Chapter 6: Forbidden Vault
Time passed second by second.
As the silence of the Zen'in clan's elder, Naobito, stretched on, Mirai's impatience grew. Ripples of immense cursed energy slowly spread out from the shadows around him.
Yesterday, Mirai had deliberately demonstrated the Ten Shadows Technique, intending to force this old man to step down without resistance.
If the Zen'in family couldn't be used as a tool in his hands, then it might as well be destroyed.
Faced with a Zen'in family that lacked a special grade sorcerer, Mirai, with his mastery over the Ten Shadow Technique, was utterly fearless!
Ten Shadow Technique was by no means inferior to Gojo Satoru's Limitless. [T/N: Don't refute, remember once gojo said about fight between ancestors of Zen'in and Gojo clan to Megumi? In the end they both died in the hands of Mahoraga, a Shikigami of Ten Shadow Technique.]
Kamui Annihilation, a fearsome technique capable of breaking through even Gojo's defenses!
Now that Mirai had begun to awaken and control his power, there was no doubt that he had the qualifications to challenge for the title of the strongest!
However, even in the pursuit of invincibility, caution was still necessary.
What he lacked now were records of those rare cursed tools and the ever-changing information on the various techniques within the jujutsu world.
In addition, the endless wealth required to drive cursed spirits and sorcerers alike—these were the reasons why Mirai hadn't yet unleashed a massacre last night.
For him, this rotten family was simply nourishment to accelerate his rise to power.
But if they refused to be controlled...
As the infinite cursed energy of the Gedo Statue enveloped him, the shadows at Mirai's feet began to surge downward, as if they were about to expand uncontrollably.
The terrifying killing intent that swept down finally caused Zen'in Shinyi to realize something was wrong. His brow twitched wildly as he hurriedly stood, taking up a defensive posture.
Naobito's face stiffened slightly at the sight, and after a brief hesitation, he let out a sigh. "I agree."
"After this meeting, I will announce the news."
Naobito wasn't particularly attached to power, but his hesitation was due to Mirai's domineering attitude and the bloodthirsty ruthlessness he had displayed since last night.
The death of Zen'in Shinrō last night—simply because he had blocked Mirai's path?
What an absurd reason. A captain-level figure cut down without a moment's hesitation, all because of that?
Naobito feared that if he stepped down now, it wouldn't take long before most of the sorcerers in the family would be dead at Mirai's hands.
The existence of the Ten Shadows Technique destined Mirai to become the next head of the Zen'in family—there was no disputing that.
What Naobito hadn't anticipated was how quickly Mirai would demand power.
He had initially planned to spend a few years teaching this boy, hoping to soothe the resentment he held toward the family in that time.
Seeing the old man's concession, Mirai withdrew his cursed energy and, without a change in expression, spoke his second demand: "Send half of the family's sorcerers to capture cursed spirits alive and imprison them deep within the Forbidden Vault."
When no immediate response came, Mirai's voice grew even colder. "Old man, I am the head of the family now. You only need to obey."
The sudden shift in authority left Naobito somewhat out of sorts.
But faced with a young man ready to wipe out the entire family at the slightest provocation, Naobito could only sigh and agree.
"Hand over the key to the Forbidden Vault," Mirai ordered, his tone making it sound entirely natural.
Naobito didn't hesitate. This was something he had intended to give Mirai today anyway.
Without moving too close, Naobito pulled out the key imbued with cursed energy and tossed it toward Mirai.
A clawed hand flashed out from the shadows and caught the key before disappearing back into the darkness, awaiting Mirai's command.
Mirai gave Shinyi a cold glance before turning and heading toward the Forbidden Vault.
Before leaving, he spoke without turning back, "I'll be staying in the Forbidden Vault for the next few days. The captured cursed spirits and any relevant information should be organized and delivered to me immediately."
Upon hearing this, the previously defeated look in Naobito's eyes changed. As he watched Mirai's retreating figure, a strange glimmer of hope flashed in his gaze.
"Very well, I will have everything prepared and sent to you."
Watching the family—or rather, the former family head's sudden change in attitude, Shinyi blinked in confusion.
Once Mirai's figure had disappeared from sight, Shinyi finally asked, "Old man, what's going on with you?"
Naobito didn't bother responding to the change in address. Instead, he sat down at the corridor's edge, lifted a gourd of wine to his lips, and took a long swig. His gaze shifted to the spot where Shinyi had been sitting, a momentary flicker of complex emotions crossing his face.
"I thought that child was simply drowning in his newfound power, venting all his pent-up anger over the past."
"I hesitated because I feared his power would blind him completely."
"But the fact that he's proactively seeking out information, probing for intelligence on the outside world—this shows that he isn't just some brute with strength but no brains."
"And that makes you happy?"
"Aren't you the least bit resentful that this brat forced you to hand over the head of the family?"
As Shinyi slowly approached the room, his voice trailed off.
Suddenly, he understood why Naobito had dragged him to the door earlier.
Seeing the gaping hole in the courtyard wall, precisely where his head had been when he was sitting, Shinyi's face paled in shock. Unconsciously, he swallowed hard.
He hadn't seen it before due to the angle, but up close, the truth became clear. The hole had appeared exactly where his head had been.
"Old man, didn't the head of the family just order half the sorcerers to capture cursed spirits?!" Shinyi's voice was sharp as he turned to Naobito. "Why aren't you moving already?!"
Naobito blinked in surprise, his silver mustache twitching in irritation.
But when he noticed the deep fear in Shinyi's eyes, Naobito chuckled darkly before finally getting up to pass on the new family head's orders.
After all, it was the family head who commanded the clan's elite members. Since Shinyi lacked the authority to give orders, it would be up to Naobito to relay the instructions.
...
Pushing open the doors to the Forbidden Vault, Mirai surveyed the inner sanctum, which had been hollowed out from within the mountain—a sacred site of the Zen'in family.
It was Mirai's first time entering this place. He had only learned about the imprisoned cursed spirits deep within the vault from the manga in his past life.
Rows upon rows of cursed tools were displayed on wooden shelves, meticulously polished to perfection.
Over a hundred cursed tools, each valued from tens of millions to billions of yen, silently showcased the terrifying power the Zen'in family held.
After a quick glance, Mirai lost interest and headed deeper inside.
Compared to the Uchiha clan's fan, these were nothing worth mentioning.
Opening a door marked with talismans, he heard the howls of cursed spirits echoing from the depths below. A sadistic smile curled at the corner of Mirai's mouth.
Stepping down the stairs, Mirai's figure slowly disappeared into the darkness.
As he descended, the shadows at his feet and the air around him began to roil and boil in excitement!
...
Twenty minutes later.
"Not enough! It's still not enough!"
"These cursed spirits, this cursed energy, these negative emotions—they're all not enough!"
Bathed in a rain of blood, his once-white robes now stained crimson, Mirai resembled a god of death from the night before!
The massive Jade Hound and Serpent weaved through the swarm of cursed spirits, tearing apart and shredding the twisted monsters with ease!
A gigantic hand extended from the space beside the boy's shoulder, casually scooping up dozens of cursed spirits and dragging them into the void, greedily devouring the cursed energy they contained!
Mirai, grinning wildly, wasn't idle either. With a sudden lunge, he grabbed the nearest cursed spirit, a monster several times his size, and tore it apart with his bare hands!
Boom!
The tremors from deep within the Forbidden Vault, coupled with the maniacal laughter echoing through the cavern walls, sent chills down the spines of the sorcerers and servants standing guard outside the entrance.
They stood, clutching stacks of intelligence reports, eager to enter the vault, yet their limbs trembled in fear, their hearts quaking with every thundering crash from within.
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