"He isn't here?"
Floating in the sky above Tokyo, the Nine-Tailed Fox looked down with a gaze of slight disappointnt at the city, which was now shrouded by a faint, shimring white protective barrier. It had thought it could settle things with Hikigaya Hachiman this ti, only to find that within just a few hours, Hachiman had already left Tokyo.
"Should I go break it?"
Seeing that the Nine-Tailed Fox had not issued an order for a long ti, a Low-Rank Ghost God stepped forward to volunteer. It was already impatient to breach the city and promote its strength through the share of Providential Luck.
"Break it? Do you think you can break it?"
Hearing the Low-Rank Ghost God's words, the Nine-Tailed Fox turned its head slightly to look at it, a faint, mocking smile playing at the corners of its mouth.
"It's just a fragile screen. What's so hard about that?"
The Low-Rank Ghost God expressed confusion at the Fox's words. The barrier before them had clearly been hurriedly raised by the spiritualists in the city below after they sensed their presence. How hard could it be to shatter a barrier constructed by a group of spiritualists whose average strength was only Middle-grade?
"Then, why don't you give it a try."
As the Nine-Tailed Fox spoke, it raised a hand and gestured for the Low-Rank Ghost God to begin its performance.
"..."
At this point, if the Low-Rank Ghost God still failed to realize there was a problem, it would be truly too stupid. However, since the Nine-Tailed Fox had already spoken and told it to attack the barrier, it did not dare to disobey. After a few agonizing seconds, the Low-Rank Ghost God braced itself and launched a tentative strike at the barrier.
BOOM!
The seemingly unremarkable attack produced a violent roar upon hitting the barrier. The entire white shield began to shake violently along with the sound.
"It didn't shatter?"
Although it had guessed this outco, the Low-Rank Ghost God still showed a look of surprise when it saw that the fragile-looking barrier remained intact. While it was still in a daze, the Nine-Tailed Fox—who had been watching the show—suddenly whipped out a gale, sending the Ghost God flying.
Just as the Low-Rank Ghost God barely moved from its previous position, a white light streaked through the spot where it had been floating. Sensing the familiar, overbearing aura within that white light, the Low-Rank Ghost God's heart instantly froze.
"It was set up by the Kanto Exorcist."
"This formation was specifically designed to protect Tokyo. Spiritualists will not run it unless it is an absolute ergency."
Only after the spirits felt the power of the formation did the Nine-Tailed Fox finally reveal its origin. The Kanto Exorcist's original intention when designing the array was to ensure Tokyo could survive a spirit crisis in his absence. Therefore, the activation of the array was entrusted to the three strongest spiritualist families at the ti: Tsuchimiyaka, Isayama, and Kunugi.
The reason she knew this information was entirely thanks to Isayama Yomi. As the originally designated successor of the Isayama family, Isayama Naraku had naturally told her these crucial secrets. After Yomi beca its puppet, these hidden secrets were naturally understood by the Fox.
The Fox's previous plan—sending Yomi and i to attack different spiritualist families throughout Tokyo—was intended to force the remaining Tsuchimiyaka and Isayama families to activate the formation. After all, once the formation is activated, even with the spiritual power supplied by several massive ley lines beneath Tokyo, it can only last for three days.
Furthermore, once the formation is active, humans inside and outside cannot pass through normally. For a city with a population of over ten million, this was absolutely fatal!
"So, all we have to do now is wait?"
After hearing the Fox's explanation, the High-Rank Ghost God that had been beaten earlier frowned. As an old rival of the Kanto Exorcist, even though it couldn't defeat him, it understood the man quite well. Given that man's pride, designing a formation that only lasted three days was because he was confident that no matter the situation, he would definitely be able to return within three days!
"Wait? Why would I wait?"
The Nine-Tailed Fox looked at the High-Rank Ghost God as if it were an idiot. Since it already knew of the formation's existence, how could it have brought them here to waste ti without a counterasure?
Sensing the contemptuous look the Nine-Tailed Fox gave it, the High-Rank Ghost God's heart was filled with venom and rage. However, rembering it couldn't win in a fight, it had to restrain the urge to act.
"Lord Nine-Tails!"
"What is it?"
The Middle-Rank Ghost God, which had been standing quietly to the side, suddenly spoke up, instantly attracting the gaze of every Ghost God present.
"An uninvited guest has arrived in the otherworld."
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, the Nine-Tailed Fox began to observe the internal situation of the otherworld through the spies it had left behind. Just as it connected to their vision, a massive spiritual flow appeared before its eyes, and it imdiately lost contact with its spies.
"Damn human!"
The Nine-Tailed Fox's face turned ashen as it spat out those words through gritted teeth. It was wondering where Hachiman had run off to, and it turned out the guy had found a way into the otherworld and wanted to intercept it there?!
"I'm going back to deal with him."
The High-Rank Ghost God, having also observed the situation in the otherworld, prepared to turn back imdiately.
"Wait! All three of you go back together!"
Seeing the High-Rank Ghost God turning to open a rift, the Nine-Tailed Fox stopped it and signaled the other two Ghost God to follow and finish Hachiman.
"No need. He's just a half-god. I alone am enough!"
The High-Rank Ghost God was clearly still brooding over the Fox saying it was inferior to Hachiman. Having spoken, it didn't wait for the other spirits to react and plunged straight back into the otherworld through a spatial rift.
"Should we follow?"
Looking at the resealed rift, the Low-Rank and Middle-Rank Ghost God looked at the Fox hesitantly, unsure whether to return with the High-Rank or stay by its side.
"If it wants to die, let it."
Seeing the High-Rank Ghost God being so disobedient to its orders, the Nine-Tailed Fox's expression was dark. Having fought Hachiman several tis, it was certain the High-Rank Ghost God was absolutely no match for him in a one-on-one. However, it would also take Hachiman at least a few hours to chew through a "hard bone" like that.
While it felt so pity for losing a powerful combatant, it was fine to dispose of such a rebellious subordinate who clearly defied orders. Furthermore, after breaching Tokyo, if there was one less fellow to share the Providential Luck, the benefits it received would be even greater...
"Judging by the ti, it should be soon, right?"
Turning back and staring at a certain area of Tokyo, the Nine-Tailed Fox muttered to itself.
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