Judaimu is frightened every day

"Now the core of the last seal is me."

Abe Seimei's words were like a thunderbolt, hitting the heart of the brown-haired boy hard.Sawada Tsunayoshi could only stare blankly at the still elegant and calm onmyoji, his mind went blank for a moment.

Obviously he is only a soul body now, but he feels a chill for no reason.

Contrary to his shock, Abe Seimei's tone was flat, as if he was just talking about the weather today.

"how come……"

It took a long time for the brown-haired boy to force out a few words from his throat, his voice choked.

No matter how powerful human beings are, there is a world of difference between their strength and that of a big monster.Even someone as powerful as Abe Seimei would not dare to boast that his strength could rival the twelve generals.

The so-called core, even the generals need to fall into a near-permanent deep sleep, and even the few who can barely wake up, their strength is already far inferior, let alone Abe Seimei who is a human being?

As the price of the core, it is his life.

"Is there no other way?"

The brown-haired boy sniffed, and asked a little unwillingly: "If it were you, you should be able to eliminate Nue, right?"

Therefore, there is no need to use such a method and make such a painful sacrifice...

"I'm sorry." Onmyoji stood in the shadows, quietly looking at the brown-haired boy floating in front of him, his dark eyes were gradually stained with guilt and helplessness.

"With my ability, just being able to seal Nue and weaken his strength is already the limit."

The Onmyoji lowered his head, sighing helplessly in his heart.

Although he was born able to see those filthy things, he could only see them.

He is not even able to temporarily disperse their bodies like the gods. If Nue is not strong enough to almost break away from the category of invisible monsters, I am afraid he will be helpless.

"If the incomplete seal is lucky enough, it should be able to seal Nue for nearly a thousand years."

Abe Seimei's tone was firm.After all, this is the seal that he has spent almost everything on. If it were an ordinary monster, he might just sleep under the seal forever and never see the light of day.

However, in the millennia, human evil thoughts will also accumulate again, and these will become the source of Nue's strength.

"But please be careful, when Nue breaks the seal, he will definitely be stronger than now."

The onmyoji stretched out his hand and pressed it on Sawada Tsunayoshi's head, as if silently encouraging the boy.

"If it were you, you would definitely be able to defeat Nue."

The onmyoji's hand was on the center of Sawada Tsunayoshi's eyebrows. He clearly knew that he had no body now, but Sawada Tsunayoshi had a feeling that the other party had actually touched him.

"I will trouble you to take care of this mansion and Taiyin in the future."

An inexplicable warm current slowly spread to the whole body along the hands of the onmyoji, Sawada Tsunayoshi trembled, and an inexplicable feeling quietly settled in the bottom of his heart.

It's like an invisible contract quietly concluded in the depths of the soul, quietly calling for the future destiny.

"But...even you..."

Sawada Tsunayoshi quietly covered his forehead and said in a muffled voice.

Abe Seimei has nothing to do with Nue, he is just a half-baked guy, how can he defeat Nue who will be stronger after a thousand years?

"I have never been the one who can completely wipe out Nue." Abe Seimei shook his head slightly.

The brown-haired boy in front of him was still immature, his eyes were red and even slightly wet.However, such a young man who seemed extremely young was able to put an end to all of this.

Abe Seimei's dark eyes were opposite to those warm brown eyes that seemed to remain bright at all times, and he spoke slowly with complex emotions that he couldn't distinguish himself.

"—it's you."

Only the flame of Sawada Tsunayoshi that can purify all malicious and dirty things can truly destroy Nue.

"But it's not easy."

Abe Seimei said seriously.

"You must recast the seal. The fundamental function of the seal is to block the spread and buildup of malice. When it is fully completed, Nue's strength will definitely be greatly reduced."

Moreover, the effect of the seal is not temporary, but it will almost permanently suppress the maliciousness generated by human ignorance. Under the seal, the maliciousness can no longer be gathered like Nue, and existence like Nue will never appear again.

But... a complete seal also means that the moon must also be a part of the seal.

"When Nue's strength is greatly reduced, you and your companions will destroy his current form, and finally you will completely purify all the malice that constitutes him, so that you can truly and completely eliminate him."

"And..." Abe Qingming paused, pursed his lips, and took a long time to continue.

"There's only one chance."

If they couldn't grasp the moment when Nue was weak, and when Nue reacted and destroyed even a small part of the seal, they would be completely helpless against Nue.

It's not that Abe Seimei underestimates himself, it's just that he doesn't think that the onmyoji who will be thousands of years later has the ability to repair the seal he set.

Onmyoji gave the brown-haired boy in front of him a dark and complicated look, with a hint of worry in his expression.

What's more, this child probably doesn't have so much time to wait here slowly.

"Wait, if you recast the seal, then..."

Suddenly realizing the meaning of Abe Seimei's words, Sawada Tsunayoshi hurriedly asked, but Abe Seimei could only hear a faint sigh.

"I'm very sorry……"

Sorry to make you make such a difficult choice.

"What's the matter, Seimei-sama?"

The figure of the brown-haired boy gradually dissipated in front of him, Abe Seimei let out a long sigh, and slowly closed his eyes.

As if knowing that his quarrel could not make the companion who was determined to leave turn back, Taiyin gritted his teeth fiercely, almost grinding the back of his teeth.

She didn't understand why they were all companions who were willing to follow Abe Seimei to such a remote place, but they were unwilling to accompany Abe Seimei to the end, and instead proposed to leave one after another.

She opened the door carefully, and she saw Abe Seimei standing quietly in the shadow of the room, the dappled sunlight made Taiyin unable to see the expression on Onmyoji's face clearly.

It must be very sad, Seimei.

Taiyin walked to the Onmyoji silently, and slowly curled up into a ball, as if wanting to comfort the Onmyoji beside him with the warm fur on his body.

"It's okay, Seimei." Taiyin muffled, "It doesn't matter if they're all gone."

"I'll always be with you, absolutely—never leave."

****

"You still have something you haven't told Stuart."

Leaving the students in the room to study, Reborn came out to find Taiyin who was sitting quietly in the courtyard, with a cold and sharp tone.

He is not as easy to fool as Sawada Tsunayoshi.

"Where did Abe Seimei go in the end?"

However, Xiaobai just looked at the sky in silence, as if he didn't hear the baby behind him at all.

It wasn't until Reborn's face turned black, and he could hardly bear the murderous aura all over his body, that Xiaobai opened his mouth quietly, his words were full of disappointment.

"Taichang was the last one to leave. After Taichang left, Qingming also left soon."

That was the only time Abe Seimei returned to Heian-kyo after leaving his home.

It is also the last time to return to Heianjing.

"Master Qingming, can you not go..."

Taiyin's voice trembled, and she tightly tugged at the onmyoji's wide sleeves, trying to keep the man who had made up her mind in front of her.

Both she and Seimei knew very well that once Abe Seimei left, he might never come back.

——No, it should be said that Abe Seimei never thought that he would be able to come back.

"No, it's too dark."

The black-haired onmyoji sighed, gently stroking Shikigami's silky fur, silently comforting the general who was about to cry.

As I said too often, the current situation does not allow him to procrastinate any longer.

"Then, please let me accompany you!"

Seeing that he couldn't persuade the determined onmyoji, Taiyin gritted his teeth and wanted to go with the onmyoji.

She said that she would always be by Abe Seimei's side, and this time was no exception.

She will never leave Abe Seimei alone.

However, the Onmyoji just slowly shook his head, leaned over under Shikigami's surprised eyes, and slowly hugged the fox beside him.

Fox Shikigami was so surprised that he could hardly speak. Although his body was so warm, Taiyin's heart was sour, and he could hardly hold back the tears in his eyes.

How long has she not seen such a gentle smile on Abe Seimei's face?

But...she would rather never see her again than leave Abe Seimei...

"Seimei-sama..."

"I have more important tasks for you, Taiyin."

Abe Seimei said softly, and tapped Fox Shikigami's forehead with his slender and strong fingers, and the invisible runes were quietly buried into Shikigami's body and engraved into Shikigami's soul.

"After a long, long time, when you wake up again, there will be a boy who can solve everything completely. At that time, I hope you can help that boy, just like you help me now."

"Is it okay, Taiyin?"

"...Okay." Shikigami answered with a choked voice.

Master Seimei, if it is your wish, Taiyin will definitely guard this mansion and wait for the arrival of that unknown boy.

As long as you want Taiyin to do it...

The silver fox slowly closed his eyes, and the crystal teardrops slowly slid down the smooth fur, falling to the ground and disappearing.

What awaited her was nearly a thousand years of slumber.

Gently pulling his sleeves out of the sleeping Shikigami's arms, Abe Seimei sighed silently.

The lifespan of a human being is so short, he does have a way to leave a part of his soul to guide the young man, but a thousand years is too long, and he cannot guarantee how long the remaining soul will last.

It's not that there is no way to prolong his life, but in that case, he can't be regarded as a human being.

How is it different from those bewitched onmyojis in Abe's family?

"After that, I never saw Seimei again. This mansion was also completely closed, and it was not opened again until a few months ago."

She didn't understand the meaning of Abe Seimei's words until that time, when she saw the completely unfamiliar brown-haired boy in front of her, and felt the familiar contract on the boy that almost made her cry.

"Seimei...I'm afraid that when he decided to go to Heian-kyo, he already knew that he would be buried there."

Or maybe... earlier?