Helpless, Mirai had no choice but to take the first step. Starting with the Rat Seal, he formed the seal with both hands, carefully opened them while keeping the shapes of his left and right hands unchanged, then carefully memorized the positions of both hands.
He found it difficult to perform the movements with one hand, and even harder to keep the motions before and after consistent, so he had to repeat the hand seals over and over. After who knew how many repetitions, he was certain that he could form the seal accurately with one hand every time. Only then did Mirai begin learning the next seal.
Precisely memorizing one-handed seals was extremely difficult. Before Keiko asked him to eat at the mountain house, Mirai had not even finished learning all twelve seals.
There was no new information on the property panel, so Mirai could not be sure whether he was heading in the right direction.
Still, he set aside his urge to keep struggling and exploring. Smiling, he washed his hands and prepared for the feast Keiko had made at the mountain house.
Yamanaka Shio was now working in the dark. The Yamanaka clan's memory-probing ability allowed them to obtain information directly from the memories of enemies, whether alive or dead. It was a powerful weapon for gathering intelligence during wartime.
Since Zhonghai played an important role in the war, he had become very busy. It seemed he would not have time to return for lunch today.
Although there were only two people eating, Keiko had bought all sorts of delicious food at the mountain house.
Besides the steak Mirai had requested, there was sushi, grilled fish, fried octopus, and all kinds of tasty vegetables.
With only two people eating, there was not much of each side dish