Mukuro couldn't believe the words he heard. This woman, who's very presence caused him to flinch, was stealing cursed treasures to save the world? If that's the case, why was it necessary for the people of Jinoshima to be robbed of mana? Seeing the man's confused expression, Eve decided to help put the man's mind at ease.

"The reason why i'm doing all this is simple. Centuries ago, executioners of the past tried their best to kill me. Sadly, they lacked the power to do so. They only managed to wound me severely thanks to the items you call S-Ranked Cursed Treasures. After seeing that killing me was nigh impossible with their strength, they went with the next best method."

"Sealing you, am I correct?"

"Just as I expect from a family head. The reason they tried to kill me in the first place was due to my unnatural strength increasing. With my ability, if left uncheck, even the very planet would be in danger. Even if I was killed, there's a chance of this power simply moving on to it's next host through the transfer of mana or if a suitable container able to withstand it is close by. The reason I want the cursed treasures is so that I can die along with this cursed power of mine. But then ......another form of hope came to us. The hope named Koritsu Shiki "

Mukuro couldn't hide his shock when he heard this. This woman not only wanted the cursed treasures, but she also wanted Shiki as well. That's when he slowly started to connect the dots. Being brought back endlessly due to her status as a vampire. A power that, by her own words, attaches itself to a nearby host via mana or if that host was a suitable container. Then she brought up Shiki, a boy with absolutely zero manan or cursed energy. Soon a laugh escaped from Mukuro's lips as Eve looked at him in confusion.

"Has the stress caught up to you? Do you need time to recover?"

"No, I made my decision. Join you and rat out the son of an ally just to be with my own kin or die here like a dog. Sorry, I may not approve of that newbie.....and I am responsible for why the Inverted Spear of Heaven is now roaming around with a dangerous man, but I don't regret a single action I took. I did it all for my idiot son,only to learn he's joined you and was even willing to kill me for something as small as a title."

Suddenly Kenjaku, Naoya, and Sei were feeling great amounts of cursed energy from Mukuro as he was starting to stand back up. As Mukuro did this, he felt as if his body was being lit on fire with what he was trying to do. After all, the person he was copying wasn't a user of cursed energy. She was someone who used mana. Right now, Mukuro was trying to do something that should be impossible. The conversion of cursed energy to mana.

"Cursed energy and mana are fundamentally different, yet similar at the same time. If I want to recreate her attack, even if it's up to only 99%, I have to be willing to put my life on the line! Besides, we got what we came for. Isn't that right .......Fushiguro?!"

~Meanwhile~
Inside of the remains of the temple, a single man was seen as he was rummaging through the chaos. The only reason no one spotted him was because the people earlier were too focused on Mukuro's cursed energy. Not only that, they couldn't sense this man because he had zero cursed energy or mana for them to detect.

"You were right on the money, Mukuro. They marked places with high concentrations of both mana and cursed energy. Usually, it's those very areas where a cursed treasure resides. To think you would hire me for a job like this."

"I'm sure if I defied them, and just let Ayumu's son do his mission, plenty of lives would've been spared. But I chose to be a father and not an exorcist. Toji, i'll be meeting the people responsible. While I have their attention, steal as much info as you can and sent it to the family heads and Koritsu Ayumu."

"To think someone of the Zenin clan would go this far to restore honor to his clan despite his own flesh and blood stabbing him in the back."

As Toji said this, he took out his phone and took photos of the areas that were marked by Eve's group. The moment he sent the info to the other head family members and even Ayumu, the man began to take his leave.

"Well then, try to go out with what little honor you have, Mukuro."

~With Mukuro~
As Mukuro screamed out in pain, something in the sky could be seen taking shape. It was a large bow that was accompanied with proportionally large arrows. While this happened, Eve saw Mukuro's body seemingly beginning to crack as blood was escaping his eyes.

"Mukuro-san, stop it!! If you keep this up your body will be irreparable or worse-"

"Silence, vampire!!!! Saving the world from your own power? That sounds noble but we, the executioners, are saving the world from what your ideal is creating!!!! The end result may be happy, but who's to say we'd all be alive to witness it. Besides.....if I had to choose between dying with only five seconds of honor or to live my life in shame, i'd sacrifice my life thousands of time!!! THIS IS WHO I AM! THIS IS ZENIN MUKURO!!! THIS IS THE PRIDE OF A HUMAN!!!!! [Cursed Technique Maximum Output: Doppelganger, Olivia von Degurechaff, SANKT BOGEN]!!!!!!"

With all the power he could muster, Mukuro launched the arrows into the air as they were now beginning their descent and about to rain down on the area. Naoya, Sei, and Kenjaku could only look at this display. They were too injured from their fight against Mukuro to run nor were they fast enough to simply run out of the range. Just as the arrows were inches away, Eve could only look in sorrow.

"[Lock]."

Suddenly, in the blink of an eye, two black rings were seen collapsing onto both Mukuro and even his attack. Black sparks emanated from these rings as Mukuro felt his strength slipping as the bow and arrows he created were slowly fading away.

"Lock. This is the power that caused my needing to be sealed. As soon as those two black rings collapse on you, it's over. You can't move; you can't attack; you can't even muster your strength to break free or protect yourself. All you can do is float helplessly. As years went by, this power simply grew stronger and stronger."

As Eve walked up to Mukuro, her eyes widen a bit before she put her hands together as she was offering a prayer. As the black rings that surrounded him vanished, Mukuro's body was slowly being placed up on the ground as Eve finished her prayer.

"Rest in peace, Zenin Mukuro. Your final moments were beautiful. To the very end, you didn't abandon your pride or humanity. May you rest in peace."

~Meanwhile~
After explaining everything about the Nanaya Clan to his son, Ayumu could only look downwards as his son was completely silent. He knew this was a lot to take in. Even considering the fact that he had to explain what happened to Shiki's mother.

"Shiki, after learning everything, are you sure you want to keep living this life. Are you sure you want to keep on fighting, knowing the roots of your origin and what could possibly happen in the future?"

"I don't know dad. I need more time to think on that. But right now, if what you told me is true then....please."

As he said this, Shiki bowed his head in front of his father. Ayumu was surprised to see this and was about to tell the boy to stand up before he saw something. Right now, the floor was getting wet underneath where Shiki's face was directed at as tears fell from the boy's eyes.

"Not as my father, but as the head of our family. Please.......show me how to get stronger. Show me how to fight with my own strength. That way, I can stop something like what happened to mom and Mirei from ever happening!!!"

"Very well, then. I won't go easy on you just because you're my son. Shiki, right now you are a blank canvas. But with the right person guiding you, that will no longer be the case. I will make you into a masterpiece!"