I simultaneously traverse countless worlds

Li Mo paid no heed to Isayama Yomi's instinctive resistance, kissing her and taking advantage of her. He released her after a while, his pretty face now flushed and alluring, but he glared at her fiercely. At the same time, he kissed Tsuchimiya Kagura, who was watching in stunned silence, before laughing and releasing them. He shouted, "Well then, I won't be polite and accept the first kisses of these two beautiful girls!"

"Woo~!"

"Damn it! Ran Honglian!!!"

Upon hearing Li Mo's unrestrained laughter, Tsuchimiya Kagura and Isayama Yomi, who had suddenly regained their strength and stood firm, reacted in completely different ways.

Kagura Tsuchimiya realized that Li Mo had taken liberties with her, and her pretty face turned bright red as she let out a low moan. Seeing her most cherished treasure and lover (?) being bullied by Li Mo, Yomi Isayama even forgot about how Li Mo had just taken advantage of her and how much stronger he was than her. Anger directly took over her mind, causing her to draw her treasured sword, Lion King, and summon the spirit beast residing within it.

A giant red lion spirit beast with multiple eyes and a tail made of venomous snakes!

The Luan Honglian, appearing directly in spirit form, launched an attack on Li Mo, who had just retreated after gaining an advantage, without hesitation after receiving its master's angry command. The golden beam of spiritual energy it emitted was reminiscent of a beam weapon, and the attack, which would be a killing move even against ordinary B-level evil spirits, was aimed directly at Li Mo and blasted down.

In response to the attack from the spirit beast Luan Honglian, Li Mo subtly used his light footwork, even moving away before Luan Honglian could aim, feeling the powerful attack brush past him just a few meters away!

"Huang Quan-chan, that's such an overly enthusiastic response~!"

Looking at the extensive damage to the old buildings that had ravaged the road, and then at Izayama Yomi and Tsuchimiya Kagura, whose beautiful eyes were filled with anger and embarrassment, Li Mo grinned, waved goodbye, and said meaningfully, "Then we're even for tonight! Also, I have some news for Yomi-chan and Kagura-chan: that guy from before was trying to collect all the Sesshoseki fragments. He probably had his eye on the Tsuchimiya family's Sesshoseki fragment, so we don't need to worry about it anymore..."

Before Li Mo could finish speaking, his figure disappeared into the surrounding buildings in a few moments. By the time Izayama Yomi and Tsuchimiya Kagura reacted, Li Mo was already gone!

"Sister Huang Quan..."

Kagura Tsuchimiya still had a hint of shyness on her face, but she noticed that Yomi Isayama was trembling slightly. When she leaned closer, she found that Yomi Isayama's expression had become unusually serious, and then she put away the spirit beast Ranguren of the treasured sword Lion King.

"Kagura, let's leave immediately. Don't talk about what just happened. I'll go back with you and ask to see the head of the family!"

Hearing Kagura's worried voice, Yomi Isayama, suppressing her fear, took a deep breath and earnestly advised her. Seeing Kagura nod earnestly in understanding, she pulled Kagura away, gritting her teeth at the thought of that bastard: "Also, I will absolutely not let that bastard get away with this..."

Well, Isayama Yomi's last sentence shows that the exorcist girl who was taken advantage of will definitely not let Li Mo, this bastard whose strength surpasses hers, get away with it!

(Image of Isayama Yomi!)

Chapter 14 Subsequent Impact

Located in the Tokyo metropolitan area, not far from the most bustling areas of Tokyo, yet with a very elegant and natural environment, a neon-lit local garden with the name "Tsuchimiya" on its door was lit up again late at night. Isayama Yomi, Tsuchimiya Kagura, and several other figures stepped into this mansion.

The current head of the Isayama family, Isayama Naraku, the elder of the branch family, Isayama Yu, and his daughter, Isayama Mei, arrived together with Isayama Yomi and Tsuchimiya Kagura. They had all heard what Isayama Yomi had said and came together as important members of the Tsuchimiya branch family. Moreover, the current head of the Tsuchimiya family, Tsuchimiya Gaga, also agreed to Isayama Naraku's suggestion to come to the Tsuchimiya family. The reason was that as a top exorcist family in the Japanese supernatural world, the Tsuchimiya family also needed the assistance of the branch family, the Isayama family.

The Tsuchimiya family is a top-tier exorcist family in the Japanese supernatural world, renowned for its reputation, but its population has never been particularly large. Tsuchimiya Yaraku married into the Tsuchimiya family, and his wife, Tsuchimiya Mai, was the only direct descendant of the family. However, she died young due to the fragments of the "Killing Stone" passed down through generations of the Tsuchimiya family. Apart from his only daughter, Tsuchimiya Kagura, there are no other direct descendants of the Tsuchimiya family.

In comparison, the situation of the Isayama family, a branch of the Tsuchimiya family, is slightly better. Isayama Naraku and Isayama Yu are still alive. However, apart from Isayama Yomi, who was adopted by the head of the family, Isayama Naraku, there is only Isayama Mei among the younger generation. There are no other outstanding members in the Isayama family!

"Yomi, Kagura, are you sure what you saw tonight was true? Were they really powerful individuals vying for the [Sesshoseki] fragments?!"

Seeing that the group of extraordinary individuals, representing the most outstanding members of the Tsuchimiya and Isayama families, had gathered together, Tsuchimiya Yagura looked somewhat puzzled. Unconsciously, he gripped the small fragment of the Killing Stone embedded in his sleeve, but calmly asked the question.

"Yes! Lord Tsuchimiya, I can confirm that the other party is vying for a fragment of the [Sesshoseki]!"

"Father, that aura is similar to that of the spirit beast [Bai Rui]..."

Upon hearing Tsuchimiya Gyagaku's question, Isayama Yomi and Tsuchimiya Kagura answered the crucial question very seriously, while Isayama Naraku and the others remained silent, listening attentively to the two beautiful girls' answers.

Although the Isayama family head, Isayama Naraku, takes good care of his adopted daughter, Isayama Yomi, and even directly designated her as the next head of the Isayama family, passing down the family's treasured sword, the Lion King, passed down through generations of Isayama heads, direct retainers like Isayama Yu and his daughter, Isayama Mei, are somewhat resentful. Isayama Yu even feels that his daughter, Isayama Mei, is the rightful member of the Isayama family. However, when Isayama Naraku doesn't speak up, he can only obediently stay on the sidelines.

As for Mei Isayama, the beautiful girl who appeared in the original anime and manga "Ga-Rei Zero", she sat quietly behind Naraku Isayama with her father, her ruby-like eyes slightly lowered, listening to the report between Yomi Isayama and Kagura Tsuchimiya!

"My lord, could it be that the unknown powerful figure has also set his sights on the Killing Stone?"

After seeing the reports from Isayama Yomi and Tsuchimiya Kagura, Tsuchimiya Gagaku frowned slightly but remained silent. Isayama Naraku, who only had one arm left, slowly spoke, looking at his master and asking in a low voice, which made the atmosphere in the room solemn.

"It's hard to say. The Tsuchimiya family has passed down this fragment of the Killing Stone for generations. It's impossible that no one has had designs on it!"

Upon hearing Isayama Naraku's words, Tsuchimiya Yagura snapped out of his thoughts. He nodded slightly in agreement with the possibility of his question, then looked at Tsuchimiya Kagura and Isayama Yomi, before glancing at Isayama Mei sitting behind Isayama Naraku. He spoke calmly, instructing, "As for Yomi and Kagura, you should be extra careful. Mei is joining the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Office with you..."

Faced with Tsuchimiya Kagura's instructions, Tsuchimiya Kagura, Isayama Yomi, and Isayama Mei all respectfully agreed. Although the three beautiful girls had a somewhat distant relationship in the past, especially Isayama Mei, who didn't have a good relationship with the other two, they had to show a united stance at this moment. Moreover, as the current head of the Tsuchimiya family, no one dared to object to his orders, at least none of the people present dared to have any objection.

As for the three beautiful girls, Tsuchimiya Kagura gestured for them to leave first, leaving Isayama Naraku and Isayama Yu behind to discuss countermeasures with them. As for matters like this, Tsuchimiya Kagura and the others had no say in it at all!

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Leaving aside Tsuchimiya Gagaku and the others who were discussing countermeasures, the three beautiful girls, Tsuchimiya Kagura, Isayama Yomi, and Isayama Mei, left the room and came to the front yard. The three looked at each other, but the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

Isayama Yomi and Tsuchimiya Kagura have an excellent relationship, almost like a beautiful lily in bloom. However, they are not familiar with Isayama Mei. One is the adopted daughter of the current head of the Isayama family, and the other is the only direct descendant of the Tsuchimiya family. Although Isayama Mei is the only outstanding superhuman among the current descendants of the Isayama family, she has hardly ever met Isayama Yomi and Tsuchimiya Kagura.

—As for the Tsuchimiya family and its branch, the Isayama family, their members are naturally not limited to just a few people like Tsuchimiya Gagaku and Isayama Naraku. However, for the Tsuchimiya and Isayama families in the Japanese supernatural world, family members without supernatural aptitude cannot be considered true members. Only those family members with supernatural aptitude are granted supernatural knowledge. Other family members are arranged to develop in the business world or similar fields. Even if they are rich and have a certain amount of power, they cannot truly become the heads of the Tsuchimiya or Isayama families.

The problem is that extraordinary talent is truly one in a hundred or even one in a thousand. The Tsuchimiya and Isayama families are not large clans. Excluding the older generation of exorcists such as Tsuchimiya Gagaku, Isayama Naraku, and Isayama Yu, the new generation consists of Isayama Yomi, Isayama Mei, and Tsuchimiya Kagura. As for Tsuchimiya Kagura, there is no doubt that she is the sole direct heir of the Tsuchimiya family. However, the relationship between Isayama Yomi and Isayama Mei is somewhat awkward.

As a member of the Isayama family, Isayama Mei should have been more qualified to be the next head of the family than Isayama Yomi, who was her adopted daughter. However, Isayama Yomi's performance far surpassed that of Isayama Mei, and she was even given the treasured sword "Lion King," a symbol of the family head, by Isayama Naraku. It was as if he was just shouting to everyone that the next head of the family was Isayama Yomi.

Therefore, the relationship between Isayama Yomi and Isayama Mei is very awkward. They used to try not to get together, but now, under Tsuchimiya Gakura's orders, even if they are brought together, neither of them is good with words and they don't know what to say!

"Sister Huangquan, Sister Ming, shall we fight side by side?"

At this moment, Kagura Tsuchimiya, who had been somewhat timidly following Yomi Isayama, finally spoke up in the increasingly quiet atmosphere, breaking the deadlock and easing the tension between Yomi Isayama and Mei Isayama.

"Yes, Sister Mei, you're welcome to join me and Kagura in exorcising demons for the next period of time!"

Seeing that Tsuchimiya Kagura had taken the initiative to ease the tension, Isayama Yomi seized the opportunity to break the deadlock, politely bowed to Isayama Mei, and welcomed her to join her and Tsuchimiya Kagura's demon-slaying team.

Of course, Yomi Isayama knew what the key conflict between her and Mei Isayama was in the past. However, not wanting to disappoint her adoptive father, she naturally could not give up the position of the next heir of the Isayama family. Yomi Isayama also understood the difference between herself, the adopted daughter of the head of the Isayama family, and Mei Isayama, a direct descendant of the Isayama family. In the past, she could only avoid seeing him.

After all, neither Yomi Isayama nor Mei Isayama necessarily wanted to have a conflict or clash. However, neither of them could keep the people behind them so calm. Mei Isayama was influenced by her father, and Yomi Isayama was even less likely to disgrace her adoptive father. Therefore, in order to avoid conflict caused by meeting, the two beautiful girls consciously tried to avoid seeing each other in daily life. They would only meet on social occasions such as major holidays of the Isayama family without causing any major conflict.

As for what happened in private, Isayama Yomi didn't care, but Isayama Mei herself was also somewhat unwilling. Why was it that as a direct member of the Isayama family, she didn't even have the chance to compete for the next head of the family? She had to watch as the current head of the family bestowed upon Isayama Yomi the treasured sword Lion King, the symbol of the head of the Isayama family, and she couldn't rashly speak up. She could only suppress this feeling of resentment.

Now, Tsuchimiya Gyaga, the head of the Tsuchimiya family, has arranged for Isayama Mei to join the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Office, and has also arranged for Isayama Yomi and Tsuchimiya Kagura to act with her. Naturally, Isayama Yomi wouldn't be foolish enough to do anything inappropriate.

"...Yomi, Kagura-san, please take good care of me from now on!"

Faced with Yomi Isayama's initiative to make friends, and with Kagura Tsuchimiya watching from the sidelines, Mei Isayama reacted instantly, realizing that Yomi Isayama and Kagura Tsuchimiya were trying to befriend her. Without the slightest hesitation, she accepted this gesture of goodwill, bowed slightly to the two of them, and said to Yomi Isayama and Kagura Tsuchimiya.

As a direct descendant of the Isayama family, Isayama Mei naturally wouldn't cause any trouble at this time. With external enemies as a threat, fighting among themselves would be like thinking the Isayama and Tsuchimiya families were too peaceful and wanting to be finished. She naturally had a positive attitude!

"Welcome, Sister Ming!"

“That’s right, Sister Ming, the three of us will be going to the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Room together to carry out exorcism activities…”

Seeing Mei Isayama's gesture of bowing, both Yomi Isayama and Kagura Tsuchimiya, knowing that it was Mei Isayama expressing his stance, showed their welcome to Mei Isayama. Kagura Tsuchimiya even looked forward to the scene of the three of them carrying out a demon-slaying mission together, which made Yomi Isayama and Mei Isayama somewhat helpless.

Compared to Kagura Tsuchimiya, a cute girl with a rather naive personality who hadn't yet been assigned to take over family affairs by Haruka Tsuchimiya, Yomi Isayama and Mei Isayama knew more about the situation. The Tsuchimiya and Isayama families didn't send their own people into the Ministry of the Environment's Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Office for any noble cause like eliminating evil spirits. It was purely because, as top exorcism families in the Japanese supernatural world, they needed to maintain a certain close relationship with the Japanese government, in addition to their reputation among supernatural beings.

To put it bluntly, if the Tsuchimiya and Isayama families, as demon-slaying clans in the supernatural world, still need to live and develop in Japan, then they must maintain a good relationship with the government. Otherwise, while other demon-slaying masters or families can act as civilian demon-slaying masters, the renowned Tsuchimiya and Isayama families cannot escape and will have to send their direct descendants to join them.

In this regard, Yomi Isayama and Mei Isayama reached a tacit understanding. Neither of them directly told Kagura Tsuchimiya the truth, but they still had to make her realize it in a subtle way!

……

"Tsk tsk, the Tsuchimiya family reacted pretty quickly!"

Meanwhile, thanks to the intelligence network provided by the Shadow Soldiers, Li Mo, who had returned to the Dragon Leaf Shrine, was toying with a fragment of the Killing Stone in his hand. Watching the three beautiful girls conversing through the Shadow Soldiers' vision, he thought for a moment and a smile crept onto his face: "However, I'm not some great villain. This Killing Stone fragment is a rather troublesome thing; isn't the Tsuchimiya family dwindling in numbers because of it…?"

As someone familiar with the original anime and manga of "Ga-Rei: Zero," Li Mo naturally knew the secret of the Tsuchimiya family, renowned as the strongest exorcist family in the Japanese supernatural world: they used a small fragment of the "Killing Stone" to control the A-rank spirit beast, Byakuei.

In Japan, the most common situations that exorcists encounter are D-class evil spirits with lethal power and low-level spirits. C-class evil spirits are already considered elite monsters, and B-class evil spirits can even wreak havoc on a region, requiring multiple elite exorcists to work together to have a chance of defeating them. In bad luck, they might even be killed by B-class evil spirits.

The family heirloom sword of the Lianjian Mountain family, the Lion King, is inhabited by the spirit beast, the Luan Honglian, which is only at the level of a B-rank evil spirit. However, it is considered top-tier among B-rank evil spirits. As for the A-rank spirit beast, the Bai Rui, wielded by the Tsuchimiya family, it goes without saying that A-rank evil spirits were considered natural disasters in Japan at that time, and A-rank spirit beasts also possess considerable deterrent power.

However, the Tsuchimiya family's success in controlling the A-rank spirit beast Hakuei with the sealed fragments of the Sesshoseki was not without its price. Many heads of the Tsuchimiya family throughout history have been corrupted by the fragments of the Sesshoseki. After transferring the fragments to their successors, they had their souls devoured by the A-rank spirit beast Hakuei. It can be said to be a double-edged sword.

After pondering for a while, Li Mo decided to target the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Office. He confirmed the information with the intelligence network formed by the Shadow Soldiers, then left the Dragon Leaf Shrine and disappeared into the night once again!

Chapter 15 Intervening in the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Office (Happy Lunar New Year's Eve everyone!)

The next day at noon, in the office building where the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Office under the Ministry of the Environment was located, three beautiful girls, Yomi Isayama, Mei Isayama, and Kagura Tsuchimiya, walked out of the internal parking lot and headed directly towards the upper floors of the building.

Upon seeing Isayama Yomi and Tsuchimiya Kagura, two prominent figures from the Countermeasures Office, the ordinary staff members of the Countermeasures Office respectfully stood at attention and bowed. Although they did not possess spiritual power and were not even considered superhumans, they were still aware of the existence of superhumans. As the ace of the Countermeasures Office, Isayama Yomi naturally held a very high position, which made them dare not have the slightest thought of negligence.

After all, Japan has always followed the principle of respecting the strong. Isayama Yomi may seem like a pretty high school girl, but her true strength is something that even many veteran exorcists would be ashamed of. Her extraordinary talent is truly outstanding. Otherwise, the current head of the Isayama family, Isayama Naraku, would not have taken her in as his adopted daughter and passed on the treasured sword "Lion King," which symbolizes the successive heads of the Isayama family, to her. That would have already established her as the next head of the Isayama family, and no one in the Isayama family or her main family, the Tsuchimiya family, would have any objections.

The reason is that Yomi Isayama's strength is indeed outstanding. Even her adoptive father, Naraku Isayama, who was missing an arm and did not wield the treasure sword "Lion King," might not be able to defeat her in a one-on-one fight. It should also be noted that she has just turned 17, so there is still a lot of room for improvement in the future. Naturally, she inspires awe in the ordinary staff of the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Office, and they dare not have any thoughts of underestimating her.

Kagura Tsuchimiya, who is behind Yomi Isayama, is even younger. However, as the next head of the Tsuchimiya family, she naturally attracts a lot of attention from those in the know. Moreover, her own strength is not weak, and she is even stronger than the average elite exorcist.

In contrast, this was Mei Isayama's first time visiting the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Office, but the ordinary staff did not look down on her in the slightest. After all, the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Office had no shortage of young and powerful individuals, such as Yomi Isayama and Kagura Tsuchimiya, who were typical examples. Moreover, Mei Isayama had come with them.

As elite exorcist families invited to join the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Office, the Tsuchimiya and Isayama families naturally have connections. Isayama Mei received her Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Office credentials this morning, meaning she is now a member of the office. However, having met with Isayama Yomi and Tsuchimiya Kagura yesterday, she is now acting alongside them.

As for Mei Isayama, Yomi Isayama is currently in a relatively peaceful state of mind. Even though she was personally adopted by Naraku Isayama in the name of the head of the Isayama family, strictly speaking, her right of succession is not as good as Mei Isayama's. However, she is now the next head of the Isayama family, and no one would have any legal doubts about this decision.

No one knows what Mei Isayama is thinking, but she, Yomi Isayama, and Kagura Tsuchimiya stepped into the headquarters of the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Office together. Her beautiful eyes looked at the surrounding environment without any change, just like her pretty face, indifferent and distant!

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"Yesterday, it seems there weren't many incidents involving evil spirits, which was a relief!"

"It's hard to say. Tokyo has been too lively these past few months, with all sorts of evil spirit attacks happening one after another, and even B-class evil spirits that are rarely seen in the past. I think if this continues, Tokyo will soon be as lively as the legendary Night Parade of One Hundred Demons."

"You only have a superficial understanding. I've read the relevant materials left by those exorcist predecessors. In the Warring States period, although B-rank evil spirits were quite strong, they were at most at the level of minor leaders in the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons. A true Night Parade of One Hundred Demons involved at least one A-rank evil spirit leading many other evil spirits to wreak havoc on various places. It is said that even the armies of the various daimyo of the Warring States period, together with major shrines and Buddhist temples, had to treat it with great care!"

"Tsk tsk, a powerful A-rank evil spirit. It's said that such a level of existence hasn't appeared in Japan for almost twenty years. Could a new Night Parade of One Hundred Demons be happening in Tokyo now? Given the current situation, it's really hard to say whether such a thing will happen!"

"Otherwise, why do you think the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Office would contact various exorcist families, shrines, and temples? Isn't it because they're worried about this..."

In the main conference room of the headquarters building, located in the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Office, more than twenty exorcists were sitting in the conference room, chatting and discussing matters related to the increasing number of evil spirits that had appeared in recent months.

Even in the world of Food Souls Zero, where evil spirits only occasionally appear, in Tokyo, evil spirits are born almost every day. While evil spirits weren't uncommon in Tokyo before, they were nowhere near as rampant as they have been in the past few months, with C-class and even B-class evil spirits ravaging the city every night. Even the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Office, the official supernatural response department in Japan, has made considerable sacrifices for this.

Especially more than two months ago, two elite exorcists from the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Office who were capable of directly confronting B-level evil spirits were killed and seriously injured, and their exorcist team suffered heavy losses. This forced the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Office to seek help from local exorcist families and absorb foreign aid, including African black wizards.

After all, the Japanese are actually quite xenophobic. Even second-generation immigrants who originally immigrated abroad are treated as outsiders when they return to Japan to find work. For example, the country's supernatural disaster response department is not only severely lacking in manpower and has to seek outside help, but also, for example, the Nabu brothers, who come from African black wizard families, would never be recruited into the supernatural disaster response office. Seeking help from well-known local exorcist families and shrines is all too common.

For example, more than half of the twenty-odd elite exorcists present were specially appointed by the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Office from famous shrines and temples throughout the Tokyo metropolitan area. They were given official titles and allowed to govern a region and expel ordinary evil spirits that appeared locally. The team that Yomi Isayama and Kagura Tsuchimiya belonged to was an elite team that carried out rapid mobile operations.

When Yomi Isayama and her two companions entered, they were greeted by several elite exorcists who were on good terms with the Tsuchimiya and Isayama families. They received polite responses. Yomi Isayama, Mei Isayama, and Kagura Tsuchimiya had only been seated for a few minutes when they heard the door to the main conference room open, and then people walked in.

This time, when Yomi Isayama and Kagura Tsuchimiya saw the people who came in, their beautiful eyes widened and they almost jumped up. The reason was that they saw that Ayame Jinguji, the head of the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Office, and Li Mo actually stepped into the conference room together!

"Welcome everyone to today's meeting!"

Still in her wheelchair, pushed in by Kirito Nikaido, Ayame Jinguji was a beautiful and approachable older sister. Today, she appeared radiant and charming, smiling as she greeted the more than twenty elite exorcists gathered in the conference room.

"Director!"

"Excuse me, Room Leader, is there something important that you've summoned us here so suddenly?"

"That's right, we still have to guard our respective shrines and temples!"...

Upon hearing Jinguji Ayame's words, everyone, including the white-haired middle-aged man Koji Iwazumi and the other elite exorcists, earnestly expressed their goodwill towards Chief Jinguji Ayame and inquired about the important matter that had led her to summon them.