Hearing that report, Tsunade gave a soft snort: “He really is a slippery one.”
“How interesting.
He claimed he had left Tokyo, yet he didn’t actually wander far at all.”
“He’s certainly skilled at throwing people off his trail.”
“Order the Senju Clan members to move in and infiltrate the area immediately.
If either of those two conglomerate families manages to find Hayashi Rin, I must be the very first to know.”
“Furthermore, send our own operatives into Mount Fuji to search for him as well.”
“Understood!” Shizune felt somewhat bewildered, unable to understand why Tsunade was placing such immense importance on this person named Hayashi Rin.
Yet, after all these years, this was the first time she had seen Tsunade look so thoroughly driven.
It felt as though the legendary Senju Princess of the past had finally returned.
Seeing this, Shizune was naturally determined to carry out the orders with everything she had.
She had a strong premonition that if this matter was resolved smoothly, Tsunade might truly regain her spirit and bounce back to her former self.
Meanwhile, Mikoto Misaka, who was aboard a flight bound for the Land of Ke, snapped her laptop shut: “So that guy is still in Tokyo after all.”
She turned toward Kuroko Shirai and said: “Kuroko, let’s move!
We need to change our destination.”
“Right away, Onee-sama!” Kuroko Shirai took Mikoto Misaka’s hand, and in the blink of an eye, both of them vanished entirely from the passenger cabin, leaving the surrounding travelers in utter shock.
Their original flight wasn’t actually heading to Tokyo.
But because Mikoto Misaka was in a hurry, Kuroko Shirai simply teleported them straight out of the aircraft and down toward solid ground.
As luck would have it, the plane happened to be cruising directly over Tokyo’s airspace.
The moment their feet touched the ground, they flagged down a taxi and sped straight toward Mount Fuji.
At the same time, Shinobu Kochō, who was en route to the Land of Ke, also received the intel.
This was hardly surprising, given that the Demon Slayer Corps was dedicated to hunting and eradicating Demons across the entire world.
To exterminate Demons, the fundamental first step was locating them, which necessitated a colossal intelligence gathering network.
As one of the Nine Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Shinobu Kochō stood at the absolute pinnacle of the organization’s leadership.
She held full authority to mobilize this vast intelligence apparatus and command extensive personnel to back her actions.
In this Crossover Anime World, where the geographic scale was vastly expanded, the organizational footprint of the Demon Slayer Corps was similarly far grander and more formidable.
Therefore, in her pursuit of Hayashi Rin, she was fully capable of exerting significant investigative influence within the Land of Ke.
All things considered, the prominent female leads of the Anime World truly possessed remarkable resources and methods of their own.
The moment the Suzuki Family made a move, several heroines picked up the trail almost instantly and sprang into action in unison.
However, their massive efforts were destined to yield nothing in the short term.
The reason was simple: Hayashi Rin had long since vacated Mount Fuji and was already back in the bustling center of Tokyo.
Right now, he was taking a leisurely stroll through Beika City, preparing to check out this world’s version of Tokyo Tower.
This district truly lived up to its reputation as the neighborhood with the highest crime rate in the Case Closed universe.
Hayashi Rin had only been walking for a short while, yet he had already stumbled upon an active mugging.
In fact, a reckless robber had even tried to hold him up.
The outcome was predictable: the assailant was sent flying into the distance with a single kick from Hayashi Rin.
He didn’t even bother reporting such a trivial nuisance to the police.
Continuing along his stroll, Hayashi Rin was surprised to catch sight of Gin and Vodka on the street—the only two truly pure Black Organization members in the entire Winery.
Judging by their suspicious demeanor, the duo seemed to be orchestrating another round of murder, arson, sabotage, and illicit schemes for financial gain.
However, Hayashi Rin had zero interest in their affairs.
As long as their criminal antics didn’t cross his path, he had no intention of meddling.
The next morning arrived in a flash.
Hayashi Rin stretched his limbs and sat down for breakfast first.
Out of habit, he pulled out his phone to scan a QR code, only to remember that QR payment systems had not yet been established in this era’s technology.
He let out a long sigh.
Adjusting to life after undergoing Dimensional Travel certainly required some getting used to, especially since the technological baseline of this world was relatively dated.
After settling the bill with physical cash, Hayashi Rin noticed a rather pressing reality while inspecting his rapidly thinning wallet: he was practically broke.
In martial arts novels, fantasy stories, or anime series, the main protagonists never seemed to worry about money.
Their wealth always seemed to materialize out of thin air without any effort.
Yet here he was, an esteemed Dimensional Traveler, finding himself completely strapped for cash.
Looking at his current situation, working a blue-collar job was fundamentally out of the question.
For a Dimensional Traveler, working as an employee beneath someone else would utterly ruin his pride.
Then again, living in squalor without a single dime as a Dimensional Traveler was equally embarrassing.
Therefore, he needed to devise a quick way to get his hands on some funds.
So, what method could yield a massive sum of money quickly and effortlessly?
Right at that thought, Hayashi Rin suddenly remembered Gin.
‘Maybe I could borrow some pocket money from him to tide myself over.’
‘Going by the plot, Gin and Vodka always seem to be in the middle of shaking someone down for illicit cash or on their way to do so.’
‘If they secure a fresh batch of funds and I borrow a portion of it, that shouldn’t be an issue at all.’
‘Besides, their money is ill-gotten loot extorted from others anyway.
If I take it from them, it could practically be considered robbing the wicked to help the needy.’
‘This logic sounds completely sound.’
As for whether Gin would willingly hand over the cash, Hayashi Rin wasn’t worried in the slightest.
If he asked nicely and the other side refused to cooperate, it simply meant they had no respect for his status as a Dimensional Traveler.
And if they showed no respect, he wouldn’t hesitate to teach them a harsh lesson.
Since his targets were villains, beating them up a few times wouldn’t weigh on his conscience at all.
Even if he accidentally took their lives, it wouldn’t be a big deal in the grand scheme of things.
When it came to tracking Gin down, Hayashi Rin considered it a walk in the park.
His current location was right by the Mouri Detective Agency.
According to the Protagonist’s Law, whenever Gin and Vodka made an appearance, Conan Edogawa was bound to cross paths with them.
Therefore, all he had to do was keep a close eye on Conan Edogawa’s movements to inevitably run into Gin and Vodka.
Once the duo finished pulling off their scheme and secured the cash, he would simply step in and intercept the loot right from their hands.
This strategy was the classic art of letting the mantis stalk the cicada while the oriole waited behind—an utterly flawless plan.
The thought alone put Hayashi Rin in a fantastic mood.
He promptly retrieved his Diary and began penning a brand-new entry.
[My mood today is exceptionally bright.
I wonder how all my lovely goddess wives are doing?]
[All of you must be dying of curiosity about what kind of Reward I received yesterday, right?]
[To be completely honest, even I didn’t expect to land a haul like this.]
[Fivefold Physical Limit of Normal Humans, One Kakashi Chakra, and most remarkably of all, I managed to obtain the Eight Inner Gates.]
[One Kakashi Chakra naturally refers to the baseline volume of Chakra possessed by One Kakashi.]
[Even though Kakashi is widely regarded in the Naruto anime as a ninja with relatively modest Chakra reserves, he is still a full-fledged Jōnin after all.]
[Because of that, back in our previous world, Kakashi was officially crowned as a standard unit of measurement.]
Reading this segment, Tsunade couldn’t hold back a burst of laughter: “Haha, this is truly hilarious!”
“One Kakashi unit of Chakra, haha!
When I see Kakashi next time, I am definitely going to tease him relentlessly.”
“To think that after all these years, his situation has become so pitiful that his name ended up being turned into a measurement unit.”
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