802 Is it no good even if I hug your leg and beg you? (1/2)

Seiji could only tell Yui a limited amount of information without revealing his ability to travel back in time.

If it was truly necessary, Seiji was resolved to tell Yui about his ability. However, he wanted to avoid doing so if possible. He had a premonition that telling her about his ability might result in something completely unimaginable.

Even without his premonition, he found it difficult to trust Soul Society as much as he had before he personally witnessed the destruction wrought in the city.

Although he'd never trusted Soul Society that much to begin with, the fact that Soul Society hadn't been able to stop that catastrophe made him trust Soul Society even less.

The scene of destruction upon the city had been incredibly beautiful with all the cherry blossoms falling down. Hundreds of thousands of people had died as an indirect result of the cherry blossoms as they had perished in accidents caused by the Sakura Catastrophe Goddess's power freezing everyone with no spiritual abilities in place. That had been an incredibly cruel scene… Even now, Seiji felt a chill just remembering the scene.

He didn't want to remember the scene at all. However, it was etched deeply into his mind. Just even thinking about related topics would cause the scene to replay itself in his mind with great clarity.

Not a single other person in this timeline knew what he had seen. He was back at the conversation with his older sister. Nothing had happened yet. That beautiful yet cruel scene was something only he knew.

Did this count as only him being saved, or that he was the only one who hadn't been saved?

He didn't know.

Seiji didn't want to ponder such a philosophical question.

He had to continue onward.

It seemed like his sister Yui had thought of some possibility. She would probably do something that might change Voidfire's action.

If this was successful, that might be enough to change the future… but would it really be that successful?

No.

Seiji was unable to convince himself that just by having Yui and Soul Society be on guard against Voidfire would be enough to prevent that cruel incident from occurring again.

He had to do even more.

”By the way, even if my premonition is wrong, and Soul Society's plan won't be interfered with, will there be any potential problems with the plan itself?” Seiji continued asking questions. ”I know that this is a different situation from the Bloodwine Ritual tournament incident. But, will such an incident truly not happen again?”

Yui remained silent and didn't reply.

Seiji felt that perhaps she was thinking, or perhaps she simply didn't want to reply.

”This time, Soul Society is willing to sacrifice a few thousand. What about the next time? Several tens of thousands? The next time after that? Several hundred thousand?

”I know that it's rather extreme for me to extrapolate along this path. But, as long as there are benefits to be had, large amounts of ordinary civilians can be sacrificed. Is Soul Society really fine as an organization like this?

”Although the Yasakani no Magatama is precious, although it's a powerful artifact, it's still a dead object. It's just a tool.

”Tools should be used for the sake of humanity. Human lives shouldn't be sacrificed in order to protect a tool. That's what I believe.

”Maybe my way of thinking is too naïve. But what's wrong with being naïve? Soul Society is a new faction. They should separate themselves from the old. If Soul Society is willing to sacrifice several thousand ordinary civilians' lives in order to preserve a powerful artifact, what difference does that have from the old and rotten factions from before?”

Yui's expression noticeably flickered after Seiji said all this. However, she still remained silent.

”Do you agree with what I say, Yui nee-san?” Seiji asked her with utmost directness.

”Whether I agree or not is meaningless,” Yui said in a soft voice.

Soul Society had already made its decision. She was powerless to stop it.

”It is meaningful.” Something flashed in Seiji's eyes. ”If you agree with me, then tell me the information on the Yasakani no Magatama. Maybe I can change—”

Yui's gaze instantly hardened when she heard this. She immediately interrupted him, ”You want me to betray Soul Society?”

”Whether it counts as betrayal or not depends on you.” Seiji directly looked into her sharp gaze.

The atmosphere suddenly became very heavy.

”You can't change anything. Don't be too arrogant,” Yui told him.

”Perhaps, but you never know unless you try.”

”You won't be able to bear the price for trying something like this.”

”Whether I can bear the price or not is something for me to decide.”