Later that night, Seiji and Summer Night went to a high-class Sakura Island restaurant that they had agreed on previously.
They weren't going to eat. Instead, they were going to meet up with Akira Mitarai.
Natsuya returned to the main family and had a discussion with her father. As expected, they parted on bad terms.
Although Seiji wasn't there to witness the conversation, he could imagine how unpleasant it must have been. That was because the Grand Mistress Natsuya's expression was so dark that it seemed as if a dark shadow had covered her face when she returned from the family.
Since it was impossible to convince her family, she could only face Natsuya directly.
The car stopped in front of the restaurant. Seiji and Natsuya got off the car and entered.
The restaurant's interior was beautiful. It didn't seem luxurious, but it had an exquisite atmosphere that gave it a low-key luxurious atmosphere.
If this was a normal visit, Seiji would have been interested in admiring it. However, he wasn't in the mood to do so right now.
A waitress led him and Summer Night to a private room where they met up with Akira Mitarai.
A dark blue-haired handsome boy wearing blue Sakura Island attire was currently sitting in front of a table with his eyes closed. It seemed as if he was meditating.
When Seiji and Summer Night looked at him, he opened his eyes and looked back at them. His mouth arced upwards slightly.
"Good evening, Haruta -san, Summer Night."
"Good evening. I told you before that our relationship isn't good enough for you to call each other by their names, Mitarai-san," Summer Night spoke in a cold tone.
"As a fiancé, I think that everyone would agree with calling his fiancée by her name." Akira Mitarai smiled.
At this moment, Seiji sensed a murderous aura emanating from the girl beside him!
He turned around and saw that Summer Night's expression was still calm. However, the sharp glint in her eyes indicated that she was definitely not calm at all.
"We don't have that type of relationship! Although my father has such intentions, it hasn't become a reality yet.
Even if it hasn't, it's basically confirmed. I'm quite happy about it, Summer Night. "
"I shall make it a no, Mitarai-san."
Summer Night slowly sat down opposite him.
Seiji sighed inwardly at the Grand Mistress's self-control and sat down beside her.
Akira Mitarai looked at him.
"Mr. Haruta, it's a pity that you're still standing opposite me in the end."
"Remnant thought? It should be the opposite, Mitarai-san, "Seiji responded calmly." Didn't we 'happily' reach an agreement last time? Killing each other merrily. "
"Hehe … that's true." The dark blue haired youth smiled, "But to be honest, I really hope that you will make the wise choice to withdraw in the end, because your identity and background is a problem for me."
"I'm glad that you've troubled me. Please continue to trouble me."
"You're such a hateful guy."
"Same here."
If a bystander who knew nothing about the situation saw this scene, he would think that the two of them were quite calm, or even friendly. But, in reality, this was a tense scene where both of them might start fighting at any moment.
"Allow me to introduce you." Akira Mitarai raised his hand.
The silver-haired beauty who had been silently sitting behind him this entire time opened her eyes.
"This is my new god, Shinobu Miaki."
Seiji and Summer Night both looked at the silver-haired girl.
Of course, they noticed this girl the moment they arrived. Only now did they take a closer look at her.
She was wearing a pink short skirt in Sakura Island Sect attire. She had silver hair and silver eyes, and was incredibly beautiful. However, something seemed off about her. She lacked life … no, it wasn't just off to such an extent. She was basically …
"A human puppet," Summer Night muttered to herself.
"Human puppet?" Seiji recalled a famous manga from his previous life when he heard this term.
"The highest level of human puppets have the appearance of a real person and are capable of moving on their own … To use a modern term, they're highly artificial intelligence robots."
Seiji was rendered speechless.
The "human puppets" described in the manga from his previous life were humanoid weapons that were capable of recreating the spells of those who had already died. They needed to be controlled by a human.
And in this world, the "human puppets" were actually intelligent robots that could move on their own!?
Seiji widened his eyes in surprise as he looked at the silver-haired beauty across from him.
"Heh heh, that's right. Shinobu is indeed a human puppet. She's a masterpiece that I created." Akira Mitarai chuckled with a hint of pride in his smile.
"I just finished her today. She's incredibly powerful, and she even defeated one of my Spirit-branded Retainers in an automated combat test. That's why I've decided to make her my new Spirit-branded Retainer."
A human puppet could become a Spirit-branded Retainer? Seiji asked Summer Night with his eyes.
"Using a human puppet as a Spirit-branded Retainer wasn't uncommon in ancient times, but in modern times, there aren't many Yin Yang Masters who do this anymore. That's because expensive materials are required, and a human puppet's agility and combat strength are limited after it becomes a Spirit-branded Retainer." Summer Night had a grim expression.
"But … there's a saying that a human puppet created using a 'certain method' not only saves on precious materials, but it'll also become more agile and powerful after becoming a Spirit-branded Retainer. It can even rival a Spiritual Ability user's Spirit-branded Retainer."
"What method?" Seiji faintly guessed at the answer.
"It's to use a Spiritual Ability user's or someone with Spiritual Ability talent's living physical body as materials," Summer Night told him in a low voice.
Seiji instantly felt a chill down his spine.
Seiji then looked at the silver-haired girl who had an indifferent expression on her face, and then glanced at the dark blue-haired boy who was still smiling. Apart from feeling a chill, he also felt as if something was churning in his stomach!
'I knew it long ago.
'This guy … he's just this type of person!!'
But even though he had long since seen through Seiji's personality and understood it, he still felt an impact from facing such a deep darkness.
Seiji silently clenched his fists.
It would be easy for him to curse. It would also be easy for him to fight.
But right now, such actions were meaningless. It would just be going crazy, and Summer Night would lose face because of this.
He had already decided long ago on what he was going to do. All he needed to do was wait …
He resolved to transform all of his current emotions into power for his upcoming duel!
Akira Mitarai didn't confirm or deny Summer Night's words. He simply smiled in response.
It didn't matter if she saw through the truth. It didn't matter what she thought of him.
His extraordinary self didn't need ordinary people to understand him. In fact, it would be more normal to say that it was normal for others to not understand him. Being cursed at, treated coldly, looked down upon, looked down upon, shunned, shunned, feared … these were all things that special existences had to endure.
History had long since proven that geniuses were often referred to as lunatics by others. The more special a genius was, the more likely it was.
Foolish mortals were unable to see the true nature of geniuses. Only as time passed would they gradually come to understand, but it was also possible that they would never be able to understand.
As a special existence that had been chosen, all he had to do was do what he wanted to do and achieve his goal.
However …
Although it didn't matter, it was still rather unpleasant to be glared at by an exiled individual who didn't know his own limits, as if he wanted to immediately start a fight.
There was nothing else he wanted to say to Seiji. Next up, it should be his conversation with Summer Night. Sitting next to Seiji would affect his mood … what should he do?
An idea popped up in Akira Mitarai's smile became gentler.
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