A metallic sound asked, “Master, it will be bad if someone has noticed your reaction?”

Ye replied, “Sorry, I know. The memory flashed out of the blue.”

The metallic sound asked, “Master, do you need my help to conceal it?”

Ye replied, “No, no need.”

The metallic sound voiced, “Master, it’s not the first time. But why did you cry?”

Ye replied, “I don’t know. It felt like ages, just yesterday at the same time. And the tears started to drop.”

The metallic sound voiced, “Master, I know this is not my place to inform you. But now is not the time for you to be sentimental.”

Ye replied, “I know… I must wake her up in her sumble. If not, WuJi may have lost multiple figureheads.”

The metallic sound asked, “Master, do you plan to save everyone?”

Ye replied, “It’s not possible to save everyone. Because the wheel of fate has already changed its course.”

The metallic sound asked, “Master, how do you come to this conclusion?”

Ye replied, “Kousuke Sato (佐藤 浩介), his property has not switched when awakening. And, his elder brother, Kyosuke Sato (佐藤 恭介), is still alive.”

The metallic sound asked, “Master, do you mean someone has done something?”

Ye replied, “Indeed. Based on the past, when we reached WuJi. Kyosuke Sato is already deceased. Kousuke Sato’s property is switched to a seduction type.”

“Edward Valentus, Lucius, and Dangan Fuuma (风魔 弹丸) created the maze together. The purpose is to create a new source of power. If it's still the same as our past.”

The metallic sound asked, “Master, do you need to calculate the percentage it will be same?”

Ye replied, “No need… If you can calculate the outcome. Then, those who are the same as me can either.”

The metallic sound voiced, “Master, it is time for you to rest.”

Ye replied, “Sure…”

***

Asagi Hasegawa returned to her room and contacted Yuan Zhu via her bracelet. Jin Sheng accepted the call, and her bracelet projected Yuan Zhu’s hologram.

Jin Sheng asked, “It is rare that you will contact me at night. What is it, Asagi?”

Asagi Hasegawa answered, “Yuan Zhu, I have a voice recording that I need you to listen to.”

Jin Sheng asked, “What is it about?”

Asagi Hasegawa answered, “It is about Ye and some information about the maze.”

Jin Sheng nodded, “Sure.”

Asagi Hasegawa played the voice recording. After listening to the voice recording, Jin Sheng’s expression was stern.

Jin Sheng asked, “Is there anyone who knows this?”

Asagi Hasegawa shook her head and answered, “Yuan Zhu, you are the first to listen to this recording.”

Jin Sheng nodded and gave an order, “Asagi, you need to delete the voice recording and tell no one about it. As for the number of students, it remained unchanged. Additionally, the teachers will be three, not including Ye. ”

Asagi Hasegawa nodded, “Got it, Yuan Zhu.”

Jin Sheng nodded and waved her hand, “Have a good rest.”

***

Ye was brought to a training room at the WuShu Academy, which served as an assembly point. Ye arrived along with Asagi and Sakura Hasegawa. Ye saw the students were already assembled. Ye became the center of attention of everyone in the training room.

Asagi Hasegawa gathered everyone, “Good morning, everyone. Yuan Zhu has appointed a task for me. A task force was formed to enter the rumored maze. The students here are selected to enter the maze. The instructors are Murasaki Kubo (久保 紫), Sakura Hasegawa, and I.”

Asuka Hasegawa raised her hand and asked, “I have a question. Can I ask?”

Asagi Hasegawa nodded, “Sure.”

Asuka Hasegawa pointed at Ye and asked, “Who is he? Will he come with us?”

Asagai Hasegawa nodded and introduced Ye, “Initially, I’m planning to introduce him on the way to the maze. His name is Ye, an illusionist. He is an exp gained buffer, appointed by Yuan Zhu.”

Asuka Hasegawa asked, “Then, is it possible to invite Kousuke?”

Asagi Hasegawa was stunned by the question and asked, “May I know the reason?”

Asuka Hasegawa answered, “I think he should be in here. And, he is my party member.”

Asagi Hasegawa looked at Ye, hoping to get an answer. Ye noticed her gaze and nodded as a reply.

Asagi Hasegawa then replied, “Sure.”

All the actions seemed like nothing to others. But not for Asuka Hasegawa, who was Asagi Hasegawa’s adopted daughter. She knew that Asagi Hasegawa was concealing something about Ye. And, Asuka Hasegawa had never seen Asagi Hasegawa seek answers from others. After Asagi Hasegawa became the strongest kunoichi, she became more decisive. However, Asagi Hasegawa just now showed signs of hesitation. Even that was just a second, which was rare for Asagi Hasegawa. Asagi Hasegawa didn’t know what her daughter had in mind.

Asagi Hasegawa announced, “Alright, tomorrow at the same time, we will depart. Now, you all are dismissed and prepare the things you need.”

Every student had left the training room one after another. When Asuka Hasegawa was outside the training room, she looked back. She observed the interaction between her adopted mother and Ye for a while. She left decisively as if she had made a decision.

***

Ye was in the headmaster’s room, waiting for the sisters to assign their tasks. Then, they would go to prepare the tools for the maze.

The metallic sound asked, “Master, why do you want to let her know?”

Ye looked through the window at the cloud.

Ye answered, “Numerous pieces from the future or another world had arrived. How many of them are aware of it?”

The metallic sound responded, “Master, based on my observation. It seems only Jin Sheng, one of the Yuan Zhu, was aware before our arrival.”

Ye responded, “That’s what I’m afraid of. Most of the past we had been through, WuJi had almost no one aware of it. Everyone thought the peaceful life on Mira was normal.”

“Mira was a farm created to let them have hope. The hope will be crushed when the day comes.”

The metallic sound voiced, “Master, in this era. There is too little information about Chaos Zone in this era.”

Ye nodded, “This era, False Eden Era, where those so-called New Gods are trying to ascend to godhood. They won’t let others know about Chaos Zone. Most people thought Chaos Zone would be out of their reach. However, Chaos Zone was actually their secret farm.” 

Numerous black humanoids emerged from his shadow. Ye gave an order in his mind, and those black humanoids dissolved in shadow. Those black humanoids were similar to intangible creatures. Intangible creatures were the creatures whose bodies consisted solely of Yuan Li. They could also shape-shift from born. However, those black humanoids were individuals killed by Ye. Then, Ye transformed the corpses into black humanoids.

This was the Nurturer’s cultivation method. The standard cultivation method was to absorb the Yuan Li into Yuan He (源核). Then, the Yuan Li was released from Yuan He to the selected body system. This process could enhance an individual's resistance and provide some other benefits. The standard cultivation method could support up to three body systems. The cultivation could bring some other benefits. Benefits such as increased output from a certain element. Hence, an individual could learn multiple cultivation methods.

However, having too many cultivation methods could lead to slow progression. Hence, individuals created an erase method. This allowed individuals to erase the cultivation method, but the benefits remained. The remaining benefits would stop progress after the cultivation method had been forgotten.

And this was the reason Nurturer was born. Nurturer was a cultivation method bound with the limitless. It could grow as the Nurturer grows. The ideal was good, but too many Nurturers addicted to the source became a problem. Additionally, some Nurturers created sub-products to help them obtain more sources. Which led to Central exterminate almost every Nurturers. The allowed remaining sources for Nurturer were kill, sex, refine, and create. Some sub-products were permitted to stay, such as the Master-Salve crest.

Nurturer was a combination of a role and cultivation. It was created after the big trio system existed, which was the Levels System, Astral Path & Plug-In.