Yaguruma Sou's face went blank at the sight.
It was...Kageyama?
No!
It shouldn't be like this!
"TheBeezecter!"
He slowly reached out a hand towards TheBee Zecter.
However, TheBee Zecter, which had always answered his call, had already abandoned him. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't summon it.
Kageyama Shun was completely bewildered.
What was going on?
Suddenly, a light flickered on his chest. He lifted his shirt to reveal a bee-shaped mark with the word "ZECT" clearly displayed.
TheBee... had it chosen him? He looked apologetically at Yaguruma Sou, the captain he once revered like an elder brother. But deep in his eyes, the hidden excitement and eagerness could not be erased.
Chen Ran did not involve himself in what happened next.
He turned to leave.
The armor he wore also dissipated into the wind at this moment.
"Because of my intervention, most of the plot of the entire Kabuto world has changed, but... the general direction remains the same."
Chen Ran thought to himself.
If this were placed in the Great Desolation era,
Then this statement could be completely rephrased as: 'The minor trends of the Heavenly Dao can be altered, but the major trends cannot.'
It seemed this was universally applicable to any world.
The Hell Brothers, Yaguruma Sou and Kageyama Shun... should still be the same.
However, this would unfold slowly with the passage of time.
There was no need to deal with it for now.
"Speaking of which, ZECT... they need to pay me more."
He wasn't interested in money, but earning more was not a bad thing.
His main purpose for coming to Kasukabe this time was to deal with the adult worm at the dilapidated shrine. This should have been the Phantom Team's mission, but he ended up resolving it.
Although he also collected a significant amount of 'Hope Particles'.
This was greatly beneficial for his future evolution.
But Masato Mishima and the others were unaware of this.
It was only right to seek reimbursement from them!
Chen Ran thought, and then summoned Decade's motorcycle, driving away from Saitama Prefecture and returning to Tokyo.
If he were to deal with the Worms... this was the main battlefield!
The rewards were the greatest.
For the neighboring prefectures and towns of Tokyo, a casual visit would be sufficient. The number of Worms there was not significant.
They would not regenerate like in Tokyo...
Walking on the streets of Tokyo.
Pedestrians came and went everywhere.
The urban legends of the Worms, despite ZECT's efforts to conceal them, had always circulated among the public. To say one wasn't afraid...
That would be a lie!
But even so, life had to go on.
After 'wandering' around for a while longer,
Chen Ran prepared to return to his apartment.
He had been busy for quite some time today.
He would rest first.
As he walked, a gust of fragrant wind blew past, and a figure bumped directly into Chen Ran, dropping the items she was carrying all over the ground.
They were fruits, clothes, and the like.
"Sorry, sorry."
It was a young girl.
She crouched down to pick up her things, apologizing to Chen Ran as she did so.
Chen Ran looked closely.
Well, well, it was an acquaintance!
Renka Higurashi...
A ZECT intern.
She had been trained as a spy by Masato Mishima since she was young. Ever since she joined ZECT, she had not eaten anything delicious.
She survived on dried rice to maintain her vital signs.
She was from ZECT!
This is interesting...
Chen Ran thought to himself.
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