Chapter 45 shattered her self-esteem

in the hidden hall of Hefeng Zen Temple.

Zenin Naoya scratched his head nonchalantly, and his slender almond-shaped eyes drooped slightly. He supported himself on the edge of the chair with one hand, and glanced at Rakuganji Yoshinobu and the head of the Kamo family who were sitting next to him with his raised brows, and said in a light tone: "Where is that guy?"

Knowing that he was talking about Gojo Satoru, Rakuganji Yoshinobu's hunched back did not change much, but his tone was not good: "Children nowadays are really westernized."

Haha.

Isn't it just that you dislike him for not being polite enough?

Zenin Naoya, who grew up in Kyoto, knew with his eyes closed that the old man was playing tricks on him.

So Zenin Naoya just forced a smile from the corner of his mouth.

He leaned over lazily, his eyebrows and eyes full of innate arrogance, "Okay, Principal Rakuanji, may I ask where Gojo Satoru is?"

Rakuanji Yoshinobu glanced at Zenin Naoya and said in a light tone: "I don't know."

Haha.

Boring.

Zenin Naoya frowned and leaned back in his chair.

The young man who came from a noble family in Kyoto had always been well-educated. Even though he looked superior now, he still had an excellent appearance and elegant demeanor.

As if he could see that he was angry, the head of the Kamo family raised his eyelids coldly: "Zenin is becoming more and more undisciplined."

Zenin Naoya spread his hands: "It's our old man's fault for drinking too much yesterday and not getting up in the morning."

"But--" He suddenly leaned over and looked at the head of the Kamo family with a smile, "It's better than people like you who make decisions in advance."

"Are you seeking justice for that woman? Zenin Naoya, when did you become so kind?"

"Heh." Zenin Naoya scratched his ears, "When did the Kamo family decide to bypass the three major families?"

He didn't care about the life or death of that woman Kagura Mio at all, but he had to care about the reputation of the Zenin family-the Kamo family colluded with the high-level officials of the curse world, and made the decision to seal Kagura Mio before Gojo Satoru made the decision, even bypassing the Zenin family.

Zenin Naoya is not stupid when it comes to the twists and turns involved. How could he not know that they were colluding behind the scenes in order to gradually infiltrate the three major families?

Zenin Naoya would not be lenient on matters involving his reputation - to some extent, letting Zenin Naoya come when he was drunk was a sign of attitude.

However, his old man did take care of Kagura Mio to a certain extent - but what does that have to do with Zenin Naoya? Why should he care about Kagura Mio's life or death? He would like the world to be in chaos so that his Zen temple can benefit.

He had already thought about it. He had no objection or support for this matter. When the time came, he would watch Gojo Satoru cause a big fuss at Kamo's house, and their Zenin family would benefit from it -

wouldn't that be wonderful?

Different from the three calm and composed people here, there is Geto Suguru.

Kagura Mio's trial is imminent, Gojo Satoru is missing, and all of these things are giving Geto Suguru a headache.

He looked at the woman with a cigarette in her mouth and dark circles under her eyes, standing in front of him with her arms folded; the blond and brown-haired juniors stood on each side behind her, like two bodyguards; a little further away were the students hiding outside the door and eavesdropping.

Xia Youjie felt a headache - he felt that he had not had a single idle day since coming to the technical high school:

90% of the workload was caused by that damn couple.

"So what's the situation now?"

Ieiri Naoko slowly raised her eyelids and stared at Geto Suguru.

"I don't know either." Geto Suguru said honestly, "My informant gave me information that if Satoru doesn't come back before the decision is made, Mio will be sealed; if Satoru comes back, then let him find a way to kill Mio." Ieiri

Shoko, who had a premonition about this, had no expression, just paused for a moment, and then continued: "It's worthy of them."

Haibara Yu was the most impatient among the few people. He looked at the two seniors a little anxiously, frowning: "Then what should we do now? We can't just leave senior Kagura alone--" "

Either postpone the trial, or find a way to rescue senior Kagura." Nanami Kento stared at the tip of his leather shoes, his tone indifferent.

"But what should we do? Kamo and the head of Zenin are both here, so the trial definitely cannot be postponed; if we rescue her, do we have to find evidence to prove her safety?"

"No, there is another way."

Xiayou Jie said softly with his eyes lowered.

His long eyelashes swept lightly, and there was an unignorable majesty in his deep purple eyes: "There is another way, we--"

"Prison break?!"

An Utahime widened her eyes as if she had heard something shocking. She subconsciously looked around to make sure there was no one around, and then followed Geto Suguru. They walked in a low voice on the long and exquisite corridor of the Japanese-style courtyard, staring at Geto Suguru with an incredulous look: "Are you crazy?"

"But this is the best way to deal with it so far."

"But that's prison break--"

"That's why I asked you to help cover it up."

"But this is too--"

"Senior." Geto Suguru suddenly stopped and looked at An Utahime, "Senior should understand the meaning of the seal, right?"

If Kagura Mio was sealed by the high-level magic, she would be trapped in the small world forever, almost unable to get out. The rest of her life will be spent in that cold and serious room until her death.

Of course An Utahime knew.

She also did not agree with the top management's approach, but now -

she stared into Xia Youjie's eyes for a long time, and nodded: "I understand."

Xia Youjie entered the meeting hall with this mentality.

This is the headquarters of the sorcery world. The council hall is built deep in the dry landscape garden. Vermilion corridors connect the main hall and the side halls, flowing from all directions to the center like blood.

In the center of the huge tatami was a black carpet with gold patterns, and on the high seats in front were the three seats of the Three Great Families.

The elders from each family and the sorcerers who were allowed to attend the meeting wore dark family crest haori and knelt in a row.

This is not a meeting hall, but an altar, a place of judgment, and the anchor point of Kagura Mio's final fate.

It was under such pressure that Geto Suguru entered the market.

As the only reliable, adult special-grade sorcerer currently, he was naturally invited to participate. But as a relative of Kagura Mio, it was obvious that he was not very welcome - but he didn't care, he just found that Kagura's place was empty and her family didn't seem to come to attend the trial.

After a deep sigh, Xia Youjie spoke amid the dagger-like gazes of the crowd when Leyanji Yoshinobu brought the topic to him.

During the years when he was the leader of Panxing Sect, Xia Youjie had already learned how to be hypocritical.

He knows too well how to speak in such occasions and is too aware of the value of his words.

So he speaks less, speaks more exquisitely, and speaks more importantly.

"There is no detailed explanation of the consequences of Miss Kagura's technique getting out of control."

"But she has already stabbed Gojo Satoru. We can't afford that price. Or, do you think you can replace Gojo Satoru?" Rakuganji Yoshinobu stared at Suguru Geto with his empty eyes and spoke first.

"I dare not. I just think that, since Wu is so important, why not wait until Wu arrives to make a decision? After all, I heard from Principal Le Yanji that Wu is still very important - of course, he can't just be a tool for fighting, but also the Gojo family of the Three Great Families, right?"

Le Yanji's eyes narrowed.

The head of the Kamo family took a sip of tea and sneered: "Sweet words and flattery."

"Her adaptability to the technique has gone out of control. No one can be sure to what extent she will lose control--"

"So no one can be sure to what extent she can restrain herself, right?"

Suguru Geto looked at the head of the Kamo family sitting in the middle with a smile, and glanced at Zenin Naoya beside him.

The blond man smiled as if it had nothing to do with him, met Geto's gaze, raised his eyebrows, and said lazily: "Master Kamo, what do you think?"

Master Kamo complained in his heart about this rude child, with a fake smile on his face, looking at Geto with a smile: "In that case, why don't we invite Miss Kagura over first."

Geto did not refuse.

As a colleague, he also wanted to confirm Kagura Mio's current situation first.

Kagura Mio was escorted up here amidst everyone's confused, fearful, avoidant and curious eyes. Her hands were tightly locked up with the Heavenly Binding Chains. This chain, which was powerful enough to suppress all fluctuations in cursed energy, was the most precious special-grade cursed tool within the technical high school. It was refined from the teachings of Master Nichiren and was suitable for practitioners of mentally deranged techniques. Now it was used to lock up Kagura Mio, which was also a kind of reincarnation.

The moment she passed by Geto Suguru, Kagura Mio heard Geto Suguru say to her, "Everything has been arranged."

She nodded with no expression on her face.

Yes, it was actually she who proposed the prison break to Geto Suguru -

in case Gojo Satoru was not present.

The blond man seemed to be amused, as if he had sensed the close atmosphere between Kagura Mio and Suguru Geto.

He slowly straightened up, stared at Kagura Mio and Suguru Geto cynically for two seconds, then said: "What, you really want to snatch the woman from that Six-Eyes guy?" As

soon as he said this, the whole audience fell silent.

In such a solemn occasion, Zenin Naoya pointed out in public that the relationship between Kagura Mio and Suguru Geto was not ordinary - which greatly reduced the credibility of Suguru Geto's words and also gave them an opportunity to criticize him.

Kagura Mio lowered her eyes with a hint of sarcasm in her smile: That guy Naoya really deserves a beating as always.

But Zenin Naoya wanted to continue speaking.

He clicked his tongue, stared at Kagura Mio, and said, "Our great special-grade sorcerer never thought that she would end up like this today—"

He was interrupted by an arrogant and high-pitched voice:

"Oh? Naoya, after all this time you still like a mad dog biting people?"

Gojo Satoru? !

The head of the Kamo family and Yoshinobu Rakuganji looked at each other: Why is he here?

According to their intelligence, Gojo Satoru has been staying at the Gojo family these days to deal with the remaining affairs of the Gojo family, and he looked like he wanted to sever his relationship with Kagura Mio. Why is he suddenly appearing here now?

However, the white-haired man had no intention of paying any attention to them.

He walked into the meeting hall with arrogance. He was not wearing the college uniform, but a light blue haori with five-stripe family crest printed on it. His white hair was not stood up, but hung lazily in front of his eyes. His pupils under his sunglasses were clear and bright, like an extension of the sky.

He was still smiling as always, and walked past Geto Suguru nonchalantly, then casually glanced at Yoshinobu Rakuganji and the head of the Kamo family with an indifferent attitude, and directed his criticism at Naoya Zenin: "Oh my, such a cute blond puppy, why didn't the high school lock you up and let you go crazy here?" Naoya

Zenin was humiliated by him and his face turned red on the spot. He almost stood up and quarreled with him, but because it was a formal occasion, he hid all his emotions behind his cold eyes.

He looked at Rakuganji Yoshinobu and raised his eyebrows slightly: "It seems that everyone is here. So, Principal Rakuganji, can we start deciding on the disposition of Kagura Mio?"

Rakuganji Yoshinobu said: "In theory, this is the case-"

He paused, looked at the white-haired man who was standing there swaggeringly, and found that the other party had no intention of pausing, so he continued: "As an existence that may get out of control at any time, Gojo, you need to purify Kagura."

"······?!"

Kagura Mio lowered her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.

Xia Yujie's breathing stagnated and he felt that the situation was not good: Wu had no intention of stopping him at all.

Because in fact, Gojo Satoru really didn't want to stop it.

He just turned his head slightly and stared at Leyan Temple for a few seconds, then nodded in approval: "That makes sense."

? !

Now even the head of the Kamo family felt strange: Did Gojo Satoru have an epiphany just after returning home?

Gojo Satoru didn't look at these people again. He slowly squatted down and looked at Kagura Mio whose hands were restrained.

Kagura Mio lowered her head and didn't look at him.

She didn't want him to see her being tied up like this without dignity.

But the next second, something even more undignified happened to her—

Gojo Satoru took out from his sleeve—

a pair of anklets? !

Zenin Naoya was about to say, "Look here, is there any place for you to play?", but Gojo Satoru was the first to explain -

"The fragments of the Eight-foot Mirror originated from the sacred mirror of Amaterasu. Everyone knows that it is the national treasure of the Japanese royal family, but few people know that it was given to the Kagura priests of the Kagura family by the emperor thousands of years ago -"

Gojo Satoru paused and continued: "Thousands of years ago, the Kagura priests who used the same technique as Kagura Mio used shackles made from the fragments of the Eight-foot Mirror to suppress their own power. This time I went to the Kagura family on my way home, and the head of the Kagura family gave me this special-grade cursed tool, hoping that I would handle it."

"······"

The whole audience was silent.

No one had ever thought that the Kagura family actually had such a magical weapon, and no one had ever thought that the Kagura family had already prepared a retreat for Kagura Mio -

no, this is not a retreat.

Geto Suguru looked at the two figures in front of him, one in black and one in blue, and suddenly realized something:

if Gojo Satoru really wanted to put shackles on Kagura Mio, then both of them would definitely be finished -

how could a proud person like Kagura Mio accept that her lover would personally restrict her freedom and shatter her self-esteem?

He was born wanting to stop Gojo Satoru, but he found that he couldn't do it at all -

The white-haired man's gaze behind his sunglasses was calm and indifferent, and his six eyes, which usually operated precisely, seemed to have not noticed Kagura Mio's unwillingness at all. In the dead silence, Gojo Satoru looked at Kagura Mio expressionlessly, and for the first time, in those eyes, which usually were proud and gentle, appeared resistance and pain that he had never seen before.

He looked at her.

She looked at him too.

No, don't.

Don't tie her down.

Don't confine her.

Don't let her lose her self-esteem.

Don’t -

Kagura Mio looked at Gojo Satoru, and a hint of desperate resentment unconsciously appeared in her eyes - if he did this, she would definitely hate him.

Gojo Satoru, how could he choose to bind her?

How could he choose to imprison her?

Isn't he the strongest? Didn't you promise to do everything you can to protect her? Why did he choose the simplest but most hurtful method to her, why -

"If this is the case, I would rather die."

Kagura Mio stared at Gojo Satoru and said without hesitation.

"Oh? Really?"

Gojo Satoru raised his eyelids, his eyes calm: "But unfortunately, Mio Mio, your life is mine."

There was silence all around, and the silence of the elders seemed no longer the contempt before the trial but real disbelief and shock from the bottom of their hearts. The entire meeting hall was as closed as a tomb, with no wind and no light. Kagura Mio felt like she was nailed to a pillar of shame, as if her existence was original sin.

"You don't have the right to choose, Kagura Mio."

The shackles were wrapped in his cursed power, and Kagura Mio's ankles were tightly buckled, like a desperate and painful bondage, imprisoning her in the moment of losing her freedom and self-esteem.