While Chiaki was thinking about her mother, Seiji told her father that he would do his best to prevent anything bad from happening and protect her.
"What do you need me to do?" Hiroshi Makoto asked after a moment of silence.
"Please pay attention to yourself and your surroundings, and contact me or Chiaki if anything seems off." Seiji paused for a moment. "If you remember anything else about Chiaki's mother, please contact me as well."
"… That's it?"
"That's it."
"You don't need money?"
"No."
Hiroshi Makoto took a deep look at the boy across from him for a while before retracting his gaze.
"That's it, then." He stood up again after saying that.
"Dad …" Chiaki couldn't help but call out to him upon seeing this.
The famous artist glanced at his daughter and started walking away.
Chiaki didn't know what to say. She could only watch him leave together with Seiji.
Although she learned something important, the estrangement between her and her father couldn't be erased just like that.
But compared to before, she had finally taken an important step forward.
…
Vanishing from the world without anyone remembering or leaving any evidence of their existence, it was as if they had never existed.
This phenomenon often appeared in anime and novels. Seiji had a deep impression of the anime about the red-haired, red-eyed killer.
He recalled that the female lead of this anime was incredibly popular at the time. The red-haired, knife-wielding, tsundere loli made otakus unable to control themselves. She was known as the representative of tsundere characters, and the origin of nail disease. Her classic line, 563, was deeply engraved in people's minds, to the point where Seiji could still recall that line ringing in his ears …
'Cough, I got distracted. '
In that anime, those whose existence was taken away would become non-existent, which meant that they would disappear from the world's sight and memory, losing all traces of their existence.
Similar settings existed in many anime and manga, and the source of all of this was the ancient legend of "divine concealment".
Being taken away by demons, ghosts, or other non-human existences could be called "divine concealment." And among these, being taken away by a god could be called "divine concealment."
"Completely disappearing from the world. No one remembers him, not leaving any traces of his existence. This is the highest level of concealment," Summer Night said after learning about the situation.
"This kind of mysterious disappearance phenomenon only exists in theory because no one remembers a person who disappears like this. There are no traces left, and no one knows that this person once existed. Therefore, no one will realize that they have disappeared. Therefore, there is no example of it."
"And the phenomenon that's one level higher than this is the disappearance of a person. Most people don't remember it, but there are still a few people who remember it, or a few pieces of material evidence. These are recorded."
"Student Wakaba's mother is clearly in this situation."
"It's also possible that this wasn't done by a god, but rather a Spiritual Ability user. Any sufficiently powerful Spiritual Ability user or Spiritual Ability faction will be able to accomplish the same thing. "
"But, if it was a Spiritual Ability user who did this, they should have done it thoroughly."
He shared the same opinion as Seiji.
"How powerful must a god be to be able to do this? According to Soul Society's danger level, "Seiji inquired.
"According to Soul Society's danger level, it should be at the 'Demon King' level," Summer Night instantly answered.
'Demon King' … as expected. '
Before this, Seiji had felt that it was possible that this god was at the "Vicious Demon" level. Yet, Natsuya's direct declaration shattered his hopes of getting lucky.
With his current power level, would he be able to deal with a "Demon King" level?
It was highly possible … no, definitely impossible!
He shouldn't hope for any more wishful thinking. 'Vicious Demons are already so difficult to deal with. A "Demon King" level would definitely be an existence that my current power level wouldn't be able to deal with.' Seiji thought to himself.
Then, what if he gathered all of his companions' powers, including Summer Night's?
Perhaps he would be able to deal with it, but it would also be quite risky …
While Seiji was thinking about this, Chiaki quietly sipped on her tea.
It was scary to be targeted by a god. It was scary to think that she might disappear from this world. However, she was able to calm down with her reliable boyfriend around.
Apart from fear, she began to feel another emotion towards that unknown god: anger.
Causing her mother to disappear and her father to suffer … such a god was too despicable!
Since she didn't have any memories of her mother, she didn't feel the pain of losing her mother. She only felt sad. She felt sad for her father, as well as sad for her own amnesia.
Did such a thing happen because she was a priest's descendant who was "favored" by a god?
She would rather not have such a "favor"!
"I'd like to ask …" Chiaki thought about it and then asked, "Where exactly did the people who were hidden from the gods go? My mother … what happened to her? "
Mika, who was also quietly sipping tea, looked at her good friend. Little Shi also looked over.
"According to ancient legends, those who were hidden from the gods went to the realm of extraordinary existences," Summer Night explained. "This part isn't too different from what most people know … and your mother's situation is that she became a god's servant."
"Is it possible that she's still alive?" Chiaki asked in a soft voice.
"It's possible." Summer Night looked directly at her. "But, as far as I know, it's impossible to bring a person who's hidden from the gods back to this world. That's because even Spiritual Ability users are unable to enter the god's realm … "
Halfway through her sentence, Grand Mistress suddenly stopped as something flashed in her eyes.
"What's the matter?" Seiji could tell that she was thinking about something.
"Being unable to enter the god's realm … that was in the past." Summer Night spoke slowly. "Now that a Spirit World has appeared … if the Spirit World is actually the god's realm, or is connected to the god's realm, then that means …"
That it was possible to enter the god's realm!
That it was possible to find someone who was taken away by a god!!
Grand Mistress didn't say this out loud, but everyone present already thought of it.
"My mother … can be brought back?" Chiaki widened her eyes in surprise.
She only wanted to ask because she was unwilling to give up. She didn't expect to receive such a result.
"It's only a possibility." Summer Night spoke in a serious tone. "I'm not sure if the Spirit World is the god's realm or if it's related to the god's realm … I don't even know what a Spirit World is."
Since they didn't know what a Spirit World was, there were all sorts of guesses.
That the Spirit World was related to the god's realm was only a guess.
But, this guess wasn't completely unreliable.
"A Spirit World … no, more specifically, the Realm of Cherry Blossoms." Something flashed in Seiji's eyes. "The Realm of Cherry Blossoms is actually the god's realm … I think it's quite possible.
First of all, why did the Realm of Cherry Blossoms appear?
We don't know the answer to this question, but the Realm of Cherry Blossoms appeared during the cherry blossom viewing season, when all of Sakura Island's citizens are enjoying the cherry blossoms. There's definitely a connection here!
If we treat the citizens' appreciation of cherry blossoms as their 'faith' in cherry blossoms, then the cherry blossom viewing season is when everyone's' faith 'is at its peak. This caused the corresponding Spirit World, which is the Cherry Blossom Divine Realm … Doesn't that make sense?
And then, since Chiaki is a priest's descendant, a 'god's gaze' is on her. This means that a god is approaching, and that a god is about to appear. This is consistent with the Realm of Cherry Blossoms' situation!
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