# 633
Chapter 634: Royal Blood and Yuzuri Kurotetsu
"How much do you know about this matter?"
"The Kanges family has been searching for Yuzuri Nana, and it seems the purpose is to obtain some kind of recessive royal blood, along with a blade." Lin Qiye shared the intelligence he had gathered.
Amemiya Haruki looked somewhat surprised. "The Kanges family knowing about that blade's existence isn't particularly surprising, after all, Kanges Tsukasa is also one of the wielder of the Nine Magatsu Blades... But they actually know about the royal blood?"
"So that blade refers to a Magatsu Blade?"
"Correct. Yuzuri Kurotetsu was previously also a wielder of a Magatsu Blade, becoming a 【Demon】-class wanted criminal even earlier than me, and he had two Magatsu Blades."
"Two?" Lin Qiye exclaimed. "Didn't you say the Magatsu Blades choose their own masters? How did he gain the recognition of two Magatsu Blades?"
"He doesn't need the Magatsu Blade's recognition to mobilize their power... That's the main reason the Kanges family is searching for his descendants—the power of 'Royal Blood.'" Amemiya Haruki explained:
"The so-called 'Royal Blood' refers to an extremely rare physique. Those who possess this physique are physiologically no different from normal people, but their every movement不自觉 exudes an imperial aura, their features are exceptionally handsome, and their intelligence is extremely high. They can forcibly mobilize the power of Magatsu Blades without obtaining their recognition..."
"Wait! I have a question." Lin Qiye interrupted Amemiya Haruki.
"What?"
"In this country, everyone is born within the 【Pure Land】 and assigned a number, right?" Lin Qiye frowned. "If that's the case, wouldn't someone with the so-called 'Royal Blood' be discovered by the 【Pure Land】 immediately?"
Amemiya Haruki gave him a complicated look. "Royal Blood can be inherited, but Yuzuri Kurotetsu's 'Royal Blood' appeared acquired."
"Physique can be acquired?"
"According to what he himself said, his 'Royal Blood' automatically manifested after he barely survived escaping from a certain ruin. As for exactly why it appeared, even he wasn't sure."
"He said it himself? Do you know him?"
"Back then, he entered that ruin together with my master. The two of them were close friends for over a decade." Amemiya Haruki paused. "But after they both came out, my master passed away less than half a month later, while he mysteriously awakened 'Royal Blood' around the same time. Later, he took care of me for a period and also told me about their experiences in that ruin."
A special physique obtained within a ruin... Sounds quite ominous.
Lin Qiye pondered this. "So, if he's willing, he could theoretically collect all nine Magatsu Blades and simultaneously wield their power?"
"Theoretically yes, but there seems to be a limit to what 'Royal Blood' can sustain. According to his own speculation, his 'Royal Blood' isn't pure, and simultaneously channeling seven Magatsu Blades was his limit. Any more than that, and the strain from the 'Royal Blood' would cause his body to collapse."
"What does recessive royal blood mean?"
"Like I said, 'Royal Blood' has a chance of being inherited, but from a genetics perspective, even if descendants haven't awakened 'Royal Blood,' the genes actually already exist within their bodies—merely recessive, not yet expressed."
Lin Qiye's brow remained furrowed. After contemplating for a moment, he continued:
"If that's the case, then my earlier question still stands. Since everyone here is born within the 【Pure Land】, Yuzuri Nana shouldn't be an exception. As a carrier of royal blood inheritance, why wasn't she discovered by the 【Pure Land】? Is it because recessive royal blood can't be detected?"
"I don't know whether recessive royal blood can be detected, but dominant royal blood definitely can..." Amemiya Haruki took a deep breath and slowly uttered words that shocked Lin Qiye to his core:
"Because his son was detained within the 【Pure Land】."
"Son?!" Lin Qiye was stunned for a long while. "He had a son?"
"Wind Festival Akiko, Yuzuri Nana's mother, gave birth to twins within the 【Pure Land】." Amemiya Haruki said calmly. "The older sister, Yuzuri Nana, didn't express royal blood traits, but the younger brother awakened royal blood at birth. He was discovered and detained by the 【Pure Land】, apparently for research on his body.
Back then, after Yuzuri Kurotetsu retrieved Wind Festival Akiko and the infant Yuzuri Nana, he learned of this incident and was furious.
He borrowed 【Rainfall Collapse】 from me, along with the other two Magatsu Blades he already possessed—three blades in total—and charged up to the 【Pure Land】. However, he was severely wounded by several Oracle Envoys working together,被打落回 the mortal realm from the 【Pure Land】, and vanished completely.
Before that, he had been an ordinary person with no criminal record whatsoever. After this battle, the 【Pure Land】 directly classified him as a 【Demon】-class wanted criminal. And after returning 【Rainfall Collapse】 to me, he vanished without a trace."
After hearing Amemiya Haruki's account, Lin Qiye took a long time to process it before speaking again. "So Yuzuri Nana might not even know she has a younger brother who was forever left behind in the 【Pure Land】?"
"Probably, otherwise she wouldn't have been so reckless as to run to Osaka. The farther she is from Yuzuri Kurotetsu, the safer she is."
"I never expected the matter to have such deep layers behind it..." Lin Qiye sighed.
"Logically speaking, only a handful of people throughout Japan should know about Yuzuri Kurotetsu and the royal blood... But I don't understand—how did Kanges Tsukasa get this information?" Amemiya Haruki's brow furrowed tightly. "If it were the Wind Festival family interfering, I could understand it, but the Kanges family has absolutely no connection to this matter whatsoever. They're completely outside observers."
The two sat on the edge of the building, lost in silent thought, yet still couldn't find an answer.
Lin Qiye helplessly sighed. He had only wanted to help Yuzuri Nana escape from this dangerous whirlpool, but he never expected her to have such an intricate conspiracy lurking behind her...
"If you can't figure it out, then stop thinking about it." Lin Qiye cast aside those tangled thoughts and directly locked onto his target. "Yuzuri Kurotetsu is already dead, his matters aren't important. As long as we deal with the rabid dog Kanges Tsukasa, everything will be over."
"'We'?" Amemiya Haruki was stunned. "Who said we're 'we'?"
"Of course it's you!" Lin Qiye patted his shoulder. "Look, Yuzuri Nana is the daughter of your master's close friend. Now she's in trouble, and just happen to be nearby. Can you stand by and watch her get taken away by the Kanges family? Don't you need to help?"
Amemiya Haruki frowned, thinking it through carefully. It did seem to make sense.
A smile appeared on Lin Qiye's face:
"Besides, we're allies! Aren't allies supposed to help each other?"