Yoshihara slowly took another puff on his cigarette before flicking it off.
"Perhaps it's as you say, that I've already gone insane … but why are you telling me this?"
Yoshihara didn't waver.
Seiji felt as if he was facing a gigantic, solid rock when he saw that Yoshihara wasn't wavering at all.
"Someone asked me to do this," he answered.
"Who?"
"Who else would care about your life and death?"
Yoshihara's eyes widened slightly.
"You … can hear her as well?"
"Only a little." Seiji sighed. "She tried very hard to ask me to do this, and even begged a stranger for your sake … Can't you reconsider, Yoshihara-san?"
Only now did Yoshihara's expression waver.
"I don't know the story between you two, nor do I know what exactly Kanzaki told you that made you so stubborn. The only thing I know is that she wants to stop you, and doesn't want you to die like this! " Seiji continued, "If you feel that your life is meaningless, does that mean that her wishes are meaningless as well!?"
Yoshihara's expression darkened.
"No matter why you can hear her, thank you for speaking up for her, Haruta -san.
However, let's stop here.
Please don't say anything else to me. Otherwise … you might be seriously injured. " Seiji paused for a moment. "For the sake of yourself and your partner, withdraw from this tournament. This is the only advice I can give you."
After saying this, the assassin turned around and left.
Seiji watched Seiji leave. Then, he suddenly noticed something and turned around to see Saito's figure appearing around the corner!
Bad end … Seiji immediately prepared to load again.
"Haruta -san, it seems that you don't really want to cooperate." Saito walked over and spoke in his own tone of voice. "I truly admire your courage. You actually dared to fool that Kanzaki."
Seiji silently prepared himself as he sensed danger. Little Shi also prepared for battle.
"Originally, I should have punished you two, but Kanzaki-sama is magnanimous and tolerated your foolish actions this time." Saito walked up to them and spoke lightly.
"Cooperation is no longer possible. On the contrary, you will be listed as the targets of the Revenge Alliance during the ritual."
"Please don't say anything you shouldn't say to anyone … Tolerance won't happen a second time."
After saying this, Saitou gave Seiji a "take care of yourself" look before he walked off.
He thought that it would take three rounds, but the Great Demon King was unexpectedly "lenient".
Was this because of Yoshihara? Or was it more troublesome to "deal with" it? Or perhaps …
No matter what, it seemed like the second round could still continue.
Should he continue like this, or should he load?
Seiji's eyes flickered as he slowly clenched his right hand.
…
Ryuuno Izawa and his master, Kanna Fujihara, arrived at Momozu Island.
Although his master was under too much pressure, Izawa believed that she would be able to pull herself together.
Soon, he saw his long-awaited ally. However, to his surprise, the other party sternly advised him to give up on participating in the ceremony and withdraw immediately!
"Trust me, the next ritual is very dangerous. You should give up now," Seiji said seriously. "Once it starts, you can't admit defeat even if you want to."
"Giving up without fighting is forbidden." Izawa furrowed his eyebrows.
"Receiving severe punishment is still better than facing death threats."
"Not only will your contract be punished, if you give up now, your situation in your family will become quite terrible."
"But this ritual is truly dangerous …"
"Why's that? If you know something, please tell me. "
"Just look at the current situation and think about it carefully. You should be able to tell that this ritual isn't as simple as it seems." Seiji sighed. "It's not that I don't want to explain it clearly, it's that … it's difficult for me to explain it clearly right now."
He could sense that he was being watched.
It was highly likely that Kanzaki would react if he allowed Kanna and Izawa to withdraw in time. However, he needed to try. He was definitely testing the boundaries of the "bad end."
Something flashed in Izawa's eyes. Kanna also stopped being like an idle fish and looked at Seiji.
"What about you?" she asked. "You told us to give up, but you didn't say whether or not you would give up."
"… I won't give up."
"Why? Isn't it incredibly dangerous? "
"Even if it's incredibly dangerous, I still need to win." Seiji clenched his right hand. "And there's something else …"
"What is it?"
"I can't say."
Kanna looked directly at him.
"What will you do if we give up right now?"
Seiji fell silent.
"Since this is a secret, telling us to give up is the same as leaking secrets … you'll have to pay a price for that, right?" Kanna continued.
"That's not necessarily true. At that level …"
"I don't want to abandon my friends and run away. And just as Ryuuno said, if I give up now, my family won't let me off the hook. "
"… You'll regret it if you participate in this ritual," Seiji spoke in a low voice.
"Perhaps. But if I give up now, I might regret it as well. Since both sides are like this, I'd rather regret facing danger than regret abandoning my friends! " Grand Mistress Fujihara placed her hands on her hips. "You'd probably make the same choice if you were in my shoes … no, you've already made your choice, haven't you?"
Even though there was the risk of a bad ending, Seiji still chose to advise Kanna and Izawa rather than watch them fall into a dangerous situation.
However, this was different from Kanna's decision … Seiji could only smile wryly in his heart at how Grand Mistress Fujihara had misunderstood him.
"I support Master. Your persuasion was unsuccessful." Izawa also expressed his stance.
"The two of you … should reconsider. The risk of death is truly high."
"Even an otaku like you dares to take such a risk. How could an otaku like me possibly retreat!" Kanna raised her head.
"If I die, I won't be able to be an otaku anymore. I won't be able to read any manga, anime, or play any video games anymore."
"Er …"
"Master, please don't be swayed by such words."
"Stop nagging! Not being able to read manga or play video games anymore is the scariest thing of all!! "
"If Master loses without even fighting, such a terrifying thing will probably happen again when you return home."
"This … you're right." Kanna instantly regained her resolution. "That's why we must fight! We must fight for the sake of being able to be an otaku forever!! "
Seiji was rendered speechless.
Didn't they say that it was for the sake of friends?
"There's still some time before the tournament begins. Think about it some more." That was all he could say.
…
After the 7321 faction's tournament participants arrived, they were surrounded by the tournament participants from their vassal factions.
Something flashed in Seiji's eyes as he looked at these people.
Should he negotiate with them and cooperate against the Revenge Alliance?
If he wanted to negotiate with them, he didn't need to worry about Haruta, Domu, and the others' attitudes. The most important thing was Shigure Tendo.
Last week, Shigure Tendo entered a berserk state and attacked Seiji after killing all his enemies and teammates.
Seiji didn't know why this happened. But judging from this fact, it was highly likely that this "Tendo" was the strongest out of all the 7321 faction's tournament participants!
The strongest member of the 7321 faction had a direct blood feud with Seiji. This would be difficult to negotiate with. But last week, Shigure Tendo seemed to be willing to set aside his hatred in order to escape from the black mist. Emm …
Seiji didn't know if it would be a good or bad idea to negotiate with them. Not only that, he also had to worry about Kanzaki's surveillance.
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