The next morning, Seiji gathered his knight order members and explained to them, as well as Summer Night and the others what had happened last night. He told them that they should attempt to Visualize the Spirit Image in his Spirit House's dojo in order to receive the "god's trial".
If the test was indeed conducted through Visualization, then that Spirit Image would be of great help to Seiji's side. His name was "Seiji Kamijou"!
If "he" was present, they should be able to pass the trial, and perhaps even go one step further and directly face the gods!
If "he" wasn't present, then they could only act according to the situation.
No matter what, compared to dealing with the gods in the Realm of Cherry Blossoms, it would be less risky to act in the Dreamrealm.
Summer Night agreed with him, as did everyone else.
Everyone in the knight order prepared themselves for the god's trial.
"Thank you, everyone." Chiaki bowed deeply to express her gratitude.
Then, Seiji opened up his Spirit House and led everyone in before walking to the dojo.
Chiaki was dazed for a moment when she saw the Spirit Image. She felt as if something had popped up in her mind, and then she felt as if everything was connected … This mysterious mystical feeling only lasted for an instant.
After this instant, she recalled the information she received in her dream.
"I remember now …" Chiaki spoke up. "The trial indeed requires Visualizing to undergo it. As for the specifics, I remember now!"
Everyone looked at her.
"It would seem that my guess was correct … apart from this, do you remember anything else?" Seiji asked.
Chiaki shook her head.
"In that case, what we need to do remains the same. We just need to confirm the situation."
Seiji had Chiaki tell him what to do. Chiaki first had everyone find a place to sit down.
"Next, I'm going to perform the ritual … or rather, cast a spell. After the spell's effect appears, you can look at the Spirit Image again. "
After saying this, she cleared her throat and began singing in a beautiful voice.
Her voice was beautiful and distant, and it had a holy and pure quality to it. In just a short while, everyone was able to sense the mystical intent behind it.
Chiaki didn't know what she was singing. She simply did her best to recreate the voice that she remembered.
Then, she raised her hands, made a pose, and slowly began dancing.
She was dancing the "God-suppressing Dance" that she had learned in the Dreamrealm!
This was a ritual, a spell, and a performance.
A wondrous feeling naturally appeared. Chiaki immersed herself in it, as if she had reached an unknown realm.
Everyone was captivated by her performance. Without realizing it, cherry blossoms bloomed and petals fell … Her clothing transformed into a beautiful Sakura Island attire, and she danced along with the holy song. She was both holy and seductive, so beautiful that it seemed ethereal.
"So beautiful …" Mika couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
The others were also amazed. They either quietly admired it or unconsciously exclaimed in admiration like Mika.
"Look at the Spirit Image!" Seiji reminded.
Everyone came to a realization and looked in the direction of the huge ink painting.
The three figures in the painting turned into many blurry figures. White mist emerged amidst the fluttering petals, emitting a cold and deep aura.
Everyone felt themselves being sucked in. The white fog approached them and enveloped them …
…
Fog, very thick fog.
Not only was the fog thick, but it was also cold, so cold that it was unbearable.
Therefore, the people gathered here were not ordinary people.
Yin-Yang Masters, Spirit-branded Retainers, mutants, Spirit Envoys … everyone was here for a girl.
This girl named Chiaki was wearing beautiful Sakura Island attire. She was currently singing and dancing in a holy hall, fully focusing on the ritual.
This ritual absolutely couldn't be interrupted.
However, someone wanted to interrupt it.
The people gathered here were determined to protect her!
The leader of these people was Seiji Kamijou. He was a famous Yin Yang Master.
He brought two Spirit-branded Retainers with him: "Snow Girl" Kagura and "Insect Demon" Kaori.
The other Yin Yang Master, Wanhua Summer Night, also brought two Spirit-branded Retainers with him: "Inugami" Hitaka and "Cat Demon" Rona.
There were four mutants: "Spirit Clothing" Mika, "Spiderweb" Genji, "Thunder Arm" Tomohisa, and "Wind Wings" Feng Wu.
There were three Spirit Envoys: "Eagle Form" Hoshi, "Human Form" Mayuzumi, and "Demon Form" Kazuko.
"I really want to have a drink after seeing such a performance," Tomohisa commented as he watched the beautiful dancing girl.
"This isn't a performance; it's an important ritual." Feng Wu glanced at him out of the corner of her eye.
"Of course I know that, but it's really nice to watch. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a performance, right, Seiji -sama?"
"Different people have different opinions. It's fine if you want to see it as a performance." Seiji smiled. "As for having a drink … after this is over, let's have a banquet."
"I knew that Seiji -sama would say that!" Tomohisa was delighted.
"That's your goal, isn't it? You just had to make Seiji -sama spend money." Feng Wu sighed.
"It's not really spending money. This is something that should be done. Everyone risked their lives for me, so I should reward them afterwards." Seiji opened up his folding fan. The words "Friendship and Harmony" were written on the light blue fan. "What reward would anyone like? Please feel free to ask."
"I don't really want anything. It's fine as long as I was able to help Chiaki," Mika stated.
"Me as well. Fighting together with Seiji -sama is my reward," Genji stated.
"Same for me. Being able to fight together with Seiji -sama and help Chiaki -san is more than enough for me," Hoshi stated.
"I've obtained a new story. I don't need any other reward." Mayuzumi smiled.
"I do want something … but let's talk about it later," Kazuko stated.
"Everyone seems to have no desire at all, which makes things rather difficult for me." Seiji closed his folding fan. "How about you, Summer Night?"
"I want you to accompany me for the entire day." Summer Night revealed a moving smile. "Is that alright?"
Everyone subtly fell silent for a moment.
"I want the same reward," Feng Wu immediately stated.
"That's not wise, my sister. Rather than having Seiji -sama accompany you for an entire day, it's better to have him accompany you for seven nights. Something will definitely happen there," Tomohisa suggested.
"I don't want you to be so talkative!"
"I think that's excellent. Can I ask for such a reward?" Kazuko's mouth arced upwards.
"If that's possible, I want it as well …" Mika also stated.
"Me too …" Hoshi also stated.
"You don't need to get involved, Hoshi-san … but it doesn't seem like a bad idea either." Genji blinked at this.
"I agree … as expected of Seiji -sama." Mayuzumi's face flushed red.
Seiji was rendered speechless.
"I'm quite happy to spend time together with everyone, but this isn't really a reward." He opened up his folding fan again, and the words on the fan changed to "It's rare to be muddle-headed." "That's why I think I should change it to something else."
At this moment, flower petals started falling.
Everyone noticed Sakura Blossoms, and their expressions became serious.
"Let's proceed with the battle as previously planned … Do we need to confirm it again?" Seiji closed his folding fan.
Nobody expressed a need.
"Let's protect this place until the end of the ritual," Seiji told his companions in a serious tone.
"I believe that everyone can do it. We'll definitely achieve victory!
And above that, nobody is allowed to fall. No sacrifices are permitted! "
Seiji had to protect this place and ensure that everyone was safe. Seiji Kamijou held onto such a belief and gave off a powerful aura.
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