Volume 7 Chapter 4 (1/2)

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Shaver was extremely displeased

He had always been sealed in the warehouse of the Onht outside, he was just toyed with by the research and developh his consciousness had al the period in which he had been sealed, it had still been unbearably boring That hy Shaver extremely anticipated the time when his master summoned him

He wanted blood

He wanted to tear open the enemy

Shaver was extreareedy' He had an extre the enerowth after battle His master's personality hat Shaver desired Shaver enjoyed it froth for his master

But

This ti tiaood prey His s He just occasionally eliminated a spiritual disaster, all weak little spiritual disasters that were the pinnacle of boring

Originally, he could have fought with that Ashi+ya Doh he waited for a long tied to chase after an oni that looked pretty strong, but they had been summoned back partway In the end, even Ashi+ya Doman himself had been stolen away by someone else It seemed that hisstill alive, but he didn't plan on fighting hiht?

Shaver was extremely displeased

Moreover, he was extremely restless

At the start, he had grumbled complaints to hisHe hadn't given up, he was just tired Shaver no longer even had the energy to express hiloomy attitude to convey his displeasure

Meaningless Meaningless

So boring So boring

The order he had received today was the sa children It wasn't like an order his h he had said Ashi+ya Doain this time No matter what, Ashi+ya Doman had already been defeated by someone else He didn't knohether those Twin-Horned Syndicate people would come or not or whether he could expect much out of them

But, Shaver was Kagaami He had to obey his master's instructions

Hence, Shaver could only endure, stifle his emotions, and mechanically do his duty

But as surprising was the kid that he had to protect, along with the ones surrounding him

Shaver felt an extremely rare air from the hu about what exactly it was, but after a long tiht of it

It was probably a dragon Moreover, it wasn't the on Shaver had lived for a very long tions one or two tion at all before Curiosity burned in Shaver's heart What kind of things were dragons? And hoould it 'taste' to battle with one?

There was also someone else The human named Ato Touji ith Tsuchimikado Natsume

In contrast, there was no question about that one Ato Touji's body carried the flavor that Shaver loved h there was a seal placed in his body, he was probably a so-called living spirit judging from the feel of it

But, though he was a partial product, the smell frohtly familiar What kind of oni was the one in his body? It was so interesting Moreover, Shaver hiry'

But Kagaht that Shaver would have this reaction beforehand He had strictly prohibited Shaver fro Thanks to that, Shaver's mood had already worsened to the li his duty while suppressing hi

Anyway, it was definitely going to be nothing again That's what Shaver thought

But there was finally activity when the sun had almost set

A , Tsuchih he had said he wasn't in the Twin-Horned Syndicate, that was impossible He was definitely part of the Twin-Horned Syndicate

But, a bit of et rid of that man Instead, he watched for a bit

Maybe Tsuchion Maybe Ato Touji would hurry to her and show his living spirit foro a bit out of control Kaga as he protected them like before in the end

Shaver hid hi the situation unfold He al finally happen when thatout

But in the end, reality betrayed his expectations

That man moved away, his back to Natsume and the others He just left Shaver was dejected

Tch, whatever

He jumped out and cut the man to death

After killing the ht have been better not to kill hiami would be mad later But he wasn't so concerned In any case, he had always been dissatisfied, and there was no helping killing so and had already approached his liaht

After dealing with the ene that man had taken out

It was a ical tool that Shaver had never seen Even if the ave off an o for a new master

Shaver became interested

”What is this?”

He walked closer to look carefully There seeical tool

What exactly was it?

Shaver slashed at the ical tool out of curiosity

”Harutora-sama!”

Kon cried out, crashi+ng into Harutora She pushed Harutora along with Natsurabbed the ar them down

In that ical tool that Shaver had destroyed spewed out an intense miasma

Fortunately, the miasma didn't spew out in all directions, or else the people closest to the spewing miasma would probably have died immediately But even so, theand made them almost lose consciousness It was far reht the Nue Everyone felt their body terees in a flash

They still didn't knohat had happened However, Natsu and put up a protective charritted his teeth, pulling Natsume and Kyouko away

All around the hit by the miasma and people who screamed loudly but didn't knohere to flee It was a hellish scene After Natsuic on Harutora, Kyouko, and Kon, apparently a ic that raised theirsmoothed out quite a bit Harutora didn't have ti to 'see' the source of the miasma

Fearso spewed into the air, and moreover it also seemed that it wasn't just ical energy Theto the entire

Shaver, who had destroyed theulfed in miasma, and they could barely see his outline It was as if he were standing on top of a geyser

”daht?”

”That was dangerous! Thank you, Kon!”

”What's going on? What is this?”

Soht in front of him, and now a storm of miasma It was very difficult to reer as soon as he panicked Right now, thewas to escape as soon as possible and reach a safe place

But,

”H-Harutora-saround Please be careful! If this goes on, the spirit floill--”

Right as Kon said that, a ru became unstable It seemed like an earthquake, but it wasn't an earthquake Harutora's group had had a similar experience before

As the underground ru, the earth split in two and a large amount of aura burst forth froarden, and courtyard pond Aura also poured froinally planned on fleeing into Geysers of aura sprang up one after another, at least within the confines of the branch

Though on the other hand, it was like they were being bathed in fire The scene before them lacked a sense of reality It felt like a Hollywood film

Then, the aura bursting upwardsthe surroundings, spawning a new miasma

A spiritual disaster

The spiritual disaster grew and swelled rapidly In a flash, the spiritual disaster's level had already quickly risen from Phase One to Phase Two to Phase Three The situation rapidly deteriorated It was like salt crystallizing in a supersaturated saline solution

After theIt birthed 'demons', mobile spiritual disasters Moreover, it wasn't just one There was a iant bent-horned spider Finally, there was aclod of earth with one eye The first tere a 'Type-Worm' and a 'Type-Spider' The final one was a 'Type-Cyclops' All of the mobile spiritual disasters were more than five meters tall Three in total, and moreover three spiritual disasters with different forms had appeared in the same place

In norh each one was on a slightly s spiritual disaster, that fact wasn't enough to feel thankful for There was only despair before them

No way

Harutora's breath stopped because of the scene before him and he went speechless

His mind was paralyzed and he couldn't think normally He knew that he should move, but he couldn't think of how to Moreover, it wasn't just Harutora Natsume and Kyouko were the same In addition, everyone in the branch had about the sa for a moment

But,

”Come, Hokuto!”

Natsume called out

Though her voice was clearly terrified, she desperately e as she could and bravely stood forth Then, a dazzling golden line of light appeared with an awe-inspiring sound As if lighting the fire of hope, it appeared in the sky carrying a vibrant energy

The golden scales over its body bathed in the sunlight like ge like fire Its ferocious roar sounded like a warrior's in the miasma-filled courtyard

A dragon

The Tsuchiami, Hokuto

Though it was noras and attacked the twisted humanoid mass of earth below it - the 'Type-Cyclops' - the moment it was summoned

Then, the shi+kigami crashed into the spiritual disaster

”Hurry, take shelter!”

Natsume called out

”This is the Exorcist Bureau Though it's chaotic right now, there will be exorcists here right away to eli we have to do is ensure our own safety! Hurry and group up with Touji and Tenet them to evacuate Harutora, Kurahashi+-san, do you understand?”

Natsuhtly Her eyes were full of anxiety and panic

But Natsu herself to act

Yes

The attack that the academy had received last month awoke in his roup when they had been surrounded by Doathered together to fight under Natsume's instructions

”Okay!”

Harutora urged himself on

Just as Natsu the spiritual disaster to the professionals Even if he flailed around here, he would just hold back the others

”Kon, sorry, but go find Touji and Teno out of control again in this kind of miasma”

”Right, we have to be concerned about that too We should hurry too Kurahashi+-san, use your defensive shi+kigami”

”G-Got it!”

Harutora coa Natsume's instructions

But,

”Harutora-sama!”

Harutora turned to look upon hearing Kon's cry The spiritual disaster that had forroup

Its body, like a srew a nu spider, but it had a protrusion like a face on which there were two curved horns

A 'Type-Spider', a mobile spiritual disaster also known as an ushi+-oni

”H-Hakuou! Kokfuu!”

Kyouko shrilly ordered her guards to defend Kyouko's defensive shi+kigami were 'Model G2 Yaksha' They were h they looked like reliable knights when they stood next to Harutora's group, they seeiant ainst a tank Though Kokfuu's spear pierced into the ushi+-oni's body and Hakuou cut apart one of the ushi+-oni's legs, its giant body didn't stop approaching

”daet away!”

After the three of them ran towards the corridor in a panic, the spiritual disaster's giant body crashed into the wall of the bureau building Dust scattered and the ushi+-oni broke through the corridor while chasing Harutora's group Though Harutora tossed a protective charh the barrier directly The ushi+-oni broke open the walls with a ruroup

”This is bad! Hokuto! Hurry up and come here--!”

Though Natsume shouted into the air, Hokuto was still locked in cole because it didn't have its h Harutora and Kyouko did their best to fight with charms, the ushi+-oni didn't even look hurt

”N-No good! Dodge it!”

Harutora's group changed directions, dodging into the courtyard to avoid the ushi+-oni's charge The ht by the spiritual disaster and was momentarily assaulted by chills But Harutora still 'watched' the eneuard He watched the ave rise to

His left eye hurt again But Harutora saw through it Though the yin and yang were extremely unbalanced, it ater aura that fore by its outer appearance The true body of this spiritual disaster was a turbid, chaotic swirl of water aura

”Stop! Order!”

He threw out a fire-ele with an earth-element charm When the earth-element charm absorbed the flame of the fire-element charm and activated, he made the earth-element charm burst open This was the Five Element Mutual Generation that he had used in the mock battle the day before Then, he used the earth aura to suppress the water aura Five Ele

It was effective

The things that covered the surface of the ushi+-oni's body, the things that looked like wet hairs, were actually flowing strands of sewage like jellyfish tentacles When the hairs were hit by the charm's earth aura, they slowly dried up Then, they flaked off like dried-up bits of earth The turbid water in the ushi+-oni's body flowed out with a squelch The ushi+-oni's body shuddered and its spider-like legs began to twitch

But, that was all the effect it had

The turbid water that flowed like blood instantly stopped The wound solidified like a scab The water that dripped out beca the wound ”daritted his teeth

Moreover, the other spiritual disaster was also charging at Harutora's group as they escaped to the courtyard

It reseiant mouth had been attached The snakelike and insectilearound the ground, itsHarutora whole Its body, covered in decaying moss, vines, and weeds, also released a stench separate from its miasma

A nozuchi, also called a 'Type-Worm'

”N-Natsume-kun!?”

Kyouko shrilly called forth Hakuou and Kokfuu But as expected, two defensive shi+kigami couldn't stop a reat

”You two, hurry up and retreat! Order”

Natsu out four char, pointed pieces ofa fence that blocked the nozuchi He saith his 'vision' that the nozuchi was a spiritual disaster of wood aura Theto the concept that metal conquered wood Actually, the nozuchi also reacted as if it didn't want to touch the metal aura fence

But, that was only te around to pursue Harutora's group Though Harutora threw a protective charm at its nose to try drive it off, the nozuchi still slowly yet surely shortened its distance froroup

Moreover, the ushi+-oni behind theroup, once again adjusting its direction

”Ah, damn! Why are they all focused on us!?”

Could it be the Twin-Horned Syndicate's resentators? What a resentment it was, if that were true Anyway, it was extremely bad to be pincered fro Harutora ran while gasping roughly for breath But it was difficult to escape the branch just running for their lives like this

”Really! It was like this with the Nue too, why does a student like me have to deal with Phase Three spiritual disasters!?”

Hokuto had been their ure's crow tengu shi+kigaic that decided victory, and Harutora had basically been just throwing charms

Co with spiritual disasters!

Harutora ran while looking at Hokuto Hokuto was currently still battling against the one-eyed spiritual disaster Though it definitely held the advantage, it still wasn't free to help them

Just then,

”Aah!”

Kyouko's foot slipped ”Kyouko!” Harutora instantly picked up Kyouko As he turned around, he saw that the trees in the courtyard were rustling as if they were alive It seemed that they had transfor tainted by e

Though Kon imht flame If they just let them be, they would definitely become spiritual disasters later Moreover, it wasn't just the trees that were transfor to spiritual disasters If this went on, there would beThe spiritual disaster chain reaction that was appearing before theyou

Natsu the two of the her hair behind her back Natsu a nervous expression

She probably planned on using char ushi+-oni and nozuchi At least she could delay them for some time But if this repeated, her spiritual poould be exhausted very quickly

damn Spiritual disasters With mobile spiritual disasters as opponent

Harutora suddenly had a flash of inspiration

He had a ic meant for spiritual disasters He had heard that incantation and then secretly investigated and ic first-hand before Of course, he hadn't tried it yet - but he could only learn if it could work by trying

”Natsuram with five charms!”

Releasing Kyouko from his arms Harutora shouted at Natsume

”Ban, un, taraku, kiriku, aku! Connect the five elements, Order!”

Natsume moved stiffly but quickly answered Harutora's request and changed her ic Metal, wood, water, fire, earth; all of the five eleside the chanted incantation The charether, drawing a dazzling pentagram in the air

This incantation itself was already a strong defensive charic

But Harutora had other intentions

Will it work!?

No, it had to work Harutora desperately thought of the ic he had seen that day in his mind

”G-God of the east sea, Amei! God of the west sea, Shukuryou! God of the south sea! Kyojou! God of the north sea, Gukyou! Gods of the four seas, fend off a hundred demons and drive back the fierce disaster! Order!”

Natsuaped

That was the Imperial-style incantation that Harutora had laboriously searched for infored to find in specialized exorcist books It was like a little boy doing his best to h he was embarrassed, he still remembered it Harutora had heard this incantation at that time

Ohtoic to fend off the Hyakki Yagyou

An intense pain like nails digging into him came from his left eye as well as deep in his brain But, Harutora endured it, desperately focusing his consciousness on developing the ic

Focus

But,

No good!?

The h He hadn't developed the ic incorrectly either

But, it wasn't accurate enough

The details of the ic were extremely fuzzy

It was finally Harutora's first tih there was so ushi+-oni and nozuchi, they had already slowed somewhat

But that was it Theas if it dissolved The five charround

”Ugh”

It was too hard to use right away in a real battle It was a ic from the Imperial-style, not even from the General-style

But,

No I used it wrong

Harutora blaic clearly He hadn't clearly felt the nature of theclearly' would make him feel this bad

”Harutora-sama”

Harutora felt faint because of the effects of wasting his y Kon hastily supported her master's body

On the other hand The two spiritual disasters ain They could only flee Flee, flee But how long could they flee for?

Just then

The nozuchi's actions suddenly stopped It stopped as if it were afraid of so

But the ushi+-oni started spas dramatically

Slash!+ The ushi+-oni's body suddenly split and the filthy water they had just seen gushed out

It was completely incomparable to when it had received Harutora's attack Its body was al its body almost all spewed out The swirl of muddy, dirty water aura had been completely cut apart

The water aura that formed the ushi+-oni crumbled

A figure appeared as it niiant body

The figure landed in a crouch Because the cord that had tied his hair together had been cut, his unkeure was covered with blood and dust, and one long arled lazily by his side

Red, girlish lips were curved joyously below the bangs that stuck to his forehead

It was Shaver

But this appearance was different froa like a stu drunk

”You, you”

Just as Harutora spoke in a low, shaking voice, Shaver suddenly raised his head to look at Harutora

Everyone in Harutora's group trembled

Shaver was s Moreover, it was an incredibly happy smile His eyes swae that it gave the wolf The smile of a wild beast drunk on fresh blood

Harutora and his co violence that seeush out at any moment

Shaver stared intently at Harutora and his coh-pitched voice:

”No! How could you play with this kind of thing? It's so boring, so weak! It won't do! I waited so long! Play with me first if you want to play!”

Shaver leaped like an excitedmade the ushi+-oni under his feet vanish as if it had been stoh that slash had also been a reason But in the end, the ushi+-oni had been crushed to death by Shaver's spiritual pressure Though Shaver's body was slender and his body type was far removed from the ushi+-oni's, the aura released fro

And now, this aura turned fiercely in another direction He was like a cup that was being tilted enough for the water inside to pour out That kind of al of unease was the embodiment of Shaver's madness

This servant shi+kiga into a spiritual disaster

”This guy!?”

He reht about this spiritual disaster Shaver had been showered in the high-density ical tool froami were spiritual entities al strange for his nature to change upon being hit directly by y

This is bad!

The round and leaped towards them

The intense fighting spirit and destructive impulse became a blast and assaulted Harutora and his coht he was dead for asmile and the aura that touched his skin The trail of the katana slash flashed in the corner of his vision

But,

Bang!

A different blast came from the other side

A golden light caused the blast - Hokuto Shaver was struck violently by the dragon and was sent flying before Harutora's group If they turned around, they would have seen the one-eyed spiritual disaster Hokuto had been locked in coh it hadn't been eliminated completely, it was already close to half-destroyed Hokuto had broken out of the fight to coiving the enemy the final blow

The shi+kigaht on time

But, Shaver defended against this surprise attack

”Uwah! Hoerful!”

Shaver blocked Hokuto's fangs with the blade of his katana to defend against the ferocious collision His left ars were braced firround as he forcefully resisted Hokuto's impact head-on

Craaack Two long trails were carved into the ground by the ti

The huon's attack head-on This scene was so abnoriven that bloide-eyed from surprise

”Hah!”

Shaver kicked Hokuto's chin from below

Crash Hokuto's head flew up at the sa out Then, Shaver hacked horizontally at Hokuto's chin as it experienced 'lag' from that impact

”Hokuto!?” Natsume screamed

Fortunately, Hokuto dodged the killing blow at the last second by twisting its body Though this led to even , it escaped Shaver's attack The forced movement proved that Hokuto had already been pushed to its li!

Shaver was also at a point where he was using all his strength and couldn't continue attacking But though he hadn't gotten a finishi+ng blow, Shaver's blade still easily cut apart Hokuto's scales In other words, even Hokuto would have been in extreer if that strike had hit just now

”Th, This bastard! What the hell is Kaga!?”

Shaver was coa in this crucial moment Even if he was an Independent Exorcist, he shouldn't just spectate in front of this kind of spiritual disaster crisis

Moreover,

”N-Natsume-kun! Behind you!”

Kyouko screamed

Because of Shaver's appearance, the hesitant nozuchi once again approached Harutora's group The 'Type-Cyclops' that Hokuto had defeated once also ain

The courtyard was still filled with miasma and spiritual power Even the ushi+-oni that Shaver had slaughtered would revive again if it wasn't completely purified

No, the situation was already getting worse

A ind suddenly whipped up on the roof of the branch, slowly beco, snakelike tornado that sprayed miasma in all directions The ed inside it It was a 'Type-Tornado' The fourth mobile spiritual disaster had finally appeared

”D-damn What the hell should we do!?”

Harutora cried out agitatedly, and Natsuritted her teeth with an ashen face Kyouko was frozen in place, her whole body tre

But the situation didn't only one-sidedly worsen

”H-Harutora-sama! Look over there!”

Kon pointed to the bureau building

Then,

”You students over there, hurry up and leave!”

After that warning, several shi+kigaroup and the ushi+-oni

Eight 'Eaami stopped the ushi+-oni's advance

At the same time, countless charms assaulted the ushi+-oni's eyes The chars in the air and si to attack the spiritual disaster This careful joint attack caused every single charer than nory for when humans faced spiritual disasters The ushi+-oni retreated in a panic

Black-clothed On

Spiritual disaster elimination teams

”Teams eleven and twelve, wipe out the 'Type-Cyclops' over there! Next are the 'Type-Spider' and 'Type-Worm' Cleanse the area afterwards! Teaether to lead the civilians to shelter! The fourteenth and fifteenth teams are responsible for the 'Type-Tornado' on the roof We are responsible for the spiritual disasters in the courtyard!”

At the saiven, the exorcists spread into formations in the courtyard The chain of command had finally recovered - at least, it had already returned to a level where they could deal with the current situation Upon careful inspection, the exorcists' equipment was incomplete and the team members were insufficient But the exorcists had stood up bravely against the sudden crisis of a Phase Four

The ushi+-oni twisted and wailed in front of Harutora and the others After an intense lag, it started to retreat in a panic Harutora watched the escaping spiritual disaster in a daze He inadvertently clenched a fist, clenching his teeth

Right

We aren't alone Right noe're in the headquarters of spiritual disaster elimination, an Exorcist Bureau branch Countless professional On in the same crisis as I am

I can't give up

”Natsume, let's use this opportunity to--”

”Yeah! Kurahashi+-san, we're going!”

Taking advantage of the fact that the exorcists were holding back the spiritual disaster, Harutora and his co

But, it wasn't just the spiritual disaster that was tough to deal with

”Where do you think you're going!? Come play!”

Shaver

The crazed shi+kigah Hokuto immediately attacked Shaver from behind, he calmly twisted his body to avoid it Then, he swiftly used the force of his spin to son's body Hokuto's body stiffened

The dragon's giant body was actually a weakness The agile Shaver had Hokuto dancing in the palm of his hand

”This dragon h Let me teach you - come, play some more!”

Shaver showed his teeth, seratedly ide eyes ”bastard” Harutora took out charms

”Natsuami's actions!”