I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 112 The Ishigaya Family

"Sister, I killed someone."

On the second floor of the Isoya family's house, a long-haired boy wrapped in a blanket and huddled in a corner spoke softly.

"It's alright, Kaoru, you were just defending yourself."

Although she comforted her younger brother, Igoya Dai knew in her heart that murder was murder: the police came to their door so quickly, and although her grandfather said he would never let them be arrested, how could they possibly fight against the army with just a hunting rifle?

"Sister, those police officers don't seem to be here to arrest us, or even Master. It's more like—"

"They need our help."

"yes,"

After calming down,
With a bandage wrapped around her forehead, Igotani Dai gradually came to her senses.

"If those who are found to have extraordinary abilities online can become high-ranking officials in the government, so can we."

"No, we will not join the government."

Wrapped in a quilt, the younger brother became even calmer. Perhaps because he had 'killed someone,' he gradually became 'clear-headed'.

"If I join the government, I'll definitely be bossed around by those big shots."

"We need to build our own 'power'!"

One's own power?
"Would those big shots let us go?"

The older sister frowned, which aggravated the wound on her forehead, causing her to raise her hand and press the bandage.

“They wouldn’t dare to lay a hand on us. We’re not orphans who can be bullied.”

"Our grandparents and parents can't protect us from the government."

The woman with black curly hair paused, then a possibility came to mind.

"Wait, you mean—"

"right,"

"We also have a 'master'!"

The freckled boy, huddled under the covers, became increasingly clear-headed.

"Although Master has left, who in the entire island nation dares to disregard her power?"

"We can choose not to submit to anyone: at least 'mortal' governments don't have that right!"

brush,

He suddenly sat up, and as the quilt fell to the ground...

Kaoru Igarashi, the younger brother with his long hair tied in a ponytail, has a determined look in his eyes.

"Sister, we must have our own power and then take Master back!"

"Well, I listen to you."

The younger brother, Kaoru Igarashi, with his clear thinking and determined gaze, made his older sister, Dai Igarashi, subconsciously nod in agreement.

Just as their master Hai Ren said, his younger brother was a genius even more outstanding than himself.

It was he who used the 'fire spell' to kill them.

They were fake police officers trying to forcibly arrest them!
This powerful offensive 'Yin-Yang Technique' is something that my older sister, Isoya Dai, has not even mastered, let alone used.

"Okay, I'll go and 'negotiate' with the big shots."

Since we want to win back our master, let's start with the first step: independence.

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"What,"

"The Igoya siblings want to see us?"

Upon hearing her subordinate's report, Director Zhu Ya frowned, sensing something was amiss.

You should know that when he went to the Isoya family before, the two siblings were very sensitive to the 'police' and almost got into a fight.

It's not hard to understand; after all, they were just two elementary school students who suddenly committed murder. They would definitely instinctively fear the police.

This is something that Director Zhuya didn't consider: for a big shot like him, killing a few Yazaku is no different from stepping on a few ants, but for two fifth-grade elementary school students, it is a world-shattering event.

On this condition, the Igotani sisters were allowed to join the Metropolitan Police Department.
"We will not join the Metropolitan Police Department,"

"They will not join the government either."

However, when the girl with black curly hair and a sporty boy look, Dai Igarashi, came in, her first words made Director Takeya lose her composure!

"What?"

"Hahaha!!!"

While Director Takeya was dumbfounded, the Osaka Police Chief, who was lounging in the room, was overjoyed.

"Fifty grains, little Kamo Dai."

The Osaka police chief stepped forward with a friendly expression and gestured for the expert next to him to bring over the ancient family genealogy.

“Look,”

"Actually, you are descendants of the 'Kamo' family from a thousand years ago,"

"We have family genealogies, local county annals, and population movement records to verify this!"

Kamo family?

Both Isoya Dai and Isoya Kaoru, who was hiding behind her, were taken aback.

This surname is absolutely unique in the game 'Onmyoji'!
When talking about Onmyoji, one cannot forget the great Onmyoji, Abe no Seimei, who famously said, "I play with a hundred demons in the capital, yet no one is safe."

A master of Yin-Yang philosophy from a thousand years ago, he was proficient in science, magic, and divination, deeply trusted by the Heian nobility, and served six emperors, holding a position of extraordinary status.

The legend of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons ended with his hand; he was also the creator of the island nation's "Taishan Fujun Festival" and even had a legitimate shrine dedicated to him. His life was truly legendary and romantic.

Abe no Seimei's teacher was none other than Kamo no Tadayuki, the head of the Kamo family at the time!

The Kamo family, the first family of 'Onmyōdō' in the island nation: the founder of Onmyōdō, 'En no Ozuno,' full name: Kamo En no Ozuno.

It can be said that the history of the Kamo and Abe families almost represents the development and rise and fall of the island nation's "Onmyōdō" (the Way of Yin and Yang).

Later, the Abe family changed their name to 'Tsuchimikado' and remained active until modern times.

As for the Kamo family—

"The Kamo family?"

The girl, her brows furrowing slightly and the pain aggravating the wound on her forehead, asked in an annoyed tone:
"so what?"

Everyone in the room was taken aback by the girl's question.

"The Kamo family hopes that the two of them can go to Kyoto to formally 'recognize their ancestry': people from all over Kyoto and the Osaka area will come to witness the ceremony."

"We're not going."

My sister, Ishigaya Dai, flatly refused.
"If I'm not mistaken, the Kamo family's lineage of Onmyodo techniques has been severed, hasn't it?"

The girl's gaze swept over everyone present: there were experts, high-ranking officials, and powerful figures, but no one dared to refute her in the face of her gaze.

"Listen carefully, my brother and I are not going anywhere!"

“We are here, this is the Kamo family’s residence—they should be the ones coming to pay their respects to us!”

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Faced with the girl's assertive declaration, the adults froze, and the room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

"This, this, this."

The Osaka police chief's fingers trembled, but he couldn't utter a complete sentence.

Reverse, reverse!
This mere branch of the family dares to demand that the main family come and pay their respects?!

The original plan of the Osaka side was to send the two siblings back to the Kamo family in Kyoto: once they were there, whether it was Yin-Yang secret arts or the cultivation of extraordinary beings, wouldn't they be in charge?

But to my surprise, this little girl actually said such a boastful thing.

"Hmph, Director Zhuya, what do you have to say?"

The Osaka police chief, his chest heaving, barely suppressed his anger and turned to look at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department commissioner.

"Isoya Dai, you committed the crime of killing three people before."

Director Zhu Ya's face also darkened.
Since the other party rejected his 'kindness,' he has to accept it.
"Killing one person makes you a criminal, slaughtering ten thousand makes you a hero."

However, the girl who came to the door seemed to have been prepared, raising her hands with a cold smile.

"We must follow in our master's footsteps; casualties are inevitable. If they have the guts, let them come back to kill us." "Or perhaps..."

The curly-haired girl's face also darkened.
"Are you going to make enemies of us siblings here?"

Before these 'big shots' could even react, Kaoru Igarashi, with her long hair and freckles, hiding behind her and resembling a delicate girl, clasped her hands together in a mudra, flames emanating from her slightly parted lips.

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"and many more--"

"Put your hand down—"

With a whoosh, the people around immediately retreated, retreated rapidly, retreated wildly!

Damn it,
Can superhuman strength increase intelligence?

Even Director Zhu Ya couldn't help but break out in a sweat. The 'well-behaved' and youthful appearance of the two siblings made him forget one thing: the other party was an extraordinary being who had mastered 'Yin-Yang Techniques'.

At this distance, if the other party suddenly attacks, it's questionable how many people in the room will survive.

"Our master is lost, not dead."

Seeing all the 'adults' in the room retreat to the corner in fear, leaning against the wall with terrified expressions, Igarashi Dai spoke up again 'fiercely'.

"If anything happens to us, I'm sure Master wouldn't mind slaughtering your entire family to be buried with us!"

The girl's facial expression was too forceful, resembling a 'kitten' baring its teeth and claws to intimidate people, but:

Behind these two 'kittens' stood a fierce tiger.
No, it's that elusive and powerful demon.

Sea Ninja!

"Whether they are important figures from Tokyo or Osaka."

After making the threats, the girl simply raised a single, slender white finger and circled it around the room.

"You are not welcome here!"

"Leave Hayakawa Town,"

"From now on, this place will be the territory of our 'Ishigani' family!"

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Upon hearing the girl's order to leave, the expressions on the faces of everyone in the room were incredibly varied, as if they had a thousand words to say but couldn't utter a single one.

Whether superhuman strength increases intelligence is debatable, but it certainly increases ambition.

Even two country kids dared to scold them.
"Since the host has spoken, if we continue to linger, we will be unwelcome guests."

As the director, Zhu Yachun is capable of both taking on responsibilities and letting go of burdens.

“We will set up a ‘reception section’ at the town’s police station. If you two encounter any difficulties in your training or daily life, you can tell the people at the ‘reception section,’ and they will do their best to accommodate you. So—”

In an instant, Director Zhu Ya smiled and nodded at the wary siblings.

"If you have time in the future, come to Tokyo more often."

"Oh, okay."

Subconsciously nodding in response, her older sister, Ishigaya Dai, quickly straightened her face.

"You can go."

As for the Osaka police chief on the other side, although he also wanted to speak up and ease the tension;
But seeing the flames constantly spilling from the long-haired younger brother's mouth, he wisely shut up and left.

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Da da da da,

Amidst the whirring of propellers, helicopters flew away one after another in the sky, arriving and departing in a hurry.

Under the threat of force from the Isoya siblings, most of the personnel from the two Metropolitan Police Departments obediently withdrew: it wasn't that they were afraid of the two siblings, but they were just children who had just become superhumans, and even if you piled up human lives, it would be enough to kill them.

The problem is—as that older sister, Isoya Dai, said: they have 'Umi-nin' backing them up.

Hai Ren was taken away by "Mr. San", but according to the information obtained from the villagers, even "Mr. San", whose real name is Xue Hanama, who is under that master, does not dare to force Hai Ren too much: if they harm these two children, they will no longer need to search for Hai Ren's whereabouts.

Given that person's personality and abilities, he could probably wipe out the Metropolitan Police Department the very next day.

Since we can't afford to offend them, let's switch to cooperation.

Given the size of the government, there will always be times when the other side needs them.

Anyway, this was an 'unexpected surprise'. As for being forced back by two children, well, they can't be considered children!
“Dai, you guys.”

Looking up at the departing armed helicopter, the silver-haired old man hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"Grandpa, don't worry, we already have a plan."

"Alas, I am old and can no longer protect you."

To others, the two children are extraordinary, both frightening and enviable; but to the old man, they will always be his granddaughter and grandson who never grow up.

"Hey hey hey~~"

"Grandpa isn't old at all."

"Don't try to comfort this old man, you guys go back first."

The old man patted his granddaughter and grandson who had jumped on him, and then walked outside.

"I'll contact the heads of other families."

Soon, most of the men from the surrounding families gathered at the Ishigani family's courtyard: some of them were carrying hunting rifles and chatting idly with the others with a puzzled look on their faces.

"Gentlemen, the old man has gathered you all here to thank you for your previous assistance."

"Everyone has arrived," the silver-haired old man said earnestly.

When the 'false police report' incident occurred, the neighbors all came to help with shotguns, and two of them, Yazaku, died from the shotguns.

"Thank you so much!"

After speaking, the old man bowed deeply.

"Zoma, you're too kind,"

"We're all family from the same place, what's there to thank?"

"No matter which company has a problem, everyone will stand up!"

The men spoke up one after another, and as they said, in this rural area near the mountains, in addition to the people's fierce nature, they were also exceptionally united: after all, no one knows when their relatives might encounter wild boars, brown bears or the like.

Helping others is also helping yourself.

"Besides that, there's one more thing: let my granddaughter announce it."

After saying that, the old man turned around and slid open the wooden gate to the courtyard.

Inside the room, Isatani Dai, dressed as a sporty boy with short black hair, and Isatani Kaoru, a well-behaved girl with long hair and freckles, are kneeling on the floor.

"Thank you so much, uncles and elders, for your help." X2
The two children bowed in unison, and immediately a flurry of hurried waving and cries of "There, there" filled the courtyard.

Don't be fooled by their childish appearance. Okay, they are indeed children at heart; but everyone knows that the two siblings from the Isoya family possess extraordinary powers, and are 'extraordinary beings' who dare to reprimand even important figures in Tokyo and Osaka, who can only obediently leave.

"And, I have a suggestion that may be premature."

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Amidst the puzzled waiting of many nearby adults, it was the older sister, Isoya, who spoke up.

"Many people present have experienced the despair of the previous 'shrine'."

At this point, many men in the courtyard changed their expressions.

Just as the girl said, many of them were controlled by that 'blood hakama' and used as puppets to participate in the events that forced the sea ninja. No one wanted to experience that feeling of being unable to control their own destiny a second time!
"Extraordinary events happen not on television or in the news, but right around us."

"In the future, there may be even more and more terrifying extraordinary beings appearing."

If the people here used to have an empty concept of the extraordinary as "there are lucky people over there" or "extraordinary beings exist, how terrifying," then when it actually happened to them, all that remained was despair.

"My brother and I have also experienced that kind of despair and helplessness!"

Clenching her fist, Igotani Dai looked up, her gaze sweeping over the people in the courtyard.

"So, I decided to establish a 'family'."

"To deal with extraordinary families!"

? ?
"Like the Kamo family?"

A middle-aged man spoke hesitantly, and Igotani Dai gave a confirming answer.

"right,"

"Just like the Kamo family!"

"Uncles and elders, would you be willing to lend me a hand?"

(End of this chapter)