That ward is surprisingly stubborn, isn't it? I have a feeling we're almost there. Marion, how are you doing?

　With a frown, Mizuho contacted Marion with the communication device the agency had prepared for her.

"Yes, it seems to be floating around a lot, thanks to Yuuto's raid. We've wiped out the enemy to the east and now we've reached the north side of the facility."

　Marion's tone of voice, which was no different from her daily life from the communicator, made it hard to believe that she was very much in the middle of the battlefield right now.

"Ah, Yuto-san has just set up the dark night leopard to the north."

Already?　What kind of stamina does he have at all, that guy? So what did Yuto say?

"Yes, he said, I want you to go on and on hitting more and more of your favorite jutsu,"

''Hmm........I understand.

"He seemed pretty pissed off, so........"

'It's the same for me!　I'm going to throw you in there until your warding is broken.

".........Mi, Mizuho-san, I'm scared. Oh, I've got a signal, I'm going too!"

I'm fine!　Anyway what are you going to do?　Marion.

"No, we're just deploying a slightly stronger purification technique to the Dark Night Leopard troops, right?"

'What?　How can throwing a purification technique at a human who isn't a demon be effective?!

"Oh, it's not life-threatening."

'What?　Life ... you.

"It's just a little ... pain that's going to shatter your whole body, you know?　The pure and strong holiness of God is hard for humans. We are exorcists through that kind of training, but humans are creatures of deep karma........ Especially with those people..... Ah, see you then!　Mizuho. Haaah!　Divine Earth!"

　That's where the communication went off.

''......... You're much scarier than I am!

　Shouting loudly by herself, Mizuho exhaled and stared at the dark castle of the water margin in the distance.

''........Marion is quite angry too, when a normally mild-mannered person loses his temper, I feel a little sorry for her. So, shall I resume?　Now ... the spirits of the earth, please."

　A tremendous number of spirits are gathered around Shitenji Mizuho, the next generation of spirit wielders, who is touted as a genius and attracts the attention of gifted people around the world.
　Mizuho concentrated her mind and lavished her spiritual power on perfecting the technique.

''Mother Earth, who sustains the heavens, nurture, compassionate, and return everything to the earth!　Yikes!

　There is no need for the spirit user to chant. This chant was created to enhance the sensory abilities of the Shitennji school of spirits. It is often used to create this chant, especially when unleashing a large strategic level technique.

'I wonder if the warding extends down to the earth!

　Right now, two kilometers away from Ruiho, a huge earth crack appeared before the Water Margin's Dark City, and the earth roared and attacked.



''The special forces are completely silent!　The Dark Night Leopard's troops deployed to the north have lost communication with them...!

I mean, that's ridiculous.

　Abasi was unable to give any new instructions to the screamingly bad news of the incoming communications soldiers, one after the other, coming in.
　He was stunned, his mouth wide open, his mind unable to keep up with the speed at which things were going.
　It's stopped now, but it's a matter before that, such as reaching the enemy's ability to set up from afar.

''The enemy... how much force has the agency put into this!　The Dark Night Leopard our proud Dark Night Leopard is so easily kicked to the curb...

Master Abasi!

　For goodness sake, I'm tired of hearing the screams of the communications soldier.
　Abasi turns his gloomy eyes to the commando, trembling slightly.



"....!　Hey, what's going on?　What am I dreaming of?　 What should I say to the Count-sama in this situation...!

　Furthermore, this wasn't the end of it.
　The jutsu-sensing power user in the control room kept mumbling something in a whisper.
　Beside her, the operator accompanying the sensing ability user was listening to her, and her face turned blue in a flash.

''Ha!　What?　Master Abasi!　Report!

What's next?

　Abasi replies with a powerless reply.

'There is a powerful force emerging from the east side that I have never felt before. Strategic grade in scale....eh?'

　In the middle of the report, the sensing ability person started mumbling more in a whisper. Then he trembled his body and used force to hold it down as he tried to escape from the spot.
　Even while looking at the strange state of the subordinates, Abasi was indeed astonished.

''A strategic class?　

　Abasi placed his body on the commander's desk as he clapped his hands on it.
　Finally, it was here that the enemy's purpose came into view.
　The purpose of this enemy, which was completely different from what they had assumed.

''We completely misjudged it!　No, not even the Count!　My God!　My God!　We were the sweet ones!　The agency is motivated!　They're not going to bring home a single scratch!　They were going to destroy us!　Then we, who have been throwing in our forces one after the other, have taken the measure below!　Yeah, I'm out too!　Concentrate the remaining Dark Night Leopard in the center, I'll take direct command!

　At the same time that Abasi sent his instructions, the attendant operator who was holding the sensing ability person down by force seems to lose his power and misses the sensing ability person.

''Abasi-sama........''

'What!　I said I'd be on the front line!

No ... the enemy's art is coming ... now.

...What?

　Immediately after this conversation the earth shook loudly and all vision was tilted at an angle.
　With the roar and earth shaking that echoed through their bodies, the inside of the command room turned into a crucible of an a-hazardous roar, and at the same time, the abacus and the soldiers in the command room fell downward along with the equipment in the command room.
　The five-story Water Margin's Dark Castle, which was now located on top of the greatly ruptured earth, tilted at a great angle.



''Wha, what the hell!　What's going on, this!　That dark night leopard is being wiped out!

　The men dispatched by the Japanese Branch of the World Ability Agency, who had arrived late to Yuto and the others a dozen minutes ago, still couldn't believe the reality of what was happening in front of their eyes, which was still in progress.
　Kakitate Shima, the secretary of the Japanese Branch Director from the southern part of the Water Margin's Dark City, was aghast.

　Her mission was to immediately intervene in the battle if anything happened and retrieve the Yuto, Mizuho and Marion who were ahead of her, while her main focus was to verify the ability of the rank D, Doudou Yuto in this battle against the Dark Night Leopard.
　Even though he would be prepared to intervene immediately, letting the three newcomers get ahead of him to set up against the Dark Night's leopard was essentially an out-of-the-ordinary decision, it couldn't be helped if it was considered an out-of-the-ordinary decision.
　However, this decision was made after receiving information from Bartolo, a senior executive at the agency headquarters, that "Rank D Yuto Dou Dou Dou Dou Dou Dou Dou Dou may have single-handedly destroyed the agency's S-class dangerous designated Surt Sword." which is also, in a sense, out of the ordinary, and this decision was made this time.
　At first, Hisae, the head of the Japan Branch, was skeptical of this outlandish story, and was not positive about the investigation itself.
　However, things took an unexpected turn, and after the curse that attacked the investors and their families, as well as the attack on Marion, she was finally tested by the Dark Night Leopard.
　Even so, it was the Dark Night's leopard. Shima has been told by Nissae that in some cases, Shima may also avoid the battle and withdraw.
　And Shima took that instruction for granted, too.
　That's how well organized the Dark Night Leopard is, a unit that is the pride of the great Chinese powerhouse.

''Holy crap........''

...for three newcomers to do this?

I can't believe it. The Shitenji family's daughter was like a battleship bombardment from that distance.

'No, no, more than that!　You said the guy ahead of you is a rank D!　We can't even grasp it from here, but the Dark Night's Leopard is getting beaten up!　What kind of powers do you have?　You're dealing with a Dark Night Leopard!　[Rock walls]!　Blink!　The Hundred Eyes and Four Arms!　What happened to those feared necromancers of the Dark Night Leopard?

　The seven people with abilities that were brought in for this day also seemed to have their guts in the rear of Shima.

''That one attacking at long range is definitely Mizuho-san. That means the ones on the front lines are probably Do-Do-Du and Marion, but Marion's opponent is a person with an ability that is biased toward defense, except for demons....... Then, as I thought.......the one who is on the front lines crushing the Dark Night Leopard is Dou Dou Dou Dou Dou-kun.......and I can't believe it!

　Tamon Natsuki, the only non-combat type ability holder here and the pride of Rank AA and the Japanese Branch's personnel, is looking at the neatly arranged stones on the ground.

''It looks like the six ability holders who were on the north side, who seemed to be the Dark Night's Leopard, were also killed...''

　Natsuki, her shoulder-length gray hair hanging down, sidestepped six pebbles placed on the north side of a stone the size of an apple in the ground that resembled the dark castle of the Water Margin.

'Ma, seriously!　Not even half an hour after I heard you did it. Who are you, Mr. Shima?　This rank D!

...I don't know. That's why I called Tamon-san, to find out.........

　Shima connected with Hisae.

"Shima?　What do you think?　Situation. Are you guys safe?"

''Oho-sama ... it's overwhelming. He.........we're being shown something extraordinary right now.

"...what's going on?　Shima-chan.

''Mr. Du Du is dominant!　With 42 Dark Night's leopards in front of him, he's almost single-handedly already driven about half of them to reanimation!　And it's not even 30 minutes old!　How can I describe that fighting power already compared to... how can I describe it!

"....!　That's it!　Tell me more about it!

'Yes ... oh, wait a minute!　Oh, that!　What are you trying to do, Mizuho-san!

　There, around two kilometers to the east of the Water Margin's Dark Castle, right where Mizuho was, everyone, including Shima, felt a tremendous spiritual power burst out of the place.
　The dark night leopards, as expected, also sensed this, and the nearly 20 pebbles placed under Natsuki were moving as each one scattered in its own direction.
　They seemed to be moving to avoid the situation even though they were confused.
　Then, they saw something extraordinary.
　The earth directly below the dark castle of the Water Margin began to crack, just like the scene where the sea of Moses' Ten Commandments cracked in front of Shima and the others.
　Shima is stunned by this situation... but he understands.

(What a team... what a team... these three!　(Only three people, like this!)

　The surprising thing is that Du Du Yuto is not the only one. No, if you look at the achievements that Du Du Yuto is currently producing, he is far from the standard.
　However, there is a girl who does not want to be buried under the presence of this Du Du Yuto.
　Shima and the others were astonished by the technique of this young spirit user, who has immeasurable power, following in the footsteps of Du Du Yuto.