In this crossover anime, I fight against the supernatural in my everyday world.

The woman of the Hour of the Ugly originally thought that as long as she used a little trick, using this kind of moral blackmail to tie the life of a so-called innocent human female victim to herself, she could make the human girl in front of her hesitate, or even be unable to kill her.

In retrospect, it was she who was naive.

"But it doesn't matter."

The woman of the Hour of the Ugly raised a strange and eerie smile on her lips.

"Anyway, it was all just something I made up on the spot."

Her blood-red, wide sleeves waved lightly in the air.

The next second, Yotsuya Miko noticed that many elongated black shadows were reflected on the ground.

She turned around and saw that behind her, the power station buildings were densely packed with hundreds of strange and terrifying evil spirits, their eyes filled with twisted and ferocious expressions.

"I've heard that you are the strongest human in this city, besides that human male."

Two lines of bloody tears welled up in the eyes of the woman of the ox hour as she looked at Yotsuya Miko standing there, her twisted desire undisguised, and her voice hoarse.

"I'm really lucky to be able to possess the body of an exorcist."

"lucky?"

Looking at the hundreds of evil spirits surrounding her, eyeing her menacingly, a rare smile appeared in Yotsuya Miko's usually emotionless eyes.

The most expressionless guy in Zongwu High School was amused.

"You...did draw the worst possible lot."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yotsuya Miko suddenly vanished from Ushi no Toki's sight in a flash.

"So fast..."

The woman of the hour of the ox was so startled that her pupils contracted. Just as she came to her senses, she noticed a pale golden blade of light slashing towards her from the side.

She had no intention of confronting them head-on, and quickly retreated, waving her hand to direct the group of lowly evil spirits.

"Go and deal with this human!"

Yotsuya Miko wasn't surprised that her first strike, delivered as a sneak attack, missed its mark.

Originally, she just wanted to try and kill him if possible. The fact that she didn't succeed only shows that the woman of the hour of the ox is indeed very strong, at least in terms of her quick reaction speed.

Yotsuya Miko didn't think there was anything dishonorable about a sneak attack.

A famous exorcist once told her this.

To deal with evil spirits, you must use every means possible; there is no such thing as a bottom line or martial ethics.

"Open your eyes, a hundred eyes."

As Yotsuya Miko softly called out the name of the Soul's True Form, a strange light shone from her golden pupils.

The dozen or so evil spirits that had already pounced close, ready to attack her, froze instantly, unable to move, after being glanced at by those golden pupils.

Without the slightest hesitation, Yotsuya Miko used Mikazuki Munechika to slay the demons in front of her.

After months of continuous exorcism battles, as the first member of the Xyz Society to awaken her spiritual abilities and the most talented member, she naturally developed more abilities to materialize her soul.

Although the initial ability of the Hundred Eyes was used for reconnaissance, when combined with the eyes of the Killing Demon, the powerful spirit weapon Mikazuki Munechika, and most importantly, the spiritual power of Yotsuya Miko herself, what was born was this kind of oppressive gaze that could render ordinary evil spirits immobile with just a glance.

"This guy..."

The woman hiding in the distance watched as Yotsuya Miko slashed one evil spirit after another without hesitation or pity, and a sense of indescribable fear welled up inside her.

The exorcist of Kyoto...

Is it like this?

Is this an exorcism?

No... is this still human?

The sheer speed that's almost impossible to follow with the naked eye, and the power to slice through any evil spirit with a casual swing of a long sword—that's already beyond the realm of humanity, isn't it?

Judging from her physical abilities, Ushi no Toki realized that she couldn't completely overpower this human girl; at best, she could only gain a slight advantage...

And... what was that ability just now?

When Yotsuya Miko's golden pupils swept over her, Ushi no Toki accidentally met her gaze, and even she felt a chill run down her spine.

Is the other party... really human, or an evil spirit occupying a human body like myself?

"Wait there obediently."

Yotsuya Miko swung her sword, the sharp Mikazuki Munechika, and directly severed several evil spirits.

Her golden eyes pierced through the hundreds of evil spirits blocking her way and landed on the Ugly Woman hiding in the shadows.

"I have seen you."

........

Meanwhile, Rio Futaba and Mai Sakurajima, who were traveling with Soichiro Yagami and the Metropolitan Police Department members, discovered that they had not seen a single evil spirit during their infiltration of the power plant.

"Could it be that..."

Rio Futaba seemed to have thought of something and asked Souichirou Yagami, who was cautiously advancing ahead with a gun in his hand.

"Director Yagami, if the two power plants resume operation, can the power supply to Kyoto City be guaranteed?"

"Yeah, no problem."

Souichirou Yagami spoke in a deep voice.

"Although operating at nearly 100% capacity will cause irreparable damage to the machinery, now is clearly not the time to consider the lifespan of the parts. Didn't you ask that before? Why are you asking it again now?"

Rio Futaba did not answer Soichiro Yagami's question, but asked again.

"What if only one power station returns to normal operation...?"

"Um..."

Souichirou Yagami frowned slightly and replied hesitantly.

"If a notice is issued to restrict citizens from using high-powered electrical appliances, just to ensure lighting... although it's a bit of a stretch, it should at least last for one night."

"In other words, we only need one power station..."

Rio Futaba frowned slightly and exchanged a glance with Mai Sakurajima beside her. Both women had a sense of foreboding.

If the entire city of Kyoto were to experience a complete power outage tonight, leaving most citizens to spend the night in darkness with their mobile phone communications cut off, then they would certainly feel panic and fear on their own, without any evil spirits needing to intervene.

But as long as the lights are restored, even if no other electrical appliances can be used, people's negative emotions will be greatly reduced in the light.

After all, the fear of darkness is ingrained in human nature.

Rio Futaba put herself in the mastermind's shoes. If she were the one who planned this attack, she would do everything in her power to complete her plan to cause panic in Kyoto City while Yoru was trapped in the Otherworld, before the time of meeting people at five o'clock tomorrow.

Rio Futaba didn't know how Yosei got trapped in the Otherworld, but she was certain that Yosei wasn't someone who would be easily fooled. Although she was usually quite abstract, she was always 120% cautious when it came to exorcising demons.

Once Yoru leaves the Otherworld, Rio Futaba can imagine what he might do.

A thorough cleanup of Kyoto City would be so thorough that even earthworm evil spirits would be sliced ​​vertically, and egg evil spirits would have their yolks shaken apart.

Why is there not a single evil spirit here, when all that's needed is a power station to restore Kyoto's lighting?

This is completely inconsistent with the cunning the other party has shown.

Assuming the mastermind behind this didn't have the courage to confront him and Mai Sakurajima head-on in this power plant, why did they kill the Metropolitan Police Department's Special Operations Unit sniper?

Wasn't it so that his group couldn't monitor the situation inside the power station at all times, thus gaining a terrain advantage?

"Wait a moment..."

Just as Rio Futaba was deep in thought, Mai Sakurajima suddenly spoke up to remind her.

"Killing the Metropolitan Police Department sniper might not have been an attempt to ambush us, but rather to prevent us from knowing... that something that was originally hidden in the power plant... has left?"

"leave?"

Upon hearing this, Rio Futaba's expression suddenly changed. She switched the walkie-talkie to a private communication channel that only contained herself, Souichirou Yagami, Mai Sakurajima, and Miko Yotsuya.

"Psionic, what's the situation on your end?"

Everything's fine on my end...

Just as Yotsuya Miko, who was in another power plant, was about to answer, she saw hundreds of faint, dark shadows appearing in the distance, on the periphery of the power plant.

With the power of her hundred eyes, she could see things clearly even hundreds of meters away.

Each of those dark shadows... was an evil spirit, and judging from the density of the black aura emanating from them, they were at least close to the level of the powerful evil spirit in the abandoned building, the Flying Head Barbarian.

"What happened on your end?"

Hearing Rio Futaba's anxious shouts over the walkie-talkie, and seeing Ushi no Toki hiding in the distance with a smug smile on her lips, Miko Yotsuya murmured to herself.

"So... I was the target..."

She quickly informed Rio Futaba and Mai Sakurajima on the walkie-talkie that thousands of evil spirits had appeared at the scene and that their numbers were still increasing.

Upon hearing this, Mai Sakurajima hurriedly said anxiously.

"It's too dangerous, let's retreat."

"Do not."

Upon hearing Mai Sakurajima's words, Miko Yotsuya shook her head and said in a calm tone.

"Since you were able to detect the anomaly, it means that you two encountered little or no resistance within the power station you were in, and that most of the enemy's forces were targeting me, right?"

"Yes...but..."

"No buts."

Always soft-spoken and with a stoic expression, Yotsuya Miko, with her gentle and kind nature, displayed an undeniable firmness at this moment.

"I will try to buy you time. You can take this opportunity to repair the power station. If one is not enough, then two; if two are not enough, then three. As long as you avoid the power station I am in, you should not encounter any obstacles."

"Are you crazy? There are thousands of them..."

Before Mai Sakurajima could finish speaking, Miko Yotsuya cut off the communication.

She looked at the thousands of evil spirits that surrounded her like a black tide and muttered to herself.

"So this is the kind of pressure you bear as the strongest... Well, now that I'm the strongest, I can't lose..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yotsuya Miko had already sheathed Mikazuki Munechika at her waist, took a deep breath, and slowly closed her eyes.