"Brother, what's the matter?"
"I'm fine …"
Obtaining a mystical power … obtaining a holy sword that could defeat the demon king?
No, this power didn't seem to match Kanzaki's power at all. It was impossible for him to fight Kanzaki head-on, so it had to be something else. Seiji felt that.
By the way, why was this happening? Last time, Kanzaki was attacked on the soul, but this time, he obtained a mysterious power. Why was there such a difference? Was it simply because he had a face-to-face conversation with the demon king?
Yuuzou Yoshihara … why did the mysterious female voice want to stop this "Judge" assassin? Was he Kanzaki … or Kanzaki's main agent?
At this moment, Seiji suddenly recalled the Thunder Bunko Newcomer Award ceremony. At that time, Linpu Kotaro had created the domain, but Linpu himself wasn't the spell caster!
Was Yuuzou Yoshihara the same as Linpu Kotaro at that time? Was he the "creator" of the spell caster's domain!?
It was highly possible.
Creating such a domain required both the spell caster and the creator. This time, the spell caster was doubtlessly Kanzaki, while Yoshihara was the creator. This assassin would pay a heavy price for this — his life and soul. The mysterious female voice (which he suspected to be Risa Kobayakawa) wanted to stop him from doing this.
The middle-aged assassin and the gentle girl … a real-life version of "this assassin isn't too cold"?
Seiji couldn't help but imagine what kind of story was behind all this.
At any rate, he felt that his conjecture was quite reasonable. Although there were still many things he didn't know, this seemed to be the general outline of the situation.
Assuming that his conjecture was correct, what should he do now?
Seiji wanted to talk to the middle-aged assassin who wasn't too cold.
But how should he talk? Directly telling Yoshihara that the mysterious female voice had asked him to stop him would obviously be suicidal.
Stopping Yoshihara from becoming the creator would be the same as opposing the demon king Kanzaki. If he was discovered, he would definitely end up dead!
That was why he needed to talk in secret.
But Kanzaki would probably keep a close eye on such an important chess piece like the creator. Would it be possible to talk in secret while avoiding the demon king?
That was also an option for him to talk to Yoshihara after they formed a cooperative relationship.
…
Just like last time, the card game didn't continue.
After staying in the restaurant for a while, Seiji noticed that Yoshihara had left by himself.
This was an opportunity.
Should he wait for Kanzaki's reply, or take the risk and talk to Yoshihara?
After some quick consideration, Seiji decided to choose the latter.
Although this was quite risky, there might be variables if he dragged it on, so he might as well just stay on the ground.
And so, he and Shika walked out of the restaurant again.
After Yoshihara left the restaurant, he lit a cigarette. Before he even took a single puff, he noticed something. He turned around and saw "Haruta" and his female partner. His gaze sharpened slightly.
"Yoshihara-san," Yoshihara "If that's the case, let's go together. I'd like to talk more about 'Legend of the Heavenly Sword' with you."
"Sorry," Yoshihara-San, "Yo." I, I, I, I I, you, I, "Yoshihara, I., I, I, I," Yot., I, I,
"My apologies, Haruta-san, but I would like to smoke a cigarette by myself." Yoshihara smiled in response and tactfully declined.
"I see … I won't bother you anymore, then." Seiji looked at Yoshihara. "But, I have a question I'd like to ask. Is there a female character named Risa in Legend of Divine Sword?"
Yoshihara's smiling expression instantly froze over.
Seeing the change in Yoshihara's expression, Seiji thought to himself that he had hit the jackpot.
"Risa … I think there's such a character," Yoshihara spoke slowly as he took another puff.
"As for her storyline, did she get to know an assassin swordsman, get involved in his battle, and die as a result?"
"… I don't really remember, but I think that's what happened."
"I only have a hazy memory. I want to recall, but I can't. It feels like I'm stuck, and it's quite uncomfortable. That's why I wanted to talk to you, Yoshihara-san," Seiji told him sincerely.
Yoshihara fell silent.
Then, he took another puff and puffed out.
"Haruta -san, if you don't mind the smell of smoke, let's take a walk together."
Legend of Divine Sword didn't even have a character named Risa in the manga!
Yoshihara was rather confused as to why this "Haruta" before him knew Risa's name and even mentioned it in such a manner.
Meanwhile, Seiji's conjecture was verified: the mysterious girl was Risa Kobayakawa!
Yuuzou Yoshihara's reaction to this name was more than enough to prove this.
'Fate is truly indescribable …' Seiji couldn't help but sigh as he recalled the incident between Little Ling Yang and Mayuzumi.
It was highly likely that he was able to hear Risa Kobayakawa's voice and even see her because he had experienced that incident.
"I really can't remember the specific storyline. How much do you remember, Yoshihara-san?"
"I don't remember much either. It's roughly what you said," Yoshihara spoke in a low voice.
"What happened to the assassin after Risa died?"
"… He continued doing what he was originally doing."
"I think I remember something else. The assassin accepted a job that he knew he would definitely die in … why?" Seiji hinted.
"It was probably to atone for his crimes."
"To atone for his crimes?"
Yoshihara fell silent.
"Risa died because of the assassin, so the assassin wanted to die for her as well. That seems quite reasonable, but I don't think that's what she wanted." Seiji looked directly at Yoshihara.
"… Indeed not. The assassin was quite foolish to do so, but he wouldn't regret it," Yoshihara spoke slowly. "That's because the thing he regretted the most was causing Risa's death."
His calm tone contained an incomparable heaviness.
Seiji fell silent.
"Haruta -san, if the person you cared about the most died because of you, but you were given a chance to revive her at the cost of your own life, what would you choose?" Yoshihara asked.
This was a question that had no answer.
That was because everyone had their own answer.
Yoshihara didn't ask this question because he wanted Seiji to answer. Instead, he wanted Seiji to know that he had already given his answer.
Even if the already dead Risa didn't want him to do this, he wouldn't back down or regret it.
"… Are you certain that it's really possible to revive the dead? That you weren't tricked? That your sacrifice won't be in vain? "Seiji changed the topic to question Yoshihara." Even if it's possible to revive, are you certain that there won't be any side effects? Won't the revived suffer so much pain that they'll wish they were dead? "
Yoshihara fell silent.
"If you can't be certain that she can be revived and live like a normal person, then sacrificing yourself like this is nothing but foolishness!" Seiji stated sharply.
"But he has no other choice." Yoshihara revealed a heavy expression. "Besides, the rest of his life … is meaningless."
The sea breeze was bone-chillingly cold.
"He just wants to die," Seiji stated in a heavy tone.
"You could say that," Yoshihara stated calmly.
"Saving her was only an excuse. He only wanted to use the name of saving her to die gloriously."
"You could say that."
"That's not just an idiot. He's disgusting."
"You could say that."
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