Chapter 1256: Letter From Kuroba Touichi

After collecting supplies, Qin Zhibo and Kuroba Kaito did not plan to stay in this city any longer.

Passing through the onyx palace belonging to the Masked King in the center of the city, starting from the northern corner of Inganok, they mounted their yaks and embarked on a pilgrimage to the north.

Although the northern continent is relatively deserted, there are still many quarries, farms, villages, etc. scattered around Inganok.

At about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, they arrived at Uge, the first village north of Inganok.

This is a village built next to a small abandoned mine.

The two tied the yak outside the village tavern and planned to go in to inquire about the next road to Leng Yuan and information about Black Feather Pirates.

The reason why I hadn't inquired in Inganok City before was because the city was so big that it was almost impossible to inquire about a person who lived many years ago.

But it is just a few hours away from the city of Inganok, and it is the first resting place that every traveling merchant heading to the north will not miss.

After entering the tavern, Qin Zhibo still took the lead in inquiring about information.

After all, Kuroba Kaito is too skinny and tender in this world. When he was in Dilas-Lingang, he was even regarded as a woman by drunkards, so he was easily looked down upon by the people here.

After Qin Zhibo symbolically purchased some pomegranate wine brewed in the village, the tavern owner really recalled something.

"Black Feather Thief..."

"It's a long time ago, I still remember it..."

"Who are you to him?"

Seeing some vigilance and suspicion in the boss's eyes, Qin Zhibo murmured in his heart.

Could it be that Kuroba Toichi did something bad here?

But before Qin Zhibo could further test the tavern owner, Kuroba Kaito behind him could no longer restrain his excitement and answered first.

"I am his son!"

"Son?" The tavern owner looked up and down at the young man across the bar, "Your name is Kaito?"

"Yes! I am Kaito!"

Kuroba Kaito's eyes became even more excited.

The tavern owner said "wait a moment" and turned back to the small room behind the bar.

Looking at the curtain that was opened and lowered, Qin Zhibo was a little surprised. This tavern owner actually knew Kaito's name?

That's probably...

As Qin Zhibo expected, after a while, the tavern owner opened the curtain and came out of the room, with a knife and a letter in his hand.

"This is what Black Feather Pirates left for you..."

Kuroba Kaito reached out and took the sword and the letter, his expression was both shocked and confused.

He was shocked that his father could guess that he would arrive here many years later and reserved a letter in advance.

The question is why my father did this?

Now that we're all here, why not return to the real world?

From Pickman's mouth, they learned that Black Feather Pirates' purpose of pursuing Kadasi in the secret realm was to find the "way" back to the real world.

In theory, this place is not far from the secret realm of Kadath.

After so many years, my father should have succeeded...

Kuroba Kaito was thinking in his heart when Qin Zhibo next to him asked the tavern owner again.

"May I ask when the person who asked you to preserve these things came here?"

"Hmm..." The tavern owner thought for a moment, "It was about six years ago."

"That man is an interesting magician. He said that a man named 'Kaito' might come here many years later, and then he would give these two things to him..."

6 years?

In other words, Kuroba Thiouichi started looking for a way to return to the real world almost two years after his "death".

In the past six years, no matter how slow Black Feather Pirates was and how dangerous the journey was, he would have reached Kadasi...

Thinking of this, an unpleasant feeling came to Qin Zhibo's heart.

At this time, Kuroba Kaito also slowly opened the envelope and took out the letter paper from inside.

The moment he saw the letter, his hands trembled slightly.

Because this piece of yellowed letter paper is exactly the handwriting written in Japanese by his father Kuroha Toichi!

…

Kaito, long time no see.

Although I don’t know how long it has been since I left you and Qianying, I believe that you will be able to unravel the clues I left and pursue them all the way here.

This world is wonderful, right?

You must have been through a lot, right? Kaito.

I think Mr. Pickman has told you that from a very early age I realized that I had the ability to enter this dreamland and hone my magic skills by performing magic in this world.

In the eyes of the world, I am a talented magician who can tour independently when I am only a teenager.

But in fact, I just have more than twice the practice time of ordinary people.

Perhaps you may be wondering, since you have known about the existence of this world for a long time, why didn't you know it earlier?

In fact, not everyone has the qualifications to enter this world, and this has nothing to do with family or blood.

My brother does not have the qualifications to enter this world.

I'm worried that once you know the existence of this world, you won't be able to enter it, so you will deny your own efforts and talents.

I have created many magic tricks that the world considers "great".

but……

Kaito, you are the greatest magic in my life and the one I am most proud of.

…

After reading this, Kuroba Kaito's vision became a little blurry, and the area around his eyes became sore.

However, he stopped in time before the small pearls condensed.

Because he remembered Kuroba Toichi's teachings, he should always keep a poker face.

Not to mention that in a public place like a tavern, he should keep his inner thoughts in his heart.

He bit the tender flesh inside his lips, lowered his head, and read the following content expressionlessly.

...

Okay, let's talk about business next.

I think you already know that I am going to the secret realm of Kadath to find the "way" back to the real world.

But what you don't know is that I actually had that "way" a long time ago.

The dreamer's talent allows me to create any material I want in this world at will.

So, I built a city.

I named this city "The City of Bright Moon".

Yes, it is the city you saw in the mural at home.

In order to prevent accidents in the real world in the future, I built a "road" in advance, in that city.

But the gods of dreams took this city from me.

I must take back the City of the Moon from them before I can return to the real world.

And now, when you read this letter, it means that my plan has failed.

The secret realm of Kadath is an extremely mysterious unknown area. Legend has it that the gods of dreams live there and are the rulers of the entire fantasy dreamland.

And I don’t know what the consequences of fighting against the ruler of dreams are...

In essence, this is an extremely dangerous journey.

But in order to return to the real world, I am willing to take this risk.

But Kaito, you are in the real world, not here, and you don’t have to take this risk at all.

The road ahead is not smooth, but dangerous.

So go back, Kaito.

Let this be the end of the journey.

Right now, you who have known the whole truth, choose to let everything end.

That’s it...

Tell Qianying that I love her forever after returning.

Kuroba Touichi

…

Kuroba Kaito buried his head deep in his chest, and his right hand tightly held the letter.

After a while, he gently put it down again.

Seeing this scene, Qin Zhibo knew that he had finished reading the letter.

What was in the letter?

Qin Zhibo was very curious.

But in this situation, he couldn't open his mouth to ask to see the content of the letter.

Although he usually likes to play some jokes with these young people, he still needs to be more worldly when it is time to show human feelings.

Fortunately, Kuroba Kaito raised his arm and took the initiative to hand over the letter.

Qin Zhibo took the letter and quickly browsed the contents on it.

While reading the letter, Qin Zhibo frowned several times in a row.

There are many things in this letter, but in summary, it is Kuroba Daoyi's suicide note.

He knew that it would be dangerous for him to go to the secret realm of Kadath to ask for the Haoyue City, so he left the letter in advance.

If he can successfully get it back and return to the real world, everyone will be happy.

If not, this letter will be his final explanation to his son.

The content of the letter is basically the same as what Qin Zhibo had learned before, except for some details.

For example, Kuroba Toichi actually has a younger brother?

He said that his younger brother does not have the qualifications to enter the Dreamland, which means that this younger brother knows at least something about the Dreamland.

So who is this younger brother?

The photo of Kuroba Toichi wearing glasses that I saw at Kuroba Kaito's house before looks very much like Kudo Yusaku...

Could it be...

This idea only appeared in my mind for a second, and Qin Zhibo frowned and denied this possibility.

First of all, Kuroba Toichi's surname is "Kuroba" and Kudo Yusaku's surname is "Kudo", so they cannot be from the same family based on their surnames.

Secondly, Kudo Yusaku has been tracking down Kaito Kid since he was young, and even the "Kid" in "Kid" was accidentally given by Kudo Yusaku.

Because a reporter mistook the sloppy "Phantom Thief 1412" as "Phantom Thief Kid", the name "Phantom Thief Kid" came into being.

If these two people are relatives, it would be too much of a mystery.

What Kuroba Kaito and Nakamori Ginzo?

Therefore, Qin Zhibo guessed that Hei Yu Dao Yi's brother should also be an ordinary person with the surname Hei Yu.

In addition, Hei Yu Dao Yi actually went to the dream gods to ask for his city.

And Qin Zhibo did have some impression of this bright moon city.

In the painting "Ghoul Under the Moon", a bright moon hangs in the sky, and in the middle of the painting is a ghoul gnawing.

And in the distance of the painting, the outline of a castle can indeed be vaguely seen.

It turns out that it is not an artistic creation, but a real place...

It's just that this city has been taken away by the dream gods now.

Only they, as the rulers of the dream, can take away the dreamer's city.

Although Qin Zhibo doesn't know what these dream gods look like and what powers they have, it is estimated that they will not be easy to talk to.

Hei Yu Dao Yi's trip is indeed dangerous.

This may also be the reason why Hei Yu Dao Yi lived in the fantasy dream for a while after his death before deciding to go to the secret Kadath.

And now, as a father, he is trying his best to dissuade his son from continuing to go to that secret place.

Qin Zhibo folded the letter, stuffed it into the envelope on the bar, and handed it back to Kuroba Kaito's hand.

"What should we do now?"

"Do you want to continue?"

Although Qin Zhibo himself also has a main mission to complete, at this moment, he still wants to listen to Kuroba Kaito's thoughts.

If Kuroba Kaito gives up here, then he goes home.

If Kuroba Kaito continues...

"I choose to continue."

Kuroba Kaito suddenly raised his head and said with determination in his eyes.

Dad, although you want me to stop here, I won't give up just like this.

And I don’t know the whole truth either…

Regarding Pandora, the Stone of Life, and the Magician's Alliance, I want to hear these things from your own words.

And Mom, she misses you all the time too.

Kuroba Kaito still remembered that in the two years after Kuroba Toichi's death, he could often hear intermittent sobbing outside the couple's bedroom late at night.

Now he finally has hope. Even if the hope is slim, he will try his best to try.

Even if it is a miracle that has only a one in ten thousand chance of happening, he must pursue it himself.

Because pursuing miracles is the lifelong mission of a magician.

"Uncle Qin, let me finish the rest of the journey by myself..."

Kuroba Kaito looked at Qin Zhibo and said firmly.

He knew that the road ahead would be dangerous, and there was no need to risk it with another person.

Moreover, finding his father is his own responsibility, but not that of others.

However, when Qin Zhibo heard these words, his expression turned cold and he put his palm on his shoulder.

"Boy, don't forget..."

"Without me, you wouldn't even be here."

"Besides, you call me 'uncle', how could I not care about my 'nephew'?"

"Walk!"

"Let's hit the road together!"

…

Under the black cliffs, two yaks walked slowly on the gravel-covered mountain road.

Although the yak travels slowly, fortunately every step is very solid, and there is no need to get down even on a slightly steep road.

Qin Zhibo sat on the yak in front, looking at the road ahead and thinking about the secret realm of Kadasi.

Obviously, the biggest threat in this main mission is the dream gods.

"Zhu" means more than one.

And this mission has the same reward as the mission to Enkai.

This shows that these "dream gods" are almost as threatening as the toad god Tsathogua.

So many gods to match one Great Old One.

There are also "demigods" who have no abilities and have sex with humans, and steal cities built by others...

This kind of sordid pursuit of pleasure has no "divinity" at all.

Therefore, Qin Zhibo guessed that the actual ranks of the dream gods should not be too high.

I wonder if my [Oath Keeper Sword] can fight with it?

On the other side, Kuroba Kaito was riding on the yak behind and was studying another item left by Kuroba Daichi.

This is an ancient Japanese samurai short sword with a star-shaped blade and some almond-shaped patterns printed on the black scabbard.

The key is that the knife seems to be rusted to death and cannot be pulled out.