Chapter 199: Kyoto Yokai Leader, Nine-Tailed Fox Yasaka
From the current perspective, this world wasn't as dangerous as he had imagined.
So, he planned to adopt a different strategy: luring the [EvisEtourute] world to launch a full-scale invasion of this world.
The reason the [EvisEtourute] world hadn't attacked this world yet was that they weren't entirely certain about the intelligence on this world and hadn't fully grasped its combat power level.
If they learned that the strongest beings in this world were the two Dragon Gods, they would undoubtedly launch a full-scale invasion without hesitation.
Thus, he intended to proactively leak information about this world's combat capabilities.
Of course, this wasn't the time yet. When the moment was ripe—when he could fully utilize King Solomon's Temple of Time and Goetia's form—he would reveal the past and allow the [EvisEtourute] world to invade this side.
This way, he could avoid having the forces of the Primordial Gods join together to attack him all at once.
When the Primordial Gods began their invasion, it would be best not to make it too difficult, so as to avoid needing to mobilize the power of the [EvisEtourute] world.
By dividing and conquering, it would be much easier to deal with them than if both forces gathered together.
"We've arrived, Renji-sensei~"
A sweet, seductive voice whispered into his ear, and from the corner of his eye, he could indeed see those moist cherry-colored lips, their owner's face adorned with a bewitching smile.
So, Renji stood up and left the shinkansen with the vice-president of the Occult Research Club.
The two had now left Kuoh Town and arrived in Kyoto to visit a certain woman here—Yasaka.
Yasaka was the leader of the youkai in Kyoto, a nine-tailed fox.
According to Kuroka, the so-called Hero Faction might soon target this nine-tailed fox with malicious intent, planning some scheme that could be related to Great Red.
In that case, he couldn't just stand by and let those who would recklessly interfere with his plans run amok.
As for Kuroka, she had now separated from him to help find suitable candidates.
If possible, he intended to try and trick that loli Dragon God he'd met last time into joining him.
Suddenly, his arm was entwined by another, sinking into a subtle touch.
The reason he was traveling with the owner of this slender arm was that, among everyone, Akeno was the most suitable.
The others were unfamiliar with the nine-tailed fox here, and the nine-tailed fox wasn't particularly fond of devils either.
Although Akeno was also a devil, her mother had ties with the nine-tailed fox, so they could likely gain an audience on her mother's account.
After leaving the station, they headed straight for a shrine.
As they approached the shrine and were about to pass through the torii gate, an anomaly occurred.
Though there had been no one in front of the torii earlier, the gate-like structure rippled slightly, and a group of people emerged from thin air.
Among them, the most striking was a golden-haired girl wearing a miko outfit.
No, she should be called a little girl.
She bowed slightly to the two of them.
"I am Yasaka's daughter, Kunou. I don't know what you two want here, but please turn back~"
Was she sending them away?
"I am Akeno Himejima, daughter of Shuri Himejima. Could you inform your mother? We have business to discuss with her~"
"Shuri Himejima?"
Kune hadn't heard that name, but she knew of the Himejima Family—one of the five great families controlling this country.
Why were they visiting so suddenly?
The youkai weren't on particularly friendly terms with the five great families.
Just as she was about to say she didn't know them and ask them to leave—
"Kunou, let them in~"
A captivating voice echoed around them.
"Alright, Mother~"
So, the two followed the little girl as she stepped through the torii gate.
As they crossed the threshold, the world shifted, and they entered the hidden world of Kyoto.
As far as the eye could see, there was almost no trace of modernity—it looked like a street scene straight out of the Edo period.
At the same time, the young girl in a shrine maiden's outfit sprouted fox ears on her head and a fluffy tail below.
At the end of this street stood a massive mansion, where a strikingly beautiful and feminine woman in a kimono could be seen.
"Please, come in, you two~"
Yasaka, the leader of Kyoto's youkai, politely gestured in invitation.
She could tell that the one in charge of this visit was not Shuri Himejima's daughter, but the young man beside her.
It was clear that Shuri's daughter clearly deferred to this young man.
She could also sense that this young man gave off an unfathomable aura.
Even Shuri's daughter seemed somewhat unclear about her own power, which truly surprised her.
And just after they had taken their seats—
"Miss Yasaka, could you please become Mr. Renji's servant?"
Such words immediately spilled from Akeno's lips, instantly freezing the air.
"You... what did you say?"
Yasaka was stunned, her face instantly turning cold.
The so-called Mr. Renji must be this young man, right?
But as soon as her words fell, Akeno before her instantly gathered a terrifying bolt of lightning in her hand, poised to strike.
Driven by her instinct to counterattack, Yasaka released a fox-fire blast powerful enough to severely injure a High-class Devil.
But as soon as she released it, her expression changed again.
Because Shuri's daughter instantly dispersed her attack, leaving herself completely defenseless and about to be hit by the fox-fire.
At such close range, and with her own hasty release, there was no time to stop it.
She couldn't understand what this suicidal behavior was all about!!!
Just as the fox-fire was about to make contact, it suddenly dissipated like dry ice evaporating.
At that moment, Yasaka looked at the young man with fear in her eyes—it was he who had nullified her attack.
His method was incredibly simple: he merely released his magical power to envelop Shuri's daughter.
And her fox-fire, upon collision, evaporated instantly, like a drop of water hitting a red-hot iron plate.
The reason for this was that the concentration of his magical power was terrifyingly high, eroding her fox-fire before it could even release its explosive impact.
She had never seen anything like this before, but one thing was certain.
If he intended to harm them, they would be almost powerless to resist.