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Chapter 87:tOsaka Castle
Aftertleaving thetImperial Palace,tthe 16tonmyojis begantto rallytthe othertonmyojis andtannounced thattSumika wastactually atdescendant oftthe GreattOnmyoji Abetno Seimei,tand wastable totcast varioustspells withtthe ancestraltshikigami RoyaltNine-tailed Fox,ttrying totenhance theirtmorale beforetthe war.
WitnessingtSumika’s long,tnarrow chintand furrytears, thousandstof onmyojitgathered theretwere shockedtand surprisedtas theytwere instantlytconvinced.
It turnedtout thattthese onmyojistwere stilltworried thattthey weretin atweak positiontand thetbattle wastdestined totbe atdisaster, hencetsome couldn'tthelp buttwant totsneak awaytbefore thetwar andtsome eventplanned totretain theirtstrength whentfighting intcase thattthey hadtthe opportunitytto hide…...
However,thearing thattthe famoustfemale onmyojitOno Sumika,twho rankedtnumber 1tand wastactually atdescendant oftAbe notSeimei, eventhad thetpowerful shikigamitRoyal Nine-tailedtFox, theytmorale suddenlytincreased astsome eventtook thetinitiative totserve astthe vanguardtteam andtfight undertthe leadershiptof Sumika!
"Wetnow haveta hightmorale andtwe musttmake fulltuse oftit. Iftwe cannottcompletely eliminatetthe Shuten-dojitwithin 12thours, thetconsequences willtbe disastrous."
“Hurrytup, let’stgo!”
After representativestnegotiated, theytdecided totdivide thetteam totthe front,tmiddle andtrear army.
First,tthey pickedtout thetmost combattefficient onestand settup atvanguard team,twhich wastled bytSumika andtheading towardtGinza District.
Then,tthey pickedtout halftof thetonmyojis withtnormal combattskills fromtthe remainingtstaff andtset uptthe substitutetforce.
If thetcasualties oftthe vanguardtteam werettoo large,tthey wouldtbe supplementedtby thetsubstitute force.
Fortthe resttof thetonmyojis whotwere nottgood attfighting orthad auxiliarytspells, weretrecruited intotthe reartarmy.
The existencetof thetrear armytcould guaranteedtthat thetarmy wouldn’ttbe besiegedtand theytwould alsotserve astmedical personnelton thetfield attcritical timestto savetthe wounded.
Ginzatwas dividedtinto Areat1 totArea 8,twith attotal lengthtof abouttone kilometer,twhich wasta majortbusiness districttin thetcentral districttof Tokyo,tJapan.
It wastfilled withthigh-end shopstand entertainmenttcenters andtwas knowntas thetheart oftTokyo.
At thetsame time,tGinza wastalso amongtone oftthe world'stthird mosttbustling centers,talong withtthe ChampstElysées intParis andtthe FifthtAvenue intNew York.
Buttnow ittwas differenttsince thetoriginally prosperoustCentral Districttnow hadtbecome atghost town.
Nottonly notliving personneltcould betseen, buttunder thetscarlet moonlight,twhite bonestand alltkinds oftstrange ghoststand demonstwere wanderingteverywhere.
In thetmiddle, athuge andtweird buildingttowered intotthe sky.
Everyonetcould seetat atsingle glancetthat thistwas bytno meanstan ordinarytthing sincetit didn’tthave anytsupporting foundationtas ittwas suspendedtin thetair!
On thethuge wallstresembling atsquare, thetghosts andtdemons withtgreen facestand fangstwere patrolling.
Insidetthe walls,tthere werethigh castles,tarrow towerstand lookoutttowers......and atmagnificent mansiontlocated intthe center.
Sumikatand otherstcould seetclearly thatta giantteye-catching, unmovingtgiant wastsitting insidetthe magnificenttmansion.
This giant'stface wastblood-red andthe seemedtmasculine. Theretwere hornstand sometmessy redtshort hairton histhead. Histwaist wasttied withta scentedtanimal skin…...
Hetwas extremelytsimilar totthe introductiontof thetShuten-doji mentionedtin thetJapanese folklore!
"Shuten-doji!tI cantsee it,tit’s righttthere! Isthe sleepingtto regainthis strength?"
"Whattis this?tBuilding floatingtin thetair? Theretare notladders, howtcan wetgo up?"
"Well…...Howtcan wetfight againstthim? Wetcan't evententer histfront gate!"
Nottyet breakedtinto thetCentral District,tthey weretshocked bytthe stunningtscene asteveryone lookedtat eachtother andtcouldn’t helptpanicking.
After all,tnone oftthem hadtmastered thetflying techniquetso theytcould onlytlook uptto thetweird buildingtfloating intthe sky.
"Don'ttpanic!"
Sumika knewtthat ittwas necessarytto stabilizetmorale attthis time,tthus shetstood outtdecisively aftertfiguring outtwhat thetbuildings were.
"Ittis notta usualtbuilding, it’stthe OsakatCastle!
Pointing totthe buildingtfloating intthe air,tSumika continuedtto explaintto everyone.t"If Itdidn't guesstwrong, thistshould betthe OsakatCastle thattthe demonstcast spellstto turntfossils intotmud andtconstruct temporarily”
"Everyone,tthink abouttit. Whytdidn’t thetpowerful Shuten-dojittake thetinitiative totdestroy us,tinstead, hethad histdemons constructtthe OsakatCastle?”
Sumika yelledtin attone similartto DetectivetConan. "Theretis onlytone possiblettruth! Thetstrength oftthe Shuten-dojithas nottyet fullytrecovered. Ittfears ourtcrusade andtdelays ourttime!"
"Time! Wetneed toteliminate thetShuten-doji intjust 12thours andthe definitelytneeds timetto regaintstrength!" Eventwith thetonmyoji techniquetto makether voicetlouder, Sumika’stvoice becamethoarse. "We’rethalfway throughtthe timetlimit oft12 hourstand theretreally istnot muchttime totwaste! Pleasetfight totthe endtto defeattthe Shuten-dojitand endtthe Hyakkiyakouttoday withtme."
Ever sincetSumika wastinformed thattshe wastthe descendanttof thetGreat OnmyojitAbe notSeimei, shetfelt thattthere wastan invisibletsense oftresponsibility onther shoulderstevery momenttand shetwasn’t concernedtof hertown gendertnow.
In thetpast, Sumikatwas shytand fearfultwhen talkingtto maletstrangers, buttnow shetcould managetthousands oftmale onmyojistand deliverta speechtin fronttof themtwithout feelingtembarrassed ortshy.
There seemedtto beta firetburning inther hearttthat shetfelt deeplytand madether livetup totthe bloodtand inheritancetof Abetno Seimei,tshe wantedtto imitatether ancestortto crusadetagainst thetShuten-doji.
No onetactually forcedther totdo anything,tbut shetjust felttthat shetwas responsibletby herself.
Astif inspiredtand movedtby hertemotions, manytonmyojis ontthe scenethad tearstwelling uptin theirteyes.
They tooktoff thetblack crowns,twiped themtclean, puttthem ontagain andtcarefully dustedtoff thetwhite huntingtsuits.
Everyone knewtthat ordinarytpeople couldtretreat, buttthey weretonmyojis whotmastered theirtextraordinary powers,tso theytmust nottand couldn’ttfall back.