To See the Master Immediately

The Master Must Be Seen Immediately

"Unfortunately, we don't have the ability to do that." Toni knew at a glance what Shinobu Kocho was hoping for, but she only shook her head.

"I see." Shinobu Kocho hadn't completely given up that faint glimmer of hope. Instead, she quickened her speech and asked, "But there is hope, right?"

She wasn't foolish. She could make out a great deal from Toni's words.

Because Toni had clearly said the word "resurrection."

"That's right. There is hope." Toni nodded. "In our world, there's a saying: 'Nothing is impossible.' For some people, resurrection is even an effortless matter. More importantly—there is some kind of existence watching over everything."

Toni had once disliked this feeling very much.

There were people who knew everything and could do anything.

But just like the Merchant Guild's name suggested,

whether she liked it or not, this wouldn't change according to her will.

"Some kind of... existence?" Shinobu Kocho repeated.

Her heart was pounding.

She could already feel it.

She was coming into contact with a world completely different from the one she had known, a world filled with all kinds of grandeur beyond her comprehension. It was a world belonging to the gods. Compared to the two people before her, Muzan Kibutsuji, who had brought them centuries of nightmares and tragedy, was nothing more than insignificant dust.

"That's right. Some kind of existence, or perhaps some kind of rule. It's a great power born from several mighty wills reaching an agreement. Compared to it, we're no more than a drop in the ocean. Of course, this is beyond your comprehension. You only need to know that this existence is omniscient and omnipotent."

When Toni said this, her expression grew somewhat complicated as well. She didn't know whether telling this girl