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Chapter 12 - Chapter 11

As the light dissipates, the two kids were greeted by a glowing spirit of a woman in white dress and veil. She didn't look at the two but seem to know that there are people are observing her.

"Whoever the two of you are, I am grateful for activating the spell inside of my heirloom. Although I would like to answer your questions, I am physically unable to do that for the person you are talking to right now, is but a fragment created using sorcery."

"I am Benzei, the one and only Seishitsu. The Hino Country has been invaded by the devils and the current Shogun, Gozu…" As she spoke, the two kids was able to hear the change in her voice. As soon as she said the Shogun's name, her voice was shaking.

"The Lord… has become a mindless devil and has destroyed many of the villages. As… Even if I can save our people, the lord's name will be forever associated with a monster he looks like right now. All I request for you, who shares the same feelings as me and… Gozu, is to save him."

After that, the two became confused. The turn of the events becomes very hard to comprehend to the two. Although they were aware of the myth about a monster destroying hundreds of years ago, they were surprised to know the truth of the events. What more, the 'request' Benzei were telling them right now makes them confused.

"I will be planning to sacrifice myself to seal my beloved with me to save this land. However, I am not all-powerful. His seal will come undone. His peaceful slumber will be disturbed. By that time, he will again, wreak havoc on this land. This time, not he won't be alone but will be with the devils to destroy this land."

Even after hearing this, the two fail to find the correlation of the story to the advice.

"If that's the case, how would he defeat him then?" Hisashi asks and looks at Koyori.

The latter just kept on looking at the 'recording' and didn't react. As if she feels something, she looks at the bracelet and then Hisashi before the 'recording' speaks again.

"Without this bracelet, the only possible way to make him disappear is to kill him, or to seal him again with me. Or in this case, the bracelet. The most important memory of him to me."

The more she talks about Gozu, the more her voice trembles. As she reach the end of her request, tears starts to flow down her face.

"Please- Please end his suffering. As he is now, seal or not, what they did to him is horrendous, inhumane. Even if he was to be sealed, his suffering won't end. So please, grant me this request. In exchange, this very dungeon is yours for the taking. I hope you consider my request, and goodbye."

At her very last words, she takes out her scroll and new series of ancient letters appears on the scroll. She clasps her hands to holding the bracelet before casting a spell and turning into light. The light then travels out before it encapsulates the five headed, demonic looking dragon.

As the light devour the dragon, the two kids watching felt an intense feeling of sadness and at the same time, love. Although they weren't sure, they both thought that this intense feeling came from Benzei's bracelet. The recording shows the light turning into a bracelet and a torii gate.

The projection disappears as a warm yoryoku envelops the two young kids. There, Koyori was able to come to a realization. Hisashi, being able to feel it, knows what is happening.

"I awakened my sorcery, Hisashi!" She said happily as she smiles towards her friend.

"Really? What is it? Show me!" He said while holding her hands.

She blushes at first before closing her eyes and focusing her mind. A couple of seconds later, green yoryoku appears on his arm and a green plant grows. It quickly grows more than a meter before Koyori stops pouring in some yoryoku.

""It's Plant Sorcery!"" They both exclaimed. However Koyori's expression changed when he looked at Hisashi.

"Wait, you've never told me your Sorcery type. Mizuya-dono told us that you also awakened yours."

"Well, you didn't ask." "Hmph. Whatever, what is it?" Koyori asks.

"The thing is, I also don't know." Hisashi just scratches his head.

"What do you mean that you don't know? That's impossible."

"No, because I don't have one." "You mean, you don't have any sorcery type?"

"No, rather, I don't have just one sorcery type." Hearing what he said made Koyori speechless.

After 5 minutes of explaining to her what his sorcery is, he just decided to show it to her.

First, he uses the wind sorcery that he 'learned' from Taoru and fires it off the walls of the dungeon. He of course, used a lot less yoryoku to not damage the dungeon as it is now going to be a hangout area for them.

Then, he fired the two more sorcery spell that he knows to show it to Koyori. He manage to surprise Koyori again before making a request.

"I have some speculations on what it is but I need you to do one thing. Use your sorcery again." Koyori agrees and uses it again. This time though, she didn't close her eyes to observe Hisashi.

As soon as the green yoryoku oozes out of her body, Hisashi's red eyes glows yellow and yellow lightning which made Koyori nervous for a second. However, to her surprise, her spell didn't activate and she looks at Hisashi.

Hisashi was now smiling at her before smugly releasing green yoryoku out of his hand which becomes a plant similar to what Koyori did earlier.

"Whu- What just happened? Did you copy my sorcery? Is your sorcery copying others?" "I don't know. However, I have a speculation. If it isn't copying, it can be analyzing."

"…Analyzing?"

"It means 'to understand' or 'to examine'. If we go from that, it means that I can analyze other people's magic, then after learning what it is, I can use it myself. Although, I think that I will be able to do more from it if it was."

"Isn't that super strong then? You're like cheating," Koyori said with a jab on his shoulder.

"No, the thing is, I think it depends on the sorcery type. The more complicated and unique one's sorcery type, the harder it is to 'analyze'. Moreover, the less I know about the sorcery type, the harder it is to do so. Wind sorcery is pretty common in wherever we are, so I were able to analyze it quickly."

"Then how were you able to copy- I mean analyze my magic that quickly, this is your first time seeing it. Also, isn't dark sorcery unique and complicated? Even your brother hasn't awakened it yet."

"Well, for the second question, I think it was because I know how dark sorcery work's from father. For you though… Maybe because you hang out with me too much?" A fist then welcomes Hisashi on the face. He stumbles back as a fist mark appears on his nose.

"Hah!? Just say it if you don't wanna hang out with me. You even avoided my question."

"That hurts! Also, it's a joke. You don't have to punch me on the face though! Hey, wait!" Hisashi runs as he massages his broken face. He chases her as she runs towards the nearby small apple tree before picking one up.

Hisashi follows up with a small wind slash which made the apple fall. However, before he can even see if Koyori was even a little bit impressed at him, another hit came on his face. Of course it didn't hurt.

"You idiot! Don't damage the trees. I'm a plant sorcerer now you know! I care about them too."

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