Heroism Needed No Mercy

"Did he really say that?"

At the Nagato Family residence, Nagato Munetsugu listened to the servant he had sent to investigate. His expression remained unchanged, but a trace of frightening Killing Intent flashed through his eyes. The servant kept his head lowered and naturally failed to notice.

"Master, I saw it with my own eyes. That lord... that man flew straight into the air. He even personally bestowed two pills..." The servant repeated everything he had seen and heard in full, then said excitedly, "Master, if this man can truly lift Waseda Village's curse, that would be a tremendous blessing for us! We would never have to remain trapped here again, and even the village women wouldn't have to..."

He naturally left the rest unsaid. Because of the curse, how many men in the village had been forced to endure their wives and daughters tainting themselves with other men's essence just to survive? Then again, those men had also touched the wives and daughters of other families.

But Waseda Village was only so large. As the saying went, one could never avoid meeting those one knew. As the days passed, things gradually began to change—humans were selfish creatures. When they touched other people's wives and daughters, the moral line in their hearts sank extremely low, and some even satisfied the evil desires within them. But when the same thing happened to their own wives and daughters, they naturally found it unacceptable.

"Is anyone willing to try?" Nagato Munetsugu asked abruptly.

The servant hurriedly replied, "That man gave them two pills and said that anyone willing could try them. Once the news spread, two women whose final day is today came forward and said they intend to give it a try."

Nagato Munetsugu frowned, then said coldly, "Who are they? Aren't