Hidan's tone was incredibly sincere, but Hidan completely ignored him and instead became even more excited.
"That's impossible! I, Hidan, would jump from here, get my head cut off, and I would never bow to that bastard!"
Bang!
Shinji kicked open the door and walked in.
"Wow, you're eating hotpot? Why didn't you call me?"
Hidan suddenly jumped up.
"Sh-Sh-Sh-Shinji-senpai?! You said not to disturb you, and you'd come out only late at night?"
"Yeah, I was worried about my good brother Hidan, so I thought I'd come out and take a look. Turns out, I might have disturbed you two."
Shinji emphasized the words "good brother" with extra tone.
Hidan: "Aba Aba Aba."
The moment Shinji kicked the door open, Hidan's brain almost shut down.
Luckily, he quickly came up with a plan, immediately making his eyes look dull, gambling that Shinji hadn't heard anything and that Shinji couldn't see through his perfect disguise!
"Ha. Ha. Ha. How could it be? Right, Hidan-senpai? Hidan-senpai?"
No matter how Tobi slapped him, Hidan remained motionless, showing a foolish, dazed expression.
Tobi immediately froze, forcing a dry laugh.
"Haha, actually, I suddenly craved hotpot, but since eating alone is lonely, I forcibly brought Hidan-senpai over. But it seems Hidan-senpai has recovered quite well and was eating happily just now."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hidan, with a blank face, reached out his hand, plucked a meatball from the boiling water, and stuffed it into his mouth.
Gulp.
He swallowed it.
"Damn! This guy is a wolf!"
Shinji and Tobi were both stunned!
They really wanted to ask Hidan, is it really necessary?
Hidan replied: "Absolutely!"
As long as he doesn't have to call that bastard 'big brother,' he'd even be willing to be thrown into the pot and boiled!
Shinji originally wanted to give these two a lesson, but Hidan's move of grabbing a meatball with his bare hands left him speechless.
"Hmm, maybe you should eat less hotpot in the future."
"Understood."
"If Hidan shows any improvement, remember to tell me. A month might be too long. If he's willing to come and call me 'big brother' three times, then forget the bet or whatever."
"Okay, Senior Shinji, leave it to me."
Then Shinji seemed to want to say more, but in the end, looking at Hidan's foolish face, he thought better of it.
"Sorry to trouble you, Hidan."
He sighed, patting Hidan's shoulder.
After Shinji left, Hidan immediately plopped onto the ground.
"Senior Hidan, surrender!"
Hidan said with a crying tone.
Hidan clenched his teeth.
"I, Hidan, will never admit defeat!"
Half an hour later.
"Big Brother Shinji! Big Brother Shinji! Big Brother Shinji!"
Hidan burst into the room, starting his respectful three-bow greeting, with a moderate tone, clear enunciation, leaving no room for criticism.
Shinji smiled happily, patted Hidan's shoulder.
"Alright, the bet is fulfilled."
Hidan immediately relaxed.
"Huh? Why are you locking the door?"
"Of course, I'm afraid you'll run away."
Shinji locked the door, then turned around, clenched his fists, and looked sharp—as if possessed by Ge Ge.
"Daring to deceive me, pretending to be an idiot so happily, thinking I can't see through it, huh? Today, I must beat you to make you truly an idiot!"
Hidan shouted, "No, big brother!"
"Only now you remember to call me big brother? Too late!"
Shinji sneered, with a black tiger's claw attack carrying black sparks, knocking Hidan flying and slamming him against the wall.
And this was just the beginning—he still had many tricks up his sleeve.
Downstairs, Afei listened to the screams above and shivered.
...
The next day, someone was staying in the room, having broken over twenty bones after falling from the upstairs yesterday, recovering quietly.
Meanwhile, Shinji took Tobi to settle the mission reward.
After so many days, Terumī Mei finally responded.
She said she had found some clues and was shrinking her forces, preparing for the upcoming crisis.
She also requested aid from the other major countries again, explaining the seriousness of the situation, both as a warning and to encourage them to analyze the pros and cons and send help.
After all, the conflicts among the five great nations are internal issues within the human camp. Now is the time to unite and face outward.
Shinji basically held no hope for this.
Without absolute desperation, how could the human camp unite and fight together?
It's just a dream!
Probably, they'd need to destroy a few major countries to make others realize how serious the problem is.
He also asked how her thoughts were, mentioning that even if they decided to leave the Water Country, they could understand.
The words implied: I know you're scared!
Shinji's opinion of this was: childish provocation!
But after bringing back two trash cursed objects and the reply, he immediately went into seclusion in his room.
"I initially wanted to save them for emergencies, but now it's clear that strengthening myself immediately is the most important!"
Since he had made his decision, Shinji no longer hesitated. He took out a [Task Difficulty Reduction Scroll] and chose to use it on the task [I Want to Be the Leader].
[Task: I Want to Be the Leader]
[Content: Re-establish the Jashin Cult, help Hidan become the leader]
[Responders: 7/7 (minimum 7 after difficulty reduction)]
[Reward: Bonding value x10100, Curse Soul value x100020000] (reward limit depends on the lowest combat rating among responders)
[Free organization contract scrolls x10, plus 100 Curse Souls each if purchased additionally]
[PS: Trust me, I don't want even a middle ninja, or you'll regret it.]
...
Since each [Organization Contract Scroll] clearly states that the leader is Hidan, as long as enough people sign, the task is complete.
So Shinji immediately started the settlement.
"Immediate settlement!"
[Task: I Want to Be the Leader, completed.]
[Reward has been issued, please check yourself.]
...
[Task: New Undead Duo (Stage 3), completed.]
[Reward has been issued, please check yourself.]
He immediately gained 100 bonding points and 20,000 Curse Souls, perfectly reaching Hidan's bond value of 1,000!
Shinji was very happy.
Then he noticed the mark on his neck, which had grown slightly warm, as if reacting to the successful establishment of the sect.
He tried to activate it.
With a gentle white light, his original clothes immediately disappeared and were replaced by a set of mysterious, even more stylish, and utterly cool cult robes—more impressive than the Fire Cloud Robe!
The base color was a perfect blend of deep red and black, with twisting patterns on the sleeves, appearing like a desperate hand reaching out from the brink of death, or like the tendrils of an Jashin from the heavens.
The most handsome part was the pattern on the back of the robe—a lotus-like flower emerging from a sea of blood, holding a flower core (the symbol of the Jashin Cult). Around it, faintly, faces of crying people appeared and disappeared.
It was simply stunning!
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