Chapter 140: Wall of Sighs of Hone-Onna, The Truth Yagami Soichiro Seeks
Seeing the train passengers still standing dumbfounded, Yoru just made the simplest and most efficient move.
He pulled the bolt, pulled the trigger directly, and fired a shot at the sky.
Bang!
Accompanying the deafening gunshot, what followed was the sound of passengers exclaiming and fleeing.
They dared not stop running.
Because the countdown behind them continued.
"6, 5, 4, 3..."
Watching these people disappear from his vision, Yoru dispersed the pistol formed by evil spirit power, chuckling and murmuring to himself.
"Solved."
He had no leisure to explain the existence of the Otherworld and evil spirits to these people.
Nor the energy to spare attention to protect these powerless weaklings when exorcism began.
As a cautious professional exorcist, Yoru knew one thing well.
Often, it is not the villains who kill heroes.
But the naive to stupid populace.
Judging from the way he and Rio walked here, running another kilometer forward would be almost out of the range of the "Door's" influence.
Using the most efficient and convenient method to minimize collateral damage to the greatest extent.
This was the professional way.
However...
"Didn't see Kawasaki Keika and the others..."
Yoru didn't stay long in the underground passage, turning directly to board the train.
When walking to the first passenger carriage, he saw Kawasaki Saki supporting Marin, Keika standing behind them, as well as Yagami Soichiro, Rio, and Tamamo-no-Mae.
"You are... !?"
Seeing the mysterious person wearing a pure black mask and dressed entirely in black, exactly like the urban legend, appearing before her eyes, Kawasaki Saki's mouth opened wide in shock.
"Hehe."
Keika's small face was full of smugness.
"How about it, Sister? I told you the hero saving everyone really exists."
Kawasaki Saki stared blankly at "Mask" standing there, completely dumbfounded.
So...
The opponent isn't an urban legend but a real person?
"You finally came."
Tamamo-no-Mae just waved her hand. A sudden inexplicable force pressed Yagami Soichiro, Marin, and the Kawasaki sisters onto the train seats.
Immediately after, she moved lightly with lotus steps, walked to Yoru, stared at the eyes under his mask with a half-smile, the corner of her mouth curling up.
"The situation this time is very troublesome."
Tamamo-no-Mae turned around, pointing to the direction of the rear of the train, speaking softly.
"I can feel that those shadows before were just a small part separated from a certain guy."
"The real monster is still lurking in that darkness."
Yoru nodded slightly, looking at Tamamo-no-Mae in front of him, chuckling.
"For such a dangerous thing, you actually took the initiative to risk yourself; truly doesn't fit your character."
"These words make me so sad."
Tamamo-no-Mae covered her lips and laughed lightly, every move revealing a natural charm.
"The opening degree of the 'Door' in this guy's body can turn this kilometers-long underground passage into an area where the Otherworld and the real world merge. In other words..."
Before Tamamo-no-Mae finished, Rio spoke plainly.
"In other words, this evil spirit is not only a threat to the real world but also a terrible existence for you living in the Otherworld, right?"
Tamamo-no-Mae smiled and nodded.
"You are still so smart."
Listening to the conversation between two people and one yokai, Marin and Kawasaki Saki were confused.
What are they talking about?
Otherworld?
Evil spirit?
Is this... Cosplay?
But those slender ghost shadows just now... obviously were strange existences they had never seen before.
Could it be that in this world...
There really are ghosts?
But Keika didn't think so much at all.
Her big watery eyes were fixed on Yoru at this time, little stars almost twinkling in them.
Big Brother, indeed so handsome.
"Is this incident related to you again..."
Yagami Soichiro held his forehead and sighed helplessly.
He realized.
The few stains in his career as a detective were basically all related to this "Mask."
Truly countered by destiny.
"Chief Yagami, your words are wrong."
Yoru sat directly opposite Yagami Soichiro, eyes smiling, speaking.
"If not for me and my companion acting today..."
Speaking of this, the smile in his eyes disappeared instantly, saying word by word.
"All passengers on this train..."
"Would die."
Hearing this, Yagami Soichiro felt a heaviness in his heart.
He knew the opponent wasn't alarmist.
That slender ghost shadow could kill several batches of rescue personnel sent by the train station manager silently.
Even those professional members of the Police Department disappeared in an instant without a chance to shoot or shout.
This simply wasn't a monster humans could handle.
"Then now, what should we do?"
"Now..."
Yoru originally wanted to say let Yagami Soichiro evacuate first with the Kawasaki sisters and Marin.
Just as he spoke here, Tamamo-no-Mae's face suddenly changed, reminding softly.
"Coming."
As she uttered these words, a very strange sound suddenly rang in everyone's ears.
Rumble... rumble...
This sound approached from far to near at an extremely fast speed.
"This is..."
Listening to this very strange yet inexplicably familiar sound with clanking vibrations, Marin seemed to think of something, her pupils dilating in shock.
"Train!?"
Hearing this sentence, Yagami Soichiro and Kawasaki Saki both changed their expressions involuntarily.
This sound...
Wasn't it exactly like a moving train?
But...
The train they were on was still stopped on the track. How could there be another train moving towards here?
If two trains collided, given the extremely fast speed of trains....
Wouldn't they all be turned into meat paste directly!?
Unlike the panicked Marin and others, Yoru just muttered.
"Hmm... until now, seven minutes and thirty-two seconds have passed."
"At normal walking speed, the distance should be about two kilometers now."
"Under threat of life, no one will slack off."
"Even considering the speed of exhaustion, they must be outside the one-kilometer range by now."
"Safety confirmed."
Speaking of this, Yoru looked at Rio and chuckled.
"Leave it to you."
"Okay."
Rio didn't say much, just took two steps forward, took a deep breath, as if accumulating strength.
Two seconds later, an imperceptible light appeared in her eyes. She extended her hands forward, whispering word by word in unison with her Soul True Body Hone-Onna.
"Wall of Sighs."
As the voices of Rio and Hone-Onna fell, the train suddenly began to shake violently.
"Th... what happened!?"
Before Yagami Soichiro could defend, he saw an astonishing scene that he, Marin, and others would never forget in their lives.
In front of Rio, at the connection of two carriages, a huge white wall piled up like white bones, carved with crying and roaring patterns, suddenly rose.
This wall was too huge, blocking everyone's vision completely, until it blocked the entire gap of the underground passage before slowly stopping.
"Th... th... what is this thing?"
Yagami Soichiro and Kawasaki Saki were dumbfounded, daring not believe their eyes.
In comparison, Marin, because of contacting Otaku culture more and having richer imagination, was slightly better than these two.
But only slightly.
Seeing such a scene that would only appear in anime appearing before her eyes now, Marin also looked incredulous.
Only Keika rested her chin on one hand, swinging her two calves.
Let alone shocked.
Looking at her expression, she seemed to feel a bit bored.
What Wall of Sighs.
Not interesting at all.
Keika just wanted to see Big Brother take action and eliminate those monsters.
She had no interest in that petite person wearing bone-colored white clothes.
Maybe this is the so-called Yoru Solo Stan (Single-push person).
Looking at this huge, heavy white bone wall rising in front, even occupying the entire underground passage, Tamamo-no-Mae looked at Rio with interest.
She noticed that after casting such an ability, the opponent just panted slightly, looking a bit tired but obviously not at the limit yet.
Tamamo-no-Mae was very curious.
Obviously, when meeting for the first time not long ago, this petite girl with certain big parts was just an ordinary human trembling in front of her.
But now, she actually possessed power of this level that would make even her feel dangerous.
Such growth speed was a bit too fast.
Thinking of this, Tamamo-no-Mae felt more fortunate for her decision to rush here today.
She looked at Yoru sitting there with waveless eyes, thinking secretly.
Not only possessing powerful strength himself but also able to guide people around him to become stronger?
Just wonder...
Whether the opponent's method also works on a non-human existence like me?
Tamamo-no-Mae also wanted to become stronger.
Just then.
Bang!!!
The Wall of Sighs suddenly trembled violently.
The entire underground passage was shaken down a large cloud of dust by this sudden impact force.
Not just Marin and others, even Rio herself shrank back in fear from this sudden tremor.
But immediately after, she began observing the Wall of Sighs she created, noticing the wisps of cracks appearing on the wall, murmuring to herself.
"Hmm... one more impact, and it won't hold. The guy on the opposite side is very strong."
"You have done well."
Yoru rubbed Rio's head, praising with a chuckle.
An evil spirit capable of creating a supernatural event of this level and merging such a large area of the real world with the Otherworld must be exceptionally powerful.
Probably not far from that Titan Evil Spirit.
With Rio's current strength, being able to withstand a full blow from an evil spirit of this level was already very good.
Everyone's Soul Manifestation ability had a basic type.
For example, Light Yagami's Emperor Sutoku.
Compared to fighting evil spirits, the extremely fast Emperor Sutoku was more inclined to killing people.
This was also the effect guided by Light Yagami's true heart.
Miko's Hyakume followed the same principle.
She herself completely feared not fighting evil spirits, and because of the experience of having to pretend not to see every day after awakening Yin-Yang Eyes before meeting Yoru, she hated evil spirits deeply, wishing to wipe this existence from the world completely.
Therefore, her Soul True Body Hyakume was inclined to auxiliary type, specializing in finding traces left by evil spirits.
And Rio's Hone-Onna, the most adept ability type was also related to her heart at awakening.
Defense.
Or rather, the power to protect others.
Rio always wanted to be someone needed by others.
And this power was the ability awakened to protect the Super-Quant Club, to protect those who needed her and whom she also needed.
"Indeed a very powerful monster..."
Even with the Wall of Sighs formed by white bones blocking in front, Tamamo-no-Mae could vaguely feel that the existence on the other side of the wall was exuding a sense of danger that made even her heart palpitate.
After saying this, she glanced at Yoru sitting there and hurriedly explained.
"I didn't know such a monster existed underground in Kyoto before; not hiding it intentionally..."
"Alright, no need to explain."
Yoru waved his hand, interrupting Tamamo-no-Mae.
The opponent indeed had no reason to deceive him.
Moreover, the contract couldn't be violated.
Until now, Yagami Soichiro still hadn't forgotten his duty as the Chief of Criminal Investigation Bureau.
Through the conversation of the two people and one spirit, he confirmed one thing again.
Whether the mysterious person with golden pupils last time, or the unidentified person with brown medium-long hair wearing pure white clothes who wiped out that violent gang together, or this person in front who could create a huge white wall casually.
When acting with "Mask," these people obeyed his orders.
And only "Mask" participated in all these events.
At this point, Yagami Soichiro wasn't pursuing the opponent's true identity for the responsibility of the Chief of Criminal Investigation Bureau.
After all, the high-level officials of the Police Department had hinted to him.
For an existence like "Mask" whose humanity was unknown, if the news was made public, it would only cause panic among the public and make the already precarious trust of the Kyoto Police Department in the public's heart drop significantly again.
Moreover...
In the incident of the intrusion into the Kyoto City Museum, regardless of whether Yagami Soichiro was willing to accept it, regardless of the reason—protecting cultural relics or protecting the lives of his subordinates so they wouldn't sacrifice in vain.
He had actually become an accomplice of "Mask."
There was a word to describe the current Yagami Soichiro, perhaps a bit strange.
But indeed no word was more suitable.
Fallen (Evil Fall).
After the first impact, this brief moment of tranquility didn't make everyone relax vigilance.
On the contrary.
An extremely dangerous premonition surrounded everyone's heart.
The underground passage trembled again.
"Coming."
Without Tamamo-no-Mae's specific reminder, Yoru also knew that the evil spirit on the opposite side, whose true face hadn't been seen clearly yet, had launched a charge again.
The Wall of Sighs couldn't withstand the second impact.
"Chief Yagami."
Hearing Yoru's voice, Yagami Soichiro couldn't help looking up, watching him walk step by step to the front of the white wall.
"I told you once, the true face of the world isn't what you imagine."
"Kyoto city is in an unprecedented crisis completely unimaginable to ordinary people."
Yagami Soichiro frowned tightly, speaking in a deep voice.
"Do you mean to say you are the justice protecting Kyoto city, and our Police Department is just an obstacle in the way?"
"Obstacle... you have a very clear self-positioning."
Yoru shook his head, then said softly.
"But justice... I don't care about such things. I am not a person pursuing justice; it's just that what I want to do happens to be just."
Speaking of this, Yoru turned around, looking straight into Yagami Soichiro's eyes.
"Precisely because of this, I have no constraints on me, and my actions won't have any restrictions."
"Others' opinions, the Police Department's opinions, even the world's opinions, I don't care at all."
"I only care about one thing."
Yoru extended his right hand to the side. A huge Pale Ghost Hand emerged in mid-air. Onimaru Kunitsuna, excited to the point of emitting the sound of metal clashing, unsheathed automatically, handing itself into his hand.
"That is..."
Looking at the Onimaru Kunitsuna with a blade pitch-black as ink, cheering and chirping excitedly in Yoru's hand, Yagami Soichiro's expression became very complicated.
Why did this famous sword...
Acknowledge the opponent?
"Chief Yagami."
Yoru turned around, facing the Wall of Sighs that had already produced fine cracks, feeling the tremor coming closer from the ground, standing inside the constantly shaking train carriage, speaking slowly.
"Presumably, you have been struggling with whether helping me take Onimaru Kunitsuna back then was correct."
This sentence hit Yagami Soichiro's heart directly.
He violated his duty as the Chief of Criminal Investigation Bureau and a member of the Police Department to help a criminal.
This matter made Yagami Soichiro toss and turn for several nights, tortured by his own morality, unable to sleep.
Just then.
Bang!
A huge roar came.
The pure white Wall of Sighs couldn't withstand the impact force and turned into fragments.
Emerging in the sky full of white fragments was the terrifying true face of the evil spirit.
Appearance like a worm, the head was a twist composed of hundreds and thousands of expressionless plain human faces.
Huge body, the same size as the train everyone was in.
Amidst the falling white bone fragments, under the horrified gazes of Marin, Yagami Soichiro, Kawasaki Saki, and the excited expectant eyes of Keika, black flames ignited on the blade of Onimaru Kunitsuna in Yoru's hand.
He swung Onimaru Kunitsuna, slashing towards the wriggling giant worm evil spirit, whispering words clearly heard by Yagami Soichiro.
"The question you are confused about will be answered at this moment."