I’m Really Unnerved In Tokyo

The scorching wind seemed to have swept away all the air, leaving only a stuffy feeling of suffocation.

"I am..."

The continuous impact on his chest and shoulders caused Abeji to slowly open his eyes.

"……Where? ! 』

The hot smoke and the scorching stench rushed over.

He was standing on the narrow and quaint long street, behind him was a huge wooden bridge five meters wide across the river.

Not far ahead, there is a gate with a width of ten meters. Inside the gate, there are scattered wooden buildings on both sides of the long street.

"Yoshihara..."

On the gate, the words "Yoshihara Yukaku" are squarely written.

"Then behind me is Nihombashi?" ! 』

At the head of the bridge behind, a simple stone tablet is engraved with the simple words "Nihonbashi".

"Everyone pack up your bags and go, Benmiao Temple is on fire, and it's burning all the way here!"

"The fire has reached Yoshiwara... Take the children and money and run southwest!"

The people who kept passing Abeji Temple and crowded the long street in front and the wooden bridge in the back were people dressed in simple, panic-stricken faces, carrying big bags and small bags, dragging their families and fleeing for their lives.

Having no time to pay attention to the chaotic flow of people, once Abeji's gaze fell into the distance, he could no longer look away.

"Is this the former Edo Castle?" But, this fire..."

Behind these fleeing people, serving as the background board, is the entire Edo city shrouded in flames and thick smoke.

Among them, the most eye-catching is the castle tower, the tallest landmark building in Edo Castle, which is also the residence of the general, which is engulfed in flames...

The fire that engulfed the Honmaru, Ichinomaru, and Ninomaru of Edo Castle is still at a super-high speed along the wooden buildings without firebreaks, seamlessly arranged, and the sewer wooden covers built along the road like a fuse Rapidly spreading around...

"I, my house..."

"Don't worry about it, I heard that the fire can't be extinguished no matter what, even the general's house is gone... Ahhh, it's so hot, don't abandon me!!!"

Soon, the flames engulfed Yoshihara Yukaku, who was like a big oven, amidst countless wailing wailings, and chased the fleeing people all the way, spreading to Yoshihara Yukaku who was right in front of him.

"Could it be that this is just some kind of memory..."

Abe Temple wanted to step forward to help, but found that he could not control this body, and could only watch those people who could not escape being swallowed up by the fire like a flood.

But "himself" went up step by step against the inexhaustible flow of refugees, facing the area where the flames spread as if death was at home.

Along the way, countless people who couldn't escape wailed in the thick smoke and flames, or were buried under the burned buildings, or even trampled into meat paste by the crowd...

And those who escaped before the fire came, gathered in front of Nihonbashi and Shimbashi from all directions, because of the narrow bridge deck and the huge flow of people, it was difficult to move.

"ah!!!!"

"Then, what is that?!"

Just when people were at a loss in the flames and smoke, something even more terrifying appeared before their eyes...

The rapidly spinning fire burst out from the ground, turning into several fire tornadoes connecting the sky and the earth.

As these fire tornadoes moved slowly, everything they went, including oxygen, was torn apart by the strong wind and flames.

Fueled by the heat wave, the raging fire quickly swept across the entire world as far as the eye can see, presenting the eight hot hells vividly before everyone's eyes...

"Cough, cough, cough...the bridge is on fire... hurry up ahead..."

"Wooooow, it's so hot, it hurts..."

"Help... someone help me... Mom..."

Among them, it naturally includes several bridges such as Nihombashi and Shimbashi that connect Edo Castle with the outside world.

The overcrowded bridge was instantly engulfed in flames, exuding the burnt aroma of barbecue.

The fleeing people who are constantly struggling but unable to move are like souls suffering endless sins in hell.

Under the pressure of burning on the bridge deck, countless people were forced to choose to jump into the Sumida River, but they still failed to escape the fate of drowning.

"This fire is very similar to Yoshiwara Yukaku's lust fire, but it's not the same..."

Facing the Edo Castle, which was completely engulfed by the flames and whose life was constantly disappearing, Abeji couldn't control his body, so he could only drift through the streets full of flames, thick smoke, and charred corpses, and committed suicide towards the strongest man. A fire tornado went straight forward.

"Is this person the Exorcist? ! 』

A thin layer of spiritual power covered his body, preventing the surrounding flames from entering an inch.

"Looking at the posture of holding the knife, it seems that he also practiced 'Tiantian First Class'. 』

Although he couldn't see his current appearance, he could confirm that this was not his body through the worn-out double knives and the style of his robe.

"And the pattern on the long sleeves... What is the relationship between him and Asagiri? 』

While the robe was fluttering in the hot wind, the most eye-catching thing was the pattern of flames and cherry blossoms on the long sleeves of this man's kimono, which was exactly the same as that of the oiran Asagiri's kimono.

"Who is he...and where is he going..."

I can't control my body, but the scalding flames, the thick smoke that chokes my nose, and the screams that enter my ears are all so authentically transmitted to Abeji's five senses...

Ignoring the thousands of lives struggling and disappearing in the raging fire, and listening to the last cries of the countless dead with a piercing heart, he finally came to the fire tornado...

This situation is very similar to the scene in "Yoshihara Yanshang" in the hidden world.

Half of Furisode, stained with flames, interlaced with flame patterns and cherry blossoms, is quietly floating in the center of the fire tornado.

"You are late, the entire Edo city has already been buried with me."

In the fire tornado, there was a hoarse and inhuman roar.

"Shoji Jinemon... Now it's your turn to be buried with Edo."

The man's clear voice rang beside his ears.

This is still Abe Temple, the first time I heard "his" voice.

"This is……"

The two knives were unsheathed, and the huge and pure light of the knives, which could be seen clearly but could not be avoided, swept out, splitting the huge fire tornado rising into the sky in front of Abeji Temple...

"What a powerful sword! 』

Compared with Abe Temple's "Taishan Fujun Sword", which puts more emphasis on yin and yang, this sword is closer to the peak of pure kendo, but it also incorporates spiritual power just right.

"Jie Jie Jie Jie... Even if your sword skills are as good as a god, you can't completely wipe me out..."

The half of the fiery sleeve fluttered down from the air.

"The desire of the entire Edo... has been mine... I will be reborn thousands of times in this fire of desire..."

Shoji Jinemon's voice still echoed in it.

"Not only will these people be buried with me, but they will also become fuelwood for this fire of desire forever and ever, and they must not escape!"

The wind danced wildly, and another fire tornado lifted the half of Fuxiu flat on the ground, setting off a thousand layers of flames.