The Heavenly Squad members trained again in front of the Heavenly Squad office. Warrior Jiro guided them well, and they were very pleased with the intensive training. In fact, it surpassed the guidance of their previous teachers.

They even said that Warrior Jiro was a truly insightful teacher.

On the other hand, Aji didn't show up for today's training. All the Heavenly Squad members assumed that Aji was embarrassed, as he had certainly lost against Warrior Jiro yesterday. How could a young man their age defeat Warrior Jiro, who, even if they all gathered, couldn't have defeated him?

Jiro, as usual, had no problem, and he remembered yesterday's instruction to keep all secrets from Aji. He would fulfill Aji's request. First, he would focus on training the Heavenly Squad members. It was unknown what Aji's plans were, but he wanted the Heavenly Squad to become so powerful.

Furthermore, the final and perfect technique of the Ganada Saint had been transmitted via energy. Warrior Jiro had already memorized the secret, even more perfect than the first secret technique. This means Aji is trying to address the shortcomings of the assassin's highest-level finishing move. The assassin's weakness lies in their lack of defense. In this final secret, their defense has been strengthened with special methods.

This is a major achievement, a young man like Aji being able to master all the high-level powers of each martial art's specialty.

***

Aji's disappearance for today revealed that he had met up with an old friend at a restaurant on the outskirts of Prisma City. They had made an appointment; he was Aaman.

"How have you been, Aji?" Aaman asked, but he already knew the answer and was simply making small talk. There was no way Aji, whom Aaman knew with his strength, who had been able to defeat the incredibly powerful Drapuda with just a single punch, would be injured.

Indeed, if Aaman recalled his initial encounter with Aji, the Black Lion sect leader, recognized as possessing rank 8 strength, could be defeated so easily. Therefore, Aji couldn't encounter any further problems. "It's fine, Aaman. I've already begun serving in the Heavenly Army and am preparing to uncover more about Mondu."

Indeed, Mondu's existence is very worrying for the world of warriors. Aaman discovered this during the battle with the Golden Lion sect, and Aji even mentioned the Black Lions. During the sect's destruction, Aji claimed they were part of Mondu, hidden well by one of the nobles on the continent of Orpris.

Aaman was a little skeptical about this, but he had already investigated. Support for the Golden Lions was indeed quite strong. In fact, when they committed many crimes, all the white sects seemed to pay little attention to them. This was all because they undoubtedly had the support of a great noble.

However, the question of whether they were part of Mondu had yet to be proven. For some reason, Aji was so certain that they were part of the Demon Lord. Was it because Aji was indeed the Lightning Striker? Although it was very strange to Aaman, Aji's power was indeed extraordinary and could even rival that of Dasatama himself, the God of War of the entire continent.

"Have you heard anything about the Golden Crane sect?" Aji asked Aaman, as Aji had been busy with preparations for the Heavenly Army for the past few days.

Indeed, Aaman had been specifically asked to investigate the Golden Crane sect. It was one of the three great sects on the Orpris continent. No one dared accuse them of anything, of course, due to their significant contributions.

The Golden Crane sect was ultimately responsible for weapons for the entire Orpris continent. They were held accountable by the supreme leader of Prisma City and the entire Orpris continent, Dasatama.

"I've visited there several times, just to inspect. No one dared suspect them because of Dasatama's strong trust."

Aaman explained that he went there, even disguised himself as a normal person. He remained there for several days, trying to gather information about the Golden Crane sect. At night, the situation there was indeed quite quiet and more strict.

He was also confused as to why Aji was so determined to thoroughly investigate the Golden Crane school. It was the second-largest school after Dasatama's "Blast Sky" school. They were indeed trusted as the best weapons supplier, and their weapon forging was recognized worldwide. In fact, all warriors and martial artists ordered weapons from them.

They were also capable of forging high-level artifacts, which possessed magical powers.

Finding more information wasn't easy, so Aaman became a customer and pretended to be forging weapons there. However, he said the blacksmiths were busy and had a lot of work to do, so they were temporarily unable to forge weapons for anyone.

Aaman insisted a bit, but he still couldn't get any service, and even queues weren't allowed. Aaman even went to the head blacksmith.

Aaman was suspicious because they had differing opinions about the weapons order they were preparing. Furthermore, they were currently busy forging and couldn't make orders for others. That's when Aaman became a little suspicious about the weapon being crafted by all the Blacksmiths under the auspices of the Golden Crane school.

"That's it! Most likely," Aji lowered his voice, wearing casual clothes in the restaurant so that no one would recognize him as a Heavenly Soldier, "That's what the Demon Lord is preparing. They're planning a massive invasion involving high-grade artifact weapons and reducing the supply of weapons for the warriors."

Aji's deep and confident guess made Aaman feel the horror of his words. If it were true, it would be a major disaster for the entire continent. And no one dared to suspect any of the Golden Crane's movements, as they had complete confidence in their performance.

"It's impossible to suspect them that easily, Aji. That's a big guess. However, if it's true, then only destruction will await this world. So, how do you prove it?"

They kept their voices very low, carefully, and looked relaxed as they enjoyed their food. They were also very skilled at this kind of thing. Aaman was a special intelligence agent for the continent's defense. He also understood that Aji possessed an excellent disguise.

To Aaman, Aji was a man with extraordinary experience, and now he was even more convinced. The Lightning Striker might actually be him, but who knew what had happened to him to become the young man he now was.

Could reincarnation really have happened to him? It was possible, given his knowledge of the martial arts world and the intricacies of the entire continent.