Chapter 518
“What is this even...?”
An engagement arranged without an ounce of prior discussion and even disturbing talk of turning that very fiancée into a shikigami? Ryuuma, who had never once questioned his family’s decisions over the past decades, couldn’t help but do so now.
“What exactly is going on? An engagement, a shikigami... what are you even talking about?!”
“Please calm down, husband. I’ll explain everything.”
“...”
Husband—Ryuuma’s expression hardened at the unfamiliar and jarring term of endearment. Mizuki, though, was unfazed.
“I’m from the Saotome family. In the past, we worked under the Inoue family when the Seeker created the Heaven’s Well. And even now, we’ve continued to maintain a relationship through various deals.”
“...”
“The most common of those deals has been the trade of shikigami created from processed humans. I’m one of those creations as well. Are you with me so far?”
Mizuki had spoken plainly about her clan and origins, but the content of her words was anything but plain. The act of transforming living humans into shikigami? That had been a forbidden technique for a long time, being strictly prohibited unlike during the early days.
Despite that, among these individuals, the practice of turning living humans into shikigami was apparently thriving in secret.
They’re all completely insane...