# 690
Chapter 691: 「White Slash」Blade Spirit
"Hey, Big White! Stand still properly, I'm talking to you!"
At this moment, A Zhu was standing with her hands on her hips, looking up at the white bear that was three times her height, her small face filled with sternness.
The white bear fell silent for a moment, then slowly squatted down, curling into a ball, doing its best to lower itself so that A Zhu wouldn't strain her neck looking up...
"How many times do I have to tell you! No stealing烤鱼 from the kitchen! You steal them, and what am I supposed to eat... No, wait, what will Uncle Merlin and the others eat? You've stolen five烤鱼 this month alone! If you keep this up, I'm going to throw you out to the security department!"
A Zhu grew more indignant as she spoke, jumping up and slapping the white bear's knee.
"No stealing, got it?!"
"Y-yes, understood... A Zhu Boss."
"Don't call me Boss! How many times have I told you, outside you must call me Director!"
"Understood, Director A Zhu."
The white bear's massive frame held no intimidation whatsoever before the small A Zhu. Curled up there, it looked like a child who had done something wrong, not daring to breathe.
The former hegemon of the "Klein" realm who once commanded the mist, now being "tormented" by her young superior over five stolen fish—couldn't help but make it reflect: what exactly had the workplace done to it...
"If you understand, then go away." A Zhu's anger dissipated, and she waved her hand.
The white bear breathed a sigh of relief, slowly standing up, turning to walk out of the kitchen, when it正好 encountered Lin Qiye walking in.
At the sight of Lin Qiye, its body shuddered violently, immediately bowing to greet him:
"Director好."
"En." Lin Qiye nodded slightly, his gaze sliding past the bear and directly into the kitchen. Just as he was about to instruct A Zhu something, his entire body froze in place!
Wait!
What the hell just walked past?!
He sharply turned his head, looking at the lonely massive bear shadow walking toward the end of the corridor, and suddenly spoke:
"Stop right there!!"
...
"What? You found a刀魂?"
In the courtyard, Furuhara Yoshiki and Amemiya Haruki stared at Lin Qiye, their expressions like they'd seen a ghost.
Lin Qiye nodded solemnly. "Intact soul, possesses intelligence, powerful strength, willing participant, and a soul with spatial-type abilities—I've found it."
Previously, when he had heard Furuhara Yoshiki describe the limitations of a刀魂, Lin Qiye also thought that finding a suitable刀魂 was an almost impossible task.
Until he discovered the white bear in the Asylum of the Gods last night.
All the caregivers in the Asylum of the Gods were souls, and under the hospital's nurturing, their souls were not only perfectly intact, but their strength was gradually increasing. This white bear was one that Nyx had sent for Lin Qiye to kill during their battles in the mist—a "Klein" realm hegemon.
Lin Qiye still remembered that it could effortlessly traverse the虚空, appearing and attacking from any angle, one palm sent Jialan flying. In a sense, its abilities were perfectly suited for the distance-ignoring strikes of 【White Slash】.
The white bear met all the conditions to become a刀魂.
Furuhara Yoshiki's expression was peculiar as he looked at Lin Qiye. "You left last night?"
"No."
"Then where did you find the刀魂? Are you still dreaming?"
"... " Lin Qiye spoke helplessly. "In any case, I really did find a suitable soul. How do I store it and integrate it into 【White Slash】?"
Furuhara Yoshiki studied him for a long while, confirming he was serious, then turned and walked to a box in the corner of the courtyard. After rummaging through it for a moment, he took out a silver box.
"If you really found a suitable soul, put it in this box. Leave the rest to me."
Lin Qiye took the box and nodded.
...
Asylum of the Gods.
"Big White... right?"
Lin Qiye carefully observed this tall white bear, glancing at the nameplate on its chest that read "008," and slowly spoke.
"This name was given to me by A Zhu Boss... Director A Zhu." The white bear said timidly. "Director, I only stole five烤鱼, really, not one more than that. Director A Zhu already scolded me, you don't need to..."
"I didn't come here about that." Lin Qiye shook his head slightly.
The white bear froze.
Not about this?
Then what? What else did it do wrong?
No way...
Lin Qiye cleared his throat, gazing into its eyes, and spoke in an instructive tone: "I can see that your potential is far greater than what others perceive. Your future holds Infinity possibilities. Your current position is limiting the development of your true potential..."
The white bear stared blankly at Lin Qiye, completely bewildered by this line of rhetoric.
"So, I want to give you a promotion."
"A promotion?" At these two words, the white bear's interest immediately piqued. "Director, are you going to promote me to director of the food service department?"
The director of the food service department was a lucrative position. Setting aside everything else, just the fact that A Zhu alone had used her position to secretly eat over twenty烤鱼 in the kitchen lately was enough to make the white bear green with envy.
If it became director, wouldn't it be able to eat to its heart's content?
Lin Qiye thought for a moment. "It is a director position, but not for the food service department—it's another... newly established department."
"What department?"
"A department centered on combat, though it's not quite like the security department." Lin Qiye skipped the question. "After the promotion, you'll be directly under my command—no one else can give you orders. And... you'll be able to leave this hospital and gain a certain degree of freedom."
At these last words, the white bear's eyes immediately lit up!
"Combat? Freedom? No problem!" The hegemon flames in the white bear's eyes, nearly extinguished, blazed anew.
After all, it was still a powerful "Mystery" of the "Klein" realm. Having dominated the outside world for so long, now being scolded for eating a few烤鱼 in this hospital—such a life, it had truly had enough.
Now that such an opportunity presented itself, there was no reason to refuse.
Lin Qiye nodded, taking a silver box from his chest and slowly opening it. This box itself seemed to exist in a soul state, able to be brought into the psychiatric hospital. When he opened it, a black vortex began swirling within the box.
"Think it through, then come in." Lin Qiye spoke seriously. "From now on, you will be my刀魂, always by my side, conquering all directions..."
The white bear stared at the black vortex for a long moment, took a deep breath, and finally made its decision. Its massive form collided with the surface of the vortex, and the next instant its body vanished, as if it had never existed at all.
Lin Qiye slowly closed the box, turned, and walked out of the hospital.