I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 272 God-level Disaster 'Heiankyo'

Kyoto City,
From 794 AD until Tokyo became the capital in 1868, this city was the center of power, politics, economy, and culture of the island nation.

The title of "Millennial Kyoto" is not an exaggeration. As a result, the Kansai region, centered on "Kyoto-Osaka", and the Kanto region, centered on "Tokyo-Yokohama", have always been at odds: Osaka people look down on Tokyo people as "nouveau riche" who have only been around for a few hundred years, while Tokyo people look down on Osaka people as "old relics" who have been around for thousands of years.

But now, the place known as a symbol of island culture is bustling with activity.

Many ancient temples and shrines have long been deserted. If even gods and Buddhas do not protect believers, then humans have no reason to stay and die in vain.

The people on the outskirts of the city have all fled, and the wealthy people in the city center have long since disappeared, leaving only the awkwardly located residential area in the middle of the city at the very back.

"Yasato, are you done yet?"

A middle-aged man with a beard put a large cardboard box into the trunk of his car and turned to look at his home.

"Coming right away,"

Amid the responses, a male high school student also came out carrying a large cardboard box.

"so much?"

"It's all Mom's, Dad, do you have a problem with that?"

No, no~~

The middle-aged man with a beard on his chin waved his hands repeatedly, not wanting his wife to hear him say that.

It wasn't fear, but rather that, in this man's heart, the proudest thing in his life was meeting the mother of his child.

"there is nothing?"

A housewife came out dragging a suitcase, tilting her head in confusion.

Even though her son is already a high school student, the young woman still exudes a youthful aura in her every move, making her look more like the older sister of a male high school student.

"Maiko, you misheard."

"Yes, let's get in the car, Mom."

Two men, one old and one young, pushed the person in charge of the household into the family car, closed the trunk, and then got in the car.

The last three glanced at the houses behind them, some with regret, some with reluctance, and some with a secretive look:
"Let's go back to our hometown."

After saying that, the middle-aged man started the car and slowly drove out of the home he had spent half his life building.

"Please take note, citizens."

"Please pay attention to traffic safety regulations;"

"Do not crowd, do not go against the flow of traffic, take good care of the elderly and children, and bring your luggage."

As the radio broadcasted, the family car drove onto the street and merged into the heavy traffic: countless vehicles carrying families were heading out.

The traffic flowed slowly forward, without horns or loud conversations, carrying a silent sadness; apart from a few innocent children who asked 'When are you going home?', most people drove in silence or chatted idly about the future.

"Honey, back in our hometown..."

“I’ve already made arrangements,”

The bearded middle-aged man driving unconsciously tightened his grip on both hands, then replied nonchalantly.

“They are also recruiting ‘security personnel’ there. With our savings and government compensation, we will have no problem making a living. Don’t worry.”

“My brother is a big shot in town, he’ll help too.”

"My elder brother?"

The young housewife seemed to have thought of something unpleasant, and her expression became unnatural.

"He's still single all these years?"

"Yes, after that incident."

While his parents were chatting, their high school son turned to look at the traffic outside the window.

Is this the power of a top-tier superhuman?
A single sentence has caused millions of people to leave their homes.
However, given the strength that great Onmyoji displayed, even a million people in the entire city of Kyoto wouldn't be enough for him to kill in just a few minutes.

Giving them three days to escape was already considered 'merciful' by the other side.

Hometown?
The high school boy's expression softened as he recalled the small town where he spent his childhood.

Maybe it's not so bad?

I took out my phone and opened my photo album.

The first photo shows a little girl wearing a straw hat making a 'victory' sign; behind her is a little boy with a wronged expression.

I wonder if Saki is still as skilled at climbing trees and catching fish as she was when she was a child?
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.

Tokyo,

Chiyoda, Metropolitan Police Department Command Center.

"Report: All 1469472 people in Kyoto City have been evacuated."

"Thanks for your hard work,"

Upon hearing the secretary's report, Director Zhu Ya nodded and silently looked at the dozens of screens in front of her.

Although millions of people in Kyoto have been evacuated, the infrastructure has not been damaged in any way: water, electricity, and gas are running smoothly, and a large number of newly installed cameras are still working, allowing the Extraordinary Countermeasures Division in Tokyo to clearly observe everything in Kyoto.

The once bustling city is now deserted.

The ancient temples and shrines that represent history are also empty, which is quite disappointing.

Their own temple was about to be occupied, yet none of these gods and Buddhas showed up to stop it?

Should we say they are high above, or that the great Onmyoji is too powerful—perhaps both are true.

Besides Director Takeya, Fujiko Seiko, Kawai Mai, and the other section chiefs of the Extraordinary Countermeasures Section were all gathered here.

Normally, they would want to split themselves into two, so they never have a moment of leisure.
But now, these high-ranking members of the Extraordinary Countermeasures Department are just standing here doing nothing.

They were waiting, waiting for the appearance of that great Onmyoji—

"coming!"

In one of the shots aimed at the sky, a tiny human figure suddenly appears.

As the camera zooms in, the elegant Onmyoji, with his tall hat and flowing sleeves, appears on screen.

glance,

Seemingly sensing that someone was watching, the other person glanced over slightly;
"Ah~~"

"Woo!"

Everyone in the Metropolitan Police Department groaned in pain and collapsed as the world spun around them.

boom,

A sphere of pale blue light, the size of a ping-pong ball, shot out.

While smashing the display screen, they also saved the lives of the people who had collapsed.

"Senior Holy Son?!"

Kawai Mai subconsciously turned her head and saw Fuji Seiko, who was biting her lip until it bled and raising her hand with trembling hands.

"Are you alright? Stop the bleeding, stop the bleeding quickly—"

"I'm fine,"

Taking the handkerchief that Mai frantically pulled out, Fuji Seiko pressed it to her lips and shook her head slightly.

"Director,"

"Don't point the camera at that great Onmyoji."

Although 'Abe no Seimei' caused thousands of casualties as soon as he appeared, he did not 'actively' kill anyone: that's right, these casualties were just the aftermath of his battle with Yu-kun.

on the other hand,

There are also issues with island nation governments.

The government never expected the intensity of the fighting to be so high, which resulted in the evacuation of some people not completely leaving Bunkyo Ward.

On the other hand, if Chiyoda, where they live, was affected, what about other places?
Abe no Seimei sought to exploit negative human emotions: killing was like draining the pond to catch all the fish, so he never intentionally killed anyone.

Even just a glance from them was something they couldn't bear.

"Do not point the drone's camera at the target."

At the same time that Director Takeya gave the order, Abe no Seimei in the sky moved.

"I really miss the seal of Daoman."

A 'Rift of the Underworld' existed in the skies above Kyoto, but after Yu set up a barrier, no more evil spirits emerged. With government 'Members of the Extraordinary Countermeasures Division' and 'Army Extraordinary Officers' stationed there, life in the city wasn't significantly affected, but that was the end of it—

"untie!"

With a flick of Abe no Seimei's folding fan...
A cracking sound came from above the huge crack in the sky!
The next second, black wriggles emerged from the crack and fell.

"The seal has been broken,"

The island nation's government had anticipated this situation.

But as they watched in person as a massive influx of evil spirits poured into the crack like a black rain, the people in the Metropolitan Police Department still couldn't help but twitch.

With their strength, they are not afraid of mere evil spirits; but what about ordinary people?
They can muster the courage to deal with one or two evil spirits, but they can face three or five.
They had no choice but to flee in disarray.

"What does he want to do by releasing the evil spirits of the underworld?"

"Attention all units! Prepare to snipe."

Nagaokakyo City,

As a city adjacent to Kyoto, its residents have already been evacuated;
All that remained were numerous armored vehicles of various models on the streets and fully armed soldiers atop high-rise buildings.

Not only the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, but Kafka, who had rushed back to Osaka, also gathered his elite Army Self-Defense Force troops and witnessed everything from the outskirts of Kyoto. But besides angry questioning, all that remained was a helpless sorrow.

Let alone them, even if all the troops and superhumans of the island nation were gathered together, it would only be a matter of how long it would take for them to be wiped out.

They are naturally not afraid of evil spirits.

However, it could be Abe no Seimei.
So strong it's despair-inducing!

Click click click

As countless people watched helplessly, after the 'seal' in the sky was broken, the crack continued to expand, eventually forming a pitch-black 'circle'.

Countless evil spirits poured into the sphere, descending from the sky and flooding the Kyoto city area.

But these evil spirits did not scatter and eagerly commit slaughter; instead, they:

"Are they fighting and devouring each other?"

The third squad leader, a female officer with a high ponytail, raised her eyebrows as she carried a large sniper rifle.

“It looks like it,”

The other extraordinary officers nodded in agreement.
They were all extraordinary officers who had received Kafka's blood, enabling them to undergo physical mutations and reach the wolf-level; even from thousands of meters away, they could still clearly see the actions of those evil spirits:

They began fighting and devouring each other as soon as they landed; however, unlike the evil spirits of the past, their bodies did not swell into a messy shape after devouring other evil spirits.

Instead, it is constantly condensing—becoming more and more like a human!

"General Lu, something's wrong."

"Yeah~~~~"

Just as the army's extraordinary officers were still in awe, a bird-shaped evil spirit that had devoured a large number of evil spirits raised its head, flapped its wings, and screamed in terror.

Thump,

Next second,
His body exploded.

However, the black airflow that exploded had only spread out for more than ten meters when it suddenly flowed back to the center as if time had reversed!
The black airflow swirled back, turning into two plumes of thick smoke, which were then sucked under the bird-shaped mask.

"This is what I am"

With a hoarse voice, a figure with wings on its back stood up.

This is a young man dressed in a 'mountain ascetic' robe, with two strings of white pom-poms hanging on his chest and wooden clogs on his feet, the attire of an 'ascetic' in the mountains of an island nation.

".Where?"

The boy raised his head.

He wore a crow mask on his forehead, beneath which were the delicate features of a young boy.

“Ho ho ho~~~”

Just then, a huge, ferocious tiger spirit pounced from the side, its feet creating a gust of wind.
No, that wasn't a gale, but rather a group of dozens of twisted evil spirits.

These evil spirits 'carried' the tiger as they sped away.

boom! !

?

The boy in the raven mask suddenly turned around.

With a flap of its wings, it suddenly took off, dodging the tiger's pounce and rendering its attack futile as it crashed to the ground.

brush,

Amidst the flying dirt and rocks, I raised my hand and grabbed with all five fingers.

A huge razor fell into the hands of the boy with the raven mask.

The sword is two meters long and covered with feather patterns; with the sword in hand, the young man exudes a powerful aura.

"Evil will be killed!"

He gripped the razor with both hands and swung it, unleashing a crescent-shaped slash that was over ten meters long, instantly slicing through the body of the ferocious tiger spirit.

Rumble,

In the trajectory of the boy's sword strike, a building dozens of meters away was cleaved in two, its upper half slowly sliding down and crashing onto the street.

The ferocious tiger spirit, after a brief moment of stunned silence, was cleaved in two.

???

Strong Wolf level!
No, considering it was just a casual strike, it might be at the Tiger level.

brush,

The masked boy, holding a naginata and with wings on his back, turned his head and met Kafka's gaze.

"Humanity?"

"What a strange sight!"

The other party did not rush out of Kyoto City, nor did it reveal any enemies. Instead, it turned around and flew towards the sky in the center of the city.

"Master Harumi!"

As evil spirits continued to flow down from the 'black hole' in the sky, the black mist generated by the battle gradually spread and enveloped the entire city; it not only obscured the vision of Kafka and his companions, but also caused all electronic devices in Kyoto to malfunction wherever it went.

However, before that, the human side had already seen a lot of useful information.

"Crow Tengu, Great Robe, Boy."

"It seems that Abe no Seimei is really preparing to rebuild Heian-kyo."

You's voice came from Director Zhuya's phone.

"Even if he used evil spirits to create a hundred ghosts, it would still just be a city full of ghosts. What is that great Onmyoji thinking?"

"Perhaps he plans to use these high-level evil spirits as an 'army,' waiting for the right moment to bury the entire island nation in one fell swoop?"

Yu thought about Director Zhuya's guess.

"It's possible,"

"Sigh, can't people just focus on their spiritual practice?"

In this day and age, where can one still find a place for quiet contemplation?

Director Zhuya put down her phone and looked at Kyoto, which was shrouded in black mist. Or perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it 'Heian-kyo'?
"Director, the Prime Minister called to inquire about the situation."

The secretary handed her a phone, which Director Zhu Ya took and put to her ear.

"it's me,"

"Yes, Abe no Seimei has appeared."

"The good news is that he didn't attack us immediately."

"The bad news is that he has taken over Kyoto City and is constantly releasing a large number of evil spirits, causing these evil spirits to devour each other and evolve."

It was a city shrouded in black mist, with a 'black sun' constantly casting down evil spirits from the sky.

"I propose that this extraordinary disaster be named 'Heian-kyo'."

"Danger level: God!"

(End of this chapter)