Shigure made his choice.
He didn't spend much time thinking about this choice … actually, he didn't even need to think about it before he made his decision: to believe in Haruta Seiji!
His decision was so straightforward that even he felt that it was strange.
'Why would I believe that this "enemy" of mine is more likely to save me than my family?'
This was a question that confused Shigure. He didn't know the answer, but he didn't doubt it either, which was quite strange.
After being confused, he decided to let go of this seemingly unsolvable question.
After receiving Shigure's answer, Seiji returned to the real world for a bit before coming back again. He led Shigure to the shrine.
A white-clothed, masked priestess was quietly waiting in the shrine.
"This is my companion. She'll communicate with the gods and cast a spell on you so that the gods can locate your body through you, "Seiji explained.
"Once you start doing this, the Evil Gods might notice and harm your body, or even kill you.
Of course, I'm happy that you're willing to believe in me. But, I still want to ask you one last time: have you truly thought this through? "
It was still possible to change his mind now. Seiji conveyed this to Shigure.
Shigure fell silent for a moment. He felt that he didn't intend to change his mind, so he said, "I believe in you."
Seiji responded seriously, "I shall do my best."
He then had Shigure sit down in the center of the shrine and indicated for Chiaki to begin casting her spell.
The priestess started singing and danced. Cherry blossom petals appeared out of nowhere and fell down. White mist containing divine power surged out and swiftly filled the entire shrine.
Seiji was in the midst of all this. After a while, he heard Shirasakura's voice and received her message.
The next moment, he exited the spiritual world and returned to the real world. He looked at his companions who were already prepared.
"Let's go!"
…
"Do you think that your younger brother will be able to save my younger brother?" Raizen looked at Yui and asked.
He had already heard from her that Shigure was still alive. He also knew about Yui's arrangements.
"I don't know … but since he agreed, he should have a certain degree of confidence," Yui replied.
"Or he might make the situation even worse," Raizen spoke in a low voice.
"That's how it is. But, no matter what, I don't think he'll be worse than a certain older brother. "
Lei Zhen was silent.
"I'm not mocking you. I'm just stating the truth." Yui spoke in a calm tone. "Shigure Tendo's accident was an accident. But, it's undeniable that you used him for your investigation, which led to his current predicament."
"The fact that Shigure Tendo is still alive is already the luckiest part of all this misfortune. And, the person who brought this luck was Seiji … I feel that there's nothing wrong with giving him the task of saving Shigure Tendo."
"Aren't you afraid that he'll lose himself?"
"I believe he knows what he's doing. Accepting this mission is his own choice, and he will bear the responsibility of making the decision. If the situation turns bad, he should give up decisively. After all, there will be no punishment even if he fails to complete the mission. Moreover, the target of rescue is the 'enemy' on the surface. "
"Accidents always happen."
"Even if something really does happen, shouldn't a so-called younger brother be used like this?" Yui used the same words that Seiji had said to her as a response.
Raizen: "…"
Wasn't that ironic?
Lei Zhen felt like he had been slapped in the face, but he couldn't quite figure it out.
"Are you bragging about how your younger brother is more outstanding than mine?" Seiji tried asking.
"Not at all," Yui replied lightly as she turned her head away.
…
Seiji and the others continued advancing through the Realm of Cherry Blossoms.
Kazuko opened up a path to Shigure's Domain based on the location information that Seiji had sent her. Everyone advanced as if they were on a daily basis in the Domain.
At first, there wasn't much pressure. But after advancing for a while, a Samurai Demon suddenly jumped out of nowhere!
This Samurai Demon really did jump out. This gigantic "vicious demon" humanoid spiritual monster immediately jumped out of the group of samurai demons and viciously slashed at Seiji and the others.
Everyone was on high alert, so nobody was injured. Seiji and Summer Night immediately worked together to deal with the Samurai Demon. Little Shi and Hitaka acted as Spirit-branded Retainers to protect Seiji and Summer Night. Everyone else quickly dealt with the small fries.
After dealing with this Samurai Demon, they soon encountered another one. This time, there were significantly more small fries.
Seiji had a bad premonition, and reality proved his premonition right.
Before he and Summer Night could deal with the second Samurai Demon, a third Samurai Demon appeared. This Samurai Demon instantly jumped past them and threatened Hoshi and the others!
Seiji's team had a backup plan for such a situation. However, a backup plan was only a plan. No matter how good a plan was, it was still possible that something would go wrong in actual combat.
* Boom!!! * A figure was struck by the Samurai Demon's sword. This figure was sent flying backwards by the gigantic sword.
It was Tomohisa!
Seiji's heart clenched upon seeing this. He immediately roared in anger and exploded with power. He used [White Calamity] and killed off two Samurai Demons like a gust of wind, wiping out everyone!!
Tomohisa was seriously injured and covered in blood.
Seiji unhesitatingly loaded.
Since he was on guard, Tomohisa and the others were all unharmed. Seiji successfully killed off two Samurai Demons.
Seiji's team continued advancing for a while. They saw that there were more and more random monsters, and they were much stronger as well. Not only that, two more Samurai Demons appeared, as well as a snake demon!
The Samurai Demons all charged at them, and the snake demon that was several dozen meters long opened its mouth and was about to spit out a gigantic Mana Bullet. Seiji loaded for the second time.
Seiji chose to stop advancing after repeating the previous battle.
"We've already met three Samurai Demons so far. I'm afraid that there will be even more coming. It's far too risky to continue advancing as a team," Seiji told everyone.
It was far too risky, so they needed to retreat … apart from him and Kazuko.
This was the second plan. He would give up on advancing as a team and forcefully break through by himself!
This was the "tunnel" that Kazuko had opened up. It wasn't necessary to kill off all the spiritual monsters. It was possible for one person to break through and reach the target location.
Of course, this would be far more dangerous. It was only possible to reach the target location. Perhaps they would still have to fight monsters in the end. Even Kazuko wasn't certain about this.
Genji and the others objected to this. They felt that they could advance even further. However, Seiji adamantly refused. Little Shi wanted to follow him, but was also persuaded to leave.
Seiji didn't want to see any more of his companions get injured.
If he was by himself, it didn't matter how many times he got injured, as long as he didn't instantly die!
"You have to be careful, Seiji." Summer Night took a deep look at her boyfriend.
"I will." Seiji smiled. "Relax, I definitely won't die."
As long as he had time to load, he was confident that he wouldn't die.
Kazuko opened the door and allowed Summer Night and the others to leave.
Seiji strengthened himself to the maximum and strengthened his barrier. After he finished his preparations, he charged at high speed towards the group of monsters that kept appearing!
This was downright dangerous parkour.
Seiji rushed through the group of random monsters, dodged most of their attacks, forcefully took a few attacks, and did his best to avoid the Samurai Demons and Snake Demons … This was just like parkour in a highly difficult action game. The only difference was that there was no place for him to rest.
Run! Run! Run! Run far away, young man!!
More and more Samurai Demons and Snake Demons appeared on the way. Under their powerful attacks, there was a limit to how much he could dodge.
* Boom!!! * Seiji was hit by a Samurai Demon's tail and sent flying.
Many Samurai Demons all around him swung their swords. The Snake Demons in the air were also charging up their Mana Bullets, ready to spit them out at any moment. Kazuko shouted out loud upon seeing this …
…
The knight order was enveloped in a silent atmosphere.
Their leader was currently fighting, while they could only sit and watch. None of them felt good about this.
They all believed in Seiji's judgment and strength. However, this … still felt like something was wrong.
They could only digest this unwillingness on their own.
While they digested this, they also waited.
Perhaps Seiji would have Kazuko open the door at any moment and summon them to help him in battle. That was why they needed to be prepared at all times!
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