This was a place that no human should enter.
āThis is quite foolish as well, voluntarily entering a place like hell in order to save my idiot brother that fell down here.ā
Hisashi couldnāt help but inwardly comment to himself as he did his best to suppress the feelings of fear and disgust within him in order to speedily regain control over his body.
āLet us review everything that Seiji warned us about,ā he told his sister.
Seiji hadnāt given them too many warnings, so both of them clearly remembered everything he said was important. They stood at the edge of the golden spell formation and held each otherās hand as they made their final preparations for what they needed to do.
āWe shall succeed in saving that idiot, and then weāll give him a really good lesson heāll never forget.ā
āLetās have a countdown. Fiveā¦ fourā¦ā
Kaede recalled Seijiās face as she listened to her brother counting down. She felt warmth in her heart as she thought about how he was waiting for her in reality.
āIāll definitely return.ā She firmed her resolution.
The siblings jumped down together into the abyss.
What did it feel like to enter hell?
When Seiji asked Yomi about this, her answer was: pain.
This abyss that gathered all the evils of the world would give anyone that entered it nothing but pain.
As for why legends said that anyone that fell down to hell would have no release from their suffering, that was because anyone who fell down would constantly be tortured by pain, so it would be impossible for oneself to escape.
If the fallen helped each other to bear the burden of pain together, it was actually possible to escape.
However, the abyss of hell only possessed evil, not kindnessā¦ which meant that it was actually impossible to find a release for eternity.
Because there was only evil, it was a terrifying place.
Because there was only evil, it was a pitiful location.
Seiji fell silent as he contemplated on the female spiritās description.
Hisashi felt like he was falling down in between nightmares.
The first nightmare referred to hell. Simply being down here was like a nightmare in and of itself.
The second nightmare referred to the illusions he saw. There were various types, some hazy, some realistic. Some were clear, while others were murky.
At first, he was still able to differentiate whether these illusions stemmed from his own memories or outside sources. After a while, he was no longer able to differentiate as everything mixed togetherā¦ It caused him an endless amount of pain.
The limit of what he could tolerate had long been surpassed. More than once, Hisashi felt that he was about to go insane. It was all he could manage to barely hold on to his sanity.
He felt absolutely fortunate that his younger sister was by his side.
Countless times already, Kaede had successfully saved him before he was about to completely lose his sanity or his consciousness, shouting at him and pulling on him to help him maintain his sense of self.
If Kaede hadnāt come together with him, he would have failed long ago.
The reverse was also true. Hisashi had already saved Kaede many times from slipping past the brink of insanity.
No wonder Seiji said that it was too dangerous unless two people did this togetherā¦ No ordinary person by themselves would be able to last more than a minute down here.
Hisashi felt that even a god would lose their mind in such a terrifying location.
He really wanted to leave instantly and return to reality, without caring about anything else.
But that was no good, because they still hadnāt found the person they were looking for.
Hisashi and Kaede continued fallingā¦ fallingā¦ fallingā¦
They followed the guidance of the blood-red line as they continued descending and searching.
āJust how long has passed already?ā
āHow far down have we fallen in the pits of hell?ā
āJust what exactly did my idiot brother do for him to fall so far down into hell?ā
āNo amount of lecturing or scolding will be sufficient after I bring him back into realityā¦ā
Suddenly, the environment changed.
Hisashi discovered that he was back at the dojo, with Zankita standing right before him.
āIāve already had enough,ā Zankita stated coldly. āAll of you always treat me like an idiot, wanting me to do this or that. Especially you, Hisashi! Youāre clearly so weak, but always act so clever and give me so many orders.ā
Zankita viciously punched Hisashi, causing his eyeglasses to fall off.
Two of Hisashiās teeth were knocked out as well. It was a very painful experience, and Hisashi tasted blood in his mouth.
āSee? Youāre just a piece of trash that canāt even block a single punch from me! Youāre a disgusting fellow who lusts after something that only little children would watch! Ptui!ā Zankita spat on top of Hisashiās head. āItās the greatest humiliation of my life to have a younger brother like you! I never want to see you ever again! Nor do I want to see that stinky old man or idiot woman again. Never!ā
Zankita viciously kicked Hisashi in the gut. It hurt an incredible amount, and Hisashi felt like he had broken a rib bone.
āGarbage like you should just be thrown away in a trash bin, hmphā¦ā
Zankita condescendingly harrumphed and turned around to leave.
Everything outside of the dojo remained pitch-black.
Zankita walked off into the darkness, getting farther and farther away.
Hisashi forcefully withstood his pain and crawled up from the ground of the dojo.
He knew that this was all just an illusion, but he also instinctively sensed that if he let Zankita go, then Zankita would trulyā¦
āElder Brother! Stop!!ā
Hisashi loudly shouted towards the red-haired figure walking off into the distance. However, Zankita didnāt respond.
āZankita Juumonji! Stay right where you are!!ā
Hisashi chased after Zankita, entering the darkness as well.
Hisashi felt like he had entered a winterland of ice and snow while wearing only light clothing. His entire body was freezing over.
Zankita was still walking off into the distance.
Hisashi grit his teeth and forced himself to bear with the cold as he took large steps and chased after his brother.
āZankitaā¦ Elder Brotherā¦
āIām not treating you like an idiotā¦ because you really are an idiotā¦
āItās not that I want to care about every little thing you doā¦ itās that youā¦ wonāt grow any brains at all!
āI am indeed quite weakā¦ Iām an otakuā¦ I just haveā¦ my little tricks and smarts.
āIf you donāt want to listen to meā¦ thatās fine.
āIf you want to view me as garbageā¦ thatās also fine.
āI can just stay quietā¦ or I can get out of your lifeā¦
āButā¦ thatās only afterā¦ you truly become strong!!ā
āNot physically strong, mentally strong as well, with wisdom and spirit, in order to become an appropriate leader for the Juumonji Group, and to inherit Fatherās position as head of the family.
āAt that time, you can do whatever you like.
āBut before thatā¦ donāt get so ahead of yourself! Donāt even dare to escape!!
āI wonāt allow you to leave.ā
āElder Brotherā¦ come back here!!!ā
Hisashi reached out to that figure who was getting farther and farther away from him.
Zankitaās figure disappeared.
However, Hisashi felt as if he touched something.
He reflexively grabbed whatever it was tightly and forcefully dragged it to his side.
He discovered that it was a skeleton.
This skeleton didnāt have any flesh at all, and its eye sockets were hollow. The bones were also pitch-black.
However, Hisashi recognized the skeleton.
This was Zankita Juumonji!
āYou actually became something as strange as thisā¦ idiotā¦ā Hisashi muttered bitterly.
The environment changed yet again.
Hisashi returned to the frightening pitch-dark abyss.
He was holding onto the skeleton, and Kaede next to him was also holding tightly onto the same skeleton.
He exchanged glances with Kaede without saying anything.
āSeiji will be able to help him recover,ā said Kaede.
āYeah.ā Hisashi nodded.
Both of them looked above him.
There was a golden line connected to them that stretched up beyond what they could seeā¦ this was their guiding light to return.
Hisashi and Kaede carried Zankita together with them as they started moving upwards.
At this moment, many things started surging around them in the darkness!
This was the abyss of all evil and despair.
Nothing here would stop anyone from falling downwards.
However, if someone tried going up, things would be the opposite.
Although Hisashi and Kaede had mentally prepared themselves the best they could, they still felt a tremendous amount of fear when they saw countless fearsome dark shadows surging towards them.
They had already somewhat conquered their fear of the abyss from while they were descending.
However, only now did the two of them truly witness hellās nature.
Every single existence here who suffered endless pain would never allow ātheir own kindā to receive salvation, since these existences were unable to be saved themselves.
It wasnāt hellās abyss that didnāt allow for them to ever leave or find release. It was they themselves.