Tokyo, Shibuya.
On a remote river bank, a petite girl wearing an Onmyojuku uniform came here and looked at the river in front of her.
The girl is none other than Ryo Saotome, an existence that Miyo Kurahashi calls Hikari Maru.
Of course, Hikaishimaru is not the girl’s real name.
The girl's real name is not Ryo Saotome either.
Tsuchimikado is cool.
This is the girl's original name.
She is a child of the Tsuchimikado branch family, and she had high hopes since she was born.
the reason is simple.
"Have you heard about our young master Ye Guang?"
"It is said that the young master is a rare genius?"
"Even among the leaders of the past, when it comes to talent, there is no one who can compare with him."
"Even in the history of Onmyodo, there are only a handful of people who can rival Young Master Ye Guang, right?"
"He is simply the reincarnation of Lord Seimei Abe."
"That's right."
"You are a member of a separate family. You are destined to become Master Ye Guang's shikigami in the future. In order to be worthy of that young master, you have to work hard."
"I want to become an excellent shikigami who will live up to my master's reputation, Ryo."
These are the voices of adults that have been around Ryo Saotome since she was a child.
In view of this, Ryo Saotome had already chosen her path as early as childhood.
That is to become a shikigami worthy of that rare magic genius.
For this reason, Saotome Ryo has been placed high hopes by the branch family since she was very early. She has already begun to learn spells while others were playing, and continues to accumulate a lot of knowledge.
Under such circumstances, Saotome Ryo's talents were gradually developed.
In terms of spells, Saotome Ryo's talent is not as amazing as Ye Guang's, but it is still much higher than the average of her peers.
In terms of knowledge, Ryo Saotome is even more extraordinary. Even the adults praise her for being very smart. She is like a scholar in the field of magic and is very good at research and thinking.
As a result, Ryo Saotome became Hikaru Maru around Yakou.
"The flying chariot and Kakugo are the two most powerful chess pieces in shogi!"
The master who likes to play shogi said this to Ryo Saotome with a mischievous smile. Therefore, Ryo Saotome got the name Hikaru Maru, which is the same as Kakugyouki who was later subdued by Yakou and became his shikigami. , is regarded as one of the two most powerful protectors and assistants around Ye Guang.
Later, Ye Guang died.
"I have to do this."
That day, with a sad smile, Ye Guang said these words to Ryo Saotome, then left her side, and held the highest level of onmyodo incantation ceremony "Taishan Fukun Festival" in Tokyo.
As a result, Tokyo became a place where spiritual disasters frequently occurred, and Yakou was reincarnated accordingly, heading to a future where the spell he developed was carried forward.
After that, as Ye Guang's favorite spell tool, Crow Feather was sealed by the Onmyojuku, which was renamed the Onmyo Hall. Kakuguki, who advocated freedom and spontaneity, embarked on a journey and began to travel around the world. Ryo Saotome stayed in the fateful place of Tokyo, watching the frequent spiritual disasters caused by the night light, and had been watching silently in the dark.
Then, Miyo Kurahashi, who couldn't stand Ryo Saotome's situation, took action.
"I am now the principal of Onmyojuku. If you are okay, would you like to come here and wait and see?"
The shrine maiden who was just studying with her master not only married into the Kurahashi family and became the head of the Kurahashi family, but also a well-known stargazing magician in the industry. She also aged a lot and became the principal of the Onmyojuku. Come to Ryo Saotome and lend a helping hand to her like this.
Ryo Saotome didn't refuse.
Originally, Ryo Saotome liked to study, or in other words, like to research. Yokotsu was able to successfully develop the system of "Emperor's Style Onmyojitsu", and Ryo Saotome also contributed a lot.
So, Ryo Saotome thought so.
"As long as we don't leave Tokyo, we can go anywhere."
Of course, now that this decision has been made, Ryo Saotome cannot use the name Hikarimaru, let alone the name Ryo Tsuchimikado. No matter which name it is, it will bring turmoil and trouble to Ryo Saotome.
So, in the end, Miyo Kurahashi gave her a new name, which is now her name, Ryo Saotome.
In this way, Ryo Saotome entered Onmyojuku.
There, Ryo Saotome basically learned nothing useful.
From the knowledge of the magic world, it can be said that except for Ye Guang, there are really not many people who can claim to be higher than Ryo Saotome.
However, there, Ryo Saotome met two friends.
One is a man with glasses who has a frivolous attitude and often does not pay attention to the rules of the school, blatantly violating the rules.
One is a swordsman who wields a magical sword and is protected by a tengu. He has outstanding talents and therefore cannot fit in with the group.
The former is called Dayou Formation.
The latter's name is Kigure Zenjiro.
Saotome Ryo unexpectedly got to know these two people, and they became the three famous problem children in Onmyojuku. In the end, they were given inexplicable nicknames like Sanliu's Miyu Karasu by others, and they spent three years in Onmyojuku. Year, successfully graduated.
After graduation, Otomo Jin entered the Onmyo Hall's Curse Search Department and took a job, and Kigure Zenjiro became the demon exorcist. However, Saotome Ryo did not enter the Onmyo Hall, but instead entered the Imperial Household Agency and became a member of the Soul Control Department.
The reason is simple, because the research on Yuling there made Ryo Saotome very interested.
As a result, not long after staying, Ryo Saotome discovered that the Yuling Club had become the hotbed of the Twin Horns Society, leading to the birth of a crazy Night Light believer.
This made Ryo Saotome make a very straightforward choice to leave the Spirit Control Club, unwilling to join in with these guys.
The encounter with Ashiya Michitoshi happened after that.
"I didn't expect that you actually managed to survive until now. I'm really surprised!"
At that time, the old man suddenly appeared in front of Ryo Saotome and laughed heartily.
There is nothing we can do about that.
"When you came to Lao Chan and said you wanted to know the method of immortality, Lao Chan told you his existence form and method, and even asked you to take away a part of Lao Chan to study it. As a result, I didn't expect that you actually succeeded. , interesting, interesting, that’s why I say the world of magic will never be boring, hahahaha!”
The old man smiled extremely happily as if he had seen something extremely happy.
"As the price for letting you take away part of Lao Chan, you promised that you would fulfill one of Lao Chan's instructions in the future, right?"
The old man said this as if on a whim.
"In that case, you will be an old shikigami for the time being until Ye Guang successfully awakens!"
In this way, Ryo Saotome will become Ashiya Domitsu's shikigami.
Of course, I have always claimed to be a disciple.
"I have only one master."
The girl standing on the shore murmured like this.
Soon...
"You look like you don't care, but it turns out you are really loyal."
With the sound of such a rich male voice, a hint of ghostly aura spread around.