The sunset glow left a beautiful scene in the sky before it was covered by the night. The witch village was still brightly lit. The war on the continent did not affect this place. The reason was obvious.
Hasegawa and Maitreya, who had already had dinner, were taking a walk on the streets of the village. The bustling streets exuded a liveliness that was rarely seen during the war years. This was rarely seen in the former Witch Village. This was all thanks to Hasegawa. A few years ago, he went to the Ghost Country's Daimyo City and everything was settled. Since then, a large number of supplies and manpower had been sent to the Witch Village. They told the public that the Witch Village had been rebuilt so that the witches could live a better life. Of course, these were all told to the public.
With a smile on his face, Maitreya shuttled through the crowded streets. He was very happy and kept lingering at various food stalls or places that sold small accessories. It was rare to see a Maitreya like this. Ever since the village had more people, there were many problems. The construction of various houses and living facilities also came one after another. This made Maitreya very busy. Fortunately, Hasegawa also put in a lot of attention to solve those problems.
"How is it? "It's nice, isn't it?" A sudden question came from behind Hasegawa. Maitreya had already appeared behind him. Perhaps he had overtaken Maitreya when Hasegawa wasn't paying attention. Looking back, he saw a beautiful floral kimono and a beautiful hairpin on the head of Maitreya. He kept fiddling with the hairpin and asked Hasegawa," How is it? Is it here or here?"”
After laughing twice, Hasegawa reached out and pinned the hair clip to the back of Maitreya's head. Then, he looked around and saw that the effect was good." This is good." The latter also looked at herself in the mirror and found that it was indeed a good spot. She said to Hasegawa with a strange expression," Not bad. Is the spot you chose good? Tell me, have you done this for other girls before?" As she spoke, she put on a fierce expression. However, the fierce expression on her body did not taste good.
When Hasegawa heard this, he also knew that Maitreya was joking, and immediately revealed a wronged expression. That expression was indeed interesting, and Maitreya couldn't hold back his laughter. Hasegawa's expression changed and his face darkened. Maitreya suddenly felt that something was wrong. She stuck out her tongue at him and turned around to slip into the crowd. At this time, her voice came from the noisy crowd. If it was an ordinary person, they would not have such ability. Fortunately, the chakra on her body was strong enough. This was easy to do." Oh no, hurry up and run."
Such a young girl's appearance rarely appeared on Maitreya. As the leader of the Witch Village, he had to have dignity in front of his subordinates, and he had to pay the price for his growth.
Hasegawa didn't immediately chase after him. As long as Maitreya didn't go beyond his sensing range, he would be able to find Maitreya's whereabouts in the first place, whether it was in a brightly lit night or in a dark world without a trace of light. Hasegawa was waiting for a figure. It was one of his three subordinates. He didn't make Hasegawa wait for too long. In just a few breaths, the figure arrived behind Hasegawa and bowed slightly. It was the courtesy of a subordinate meeting his superior. Hasegawa didn't like such a big bow, so his three subordinates usually didn't greet him. Although this habit was only Hasegawa's personal preference, to his three subordinates, this kind of superior was considered their luck. The loyalty of the three of them was quite obvious.
"What is it? The person who came was the leader of his three subordinates, Uemura. Hasegawa definitely didn't like disturbing his time with Maitreya. If it was an ordinary person, he would have slapped them to death. Of course, that was only when Maitreya couldn't see. The three of them knew Hasegawa's preferences better than Maitreya. Otherwise, how could they have gotten any benefits from Hasegawa? There were many good things in Hasegawa's laboratory. However, Hasegawa wasn't an unreasonable person. Some of his rules were reasonable. If something big happened or something important happened, Hasegawa wouldn't get tired of it.
" My lord, there is an important piece of information." Uemura had also given him an important piece of information first. This was also a reason for him to come at this time. These words made Hasegawa's eyebrows jump. For Uemura to say that it was important information, it was not an ordinary thing. All these years, under his control, the three of them were all shadow level ninjas, regardless of their realm or strength.，With their abilities, it was still important. It seemed like it was not ordinary information. Moreover, among the missions issued by Hasegawa, there was only one thing that could be said to be important. Thinking of this, Hasegawa became much more serious. He asked in a deep voice,"Is it about the seal?" Only this matter was ranked first by him.
Uemura also nodded, indicating that this important piece of information was the "Yes, my lord". Uemura wanted to continue, but he was interrupted by Hasegawa with a wave of his hand. Uemura, who reacted, could not help but feel awkward. There were many people coming and going here, so it was obviously not a good place to discuss this matter. This also showed that Uemura was still quite anxious, and Hasegawa was very satisfied with this. "There's no rush. Wait for me in the laboratory." As soon as Hasegawa finished speaking, something appeared in Uemura's hand. It was a jade pendant in the shape of a dragon and phoenix. Uemura was overjoyed. This jade pendant was not so easy to find. This was the core key of the laboratory. This key could open all the doors in the laboratory. It was on a completely different level than the keys they had. Now that he saw this jade pendant, Hasegawa's reward was here. He pricked up his ears and prepared to listen carefully to Hasegawa's words. As expected, Hasegawa began to talk about the reward. "You guys have done well this time, even though it took a lot of time to settle this matter." Hasegawa glanced at Uemura from the corner of his eyes. Uemura was also scared by his gaze and broke out in cold sweat. He thought about it carefully and realized that it was true. This matter had been carried out a long time ago. It had been a few years, but he only received some news. It was indeed a dereliction of duty. However, when he thought about the difficulty of this mission, it was extremely difficult. In fact, this mission was not that difficult. As long as he could do something to the witch Maitreya, it would be really fast. However, even though these words sounded nice, if they really did it, regardless of whether they succeeded or not, Hasegawa would definitely turn the three of them into ashes. Although the three of them had the strength of a Shadow Grade fighter, they didn't dare to fight against Hasegawa. They knew that Hasegawa had the ability to turn them into ashes, and that was not even counting the tricks that he had done to them.
Obviously, Hasegawa knew how difficult this mission was, so he didn't make things too difficult for Uemura." Fortunately, the mission was completed, so I won't pursue the matter anymore. To be honest, if the three of you still can't find any news after a year, then I don't need to tell you the result." Uemura was relieved when he heard that Hasegawa didn't pursue the matter, but when he heard the latter part, his heart stopped for a moment. In the end, what else could there be? Uemura couldn't help but rejoice at their good luck. " There's still a reward this time. Go ahead." After saying that, he rushed into the crowd to look for Maitreya. Uemura was left behind with a silly smile. It was not surprising that he was like this. The three of them had lived in the Witch Village for so many years and had long started a family. The older one was four or five years old, and the younger one was just a month old. Although Hasegawa did not allow them to teach ninjutsu, it was not a big deal. No father would want their children to do dangerous things, right? As long as they lived a safe and sound life, it was fine. Hasegawa's rewards were extremely rich. Some medicines were extremely precious in the outside world, such as the 'Ageless Potion'. If it was in the outside world, it would be a crazy thing. However, in Hasegawa's laboratory, this thing was just a random thing. Of course, this was also in Hasegawa's core room.
Ignoring Uemura, who was still in a daze, Hasegawa found Maitreya in an extremely short time. At this moment, Maitreya was playing with a ball. Her hands were separated from the ball, but the ball was spinning rapidly between her hands. Even from a distance, one could hear the sound of the ball rubbing against the air. Seeing such a scene, Hasegawa also remembered that Maitreya had also trained his chakra under his guidance. At the beginning, Maitreya was in a sorry state. However, the Maitreya had grown up and was much stronger than before. He could easily push the ball to such a rapid speed. The surrounding crowd obviously recognized Maitreya's identity. They all stood a distance away and looked at Maitreya respectfully. They laughed out loud. Hasegawa came behind Maitreya and hugged her. Maitreya, who was playing with all her heart, leaned into his arms with all her strength. However, the ball was still under her control and did not make any mistakes because of Maitreya's distraction. Only her fiancé Hasegawa could do such a thing in the Witch Village. Furthermore, the taste of Hasegawa was too familiar. Maitreya would never mistake it.
" Hey, I'm still okay now, right?" Maitreya said as he leaned against Hasegawa's chest and controlled the ball. With Maitreya's current ability, it was easy for him to do so. It showed that Maitreya had not stopped practicing his ability control because he was managing the village. Hasegawa was very happy about this. Although there wouldn't be any problems with his protection, it wasn't absolute. It was also beneficial for Maitreya to have some ability.
" Yes, Maitreya is great." There wasn't too much praise, but when Maitreya heard this, his eyes narrowed in joy. That smile was sweeter than eating honey.
The crowd applauded. Even the newcomers knew about Maitreya's identity, but some people who had just arrived in the shrine village did not know about Hasegawa's identity. Even the elders of the shrine village were not very clear about it. It was only because Hasegawa rarely appeared in the shrine village that the high-level management could often see Hasegawa. Those people had only heard that the witch had a fiancé. Seeing the situation here, how could they not understand that the person hugging the witch was the rumored fiancé of the witch? Although some people were disappointed that Hasegawa wasn't that handsome, his handsome appearance matched Maitreya very naturally. Moreover, the two of them were very loving. People who were older and had experienced it before couldn't tell that they were sincere. Those who didn't understand or understood the situation applauded warmly to congratulate Hasegawa and Maitreya.
The two people who were awakened also smiled at the crowd. More and more people were attracted by the gossip, and this place became extremely lively. Seeing more and more people surrounding the place, Maitreya could only come out and speak to calm everyone down. After some hard work, the crowd finally relaxed, but this job was obviously not easy. Maitreya was so tired that his forehead was sweating. At this time, the witch's guards also rushed over with a carriage to save the two.
Maitreya, who was sitting in the carriage, also waved to greet the crowd. From time to time, he would complain to Hasegawa, who was also sitting inside," I'm so tired. This is even more tiring than listening to that old woman's class." Hasegawa, who was sitting at the side, also waved to the crowd. Such an outcome was within his expectations. It was not like he had never seen such a thing before. This was the case even for a beloved leader, not to mention Maitreya who had made the Witch Village better. Although it was mainly due to Hasegawa's credit, he did not care about people's opinions. As long as Maitreya was happy, it was fine.
The old woman that Maitreya mentioned was the one in the 'calm' class. When he thought of this old woman, Hasegawa sighed with emotion. However, that old woman had also passed away last year. It was because he had reached the limit of his lifespan and passed away. It was not a big problem. With Hasegawa's ability, it was very easy to extend his lifespan. However, the old man did not agree, saying that he had lived too long. Moreover, Maitreya had also become a qualified witch. Her mission had been completed and she could go and see her ancestors. This was the old woman's decision. Judging from her determined eyes, he knew that she would not change, so Hasegawa did not do anything. He just accompanied the old woman with Maitreya until dawn. As the sun rose, the old woman only said one sentence and closed her eyes." The sun is really warm. This also symbolizes the arrival of a beautiful day."
The journey that was originally only ten minutes was dragged by the crowd for an hour before they returned to the city. Maitreya was exhausted and fell into a deep sleep the moment he returned. Hasegawa had a lot of energy, but this was nothing to him. He also had important things to do. After a while, it was already 10 p. m., and he could hear the noise outside the city. It seemed that tonight would be a sleepless night. After the spatial ripples, Hasegawa disappeared into the dark night.
However, in his underground laboratory, Hasegawa appeared amidst a spatial fluctuation. He flicked off the non-existent dust on his body and pushed open the door of the room. A wall was reflected in front of him. This was a long corridor. Ever since Hasegawa opened up the laboratory here, the underground project was many times larger than before. He even moved the place where the secret information was stored here. Now, there were only some books and materials that were usually useless. Maitreya had complained many times about this, saying that it was a pity that there was no unofficial history to read. Then, Hasegawa sent three people from Uemura to copy the books in the library of the Country of Spirits to resolve Maitreya's complaints.
He slowly walked to the wall. Without seeing Hasegawa do anything, the intact wall in front of him opened up like a door at first glance. The door opened and the lights inside lit up at the same time. There were only a few chairs and a round table inside. There were some expensive paintings around the room.
After leaning back on his chair, he sensed that the three people from Uemura had arrived. The three of them were training their chakras, which made Hasegawa very satisfied. Only by continuously training would his strength increase. Although Hasegawa usually looked like he had nothing to do, he had a lot of things to do. Not to mention his usual training, even his clone had a lot of things to do. There were also various experiments in the laboratory, as well as ideas that he had from time to time. These things filled his time, and he also had to accompany Maitreya. This made Hasegawa sometimes sigh about the lack of time.
The three of them who were training felt Hasegawa's mental power at the same time. As expected, Hasegawa's voice rang in their minds," Meeting room ". This voice did not disturb the three of them. The three of them opened their eyes at the same time and quickly walked to the meeting room where Hasegawa was. Of course, they knew about the meeting room, but they didn't usually use it. Even if they did use it a few times, it wasn't for meetings. Not long after, the three of them arrived at the meeting room where Hasegawa was. They bowed slightly and sat down on the chair, waiting for what they had to say and do next.
The three of them were all present, and Hasegawa opened his eyes. An inexplicable power filled the entire room, and even the air seemed to be afraid of them. The breathing of the three people from Uemura became much more difficult. Fortunately, this power disappeared in the blink of an eye, but it also made the three of them feel uncomfortable. This was not the first time they had experienced such a situation, and the three of them were already used to it.
" Uemura, go ahead." Hasegawa was very direct. He had no choice but to be direct. His main purpose this time was to understand the information that Uemura and the others had obtained.
" Yes, sir." Uemura didn't waste any time. It seemed like he had been preparing for a long time." Sir, after the three of us have investigated and verified it, the location where the Moryo's body is sealed has been confirmed." Uemura took out the map he had prepared and pointed at a place on it." It's here, in an extinct volcano in the Marsh Country."
"Marsh Country?" Hasegawa muttered the name of the country softly and pondered for a moment. He was no stranger to this country. It was just to the west of the Country of Ghosts and was not very far away. With the speed of a ninja, it would only take half a day to reach it. This country was also recorded in his database, but it was not called by this name before. This country was also considered to be new, and the history of the country was only a few decades. Compared to the Country of Ghosts, it was simply a child. This was about history, not national strength.
Indeed, Hasegawa did not expect that this Moryo's body would be sealed so close to the ghost country. This was too unexpected. He originally thought that it would be very far away from the ghost country. This made Hasegawa admire the courage of the first shrine maiden. It was really unimaginable that she would dare to do this. However, it was good that they were so close. Even if they left, it wouldn't take long for them to return.
"You all went in?" When he asked this, the three of them immediately felt a little uncomfortable. Their expressions naturally couldn't escape Hasegawa's senses. Hasegawa was immediately interested. To be able to make three Shadow Grade combatants feel uneasy, wasn't this very interesting?
" This, sir." Uemura wanted to avoid this topic, but he knew that he couldn't avoid it when he saw Hasegawa's expression. He looked at his brother at the beginning of the meeting, but the other two looked at the painting on the wall in the meeting room as if something attractive had appeared. He cursed his own brother and planned to deal with the two of them later. Anyway, he hadn't received Hasegawa's reward yet. He would make an issue out of this when the time came. Uemura also said," Sir, it's very awkward to talk about this." Hasegawa looked like he was listening attentively and even signaled Uemura with his eyes to hurry up and tell him. Uemura had no choice but to say," When I, Nakamura, and Shigure were in the Marsh Nation, we heard from a village that their volcano was often haunted. Originally, this had nothing to do with us, but Nakamura was interested and insisted on going to take a look. The three of us discussed it and decided to go over since we had time." Uemura explained the matter simply, and Hasegawa understood why the three of them were a little uncomfortable.
The three of them came to the small village and went up the mountain after asking for some information. With their strength, they were naturally not afraid of anything. However, after searching the mountain for two days, they did not find anything unusual. They decided to leave and go back. However, at this moment, the ground shook slightly. Following that, an overwhelming aura wandered around the mountain. This aura wreaked havoc here for less than 30 seconds before disappearing. At this moment, something uncomfortable happened to the three of them. It was not that they had not experienced the overwhelming aura before, but this time, there was only the kind of madness, no order, and extreme chaos in the aura. This mental assault caused the three of them to temporarily lose control of their bodies. Although it did not last long, some things had happened. Other than that, they were like newborn children.
This matter also made the three of them extremely angry. The three of them discussed and headed towards the most intense place, ready to settle this score. However, when the three of them arrived, they found a cave. The appearance of this cave was also strange. In the search for the first two days, there was definitely no cave here. After discussing for a while at the entrance of the cave, the three of them decided to enter the cave to investigate. Relying on their extraordinary strength, the three of them approached the cave. However, not long after the three of them entered, the cave entrance inexplicably disappeared. This discovery made the three of them nervous. When they arrived at the inner part of the mountain, they found a seal there. However, it had been a long time, so the seal was a little loose. The sealed thing would occasionally pop out of the lava. When the three of them saw the sealed item, their hearts almost jumped with joy. They realized that the sealed item was the target they had been searching for all this time. The physical body of the Wangliang. The three of them did not expect to meet this target here.
At this moment, the sealed body of the Wangliang also discovered the three of them. It shook its head and charged at the three of them. However, due to the seal, the Wangliang's head was blocked by the seal when it was still some distance away from the three of them. With a muffled bang, the entire seal shook twice. The powerful force even spread through the seal to the outside, causing the entire mountain to tremble. Only then did the three of them understand why the entire mountain suddenly shook. The three of them stood there silently for a moment before deciding to leave. The strength of the Wangliang's body was obvious, and the seal was also blocking the three of them from getting even. The three of them really didn't know much about sealing techniques. The three of them only knew some ordinary sealing techniques. They were absolutely clueless about such large-scale sealing techniques. Therefore, the three of them returned to Witch Village after breaking through the cave. The eldest of the three went to the village to report the matter to Hasegawa, and then the previous incident happened.
Hasegawa listened to Uemura's words seriously and even asked for some details. After Uemura finished speaking, Hasegawa waved his hand to signal the three of them to leave. After the three of them left, the door of the meeting room automatically closed. Hasegawa sat in a chair and pondered. It was within his expectations that the physical body of the Wangliang could move. Even if the soul and consciousness of an overly powerful individual were pulled out, the powerful physical body would still inherit some memory abilities. For example, it would find food on its own when it was hungry, drink water on its own when it was thirsty, and so on. There were also those who inherited the strongest thoughts of the soul and consciousness after leaving the body. The final thoughts of the Wangliang must have left there, so its physical body also carried out that thought, often colliding with the seal left behind by the first witch. The power of the sealing spell was not absolute. It also consumed power, and without power, the sealing spell would also weaken. Thinking of this, Hasegawa Muran realized that in the history of the shrine village, no shrine maiden had lived past 50 years old. Other than the first shrine maiden, the longest lived was the second shrine maiden. She lived to 49 years old, and the ages of the subsequent shrine maidens hovered between 40 and 45 years old. Sometimes, the shrine maidens did not even live past 30 years old.
As Hasegawa thought about this, he pulled the information out of his head and recalled the times when the shrine maidens of different generations lived and disappeared. He made a discovery. In times of war, witches didn't live long. The fiercer the war, the larger the scale of the war, and the more people died in the war, the shorter the lifespan of witches. In times of peace, the witches of that generation lived for a long time.
Hasegawa didn't want to think about it anymore. The following information was dispensable and of no use. With this, he could determine why Witch Village existed and why witches never lived long. The physical body of the Moryo had a special ability to absorb power in times of war. This could explain why the Moryo could still retaliate while sealed. According to Hasegawa's guess, the shrine maidens of each generation existed to replenish the power of the seal. During wartime, the power absorbed by the Moryo would resist the seal even more intensely, and the power of the seal would be consumed even more intensely. At this time, the shrine maidens 'role would be revealed. Perhaps the shrine maidens had a kind of magic that directly made their own existence disappear, and transformed into a kind of power to replenish the seal. This was also the best explanation. Otherwise, why would the previous witch, Maitreya's mother, disappear from Witch City? Even just now, no one found her whereabouts.
The happy smile of Maitreya appeared in his head. Hasegawa opened his eyes. His orange eyes were now emitting golden light. He would never let this happen. His previous research had finally come in handy, and he now had a few ideas. As long as it was successful, the threat of the Wangliang could be eliminated. It seemed that it was time to use the things he had saved. Hasegawa realized that it was a pleasant surprise that he was able to keep that thing. This time, he had to rely on it, and of course, there were some other things.
It wasn't until the next morning that Hasegawa finally finished thinking about the steps needed to deal with the Moryo. However, it would take some time to solve this problem, and it would be difficult for him to do it alone. He needed three people to work together to carry it out accurately. Uemura's trio couldn't do it. No matter how they synchronized, they couldn't do it without any mistakes. Therefore, he still needed his clone. This way, the battle on the clone's side had to end as soon as possible.
The sun rose from the horizon in the east, indicating the arrival of a new day. At this time, Maitreya had also woken up early and was sitting for morning exercise. Not far behind her, Hasegawa was also waiting here. This was a habit that he had long had. Maitreya was sitting there exercising, while Hasegawa was sitting cross-legged, doing his unique exercise. He had taught this method to Maitreya a long time ago, but she said that it was not ladylike, and it was easy to gain weight. This made Hasegawa secretly have a headache. Why didn't he gain weight? However, it did not matter. He had ways to protect Maitreya's physical condition. Unknowingly, Maitreya had already taken the 'Youth Ageless Medicine' that Hasegawa had researched for her. She was already forever young and would not grow old. There was a huge difference between this and the 'ageless medicine' that Uemura mentioned. That 'ageless medicine' was only a by-product of this genuine brand.
The beginning of a new day represented the end of yesterday.
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