"Captain Kisaragi, I'll leave the rest to you."
Yasuhiro Ishikawa said with a smile.
Takahashi Kisaragi nodded, then untied the turban, revealing the long black hair.
If it weren't for the plain kimono, it would be difficult to connect her with a nun.
The Takamagahara ruins are quite troublesome whether going out or coming in.
Haruhiko already understood this before.
After he came in this time, he had to wait until next Thursday if he wanted to go out.
In other words, he will stay here for four days.
"Captain Kisaragi."
After Yasuhiro Ishikawa left, Haruhiko took the initiative to say hello.
"Um."
Takahashi Kisaragi responded and said with a smile, "You look good."
Haruhiko's heart skipped a beat.
You are a nun, is it wrong to say this?
"Master, how have you been lately?"
Takahashi Kisaragi changed the subject and asked softly.
Haruhiko couldn't help but be stunned.
The head of the family?
Could it be that he is talking about Tsuchimikado Mashiro?
The captain of the ninth team is an undercover agent of the Tsuchimikado clan?
After Haruhiko was surprised, he felt it was reasonable.
After all, this is the number one Onmyoji family, so it seems reasonable to install a captain.
"Captain Kisaragi, what do you mean by the head of the family?"
Haruhiko kept a steady hand. If he made a mistake, there would be a big problem.
"It's a bit alarming."
Takahashi Kisaragi stretched out her finger, and golden light appeared in front of her, quickly turning into a portrait.
It is a simple portrait of Tsuchimikado Mashiro.
It would be more accurate to say that he is her stand-in, not Yui Tachibana.
Haruhiko basically confirmed her identity.
He himself revealed nothing.
She mentioned Tsuchimikado Mashiro when she first came up, which was obviously not a test of him.
"Aunt Mashiro, it's very good."
Haruhiko nodded and said, "Captain Kisaragi, don't worry."
"I can't stand it if you call me captain."
Takahashi Kisaragi stood up, walked in front of him, bowed Yingying, and said, "Ruyue has met my little master."
Haruhiko was sure that it was Tsuchimikado Mari who arranged it, not Tachibana Yui.
After all, the title "Little Master" is what the former likes.
"Need not."
Haruhiko turned sideways, waved his hand, and said, "Just call me by my name, so as not to arouse others' suspicion."
"It's your first time, so you have to treat it with caution."
Takahashi Kisaragi raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said, "In the Takamagahara ruins, of course it is a normal name."
She sat back down and pointed to the sofa.
Haruhiko reacted and sat opposite her.
"There are many rules in the Takamagahara ruins, please take the time to take a look."
Takahashi Kisaragi took out a book from the drawer and handed it to him.
Haruhiko glanced at it. It was probably ten centimeters thick and contained all the relevant rules.
“The most important thing is that nothing can be taken away without permission.”
Takahashi Kisaragi paused and said, "In fact, it is difficult. The things unearthed in the Takamagahara ruins will have a special kind of fluctuation, which can be found by casual inspection. It will not dissipate unless it goes outside. "
The Tao Tianyuan ruins have relatively abundant spiritual energy. The spiritual tools or materials under such conditions are different from those in the outside world.
Haruhiko casually flipped through two pages and already understood the reason.
All I can say is that it is really difficult to survive.
Most of those who were able to get out did so through rigorous planning and the support of powerful forces.
"The head of the family has arranged a ruins on the fourth floor."
Takahashi Kisaragi crossed his arms and said, "This is a trap specially prepared for the Utsunomiya clan."
Hearing this, Haruhiko closed the book and looked at her, waiting for the next step.
He naturally knew these two sentences.
After all, he was involved.
"Utsunomiya Mina has determined the location and authenticity of the ruins after conducting investigations during this period."
Takahashi Kisaragi chuckled lightly and said, "It is a real ruin in the first place, so naturally I am not afraid of investigating."
"Is the Utsunomiya clan taking action?"
Haruhiko's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but ask.
"No one can refuse this kind of temptation about gods."
Takahashi Kisaragi opened the drawer, took out a map, and said, "Just in case, the head of the family asked me to lead the ninth team to investigate a nearby ruins. By then, the Edo Archaeological Bureau will be dragged into the water, and Uto will be arrested. Miya Mina took all the stolen goods alone."
Haruhiko stood up, opened the map, and started reading.
The markings on it are very obvious.
The red dot represents the location of the ruins arranged by the Tsuchimikado clan on the fourth floor.
The blue dot is a newly discovered ruin nearby.
The latter is typical among the ruins of Takamagahara.
That is, there are endless relics from the Age of Gods.
To put it simply, the Takamagahara ruins are a super large tomb, in which there are many branch tombs, fake tombs, auxiliary tombs, etc.
The body of Yamata no Orochi is in the main tomb, and the rest are buried with him. Even so, it also contains extremely amazing wealth.
As for what Takahashi Kisaragi said, it's even simpler.
The right to develop the Takamagahara ruins lies with the Edo Archaeological Bureau.
The Edo Archaeological Bureau also belongs to the Imperial Palace.
The Grand Palace is run by the Psionics Council.
In other words, the right to develop the Takamagahara ruins lies in the hands of sixteen major powers.
Utsunomiya Mina, this is a serious violation of the rules.
It didn't matter that he wasn't discovered.
After all, everyone is secretly doing the same thing.
But if he is caught by the Edo Archaeological Bureau, he will undoubtedly offend sixteen major forces at the same time.
Even the Utsunomiya clan and the Yagyu clan are not weak together.
But rules are rules, and they can't be made explicit.
"There are people from the Utsunomiya and Yagyu clans in the Edo Archaeological Bureau, so I didn't report this small ruins."
Takahashi Kisaragi continued, "I will take people there after Utsunomiya Mina takes action. This way, we can avoid her knowing as much as possible, so we can be prepared."
"Um."
Haruhiko could only nod.
This was completely arranged and it was none of his business.
No, that's not right.
According to Takahashi Kisaragi's wishes, he was going to take him along to join in the fun.
After all, they are personnel outside the battlefield.
And it’s the Edo Archaeological Bureau.
Even if Utsunomiya Mina discovers them, it is impossible to silence them.
In that case, it would be an additional crime.
It's very difficult to settle things after someone dies.
If you are caught digging illegally, there is still room for maneuver.
"There are still a few days left."
Takahashi Kisaragi stood up, put away the map, and said, "I'll take you to where you live."
"OK."
Haruhiko followed her, got on the elevator, and came to the room on the seventh floor.
Except for being a little dark, it's really not much different from a hotel.
It is even said that the conditions are even better.
"You just joined the Edo Archaeological Bureau and you don't know much about it."
After Takahashi Kisaragi gave him the key card, she said, "There is a library on the eighth floor. You can take a good look at it these days."
"I'll go see it."
Haruhiko took it and nodded.
This is not a polite comment, he is indeed interested.
Thousands of years ago, it was his time period.
But at that time, he was just playing games, not physically participating like now.
When playing games, he always skips the plot and only knows who is my enemy and who I want to kill.
However, now that we have traveled through time, we cannot be so hasty.
"In the Takamagahara ruins, there is no cell phone signal."
Takahashi Kisaragi reminded, "If you want to contact the outside world, you have to go to a special phone booth, but the content of the call is monitored."
"I see."
Haruhiko was a little surprised when he heard this, but after thinking about it, it was reasonable.
However, despite so many rules in the Takamagahara ruins, there are still so many people coming and going.
The reason is simple, the pay is high.
As far as he knew, members of the Exploration Department could obtain a lot of spiritual tools or materials based on their performance during their next trip to the ruins.
After Takahashi Kisaragi left, Haruhiko quickly read through the rule book of the Takamagahara ruins.
how to say?
Ridiculously many indeed.
But as long as you stay safe, it doesn't matter whether you look at it or not.
Most of the rules are to prevent you from stealing things and being a survivor.
At noon, Haruhiko went to the restaurant to eat and met many psychics.
But he didn't recognize him, so he didn't say hello.
After eating, he went to the library upstairs.
Haruhiko was able to enter after showing his ID from the Edo Archaeological Bureau.
He walked on both sides of the bookshelves, scanning the titles on them.
It is roughly divided into three categories.
One type is the ruins that have been developed, mainly introducing the guardian spirits or traps encountered.
One type is the monsters that exist in the ruins of Takamagahara, most of which are spirits, such as resentful spirits or earth-bound spirits.
One category is psychic materials that have been produced before, such as which types of herbs live where.
Speaking of this, Haruhiko thought of the bamboo leaf of Tiantian Nu's life.
Mari Tsuchimikado investigated, but had no clues.
She speculated that that place was most likely discovered by some powerful force and hidden.
Such as snake spirit.
But that doesn't mean it's impossible.
It is difficult to hide the ruins in Takamagahara for a long time.
Moreover, Tsuchimikado didn't pay attention to it before, so for a while, there was no result.
Now that Haruhiko has mentioned it, it will be easier to talk about it later.
In the evening, after dinner, he returned to his room.
Since there is no way to contact the outside world, Haruhiko can only practice the Yuki Ono Breathing Technique with peace of mind.
Three days passed by in a flash.
When Haruhiko opened it, the game prompt also sounded.
The Snow Girl Breathing Technique he had practiced for so long finally reached the third level.
In other words, his current physical strength is equivalent to that of a third-level demon body.
Haruhiko took out the magic sword Aizawa Aya gave him, Mochizuki Xuanjian.
This is a third-level magic sword, and the two spells attached to it are also third-level.
Theoretically speaking, third-level monsters have a certain degree of defense, and some special monsters can even physically resist third-level spells.
Haruhiko's demon body is naturally derived from the Yuki Onna.
The only reference is Xue Ji.
When Yukihime fought with two siblings, Okubo Yuku and Okubo Yuku, she used her demonic body to block their sword moves.
However, she is at the fourth level and has higher strength.
Haruhiko thought and looked at his arm with Mochizuki Xuanjian.
A clear voice sounded.
He was unscathed.
But this is without the use of psychic powers and spells.
Haruhiko gritted his teeth and used the skill on Mochizuki Xuanjian, Moon Wheel.
The sword body trembled slightly, and the sword energy, which was as white as moonlight, flew out and landed in his arm.
He controlled the wind demon bracelet, so the defense was not automatically triggered.
Haruhiko took a breath.
A red scar appeared on his arm.
No blood came out, just pain.
This means that he can barely perform ordinary third-level spells.
Of course, he won't be idle looking for trouble.
It's a pity that Xue Ji is not here.
Otherwise, Haruhiko can test the strength of his body more deeply.
It's okay, give her a surprise when you get back.
Haruhiko couldn't help but feel his throat rolling as he thought about the demon body of her coconut sheep clan.
It's not an exaggeration to say it's a succubus.
In previous lives, succubi were often associated with the image of sheep, and everyone understood it.
Haruhiko came to his senses and started chanting a spell.
Autumn water·rebirth!
The water flowed by, and his arm returned to normal, without the pain.
The cell phone rings.
Although it is not possible to communicate with the outside world at the Takamagahara ruins, it is possible inside.
Haruhiko took out his cell phone and suddenly showed surprise.
It's Tsuchimikado Mahri.
He then realized that she had arrived at the ruins of Takamagahara.
So, the plan against Utsunomiya Mina is about to begin.
He was about to answer the phone, but the ringing disappeared and there was a knock on the door.
Haruhiko stood up quickly and opened the door, and sure enough it was Tsuchimikado Mahri.
"Long time no see, little master."
Mari Tsuchimikado stood at the entrance, locked the door, then held Haruhiko's chin and began her oral education.
Haruhiko easily grabbed her waist and placed his hands on her hips.
Today she is still wearing a classic women's suit and hip skirt.
When she leans over slightly, the back will curve according to the lever principle.
It's really not weak when used to let go.
Soft after all.
After a long time, Tsuchimikado Mahri licked her lips and said, "Your strength has increased a lot."
Haruhiko was surprised when he heard this. Can you feel it after just a few kisses?
The fifth level demon is really terrifying.
Mari Tsuchimikado let go of her hand and entered the room. She sat on the edge of the bed and folded her long legs wrapped in black.
Because she hadn't taken off her shoes, the red high heels were hooked on her toes, swaying, showing her amazing flexibility.
"Sister Mari, when did you come?"
Haruhiko stepped forward and took off her high heels, revealing the faintly pink toes under the black stockings.
"Well, I just arrived."
Mari Tsuchimikado hooked her fingers, and Haruhiko took two steps closer. She gently touched his face and asked, "Are you touched?"
"move."
Haruhiko nodded and said.
It’s already this time, can you not be moved?
"Want to start teaching here?"
Tsuchimikado Mari suddenly raised her foot, stepped on his leg, and asked.
"think."
Haruhiko told the truth.
"Too bad I don't have time."
Tsuchimikado Mari raised the corners of her mouth, showing a narrow smile, and said, "I have to do business soon, and I can't accompany you."
"..."
Haruhiko twitched the corner of his mouth.
Bad woman, really annoying.
Xue Ji is better.
"Where's Aunt Mashiro?"
Haruhiko thought of Tachibana Yui and asked, "Didn't she come down?"
"Here we go, over there at the ruins."
Tsuchimikado Mahri leaned close to his ear, exhaling hot breath from her red lips, "I came here secretly to see you."
Haruhiko lowered his head slightly and could see his collarbone and skin that were as white as cream.
Simply beautiful and delicious.
"You will be punished if you are distracted while listening to the teacher."
Tsuchimikado Mari noticed his eyes, leaned back, crossed her arms and said.
"Excuse me."
Haruhiko apologized quickly and said.
"So good."
Tsuchimikado Marri stretched out her hand, pressed him into her arms, and said, "I will reward you next time."
The suffocating feeling lasted for two or three seconds.
Haruhiko breathed fresh air.
He secretly lamented that Tsuchimikado Mari was only slightly worse than Yukihime.
As for the specific number, he can hand test and compare it if he has the opportunity in the future.
"Utsunomiya Mina has led people to the ruins, and my master and I will arrive soon."
Tsuchimikado Mari regained her cold expression, "Just follow Kisaragi and wait for the final result."
"I see."
Even if Haruhiko wanted to intervene, he was powerless.
After all, this is a fifth-level battle.
"Um."
Mari Tsuchimikado stood up, buttoned the collar, and said calmly, "See you later."
She touched Haruhiko's head, and his body shattered like glass, then turned into a butterfly and disappeared.
"Is this magical power?"
Haruhiko raised his eyebrows.
But no one could answer his question.
He left the room and went downstairs to Takahashi Kisaragi's office.
Opening the door, there were people standing inside.
"Okay, the seventeen people from the ninth team who are currently at the ruins have arrived. Needless to say more details, there is a new ruins."
Takahashi Kisaragi glanced at Haruhiko and said, "Let's go."
She walked in front and left the office.
The rest of the people filed out.
The group of people walked on the dim street and soon reached the edge of the city.
There are complicated corridors all around.
Haruhiko has been reading the information these days and already has some understanding.
The corridor is like a maze with dozens of exits, each corresponding to a different place.
And some of the passages are constantly moving.
Without a map, you will definitely get lost.
Ten minutes later, the group arrived at the exit.
To be more precise, it is an elevator similar to a cable car.
They will enter the fourth level through here.
Haruhiko took out the mask and put it on.
He was used to the psychic powers on the first level, but he had never been to the fourth level.
And even if you go there, it won’t be applicable for a short period of time.
Unless it is the fourth or fifth level.
Haruhiko noticed that among the seventeen people, only Takahashi Kisaragi was not wearing a mask.
Enter the elevator and start to sink.
The speed was very fast, and after a while, they arrived at a huge underground space.
Dark and decaying.
In the middle is a teleportation array.
The fourth layer is located extremely deep under the earth.
The elevator is too slow after all.
As the light flashed, Haruhiko arrived on the fourth floor.
Instantly, he felt a heavy pressure.
But fortunately, he is now a third-level demon body, so there are no major problems.
Takahashi Kisaragi glanced at him, a little surprised.
Psykers arriving on the fourth level for the first time, especially those of lower levels, often experience dizziness or even coma.
But Haruhiko is like a normal person.
As expected of a little master.
Takahashi Ruyue turned his head and looked at the desolate surroundings.
Nothing breath of life.
There are also various kinds of bones scattered vaguely.
There are humans and many creatures.
These are all left over from a long time ago.
Because it has no value, no one will take care of it.
"follow me."
Takahashi Kisaragi did not go directly to the ruins, but took a detour.
Mainly to avoid Utsunomiya Mina.
About half an hour later, Haruhiko walked through a forest and saw a ruins.
Judging from the map annotation, it is smaller than the one next door where Utsunomiya Mina is designed.
But when I actually saw it, I realized it was actually quite big.
Among the ruins, various bones and weeds grew thickly, vaguely covering an area of four to five hundred meters in radius.
Five thousand words.
(End of chapter)
