Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 850: 517, The Chosen One

“Good thing no one was timing you with a stopwatch, otherwise they’d find out you were a second too fast,” a message came from the Outer World Division One.

Qing Chen looked at the text without expression. “You really have a lot of free time…”

Walking through the bustling crowd, the young man took off his jacket, turned it inside out, and put it back on. His face changed quietly and without a trace.

Just like Ye Wan had said, as long as Qing Chen held the taboo item ACE-005 Da Fu, if he was determined to hide, no one could find him.

In a city with millions of permanent residents, finding someone who changes identities at will is harder than finding a needle in a haystack.

At least a needle always looks the same and doesn’t move.

A needle also doesn’t kill people.

Outer World Division One: “Why do you want me to post a video online?”

Qing Chen said, “I was in the most crowded place, letting people find me, a wanted fugitive, painting there. But over an hour went by and no one noticed me… Are they blind? If I don’t post a video, I’m afraid those idiots in the Mysterious Business Department won’t think of me.”

Outer World Division One: “They’re not that dumb.”

The main task in Qing Chen’s trip was to draw attention away from Jinguji Maki and Yangyang, so he needed to use a relatively safe and high-profile way to involve the Mysterious Business Department.

“What are you planning to do now?” Outer World Division One asked.

“I’ll have a bowl of ‘Ichiran Ramen’, I heard it’s pretty good,” Qing Chen mused. “Let’s let the Mysterious Business Department be on edge for a while. We’ll do the real work tomorrow at their news conference.”

“By the way,” Qing Chen suddenly asked, “Did you tag those chosen ones online previously? Are there any who are alone?”

“There is one, named Jindai Yunlo, strength unknown,” said Outer World Division One.

Qing Chen pondered for a moment and said nothing.

“Are you going to kill the loner first?” Outer World Division One asked.

Qing Chen: “No, kill the others first.”

“Why?”

“In this situation, knowing I’ve killed so many, including Jindai Yunyi, if someone still dares to act alone, they must be very confident. The herd flocks together, but the tiger walks alone.”

Qing Chen looked at the bustling street. “Leave him for last.”

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On the sixtieth-floor rooftop of the St. Ragis Nanhai Hotel next to Shinsaibashi.

Wearing white hunting clothes, Jindai Yunlo silently overlooked the place below where Qing Chen had painted and killed in the daytime.

The bloodstains on the ground had already been cleaned, and even after the violent incident, there were more tourists here than before.

“What a bustling world, even more than City 22,” Jindai Yunlo said calmly.

He held a sheet of paper with a sketch of that couple. No one knew when he had acquired it.

“A beginner, hasn’t even developed basic pen habits. Chaotic, unorganized, yet vividly lifelike,” Jindai Yunlo said indifferently. “But why did he suddenly learn to draw?”

In his eyes, with Qing Chen’s strength, there was no need to disguise to kill a few henchmen of the Mysterious Business Department in broad daylight. He could have just overpowered them directly.

This was his understanding as an expert, so Qing Chen setting up a stall to sell paintings while killing must not have been superfluous.

It must have a purpose.

It must be a very crucial link!

But why learn to draw? And to learn while being chased? What use could a few sketches have?

Jindai Yunlo couldn’t figure it out for the moment.

“Also, such elaborate planning just to kill a few henchmen doesn’t match his identity,” Jindai Yunlo pondered. “As the Daytime Boss, known as Joker in Europe, and already having a place in the Inner World, returning to the battlefield should be marked by taking down a chosen one or two, not some henchmen.”

Standing at the edge of the rooftop, his white hunting clothes drifted, as if he could fall off at any moment. He closed his eyes and pondered for a moment.

“I understand now. No wonder only you showed up in Osaka.”

“You have guts.”

“Respect.”

The corners of Jindai Yunlo’s handsome face curled into a slight smile.

In the night sky, six shikigami appeared faintly behind him.

ATS-010, Hundred-Eyed Demon.

ATS-011, Shiki Hori.

ATS-013, Ma Mian Luo Cha.

ATS-018, Skeleton Woman.

ATS-091, Tian Jingxia.

ATS-229, Bai Rongyi.

The six shikigami were all in different forms, incredibly grotesque.

Among the Divine Bridge of the Hyakki Night Trip, the Hundred-Eyed Demon wasn’t the top-ranked shikigami, but it was the most unique.

This was because the onmyoji needed to collect a hundred pairs of human eyes that met the criteria. When the hundred eyes assembled, it could transcend the onmyoji’s power limit. Even if the onmyoji was only C-Class, it could elevate to demigod.

Now, the Hundred-Eyed Demon already had forty-one pairs of eyes. Draped in a white cloak, it floated silently behind Jindai Yunlo.

This was a true chosen one.

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Ichiran Ramen is a famous ramen chain in the Island Country, originally founded in 1960. When eating, customers sit in cubicles separated by wooden partitions.

While Qing Chen was slurping his noodles, videos and stories about “Takashima Kazunari” spread quickly, even reaching back home soon after.

The online event began with the recording released by Outer World Division One, which reversed public opinion.

Everyone went from hunting Qing Chen to sympathizing with him and Jinguji Maki.

When Qing Chen returned with power and judgment, punishing eight members of the Mysterious Business Department, public opinion shifted once again.

Gradually, some people began to see him as a tragic hero, a hero protecting an innocent little girl, a hero standing up for her.

The words “I’m back, is the Mysterious Business Department ready to face the consequences?” excited many people.

After the video appeared, even North American Time Travelers were seeking to purchase the couple’s painting in the video.

However, the couple stated the painting was bought for ten million yen within 15 minutes after the incident.

This caused an uproar. That very night, someone created a website for Qing Chen, with thousands calling on the public not to provide “Takashima Kazunari” clues to the Mysterious Business Department and to protest against their actions.

Qing Chen wiped his mouth and smiled as he left the ramen shop.

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Countdown to crossing, day nine.

The Mysterious Business Department held a live news conference at the Osaka City Hall at 10 a.m., with the head Jindai Yunxiu intending to clarify public misunderstandings.

By 7 a.m., many reporters had already gathered outside Osaka City Hall, wearing their signature dirt-yellow vests, carrying cameras, and holding microphones.

Some reporters had already started their morning news broadcasts facing the camera: “Currently, it’s not yet working hours for Osaka City Hall, but nearby, people have already gathered with banners. They now have two demands: one is to know whether the recordings are real, and the other is for the Mysterious Business Department to stop forcibly recruiting and let those who don’t want to join go home.”

“Of course, everyone is also very concerned if the avenger Takashima Kazunari will appear again at this critical moment and what disruption he might bring to this news conference. As I know, the Mysterious Business Department has blocked all traffic within a 3000-meter radius and deployed many members for a tight defense; you could say they are being very cautious.”

“Praised by the public as a hero with the spirit of gold, will Takashima Kazunari show up? Let’s wait and see.”

Qing Chen listened with great interest, rapidly rotating a third-order Rubik’s Cube in each hand.

A long convoy of black cars made its way to Osaka City Hall. Inside one of the cars, Jindai Yunxiu calmly spoke to the black-haired, straight-haired Jindai Sorajima beside him: “He might not show up today, but if he does, use your Cloud Mirror to lock him. I suspect he has a disguise ability; otherwise, he wouldn’t be so hard to find.”