Chapter 227 – The Great East Japan Earthquake (2)
Takuya wasn’t greatly flustered by the appearance of the ninja, or more precisely, the kunoichi.
He was already aware of their existence through the testimonies of Nyotengu and Yuki Onna.
‘Besides, they actually do fight Misaki.’
In [Genius Exorcist Misaki ~ A Genius Exorcist Never Succumbs to Yokai], the main focus was on yokai who violated the protagonist.
And among them, there were shocking stories of corrupted kunoichi, specifically the older sisters who had taken care of her, turning into futanari and having their way with the heroine.
That’s why Takuya was aware of their existence.
The only minor problem was.
‘I don’t know their exact combat power.’
Well, in [Genius Exorcist Misaki ~ A Genius Exorcist Never Succumbs to Yokai], they all appeared as corrupted yokai, and even if you compared them to real-life ninjas, you couldn’t compare yokai battles with reality.
Well, he decided to clash with them first, and if it seemed like it wouldn’t work, he could just stop time.
You might ask, isn’t it dangerous to go in with a sword?
Just in case, he had bought some extra lives that he had used up when he fell off the cliff with Ayaka’s mom last time.
‘They were damn expensive.’
Anyway, that wasn’t important. Takuya looked at the woman in front of him.
Her equipment included kunai, shuriken, and a slightly shorter katana, all of which were used by real ninjas.
No, looking closely at her waist, she also had a gun.
‘Why is it modern here?’
Anyway, given her tight-fitting outfit, he figured she wouldn’t have any more weapons.
After roughly assessing her equipment, Takuya made a rough estimate.
‘I can definitely handle this.’
Although he was still smaller in stature, his constant exercise and the [cash shop] purchases he had made had significantly increased his combat power.
So, he could handle it.
All of this, the assessment between him and the kunoichi, took about two seconds.
Just as Takuya finished his assessment.
—Thwack!
The kunoichi began to move.
More precisely.
Swish—
She drew the sword from her back.
The kunoichi’s attack was incredibly fast.
It was a speed that an ordinary person wouldn’t be able to react to.
But who was Takuya?
He was a man who had survived battlefields where bullets flew, and he had even absorbed some of the yokai power of a great yokai.
‘Wow, look at those boobs jiggling?’
Takuya could see everything about the kunoichi.
Not just see, but he could react to her attack with just a few steps.
Thanks to that, her deadly attack just looked like a giant pair of boobs jiggling to Takuya.
Perhaps because of that giant jiggle.
Takuya decided to subdue her instead of killing her.
Originally, he might have considered killing her, but there was no need, and besides.
‘I want to touch them.’
He wanted to touch those breasts.
Don’t call him an animal, because any normal man would think the same thing.
With that in mind, Takuya immediately took action.
Moving several times faster than the kunoichi, Takuya effortlessly struck her in the back of the neck with a chop.
Not lightly, but with a bit of force.
It turned out that a strong hit was needed for it to be effective.
—Thwack!
Well, judging by the fact that it wasn’t a cracking sound, it was a good hit that wouldn’t kill her.
And Takuya’s assessment was correct.
The kunoichi, struck in the back of the neck, instantly fell forward, and Takuya caught her to prevent her from falling.
—Squish.
Casually touching her breasts was a bonus.
***
After roughly touching the kunoichi’s breasts and binding her, Takuya quickly headed beyond the torii gate.
For reference, the entrance was a staircase right in front of where the torii gate was installed.
There was a barrier that originally prevented entry, but it had been lifted due to the earthquake, allowing him to enter.
Inside the underground area.
Takuya felt like he was in an expanded version of a North Korean underground escape route, and he was amazed by the endless array of talismans.
Judging by the fact that the papers became more worn the further he went in, it seemed like they had been installing talismans for generations.
Takuya was astonished by their persistence, but he continued to move inward, and what he saw when he finally arrived was.
“You have come, contractor.”
“Wow.”
Surprisingly, it was Nyotengu, standing proudly after defeating all the exorcists and ninjas.
Takuya was taken aback by the unexpected sight, and Nyotengu spoke.
“Compared to the days when yokai were rampant, they have become much weaker.”
“Oh, so you didn’t really need my help?”
Takuya asked with an awkward smile, and she shook her head.
“Your role is not entirely unnecessary. Because.”
She pointed her finger somewhere, and Takuya also turned his gaze in that direction, and what he saw was.
Gogogogogogogogo….
“A shrine… it has a terrifying aura.”
There was a shrine, half-destroyed by the earthquake, that was covered in talismans, traces of human sacrifices, and various barrier techniques, showing just how much they wanted to seal it.
“My seal stone is inside there. You just need to retrieve it. That is something that is not permitted for me.”
Takuya nodded at Nyotengu’s words and quickly retrieved the seal stone.
‘It’s a jade stone.’
The seal stone looked no different from a regular jade stone.
The only differences were the strange patterns engraved on it and the fact that it looked strangely radiant.
Anyway, what should he do with the retrieved seal stone?
The answer was very simple.
Takuya took out the nail and hammer he had stored in his subspace pocket and easily.
—Crack.
Broke it.
You might say it was too easy, but the seal stone itself wasn’t that strong.
“To think that something so easy could not be accomplished for hundreds of years…”
The problem was the immense defensive power of the shrine that protected it.
If it hadn’t been for this earthquake, Takuya would have had to bring mines or bombs to blow this place to smithereens.
Leaving Takuya’s thoughts behind.
When the seal stone broke, it seemed like nothing would change, but he quickly realized that was a mistake.
Why? Well…
—Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!
The underground began to shake.
It was a different kind of shaking than the earthquake on the surface.
Such vibrations occurred, and after a while.
Nyotengu, whose form had been blurry, began to appear clearly again.
No. It wasn’t just that her form was clear.
[Ah, it seems I have finally regained my original body.]
Takuya could feel it.
The ‘rank’ of Nyotengu’s species, no, her existence, had risen.
Realizing that fact, Takuya wondered if this was what it looked like when a character’s rank rose in a novel.
[Then, it is time to fulfill my promise to you.]
Nyotengu, who already looked half-godlike, said.
Takuya nodded at her words.
There were two things Takuya had asked of Nyotengu.
One was to pour water on the Fukushima nuclear power plant, which was about to explode.
‘Originally, I would have asked her to stop the tsunami, but that would be impossible.’
He had provided backup power, but if it flooded, it would likely be useless.
Therefore, he chose the next best option, which was to shut down the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
And the other one was.
“Stop the tsunami. Not completely, just buy enough time for people to evacuate.”
He said this because he didn’t want the most important thing, the people, to be swept away by the tsunami.
At Takuya’s words, Nyotengu smiled gently at him and said.
[That is a very simple task.]
She said that confidently and took Takuya’s hand.
Then, Takuya had a strange experience.
It was as if his body was floating in the air.
‘This isn’t just my imagination?!’
No. In fact, he was really floating.
Takuya looked at Nyotengu with a surprised expression, and she smiled and instantly floated into the air, passing through the wall and rising into the sky.
Actually, he didn’t know if she passed through the wall.
It was just that his vision changed rapidly…
Anyway, the place they arrived at was a coastal village.
More precisely.
“Kyaaaa!”
“Tsunami! It’s a tsunami!”
“Run quickly!”
It was a village being hit by a tsunami.
More precisely, it was a village that hadn’t finished evacuating.
Nyotengu looked at the people desperately fleeing from the tsunami below and lightly gestured.
Then, surprisingly, the tsunami that had been rising into the sky began to gradually subside.
Of course, that didn’t mean the tsunami stopped coming.
It just meant that its speed and power had decreased.
This was what I had asked for.
If the tsunami was completely stopped, people would think it was strange.
So, I had asked her to just reduce its power.
The effect was definitely good.
“I don’t know why, but the tsunami has weakened!”
“Run away quickly!”
“Wake up the neighbor and bring him too!!”
The citizens, accustomed to such events, quickly began to act.
Takuya watched the citizens for a while and then moved.
The tsunami hadn’t subsided yet.
