I was brought into a black luxury car that had been prepared in front of the pharmacy, and while being intimidated by the black-clad people who surrounded me as if to say, âWe will never let you escape, hehehe,â I was heading to the mansion with Kuroko Togami, who claimed to be an Onmyouji.
How did this happen, I was just here to buy cold medicine.
My legs were trembling with anxiety and nervousness as I worried about what would happen next.
âHmmmm, even a man like you gets nervous. Donât worry, theyâre just bodyguards. Thereâs not even a chance in a million that theyâll lay a hand on me or Saito-sama.â
âWell, thatâs a goodâŠâ
Heck, my voice was weird because of the tension.
However, itâs a bit of a relief to hear that those black-clad bodyguards wouldnât only protect Togami-san, who is clearly an Ojou-sama, but also taking good care of me.
Sharing information is important after all, isnât it?
However, why would an Ojou-sama, who was walking around with such bodyguards, got stuck in an alley like that by thugs?
First of all, I had a lot of questions from that point on, but I couldnât tell if it was a good thing to ask or not.
I didnât mean that itâs against etiquette to pry into a womanâs privacy, but Iâm simply afraid to step into an area I shouldnât be in.
âYou donât have to force it. After all, judging from the current situation, it is obviously unnatural for me to be entangled in the alley by those misbehaving people. I can understand the feelings of Saito-sama.â
Saying that, Togami-sama smiled gently like she was sorry.
But the direction you were sorry about has deviated, so if you had that kind of heart, I hope youâd let me go now.
There seemed to be something going on, but after all, I didnât want to get involved in that area, so I forced myself not to worry about it.
I mean, I wonder what happened to those thugs I defeated after that.
Given that there were so many bodyguards who reeked of danger at her side, it was hard to imagine those two thugs ever being released safely.
That smiling face was beautiful as ever, and if possible, I would like to be able to know her normally without this black backgroundâŠâŠ.
In the midst of this inexplicable conversation, the car stopped in front of a mansion.
In front of it was an astonishingly large garden and an antique building, and there was a mansion so imposing that even rich land tycoons would turn pale from fear.
âTogami-sama, weâve arrived at the house.â
âYes, thank you. Saito-sama, I know youâre tired, but please stay with me for a while. Iâll explain the details at the mansion.â
Contrary to the serene expression of concern she showed me, Togami-san grabbed my hand firmly and forced me to take my steps.
The strength of the grip itself is the strength of a slender girl, but it is not as strong as the strength of me, who has a rank of 3 of the occupation âWarriorâ, but it has an unquestionable courage.
I decided to obey without any resistance, because in Japan, a salaryman without an immortal body is powerless against power.
Do not think that I am shameless.
This is the way of life.
Then I stepped into the mansion and walked hand in hand with Togami-san through the long hallway to a Japanese-style room.
One of the bodyguards, dressed in black, bowed to the Ojou-sama and opened the Japanese paper door.
I saw an old man sitting cross-legged on a tatami mat, smoking a pipe.
âOh, itâs very late for you, Kuroko. Is this man so difficult to deal with?â
âYes, Ojii-sama. Just in case, I have also been tracking Saito-samaâs trail, but Sesshinâs contact was cut off on the way, and his whereabouts were unknown until just now.â
âHohohoâŠ. Deceiving Kurokoâs shikigami? This looks promising.â
An incomprehensible conversation unfolds in front of me.
What is a shikigami, is it a tool of omnyouji or something?
This is a civilization of Earth, ruled by a venerable science, how can they have such a mysterious ability?
Iâd like to say something like that, but Iâm already becoming a very bizzare creature, so I canât say anything strongly about it.
And although itâs unclear what kind of ability the shikigami has, if itâs because theyâve lost contact with their targets while tracking me with this mysterious ability, itâs probably because the target of their pursuit, me, has been transported to another world.
Itâs because I wasnât on Earth until just now, thatâs why itâs hard to track me.
Even if It was a shikigami, It wouldnât be able to track me to a different world.
âSo, I heard that the man Kuroko fell in love with at first sight has the ability to heal, what other abilities does he have? â
âOjii-san, please stop teasing your granddaughter at time like this. This is in front of a guest. As far as I can see, besides the healing ability, is an exceptional physical ability and combat skillsâŠ. Considering the fact that he has manage to shake off from the pursuit of shikigami, Iâm sure there are other ability as well.â
The conversation continues without involving me as the party concerned.
Huh, this seems to have happened in another world tooâŠâŠ..
From the way the two of them talk, it seems like they are treating Shikigami and supernatural powers as everyday things, so letâs identify them first.
Itâs annoying that Iâm the only one whoâs being investigated, when I can only get rough information.
As revenge, Iâm going to use some of my abilities right in front of your eyes.
âŠâŠ.. appraisal.
[Omnyouji Grandpa]
Heâs good at many things. Heâs quite strong, so you should run away.
[Omnyouji Girl]
Very good at manipulating shikigami and kekkai technique, strength normal.
What it mean by âmany thingsâ?
What kind of person is this old man? He can do a lot of other things on top of using a shikigami!
Maybe heâs also proficient in swordsmanship or spearmanship.
Or rather, the appraisal immediately freak out and suggested to run away.
This appraisal is really as usual.
Itâs like Itâs projecting my timid character.
Even so, he is only a quite stronger than me.
In terms of level, heâs probably about 6 or 7.
The detailed difference in combat power is still unclear.
Then thereâs another omnyouji, who is indicated as being on par with my strength, Kuroko Togami-sanâŠ. .
ââŠWhat is kekkai technique?â
Is it different from shikigami?
I donât understand.
After take a closer look at Togamiâs family daughter and activate the appraisal again, but it is still determined to be a kekkai technique.
It is difficult to determine whether it is a shikigami based on the kekkai technique or shikigami and kekkai itself is a separate technique.
As expected, the Alchemist Rank 3âs appraisal ability felt uncomfortable, so letâs work a little harder to raise the level.
âOoh. Did you see through Kurokoâs Kekkai Technique? What a great manâŠ. If I remember correctly, your name is Saito right?â
The oldman reacted visibly to my mutterings, putting away his teasing attitude and staring straight at me.
It seemed that I had accidentally touched the old grandfatherâs heartstrings.
âEven though he has healing abilities, I thought he was just a mediocre man at first glanceâŠ. I guess Iâll have to change my evaluation. Is my eyes getting old too?â
âOjii-sama!â
âI know⊠Hmm. All right, letâs try a test. You want to take an opponent from one of our young men?â