Tokyo: Starting with the Shrine Maiden

Screams sounded.

Kaoru Aizawa is a fifth-tier psychic; her casual strikes possess the strength of a fourth-tier psychic.

Black blood gushed out, staining the nearby sea black.

"poisonous."

Kaoru Aizawa reminded him, "Step back."

If it were just poison gas, there wouldn't be any problem.

After all, they were wearing diving suits, but the toxic gas mixed with water and turned into a corrosive liquid.

Upon landing on the ground, it immediately created various large holes.

What's even stranger is that the tentacles dropped by the octopus monster seem to be alive, constantly moving around.

Upon seeing this, Haruhiko used a talisman, an Explosion Talisman.

The psionic energy tore the talisman apart, generating countless outward tensions that instantly expanded and exploded.

The tentacle closest to him immediately splattered a lot of black blood.

But Aizawa Aya blocked them all.

She did indeed become Haruhiko's bodyguard, just as she had said before.

"Tsk, that's disgusting."

Aya Aizawa frowned and retorted.

[You helped defeat the special yokai Takeda Shigenobu, and gained 50 points of spiritual energy.]

A moment later, the game notification sounded.

Haruhiko was a little surprised.

It wasn't that he had psychic powers by accident, but rather because of his name.

The Takeda clan was a renowned family of swordsmen, or samurai, a thousand years ago.

At its peak, it occupied eastern Japan and harbored ambitions to dominate the world, but was ultimately annihilated by Oda Nobunaga.

Now, it has completely declined.

But for some reason, I ended up here.

The most outrageous thing is that it turned into an octopus monster?

Is it a forbidden technique?

Haruhiko thought of Utsunomiya Shogo.

He fused with otherworldly demons, becoming utterly inhuman, making it difficult to define what he was.

They can only be called a Frankenstein's monster.

The black seawater was quickly purified, revealing the collapsed wooden house and the octopus monster.

Kaoru Aizawa cleaved it in two with a single strike, while the remaining tentacles were destroyed by Haruhiko and Aya Aizawa.

What remains now is nothing more than a pile of mud.

Just then, a faint light suddenly emerged from the octopus monster's head.

Haruhiko instinctively showed a wary expression.

His gaze followed the light.

Soon, a figure solidified.

He was wearing tattered samurai armor, covered in blood, but still alive.

Because he was coughing violently.

If nothing unexpected happens, it will be Takeda Shigenobu.

"who are you?"

Chiyo tilted her head and asked.

She felt a sense of familiarity again.

But I just can't remember.

It's not that she has a memory problem, but rather that she was not in a clear state of mind during that period.

She vaguely remembered that it was the effect of the magic circle.

Upon hearing the sound, Shigenobu Takeda struggled to get up.

He was badly injured.

Fresh blood kept gushing from his chest.

When he sat up, Haruhiko noticed the hole in his shirt.

"traitor!"

Shigenobu Takeda suddenly raised his voice.

He stared intently at Chiyo.

His eyes narrowed sharply, revealing hatred.

But before he could say another word, he collapsed.

Chiyo remained silent.

A traitor?

She already knew where the warrior in front of her came from.

Takeda clan.

Chiyo seemed lost in thought.

At the same time, I was unusually excited.

Just as Aizawa Kaoru said, she did indeed find the right place.

"Walk."

Chiyo entered the labyrinth.

Kaoru Aizawa quickly stepped forward and stood beside her.

Haruhiko and Aya Aizawa followed behind the two.

The surrounding buildings are all wooden or stone houses, showing a kind of simplicity.

But it was completely empty; there was no one inside.

Chiyo took a few steps and then suddenly stopped.

"Teacher, what's wrong?"

Kaoru Aizawa gripped her long sword tightly and asked, "Did you find anything?"

"We are inside a giant magic circle."

Chiyo raised her head and said, "This magic circle is called the King of Isohime."

Isohime is the formal name for a mermaid or merman.

Does "Isohime no Ou" mean the Queen of Mermaids or the Chieftain?

But why is it a magic circle?

The three of them exchanged puzzled glances.

But Chiyo didn't say anything more, only saying, "Come with me."

Since she recognizes this formation, she must know something about it.

Besides, she was originally a merman, and judging from the name, this should be a magic array of the merman race.

Haruhiko used a speed charm to catch up with Chiyome's speed.

A few minutes later, the sound of clashing swords could be heard.

"There's a fight going on."

Kaoru Aizawa raised an eyebrow and said, "Be careful, especially Junior Brother."

The octopus monster we just encountered was roughly at the fourth tier in strength.

This indicates that the site is very dangerous.

For Haruhiko, it was a situation with no chance of survival.

"I will protect him."

Aya Aizawa said with a smile.

Kaoru Aizawa nodded and said nothing more.

The four arrived at a plaza and were all taken aback by the battle unfolding before them.