“Hearing you say that really put my mind at ease now. But it might be possible that it’s in circulation in the market. If I do hear news of it, I will try my best to return it to you immediately.”
“It’s okay. There’s no need for that. Even if you do return it, I’m already using another eye.”
Kouryuu used his thumb to point at his eye patch while giving a shrug.
The surprising revelation caused Leticia to be astonished but she soon came back with a response:
“Then……There’s already a new prosthetic eye in that socket?”
“No, it’s actually due to another reason—”
“Kouryuu-sama, if we don’t leave now, we will be out of time.”
The female shop assistant interrupted Kouryuu’s words and he quickly broke off the conversation to add his last question:
“Right! That lad—Izayoi and the other two lasses, are they still doing well?”
“Mhm, they should be very energetic today actually. After all they did go to the Convention destination early and they should be having a great time at [Kouen City] now.”
Leticia replied while taking her leave to walk towards the [Astral Gate].
Kouryuu saw her figure off while his eye took on a serious look.
(Is that so?……They are also going to the Convention huh?)
He muttered to himself as he lifted his head to look up at the clear skies.
—The blood sample collected from Izayoi in [Underwood] had already been handed over to [Laplace Demon] and Kouryuu had asked for their help to analyze its components.
Although their activities as a Master had already ceased, they were still active in other activities. After all they were called the omniscient demon for a reason and he guessed that if anyone could check something from the blood, it would only be them. Hence his request to them for the results. And according to the reply from them, the finalization of the results would be given to him during the Convention.
If it turn out that Izayoi was similar to Sun WuKong, [Great Sage Equalling Heaven], who was a Half Celestial being—
“……Looks like I better get there a bit earlier.”
“What?”
“Sorry to trouble you but please adjust the schedule a little to make it possible for me to rush to the Convention by today.”
“Hah?” The female shop assistant gave a cry of surprise.
But she could see that Kouryuu was serious about it and she gave the schedule sheet a hard and long look.
“……Since it’s something that is so important that it cannot be pushed away… I guess let’s do it this way. As long as we bring out the ultimate technique, it will surely work.”
“Really?”
“Mhm. Just that—“
The edge of the female shop assistant gave a slight curve upwards.
“—you will have to mentally prepare yourself to see some blood being spilt.”
“……”
The One-eyed Master’s eye was getting a little watery at the edges.
Suddenly feeling a bad premonition regarding the heavy work load ahead of him, Kouryuu made haste, back to the [Thousand Eyes] branch office.