Tokyo: I can enlighten all obsessions

Using the utility knife stuck in the wooden post to steady himself, Kamiki Tetsu struggled to turn his head in the strong wind and look behind him.

At the end of that corridor.

In that shadow shrouded in dust and darkness.

What was blocking the way was a huge "nose" that almost filled the entire passageway.

Moreover, it wasn't an ordinary nose.

It was a lump of rosacea that was an unhealthy purplish-red color all over, with a pitted surface, covered with large pores and oil.

It was swollen, ugly, and greasy, as if it had just been pulled out of oil.

At this moment, the two enormous nostrils covered with black nasal hairs were frantically expanding and contracting.

It's like two industrial exhaust fans working at full capacity.

"call!!!"

With heavy breathing, everything around them was sucked in by the brute force and continuously plunged into the two bottomless black holes.

The wind pressure is constantly increasing.

What was originally just a gust of air carrying away gravel has now become a hurricane powerful enough to uproot trees.

The entire corridor groaned, the wooden planks on the floor began to snap one by one, and even the pillar that Kamiki Tetsu used to stabilize his body made a cracking sound.

"Waaah... I can't catch it anymore...!"

Kujou Hisana's voice was torn to shreds by the raging wind.

Her fingers had already scratched the ground until they bled, but her body was still irreversibly sliding towards that enormous black hole.

On the other side, Ren Saionji was in an even worse state. Her feet had been lifted off the ground by the wind, leaving only half of her hand clinging tightly to a crack in the wall, on the verge of being swallowed up by the terrifying suction at any moment.

"Damn it..."

Kamiki Tetsu gritted his teeth, his cheeks puffing out.

We must find a way to increase the weight.

I must make myself...

Everyone needs to become so heavy that even a hurricane can't move them.

The instant the thought flashed through his mind, he reached into his pocket and gripped the doll tightly.

Although this was originally a curse meant to weaken the enemy, it is now their only lifeline.

"It's a bit heavy..."

Kamiki Tetsu's eyes hardened, and he abruptly activated the cursed artifact in his hand, locking onto everyone present:

"But it's better than being sucked into that disgusting stuff!"

[Japan's Treasures] activated.

"Hold on tight!!"

Buzz! An invisible pressure descended from nowhere.

It was as if hundreds of unseen, tiny ghosts had suddenly appeared in the air.

They were filled with a suffocating "attachment," like a group of mischievous monkeys, eagerly clinging to Toru Kamiki, Hina Kujou, and Ren Saionji.

[Special Effects: Parenting - A Sweet Burden]

In an instant.

The three people, who were swaying precariously in the gale, suddenly sank downwards.

Countless small, cold, and heavy hands clung tightly to their thighs, wrapped around their waists, and even rode on their necks.

That feeling is like everyone suddenly carrying a mountain called "family responsibility" on their shoulders.

"Ugh...!"

Ren Saionji let out a muffled groan, and his body, which was about to float away, felt as if it were filled with lead, and he crashed heavily back onto the floor with a "bang".

Kujo Hisana was pressed down to the ground, her limbs seemingly rooted to the spot, clinging tightly to the earth, remaining completely still despite the howling wind.

This "burden of life," which could break an adult, became the most reliable anchor at this critical moment.

"Click, click, click."

Just as the three were being pressed firmly to the floor by hundreds of unseen "children," struggling against the terrifying suction force behind them.

The "mouth" that had been screaming just moments before suddenly made a sound.

The two rows of originally pale white teeth clashed violently up and down, producing a crisp and dense knocking sound.

"Hahaha... Ahahahahaha!!"

The enormous mouth writhed laboriously in the strong wind, emitting indistinct, maniacal laughter:

"It's not moving...it's completely still!"

It looked at the three humans who had pinned themselves to the spot to resist the suction, and its injured tongue greedily stretched out again, secreting saliva mixed with black blood, pulling out disgusting long strands.

"That's so thoughtful..."

"Did they actually tie themselves up and wait for me to enjoy them?!"

The enormous mouth suddenly opened wide and roared at the three people who were unable to move:

"Then I won't be polite!!"

"I'm going to...eat you all up!!!"

The enormous, foul-smelling mouth was getting closer and closer.

Although the weight of hundreds of "children" on its body slowed its movements, the same weight pinned the three of them to the spot, making it impossible for them to make any dodging movements.

This is a dead end.

Either you undo the spell and get sucked away by that big nose behind you, or you stay here and get chewed up by that big mouth.

"Don't rush to eat..."

Kamiki Tetsu's eyes twitched as he looked at the large, sticky tongue that was spitting out mucus.

Under such extreme pressure, his brain actually worked incredibly fast.

This mouth is mentally deficient, and that nose is just a simple organ.

Since they are "low-intelligence creatures"...

A flash of inspiration struck me.

Kamiki Tetsu suddenly remembered something.

Before entering the instance, he did indeed open the offering box at Kujo Shrine and casually put something in his pocket that he considered trash.

"Although I initially thought this thing was pretty useless..."

Braving the fierce wind, Kamiki Tetsu struggled to loosen one hand that was gripping the ground and shakily reached into the pocket of the cheap suit.

My fingertips touched the cold, rough-edged coin.

He suddenly pulled out the five-yen coin, which read "A Grand Aspiration."

however.

Before he could do anything, or even throw the coin at that big mouth, he was caught off guard.

The terrifying suction force coming from behind my "nose" was just too strong.

"call!!!"

The instant Kamiki loosened his grip, the light five-yen coin flew out of his hand.

It transformed into a white streak of light, tracing a straight parabola in the air, and with a whoosh, it swept past Shenmu Che's ear, flying straight towards the two bottomless black holes behind him.

"Clatter".

That was the crisp sound of a coin hitting the inner wall of the nasal cavity.

The next second, the coin carrying the "grand ambition" was sucked in by that huge bulbous nose without any suspense.

The five-yen coin disappeared into that dirty nostril in an instant.

[Special Effects - Accident Fraud: Activated]

The giant mouth that had been drooling over the three of them suddenly froze.

In those senses filled with a murky appetite, the white light that had just flown by was a piece of top-grade Wagyu beef exuding an unparalleled aroma!

Its two rows of teeth, which had been chattering, suddenly stopped, and then it made a swallowing sound.

"Glug."

The thick tongue flailed wildly in the air, and copious amounts of saliva gushed out like a waterfall:

"It smells so good...it smells so good!!"

"Eat! Eat! Eat!"

"That's mine! That's the best thing in the world!!"

For a moment, appetite overwhelmed reason, even the fear of the "landlord".

In its eyes, that damned big-nosed guy dared to devour the "ultimate delicacy" that it never even dared to dream of right in front of it!

"Unforgivable... How dare they eat alone!!"

It writhed wildly, even tearing its own muscles, trying to carry the weight of the hundreds of "children" on its body and pounce on the greedy "robber".

Seeing this, Kamiki Tetsu's eyes lit up as he lay on the ground.

"You're in such a hurry already?"

He watched as the enormous mouth, driven mad by its frenzy to snatch the food, fled the doll once more.

"Since I'm so hungry..."

"Let's go get a good meal then."

"untie."

Kamiki Tetsu snapped his fingers, instantly removing the [Parenting: Sweet Burden] spell applied to the giant mouth.

The hundreds of invisible "children" that had been pressing down on it all vanished in that instant.

The body, suddenly freed from its weight, felt incredibly light.

Add to that the terrifying suction force behind them.

The two forces achieved a perfect synergy at this moment.

"Whoosh!!!"

That giant mouth was like a cannonball that broke the sound barrier in an instant!

"Spit out that delicious food!!"

"That's my food!!"

With that roar, it swept directly over the heads of the three people lying on the ground, and along the violent airflow, it slammed into the huge, bulbous-nosed man at the end of the corridor who was frantically inhaling.

"I want to come in too!!"

Click!

Using the momentum of the sprint, that big mouth, in order to snatch back that bite of food, bit down on that greasy nostril without hesitation!

"Giggle!!"

The rosacea-covered nose, which was inhaling with all its might, had no idea that such a "foreign object" would invade.

Its two sensitive nostrils were bitten hard by that big mouth, and the intense pain instantly interrupted its breathing rhythm.

With a muffled "plop".

The terrifying airflow abruptly stopped.

The three people who had been pressed firmly to the floor suddenly felt their bodies lighten as gravity returned to normal.

It's now!

Kamiki Tetsu knelt on one knee, suddenly raised his head, and roared at the two who hadn't yet reacted:

"Only ten seconds!!"

He stared intently at the two grotesque, writhing organs, his hand already gripping the utility knife in a reverse grip:

"The coin's effect only lasts for ten seconds!!"

ten seconds.

That's all the time they snatched back from the jaws of death.

"Don't try to order me around... Of course I know that!!"

Ren Saionji gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead.

He forcefully squeezed out the last bit of magical power from his body, clasped his hands together, and then swung them fiercely forward.

"Cut it into pieces for me...!!!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!

Several vacuum wind blades roared out and mercilessly slashed at the soft nostrils of that bulbous nose!

at the same time.

"Evil spirits, begone!!"

Kujo Hisana also sprang up from the ground.

The girl swung the gohei in her hand like a warhammer, and several red talismans, like tracking missiles, trailed dazzling flames and accurately entered the large mouth that was still biting the nostrils.

"burst!!"

Boom!!

A burst of flames erupted.

The two intertwined monsters were instantly engulfed by flames and wind blades, letting out two screams of agony.

Amidst this sky filled with blood, flesh, and fire.

Kamiki Tetsu's figure rushed in like a hungry wolf hunting its prey.

He aimed the black utility knife at the spot where his mouth was biting his nose and stabbed it in hard!

"Since you like being together so much..."

"Then let's never be apart!!"