept this mission,Copy !req
124. shouldn't the rest of
us respect his decision?Copy !req
125. Well...Copy !req
126. You have a point.Copy !req
127. Hear me now!Copy !req
128. For this mission, none of you
are to take unnecessary risks!Copy !req
129. You must act with utmost caution!Copy !req
130. Even if you encounter Shāng Bú Huàn
and his men, do not make a move!Copy !req
131. Contact myself or Sir Lóu Zhèn Jiè immediately!Copy !req
132. And finally...Copy !req
133. You'll see stones like
this all over this place.Copy !req
134. Do not ever touch them!Copy !req
135. And if you see one glowing, like a mirror
reflecting light, don't even go near it!Copy !req
136. Yes, sir!Copy !req
137. I appreciate what you did there.Copy !req
138. You have my deepest sympathies.Copy !req
139. Given the position you're in, it's only
natural that you'd be at conflicting ends.Copy !req
140. I know they'll understand one day...Copy !req
141. Understand the true nature of the
disease that's afflicting Xī Yōu.Copy !req
142. There is little as terrifying as
the tyranny of an unfit ruler.Copy !req
143. It's enough to make me wonder
if there is some hidden darknessCopy !req
144. at play in the imperial court of Xī Yōu.Copy !req
145. I only set foot in the palace
for the briefest of moments,Copy !req
146. but could sense an ominous,
miasmatic presence.Copy !req
147. Do you suppose that there could be some
sort of deep-rooted curse at play there?Copy !req
148. Well...Copy !req
149. There is a legend that the great
ruler who founded Xī YōuCopy !req
150. was enchanted by a demon witch.Copy !req
151. But the witch in question was hunted down,Copy !req
152. and the Phoenix Light Palace was
purified down to its last nail.Copy !req
153. I would hate to think some wicked link
to that past still existed, but...Copy !req
154. I see. The legend of the succubus Zhào Jūn Lín.Copy !req
155. It's clear to see why Seven Blasphemous Deaths
would be so despised, then.Copy !req
156. How do you know all this when you're
from Dōng Li, Sir Guǐ Niǎo?Copy !req
157. Well, I just happened to overhear
a conversation between Xíng HàiCopy !req
158. and Seven Blasphemous Deaths.Copy !req
159. What did you just say?Copy !req
160. Yes, it seems that the accursed
demon sword in questionCopy !req
161. is in Xíng Hài's possession at the moment.Copy !req
162. She likely picked it up when Lóu Zhèn Jiè
lost it somewhere in the Void Junction.Copy !req
163. You didn't think to mention this sooner?Copy !req
164. It's not the kind of thing that would be
wise to touch on around Lóu Zhèn Jiè.Copy !req
165. And I thought that, given the circumstances,Copy !req
166. reasserting your position
was more important, General.Copy !req
167. Perhaps I miscalculated our priorities?Copy !req
168. Damn you, Xíng Hài! I should've
never trusted a demon!Copy !req
169. And using the scrying mirrors to
make contact with the demon realm,Copy !req
170. she seems to intent on empowering
the Void Junction even further.Copy !req
171. Something about traveling to the past,Copy !req
172. in order to help someone gain
their original body back.Copy !req
173. The resurrection of Zhào Jūn Lín?Copy !req
174. It can't be... That'd be an
unprecedented threat to Xī Yōu!Copy !req
175. If it is that serious,Copy !req
176. perhaps you should inform Huò Shì
Míng Huáng as quickly as possible?Copy !req
177. Do you have a means of contacting him?Copy !req
178. No... using the contact spell
in this place would be unwise.Copy !req
179. Xíng Hài might notice.Copy !req
180. Tell Yì Piāomiǎo to keep
his eyes on that demoness!Copy !req
181. Of course, General.Copy !req
182. All right, you can come out now.Copy !req
183. Damn, man, I thought I was a goner for sure!Copy !req
184. It's just until Sir Shāng
returns to the Void Junction.Copy !req
185. And in the meantime, I have a few
things I could use your help with.Copy !req
186. I see.Copy !req
187. A scrying mirror that enables time travel,
and Zhào Jūn Lín...Copy !req
188. This is quite the scheme that
Xíng Hài has concocted.Copy !req
189. At this rate, Xī Yōu will be laid
to waste by Zhào Jūn Lín again!Copy !req
190. I believe our true enemy
to be the demon Xíng Hài!Copy !req
191. We can't abide her treachery any longer!Copy !req
192. Indeed...Copy !req
193. And that is likely what
Shāng Bú Huàn will think as well.Copy !req
194. Which is why I believe
this is an opportunity.Copy !req
195. Sir?Copy !req
196. Use this informant, Guǐ Niǎo, to notify
Shāng Bú Huàn of what has happened.Copy !req
197. He will take action to
subdue Zhào Jūn Lín.Copy !req
198. But to what end, sir?Copy !req
199. You're showing a lack of imagination.Copy !req
200. I am telling you to use Zhào Jūn LínCopy !req
201. as bait that will allow you
to ambush Shāng Bú Huàn.Copy !req
202. Wha...Copy !req
203. You didn't hope to settle matters in
some sort of chivalrous duel, did you?Copy !req
204. If I may, Your Eminence,
the Sword-Plundering NemesisCopy !req
205. is indeed an obstacle to your conquest.Copy !req
206. But he is not a threat to
Xī Yōu's very existence!Copy !req
207. Shouldn't the matter of Zhào Jūn Lín
be dealt with before anything else?Copy !req
208. And what then?Copy !req
209. Do we resume this asinine game of
hide and seek with Shāng Bú Huàn,Copy !req
210. as he flits about from east to west?Copy !req
211. As long as he is on the run,
we stand to gain little.Copy !req
212. And that is why, when his feet are
leaden with the shackles of heroism,Copy !req
213. we will have our chance to slay him.Copy !req
214. I understand, sir.Copy !req
215. Then once Shāng Bú Huàn is slain,Copy !req
216. we will use the Sorcerous Sword Index to
eradicate the threat of Zhào Jūn Lín!Copy !req
217. Wàn Jūn Pò... do not
risk my disappointment.Copy !req
218. Wh-What do you mean, sir?Copy !req
219. Suppose that you antagonize
Zhào Jūn Lín at the wrong moment,Copy !req
220. and the Sorcerous Sword Index
falls into the hands of demonkind?Copy !req
221. Once you have retrieved the Index,Copy !req
222. you will depart the Void Junction
and return to Xī Yōu!Copy !req
223. B-But then... do you mean to say...Copy !req
224. Pay no mind to the demons.Copy !req
225. Retrieval of the Sorcerous Sword Index
is our only priority.Copy !req
226. Zhào Jūn Lín is of little concern.Copy !req
227. Your Eminence!Copy !req
228. So those scrying mirrors...Copy !req
229. They sure don't seem to
be in a hurry to work!Copy !req
230. What's the holdup?Copy !req
231. Yeah...Copy !req
232. Figures the damned things wouldn't be
any use when we seriously need them.Copy !req
233. Tell me about it!Copy !req
234. Hey! How are things on that end?Copy !req
235. You bastard!Copy !req
236. Now you have the nerve to pipe
up like nothing happened?Copy !req
237. Come now, there's no call
for such rough treatment.Copy !req
238. I do have my own circumstances
to consider, you know.Copy !req
239. I may be able to speak
with an additional mouth,Copy !req
240. but I still only have a single
set of words to deliver at once.Copy !req
241. You can't expect me to always
be around to keep you company.Copy !req
242. You know where your stinking
circumstances ended up sending us?Copy !req
243. The damned demon realm!Copy !req
244. Well, that certainly doesn't
sound pleasant at all.Copy !req
245. It's your fault, damn it, you total ass!Copy !req
246. Moving along, let's proceed
to share information.Copy !req
247. Quite a bit has happened on this end.Copy !req
248. I gotta tell you, at this point,
I don't think anything can surprise me.Copy !req
249. Lóu Zhèn Jiè showed up with a squad
of Xī Yōu imperial troops in tow,Copy !req
250. and has joined forces with Xíng Hài.Copy !req
251. He what?Copy !req
252. They're leaving no stone unturned
in the Void Junction right now,Copy !req
253. in their hunt for you.Copy !req
254. It's much more precarious than
when you were in Xī Yōu.Copy !req
255. Seems to me like maybe we wanna ditch the
Void Junction and head somewhere else!Copy !req
256. How is Xíng Hài's plot going?Copy !req
257. I knew you would be curious, so I kept
my eyes and ears at full attention.Copy !req
258. And sadly, they seem to be going
quite smoothly for her.Copy !req
259. I daresay it's only a matter of
time before the scrying mirrorsCopy !req
260. that let her travel through time are ready.Copy !req
261. We can't let Zhào Jūn Lín
be resurrected, no matter what.Copy !req
262. Looks like we have to go back.Copy !req
263. Whoa, hang on!Copy !req
264. The psycho monk is working
with Xíng Hài now, right?Copy !req
265. Does that mean...Copy !req
266. he's gonna come after us with
Seven Blasphemous Deaths next time we see him?Copy !req
267. That's a funny little wrinkle.Copy !req
268. You see, Xíng Hài hasn't told anyone
that she has Seven Blasphemous Deaths.Copy !req
269. She has trust issues
regarding humans, after all.Copy !req
270. I'd wager she intends to proceed withCopy !req
271. Zhào Jūn Lín's resurrection
as a secret kept among demons.Copy !req
272. That might be something we can use.Copy !req
273. I'd suggest returning as quickly
as possible, in any case.Copy !req
274. The Hù Yìn Shī guardian, Juǎn Cán Yún,Copy !req
275. has been in quite a precarious
position since being left behind.Copy !req
276. It was your fault he got left behind, damn it!Copy !req
277. He's not hurt or anything, is he?Copy !req
278. Not at the moment.Copy !req
279. But he's not as adept at maneuvering
through hostile territory as I am.Copy !req
280. If he slips up, it'll spell certain doom.Copy !req
281. Aw, man, talk about timing!Copy !req
282. Just means we're gonna have to
suck it up and deal with this.Copy !req
283. Come on!Copy !req
284. Magic of a heretical nature defies the
laws governing light and darkness.Copy !req
285. With fate itself now thwarted,
the forbidden gate opens.Copy !req