NOVEL NEXT Chapter 350: Accountability of the Directorate
Choso did not care when the Star Plasma Vessel was found. As long as he had the information, his strength was enough to complete the mission this time, and Uraume was his insurance.
Of course, if he could locate the Star Plasma Vessel without alerting the Tombs of the Star and eliminate them early, that would be the best choice. At the very least, he would have more time to look for his brothers.
"Is that Amanai Riko?"
When the leader of the Time Vessel Association received this crucial information, he became excited. He had never considered the consequences of going against the Gojo family. At the very least, he believed that this could secure his position as leader.
Just like that, whether it was true or false, he decided to have the followers search for Amanai Riko and claim that she was the latest generation of the Star Plasma Vessel.
The leader of the Time Vessel Association made up his mind. No matter the outcome, he could claim he had given an explanation. If they later found Amanai Riko and discovered she was not the Star Plasma Vessel, he could put the blame on Choso and Uraume.
He was just an ordinary person. If there was an issue with the information channels, what could he do? At the very least, before finding this so-called Amanai Riko, his position would remain secure.
Even Choso and the Gojo family could not have imagined that the leader of the Time Vessel Association would be so bold as to spread the news the moment he received it.
When Kumaen learned that another force was also searching for Amanai Riko, he was surprised.
The Gojo family heard from members of the Time Vessel Association that Amanai Riko was the Star Plasma Vessel and were equally shocked. Even Kumaen had only gotten the name from Satoshi and did not know the reason behind the search.
Could what the Time Vessel Association said be true?
Kumaen had not expected that the Association would dare to fabricate information so easily, especially when the source of the rumor still traced back to the Gojo family's search for Amanai Riko.
Before long, information about the Star Plasma Vessel spread throughout the jujutsu world.
During the period when the Tombs of the Star had issued the order, the Star Plasma Vessel's identity was leaked, leading many to question the authenticity of the claim.
Considering that the Tombs of the Star had not yet found the Star Plasma Vessel, how could the Time Vessel Association know such accurate details? However, given the Association's long history and deep devotion to Lord Tengen, many believed that their information might not be baseless.
No one could have predicted that the false information fabricated by the Time Vessel Association would accidentally point directly to the real Star Plasma Vessel.
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Inside the forging room, Satoshi had yet to learn that the Time Vessel Association was the cause of the Star Plasma Vessel information leak.
He was still focused on figuring out how to complete the Tenshintai transformation, while also pondering the meaning behind the order from the Tombs of the Star.
Now that the Tombs of the Star had appeared, the order to search for the Star Plasma Vessel could not have been issued by the Directorate alone.
At the very least, this meant that Tengen had agreed to it.
But why Tengen not want to see me? What is the reason?
Could it be because I provided Urozakuro's Zanpakutō?
Satoshi frowned. Over the years, because of her trust in him, Tengen had always directed her focus toward Urozakuro's Bankai. If Urozakuro's Bankai was perfected, then the matter of the Star Plasma Vessel could certainly be resolved.
However, if Tengen was unwilling to meet with him now, did this mean that her current condition was no longer under her control?
Could it be that because she have spent much time on Zanpakutō communication, she has lost control over herself?
Does that mean the fusion with the Star Plasma Vessel has been moved forward by a year?
From what he remembered, the fusion between Tengen and the Star Plasma Vessel should not have happened yet.
It would be good if I could see Tengen and check her condition. The Tenshintai transformation is already at a critical stage, so it should still be possible to make it in time.
No matter what, as long as the Gojo family secures the Star Plasma Vessel first, even if Tengen wants to merge, she will have to see me before proceeding.
By that time, the Tenshintai transformation should already be complete.
Satoshi shook his head and looked at the humanoid form before him, his brows furrowed.
...
At the Directorate General.
"What happened? How did the information about Lord Tengen's Star Plasma Vessel leak? How did the Time Vessel Association know her name?"
Toji's expression was filled with anger as he slammed the table repeatedly.
Lord Tengen, who had close ties to the Gojo family, had entrusted this mission to the Directorate. Yet before the Directorate had achieved any results, the mission's most critical information had been leaked.
Zenin Ogi's gaze swept over Yagyū Hidetsugu and the others. He had every reason to suspect that members of the Gojo family faction had betrayed Lord Tengen.
Under the watchful stares of the Zenin and Kamo clan members, Hidetsugu frowned. He even began to wonder whether the situation was somehow his fault.
The problem was, he had no idea who the Star Plasma Vessel was. He had been on guard the whole time and had never received such crucial information.
If he had not been certain that he knew nothing about the Star Plasma Vessel, Hidetsugu would have thought he had to take the blame.
"So, who is the Star Plasma Vessel?"
Hidetsugu raised an eyebrow at Ogi, unable to understand why the man was so agitated.
"What is this information leak about the Star Plasma Vessel? Could it be that the person the Time Vessel Association is looking for is really the Star Plasma Vessel?"
Hidetsugu's expression shifted.
There was no doubt that Tengen was vital to the stability of the jujutsu world. Even though he was from the Gojo faction, he would never want anything to happen to her.
"So, that Amanai Riko is really the Star Plasma Vessel? That's not..."
Watching Ogi's reaction, Hidetsugu was certain. This girl named Amanai Riko was indeed the Star Plasma Vessel.
But the Gojo family told me about her before Tengen even announced the search for the Star Plasma Vessel.
Because of this, when Hidetsugu heard that the Time Vessel Association was looking for someone, he had inwardly complained, wondering if they had gotten the wrong person.
It turned out their target was the same as the Gojo family's.
Yet the Gojo family had been searching for so long without finding Amanai Riko.
Now, the news revealed by Ogi confirmed that the person the Time Vessel Association was looking for was indeed the Star Plasma Vessel.
That meant Amanai Riko, the person the Gojo family had been searching for all this time, was the true target.
Hidetsugu felt helpless. How could such a blunder have happened?
(To be continued.)
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