After arriving at the Mizutani residence, Sora had immediately sensed something was wrong—
The 'Voice of Hell' he carried had reacted to the maid who opened the door!
Sora had come to inquire about the Reigai student. This development confirmed that the Mizutani house was hiding a secret.
Sora and Oto Mizutani waited for a moment in the tea room before the maid returned with a young woman in an exquisite kimono.
"Professor Katori, please forgive our poor hospitality," the woman in the kimono said with a smile, her eyes subtly glancing at their teacups.
"Mizutani-san, you're too kind. I hope my sudden visit isn't an inconvenience," Sora nodded lightly.
He used his spiritual perception to check the 'Voice of Hell' and found its internal spell was still indicating the detection of Hell reishi.
The woman in front of him was also a problem!
"I heard from the maid that you came to ask about my squad assignment?" the woman asked, looking puzzled. "I believe I already filled that out on my graduation registration form..."
"The Academy's archives were cleaning out redundant files recently, and your class's graduation forms were accidentally lost. So we need to replace the missing records before the school year begins," Sora said, making up a plausible excuse while expanding his perception to locate everyone else in the mansion.
"I see. I have been assigned to the 6th Division," the woman said politely. "It is thanks to the guidance of my Professors that I was able to graduate smoothly."
"Your own hard work was also important," Sora said gently.
He sensed a total of seventy to eighty people in the mansion, far more than he had expected.
The Mizutani clan was a minor noble family, and this was just one of their branch houses. Even with servants, the number shouldn't be this high.
However, based on the spiritual pressure fluctuations, not all of them were Reigai.
According to the information he had, the spiritual pressure of a Reigai couldn't reach the level of a seated officer. There was one person in the mansion whose spiritual pressure was at that level.
The woman picked up the tea set and poured two cups of hot tea for Sora and Mizutani. "Please, have some tea."
"Mizutani-san, I heard that you and Aoki-kun are engaged, and he listed this as his home address," Sora said, accepting the cup. "His file is also missing, but I've looked all over the Academy and can't find him."
"Aoki isn't in his dorm?" the woman was momentarily taken aback.
While she was distracted, Sora instantly poured the tea into his sleeve, then pretended to have drunk from the cup.
The woman recovered and saw that Sora had finished his tea. A slight smile touched the corners of her lips.
"Professor Katori, please wait a moment. I will have someone go and find him," the woman said as she stood up and left the tea room.
A moment after she left, Oto Mizutani felt dizzy.
Although Sora had stopped her from drinking the tea the maid had poured, he hadn't had time to explain before the woman entered.
Sora had poured out the tea so quickly that even Mizutani, sitting right next to him, hadn't noticed. Thinking the professor had drunk his, she drank the new cup she was served.
Mizutani slumped backward and fainted.
"These Reigai really like using drugs to knock people out..." Sora thought.
Captain Takezuna had been ambushed and murdered by a Reigai in the same way. Sora would not be caught off guard. He knew he absolutely could not drink any tea served by them.
After leaving the tea room, the woman went to a room deep inside the mansion.
Inside, a man with half-gray hair sat in the center.
"What did he come for?" the old man's voice was raspy.
"He said he was here to update records. It doesn't matter. Katori Sora has already drunk the tea," the woman said in a low voice. "His reputation is high. If we can replace him, we can use his identity to accomplish much more."
"I've heard Katori Sora is quite powerful. Replacing him with a Reigai would be exposed easily," the old man was reluctant, thinking it a terrible and risky plan.
"We'll have the Reigai replacing him avoid fighting as much as possible. We'll keep up the deception for as long as we can and extract the maximum value from his identity in the meantime," the woman's voice grew more intense. "Katori Sora is the head of the swordsmanship department and holds considerable power at the Academy. We can use his position to manipulate the entrance exams and plant more Reigai inside!"
"And several of his graduated disciples hold important positions, including seated officers and vice-captains!"
"If we make good use of his identity, we can even replace all of those disciples..."
"Even the heir to the Shihōin clan could be..."
The old man shook his head, disagreeing with her. "The Reigai are too weak. Using them to replace Shinigami in such important positions is too risky."
"It doesn't matter if we're exposed," the woman smiled faintly. "With their identities, we can do a lot before being found out. We can even use them to get close to the captains."
It was just like their method against Captain Takezuna, using the Reigai of a familiar person to lower their target's guard.
The more captains they murdered, the stronger Hell's side would become.
"It would be even better if we could take the opportunity to steal the spiritual body research data from Kirio Hikifune's laboratory. That would also help Lord Miyamoto's research," the woman continued.
Ever since the last agent was exposed, the security at Hikifune's lab had been greatly increased. They hadn't found another opportunity to infiltrate it for years.
Just then, the woman saw the old man's eyes widen, as if he had seen something impossible.
"Watch out!" the old man shouted.
The woman quickly realized he was looking behind her, and her heart pounded in shock.
But as she turned her head, she felt a sharp sting in her neck.
She looked down slightly and saw a syringe inserted into her neck. The drug inside had already been injected into her artery.
"You seem to know a lot. I can't let you die," Sora said, withdrawing the syringe.
"How are you..."
The look of astonishment froze on her face.
The next moment, she was overcome by an irresistible wave of drowsiness and fell unconscious.
Kirio Hikifune was not the only one with anesthetic that could control Reigai. Sora's laboratory had been studying them for a long time, and he had his own methods.
After the woman left the tea room, Sora had immediately followed, hiding in her shadow to see what she was planning.
When he discovered she seemed to have information about Tetsuya Miyamoto, he immediately acted to incapacitate her, planning to take her to the prison squad for a thorough interrogation.
"You're not a Reigai, are you? Why are you involved with them?" Sora asked slowly, looking at the old man who was now bound by shadows.
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