Time passed little by little, and the sky became darker and darker.

After six o'clock in the evening, thanks to the terrible weather, the sky was completely inky and oppressive and airtight.

The rain did not stop, but intensified.

Uesugi Kiyoshi has returned to the Collectibles Society, where he lives in the apartment.

Before coming up, he went to see the condition of Ueno Mishi, this old swordsman who was infected by the power of the secret ritual was injected with a tranquilizer, and the various high-end instruments that Uesugi Kiyoshi couldn't understand in the association were monitoring his mental fluctuations, and overall, he was still in a stable state.

However, there is not much time left for him.

The door opened, and the soft nest in the big sofa reading a book Nohara Apricot was like a frightened deer, a pair of big eyes quickly shook to the door, and after seeing the familiar figure, he patted his magnificent chest with peace of mind, a pair of eyes bent into a crescent moon, trotted to the door full of smiles, and skillfully took out Uesugi Kiyoshi's slippers for him, and at the same time greeted weakly: "Uesugi-kun, welcome back, hard work." ”

Uesugi Kiyoshi smiled a little awkwardly... Yes, I've worked hard, and after working hard for a long time, I may have created a rival for you again, little apricot.

He touched the apricot's little brain, and watched her happily run to serve him tea and pour water, and the guilt kept pouring out.

Just when he was about to say something, Rin Kamiizumi, who was lying on the sofa, suddenly jumped up, looking like he was dying and sick, his hands covered his mouth, and his cheeks were still squirming, like a hamster storing food.

Uesugi Kiyoshi immediately became angry and diverted his attention.

"Rin! Did I say you weren't allowed to snack! ”

Rin Kamiizumi swallowed the food in his mouth hard, shaking his head indistinctly, with an innocent face.

"It's not a snack! It's the afternoon tea that Apricot Jam made for me! If you don't eat it, it's wasted, and if it's cold, it won't taste good, and I'm forced to do it! ”

"Besides, I went to sword practice today... Qing, don't be angry~"

Uesugi Kiyoshi sighed a little nerve-wracked, but still didn't continue to say - I'm afraid no one can control Arin except to watch it himself.

"Okay, let's not take an example."

"You're ready to get ready, come out with me in a while, there's something you need help with."

Hearing this, Rin Kamiizumi suddenly became interested, and she ran to Uesugi Kiyoshi in a hurry, and looked around him, her eyes blooming with surprise.

"What a heavy killing intent--Qing, are you going to fight?"

"Take me! Take me! ”

"It's so boring to chop wood stakes at the training ground every day, but it's fun to chop living creatures! With Qing, you can always meet a very good opponent. ”

Uesugi Kiyoshi went to rummage through the cabinets for a while, took out two books, glanced at Rin Ueizumi, and didn't care about her excitement, but said softly to Kyoko Nohara, who was running to the kitchen: "Apricot, don't bother, I have something to do these days, and I don't necessarily have to go home when I will go home." ”

"I'm sorry, you should also know about Ueno's seniors, we have to find a way to save him, and as for the little rabbit, please take care of you."

Hearing that Uesugi Kiyoshi was about to go out again, Nohara Kyoko's little face immediately collapsed, but when she heard the latter sentence, she still cheered up and made a cheering gesture, and said very seriously: "Don't worry, Uesugi-kun, leave the family to me!" ”

For some reason, with the air of a senior housewife - no, it is more appropriate to say "housewife" than housewife.

After a moment of trance, Uesugi Kiyoshi dispelled the mess, took a deep breath, and beckoned to Rin Kamiizumi.

"Rin, go clean up."

"I made an appointment... If you want to fight, I'll fight you in a while. ”

Rin Kamiizumi hurriedly rushed to the room to change clothes, Uesugi Kiyoshi shook his head helplessly like an old father and sighed, while Nohara Kyoko stood aside in a proper manner, not to mention, there was really some taste of a family of three.

On the other side, on the banks of the Arakawa.

It is located at the junction of Arakawa Ward and Adachi Ward, and further north, you will soon reach the boundary of Saitama Prefecture.

On the evening of the heavy rain, there was no one by the river, and the surging river rushed away with the mighty rolling might, which was magnificent at the same time, but also added a bit of danger - to be swept away by this wave was ironclad and lifeless.

Suddenly, on the steps by the river, a wet palm stretched out from the river and slapped heavily on the stone steps.

The palm of the hand was covered with purple scales, and the fingers were narrower and longer than those of a normal human, and there were tough membranes between the fingers, a bit like the webbing of an amphibian.

A few seconds later, with the support of this arm, a drenched figure suddenly emerged from the water, and collapsed on the lawn by the river.

The body is very graceful, it can be seen that it is a woman, but the purple scale armor is intimidating, goosebumps straighten, she seems to be exhausted, panting for breath, a pair of snake-like vertical pupils flashing with cold light.

It is the follower of the outer god who was almost slashed alive by Kiyochi Uesugi's sword, her name is "Mei Scale", and she is a loyal follower of the extraterrestrial god "Hydra".

In fact, in the history of mankind, this alien species has made waves, but their evil deeds will be passed down as different legends and stories in different countries.

"Hydra" is not a nameless person in the history of Japan.

Mei Liang is a mystical ritualist, but also a fanatical believer, and the secret ritual ability she is endowed with is "infection".

Her whole person is a tool for producing snake venom and snake venom carriers, and the purple snake released by the river at the beginning is her life-fighting skill, so Ueno Sanshi will transform so quickly after being hit - otherwise, with the extent that Young Master Yamamoto can support it for several days, Ueno Sanshi, as an extraordinary person, should be able to resist for a while.

She was originally going around in circles in the Sea of Japan, trying to get in touch with another group of believers in the outer gods, which was considered to be asking for help, but she was very keenly aware of the tail following behind, so after going around the sea a few times, she completely shook off her tail, and received a summoning order from Yamamoto Yu, so she had to hurry back.

Yamamoto Xiong is her direct boss and the commander-in-chief of this "Guanyin Zhong" operation, whether the Lord's faith can be sprinkled all over this land depends on the success or failure of this time, and his order naturally cannot be taken lightly.

Although there was an accident on the way, it didn't get in the way - they worked hard to trick Yamamoto into falling into the power of the secret ritual, and the benefits they got were also huge, and with his status, what he could do was much more useful than preaching.

Originally, I was going to figure it out slowly, but since someone is stirring up the situation, it doesn't hurt to use thunder means, anyway, the purpose is the same.

After a short pause, Mei Liang wriggled into the drain of the sewer by the river, and did not feel dirty, but went straight in, ignoring the rapid flow of water.

Not long after she got into the drain, footsteps could be heard on the deserted shore.

"Hey... It's almost out of the realm of the Arakawa, are you sure it's really here? ”

"Did the Sea Tiger Pill not eat enough and smell the wrong taste?"

Two figures, one large and one small, walked slowly on the surface of the river, and at the same time, a huge shadow crossed the barren river, and the river swelled sharply as if some giant sea beast had crossed the border.

This is the brother and sister of the Narumi family who act alone, and they are also the two lords of Arakawa here.

"Impossible, Sea Tiger Pill has never made a mistake in distinguishing taste!"

"It's around here, what kind of reptile smells!"

“...”

"What?"

Narumi listened for a while, and suddenly his face changed.

"Hey, stupid big one, the Sea Tiger Pill said it, it smelled that woman!"

"It's that idiot who keeps going around in circles in the sea with the Sea Tiger Pill! It seems that she has shaken off the surveillance on Uesugi and returned to Tokyo! ”

"She's just passed through here! Just gone! ”

Hearing this, the corners of Narumi Shingo's mouth turned up slightly, a trace of bloodthirsty murder flashed in his blood-red eyes, and he pinched the handle of the Haiguo knife on his waist, and laughed twice.

"Isn't it all effortless..."

"The water and soil of Arakawa will really bless us..."

"Go, little man, follow me, I want to see..."

"What are these miscellaneous cultivators who have stolen my god's name?"

He came to the outlet of the drain, and it was just a meal.

The water stagnated, then hung upside down, and then split into two columns, like soldiers greeting a triumphant emperor.

There were two figures, one big and one small, and they chased after Shi Shiran like this, and they didn't even touch a drop of water.