Chapter 47 – Day 47

Day 47

“Japan, you say?”

“That’s right.”

The man nodded solemnly in response to Cheon Seoa’s question.

Giving Japan, really?
What on earth could that mean?

It’s not like Japan belongs to them in the first place.

Did he read Cheon Seoa’s thoughts?
Or was it something he could easily predict?

The man continued his explanation.

“I don’t know about other countries, but in Japan, our Onmyodo is essentially the true master.”

“Onmyodo?”

“It’s the name of the sect I belong to.”

I see.

Cheon Seoa nodded at the man’s answer.

More importantly.

“What exactly do you mean by Onmyodo being the true master of Japan?”

“It’s simple. You can consider that all the major figures in Japanese politics, including the Prime Minister, are under the control of our Onmyodo.”

Hmm. Indeed, if that’s the case, there would be no argument against calling Onmyodo the true master of Japan.

Then.

“What do you mean by offering Japan?”

“The Illuminati. The villain organization established by your nine villain disciples. We will give Japan to the Illuminati.”

So, in simple terms, he’s saying they’ll hand over an entire country to a villain organization?

Well, if Cheon Seoa helps, there won’t be any more business on Earth anyway, so it doesn’t matter whether they give a country to villains or not.

“If that happens, won’t there be strong opposition from other countries, including heroes?”

“Such opposition from ordinary people is useless. Aren’t they just materials for Repairers like us in the first place?”

Indeed, is it because he’s a Repairer from the Repair world?
That way of thinking was no different from that of ordinary repairers.

Although repairers ostracize those who have learned mado techniques, calling them mains or whatnot.
To the eyes of ordinary people, whether they were mains or ordinary repairers, it was an undeniable fact that they were all equally crazy.

Still, for now.

‘What do you think?’

‘Well…’

To Cheon Seoa’s question, the Sword Demon answered.

To hand over Japan itself.
Looking at that alone, it wasn’t necessarily a bad deal.

However.

‘It doesn’t seem quite right, does it?’

The Sword Demon cautiously expressed his intention to refuse.

For them, they could just hand over Japan and leave Earth.
But we still exist on Earth.

In other words, even if we receive Japan as a reward for the deal, the people of Japan who don’t know the inside story, the heroes operating in Japan, and even other countries.

None of them could possibly understand the deal that took place between Cheon Seoa and the repairers.

To put it bluntly, we can’t rule out the possibility that heroes from all over the world might rush in saying, ‘We’ll liberate Japan that has fallen to the Illuminati!’

So for now.

“I’ll think about it.”

To Cheon Seoa’s words, the man disappeared without a trace, saying, ‘I hope for a good result.’

* * *

“What do you think?”

“There’s nothing to think about. We obviously shouldn’t accept it.”

Nine villains seated around a massive round table.
Among them, the hot-tempered Blood Wolf Emperor slammed the table and shouted in response to Cheon Seoa’s question.

However, the other villains shared the same opinion as Blood Wolf Emperor.

The price proposed by the Repairer that Cheon Seoa met.
It was literally a poisoned apple.

At first glance, it might seem like an attractive offer, but considering the aftermath, it was a poisoned apple that went beyond being simply troublesome.

“I think so too. And to begin with, there’s no need for the young lady to go to such lengths for them.”

The Proxy also expressed his intention to refuse.

Well, the fundamental reason for the Proxy’s refusal was that he thought there was no need for Cheon Seoa to exert herself to help those who were complete strangers, with whom they had no connection.

Especially for those who had been in constant conflict with them.

Meanwhile, starting with Blood Wolf Emperor and the Proxy, the other villains began to offer their own opinions.

Summarizing their opinions, it went like this.

There’s no need to make a deal with them.
If they really want to have the country of Japan, they can just move directly and dominate Japan themselves.

…This was the common opinion of the nine villains.

Certainly, the opinion of these nine villains wasn’t particularly wrong.

Even without resorting to the form of a deal, if the nine villains moved, it wouldn’t be difficult to dominate a single country.

The problem would be what comes after such domination.

Meanwhile, Cheon Seoa nodded at the opinions of the nine villains.

“Then let’s consider this deal as if it never happened.”

“You’ve thought well, miss.”

In response to Cheon Seoa’s words, the representative answered with a gentle smile.

Now then.

“I’ll be back shortly.”

“What? Where are you going…!”

As Cheon Seoa stood up from her seat, the representative opened his mouth in confusion.

However, before the representative could finish speaking, Cheon Seoa had already disappeared, leaping between spaces.

The nine villains, including the representative, could only stare blankly at the spot where Cheon Seoa had been.

* * *

“First the Bihwamun, and now the Eumyangmun. Why do they like to settle at the foot of mountains so much?”

Cheon Seoa, who appeared in the sky at least 1km above the summit of Japan’s Mount Fuji, muttered.

In Cheon Seoa’s eyes, looking down at Mount Fuji, she could glimpse the entrance of the Eumyangmun, protected and hidden by a barrier of a different caliber than the great barrier that had swallowed Japan.

The barrier hiding and protecting the entrance of the Eumyangmun.
Unlike the Bihwamun, it didn’t use the method of twisting space to hide the entrance.

It was a slightly simpler method; the Eumyangmun was hiding its entrance through an illusion so elaborate that it could even deceive machines.

However, the range of such a barrier was incomparable to that of the Bihwamun.

If the Bihwamun’s barrier was simply the size of a lake.
The Eumyangmun’s barrier was swallowing the entire Mount Fuji.

“Let’s see.”

Kuung-.

As Cheon Seoa looked down at Mount Fuji and took a light step, an immense pressure poured down.

The barrier of the Yin-Yang Gate that had swallowed Mount Fuji shook violently under that tremendous pressure, as if gravity had been amplified hundreds of times.

“Wh-what’s happening!”
“Check it out right now!”
“Damn it! What’s going on all of a sudden!”
“An attack? Is it an attack?!”

The Yin-Yang Gate was situated inside Mount Fuji.
The cultivators belonging to the Yin-Yang Gate couldn’t hide their bewilderment at the suddenly shaking barrier.

Only one person.

Only the man who had directly appeared before Cheon Seoa and proposed a ‘deal’ was frowning and letting out a suppressed groan.

The man’s senses clearly felt the presence Cheon Seoa was emitting.

Cheon Seoa’s actions of forcibly breaking the Yin-Yang Gate’s barrier while revealing her power without hiding her own presence were like…

“You didn’t accept the deal, did you?”

The man muttered, unable to hide his distress.

What could have displeased her so much that she didn’t accept the deal?

Perhaps she didn’t like Japan?

That much was unknowable.

To begin with, the thought process of a Mage was not something that could be predicted or anticipated.

Aren’t Mages who cultivate magical arts the type of people who can turn from laughing and joking with you one moment to becoming mortal enemies in the blink of an eye?

Perhaps they had even thought of erasing themselves and devouring Japan.

Of course, if that were really the case.

“They won’t go down easily.”

Just as the man muttered this and pulled out a large number of talismans from his chest.

Boom-!

The barrier that had swallowed Mount Fuji finally shattered and collapsed.

Simultaneously.

Bang!

The only passage for the Yin-Yang Gate to exit to the outside.
The massive iron door that had been blocking that passage was dented and flung away with a huge explosion.

What appeared through that gap was.

A girl?
A girl, you say?
Don’t let your guard down!
That’s a Mein!

Most of the Yin-Yang Gate disciples were caught off guard by Cheon Seoa’s outward appearance.
But the man and a few other ‘Cultivators from the Cultivation Realm’ immediately recognized that Cheon Seoa was a Mein.

Or perhaps that was to be expected.

After all, Cheon Seoa, who appeared before the numerous Cultivators of the Yin-Yang Gate, was openly displaying the demonic energy she possessed.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

Cheon Seoa, who had revealed herself, took one step at a time towards the numerous Repairers.

While the Repairers were hesitating and backing away, unsure of how to react.
A man, accompanied by several Repairers, blocked Cheon Seoa’s path.

“Can we assume that this current action means you have not accepted the deal?”

“That’s right. But I won’t apologize. After all, the Jeongdo Sect and Mains are inherently incompatible existences.”

“But this place is not the Repair World…”

“It’s Earth. However, that doesn’t change the relationship between you and me.”

Ugh.

The man let out a low groan at Cheon Seoa’s innocent and naive-sounding voice.

The opponent is a Main who has reached the realm of Inseon.
Even though he had entered the realm of Hwasin-gi, and several of his disciples had entered the realms of Geumdan-gi and Wonyeong-gi, it was still no easy task to face a Main who had reached the realm of Inseon.

If there was one hope to cling to.

“This is the Yin-Yang Gate. No matter how much higher your realm is compared to mine…”

Don’t think you can easily defeat the Yin-Yang Gate in its own territory.

The man who spoke those words scattered a large number of talismans into the air without hesitation.

Cheon Seoa, who had been quietly observing this scene.

“I just hope it will be more enjoyable than the Bihwa Gate.”

She said with a slight smile.