I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 83 Extraordinary Gathering
waters off Li Island

"What? A typhoon?"

A fishing boat was sailing on the sea, and several fishermen were chatting on the deck.

"That's right, suddenly they're saying the typhoon has changed course and is speeding towards this area—what's the weather bureau doing?"

"Stop complaining, things are much better now."

The gray-haired captain stepped out and glanced at the calm sea.

"It's quite normal for the older generation to go out to sea to fish. One day the sea may be calm and peaceful, but the next day there may be a raging storm."

Therefore, at that time, the fishermen of the island nation were very superstitious, and various monster legends such as "Umibozu", "Shiranui", and "Shinkirou" emerged one after another.

As technology becomes more advanced, although these natural disasters still pose a great threat, they can now be easily avoided in advance: their fishing boats are equipped with maritime satellite phones, which can even be used for live streaming; of course, data traffic is very expensive and cannot be wasted.

Therefore, the young people on the deck could only play single-player games on their phones using emulators.

"Sigh, we haven't gotten anything from this trip yet."

"Hey!!"

A loud shout suddenly rang out from the side.

The sight startled several young sailors who were playing on their phones, causing them to nearly drop their devices.

"What the hell—"

"Hayato, why are you yelling so loudly?"

As the others turned away in dissatisfaction, the middle-aged sailor they called 'Hayato' trembled as he raised his finger and pointed to the sea beside him.

Have you ever seen anyone running on the sea?

?

"No,"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Even a fool would think of that."

Everyone looked in the direction Hayato was pointing, and all their words caught in their throats.

Really

There is a 'person' speeding across the sea.

"It's extraordinary!"

"Quick, get out of the way!!"

The other party was hurtling straight towards them from the distant sea; only the legendary 'extraordinary' could achieve such a feat. If they were to collide with them...
Even from a great distance, one could discern the outline of the weapon hanging at the other's waist.

They were just a fishing boat; they dared not confront the extraordinary!

The fishing boat made an emergency turn on the sea just to avoid a 'person,' which seemed absurd but saved their lives.

tap tap tap,

Amidst the dense sound of footsteps,
The person speeding across the water drew closer and closer, allowing the people on the boat to see his face clearly.

This was a tall, slender male samurai, dressed in a white hunting robe with a black metal breastplate, a black eboshi hat, and a long, skeletal-shaped sword at his waist. His white robe was decorated with wave-like patterns. He traversed the water at a speed far exceeding that of modern ships!

As the fishing boat moved aside, the other party didn't even glance at them, but sped straight past.

"We're saved!"

"That was close! What if he had suddenly attacked and killed someone?"

The other party was dressed as a military commander from the Heian period. If he also had the habit of using people as "test subjects," ordinary people like them would definitely be powerless to resist.

How can you defend against something that can travel 80 yards at sea?
Did anyone take a picture?

Once the other person had disappeared from sight, the captain suddenly asked a question.

"Huh? I think so."

"Give me!"

The captain snatched the phone and rushed back to the bridge.

"Captain, what are you going to do?"

"Reporting to the government! The direction they went is..."

Tokyo!

This extraordinary being is clearly the kind with abundant martial virtue; if he were to land in the Tokyo metropolitan area, he would cause a bloodbath wherever he goes.

At a time like this, why worry about data usage? The captain prepared to use the maritime satellite phone to send the photos back.

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In the waters near the big island,

A warship is slowly conducting a routine patrol.

This is a Maya-class guided-missile destroyer equipped with the advanced Aegis SPY-1D(V) phased-array radar, used to detect and intercept cruise missiles and other air-attack targets in littoral areas.

This is normal practice; even warships need to be deployed from time to time.

If the warship is left unused for a long time, and problems are only discovered during battle, then things will get really messy: even though there hasn't been any so-called 'war' in this area for decades.

Beep beep beep

In the command center, the middle-aged captain picked up the communicator.

"This is the 'Haguro',"

"what?"

"Extraordinary Typhoon?"

"Yes, this ship will return to port immediately."

Upon receiving the order from his superior, the bearded middle-aged captain solemnly accepted it, and had just put down the communicator to prepare—

brush,

"Don't move!"

A calm voice sounded behind him, making the middle-aged captain freeze and dare not move.

Because a long, gleaming sword lay across his neck.

"Are you the 'shipmen' of this era?"

The middle-aged captain glanced slightly backward and saw a female ninja.

The reason we knew he was a ninja was because he was wearing a metal headband, bandages covering the lower half of his face, a simple ninja outfit resembling a fishing net, long hair tied in a high ponytail, and dangling talismans covering one eye, leaving only the other cold pupil visible.

He was a ninja who was as traditional as could be.

It would be quite normal if it happened in Akihabara.

But the middle-aged captain could swear on his beard that there was no such person on his ship!

Not a 'person'
Then it can only be extraordinary.

"What can I do for you, sir?"

The middle-aged captain, with a long sword held to his neck, tried to calm the other man down while gesturing to the others with his eyes. However:
"Your men are too weak; they can kill even a shadow."

? !
Looking down, the bearded captain realized that countless shadows were spreading out from beneath the female ninja's feet, connecting to the feet of the others in the command room, rendering all the naval soldiers immobile and bound to the spot.

They are just ordinary people; let alone restraining them, it would be easy to twist them into a pretzel.

"Sail the boat in that direction,"

Lowering the long sword held against the bearded captain's neck, the female ninja raised one of her left hands and pointed towards Tokyo. Indeed, she looked like a dashing woman cosplaying as a ninja.

But once you see her 'left hand,' no one will think those things anymore.

Because this woman has three left hands!

Holding a short sword, a kunai, and a shuriken in her three left hands adds a touch of eeriness to this valiant female ninja.

".good,"

The bearded captain began navigating the ship, but secretly activated remote monitoring.

Everything that happened in the command center was immediately transmitted to the naval base.

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"This is?!"

"He's extraordinary, and a powerful one at that!"

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's special operations room was in complete chaos.

As Typhoon Aere began to change direction and head straight for Tokyo Bay, the area entered a state of high alert. Not only the Metropolitan Police Department and the Self-Defense Forces, but even several cabinet ministers rushed here.

"how so."

After the Japan Meteorological Agency speculated that Typhoon Aere was actually an extraordinary event, the island nation immediately deployed a large number of reconnaissance drones.

You won't know until you try it, and once you do, you'll be shocked!
In the ocean, many crabs and lobsters with human-like shapes are gathering in Tokyo Bay.

Meanwhile, information was also found on fishing boats, yachts, and even warships, all of which indicated the presence of significantly more advanced supernatural beings!

First, there was a yacht from 'Kamizushima Island'.
They were kidnapped by a little girl who called herself "Kani-hime". The good news is that this girl with extraordinary intelligence seems to be just a child: after the college students who rented the yacht agreed to sail to Tokyo, she did not make things difficult for them and even behaved quite politely.

Then there's the waters around Li Island.
A fishing boat captured footage of a male warrior speeding across the sea. He was neatly dressed and had a resolute face, clearly the kind of 'martial arts fighter' who was decisive and ruthless.

Finally, the guided-missile destroyer 'Kuroba', which was patrolling the waters near Oshima, was hijacked by a female ninja.

Although the female ninja did not discover the surveillance equipment on the destroyer, she was a taciturn person.

The destroyer's captain tried to extract information from the other side, but his arm was immediately severed!
It was as if she would unleash a massacre if anyone dared to utter another word.

The only person they could communicate with was a little girl named 'Kani-hime'. However, there was only a group of college students on the yacht. After secretly contacting the government, they heard that the government wanted them to extract information from them, so they immediately started cursing.

We were counting on you to save us, and you're sending us to our deaths?

Faced with a two-ton "screw hammer," who would dare to approach it to extract information? Would they want to provoke someone?
"These three high-level extraordinary beings are all headed for Tokyo!"

The Metropolitan Police Department's determination that the other party was a 'high-level' supernatural being was based on their experience dealing with supernatural beings during this period.

Aside from humans who have transformed into superhumans, most wolf-level (D-class) superhumans retain their beast form or human-beast form, resembling the terrifying and bizarre appearances of legends: such as cat demons, kappa, and yuki. Their intelligence is also generally quite poor.

The higher-level Tiger-level (C-level) superhumans are closer to humans in terms of behavior patterns, clothing, and thinking.

This is easy to understand; only highly accomplished individuals pay attention to their appearance: just like on the battlefield, the more ornate the armor, the more it attracts arrows.

Three high-level transcendent beings, estimated to be of the Tiger level, are heading towards Tokyo;

There are also a large number of low-level extraordinary beings, such as wolf-level or dog-level beings!

That's enough to start a war!

“The three Tiger-level Transcendent beings all have the same wave pattern decoration on their bodies, which is speculated to be something like a ‘family crest’.”

The intelligence officers analyzed the collected intelligence frame by frame and word by word, almost writing thousands of words of reading comprehension.

"At the same time, Princess Kani also mentioned a key figure: the young master."

In island nations, "姫" has two meanings.
Firstly, it means 'noble lady': young lady or princess.

Another meaning is "small" or "beautiful name": for example, Himekage-tai.

Regardless of which one it is, it proves that the little girl-like 'Kani Hime' is not a simple person. Coupled with the other two 'samurai' and 'ninja' attire, the 'young master' she speaks of must be of even higher status: in the extraordinary world, the more illustrious one's reputation, the stronger one's strength.

"Could that typhoon be their 'young master'?"

Some couldn't help but speculate that, judging from the direction these extraordinary beings were traveling, they were all moving towards the 'typhoon,' meaning that:

"quick!"

"Let's look into whether there are any beings in our mythology who control storms or something similar!"

Director Zhu Ya gave the order loudly, but the surrounding 'folklore' experts looked at each other blankly.

this.
It's not that island nations lack a 'wind god' who can control storms; on the contrary:

Too much!
Because island nations are surrounded by the sea and are frequently visited by typhoons, many places have their own 'wind god'.

Leaving aside those messy, hairy gods, even in the orthodox Shintoism of the island nation, there is the 'Wind God' Shinatohiko and the 'Susanoo' who controls the sea.

That's right, Susanoo's divine title was actually 'Sea God'; however, in mythology, this hot-tempered and warlike fellow did not listen to Izanagi's words, but instead came here to cause trouble, and was called the God of Destruction.

"Without more information, we can hardly make a judgment."

Typhoon Aere is accelerating!

Just when the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department was at its wits' end, the Japan Meteorological Agency sent a message.

On satellite maps, the typhoon, which was originally almost 'stationary', suddenly began to change, 'moving' forward little by little.

As it continues to accelerate, satellite images show that the originally loose 'eye' is constantly converging towards the center, and the white cyclone spreading out is becoming increasingly rapid.

"The maximum wind speed near the center is 15 on the Beaufort scale, 50 m/s, and the Pa is 920 hPa. This is already at the level of a strong typhoon!"

"The speed is still increasing!"

hiss.
The group exchanged glances, and each saw terror on the other's face.

The destructive power of the typhoon. Perhaps after this, 'Aere' will be removed from the typhoon list.

Yes, there's another rule regarding typhoon naming: if a typhoon with a certain name causes massive casualties, that name will be removed.

Whether it's self-deception or a wishful thinking, these are all established rules: the last one to be removed from the list was 'Mangkhut', which caused millions of people to suffer, six years ago.

This time, 'Aiyunni' is probably... no, we should think about how to deal with the current crisis.

What did the American side say?

The island nation's government has gathered all its extraordinary resources, but they seem insignificant in the face of this abnormal typhoon.

"The American side said they were unable to help."

? !
Upon hearing this, Director Zhuya's vision went black, and she fell backward.

"Director!"

"Director, hang in there!"

"We still need you to lead the way, you can't faint!"

It was lifted up by a group of people.
Director Zhu Ya wished she had actually fainted.

At least this way, I won't have to face this chaotic situation.

America is determined to watch the show; what can the island nation do? Send a fleet to extinguish the typhoon?
Stop joking. Island nations don't have any 'weather weapons'; they don't even have nuclear weapons. What are they going to use to destroy typhoons with missiles?

Are we just supposed to watch helplessly?

"Director!"

"The typhoon has changed direction!"

???

Everyone looked up and saw that the typhoon, which had been heading straight for Tokyo Bay, had suddenly changed direction. Heading towards:

No, it's not Kanagawa Prefecture, it's Yokosuka Base!

(End of this chapter)