Chapter 892: How Spies Survive
— Did you do so much for Alistair just to see me?" I didn't think I was so charming, " Tsuchimikado Motoharu said from the doorway. He knew how dangerous Su Xiao was. He was a brutal killer who killed without a shred of hesitation.
— You don't have to be so incredulous. If anything happens to you, I won't be able to pass Alistair's test. In addition, there will be other people who will bother me, " Su Xiao replied calmly.
— It's just a joke, " Tsuchimikado said to Motoharu as he walked further into the room and sat down on the sofa. He always wore sunglasses. He didn't want anyone to see his eyes. Eyes are windows to the soul, and as a spy, he couldn't let others see through him.
In the original, Tsuchimikado Motoharu looked like a carefree young guy, but in reality, he wasn't. He was thoughtful and calm, but he was also very different from the other spies. He could risk his own life for his friends and a sister who wasn't even related to him by blood.
— You wanted to meet me for some information?" I honestly don't have any other explanation for this sudden outburst, " Tsuchimikado Motoharu said, crossing his fingers and leaning forward.
— Of course, I only came to Academy City to find something.
— And what?
— Grimoire of Dead Spirits.
— ... — Tsuchimikado Motoharu said nothing. His pupils narrowed under his sunglasses, and after a long time, he sighed.
— I'm sorry, but maybe he doesn't exist in this world anymore, so all your efforts have gone to waste, " Tsuchimikado Motoharu said as he stood up and walked towards the exit.
— In order to find this grimoire, I will do a lot of things, including things that I don't want to do at all, " Su Xiao looked at Tsuchimikado Motohara with a smile as he sat on the bed.
He stopped and looked at Su Xiao out of the corner of his eye.
— You... Tsuchimikado Motoharu's voice was low, and the muscles in his entire body tensed. — If you dare to touch the people around me, even if I have to make a deal with the devil, I will go to hell with you.
— It looks like you've got something wrong.
Su Xiao wasn't going to use Tsuchimikado Motoharu's relatives as an incentive. This was the most inefficient way. If he takes such a step, he simply will not be able to trust the information received..
— To be precise, Tsuchimikado Motoharu, I don't need the grimoire itself. I'm not looking for it to take it away, or to extract power or knowledge from it. My goal is just to find it. That's all.
— Grimoire of dead spirits... Tsuchimikado Motoharu muttered and thought about something. — The organization you belong to asked you to bring this fatal grimoire?
— I'll say it again: I just have to find him. More generally, I only need to see it. If someone doesn't like something, they can immediately destroy it.
— I'm sorry, but I don't trust you, " Tsuchimikado said to Motoharu and shook his head. He knew what this grimoire was, and he knew that it was very dangerous.
— Think carefully about what I did just to meet you. Just for a hint, I helped Alistair kill a Magical side Saint. If I can't get this grimoire... Su Xiao didn't continue.
If he failed the quest, all of his stats would be lowered by 10 points, which basically meant that he would die in the very next derived world.
The outcome of this task will affect his future life.
After a long time, Tsuchimikado Motoharu sighed and sat back down on the sofa, leaning back against it.
— If I don't give you a clue, will we go to hell together? This case will not affect my loved ones?
— In a way.
— It's not fair. Tsuchimikado Motoharu said as he relaxed his entire body and stared at the ceiling.
A pleasant breeze blew in from the window and the white curtains fluttered...
— Grimoire of Dead Spirits, also known as the"Book of Summoning Evil Spirits"... Black and forbidden magic is nothing compared to what is in this grimoire. Rumor has it that it was created to disrupt the balance of the world. Simply put, if it falls into someone else's hands, it will destroy the existing balance and lead to the destruction of the world, " Tsuchimikado Motoharu paused after saying all this. — Now that you know how dangerous he is, it's best if you give up.
— Go on, " Su Xiao said, and signaled Tsuchimikado Motoharu not to stop.
Tsuchimikado Motoharu grinned and told himself that he would never meet Su Xiao again, unless Alistair asked him to.
— About four hundred years ago, what was written in the grimoire of dead spirits was mastered by a certain magician, but in the end, this magician killed himself, deciding to use one of the spells in this book, and an entire city disappeared with it. When the church found out about this, it sent its people to search for the grimoire and, after finding it, sealed it and hid it, but in reality, it only announced it. In reality, she couldn't find it.
— Three hundred years ago, it was discovered by another magician. In the end, the same thing happened as a hundred years ago — he killed himself, but because he heard about the stories about his predecessor, he tried to implement one of the spells near the lake. The Crusaders immediately arrived there, but instead of a lake, they saw something like gaseous water. Everything that came in contact with it immediately decomposed. The destructive power of this water was so incredible that even with the help of ordinary wind, it could leave the lake and kill everything around it. It took the church more than ten years to seal this lake, but the grimoire, just like last time, disappeared again.
— In other words, it's some kind of disposable high-powered weapon? Su Xiao was a little confused. If that was true, there was no point in Tsuchimikado Motoharu hiding information about such a thing.
Of course, he kept in mind that all of this was just Tsuchimikado Motoharu's words, and that the reality might be different.
— If that was the case, the dead spirit grimoire wouldn't be too dangerous, but something that makes it one of the most dangerous grimoires. Everything that was destroyed with his powers won't be able to recover. In the place where the lake was previously located, there is now a bottomless funnel. The Church tried to fill it, but all efforts failed. They poured soil or stones there... None of this could fix anything. Every twelve hours of the evening, everything that was thrown into the funnel simply disappeared, and it did not return to its original position, but dissolved as if it had never existed.
After hearing all this, Su Xiao roughly understood what this grimoire was. There were spells written in it that made it impossible for anything to be restored.
— Is that all?" You thought I'd decide to kill myself along with this city?
Su Xiao's words made Tsuchimikado Motohara smile bitterly. "Of course not. The grimoire of dead spirits is indeed dangerous, but in reality it is not that valuable. Moreover, every time its owner killed himself, it would mysteriously disappear for a period of time.
— Then you might as well have told me where he is, and I would have made sure he really disappeared forever.".
— Tsuchimikado Motoharu replied with a hint of helplessness. — Actually... I just don't know the exact location of this grimoire. Do you believe that?
— I don't believe it.
— I knew you'd say that. I may have caught someone's misfortune, " Tsuchimikado Motoharu said and sighed. - But... There was a rumor recently. It's just a rumor. Someone has discovered a grimoire of dead spirits, and that person is going to do something about it.
— Tell me who this person is, and we'll both pretend we've never met before. I always keep my word.
That's what any spy would want to hear. After all, if someone found out that he had passed on such information to an outsider, they would definitely not like it.
— The Kihara family, " Tsuchimikado Motoharu said just two words, then stood up and walked towards the exit.
— What generation? Su Xiao asked.
— Tsuchimikado Motoharu answered, opened the door, and let out a sigh of relief. — Don't blame me for this, it's your own choice.
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