Cough, calm down.
Although it was worth at least 30 billion sakuras, that was in perfect condition. This broken sword obviously wouldn't be worth the same amount.
15 billion sakuras?
Don't be silly. Broken items were completely different from unbroken items. For example, a perfect antique painting might be worth tens of millions of sakuras, but if it was torn apart, it would be nothing more than a pile of paper.
This was probably the reason why Natsuya was so calm right now.
Although she was the Grand Mistress, 30 billion sakuras was no small amount. If this broken sword still had that kind of value, she probably wouldn't be so calm right now.
After everyone recovered from their shock, they also calmed down after realizing this.
However, they were still rather excited.
After all, this was such a precious item. If it was still worth 100 million sakuras, that would still be quite a harvest!
So, just how much was it actually worth?
Seiji asked Summer Night this question on behalf of everyone. The answer he received was …
"I don't know. In its current state, it's probably only worth some recycled materials. I don't know how much it's worth, either."
Alright, Grand Mistress didn't know everything.
"Let's say that this really is the remnant of a failed ritual. What ritual could it be? Why would it fall into the Realm of Cherry Blossoms? "Seiji used another question to refocus the conversation.
"A ritual that uses the Totsuka Sword must be a large-scale ritual, and it must be incredibly important. As for what it is, it's hard to say. That's because this spiritual artifact's main function is to guide others. It's possible that it can be used in various spell formations." Summer Night explained. "If I must say, it's more likely that it's a sealing ritual. That's because the Totsuka Sword's original function was to eliminate and suppress demons. It was originally created to deal with powerful demons, which is where its name comes from."
"A sealing ritual … sealing the Realm of Cherry Blossoms? Could this be the remnant of Soul Society's mission? "
That was possible.
However, Seiji thought of another possibility.
Perhaps this sword didn't belong to Soul Society, but rather the Tendo Family!
There was an obvious reason for this conjecture — it belonged to Shigure Tendo's body!
This sword had been found near Shigure's body. Seiji didn't feel that this was a mere coincidence.
Perhaps … this was concrete evidence that the Tendo Family was secretly connected to the Realm of Cherry Blossoms!
After realizing this, he felt that he needed to make a phone call.
…
The operation to capture the target was not very successful, but it was a success.
Next up was the interrogation. However, this wasn't something that Yui could do. She was able to rest for a while.
At this time, he received a call from Seiji.
Something flashed in Yui's eyes as she listened to Seiji's report.
Her younger brother had once again given her a 'surprise'!
"I'll come and find you right away," she said immediately after hearing the other party's words.
The call ended.
Yui didn't say anything else and immediately came over. This made Seiji realize that he had indeed hit the jackpot.
No, wait, Kazuko was the one who won.
Based on the actual value of this broken sword, Seiji would need to give Kazuko an appropriate reward.
Seiji glanced at Kazuko before looking back at the broken sword. He picked it up and inspected it.
Immediately, the sound of a system notification rang out, and words appeared in front of him.
[You have obtained a special item that contains Inner World Origin Substance. You can use Exchange Points to absorb it. Do you wish to absorb it?]
"Inner World Essence?"
Seiji's gaze froze in the face of the sudden notification.
What the hell was this?
What did this have to do with Inner World Crystals? Why could he absorb it? What was the point of absorbing it?
Various questions popped up in Seiji's mind. However, his system didn't answer him. It simply showed him the options of "yes" and "no".
He didn't know what would happen if he absorbed it … but since he could absorb it, there should be some benefits. Seiji decided to give it a try!
Seiji immediately chose "yes".
A progress bar then popped up. Below the progress bar was the number of Exchange Points used. At the same time, Seiji felt a wave of heat traveling from the broken sword to his arm and into his body!
This wave of heat caused Seiji's body to heat up. The heat flowed through his body, making him feel both uncomfortable and comfortable. He faintly felt that something deep within his body seemed to have become slightly firmer.
As the progress bar rapidly increased, so did the number of Exchange Points used. Seiji was astonished to see this.
Fortunately, this process ended very quickly. The total number of Exchange Points he used was fixed at 392!
Almost 400 Exchange Points were used up just like that. And, what he obtained from this unexpected expenditure was …
[Absorption complete. A new 'Soul Room' has been added to your Spirit House. This Soul Room can store and store spiritual bodies. Every day, the Soul Room will generate and store Mana. You may enter or open the door to obtain Mana.]
Seiji widened his eyes in surprise.
A new room had been added to his Spirit House, and its function was to store souls and produce Mana!!
Seiji instantly felt the urge to go in and take a look.
"Seiji, what's the matter?" Summer Night noticed that something was off about him.
"I … just absorbed some energy from this broken sword," Seiji explained. "I don't know what this energy is either … After absorbing it, a new room was added to my Spirit House. It can store souls and produce Mana."
What?
Summer Night widened her eyes in surprise at this.
Absorbing energy to create a new room in the Spirit House … Was it that simple to create a personal dimension!?
Speaking of which, she hadn't noticed at all that this broken sword still contained some energy. Just what sort of energy was this!?
Compared to Grand Mistress's astonishment, the others didn't have much of a reaction. That was because the Spirit House was already quite mystical to them. Now that there was suddenly an additional room, although it was rather unexpected, there was no need to make such a big deal out of it.
"I'll go in and take a look." Seiji opened the door to his Spirit House and entered.
He didn't have Summer Night or anyone else enter with him, because there was no need. Besides, there was a one-armed samurai that needed to be guarded.
When he arrived at the Spirit House's living room, he saw that there was an additional sliding door on the opposite wall. The sign "Soul Room" was on it.
When Seiji opened the door, he instantly felt a chill.
It was … snowing inside!?
The Soul Room was actually covered in snow.
The ground was covered in snow, and it was snowing in the sky.
That's right, it was the sky!
This "room" was rather large. He couldn't even see the walls around him. He could only see the thick mist several dozen meters away. Even if he looked up, it was all gray!
But, the boundaries weren't the important part … What attracted Seiji's attention the most were the numerous balls of light that floated in the air above the snow!!
These balls of light were of different colors. There were red, yellow, blue, orange, green, and so on. They resembled burning flames, but also resembled flowing water in a gravity-free environment. Some were large, some were small, and some floated at different heights. Some were practically motionless, some were slowly moving, some had nothing on their surface, and some had flashing lights on their surfaces … they all seemed wondrously beautiful.
"What are these?" Seiji muttered to himself as he looked at the balls of light that were relatively close to him.
"They're remnant souls." Yomi's voice spoke up. "The remnant souls of dead humans. You could say that they're soul shards."
"Soul shards … whose?"
"I don't know."
Seiji fell silent.
His system had absorbed the so-called "Inner World Essence" from the Totsuka Sword, which created this room … no, space. The remnant souls here could only have come from the Inner World Essence, which was that broken sword … Ritualistic spiritual artifact … Ritualistic ritual …
"Could these be soul shards of people related to the failed ritual?"
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