Fleeing from Konoha-Chapter 546 - 73: Mire and Shion_4

"...I understand."

Hakushi lowered his head in thought for a moment, then looked up to meet the eyes of the Mire Witch behind the curtain, nodding in agreement.

Although Hakushi didn’t understand why the Mire Witch was so adamant about doing this, her words, ’Her significance to humanity is unparalleled,’ piqued his interest even more.

Could it be true that the witch’s uniqueness is of considerable importance to humanity as a whole?

Moreover, the Mire Witch had helped him greatly, so he felt awkward refusing a mere request to acknowledge a goddaughter.

"As compensation for agreeing to this, Mr. Hakushi, you can make any decision in the Land of Demons without consulting me from now on; you may decide on your own."

The Mire Witch uttered these words, effectively placing Hakushi at the pinnacle of authority in the Land of Demons, supplanting the witch’s supreme position. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Is there no issue with doing this?"

This sudden boon left Hakushi somewhat unable to immediately adapt, bewildered by what the Mire Witch truly intended to achieve.

Offering all her power to another felt like she was making arrangements before the end.

"There is no issue, because, in essence, the Land of Demons is an ownerless country."

"Ownerless country?"

It was Hakushi’s first time hearing this term.

But thereafter, the Mire Witch dodged Hakushi’s inquiries, evidently avoiding discussing something—likely related to the origin of the Land of Demons and the source of the witch.

"Mr. Hakushi, do you have any other matters?"

"No more. Let’s conclude here for today. I’m leaving first, Lord Mire."

Hakushi stood up from the cushion, ready to leave.

"By the way, I forgot to mention. Before the child in my belly is born, which is nineteen months, Mr. Hakushi, you’d better not approach the shrine here again; otherwise, I can’t guarantee your safety."

Though a matter of great danger, in the mouth of the Mire Witch, it seemed like a mundane, commonplace issue.

Following this, the shrine would become extremely perilous.

"Understood."

Hakushi quietly sighed in his heart; no wonder the palace was devoid of people today—they must have been sent away by the witch.

Is a witch giving birth truly such a perilous event?

That means, starting today and for the nineteen months before the child’s birth, paying a visit to the Mire Witch is impossible.

After nineteen months, he could come and ask the Mire Witch about the truth of the matter.

Walking out of the palace, Hakushi planned to leave down the mountain when, suddenly sensing something, he glanced back at the palace.

An unprecedented malice transformed into a strange purple mist that enveloped the entire palace.

Hakushi could hear the palace’s monstrous roars as if furious, as though it was roaring at the Mire Witch.

The sound was filled with a myriad of evil thoughts, causing Hakushi’s body to instinctively feel danger and discomfort.

Though it was daytime, Hakushi felt that the holy shrine on the mountain had become eerie and ghostly, terrifying like a phantom realm of demons.

Instantly he thought of the name of the girl the Mire Witch was to give birth to—Shion.

It shares the same name as the capital of the Land of Demons and its national flower.

Hakushi thought to himself, a witch inheriting this name must bear extraordinary significance.

Pausing to gaze at the palace for a long time, with the monstrous evil calls growing louder in his ear, Hakushi awoke from his daze and quickened his descent down the mountain.

Earlier, he had this sudden urge to kill wildly, destroy everywhere—a clear influence of some presence affecting his will unnoticed.

If he continued staying here, the influence might deepen.

"The demonic creatures from the Land of Demons’ ancient legends?"

Hakushi uttered softly.

Hakushi had long heard of the Land of Demons’ legends of demonic creatures and had collected some information before, corroborating his speculations.

However, about the demonic creatures, the information was fragmented, with many aspects unverified.

It is known that they are powerful monsters that only a witch can deal with.

Possessing a mysterious power, they could control terracotta armies and once invaded the Ninja Realm, ravaging the lands of various countries.

The monster just now, roaring and furious in the palace, seemed like mankind’s accumulated evil thoughts.

If that’s the true form of the demonic creatures, things become very interesting indeed.

Truly wish I could dissect it on a test bench.