Volume 12 Chapter 5 (1/2)
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”Independent Officer, preparations are complete”
shi+geoka silently raised his right hand and waited for a short while upon receiving his subordinate's report After all, the current Exorcist Bureau shi+njuku Branch was being swept up in a powerfulthe Yaeoka rouping the produced shi+kigami
His target was the initial-version Hama H1 It was a widely-available four-wheeled all-purpose vehicle ht be a aami? It would be extreami He just had a deep interest in that possibility
For now, shi+geoka surrounded the Haroup of shi+kigami to stop the car if possible Inforeoka stood up fro an order to the subordinate on standby and walking out to the corridor An i transmitted directly to him
”Has traffic been restricted?”
”The metropolitan police ordered so, but it's impossible for traffic to improve immediately”
”No helping it Even though we predicted this course of events, have the shi+kigao first and forcefully stop traffic”
”Eh~ But”
”The target is an underage individual Respond according to the spiritual disaster situation”
”Understood I'll ements immediately Hey~”
The subordinate naled with his eyes, and several people quickly left the area shi+geoka walked forward, leisurely h the corridor
shi+geoka had simultaneously deployed 'Modified Eh-speedIt was very likely that they could et
”But as I thought, I can't accept it”
”Eh? What is it?”
shi+geoka replied ”nothing” without changing his expression
What shi+geoka said he couldn't accept was the instructions he had received froency's and Exorcist Bureau's Chief Kurahashi+ The only thing keeping shi+geoka in thisa search for the fleeing Tsuchi it for his exorcist self Of course, if there were special circu the Garuda's side a search mission If it were a rational order, it would perfectly fit the rule-constrained, inflexible shi+geoka
That didn't just apply to a search Even a standby ht be willing to use his group of shi+kigaerous as a spiritual disaster purification In any case, ignoring any requests of the various organizations, it had been designated as being the saht hars
Tsuchimikado was the main family of the Kurahashi+ Unexpectedly, there were some problems between the two families After all, the two fae if they knew one or two bad things about the other
But there were other areas he couldn't agree with shi+geoka also knew that the report that had been spread earlier was to lure out Tsuchimikado Harutora Then in that case, shouldn't it have been shi+geoka's fighting strength being roup of shi+kigami did have its weaknesses outside of the spiritual disaster purification it was best suited to Though he couldn't deny that he ood hting strength What should have been chosen? Harutora, instead of Natsu strength at the ht
shi+geoka closed his eyes and shook his head, saying:
”No, what a fruitless investigation”
He was just an exorcist The mission this tiht to diligently pursue the ned Since he was the Oneoka was sitting in one of the spiritual disaster purification tea to the shi+njuku branch If he left two ht have become extremely chaotic
”Master, your orders”
When Hama asked for instructions, Natsume stood up from her seat and threw char the shi+kigareat Perhaps that group of shi+kigami were the 'Colonel's special type She had ulti the spiritual disaster purification a few days ago due to being short on time Their capabilities were unknown
The cars behind theroup of shi+kigami in front of them Only Hama still moved forward
Natsuers treies
Tenma was the one to make a decision first
”Hah”
”Understood”
Hama immediately complied with Tenma's command An explosion-like sound of exhaust roared out and the barrier was strengthened Kyouko shouted fro stiff
”Hold on, Tenma”
”It's alright Probably”
”Probably!?”
Natsume sat back on the seat in a panic Shocked, Akino covered her head as if to brace herself Immediately afterwards, Hama crashed into two of the Eami in front of them
The 'G1 Eaency e Natsuritted her teeth The Emperors and Hama's barrier made contact in an intense collision But Hama still advanced The four-wheel-drive tires spun on the asphalt road, a bit stuck The powerful horsepower drove the car forhen the Emperors and the barrier hit each other The two e force
Forcefully breaking through the two Emperors, Hama accelerated in a flash Next it collided with the Yaksha behind it The 'G2 Yaksha' were lighter-weight defensive shi+kigami than the Emperors Unable to stop Ha in an instant
But ami, composed of physical e of physical strength They had no advantages other than pure destructive and defensive pohen coernaut ami was a typical example
Hah abilities to suppleh its vehicular capabilities were very high, it was also extreami
”A high-level ami come from?”
Ha Natsuripped the controls Kyouko's body was still and she was extremely surprised
The giant Haaaps The Emperors approached from the side in order to immediately fill them But Hama avoided them, then hit the Yaksha in front of the a hole
”We broke through!” Tenma cheered
The wind that hipped up blew Natsume's black hair into awind and confiraarouped Normally, Emperors and Yaksha had different movements, especially as special models
”Tenain”
”Hah this time?”
”Absolutely”
Ha oncethis Hans of cars in front of them either
”Great If that's all”
”Uh oh, they're co”
The
The Yaksha coain at the defensive shi+kigaht sky But the Yaksha were stopped by the barrier again and dropped down to the ground The E from behind immediately picked them back up Haain The barrier stopped their attacks, but the Yaksha continued attacking The Yaksha that had been helped back up recovered and sprinted next to Ha Yaksha They formed a semicircular enclosure behind Hama Behind the Yaksha were the Emperors that continued to support theh the barrier It looked like the barrier Hama put up was very powerful
But if this went on
Twelve shi+kiga each other, with somewhat of a different atmosphere from the ones Yasha beasts than a single organism To put it further, they were a trained tea to put up with this kind of repetitive attack
”Sorry, Master It will be very difficult to th for a th?”
”No!! If you lower the strength now, the vehicle body will be instantly destroyed”
”It will be very difficult to escape attack range during that time Forty-nine second left”
Hama's calain
”Let ht back from the inside?”
”E-Eh”
”Though I can't change the barrier's characteristics, I can change its shape”
”Then do that Kyouko, please have Hakuou and Kokfuu defend on both sides
”Got it Tenma”
”I guess we have no choice, let's do it Three, two, one, change the barrier shape!”
”Understood, changing the barrier's shape!!!!!”
With that, the barrier covering the vehicle body sagged in fro-shaped defensive wall Kyouko suami Hakuou and Kokfuu The two of them slashed from the center of the vehicle body with sword and spear Observing that part of the barrier had opened, half of the Yaksha continued the attack while the re their sword and spear, keeping the ene from the air
Natsu ”Order!”
The water-ele Yaksha directly Though it didn't do much harm, it made the Yaksha fall down Natsume threw out an earth-eleun pellets, but they were deflected by the Yaksha that hadn't leaped up These Yaksha charged forward, for in on Natsu Hakuou and Kokfuu took siami were unable to attack them directly due to the defensive barrier, but the Yaksha's club attacks shook the barrier Just then, the first three Yaksha juain
”Ah Tenma, let's help too”
”Okay Ha to you”
Kyouko and Tener and driver seats
”Akino, trade with me” Kyouko and Akino traded spots, and she and Tenma moved to the backseat
Natsuain, and this tiroup to pursue, with the six Emperors behind them
Hakuou and Kokfuu slashed out wantonly with their sharp blades The three people in the backseat threw charami were very monotonous, to be honest But their coordination was certainly flawless They didn't give a moment of respite The six Emperors behind them were in standby for now, but they also presented a threat The ene as few troops as possible
But the battling defensive shi+kigaami controlled by an Independent Exorcist They could be destroyed one by one But Natsuical power still hadn't recovered coaerous
”Natsume, in front of you!”
Behind her, Akino cried out in a panic: ”Garuda!!!”
The Garuda that had left the battle suddenly descended fro directly!? With the current barrier shape, Hauarded from above Kyouko, also conscious of this fact, shouted Natsume's name But once the Garuda appeared, the Yaksha's actions becah they were simple mechanical
”Oh no!!”
Hae ofYaksha to the left and right They had lost He thought so A pale blue light flashed from the eastern sky like a laser
A direct hit!!
The Garuda's outer forreatly This was a fire-eleaulfed the off-balance Garuda White-colored shi+kigaami
”Natsume!!!”
A nostalgic voice came from the sky
”Suzuka!!!”
The world seemed to warm up when their eyes met
Suddenly, Hama braked Since its body's inertia constantly carried it forward, Haoing to crash, a young man full of demonic aura dropped from the sky onto the hood
”Hey hey, what did you guys get your hands on, isn't this the ami Hama!?”
”Touji!!”
Touji stopped the Eth He shouted loudly as the arered, and the momentums of the two E confused as well
”Go!”
Hama immediately followed Touji's co two Emperors Kyouko and Tenma were extremely moved by Suzuka's and Touji's debuts as well Suzuka called their naed his shoulders
”Is the 'Colonel' our alliance's next opponent? Arriving at such a high level all of a sudden is like that time with Ashi+ya Doman, isn't it?” Touji's words emboldened Natsume, Kyouko, and Tenma
As Touji said, their memories from when Ashi+ya Doain Natsuami back then The situation had been more desperate than this one
Harutora, Ohtomo, and the principal weren't here
But now she was different froth
”Natsuive orders?”
”Alright”
Natsu enlivened
”We'll break through here Please lend th, everyone”
Touji, Kyouko, Tenht to Natsume's order The panicked Akino looked at Natsuine becahttime road
The Exorcist Bureau shi+njuku Branch The Twin-Horned Syndicateof this branch during the Twin-Horned Syndicate sweep operation two year ago Two years later, a 's roof
Independent Exorcist Miyachi Iwao sat wearing a cassock[1] in front of the fla an incantation ”On kirikushuchiribikiri tadanouun sarabashatorodashaya satanbayasatanbaya sohatasohatasowaka” He repeated the chant in a certain rhythm, whose unique cadence could fascinate the listener A team of exorcists were around Miyachi with the same ed the aura of this area,it slowly expand
Miyachi's strong spiritual power had been foric His honed spiritual power flowed into the flame of the altar, and the spell sed it and floated it to the eastern sky This was the Fire Demon's Yamantaka method
”On kirikushuchiribikiri tadanouun sarabashatorodashaya satanbayasatanbaya sohatasohatasowaka Onshuchiri kyararoha unkensowaka”
The kindling burned and scattered sparks, its flaht sky Miyachi released his hand seal and picked up so it to the flame This series of movements was all unconscious
”On kirikushuchiribikiri tadanouun sarabashatorodashaya satanbayasatanbaya sohatasohatasowaka Onshuchiri kyararoha unkensowaka”
Receiving Miyachi'sfla to show so the incantation, changing the rhythhtly Then, Miyachi's lips curled into a bitter smile
”hello!”
A young voice came from the rooftop A different demon had entered
”It's been a while, Onmyouji Miyachi Iwao We haven't o, have we?”
A boy stood on the other side of the flame This boy was about ten years old and wore an old-fashi+oned outfit and blood-colored sunglasses He was probably different froive off such an abnore
”On kirikushuchiribikiri tadanouun sarabashatorodashaya satanbayasatanbaya sohatasohatasowaka Onshuchiri kyararoha unkensowaka”
Miyachi stopped the chant and sighed, standing up expressionlessly
”It has been a long time, Priest”
”Yeah, sorry to bother with this sudden visit”
The two of theed his shoulders
”You should know the situation, and you probably kneould be co”
”I' you wouldn't come”
”Hmph, that only results in the opposite effect”
”Well, then it was certainly a failure Priest, did you come alone?”
”Yes, it's always been that way recently”
”How frightening I wonder how great of a catastrophe it will take before 'he' realizes”
”Well then, I had best prepare myself”
”Abandoning yourself and preparedness are not the same”
”He?”
Miyachi didn't reply Doman chuckled and the conversation ended there
The pentagraht sky suddenly became weak and lost its shi+ne
Ohtoh As they had planned beforehand, Doht between tru place there The other Divine Generals, especially the Independent Exorcists, were supporting Miyachi
Since he had escaped the Yamantaka hed with Hishah Ohtomo had been a step late to the Dark Temple, this time he had made it in time to help his student
”Student, huh”
The Harutora who stood there felt different from a certain student in Ohtomo's memories in ways other than outer appearance For example, Harutora's aura and his style were different compared to before
The way a practitioner interpreted universal nature and freely controlled yin and yang consisted of his style as an Onmyouji The one Ohtoendary Onreat Onic - rather than his former student The best evidence for that were the two shi+kigayouki, known as Yakou's two guardians But to Ohtoth that was important
”Oh, Kakugyouki, it's been a long time”
The woman next to Ohtomo suddenly shouted out loudly She was a very tall, very powerful wo was a bit childish At the sahtly These tere the shi+kigayouki behind Harutora Kakugyouki had been in contact with Doyouki looked in the distance and said:
”It's you guys? Isn't Doic?”
”That's right”
”This is pretty nice Lend me a hand, Brother Ibaraki[2]” Gozu said after Mezu
At the sa blankly at each other Both of them ry smiles
”Harutora-kun, is it? You won't give your name this time?”
”Yeah, that's hed and said:
”Sensei, you're always helping me out”
That laugh was different from that of the Harutora from before Even so, this was Harutora's smile Ohtonized It was also very fitting for Ohtomo The accumulated doubt in his chest were finally released, and a sense of mission and responsibility welled up instead Even now, Harutora was his student
Harutora's actions of hiding his whereabouts were a mystery But since he had already confirht to do Ohtoah they weren't very clear, his mind still held remnants of memories
”Are you the I Spirit Division's Mutobe Chihiro, and the Chief of the Lingering Spirit Division, 'Professor' Dairenji shi+dou?”
After Ohtohed coldly
”Nice to ' or 'White Yatagarasu'[4]? It's just as you say But now, he's kumomaru and I'm Yashamaru”
”Yase Doji serving the Souma line, huh”
”Hmph, did you ask Ashi+ya Doman? He's a troublesome person too”
Mezu glared angrily at Yashaed in a verbal joust with Ohtomo
”What's your deal!? I can't forgive you for speaking Do him!”
”H raised by the Souma”
Doami immediately showed their hostility, but Yashamaru smiled coldly and said:
”You're just an Ox-Head and Horse-Face[5]”
Yasha and looked back at Ohtomo Ohtomo didn't react Both of them had been prominent Onmyouji before death Now they had become Yase Doji and possessed both the abilities of practitioners and the power of shi+kigami
”Harutora-kun, though I have a lot of things to ask you, I'll talk with you later There are a couple troublesos here, so leave them to me” He spoke with the same calm tone, but his head rapidly spun around
”I have a lot of things I want to ask about the Souma Like the Spiritual Disaster Early Detection Sensory Net and the stupid altar”
Yashaht when he heard Ohtomo say this kumomaru's expression also tensed up behind him
”Was that Ashi+ya Do of you and the Priest exceeded our iinations No, it seems that you've exceeded them by a troublesome amount”
Ohtoe when he heard Yashamaru say this It seemed that the speculation that Doure, as the On here, but there was no tiain They were taking a dangerous risk, which to Ohtomo was a critical juncture for victory
”Ah, Chief!?”
Suddenly, kumomaru who had been silent the entire tirabbed Yashae of the overpass as if to tumble down At almost the same time, Hishaah they avoided her first strike, she still chased after the eneed Hisha a seal behind hiyouki, who had silently flown above them, expressionlessly commenced an attack, and Yashamaru quickly defended hiyouki cooperated to attack the two Yase Doji Suddenly, there were four defensive shi+kiga above the river
”What!?”
Ohtomo was stunned The sneak attack had completely taken him by surprise
”Hold on, Boss”
Mezu stamped her feet in displeasure, and Mezu was also clearly very upset Ohtoht But
”Please don't move”
Harutora alone spoke frohtly tense voice, and seemed to restrain Ohtomo
The four shi+kigami collided with each other, bounced back, and moved apart It had just been Yashae of the overpass, and noas Hishayouki The two Yase Doji moved cautiously in the direction opposite to the river Ohtoone all-out, but it was obvious that Ohtoht to help out if they didn't want to stall for time
”Harutora-kun?”
Ohto hih his heart told him there was no need to ask, he said it anyway But Harutora's reply was completely opposite from what Ohtomo anticipated
”Ohtoh I want you to help us, I can't rely on you I'ht now”
”What are you saying, Harutora-kun How could I” Ohtomo was extremely surprised
”Sensei, you're currently destroying the balance of yin and yang” Harutora calmly replied
”Sensei, you've started relying on Ashi+ya Doa”
”I know that”
”No, that's wrong Although you're self-aware, I can only judge it to be completely insufficient”
”Is that what you have to say after seeing my actions?”
Harutora didn't reply ihed deeply and said:
”Disturbance of yin and yang isn't only a problem of aura The mind and soul also have effects Have you not considered it? Sensei, when Do, you were courteous until the very end And now? You're driven by iht, like an ara-mitama”
”Ara-s that can be dealt with so easily Your ood That's why they are ara-mitama Sensei, you probably could have noticed it before, but your current self cannot”
Harutora sht about Ohtomo
”I can feel your sense of responsibility and your gentleness, although those are what blinded you But you're too dangerous right now, Sensei”
With his for hi back
”Hah? What's up with that guy I don't get what he's saying at all” Mezu raised an eyebrow and muttered
Harutora continued:
”Of course it's very dangerous Though it's irresponsible ofthat Kogure ht I think that Kogure is chasing after you for the same reason, Sensei”
Harutora shut histhis
Hishayouki, Yashamaru, and kumomaru confronted each other on the two sides of the river A tense atmosphere filled area
Ohtomo had told himself in his heart to focus his mind on the current battle, so he had cast away his personal emotions from before
With the shi+kigaainst the Yase Doji, they could take their time and pay attention to crucial matters But if Harutora impeded Ohto that time, the Yase Doji could find soht of the sa
Yashayouki while listening to Harutora's and Ohtomo's conversation
Ohtomo didn't move Harutora and Yashamaru also didn't take any actions, as if the three parties were in a Mexican standoff But keeping this situation as it was only benefitted Yashamaru and kumomaru
”Then Nouyateibyaku saraba bokkeibyaku sarabata tarata senda innan untarata kanman!”
Ohto a hand seal, preparing to form the spell He snapped to order Gozu and Mezu into battle Ohtomo knew that a burst of poas the best way to resolve everything
”On bishi+bishi+ karakara shi+bari sowaka!”
”kumomaru”
”Yes”
Seeing Ohtomo's actions, Yashamaru issued orders to kuan a spell Hishayouki sic blazed bright
A booradually approached theht it was a ency helicopter Ohtoht that they should immediately take the aircraft down
”Princess, why!?” kumomaru said Ohto very surprised The aircraft instantly reached the sky above Ohtoure walked out froht red hair - Souma Takiko Ohtomo's eyes widened as if he had been doused with cold water, but his body felt the illusion that it was being boiled A frightening aura e presence of aura, a terrifying sensation, and an awe-inspiring manner like a God Ohtoic as he unconsciously looked towards that girl Though he had lived in the world ofsomeone like Takiko
Takiko coldly looked down
”No, it's too early!” Yashamaru shouted
Takiko jumped down from the aircraft without hesitation Like a God