Chapter 275

"Let me tell you one last thing."

Amaterasu took a breath before continuing, "The Curse of the Forbidden Art of Life and Death was cast by all the Strange Arts on Earth. Even if you gather all the extraordinary power in Japan, you cannot break it."

"If you want to solve this, you'll at least have to unify the entire global supernatural realm."

Amaterasu's tone carried a hint of mockery.

Shuya was silent for a moment, then said:

"... I know."

He understood this in his heart.

But before, it was to escape reality, and also for that sliver of hope.

That's why he chose to attack the gods.

He quickly accepted Amaterasu's suggestion.

Everything was expected.

"Those Daoist priests in Great Hua might have a way."

Amaterasu added a sentence.

"... Great Hua."

Shuya smiled bitterly.

"Hehe."

Amaterasu saw his smile, she also smiled in empathy.

"I'm so unwilling to accept this..."

He murmured.

At this moment, Amaterasu's body began to disappear.

"However, if you don't want to completely remove the Curse, there are still some ways..."

He looked at Shuya and said a few last words. Shuya was suddenly stunned, and his expression changed.

After saying Amaterasu committed suicide.

His pride would not allow Him to die at the hands of others.

His divine body burned rapidly, leaving only a Godhead in place.

Shuya steadied himself, picked up the Godhead spark, sealed it, and turned to face Li Shuhong.

The two stood facing each other on the desolate Takamagahara.

Li Shuhong couldn't guess why Shuya was silent, and asked, "What? Are you resentful that I used you?"

"No, I don't care."

Shuya said, "Consider it repaying a favor; there's no question of taking advantage of you."

Li Shuhong was speechless, not expecting him to be so open-minded.

He then changed the subject. "What Amaterasu said at the end was probably meant to lure you into a test; don't fall for it."

"We'll talk about it later."

Shuya nodded.

"Alright, I can't control you... Um, well, I have to run away again, otherwise someone from the Earth Federation will probably come after me. Let's meet again after things calm down."

Li Shuhong scratched his head and was about to leave.

"Etc."

Shuya remained calm and used the First Snow to stop Li Shuhong.

He seemed to have guessed something, and his expression slowly turned serious.

The master and apprentice remained silent for a while.

Shuya slowly began, "If... I were to lead a group to the Great Hua Spirit Realm to find a solution, what would you do?"

"..."

Li Shuhong sighed and smiled faintly.

He put his hands in his pockets, staring intently at Shuya: "Why are you asking me such a troublesome question?"

"I know your answer."

Shuya the Way.

He sighed and assumed a fighting stance.

"What you up to?"

Li Shuhong looked at him.

Shuya said helplessly, "You know I'm someone who finds it hard to give up. I'll definitely try every possible method to save them. So... before I do that---"

"Let me give up."

His eyes blazed with fighting spirit.

"Teacher."

"... You really are... a bad kid."

With a flash, Li Shuhong produced a simple, large spear.

He showed no aura whatsoever; instead, Shuya unleashed his full power, his expression extremely solemn.

"Take this!"

Shuya unleashed his full power, launching the final charge of the Battle of Takamagahara against Li Shuhong.

Li Shuhong shook his head and fired a shot---

Several hours later.

The Spirit Realm has long since returned to peace.

The sounds of battle at Takamagahara had ceased for a long time, and the eerie occurrences had also stopped.

Everyone, including gods and demons, who are connected to Shuya is worried about the final outcome.

This peaceful situation must mean Amaterasu was defeated, right?

If that's the case, why wasn't Shuya and returned?

... Could it be that they perished together?!

The Heavenly God, who have returned from the Age of Gods, along with their subordinates and all the Monster, are studying the teleportation array in the Monster City and pondering how to reach Takamagahara.

But nothing came of it.

Finally, a Monster said, "Now that Amaterasu is dead, there shouldn't be any spells in Takamagahara that would prevent outsiders from going up there, right?"

A Monster tried it, and it actually managed to fly up there.

So, led by the Heavenly God, the whole group went up to Takamagahara to explore.

They eventually found Shuya at the foot of the Divine Mountain.

He reverted to his true form, sitting on the ground against the Divine Mountain, with the First Snow beside him, his right hand holding a Godhead.

Bathed in sunlight, he looked as serene as if he were asleep.

"Inoue- kun?"

As the Heavenly God, Monster Shizuka Hiratsuka approached, they noticed a wound in his chest that ran through his back...

Several days later, Shuya finally woke up from his deep sleep.

He didn't mention Li Shuhong's appearance to anyone, only saying that it was an injury sustained during the battle with Amaterasu.

Everyone could clearly see it was a gunshot wound, but no one said anything.

Besides being unconscious for several days, Shuya's power was also scattered by Li Shuhong, and it will take at least a year and a half to recover.

Although his Power of Will was unaffected, his combat strength was greatly reduced, and he couldn't pull off any fancy maneuvers.

Shuya had truly given up.

He pondered the suggestion Amaterasu had given him Amaterasu her death. He knew Amaterasu had ill intentions, but he couldn't deny that it was a feasible solution.

But there's no need to rush into a decision.

Before that, he had other things to do.

That is... to stop running away and face Rena and the Quintuplets again.

He decided to tell Rena everything.

By the time Shuya had finished dealing with everything, it was already April when they finally set off.

Rena was discharged from the hospital before, but has now been admitted again.

Shuya refused everyone's company and went to the hospital alone.

Standing in front of Rena's hospital room, he hesitated for a moment before slowly pushing the door open and going in.

"Shu-chan? Long time no see."

Rena was surprised to see him and her face showed a look of astonishment.

She sat on the bed reading a novel, her long hair loose, exuding a delicate and beautiful charm unlike anything she usually possessed.

Shuya, and a feeling of being in another world washed over him as he thought about everything he had done so far.

... It's time to face it.

All of this.

Shuya took a deep breath, stepped forward, and solemnly said:

"Miss Rena."

"?"

Rena instinctively felt something was wrong when he suddenly stopped calling her "sister".

She slowly adopted a serious expression:

"Shu-chan, is there something you want to tell me?"

"... There's so much, but before that, there's something I want to tell you, something I've kept in my heart for many years."

Shuya looked directly into Rena's eyes and said without wavering:

"Miss Rena, I like you, the kind of liking between a man and a woman."

Rena's expression gradually turned to shock.

But before she could speak, there was a rustling sound coming from the doorway of the ward, as if something had fallen to the ground.

Shuya turned around and was shocked to see the pale-faced Quintuplets standing there, a large bouquet of beautiful flowers scattered on the ground.

"... Huh?"

"Shu-chan...?"

"You..."

What I like is...

"Mother?"

In the hospital ward.

The air between Shuya, Rena, Quintuplets seemed to freeze.

"Heh, hehe..."

Shuya's mind went blank, and his lips twitched.

Unexpectedly, the real war...