A newbie's anime life diary

"Yes!" After bowing respectfully, the monster named Kidomaru vanished from the spot in an instant.

The next moment, Kidomaru appeared outside the manor, looking at the sky with a hint of anticipation: "Hiratsuka Yukiteru, just how strong is that boy? Even so, he was with the Keikain family yesterday. If we really face off, we can at least see his strength beforehand."

And so began an operation by Kyoto yokai against the Keikain family.

Originally, Yukiteru's side should not have gotten involved. Having witnessed the aura within Yukiteru firsthand, Hagoromo Gitsune would not easily provoke other enemies before fully unleashing her own combat power and achieving her ultimate goal. Fighting on multiple fronts would be absolutely unwise.

However, things don't always go as planned.

Kidomaru is very measured in his actions and strictly follows Hagoromo Gitsune's orders. However, the news that he sent out while concealing his identity caused some frustrated yokai living in the oppressive Kyoto to become overly excited.

Ultimately, it was Eriri who suffered.

Originally, Eriri had a happy dinner and was going for a walk with two classmates. Because she had finished drawing the original manuscript of her manga in advance, she could relax and enjoy herself these days. In addition, the serialization's popularity continued to rise, so Eriri's mood was exceptionally good.

While strolling around, Eriri suddenly noticed a game store she passed by. There was a poster on the store window for a new game that had just been released in the last couple of days.

Yes, it's a visual novel.

Although Eriri has retired from drawing doujinshi, she has maintained her love for these kinds of games. However, due to her manga career, she has less time to play them, so she usually just hoards them and starts playing them when she has more free time.

I really want to buy this game...

"Eri~ What are you doing? Hurry up and catch up!"

Suddenly, the calls from ahead brought Eriri back to her senses. She suddenly realized that she was on a school trip, not strolling around Akihabara!

"Okay, I'll be right there!"

After glancing at the poster again, Eriri prepared to follow the two.

Suddenly, Eriri felt everything go black before her eyes, and then she lost consciousness.

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In a daze, Eriri seemed to hear screams, and opened her eyes with a dizzy head.

But what she saw was a scene that nearly drove her to a mental breakdown.

Not far away, a man grabbed a girl who looked to be wearing a high school uniform, stabbed her in the abdomen with a knife, and then forcibly pulled out her internal organs.

Eriri quickly closed her eyes and turned her head to the side, but the screams continued to reach her ears.

'What on earth happened?! Where am I? What should I do? Help me, Daddy, Mommy...'

Meanwhile, at the park not far from the hotel where Soubu was staying, Yukiteru waited for the members of the Keikain family. Surprisingly, it was Keikain Yura, along with Keikain Ryuji and Keikain Mamiru.

"Oh, it's you guys. Quickly tell us what happened."

Although Yukiteru appeared indifferent, Ryuji Keikain couldn't care less at this point. He immediately said, "The situation is not optimistic. When we deployed our forces, three incidents occurred at one point. It's obvious that the other side is warning us. It seems that the frequent operations recently have made these guys impatient."

“But some things cannot be compromised. Have you gathered any useful information? One of my classmates is also missing, and I must find her as soon as possible.” Nodding, Xuehui looked at Eriri’s coat in his hand, feeling unusually agitated. Although other people’s lives and deaths were not his concern, Xuehui always cared a lot about the people close to him.

He had previously used conventional methods of finding people, such as using personal belongings to track the owner's whereabouts, but the other party clearly had prepared for this, and conventional methods would not succeed at all.

"We don't have any intelligence. All we can do now is keep investigating. Also, why did you send us here specifically for you? It would have been more effective to just go directly to look for us." Ryuji Kakaiin looked at Yukiteru with obvious impatience.

After glancing at Ryuji, Yukiteru walked towards the park fountain without thinking: "You can leave if you want, but I can't wait any longer, so I'll have to use some more drastic measures."

“A brutal…method?” Yura Hanakain repeated, watching Yukiteru stand still with his eyes closed, holding a woman’s coat that clearly didn’t belong to her.

"Ah, that's a rather intense method. You might feel some tremors afterward, but don't worry, it'll be over in a second."

Opening his eyes, he found himself enveloped in a long-absent haori formed from flames. Taking a deep breath, Yukihira gathered all his power and slammed his fist into the ground.

"Oh!"

A sound similar to a heartbeat reached the ears of the three, followed by a slight tremor in the ground.

"What...what is this doing?"

Yura stared blankly at Yukiteru's actions, while Keikain Mamiru remained silent as always. Only Ryuji, watching Yukiteru's movements, grew increasingly panicked: "Stop him! This madman is manipulating the earth's ley lines!"

"Huh? Huh!!!!" With disbelief on her face, Yura watched her brother rush towards Yukiteru with all his might.

However, just as Xuehui had said before, it would only be for a moment, and the next moment, he withdrew his movement.

found it!

Chapter 188 If you're scared, close your eyes.

Seeing Xuehui withdraw his movements and the tremor under his feet disappear, Huakaiyuan Longji also stopped advancing, but the lingering fear on his face had not yet faded.

Xuehui glanced at the guy, then at the two who were still standing there, and said directly, "I've found the place. Time waits for no one, so hurry up if you want to catch up."

After saying that, he really didn't wait for anyone and jumped up and left the park.

"Tch, talking to yourself." Ryuji Hanakain curled his lip in displeasure, then said to the two behind him, "Let's go, follow them."

Follow along, that's easier said than done...

At first, they didn't think anything of it, but after only a dozen seconds, the three of them realized that Xuehui's figure was getting further and further away from them.

With no other option, Yura Kagein summoned her shikigami, Tanrou, and used the white wolf as a mount. The three of them rode together and barely managed to catch up with Yukiteru's pace.

Seeing Yukihira gliding forward in the distance, Keikain Yura's previous understanding of Yukihira from last night was refreshed once again.

I already knew the other party was quite strong when we were traveling together last night, but I didn't expect that they still weren't going all out last night.

While they were traveling, Yura Kakaiin asked Ryuji beside her, "Brother, what did you mean when you said he was activating the earth's veins?"

At this point, Ryuji Keikain's expression darkened once more, and he said in a low voice, "You should know that beneath Kyoto lies a vast ley line with immense energy. Every historically significant and consistently prosperous region possesses such a foundation. The power of the ley lines is immense, and it's not something we mortals can possess. The Keikain family has researched for countless years before they were able to barely unite with the ley lines to form a powerful seal to contain those great demons that wreaked havoc across the land in the past. But just now, that guy actually managed to forcefully resonate with the ley lines on his own, using their omnipresent nature to instantly find the missing person. This is simply illogical. To put it simply, these naturally formed ley lines possess a trace of spirituality. How could this guy so easily and effortlessly merge with their power on his first encounter? Isn't he afraid of accidentally causing a major earthquake in Kyoto?"

"Major earthquake?" Upon hearing this word, Yura Hanakain couldn't help but swallow hard. Although earthquakes are not uncommon in Japan, they are usually minor and harmless. The people of this island nation have comprehensive defense measures and experience in avoiding them.

However, those truly catastrophic earthquakes are everyone's nightmare, and even Onmyoji (yin-yang masters) are unwilling to face such natural disasters.

The thought that Yura Kakeruin broke out in a cold sweat when she thought about how a single careless move by Yukiteru could have caused a devastating earthquake that affected the entire Kyoto region.

This guy is insane!

However, for Xuehui, this was the simplest and most direct method. He had accidentally caused the same thing once before, but he had instantly connected with the ley lines on Chiba's side without encountering any resistance. At the time, Xuehui was wondering if he had some hidden, undiscovered cheat ability.

However, it was only later, through Ryougi Shiki, that they learned this was simply due to the Mystic Eyes. The Mystic Eyes' influence on their very existence made it easy for them to communicate with natural elements like ley lines. This was also why Yukiteru had so directly used the technique that had caused Keikain Ryuji to panic.

As Xuehui headed towards the gathering place of the monsters, three more women were captured by the monsters inside the building.

Eriri looked at the unconscious woman thrown beside her, and then glanced fearfully at the several women lying in pools of blood not far away, barely breathing. She felt her hands and feet go numb.

Now she just hopes it won't be her turn and that someone will come to her rescue soon.

'Fujiwara and Suzuki weren't captured, and they'll definitely call the police as soon as they realize I'm missing. But... these are clearly not human! Would calling the police even be of any use?'

Seeing the group of people gathered in front of her who clearly looked like the legendary monsters, Eriri's hope was instantly shattered. Those guys didn't come in by taking the stairs; they jumped in directly from the building next to her!

At that moment, a voice that filled her with despair appeared once again.

"Alright, stop dawdling and get the goods. We're short on time, let's finish this job and leave immediately!"

With the speaker, who was clearly the leader, all the monsters once again focused their attention on the captured woman.

Finally, all eyes were on Eriri!

'It's...it's all over...'

Filled with fear, Eriri moved her bound body backward, but was still grabbed by the arm and lifted up.

The creature holding her own, though it had a human face, had a pair of wings on its back. It looked at Eriri with a ferocious smile: "This can be considered one of the best ones today, right? It's even a hybrid. Let me handle it!"

As he spoke, he drew a blood-stained dagger from his waist.

"No...please...please..." With red eyes, Eriri shook her head frantically, trying to break free.

"It's okay, I'll take care of it quickly, and you won't feel any pain." These were seemingly comforting words, but Eriri could only feel fear as she helplessly watched the blade slowly approach her body, lifting the hem of her clothes.

"Yes, this is it. If you're scared, just close your eyes." With a pleased smile, the monster suddenly tightened its grip.

With her eyes closed, Eriri awaited the onset of pain in despair.

But the next moment, he felt nothing at all, and instead heard a scream in his ear.

As soon as Eriri opened her eyes, she saw that the arm that had been holding the short knife and stabbing at her had stopped moving, and a super long sword blade with a silvery-white light was suddenly stuck in her forearm.

The next second, Eriri saw a dark shadow come from the side and kick the monster away, sending it crashing into a pillar of the building.

Eriri, now free from control, fell into a warm embrace, and a familiar voice reached her ears.

"Thank goodness, we made it in time. Are you alright, Eriri?"

"Yuki... Yukiteru-kun?" Eriri looked up and was suddenly surprised to see that the person holding her was Hiratsuka Yukiteru.

Turning her head, she found herself being embraced, with a cloak-like object covering her, and gray flames seemingly constantly rising from the cloak.

"What... what exactly is going on?" Eriri asked, stunned, as she looked at the scene.

"I'll tell you later if you want to know, but there are still things to take care of right now."

Holding Eriri in his arms, and watching the monsters gradually surround them, Yukiteru said calmly, "There might be some violence coming up. If you're scared, just close your eyes."

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Yeah, the delivery arrived around noon. It's a new storage rack we bought for the house. I've been helping my mom assemble it the whole time, so I haven't had time to type anything.

My fingers hurt so much after I finished installing it _(:з」∠)_

Chapter 189 Successful Rescue

Aside from the monster that Xuehui kicked into the pillar and buried, there were a total of 12 monsters surrounding the two of them.

"Is this what these guys did? I thought I'd see some big names, but they're all just small fry." Looking at the various kinds of yokai around him, Xuehui was slightly annoyed. This kind of thing was definitely not something these little yokai would dare to think of. In addition, there were those women on the other side, and several whose internal organs had been removed. He absolutely did not believe that Hagoromo Gitsune was not behind it.

But knowing I'm here, they still dare to attack like this. Do they really think I wouldn't dare to raid their base directly? Perhaps Hagoromo Gitsune's base is well hidden, but at worst, we can just expend more resources and the chances of finding it are still quite high.

"Hmph, small fry? Kid, you really dare to say that!" The masked monster in the lead, his face full of anger, took off his mask, revealing a mouthful of fangs, and glared fiercely at Xuehui. "If you know what's good for you, put down this girl, and we might consider sparing your life."

Faced with the other party's threat, Yukiteru shrugged, looked at Eriri who was gradually calming down in his arms, and asked, "Eriri, in manga, how many pages can a small fry with such an arrogant face usually survive?"

"Huh?" Eriri, who was feeling unsettled from being hugged by Yukiteru, was taken aback by the question and instinctively replied, "How many pages? I already said he's just a minor character, maybe one or two pages at most. He'll only get a couple of lines and a couple of shots before he dies."

Eriri's rapid words immediately chilled the atmosphere, especially among the yokai who were more familiar with human society. How could they not know that these two were mocking their strength?