Everyone watched Aozaki Hachisuke, waiting to see how he would answer.
After a long silence, Aozaki Hachisuke seemed to make up his mind and spoke.
Hachisuke: "I made a deal with the Counter Force. I guard this gate for it, and in exchange, it allows me to open the gate once without any interference."
"If I use that chance to open the gate for you now, opening it again will mean overcoming one obstacle after another. So if you want me to open it, you'll need to compensate me."
"Compensation?!" all three exclaimed.
Aoko: "Old man, you're just a soul now. Can you even spend money if we give it to you? Or are you planning to leave it to your future grandson?"
Hachisuke: "Compensation doesn't have to be money. I'll name my price up front. If you can pay it, I'll open the gate. If you can't, you can wait."
Yuan Shikai: "Fine, but your price has to be realistic. If you deliberately make things difficult, we'll be very angry."
There were five Magicians here, while he was a former Magician-and only a soul at that.
If he really tried to make trouble, they could certainly handle him.
When matters this serious were at stake, any past friendship could be set aside.
Hachisuke: "Of course. My price won't force you to do anything beyond your ability. In fact, it won't even be difficult for you."
Yuan Shikai: "All right, then tell us what you want."
Hachisuke: "It's simple. Didn't you just say that if the world you occupied were destroyed by the universal reboot, it would affect the upbringing of the Aozaki Family's future heir?"
"Then just make the child before the universal reboot arrives. Wouldn't that solve it?"
"The compensation I want is for you to give me