Chapter 55 M-24’s Anxiety, Mozan’s Final Plan

"I understand, boss, but you didn't explain why the mission is important," Kranz looked deeply at Hammer. "The mission is to find a special metal we've been searching for, but we lacked the means to find it. Now, we have a device that gives us an electromagnetic signal leading us directly to its location."

"Why this metal? We have many metals; why do we need to search for this one?" Hammer didn't understand why the "Union" was so keen on acquiring this metal.

"This metal… it's terrifying," Kranz remembered the horror and chaos this metal brought centuries ago. "This metal was the cause of the catastrophic destruction that occurred five centuries ago."

"W-What!!!" Hammer stuttered, trembling. It was impossible for anyone to forget that incident, which was written in history books as the most powerful and terrifying disaster since humans began recording history. "If the metal caused those incidents, I understand why the elders want it."

"Yes, I know, so we must be ready," Kranz was thinking about KE, afraid to meet him, but they were here only for the metal. They would take it and leave. "We must be cautious and not provoke that person, do you understand?"

Hammer and Shark nodded, having read about KE and not wanting to meet him at all.

Nagoya

09:30 PM

In one of the bustling market streets.

There was loud applause from many people.

Clap!!!

Clap!!!

"This handsome man dances well," a woman stood clapping for Takeo and the woman.

"Yes, he's a really good guy. He's helped me and my old woman a lot," many people here knew that Takeo was just a tourist who had lived here for a week.

During this time, he helped and got to know many people. As a modified human, his sister, imprisoned by the "Union", would be killed if he didn't follow their orders.

His sister's wish was to see the world, so every time he finished a mission, he would return and tell her about his travels.

"Takeo, let's go, it's time," Takeo stopped dancing and looked at Tao, who was calling him earnestly. "Don't look at me like that, you scoundrel. Let's go."

Takeo: World {Migrating Mirage Rank Vast Mirage World}

Tao: World {Migrating Mirage Rank Expansive Mirage World}

"Yes, yes, I know." Actually, Takeo was very hesitant; this wasn't his first time feeling so tired that he despaired of escaping the clutches of the "Union" that had enslaved him and held his sister hostage. "Thank you all for giving me such beautiful memories."

Everyone clapped for him, smiling, making him enjoy his last night in this city.

"Takeo, don't despair. The future is always unknown, so you mustn't give up," Takeo listened to Tao, thinking about his words. "In the end, you have to complete the mission with me. I don't want to be stuck with those three crazies."

"You scoundrel, you made me cry for a moment, and now you say you don't want to complete the mission alone," Tao laughed, listening to Takeo. They entered a dark and cold place and, after waiting about an hour, Kranz and the two madmen appeared in front of Takeo and Tao. "So, since our team has gathered, get ready," Kranz began explaining their plan and also the reason for the mission.

"We've arranged everything, even the destination, so let's go now," as they left the city, Takeo looked back at it one last time. His last hesitation disappeared from his heart, and his eyes became sharp as he remembered his sister Aris.

"Well done, I'm very proud of you," Tao patted his shoulder, making him feel embarrassed.

"Get away from me, you scoundrel," Tao never tired of teasing Takeo because it was the only thing that made them feel human. "Let's go, or we'll be late for the mission."

Sapporo

10:00 PM

"M-24, we must go now," M-21 reminded M-24, who was playing with the children, a smile on his face.

Hearing M-21, M-24 suddenly stopped, his smile vanished, and his expression became serious. "It seems the time has come, let's go then."

"I'm sorry, children. Take this money and buy yourselves some cakes," after bidding farewell to the children, M-24 quickly left with M-21 to complete the mission. "M-21, this mission is the hardest we've ever had."

"…Yes, it's true. It's the hardest," M-21 was sad because they didn't know anything about their destiny or even their past, so they became followers of the "Union" to search for the truth.

M-24 smiled faintly, thinking about all the missions he had completed. "M-21, if we die, I want you to know it was an honor to have you as my only friend."

"Don't worry, M-24. We can survive as long as there's a chance. We can fulfill our dream," M-21 looked at M-24, his eyes sharp. "So never give up."

A few days earlier in Bali

11:00 PM

Boom!

"Damn it!!!!" Mozan destroyed her throne in a fit of rage. "After all this planning and work for thousands of years, I still fail."

Mozan: World {Fading Time Rank Brief Moments World}

She was terrified at the thought of KE's presence, who would take control of Nippon.

"After all this time, someone from your lineage came and destroyed everything," tears streamed from her eyes. She hadn't cried since she was a human child, and now she was crying like a little girl. "Why does this happen to me? I just want to stop my race from consuming humans."

Her plan was to find the {Blue Spider Lily} quickly after creating demons from humans, so she could evolve her race to not fear sunlight and not consume human flesh.

Her plan was nearing its end when She finally found some clues about the existence of the {Blue Spider Lily} in a place where it must be hit equally by the sun and the moon, meaning 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night. Such places are very rare on Earth. There are places she knows of, like "Lukedonia," the land of the nobles, but she's afraid to approach them as the nobles would never help her after the battles and the animosity between them and the demons.

As for the "Union," it's different. They just wanted some of her blood, but she's not foolish enough to give it to them so easily.

Hence, she created Haro and Kenji and many other powerful demons. Of course, creating these demons takes a lot of Mozan's power, requiring her to take months to recover to create a demon of such strength.

She was ready to go to war with the "Demon Slayer Squad" for the "Blue Spider Lily." Of course, she also tried to negotiate with them, but they wouldn't listen as their hearts and minds were already filled with hatred, only desiring to exterminate all demons. This made her discard the idea of a truce and start a war with them.

She even tried to tempt some of the "Demon Slayer Squad," officials, and clan patriarchs with the immortality she possesses, knowing that it's the only thing that can heighten human greed to its maximum levels.

But she was surprised that not a single one wanted her form of immortality because many of their ancestors had been killed by Mozan's demons, and she neither knew nor cared.

She did all this to protect herself.

The survival instinct crushed all her other instincts.

She began to care less about everything else, only focusing on self-preservation.

She trusted no one, not even her demons, until the day she saw Tamayo dying because of the murderers who stole her work and research.

For the first time, she felt pity because they were both women, so she turned Tamayo into her most powerful demon, where her memories didn't vanish and her mental and physical powers became the strongest under Mozan.

After several decades, their friendship turned into a strong sisterly relationship.

Mozan even shared her entire plan with Tamayo. However, Tamayo felt that despite Mozan's evil and inhumane acts, nothing had changed.

She tried to convince Mozan that this method was futile and wouldn't change anything, even if continued for another millennium.

So, Tamayo suggested searching for a medicine that could evolve demons and erase these flaws, making Mozan think about it.

Initially, Mozan agreed, but after decades passed without seeing any results, she continued with her original plan. This angered Tamayo, as her human and doctor's feelings rejected these actions, creating a power for herself and cutting off the lineage connection between her and Mozan.

But what she didn't know was that Mozan did this to let Tamayo go.

Decades of friendship couldn't make her harm Tamayo.

Tamayo was like family to her, so she allowed her to sever the lineage connection. If Mozan's plan failed and she was killed by the "Demon Slayer Squad," Tamayo wouldn't die like the rest of the demons because their lineage was cut, protecting her.

"Mozan-sama, please command us," all the "Twelve Kizuki" bowed to Mozan, awaiting her order.

"Doma, Hantengu, and Rui will go to this place to bring back the Blue Spider Lily." Mozan was afraid that their power might not be sufficient, so she took three of the {Twelve Kizuki} to at least ensure their safe return. She invested half of her accumulated power in developing these three demons to terrifying levels, having gathered her full energy to evolve the demons that were in hibernation.