I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 103 A Thousand-Year Feud

"Emergency notice, emergency notice!"

"An extraordinary disaster has occurred in Shizuoka Prefecture, Iwata City, and Ryuyo Marine Park. The disaster level is tentatively set as: Tiger!"

"All transportation routes to Iwata City are temporarily closed. This train will be rerouted. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. (Repeating)"

The announcement that rang out in the carriage made a group of people look up.

"Extraordinary disaster?"

"Ranked 'Tiger' with white teeth, are you trying to make life unbearable?"

However, despite the complaints, people pulled out their phones to read the news or call their loved ones to inform them of the train detour.

Island nations are prone to natural disasters and undergo various 'natural disaster avoidance training' every year; now, they've simply added 'extraordinary disasters' to their list.

Unless it appears right in front of them, for most people it's just...
boom!
Amid the explosion,

As the glass shattered and shattered, everyone turned to look.

"Feel sorry,"

A boy wearing a baseball cap pulled down the brim.

"I'm getting off here."

After saying that, the boy leaped out of the broken window and left.

Ah? ? ?
The extraordinary was right beside me.
"Notify the train crew,"

"Don't go near the broken window, be careful, it could be dangerous!"

Ignoring the chaotic train passengers, Saito Suke leaped out of the window, tumbling rapidly in the air to dissipate the force before landing lightly with a thud.

Without stopping, he pushed off with his feet, his legs leaving a blur, his hands naturally reaching behind him, and he sped off in the southwest at a speed comparable to that of a train.

Extraordinary Sea Kingdom
If these two extraordinary beings were to engage in a battle in the city, it would undoubtedly cause massive casualties!
He had to stop them. It wasn't a question of whether he could win; it was a question of what ordinary people should do if even someone as extraordinary as him didn't stand up.
crackling-

Besides Saito, a figure with lightning flashing all over its body was also speeding along the high-voltage line.

Yamagami Toru!
"Two extraordinary generals from the Sea Kingdom engage in a fierce battle,"

While speeding along, he kept looking down at the live stream on his phone.

The man frowned. What the hell is this?

The island nation is neither small nor large. Tokyo is only one Kanagawa Prefecture away from Shizuoka Prefecture, where the supernatural disaster occurred. For the average person, it takes an hour and a half by train and three hours by car.

However, for superhuman beings that can travel in a straight line, and for armed helicopters flying overhead, they can arrive in half an hour.

Regardless of the grudges between those two extraordinary generals, they could not turn a blind eye.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

boom! ! !
Another giant wave crashed onto the shore, prompting blogger 'KYG', who was livestreaming from behind a building, to quickly crouch down.

"How long is this going to go on?"

Although it was being broadcast live, the two on the battlefield were moving faster than the human eye could perceive: all that could be seen was the surging of giant waves, which were then suddenly cleaved in two; shadows spread everywhere, and the beach was constantly being torn apart. It looked lively, but it was just something to watch.

Unless the other party stops to talk, the two extraordinary beings cannot be seen on the live stream screen at all.

Of course, even so, the number of viewers in the live stream is still soaring toward the million level!

What is there to complain about when you can witness extraordinary battles?

As for those affected, well, it's the blogger who gets killed, right?
The barrage of comments was dense, interspersed with a flood of donations, as if afraid the blogger would back down.

"It's still early,"

?

At this moment, a childish voice sounded.

"Sister Hairen and Uncle Kujira fought each other a thousand years ago, and it's impossible for them to determine a winner in a short time."

? !
As the blogger looked up, his camera instinctively pointed at him as well.

A little girl sat on top of the safe house where he was hiding.

She has pink hair styled in a pinkish-red, twisted style, with two dark red, twisted shells forming a 'ponytail'-like decoration. On her small face is a heart-shaped birthmark. Her pink kimono is decorated with wave-like patterns, and bells hang from her ankles.

So cute!

【Oh my god, the best! The best!!】

"Mom, I'm in love! She's an extraordinary little girl!"

I'll just call her "wife"!

The live stream chat was flooded with comments again, and countless men and women from the Heisei and Reiwa eras jumped up excitedly.
This kind of well-behaved little girl is simply their dream girl... cough cough, if I keep talking about it, the police will invite me to eat pork chop rice.

It's Kani-hime!

Someone familiar with the situation revealed the other party's identity directly, and then:
[Hey blogger, go and strike up a conversation!]

[This Crab Princess is also a general of the Sea Kingdom, and she has a very good personality, quick—]

The person who supposedly "knew the inside story" was actually Director Zhuya, who had come here by helicopter!

"cough,"

His gaze swept over the uniquely colored comments in the live stream, and the blogger 'KYG' boldly stepped forward to strike up a conversation.

"Lord Crab Princess,"

"Do these two sea ninja lords and Lord Kyūjīra have some kind of grudge?"

Upon hearing the streamer's words, the chat in the live stream paused for a moment.

Don't be fooled by their trash talk behind the screen. Anyone with a modicum of sense knows that with the power of an extraordinary being, it would be perfectly normal for the streamer to be bleeding on the spot in the next second.

The current policies of island nations are to repeatedly remind their citizens to run away if they encounter anything supernatural!

Otherwise, death would be in vain.

Are we supposed to have the police arrest superhuman criminals?

Please, that's the business of the Extraordinary Countermeasures Department!
Yes, that's right.

As expected of the extraordinary being described by those in the know as having a "very good personality," this "Kani Princess" nodded in response.

"Sister Hairen and Uncle Kujira have known each other for a thousand years."

"Back then, they weren't yet the partners of Suzuka Mountain."

Sitting on the roof of the safe house, swinging her two fair legs, Kani-hime told a story from a thousand years ago while watching the battle on the sea not far away.

"Sister Hai Ren is a member of the 'Shadow Ninja' clan."

"Their village has signed a contract with an Onmyoji family."

“Every Shadow Ninja will become a Shikigami of an Onmyoji after reaching adulthood, and the two will fight together.”

The Shadow Demon acts as a scout and swordsman, while the Onmyoji uses spells to command and coordinate—this is the way these two extraordinary families survive, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

"Back then, Hai Ren wasn't called 'Hai Ren,' and Kani Hime didn't know her real name either."

The little girl-like 'Kani-hime' continued speaking innocently.
"I heard that she trained day and night in order to sign a contract with the next 'head of the family' of Onmyoji, determined to become the strongest Shadow Ninja."

With hard work and talent, Kainin's strength quickly surpassed that of the village, making him the strongest Kage ninja.

The day finally arrived for me to sign the contract with the new head of the Onmyoji clan.

"An accident has occurred,"

"Someone has tampered with the Onmyoji's contract!"

"On that day, the contracts residing in the left hand of the Shadow Ninja collectively went berserk, and all the Shadow Ninjas instantly went mad!"

"The caught-off-guard Onmyoji were killed on the spot. The new head of the clan cut off Hai Ren's left hand, bringing her back to her senses." Faced with her crazed clansmen, Hai Ren could only fulfill her duty as a 'shikigami' and, together with the new head of the Onmyoji clan, wielded her sword against her clansmen.

When there were no more shadow ninjas standing in front of him, the sea ninja turned around and called out the name of the clan leader, but only saw the young boy leaning on a long sword, his body riddled with kunai and shuriken.

In an instant, her world collapsed, all her efforts and goals vanished, and she fell into a pile of corpses.

"When Sister Hai Ren wakes up again,"

"She was rescued by a group of pirates who asked her for help in exchange for saving her life."

Having lost everything, Hai Ren agreed and changed his name to 'Hai Ren': a ninja of the sea.

Tear —

A slash shot out, cutting a long, smooth crack in the beach, extending towards where Crab Princess was.

"Those pirates' target is Suzuka Mountain. They actually coveted the endless treasures of Suzuka Mountain. They deserve to die."

Using the cutest expressions to utter the most chilling words;
Kani-hime casually waved her other hand, using a crab claw.

Bang! !

An invisible force blocked the slashing attack, transforming it into countless raging gusts of wind.

"They underestimated Suzuka Mountain, and they also underestimated Sister Kainin."

"On the ship, Sister Hairen quickly realized the truth: it was the leader of these pirates who twisted the Onmyoji contract and drove the Shadow Ninja clan mad!"

???

"Wait, Lady Kani."

Before the quiet audience could ask any questions, blogger 'KYG' raised his hand.

"Why were those pirates able to influence the Onmyoji's contract?"

Shouldn't the 'contract' that serves as the link between Onmyoji and the Shadow Ninja clan be a closely guarded secret?
"It's simple,"

"Because that pirate leader is the uncle of the new head of the Onmyoji family!"

"He always wanted to control all the Shadow Ninjas. After being exiled by the Onmyoji clan, he harbored resentment and thus orchestrated this tragedy."

On one hand, he wanted to take revenge on the 'blind' Onmyoji family; on the other hand, he wanted to acquire a group of crazed Shadow Ninjas: even after they went mad, the Shadow Ninjas could still be used as cannon fodder for his attack on Suzuka Mountain.

The plan ultimately went wrong, leaving only the one-armed Hai Ren.

However, the fighting power of Hainin alone is no less than that of the entire 'Shadow Village', so it's not a bad deal.

"Having discovered the truth, the sea ninja immediately drew her blade of vengeance after the pirates arrived in the waters off Suzuka Mountain—"

The pirates, who had been 'helpers' but suddenly became mortal enemies, were besieged on all sides. After struggling desperately, they eventually became fish food on the seabed.

"The young master learned about Sister Hai Ren's background and did not make things difficult for her, allowing her to stay at Suzuka Mountain."

"And what about Lord Kyūjīra?"

As a blogger, 'KYG' is quite good at playing the straight man, and he immediately followed up with questions.

"Uncle Kyukira, he was on that pirate ship too."

"But he wasn't a pirate; he was a 'human sacrifice' sold to a pirate leader by human traffickers."

"So the young master also let him go and allowed him to live in Suzuka Mountain as well."

If the story ended here, it would be the tale of the 'Sea Kingdom' taking in two newcomers who eventually rose to become generals. But things are rarely that simple—

"However, Sister Hairen discovered that Uncle Kujira had a curse left by that pirate leader."

She identified Uncle Kyūjīra as a remnant of pirates and wanted to kill him to avenge her clan.

In the chaos, instead of killing Kyukira, Hainin killed Kyukira's friend, the whale demon Kyukira.

"That's right,"

"Uncle Kyukira wasn't always called Kyukira."

Amidst the roar of battle not far away, Kani-hime held up one finger to explain.

"After Hai Ren accidentally killed his friend, he carried his friend's remains with him and named them 'Kyujira'."

Strictly speaking, the real 'Kyujira' is the bone knife in his hand!

"Sister Hairen and Uncle Kujira just kept fighting and fighting, which drew everyone's attention."

"Then, a powerful enemy attacked Mount Suzuka."

"After a great battle, the young master fell into a deep sleep, so many of his companions from Suzuka Mountain believed that Sister Kainin was a 'traitor'."

So,
After hearing Crab Princess's story, both the blogger 'KYG' and countless viewers in the live stream couldn't help but sigh.

Hai Ren is also an unlucky guy. No, an unlucky extraordinary being.

Despite swearing allegiance to the patriarch, he was forced to slaughter his own people; upon joining the pirate group, he discovered that the other party was the murderer; after finally settling down in Suzuka Mountain, he caused the 'young master' to fall into a deep sleep while chasing his enemy, and was branded a 'traitor'.

It can be said that none of the three 'betrayals' were her own intention, but she had no choice but to bear all of it.

"So that's why they fight to the death the moment they meet?"

"That's not the case,"

Crab Princess shook her head.

“The young master once tried to stop them, but if there is a legitimate reason, they would not hesitate to kill the other party.”

"Is it possible that Kainin-nee's collection of the 'Sessho-seki' is actually a way of preparing to pledge allegiance to that lord?"

"After all, Hai Ren's goal is to find a master to serve."

? ? ? ?
Upon hearing Kani-hime's words, the entire live stream chat erupted in excitement.

【I can do it!】

Get out of my way, Hai Ren is mine!!

[You're dreaming! You idiots think you can become the masters of Hainin?!]

[Thinking about it carefully, could this sea ninja be cursed with some kind of 'obstruction of the master'? The patriarch died on the spot, the pirates were all wiped out, and even the 'young master' fell into a deep sleep.]

[I'm not afraid! Even if I die tomorrow, it would be worth it to have been the master of Hairen for just one day!]

[Ha, if you're so capable, go to the scene and shout like that, and see how horribly you'll die!]

If ordinary people are just talking big, then the big shots who are also paying attention to this battle are watching with their eyes shining!

If we could gain the loyalty of this 'Sea Ren'
It’s unimaginable!
It's important to understand that even top conglomerates only possess a few artificial superhumans, namely the 'dog' level; the higher 'wolf' level is highly sought after by various forces; and as for the 'tiger' level above that, the Metropolitan Police Department only 'suspected' to have one.

Moreover, this 'Sea Ninja' is clearly skilled in assassination. If we have her help, what political enemy would dare not obediently give way?
They won't even know how they died!

However.
It's just a thought.

Dreams are full, reality is very skinny.

In the face of such extraordinary beings, what difference is there between ordinary people and so-called 'big shots'?
Those who were actually able to get to the scene were:

Da da da da,

One after another, armed helicopters arrived at the battlefield first.

"All Metropolitan Police Department personnel, listen up!"

"Protect the sea ninja!"

On the helicopter with its hatch open, Director Zhu Ya, who was personally on the front lines, shouted against the howling wind:

"Lord Hai Ren, we're here to help you!"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

P.S.: I won't be joining the Metropolitan Police Department; this is just an experiment and a way to continue spreading the supernatural narrative.
(End of this chapter)