Somewhere within the Realm of Cherry Blossoms.
Yui looked at Raizen Tendo's back. She wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say.
Words of comfort or apology were of no use at this moment.
On the surface, Raizen acted as if he didn't care even if something happened to his younger brother. However, Yui could tell that Raizen actually valued Shigure quite a bit. The fact that he had made ample preparations for inspecting the Dragon Vein was the best evidence. Even though they didn't have much time, they would rather spend more effort on the arrangements to reduce the risk as much as possible.
However, an accident still happened.
The Dimensional Eye suddenly appeared. Shigure Tendo fell into the Inner World and disappeared without a trace. It was unknown whether he was dead or alive!
Even though Shigure was clearly inspecting the Tendo Family's Dragon Vein, the Cherry Blossom Realm Eye had appeared. This proved that there was indeed a problem with the Tendo Family. However, the price for this was Shigure Tendo's life.
Perhaps Shigure wasn't dead yet … but since he had been sucked into the depths of the Realm of Cherry Blossoms, his chances of survival were quite low.
Yui couldn't see Raizen's current expression, nor did she want to know.
Amidst the silence, footsteps approached.
It was Meisei Sorin.
"I'm truly sorry about what happened to Shigure Tendo," Seiji said lightly. However, his tone didn't sound apologetic at all.
"With his sacrifice, we can confirm that the Tendo Family's Dragon Vein has a secret connection with the Realm of Cherry Blossoms.
"And the medium of communication is very likely the Yasakani no Magatama."
"What we need to do next is to investigate the secrets behind it … Because time is of the essence, we have to do whatever it takes."
"What should I do?" Yui looked directly at him.
"Honglan Tendo," Meisei Sorin said in a low voice.
Yui furrowed her eyebrows as she understood what Seiji meant from his tone and expression.
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure. Although it'll be a little troublesome to deal with this target, there's no need to fuss over it now that things have come to this. What's important is to solve the problem." Ming Shi looked at the dazed figure. "I'll have to trouble you again, Heavenly Dao Lei Zhen."
"Shut up!!" Raizen was practically roaring.
The scene fell into silence.
"Only by finding out just what exactly the Tendo Family did will Shigure Tendo's sacrifice not be in vain." Mingshi's tone remained calm as he said, "I can understand your remorse, but this isn't the right time. There's too little time left to waste on such things. "
Boom!! A wave of purple lightning suddenly blasted out.
Meisei Sorin's figure was devoured by the lightning and shattered. However, he appeared in another location completely unscathed.
"If you want to repent and vent, you can do it later, not now."
"Enough! Sorin-san, please don't say so much. "Yui couldn't bear to watch this any longer and tried to stop him.
Then she turned to Raizen.
"I'm quite sorry about what happened to your younger brother as well, Tendo-kun … but Sorun-san is correct as well. The most important thing right now is to find out the truth as soon as possible. Otherwise, something even worse will happen … and I'll be even more sorry to Shigure Tendo."
Raizen said nothing.
He silently took out a black spirit artifact, activated it with a red light, and tossed it to the ground, forming a bright red whirlpool of flowing light. He stepped on it and left the Inner World.
Meisei Sorin left as well.
Yui was the last to leave.
After returning to the modern world, her phone rang.
…
Even Shigure himself didn't know what had happened to him.
According to him, he was suddenly attacked on his way to the Yagyuu family. He didn't know who the attacker was, but he lost consciousness before he could fight back.
After that, he faintly sensed something and tried to break free, but to no avail … He faintly sensed that he was sinking deeper and deeper, and finally entered a strange state where he wasn't himself.
When he fought against Seiji and the others in that state, he only had a hazy feeling. It was as if he had just woken up from a dream. He seemed to have some impression, but he couldn't remember anything.
As for where his body was right now and what state he was in, he didn't know either.
Seiji was inclined to believe Shigure's words. He felt that Shigure wasn't lying.
"So, you were kidnapped on your way here, and ended up in your current state," Seiji summarized everything in one sentence.
Shigure looked at Seiji.
"Although it was an ambush, the kidnapper must be quite strong to be able to instantly defeat you." Seiji suddenly took out his folding fan and opened it. The words "Unexpected Disaster" were written on it.
"Then, the kidnapper or kidnapper group did something to you that caused you to enter the Inner World and become the Evil God's minion.
Right now, the Evil God's power has been sealed. However, your body is still under the kidnapper's control. Even if you forcefully return your mind to the real world, it'll be meaningless. We need to save your body first.
I can help you notify your family so that they can think of a way to save you … However, your family should know that something has happened to you, so I don't need to do anything unnecessary.
After saving your body, they should be able to let you return to the real world. But before that, you should wait here for a while.
I hope that you won't tell anyone that you saw me here and fought against me … is that alright? "
Shigure slowly nodded.
"Very good. That's all, then." Seiji closed his folding fan. "It's quite boring here by yourself. Do you need me to give you something interesting?"
Something interesting?
Shigure nodded again, feeling rather curious about this.
Seiji raised his hand. There was a flash of golden light as an exquisitely-covered book appeared in his hand.
The cover had a romantic and mystical atmosphere in the background. There was a beautiful girl wearing Sakura Island clothing and a demon mask, as well as a handsome boy wearing a collared windbreaker with his hands in his pockets, looking back at her … The drawing was vivid and charismatic, instantly attracting Shigure's attention.
The title of the book was "Brother Monogatari"!
"This is something that I wrote … a light novel that I really like in the real world. You probably haven't read it before." Seiji handed Shigure his own light novel. "It's quite interesting. Why don't you read it?"
Shigure accepted the light novel with both hands and looked at the cover. He felt that it was quite well drawn, and he really wanted to read the contents.
"Thank you, Haruta -san."
"No need to be so polite. Goodbye."
Seiji waved goodbye and left after he finished preaching to Shigure.
After Shigure watched Seiji leave, he obediently sat down on the ground and opened up the light novel. He began reading it seriously as if he was reading a classic.
"Should we just leave him there?"
After everyone returned to the modern world and regained consciousness, Summer Night Seiji Mukai asked.
"It'll be fine. He's no longer a threat … If something happens, I'll go again," Seiji replied.
In the end, he still didn't know what caused this situation that was different from the Destruction Path.
However, there were only two sources of motivation. The first was the Messengers, and the second was Soul Society.
As for the Messengers, he could contact Kamitani or Voidfire to ask around. However, it would be highly unlikely that he would be able to obtain any useful information. As for Soul Society …
After some consideration, Seiji dialed Yui's number.
The call connected very quickly.
"Sister Yui, are you investigating the Tendo Family?"
…
Yui blinked as she answered Seiji's call and heard his question.
"Did you use that ability again?"
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