Apprenticed to Orochimaru: The Evil Scientist of the Hidden Leaf
Chapter 671

The Otsutsuki Who Planned to Grow Old in an Illusion

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"Ōtsutsuki Isshiki is quite interesting. I couldn't be sure before, but now I can be certain. Ōtsutsuki Isshiki is just pretending. He's probably already realized that he's actually inside an illusion, but in order to stay alive, he chose to pretend he doesn't know." Kenichi Amamiya looked at Ōtsutsuki Isshiki before him with amusement in his eyes. He had not been able to confirm this about Ōtsutsuki Isshiki before, but now he was certain.

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had probably already realized that he was trapped in an illusion. But interestingly, he seemed willing to lose himself in it, with no intention of breaking free. To borrow a phrase: Ōtsutsuki Isshiki knew everything, but he did not want to face it. That was the best description of him.

Kenichi Amamiya had not been certain whether Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had noticed the problem before. But just now, after controlling the characters inside to weave another punishment illusion for him and force him to hand over his knowledge, Kenichi could finally confirm it. Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had indeed discovered that he was in an illusion. He had merely been playing dumb and refusing to expose it. He was enjoying himself, which left Kenichi somewhat emotional. It had to be said that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was capable in some ways, and that level of resolve was truly absurd. An ordinary person probably could not do what he had done.

"Since he's already handed over so many things, then..." Kenichi looked at the knowledge in his hands. He had never seen any of it before, and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had explicitly stated in the materials that this was all the knowledge he possessed. In the illusion, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had even said, "This is my last bit of knowledge. I hope to earn the Witch's approval." Kenichi knew that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki

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