touchnovel Chapter 844: The Forbidden Alchemy
Chapter 844: The Forbidden Alchemy
Chapter 844: The Forbidden Alchemy
"Yuei Vu-sensei!"
Judai showed an expression of surprise, and seemed not to feel inappropriate at all about being "caught by the teacher trespassing in a forbidden area".
Yuei Vu also ignored the question for the time being, gently touched his little jellyfish head, and walked to Daitokuji.
Daitokuji coughed twice violently. He balled his knees and tried to stand up, but his body seemed to refuse to do so. After two futile attempts, he quickly gave up, sat back on the ground, and looked at the duo of master and disciple with a wry smile.
Yuei Vu raised his eyebrows: "Do you need help?"
Daitokuji shook his head: "I'd better keep it like this."
Only then did Yuki Judai see the face of Daitokuji under the mask.
Although it still looked like the face he was familiar with, it seemed to be slightly different from what he remembered. His face was pale, veins popped out around his face, and the corners of his mouth were dry and cracked.
If he hadn't just played a fierce game with this teacher, it would be hard for him to believe that his body in this mental state could actually stand up. This person did not look like a young teacher, but more like a helpless old man who has been bedridden and suffering from illness for many years.
Even though they were life-and-death enemies just now, Judai couldn't help but say: "Sensei, you"
Daitokuji smiled and waved his hand: "It's okay, it's just an old problem."
He wasn't lying, it was indeed an old problem. But what he didn't mention was that this old problem could be fatal.
Yuei Vu put his hands in his pockets and asked, "When did you notice me coming?"
"It's been a while." Daitokuji shook his head as if trying to keep himself awake, "Mr. Duel King is so elusive, I really didn't realize you were here at first.
I dont mean to brag, but there arent many people in this world who can approach me unknowingly. "
"I believe it." Yuei Vu nodded.
Only then did Judai notice that Teacher Daitokuji's eyes, which were usually squinted, actually opened. His pupils were red, the color of blood, which made people feel a little uneasy.
"You don't seem to be surprised that I am one of the Seven Stars," Daitokuji said.
Yuei Vu was noncommittal and did not answer the question. Instead, he said, "I have a few questions."
"You can ask." Daitokuji agreed readily.
"Who is the one order Seven Stars' to act?" Yuei Vu asked, "We also captured a few members of the Seven Stars', but they were either unable to speak after the torture of the Shadow Game, or did not know anything."
Daitokuji smiled: "That man is indeed very cautious. Except for me, his confidant, the other members of the Seven Stars are just pawns, and no one knows his identity."
Then he laughed at himself: "No, or I should say that in the end, I am just another pawn."
"So who is he?"
Daitokuji raised his head, looked at Yuei Vu seriously, and said word by word: "One of the people behind this academy, the founder of Kagemaru Company, Chairman Kagemaru."
Yuei Vu stared at his scarlet eyes for a long time, confirming that the teacher was not lying.
"Kagemaru is dead," he said.
"Alchemy has its limits after all." He smiled helplessly, "No matter how attached to life you are, no matter how you resist death, all alchemy can do is delay the inevitable."
Hearing this, Yuei Vu thought and walked to one end of the secret room.
This was a room in an abandoned dormitory. Because no one came here all year round, it was once chosen by Daitokuji as his laboratory on the academy island.
And on the wall at this end of the room, there was a coffin leaning against it.
Pushing the heavy sarcophagus board away, a burst of choking dust rose up, revealing in front of everyone a long-dried entity.
It looked like it had been there for some time, and the severe corrosion made the face of the corpse unrecognizable. But at least this service attire, this face shape, and this hairstyle all feel familiar.
It looks just like Daitokuji.
If an ordinary student saw a mummy in such a weird environment, he might be frightened and scream, but Judai did not.
He tried hard to identify the characteristics of Daitokuji from the corpse, and then looked at the teacher Daitokuji behind him in surprise.
"Sensei, this is"
"This is my body that died many years ago." Daitokuji smiled sadly, "Judai, you already know that I am a top alchemist, but you don't know my past.
In fact, I am terminally ill and my body failed many years ago. "
"Then you now"
"Now this is the body I created for myself, using alchemy."
Daitokuji said calmly, pointing to the body lying in the coffin as if talking about an insignificant passerby.
"The one lying there, that was my original body. I relied on alchemy to get rid of the body riddled with pain, but the artificial body could not last long after all.
Now my body is almost at its limit, and the duel just now made things even worse. Soon, my body will collapse, and my existence will probably be wiped out"
These were secrets that Yuei Vu had known for a long time, and the matter itself did not surprise him. But Daitokuji's explanation inspired him, and a terrifying possibility flashed through his mind.
He turned to Daitokuji.
"You said that Kagemaru supported all your experiments, right?"
Daitokuji was stunned and nodded: "That's right."
"So he has all your research information?"
"Yes."
"Does it mean that he also masters the forbidden alchemy technique of human transmutation?"
Daitokuji suddenly raised his head, his scarlet eyes contracted slightly, and fear reflected in them.
He understood what Yuei Vu was thinking in an instant.
And he sincerely hoped that Yuei Vu was wrong.