801 Having humans always be reasonable (2/2)
Yui instantly widened her eyes in surprise.
”Did Kamitani tell you that?”
”No, he didn't,” Seiji answered calmly. ”I guessed it with my instincts and also through another information channel.”
Another information channel? Could he be referring to…
Yui's first thought was the national idol, Miyuki Sakuraku.
”Soul Society temporarily sealed the Realm of Cherry Blossoms' Dimensional Eye with this artifact, am I right? Rather than using this artifact too much, which might break it or cause it to be unusable for a long period of time, it would be 'cheaper' to sacrifice a few thousand people's lives. Am I right?” Seiji continued asking questions.
Although he was asking as if he didn't know, everything he said had been exactly on the mark.
Yui nodded in confirmation. ”That's exactly what it is.”
”What exactly is this powerful artifact?” Seiji inquired.
”The Yasakani no Magatama.” Yui decided to directly tell him.
The three major mystical artifacts of Sakura Island were household names that everybody knew. These three artifacts were the Kusanagi sword, the Yata no Kagami mirror, and the Yasakani no Magatama jewel. Naturally, these three artifacts often appeared in anime and manga. [TL note: these three artifacts are known as the Imperial Regalia of Japan, or the Three Sacred Treasures of Japan. See if you want to know more.]
In the spiritual society, these three artifacts were the most powerful spiritual artifacts around. Currently, these three artifacts were in the possession of the seven major Yin Yang Master families. This was also one of the reasons why the seven major families were at the very top in the current spiritual society. It would be no exaggeration to say that these three artifacts were the pinnacle of Sakura Island's spiritual world! What they represented, along with their actual power, would be incredibly important.
Anyone who possessed all three spiritual artifacts simultaneously would be able to conquer the entire world… Okay, that was an exaggeration.
But, if anyone managed to obtain all three spiritual artifacts which were currently in the seven major families' possession, then that person's power level would definitely reach the rank of number one in all of Sakura Island.
One of the three major spiritual artifacts versus the lives of a few thousand ordinary civilians. It was likely that most spiritual ability users wouldn't even need to think about which would be more important to them.
Soul Society's decision was ”correct”.
At least, on the surface.
”If sacrificing a few thousand lives can protect the Yasakani no Magatama and the city, then maybe that will be worth it,” Seiji continued speaking in a calm tone. ”But will things really happen that way?”
Yui blinked in surprise.
”What do you mean?”
”Will Soul Society's plan be obstructed by any outside parties? For instance, won't the Messengers do anything?”
”We're already prepared to deal with the Messengers.”
”Your preparations are absolutely infallible?'
”There's no such thing as anything that's absolutely infallible.”
”I know that. I just wanted to know whether Soul Society was confident or not in being able to stop them if the Messengers tried anything at this time. I want to know if there's any guarantee of the situation not becoming far worse.” Seiji looked directly at Yui's face.
Yui felt that subtle sensation returning again. She couldn't help but avert her gaze.
”You don't need to worry about such things.”
”I don't want to pry into stuff that isn't my business. However, I have an ominous premonition.” Seiji's tone became heavier. ”Kamitani went to the trouble of telling me the information that Soul Society intends to sacrifice a few thousand people. Why exactly did he do that? Was he hinting at something? Or did he want to lure me into doing something?
”I feel like he's plotting something, and I might be one factor in his plan. Or, maybe I'm just an insignificant disturbance to him.
”But no matter what, I really do have an ominous premonition.
”Yui Nee-san, are you certain that Soul Society's preparations haven't missed anything? For instance, something that might have been missed, or a certain person that might have been missed…”
After hearing Seiji's words, Yui swiftly went over Soul Society's full plan in her mind. She went through all the relevant information, events, and people…
Soul Society's plan couldn't be said to be perfect. Still, she felt that Soul Society's plan was relatively complete.
Unless…
She suddenly thought of a youth with orange short hair, a pale face, red eyes with a distant look, and heavy dark circles under his eyes.
If that person… if he was released…
Yui suddenly felt uneasy when she thought of this possibility.
It didn't seem likely, but… Kamitani… just might…
The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she became.