Even the dishes that had gone cold on the table still retained a faint aroma, lending the little room an especially harmonious atmosphere.
Amid everyone's teasing, Asano Kiyoshi traded a few jokes with them, softening what had initially been a somewhat stiff topic.
Hachigen Ushōda sat cross-legged on the floor and used a tissue to wipe away the tears on his face, shed from emotion. He said to Asano Kiyoshi:
"Xiao Qing Shop Employee, forgive my presumptuousness, but I would like to ask: through what channel did you come into contact with Reverse Kido? As far as I know, Reverse Kido is extremely tightly controlled. Even if the Captain-Commander wished to teach it to you, he would have to report it to Central 46."
"Furthermore, once you have been taught Reverse Kido, you must undergo a series of investigations and reviews to ensure that you will not spread it carelessly. The Kidō Corps would also require you to use the Reverse Kido you learned in a designated location, where they could assess and evaluate it. In short, learning Reverse Kido is no simple matter, so please forgive my presumptuousness."
Hearing Hachigen Ushōda's words, Asano Kiyoshi was taken aback. He had never expected learning a single Reverse Kido to involve so much. The Captain-Commander had merely told him to learn as many Reverse Kido techniques as possible. Perhaps even the Captain-Commander had not expected him to master them all at once.
The Captain-Commander had probably assumed that learning a move or two would not draw much scrutiny. Besides, Asano Kiyoshi belonged to his faction, so he had deliberately given him a little preferential treatment.
Having quickly pieced together the full sequence of events, Asano Kiyoshi did not know whether to laugh or cry. Who could have known that his Scroll ability