Chapter 73: A Temporary End, Overtime And Rolling Dog
By the time Tokugawa Ririko arrived at Nippori Station, everything was already over.
She and a group of Onmyoji wearing Special Affairs Office uniforms cautiously entered the subway station, the thick bloody smell making everyone except her pinch their noses.
Ririko and the Special Affairs Office’s efficiency could not be called low; from learning of the incident to now, it had only been a full fifteen minutes.
From assembling personnel to crossing Tokyo’s evening rush-hour traffic, it had only taken this much time, which could almost be called divine speed.
—Because this was a busy downtown area, even a train station crowded with countless people where a terrorist attack involving demons had occurred.
Vicious, this situation was truly too vicious!
Kondo Yuya had issued a death order at the first moment he learned of it, commanding most idle Onmyoji to rush here.
The first batch to arrive was Ririko and nearby Onmyoji.
Next, Nanjo Emi, Kurosaki Akira, and other Onmyo Junior Officers would arrive one after another…
Bypassing the stairs, arriving in the spacious train station
Ririko’s gaze immediately passed through the extremely thin haze in the air and saw the figure leaning against the pillar.
“Shangshan Jun!”
Ririko did not act impulsively, but after carefully sensing for a few seconds, she ran in that direction.
“Miss Tokugawa—”
The accompanying Onmyoji tried to stop her, but was forced back by her icy gaze.
“It’s already over.”
She said coldly: “My duty is to handle information collection. And now, I judge that the incident inside the train station has at least ended.”
Several Onmyoji looked at each other; they had all prepared for the possibility of losing their shikigami or even themselves here.
Now someone was telling them everything was done?
But with Kondo Yuya’s endorsement, no foolish Onmyoji refuted her decision.
Ririko strode over, her steps slightly halting when she saw the large pool of blood under Shangshan Che, and asked in a cold voice,
“Shangshan Jun, are you still alive?”
“Ririko… your first reaction upon seeing an injured person is not to treat them, but to ask if they’re dead?”
Shangshan Che replied wearily.
His injuries, under the combined effects of Hannya’s self-recovery just now, the lingering Awakening Spirit Mist, and Two-Foot Adult’s talent, were no longer fatal.
Now it was just a bit too much bleeding and dizziness.
Ririko breathed a sigh of relief, her originally tense expression easing: “Good as long as you’re not dead.”
She looked around once more and asked very strangely: “By the way, what about the demon that originally appeared in the train station? Where did it escape to?”
“Dead.” Shangshan Che pointed to the shriveled ugly corpse in the stairwell corner; apparently because of the promotion, Kaga Kiyomitsu had drained the Blue Ghost’s blood when decapitating it. “Lying there.”
Ririko was stunned, a bit incredulous: “You did it?”
Shangshan Che smiled and said nothing.
“Also, when is the doctor arriving?” Shangshan Che’s tone was weak. “If it’s delayed another hour or so, I might really die here.”
At this moment, a roar from outside the train station pierced through the rain curtain,
“—Are you all deaf still sealing off the scene? I said let the doctors in first to save people, didn’t you hear?!”
Soon, Shangshan Che saw a medical team in white clothes rushing down the stairs.
Beside them was Nanjo Emi, whose face was as black as charcoal.
Water Ghost clearing the way, Hiyori Bo floating to prevent sneak attacks, even the shadows under everyone’s feet seeming to writhe and twist, as if something was moving.
This allowed the medical team to focus on search and rescue work.
But unfortunately, before Ririko’s group arrived, the only living, breathing person left in the entire train station was Shangshan Che.
While being lifted onto a stretcher for on-site emergency treatment, Shangshan Che heard Nanjo Emi’s voice,
“This time, consider it the Special Affairs Office owing you a favor.”
He slightly turned his head and saw the dry Nanjo Emi and Shizuma Mafuyu standing behind her holding a dripping black umbrella.
The former was unmoved, the latter openly showing worry and self-blame.
“That’s good.” Shangshan Che smiled and pointed to the side. “Sister Nanjo, can you cremate this brother’s body and send it to his family?”
Nanjo Emi was taken aback: “He is…”
“A hero.”
Shangshan Che said seriously: “Because of him, I can lie here alive talking to you.”
“If he died not long ago, maybe we can try summoning his soul back… soul searched?”
Nanjo Emi suddenly fell silent midway, nodding seriously a few seconds later: “I understand. This matter will definitely be handled well.”
“But Shangshan Jun, you must know that a favor is far less important than life… Never mind, not talking about this.”
Nanjo Emi gazed at his emotionless expression, paused, then changed her question: “Do you know any information about this demon? After all, you fought a life-and-death battle with it.”
“Not much.”
Shangshan Che said: “Only know it’s a Blue Ghost, strength around two-star, real name Niijima Yuta.”
The moment he said this name, Shangshan Che could clearly sense that at least half the people in the train station turned their gazes toward him.
Nanjo Emi was no exception.
She repeated: “Niijima Yuta?”
Shangshan Che nodded, seeing the stunned expression on Shizuma Mafuyu behind her, so he countered: “Is there something special about this name?”
“A bit.”
Nanjo Emi closed her eyes, clenched her fists, her entire face filled with the despair of “I don’t want to work overtime.”
“Because he is the leader of the Friendship Club.”
She gnashed her teeth, enunciating each word: “Originally, he should have been slain by my own hand on the day the Friendship Club was eradicated.”
Shangshan Che realized this one sentence would at least keep Nanjo Emi from sleeping well for the next week.
But to be precise, it was Nanjo Emi’s fault; she was the one who asked this question in public.
So—
Shangshan Che waved at her, forming a somewhat punchable smile,
“Sister Nanjo, good night.”
He no longer resisted and closed his heavy eyelids, obediently falling into a deep sleep as the anesthesia began to take effect.
……
……
When Shangshan Che opened his eyes again, what entered his view was a screen full of prompts and the familiar hospital ceiling.
【You killed the two-star fierce ghost “Blue Ghost·Niijima Yuta”, gained Soul Ash 312!】
【You used Kaga Kiyomitsu Replica to slay “Blue Ghost·Niijima Yuta”, Kaga Kiyomitsu Replica’s quality greatly improved.】
【Kaga Kiyomitsu Replica’s quality has been elevated to Rare!】
【Kaga Kiyomitsu Replica】
【Quality: Rare】
【Effect One: Thrust Enhancement+. Deals massive additional damage when using thrust sword skills.】
【Effect Two: Soul Slaying. When using Kaga Kiyomitsu Replica to slay demons and monsters, demons and monsters, Kaga Kiyomitsu Replica’s quality will gradually improve.】
【Effect Three: Slash Enhancement. Deals a small amount of additional damage when using slashing sword skills.】
【—Demonic sword saturated with demon blood. Perhaps one day, the replica can rival the original.】
【Your skill, Ki-Gong Technique Fragment proficiency +79!】
【Your skill, Natural Reason School proficiency +85!】
【You obtained Blue Ghost’s damaged essence soul!】
Too many prompts; Shangshan Che, originally in a dazed state, wanted to ignore them and sleep more.
Wait… why is there a sweaty Ririko sitting motionless by the bed.
Damn, Rolling Dog!
Shangshan Che instantly sobered up.
Sanjiang PK today, begging brothers to read along orz
Brothers with the ability can use multiple accounts to read along, help boost upper Sanjiang, please, it’s really important for this book
