Super Soldier

General Manager Takahashi called Xiao Bing and Fukuda Ogawa into one of the offices. The whole space had been rented by the Princess Mansion, so they could use any of the offices at will.

Then, General Manager Takahashi told them to take a seat and gave each of them a cigarette. He sat down and said earnestly, “You two gentlemen were able to emerge as the winners in this competition, from among so many candidates, which proves that you are absolutely outstanding. I have no worries whether you are able to protect the Princess. But she is a spoilt brat. She will insist on doing anything that she wants to, and she cannot bear to be told that she is wrong. She is a princess, so I think you can certainly understand this. If she is unreasonable sometimes, please don’t take it seriously.”

Fukuda Ogawa answered, “No problem.”

Xiao Bing also said, “I know.”

General Manager Takahashi looked at Xiao Bing again, and said with a bitter smile, “Mr. Aoki may have made Her Royal Highness a little unhappy before, but I think you did that for her good. However, it is the princess’s nature. I will have a talk with her later. If she irritates Mr. Aoki, I hope you can forgive her.”

He sounded very polite. He was subtly telling Xiao Bing not to go against the princess, even if she provoked him. For a superior in his position, it was very rare to get one that nice. Xiao Bing had to admit that the Princess had a good general manager to help her.

Xiao Bing nodded and said, “No problem.”

General Manager Takahashi was relieved, and then smiled. “Besides, we will give both of you two months’ wages in advance. Although we know that you are not short of money, they represent our sincerity. As for the extra 2 million, it is a gift for you both.”

As he spoke, General Manager Takahashi gave the salary cards to Xiao Bing and Fukuda Ogawa. There were two months’ salary and extra money of two million, equivalent to more than 20 thousand yuan in Huaxia. The money was really nothing for a master at Transforming Strength Level, but it was very heartwarming. Xiao Bing and Fukuda Ogawa accepted it happily.

“Mr. Aoki Ichiro, 27 years old. You were abandoned ever since you were a child. You were temporarily taken in by a farmer, who was a low-level samurai. He taught you some simple martial arts. Later, a plague swept through the village, and the family died. You fortunately survived, but you had to lead a vagrant life, since then. Because you were bullied often, you felt that you could only survive if you become strong, so you started to travel and pick up skills everywhere. In the past few years, you have defeated many people using the Shinto Ninen-ryu School’s technique that you learned during all those years, and could now be regarded as a first-class warrior.”

Xiao Bing intentionally showed a look of surprise, and asked, “You investigated into my background?”

In fact, Xiao Bing already knew that they would investigate, but he was not afraid, because his identity was real, and they would dig nothing out.

General Manager Takahashi smiled and said, “Mr. Aoki, I’m very sorry. Since we are recruiting personal warriors for the Princess, and you will be with her for a long time in the future, we have to be wary of people who have bad intentions. We have to do a background check in advance. I hope you don’t mind.”

Although Xiao Bing looked cross, he indicated that he did not mind.

Then Takahashi reiterated the identity of Fukuda Ogawa, “Mr. Fukuda, you are the youngest son of the Fukuda family in the north. Your family used to be a kind of first-class martial arts family in ancient times. Unfortunately, this did not last. Your father put your elder brother into an official career and asked your second brother to start a business. He originally wanted you to run a business as well, but unfortunately, you were obsessed with martial arts, and was out of touch with your family because of that. Later, you kept practicing, became better than your father in martial arts, and became a first-class samurai. Both of you are from good families since the Fukuda family has always been bright and upright and Mr. Aoki is an orphan, who has always been obsessed with martial arts and never mixed around with the people of the underworld. As for your bad habits such as drinking, it does not matter and we are not overly concerned.”

Xiao Bing asked, “What if I had lost and Nakamura Fujiro was the eventual winner in the end?”

When he heard this, Takahashi fell silent, and then a chilling light flashed in his eyes. He sighed, “If he had won, something would take place tonight. A dead man will never be a close warrior for our Princess. ”

Xiao Bing noticed that the chief executive was an innate master. If he wanted, he could kill Nakamura Jiro very easily. But Xiao Bing was surprised when he found that that the gentle and humble chief executive could also be cruel and resolute. It was true that a person who was blind, could not be a real superior.

The chief executive smiled and said, “I think you two will definitely understand. It is not because we are ruthless, but because Nakamura Jiro had done too many bad things and had too many bad records. People like him should not exist in society. Yes, if he really stayed, he would have been a ticking time bomb, and could kill the Princess at any time. We absolutely cannot tolerate him.”

Xiao Bing said with emotion, “Nakamura Jiro is an extremely crazy person. It is irrational for people like him to participate in this competition. Even if he succeeded, who would dare to keep him around?”

The chief executive said, “Since he is dead, we will not talk about him anymore. We will honor our promise to carry out a decent burial for Nakamura Jiro. “Nakamura Jiro has done too many evil things and killed too many people, but as Mr. Aoki said, he is dead and what he has done should best be forgotten. Is there anything else I can do for you? Do you need to pack? You can live in the mansion from today. Actually, it is not a mansion, but a large manor.”

The chief executive smiled and said, “You will not be too bored in the future. The manor is not very large, but it is interesting enough. Of course, when the Princess has no schedule to go out, you don’t have to stay around. But if she needs to go out, close protection will be necessary.”

Xiao Bing and Fukuda Ogawa echoed, “We understand.”

Xiao Bing stood up and said, “I have to go back and pack my luggage. I will return to the manor tomorrow morning.”

The chief executive said, “I will send the address to your mobile phone.”

After Xiao Bing left the martial arts gym, he received the text message. He glanced at the address and recorded General Manager Takahashi’s number.

Since everything was going well, and he finally managed to enter the princess’s sakura manor, the next step was to accompany Princess Nami when she went to the palace to see her grandpa or the Emperor, so that he could sneak in to look for the men with the God’s blood.

Back at the hotel, Xiao Bing lay on the bed, watching the night scene outside, and thinking if he should go directly into the palace to investigate. If he really found something, he could just take the men away, and did not have to stay with Princess Nami.

Although Monitor told him not to look down upon these masters who resided in the palace, Xiao Bing was confident enough in his own strength. In fact, with his Breaking The Void Level, among the known masters, no one could create any trouble for Xiao Bing, except for Mr. Buddha.

Xiao Bing decided to take action, as soon he thought of it. He left the hotel and walked to the palace where the Emperor lived, following his mobile phone map.

The imperial palace where the Emperor lived, was not called the Imperial Palace in Country R. It was called the Kokyo.

The Emperor lived, held ceremonies and dealt with government affairs here.

Outside the palace, there were the Outer Imperial Garden, the Imperial East Garden, and Kitanomaru Park. There was a moat separating the gardens and the palace. No one was not allowed to cross the moat, except the royal family, during normal days.

Xiao Bing was already familiar with the topography of the imperial palace. Since he came from Huaxia to do his mission, he had to know his target well.

There were no rigorous guards standing outside the imperial palace, even though there were a large number of tourists on weekdays, so Xiao Bing easily crossed the periphery. The actual security started from the river.

Even if the Emperor had been replaced by the prime minister, in Country R, he would always be the supreme symbol. Even though he was a symbolic existence, more than 90% of the people in Country R supported him, and he was very popular.

As the symbol of the spiritual leader of the country, the Emperor did not have much political power. But he did remain a revered figure. For example, the elite warriors were loyal to him, and it was natural that there were many masters in the imperial palace.

There was a long bridge above the moat, and two guards in military uniforms stood at every ten meters. They all carried guns in their hands, looking straight ahead at all times.

If Xiao Bing wanted to go into the imperial palace, he had to pass this moat, and the only way was by the bridge. Xiao Bing lurked in the dark, silently watching the movements on the bridge, and looking for the best infiltration opportunity.