In order to clear his thoughts, Seiji named the Destruction Path as the Destruction Path, and the current Path was named the Change Path.
Voidfire of Destruction, or Destruction Voidfire for short, had given Seiji a secret code. As long as Seiji told Voidfire of Destruction, or Destruction Voidfire for short, Seiji would have a high chance of successfully convincing Voidfire of Destruction to change his course of attack and avoid a destructive ending.
However, there was an important problem.
He had no idea what Vanquishing Voidflame's password meant.
If Seiji told Voidfire about this secret message and learned that Seiji had the ability to return to the past, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Even if Voidfire didn't do anything for the time being, it was highly likely that he would do something in the future. Or, he might even leak this information to other members of the Messengers, which would lead to an unpredictable disaster.
Seiji did not want to be on tenterhooks, nor did he want to load after falling into an irreversible situation. In the worst case scenario, he might not even have the chance to load.
That was why Seiji would rather use Kamitani to meet with Voidfire and use his prophecy as evidence to convince Voidfire.
Compared to being able to return to the past, a highly accurate prediction spell was much less risky.
However, this did not mean that there was no danger. A true foresight ability would always be extremely valuable. However, the spiritual world wouldn't easily believe in such a spell. There would be plenty of leeway to avoid danger. Besides, various excuses could be made up, such as how difficult it would be to activate such a prophecy spell, that it would cost a lot of energy to activate, or that it would have a long cooldown … and so on.
Seiji managed to avoid any risks, but this caused the current problem: changing Voidfire's distrust.
It would be difficult for Seiji to convince Voidfire to change his mind.
Or, it could be said that Voidfire's question was quite powerful. Seiji found it difficult to continue speaking.
In that case, Seiji could either tell Seiji the password now, or load to talk to Vanquish Voidfire for more information.
Seiji was leaning towards loading, but he also had to figure out how to get Vanquish Voidfire to tell him the specifics of the situation, as well as how long they could talk about it.
If he sped up on the Destruction path and came into contact with the Destruction Voidfire, would he be able to buy more time?
The sooner he came into contact with the Destruction Voidflame, the sooner he would attract the Catastrophe God's attention. In the end, he wouldn't have much time to converse with her.
In that case, the problem was how to quickly convince Vanishing Voidflame to reveal the situation.
The key was still the ciphertext!
After sorting out his thoughts, Seiji thought of something.
Seiji didn't even need to tell Voidfire the password. He could even tell Destruction Voidfire!
Letting Vanquish Voidflame hear the password should be the fastest way to gain his trust. After all, he was the one who had said those words … Even if he couldn't, there was no harm in trying. After all, Vanquish was a path that he had already given up on. No matter what the password meant, there was no need to worry about any hidden dangers.
Seiji made up his mind.
"I really don't know how your actions are related to the destruction of the future," he admitted after a moment of silence.
"Even if we stop the operation, destruction cannot be avoided. This is indeed a possibility."
"I was too naive and simple-minded …"
"Just do as you wish, Voidfire-san."
With that, Seiji pretended to be disappointed and left.
"Wait a moment," Voidfire stopped him. "Just like this … are you willing to accept this, Haruta Seiji?"
Seiji stopped in his tracks.
"So what if I'm unwilling? I trusted my premonitions too much and acted like an idiot … Warning you, Voidfire-san, is all I can do. "
"You can do even more," Voidfire told him. "Your power should be more than this."
'That's right, I'm about to jump to another world and talk to you again after I obtain more information.' Seiji said this in his mind.
He didn't want to use his power right in front of Voidfire. Perhaps this was being overly cautious. Still, he would only say a few more words to wrap things up.
However, Voidfire seemed to have other ideas.
"What do you want from me, Voidfire-san?" Seiji asked the same question as Voidfire.
"You can assist me and act together with me," Voidfire stated in a raspy voice.
This was an incredible suggestion!
"I don't want to become enemies with Soul Society." Seiji refused.
"You think that their plan is a mistake, but you don't want to stop this mistake?"
"If possible, of course I want to. However, I don't have the ability to go against Soul Society."
"You'll have it if you're together with me," Voidfire insisted.
Seiji fell silent for a moment.
"This is only the first time we've met, Voidfire-san.
You said that it was nice to meet me, and you even told me your real name. I'm quite grateful.
However, this doesn't mean that I can completely trust you, just like how it's impossible for you to completely trust me.
Even if it's difficult for us to completely trust each other, we can still work together. "Voidfire still insisted.
"I know that it's possible to work together without complete trust. But, that still requires both parties to understand each other well. That's not the case for us." Seiji looked at Voidfire again.
"Kamitani told me that you're quite strong. I felt the same after personally seeing you. You indeed have the power to attack Soul Society.
Why would someone like you want to recruit me, who tried to dissuade you with just my shallow foresight? Although you think highly of me, it's not like you absolutely need me, is it? "
It was Voidfire's turn to fall silent.
"Because I feel that … perhaps you can become my companion," he spoke in a low voice.
"Hmm?"
"I don't have any companions. Haruta Seiji, not a single one. Nor have I ever met anyone who wants to become my companion.
… You're a high-ranking member of the Messengers. "
"So what?"
"You don't view the members of the Messengers as your own?" Seiji furrowed his eyebrows.
"You could say that. I don't view them as my companions. They're only using me, and I'm also using them. That's all I have to do with the Messengers. "
"Since you don't recognize the Messengers, why don't you leave them?"
"Because I have nowhere else to go," Voidfire spoke in a raspy voice.
"I have nowhere to go, nowhere to go, or anywhere I want to go.
I'm mutually using the Messengers. Apart from that, I have nothing. I don't need anything.
I feel that this is a good way to go.
Until I met you, I felt that perhaps I could have a companion.
Perhaps you will, and perhaps you won't. It's only a possibility.
It's precisely this possibility that makes me want to recruit you. "
That was all. Seiji felt like he could hear Voidfire saying this.
He felt that Voidfire was truly telling the truth.
Voidfire didn't truly need any assistance. It was merely a spur of the moment. However, this spur of the moment was quite rare. It seemed to contain some sort of need.
A subtle, tangible, and mysterious need.
Seiji received Voidfire's emotions and suddenly understood why Voidfire's code name was "Voidfire".
"Fire" represented the spells that Voidfire was skilled in, as well as his power. And "Hollow" … represented his true nature.
Voidfire — Dousei Ashiya — had tremendous power, but lacked a spirit, a spirit like an ordinary person's.
Seiji had a rather subtle feeling as he recalled Voidfire's words as well as his ancestor's stories.
"Because I'm not human … I'm both human and human, or perhaps I should say that I'm human yet not human. That's why you want me to become your companion?"
Something flashed in Voidfire's eyes as he nodded heavily.
"Yes, I want you to be like this, Haruta Seiji."
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