Yui fell silent once again.
Seiji wanted to say something else, but he felt like there was nothing else he could say.
Would talking here change Soul Society's decision? Of course not.
Could he think of a way to change Soul Society's decision? Of course not.
If it was possible, he believed that Yui would have already done so.
If there was anything he could help with, Yui would definitely tell him.
Yet, Yui remained silent.
There was nothing to say.
There was nothing to do.
More than three thousand lives had been sacrificed. This was something that was impossible to change.
If he really had to say something, there was still something he could say, such as how exactly this cruel event was planned, whether or not it would lead to unexpected deaths, how did Kamitani know such top-secret information, and whether or not the Messengers would do something about this, and so on.
But now that he knew how serious this matter was, Seiji didn't want to ask any more questions.
No matter what he knew, no matter what the inside story was, it would be meaningless for so many lives that would be sacrificed.
So many people would die.
And there was nothing he could do.
He wouldn't be able to save everyone. There would always be people that he wouldn't be able to save … Seiji had long since understood this. He had long since accepted this. However, it was impossible for him to remain completely calm when facing such tremendous cruelty.
Was there really nothing else he could do?
He really wanted to ask this question.
But it would be meaningless.
There was indeed nothing he could do.
He shouldn't think about it anymore.
There was no point in thinking about it.
It wasn't his fault.
His power was limited.
It was impossible for him to save everyone.
It was already good enough that he could protect the people that he cared about …
…
"Brother Seiji, do you want to play together?"
Seiji suddenly regained his senses when he heard the little girl's voice asking him this.
Only then did he discover that he was back in his apartment.
He said goodbye to Yui, got off the car, and returned to his apartment … it was as if he had skipped all of this. He had no recollection of it at all.
Ling Yang was looking at him as she handed him the game controller. Feng Wu was also looking at him, worried about his heavy aura.
"Sure." Seiji accepted the game controller and forced a smile as he sat down in front of the television.
On the TV screen, someone shouted, "This street is guarded by me!" Four men in suits with afro hair rushed toward the group of cartoon-style gangsters. They launched a fierce attack with their fists that could enlarge and their afro hair that could explode. The gangsters were sent flying everywhere and let out strange screams.
Then, with the word "2P" above his head, another young man with four heads, wearing a trench coat and an airplane hairstyle joined the battle from the rear. He shouted, "I will create a legend!" He also rushed towards the gangsters, waving his wooden blade and shooting a bunch of cute chicks from the airplane's head to attack.
The battle scene was intense and comical. It looked easy to play, but it was surprisingly difficult to operate … Seiji only managed to make a few hits before he was counterattacked by the golden-haired gangster's [Super Body]. He let out a strange "cooing" sound as he flew into the air and crashed into a telephone pole. Then, he was punched, beaten, kicked, and thrown by the other gangsters one after another. Half of his health bar was gone in an instant.
Seeing this, Seiji perked up slightly and operated seriously. Only then did he barely manage to dodge the golden-haired gangster's ferocious attack. He waved his wooden blade and retreated as he fought. Then, he knocked over a vending machine and ate a roast chicken to replenish his health.
Why did a roast chicken appear when he knocked over a vending machine?
It was just a game. There was no need to care about such small details … If he really did care, there were so many things he could complain about.
Just now, he was still thinking about something serious. Now, he was suddenly distracted by such a small matter. Seiji wanted to laugh.
It seemed that rather than thinking about things silently, he should do something to distract himself.
After playing for a while, he thought of something else.
"Ling Yang, haven't you heard any strange noises recently?"
"No." The little girl shook her head.
"That's good."
The last time Ling Yang heard strange noises in her dreams was more than a week ago.
Mayuzumi only had such a situation once, and it hadn't happened again until now.
Apart from hearing strange noises, there were no other abnormalities. Mayuzumi also participated in the Domain and absorbed the spiritual mist to increase her power. It seemed that he didn't need to worry too much.
… Was it really not necessary?
Seiji was now feeling uneasy.
Although he hadn't asked about the specifics of sacrificing commoners to forcefully guide the Realm of Cherry Blossoms' Spirit One's appearance, it was likely that it was similar to the Bloodwine Ritual tournament.
The Bloodwine Ritual tournament had sacrificed Yuuzou Yoshihara. The Realm of Cherry Blossoms' Spirit One's appearance would likely require a sacrifice like Yoshihara — a sacrifice that would be different from the commoners who would be sacrificed. Yoshihara would be the ritual's guide, medium, or creator.
If that was really the case, then Ling Yang and Mayuzumi, who were similar to Yoshihara, were highly likely "suitable" candidates.
Would they be found and captured by Soul Society?
Even if they weren't captured, would they be affected when Soul Society guided the Realm of Cherry Blossoms' Spirit One's appearance?
Seiji was quite worried about this.
There was a comical scream as the boy with the airplane haircut that he was controlling was surrounded and beaten to death on the television screen.
"Brother Seiji, I'm here to save you ~" Ling Yang controlled the boy with the afro to nimbly dodge the enemies' attacks and rush over to the boy with the airplane haircut. Ling Yang used the afro to release an electric current on the boy's body, helping him revive.
"Thank you …" Seiji controlled the airplane haircut to continue fighting. However, his mind was no longer on the game.
Should he immediately contact Yui and have a chat with her?
Perhaps he was just overthinking things?
If he was serious about it, there were actually many dangerous possibilities. It would be impossible to ask all of them.
If he had calmed down a bit more during his conversation with Yui, he would have been able to think of all this … Honestly.
'Let's think things over calmly and decide if I should call her or not.' Seiji thought to himself.
…
Humans were always making mistakes.
And, they were always repeating the same mistakes.
The history of mankind was a tiresome storybook, filled with clumsy, ugly, boring, and meaningless dregs. Even now, even at this moment, every second, humanity was still producing the same trash.
"You're going too far by saying that. After all, there are still many interesting parts to it," someone objected.
Seiji didn't intend to argue against such a superficial objection, because it would be meaningless.
The existence of a boy who always talked about interesting and boring things was a mistake in itself.
If it wasn't necessary, Seiji would never have had any interaction with this "mistake". In fact, he would instantly kill such a "mistake" the moment he saw it!
"We can finally move out. You must be quite excited, Ashiya-kun."
'Shut up! Don't call me that!'
"I'm sorry, I forgot that you don't like to call me that … By the way, what's your code name again?"
'One day, I'm going to kill you!!'
"Don't glare at me like that. It's so scary. I just slightly forgot. Wait a moment, I'll remember."
'Kill you, kill all of you, kill everyone!!' Wrong existences, wrong humans, and the wrong world that gave birth to humans … are all meaningless.
Meaningless things are trash.
Trash should be eliminated.
'And I'm …'
"Scavenger? No, I'm joking, it's not that. Hey, don't hit me, it hurts … I remember now! I really remember now! Your code name is' Voidfire '! "
Voidfire as in nothingness, and fire as in fire. Voidfire was an empty yet burning existence.
Seiji hated this name. The only reason he accepted it was because it was slightly better than his own true name, which he absolutely hated.
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