The Second Son of The Marquis Runs Away from Home ~ Lacking Talent, He Abandons Everything and Becomes an Adventurer ~ - 93

Chapter 93: Obsession

(Mudo’s Side)

“Did Dougen die?”

Mudo muttered as he returned the information he received from his shikigami to a talisman. He clenched his teeth, irritated by the troublesome presence of Berg and those around him.

“But now, the information is gathered.”

Behind him, Yozen, the head of Ozuma, exuded an unnatural aura of malice. It seemed that Yozen no longer had the strength to rise, so he simply directed his eyes toward Mudo and spoke in a rasping voice.

“Y-…you…”

“You’re still able to speak?” Mudo turned to face Yozen and raised his hand, using a binding spell to restrict Yozen’s movements. Not just Yozen, but also his guards and everyone else in the castle were either restrained or killed by Dougen’s Yomi Ninjas.

“Such power in the Yomi soldiers…”

“I’m the one who’s been researching Yomi soldiers, after all. It was good that you were cautious, but in the end, I was the better one.”

Yozen hadn’t been sitting idle. When Mudo had started to have second thoughts, Yozen had set up barriers and kept guards equipped with cursed tools that connected to spirits and demons.

“You chose the wrong opponent. Changing the barrier created by a mere few decades of a sorcerer’s work without being detected is easy for me.”

“!”

“I served under you once, after all. I’ll make good use of that life.”

Mudo gave a signal to his Yomi Ninjas, who locked Yozen in a prison created by the spell. Meanwhile, the Yomi creatures surrounding the castle began to make horrifying sounds.

(Finally, we’ve come this far.)

Mudo lowered his gaze, reflecting on his thoughts. He had used every means possible to fulfill his long-cherished ambitions—ambitions that had been unfulfilled in the past. He had made a deal with that man to discover and seal the Gates of Yomi.

“The Gates of Yomi… I will be able to find them. I have a deep understanding of alternate realms and different dimensions.”

“…What is your wish?”

“If you give me the sacred treasures passed down in this country, and the great relics, I’ll be satisfied. Though I would prefer the actual relics, I’ll settle for just the information.”

“Alright. We’ll give you copies of the research material on the great relics we’ve studied. As for the sacred treasures, there are conditions.”

“Tell me.”

“Destroy the people in Hijima Village. Keep others from approaching. Once you’ve done that, you may do as you please with the sacred treasures in the village.”

“Heh… Fine, then. The deal is settled.”

Mudo recalled the shadowy man who had once visited him. He never intended to meet him again, but that man had been the one to seal the Gates of Yomi. Thanks to him, Mudo had found the gates and was able to destroy the village of Hijima, which held the means to seal the gates.

However, despite that, the sacred treasures needed for the seal had gathered once more, and the Kami Shiro clan, who should have disappeared along with their bl00d and power, had reappeared.

“Is this fate?”

If it is, then we will cut that fate. We will brush away everything that falls upon us and smash through all obstacles that stand in our way.

Everything is for the great ambition of my clan…