As the Japanese government discovers a mysterious artifact with 4 hidden worlds in it, they send a criminal, anti-social hacker against his will with an additional operation team into the worlds to obtain the 4 keys to decrypt the artifact. Discove...
Exhausted, the survivors trotted along on the long road. The temperature was hotter than ever before, the air was muggy and sticky.
They could already see the forest temple. Flat stairs built out of stones flowed into a well-built hut made of wood and silky paper, next to it, another hut, standing lengthways. The two buildings were surrounded by forest and nature, sometimes they could catch a glimpse of a few animals that were quite different from the creatures they knew. One looked like a kind of cross between a raccoon and a squirrel, another species like a deer with sharp fangs whose meat the group had probably taken as provisions and which was now rotting at the foot of the second Devil's horn.
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In the meantime they had already arrived, tired and hungry, the team dragged themselves up the stairs when an old man opened the door of the temple and greeted the newcomers.
"I've been expecting you," he said in a soothing, wise voice. Strangely, he could speak the same language as them. The man was maybe 70-80 years old and still seemed to be bursting with strength. He had short white-gray hair and piercing, light blue eyes.
"Great, here we have our clairvoyant", said one soldier sarcastically.
"If you mean that I saw you through the transparent walls from the inside, then you are right," came the response. "You must be hungry, come in and eat something! I am also open to offer you a place for one night so that you can relax in peace"
"Thanks for the offer, we really appreciate it," Shūkyō replied diplomatically. "My name is Shūkyō, and these are Mukanshin, Don'yoku, Kaito, Aima and Boryōku with his companions. We have also brought natives with us from afar "
"Aja, members of the Aka clan. Greetings, friends ", the man identified. "My name is Hiretsuna. And now, come in and have a nice time! "
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From inside the building looked much larger than from the outside, it was almost huge. Hiretsuna wasn't kidding, you could really see through the walls when you sat inside, atleast halfways. He had filled the house quite nicely, on the floor of the room in which they were just now there was an animal hide as a replacement for a carpet and straw furniture stood around the dark wooden dining table.
Apparently he had already cooked before, because Hiretsuna was already coming with wooden plates full of luscious, warm meat and vegetable-like plants and fruits.
"What is the name of this plant?", Mukanshin asked him curiously.
"Yuzi, she's a bit sour, so don't bite in it too quickly", Hiretsuna explained.
The warning came too late, however, because Mukanshin had already eaten it. Inside his mouth the strong aroma of the fruit unfolded, whereupon he grimaced and spat out a seed. "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to", he said, embarrassed after he noticed the seed on the table.
