Tokyo·Inuyama
The bamboo sea is lush and green, and the car can only go up to the front of the mountain. There is a small road up the mountain. It does not enter through the torii gate, but enters at the side entrance. There are not many people on this road, it is very quiet, and it is connected to the towering trees, but because of this And the quietness does have the feeling of a shrine.
There were activities going on on the mountain road further away. People wearing white hunting clothes and black gauze hats arrived at the shrine with an ox cart, Zhang Heng, accompanied by tourists.
Bando Aiko took a look, and when she arrived at a small door, she was greeted by a shrine maiden. She was wearing a kimono embroidered with emblems, bowed respectfully, and greeted her cordially: "Welcome, Aimee."
Bandō Aiko returned the greeting and said, "Excuse me, Lord Kana."
The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time. They turned around and arrived at a wooden house. Wind chimes were hung in the corners of the house, making sweet sounds in the wind.
Bando Aiko signaled her entourage to wait outside the house. The miko returned inside and picked up a book in one hand: "Come here quickly, the water is boiling, it's time to make tea."
The room was not big, with a low coffee table and a tea table and tea seat in one corner. Ai Zi was sitting on the tatami, washing and making tea.
The miko glanced at Aiko from the scroll and said, "Aiko, your tea ceremony has deteriorated."
Ai Zi kept moving and smiled: "It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Now that I am the head of the family, my craftsmanship has naturally deteriorated."
After a pause, he added, "It's been three years since I last made tea for you."
Miko Kana put down the book and reminisced: "Yes, in a blink of an eye, the last time I saw you, you were a restless girl, and now you are the governor of the Bando family and the consortium. It is really touching. By the way, during this period, How is the situation in Tokyo now?"
Aiko replied: "The cracks appear and disappear. Some little monsters have appeared in Tokyo. However, the situation is still under control and there will be no major mistakes for the time being."
Kana nodded: "It's the same in Kyoto. It has been purifying and expelling some evil spirits recently."
She is a typical Japanese girl, a beauty, but her long hair is scattered on the couch, with a few strands of white hair. Ai Zi took a look and offered tea respectfully: "Kana, you have more white hair."
Kana sighed: "There is no way, the tasks are getting heavier and heavier now. If a year ago, the spiritual power of monsters in the human world was only 10, it has now increased to 50, and there have been many casualties in the shrine."
The two were silent for a while, except for the sound of Kana bowing her head to drink tea. At this time, the phone rang. Bando Aiko frowned and answered: "What happened?"
A man was displayed on the screen, and he reported calmly: "Ms. Aihime, the second-level supervisor Yamada Shinichi, and two girls were ordered to find the monster."
Ai Zi already knew this news and was just listening, while Chana's expression moved slightly, she crossed her hands to support her chin with interest, and listened and watched.
"According to the information we provided, Yamada Shinichi focused on Horikawa Satoshi, and then his book was selected by Nagano Narumi, the editor of Shiraishi Gakukan."
Bando Aiko frowned slightly, probably knowing the reason, and straightened herself: "What's next?"
"The reason Yamada Shinichi followed that man was because he had the aura of a demon in his body, but that aura was not his, but an exaggeration."
"We have known for a long time that to be infected with such an aura, the demon has a close relationship with Horikawa Satoshi, and the target is his fiancée Kyoko."
"But then, just like last time, Yamada Shinichi opened the door and found nothing. It was still the same old house."
"But then, Yamada Shinichi suddenly turned back."
"According to the video, our people were separated for only six seconds, but when they rushed into the room, there was no one in the room. Not only was Kyoko missing, but Yamada Shin and the others were also missing."
"I see."
Bando Aiko was not surprised. She hung up the phone, looked at the miko, and found that she was reading a book. "Seven Samurai" was written on the cover. She smiled and changed the subject: "You also read this book?"
"I've read it several times." Chana smiled: "I have to read it. This book may not be too important now, but it solved a major problem a year ago."
"We have long wondered why the intruders give us a feeling of familiarity and strangeness."
"Now, we know."
"Two similar worlds, similar gods."
After hearing this, Ai Zi said seriously: "But, we can't say they are the same."
The miko nodded and thought thoughtfully: "Yes, but how does this Yamada Shinichi know so much? I have read his information. With his power, it is impossible for many gods and humans to be like this." The power must not be human."
At this point, she frowned: "But I don't feel a familiar aura, and his behavior is unique, and he doesn't look like a local god - could he be a god from the mainland or the West?"
Aizi shook his head: "Impossible, every god has his own area, unless it is the legendary god above god, otherwise, this is not possible.
"Now that the spread is so big, it may not be..." Chanai said with a frown.
"It's different. Without soil, it's an unsuitable area!"
The two were arguing for a while, and at this moment, they realized something was wrong.
The ground shook slightly. In Japan, almost everyone has experienced earthquakes. Anyone who has attended kindergarten or elementary school has taken earthquake disaster relief classes. Chana felt sensitive. She jumped up and asked in surprise: "There is an earthquake in Tokyo." ?”
Bando Aiko also stood up. She said doubtfully: "No, earthquakes are longitudinal waves that hit the ground, and then transverse waves. It doesn't look like that now..."
Kana didn't say anything, just turned on the TV and tuned to TV Tokyo.
A host on the TV reacted immediately and told him in a straight tone that it was just a slight earthquake. Experts have judged that there will be no aftershocks and people do not need to panic.
After watching the news, Chana stared into the void, as if through the TV, she saw the world around her tilting and rotating, and the map of Tokyo appeared in front of her eyes.
Tokyo has an area of 2,155 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 23 special wards, 26 cities, 5 towns, and 8 villages, with a population of 13.51 million. At this time, you can see that the model-like map is covered with dense gray and black dots. , as if a swarm of mosquitoes were gathering, blocking out the sky and the sun, and some of them were particularly large and dark.
Then, I saw a flash of white light, and a big black spot suddenly disappeared. The surrounding gray and black spots were affected, burning into ashes, and a large area was cleared.
Chana suddenly screamed in surprise and raised her head slightly: "The gap in Tokyo is so big? Who is cleaning it up this time? What happened to Shinjuku District, Manseki District, and Mitani?"
Before Bando Aiko had time to answer, the screen displayed another call: "Sir Aihime, Master Kana, the ecology of Tokyo's ring spirit world has undergone tremendous changes."
"The level is very intense. The department intends to invite Lady Aihime and Lady Kana to go to Horikawa Satoshi's residence to collect further information."
"I understand." Bando Aiko took the phone and said, "Let's go!"
The Bando Group has received the care of Tokyo and naturally has obligations, and that's the case now.
Miko Kana also became serious, quickly put on her clothes, and then went out silently. What she saw was the long stone steps leading straight down the mountain.
The slight vibration just now did not seem to affect the activities too much. There were people going up and down on both sides of the shrine. From time to time, someone grabbed the hemp rope and shook it. The copper bell under the eaves made a pleasant "ding-dong" sound - this was a sound to remind the gods.
The sound also startled a few birds. When the group went down, they saw a mother holding a little girl of twelve or thirteen years old. When she saw the visitor, she smiled and bowed slightly.
After leaving the mountain gate, a car drove over. Before entering, the screen in the car was connected to a larger video conversation.
"Lord Aiji, Lord Kana!" The person on the other side of the video saluted formally.
"Well, I'm on my way to the apartment, what's new?"
"The Special Inspection Team recorded that one-third of the ring spiritual power belt in Tokyo experienced huge turmoil, and hundreds of thousands of spiritual powers were extinguished. It is predicted that a demon king has been killed in the inner world."
"It's a case-by-case basis."
Dense numbers slid down the screen, as well as photos and videos of Pei Ziyun leading the two people in and out. There were also many small divided windows, showing that it was not just for Aizi and Chana.
"The Demon King has been killed. This is a major event. Many things have changed. Therefore, the Tokyo Strategic Special Service Section, please confirm this quickly."
"What? How is this possible? The Demon King was killed?"
"Yeah, impossible!"
"If it's true, who killed him?"
There was a burst of opposition on the screen, unwilling to accept this fact. With the demon king's spiritual power, how could he be killed so easily
It was simply unbelievable, and even more so, it was suspected of being a slap in the face, and no one here could do it.
"We know this news is very shocking, but please calm down and confirm the information now."
The witch Chanai closed her eyes to rest, without raising her eyes. She seemed to be looking into the distance. After a long time, she groaned and said leisurely: "Aizi, what did you see?"
After a while, Bando Aiko also rubbed her eyebrows and said: "What you saw is exactly what I saw. The spiritual power area was destroyed."
"Tens of thousands of souls are missing."
"Especially the aura of the Demon King has completely disappeared."
Even though she said this, Bando Aiko didn't look happy at all.
"There is something fishy here." The witch Kana nodded and said what she wanted to say: "First of all, now that Kyoko has been found, she is just an ordinary monster, but neither you nor I can detect her original barrier. "
"This is not normal."
"Yamada Shinichi entered the house effortlessly and broke the barrier to enter the interior. This shows that his power is indeed very powerful."
"Not only that, since he entered the inside, he must have discovered something. The demon ghost is fine, but the demon king was killed. I felt traces of Nela's power - it seems to be Izanami."
"I don't know which Izanami it is."
"Yes." Bando Aiko nodded slightly, looking a little bad. She did not continue: "I confirm that the Demon King was killed."
The witch Chana also opened her eyes and said seriously: "I am Chana. I am sure that the fourth demon king has been killed."
"Attention!" Many confirmations spread on the screen.
(End of chapter)