The thick mist was icy cold.
Seiji was physically and mentally exhausted as he forced himself to walk forward.
Although he had heard some sounds earlier, he wasn't sure if this was the right direction in the current environment. He could only numbly walk forward.
He then saw a figure.
This was a boy wearing tattered samurai attire and missing a left hand. He was standing there quietly as if he was looking off into the distance.
This was Shigure Tendo.
But, this couldn't possibly be Shigure Tendo.
"Who are you?" Seiji spoke up.
The boy slowly turned around. His handsome face had a dim expression. However, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.
"Harano … why aren't you dead?" he asked in a cold voice.
Seiji furrowed his eyebrows upon hearing this.
"If you're dead, you'll have two bodies, and Master won't …" the boy continued, but he suddenly shut his mouth halfway through his sentence.
"You're Gungo?" Seiji asked.
The boy — the existence who had taken over Shigure's body — didn't answer.
This was basically tacit agreement from Seiji's perspective.
Gungo was inside Shigure Tendo's body! How did he accomplish this?
Was "she" the one who did it? Then, where was "she"?
Seiji looked around him, but didn't see anyone else.
Gungo turned around and started walking away. It seemed like he was about to leave.
"Wait!" Seiji stopped Shigure. "That body isn't yours."
Gungo paused in his footsteps.
"No matter who he was in the past, he's me now," Shigure said with his back facing Seiji as he continued walking away.
"Stop right there!" Seiji chased after Shigure and raised his longsword to stop him. "You need to return this body to me, Gungo!!"
Gungo glanced at Seiji with an icy expression.
"So what if I don't return it? Will you kill me? "
Seiji was rendered speechless.
Of course he couldn't kill Shigure.
He had to think of a way to chase Gungo out of this body … but how was he supposed to do that? If he forced himself to do something, would Shigure …
"Get out of my way. If you obstruct me again, I will completely destroy this body. " Gungo said coldly, "Although I don't have any power right now, I can still kill myself in an instant."
That was it.
This body that he controlled was equivalent to a hostage!
Seiji felt troubled.
"What do you want to do with this body?"
"… Live on." Gungo's eyes dimmed. "This is my master's last command."
After losing his master, he actually didn't want to continue living, but the last thing his master wanted him to do was to live, so he had no choice but to live.
"How do you plan to survive?" Seiji slowly sheathed his blade and asked, "First of all, how do you want to leave this place?"
Gungo: "…"
As far as the eye could see, there was only thick fog. Where could one go?
He wanted to leave, but after being asked this question, he realized that he didn't know how to leave.
"I will keep walking."
"I'm afraid you'll die soon," Seiji said solemnly.
Before he even finished speaking, Seiji suddenly sensed something.
At the same time, Gungo also sensed something. Both of them turned around to look.
A gigantic figure appeared in the fog.
It was a Samurai Demon!
Upon seeing these powerful spiritual monsters approaching, Seiji immediately pulled on Gungo's arm. "Run!!"
Gungo also sensed that these monsters were definitely not friendly, so he didn't resist their pulling.
The two of them quickly ran. Then, they saw spiritual monsters appearing in other directions as well. Some snake demons suddenly shot out Mana Bullets at them!
Seiji grabbed Gungo in time to dodge this wave of attacks. He then carried Gungo and ran at full speed!!
At this moment, they suddenly heard someone shouting, "Seiji!!"
It was Kazuko!!
"Kazuko, are you alright!?"
"I'm fine …"
Seiji noticed that Kazuko was holding something that resembled a broken longsword, but he didn't have the time to ask.
Run! Run! Run at full speed!!!
After Seiji used the last of his strength to increase the distance between him and the monsters, Kazuko opened the door.
…
The knight order didn't receive a summon from their leader. Instead, they waited for his return.
Although Seiji seemed rather disheveled, he was still able to move his limbs. Everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
Shigure's body … he had brought it back, but his condition wasn't right.
First of all, his left hand was gone.
Then, and most importantly, his body had been taken over!
In front of Kungo, Seiji told him everything that had happened to him, including Kungo's identity.
Everyone remained silent. Nobody spoke for a while.
Everyone looked towards Gungo. Meanwhile, this samurai who had taken over Shigure's body had a calm expression as he faced everything.
He didn't have the power to resist. However, he was confident that he could kill himself before these people could do anything to him!
In fact, Gungo was even looking forward to what these people would do to him. That way, he would have a reason to follow his master.
Seiji felt a headache coming on. He looked towards Summer Night, but she didn't seem to have any good ideas either.
So, he decided to put this matter aside for now.
Apart from Gungo, there was something else worth paying attention to as well.
"Kazuko, what did you bring back with you?"
Kazuko was still holding the broken sword-like object that she had brought back with her.
"I picked this up."
"Picked it up?"
"Yeah …"
Kazuko explained her experiences.
After she followed Seiji into the torii, she wasn't able to enter the mysterious town like Seiji did. Instead, she got lost in the darkness.
Then, she sensed something in a certain direction, so she cautiously approached it.
In the end, she found this broken sword.
She placed the broken sword on the table for everyone to see. This broken sword had a bright red hilt and a golden blade. Incredibly complex runes were carved all over the hilt and blade. These runes were incredibly intricate and gave off a mystical aura.
"Could this be …" Summer Night picked up the broken sword and lightly touched the runes on it, identifying the runes and the material of the sword. "Totsuka Sword?"
Totsuka Sword?
Was it that "Totsuka Sword"!? The legendary sword of the gods!? Almost everyone widened their eyes in astonishment.
Anyone who had even the slightest understanding of Sakura Island's myths would know that the Totsuka Sword was also known as the Sword of Ten Punches. It had appeared many times in myths and legends, and the most well-known was that it was used to slay Yamata no Orochi!!
That was why the Totsuka Sword appeared quite often in all sorts of stories. Any story that had a famous boss like Yamata no Orochi would most likely appear as well, as it was a necessary divine artifact to slay Yamata no Orochi.
Some people believed that the Totsuka Sword was one of the three divine artifacts that killed Yamata no Orochi. However, this was actually a misunderstanding. The Totsuka Sword was a divine artifact that dropped after killing Yamata no Orochi. It was just like the Orange equipment that dropped after killing monsters in video games … By the way, was this a historical reference to the classic story of killing monsters and dropping equipment?
At any rate, the Totsuka Sword was an incredible divine artifact that even ordinary people knew about! Now that Summer Night mentioned the name of the Totsuka Sword, it was only natural that everyone would be astonished.
Grand Mistress blinked upon noticing everyone's reactions.
"Please don't misunderstand. The Totsuka Sword that I'm talking about isn't a divine artifact. It's a general term for a type of spiritual ritual artifact."
"Spiritual ritual artifact?"
"It's an artifact that's specifically used for spiritual rituals. It's also a special artifact used for large-scale magical spells." Summer Night placed the broken sword back on the table.
"The Totsuka Sword is a top-level spiritual ritual artifact. It's incredibly precious and difficult to create.
I've never personally seen the actual Totsuka Sword before, so I'm not sure if the one before us is the Totsuka Sword, but I think that it is.
If you want a more accurate conclusion, you can have someone appraise it. "
A spiritual ritual artifact … how did Kazuko manage to pick it up?
"Why is this spiritual ritual artifact there? And why is it broken? What was it used for before? "Seiji furrowed his eyebrows and asked.
"It might be a remnant from a failed ritual," Summer Night explained. "If the ritual was successful, it probably wouldn't have been destroyed. That's because the Totsuka Sword is incredibly precious. No faction would use it as a consumable item … probably."
"Just how expensive is it? How much does it cost? "
"I don't know the exact cost, either. I think it's at least thirty billion."
Thirty billion!?
Almost everyone was astonished yet again.
The broken sword on the table … it was worth thirty billion!? At least!?
This was a freaking treasure!!
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