Seiji returned home after watching Yui's car leave. He then called Voidfire and told him what he knew.
"You're not willing to cooperate with me?"
Voidfire didn't immediately respond to Seiji's information.
"Yes."
"No matter what?"
Seiji fell silent for a moment.
"I have to admit that cooperating with you is a tempting suggestion, Voidfire-san." He sighed.
"But, we're not the same type of people. An unreliable cooperation might cause serious harm to both me and you.
So, let's just leave it at that. I'll accept your good intentions. I apologize. "
Voidfire also fell silent for a moment.
"How regrettable … but there should still be a chance," he spoke raspily.
"Since you're even willing to use Kamitani, you'll definitely be able to use me one day.
I'll be waiting for you. "
Voidfire hung up after saying that.
Seiji could only inwardly sigh at Voidfire's good intentions. However, he already knew that cooperating with Voidfire wouldn't be a good choice.
Voidfire was incredibly strong. Although Seiji hadn't seen Voidfire's full power before, having only seen a little of Voidfire's power at Kosui Park, it was evident from how the Messengers had sent Voidfire to attack Soul Society in order to steal the divine artifact. Voidfire's power level was definitely at the peak of Sakura Island's spiritual ability community!
Without even considering anything else, just Voidfire's combat strength alone was enough to change many things.
If Seiji cooperated with Voidfire using his save and load ability, he would definitely be able to accomplish many things … But, just as Seiji said, Seiji and Voidfire weren't the same type of people.
If Seiji had to reveal his power, he would definitely choose Yui … but now, he wasn't so sure. That was because Yui was obviously hiding an even deeper secret. He didn't know what would happen if he told her about his power.
Try it out?
No, there were some things that shouldn't even be tried.
The moment he tried, the moment it happened, and the moment he learned about it, even if he could save and load, some things would be irrevocably changed.
Seiji then made a call to Kamitani.
"Hey, Haruta bro, did you have fun on your date?"
"I did. In return, I have a piece of information for you."
After Seiji mentioned that there was a problem with the Yasakani no Magatama, Kamitani fell silent for a moment before chuckling lightly.
"This is an incredible piece of information. I really want to ask you how you know this, but you don't seem to know how to answer."
"That's right. I'm just telling you this as a reward for helping me. As for whether you believe me or not, that's none of my business."
"You're so cold. My bro Haruta, at least talk a little more ~" Kamitani acted like a spoiled child.
Pa. Seiji decisively hung up the phone.
Originally, Seiji should have tried to find out just what Kamitani was plotting. However, he really didn't want to waste any more time talking to Kamitani. Besides, the chances of learning anything from him were almost zero.
The information had been conveyed, and there was only so much that could be done.
… Is that all?
Seiji couldn't help but wonder what else he could do. For example, try to have Voidfire cooperate with Yui? Warning Voidfire to be on his guard against Kamitani?
However, no matter how he thought about it, he felt that it was unnecessary.
Although he still felt uneasy, this was all he could do for now.
…
Soul Society, in a certain room.
A man wearing black Sakura Island attire with a dark expression and a thin face was sitting in front of a table. He was slowly folding some paper.
His back was perfectly straight, and his hands were slightly raised. Apart from his wrists, his arms were perfectly symmetrical. His rather slender fingers were slowly folding the paper. His face was expressionless, and it seemed as if he was performing some sort of ritual. He gave off a dark aura and a faint sense of dignity.
There was a knock on the door.
"Come in," the man said lightly.
The door opened, and a girl wearing a jacket walked in. It was Yui.
After entering, Yui closed the door and activated a soundproofing spell.
"What is it?" The kimono-clad man didn't raise his head to look at Yui. He was still folding the paper.
"There's a problem with the Yasakani no Magatama," Yui told him directly as she walked up to the table.
The Sakura Island attire man's fingers paused for a moment.
"Where did you receive this information?"
"I can't say."
"Trustworthy?"
"Very."
The man remained silent as he continued to move his fingers. Finally, he folded the snow-white paper into an exquisite paper crane. He then clasped the paper crane between his palms and uttered an incantation.
He then opened his palms, and countless snow-white dots of light appeared. A hazy figure that resembled an immortal crane flew up to the ceiling and vanished in a flash.
"What do you want to do?" The man looked towards Yui.
"Reexamine the Yasakani no Magatama," Yui told him.
"You know that this will be quite difficult," the Sakura Island attire man said. "Besides, can you really find any problems with the Yasakani no Magatama?"
Yui remained silent.
The Yasakani no Magatama was an incredibly important matter. Not only had several top-level Spiritual Ability users inspected it multiple times, they were also constantly monitoring it. It was almost impossible to imagine that someone could have tampered with the Yasakani no Magatama.
"If I can't find any problems with the Yasakani no Magatama, even if there really is a problem with the Yasakani no Magatama," the man continued.
"You don't believe me?"
"If I didn't believe you, I would have had you leave already."
"… Thank you."
"There's no need. I believe you because I'm actually suspecting something as well."
"Suspecting what?" Yui looked directly at the man's face.
"Everything."
The man slowly stood up.
He wasn't very tall. However, when he stood up, he had the aura of a giant standing up. It was as if he left behind a thick shadow.
"Ever since the Realm of Cherry Blossoms appeared, everything has been going quite smoothly. It's so smooth that I feel like it's unnatural." The man placed his hands behind his back as he walked over to the window and looked outside.
"This should have been a fierce storm. However, the waves that actually appeared were so low that they could even be described as calm.
Nothing unexpected happened. In my opinion, this is the greatest accident of all. Perhaps it's an incredibly dangerous accident.
It's highly likely that we missed something, but we're unable to find it. Even now, we still haven't discovered anything … "
The man clenched his fists tightly, revealing his inner thoughts.
The room fell silent for a moment.
"Are you absolutely certain that your information is trustworthy?"
"I'm absolutely certain," Yui answered without hesitation.
The Sakura Island attire man nodded and then closed his eyes. He only opened them six or seven seconds later.
"If there really is a problem with the Yasakani no Magatama as you say, then it's highly likely that it happened ten years ago."
Ten years ago? Yui instantly furrowed her eyebrows.
"During this period of time, the Yasakani no Magatama was under our complete surveillance. It could be assumed that nobody would be able to do anything to it. And when we looked back at the Yasakani's management records, the most recent suspicious incident occurred ten years ago … "The man continued." Someone from the Tendo Family colluded with an outsider and attempted to steal the Yasakani no Magatama while the Tendo Family was in charge of protecting it.
This daring betrayal ended in failure. Someone from the Tendo Family was executed by the Tendo Family, and the outsider who colluded with him was killed by the Tendo Family's troops. The Yasakani no Magatama was harmed at all, just as we can see right now.
However, there's something unnatural about this incident.
The Tendo Family reacted far too quickly. It was so fast that the other families didn't even have time to react before the Tendo Family single-handedly ended this betrayal.
Not only that, the Tendo Family used the excuse that the Yasakani no Magatama was harmed at all, and the Tendo Family resolved the betrayal so quickly. They asked the other families to give the Tendo Family some face and not investigate the traitor's identity or the details of the betrayal.
Plus, the Yasakani no Magatama went through a strict inspection to prove that there were no problems with it. The Tendo Family also secretly gave some benefits to the Yasakani no Magatama. That's why the other families that were in charge of the Tendo Family agreed to the Tendo Family's request.
And now, it seems that if there really is a problem with the Yasakani no Magatama, then it's highly likely that the Tendo Family betrayed the Yasakani no Magatama ten years ago! "
(Moseishi Academy)
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