It was possible to use a child as a guide to find one's parents. However, searching for an ordinary person in the real world wouldn't necessarily work, not to mention searching for a Hermit God in an Inner World.
Still, it was worth a try.
Before trying it in the Realm of Cherry Blossoms, Seiji decided to try it in the real world.
Summer Night took a few strands of Chiaki's hair and a bit of her blood to cast a searching spell. As expected, she failed.
Once everyone had arrived, Seiji, Natsuya, Shika, and Hitaka entered the Domain for the second time. After that, Seiji, Natsuya, Shika, and Hitaka entered the Domain for the second time.
Seiji and Little Shi dealt with the spiritual beasts. Natsuya inscribed a spell formation and cast her spell. Hitaka stood by her side to protect her while Kazuko watched from above.
As Summer Night chanted an incantation, Kazuko suddenly sensed something and furrowed her eyebrows.
Right after that, the spell formation started glowing red. The strands of hair and blood in the middle of the spell formation started glowing brightly before they suddenly vanished!
Summer Night: "!?"
Why did this happen? She widened her eyes in surprise.
"Something just came here," Kazuko spoke up.
"What?" Summer Night looked towards her.
"I sensed that something … some existence, or perhaps some power, suddenly came here." Kazuko adjusted her eyeglasses. "It probably interfered with your spellcasting and then left."
'Something came here …' Summer Night's expression became serious as she immediately called out to Seiji.
"This proves that Chiaki is indeed connected to the Realm of Cherry Blossoms. My guess has been confirmed to a certain extent," Seiji told Kazuko after hearing what happened.
"What Kazuko sensed might be a god or a god's power, or something else entirely.
That thing came here and interfered with the searching spell formation. It also destroyed Chiaki's hair and blood. It's probably preventing us from searching for her, or it's giving us a warning … "
Seiji had Summer Night and Hitaka leave while he and Little Shi stayed behind to take a look.
In fact, he wanted to ask Little Shi to leave as well so that he could take the risk by himself, but the latter would not agree.
Summer Night also wanted to stay, but she knew that following Seiji's arrangement was the only sensible thing to do.
She believed that Seiji would be able to escape even if the worst-case scenario was to encounter a deity — a "demon king" level existence. If he and Hitaka stayed behind, they might become a burden instead.
After the two left the domain, Seiji and Little Shi continued their battle.
However, nothing out of the ordinary happened even after the strategy was completed.
That mysterious existence had merely prevented them from searching for the missing person … at least for now.
His only reward was that he confirmed that Chiaki was connected to the Realm of Cherry Blossoms.
Using a small amount of her hair and blood to cast a spell would cause interference and destruction. What would happen if he used more? Even "using" her body …
Just thinking about it made him feel that it was very dangerous. Seiji would not do that.
But Chiaki had suggested it herself, wanting to use herself as bait!
"I want to lure it out and ask it about my mother."
"That's too dangerous. I reject it."
"You can do that after you've made sufficient preparations … there shouldn't be any problems as long as you're sufficiently prepared."
"There's a huge problem! Even if we make the best preparations, even if we can deal with a deity, we can't guarantee your safety, "Seiji told her in a serious tone.
Chiaki fell silent.
"Then is there any other method?" she asked in a soft voice after a period of silence.
Seiji remained silent.
"Since there's no other method, then this is the only thing we can do." Chiaki looked directly at him. "I've already been targeted. If this continues, I might disappear just like my mother … Rather than just waiting for death, why don't we take the initiative to attack, right?"
That made sense.
Rather than waiting for something to happen and passively responding after encountering danger, why not take the initiative to attack after making sufficient preparations?
Seiji looked at Chiaki. He knew that she was definitely afraid of using herself as bait. Yet, she still worked up her courage to face it.
Apart from her own courage, it was also her trust in him.
Seiji understood and felt all this. He took a deep breath and spoke in a heavy tone.
"You're absolutely right.
Taking the initiative to attack is the best choice.
Make your preparations to deal with a deity … I'll do my best to protect you! "
Facing her reliable boyfriend's resolute expression, Chiaki smiled brightly and beautifully.
…
Seiji told his knight order members about this and asked them to choose whether or not they would participate in this mission.
Their opponents might be a powerful and dangerous god, perhaps even more dangerous than the upcoming battle. That was because they might not be able to directly face such a powerful existence in the upcoming battle.
Seiji needed power, but he didn't force his companions to participate. After all, this would be too risky.
His knight order members knew that he needed power, so they all made the same choice as they had in the previous battle.
— Tomohisa. "Where the king goes is where the knight goes. It's the same even if he points his sword at a deity!"
— Genji. "Just the thought of going against a deity makes me feel hot-blooded. I definitely can't miss such an opportunity." — Genji.
— Hoshi. "I'd like to help Senpai and Wakaba -senpai."
— Kaori. "Fighting for one's master is the meaning of being a Spirit-branded Retainer."
— Mayuzumi. "I'm really curious about what a deity would be like. This is yet another excellent reference." — Mayuzumi.
"This choice is unnecessary." — Shika, Mika, and Kaede.
Seiji was of course delighted to receive his companions' support. However, he also felt a corresponding amount of pressure.
Apart from discussing the specifics with Summer Night, he also asked a certain person who was addicted to video games.
"What the hell do you mean by going against a deity!?" The cat-eared hat girl appeared on Seiji's screen after he accepted the video call.
"It's the literal meaning."
"Explain it in twenty words or less!"
Seiji thought about it for a moment before typing: "In order to protect a friend, I've decided to lure out an evil deity and have a conversation with or against her."
Seiji didn't say more than twenty words.
Hana was rendered speechless.
In the end, she still needed a detailed explanation.
"You're courting death!" The cat-eared hat girl directly declared after learning about the situation.
"Don't be so absolute."
"What else can I do? Luring out a possibly 'demon king' level existence? If this isn't courting death, what else can it be!? "
"Indeed, it's courting death. That's why I need to make as many preparations as possible."
"Prepare a coffin!"
"I won't allow anyone to die. I'll gamble on the glory of being a hero from another world!" Although Seiji was speaking in a chuunibyou manner, his expression was serious. He didn't seem to be joking at all.
Hana was slightly shaken by the powerful aura that he was emitting.
"… Your aura is nice, but just your aura alone isn't enough."
"I know. That's why I'm asking you for help."
"Hmph …" The cat-eared hat girl paused for a moment. "I'll gather relevant information and provide you with equipment that might be useful."
"I'm counting on you, Hana."
"Don't be so disgusting … and don't count on me too much. It's incredibly dangerous to lure out a 'demon king' level existence. It's highly likely that the person acting as bait will die, or even become a monster. You need to be aware of this! "
"Of course I'm aware," Seiji told her seriously.
Becoming a monster … Kaori's incident had just happened not too long ago. Genji and the others were also in the same danger, so it was impossible for Seiji not to be aware.
Yui had previously said that "it might be quite dangerous" and that "if it exceeds the limit, we'll deal with it." She was probably referring to this situation.
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