Dustwind Sect was recovering from the fever disaster.
No one dared breathe too loudly.
No one dared sweat.
No one dared blink incorrectly.
Lin Ruyin whispered,
"I… I think I blinked too strongly."
Jin Haru grabbed her shoulders.
"DON'T SAY THAT—MIYU ANCESTOR WILL HEAR GERMS—!!"
Meanwhile, Miyu sat on a perfectly cleaned stone, still traumatized.
"…Sweat… fever… germs…"
Solene comforted her gently.
"Master, it's alright. The infirmary is clean."
Miyu hugged her knees.
"…I don't trust the air."
Lazy-chan popped out wearing a tiny hazmat suit, goggles, gloves, and booties.
"Host!! We have a solution!!
You earned a new attendant who will help you maintain cleanliness!"
Miyu blinked.
"…Cleaner than me?"
Lazy-chan nodded dramatically.
"MUCH cleaner."
Miyu suddenly felt afraid.
"…That sounds… dangerous."
Lazy-chan dangled a shimmering ticket.
> [ORDER ATTENDANT SUMMON TICKET — Gatekeeper Type]
Miyu weakly raised her hand.
"…Summon."
The sky ripped open.
---
⭐ 1. HEAVENS COLLAPSE UNDER CLEANLINESS PRESSURE
Wind reversed.
Clouds aligned into perfect cubes.
The ground disinfected itself in terror.
Lin Ruyin screamed,
"THE WORLD IS CLEANING ITSELF—WHY?!!"
Jin Haru sobbed.
"SHE SUMMONED A CLEANING GOD—!!!"
A massive pillar of golden order slammed down.
The pressure was overwhelming.
A shadow stepped out.
---
⭐ 2. AURELIUS APPEARS — DRAMATIC AND ROBOTICALLY CLEAN
He emerged with:
immaculate hair slicked into perfect symmetry
spotless gloves
uniform so crisp it could cut jade
posture straighter than a sword
eyes shining with laser-focus
a sterile aura that made everyone feel judged
He knelt before Miyu, causing the ground to self-clean.
"Master.
Aurelius has arrived…
to secure your environment."
His voice was serious, yet trembling with panic.
Disciples felt their souls leave their bodies.
Lin Ruyin whimpered,
"W-We're dead…
H-He's scarier than Miyu…"
Miyu blinked.
"…Um. Nice to meet you."
Aurelius immediately panicked.
"MASTER—YOU ARE TOO CLOSE TO DUST!!!
PLEASE STAND STILL WHILE I PURIFY THE GROUND—!!!"
He slapped a formation onto the soil.
BOOM!
The dirt vanished.
Miyu flinched.
"…I-I wasn't going to step on it…"
Aurelius bowed deeply.
"Master, dirt has no mercy.
I will eliminate all of it for you."
The disciples trembled.
"W-Why does that sound like a declaration of war… on the ground…?"
---
⭐ 3. AURELIUS INSPECTS THE GATE AND LOSES HIS MIND
Without warning, Aurelius marched toward the sect gate.
His strides were EXACT, measured to the millimeter.
Solene whispered, "…His walking… is too symmetrical."
Jin Haru fainted.
"It's beautiful… but horrifying…"
Aurelius reached the gate.
He stared at it.
His eyelid twitched.
His voice cracked with panic.
"…No…
No…
NO—!!!"
He turned to Miyu.
"MASTER.
THE GATE…
IS DIRTY."
The entire sect screamed.
"A-A DIRTY GATE?!"
"NO WONDER OUR FORTUNE HAS BEEN BAD—!!"
"CLEAN IT BEFORE ANCESTOR SEES IT—!!!"
Aurelius slapped a seal on the gate.
"GATE REBIRTH PURIFICATION!!!"
KAAAAA—BOOOOOOOM!!!
The entire mountain gate transformed into a flawless artifact:
endless shine
dust barrier
qi purifier
symmetry so perfect it made disciples cry
disinfecting air mist
the emblem glowed with heavenly light
Aurelius trembled.
"…Master…
It is still only 99.8% clean…"
Miyu:
"…It's fine."
Aurelius gasped, horrified.
"MASTER—UNACCEPTABLE—!!!
NO ENVIRONMENT SHALL THREATEN YOUR PURITY!"
The disciples shivered.
"He's worse than Miyu…"
"MUCH worse…"
"He's a cleaning monster…"
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⭐ 4. AURELIUS EVALUATES DISCIPLES (AND DESTROYS THEM)
A disciple nervously approached the gate.
Aurelius snapped toward him instantly.
"STOP."
The disciple froze like stone.
"Y-Yes, Gatekeeper…?"
Aurelius' eyes gleamed with panic.
"THERE IS DUST ON YOUR LEFT EYELASH."
"WHAT?!?!"
"Do not move.
This is a critical biohazard."
Aurelius flicked his finger.
FWOOM!!
The disciple's face sparkled clean.
Another disciple walked up.
Aurelius gasped loudly.
"YOU.
YOUR HAIR… IS…
UNCOMBED!!!"
The disciple collapsed in shame.
"I-I'M SORRY—!!!"
Another tried.
Aurelius grabbed him by the shoulders.
"YOU ARE SWEATING.
DO YOU WANT TO KILL THE MASTER?!"
The disciple melted into tears.
"I—I JUST RAN HERE—!!"
Aurelius sighed with robotic disappointment.
"Running is a filthy activity."
Miyu facepalmed.
"…That's… not how humans work…"
Aurelius bowed deeply.
"Humans are flawed, Master.
I will help them."
---
⭐ 5. THE SPY WHO LASTED NEGATIVE SECONDS
A spy wearing a perfect disguise stepped into the line.
Before his foot touched the ground—
Aurelius screamed:
"INTRUDER—GERM SOURCE—DETECTING—!!!"
The spy almost died from shock.
Aurelius pointed:
"Your robe is too clean.
You smell like poison.
Your aura has stains.
Your left shoe is lying.
Your soul's dust count is abnormal."
The spy fainted instantly.
Solene dragged him away.
"Master, he's unconscious again."
Miyu sighed.
"…Too dirty to interrogate."
Aurelius saluted with panic.
"I SHALL STERILIZE HIS SINS."
"No—please don't."
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⭐ 6. THE STERILITY IMMORTAL SENDS A MESSAGE (AND IMMEDIATELY REGRETS IT)
A cold breeze swept the valley.
A white feather fell.
Aurelius shrieked.
"GERM ALERT!!!
FOREIGN CONTAMINATION BREACH!!!
MASTER PLEASE MOVE BACK—!!!"
Miyu:
"It's just a feather—"
"NO!!"
The feather touched the ground—
SZZZZZT—
A sterile circle spread.
A message burned:
"Your order is too loud."
Aurelius pointed at the writing.
"MASTER—THE HANDWRITING IS CROOKED.
UNHYGIENIC.
DISGRACEFUL."
Miyu nodded.
"…He's getting lazy."
Aurelius bowed.
"Master, permission to correct his handwriting style and disinfect him?"
"No."
Aurelius lowered his head dramatically.
"…As you command."
---
⭐ 7. Dustwind Sect Gains the Strongest, Strangest Gatekeeper
Aurelius took his post at the gate.
His aura radiated:
discipline
panic
order
cleanliness
terror
Instantly, all disciples corrected their posture.
One whispered too loudly.
Aurelius appeared behind him.
"Volume: 12 decibels.
Too loud."
The disciple jumped.
"I-I didn't know that was bad—!!"
Aurelius:
"All noise carries dust."
Everyone cried.
Solene covered her mouth, suppressing laughter.
Yin Huani smirked.
"Oh… this is going to be so entertaining."
Miyu approached Aurelius shyly.
"…You will guard the sect?"
Aurelius kneeled so fast the air whooshed.
"MASTER—
I WILL GUARD YOU
FROM DIRT, GERMS, MISALIGNMENT, NOISE, SWEAT, IMPERFECTION, UNEVEN FOOTSTEPS, AND BAD HAIR."
Miyu blinked.
"…Okay."
Aurelius bowed again.
"FOR CLEANLINESS—!!!"
Dustwind Sect officially became the cleanest, most terrifying sect in Murim.
And Aurelius…
would make sure it stayed that way.