You say this is a love game?

"Three years ago, this place was calling to youkai. Even youkai like us, born in Night Lantern City, could feel that mysterious call... It was something buried deep underground, probably a spiritual vein... That call from the depths of the spiritual vein summoned the surrounding youkai to Night Lantern City."

"For the monsters, this Night Light City is simply a delicious piece of fat meat."

It was also from three years ago that Kagaya Chacha encountered the Onmyoji of the Yajima family.

She is not a monster from outside the area, but a harmless local raccoon.

But even so, she was still contacted by the Onmyoji of the Yajima family, who told her that at a certain moment, she could release her nature.

What is the "nature" of monsters?

Kagaya Chacha is okay, she is a monster that is good at playing pranks, even if she is allowed to release her nature, she will not cause any damage.

But what about more monsters?

Their nature is to eat people and destroy.

"The opportunity he told me about at that time was 'Solar Eclipse'."

Wait until the sun is blocked.

Then, a group of uncontrolled monsters will emerge from all directions of the city, releasing their "nature" and turning this place into a den of ghosts.

"There's no doubt someone is trying to create a disaster."

"However, three years ago... the so-called 'solar eclipse' did not appear."

Huawu Chacha stuffed the snacks into her mouth, eating until her cheeks were bulging.

"Ever since then, I've been very concerned about what the Yajima family is up to... That's when I started creating a human account and tried to contact you exorcists. But after contacting you, I found that you know even less than I do."

This raccoon monster is really helpless.

As a raccoon cat monster, the raccoon is naturally close to humans. Although the raccoon likes to play pranks on humans, there are actually many legends about raccoons as guardians. This is a kind of monster that is quite close to humans. It even spontaneously gathers to protect a certain area, which is also part of its nature.

And there is no doubt that Huawu Chacha is very friendly to humans.

She spent time investigating the Yajima family's intentions, but didn't gain much.

After all, she is just a lower-level monster. Although the Onmyoji of the Yajima family will notice her, compared with ferocious monsters like the Gyuto, Karuya Chacha, as a raccoon dog, is obviously not taken seriously. At most, she will have some premonitions, but she will not be like those small monsters of the paper rank who are completely unaware of what is about to happen.

“I can only investigate on my own.”

"But the final result of the investigation was only the accidental discovery of a crack... It was discovered by my subordinate Xiao Yao. It is hidden deep within Yejian High School and is difficult to enter. However, it is constantly capturing the obsessions and souls of the outside world, as if it is absorbing something."

It's similar to the [Lucky Strawberry Daifuku] given by Satori Yoshiko, which can be delivered into the crevice, but she herself can only enter it through Mizutani Makoto.

This sealed gap is craving for something from the outside world.

Chacha Kayaya made a request to the Tokyo headquarters as an "exorcist", but it was not taken seriously and even the investigation was not approved. Instead, the Yajima family found out and someone reported it to the higher-ups. In the end, the person who investigated the Yajima family was actually the Yajima family themselves!

Chacha Kayaya once denounced the "noble Tokyo Exorcism Headquarters" to Inaba Miyamizu. That was not her complaint, but the anger after her personal experience.

Damn it... I gave you information, but you ignored it and continued playing music and dancing. What on earth does this mean?

That report almost brought Huawu Chacha a fatal disaster.

This also forced her to abandon her original exorcist account, change to a new "Miss S", go directly underground, and closely observe the developments in Night Light City.

It was also because of this that she was able to keenly capture the murder case surrounding "Mai Yajima".

"That child is from the Yajima family, but he was excluded from the Yajima family."

"At first, I didn't think it was the child, but later I found out that the Yajima family's Yin Yang Master was actually monitoring the child... Although she was not given the Yajima surname at first, the Yajima family paid more and more attention to her, and even watched her more closely."

“So I just started observing.”

"That child lived a life of misfortune, and she even got a mask. I once saw an Onmyoji steal the mask when she was away from home, but he died tragically... It wasn't until that moment that I realized that the child was definitely not ordinary."

"Until March of this year, during spring break, she died wearing a mask."

As she spoke, the lively Miss Huali couldn't help but feel depressed.

"From that moment on, she was never the same."

"I know that the real Yajima Mai is dead, and what was born afterwards was nothing more than some terrifying being. That being is likely connected to the Rift, and indeed, it is. After that being descended upon Yajima Mai's body, the entire Rift became active and began to actively erode the present world."

Kayaya Chacha asked Miyamizu Inaba to investigate all this in order to guide her to the truth of it all.

Gong Shui Inaba was stunned: "Then why is it me?"

"You're very different."

Huawu Chacha just gave her a meaningful look.

"I didn't come to you for no reason... Inaba, think about it, how long have we been working together? I've watched you grow up little by little."

Huawu Chacha said helplessly: "You have your secrets, and I can also glimpse a corner of that secret from the many times you have escaped desperate situations."

"There must be something hidden inside you..."

"That's a force that scares me. That force might have a chance to change everything..."

Miyamizu Inaba fell silent.

Shuten laughed.

She laughed wantonly, leaning on the sofa seat, her gaze fixed on Miyamizu Inaba.

It’s like asking - little rabbit, what do you want to choose now?

How to choose, let’s put it aside for now.

Chacha left quickly. Having been hunted by the Yajima family before, Chacha was very careful about keeping her whereabouts secret and unwilling to stay in the same place for too long. After delivering the information she needed to, she disappeared into the background again.

"This Miss Huawu is also trying her best to save the situation."

"But what can we do? She's just a monster after all. Even if she wants to help, how much strength can she provide?"

Even, it is limited by the limitations of one's own cognition.

The speculation given by Huawu Chacha is that it will involve enemies of high rank.

The upper limit of this raccoon's imagination is the strong level. It is precisely because of the strong-level enemies involved that she places her hope on Miyamizu Inaba, whom she has witnessed her "ghost" posture with her own eyes.

What about Miyamizu Inaba?

What is this girl, who is placed with high hopes, thinking about?

"I have to tell Mizutani."

……

……

Mizutani Makoto quickly got the information from Miyamizu Inaba.

The two agreed to meet outside.

Mizutani Makoto naturally had to explain what had happened before.

After a day of waiting, Mizutani Makoto got some information from Matsushita Kei.

This murderous lady was much more cruel than he had imagined, especially after the KTV case was uncovered, it was revealed that she had killed people like crazy.

Fortunately, after investigating the victims, it was found that most of them were unclean, and those who had not done anything bad were able to escape unharmed in the massacre.

Mizutani Makoto increasingly felt the color of "Nue" from her.

The Nue is a beast of disaster, carrying the ancient people's simple idea that "good is rewarded with good, and evil is punished with evil."

However, the values ​​of the ancients are vastly different from those of modern people, so this leads to a problem, namely the standard for judging "evil".

Mai Yajima's current judgment standards are very similar to those of the "knights" in ancient times.

Her punishment of evildoers and villains is gratifying to the people, but it also easily attracts criticism from passers-by and triggers arguments such as "Should this man be put to death?" and "Are the evils he committed so serious?"

Fortunately, Makoto Mizutani himself has the same temperament. He can understand Mai Yajima's behavior and accept her nature.

And now, he has to hand over this part of the information to Miyamizu Inaba.

"Nue?"

Gong Shui Daoyu was stunned.

Even Shuten cast his gaze over.

"A monster like the Nue... the legend of its birth is extremely powerful. A monster that ravaged Japan like a locust plague from birth couldn't possibly be lower than the strong tier at birth. With even a little bit of other elements, it could easily reach the ferocious tier."

In other words, it is different from the "promising future" of the Gūhuō bird.

The legend of "Nue" brings real strength.

Mizutani Makoto couldn't hear Shuten's mumbling.

But the moment she heard that Mai Yajima's guaranteed rank was "strong", Miyamizu Inaba's mentality suddenly changed subtly.

Referring to the information provided by Kagaya Chacha, Miyamizu Inaba was able to confirm many things.

Out of a complicated trust, Miyamizu Inaba passed on all the information she had obtained from Kagaya Chacha to Mizutani Makoto.

About the "solar eclipse", about the "spiritual vein", and also about the sensitive time point of "three years ago".

When he learned that there were still many monsters lurking in Night Light City, Mizutani Makoto's expression became obviously solemn.

"And there are monsters..."

According to Terumiya Mizuha, those monsters are lurking in the dark, waiting for a certain opportunity... waiting for the order from some giant monster.

At the same time, with a slightly tangled mood, Miyamizu Inaba whispered something: "Mizutani, the Yajima Mai you are supposed to protect is not the original owner anymore."

This girl is actually quite worried about Mizutani Makoto's mentality.

He was just a murderer before, but now he has become a monster. Normal people may not be able to accept this gap.

Mizutani Makoto lowered his eyes slightly, but said firmly: "As long as she doesn't make any mistakes, I will stand on the same side with her."

"Made a mistake?"

"Well, as long as she doesn't become 'evil'."

Upon hearing this answer, Miyamizu Inaba was obviously stunned. She paused for a long time before changing the subject rather awkwardly.

So determined...

She whispered to herself.

Soon, the girl came up with a bold idea: "Mizutani, I want to explore the crevices."

Mizutani Makoto pondered for a moment, but did not refuse.

He just said to wait for him for a few more days.

He wants to piece together the last clues.

……

……

After two days, Chidori finally digested the [Fire Thunder]

Furthermore, this [Fire Thunder] seemed to have special effects. After consuming the [Fire Thunder], Chidori actually advanced from the critical point of the middle position to the upper position, which was another good news for Mizutani Makoto.

"But the manifestation of the fire thunder is a little different from what I expected."

Mizutani Makoto originally thought that the blessing of Fire Thunder on Chidori should be similar to the blessing of Strange Fire on Xiao Huohuo, that is, the fusion of Fire Thunder and Thunder Demolition to create an eight-color thunder fusion skill like "Buddha's Wrathful Lotus", allowing him to show off a wave of super-powerful burst skills.

But in fact, this thing is very different from what Makoto Mizutani expected.

[Ability: Eight Thunder Gods]

There is a new skill called "Eight Thunder Gods" on Chidori's skill bar.

This skill is reserved for Chidori to perform "form change".

Crack, back mountain.

Mizutani Makoto stood in front of Mu Mei. The old and majestic tree pulled its roots out of the ground and charged towards the young man in front of it.

【Eight Thunder Gods: Fire Thunder】

Mizutani Makoto holds Chidori Maru, and his current image is still wearing light armor, but after the separate fusion with Chidori, without the participation of Satori Yoshiko, the outer cloak naturally lacks the elements of Karamatsu and is simpler than before.

But the knife in his hand was flashing with blazing thunder.

The scattered lightning was wrapped in hot air waves, like magma in the form of electric current, shining brightly. This was the "fire thunder".

"Fire thunder, or flame thunder, is thunder accompanied by flames."