"Still unable to find a candidate?"

On the pier, Cardo put down his iron cane and stood upright. His eyes behind his sunglasses looked at the blue sea in front of him.

In the distance, you can see the rolling waves and foaming waves.

Behind him is a protective team of ninjas and samurai.

Ninjas are personnel drawn from the military of the Kingdom of Demons, while samurai are wandering samurai recruited from the Land of Waves.

By giving them money, the wandering warriors were temporarily hired by Cardo to act as his bodyguards.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Cardo, although we have indeed found many excellent young talents, they are still a little far behind the requirements of the eldest lady."

"Then send more manpower to look for her. You must know that there is no room for mistakes in the next steps. I don't believe that among so many people in the Land of Waves, there is no one who meets the requirements of the young lady."

Kado's calm voice was filled with undeniable momentum.

"Yes, I will work harder to find it, and I will never let you down."

Not daring to question Cardo's decision, the Ninja from the Kingdom of Ghosts who was conducting a work report quickly disappeared behind Cardo.

Cardo ignored these and continued to stand on the edge of the pier, looking at the rough sea. He stared at the sea for about a few minutes, then slowly turned around and said to the ninjas and samurai: "Today's inspection work ends here.

You can go back."

With that said, Cardo took the lead and prepared to return to the stronghold.

Suddenly, a voice caught Cardo's attention, causing him to stop and look to other parts of the dock.

It was the noise made by several children from the Land of Waves who had an argument.

A boy was being held down by two boys of the same age and was resisting fiercely.

The boy who was held down shouted: "Give me back Pochi, he is my family!"

The third boy, who was in a group with two boys of the same age, was holding a white pet dog in his hand.

He laughed at the boy who was being held down and said, "It's really disgusting. You actually treat dogs as family members. Then, let me see your dedication to your family members!"

As he spoke, he walked to the edge of the wooden plank, beneath which was the surging cold water.

"Hey, what are you doing!"

Seeing the other party's actions, the boy who was being held down suddenly turned pale.

"Didn't you say that this dog is your family? I just want to see your sincerity."

With a sinister smile on his face, the boy ruthlessly threw the pet dog out of his arms, and with a pop, it fell into the sea.

"Porky!"

The boy who was held down didn't know where the strength came from, broke free from the restraints, ran over, saw the pet dog Pochi struggling desperately in the sea, and shouted loudly.

"Why, don't you go down and save it? Didn't you say it's your family? You coward?"

The boy who threw the dog into the sea continued to laugh.

"What?"

The boy who was held down before had a look of fear on his face.

"What? You really don't dare to go over and save it. Then, let me help you."

"Wow, wait, what are you doing...I can't swim!"

The evil boy pushed the other person down with great force.

There were horrified shouts, revealing despair.

"Hey, if you push him down like this, he will die, right?"

The other two boys came over and looked worriedly at the boy struggling in the sea with the dog.

"Do you want to take care of it? If you want to save him, just go down yourself!"

The boy who pushed him down glared at his companion.

The companion took a step back in fear and did not dare to speak.

"Woof woof!"

"Woof woof!"

The pet dog named Bochi barked in the sea and miraculously floated on the sea. At the critical moment, he learned to swim on his own.

But the boy who was also struggling in the sea began to sink slowly, calling for help from Pochi:

"Pochi, help me, I can't swim...ahem..."

The seawater choked into his throat, making it difficult for the boy to speak.

However, the pet dog Pochi just glanced at the other person and swam to the opposite position, away from the boy.

The three boys on the dock were also surprised when they saw it.

"What, the dog actually learned to swim on his own, and even abandoned his timid owner. It's so funny!"

"Poch...Poch...don't..."

The boy struggling in the seawater watched in despair as Pochi swam away into the distance, and slowly sank into the seawater.

"It seems like it's a bit too much to play a prank. It might lead to death."

Said the ninja from the Kingdom of Ghosts next to Cardo.

Cardo nodded, looked at the boy who was slowly sinking into the sea, and said, "If I remember correctly, I remember that this brat is called Inari, the grandson of Dazuna, right?"

"Yes."

"Go and rescue him. Those mischievous little guys will also be caught and taught a lesson. Bad boys like this must be educated from an early age."

Cardo ordered.

"yes."

Just as the Ninja from the Country of Ghosts was about to step forward and jump into the sea, Cardo suddenly picked up his cane and placed it in front of the Ninja from the Country of Ghosts to stop him from saving people.

"Wait a minute, it seems we don't need to take action anymore."

Following the direction pointed by Cardo, a muscular man had jumped into the sea water, swam quickly towards Inari, and picked up Inari who had sunk into the sea water and passed out.

Then use a skillful swimming method to swim smoothly in the rough water and swim to the shore.

"who is he?"

Cardo points to the man who rescued Inari.

The ninja from the Kingdom of Ghosts next to him respectfully replied: "His name is Kesha, and he is a fisherman who came from abroad more than a year ago. He joined the workers' cooperative and became a member of the cooperative a few days ago. Because of his excellent professional ability, it seems that

He is quite famous in the neighborhood."

"Kesha the fisherman?"

Cardo looked sharply at the man named Kesha and fell silent, not knowing what he was thinking about.

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Inari screamed in horror, and was instantly awakened from her drowsiness by the scent of fish.

The sea water that frightened him disappeared, and he was surrounded by a clearing in the woods. Beside a campfire, a man with a cross scar on his chin was sitting there grilling fish.

While adjusting the heat, he held a book in his hand and relished it.

The name of the book is "On the Significance of Emancipating the Mind in Promoting the Development of Individual and Collective Productivity in the Ninja World", and the author is Chiba Shiraishi.

As if he noticed Inari waking up, the man with the cross scar on his chin gently put down the book in his hand, turned his head and smiled at Inari:

"What, are you awake, kid?"

Inari didn't seem to have recovered from the shock, looking at the man blankly.

"Don't worry, I've given those kids who played pranks on you a good lesson. They won't dare to bully you next time."

The man laughed.

"Uncle, did you save me?"

Inari reacted and asked.

"Well...but you were bullied so badly. And in the end, even your pet dog disliked you."

The man tied the book on the belt around his waist and handed over a grilled fish.

Inari took it timidly and stuttered.

"I was very scared at the time, so I didn't dare to save Bochi."

After taking a bite of fish, Inari spoke slowly, with a look of self-blame on his face and tears welling up in his eyes.

Being rejected and betrayed by his companions because of his incompetence was something that made Inari extremely regretful.

Looking at Inari who was about to cry, the man smiled.

He touched Yi Na's head and comforted him: "Of course, you can't swim. When facing death, no one is not afraid, including me."
To be continued...