Abilities weren't just weapons. They were a part of the wielder.
Even a simple weapon would affect the wielder if used for a long period of time, not to mention a part of the wielder's Spiritual Ability.
To put it in an extreme way, power would cause the wielder to change.
Perhaps some people would find such an argument laughable, but this was an actual phenomenon.
Weapons and abilities might be difficult to understand, but when it came to "power" such as wealth and authority, it was quite common for the wielder to change.
Seiji had a deep understanding of this.
That was why he had self-control over his strongest "power."
Shouzou Amami's worry about Hoshi was reasonable.
Would such an ability — let's call it the "Red Leaf Power" for now — affect Hoshi? Seiji felt that it would.
But it wouldn't be appropriate to forbid Hoshi from using his ability just because of this. That would be affecting him in a different way.
If he had to be sealed away because his ability was too frightening … it wasn't to that extent yet.
Seiji felt that taking good care of Hoshi and guiding him was the best course of action.
He expressed his opinion to Shouzou Amami.
Shouzou nodded in agreement after a moment of silence.
"There must be a reason why Hoshi Awakened to his ability. We shouldn't be so pessimistic," Shouzou stated. "This old man will do what this old man is supposed to do, and I hope that Harano-kun will continue taking care of me."
"Of course I will." Seiji smiled. "I'm his senpai."
He used to be a senpai who worked for him. Now, he was a senpai in terms of Spiritual Abilities.
…
The first night of one hundred demons, the second night of the Awakening, and the third night of the Spirit World's appearance. What would be the fourth night?
Many people, including Seiji, were paying attention to this. But nothing actually happened.
Nothing new happened.
Nothing happened on the fifth night either.
Nothing happened on the sixth night either.
Nothing new happened. The Spiritual Ability users were doing their best to deal with the current phenomenon.
It was impossible to stop the night of one hundred demons. The only way to prevent them from harming or affecting ordinary people was by fighting against the demons that appeared every night and setting up large-scale barriers. To this end, all the Spiritual Ability users were working together to create a long-term mechanism.
As for the Awakened, each faction had their own ways of dealing with them. Some took the initiative to search for them, some didn't care too much about them, some treated them as research subjects, and some gave them protection … Although there were voices calling for a complete ban on inhumane treatment of the Awakened, it was still a chaotic period, and no consensus had been reached.
As for the Spirit Realm, it was undoubtedly the one that received the most attention.
The information Seiji heard from Summer Night could be summarized as —
Cultivating in the Spirit Realm would yield twice the result with half the effort, and one could also obtain precious resources from there.
The risk was that he would be attacked by the Psionic creatures inside and that his Spirit World would stop transforming.
The so-called cessation of the Spirit World Transformation referred to the cessation of the phenomenon of the Spirit World Transformation, and the region returned to its original state. If a person didn't leave the Spiritual World before the Spiritual World's transformation stopped, they would die … To be more precise, they would turn into a pile of minced meat!
Why did it become like that? He had no idea.
It's not just people, it seems like all living things with bodies are like that. The only things that could survive the next Spirit World Transformation were non-living matter and spiritual creatures, but that wasn't necessarily the case.
Before the Spirit World Transformation began, if there were people in the region, then the Spirit World Transformation wouldn't happen.
If there were other creatures, such as cats and dogs, then the Spirit World might or might not happen. If it happened, then that creature might survive or disappear.
The same Spirit World might not transform every night. The timing of the Spirit World Transformation was also uncertain, and the Spirit World's environment was also uncertain.
That was why the term "stability" came into being.
The more fixed the timing of the Spirit World Transformation, the more stable the Spirit World's environment, and the higher the stability, and vice versa.
A Spirit World with a high stability and a large interior would doubtlessly become the focus of all the major factions!
The lower the stability, the greater the risk, and the lower the overall value. However, that didn't mean that there was no value.
"Even in a Spirit World formed from a Spirit World with a low stability, it's possible to obtain highly valuable resources. In the future, there might be brave individuals who are willing to take the risk to 'search for treasures.' In fact, there might already be such individuals. "That was Summer Night's original words.
'A treasure hunting individual … perhaps I can become one.' That was Seiji's original thought.
As long as he was determined to use his save and load ability, would the Spirit World Transformation stop? Would he be forced to the brink by a powerful monster? Such dangers didn't exist at all!
If the Spirit World Transformation stopped suddenly, then he would have to worry. But according to Summer Night's description, the Spirit World Transformation didn't stop like that. There was a process to it, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
The problem was, what should he search for?
He knew that Spirit Worlds had precious resources.
But what exactly was a precious resource? If he found something that seemed like a precious resource, how to determine what it was or how to use it … he didn't know!
To use a video game as an analogy, he lacked gathering and appraisal skills. In the end, it was a lack of knowledge.
He needed a Spirit World specialty handbook. Where could he buy it?
After thinking about it, Seiji contacted a certain person and asked this question.
"Nowhere!" The cat-eared hat girl appeared on his screen and answered. "By the way, why do you want this? Could it be that you want to go to a Spirit World? "
"Yes, Spirit Worlds are so large. I want to go take a look."
"Go take a look, the hell! With your level, you'll die at any moment if you want to go to such a place! "
"I definitely won't die. I still want to go back to my hometown to get married."
"Don't raise the death flag! Are you intentionally trying to die!? "
"Believe me!"
"I don't believe you! Just focus on cultivating. Don't think about going to some strange place. "
"If I only focus on cultivating, will I be able to defeat Yui?"
"Er …" Hana was stumped for a moment.
"Believe me, I really value my life. I won't do anything that I'm not confident in." Seiji flashed a brilliant smile. "I need information about Spirit Worlds. I want to find something useful to increase my power level."
"Hmph …" Hana glared at him for a while. "You're quite ambitious, but Spirit Worlds … are you really confident in staying alive?"
"Yep, there's no point in me trying to be brave. I'm not bragging."
"… Alright, I'll try gathering some information."
"Thank you, my good sister. Your brother likes you."
"Disgusting!"
They ended their conversation there.
It felt great to tease his cute younger sister. What should he do if he wanted more?
Should he go find Little Shi and continue?
No, no, he'd probably get chopped up!
Seiji went online after he finished retorting to himself.
Today was the last day of his vacation. He would have to go to school tomorrow … Just thinking about school made him feel as if he was returning to his normal daily life, which was rather inconceivable.
Rather than saying that going to school was for the sake of obtaining knowledge and education, wasn't it more like going to school for him?
No matter what happened, as long as he could still go to school normally, it meant that his life hadn't been derailed yet.
Seiji suddenly felt anticipation for tomorrow.
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