Chapter 154 Teaching Combat Techniques

At this moment, Yue Longze was lying comfortably on the sofa in a standard relaxed lounge posture, toying with the Dark Spark Lence in his hand.

"The aura really has recovered quite a bit."

A sharp glint flashed through Yue Longze's dark eyes, and the Dark Spark Lence also radiated a brilliant sheen.

It seemed that restoring the strength of his dark form was well within reach!

...

Putting the Dark Spark Lence—whose aura had partially recovered—back into his bosom, Yue Longze fell back into deep thought, wrestling with his vexations.

When would Cameilla completely recover and awaken?

Would the spirit body of Rebrov-seijin residing within his body cause any trouble while continuously suppressed by the Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi?

Were the rest of his lost powers truly scattered among the other monsters in the Earth of the Gaia spacetime?

If that really was the case, how should he go about searching for the monsters in Gaia's Earth... in order to reclaim his power?

Should he join XIG?

Yue Longze pondered and calculated.

Joining XIG would indeed allow him to obtain a vast amount of information firsthand, but...

That way, he would also be bound by numerous restrictions on his freedom, which would inevitably interfere with his actions.

Besides, XIG wasn't something he could just join simply because he wanted to!

Shaking his head, Yue Longze ultimately dismissed the idea.

...

Taking a sip of the fruit juice on the table and savoring its sweetness, Yue Longze suddenly had an inspiration.

Takayama Gamu!

Get close to Takayama Gamu and obtain useful information from him.

After all, not only was he one of the genius members of the Alchemists' Stars, but he was also a member of XIG!

"Then I'm counting on you, Mr. Gamu!"

Yue Longze gently swirled the glass of fruit juice in his hand, a smile curling the corners of his lips.

Lying cozily on the sofa, his mind gradually grew hazy, and soft snores began to echo through the room...

...

When Yue Longze woke up, he saw three brightly shining lightbulbs swaying right in front of his eyes.

"Whose lightbulbs are left on so brightly..."

Just waking up, Yue Longze's mind was still fuzzy, and he directly swept a slap toward that "lightbulb."

"Slap!"

A crisp sound echoed through the room.

"Strange, why does the texture of this lightbulb feel a bit off..."

Yue Longze rubbed his sleep-heavy eyes, finally waking up a little more.

"Bo... Boss!"

Led by Green-Hair, the Three Hairs were currently holding their cheeks with aggrieved expressions, tears welling in their eyes... and Yellow-Hair still had several conspicuous scars on his face.

"Uh... so it's you guys who are back... I thought they were three lightbulbs..."

Now fully awake, Yue Longze felt a bit awkward. He still felt somewhat guilty for giving them a slap out of nowhere.

However, Yue Longze refused to let his awkwardness show.

"Ahem..."

Yue Longze cleared his throat with a feigned air and directly changed the subject, asking, "How did you guys perform today?"

As soon as Yue Longze spoke, Yellow-Hair instantly perked up, a trace of pride flashing in his eyes.

"Boss, I did a really great deed today!"

Yellow-Hair scratched his bald head, suddenly turning rather shy, while Green-Hair and Red-Hair at the side looked at him with envious expressions.

"Oh? Let's hear it!"

Noticing the expressions of the three, Yue Longze couldn't help but become interested.

"It's like this!"

Yellow-Hair immediately began to recount the story in a rush of enthusiastic words...

After a somewhat strenuous explanation, Yue Longze finally understood the whole thing.

"It looks like your romantic fortune is coming!"

Hearing Yellow-Hair's non-stop narration, Yue Longze couldn't help but smile.

It turned out that when the monster Gilu emerged from the underground, it caused the ground in the area to vibrate, which was essentially equivalent to an earthquake!

The violent tremor of the ground directly caused a utility pole to topple over, crashing toward a young woman who was still completely unaware of the danger descending upon her.

At that critical moment, Yellow-Hair suddenly remembered the Boss's teachings, and summoned the courage to risk his life, throwing himself at the girl.

Yellow-Hair grabbed the girl from behind and tumbled across the rough ground. Though the skin on his face was scraped raw, he managed to protect the girl completely unscathed.

After the disaster passed, the girl even blushed and told Yellow-Hair that she worked at an izakaya nearby...

This was also the origin of the scars on Yellow-Hair's face, which Yue Longze had previously assumed were caused by his own slap...

...

"I was wondering how my slap could have been that powerful..."

Yue Longze muttered to himself inwardly.

"Hehe... Boss, don't you think my performance was pretty good?"

Yellow-Hair looked very shy. Yue Longze smiled and said, "Mm! Your performance was indeed very good!"

But Yue Longze immediately changed the tone, "It's clear that the girl has a good impression of you! She even told you where she works! When are you planning to take the relationship a step further?"

"Ah... about that..."

Yellow-Hair was stunned, and then his face blushed intensely.

"Pfft."

Seeing this, Yue Longze chuckled again and shook his head, "Well, let's not talk about that then!"

Then he shifted his gaze to Green-Hair and Red-Hair, "You two get to share in Yellow-Hair's good fortune. In a moment, I'll start teaching you a few real combat techniques!"

"Really, Boss!"

Green-Hair looked extremely excited, his eyes burning with fervor.

"The Boss never lies!"

Yue Longze instantly straightened his face and said in a low voice.

"Yay! Long live the Boss!"

"Brilliant, Boss!"

"Awesome, Boss!"

...

It was now late evening, and the sky outside the window was ablaze with a fiery sunset, brilliant and beautiful.

Yue Longze stood by the window finishing a cigarette, casually extinguished the butt, and sighed, "I hope such a beautiful sunset won't be lost!"

...

He then turned around and roared toward the living room, "Three Hairs, get your asses out here!"

"Yellow-Hair reporting!"

"Green-Hair reporting!"

"Red-Hair reporting!"

Yue Longze walked out of the room shirtless, wearing a pair of loose floral swim trunks. Although his muscles didn't look overly bulky, they were sharply defined, exuding a sense of power.

Only the heavy plaster cast on his left arm marred the aesthetic perfection of his physique.

"Clear this area out, and move everything to the side!"

"Understood, Boss!"

Receiving Yue Longze's command, the Three Hairs simultaneously stomped their feet and immediately set to clearing the space.

With the Three Hairs working in concerted effort, a moderately sized clear space was quickly opened up around them.

"Very good."

Yue Longze nodded in satisfaction and said, "Before I teach you combat techniques, I must warn you once more."

His sharp gaze swept across the Three Hairs as he continued, "Learning combat techniques is not for you to go around doing bad things like before! It's for self-defense! Showing off moderately! Picking up girls! And most importantly—protecting the people who need protection!"

"Do you understand?!"

"Understood!"

The Three Hairs answered in unison without a moment's hesitation.