479 Why do you want her? (1/2)

A new generation, and Neo Humans… just how did these terms come about into existence? Did Yui know some top-secret information, or was she perhaps even a member of the Soul World faction?

She remained silent and didn't answer his questions on that topic. Seiji could understand.

Just telling him what she did might have been quite risky for her. It meant that she wasn't able to tell him anything more.

What if she truly was a member of the Soul World faction?

'Let's deal with it when the time comes after I learn the truth about the Midnight Spell and the Soul World faction's goals,' Seiji thought to himself. And no matter what, Yui was his family.

By the way, a term like ”Neo Humans…” Should he play around with a Gundam now?

'I really have played around in one! More than once, even! Well, even if it was only in the soul realm,' Seiji commented in his mind.

Seiji went to the student council president's residence to practice cultivation. When he met the president there, Seiji thought that he should mention something to her.

”Natsuya, there's something I'd like to discuss with you.”

”Discuss… discuss what?” Natsuya was acting somewhat unnaturally.

This was mystifying to Seiji.

”Your expression is a little strange. What's the matter?”

”N-nothing.” Natsuya averted her gaze as her face flushed slightly red. ”I'm just… feeling slightly uncomfortable.”

After all, she couldn't tell him that she was currently feeling awkward due to the discussion she'd had last night with his younger sister about potentially getting married to him.

Natsuya was quite worried that Hana would tell Seiji about the contents of their discussion regarding harems… but it seemed that she hadn't, which helped Natsuya to calm down.

”If you're feeling uncomfortable, make sure to rest. You've been working too hard,” Seiji said out of concern.

”Yeah… I will.” Natsuya nodded with her red face. ”What would you like to discuss with me?”

”It's about Shinobu Miaki… Akatsuki Mitarai's human puppet,” Seiji told her. ”I would like to be able to obtain her as one of the victory conditions in our duel.”

Natsuya was incredibly astonished to hear this, and it showed on her face.

”Why do you want her?”

”It's like this. Actually…” Seiji gave her an explanation of how Shinobu was actually a newly-born demon.

Something flashed in Natsuya's eyes after she finished listening to Seiji's explanation.

”Yomi… is able to perceive demons to such an extent, and is even able to steal away a soul…”

”Have you figured out just which spirit she could be?”

”No… I have no idea.” Natsuya shook her head slightly. ”Can you contact her right now?”

Seiji tried mentally calling out to her.

”She's not responding… she's probably sleeping again.”

Seiji rubbed his chin in contemplation. ”Although I don't know much about magic compared to you, I realized it as well. She's actually really powerful.”

Apart from being able to steal souls, Yomi was even capable of figuring out an Awakened's mystical connection, or sending someone down to hell to save a fallen and return safely… she was definitely an incredible existence!

”Yomi,” a name which meant the netherworld, was an incredibly fitting name for her.

The person who gave her this name seemed most likely to have been Seimei Kamijou.

She mentioned how she used to be similar to Shinobu Miaki long, long ago in the past at first. Although Seiji was unsure exactly what she meant, he figured that it meant that they were both demons since Shinobu was also a demon.

When Yomi was still a demon freely roaming around on the land, she was quite likely to have been an incredibly powerful demon on the same level as the famous three most powerful evil demons like Great Tengu, Shutendoji, and Tamamo no Mae. Someone who had a good enough relationship with her to give her a name… or in other words, someone who was able to suppress her power. The only person that Seiji could think of in Sakura Island's history was Seimei Kamijou, his ancestor.

Seiji felt that his inference about Yomi being one of Seimei Kamijou's Spirit-branded Retainers in the past was highly likely to be correct.

However, she always answered ambiguously about her identity.

This might be because she wanted to intentionally act mysterious to make people wonder about her. It also might be because… well, no idea, actually.

”If at all possible, I'd like to know as well. But, she keeps saying she wants to maintain a sense of mystery about her.” Seiji extended his palms. ”So, that's just how it is.”

Natsuya nodded in understanding.

”Demons and spirits have all sorts of personalities, just like humans. Meeting such a carefree one like her isn't considered strange… But with how powerful she is, the fact that she's always sleeping might actually be her storing energy to use her power. What do you think?”