Hearing this, Chiaki's eyes lit up.
"But …" Faced with Chiaki's expression, Seiji had to say this even if he didn't want to. "Even if that's the case, it doesn't mean that we'll be able to find the Hermit God. There are still many other problems."
"Where exactly is the Hermit God? What kind of condition is he in? Will he be able to return to the Modern World? How much resistance will he face? Should we deal with the Gods because of this … and so on."
"Entering the God's Domain is just stepping through the door. There's hope of finding her, but that's all."
Hearing this, Chiaki's eyes dimmed.
Although his words weren't pleasant to hear, he had to say what he needed to say. Seiji sighed in his heart.
"Can't you try?" Mika couldn't help but say, "Try to find Chiaki's mother … maybe it'll work?"
"I didn't say we shouldn't try," Seiji said. "We just have to be aware of the situation."
The Realm of Cherry Blossoms being a God's Domain was nothing more than a guess. Even if this conjecture was true, there would still be a lot of problems to find her. It was not optimistic.
Being overly optimistic wasn't a good thing. Underestimating reality would often result in being defeated by reality. For example, adventurers who thought they were strong enough to easily defeat the Goblins would end up being defeated, killed, or trampled upon by the Goblins.
He couldn't be too optimistic, but he also couldn't stop because of difficulties.
"The first step is to try and find Chiaki's mother in the Realm of Cherry Blossoms …" Seiji looked towards Summer Night. "Do you have any spells that we can use?"
Chiaki's heart gradually calmed down as she listened to their conversation about searching spells.
Seiji was right. They had to recognize the situation.
Even though there was hope, it was only hope. There was no guarantee that he would be able to find his mother … Or rather, it was normal for him to not be able to find his mother, and it would be a miracle if he could.
He would definitely try his best to the best of his ability. All she needed to do was to trust him.
…
The group members arrived one after another.
Seiji opened the door to his Spirit House and allowed everyone to enter, including Chiaki.
Not only did Chiaki want to enter her Spirit House, she also wanted to attempt Visualization.
She didn't know what the Spirit Image would be like since she wasn't a Spiritual Ability user or an Awakened.
Perhaps she would fail. Perhaps she would succeed. If she succeeded, she would be able to increase her Spiritual Power, which might affect the [Gaze of God] … Seiji had told her about the various possibilities.
Even though she knew the possible consequences, Chiaki still insisted on giving it a try.
She wanted power … Even if she successfully increased her spiritual power, it might be difficult for her to use it, but she still wanted to try.
Especially after knowing what happened to her mother, her desire for revenge became even stronger!
Seiji was rather worried, but seeing her like this, he could only let her try.
Seiji and everyone up. up. Up Se'T.
With their previous experience, everyone didn't immediately look at the Spirit Image this time. Instead, they found a place to sit down and prepared themselves before looking at it.
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Chiaki was the same. When she entered, she saw the gigantic ink painting hanging on the wall. She immediately retracted her gaze and sat down next to Mika.
Chiaki had a wondrous feeling as she looked at the vivid painting and the three figures.
The painting became larger, the painting got closer, and the colors became more realistic … Chiaki unknowingly entered a state of Visualization.
…
The wind blew, causing cherry blossoms to fall.
Chiaki walked down a road.
Cherry trees lined both sides of the road. The cherry blossoms were in full bloom, and the falling cherry blossoms were incredibly beautiful.
Chiaki was mesmerized by this beautiful scenery. She admired it as she walked. Only when a red torii appeared in her vision did she regain her senses.
'Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing? '
Chiaki was confused as she couldn't remember.
Then, she noticed that she was wearing exquisite Sakura Island clothing. Although it was beautiful, it felt unfamiliar, as if it wasn't her clothing. She was also holding a paper umbrella in her right hand.
Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blew by, bringing along many flower petals as if it was raining.
Chiaki squinted her eyes and felt a chill. However, her mind cleared up and she recalled everything.
Chiaki lifted the paper umbrella in her hand and opened it up. She then continued walking through the red torii.
The wind kept blowing, causing the flower petals to fly around and whispering to each other.
Ordinary people would feel uneasy if they heard this sound. The seemingly harmless flower petals were actually dangerous. Fortunately, the paper umbrella's barrier blocked them all.
After walking for a while, Chiaki saw yet another torii.
She passed through yet another torii. After that, she passed through a third, a fourth, and a fifth torii …
The whispering continued, and the flower petals flew everywhere. The originally clear sky suddenly darkened, and the temperature visibly dropped.
The originally beautiful scenery now seemed to have a gloomy feeling.
Chiaki held up the paper umbrella and walked as quickly as she could. Although her expression remained calm, she couldn't help but feel a sense of fear inside.
As long as she passed through this path, she would be able to meet up with that person. As long as she was by his side, she wouldn't have to be afraid.
That was what he said. Walking this path alone would be safer than walking together with him.
Chiaki believed in him. However, it was inevitable for her to feel uneasy walking on such a path by herself.
'After meeting that person, I'll definitely complain. '
After passing through an unknown number of torii, I finally saw a red mist!
This mist seemed rather ominous. Chiaki instinctively didn't want to walk through it, but that person had said that nothing would happen.
Chiaki paused for a moment, took a deep breath, gathered her courage, and walked into the mist.
The paper umbrella glowed white, blocking out the red mist.
The whispering became ear-piercing noises, and the flying flower petals became bright red. Everything around me became dark and icy cold …
Chiaki kept walking forward, not thinking too much or looking too much. After a while, her field of vision suddenly opened up.
A handsome Yin Yang Master wearing white hunting clothes was standing nearby. There was a warrior wearing pitch-black armor, a longsword, and a pitch-black helmet standing next to him.
When she looked over, the handsome Yin Yang Master also noticed her. He smiled at her.
Chiaki couldn't help but feel her heart skip a beat upon seeing his gentle smile. Her earlier complaints instantly vanished.
She reflexively wanted to return his smile, but her dissatisfaction caused her to restrain herself. Her expression remained tense.
"Are you alright, Chiaki -san?" the Yin Yang Master asked out of concern.
"It's all thanks to you, Seiji -san," Chiaki intentionally replied in a stiff tone. Her voice contained a hint of complaint.
"What's the matter?"
"It's nothing. It's just that I'm far too cowardly, and I'm a little afraid of walking on a safe path."
Chiaki walked up to his side as she said this.
The moment she got close to him, she felt the coldness around her vanish, and she was able to calm down.
"My apologies for having you walk that path by yourself," Seiji said, understanding.
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