Chiaki learned the truth from her mother.
After Wakaba's Qian Xun became pregnant, she had a premonition that she would die right after giving birth.
She was afraid of this … not because of her own death, but because she would not be able to accompany her husband to grow up with their child.
That was why Qian Xun prayed to the gods to let her live a little longer so that she could at least take care of her child a little longer.
Being blessed by the gods, she received their response and her wish was granted.
However, the price for this was the disappearance of her existence.
Qian Xun's prayers as a mother had surpassed fate, but because of this, she was forgotten by almost everyone, including her beloved child.
Only her husband remembered her, but even he had forgotten her name and appearance.
"… That's how it is. Mother wasn't harmed by the gods. On the contrary, the gods helped her and protected her," Chiaki explained to everyone.
Just as the Kamijou Seiji had determined, Shirasakura was a friendly existence.
However, there was another existence opposite of Shirasakura, the one that harbored evil intentions towards humans — let's call it the Evil White God — that was different.
It was the Evil White God that had its eyes on Chiaki, and it was the main culprit behind the appearance of the Realm of Cherry Blossoms!
No … calling it the 'main culprit' might not be accurate. It was more like the final boss of the Realm of Cherry Blossoms.
Shirasakura was unable to fight against the Evil White God … or rather, it was precisely because it was unable to fight against it that the Realm of Cherry Blossoms appeared.
Although it was difficult to fight against it, interference was still possible. Under Shirasakura's protection, Chiaki would no longer be targeted by the Evil White God.
In other words, Chiaki's problem was resolved.
Her mother had already passed away and could not be brought back. However, she had regained her memories of her mother and escaped from the Evil White God's control.
However, the threat was not completely resolved yet, and the Evil White God was still approaching the real world.
…
The 'Devour God' mission had failed. All the Yamata no Orochi test subjects had died!
It wasn't strange to fail a mission that had a success rate of less than 40%. However, it was unexpected that all seven test subjects had died.
Although they weren't complete, they were still relatively stable experimental subjects of Yamata no Orochi. They had considerable power in the mental world and could almost regenerate infinitely. Even if they failed in battle, they wouldn't die.
But they were dead, and all seven of them were dead!
What had happened to them!?
After repeated confirmations, he confirmed that the target was not wrong. Everything was going according to plan. Logically speaking, this kind of result should not be possible, so something unexpected must have happened.
It was most likely that the other side had interfered … but there was no intelligence indicating that they had done so.
Was it hidden well enough? But was there a need to hide such a thing?
He couldn't figure it out no matter how he thought about it. He had to find out more about it.
Either there's a Joker hidden there, or something else … No matter what, it seems to be quite interesting.
I'll remember this debt for now.
With all the experimental bodies of Yamata no Orochi dead, it would be very troublesome at this point in time. Although they could recreate it based on the backup, it would take a lot of time, so they could only use a more violent method.
He might as well mess things up a little more and add more ingredients. Although the failure rate was very high, if it succeeded, it might become something incredible.
If the other side was hiding a Ghost Card, he really wanted to know what that Ghost Card was. At the very least, it would be good to know some information.
Well, thinking too much is useless. Let's get to work.
…
Another rainy day arrived.
Isamu Seima was drinking tea in a coffee shop.
He wasn't by himself. A brown-haired, red-eyed beautiful girl was sitting across from him. She was wearing a black jacket and long pants — Riho Heijou.
Ever since Isamu saved her last time, the two of them had gotten closer to each other.
Sitting together in a coffee shop like this made them seem like boyfriend and girlfriend. Unfortunately, they weren't.
Riho expressed her gratitude towards Isamu for saving her life. However, she didn't feel anything more than that. The two of them were now just friends.
Riho was quite concerned about the monster they met that day. She was certain that what she saw wasn't an illusion. She was also certain that Isamu was hiding something special about himself!
Under her questioning, Isamu admitted that he was a Spiritual Ability user, and told her about the strange dream and White Night.
Riho also told her that it was highly likely that she had awakened to her senses due to the monster's influence. She was now able to sense Isamu's existence as well as certain people within a certain range.
The two of them especially observed these people. They discovered that most of them didn't have good complexions and seemed to be in poor condition. Or, it was obvious that they weren't good people at all. However, there were also some who seemed ordinary, as well as people who seemed quite spirited.
Riho believed that some of these people were Spiritual Ability users just like Isamu, while others were "potential monsters" that might transform into monsters!
Isamu wanted to contact White Night and tell him about Riho's situation. However, Riho stopped him.
"I think that person is rather suspicious." Something flashed in Riho's eyes. "He saved you, but he refused to tell you about the monster's origins, nor did he tell you how to become stronger. He simply put you aside …"
"White Night isn't a bad person!"
"I'm not saying that he's a bad person. I just think that he's suspicious … At any rate, don't tell him about me for the time being."
Isamu found it difficult to accept Riho's suspicions. However, he didn't go against her wishes.
Isamu believed that it was fine to not tell White Night about something of this level. Although Isamu believed that White Night was actually Harano Seigo, just as Riho said, Isamu was still rather emotional about being put aside.
Riho wanted to investigate the monster, and Isamu wanted to do the same. However, he didn't know how to do it.
The two of them could only do their best to observe the people that Riho could sense and search for relevant information on the internet.
During this time, Isamu told Anti-Town Ryuuma about what happened and asked for his assistance. However, Anti-Town Ryuuma refused and gave him a warning …
"Based on what you said, it's quite obvious that Harano-kun doesn't want you to get involved. I believe that you should listen to him.
Don't think that you're amazing just because you've Awakened to an ability. You're no hero from an anime. You're just an ordinary person who'll die.
Nobody expects you to do anything. Don't have any unnecessary sense of duty. If you really have to do something, then just train yourself.
Acting on your own is quite dangerous. You're not a police officer or a detective, and you're just an outsider trying to investigate the shady dealings. That's no different from suicide. Use your brain and think clearly … "
"I know this very well!" Isamu was even angered by this.
"Of course I know that it's dangerous. But I can't just ignore such a monster in real life and pretend that I don't know anything!
I know that Harano-kun doesn't want me to get involved because he's protecting me.
But is it really alright to just listen to him and stay away from danger? "
"I don't think so … I don't want to do this.
I want to know what happened, and I want to do what I can, even if my power is insignificant … This is my justice! "
After saying this, he turned around and left.
After that, he felt quite embarrassed about what he said.
Even now, Isamu still felt somewhat embarrassed when he thought about it. However, he didn't regret it.
Up until today, he and Riho hadn't been able to find any important information. However, Riho contacted him this morning and told him that her senses had become especially strong. She felt that it was highly likely that someone would transform into a monster today!
Isamu also felt a mysterious sense of frustration. It was quite similar to how he felt the day he met a monster.
The two of them talked on the phone for a while before agreeing to meet at this coffee shop.
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