Tokyo: Starting with the Shrine Maiden

Chiyo's pupils contracted slightly, and she fell silent.

She is clearly right.

“Takeda Gen captured the queen at the time, intending to use her bloodline to combine with me and create a new queen.”

Chiyo slowly began to speak, “He was a tyrant who distrusted the Merfolk but was unwilling to part with their power, so he resorted to such despicable means.”

"I see."

Kaoru Aizawa looked at Chiyome with a hint of pity in her eyes.

She never imagined that her teacher's fate would be so difficult.

"Would the merfolk obey the orders of a fabricated merfolk queen?"

Haruhiko raised a question.

"With the Mermaid Queen and the Three Goddess Scepters, we can forcefully command the Mermaid race."

Chiyo explained, "Moreover, the Mermaid Queen was pregnant at the time, which must have been the princess she was talking about."

"Whether she deceived us or not, we must get our hands on the Scepter of the Three Goddesses."

Kaoru Aizawa took a deep breath and said.

Actually, she was more curious about what the magical artifact Chiyo had mentioned was.

This must be something that concerns her life.

Because the merman had said something like, "I really don't know how you survived."

But since Chiyo didn't bring it up herself, she didn't feel comfortable asking.

The four of them continued forward, and led by Chiyome, they finally arrived at the depths.

A huge palace.

Calling it a palace, however, is a bit of an exaggeration.

Haruhiko felt it was more like the main hall of a shrine.

It is more luxurious than ordinary buildings.

But it falls far short of Haruhiko's ideal palace.

However, upon closer examination of ancient Japan, calling it a palace seems quite reasonable.

"I just checked it."

Aya Aizawa said, "There have been a lot of spiritual energy fluctuations in the buildings we've passed through; we might find something great."

Haruhiko turned his head and glanced at her.

Her eyes sparkled, as if a dragon had seen a field of jewels.

Unexpectedly, she was also a money-grubber.

"The Takeda clan was a large family a thousand years ago, so their products were naturally of high quality."

Kaoru Aizawa, knowing her daughter's personality, smiled and said, "Once this is over, you can have someone do the salvage."

Can I choose two items?

Haruhiko interjected.

As the saying goes, everyone who sees wealth has a share.

Even if he didn't achieve anything, he still put in a lot of effort.

Of course, most importantly, he knew Aizawa Kaoru and Aizawa Aya's character.

I won't let this small matter cause any rift between us.

"Choose whatever you like."

Aya Aizawa said rather generously, "Anyway, it's all free, so don't be shy."

In her view, Haruhiko was already a worthy successor to the University of Tokyo.

She certainly wouldn't be stingy.

"Thank you, Aya-neechan."

Haruhiko said with a smile, "I won't stand on ceremony."

"Okay."

Kaoru Aizawa waved his hand and said, "You two money-grubbers, let's get down to business first."

Chiyo ignored the three men's act of dividing the spoils.

For her, who had lived for so long, her only wish was to obtain that magical artifact and break the curse.

The rest are irrelevant.

She observed the palace.

This was completely different from the magic circle she remembered.

It should be a change that occurred after the failure.

Dark clouds loomed over the palace.

But there was no thunder or rain, and it seemed to float in the air like an ornament.

They blocked the light from above, making the palace appear as if it had fallen into an abyss, which was unsettling.

"Teacher, what should we do now?"

After waiting a moment, Aizawa Kaoru asked, "Should I just barge in?"

She wasn't a magic array master, so she couldn't understand the magic array.

Then let's just use brute force.

In an era devoid of gods, the fifth rank meant invincibility.

Moreover, swordsmen are inherently quite reckless.

He doesn't seem like a priest, someone who likes to hide behind the scenes and plot against people.

"It would be best to get him to show up on his own."

Chiyo shook her head and slowly walked forward.

The bluish-green color on her feet gradually faded, and she returned to her human form.

At the same time, a rather noticeable aura began to emanate outwards.

As high-level psionicists, they all possess a unique aura.

This is produced by being tainted by psionic energy.

Aura, or momentum.

When facing low-level psionicists, it can function similarly to Conqueror's Haki from One Piece.

As for high-level psionicists, it serves as proof of their identity.

"Chi...yo...woman..."

A deep, resentful voice rang out.

In an instant, the palace shook, and cracks appeared in the white outer walls, which spread rapidly.

Boom!

The surge of psionic energy caused the already cracked exterior wall to explode.

The debris, like snowflakes falling from the sky, accompanied by a shrill and angry roar, instantly attacked everyone.

Chiyo raised her hand.

Her fingers were slender and snow-white.

But the focus is on the nails.

The nails, though unpainted, now displayed a bluish-green hue.

The next second, she waved.

The same sword energy as Aizawa Kaoru shot out rapidly.

The sound of water suddenly rang out.

The blade energy transformed into a massive wave, carrying a chilling and sharp edge that cleaved through all the fragments, its momentum undiminished.

A sword mark, visible to the naked eye, stretched across the entire palace, traversing the heavens and the earth.

Haruhiko was stunned.

Is this the legendary nail clipper?

3,000 words, fourth update. PS: 10,000 words updated today.

Chapter 144 The Three Goddesses' Scepters