How did I, an Onmyoji, become the Lord of Yokai?

Moreover, if the Onmyoji of Kyoto Port weren't capable, how could they have protected the peace of Kyoto Port for so many years?

Therefore, the idea of ​​driving away the siren can be discarded.

"If I can't defeat the siren, how am I supposed to complete this mission?"

Qingshui Chaoyang began to think.

Since Kamo no Tadayuki said he could complete the mission, then he definitely could. However, how to complete it was something he needed to figure out himself.

"However, in the past month, several ships have sunk in Kyoto Port every day, and thousands of people have fallen into the water, but not a single person has died."

"why?"

Although the commission did not specify whether anyone had died, the fact that people from Kyoto Port still dare to go out to sea suggests that most likely no one has died.

If someone had died here, the sailors in the port wouldn't be so busy unloading or moving cargo.

After all, while sailing at sea is said to be dangerous, those are mostly accidents, and are completely different from being killed by sea monsters while working in a port.

Therefore, if anyone dies here, the sailors will definitely abandon their work and wait for the Yin-Yang Bureau to handle the matter before setting sail again.

However, if Kyoto Port were to cease operations due to the siren, the siren would be met with a swift and decisive action from the imperial court.

It is important to know that Kyoto Port was the gateway to the ocean for Heian-kyo and the center for Heian-kyo's overseas trade with other countries.

Once they can no longer access the sea, their foreign trade will come to a complete halt, and goods such as spices, porcelain, and silk fabrics, which are highly favored by nobles, will no longer enter the country.

Of course, these trade goods were nothing compared to the fact that, for the royal family, the most important function of this port was to conduct tribute trade with that ancient country.

You should know that as long as they give up some of the unique products of this place, they can get several times, or even dozens of times, the reward from that ancient country.

This money was extremely important to Heian-kyo.

If something goes wrong at the port and the tribute from here can't be delivered to that ancient kingdom, then they will suffer a devastating loss.

Therefore, if any situation arises where it is impossible to go to sea, the royal family will definitely be the first to take action.

Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their father—an irreconcilable enmity!

Qingshui Chaoyang turned his gaze to the window.

He couldn't understand why the siren would do that.

The teacher once said in class that sirens are a group of extremely ferocious monsters because the sea they live in is a world where the strong prey on the weak, and the only way to survive is to kill each other.

Therefore, most sirens that come ashore are there to eat people.

But the sea monster only destroyed ships and didn't harm people... Why?

"If that monster didn't come to kill and eat people, then what was its purpose?"

The young student thought for a while but couldn't come up with anything. After all, he had never encountered a siren and couldn't make a judgment casually.

Humans have a tendency to think in a habitual way. If they make random guesses, their subsequent thinking will be limited by those guesses.

Therefore, Shimizu Asahi planned to inquire about information from the surrounding fishermen and sailors, and if possible, he also planned to go out to sea to search for the traces of the sea monster.

At the very least, we need to figure out what kind of siren it is.

After all, there are many kinds of sea monsters, such as whales, sharks, dolphins, crabs, sea snakes, pufferfish... Yes, don't be fooled by the word "river" in the name of pufferfish, it is a genuine marine creature.

He can only make his next move once he knows what kind of monster his target is.

As for why they didn't ask the Onmyoji in Kyoto Port, it's because the Onmyoji in Kyoto Port had never seen the true face of this sea monster, and they weren't even sure if it was a sea monster at all.

The reason the order form says "sirens" is because the monster's behavior is too similar to that of a siren.

Hmm... Should we complain about the Onmyoji in Kyoto Port at this point?

As for danger, that monster hasn't killed anyone in a month, so the danger shouldn't be too great.

"If we want to find the siren, we need to get on a ship... we need to find a ship."

Asahi Shimizu stroked his chin, lost in thought.

At that moment, a sea breeze carrying the scent of the ocean blew in through the window, and Shimizu Asahi, who was sitting by the window, subconsciously took a deep breath.

The smell of the sea breeze can make his mind more alert.

But suddenly, Shimizu Asahi frowned.

The sea breeze that was blowing now carried a scent that I hadn't noticed at the port.

This is.....

Evil aura!?

The two large characters came to mind, and his unfocused gaze suddenly sharpened.

The siren has arrived? Chapter 19: The Vortex of Death!

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The atmosphere in the seaside room was peaceful and serene, just like the sea outside the window—quiet and comforting.

The young student sitting by the window silently withdrew his gaze from the sea.

An hour has passed since the demonic aura was detected, but during this hour, the sea remains calm and still, without any disturbance.

"Why didn't anything happen?"

A look of confusion appeared on Shimizu Asahi's face.

Although the monster might be a sea monster, sea monsters also need to breathe. What's going on with it hiding underwater and not coming out?

Or did it never come at all?

Well?

Didn't you come?

and many more.....

That's not impossible.

Because he had been thinking about the siren, his first reaction upon sensing the demonic aura was that it was going to attack the port. If it wanted to attack the port, it should have done so long ago; why wait until now?

Therefore, the best explanation is that it didn't come to Kyoto Port.

Well, I've wasted an hour for nothing.

After a helpless laugh, Shimizu Asahi put away the commission form and prepared to see if there was a boat that could take him out to sea.

But just as he stood up, he caught a ripple in the corner of his eye.

"Ok?"

The direction of the ripples was completely different from other ripples on the sea surface, and the young students looked over almost subconsciously.

Then... his pupils widened.

As the sun rises over the clear water, a whirlpool suddenly appears on the calm sea!

The vortex wasn't large; at first glance, it appeared to be only one or two meters in diameter. However, it was growing at a visible rate.

One or two meters, one or two meters, two or three meters... In just three seconds, the vortex turned into a death vortex with a diameter of fifty meters!

"Was it caused by that siren?"

The suddenness of the situation caused the young students to gasp in shock, their dark eyes filled with astonishment.

That's a whirlpool...

While Shimizu Asahi was still in shock, the vortex began to unleash its power.

With a radius of twenty or thirty meters... this terrifying vortex, fifty meters in diameter, unleashed unimaginable suction. Ships that were loading cargo at the dock were uncontrollably drifting towards the center of the vortex.

The sailors on the ship were startled by the sudden jolt, and they instinctively grabbed onto anything they could to maintain their balance.

"What happened? Why did the boat suddenly move?"

The sailors shook their heads, then leaned out to look ahead.

Then, their faces turned pale in an instant.

"Whirlpool!!!"

The sailors cried out in alarm.

There are many dangers on the high seas, the most well-known being storms, giant waves, ship damage, and losing one's way. Among all these dangers, the one that no sailor wants to encounter is a whirlpool.

If it's a small whirlpool, that's fine, but if you're accidentally caught in a large whirlpool, you can only pray to the gods—pray that the whirlpool will stop soon.

Otherwise, the ships and people would be swallowed by the whirlpool and sink to the bottom of the sea!

Under normal circumstances, a whirlpool of 20 to 30 meters can swallow a cargo ship that is 60 meters long, and a whirlpool with a diameter of 50 to 60 meters is a death whirlpool that no ship dares to approach!

"Why is there a vortex here!?"

"A whirlpool couldn't possibly form in a port! Why!?"

"It must be that damned siren again! Is it finally going to bare its fangs?! Damn it! Quick! Start the ship! We absolutely cannot get sucked into the whirlpool!"

The battle-hardened sailors quickly regained their composure.

When sailing on the high seas, the worst thing is to lose your composure. No matter what danger you encounter, once you lose your composure, you can only wait to die.

However, even if they calmed down and quickly took countermeasures, they could not prevent the ship from being drawn into the whirlpool.

If it were a warship, it might be possible to withstand such a whirlpool, but the ships here are all cargo ships, which are completely inferior to warships in terms of both defense and maneuverability.

If this whirlpool doesn't stop, they, and the ship beneath their feet, will sink into Kyoto Harbor!

While all the sailors were doing what they were supposed to do, one of them suddenly noticed a small boat ahead.

"Hey, look! That ship is going to sink!"

The other sailors instinctively looked ahead, and sure enough, a small boat was about to enter the whirlpool.

Because the small boat had just unloaded its cargo, it was relatively light and therefore had little resistance to the whirlpool's pull. Even though the sailors rowed desperately, they could not prevent it from stepping into the whirlpool.

Under the watchful eyes of all the sailors, the small boat entered the whirlpool.

Then, the boat shattered.