Might Guy could not hold back his tears. Crying, he said, "It seemed to be because of this... this... what was this called again? Genma?"
Genma was helpless in the face of Akai's severe amnesia, but Uncle Duy had died because of it, so Genma could not bring himself to blurt things out as usual.
"It's the Nine-Leaf Lotus, Lord Mirai. The enemy is cultivating this Nine-Leaf Lotus. We don't know what they intend to use it for, but it must be highly classified. Otherwise, those people wouldn't have tried to kill us..."
"Please, go on?"
"Ah, even after we handed over the Nine-Leaf Lotus, the enemy still wanted to kill us. Although the three of us didn't know their purpose, we accidentally picked up nine lotus seeds and nearly got ourselves killed. If not for Uncle Duy and Lord Mirai, the three of us would probably have become souls beneath the blade long ago..."
Mirai picked up the so-called nine lotus seeds and examined them. He was not proficient in medical techniques. After looking them over several times, he could not see anything unusual.
"Uh... if Tsunade were here, that woman would definitely know what this thing was for. But for now, let's go check on Mr. Duy. Even if it's already as the enemy said, at least... uh... Guy..."
"I understand, Lord Mirai. Father once told me that life may end, but youth must never fade. Even if Father truly... his youth will be inherited by me!!!"
Uh... they really were father and son. Most of life was soaked in blood, but even so, after grief, they still had to face everything with a smile.
Mirai looked at the young Akai, deeply moved.
Mr. Duy, it seemed your youth had not faded after all.
"This... is this really