I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 231 Going to Beijing
"Susanoo?"

"Oh, that's alright then, that's alright then."

Upon hearing that he was actually a descendant of one of the 'Three Noble Children', Iori Kazuka quickly retracted her previous 'question'.

"and many more?"

"Her divine eye can actually copy other people's abilities."

Upon hearing this information, one can easily imagine the grim expression on Iori Kazuka's face at the Tokyo Imperial Palace without even looking.

You painstakingly practiced and developed a skill, only to have the other person learn it with a single glance. Who wouldn't be furious?

"Not everything is acceptable,"

He slowly and methodically explained to the phone on the table:

"It's just a technique, like my family's secret technique: it requires cultivating shikigami, making your own clay, and using special ink to perform it."

The implication is that it doesn't matter if the other party 'copies' it; because without the supporting components, it simply cannot be used.

Yura's Oni-Garara and Sora's 'Explosion Release' are techniques that the Sharingan cannot copy. As for Yu's 'Super Beast Imitation Drawing', he simply 'locked' his access to it.

This was said by Yi Hua on the other end of the phone.
Even Kafka Lu Jiang and Director Zhu Ya, who were in the conference room, were speechless.

No wonder this 'Yu-kun' looked so nonchalant; it turns out his family's secret technique makes him immune to theft.
"And then there's Kafka, General Lu. In your situation, she definitely can't copy you either. Hmm, maybe she can copy some combat techniques?"

But Kafka's core strength lies in his terrifyingly vast 'demonic power'. Without that seemingly inexhaustible 'demonic power', most of his combat techniques would be nothing short of a life-or-death struggle for anyone else.

"In short, it's not a good idea for either of us to take action against Poison Island."

Yu spoke directly with Ichika on the other end of the phone.
"You should have already thought of the reason."

On one hand, there's the fear that their abilities might be copied, and it would be ridiculous to die from their own abilities; on the other hand, there's also the issue of the other party's identity.

Descendants of Susanoo
Even the most resentful gods in Takamagahara only dare to secretly cast curses.

How dare these 'mortals' lay a hand on the descendants of the gods?

Although in mythology, Susanoo is not a god who takes care of his descendants: his direct descendant Ōkuninushi was forced to submit to Ninjakasa-no-Mikoto by Amaterasu's Takemikazuchi, and Susanoo never intervened.

But don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the eventuality.

If we kill Busujima, will something bad happen to us?
Upon learning of Dokjima's identity, the indignant officers of the Ground Self-Defense Force suddenly changed their tune and began to dissuade Kafka from taking action.

If Lu Jiang were to face off against that 'God of Destruction,' then Lu Zi would likely have no future.

Furthermore, what is the attitude of Inari, the god who protects Tokyo, towards Busujima?
Island nations dare not gamble, nor do they want to gamble!

In this situation, it would be best to let Tenma Ai-mei, who is also a 'divine descendant', handle it.

"But what about the other side's abilities?"

"Don't panic,"

Yu interrupted Yi Hua's hesitation on the other end of the phone.

"Both are 'God's Eyes,' but the other party cannot copy Pegasus's abilities."

Under Yu's 'guidance', Tenma Hope was developed almost exactly according to the 'Hyuga clan' model; all of her abilities required the Byakugan's assistance, and even if the Sharingan were copied, it would only be a 'shell' Gentle Fist that was similar in form but not in spirit.

As for illusions, the Byakugan has a high resistance to them; plus, Poison Island is not very developed, so it is almost negligible.

No matter what kind of ninjutsu it is, you can just use "Rotation" to withstand it.

"Moreover, they usually hide in the mountains, so it's not difficult for us to find and track them."

Yu caused two extraordinary disasters known as the "Rift to the Underworld," which not only "emptied" an area of ​​the Underworld but also created a large number of [unclear] in the real-world island nation.
The territory of the demons!

Large numbers of escaped evil spirits gathered in the mountains outside the city, waiting to devour lone passersby.

Don't forget that the island nation has a forest coverage rate of 69%; coupled with its vast hilly areas, these areas have now become 'habitats' for evil spirits.

Previously, a dozen or so forest rangers, along with some loggers and orchard workers, were enough to manage these mountain ranges.

Now?

Only a few hundred thousand yen per month,

You want me to sleep with evil spirits every day?
Go by yourself!
In short, evil spirits spread widely and occupied mountains everywhere.

Many places have become true 'no man's land', growing entirely naturally, which is truly gratifying.

"Once Poison Island moves into these mountains, there's nothing we can do, so..."

"let me see."

"Hey, Yihua, what do you mean by 'think about it'?"

Others might not be able to say, but Yuko didn't have so many reservations and couldn't help but complain:
"Shouldn't this be decided by Tianma? Have you really become the 'Great General Who Conquers the Barbarians'?"

"Brother You, how can you slander someone's innocence out of thin air? I will tell Hope."

After ending the call, You stood up.

"That's it, I'm leaving."

"You're leaving already? Won't you discuss it further?"

In response to Director Zhu Ya's subconscious attempt to persuade her to stay, You raised her hand and pointed to the door.

"Have you forgotten that I'm still a security guard for the 'High School Martial Arts Tournament'?"

The matches outside have already started!

Ah this
They were just talking about the descendants of gods, and suddenly it turned into a competition for ordinary high school students, which almost caught Director Zhuya off guard.

"We've disturbed Yu-kun,"

Since the Yu family's secret techniques are not afraid of being 'stolen,' the real headache is:

The Extraordinary Countermeasures Division, the Army Self-Defense Force, and... a major conglomerate!

Only they possess extraordinary individuals with various 'self-created skills' and 'original sorcery'.

If the other party is just copying a skill, I can just accept it even if it's not my fault.

However, Poison Island's personality
Let's fight first when we meet!
"Let all native superhumans temporarily gather at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department."

Director Zhuya could only handle it this way for now: if Tianma Aiming didn't take action for a long time, they couldn't just let all the precious original superhumans stay in the Metropolitan Police Department, could they?
The island nation is far from peaceful right now. A large number of evil spirits have gathered along major transportation routes and need to be eliminated. As for the evil spirits in the deep mountains and forests, those places have been abandoned!
Ugh, my head hurts.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Edogawa Ward, Tokyo.

"Master, I've received some interesting information."

Jiu Kong Yao Ai, carrying her office tablet, walked over to the side of the great Onmyoji Abe no Seimei, who was watching the game.

"Susanoo's bloodline?"

As the saying goes, there are no secrets that stay hidden forever.

Each unexpected event proves once again that the world is just a giant makeshift operation.

The fact that the Self-Defense Forces, the Extraordinary Countermeasures Division, and the Imperial Palace all knew about Dokushima's 'identity' was equivalent to the fact that the island nation's top conglomerates all knew about it; and someone in the trading company that Kyuu Sora was busy 'recruiting' happened to know about this.

Since we can't resist, let's change our perspective and actively integrate ourselves into it.

The other party provided this intelligence in exchange for a position within the 'Nine Sky Forces'.

These coerced trading companies didn't know Jiu Kong's background, but that didn't stop them from making a guess: the most plausible explanation was that she had picked up some kind of 'snake' spirit of a hundred ghosts!

Original Extraordinary
It's not just a starting wolf-level dog, but it has huge potential.

If you're lucky and master the skills suitable for combat, reaching the Tiger level in the future won't be a problem.

Even if you're unlucky and only get a useless ability, at least you can still draw blood to create extraordinary potions, right?
Moreover, the head of this 'Nine Void' conglomerate clearly possesses abilities that are far from useless: he can control at least hundreds or thousands of venomous snakes, which would leave most superhumans with no choice but to run away.

So, why not just side with them? In any case, in this extraordinary era, without some backing, business is getting harder and harder.

"That's interesting,"

The Great Onmyoji smiled slightly after glancing at the information the little girl had provided.

"It's just the beginning of her bloodline manifesting; there's no need to worry about her."

"Yes, Master." Since the Great Yin-Yang Master said so, Jiu Kong naturally wouldn't cause any trouble.

Perhaps in this 'master's' eyes, a mere descendant of a god is nothing; but for someone like Jiu Kong, the fear of the gods is still deeply ingrained.

"Master, besides 'spiritual power cultivation,' what else do I need to do to improve my strength?"

"Well, you should hide your identity first, and then go find a few samurai to practice with."

The great Onmyoji lightly waved his folding fan and casually assigned her 'homework'.

"It's always good to practice your skills."

"Yes, master."

Jiu Kong Yao Ai bowed her head and accepted the order.

Absorbing the 'Orochi's Bone' can certainly boost one's strength by leaps and bounds, but if one is flustered and disorganized when facing an enemy, then all that power is meaningless.

It's only right to hide one's identity and train with a few extraordinary individuals.

A cold thought flashed in the little girl's eyes.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Nishinomiya City,
The massive Koshien stadium was filled with deafening noise and thunderous cheers.

The top three in karate have been determined, and the six winners are enjoying the applause, praise, and bright future.

Their sport is inherently the most physically demanding, and once they become superhumans, they immediately possess formidable combat power, making them highly sought-after by all sides.

The 'accident' in the kendo competition has been forgotten by everyone. The news media, which used to love to gossip, all seem to have been under a 'forgetfulness' spell, keeping silent about the incident and focusing their attention on the upcoming archery competition.

In this atmosphere, all the viewers were led to forget about the 'accident' and naturally stopped paying attention to the missing high school girl.

No, not everyone has 'forgotten' her; at least some people still care.

"Yes, I've already told my parents."

Holding his phone and carrying a sword pouch, Takashi walked out of the massive 'Koshien' stadium.

"I'm going to find Senior Busujima."

"No matter what happened to her, I will find out the truth."

As a fellow contestant who came from Higashi-Izumo High School, Takashi couldn't forget about Busujima overnight like the others.

He was going to search for... no, not just for the whereabouts of Poison Island; he was also going to become stronger, because only in this way could he...
He hadn't forgotten the fact that his senior had grabbed him like a chick and then casually tossed him aside.

Even now that he has become a superhuman, recalling and comparing in his mind:

They still had no power to resist!

Therefore, we must become stronger!
And the place where one can become stronger is—

Tokyo.

"Wait, Li."

"Between me and Busujima-senpai? There's nothing between us."

On the other end of the phone, Xiao was completely baffled by his childhood sweetheart's words.

"I can't just leave her like this, because we're friends."

click,

I glanced at my phone; the other person had hung up.

?

"What's wrong with Li?"

The boy, unusually oblivious to emotions, scratched his black, tousled hair, looked in the direction of Tokyo, and his eyes hardened.

Although he has emotional intelligence issues, Xiao's intuition is very sharp; he senses that Busujima-senpai is not doing this willingly, but is being pushed along by 'something'.

Find out the force that's 'carrying' her, and then let her make her own choice again—as a friend, he would never stand idly by; so, let's set off now.

Target: Tokyo!
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"Great Fireball!"

In the mountains and forests, a tall girl with long hair that reached her waist opened her mouth and spat out.

A burst of flame roared out, leaving a charred trail in the air before striking a large tree.

boom,

The flames instantly ignited the branches and leaves of the tree.

Under the abnormally intense burning, the tree was reduced to a twisted trunk in just a few seconds.

"Water waves,"

With a wave of his hand, water from the nearby pool suddenly surged up and poured onto the burning tree trunk, extinguishing the flames.

“Indeed, it seems that these Yin-Yang techniques do not necessarily require ‘hand seals’.”

However, if hand seals are used, the power of the technique is significantly stronger.

Even her 'eye of God' cannot omit these processes: if she doesn't want to lose power.

"It's not just about various fighting techniques,"

"Even Yin-Yang magic and sorcery can be imitated after watching them."

This ability might not be very useful to top-tier players: because top-tier players all have a set of combat techniques that suit them, and thousands of 'minor skills' are not as effective as a single basic attack from them.

But for Poison Island right now, the more methods the better!

Since unleashing her 'true nature,' she has been engaged in a series of chaotic battles with the Self-Defense Forces Army.

The enemy should be searching for her everywhere right now, and they'll use missiles, heavy artillery, and all sorts of other weapons.

The more methods you have, the better you can handle various situations.
"Human beings"

"Woman. Mine, mine!"

Just as Busujima stopped practicing the copied 'Yin-Yang Technique', a hoarse voice came from behind.

From the nearby woods, a three-meter-tall figure emerged. It, or rather, its entire body was covered with heads, some open and some closed, so densely packed that a single glance was enough to give goosebumps to anyone with trypophobia.

These heads, like 'plates', formed a suit of armor on its body.

This creature, which appeared to be wearing a 'human helmet armor', had a spider-like head with eight eyes that were fixedly staring at Busujima.

Its instincts told it that it could break through its limits by devouring this woman!

"Earth spider warrior?"

There is more than one species of earth spider in island nations.

One type is a giant spider that often appears in the mountains and is also known as the 'mountain spider'. It is ferocious and often binds people it encounters with its silk and takes them back to its cave dwelling to eat. Its eight legs, fangs, and bristles are all sharp weapons that can injure people.

Another type is the vengeful spirit of the indigenous people who died after being at odds with the imperial court and hiding in the deep mountains.

The illusory being with two feet before them was clearly the latter. And for Busujima:

“Look into my eyes,”

?

The 'Earth Spider', which had devoured a large number of evil spirits, suddenly became dazed.

In each of the eight eyes, a magatama slowly rotates.

"Osaka, Isotani family,"

After controlling 'Onigumo' with a single glance, Busujima thought for a moment.

Other places where extraordinary individuals gather include:

"Tokyo."

(End of this chapter)