Chapter 196

Sliding down from such a height, a gust of wind had unexpectedly risen out of nowhere to support him when he landed.

Later, when encountering various dangers, he hadn't been affected in the slightest.

It was clearly the special care of the Onmyoji.

Akaso Kaze nodded.

This castle was already his, and he would need this butler to manage it in the future.

By the seaside, the police had already arrived and were investigating the scene.

The body, of course, had been moved out of the underground palace by Akaso Kaze using his Thought Hand and space gate; there were absolutely no traces left.

Looking at Inui Shoichi, who was lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to his right eye, everyone immediately associated him with Scorpion.

"This guy really is like a lingering ghost!"

Conan said, rubbing his little chin.

Akaso Kaze strolled over and said indifferently: "Sorry, everyone, now that this has happened, Miss Natsumi is terrified. This visit ends here. I will send cars to take you all back."

"Huh?"

Everyone was stunned. Kicking them out just like that?

"What right do you have to make decisions for Miss Natsumi?"

The embassy secretary said, unconvinced.

Akaso Kaze smiled without a word.

Beside him, Sawabe Kuranosuke said respectfully: "Sorry, everyone, just a moment ago, the young lady sold this castle to Lord Akaso."

"Huh?"

Everyone present was stunned.

One by one, they looked at Akaso Kaze with eyes full of envy and jealousy.

Of course, no one dared to express any hatred.

This Onmyoji was too powerful; he had just taken a stroll and walked away with an ancient castle.

Mouri Kogoro looked at the magnificent building in the distance, drooling.

"This castle must be worth over a billion."

"I'm afraid it's more than that; there's still the Memory Egg inside."

"Hmph, the castle has nothing to do with us, but the Memory Egg is our country's treasure. I will definitely find a way to take it back."

The embassy secretary said with his head held high.

If not for his face being covered in black ash and his clothes being torn, he would still have quite an imposing manner.

Akaso Kaze smiled faintly.

Take it back? Keep dreaming.

With a thought, a rumbling sound echoed in the distance.

Everyone turned their heads in surprise.

They saw that on the hillside, the tall watchtower was covered in vines that had appeared out of nowhere.

All the vines contracted simultaneously, and the hollowed-out watchtower could no longer support itself.

Broken bricks and stones fell one after another, dust rose, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a large mound of dirt.

Everyone opened their mouths wide, staring blankly at this astonishing scene.

Then they looked at the calm and composed Akaso Kaze, their eyes revealing expressions of fear.

This was too fierce.

A tower this tall, demolished just like that.

Not even a trace was left.

If everyone had still been inside just now... wouldn't they all have been buried?

Everyone shuddered at the same time, and no one dared to speak.

The embassy secretary shrank his neck even further.

He originally didn't believe this Onmyoji was as powerful as the rumors suggested.

Now that he saw it, I'm afraid the rumors were all true.

Such ability was a hundred times more powerful than any demon monk.

To go against such a person was simply not wanting to live.

Once the secretary realized this, his tone immediately softened, and he said respectfully:

"Please forgive me, Lord Akaso. I retract what I said just now. Since the entrance to the underground palace has been destroyed, this matter is concluded. I will report this to my country."

Akaso Kaze waved his hand indifferently: "I still have to go back to treat Miss Natsumi. Mr. Sawabe, I'll leave the guests' departure to you."

"Rest assured, Lord Akaso."

With Akaso Kaze backing him, Sawabe Kuranosuke also felt much more emboldened.

He said with a straight face: "Everyone, please."

Everyone looked at each other and had no choice but to set off and leave.

Returning to the castle, Akaso Kaze went to Kosaka Natsumi's room.

The girl was lying weakly in the bed.

Akaso Kaze sat by the bed and stroked her beautiful hair.

"Natsumi, I've sent those people away, and I've leveled the entrance outside the underground palace with magic. No one will ever dare to trouble you again."

"Thank you for your hard work, Akaso-san."

Kosaka Natsumi lovingly took Akaso Kaze's hand and placed it against her face.

She suddenly thought of something.

"Did Akaso-san use magic again? Do you need to replenish it?"

Looking at the girl's sparkling, innocent expression, Akaso Kaze slowly fell onto the bed.

"Huh? I forgot until you mentioned it. The magic consumption really seems to have been quite large..."

Kosaka Natsumi moved her body closer with a blushing face.

Akaso Kaze narrowed his eyes.

The feeling of replenishing magic power is truly great!

Akaso Kaze had already figured out why Kosaka Natsumi felt she could replenish his magic power.

According to the demon monk Rasputin's notes, he discovered that being with members of the royal family would increase magic power.

This was also the reason he approached the Tsar.

And the closer the relationship, the greater the increase in magic power.

That was why he had relations with almost all the women in the Tsar's family.

To be honest, Akaso Kaze felt that he might have even cuckolded Kiichi...

However, Kosaka Natsumi had never actually brought Akaso Kaze any magic power.

Akaso Kaze estimated that it was probably because the Tsar's throne had been lost for many years, and even the most loyal subjects had likely forgotten him.

What Rasputin had obtained from the Tsar back then was likely not magic power, but the power of faith.

Now, Akaso Kaze had some understanding of the essence of magic power.

The fact that his soul space could constantly replenish magic power might have a certain connection to faith.

For example, some people love reading magic novels, and some love watching magic movies.

When they hope for magic to exist and fantasize about one day becoming a protagonist like Akaso Kaze, their souls transmit a portion of their power to Akaso Kaze's soul space.

Although such power is very small for one person, when accumulated from magic enthusiasts all over the world, it is not a small number.

Of course, this power of theirs is not given for free.

When the magic world needs a protagonist, it will extract a lucky person from these believers to become the new protagonist and start a chapter belonging to them.

Back then, the Tsar's family gathered the faith of the entire nation.

But they also believed in the demon monk Rasputin's miraculous abilities.

Thus, the continuous power of faith was converted into Rasputin's magic power.

Since that's the case, what would happen if someone believed in Akaso Kaze's abilities?

Akaso Kaze had recently discovered that his speed of gathering magic power was accelerating.