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27 The Cheater

The day time resumed its flow was the day I had reached the Second level in my coultivation, I don't know how much time had passed, but I hadn't changed one bit in how I looked, coultivation is really weird.

The next day I was walking around as a regular person, I had put five seals on my body and mind, this way each time I break one, my power will surge. As for enemy and bullets, well that's something I'll think about when the time comes.

I felt relaxed as before resuming time I made sure to rob a few banks, after all I'm already above mortal law. I'm going to become Immortal in the future, unless of course I fail trying, but judging by the arts, I should be able to live for a really long time.

Of course there's a problem involved, that I'm really bad at teaching others and this method is mostly good for people like me. The crux of the situation is that Dou and Sei are but external and Internal Coultivation. External trains the body, while Internal the spirit, it's no surprise that Sei Masters are fewer than Dou Masters.

Tomorrow is the day I will see Kitten again, I feel a bit anxious, I hope nobody sees the paper seals I'm wearing, it's so embarassing, but they are the only way to suppress my power, otherwise it will probably come to the scenario the elder talked about, I move my finger and a mushroom cloud would bloom.

Next lets go visit Ryozanpaku again, this time I should also get some present, after all I have lost all reason to join Yami after learning that I can be a god on earth, why should I care to rule over mortals.

My arrival at Ryozanpaku was once more welcomed with Master Hopachai at the door, he happily accepted the sweets I brought before everyone surrounded me as if I was the bane of this world.

-So the Hungry ghost of our city decided to visit us again, did you come to badmouth me again?

-Nah, I just came to tell you that I've no longer a reason to join Yami

-Did you find a cure by yourself?

-Even better, It found me

-Are those weird paper talismans you're wearing under your clothes part of this so called cure?

-Just a temporary method, for the time being

-Then you can go now

-What? won't you invite me in for tea, Ryozanpaku's hospitality really has taken a hit in these 3 years

-We're only hospital to welcomed guests, not wolves disguised as sheep

-Whatever, see you soon at the wedding

-You're not invited!

-I know

This time I left like a normal person, the same way I came, this made the elder suspicious.

"Apachai don't eat those, we have to test them for poison first!"

At the time I was walking down the street, my perception of time was almost normal, but all my senses had been sharpened to the extreme, I could hear the people at the Dojo, the people stalking me and even hear the hearbeats of the people that tried to keep their sniper scopes steady pointing right into my head or body.

Should I make some sort of statement or something, like I'll kill you if you don't leave me alone, or should I act in a more diplomatic matter, blackmailing the world for money and power?

As much as I think about it, the second option seems better, if they think that all I want is money and luxuries, they might decide to leave me alone and just ask me for favours once in a while.

-You over there, tell to your supperiors that I want to talk with them

-I'm just a regular person

-And I'm the Emperor of Japan

-Please don't hurt me, I'm just an office worker, I have a wife and kids at home! Please don't kill me!

The people around begun to look at us with fear, thinking that I'm a member of the Yakuza or something. Regular people just went on their way, trying to ignore this. Of course with how I looked it wouldn't be crazy to think I was some sort of yakuza, I woke a rather expensive suit after all with a colorful shirt inside.

-You dare bump into me! give me your wallet!

-Please don't hurt me I'll give you anything you want

-Now give me your gun! The one you hide in your sock

-I...

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-You should have just done as I told you, now contact your supperiors before I start a gang war in the middle of a crowded street

The man froze, handing me a gun would be no different than revealing that he was part of the secret forces that fights against Yami, if his cover is blown he will have to leave the town or even country.

He was reluctant, but he pressed a button in the inner pocket of his shirt, in just minutes a black van came over and we both entered, I could tell that there were explosives planted in the van, If I made a move I didn't doubt they would explode the whole thing. Of course it showed how seriously they took me as a threat.

We arrived at an abandoned building inside there was not a soul, but the building was full of explosives, I was ready to rip the seals at any moment, since this situation was too difficult to overcome otherwise.

One of their people, a martial artist accompanied me inside, we went deep underground until we reached the deepest place, a walkie talkie was set on the table and two chairs. The martial artist told me to sit at the farther from the door chair, he was probably supposed to hold me here or something as they burried me alive.

-So why did you want to talk with us

-I want Money!

-Didn't you already rob a few banks?

-It's not the same, legal and illegal money is different, I can't go flashing my fortune to the air with illegal money

-Hungry Ghost, we don't know what you're planning, but we have come with counter measures against you, this whole trap is our last chance to defeat you, in this trap you're unable to recover your Ki, we don't know how you're able to act like a normal person, but the danger you pose is too great to ignore, right now you are already burried underground, the man you see in front of you has a special ability to detect other people's Ki, your Ki is real weak now so...

-Shut up! I came here to negotiate and it's your turn to listen to me, If I wanted to leave non of you can stop me, let me ask your a question do you want me to join Yami or your side?

The person at the Walkie Talkie begun to sound as multiple different people arguing, there was a big commotion as they begun to talk.

-How do we know that you are not part of Yami already?

-Would I be here talking to you Insects If I were?

-How about this deal, If you capture Isshinsai Ogata for us, we will let you join us

-How about another deal, If you provide complete Amnesty, a new identity, 1 Billion Yen and a home for me to stay I will catch him for you

-That...

The people begun to talk over and over and then suddenly I could hear a sound from upstairs.

I ripped the talisman seals and the world froze, I took the stupid person and walkie talkie with me and begun to move outside, If I was even a moment late I would have been burried around and would need years of frozen time to come out.

Well since they don't want me once, then I don't need them thrice as much, I've left the person in front of the van and left with the walkie talkie.

The range of the thing couldn't be too long meaning that the people talking had to be somewhere close, I searched only to find two walkie talkie tied together, the next signal came from a strange device that looked like a signal emiter that went to another walkie talkie, the guys could be miles away for all I can tell.

I went back to a small basement in an abandoned building, inside there was a load of cash and a small table with yellow paper talismans. They were preparations made beforehand for such an occasion, thus I don't have to go out of my way to create talismans each time the previous ones were destroyed, now that I think of it, it wouldn't be a bad Idea if I carried some extras around.

Once I locked the door and left in frozen time I put on the seals and walked around like a regular person. Time unfroze and the martial artist I had saved fell on his butt since he was sitting before as he saw an exploding building in front of him.

He was shocked out of his mind, at one second he was ready to be burried alive with the most dangerous man on earth and the next he finds himself outside, what sort of speed is this, was he the bastard child of that super human, was this man really part of the Killing fist as he was told?

Truth was the secret services that protect the countries and world order in the dark didn't give a damn for life saving fist and Killing fist, they cared about law and order, they weren't martial artists and thus welcomed the life saving fist masters' help in times of need. The problem was that when the knife reached the bone they were no different that the people of the killing fist, they could do despicable things in the name of keeping peace.

In a dark room a bunch of people were gathered, non of them with any martial art skills, if Yashin was here he would have recognised one of them, sitting in his chair with his feet on the table, his pointy ears and sharp nose making him look no different than a goblin. He was Niijima, whom made his way up in society by forming the Shinpaku Alliance and manipulating people for his needs.

"Darn it! we were so close to burrying him underground"

"just how fast is he?"

"Is he even human?"

-Silence everyon, today we probably made ourselves an enemy, but as long as he doesn't know who we are we're completely safe

-But what if he decides to Nuke the city?

-Didn't they report that he saved the martial artist?

-So what?

-If he follows the Life saving Fist, then at some point we will be able to take him out, all that we need is a single weakness we can exploit

"I advice against striking at the wedding, unless you want those yokai rampaging in the Kantei"(Kantei is like the white house of Japan)

The one speaking was non else that Niijima whom had just opened his eyes.

-What does Demon General propose?

-Why dirty our hands when we can let others do it for us, all we have to do is give him a taste of good life and when he's lets down his guard those people from Killing fist will strike him down for us, just make sure his estate is large and far away from populated areas, for example how about giving him an Island?

"An excellent idea"

"If we can't burry him alive we can still drown him!"

"We can disguise our agents as servants"

"We can can sent messages to Yami that he has joined our side"

"We will advertise him as our secret weapon"

'Idiots, that guy is more dangerous than even that Yokai from Kenichi's dojo and you think that you can defeat him, keep dreaming, I will recruit him into my demon army and in time take over the world' Niijima's delusional imagination was rampaging as he thought what he could accomplish with Yashin by his side, after all he climbed to his current position by asking favours from all those martial artists he knew, but they were all some goody two shoes, they wouldn't do something evil even Sieg whom still was his underling and one of the greatest secret agents refused to kill people, making it a bit bothersome.

The other people around him had other contacts with less bothersome people, but he was the best link of all because he was Kenichi's "friend".