Aoran inwardly sighed as he understood what she meant.
He felt frustrated and helpless about Summer Night's naivety and stubbornness. Sometimes, he would think that it would be great if his younger sister was a little more clumsy, or a little less stubborn, and a good and obedient Grand Mistress.
"The hunting mission has already been decided upon. I can't change it."
"But you can turn a blind eye to it."
"I can, but why should I?" The Wanhua Second Young Master raised his voice. "Do you think that I'm naive to accompany you!?"
Summer Night remained silent.
"Younger sister, I wasn't lying when I said that I was on your side," Aoran continued.
"But, the prerequisite is that you don't do anything too foolish! Throw a tantrum or be willful for a bit. I won't say anything about that. You can do whatever you want.
However, there are some things that you can't do. There's always a bottom line, and it's time for you to recognize reality. "
A moment of silence fell between them.
"Reality … I don't know if I've recognized it or not," Summer Night spoke in a soft voice. "But, the reality that I see is different from what you see."
Her tone was quite light and light, as if she didn't have any emotions at all. However, Aoran felt a stab of pain in his heart, causing his irritation to rise once again.
He couldn't help but repeatedly tell himself to calm down and forcefully suppress his irritation. All that was left was a deep sense of helplessness.
"Since you're so against sending people over, then I won't send anyone else. I'll have Ritsujiro Rokujū assist you by himself … Stop throwing a tantrum and finish the mission as quickly as possible."
Aoran hung up the call.
Summer Night slowly put down her cell phone. Then, she suddenly thought of something and her eyes lit up.
'Thank you, Brother Aoran. ' She said in her heart.
…
Ritsujiro found Shinkou Sentani in a public restroom near the school.
This guy was covered in injuries and was lying on the toilet bowl like a dead dog. He seemed to be in a pitiful state.
Although Seiji didn't feel any sympathy for this guy, he wasn't really happy about it either.
Ritsujiro contacted the hospital and dragged Sentani out of the restroom. He took him to the ambulance sent by the hospital and watched as Sentani left.
Seiji was about to return to Yuen Hwa Secondary to continue his quest when a tall boy wearing the Genhana High School uniform appeared before him.
"I'm Haruta Seiji. I want to talk to you, Mr. Six Directions."
Haruta … Ritsujiro instantly tensed up.
He had heard some rumors about the relationship between this famous trash from the Haruta Family and the Grand Mistress …
"What do you want to talk about? Mr. Haruta. "
"Let's go to a more convenient place to talk first," Seiji said, then turned around and walked away.
Ritsujiro's eyes flickered and he followed.
He walked into a coffee shop.
At this time, there were not many customers in the shop. The two of them sat down in the corner, ordered their orders, and then fell silent.
Seiji didn't speak until the waiter served their drinks and left.
"Judging from your reaction, you should know who I am, so I won't make any unnecessary introductions.
I want to talk to you about searching for Awakened ones … Please stop once you find two Awakened, and then report to the higher-ups that 'this is everything.' "
Ritsujiro narrowed his eyes.
"Why?"
"Of course it's to reduce the number of victims." Seiji looked directly at Seiji. "You should know what happens to the Awakened that are found, right?"
Ritsujiro fell silent for a moment.
"What good will that do for you?" he asked.
"Nothing."
"Then why are you doing this?"
"Because I want to do this, just like Summer Night."
Ritsujiro's nerves tightened even further.
"As I expected, this is Grand Mistress's intention …"
"No, it's my intention," Seiji stated calmly. "I learned about the situation from her and acted on my own."
Ritsujiro furrowed his eyebrows.
"If you agree to this request, you'll receive a corresponding benefit, even more than what you'll receive if you complete the mission," Seiji promised.
"… What if I don't agree?"
"I was the one who beat up Shinkou."
This wasn't an answer to Seiji's question, but it was a direct answer.
"I seriously considered killing him, because it's impossible to have a proper conversation with someone like him." Seiji's eyes had a cold glint.
"In the end, I wasn't able to kill him. It's a little regretful, but it's fine …
You're different from that type of trash, Rokuhou -san. You're someone worth talking to … I hope that you'll make the correct choice. "
Ritsujiro sensed Seiji's imposing manner.
The Haruta Family was famous for being useless … but that was in the past. The boy sitting before him right now was a powerful individual who was capable of killing off Shinkou Shinkou without being injured!
Seiji broke out in a cold sweat as he faced this seemingly tangible pressure.
"For me, the correct choice should be to obey the Wanhua Family …
"The Wanhua Family's Grand Mistress will be happy that you've agreed to this request of mine. If not, she'll be quite upset.
"I respect the Grand Mistress, but …"
"This request isn't for you to give up on your mission; it's for you to be lenient." Seiji spoke in a soft voice. "I'm not asking you to take a huge risk and betray them. I'm simply asking you to turn a blind eye and be slightly kind."
Ritsujiro fell silent once again.
"There will always be bad things that happen in the world. It doesn't matter if there's one more or one less. We're powerless against the vast majority of them. But if it's right in front of us, if it's possible, we should reach out and stop it, reducing the number of victims, and adding a bit of beauty to the world … "Seiji took a sip of his coffee with a deep look in his eyes." At least, that's what I think. "
Then, there was a long period of silence.
Customers entered and left. Servers walked around. The doorbell clanged. The steam from the coffee evaporated, and it began to get cold …
Finally, Ritsujiro let out a long sigh, picked up his cold coffee, and downed it in one gulp.
After putting down his cup, he looked towards Seiji.
Seiji saw the look in Seiji's eyes and understood Seiji's answer.
…
With Summer Night's cooperation, Ritsujiro was able to find two Awakened in just one day.
They were Shohei Matsushima from Year 2, Class 3, and Takaya Nakamura from Year 3, Class 5.
Both boys were people that Seiji didn't recognize.
Ritsujiro reported their information to his superiors, and informed them that "Yuen Hwa Secondary only had these two Awakened," thus ending the mission.
If there were only two Awakened … wouldn't the main family become suspicious? Summer Night told him that there was no need to worry about this, and that it would be fine.
Genji, Hoshi, and the other potential Awakened within the school were safe … at least for the time being.
If the Wanhua Family's secret was exposed, the Wanhua family would conduct another search.
Even if the Awakened left Yuen Hwa Secondary, they would still be in the same situation at other schools. There would always be factions that would do something like this.
In fact, it would be the same even if the Awakened left this city and fled to other places.
Although there were factions that would protect the Awakened, it was unknown if this was only on the surface, or if this would continue forever. Seiji didn't feel that Genji and Hoshi should join the Awakened. Sensei Amami had the same opinion as him.
The spiritual society still hadn't reached a consensus to treat the Awakened well, nor was there a trustworthy faction that had enough power to truly protect the Awakened. This was the foundational problem!
'It would be great if there was a bald professor in a wheelchair who established an academy …' Seiji couldn't help but think to himself.
In the end, it was because he didn't have enough power.
'If I had enough power, I would become a bald professor myself!'
No, no, he wouldn't really become bald. He would create a faction like Hoshi did.
Unfortunately, it was already difficult for him to protect his friends.
Seiji could only sigh helplessly. At this moment, he received a message from Hana.
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