Tokyo Ravens - Volume 12 - Chapter 4.3

Part 3 
"Natsume...... This is great, you finally......" Natsume's eyes also moistened when she saw Kyouko breaking down into tears. 
"Welcome back!" 
 
...Ah, that's right. 
Kyouko hadn't met the resurrected Natsume. The Natsume in her memories had been stuck in time since the moment she died. 
What pushed that time into progressing again was the Natsume sitting before here who Akino had brought back. 
"Sorry, I never contacted anyone, I......" 
"Honestly. We finally managed to meet, but you're talking about such stupid things. ...Right, Tenma?" 
"Yeah. That's right. It's not like you, Natsume." 
"Tenma-kun!" 
As she thought, it was Momoe Tenma. The person Akino had sent the letter to before. He also remembered Akino, and greeted her. 
"Thanks for before. You really surprised me that time." 
"Ah, no, that wasn't, u-um!" 
"Do you know Tenma?" 
"Eh? Ah, yes, well, um," 
"I got a love letter from her." 
"Love letter?' 
"N-No!" 
The wide-eyed Kyouko and the red-faced Akino. Kyouko, who had been almost crying before, now couldn't help but laugh. 
"Hmm? Are you embarrassed? There's nothing to hide~ Okay, let's stop joking around. It's good that Natsume's safe." 
"............" 
Speaking of which, Kyouko was the daughter of a famous family - as well as the daughter of the Onmyou Agency Chief - but she had gone to such lengths for Natsume. 
...This person was a good person. What a sympathetic, broad-minded good person. 
"Okay, we'll talk about the details later. ......So, how did the two of you find us? Do you know about Harutora-kun?" 
"Harutora!? Harutora's here?" 
She asked in surprise. It looked like Kyouko didn't know what had happened to Harutora. Natsume scratched her head and explained what had unfolded. 
Though they had gone through a lot, she, Akino, and the rest still weren't safe. Harutora was being imprisoned in that magic. Kyouko bit her lip in regret. 
"Anyways, now we have to escape the pursuit of the Mystical Investigators. Also...... where are we going to run too?" 

"I think we should go to the city center first...... probably." 
"Probably? What do you mean?' 
"Well, actually......" 
"Master, a report." 
Suddenly, a voice she hadn't heard before came through the speakers. It wasn't the voice of a human. 
"I-Is this car a mechanical-type shikigami?" 
"Hama," Tenma asked the dashboard without letting Natsume finish: 
"What's going on?" 
"E1 is gradually approaching. It looks locked on to us." 
"'Garuda'! The shikigami of Independent Officer Shigeoka! ...Hama, can you shake it off?" 
"Sorry, Master, it's flying faster than our current maximum speed. It's impossible to shake off. I surmise that we might be able to lose it if we go underground or into a building. Should I try?" 
"No, Tenma! We'll just back ourselves into a corner if we do that!" 
"I know. Let's just see how things go for now and think of something--" 
"Report! Garuda is descending at high speed! Commencing evasive maneuvers, prepare yourselves!" 
Tenma was underestimating the opponent. 
"H-Hama!?" 
"Garuda approaching from behind. Estimated distance fifty meters." 
They quickly looked back. A giant black figure was close by and heading straight for them at an incredibly low altitude. 
"......Get ready to fight! Open the roof!" 
"N-Natsume, really!?" 
"Hama, open the roof!" 
"Understood. Shifting to opened mode." 
The parts inside the car shifted and the roof was completely pulled into the seats. The cold wind raged by and the vast night sky was above their heads. 
"Garuda is approaching. We'll be in contact with the enemy soon. Three... Two... It's passing above!" 
Overlapping with Hama's report, Garuda passed over the heads of Akino and company at high speed, catching up to the car and turning in front of them. 
But when Akino hastily turned her head to look in front of them, it was already dozens of meters away. 
"Ah, huh?" 
The Garuda that seemed to have been attacking them had passed over their heads. It just kept going forwards, then scattered a number of pieces of paper. 
The papers 'took form' one after another-- 
"Garuda has scattered shikigami charms. The shikigami have been formed. Four - seven - eleven - twelve shikigami in total have been confirmed. Six are 'Type G1 Emperors' and six are 'Type G2 Yaksha', all custom models. They are arranged in an offensive configuration. ...Master, your orders."