I’m Really Unnerved In Tokyo

Nine p.m.

Traffic in the entire Taito District, and even the bordering Chiyoda District, Bunkyo District, Arakawa District, Sumida District, and Chuo District, was in chaos.

At this moment, when the Fireworks Festival has just concluded and the Menglanbon Festival activities in Tokyo are in full swing, it is originally the time when the traffic pressure is the greatest.

Countless residents of Taito District evacuated in chaos and orderly under the organization of the Metropolitan Police Department, Fire Department, and Ministry of Defense on the grounds that "the cult created holographic projections, released sarin to cause hallucinations, and damaged power supply equipment."

However, due to the complete paralysis of the entire transportation system, most people could only evacuate on foot.

"Oh ho ho ho, the leakage of this equivalent hidden energy field is not an exaggeration to compare it to a tsunami that submerges the land..."

On the Showa Avenue leading to the Kuramae apartment in Akihabara, Mai Hanyu is leaning half of her body out of the top of the van, resting a pair of existences that cannot be ignored on her chest on the edge of the skylight, and holding the "Eye of Reality" to record the scene in the night sky. The black air poured down from the giant gate and spread rapidly towards the surroundings.

On both sides of the blocked driveway, there are people who cannot leave due to traffic paralysis, and players who cosplay into various ghosts.

The black air, like huge waves, approached the two people's positions from far to near.

In the city that was originally brightly lit and full of high-rise buildings, with the erosion of the black air, all the lights were extinguished.

Masses of people frantically fled the black gas that the government interpreted as "sarin hallucinogenic gas" released by a cult.

However, the sudden drop in temperature, extinguished lights, and motor vehicles that could not start where the black gas went made them instinctively feel that this was definitely not a "magic gas release event".

Panic, fear, anger... a lot of negative emotions are breeding in people's hearts.

This is the instinctive fear of the breath of death engraved in human genes.

"Sister, don't bother with filming, should we get out of the car and run away? Things seem to be really serious..."

In the car, Hou Hailudou on the driver's seat, watching the lights on both sides of the road in the distance that are constantly going out towards him, and the "gas" approaching like a flood, can't help sweating on his forehead.

"...Look, even TV Tokyo is not showing cartoons anymore, and it's broadcasting emergency evacuation news!!!"

However, the van was blocked on the road and could not move, so he could only stare blankly.

"Wait a minute, even if you stay in the hidden energy field for a short period of time, there should be no problem... What is the reason for the power failure under the cover of the hidden energy field? Is it related to energy concentration or magnetic field?"

In Mai Hanyu's camera, the area covered by black air, which was tens of meters high like a tsunami, instantly lost its original bright lights and became pitch black.

It was as if there was an indescribable monster in the black mist, greedily devouring the light full of vitality in the city.

"Such a rare opportunity to observe the hidden energy field with the naked eye at close range and on a large scale can be described as once in a thousand years..."

From time to time, a black figure rushed into the black air like a fish in water, swimming happily.

"Oops, if these hidden energy field life forms absorb this energy, how will they grow..."

Seeing this scene, even Mai Hanyu, who was obsessed with "research", realized the seriousness of the situation.

At this moment, the spreading black air was less than a kilometer away from them.

"Call and ask where the Sleeper is, and tell him the location before the base station fails."

Hearing this, Hou Hailudou quickly took out his mobile phone and dialed someone.

"Araki-kun... are you also stuck in the road? Yes, our current position is..."

At the same time, a bicycle hurried past the van and rushed towards the black air in the opposite direction of the flow of people.

On the bicycle, a tall man with the appearance of a college student was stepping on the pedals vigorously, and there was also an old man in a priestly robe with a dignified expression on the back seat.

A man in dark red samurai armor, dressed like a cosplayer, followed behind the bicycle without haste.

"Uncle Shiben?!"

Seeing the old man in Taoist robes and immortal demeanor on the back seat of the bicycle, Hanyu Mai stopped him loudly.

"Dance sauce?"

Hearing her voice, the eyes of the old man on the back seat of the bicycle lit up instantly. After looking around, he jumped out of the car with more agility than the young man, and trotted towards the van.

"Uncle, I'm already 25, and you still call me Wuchan?"

"Oh hehehe, no matter how old you are, in uncle's eyes, you are as cute as when you were a child."

Tokimoto Ichiro stood in front of the car with his hands behind his back, and nodded to someone in the cab: "...you brat is here too."

"So, as a nephew, don't you even bother to call me by name?"

In the cab, Hou Hailudou rolled his eyes habitually.

Mai Hanyu's mother, and his mother, are sisters.

However, due to the custom of Japanese women changing their surnames after marriage, he and Mai Hanyu have different surnames.

The mothers of the two, before they married, both had the surname Shiben.

In other words, he and Tokimoto Ichiro in front of him are cousins ​​of the same generation.

On weekdays, after knowing that the two were doing a haunted house appraisal, Tokimoto Ichiro would often bring some talisman papers to help "ward off evil spirits".

According to Wu Yuyu, "the unknown energy contained in the talisman paper can offset the hidden energy field".

"You two worry-free guys, the situation is urgent and the reasons are complicated, please get on your bicycle and leave first."

Tokimoto Ichiro beckoned to the tall man riding a bicycle and motioned him to give up his bicycle to the two of them.

"Without a car, I can use running, but what will you do, Mr. Shiben..."

The one carrying a wooden sword and pushing a bicycle is naturally Ichiro Tokimoto's "closed disciple", Kengo Yamada, code-named "Philosophy Swordsman" for the Exorcist.

"Let [Cocoon] run away with me..."

Tokimoto Ichiro pointed to Cocoon who was wearing a blood-red armor beside him.

"Ha, then why didn't you let him run with you on his back earlier, and insisted on taking my bicycle?"

Complaining, Yamada Kengo handed the bicycle to Atsukai and Luto.

"No, all my research equipment is in the car, and I don't intend to miss such an important observation opportunity..."

"Are you kidding? Ordinary people will go crazy if they stay in that black air! Moreover, there are more dangerous things hidden in it..."

Tokimoto Ichiro took out a stack of talisman papers and handed them to the two with an unprecedentedly serious expression.

"Roar? Are you talking about these hidden energy field life forms?"

The screen of the camera in Mai Hanyu's hand turned to Ichiro Tokimoto: "It seems that Uncle Tokimoto is not as simple as the 'deceived and kidnapped magic stick' as my mother said."

"...This... This is a wraith?! Impossible, this is a technology only available at the 'research institute'..."

Seeing the overwhelming resentment and the black figure swimming in the replay screen of that ordinary SLR camera, Ichiro Tokimoto's face became serious.

This kind of wraith observation equipment similar to [Spirit Detective Goggles] has always been firmly controlled by the guys in the research institute.

The only thing the Spirit Eliminators Association knows is that the production of this kind of equipment requires the consumption of precious [Hundred Demon Cultured Cells], so it cannot be mass-produced.

"I'll tell you about the camera later, it's too late now..."

Just as the three of them were talking, the tsunami-like resentment that covered the clouds and the moon had already spread to the front.

In the driveway ahead, a large number of people chose to abandon their cars and flee in the opposite direction, driven by instinctive fear due to strange scenes such as large-scale power outages in the city and unknown vehicle stalls.

"Kengo, prepare to form an formation to block grievances and buy time for the people!"

Tokimoto Ichiro looked up at the oncoming resentment, several talisman papers suddenly appeared between his five fingers, and his hands quickly sealed.

"Such a wide area, how can it be..."

Complaining, Yamada Kengo also hurriedly started pasting talisman papers on the surrounding cars.

"forward!"

After the temporary formation was completed, the master and apprentice hurriedly gestured their handprints to drive the talisman papers around them.

A mighty spiritual force instantly covered the section of the road covered with talisman papers.

Nine-Character Mantra Array · Treasure Gourd Array.

But the area of ​​the formation seemed so pitiful compared to the boundless turbulent resentment in front of the two of them.

"Wu Jiang, if you still recognize me as an uncle, you should go on a bike with that kid!!!"

"Well, so you still ignored my name at the last moment..."

Seeing that he brought out "The Majesty of the Elder", "Nephew of the Anonymous" Atsukai Ludou and Hanyu Mai who were carrying large and small bags, they had no choice but to get on the bicycle.

"Sister, these bags of yours are too heavy..."

Hou Hailudou stepped on the pedal and began to ride in the opposite direction with difficulty.

"...Wait, it seems... there is no need to go."

In the camera, a curtain of light that only the Exorcist can see rose into the sky between the few people and the resentment at some point.

On the back seat of the bicycle, Mai Hanyu, who was still holding the camera in hand, lightly jumped out of the bicycle, and walked towards the oncoming resentment as if possessed by an evil spirit.

The raging resentment hit the light curtain, and he could no longer move forward.

"Is this...another manifestation of the hidden energy field?"

She spread her palms forward, staring at the black air one meter in front of her that couldn't advance an inch and began to surge back.

It seems that there is an invisible dividing line that separates the entire block.

Inside the line is a dark, lifeless hell, and outside the line is a brightly lit and radiant world.

"This... Master's Nine-Character Mantra Formation really lives up to its reputation..."

Seeing the resentment that stopped in front of him, Yamada Kengo's face turned pale.

"Oh...it hurts..."

Behind him, Tokimoto Ichiro jumped up and gave him a violent shudder.

"If my temporary formation is so powerful, you don't want to worship me as a teacher... This must be Yinyangliao who opened the three major formations in Tokyo."

Ichiro Tokimoto jumped onto the back of [Cocoon], turned around and said to Hanyu Mai who was obsessively observing the light curtain, "Someone from the Metropolitan Police Department will come to block the formation soon, and you must remember not to go any further. One step. Kengo, let's go..."

Immediately, he took Yamada Kengo and rushed into the grievance without looking back.

...

"Look, people are like garbage..."

Above the Skytree, the bustling crowd had been evacuated urgently, leaving only Tsukage Chikusa who was hiding in the shadows and was not expelled.

"When a disaster strikes, only 10% of people can take correct actions, 20% of people will act inappropriately because of panic, and the remaining 70% will stand still because of shock..."

"And these negative emotions will become the nourishment of 'Rashomon'..."

In the quiet "Tianbo Corridor", Tsukage Chikusa, who was originally staring at the chaotic flow of people below with pleasure, suddenly moved her gaze to Sensoji Temple not far away.

"Ho Ho? These magic sticks are still capable..."

Below the Skytree, Sensoji Temple and Asakusa Shrine, which are located on the edge of Taito District and beside the Sumida River, glow with spiritual power, preventing the thick black air from entering.

The huge five-storied pagoda, amidst the resentment, faintly shone with the light of thunder and lightning.

A huge lantern with the word "Kaminarimon" printed on it and the statues of Fengjin and Raijin on the left and right are hung, shining with surging white light, dispelling the resentment around.

Leimen, officially known as "Wind and Thunder God Gate", got its name because of the protection of the wind and thunder gods.

Several monks and priests guarded the vicinity of Kaminarimon, calling for the people who were too late to evacuate to take refuge inside.

This is obviously a start of some kind of formation.

"Wind and thunder array?"

In the distance, several light spots lit up one after another, forming a pattern of the Big Dipper.

This is the simultaneous activation of Kai Shrine, Inari Shrine, Tsukido Hachiman Shrine, Torikoshi Shrine, and Doku Shrine.

Immediately, in the four squares in the southeast, north, and west, a spot of light lit up unwillingly to be outdone, connecting them into a light curtain that mortals cannot see.

This is the five-spirit seal array composed of J Country Shrine, Tsukiji Honganji Temple, Yanaka Cemetery, Zoshigaya Cemetery, and Aoyama Cemetery, and it was activated simultaneously.

"Hey, although it's too far away to see, since the general gate seven-star array and the five-spirit seal array are activated, the Tai Chi Yin-Yang array in the Imperial Palace and Shinjuku must also be activated."

Seeing the resentment gushing out from the gate of hell not far away from under his feet, isolated by the invisible light curtain within the scope of Taito District, it will no longer spread, and gradually condense more and more intensely, Tsukage Chikusa does not have the slightest frustration.

"Dry ice is just a supporting role to enhance the stage atmosphere..."

Everything so far has been within his expectations.

"The protagonist, he hasn't appeared yet."

...

Chiyoda Ward, Kanda Neri-cho.

"What to do... It's completely blocked... It is said that even the subway has stopped..."

Erqian Ryoma in the driver's seat frantically honked his horn, looking helplessly at the impenetrable road in front of him.

The three of them came out of Kagurazaka, passed through Nishi Kanda Town, followed the slow traffic all the way to the Izumi Bridge across the river from Akihabara, and could no longer walk...

In the middle of the road, densely packed with motor vehicles with nowhere to go.

On both sides of the road, in order to participate in the annual "Hyakki Night Walk COSPLAY Festival" event in Akihabara, the players who had carefully dressed up as various monsters and ghosts could only walk away dejectedly because the event was suspended.

"It is absolutely unforgivable that my apartment should be demolished because of such nonsense as cults and sarin hallucinogenic gas..."

Sousuke Araki, who had no intention of watching the chaotic scene outside the car and the ghosts, puppet girls, Lolita, Yujie, worried about his apartment alone, frowned.

"Ryoma, turn around and send Xiaotiao Youshi back. I will punish cults and become a nail householder by myself..."

"Sorry, Araki-sensei, I also have a reason to go, so just get out of the car and walk."

Before Araki Sousuke finished speaking, Kotori Yumasumi had already opened the door and got off the car, took out the longbow from the trunk, and ran towards the bridge.

"...to be a nail shop, is it necessary to bring that antique with you?"

Seeing the back of the little witch who was more anxious than himself, Araki Sosuke was taken aback, and then got out of the car behind her.

"It doesn't matter, if you don't hurry over there, I'm afraid the house will be gone..."

"Hey, you're gone, what should I do?"

Erqian Ryoma, who was tragically "abandoned", looked helpless at the chaotic traffic in front of him.