Six-Eyed Sukuna, starting from Hunter x Hunter

Chapter 215 The Filial Piety Group (Two Chapters Combined)

Although she was very puzzled, Gojo Haru didn't say anything and left with these questions in her mind.

At his speed, if he wanted to leave, even Ryomen Sukuna couldn't stop him.

Neither of the two Su Nuo made any attempt to stop him.

This guy probably had enough fun a few days ago and can have some peace and quiet for a while now.

His acceptance of Kyoto's peace offer was certainly good news for those who were feeling uneasy.

All Gojo Haru had to do was take this message back to the others; everything that followed was none of his business.

Those who have already gone through it once should find it very easy to do the same process again.

"It's certainly good news that he's so easy to talk to... but..."

"If it's even bigger than the previous one..."

The group fell silent upon considering the request made by the white-haired boy.

In fact, the gems and other materials used to build the statues were all provided by the other party.

The materials they prepared were completely unacceptable to the other party.

So here's the problem: their own abilities are only so-so, and the teenagers' performance was already beyond their usual level, yet they're demanding even more...

It's impossible, absolutely impossible.

The joyful expression on his face instantly turned into one of deep sorrow.

Haru Gojo didn't care whether these people could do it or not; it wasn't really his concern anyway.

He went back to Gojo's house and found that his house was fine and hadn't been vandalized. Although he was missing some familiar faces, it was still alright.

Only some of the stronger members died; at least the entire clan wasn't wiped out.

For large families, offspring are the least of their worries.

Before long, the number of family members will increase again.

It's just that it will take more than ten years for those children to grow up and have the strength.

"Lord Haru." The servants of the Gojo family stopped in their tracks and knelt on the ground when they saw him.

Gojo Haru ignored them and walked right past them.

After confirming that everything was alright at his own home, he went to the Zen temple again.

The Zen temple's residence was much more chaotic than the Gojo family's.

Because their head priest, Zenji Akira, died.

Therefore, a new head of the family needs to be elected to make decisions for the Zen family and lead it onto the right path.

As a result, countless chaotic situations arose as people schemed and plotted against each other in the struggle for power and profit.

Gojo Haru glanced at it once and then turned away, heading straight for the side courtyard.

Compared to the generally noisy Zen temple, this courtyard is unusually quiet.

A woman dressed in pink with long black hair knelt under the eaves, with four maids kneeling beside her, their heads bowed.

"Where's Tsukasa?" Gojo Haru asked, looking at the woman.

"It's Lord Qing..." As if she had just heard the noise, the woman slowly raised her head and looked in the direction of the voice.

She had ordinary brown eyes, but they were dull and lifeless, lacking focus.

She is blind.

Zenin Akira died at the age of 32. Compared to Gojo Haru, who was regarded as a god since childhood and seemed to have nothing to do with love and was disgusted by being touched by others, Zenin Akira's life was much more conventional.

Like most people of this era, he married very young and already has a twelve-year-old child.

"Even Lord Qing has come, but Lord Zhang... hasn't he returned yet?" The woman's voice was gentle and soft.

As a blind woman, even though she was once the mistress of the family, no one would bother to inform her of what had happened after the head of the family died.

She was forgotten in this courtyard by everyone in the Zen family.

Even now, she still doesn't know that her husband has died.

"...He died a few days ago," Gojo Haru said after a moment of silence.

The woman was stunned.

As someone who lives in a secluded villa and whose daily life consists of nothing but waiting, she has become accustomed to waiting for her husband.

The head of the Zenin family, one of the three great families.

Even knowing that the other person's job is dangerous, they still always imagine that the other person will come back.

Because... her husband is such an outstanding person.

But such an outstanding person... is dead?

"Now that other members of the Zenin family are starting to compete for the position of head of the family, Tsukasa's situation..." Gojo Haru shook his head.

Zen Temple Master did not inherit the Ten Shadows Technique, but rather another technique. His talent was also significantly weaker than that of his biological father.

When Zenjiro was twelve years old, he was able to destroy a level one cursed spirit on his own.

When Gojo Haru was twelve years old, he was already capable of killing Special Class 14 enemies.

Twelve-year-old Zenin Akira could only fight level three spirits, and even that was not easy.

"It will be very difficult for him to become the head of the family," said Gojo Haru.

The position of head of the three founding families is usually inherited by the person with the strongest strength and the highest talent in sorcery in the current generation.

However, if Zenin Tsukasa fails to become the head of the family, given his talent and the fact that his birth mother is blind, his life in the Zenin family will not be easy.

"The position of head of the family must belong to Si." Only after hearing this did the woman come back to her senses. Her tone was still gentle, and her eyes were still empty and vacant, but her expression revealed a solemnity.

"Lord Qing, please help Si for Lord Zhang's sake." She lowered her head, clasped her hands together, and rested her forehead on the back of her hands.

"Mother." A boy dressed in a white hunting robe entered from outside the door.

His clothes were stained and torn at the edges, and his face had bruises and wounds.

But his tone was cheerful and sunny: "I successfully killed a level three cursed spirit today, and I'll be able to try for level two soon..."

"Lord Haru is here too. Are you talking to your mother about something?" He greeted her politely, as if he had just noticed Haru's presence.

His words, however, were not without probing.

Zenin Tsukasa's appearance is more like Zenin Akira's, with black hair, green eyes, and handsome features. When he doesn't smile, he gives off a somewhat unapproachable feeling.

"Si, come here." The woman beckoned.

Zenji glanced down at his clothes, then carefully knelt down beside the woman, gathering his hem and sleeves to avoid being noticed.

"Please, Lord Qing." The woman touched his back with one hand and pressed his upper body forward.

Gojo Haru frowned, finding it somewhat troublesome.

He had no intention of meddling in other people's family affairs. If it weren't for Zenin Akira being one of the few friends he could talk to, he would never have come to Zenin's house.

Now that I've come, I can't bear to see my friend's wife and children suffer.

"Mother..." Zenji wanted to say something, but the woman covered his mouth.

"Your father is the head of the Zen monastery, and you will be too in the future," the woman whispered.

It seemed to be a reminder to the Zen master, or perhaps a way of convincing himself.

"...If you don't like living at the Zen-in house, you can move to the Gojo family. I can't do anything more than that." Gojo Haru shook his fan.

He could take care of his friend's wife and children, but he had no intention of doing anything more.

The white-haired man looked unusually indifferent and casual, like a god who wouldn't even glance down at the mortals.

Zenji, however, seemed to have long been accustomed to the other party's behavior, showing no surprise or dissatisfaction whatsoever.

On the contrary, the unseen woman, as if she had lost her invisible support, collapsed to the ground.

The white-haired man disappeared into the Zen temple's territory.

Zenji helped his mother up, supporting her with his still-developing shoulders.

"Mother, could it be that you have already..." Zen Master hesitated before speaking.

Does Mother already know about Father's affair?

Compared to her blind mother, who only cared about her father and was oblivious to everything else, the Zen Master, who had to go to the family training ground every day, was much more well-informed.

He and others learned about the incident on the very day the news of Zen-in Akira's accident reached them.

She even witnessed her father's body being carried home by others.

However, he did not tell his mother the news, and he sternly warned the maids who served his mother not to talk too much, or he would cut out their tongues.

Even when he was ostracized, isolated, or framed by others on the training field, he never spoke a word to his mother after that.

Because... my mother was too weak.

Even if I told her, there was nothing I could do, and it would only make her worry.

My father never talked to my mother about dangerous things.

What my mother heard were always interesting, heartwarming, and beautiful stories.

We must protect our vulnerable mothers.

Zen Master Si understood this principle from a young age.

"Lord Zhang... is dead."

"I only have you left, Si." The woman reached out and touched her son's face.

She caressed each inch of her face, searching for similarities to her husband's features.

Since she learned the news, her whole demeanor changed in a short period of time, and she seemed to have aged several years in an instant.

"I will protect you."

"Like Father," Zenji said, lowering his eyes.

But the woman didn't give him that chance.

She fell ill after receiving the news that day.

The Zen temple was not so strict as to forbid the mother and son from hiring a doctor, but every doctor, faced with the Zen temple chief's concerned gaze, could only silently shake their heads.

"Madam, this is a heart ailment, and there is no cure," they said.

It was as if she had lost her husband's love, like a flower that had lost the greenhouse it depended on for survival; in just a few days, her life was about to come to an end.

In just half a month, she lost a lot of weight, her cheeks became sunken, her limbs became dry and bony.

Every day I just lay there in a daze, as if I were dreaming.

Seeing his mother like this, Zeninji made a decision.

"Bring in people whose practices are related to dreams."

"I want my mother to have a sweet dream."

If a beautiful dream could stop my mother's life from slipping away...

Then let him weave a beautiful enough dream for the other person.

……

"I heard that this banquet is because the master of the Zen family needs to choose a wife."

"That gentleman will choose one of the female guests as his wife..."

"Is that Master Akira from the Zen temple family?"

A faint, indistinct girl's voice came from not far away.

"Lord Akira...who is he?" A girl dressed in pink with long hair that covered her hips asked the maid behind her in a soft voice.

"It is the current head of the Zen-in family," the maid replied respectfully.

"What kind of person is the head of the family?" the girl asked curiously.

"Lord Akira... is one of the top three geniuses of our time. Apart from Lord Seimei and Lord Seimei, Lord Akira is the most talented."

"He was discovered to have inherited the Ten Shadows Technique of the Zenin family at birth and was directly designated as the heir to the family headship. He became the head of the Zenin family at the age of fifteen."

"And... he's extremely handsome."

The maid seemed to have endless praise to offer.

"That sounds really nice..." The girl's words carried a hint of melancholy.

"It's a pity I can't see the appearance you described." Her smile was faint, but it revealed a hint of sadness.

The maid stopped speaking, her eyes filled with pity.

Princess Ji, who was born blind, had no idea what the world looked like.

She sat silently in the corner, head down, barely noticeable.

Because I never imagined that I would be chosen by anyone.

No one would choose a blind woman as a wife.

Until she felt a figure stop in front of her.

"Let's go with her." The voice was clear but devoid of emotion, as if picking out a barely acceptable one from a pile of unpleasant things.

And so, for the first time, she was seen by everyone.

in reality.

"...How much longer can my mother's body hold up?" Zenji asked the physician beside him without turning his head, looking at the woman who seemed to be immersed in a beautiful dream.

"About... three days," the doctor said hesitantly.

It remained asleep, unable to eat, and grew increasingly thin.

Her body was already weak, so doing this... naturally she couldn't last long.

"I understand." The Zen Master gestured for everyone else to leave.

When he was alone in the room with the sleeping woman, he knelt on the ground and pressed his forehead against the woman's cold hand.

Warm tears fell drop by drop.

Her body trembled slightly, but she didn't utter a single sob.

In less than a month, after losing her father, is she going to lose her mother too?

Why...why is this happening?

Wasn't Father supposed to be incredibly strong?! Why did he die?!

"Please don't leave me alone... Mother..."

His weak pleas could not reach the unconscious woman's ears.

……

"Zenin Akira's son, Zenin Tsukasa, cursed his mother as she was dying."

"I forcibly kept the other person by my side."

"A curse that has just been born already possesses top-tier strength."

Gojo Haru leisurely shared with Su Wu the latest news he had received about what was happening in Kyoto.

He had seen the mother and child in person not long ago.

The woman cursed by the transformation has lost her gentle and beautiful appearance, and is now like a strange monster formed from a cloud of black mist.

It has spider-like limbs and is so ugly that its human form is not clearly visible.

The black-haired, green-eyed boy still called her "Mother" gently, just as he had when she was alive.

"Mother, kill them for me," he said, asking the monster to kill those who coveted the position of family head.

And the monster complied and did as he was told.

"Carrying a top-tier curse with him..." Su Wu thought of a certain pure love god of war.

That's the pure love group over there, and over here? The pure filial piety group?

If Zenjiro Akira knew that his wife had been cursed by his son, he would probably be so angry that he would crawl out of hell.

After all, they are sorcerers; even in death, they would never want to become monsters.

"The Zenin family wanted to eliminate them, but I stopped them," Gojo Haru sighed.

Although this situation occurs with the starter Pokémon, it will definitely be resolved.

A monster appeared in the family of sorcerers... This is a dark chapter in their history.

But those were his friend's wife and children; Gojo Haru couldn't really let others kill them.

"I don't want to get involved, but if I don't, they'll die..."

"That Zenin Akira guy really left me with two big problems," Gojo Haru said with a headache and helplessness.

If he could, he really wanted to revive the other person and then give them a good beating.

(End of this chapter)