Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou - Chapter 542

Chapter 542

Abyss Lord’s Summer Vacation Arc The Black Robed Man

Author’s note: I’m sorry. Last chapter, I said that the next chapter will be the end of abyss lord’s summer vacation arc but, it got fun writing the uncles that when I realized I had written four time longer than planned. In short, there’s one more chapter. Ninety percent of this chapter only has uncles but, I hope that everyone can watch over the working hard uncles.

Around the time the summer sun was relentlessly showing itself off at the zenith.

A certain man in jacket wearing sunglasses came out from a fast food restaurant that seemed to have quite a deep history behind it.

One hand was holding a burger and a hotdog wrappers pressed on each other, while another hand was holding what seemed to be ice coffee. The black drink was lodged with a straw.

The man glared at the sun in aggravation for a moment before he immediately walked toward the car parked on the street. He placed the coffee on the car roof for a bit to open the door and got inside.

「Sorry for the bother, inspector. How much do I owe you?」

There was a passenger on the passenger seat. It seemed he had been on the phone. He moved away his smartphone from his ear and put it into his chest pocket before taking out his wallet from the other pocket while asking.

「What’re you saying? Both are mine.」

「……」

The man placed the coffee on the stand and tore into the hotdog as though to show off.

The passenger――Agent J stared at the man――Inspector Richard with a heavy reproach. The inspector continued stuffing his cheeks with the hotdog like it was just a passing breeze. *Slulululurp* He also drank the ice coffee.

Agent J sighed while putting back his wallet into his pocket.

「I’m joking. It’s my treat.」

The inspector scoffed while tossing the burger. J glared at him from the side. But, he couldn’t win against his empty stomach.

After all he had come until Detroit here without even a wink of sleep throughout the night since the supernatural and dangerous and shocking incident yesterday.

This was after Kousuke and co went back.

J and the rest at that time monitored the ghouls even while waiting for reinforcement from MCB headquarters. Meanwhile the director――as expected he was “Z”――asked for more detailed report from them before he gave an instruction.

The instruction was to go to Detroit together with Inspector Richard and followed up the case of his killed partner Tim Seacrest.

For the resolution of this case, they had to chase after the mastermind, the man in black robe.

There were two clues for that. First was by investigating the village, looking for a trace of that man whether there was actually any or not. The other was by following up the murder incident of Tim Seacrest who was killed because he had pinned down the abnormality of this village.

J was ordered to investigate Detroit while leaving the village to Agent H and M and also to the reinforcement squad from the headquarters.

Inspector Richard didn’t have his memory cleaned up was also because of that.

Then, when some time had passed since the curtain of night was lowered, a force that numbered around a hundred and dozens of people arrived. He left the scene to them and H & M before departing to Detroit in the inspector’s car like this without even any rest.

「Even so……was it really alright? Your partner……」

The inspector asked while sending glances at J. J’s hand stopped from eating burger for a moment, then he said 「Yeah」 with a small nod. And then he took a large bite of the burger as though to shake off something.

「K isn’t suited for this work.」

Yes, K wasn’t here even though fundamentally they should be a team of two. Because he used Neuralizer Limited to him while Inspector Richard was watching.

After that he asked him to help with the investigation, so obviously the inspector who was a habitual offender of running off on his own agreed. After all it was like the threat that the only way for him to be able to keep his memory was to cooperate with the investigation was unspokenly thrust at him.

「It was K himself who reached that conclusion. I myself agreed with him. Then it can’t be helped.」

「Aa~, well, there’s also that but……」

He was unable to do anything but trembling when he happened to be in the site of actual supernatural incident for the first time. Faced with that fact, K said that he wasn’t suited to be MCB agent and asked him to do it.

And, J too consented to that.

――It leaves a bad taste in my tongue when I recall how I can only shake on the ground before an enemy. Please erase it. Let’s meet again, J

――No……this is the last time

That was the last time. K who forgot his memory of being MCB agent got led away by an agent from the headquarters.

Surely from here on he would be living a new life without any danger while not knowing anything.

J muttered that and finished the burger in one go before wiping his mouth. He roughly crumpled the wrapped in his fist as though to show that the inside of his heart was stormy. He turned his gaze outside.

The inspector thought.

That wasn’t just the two of them wanting to reproduce a movie’s scene?

(Well, it looked like his memory was really gone, and in fact, his decision to resign might really be genuine. Maybe they just didn’t want to part in a heavy atmosphere? So they played that kinda joke)

Of course, even the inspector who had the infamy as an inconsiderate bastard in his department knew enough to not say that out loud.

Although, there was something that tickled his instinct as a veteran detective. Like that, once he got curious it was his nature to ask as expected.

「Are you two long time acquaintances?」

「…….Why do you think so?」

「It’s a new department right? And yet that guy helped you out going against order, is that something a partner who hadn’t known you for long would do? It’s not like that guy’s a stupidly nice guy or excessively philanthropic.」

At the very least, you don’t look like that kinda guy, the inspector said while also finishing his hotdog and crumpled the wrapped roughly.

J muttered 「You’re sharp, inspector」 with a wry smile and a nod.

「It’s not all the agents. But, some including M and H were in the same unit with me in the military. K was a rookie but……well, even so we had survived through some crazy shit together.」

「……You’re from special force?」

「I can’t say too much about it, you get me.」

「Hah. That so.」

It was a disastrous happening that could be said as somewhat common. J’s team fell into various bad situations from getting dragged into the quarrel of their superiors. Z told those superiors, Then give them to me, and scouted them into MCB.

「They’re like family.」

There was strength filling that sentence. His tone was radiating resolve and anger to make the black robed man paid for what he had done to H and M no matter what.

But surpassing even those emotions was the burning desire to stop the black robed man’s plan no matter what. That feeling was keenly conveyed from his voice.

「I don’t get you. They’re just like your family, and yet you’re poking your nose into incident full of incomprehensible things, no, you’re diving head first into that kind of organization along with your family.」

「It certainly existed, even before supernatural phenomenon increased all over the world.」

「Ah?」

「I’m saying that we were aware even before joining MCB. That there’s phenomenon that can’t be explained with science.」

「That’s……」

Yes, actually even far before the great tree of earth was revived, J’s unit had run into bizarre and gruesome scene while in the middle of a mission they accepted.

「It was infiltration to other country to eradicate a potential terrorist organization. It was the usual job. It was a mission that could be finished without any casualty if it’s us……or it should be.」

「So that wasn’t the case?」

「Yeah. One strange man, was mixed among them. I don’t know even now what he did to us. But, he got my friends. Several of them……the way, the way they died……」

It was a man with tattoo engraved all over his face until they couldn’t see what kind of face he had originally. He possessed an inhuman physical capability. His movement was so terrific that he moved three dimensionally using even the wall and ceiling. His agility was so aberrant that even J and his comrades who should be trained elites couldn’t get a bead on him.

Furthermore he was mumbling something even while moving around inside the rain of bullets. And as he mumbled, one squad member, than another one spurted out blood from every single hole of heir body while writhing and dying in agony……

「At the end, one of my friends exploded himself to bring down that guy with him. We couldn’t inspect that guy’s belonging really well after his upper body got blown up, so in the end we didn’t know what he did. He was in a terrorist organization’s base. At that time we concluded that he most likely used some kind of scientific weapon but……」

In the end there wasn’t any sign of poison or biological weapon even after they examined the bodies of the dead squad members.

「Now I know. That too must be a type of magic.」

「I see. The damn fairytales existed this whole time since a long time ago behind the scene huh. And, you guys unluckily ran into one and lost your family……that was why you guys accepted MCB’s scouting.」

「A part of it was also because we got no other option after getting dragged into political srife but……yeah, not a single one of my team objected. Rather, they all happily joined.」

They didn’t mind if it would allow them to erase even just a little of the regret of their family(comrade) who got killed without knowing anything.

They didn’t mind if this would allow them to decrease even just a little of the number of people from getting killed without understanding anything.

「That man likely, wasn’t a comrade of the terrorists. He was trying to use them. After all we found several strange and gruesome corpses.」

「By strange you mean?」

「Those corpses had the same tattoo engraved like the man. Based from the trace, the tattoo was engraved after their death. Just what in the world he was going to use them for……」

A beat later, J’s gaze that was looking outside the window returned back. He put Inspector Richard under a strong gaze.

「Those fellows lurking behind the scene, no, behind the behind of the scene are thinking that they’re outside the fetters of rule. They think that the rule of this world doesn’t apply to them, so it’s fine for them to do whatever.」

「……That might be.」

Just how many people all over the world were going missing. Of course, the majority must simply get dragged into normal crime. But, it was clear to those who knew about the behind of behind the scene that wasn’t all there was to it.

There were victims of something more brutal, gruesome, and aberrant.

Just like the professor who vanished after visiting Banwitch village. Just like the corpses piled up inside that underground passage.

「But, the world changed. Magic isn’t something fairytale anymore. Even those fellows lurking inside the darkness can’t do as they please anymore. No, I won’t let them.」

Richard and J stared at each other for a while. J’s eyes were seething hot. Inspector Richard stared straight back into them.

A beat later, the inspector raised a corner of his lip with a grin.

「Not bad. I can’t say I hate that kinda――」

「So intense you two!」

「Uooooh!?」

A voice suddenly came from the backseat. The inspector reflexively jumped. He hurriedly looked at the rearview mirror.

There, he saw a Japanese person holding a smoothie on one hand, a fork on another hand, and a lunch box filled with chicken salad on his lap.

Yes, actually there was another passenger in this trip to Detroit. It was Takehiko who since coming to USA ate only junk food with his son because might as well since they were here, and because of that his stomach got really upset and he went to a nearby restaurant to buy different breakfast.

Apparently he had gotten back into the car without anyone realized, literally without anyone realized.

It seemed he felt emotionally moved from watching J and the inspector’s interaction, like it was a scene from a movie. He was slurping his smoothie *slululurp* with sparkling eyes.

「Don’t startle us! You little shit, when the hell you’re back!?」

「Fumu, as expected you two would notice if I open and close the door but……it was worth it to observe Endou-kun and train myself. My invisibility spell isn’t something that can be disregarded.」

「Takehiko……spare me from your antic……I thought my heart would stop.」

「Haha, sorry, J. Some guys looked like they were going to try something with me. It was troublesome so I used my spell. As expected from foreign country, no, perhaps it’s just Detroit? Really scary place.」

「What the hell a mage like you’re saying……」

The inspector saw through the sideview mirror several youngsters at the opposite side of the street looking around in confusion. He sighed and shook his head.

「More importantly, my son contacted me.」

「Aa, about the village right? I also got contacted by H just now.」

「Did they learn something?」

The inspector looked at them with a sharp gaze. But, J shook his head and Takehiko also smiled wryly while answering him.

「It looks like there’re various cult-like trace like small tools or trace of magic circle with mysterious meaning or usage but……all of them will require a lot of effort to analyze. At the very least it looked like there isn’t any suspect including the black robed man hiding there.」

「Any clue for where the black robe went?」

「They also found none of that.」

「In short, we got nothing ain’t it. What’s the point leaving behind your magician son over there then. Did he really find nothing at all?」

「We aren’t magician but onmyouji, mister.」

「There’s no difference ain’t it.」

Takehiko radiated a bit of disappointed aura seeing the slightly shriveled lettuce in his salad while shrugging his shoulders at the inspector.

Onmyouji comprehensively dealt with various paranormal arts. And so, it wasn’t the case that they were completely hopeless with it. Even so, as expected witchcraft was outside their expertise.

Especially the magic circle trace that was left behind in the underground was something bizarre that was also somewhat different from western type magic, so as expected even Kiyotake was at his wits’ end. He would need to look through materials from all eras and places to help him investigating.

「For now they succeeded in locking down the place. My son is also binding the ghouls with his spell. It looks like they won’t move them and simply turn Banwitch into a temporary base that also double as research facility.」

「Yeah, H also told me that. There’re that many ghouls after all……staying there is more realistic than moving them away.」

「Uh huh. And it’s also highly possible to return the ghouls back into human when Endou-kun and others are scheduled to transfer here. Surely we’ll also be able to find a lot of things by questioning the villagers.」

「Those things……can be returned back to normal……?」

The inspector unconsciously turned his head along with his body back to look at Takehiko. Takehiko sadly stuffed his mouth with shriveled tomato while nodding.

「It should be. Though some time has passed so the energy required to treat them will also be greater, and it also might take some time.」

「I see……as I thought you guys are absurd.」

Even though he felt like he was getting used to it, as expected it was still hard to believe. Inspector Richard let out a long sigh and sat back on his seat.

「I wish they can hurry with the treatment if possible though……」

J sent his fixed stare through the rearview mirror without even hiding his dissatisfaction.

Takehiko set aside a completely shriveled raw onion while putting a piece of chicken into his mouth with an expression that had no expectation whatsoever anymore――but it was apparently unexpectedly delicious. His eyes widened and his expression immediately brightened with a smile as he looked back to J. J’s fixed stare became even more severe.

「It’s Ohii-sama’s long awaited trip. There’s no greater priority than that.」

It will be the greatest mistake of this Takehiko’s life if the trip get canceled because of me-, his face grimaced as though to say that.

「N-no, in the first place she’s still a kid. I’m not comfortable to let her get involved with this case……」

「Uh huh, that’s nice of you to say J. I also think so. However, Ohii-sama herself doesn’t consider it good to content herself in simply being a child.」

「No, that’s not what I mean. It’ll be great if Mister Endou can come here, that’s what I mean.」

「What a cruel thing to say!」

「What!?」

Apparently J-san didn’t notice Hinata’s romantic feeling. He also only met her at the incident site so Hinata was in her onmyouji mode most of the time, even so there should be a lot of hints that could be glimpsed that whole time. Unexpectedly, J might be a dense person.

「You two are noisy. And, when’s that monster gonna come here then?」

「That’s rude, inspector. You should address him with mister. After all he’s Japan’s agent that this nation formally requested for assistance.」

J chided him. The inspector huffed even while urging for answer.

Takehiko too finished his breakfast while thinking for a bit. His gaze wandered at empty air.

「It’ll be in one week according to the schedule, but that’s because they’re going to take some days for rest after the trip.」

In reality other than rest, those days were also for Vanessa, Zhu, and of course Hinata too making their report about the fairy world to their respective organization, making preparation and doing final confirmation for their departure to US, and so on.

Hajime and others would also be finished with their trip several days after that. They planned to hold a party in the miniature garden at the last day, but Kousuke and co who were scheduled to return home tomorrow also planned to participate in that party. They were going to finish their business while waiting for the party to be held. They were going to depart to US after that.

Therefore,

「Let’s see. If we hurried them up……it’ll take four days at the shortest. If we can ask even just for Endou-kun to come here ahead then……tomorrow, no, we might have him here the day after tomorrow.」

Takehiko answered. Of course, that was the case when taking Kousuke’s clone into consideration.

「……What, so it actually won’t take long.」

「No no, inspector. Even now that black robed man might be working his suspicious spell to someone. According to M and H, it also looked like he has some kind of plan……」

「If brats wanna play around like brats then bothering them will be just uncouth. Going after incident is the job of adult, and professional on top of that. Don’t rush them for your own convenience.」

「Kuh, I can’t argue with that……」

J folded his arms in frustration. The inspector glanced at him while holding the steering wheel.

「For now we’re going to the station. That fine with you?」

「Yeah, we’ll be using the place as our base of investigation, so I want to give my greeting too. Z too should have contacted them that we’re heading there. Inspector, even you can’t keep skipping your work any longer right?」

「Hah, I won’t be able to investigate anything if I’m scared of the superior. That chief is a coward at heart you know? He climbed up solely by ass-kissing after all.」

He made fun of the chief from the bottom of his heart. Just as could be imagined, his relationship with his police chief seemed bad. Just, he hadn’t been fired even then and even in the post of inspector. It must be because that was just how much result Richard kept producing.

「Inspector. Your personal history had been sent to me on our way here and from what I read……originally, it wouldn’t be strange even if you got the chief post. That’s just how much, no, your arrest rate is really terrific. You’re truly excellent. Really if only you fix your rude and behavior and coarse personality……」

「Shaddup. Being the chief or anything is just troublesome. I’ll be field detective till I die.」

He spat out those words and shifted the car’s gear to start driving. The tires made squeaking sound from the sudden acceleration. J and Takehiko scowled from getting pressed on their seat.

The car frame made a U-turn like performing a drift.

Takehiko thought. Even if this was a different country, what the inspector did just now was definitely some kind of violation of the traffic law. Or rather, this man might be the type who wouldn’t care at all.

「After that we’ll go around the crime scenes. The cultish crime scenes. I hope my spell can find some traces from those places……」

「Yeah, I’m praying for your success.」

「Ah, inspector! Just now, you tossed the wrapper out didn’t you!? Get back and pick it up!」

Seen from outside, perhaps surely, these three looked like an absurdly unbalanced trio. This trio was now entering into Detroit City while still in their tired state of going through all-nighter.

After that.

They safely (?) finished greeting the police chief before immediately going around several crime scenes, however, even Takehiko’s investigation didn’t bear any fruit and only wasted their time.

Around the time when it was going to become late at night soon.

「Fumu. According to the investigation document next is――」

The trio was returning to Detroit Police Department for the moment.

While J was reading the investigation document once more in the PC on the desk they temporarily borrowed to discuss where they would go next,

「Oh, inspector. Where’re you going?」

Inspector Richard stood up from his seat and started walking while carrying a worn-out old leather rucksack on his shoulder. J called out to him.

The inspector stopped walking and looked back over his shoulder with a horrible stare.

「Where you asked……I’m going home.」

「Going home? Why?」

Agent J’s eyes widened like saucer as though to say that he didn’t understand why from the bottom of his heart. It made the inspector’s face spasmed in earnestness.

「The night, is the time to go home and sleep y’know?」

He said each word with emphasis, as though he was teaching a monster how normal human lived.

「Inspector……even if you speak sensibly at this point……it’s just creepy you know?」

「Shut yer trap! I’m already awake for two whole days here! I was driving the whole night! My day isn’t thirty seven hours like a certain agent somewhere!」

「That was why I offered to take turn driving and you can take a nap in the meanwhile. It was you who stubbornly wouldn’t allow me to drive.」

「Listen well, there are two things that I can’t forgive. One is someone who touch my gun without permission. The other thing is someone who touch my car without permission. And here, you guys not only touched my gun but smashed it apart!」

「Oi oi, that one isn’t my fault, and do you think I’ll do something like tearing off the wheel――」

「Also, don’t use your standard as former special force. Look at that magician fellow.」

J thought, Now that he mentioned it Takehiko has been quiet huh? and looked at the desk behind him.

There he found an uncle with bloodshot eyes drinking coffe as though trying to bury himself under a mountain of coffee cups.

「I’m a hundred percent alright though? I’m not really sleepy though?」

It seemed he was exhibiting the symptom of the usual hardboiled syndrome. Perhaps he got inspired by J’s toughness.

He was maintaining consciousness with great amount of caffeine intake, but actually before J requested his cooperation, he plainly was unable to sleep because of jet lag so his lack of sleep was already at the level of not sleeping for three days.

Agent J returned his gaze to the inspector. The inspector also returned his gaze to J.

J nodded deeply.

「I’ll see you tomorrow again! Have a good rest, inspector!」

The inspector sighed in exasperation. He lifted up one hand in the place of a reply and left the station.

Agent J saw off his back, and then they looked at each other with conflicted expression.

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At early morning when the sky had only finally started to brighten.

There was a building with the outer appearance of made up from brick at the center of Detroit. It was a four-story building with L-shape. It was surrounded by deserted parking lot.

There were neat high-rise buildings around it. The building had a certain charm to it but it still looked really modest.

Perhaps it wasn’t really well maintained. The bricks had come off or chipped here and there, while the concrete parts were blackening.

That bill had a signboard that also looked modest on it with the name of a cleaning company. Its appearance gave a small worry whether the company actually got job coming in or not.

In front of such building, there was a small public park that was surrounded by high-rise buildings too as expected. But, it didn’t look like a place that could be called a place of relaxation and refreshment. There were horrible graffities here and there and also trashes strewn around.

There were several young men. Perhaps they had spent time drinking throughout the night. They were sitting around on the park’s benches looking like they were taking a bit of break.

Deep inside that public park, a human silhouette quietly appeared from a narrow alley sandwiched between buildings.

He was a strange man. He was wearing a black robe. It wasn’t a coat, but a robe. It had hood attached and a rope tied around his waist in the place of a belt.

He looked like a monk that appeared in movie about Middle Age. He looked very out of place.

The black robed man passed through the public park without any sound from his steps. He passed beside the men and left the road.

Even though such man wearing outfit that came from a wrong era passed near them, the men didn’t even spare him a glance.

It was early in the morning so there was also few passerby. Even so it didn’t mean there was none at all. A youth riding a bike was coincidentally passing through but……

As expected he passed right in front of the man without showing any sign of noticing him.

Several minutes after that.

「And you know, the woman that time also――」

The voices of the men in the park who were getting rowdy with vulgar talk suddenly stopped.

「「「!!? Nnn!?」」」

They made small squirming sound and stifled voice, but even that only lasted briefly. Armed men wearing all black blocked the men’s mouth and rendered them unconscious in a flash.

The drunk men were then dragged into the alley between buildings and vanished from view.

In exchange, different men showed up. They were Agent J wearing his usual black suit and Takehiko in a black hakama.

J and Takehiko looked and nodded at each other. And then they jogged toward the cleaning company.

Without pausing they entered the alley beside the building, heading toward what seemed to be the backdoor made from steel.

「I’m opening it.」

「What a convenient thing.」

Takehiko formed the sword handsign with a human shaped paper held between his fingers. He brought it closer to his lips and whispered something. Last he blew a breath at it and the human shaped paper floated to the air like life had been breathed into it.

The paper made use of its thinness to enter the door’s gap and a beat passed. Then with clicking sound the lock was opened.

J took out a silver colored magic gun from his chest pocket. With that as the signal, Takehiko slowly opened the door without making a sound. Agent J then infiltrated inside smoothly with smooth movement like flowing water, and without making any sound as expected.

After that, Takehiko followed behind with the human shaped paper floating beside him.

The inside was quiet and still. They couldn’t feel any human presence. It was early in the morning so perhaps it was only natural, however……

「It feels unpleasant. The atmosphere is similar to when we stepped into Banwitch Village. I didn’t feel it outside though……」

「I can’t feel it. But, if you say that then……we hit jackpot huh……」

The two wanted to quickly go around the scenes of bizarre incidents that happened in this city and source of suspicious rumor that they stayed up all night investigating.

It seemed they hit the right one this early morning.

「Takehiko, you aren’t too sleepy for this?」

「I’m fine, no problem. Rather my eyes are clear.」

Takehiko’s sleepiness looked like beyond the help of even tons of caffeine. It was said that human’s mind would gradually grow loopy if they didn’t sleep for three days, so as expected even J told him that he would go around the scenes by himself, that was why he should take a nap but……

Takehiko wouldn’t listen and took out his trump card. It was a small bottle filled with liquid that had clearly dangerous color. He drank it. And then, his eyes instantly became bright and clear. Absolutely dangerous.

――Hahaa, the world is gleaming bright. As expected from the specially made medicine by the demon god recognized doctor. It’s really effectivee

An uncle who got high after consuming a dangerous drink inside the police station could be found there.

He didn’t look fine at all. It completely smell like trouble.

J was very lost. Should he apprehend him or not?

「W-well fine. More importantly that man……」

「Based from my shiki’s reaction……he’s underground.」

「Underground again huh.」

「No matter the era villain is always lurking underground.」

「No doubt about it.」

Takehiko’s human-shaped paper quickly floated forward. It flew through the air as guide.

The two followed it for a while. They arrived at a place that looked like the storage room where cleaning tools were kept.

They saw a door at the back. It was half-opened. The words “NO ENTRY” were written on it.

They found stairs leading underground when they peeked into it. Takehiko sent the shiki forward while the two were going down cautiously.

Ahead of it was a passage made from concrete. Pipes of various sizes were running on the ceiling. Red lamps were shining in fixed interval.

The whole passage looked like it was dyed in blood……they had such impression perhaps because of the sight they saw at Banwitch and from nervousness.

「Takehiko」

「Yeah」

The passage wasn’t long. They saw another door after around five meters. The words “Waste Processing Area” were written on it. That door too was slightly opened.

The two cautiously advanced then J peeked behind the door from the gap but it was pitch black and he couldn’t really see anything. And so he put on his sunglasses. The reason wasn’t anything like admiring and copying the abyss lord’s style. It was MCB’s equipment. It was equipped with night vision function.

What he saw inside where multiple large trash cans made from iron. There were also multiple trash bags lying around. There were also some small trashes on the floor here and there. There was a watering place close to the wall that looked like irrigation channel. There were various stains not only on the floor but even the walls and ceiling. Cleaning tools were lined up on the wall at the opposite side.

The place looked unsanitary overall. They could also smell the scent of rotting human waste and kitchen waste. It wasn’t a place anyone would want to stay for long.

And then, there was that guy at the deepest part of such room.

「……」

There was one more iron door at the back of the room right in front of them. The black robed man was standing in front of that door with his back turned their way. Near his feet was antique looking padlock lying on the ground. It had a similar style with the one they found at Banwitch.

He must have unlocked it just now.

J kept his eyes locked on the black robed man while sending hand signal to Takehiko. To show his understanding, Takehiko’s hand tapped J’s shoulder twice.

A beat passed.

「Don’t move!!」

J yelled loudly while stepping inside. The black robed man’s shoulders twitched. He showed no sign of running away.

J and Takehiko parted to left and right to take position diagonally behind the man. J with his magic gun, and Takehiko with an amulet in one hand.

「Don’t make any sudden movement. Slowly raise both your hands, get on your knees.」

J’s clear order echoed. The man slowly raised his hands――right away,

「Tsu, ――”Byakko”!!」

Takehiko unleashed his amulet with a loud voice. The amulet immediately transformed into pure white tiger midair and swiftly――assaulted Agent J!

「Wha-」

Right after he raised his voice in astonishment, “Byakko” blew away J with a tackle. At the same time six holes opened in its torso.

「! An ambush!? There’s another one here!?」

「No-, a phantom……no, illusion! ――On Akishubia Un!!」

The moment the mantra for exorcising “curse” resounded, the black robed man who was in front of the door vanished from J and Takehiko’s sight.

In exchange, the truth of this room entered their eyes. A bizarre magic circle was engraved on the wall. The trashes scattered on the floor were bones, and what they saw as trash bags were piles of something’s meat. The cleaning tools were actually suspicious tools and various weapons like sword and spear, and the watering place looked like dark red tar.

(When did the “curse” hit us!? I didn’t let my guard down or anything-)

It wasn’t projection of illusion. It was clearly a type of spell that was applied on J and Takehiko’s perception.

Most likely, it was applied on them somewhere after they entered this building, but it was like he didn’t notice it at all. Cold sweat drenched his body.

Because that meant, there was a practitioner here whose ability surpassed him who was the current head of Tsuchimikado Clan.

But, he didn’t even have any leeway to shudder.

「J! Behind!」

「!!? Uoh!?」

*Suu* The black robed man appeared like he was oozing out from darkness. On his hand was a beautiful short sword with antique pattern.

A flash. A silver trace was drawn in the air. It was a shudderingly sharp slash.

But, J too was a veteran soldier, and furthermore an elite among elites. By instantly holding his magic gun over his neck he blocked the lethal attack, and without pause he rolled backward while getting back up. At the same time he pulled the magic gun’s trigger.

Invisible shockwave attacked the black robe. But, it didn’t hit. The attack that had effective range like shotgun was dodged by the black robed man by getting down like a beast.

And then, without pause he continued attacking with low posture like crawling on the ground and speed like a beast.

「――”Bind”」

The spell of immobilizing paralysis. It was an improvised version with the chanting omitted but, even if it didn’t manage to restrain it would still slow the legs. That aim was foiled instantly with a sweep of short sword at empty air from the black robed man.

(He cut apart the binding spell!? Cursed tool……no, that feeling……magic power? Is it like the sacred treasure the exorcists used!?)

Takehiko’s eyes opened wide seeing that the man didn’t get delayed for even a moment, however, he didn’t stop moving for even a second.

Agent J aimed at the moment right after he brushed away a sharp thrust from the short sword by striking its side to play his next hand.

Even with holes opened in its body it wasn’t a living thing. “Byakko” was still going strong! It could be directed with a thought!

It clawed from behind with claws that tore even wind apart, however, the black robed man dodged with an astonishing physical ability. Unbelievably he used the hand he put on J’s shoulder as fulcrum to handstand.

The claw attack grazed J’s black suit. His face convulsed from feeling his guts turning cold. Of course, he still didn’t stop moving.

The hand standing black robed man rolled 180 degrees while trying to land on his back. J sensed it from the movement of his center of gravity and dropped his shoulder that served as the man’s fulcrum while he himself also rolled. And then, he pointed his gun behind in order to counterattack at the same time when the black robed man lost his balance.

But, here too the man displayed his terrifying skill.

「Gua!?」

Perhaps it ought to be called as a midair somersault kick. He was in an unstable position with only one hand supporting him. And yet, the black robed man backflipped midair and kicked up J’s jaw as though to leave behind souvenir.

He didn’t stop there. He also threw throwing knife at the same time to completely destroy “Byakko”.

J’s brain was shaken and he couldn’t feel direction. In order to save him,

「――”Breakkkkk”」

Takehiko swiftly recited “word of power”. It was a simple technique to unleash a mass of willpower so because of that its strength originally wasn’t that high. But, if it synergized with the “curse” weaved into his hakama, it was at least as strong as a straight punch from a middleweight class pro boxer.

As expected the man couldn’t completely dodge such swift and unseen attack. The man stumbled and took a wide back step.

Yes, he got away with only stumbling. Even though he should have received a blow at the level of a pro boxer on his head.

「J! That black robe! Consider it as armor against spell!」

「Tsu, what is under the hood is pitch black even when I peered from that close. So it’s really not a normal robe!」

J shook his head to recover his senses and pointed his gun. Right after that, from the black robed man,

「※※※※※※※※」

He spoke words that they couldn’t make out at all with voice that sounded somehow horribly repulsive.

「「Guah!?」」

J and Takehiko were both blown away with impact like they had gotten hit with a shield bash.

Both crashed on large metal trash can that were kept open and got inside the trash can with hole in one.

「Shit, this isn’t funny at all, Takehiko!」

「Pull the trigger if you’ve time to speak!」

J and Takehiko energetically leaped out even while getting slightly dirtied by suspicious meat pieces and liquid. The black robed man’s movement stopped for a moment seeing them.

It seemed that he was surprised, seeing that the two weren’t seriously damaged by his attack just now.

「For now, I’m grateful for your “katashiro” thingie!」(TN: Katashiro: paper doll used in purification rites)

「It has number limit! Don’t waste it!」

Paper scraps fluttered down from J’s pocket. It was “sacrificial puppet” that had been stuffed there beforehand. When the owner was hit by spell attack, this curse magic would take their place.

But, putting it another way the katashiro that the current head of Tsuchimikado Clan personally prepared was pulverized in one attack.

If J had no magical defense from his MCB agent badge and Takehiko’s own magic resistance, perhaps the katashiro would be pierced and the damage reached their flesh.

J fired his magic gun consecutively with a desperate look.

「※※※※」

A muttering that sounded like a bizarre cry was unleashed once more. The magic power shockwaves fired from the magic gun rippled before the black robed man. The black robed man didn’t even waver. Apparently the shockwaves were blocked by some kind of unseen wall.

「※※※※※※※※」

「On Abiraunken!」

The black robed man unleashed the mysterious shockwave once more.

No, perhaps it should be called an unseen fist instead. Impact like a gigantic and invisible fist hit them. Of course, Takehiko knew that because he had blocked direct hit this time.

The mantra that he chanted was an entreaty for divine protection from Vairocana.

(Tsu, my katashiro is damaged even with this!)

Takehiko gritted his teeth. As expected, there was clear difference in strength between them as practitioner!

「Tsk, I’m using live bullet!」

J raised his voice and took out his favorite automatic firearm from his chest. He was dual wielding a magic gun and a real firearm.

He circled to the side of the black robed man while raining down magical shockwave and live bullets on him.

「Antariwon Sokumetsusoku Birariyabirari」

Takehiko casted a Shinto spell for taking away the opponent’s consciousness. It became a pincer attack with J.

Their teamwork was unthinkable for an improvised team up.

But, even that wonderful teamwork didn’t work against the man.

He was like an acrobat. Unbelievably he dodged and dodged the rain of live bullets like he was dancing. He rotated while his robe’s sleeves fluttered. He also used the wall to do a triangular jump. He backflipped multiple times and then cartwheeled to the side, and right after that his body slackened and fell forward. He moved acrobatically like doing breakdance while,

「Wha-, he isn’t a caster type!?」

A counter shot. Before they realized the man’s hand was holding and firing a revolver that was also antiquely decorated as expected.

J and Takehiko immediately jumped to the side to dodge. Takehiko switched to offense by unleashing “bird shaped shiki” but, this too was shot down in an instant with a splendid skill.

「Even so you won’t have any time to reloa――oi oi oi-!?」

*Roll roll* Takehiko’s face convulsed when he saw a round metal sphere rolling his way. It was a grenade no matter how he looked at it.

At the corner of his sight he saw Agent J leaping behind a large metal trash can.

「Nurikabe Shourai(Inviting Nurikabe)Fudou Fuhen(Immovable and Everlasting)Kyuukyuu Nyoritsuryou(carry out the law with haste)!!」

“Shikigami: Nurikabe”. It was a famous youkai of unseen wall that blocked human’s path. The part about not letting human passed also applied to attack. He judged that J would be fine on his own and summoned it in front of himself.

In the next moment, surprisingly small explosive sound played out. At the same time many small metal pieces hit “Nurikabe”.

The black robed man was unharmed like it was only natural, even though he showed no sign of defending. And then, he threw away his revolver and played his next hand toward Takehiko and J who focused on protecting themselves.

He cut his own hand with his short sword. He clenched the dripping blood and gathered it for a bit, then he splashed them with a large swing of his hand. The scattered blood drops fell on the meat pieces and bones on the floor.

The meat lumps immediately wriggled. The bones made *gobo-* sound and flesh and blood welled up from them. In an instant beasts that looked like Doberman with their skin flayed, and a lot of rats with similarly dripping flesh and blood were created.

The blasphemous sight sent goosebumps through their spine. Takehiko yelled as though to shake that off.

「Oh no you don’t-」

He swiftly pulled twenty amulets all at once and summoned a pack of “Shiki: Inugami” and a swarm of “Shiki: Kokumo” as opposition. (TN: Kokumo=Baby spiders)

「※※」

It was a short muttering of something. A black whip shot out from the black robe’s sleeve. It was whipped at J the moment he leaped out from behind the trash can and raised his gun. J dodged with a wonderful reflex.

「Whip? No, t-tentacle!?」

The tentacle stopped still in the air. Then its sharp tip shot toward J like a spear.

Despite being taken aback by the movement that was impossible for a whip to make, J barely dodged with only his suit getting torn.

However, the tentacle swiftly lashed and the blow sent J flying until the wall.

Takehiko swiftly casted the Shinto spell for making the opponent unconscious from the distance to prevent the man from making a follow up attack. But, as expected it didn’t work. The spell was deflected by the man!

「※※※※※※」

The wall where J crashed and the floor underneath Takehiko shot out flame. Scorching heat that used the magic circles engraved on the wall and floor as medium enveloped the two.

「Uooooh!?」

「Tsuu――On Mayuraki Randeisowaka!!」

While the katashiro prevented their death from burning, Takehiko quelled the flame with the water he brought forth through the mantra that beseeched for rain from Mahamayuri.

Although J was shaken from being turned into a ball of flames, he didn’t panic.

Far from that, he threw away his handgun in fear of secondary explosions while also counterattacking with the magic gun as soon as he understood that there was no physical damage to his body.

The tentacle snapped and pulled the old round shield on the wall. Even though it had no physical impact, the magic shockwave caused the shield to slightly crack. This too might be a type of sacred treasure.

The black robed man put his hand into his sleeve as though to say that he wouldn’t allow J to keep shooting at him.

「Tsk. I’ll ask Mr. demon god for stronger gun if we can go back alive-. A big one that can shot down even a spaceship!! For sure!」

Agent J pulled out a stun baton from his waist and closed his distance with the black robed man in one go. He left the midrange fight to Takehiko while attempting a tussle with the man in order to create an opening even if just for a little.

「Naumaku Sanmanda Bazara Dan Kan!!」

Takehiko fired the flame of Acala as though for payback.

The black robed man handled the close quarter combat against J’s stun baton and magic gun with short sword in one hand and a shield moved around by the tentacle, while his other hand took out something.

From a glance it was a bunch of keys, or perhaps a metal ring with multiple keychains attached. However, the keychains weren’t adorable mascots, but various types of magic circles formed from metal.

The man picked one of them with just his fingertip without even looking and muttered something that gave the two goosebumps.

An invisible barrier completely stopped the flame. Furthermore, when the man held a different magic circle keychain between his fingers,

「※※※※※」

「Gaaaaaaaah!?」

His whole body was aflame. Or an intense pain that made Takehiko hallucinated so assaulted him.

「Takehiko!」

The voice of anguish was just so horrible that J’s focus was slightly distracted. That was fatal in front of the black robed man.

J was hit with a strong low kick on his knee and collapsed. He quickly pulled the trigger of his magic gun, but the black robed man warded it off even though it pulverized his shield. Then he immediately stepped in.

J blocked the swung short sword with his stun baton. But, the black robed man didn’t stop and with his hand that was still holding the bunch of magic circle, he took a stance for striking with his palm and lunged.

What J’s eyes could see was the tip of a knife shooting out *kashun* from the sleeve. It was a hidden knife like a certain assassin.

He had no way to block it. He also wouldn’t be able to dodge it fully……

The tip pierced his throat――just before that happened.

「J!!」

The black robed man rolled aside. No, he was forced to do so. By a magical shockwave from the side.

「K!! you came!」

Yes, the save that came in the nick of time originated from Agent K whose memory should have been cleaned up for retirement. He was aiming his magic gun from the entrance.

「Kuh, where’s the rest!?」

Takehiko who dispelled the curse that was inflicting pain of burning kneaded his next spell while raising his voice.

「A lot of ghouls appeared from the building! There’re also several more people in black robe! What’s more, there’re even civilians who seems to be controlled! The unit and Kiyotake are dealing with them!!」

In other words, they got their hands full.

Why MCB’s force was already deployed to surround the building? Why was K who should be retired and Kiyotake who should be investigating Banwitch were here?

It seemed even the black robed man was thinking about it. His movement stopped for a brief time.

But, it looked like he didn’t have the slightest intention to talk. He resumed fighting as though to say that for now he would think about it after killing everyone.

A whisper that felt like it rubbed their nerves raw leaked out. Unseen pressure assaulted the three.

Takehiko dispelled it, J moved into close quarter combat, and K was in charged of covering fire.

Words that were unknown from what language it was no matter how many times they listened to the man echoed. Abruptly they got assaulted by terror that felt like it was freezing their souls.

Takehiko dispelled it, and further he fired back a hex. But, one of the magic circle among the bunch of keychains shined and it was cleansed instantly.

J’s stun baton stabbed forward. The man kicked it to divert it away, then his body twisted for a midair spinning kick.

J was blown away, in exchange K took his place in close quarter combat. He swung his stun baton consecutively while firing his gun in between from close quarter.

All of them were blocked by the short sword, dodged with the man’s body gyration, and he also still had the time to land an elbow strike to the back of K’s head.

K fell forward and J returned at the same time――but before he could his feet was swept by the tentacle and he was flipped over.

Even while such exchange occurred,

「※※※※※」

「On Shareishurei Junteisowaka!!」

Unseen fist and unseen slash clashed,

「※※※――※※※」

「Naumaku Sanmandabodanan Abiraunken!!」

A veil of darkness descended over the whole room and a light like a sun cleared it away,

「On Sonba Nisonbaun Bazaraunhatta-」

「＊＊＊※※」

Takehiko unleashed pressure from right above, but it was blocked by an unseen shield as expected.

Even the attack through mantra and amulet that was thrown at the same time were shot down the blood droplets thrown from the cut on the man’s palm……

「Youu-, get hit already!!」

J attacked without any concern for his own wellbeing. He tackled the man even while the short sword pierced his shoulder, but the moment he pinned him down, his consciousness was blown away with a powerful elbow strike.

But, in that moment the man was pinned down, a live bullet flew and gouged J’s foot. It didn’t stop there and gouged the black robe’s foot next.

K shoot him together with J. They hadn’t said anything to the other, however K had sensed J’s intention and did it without any hesitation.

Finally one attack landed. But that one attack was priceless……that was what they thought, however, as expected it was reversed by the magic circle keychains. Words that scratched at their eardrums resounded and at the same time the wound was healed in the blink of eye.

That leg launched a knee strike that broke J’s ribs. J flinched and let go then the tentacle grabbed him and threw him away. The target was K. The two collided with speed that clearly looked dangerous. Both bounced on the floor.

In that small opening, Takehiko unleashed the willpower that he had been kneading this whole time since this battle started, even when he got into spell flinging contest with the man.

「――I command under the name and blood of Tsuchimikado Takehiko」

He formed the sword handsign with one hand while his other hand held three amulets that he threw on the ground. The letters written on them showed the name of “Shikigami: Tsuchigumo” which was his trump card.

It was different from that time of the “Dragon Incident”. He had properly made preparation and brought catalyst, and on top of that he had renewed the contract with the youkai. With enough willpower there was also no need for him to sacrifice an arm.

However, this wasn’t a mere youkai. It was one of the great youkais. He had to offer a great deal of blood as compensation.

He offered an amount of blood that was just barely below the lethal amount and feeling of weakness that felt similar to anemia ravaged him instantly. But, the summoning succeeded.

Ghastly amount of unearthly aura flowed out from the amulets that fell on the ground. It was the manifestation of a legendary youkai.

But, there was no chance for Tsuchigumo to show its true worth.

The black robed man too had been preparing while battling Takehiko and co.

「※※※＊※＊＊＃＃＃」

It was like mist of blood. It gushed out from the watering place near the wall――the spot that was full with dark red tar. It was spreading in the blink of eye as though it was crawling on the ceiling and wall and floor.

Right after that, the magic circles all over the room suddenly got tinged with dull shine.

「「「――tsu」」」

Takehiko and others let out wordless scream. Some kind of repulsive spell had been used, one that made them convinced that they would definitely lose their sanity if they didn’t have their magical defense. Even so they were still driven by an impulse that made them wanted to scratch their head raw while writhing around. They pushed down that impulse like their life was on the line.

But, apparently youkais who were instinctual being couldn’t endure it. The “Inugamis” and “Kokumos” who were summoned ahead were also writhing, cutting apart themselves, or eating each other in fit of insanity. Furthermore their eyes that were glinting from their demonic aura were also turned toward their contractor Takehiko――

「Guuh, go, baackk」

Takehiko fully mobilized his barely hanging on thread of sanity and succeeded in sending them back to the fairy world.

His trump card was sealed. No, perhaps this had been the man’s aim. Either way,

「T-too strong……」

「Haa haa……this guy is quite the monster……」

J and K were groaning while on all fours.

Three versus one. Two former military special force elites and one first class practitioner. Even K’s true strength was unbelievably high for someone whose back was dislocated from fear at the village. His combat ability wasn’t at all inferior even compared to J.

And yet, the man dealt against close quarter combats and shooting from the two elites with one hand while also surpassing Takehiko in contest of spell……

The calmly standing black robe was holding two MCB badges in his hand. Apparently he stole them even in the middle of such fierce battle. He tossed them into the dark red pond.

Seeing that, Takehiko sweated rivers while muttering with convulsing face.

「……To think, there’s also one in US. This guy……」

Super first class? No. That designation was still an undervaluation for him.

This guy was the same. He was someone who couldn’t be reached with just effort. He was the kind of outstanding figure that was the result of unremitting effort and heavenly talent. Yes,

「A practitioner in the same class with Ohii-sama and Zhu-dono. In your term……you can call him a “magician of highest class” I guess.」

He rivaled them. Both in talent and skill. Compared to Zhu of “Shadow Monk’s Strongest”, and also Hinata “The Strongest Onmyouji”.

This black robed man was the Hinata and Zhu of the magician world.

No, considering that he was also master class in close quarter combat, perhaps he ought to be called as their better if it was in purely combat strength.

「※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※」

The longest spell until now resounded inside the room. The three were enduring the fit of madness, and yet it took a big chunk of their mental strength and they couldn’t move right away.

A pressure that was like a giant palm was also pushing them down from above. The three couldn’t move physically too.

「※※※＊※＊＊＃＃＃※※※＊※＊＊＃＃＃」

「「「Tsu！！！」」」

Furthermore abnormal feeling of anxiety and terror assaulted them once again. It was pointless even when they blocked their ears. It felt like something repulsive was slimily eroding into their head, and their heart.

(Tsu, all of the katashiros are……)

The substitute dolls were all destroyed when they realized. The papers were blackening and crumbling down like it was rotting.

「Tsu, not yet! At the high plain of heaven the gods are sitting――」

Takehiko chanted the Shinto ritual prayer of “highest purification” with his whole body and soul to oppose the attack.

「＊＊＊＃※※＊※※※＊＊＊♯＊＊＊＊」

「I ask for purging, I ask for cleansing, the significance of matters――」

A terrible amount of sweat drenched Takehiko from his forehead. Very bizarre and repulsive chanting and clean ritual prayer that was like cool breeze became invisible pressures that clashed against each other.

But,

(No good-……I can’t hold it back-)

As expected the black robe was the highest class of practitioner. The ominous aura was gradually corrupting the sacred ground. The sensation of mental erosion that was temporarily halting started coming once more.

That was why, Takehiko yelled. With voice that leaked out through his gritted teeth.

「Still not yet-, are you still not here yet――Endou-kunnnn!!」

To be able to answer that voice asking for help was exactly the reason why he was a hero.

「Sorry-, I got a bit delayed!!」

「!!?」

The black robe’s chanting stopped. He clearly showed agitation the instant the voice echoed through the room that he even took a step back.

Right after that, *Slip-* the silhouette that appeared behind him sent a flying kick at him. The black robed man couldn’t even react and his torso bent in the wrong direction as he got blown away.

The man flew like bullet and crashed on the wall. Then his body slid down to the ground.

「Takehiko-san! J and K too! Are you all safe!?」

Seeing the three’s pale white complexions made Kouseke’s complexion also changed color. He hurriedly activated “Soul Repose” for the three. As expected from age of god magic. The color quickly returned to the three’s complexions.

「I-I thought it was over for us……」

「You’re late, Mister Endou. Aa, no, sorry. I should thank you first. Thank you, you saved us……」

「Haha, it’s extremely shameful of me. My expectation was completely betrayed. To think that the three of you would get cornered this badly……I’m still lacking in diligence.」

K fell on his butt and looked up at the ceiling. J somehow got back on his feet even while breathing hard. And then Takehiko who couldn’t help but smiling bitterly. Kousuke patted his chest in relieve seeing the three’s state.

「Endou-kun……hm? You, could it be you’re the true body?」

「Yes, I thought I wouldn’t make it in time with just a clone. Rana and others also come. The commotion outside will soon be taken care off too.」

「That strange “flow of power” too?」

「It’s fine, it was stopped before it activated.」

「I see……then, it looks like we didn’t hang in there in vain.」

Takehiko too, no, Agent J and K too all patted their chest in relief.

Listening from the side, it must be hard to comprehend what they were talking about. But, it seemed even such fragmentary conversation seemed to be enough for the black robed man.

「……Goddammit」

A faint stifled voice could be heard. It wasn’t the hard to describe unpleasant voice when he chanted. It was an exceedingly normal male voice.

It was a very familiar voice.

The gazes of Kousuke and co all moved toward the black robed man.

J and K raised their gun. Takehiko also pulled out an amulet and watched the man with a wary gaze. Kousuke’s eyes widened with a slight surprise.

「I thought I broke your spine but…..you can also use healing spell huh」

The collapsed black robed man’s body made a graphic sound *goki-beki-* and stood up with an unpleasant movement like a marionette that had its strings pulled.

The black robe’s head part was slightly tilted. They knew that he was seeing through Kousuke toward the door at the back.

「It’s useless. You can’t do anything anymore now that I’m here. I won’t let you. You know right?」

「……」

There was no reply from the black robed man. They didn’t know what he was thinking.

But, it didn’t matter. Because Kousuke and co also understood.

「How about taking off that gloomy hood and show your face already? You should also know that there’s no point of that.」

「……」

Kousuke narrowed his eyes and unsheathed his kodachi from who knew where. He pointed its tip toward the black robed man. As though to proclaim checkmate.

Like that, he spoke that name.

「Isn’t that right? ――Inspector Richard」

After a short silence, a sigh.

「When the hell did you realize?」

The black robed man asked that with a voice that sounded somewhat tired, but with insanity oozing out from his tone while slowly pulling down the hood.

What appeared underneath was certainly a familiar face――it was that person, Inspector Richard.

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AN: Thank you very much for reading this every time.

Thank you very much too for the thoughts, opinions, and reports about misspelling and omitted words.

At [Interlude Around That Time, At Earth ②], I revised the part where it said that it’s the clone that go to the trip. I planned to normally write that it’s the main body (sweat), so thank you very much to the one who pointed that out in the comment section!

Or rather, thinking carefully, it’s too pitiful if the main body is absent even though it’s the long awaited trip isn’t it……what a cruel thing you have written Shirakome.

Also, I had no time so the mantras and the like are quite haphazard so I might revise them later.

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