I'm surrounded by devil sisters!

"After Nue resurrects, I'm going to have another good fight with him!"

Yuyuko still had that faint smile on her face.

"Seimei? Yes, that's it."

"Hmm... but then again, Kyoto seems to feel a little different now than it did four hundred years ago."

The earth spider moved its body, making a rumbling sound like thunder, with a hint of doubt in its voice.

"It seems like my power is being suppressed."

"That?"

Yuyuko seemed to have anticipated this and shrugged with a smile.

"That's my sister's ability. She's a softie, and knowing my plan, she cast a barrier over the entire Kansai region. A weaker monster wouldn't even be able to attack under my sister's barrier. But for someone like you, Tsuchigumo, this little bit of suppression shouldn't be a big deal."

"Well, that's what I said."

Tsuchigumo raised his pipe again and took a deep drag.

"So you want my help? I'm not one of your Hundred Demons, but in order to fight Nue this morning, I can help you with the remaining seals."

"Need not."

Yuyuko refused without a second thought.

"They are just a few branches of the Hanakaiin clan. Even if my current strength is not as strong as it was four hundred years ago, I am still no match for those Onmyojis."

"Really? Then I won't get involved."

Tsuchigumo wasn't shy about saying that. He put away his pipe, stood up from the ruins of the collapsed shrine, and patted his pants.

"It just so happens that I've been locked up for four hundred years, so it's time to go out and have a look. See you later."

After saying that, he leaned forward, gathered his strength, and jumped up. His mountain-like figure at this moment showed a sensitivity and explosive power that was completely inconsistent with his huge appearance. He flew into the sky like the gorilla King Kong.

The ground of Fushime Inari Shrine that he stepped on looked like it had been hit by a small meteorite. The entire site was covered with spider-web-like cracks and had sunk two meters deep.

The huge movement stirred up countless dust and smoke.

When the dust cleared again, Yuyuko lowered its tail that was blocking the wind and sand in front of its body, turned around and left with an expressionless face.

Next, it’s time to go to the next place.

The Zhuli Palace is good.

……

At the same time, Busujima Saeko, who had stayed in the hotel all afternoon until sunset, also arrived at the gate of Kiyomizu-dera Temple, which she had visited in the morning.

Perhaps because all the tourists returned to their hotels in the evening, Kiyomizu-dera Temple seemed a little emptier at this time compared to the crowds in the morning.

Of course, it is just "a little" empty. It can only be said that it is not as crowded as during the day. It is not to the extent that you can see people everywhere at a glance, but there are still many tourists.

But this is enough.

In preparation for tonight's trip to Kiyomizu Temple, Busujima Saeko changed her clothes. Instead of wearing the casual clothes that were easy to move around in during the day, she changed into a dark blue yukata that matched her hair color, and still carried the sword bag containing her samurai sword on her shoulder.

The ancient temples, yukatas and swords make people feel as if they have been transported back to the Edo Ronin era.

And she, Busujima Saeko, was the daughter of a famous samurai family in the Edo period.

As a high school girl who was raised to be a Yamato Nadeshiko by her father who had deeply traditional ideas, Busujima Saeko quite liked this feeling.

It is also said that if you confess your love on the Kiyomizu stage at Kiyomizu-dera Temple, you will definitely succeed.

Although this is more or less exaggerated, people always yearn for romantic things.

The same goes for Busujima Saeko. A big part of the reason why she chose to come to Kiyomizu-dera Temple first was for this Kiyomizu stage.

Although Busujima Saeko herself has not yet found anyone to confess her love to or to whom she wants to be confessed to, she also wants to know what it is like to stand on the Shimizu stage in order to increase the success rate of her confession.

But just like the popular "Your Name", it doesn't say that you have to be in a relationship to watch it!

Thinking of this, Busujima Saeko stepped into Kiyomizu-dera Temple.

Ten minutes later, when she climbed the stairs and arrived at the Qingshui Stage, there were not many people on the rectangular venue, which was more like an elevated square than a stage.

But it's true, it's dark now, and Kiyomizu Temple is located in the mountains. If it were daytime, you could still see brilliant mountain flowers in the distance, but at night, except for the lights in Kiyomizu Temple, the distant mountains are all pitch black.

Not romantic at all, just spooky!

However, I heard that the mountains around Kiyomizu-dera Temple are full of maple trees. If you come in autumn, you can see red maple trees all over the mountains on the Kiyomizu stage.

Maybe we can wait until autumn to come again...

As Busujima Saeko thought this, she closed her eyes facing the mountain breeze and imagined the scene in her mind.

However, at this moment, the sudden sound of breaking through the air interrupted the kendo girl's imagination.

Sensing something was wrong, Busujima Saeko suddenly opened her eyes and without thinking, followed her intuition and jumped several meters to the side.

The next second, a huge figure as big as a mountain fell from the sky and landed on the Qingshui stage. The wind pressure it created carried the smell of burning tobacco and the sound it made was like thunder. Four huge arms were waving and reaching out to disturb the lonely tourists around.

"Huh~ Kyoto has really changed a lot in four hundred years. Luckily, overall, it hasn't changed much. I almost got lost. Anyway, let's just grab a bite to eat first."

"..."

Busujima Saeko looked in astonishment at the huge monster that suddenly appeared in front of her and started to serve the tourists. She heard the tourists behind her screaming and running away, and she couldn't help but shook her head helplessly.

"What kind of thing is this... a prince falling from the sky? I don't really like this kind of drama. And even if you want to pretend to be a prince, at least look at your own face in the mirror first."

After saying that, she pulled out a katana from her sword bag, which had not been unsheathed for a long time and was still shining brightly.

"Everyone evacuate immediately! Leave this to me!"

……

At the same time, outside the gate of Kiyomizu-dera Temple.

Hanakaiin Fukui and Yuura, who had just arrived after dinner, each holding a string of marshmallows, walked hand in hand across the pedestrian street to their destination, but they saw screams coming from a temple not far away, and all the tourists were running out as if they were escaping for their lives.

The young man couldn't help but raise his brows slightly.

"Hmm? Did something happen in there?"

Chapter 433: Eight Thousand Streams, All Ended

Busujima Saeko didn't like the feeling of playing the lone hero, but the current situation forced her to do so.

As the katana in her hand was unsheathed, a cold moonlight fell on the Qingshui stage. The chilling murderous intent made even the giant demon as tall as a hill look sideways.

"This power, is it an Onmyoji? No, this reckless and self-righteous style... is it a sorcerer?"

Tsuchigumo just glanced at Busujima Saeko and sneered contemptuously.

Foolhardy? Self-righteous?

of course not.

Busujima Saeko had already made the corresponding assessment in her mind the moment Tsuchigumo appeared.

Judging from the way and speed at which the opponent appeared, this monster, which seemed to focus more on strength, actually had a speed and agility that was completely inconsistent with its tall body.

Add to that the difference in limb length between the two sides, and in short, it is almost impossible to escape from the opponent by relying on legs.

Especially now there are still many tourists staying in Kiyomizu Temple. If she ran away like this, one can imagine what would happen to these tourists.

Besides, there is a busy pedestrian street outside Kiyomizu-dera Temple, and it is not convenient to escape with so many people coming and going.

So to sum up, instead of having to fight it after a large number of casualties have occurred, it is better to kill it directly from the beginning at the place where it first appears!

Do it!

Thinking of this, Busujima Saeko suddenly lowered her body, took a light step forward, and disappeared from the spot in the blink of an eye.

And the next second she appeared right below the earth spider.

Because of the height difference, if Busujima Saeko stood on the ground at the same height, she would definitely not be able to attack Tsuchigumo's vital parts, such as the throat and heart.

However, facing such a large monster with great destructive power but good agility, it would be foolish to jump into its face.

Because people cannot use the force of the opponent to move in the air, once the opponent reacts and counterattacks, they will not even have the chance to dodge and will be seriously injured by the blow.

So Busujima Saeko wants to try it out first... Boom!

Before the sword was swung, a violent roar suddenly filled the sky above Kiyomizu Temple. A huge cloud of dust rose up, causing the Kiyomizu stage, which had already been damaged in the previous impact, to shake again. Tiny cracks appeared on the supporting pillars below the stage.

When the dust cleared, they saw that the Tsuchigumo who had been squatting and smoking was still in the same posture, with one of his arms clenched into a fist and smashed deeply into the stage below.

On the side where his fist landed, the kendo girl holding the samurai sword was still safe and sound, with only a little dust on the corner of her clothes. She held the hilt of the sword with both hands and maintained the posture after cutting.

"Oh? He not only dodged it but also launched a counterattack. Not bad... for a sorcerer."

As if somewhat surprised that the girl hadn't died from the previous blow, Tsuchigumo pulled his fist out of the pit and held it in front of him to take a closer look.

A faint red mark appeared on the first joint of the little finger of his right second hand.

But it was just a red mark, just like the faint blush that appears after a while after someone scratches their skin.

In other words, Busujima Saeko's unexpected attack couldn't even break Tsuchigumo's skin.

"Well, if that's the case, then I won't be polite."

Saying this, Tsuchigumo raised his other two arms, still keeping one hand to hold the pipe.

Then——

Boom boom boom! !

In an instant, a loud roar far louder than before erupted above the Qingshui stage.

Tsuchigumo danced his three arms wildly, bombarding the kendo girl below like a platinum star with an extra arm.

Busujima Saeko kept twisting and turning, accurately dodging every attack from the huge fists falling from above, and swinging her knife back and forth to fight back.

This is something that is almost impossible for ordinary people to do, but Saeko Busujima did it.

It was as if she could sense Tsuchigumo's murderous intent, accurately capturing the landing point of each of the latter's attacks and dodging in advance, and each counterattack was precisely cut at the location of the previous attack.

It's like bending a piece of steel back and forth repeatedly to accumulate metal fatigue and eventually break it completely.

The same is true for Tsuchigumo's arms.

Bah——!

Finally, after a seemingly short but actually more than dozens of confrontations, a stream of dark red liquid suddenly burst out from Tsuchigumo's hand.

The blood filled with demonic power poured down like a large basin of dirty water, landing on the already dilapidated stage, stirring up a burst of unpleasant white smoke like sulfuric acid corroding organic matter.

This was the first time that Busujima Saeko had broken through Tsuchigumo's defense since the war began. Although it couldn't be considered effective damage, it at least proved that her attack was enough to hurt Tsuchigumo.

But as the saying goes, there is always a loophole...

Completely ignoring the fact that his finger was cut, Tsuchigumo felt even more ferocious due to the pain and punched out again, hitting Busujima Saeko who was still flying in the air at a speed faster than any previous punch.

when!

In an instant, the crisp chime of a sword vibrated the air stained by dusk. The kendo girl, who was holding the samurai sword in front of her, flew high into the sky and retreated backwards. When she landed on the ground, a hint of dark red could be seen at the corner of her mouth.

Well……

Busujima Saeko leaned on her sword with one hand to steady her body, pursed her lips and licked the fishy sweetness from the corner of her mouth calmly.

Although she reacted in time and blocked the Tsuchigumo's attack with her knife, the terrifying force contained in the attack still reflected on her body, causing her internal organs to suffer varying degrees of damage.

"So I told you sorcerers are no match for me."

Tsuchigumo wiped the blood from the wound on his finger as he spoke, his voice filled with sneer like thunder.

"He's clearly as weak as a paper window, yet he's so proud of his slightly superior talent compared to his peers. He doesn't even know how to learn from those Onmyojis and coordinate their attacks. He always rushes in alone, arrogantly, and only becomes afraid and begs for mercy when he realizes he can't win. It's embarrassing."

"Beg for mercy? I have no such intention."

Busujima Saeko pulled out the samurai sword stuck in the ground and stood up straight.

"You're not going to beg for mercy?"

Tsuchigumo's tone became even more sarcastic.

"Can't you see reality? You just used all your strength to barely cut a little bit of my skin. With an injury like that, I can stand still and let you keep cutting. As for you... I'm curious, can you still maintain your previous speed after taking that punch?"

"It doesn't matter if you keep slashing? You seem to have misunderstood one thing. I was just trying to delay the fight just now. After all, my ability is not easy to use in a crowded place."

Busujima Saeko said this as she placed her katana horizontally in front of her body and let out a light breath. Her still calm voice drifted in the evening breeze in the deserted Kiyomizu-dera Temple.