Chapter 476 - TAKAHASHI SENZO (1/2)
Kazuki broke from his reverie and leaned on the desk on his elbows, abandoning his usual composed and proper posture.
”Your mother had countless suitors on the island who hoped they could bring her into their families. However, during one of her trips outside, she met your father and fell in love. She was so happy and could not wait to tell me that she had met her true love.”
Kaito's eyes narrowed because he knew that the story was not going to a good place.
”After she told me, I could not accept it. No one in the clan could accept it. Even the top elite families were opposed to the idea of Hime leaving the island. We did not want the fertile waters of our land to flow to the outside world.”
”Furthermore, at the time, Hime was working on improving the rare material to enhance its effect and minimise potential bad effects. So, we refused to let her go. But after that, she became listless and lethargic, staying at home and refusing to go to work.”
”She was no longer the same person. Even if we kept her, she refused to help us. In the end, we had to accept her marriage. In an act of good faith, she promised to keep working on the rare material. Since the Takahashi family was involved in the pharmaceutical business, it was not a difficult feat.”
Kazuki was restless as he shifted on his chair, agitated by the memories of what happened later on. His heart bled for his child, but he also felt a great loss for Martial Island.
”Please continue.” Kaito prompted him.
”I am not sure the specific matters that happened in the two years leading to their death. You should know that the tragedies came around the time when you were born. Perhaps, Hime and your father were distracted.” Kazuki continued.
The voice held some blame towards Kaito even if he had been nothing but a toddler. Kaito did not care about this misplaced faulting. He did not comment on it.
”In that period, it seems like Takahashi Senzo discovered something about the rare material. I cannot say if he read the documents made by your parents or if he managed to obtain a sample of it. But he knew the secret of Martial Island.”
”Little by little, he started grasping the control of the Takahashi Corporation. He wanted to control everything so that he could have access to the rare material for his use. Of course, this is my conclusion after what happened later.”
”He harnessed as much power as he could, but the work on the rare material was a private project by Hime. Therefore, regardless of his efforts, he could not take control of the matter as long as Hime and your father were alive.”
”I should mention that the specific issue that Hime was trying to solve at the time was the problem of energy rioting in the bodies of people who consumed the rare material incorrectly. It was a critical concern that caused the end of many lives. It still is.”
Kaito remembered again the story Taiki had told him about the faulty power gained from bad cultivation manuals and materials. It is just as he had thought. He could already see how the matter had ended up with his parent's death.