Seiji stopped talking as he looked at the orb.
It then moved again.
The specific way it moved was by rapidly contracting and expanding several times in a row. It seemed like it was vibrating, but it also felt like a beating heart.
Seiji, Summer Night, and Gungo all stared at the orb as they sensed its abnormal aura. They were on guard against any possible changes.
'It won't explode, right?' This thought flashed through Seiji's mind.
Dating sim system: 'Trust me, it won't.'
The orb moved a third time, a fourth time, a fifth time … The intervals between each movement became shorter and shorter. Finally, it started glowing and slowly floated in the air. It made a strange sound that sounded like noise, yet also like some inaudible language!
Main God? Seiji instantly thought of a certain web novel from his previous life.
The orb kept making strange noises as its glow flickered. The rhythm of the noises became more and more obvious, as if it was adjusting the channel. Finally, the orb spoke in a raspy voice, "Harano -san … can you hear me?"
"I can hear you," Seiji answered. "Koutarou … is that you?"
The orb fell silent for a moment.
"I'm both Koutarou and not Koutarou," it spoke in a raspy voice. "You can continue to call me by that name."
"What do you mean?"
"Everything about Koutarou is an illusion. It's nothing more than a dream. However, dreams are also real. I don't want to deny everything."
"Then who exactly are you?" Seiji looked directly at the orb.
"I'm dead, an undead. Apart from that … my name and identity are no longer important." The orb paused for a moment. "Please don't ask me to confirm my true self. Otherwise, I might lose control again."
"… Alright, since you don't want to investigate further, I won't ask." Seiji blinked. "How are you feeling right now?"
"Not very good. I'm just alive … I don't know the meaning of my life."
"I feel that living itself has its own meaning. Since you feel lost, don't investigate further. It's the same as your real name."
"You're … right." The orb's glow became slightly brighter. "Thank you, Harano -san."
"You're welcome."
A few seconds of silence ensued.
"Cough, let's get to know each other again." Seiji broke the silence as he looked at Gungo. "Gungo, this was originally Koutarou, the charcoal seller in your town. He lost control here once and became like this."
Seiji then looked at the ball of light. "Koutarou, this was originally the samurai Gungo from your town. Can you … er, can you see him?"
[I no longer have eyes, but I can feel it] the ball of light spoke. [Are you alright, Mr. Gungo?]
Gungo: "…"
"This is a survivor from your town. Aren't you going to respond?" Seiji said to Gungo.
"I don't know what to say," Gungo said hoarsely.
"Alright then … Koutarou, can I ask you a few questions?" Seiji looked at the ball of light again.
"Go ahead."
"First of all, how did you become like this?"
"I don't know either … I think it's partly because of the power of this dimension. Also, it's because I'm unable to recognize myself," the ball of light answered hoarsely.
"Then, did you remember anything?"
"I did indeed remember some things … fragmented memories … made me feel confused …"
"If it's possible, could you tell me about it? What did you experience when you were still alive? What do you know about the white dragon? "Seiji asked cautiously.
The ball of light fell silent for a moment as it kept changing between light and darkness.
"That was an accident that created the Catastrophe Goddess … it wasn't supposed to be like that."
"What happened?" Seiji felt that he had touched upon a critical piece of information. Next to him, Summer Night also perked up her ears.
"It was originally just an experiment, but something went wrong … or perhaps someone secretly did it …" the ball of light spoke in a low raspy voice.
"The dragon appeared, causing everyone to die and destroy the village.
The spirits of the dead corrupted the dragon, causing it to become the Catastrophe Goddess … I don't know what happened after that. "
"What kind of experiment was it originally? Who conducted it? "Seiji asked.
"It was a Spiritual Awakening experiment. The goal was to transform a large number of ordinary people into Spiritual Ability users. The person in charge of this experiment was named … Asaka Tendo."
"Asaka Tendo?" This was an unfamiliar name to Seiji.
Seiji looked towards Summer Night. Summer Night shook her head, indicating that she didn't know either.
Judging from her surname, she seemed to be from the Tendo Family … which meant that the Tendo Family conducted an experiment that went wrong, resulting in death and destruction, creating the Catastrophe Goddess in the form of a white dragon!
This Catastrophe Goddess was highly likely to be the Cherry Blossom Catastrophe Goddess.
If this Asaka Tendo was still alive, she would be an important person involved. Seiji would be able to obtain information from her. But if she was dead …
Seiji suddenly recalled Gungo's master, "her"!
"Gungo, I'd like to ask again. What's your master's name?"
Gungo remained silent.
"She's called Asaka Tendo … or Asaka Tendo, right?" Seiji looked directly at Samurai and questioned him.
Samurai remained silent.
"This is a very important question. Please answer me." Seiji made his tone even more serious.
Samurai remained silent.
This silence could be seen as tacit agreement. However, Seiji still wanted confirmation.
Just as Seiji was about to say something rather unpleasant, Kungo finally spoke up …
"If master is here … please promise that you won't harm her.
As long as you promise this, I'll listen to anything you say. "
Something flashed in Seiji's eyes when he heard this.
"All I want is information," Seiji stated. "As long as I can obtain information, I won't do anything unnecessary. I can guarantee this."
What he meant was that those who confessed would be lenient, and those who resisted would be severely punished, including Seiji and his master.
Gungo understood Seiji's words. The vortex on his face flashed.
"Master's name is indeed Asaka," Seiji stated slowly.
It was confirmed!
Asaka Tendo was Gungo's master. She was an undead spirit. It was highly likely that she was here.
If he found her, perhaps he would be able to understand the entire situation!
Seiji and Summer Night exchanged glances and communicated with each other.
"Let's go find Asaka Tendo together. If she's here, we must wake her up!"
Gungo remained silent.
He longed to see his master again. But … was this what his master wanted?
Samurai was rather confused. However, his desire to see his master again drove him to action.
'If my master gets angry when she wakes up, then punish me!'
…
"Before we take action, let's confirm our plan one last time," Meisei Sorin spoke to Soul Society's members, including Yui.
He then explained the entire ambush plan as quickly as he could, including the time, location, division of labor, first plan, second plan, and third plan …
"… Everyone, remember this clearly.
I don't need to explain the importance of this ambush, but I'll emphasize it one more time.
The success of this ambush will directly affect the fates of millions of people in this city.
It's fine if everyone cares or doesn't care. At any rate, you need to understand what sort of position we're currently in.
If we allow death and destruction to descend upon us, one day, death and destruction will descend upon us. We won't be able to resist or escape.
Now, let's go! "
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