Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 384 - 347 Youthful Glory

Chapter 384: Chapter 347 Youthful Glory

Kojima Kanako was thrown into an underground prison by the people of the 37th Legion. This was a makeshift cell built to be temporary, with extremely crude facilities and an unbearable stench.

She patiently waited for several hours until everything fell apart. She heard gunshots; some troops were taking action.

A robot came down, and the image of Kurokawa Kana appeared on the video screen on its chest.

"Do you want to leave?" Kurokawa Kana asked.

She didn’t explicitly say what the price of leaving was, but Kanako knew.

Join the rebellion!

The commotion outside wasn’t just a foolish stir, but a deliberate mutiny, Kanako thought to herself.

If Honma Noriko were to die as usual, people would be willing to accept that, divide the inheritance, and fight over the interests.

After all, out of sight, out of mind.

However, if Honma Noriko were to infinitely refill her cup, things would become extremely complicated. Who would want to be the eternal crown prince or princess, waiting for the passing of time, without reaching for the highest authority?

The blood of Honma Noriko was the blood of ambition, flowing in the hearts of every family member.

Thus, Kanako realized one thing, regardless of the ritual’s outcome, someone would rebel; it was just a matter of how many would participate.

"Is mom still alive?" Kanako asked.

"Yanagawa Fumihiko said she’s dead."

"Stop lying, will you! You don’t need information from ’Yanagawa Fumihiko’! You know it yourself!"

Kanako knew that it wasn’t just the video feed from her mom that they had; they were definitely also secretly controlling reconnaissance satellites, monitoring images on the beach. They didn’t need Yanagawa Fumihiko; they knew every detail themselves.

"Of course." Kurokawa Kana said, "We know that mom has always been alive."

"But you rebels... oh," Kanako sighed inwardly, "you think this is the only chance, if you miss this moment, you’re doomed."

"We are not as cowardly as you."

"What are you talking about? If you were brave, why wait until today?"

"Today she left the Xisheng Shrine."

"Ah..."

"This is the final opportunity; she has already prepared the digital system. Once she returns to the Xisheng Shrine, she will live forever in the Information Space, becoming a nightmare hanging over all our heads. No one wants to see that, so we have no choice but to act."

"Mom will destroy you."

"And you’re willing to tolerate that?"

Kanako fell silent.

"You chose the wrong side." Kurokawa Kana said, "You’ll always be a coward, just like when you ran away from home, you really don’t have the courage to face a challenge. You dare not confront your mother’s authority; you can only wait for others to help you, Kojima Kanako."

"Where are you now?" Kanako thought of the Kurokawa Kana she saw in the village, which couldn’t be the real Kana, because the real Kurokawa Kana would never speak to her so politely.

"Lundinium."

"Ha, go ahead, go to die..." Kanako said, "You never considered the ’ritual success’; you are a bunch of traitors."

The video communication ended.

The robot attempted to shoot Kanako, but was killed by two reserve Ninja lurking in the shadows.

"You finally deigned to show up." Kanako said sarcastically.

"... " The Ninja were visibly nervous; their training level was not as high as that of official Ninja like Senzoune, so they did not dare to show themselves earlier.

Mom will not die, Kanako thought to herself. For Farosa to maximize her interests, she couldn’t possibly kill mom. It was destined to be so.

The death signal from Yanagawa Fumihiko? Definitely a loyalty test.

Most people would fail, but that was intentional.

If Kanako were in that position, she would also put on a convincing act. That’s how interests work.

Power intoxicates; wealth tempts. The children of Xisheng were digging frantically into their mother’s foundation. Now that the mother had regained her power and dignity, the first ones she would want to kill would be those pampered children. After all the wicked deeds they did in the past decades, how could they dare face an Honma Noriko in full vigor?

As long as the mother becomes the Witch, then everything will be over.

The reckoning was bound to come; did they really want to entrust their lives to the mercy of Honma Noriko?

Thus, regardless of whether their mother was dead or alive, they would start their actions immediately, dissecting the giant of Xisheng. This ritual was essentially a signal, forcing everyone to make the ultimate choice. Even the wavering family members had to start taking sides now, at this point.

Kanako had to admit, most people were just as timid as her, choosing their stance only at such times.

The Ninja noticed a shadow in the corner.

"What is that..." The Ninja adjusted the night vision efficiency of their prosthetic eyes, "...a dead cat? When did it die?"

"It died as soon as I came in." Kanako said.

"You’ve been with a dead cat for hours?" She was somewhat surprised, "Madam, why didn’t you speak up? Someone would have been able to clean it up for you."

"If I had spoken, it would have been over." Kanako was not in the mood for chitchat now, "I wanted to wait until that was resolved."

Kanako turned to look at the dead cat; it was a poisoned cat with bluish-purple eyes, a twisted mouth and nose, and a barely noticeable wound on its belly, as if scratched by a fingernail, the source of its bleeding.

"Maybe I’m a maniac." Kanako hugged her knees, her head buried between her arms, "But can I be more insane than those people outside? They can’t possibly defeat mom. Even the Ancient Witch is just a piece on the board used by my mother. Do me a favor, dispose of the cat, and then find the bones of Senzoune for me, please."

The Ninja disposed of the dead cat and then went to the Ground to find Senzoune.

Kanako leaned against the wall, listening to the rumbling noises coming from outside, they were shooting guns, but only to create chaos, to buy time. Kanako was well aware of a fact: if her mother was still in the heavily guarded Xisheng Divine Palace, the children would have no chance of harming her. As soon as the mother left her room and came to such a desolate place, it gave them an excellent opportunity for an attack.