Launch. ”

Qiao Qiao's voice was very obvious in this silent night.

"Launch."

Haruka Sasaki repeated.

"Launch."

Several shrine maidens repeated.

The launch button is pressed.

Whoosh –

Violent tremors were felt, and rockets were fired from the rails at the back of the van.

Like the most brilliant fireworks falling to the earth.

Sixteen rockets were fired in less than ten seconds, playing a beautiful chord.

Mortar shells were then fired.

Heavy shells cut through a parabola and landed directly above the three rooms.

The army of weirdos doesn't seem to be aware of this.

A consciousness awakens between these weirdness.

It comes from ancient times, when humans had not yet appeared, and even the earth was only a fragment of the age.

At that time, they weren't called yokai.

They are the masters, the rulers of the sky, the earth, and the seas.

But later, as more and more of its equal existence, strife also descended on this world.

It lost, and its own family members were all sealed under the mountains and rivers.

I don't know how many years have passed, and even the stone is about to decay.

It heard the call.

The seal was loosened, and its thousands of limbs pricked through the tiny hole, trying to return to the world.

Tell other beings who is the master of the world.

It saw the creatures of this world as it was.

The body is fragile, and the spirit is extremely weak, to it, these little creatures are like worms, insignificant.

Devour, my children.

Go and destroy everything, my children.

When I return, the world will tremble.

It was trying to pass through the seal that had not yet been fully opened.

Something flew in the sky.

It doesn't even have to look to know what it is.

It's just an aggregate of some ores.

This level of attack is not even an itch.

It didn't care.

Until, the first rocket landed on a towering giant tree.

The high-energy explosive was triggered by the fuse in an instant.

The heat that melted the steel engulfed the centuries-old tree in an instant, the flames turned it into a burning pillar of fire, and the fragments of the rockets set fire to nearby houses, and for a moment, the whole tree crumbled.

Sixteen rockets, almost more than half of the trees were set on fire.

And the weirdos located near the big tree.

Bang –

The next moment, mortar shells hit three houses, wooden structures, and the already dilapidated houses were reduced to rubble in the blink of an eye.

Exploding clouds soared into the sky, obscuring the view.

？

It froze.

What was this just now?

Why does ordinary ore have such a strong destructive power?

It's easy to destroy the trees yourself, but how do you do it?

Why, such a weak being, can have such power?

It doesn't understand.

They have spent countless hours evolving their bodies with sharp teeth and thick scales, strong bones, strong muscles, and perfectly adapted to heat and cold, sky and deep sea.

And these guys?

The body that falls apart at the slightest touch, can't withstand the heat, can't withstand the cold, can't fly, can't dive into the deep sea, and can only walk on the barren land.

Why?

On what basis do they have such power?

It doesn't know.

The second round of shooting has arrived.

It waved its movable tentacles in an attempt to block it, and it called on its family to do everything in its power to protect the remaining trees.

But it didn't work.

Flames hotter than lava accompanied by spiritual power engulfed its clans, burned trees, and destroyed its last hope.

For the first time since its existence, it gave rise to feelings of fear.

It's not the fear of the fragile existence in front of you, it's the fear of the unknown.

What else is there in this world?

After so much time, even such a weak existence already has such a terrifying and incomprehensible power.

And what about the others?

What about their own past enemies?

At this moment, it is like a child who has just come out of a small room and is exposed to the whole world.

Look at the whole village caught in flames.

Look at the passage that is gradually closing due to the loss of spiritual power infusion.

It chose to return to the seal.

Compared to the outside, it is more comfortable and safe inside.

Anyway, it's been locked up for so long, and it's okay to close it for a while longer.

It thinks so.

Retracted all tentacles.

Finally, it glanced at the world outside the passage.

The moon shines on the world, and no matter how much time passes, it remains the same.

Faintly, it seemed to hear the singing.

Although it does not understand the language of other creatures, its long years have allowed it to understand the meaning of the lyrics.

[Just as the pear blossoms are blooming all over the world, the river is floating with a soft light veil. 】

[Katyusha stood on the steep shore, singing like a bright spring light. 】

......

Some time ago.

On the banks of the Kamogawa River.

Riki Shrine.

The priests were so busy walking that they had no time to care.

A figure appeared at the entrance of the shrine.

Just like other tourists who enjoy Obon, he looks unremarkable and simply can't get the attention of others.

He took a deep look at the Riki Shrine, and then disappeared into the sea of people.

The next moment, next to the pear wood shrine.

He reappeared.

Yes, his target is not the Riki Shrine, but the Kyoto Imperial Palace next to the shrine.

This thousand-year-old building still lies quietly here when the whole of Kyoto cheers for the fire of the five mountains.

Hundreds of enchantments, various magic circles that detect yin qi, spiritual power, and monsters have failed to discover his existence.

As if searching for something, he came to the main hall in the center of the palace.

Eyes sweep over the luxurious and historic decorations.

Easily, he took out a grayish, transparent, jade-carved bead from it.

In the moonlight, the bead shines intoxicatingly.

Whoosh –

He disappeared instantly, leaving no footprints.

On the banks of the Kamogawa River, people come and go.

He glanced northeast.

There seems to be some tremor coming from Mt. Hiei.

But at the same time, fireworks also burst into the sky.

No one can perceive the movement.

"It's finally getting started, and it looks like those guys aren't completely useless."

He smiled, and suddenly, the ordinary ramen of the house in front of him caught his attention.

Of course, there are no customers dining in the restaurant at the moment.

The boss stood in the doorway with a cigarette in his hand.

He looked at the boss.

In an instant.

All the noise around is gone.

The bustling city, like the scenery painted on the canvas, is flat and lacks three-dimensionality.

He felt his thoughts lag for a while.

The next moment, his whole person was like a piece of paper, folded by an invisible hand, turned into a paper crane, and fell into the palm of the boss.

"Huh?"

But the boss looked at the paper crane and frowned slightly.

The crane suddenly disintegrated, and only the residue like gravel powder drifted away in the wind.