Chapters

    • Chapter 21: Thoughts

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      by Diswa Minamoto Kiyomoto appeared before Itomi Sayaka on an April day when the fallen cherry blossom petals had just disappeared from the streets. The wild boars of that season did not have much fat and tasted like beef, full of wild power. The two of them met at a French home-style restaurant near Yotsuya. Itomi Sayaka found a parking lot nearby, parked her car, and slowly walked towards the restaurant. She was already used to blind dates. When she was still in university, her father had reminded…
    • Chapter 20: The Anti-Aging Curse

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      by Diswa From Hakusan Shrine to the Hongo campus of the University of Tokyo, it only takes 10 minutes by train. Neither of them managed to get a seat, but the carriage was not crowded at this time. They leaned against the doors on the left and right. Minamoto Kiyomoto was reading "Human Anatomy," while Kamibayashi Miko was reading a French novel. She was a student in the Department of Language and Culture in the Faculty of Letters. When the train was running on the ground, the early spring sunlight would…
    • Chapter 19: Moving

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      by Diswa The ancients had no large-scale mechanical equipment and could build houses with only manpower. Therefore, Minamoto Kiyomoto believed that since the ancients could do it, he could also use traditional methods—without spending money—to build his own wooden house in the mountains. In the bright and clean library, the wooden table was piled with books, all about how to build a wooden house. Minamoto Kiyomoto's pencil sketched, drawing a rough draft of the wooden house. It was not a simple…
    • Chapter 18: Lingering Snow

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      by Diswa The three of them stood in the snow, waiting for the logistics personnel to clean up the scene. "I thought you wouldn't be able to do it," Kamibayashi Miko glanced at Minamoto Kiyomoto. "Didn't the intelligence show it?" Minamoto Kiyomoto's voice was calm. "They ambushed the new cultivators participating in the Konohanasakuya-hime event in Nagano Prefecture. They've committed many crimes over the past few years." "That person might have been looking for the enemy who killed his wife and daughter.…
    • Chapter 17: Fierce Battle at the Foot of Mount Hakuba

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      by Diswa The three of them walked through the mixed forest at the foot of the snowy mountain. Kamibayashi Miko's umbrella itself had a barrier. Within a three-meter radius, as long as they didn't use divine power, they wouldn't be seen. Minamoto Kiyomoto instantly thought of countless ways to use it, all of them related to crime. In fact, divine power itself could be used for crime, but without a demonic beast, it would leave obvious traces. Depending on the severity of the situation, one could be targeted…
    • Chapter 16: Heaven and Man as One

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      by Diswa April 8th, Thursday. Minamoto Kiyomoto followed Kamibayashi Miko and Himemiya Izayoi. The three of them went to the Onmyo Bureau to register, officially becoming "Purgers," and then chose a mission with a suitable time. A group of anti-human cultivators would meet at the foot of Mount Hakuba in Nagano Prefecture on April 10th. The mission of the three of them was to eliminate them. There were two ways to eliminate them. One was to purge them on the spot, which meant to kill them; the other was…
    • Chapter 15: Preparation and Risks

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      by Diswa No matter what you do, you need to prepare. If there's something you haven't prepared for, it's only because the "preparation" for that thing has already been done in your past life. The same goes for accepting small missions, and there's even a lot to prepare for. The three of them left the Faculty of Law and Letters Building 2 and went to the small woods where Sanshiro Pond was located, talking as they walked. "Subjugating yokai is a 'battle'; subjugating human cultivators is a 'purge.' People…
    • Chapter 14: Where to Serve

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      by Diswa Minamoto Kiyomoto had diligently attended a French literature class. After class, the three of them, each holding their textbooks, walked through the university campus under the starry sky. "What's that over there?" Himemiya Izayoi held her notebook to her chest, her long, slender, white fingers pointing at a brightly lit teaching building on her right. Minamoto Kiyomoto glanced in that direction, "The teaching building of the Faculty of Engineering." "Faculty of Engineering? What do they…
    • Chapter 13: Role-Playing

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      by Diswa When Minamoto Kiyomoto arrived at the izakaya where he was supposed to meet his classmates, the sky had completely darkened. The streetlights cast a bright glow, stubbornly resisting the invasion of darkness. "Minamoto-kun, over here, over here!" In the misty izakaya, a young man at a table against the wall waved at him. "Why are you so late? I thought you weren't coming. I called you, but you didn't answer," a young woman at the same table complained. "You didn't go to class today. The professor…
    • Chapter 12: Wind Control Curse

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      by Diswa In the hidden realm of Hakusan Shrine, Shirako sat on the red torii gate, swinging her slender legs, her delicate little face's eyes staring blankly into the distance. A light flowed before her, and two figures appeared. "Miko-sama!" she jumped down cheerfully and threw herself into the arms of the figure in the miko outfit. "I'm back," Kamibayashi Miko gently patted Shirako's shoulder and revealed a soft smile. Minamoto Kiyomoto stared at her profile. Kamibayashi Miko couldn't have feelings…
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