Tokyo: My Hundred Demon Scroll

If we're really comparing magical skills, Yoh Asakura could leave him halfway across the Pacific Ocean.

Yes, the gap is that big.

On one side is a master Onmyoji with a thousand-year history, and on the other is a novice sorcerer who has been cultivating for less than five years. How could Gu Yun possibly compete with the knowledge accumulated by Asakura Yoh?

Therefore, after Gu Yun formally invited Asakura Yoh to join the hobby group of Higa Kotoko, Iijima Gu Yun, and Asakura Yoh, Asakura Yoh, who felt that she was one of his own, began to discuss magic-related issues with Gu Yun.

In this respect, Yoh Asakura fully demonstrated the profound knowledge and experience of a learned senior.

With just a few words, he resolved the questions that had been accumulating in Gu Yun's mind for years.

Chapter 206 The Weak Point in Space, Fear Mountain

Aboard the treasure ship, the group gazed at Kyoto at night, enjoying the panoramic view before returning to their hotel.

Yoh Asakura and Anna Kyoyama didn't leave either; they were also arranged by Tanigumo to stay at the Kobe Hotel.

The hotels arranged by the Exorcists Association are definitely no worse than those in Kobe.

However, Yoh Asakura didn't want to go there because it was too much trouble.

He was well aware of the atmosphere of the Ten Famous Families, which was a combination of a group of old nobles, both stubborn and traditional.

But Anna Kōyama happens to be that kind of person.

If he really went there, Yoh Asakura estimated that he would become Anna's puppet, having to follow his fiancée's instructions in every word and action, and not being able to make the slightest mistake.

"You've had it tough too."

Gu Yun greatly admired Asakura Yo's magical knowledge and experience, and the latter did not hold back, sharing everything he knew with her.

The two were both teacher and friend, and they also had the ability to perceive thoughts through spiritual vision.

Although they had only known each other for less than a day, the two acted like old friends who had known each other for decades, and started putting their arms around each other's shoulders.

"Who is that?"

"do not know."

In the early morning, the Yukinoshita sisters watched the two people sunbathing in the courtyard.

Gu Yun and Asakura Yoshimi lay on the recliners like two salted fish, basking in the sunlight, looking languid, as if their bones had turned to liquid.

"That guy Ye..."

Anna Kyoyama sighed helplessly as she looked at Yoh Asakura's listless appearance.

There was no other way; there were outsiders present, and Anna had to give Yoh Asakura some face.

Otherwise, if this had happened in Osomori, Anna would have dragged him out of bed for morning lessons long ago.

Admittedly, Yoh Asakura possesses astonishing spiritual power and can wield various spells with ease, but since the Asakura clan of Kyoyama has chosen to leave the mountain, the proper etiquette must not be neglected.

Therefore, Anna took full responsibility for training Yoh Asakura in etiquette.

"Big sister, are you also a friend of Gu Yun Onii-chan?"

"Ok?"

Anna and Yoh Asakura's rooms are next to each other, but their rooftop courtyards are connected.

At that moment, Anna was enjoying a variety of exquisite breakfasts served by the hotel staff with Hiratsuka Shizuka.

"Hello, ladies of the Yukinoshita family."

"I am Anna, Anna of Kyoyama."

The girl exuded a cold aura, which was completely different from Hiratsuka Shizuka's cheerfulness and Hayasaka Nao's intellect, and easily attracted the attention of the Yukinoshita sisters.

"Hello, Anna."

The two sisters politely introduced themselves before asking about her identity.

'Anna Osomaya?'

Yang recalled the various families he knew, but found that he had no recollection of the surname 'Kozan'.

"Is Mount Osore the one?"

When Yukino Yukinoshita was at the Tanigumo family's house, she read through many of his books, including many books about Japanese supernatural tales and folk legends.

Gu Yun explained that these were his grandfather's collection, which he inherited and kept.

"Little sister, do you know about Mount Osora?"

Anna's aloofness varies from person to person; at least when dealing with a little girl like Yukino, she shows the gentleness of an older sister.

"Yes, it's that Mount Osoriya."

Mount Osore is located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan, at the northernmost tip of Honshu, and is one of Japan's three major sacred sites in Shimokita Prefecture.

Due to past volcanic activity, the entire mountain was shrouded in the stench of sulfur, creating a desolate and bleak landscape.

On the shore of the crater lake, there is an endless expanse of pure white sand beach, presenting a tranquil landscape.

However, you will find many graves of the dead there, because this mountain is in Japan and is a place set up in the present world to commemorate the deceased.

The Japanese believe that Mount Osore is the last place for ghosts who have lost their hiding place, and it is also the mountain that connects this world with the underworld.

"Sigh~~"

Listening to Anna's story, especially her somewhat cold and indifferent tone, Yang Nai felt a chill run down her spine: "It's so scary."

"So it's true, there really are ghosts in Osoreyama?"

In contrast, Yukino seemed quite interested.

The two sisters had previously heard from Gu Yun that a fellow enthusiast would be visiting. The previous visitor, Tsuchimikado Yako, had the surname Tsuchimikado, which was the surname of a descendant of Abe no Seimei.

And now, there's Anna Kyoyama.

'As expected of Onii-chan.'

Yukino looked at Gu Yun with admiration: 'Even if it's just a hobby, the people you hire are so professional.'

A beautiful young lady from Osomoriyama, a descendant of the Onmyoji of Tsuchimikado.

"A ghost..."

Anna Kyoyama quickly grasped the situation of the two girls through her Mind Vision. She said calmly, "Who knows? But as far as my profession is concerned, ghosts certainly exist."

"What is Anna's profession?"

"I'm a medium."

Anna patted the heads of the Yukinoshita sisters: "Do you know what a medium is? They are people who can summon ghosts from the world of the dead to the human world."

"Oh oh oh!"

The two sisters were quite curious as it was the first time they had ever heard of a medium.

However, they didn't say anything about asking Anna Kyoyama to perform. The older sister, Haruno, who was already somewhat mature, recalled Anna's words, "As far as my profession is concerned, ghosts do exist."

This actually answers their question indirectly: ghosts don't exist.

It's just that Anna is a medium; she can't say that ghosts don't exist.

Otherwise, wouldn't she be a fraudster?

"That's quite a clever answer."

Seeing Anna's composed demeanor in front of the two girls, Gu Yun asked, "Ah Ye, do you usually live in Osoreyama? Is it really as rumored, a place where life and death meet, the entrance to the Sanzu River in the human world?"

"That's something from the travel brochure."

Yoh Asakura laughed and said, "How could that be the case?"

"makes sense."

If it were truly a place where life and death meet, humanity would have gone to explore it long ago; how could it possibly be hidden?

“But the space around Mount Osore is indeed somewhat fragile,” Yoh Asakura added. “How so? Ordinary ghosts and spirits, even if the space is fragile, cannot pass through it.”

"But for people like us, Mount Osore is an excellent loophole for escaping hell."

"Vulnerability?"

Gu Yun frowned slightly, and then Asakura Yo put his hands behind his head and said, "Yes, by using special magic to accurately find the weak points, the demons in hell can return to the human world from the Osoro Mountain region."

"Then what kind of evil spirit is this?"

"Belongs to demons."

Yoh Asakura said, "The ghosts who return to the human world during the Ghost Festival are protected by the laws of the underworld. They exist in a different time and space from us and cannot interfere with each other."

"But those who escape from hell carry with them immense resentment."

"This kind of resentment will attract curses from the human world like a magnet."

Thus, the theory that everything can be transformed into a demon began to take effect, and the ghosts punished in hell combined with curses to become terrifying ghost-like demons.

Chapter 207 The Demons Escaping Hell

Amidst the mist-shrouded mountains, a dilapidated shrine stands in the forest, its walls crumbling and covered with fallen leaves and withered branches.

This is the hometown of Yoh Asakura and Anna, and also the place where the Asakura clan lives in seclusion—Mount Osore.

"Boom~~"

Suddenly, the previously peaceful space in the open area in front of the shrine began to distort in a strange way.

The next moment, figures emerged from among them.

They vary in appearance, but most have red eyes and, although they have human-like features, they have sharp fangs in their mouths.

"Is this really the human world?"

"Ha ha ha ha."

"Finally back! Finally escaped that damned hell!"

These men and women dressed in white prison uniforms are not human, nor are they purely ghosts. They are prisoners who committed heinous crimes in life and were cast into hell after death, becoming evil spirits.

In hell, they endure daily torment, suffering various forms of torture at the hands of the underworld's guards.