Katsuo’s heart hammered. He had sealed the Eclipse Beast once before, but the seal was never meant to last forever.
With a thunderous cry, Katsuo lunged. The Light of the Hearth cut through the Eclipse Beast’s darkness, each strike echoing with a chorus of his children’s laughter, his wife's gentle humming, and the distant bells of Kuroda Village.
But Katsuo knew better. In his previous journeys, the call of an ancient shrine always meant a new trial—one that threatened not only the world he’d come to love but also the fragile peace he’d fought so hard to protect. That night, Katsuo slipped into his study, a cramped room lined with scrolls, relics, and a single, glowing Summoning Mirror —a relic he’d acquired from the Arcane Bazaar in the capital city of Celestia . He placed the mirror on his desk, whispered the incantation he’d learned from Eira , the elven sorceress who once saved his family from a demon invasion, and stared into its surface. ISEKAI PAPA KATSU OJI-SAN chap 35.3 Raw Manga - WeloveManga
Katsuo embraced her, then turned his gaze toward the moonlit sky. In the distance, the village lights began to flicker awake. He felt a gentle tug—an unseen thread connecting him to the world he had once called home.
Ayumi smiled, wiping a tear from her cheek. “You’re always my hero,” she whispered. Katsuo’s heart hammered
Ayumi placed a hand on his arm. “You’ve always taught me to face fear head‑on. Let’s do this together.”
As the family ate breakfast together, a gentle wind brushed the open window, carrying with it the faint scent of sakura blossoms and the distant echo of a fox’s laughter. Katsuo smiled, feeling the familiar tug of adventure in his heart, but also the deep, unshakable peace that came from knowing his greatest quest—being a father—was already won. The Light of the Hearth cut through the
Katsuo felt the humming beneath his feet. The shrine’s inner chamber lay ahead, illuminated by a single beam of moonlight that cut through the cracked roof. In the center of the chamber, a pedestal held a glimmering crystal —the Moonstone itself—cracked and leaking dark smoke.