Chapter 500: The whole castle is his?

"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 strolled around and snagged 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 even more than that; there's also the Egg of Memories inside."

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

The embassy secretary said with his head held high.

If not for his face covered in black ash and his torn clothes, he would have been quite imposing.

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 the tall watchtower on the hillside 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 shocking scene.

Then they looked at the calm and composed Akaso Kaze, their eyes filled with fear.

This is too fierce.

A tower this tall, demolished just like that.

Not even a trace was left behind.

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

Everyone shuddered simultaneously, 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 said.

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

Such an ability is a hundred times more powerful than any evil monk.

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

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

"My lord Akaso, please forgive me. 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, my lord Akaso."

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

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 came to Kosaka Natsumi's room.

The girl was lying weakly in the bed.

Akaso Kaze sat on the edge of 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. From now on, no one will dare to trouble you again."

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

Kosaka Natsumi lovingly took Akaso Kaze's hand and placed it on 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 lay down on the bed.

"Huh? I forgot until you mentioned it; the magic consumption really was, a bit 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 evil 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 relationships with almost all the women in the Tsar's family.

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

However, Kosaka Natsumi really hadn't brought Akaso Kaze any magic power.

Akaso Kaze estimated that it should be because the Tsar's throne had been lost for many years; even the most loyal subjects had probably forgotten him.

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

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

His soul space being able to constantly replenish magic power might have something to do with 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 a significant number.

Of course, this power of theirs isn't given for free.

When the magic world needs a protagonist, it will draw a lucky person from these believers to become the new protagonist and start a chapter of their own.

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

But they also believed in the evil monk Rasputin's magical 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 the speed at which he gathered magic power was accelerating. ===== CHAPTER 502 =====