Afterworld.
Hangan is having a cup of drink in his mansion, the Mujou Brothers are standing at his side, reporting something to him.
"Hmm... So... That girl refused to cooperate. What a stubborn girl." said Hangan before taking a sip of his drink from the cup.
"Yes, Master Hangan, no matter how we threatened her, she remained silent." said the White Mujou.
"Mmm... And she doesn't seem to be the type of person that will be held hostage obediently." said the Black Mujou.
"I see. Let her be then. They should be here to retrieve her soon. Hmm... You only threatened her, without actually hurting her, right?" Hangan asked.
"Uhm... Yes, of course! We would only act under your command." said White Mujou.
"Hmm? Really? Black Mujou, did you have any other answers?" Hangan asked, double confirming with Black Mujou what White Mujou just said.
"No, I merely scared her with my sword and a boo." said Black Mujou in a frank tone.
"I see. That's great." With that brief response, Hangan continues to enjoy his drink.
Suddenly, the three of them felt a sudden change in atmosphere that was followed by an overwhelming magic pressure that mixed with an intensive murderous intention.
After a short while, a warp portal suddenly appeared in the middle of the room, as soon as the portal opened, the overwhelming magic pressure got even heavier that it pressed the Mujou Brothers onto the ground. Hangan, however, did not get affected by the magic pressure, he continues to enjoy his drink on his own.
"You returned faster than I thought eh? Have you solved everything at your side?" Hangan asked, in a casual yet sarcastic tone.
"Well, you should stop acting, we went back to the City of Injustice Death just now and spotted obvious signs of fighting in that building but find no sign of our lady friend who got left out there accidentally." said Sky as he stepped out from the portal.
Looking at Sky who stepped out from the portal, Hangan sneered, but just as he is expecting to see Maria after Sky, he is slightly astonished to see Chris who walked out after Sky.
"I advise you to just tell us where have you keep that girl in captive. We promise you that if you let her go, we will send that boy back safely after he helped us with our problem in Null Dimension." said Chris in a calm yet serious tone.
"Alright. I see. Follow me. I shall lead you two to that lady." said Hangan as he put down his cup and stood up from his chair.
The Mujou Brothers are surprised by Hangan's behaviour, usually, it's not his style to led someone else to a place by himself.
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Hangan led Sky and Chris to a small black building that is hidden in a creepy bamboo grove, followed by the Mujou Brothers. As soon as they reached the building, Sky clenched his fist hard in anger while Chris remain calm but his murderous intention become more intense. Both of them know the function of this black house, where it is used as a punishment room for low ranked soul reapers.
"Open the door." said Hangan, giving a command to White Mujou.
White Mujou nodded and headed to the entrance of the black house. However, when he reached his hands to the lock of the door, he hesitated.
"What's with that hesitation? Just open the door." said Hangan, as he started to get a bit anxious as well.
White Mujou nodded and carefully unlocked the door of the black room, after he unlocked the lock, he moved to a side opening a path for Hangan and others to enter the room, while the others are entering the room, White Mujou lowered down his face and not dare to make eye contact with any of them.
The moment they stepped into the small black house, both Sky and Chris are enraged by the sight, while Hangan is shocked. Ai, who was supposed to be totally unharmed according to the Mujou Brothers, is badly wounded with her face, neck and limbs covered with whip injuries that are emitting a greyish aura.
Infuriated by the awful sight, Sky is about to give a hard punch to Hangan who is standing next to him but getting stopped by Chris.
"We should save that for later, let's get her off the chain and treat her injuries." said Chris, with the calmest tone that mixed with an intense murderous intention.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and get the lady off from those chains." Hangan exclaimed in a slightly anxious tone.
Black Mujou sheepishly nodded and released Ai from the chains before glimpsing at his brother who is still outside the door and dare not to step into the black house...
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After Black Mujou gets the chains off from Ai, he put her sitting on the ground leaning on the wall. Sky and Chris immediately rushed to her side. Just as Sky trying to reach his hand to her, he suddenly remembered that she is still in her consciousness state and it is not possible for him to touch her physically.
Seeing that slightly clumsy deed of Sky, Chris sighed and pushed him to a side and placed his right hand near Ai to feel the grey aura emitted by her wounds.
"Fortunately, this is not the foul aura but the contamination from a soul reaper's weapon. But still, it could cause a great harm to her soul if left untreated for too long." said Chris.
"I see... But can we even give her any treatment in her state right now? We can't even touch her right now." said Sky, rather anxious.
"Hmm... That is a good question." said Chris.
"If you don't mind, we could help you with her treatment." said Hangan, trying to reconcile with this awful situation.
"No thanks, and if possible, stay away from her." said Chris, in a calm yet stern tone as his eyes turned golden...
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*Something out of the story
Sky: "Dear readers."
Chris: "Hmm?"
Sky: "This chapter is meant to be released for webnovel.com."
Chris: "Oh! This matter. Yes, if you're reading this chapter on another platform than webnovel.com, know that it's an illegal copy diffused without the Writer's authorization."
Sky: "As what Chris said. Right now, this story is free on the authorized platform, so please read it from authorized platforms as mental support for the writer."
Chris: "Mhm... There are two authorized platforms. One is webnovel.com. And another one is that messy and half-dead Weebly site that she uses for draft and backup... But not recommended."
Sky: "Ah... Haha. Yes, as Chris said."
Chris: "But look out, those scums might change this note to their own website link. So, be cautious.
Sky : "By the way, if the cover page is the old cover page that shows two stickmen, stop reading it, it's cursed and might cause the writer to stop writing."
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