Shiki was unaware of everything that happened at the Kujou Clan, and of course, she didn't want to know. What did Kujou Masahito have to do with her?
Does someone liking her mean she must accept them? What kind of magical logic is that?
Otherwise, why is there a saying called unrequited love? It's just one-sided affection, what does it have to do with her?
After returning home, Shiki began to ponder the Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual. The third impurity point was easy to deal with, located on the beach below the Kamisato Estate, but the fourth one was a bit tricky.
The fourth location was on an island to the northeast. In Inazuma, with the sakoku decree already in effect, getting a ship was no simple matter.
"I wonder if I can rent a fast boat from Ritou in the name of Grand Narukami Shrine?"
Theoretically, it was feasible, so she had to go to Grand Narukami Shrine again.
...
"Renting a boat? Actually, it's not that troublesome. We, Grand Narukami Shrine, have our own boats." Inagi Hotomi said with a smile.
"Does Ryougi need to cross the sea? You can go anywhere as long as it's within Inazuma."
"It's not me who needs to cross the sea, it's us." Shiki said, placing one hand on her hip: "The fourth ritual of the Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual needs to be performed on a small island northeast of Narukami Island, and we also need to use the Memento Lens."
"Oh, I see. Then I'll go report to the Guuji right now!" Inagi Hotomi quickly walked away, and seeing this, Shiki also teleported back home.
After her daily practice, Shiki decided to let her body relax today and write the next part of the story for "faded."
Then, after the Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual was all taken care of, she would send it to Kuroda. Shiki didn't want to go to Inazuma City again anyway; who knew if she would run into that Kujou Masahito guy again.
As evening approached, Shiki put down her fountain pen and looked at the neatly written manuscript with satisfaction, nodding her head.
"Sure enough, the calligraphy practice from middle school wasn't in vain."
She stuffed the manuscript into an envelope and sealed it. All that was left was to mail it to Yae Publishing House after some time.
"But speaking of which, that Kujou Masahito is still very annoying."
Just thinking about being chased all over the street made Shiki feel a surge of frustration. She could have fought back, but she couldn't.
She had some strength now, but it was still far from the kind of power that could ignore everything. If she could directly arm-wrestle with the Raiden Shogun, why would she need to bother with these Tenryou Commission guys!
By then, the Tenryou Commission would have to follow her lead.
'Sigh, I need to work hard to become stronger!'
With a sigh, Shiki blew out the oil lamp on the table, then lay down on the bed and fell into a dream.
"Goodnight…"
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Boom!
Shiki, in her sleep, was suddenly awakened by a violent explosion. Looking out the window, she saw a fire blazing on the side facing the river.
"What's going on?"
Seeing this, Shiki quickly put on her clothes and went out. Why did it suddenly explode like this?
Under the cover of night, Shiki slowly made her way over, only to see two young men talking around a cargo truck.
"Brother, we killed Shogunate people!"
"Who knew the Shogunate convoy would pass by here at this time? Tsk, it's all that stinky old man's fault. If he had given me the money, would I still be doing this?"
"Exactly, exactly. Anyway, that old geezer doesn't have much longer to live, so what's wrong with giving us the money to have some fun?"
"Damn it! So annoying. Let's grab the valuables and quickly slip away. The rest will be blamed on these old folks in Konda Village!"
After speaking, the two young men quickly stuffed the Mora from the truck into their pockets. Of course, they didn't forget to search the now lifeless Shogunate soldiers.
'Things are not good, to actually encounter something like this.'
Shiki crouched behind a tree, motionless. If it were just a normal roadside robbery, with one side already dead, she wouldn't have planned to come out.
But now these two idiots wanted to frame Konda Village, and when the Tenryou Commission arrived, wouldn't her residence be discovered!
Thinking of this, Shiki stepped out from behind the tree, and her slight footsteps were naturally extremely jarring in the silent night.
"Who!?"
The young man called "Brother" turned his head, only to see a golden bolt of lightning. Accompanied by a dizzying sensation, his Vision plunged into darkness.
"You, you, you, don't come any closer!"
The younger man watched his big brother's head separate in an instant, filled with immense fear, but Shiki showed no mercy.
Her rainbow-blue Mystic Eyes of Death Perception glowed in the darkness. The younger man didn't even let out a scream before becoming a silent corpse.
Shiki gently wiped the blood from her blade. After killing these two, her heart felt only calm, even a faint sense of excitement.
However, one thing was strange: she had only cut an insignificant dead line, yet the person had died instantly.
As mentioned before, cutting a dead line on an arm wouldn't cause immediate death, but rather an incurable wound that would lead to death from blood loss.
But now, she had only cut a dead line on the right shoulder, and the opponent had died instantly.
'Could it be that the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception have awakened further?'
With an experimental attitude, Shiki raised her blade and lightly brushed a Sweet Flower by the roadside. Immediately, it shattered into pieces as if struck by a heavy blow, and most importantly, the petals appeared withered.
'Sure enough, that's how it is. But what about those higher-ranked beings?'
Shiki shook her head, no longer thinking about it. Instead, she thoroughly cleaned up all traces of herself at the scene. The rest of the matters were no longer her concern.
Anyway, someone would surely see this tomorrow and report it. At that time, she would still be performing the Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual and wouldn't be seen.
After sleeping until dawn, Shiki took Ioroi to Grand Narukami Shrine. Today, she planned to do both the third and fourth locations. The one in Araumi would wait until tomorrow.
Actually, it could all be finished in one day, but Shiki wanted to confirm Hana Sanri's situation.
Logically, Shiki should have met Inagi Hotomi at Kamisato Estate, but since she had already shown her teleportation ability to the other party, there was no need to meet at Kamisato Estate.
Since they already knew, it was fine to just teleport directly to the entrance of Grand Narukami Shrine.
Sure enough, the Shrine Maidens were no longer surprised when someone appeared out of thin air at the shrine entrance. It was probably Inagi Hotomi or Yae Miko who had told them about the teleportation.
"Excuse me, where is Inagi Hotomi?" Shiki asked a random Shrine Maiden.
"Please wait a moment. The Inazuma Shrine Maiden is preparing the sailing documents."
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