840 Im only a high school studen (2/2)

…That made sense.

Seiji felt as if he had just discovered a blind spot!

Seiji… no, more accurately, Yui and Soul Society had believed that all of this had been the Tendo Family's scheme. However, maybe this wasn't even the case. Maybe it was that the Tendo Family was no longer able to suppress the Catastrophe Goddess, so she woke up…?

If this was really true, didn't this mean that the Tendo Family had been wronged?

No… The Catastrophe Goddess's birth was still because of the sins of the Tendo Family. Although the Tendo Family may have been wronged on the issue of the Catastrophe Goddess's awakening, it couldn't be said that the Tendo Family was wronged. They were still the primary culprit behind all of this.

To be more specific as to which individuals were most at fault, they would doubtlessly be that Shinzen Tendo, along with the mysterious individual who called himself the ”Abbey Master”.

Abbey Master… was that referring to a ”Daoist Abbey”? Daoism from Huaxia?

Seiji didn't want to think that a Huaxia person had caused all of this calamity. However, this indeed seemed possible.

Even the Tendo Family had been unable to determine the true identity of this Abbey Master, and this person had given Shinzen spiritual techniques that were considered highly valuable… It seemed like it was quite plausible to say that the Abbey Master may be a powerful spiritual ability user from Huaxia.

Seiji could only mentally sigh. No matter if the culprit was a Huaxia individual or not, the evil sin of bringing along so much catastrophe was unmistakable.

Sin was sin, no matter the person's nationality.

Back to the topic of the Catastrophe Goddess.

”Is the jinchuriki host seal method truly the only good method to use against the Catastrophe Goddess?” Seiji asked this question. ”Now that we understand the connection between you and the Catastrophe Goddess, is there anything else that you can do, Tendo-san?”

Sayaka remained silent.

”I'm sorry… I know I'm asking too much of you.” Seiji sighed. ”But no matter what, I want to find a better way.”

”This isn't your responsibility.” Sayaka looked directly at him. ”Although I don't understand your personal situation and standpoint in all of this, you already know so much valuable information. All you need to do is tell this information to others. You've already done excellent, Seiji Haruta. An existence like the Catastrophe Goddess isn't one that you and your companions alone will be able to deal with. To put it bluntly, your group doesn't even have the strength to stand against her.

”There might indeed be better ways to deal with her. However, you should leave that up to more qualified people to think about. Don't think that you're capable of saving the world by yourself. A high schooler saving the world is a situation that will only appear in anime.”

”No,” Seiji answered in a serious tone. ”High schoolers will also save the world in manga and novels.”

Sayaka was rendered speechless.

”Just joking.” Seiji chuckled. ”Your words made me recall a certain someone who told me almost the exact same thing. However, I'm not trying to be arrogant and thinking about what I can't possibly do. It's just that I don't want to say something like 'let's just leave it at that'. I know quite well that I'm not strong enough to resist against the Catastrophe Goddess. However, this doesn't mean that I shouldn't do everything that I can. If the worst possible ending still arrives after I try my very best, I will accept it even if I don't want to accept. But if I don't try my best to do everything that I can… I won't be able to accept it. This isn't because of personal benefits, nor is it because I feel like I must save the world. This is merely my willfulness.”

Something flashed in Sayaka's eyes when she heard this.

”Such willfulness… is truly naïve,” she stated softly.