There is a touch of red in the deep night.
It is enchanting and gorgeous, like brilliant sparks, or like maple leaves in autumn.
The red main body is a head of long hair scattered in the air. The owner of the long hair is a young girl with a dignified appearance and the slender figure common among oriental women. Although her eyes are sky blue, they seem to be burning with flames at this moment.
Her posture was exactly the same as that of the demon girl Momiji in Japanese mythology. Now, this girl, who was not sure whether she was a human or a demon, was standing next to Elquet, and her indifferent words revealed an undisguised threat.
Unfortunately, Shinji didn't take this threat seriously at all. He looked up and down at the girl not far away with curious eyes, muttering: "I didn't expect that I could be spotted from such a long distance."
"No one can underestimate the Tohno family." Although the girl was young, she had a dignified demeanor. "Unpetrify Miss Kato immediately, otherwise—"
"What else?" Shinji crossed his arms and looked at the girl with interest.
When he saw the strange red hair, Shinji recognized the girl's identity.
Toono Akiha, the eldest daughter of the Toono family, the daughter of Toono Makihisa, the younger sister of Toono Shiki, the member with the highest concentration of Toono blood, and a candidate for the strongest among the younger generation in the Japanese esoteric world.
"—You will suffer the consequences at your own risk." The fire in the girl's eyes grew brighter, but the temperature in the air became lower and lower.
"Is that so? No problem. I'll take care of it. Come on, let me see the consequences."
Then, Shinji saw the consequences.
To be precise, it is not seeing, because the consequences are not presented in the visual field. He can "see" thanks to the mental scan he comprehended in the fictional world.
Because he learned it in a fictional world and it was a short time ago, he couldn't use it well after returning to the real world. It wasn't until a dark battle with a doll named Kato that this ability was truly stimulated when his five senses were disturbed.
Shinji lost the Dark War, but Kato also lost her biggest support and was captured by the mental scan. That's why Shinji was able to knock the blade away at the right time, and used the assimilated magic power of "Black Hand" to make Kato's magic power out of control, and finally successfully petrified her calf with "Shield of Athena".
And now, a strange picture appeared in Shinji's consciousness.
The scenery was still the same, but there were many more lines in it, red lines, spreading outward from the girl's hair, dividing the sky, the earth, and the people and things in between into countless pieces, including Shinji himself and the onlooker Elquet.
"Interesting, the ability of 'Hair' is manifested in this way, which is really appropriate - hair like a fence, the prey caught cannot escape. So, next -"
The "hair" lingering around Shinji began to burn. Although it was burning, it did not make people feel hot. Instead, it became colder and colder. After just one second, Shinji felt his body numb and even his thinking became slow.
This is exactly the function of "Kanfa" - using hair as a medium to quickly plunder the enemy's heat, thereby making the enemy lose the ability to move, or even kill him directly. It is invisible and hard to defend against, and is Toono Akiha's most commonly used fighting method.
But since he was captured by the mental scan, he could certainly be dealt with. Shinji put his hands together and chanted the Buddha's name.
"There is the Supreme Hua Wuliang, who casts Huaguang, the master of heaven and earth."
In an instant, the relic shone brightly, and the golden Buddha light covered Shinji's whole body while also dispersing the "Kanfa" that was entangled around him.
The special ability of the Tono family comes from the "demon" mixed in their blood, which is restrained by the Buddha's light. Without the "kanfa", Qiuye's ability to plunder heat is also greatly affected and quickly recedes.
"Buddhism, Tiantai Sect!"
Akiba was worthy of her identity as the eldest daughter of the Tono family. She immediately recognized the origin of the Buddha's light and questioned it immediately.
"Are you, the Tiantai Sect, planning to go to war with our Tohno family?"
Although Japan is not large in area, its composition is very complex, especially the mysterious world, which is a mixed bag.
There is Buddhism, which flourished after Jianzhen's voyage to the East, Christianity, which arrived in the 15th century, the local Shintoism, and various monsters and their descendants that are closely related to the legend of the "Eight Million Gods", and of course the demon-exorcising family that specializes in fighting against monsters and demons.
These forces sometimes fought and sometimes cooperated in Japan's history, and finally formed the current intertwined situation, with each other interdependent and maintaining an overall balance.
But this balance is fragile. Once the Tendai Sect, which occupies an important position in Japanese Buddhism, and the Tono family, the leader of the "human-demon hybrid" clan, go to war, this balance will be broken, so Akiba is so nervous.
When she asked this, Shinji also remembered the complicated situation in the Japanese esoteric world, and quickly waved his hands and said the timeless answer: "I am not (a member of the Tendai sect), I did not (mean to go to war with the Tohno family)."
"Who are you then? What are you doing here?"
"I-"
Before he could answer, Elquet couldn't help himself.
"It's so noisy! Hey, Shinji, are you still not well?"
Her patience was limited to begin with, and she was only waiting quietly by the side because of her agreement with Shinji. Now her patience was finally exhausted.
"Wait a little longer, it will be fine soon." Shinji quickly comforted her.
"Ah, no more waiting!" Elquite said, throwing his hands in a petulant manner, and walked towards the hut. "You must go in here and watch me."
"Stop, don't move!" Qiu Ye's long red hair moved without wind. Elquet was a hostage used to check the enemy and exchange dolls, so how could he let her go.
Elquet walked without stopping, completely ignoring Qiu Ye. Her Royal Highness's personality is simple. If she is interested, she will pester you, but if she is not interested, she will not pay any attention to you.
Qiu Ye was angry. She snorted heavily and activated "Kanfa" with all her strength.
"not good!"
Shinji's face changed and he rushed towards Tono Akiha as fast as he could—not to attack, but to save her!
She is very strong, and when she fully unleashes the power of "Tono Blood" she can rival the servants, but no matter how strong she is, she is not as strong as Elquet, and the consequences of a rash provocation can be imagined.
The moment the "kanfa" burned, pure white spread. Fantasy changed reality. It not only destroyed the red "kanfa", but also went upstream and attacked Qiu Ye's body.
Along with the pure white, there was also a hand of Elquet, a beautiful but dangerous hand, which brought a fatal threat to Qiu Ye. She had never seen anyone who could resolve her "threshold" in this way - this woman was more terrifying than that boy.
Just before Pure White's palm was about to touch Akiha, Shinji intervened from the side, grabbed Elquet's wrist with one hand, and hit her head directly with the other hand.
"Stop, stop right there. Didn't we agree that you would focus on Roya and leave the rest to me?"
"But, but it's really boring." Elquet covered his forehead, "How long are you going to make me wait?"
"It's almost there, just bear with me for a while."
"Then hurry up."
"I'll be quick, please don't do anything, and don't hurt anyone if you do."
"knew."
After taking a last look at the pouting Elquet and the frightened Tono Akiha, Shinji rushed to the cabin as fast as he could and broke open the door.
"Sister Orange, wake up!"
PS: Although Shiki thought of Elquet when he saw Akiha in the "Red Vermilion" state, Her Royal Highness the Princess only had 30% of her strength left at that time, while here it is in full state, although due to the influence of magic, there are still noises in her mind and it cannot be fully opened.