"Let's try getting out of this area first. I don't know how we ended up in the Spiritual World, but something is affecting us. I'm sure of that. If we get far enough away, we might break free of its influence."
Shinobu Kocho shook her head. "No..."
Chapter 475: Truth and Illusion
"What is it?" Tetsu no Sosuke asked, frowning at her.
"If we keep running, we might escape the illusion. But have you considered that we might not actually be running at all?"
Shinobu Kocho's words were hard to grasp.
But Tetsu no Sosuke understood at once.
He thought it over. "You mean we think we're moving, but we're not. It's the Spiritual World that's moving. It shows us what we want to see and makes us think we're getting somewhere, when really..."
"When really, all we're doing is going in circles. We haven't gained a thing."
As she spoke, Shinobu Kocho aimed her Nichirin Blade at a nearby tree. The blade flashed, sending wood chips flying.
Tetsu no Sosuke's mouth twitched. "That's not what I forged your Nichirin Blade for."
Shinobu Kocho gave him a faint smile. "I wanted to test something. If this Spiritual World is the demon itself, the poison might have an unexpected effect."
Tetsu no Sosuke looked closely, but nothing had changed.
Shinobu Kocho noticed it too. Her brows drew together. "What is this Spiritual World, really?"
"If we knew that, we'd have a way out," Tetsu no Sosuke said with a sigh.
Their situation was dire. In the Spiritual World, truth and illusion were impossible to tell apart. Though they appeared to be talking to each other, deep down, neither dared fully trust the other.
Shinobu Kocho had another worry.
Whether the Tetsu no Sosuke before her was real or not, she could