In Type-Moon, people create a magic family lineage

Say so.

Kamo no Yasunori took two steps back and stopped pressing the issue.

Lu Kang watched the two old people argue like children, maintaining a detached, spectator-like attitude throughout. Despite being older than them combined, he maintained a mental state identical to his body's hormone levels.

Eat what you want, drink what you want, play what you want, watch what you want to watch—you get everything you need, not too much, not too little.

"So, Senior Brother, you came here this time because of something that will happen in two days?"

Abe no Seimei watched as the old man unceremoniously returned to the central position of the hall, the seat that should now belong to him as the head of the Onmyōryō (Bureau of Yin and Yang). He didn't seem to mind his predecessor's behavior at all, but simply sat down to the side. Only after the old man's anger subsided did he inquire.

"Humph!"

Kamo no Yasunori responded rather 'arrogantly,' but still said, 'I'm only here to protect the Yin-Yang Bureau, which has been passed down and protected by my Kamo family for generations—not to help you!'

This old 'arrogance'!

Lu Kang and Abe no Seimei both thought to themselves at the same time. The 'little peacock' and the 'old fox' exchanged a glance, both able to see the cunning in each other's minds.

Kamo no Yasunori, realizing what they were thinking, glared at them with displeasure.

So they each picked up a paper fan and smiled.

Lu Kang pondered the days to come two days from now, and naturally understood what that event was all about.

The once-every-thirty-year 'yin year, yin day, yin hour' coincided with the Ghost Festival, when the gates of hell open at noon.

In every sense, there will be chaotic moments when demons run rampant and ghosts roam freely.

At that time, the entire Heian-kyo will be governed by the 'Rashomon' gate, from which countless demons and monsters will emerge.

By then.

This will also be the busiest time for this group of Onmyoji.

This was the time when the Emperor and Regent Taisho relied on them the most.

As for why it's called 'Rashomon', it's because Emperor Kanmu, who built Heian-kyo, actually placed the south gate of Heian-kyo on the most dangerous and yin-heavy core of the entire Yamato Kingdom!

His statement, "Rashomon divides Yin and Yang," is by no means false.

"Will you still be required to take up the post of 'Yin Yang Head' and oversee the Peace Palace in the Central Palace, as is customary?"

Kamo no Yasunori inquired about Abe no Seimei.

“Yes.” Seimei nodded: “The Emperor—or rather, Regent Dajō Yoritada—has personally instructed me to go and oversee the situation.”

In six years, the regent Taisho changed from Fujiwara no Ii to Fujiwara no Kaneie and now to Fujiwara no Yoritada, almost like a flowing river.

Lu Kang also complained about this.

Kamo no Yasunori was quite displeased: "Instead of using the most powerful Onmyoji in history to subdue demons, he's only using them to protect himself..."

He has a straightforward personality, which was also the case when he was the head of the Yin-Yang sect.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to become a powerful Onmyoji who grew stronger with age, and also the current head of the Kamo family, yet still be forced to resign as the Onmyoji head.

Compared to Kamo no Yasunori, Abe no Seimei was not only better at Yin-Yang arts, but also more flexible and tactful in his dealings with people.

He said, "There's nothing we can do about it."

"But now that you're here, senior brother, I can confidently entrust external affairs to you."

"I will be responsible for overseeing the Yin-Yang Bureau and safeguarding the stability of the Great Barrier of Heian-kyo," Kamo no Yasunori declared without hesitation.

Heian-kyo has a great protective barrier for civilians, with the Onmyōryō (Bureau of Yin and Yang) as its core, covering all buildings in Kyoto. As long as one stays indoors, one can be safe.

But the real battle against the enemy...

"I'm leaving it to you, Yu Zhang."

Kamo no Yasunori looked at Lu Kang, who was sitting opposite Seimei, and said, "Seimei said that you are now almost not limited to me, so let your teacher see just how far your Onmyojutsu has come!"

...

Boom!

at the same time.

In another area opposite Heian-kyo, the rolling hills were illuminated by a thunderbolt falling from the sky.

The highest and farthest point of the mountain.

A slender, petite figure rose gracefully amidst the strong smell of alcohol.

It raised two crimson 'demon horns' on its head.

"Once every sixty years...it's the most exciting time again!"

"I've heard that Abe no Seimei, the current guardian of Kyoto, is quite powerful. It's a pity that he wasn't there when I went there last time—do you think I should go and get involved this time?"

"Ibaraki."

Mount Ooe, infamous throughout the land, is the king of the demons and the lord of all demons.

Shuten-dōji parted his red lips slightly and spoke leisurely.

Chapter 119 The Evil Spirit's Mansion: Wiping Out the Entire City of Demons in the Middle of the Night

You have been authorized as the "Commander-in-Chief" of the Onmyoji (Yin-Yang Bureau) team, responsible for clearing away the demons and monsters that entered Kyoto through Rashomon during this once-every-thirty-years "Night of Extreme Yin".

[Abe no Seimei jokingly referred to it as 'Onmyoji Arena' – Your sharp comment: You're just playing Onmyoji for fun]

[Your position is neither high nor low, but it is very important. Aside from Abe no Seimei, who is responsible for guarding the palace and protecting the nobles, Kamo no Yasunori, who oversees the Onmyōryō (Bureau of Yin and Yang) and is responsible for maintaining the Great Barrier over the entire Kyoto, is equally crucial. In contrast, you need to ensure that during their respective periods of duty, the demons that are unable to enter civilian residences due to the Great Barrier are cleared away between dusk and sunrise.]

Once the sun rises, the remaining demons will escape Heian-kyo by taking advantage of the momentary distortion of the great barrier created by the sunrise, and wreak havoc in places outside Kyoto.

Fortunately, although the two great Onmyoji each have their own responsibilities, you still have enough subordinates assigned to you.

As the Onmyodo Doctor of the Onmyodo Bureau, you have six Onmyoji and nineteen Onmyo-students under your command. Onmyoji are professionals who have at least contracted with a demon shikigami or even a fragment of a deity, thus achieving a basic foundation. Onmyo-students can also manipulate the lowest level unconscious spirits tainted with demon blood, such as Inugami.

They, along with the constables and yamen runners within Heian-kyo, worked together to clear out loiterers from the city and reduce obstruction.

[It shouldn't be a problem]

[You begin assigning tasks]

Although there are still two days until the actual night of extreme yin, whether you are a magician or an onmyoji, you still have the habit and professional requirement of setting up a suitable venue in advance.

After two days of doing things as usual...

Night fell as expected on the third day.

As the sun sets and the demons awaken, a bright moon can still be seen hanging high in the vast night sky.

The interplay of Yin and Yang is like a Tai Chi symbol suspended upside down in the sky.

The Rashomon-like situation has also been closed ahead of schedule.

The city streets are deserted.

On Suzaku Avenue, facing the closed Rashomon gate, the last rays of the setting sun completely disappeared into the distant sky, leaving only wisps of afterglow rippling like the lingering feathers of a phoenix. At the other end, the buildings under the slanting moon cast undulating shadows on both sides of the street, and an invisible aura slowly wafted out from the alleys between the two sides of the street, bringing with it sounds like the wails of evil spirits.

The streets were deserted, and dark shadows could be seen even where the bricks and tiles were laid flat. The world seemed to change suddenly in the next second. In the instant that the last remnants of the setting sun disappeared completely, the tightly closed doors suddenly creaked open with a loud bang.

However, if someone were to stand on this street at this moment and look closely, they would clearly see that what was opened was not the tightly closed southern gate of Heian-kyo, but another gate that seemed to overlap with it. If someone could see this scene, they could also see the eerie green light shining through the gaps in the doorway at this moment when the sky had completely darkened.

"here we go again..."

"Finally, I can come back!"

"Hahaha! Gaa gaa gaa! Cough cough cough!"

Sounds like human voices, ghostly cries, and the mournful roars of beasts and birds mingled together, drowning out the momentary darkness and the sound of the wind, emanating from the crack in the open door.

Immediately following this, the gap was completely torn and blasted open from the inside.

It was a withered and terrifying hand slowly emerging from a surging, flame-like green light curtain.

With fingers clenched tightly on the floor and fully spread, the back of the hand arched as if crawling like a spider.

The wrist above is connected to a huge human face that floats like a balloon—but that's all there is to it.

It has no torso and no other limbs.

Only hands and a human face are visible.

It is the "Hand Demon" in the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons. According to legend, it is formed by the connection between the remaining hand and the only remaining face of a criminal who committed heinous crimes and was executed by being cut into a thousand pieces. It is the "precursor" of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons - it will always be the first to appear in the mortal world on the darkest night.

That was the case before.

This time, of course, is no exception.

With the 'Hand Demon' as the vanguard, countless demons followed, one after another passing through the gates of the underworld and stepping into the mortal realm. A woman in a kimono with flowing black hair and a long, serpentine neck walked along, emitting mournful sobs as she carried a pipa. A monk in a straw hat swung his staff, dripping thick blood with each step, corroding everything in the mortal world. A human face, seemingly smiling yet not smiling, dripped blood and tears from the center of a spinning train wheel. Shadows swayed and moved under the moonlight, their forms obscured... The demons, in all their varied forms, were numerous, widely distributed, and each had its own legend and origin.

But whether it was the original Hand Demon, or the 'Snake Woman' who was said to be the vengeful spirit of a woman who was betrayed, the Black Monk who was the soul of a man killed by villagers in the mountains, the Wheel Monk who was run over by a wheel, or the 'Shadow Woman' who was the soul of a man who disappeared without a trace, their essence was actually a derivative of the original curse spirit system that went out of control. They were 'monsters' that evolved from unusual things seen by people with extremely high inspiration and deep malice.

They are born from evil thoughts, yet they have not been summoned.

They are born from human thoughts, and they live on human resentment.

It exists in the fantastical gap between the surface and the inner world of the world, and whenever the gates of the underworld open, it naturally has to climb out of the congested and narrow area and head towards the present world—

However, they didn't get to go very far.

A buzzing sound suddenly came.

Before they had a chance to separate and scatter.

"Eighty-eight dogs to bind the demon!"

It sounded almost like a reprimand, and they all rose up at once!

On both sides of the Vermilion Bird Avenue, figures in plain white robes and wearing black hats appeared, and Yin-Yang Masters chanted incantations and commanded their spirits and shikigami!

They had clearly been lying in ambush there for a long time.

Waiting here!

Almost at the same moment the sound fell, ferocious dogs materialized and appeared in front of them, pouncing towards the densely packed horde of evil spirits.

"They're here again...it's them!"

"Damn Onmyoji, damn Shugendo—"

"Damn Kamo!"

The night-walking demons were instantly thrown into chaos. The hand demon at the forefront was snatched away by a vicious dog, while the snake woman following closely behind twisted her head to avoid the attack. At the same time, the sound of her pipa suddenly became rapid, and the invisible strings seemed to transform into sharp blades, directly severing the dog's head... Although there were many ferocious demons, they were not all 'minions'. Those who could pass through the gate of the underworld on the darkest night at least possessed mysterious abilities comparable to lower-level Western mythical beasts.

However, the severed dog instantly reassembled its head and bit it off to the snake woman's astonishment!

The black monk, who had also smashed the vicious dog's body with his staff, was instantly knocked to the ground!

Almost at the same time.

The Onmyoji who appeared around them chanted incantations and spells.

Having already commanded one 'shikigami', they still had plenty of energy left—

"Something's not right with these Onmyoji!"

"No, something's not right about them... it's these vicious dogs!"

The Nightwalking Demons, who hadn't yet been attacked by the vicious dogs in the back row, finally realized something was wrong.

In theory, an ordinary Onmyoji can only command one 'shikigami' at a time, while only a Grand Onmyoji can command multiple shikigami simultaneously. The power of the shikigami needs to be transmitted and circulated in the mortal world through the meridians opened within the Onmyoji's body. If the meridians are not strong enough, it is also impossible to handle multiple shikigami.

But these vicious dogs in front of us seem to no longer need to exist through the circulation of meridians after they appear.

Compared to 'shikigami', they are more like demons that move freely like them.

Under such circumstances, those Onmyoji would naturally have more spare energy—

"break!"

The Onmyoji formed a five-star Kikyo seal with their hands and pressed it down simultaneously!

Under the harassment of eighty-eight vicious dogs, and driven by the Kikyo Seal invented by Abe no Seimei to harmonize the power of Yin and Yang and suppress all abnormalities, the night-walking demons that came one after another felt unparalleled pressure.

however.

That's when.

A tremendous roar suddenly erupted from the Netherworld Gate, which overlapped with the real Rashomon, and a pair of enormous, rock-like hands, almost as large as the city gate itself, reached out and slammed towards the gate.

The Onmyoji withdrew their hand seals and took a step back.