Crossover: The Problematic Human of Arcadia — Shaper of Anime Worlds Chapter 340: Maxwell

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The doors of the Big Boys Bar swung open.

Ryo stepped out in a suit, his cheeks faintly flushed and a lipstick mark still on his face.

Across the street on the second floor of the café, Leticia saw him and froze for a mont.

But when she saw his next move, her breath eased again.

At the bar entrance, Ryo tugged lightly at his collar, as if fixing his appearance, but he did not put on his tie.

In their coded signals, adjusting one's appearance without tying the tie ant: {The flag wasn't recovered, but the operation continues.}

"Still, just to cover our tracks, did she really have to kiss that hard?"

After completing the signal, Ryo silently complained to himself. Then he took a wet wipe from his pocket, cleaned the lipstick away, and continued down the street.

As for Rin, she had her own hidden exit to slip out through.

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Inside the café, Leticia sat still for a mont, then rose, paid her bill, and stepped into the restroom. Her body dissolved into the shadows.

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1:50 AM

After circling the district around Central Street to map the area, Ryo arrived at the park near Building 666 and sat on a bench by the fountain.

From where he sat, he had a clear view of the Gem Tower in the distance.

"Hiding it under a big supermarket. Wonder whose brilliant idea that was."

He sipped casually from a canned coffee he'd bought from a vending machine.

In Little Garden, different cities and different outer gates ant completely different standards of living.

The No Na territory at Gate 2105380, for example, had technology roughly equal to the early 1990s back in Ryo's ho world.

The neighboring outer gate was said to still function like a feudal society.

anwhile, the Demon Capital's technology was more like early 21st-century Tokyo.

If Ryo were to visit a four-digit outer gate in the North District, there were rumors of full-scale, combat-ready life-size Gundams.

These differences all ca from the communities that governed each region and how they structured their industries.

"So what kind of outer gate am I planning to turn 2105380 into? Or should I just take a four-digit gate first and worry about developnt later?"

His thoughts drifted. Then he subtly narrowed his eyes, glancing at the shadow under his bench.

Just the shadow cast by the streetlight.

Leticia had arrived.

"..." Ryo continued to drink calmly.

About five minutes later, Rin passed by carrying a plastic bag full of snacks.

Ryo t her eyes at just the right mont.

A quiet transmission reached him. "By the way, did you prepare any ntal-control gifts?"

Ryo raised a brow, then nodded back through the link. "I did."

In the process of mastering the sixth sense, Saints could generate countless psychic abilities. Many of their strange techniques were simply supernatural abilities fused with Cosmo.

The Phoenix Illusion Demon Fist (Pegasus Suisei Ken) was one such psychic-Cosmo hybrid.

So while Ryo wouldn't claim mastery, he could definitely handle ntal interference.

"Control ."

At that, his pupils shifted to a deep, glowing blue. He t her gaze.

ntal link.

The mont their minds connected, her thoughts flowed to him: 'If we do this, the evidence chain will be complete.'

And Ryo understood imdiately.

Highness had only fully ford a personality less than a year ago. He was, in truth, like an eight-month-old child.

Naturally, at that age, curiosity was unavoidable.

So every night around 1 AM, Rin would leave the hideout to buy various odd snacks and trinkets to satisfy Highness's curiosity.

This had beco routine. The Ouroboros base mbers were used to it.

Her plan was to make it appear that during one of these habitual outings, she was coincidentally ambushed and ntally controlled by Ryo.

Then all of her actions from now on could be explained under that pretext.

Realizing all this, Ryo couldn't help saying dryly, "You didn't build that habit on purpose, did you?"

"It's just a contingency." She didn't bother denying it.

In fact, even without Ryo, she would have used this errand pattern to cover other activities. The Big Boys Bar safehouse was also established under this cover. Highness had even used his spirit essence to add interference there.

That was how she and Highness managed to hide from everyone.

And Ryo had one thought only: 'I've t a professional sneak artist…'

Then Rin asked, "Do you have a high-level gift that can alter your physical form?"

Ryo nodded. His height changed slightly, his hair lightened from black to brown, and his facial features shifted.

A mont later, Maxwell stood before her.

Rin stared, speechless for a few seconds before she realized she'd taken a step back.

She exhaled, sowhere between laughing and crying, "Why Maxwell?"

Ryo answered with pointed calm. "He's one of your mbers."

Her eyes flickered. She didn't confirm or deny it, but her guard clearly rose.

He had identified even their watcher. Was it a Thousand Eyes intelligence report? Or Ryo's own information network?

Rationally, she thought the first. Instinct told her the second.

Either way, it ant he was dangerous.

"…Fine. It works. He's His Highness' designated observer." She paused. "And he happens to be off duty today."

"You people get days off?" Ryo blinked.

"Every proper organization does," Rin said, rolling her eyes. "It's only one day a week."

A proper, well-regulated Ouroboros… Ryo's expression twisted.

Rin didn't give him ti to dwell.

"When we go in, don't speak. Even if soone asks you sothing, ignore them."

Ryo frowned. "And you're sure this will fool them?"

"It will." Rin's tone was flat. "Just keep repeating the na 'Willa.' No matter who speaks to you. Only that."

"…."

Ryo was silent.

Rin glanced at the towering Gem Building ahead and said. "Co on. We have around fifteen minutes."

"Got it."

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