Demon Hunter and His Cabin
Chapter 627 - Chapter 627 Chapter 546 News_2

Chapter 627: Chapter 546 News_2 Chapter 627: Chapter 546 News_2 “Thanks to this place,”

The elder was none other than Michihiro Morita, who had been sought after by many.

A hint of relief showed on Michihiro Morita’s face.

He appeared to be in his fifties, tall and well-built, his face tanned and his hands knobby, showing a formidable strength.

“It’s only in such a special place as Mount Akagi that using Onmyoji Techniques without making a sound in the city could be so easy,”

A glint flashed in his eyes.

“Let’s find out if Yukiko is really in your hands.”

Michihiro Morita had made up his mind, if the others had indeed captured Yukiko, he would have to submit.

He took off a pendant woven from a black cord around his neck.

Carved on the pendant was a Flame Tiger the size of a fingernail.

He bit his fingertip, pressed it onto the pendant, and at the same time, the Flame Tiger, which had disappeared due to earlier expansion, suddenly appeared and shrank rapidly, burrowing into the pendant in his hand.

This object was a tool crafted by Michihiro Morita that could use the connection between Guardian Spirits and bloodlines to determine their approximate location from each other.

Before this, he had quietly tried several times, but due to the barrier of different worlds, the pendant had shown no response.

He knew that Yukiko didn’t have the ability to enter Everworld on her own, but if the pendant gave a response now…

It meant…

Each second of waiting was unbearably long; after several breaths, the pendant in his hand shone brightly, and Morita felt like he had fallen into a cold abyss.

Clatter.

The pendant fell onto the ground, his limbs stiffened, and his face turned incredibly unsightly.

“Yukiko… She’s also in Everworld!”

“These people, these people…”

The red light emanating from the pendant cast Michihiro Morita’s face in a ghastly hue, a myriad of thoughts racing through his mind, but at that moment, an obscure fluctuation transmitted from the pendant.

Michihiro Morita’s face changed color as he picked up the pendant from the ground.

“Is Yukiko responding to me?!”

“What’s going on?”

“Wasn’t she captured? How can she still mobilize the Spiritual Power inside her?”

A flash of insight crossed Michihiro Morita’s mind, and he suddenly realized something.

“Not right!”

“If Yukiko were truly in their hands, they would likely have publicized it loudly long ago; such news has no reason to be kept so secretive.”

“And it would be almost impossible for me to detect.”

“Which means…”

Michihiro Morita intensified the Spiritual Power Fluctuation in his palm, and as time passed, the response from the other side grew steadier.

Michihiro Morita realized that his speculation was very likely correct.

He stood up.

“No, I must leave here as quickly as possible.”

Even if he was facing a trap, he had no other choice.

After putting the pendant back around his neck, its glow beating like a heart, Morita knew that, given time, he would definitely be able to follow this reaction to find Yukiko’s location!

The situation took a turn.

Up until recently, he had been considering how to negotiate for his and Yukiko’s safety after surrendering.

He extended his hand, touched the pendant with his finger, and the red flame crawled through the cut on his fingertip into his body, while the fluctuation on the pendant disappeared.

Mount Akagi, surrounded by mountains, was inherently a place of dry heat, where the energetic forces bubbling underground turned the area into a desolate wasteland.

To counteract this force, a massive Onmyoji Array had been set up around Mount Akagi when it was established. It was for this reason…

…that Michihiro Morita could use some special methods to harness a part of his Guardian Spirit’s power within the city covered by Onmyoji Techniques without being noticed by others.

Before he left, he had to be extremely cautious.

Although he wished he could sprout wings and fly away, no one could leave this place at night, and the wilderness was exceedingly dangerous.

With excitement and trepidation, Morita anxiously waited.

Meanwhile, at a high tower in the eastern part of Mount Akagi, a young man dressed as a Shrine Priest walked thoughtfully down from the observation platform.

“Master Ishii, just now we detected a faint Guardian Spirit Fluctuation in the southern district, it’s very weak and doesn’t seem to be an attack…”

The young man stood hesitantly before a man dressed in earthy yellow, with an ominous expression. The man’s head looked strangely squashed, as if it was forcefully flattened, with all features crowded together, small eyes fixated intently on the stone table in front of him.

On the table, two centipedes as thick as arms entwined tightly, writhing together.

“The matters here are no longer under my control,”

The man hunched his neck, and without lifting his head, he replied.

“Sorry to bother you!”

The young man stepped back.

“Wait a minute!”

“What kind of fluctuation, tell me more about it.”

The man lifted his head, the reluctance in his eyes fleetingly passing, and after detailed questioning, he stood up, placed his hand on the edge of the table, and two intertwining centipedes crawled onto his arm and then vanished from sight.

“It must be a false alarm, no need to bother Aian San.” He waved his hand nonchalantly, yet a hint of glee flickered in his eyes.

“Tsk tsk, almost had it, Aian San.”

Ishii left in high spirits, unaware that shortly after his departure, everything that happened here was passed on to the ears of Aian San.

“What is that guy up to?”

Aian San let out a cold laugh, “Nothing but a loser.”

However, at the last moment, he thought it over and added offhandedly, “Keep a good distance and watch him.”

“I’ll handle this matter after…”

Dawn broke, and upon seeing the gates of Mount Akagi open, Michihiro Morita, who was hiding nearby, couldn’t help but heave a sigh of relief.

After confirming that Yukiko had arrived in Everworld, Morita left the courtyard where he had been staying without a trace.

Then, waiting until daybreak, he watched from a distance for a while, containing his eagerness until he was sure there were no abnormalities, and then, disguising himself, he headed toward the city gates.

Everything went smoothly.

To be honest, throughout the entire process, Morita was on tenterhooks, always feeling as though something was about to happen, a sense of impending oppression.

He didn’t relax much even after leaving Mount Akagi.

The surroundings gradually became hotter. Morita channeled the power within the pendant and once again received a response; without hesitation, he began to pick up his pace.

Meanwhile, Yukiko, who was living in the cave of the Hundred-Eyes Monster, excitedly knocked on Roger’s door!

Along with her, Higurashi Senka appeared as well.

“I’ve located the general position of Grandpa!”

“He’s in this world too!” Yukiko exclaimed with excitement.

“I should’ve figured it out earlier!” In the real world, Yukiko was exhausted from running around, and at Higurashi Senka’s place, she had been in a state of healing, not daring to use her Onmyoji powers.

Unexpectedly, upon arriving here, she automatically received news about Morita.

“Mr. Morita is here as well?”

Roger asked.

Yukiko nodded excitedly.

“Last night, Senka and I were lying in bed together. I had taken off my clothes, wearing only…”

“Ahem.”

Upon hearing this, Roger had to interrupt what Yukiko was about to say next.

After a few days of acquaintance, he knew the girl well enough to expect that without interruption, she would need at least ten minutes of preface before getting to the main point.

She would probably lay out everything that happened during that time in meticulous detail.

An Onmyoji who happens to like storytelling?

“Oh… at that time, Senka was not undressed; she was still compiling her combat experiences…”

“Focus on the main point,” Roger interjected again.

“This pendant was forged by Grandpa for me, it can locate each other’s approximate position through the connection between bloodlines and guardian spirits.”

“Last night it emitted light, though the duration was not very long. I thought there was a problem until this morning when I received a sensation from Grandpa’s side again.”

Yukiko picked up the pendant in her hand.

“And I can feel that Grandpa is getting closer to this place!”

“That’s great news.”

Roger looked at everyone, “What are we waiting for?”

“Let’s set out.”

His gaze went past Yukiko and Senka to Aoki Kazuo standing behind them.

“Before we embark on our journey, you wouldn’t mind lending me a pair of wings, would you?”

“Me too,” Senka added afterward.

“We can do it together.”

With a tiger’s roar, the Flame Tiger appeared beneath Yukiko’s feet, shaking the flames off its body, its back sprouting a pair of large wings.

Senka, however, did not say a word but expressed her willingness through her actions.