Early morning.
A ray of dawn that bloomed from the sky dispelled the coldness and darkness on the earth. Birds flew to the withered branches and chirped like a symphony, offering their blessings for the new day.
Many people who liked to laze in bed in this cold autumn season constantly overcame the laziness in their hearts and got out of bed to wash up.
And at this moment-
A long queue had formed at the tightly shut entrance of the Shibuya Building. All of them were young women in business suits. Most of them were university students who had just graduated from school. They all showed their best side and kept cheering in their hearts.
"Hasn't the Shibuya Building already become the Ten Thousand Arts Supernatural Department? Why are there so many young women gathered here?”
"…I don't know. It can't be that he's here to commission a supernatural event, right?”
"Bah, bah, bah…Don't say such terrifying words.”
“……”
Many people passing by the Shibuya Building could not help but stop in their tracks and discuss. Such a lively scene was very rare after the supernatural revival.
A few minutes later-
A middle-aged man who knew the truth explained,"Don't you know that the Ten Thousand Arts Supernatural Department is conducting a large-scale recruitment? These people are all here for this.”
"Recruitment? Would the Ten Thousand Arts Supernatural Department hire ordinary people like us?!!!”
" Why not? It's impossible for such a large department to be handled by Onmyoji for everything. You have to know that there are quite a few Onmyoji in the face of frequent supernatural incidents. For example, the front desk, service staff, clerks... Naturally, ordinary people have to be in charge of such positions.”
"That's right. I've been to the Yin Yang Hall headquarters in the Chiyoda District before.”
"…No wonder, I see. I really envy these little girls. Working in the Ten Thousand Arts and Supernatural Department, at least the chances of encountering supernatural events are much lower. There's also a great guarantee of safety. It's said that there are some talismans that can defend against ghosts. These are all internal benefits…"
"…That's right!"
His words attracted the envy of many people around him. If it weren't for the fact that the Ten Thousand Arts and Supernatural Department was only hiring for positions suitable for women, they might have been tempted to go for an interview.
"Hey…where are you going? Aren't you going to work?"
A middle-aged man in a suit couldn't help but look at his colleague, who was walking in the opposite direction of the company. That direction seemed to be the home he had just left.
"Of course, I pulled my daughter, who had just graduated from university, to come here for an interview.”
His words undoubtedly woke up many people.
That's right!
They couldn't come for the interview, and they couldn't enter the Ten Thousand Arts Supernatural Department, which was their dream place. However, it didn't mean that their daughters, sisters, cousins, and other relatives couldn't. This was a rare opportunity, and they couldn't miss it.
At that moment-
Many people did not even go to work. They either rushed home or took out their phones to pass on the news to their relatives.
"The pressure of recruitment is getting bigger and bigger.”
Xiao Mu Zeng Xuecai, who was standing in the recruitment line, could not help but say in distress.
However, Fuyuma Kazusa, who was standing in front of her, did not think much of it. She calmly said,""Sooner or later, with the different announcements of the recruitment, the number of applicants will only increase. For a department like the Ten Thousand Arts Supernatural Department that specializes in dealing with supernatural incidents in the entire Shibuya District, the recruitment will definitely not be in just one or two days.”
"Looks like it's going to be a tough battle.”
Little Mu and Zeng Xuecai kept cheering themselves on. Then, they thought of something and complained,"I wonder where Lord Yuanyu went? Even the White Fox law firm had moved, and he didn't even tell us. Seriously.”
Fuyuma Kazusha was also a little silent. No one knew what she was thinking.
Meanwhile, in the office of the head of the Ten Thousand Arts Supernatural Department on the highest floor of the Shibuya Building-
"Phew…"
Yuan, who was sitting in her office chair, heaved a long sigh of relief after she finished grading the last document in her hands.
"I've finally finished marking all the documents that need to be handled urgently.”
He looked at the piles of documents on his desk. Although he had to deal with them personally, he could delay them a little. It didn't mean that some work couldn't progress normally if he didn't handle them.
Ding, ding, ding…
At this moment, the elevator in the office rang.
A moment later-
Kotoko Iwanaga, Daisuke Furuhara, and Tomoya Ibe, the three vice presidents of the Ten Thousand Arts Supernatural Department, had arrived together.
"Regarding the work I've been doing since I left the Ten Thousand Arts Supernatural Department, how's the handover going?”
Yuan asked.
"Minister, the handover has been completed. There are no more problems.”
Kotoko Ishinaga replied.
Daisuke Furuhara and Tomoya Ibe nodded.
"That's good. We need to improve the basic classrooms and personnel of the Ten Thousand Arts Supernatural Department as soon as possible, especially in terms of recruitment.”
At this moment, Yuan finally realized the difficulty of mastering the Yin Yang Path of a region. Just the complexity of all kinds of things was enough to suffocate people. If he did not complete the basic level of the Ten Thousand Arts Supernatural Department as soon as possible, he would not be able to get rid of these complicated things. Then, whether it was cultivation or fighting ghosts, he would have no time to increase his acting progress.
This was not what he wanted.
"Minister, it's easy to recruit non-combat positions, but it's a little difficult to recruit Onmyoji.”
Daisuke Furuhara was a little embarrassed. Then, he explained," The graduation season of the Yin-Yang School hasn't arrived yet, and there aren't many scattered Yin-Yang Masters among the people…"
Yuan understood the difficulty of this.
Indeed, although there were many Japanese Onmyoji, most of them had already been split up by various organizations. If they were to look for them one by one, not only would it be troublesome, but it was also very likely that the Onmyoji they recruited would be useless.
"Think of a way to absorb some of the supernatural agencies in Shibuya District.”
" Supernatural Agency?!!"
Not to mention Daisuke Furuhara, even Iwanaga Kotoko and Ibe Satoshi were stunned. The Supernatural Office was still under the name of the Yin Yang Hall. Was it really appropriate for them to rob it so brazenly? Moreover, the Supernatural Office yearned for independence, so it was unlikely that they would be absorbed.
" Don't worry. Since the Yin Yang Hall has handed over the entire Shibuya District to the Ten Thousand Arts Supernatural Department, those supernatural agencies naturally won't interfere. Moreover, it's just a test. If we can absorb those supernatural agencies, it'll be the best thing. If it doesn't work, we can only wait until the graduation season of the Yin Yang School to recruit new blood.”
"However, we have to complete the basic classrooms of the Ten Thousand Arts Supernatural Department quickly. This is the most important thing.”
Yuan reminded him again.
"Yes, Minister."
Kotoko Iwanaga, Tomoya Ibe, and Daisuke Furuhara said in unison.
Then-
After Yuan gave them a few instructions, he asked them to leave. He had to make his own preparations to go to the harbor.
……
"Why? You look absent-minded. You don't know how to weigh the pros and cons of this period of time.”
Daisuke Furuhara said to Satoshi Ibe, who was standing beside him in a corridor of the Ten Thousand Arts Supernatural Department.
Ibe Satoshi shook his head and said,""Balance the pros and cons…Even someone like you who came from an official background can see the current situation so clearly, let alone me.”
"Hey, hey, hey…"
Immediately, Daisuke Furuhara said unhappily,"" You brat, just say what you want to say. Don't try to implicate me. What do you mean by 'you already understand, let alone me'…"
"It's just a metaphor, just a metaphor…"
Ibe Satoshi smiled apologetically before his expression turned serious.
" I'm just thinking about how far our department can go. Is it the beginning or the end, or..."
Although Tomoya Ibe did not finish his sentence, Daisuke Furuhara, who had worked with him for many years, immediately understood.
" Now that the world has changed, who can say for sure what will happen in the future? I can only say that our department head, the Ten Thousand Arts Supernatural Department, has the most favorable conditions at the moment. Other than the few organizations that have become independent from the government, we are the only ones left.”
"I understand what you're saying."
Ibe Satoshi nodded.
Now, the Ten Thousand Arts Supernatural Department was a gamble that concerned his future.
Originally, the Yin Yang Hall's order was for him to return to the headquarters to be reinstated. However, he had rejected it at that time. After all, he would only be a middle-level official if he returned to the Yin Yang Hall. He might as well take a gamble on the Ten Thousand Arts Supernatural Department. If the department reached a certain height, he would naturally be able to rise as well. Therefore, he was more concerned about the development of the Ten Thousand Arts Supernatural Department than anyone else. Only time could tell the outcome of this gamble.
At the same time-
After Yuan finished preparing the talismans and other items, she ate a simple breakfast and left the Ten Thousand Arts Supernatural Department quietly.
Although the supernatural department had a special car and the government had opened a special road for them, Yuan still rejected it. It was not that he was not used to taking a car, but he felt that it was a little troublesome.
It felt far less convenient than taking the subway.
After learning the 'lesson' she had learned when she went to Wild Fishing Town with Iwanaga Kotoko, Yuan put on a face mask whenever she went out to avoid attracting the attention of others.
"Her again?"
As soon as Yuan got on the train, she noticed a familiar figure. It was the blonde girl who was painting when she was traveling between Shibuya and Shinjuku with Kotomi Iwanaga. At that time, he had guessed that there was a spirit body attached to her body.
Now it seemed that it was true. The spiritual power fluctuation on the golden-haired girl's body was even more obvious. When he was investigating the other party, the other party was also investigating him.
Immediately, Yuan withdrew her ghost-seeing power. After all, it was indeed a little rude to do so. She smiled apologetically at the golden-haired girl who was focused on the drawing board and turned her head away.
However, what Yuanyumo did not know was…
"Liangyou, you made me take the subway just to wait for him, right?”
Mashiro Kidana indeed lacked common sense and naivety, but that didn't mean she was stupid. A fool wouldn't be able to become a world-renowned genius painter.
"I do have some expectations.”
Ryoyo, who was inside Mashiro's body, didn't deny it.
"I don't understand. It's clearly over if we meet directly.”
Mashiro said in distress.
"Mashiro, you'll understand when you meet a boy you really like in the future.”
"Someone you like?"
Mashiro Nagana still had a vague understanding of this concept.
"When you meet someone who thinks for him in everything, for him to suppress his own selfish desires, for him to change himself…that's when you like him.”
Ryoyo concisely explained to Mashiro.
Mashiro Naika nodded in a half-understanding manner.
More than an hour later-
"Ding, we have arrived at the harbor station. Please take your luggage and alight in an orderly manner.”
Yuan alighted from the subway. Through the subway window, she saw that the blonde girl was still focused on the drawing board in front of her. She still had no intention of alighting from the train.
"Don't tell me she wants to take a ride on the subway.”
This thought appeared in Yuan's mind, but it was soon interrupted by the others.
"Excuse me, are you Mr. Yuanyu?"
Three burly men in black uniforms stood in front of Yuan like bodyguards.
"All of you have been waiting for me here, so why ask?”
Yuan frowned.
"Mr. Yuanyu, my master would like to invite you over.”
"Who is your master?"
the bodyguard in black said stiffly.
"Mr. Yuanyu, you'll know once you get there.”
It was true that Yuan did not have a good impression of such an impolite invitation.
"I'm sorry, I don't have the time for this right now. Wait until your master knows what 'politeness' is, then come and invite me. Please move aside and don't block my way.”
Immediately, the black-uniformed bodyguard's expression changed and he said seriously," I hope that Mr. Yuanyu won't make things difficult for us. If Mr. Yuanyu really wants to…"
Before they could finish speaking, Yuan had already understood what they meant. Her eyes turned cold.
"Spirit Word Restriction!"
In an instant-
The three black-uniformed bodyguards seemed to have encountered an invisible shackle. They could not even move their mouths. Their eyes were not filled with panic, but anger.
"Untie it!"
An old voice sounded from a corner. A white-haired old man shot out three talismans from his hand and stuck them on the bodies of three black-uniformed bodyguards, removing the spiritual words on their bodies.
"You can leave."
"Yes."
The three black-uniformed bodyguards retreated respectfully.
" Professional Tier 7 Onmyoji."
Yuan looked at the old man in surprise.
"I am Kei Imai, a former Onmyoji of the Yin-Yang Alliance. I'm quite famous in the Yin-Yang Alliance. I wonder if White Fox can give me some face.”
Imai said like a senior.
However, Yuan was obviously not going to buy it. She looked at Imai Kei coldly and said,""If you want to play with me, I don't mind giving you face. If you continue to take advantage of your seniority here, I can show you the difference between a professional Onmyoji and a national Onmyoji.”
"Not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can put on an act in front of me.”
"You…"
Just as Imai was about to say something in anger, he was stunned when he saw the coldness in Yuan's eyes. He had a premonition that if he continued to provoke her, he would not end up well.
"Mr. Yuanyu, please calm down. My young master only wishes for you to reject Teruya Yomiya's request.”
Koto Imai didn't dare to be arrogant anymore. He quickly said,"" Of course, we also know that Teruya Shizomiya is paying you a replica of the Yata Mirror. We will only pay you more, not less. For example, the Ten Thousand Arts Supernatural Department that Mr. Yuanyu is currently in charge of needs financial support.”
"Looks like you guys know quite a bit.”
Yuan glanced at him and said.
There might be a lot of people who knew that Teruya Shiomiya had given him a Yata Mirror replica as a reward, but not many knew that he was in charge of the Ten Thousand Arts Supernatural Department. It had to be known that it was currently in an undisclosed stage, and only the higher-ups of Yin Yang Company, Yin Yang Hall, and Yin Yang School knew about it.
"As long as Mr. Yuanyu agrees, our young master will try his best to fulfill any conditions.”
Imai said sincerely.
" I don't care about the internal strife of the Four Palace Financial Magnate," Yuan said calmly." I don't want to care either. If you try to stop me again, you and the young master behind you will have to pay the price for angering me."”
After saying that, he formed a seal, and his body actually blurred and dissipated. In the end, he turned into a talisman on the spot.
"How is this possible? That was just a doppelganger Spirit-branded Retainer!!!”
Koto Imai seemed to have seen something unbelievable, and he was so frightened that he took a few steps back.
He had originally thought that the White Fox Yuan, a mere junior of the Yin Yang Doctrine, would have been mixed with something similar to the Dalian Temple's Suzuka, even if he could break through to become a national-level Yin Yang Master. He did not believe in the so-called Yin Yang Doctrine framework, Ten Thousand Arts, at all. It was completely like those stubborn and decadent old people who did not recognize the achievements of young people from the bottom of their hearts.
However, the scene in front of him really frightened Imai. He could not even tell if the other party was himself or a Spirit-branded Retainer.
"A national-level Onmyoji?”
At this moment, Kanji Imai finally realized the difference between him and the White Fox Minamoto. Although he did not expend much energy to undo the Spirit Words that she had released, it was not easy either. It was also at that moment that he felt even more contempt for her. However, now that he knew that he had been facing a mere Spirit-branded Retainer and not herself, the difference between them could be imagined.
"Phew."
Koji Imai let out a breath of foul air and took out his cell phone to dial a number.
"Young Master, we failed. Even our identity was guessed by him.”
“……”
"He's too strong. I guess he's already surpassed many of the Twelve Divine Generals.”
“……”
"I understand. Those girls have been brought to the port area.”
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