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Tokyo Ravens - Volume 12 - Chapter 1.3




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Part 3 
The general-purpose shikigami Garuda was the third kind of manmade shikigami that the Onmyou Agency research department invented. Garuda was a special kind, primarily a detection-type but also very similar to a transport-type. It was a shikigami made at Shigeoka Shunsuke's request. The Garuda was carrying dozens of shikigami charms. They were specially-manufactured defensive shikigami that Shigeoka used, 'Modified G1 Emperors' and 'Modified G2 Yaksha'. 
Shigeoka and the Garuda shared senses, and rushed to the scene carrying shikigami charms. Defensive shikigami were originally supposed to be things that were by their master's side all the time to protect them. Shigeoka's Emperors and Yaksha were materialized for the spiritual disaster purification. Shigeoka first materialized the Emperors, surrounding the spiritual disaster, and suppressed the spiritual disaster's expansion. Then he materialized the Yaksha, connecting them to the Emperors to create a surrounding net and to carry out the spiritual disaster purification. The group of shikigami that materialized were linked together. The shikigami created this time could be viewed as two small teams of exorcists. But if Shigeoka wanted to, it would be possible to increase their numbers and spread them out. It was a team of shikigami that only a special practitioner could use. The Garuda spiraling in the sky received instructions, and the shikigami team surrounded the spiritual disaster and commenced the purification. Also, they completed a mission that would take other people ten minutes in a mere five minutes after the Garuda arrived. 
"Mission complete." 
Shigeoka checked the condition of the shikigami and nodded. 
If Shigeoka were to be described in one word, that word would be 'obsessive'. He was over thirty years old, and was a bit eccentric, often wearing a gloomy expression. He wore a beret with the Exorcist Department mark and wore wrinkle-free miasma protection clothing. Looking carefully, one would notice that these clothes were a bit different from normal. They felt like a military uniform. Actually, the nickname 'Colonel' came from this. 
"Officer, I have a report." 
"Before that......" 
"Hmm?" 
"Your collar is untidy." 
"Ah?" His subordinate hastily fixed his collar upon hearing the criticism. 
"A disruption of equipment is a disruption of the regulations. It's not just our clothing, it's our equipment. It can block miasma and stop leaks of magical energy. If you don't pay attention to it, you can't call yourself qualified." 
"Yes, sir." 
"Also, don't drop your guard, or it might become a vital mistake." 
Shigeoka continued lecturing, and the subordinate straightened himself and kept replying with "Yes, sir", until he finally answered with a respectful "Thank you, I'll be sure to pay attention in the future." 
"Then, the report." 
"Yes, sir." 
The subordinate immediately began his report from after had arrived on scene. Shigeoka silently listened, and afterwards said: 
"Good, begin dealing with the aftermath immediately." 
The subordinate bowed and began work. 
Shigeoka took out a notebook from his pocket and started writing. He was writing an informational memo for the higher-ups. The subordinate who happened to be passing by next to him smiled wryly and said "This again", but of course Shigeoka didn't pay him any attention. Shigeoka was a hard-working, thorough Independent Exorcist. Most of the Twelve Divine Generals all had excellent talent since youth, and had probably become National First-Class Onmyouji at around age twenty, but Shigeoka had only done so after age thirty. The reason was very simple - Shigeoka wasn't a prodigy like they were. Of course, his spiritual power was good compared to the average person, and his control of magic was outstanding. 
"Officer Shigeoka!" 
Shigeoka's subordinate called out to him as he was writing. He immediately stopped and looked towards his subordinate. 
"Sorry, but actually......" 
"What is it now......" 
"I have something to say." 
The subordinate also looked very confused as he gave the report. Shigeoka stayed silent, then said: 
"So the lingering miasma has already dispersed completely." 
"Yes, there's no danger here right now." 
"Return to your post." Shigeoka nodded and gave a brief order, walking a few paces to the side. Across the road was a white, high-class car stopped by the road. Anyone who worked in the Exorcist Bureau would know at a glance. As Shigeoka's boot-clad feet strode closer, a beautiful, grandiose woman got off the car, wearing a brilliant smile. 
"Shigeoka-sama, you've done well tonight." 
"It was just a spiritual disaster." 
"You already purified it, huh. I wanted to see a purification scene." 
"There are spiritual disasters every day. Speaking of which, no one's seen more spiritual disasters than you." 
"No, I haven't seen them with my own eyes." This woman wore a smile from beginning to end as she spoke. 
The woman looked young, or rather, her appearance didn't belie her age. She was actually older than her colleague Yuge, so she should be older than 25, but she looked a bit younger than Yuge. 
"Then......" They suddenly entered the main topic. 
"What business do you have this suddenly, Special Senser Kadei." 
"Well...... Actually......" 
"We came to see Morito, Shigeoka-sama. We still haven't seen Morito working." 
Just then, another woman came out of the car. She wore the same smile, and her voice was similar to Kadei's, and they were almost exactly the same except for the fact that one had white eyes and one had black eyes. They were twins. The two sisters were both Divine Generals who possessed godlike senses, known as the Exorcist Bureau's treasures just like Miyoshi Tougo. They were Special Sensers Kadei Byakuran and Kadei Kurogiku. As Spirit Sensers of the Exorcist Bureau, and in particular Special Sensers who were National First-Class Onmyouji, they were treasures that the spiritual disaster purification business couldn't do without. They normally worked in the Exorcist Bureau main headquarters and rarely went outside. Shigeoka consented after hearing Kurogiku's words. 
"So it's that intersection close by. Can you see the signal on the other side? It's the one over there." 
"Oh, that one." 

"Onee-san, which one, which one?" 
"Look, that little one." 
"Hmm? I can't see it clearly here, let's get a closer look." 
This pair of sisters were as cute as children. They weren't faking it; this was how they normally were. 
Japan's two representative clans of Onmyoudou were Abe no Seimei's Abe clan and the talented Kamo clan of his teachers Kamo no Tadayuki and Kamo no Yasunori. The former later became the Tsuchimikado, and the latter became Kadenokoujike. But the Kadenokoujike family broke apart during the Warring States period at the end of the Muromachi period. Afterwards, during the Edo period, the broken-apart Kadenokoujike family became the Kadei. 
"As I thought, the two of you are worried about Morito." 
"You could call it a work partner for the two of us." 
"Yeah, our work got harder after Miyoshi transferred." 
"But there's no helping it, since Miyoshi's a genius." 
"Miyoshi's so pitiful. Mystical Investigator work...... It would be nice if he could come back to the Spirit Sensing Division." 
"Yeah, Onee-san. Should we take a vacation and invite Miyoshi to come travel?" 
"That's a good idea. Kurogiku, where should we go? Hot springs? Or skiing?" 
"Good ideas. What about Paris? Or Hawaii?" 
The sisters spoke and laughed, completely out of place in the spiritual disaster purification scene atmosphere. Shigeoka coughed dryly, but he didn't get noticed. The two of them were actually talking about the Spiritual Disaster Early Detection Net that the Onmyou Agency was working on, for which progress was already eighty percent complete. 
But speaking of that, Shigeoka was greatly looking forward to the sensory net. After all, Shigeoka held the opinion that spiritual disaster purification should be systematized, so it was perfectly in line with what he thought. Of course, what Morito could do was very limited. Shigeoka looked at the sisters in the back of the car. They seemed to have completely forgotten about Morito [5] and were happily chatting about travel plans. 
Divine Generals - first-rate modern Onmyouji with outstanding ability. 
In the end, Shigeoka's team withdrew from the scene and the sisters also returned to headquarters. Though it was very unfortunate that they weren't able to see a spiritual disaster purification scene, it was nice that they had been able to see Morito. 

"It's nice to go out like this once in a while." 
"Yeah, there are some fresh new auras." 
"Yeah. There are so many people in this area, it makes me dizzy." 
"That's true, but the other Onmyouji are all very calm." 
"The other Onmyouji don't have as keen senses as the two of us." 
"Having talent is tough too. I wonder how Miyoshi-sama has it." 
"Ah, right, we finally came outside, so why don't we go to a convenience store, Onee-san?" 
"Yeah, good idea." 
"Okay, let's go look at some new things." 
"I'm a bit nervous. There's a worker in the store who makes my heart race." 
"You should be a little braver at this kind of time." 
"Eh......" 
"What is it, Onee-san?" 
She didn't reply. 
"Did you see a spiritual disaster?" 
"No, but, Kurogiku, I'm a bit interested in that aura. Help me out." 
"Hmm? Where?" 
"Look, over there." Byakuran pointed outside the car and Kurogiku called for the driver to stop as she focused her consciousness and looked over there. She didn't notice it at first since the aura was concealed. Also, it was stealth on the level of a professional Mystical Investigator. It was just coincidence that Byakuran had noticed it. It was truly just a coincidence, as their work usually only involved spiritual disasters and they very rarely looked at human auras. 
"I got it. Then, Onee-san." 
The sisters linked arms and pointed in that direction. 
Their auras resonated, increased, and improved their spirit-seeing abilities. They could only complement each other like this because they were twins - it was a special technique of theirs. The sisters had an even better spirit-sensing ability than Miyoshi Tougo's when they combined their power. 
"Onee-san, is this aura a dragon's?" 
"Yeah, and it's not a shikigami. Could it be possessing someone?" 
"Now that you mention it, in some temple last year, Miyoshi......" 
There seemed to be a dragon living spirit in a place not far from the scene of the purification. It was currently moving in the direction of the station. Perhaps it was riding a train. Byakuran silently continued following that aura. 
Then...... 
"Sorry, Kurogiku, we'll have to go to the convenience store next time." 
 



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