After Kazuki and Sogetsu calmed down, they finally noticed that no help had arrived despite the big commotion… It could be attributed to Bakorio's house being in a secluded place far from the rest of the residences, but the smoke coming out of the burning house will certainly attract attention…
So, after contemplating slightly, Sogetsu couldn't help but ask Bakorio "Teacher, did you know about our condition beforehand?"
'Smart kid?' Thought Bakorio as he stared at the two kids that were eyeing him curiously so he simply shrugged and said "I won't lie to you, I only knew about the existence of those demons recently after I met with a certain demon, but It was just a hunch I had that you two could be related to them, So I made plans in case something like this happens"
Sogetsu and Kazuki's eyes almost popped out from the shock and they couldn't help but shake their heads before Kazuki said "Sorry…"
Bakorio simply patted his head gently "Don't worry about it, you are quite the reckless kid, but most of your actions were affected by that demon as it was trying to free itself… But now there's nothing to worry about anymore, I already sealed them and they can't do anything to the two of you anymore"
The two brothers heaved sighs of relief but Bakorio suddenly smiled at them eerily before he said "That also means, you will receive double the punishment for your future actions"
A chill instantly passed through the two brother's backs before they nodded hastily, especially Kazuki… Then, those two clones spent the rest of the day with the two brothers teaching them how to deal with the sealed demons and using their cheap labor to rebuild the house…
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Meanwhile, despite Bakorio's ingenious seal, Enja and Suija were still able to communicate with each other somehow and currently, Enja was full of rage as he yelled "BROTHER! CAN YOU FIND A WAY OUT!" Fire spilled from his eyes… This was his true form, he appeared so much similar to Kazuki, but his hair and eyebrows were orange and burning in flames, and he also has weird shining tattoos covering his body…
Meanwhile, in contrast to Enja who was full of rage, Suija was sitting calmly and staring at his jail eerily… He truly lived to his name as the peaceful demon as even this situation didn't change his disposition... His appearance was also similar to Sogetsu's but his hair was thicker and cyan in color rather than Sogetsu's dark blue colored hair.
"That guy was clearly prepared for us, we can't escape from this prison, especially since we can barely use a tenth of our power…" Replied Suija calmly and Enja, the infernal demons couldn't accept it as a flame pillar exploded from his body and he yelled again "ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO NOTHING THEN?"
"No… That guy can use Dark chakra, he used it to trick us and fake his death… maybe we can manipulate these kids into thinking that he's an enemy of this world, that's the only thing we can do… for now" Spoke Suija calmly with a cunning light flashing through his eyes as countless plans started to emerge in his head… However, He will soon come to find that Bakorio's ready for everything…
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What happened with the two brothers was only a small incident in Bakorio's life, but it made the true clone that was training with Raiko and Murakumo suddenly pause, and Yoshino who was swinging her sword with a focused look on her face beside him couldn't help but turn to stare at him in surprise…
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"Did something happen?" she asked curiously…
This girl's Greatmaster talent in swordsmanship wasn't just for show, in fact, her form and the way she was swinging the sword were almost perfect despite her only training for just a few days, but this wasn't only thanks to her talent but her hard work as well, and her biggest source of motivation was none other than Bakorio.
In fact, she couldn't even wrap her head around how much he trained, he was a machine that never took a rest to the point that he even shocked Murakumo and Raiko and the latter of the two started to train harder as well so that he doesn't lose to Bakorio…
That's why him stopping his training so suddenly without a reason was completely abnormal in the little girl's eyes…
Bakorio paused slightly before he said "It's nothing, I just remembered something I need to ask Murakumo about, keep on training or there will be no cake for you later"
Yoshino froze slightly as she indeed was trying to use this opportunity to slack in her training slightly but Bakorio instantly stopped her in her tracks with his threat and she started swinging her sword again with an even harder intensity!
Nodding with a smile at the little girl, Bakorio made his way to the courtyard where Murakumo was staying and started discussing the two awakened demons with him…
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"So, Aster's plan truly worked…" spoke Murakumo with a nostalgic look on his face while Bakorio simply eyed him calmly before he asked directly "What do you plan to do? Are you going to force them out of those kids even if it means sacrificing them?"
Murakumo stared silently at Bakorio's eyes before he shook his head and said "No, our paths are different, as long as their strength is used to face the darkness, I don't mind it"
Bakorio's eyes kept studying him in search of any falsehood in what he said but he couldn't find any so he calmly nodded at him before he asked "Can you explain to me how demons gain their gifts and how they use their aura?"
Murakumo rubbed his beard slightly before he smirked and asked "Is this information for those kids… or for you?"
Bakorio's eyes narrowed slightly before he answered "Both"
Nodding at Bakorio's honesty, Murakumo slowly explained "With your knowledge, I'm sure you know that some beasts have innate abilities… Chameleons can camouflage, some beasts can spew poison, others can breathe fire, some can even manipulate the elements freely…"
Bakorio nodded slightly so Murakumo continued with his explanation "A demon's gift can be viewed as an innate ability, but it's manmade"
"Manmade? What do you mean?" Asked Bakorio curiously and Murakumo couldn't help but chuckle at him "You clearly studied demonic aura before and you probably even dissected a few demons' bodies… But you won't find anything that way"
Bakorio couldn't help but narrow his eyes at this since what Murakumo said was correct 'Did I miss something in my research?' Was the only thought in Bakorio's mind as his clones that were trying to get friendly with the tailed beasts that were protecting the border of the land of demons did plenty of research on some demons they caught but he didn't find how their ability worked…
"I don't blame you, in fact, It took us countless generations before we developed this technique in the first place and most of the current demons don't even know it since they simply inherited their abilities from the demons in our generation" Spoke Murakumo calmly and Bakorio nodded in understanding
"Please enlighten me" Spoke Bakorio and Murakumo wasn't stingy with him as he explained "This actually came from a certain demon that only a certain few know about his existence and he's called the sage demon… He came up with a method to create a new soul! And he called it the demon soul!"
Bakorio's eyes widened in shock and he couldn't help but question Murakumo "Are you serious, wouldn't there be a problem if a body has more than one soul?"
Murakumo nodded at Bakorio's question " That's right, having two souls can give birth to problems, but he then merged some of his essence with the demon soul and it changed into a different thing… he called it demon core!"
"Demon core?" Bakorio's eyes couldn't help but widen in surprise and he suddenly found himself wondering 'Who's this demon sage?'