I simultaneously traverse countless worlds

On Friday afternoon of this week, Yotsuya Miko finished her daily training and combat drills, and enjoyed a delicious dinner prepared by the shadow soldiers. Then, when she was about to say goodbye to Li Mo, he kept her behind and gave her an important notice.

"Mo Jun, is there something you need?"

At this point, having discovered that her master was quite approachable in private, and after a few days of occasional intimate contact, Yotsuya Miko was now sitting casually in front of Li Mo, using a very intimate form of address instead of the previous honorific.

In a sense, Yotsuya Miko's feelings for Li Mo were more than friends but less than lovers. Privately, she thought it wouldn't be bad to have a relationship with this handsome god, Li Mo. However, apart from occasionally taking advantage of him, Li Mo didn't make any real moves. As a beautiful young girl in her prime, Yotsuya Miko was also a little embarrassed to take the initiative to confess her love. Their relationship had lost the previous hierarchy, and anyone who didn't know better would think it was just a playful relationship between lovers.

Seeing Yotsuya Miko sitting so leisurely and calmly in front of him, Li Mo didn't play any tricks on her. He simply admired the occasional glimpses of her beauty before speaking in a serious tone:

"Well, Miko, after these few days of training, you should come out with me to broaden your horizons. Tomorrow we'll go explore the strange tale of Kisaragi Station!"

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Chapter 5 Heading to Kisaragi Station!

Kisaragi Station!

This was a strange tale about Japanese trams that Li Mo learned before he traveled through time. It said that there was a station called "Kisaragi Station" that did not exist in the actual tram network in Japan. If someone took a tram and arrived at this station, they might never be able to return.

The first time Li Mo saw this ghost story about Kisaragi Station was on a Japanese website. It was told from a first-person perspective that he boarded an unmanned tram and arrived at a Kisaragi Station he had never heard of before. After getting off the tram, he encountered a strange one-legged man. He chose to escape the tram station and flagged down a car, which then drove in a certain direction and was never seen again. The eerie and unsettling style of the story made it very popular.

There are quite a few of these supernatural tales circulating online in Japan. Some are based on events caused by crimes, while others are simply scary stories made up by people. Japan, which has produced many thriller and horror films, certainly has a knack for this kind of thing, and many of its supernatural tales can send chills down your spine.

Now, the supernatural world that Li Mo transmigrated to also has strange tales like "Kisaragi Station" and "Kisaragi-onna" (Slit-Mouthed Woman). However, it is obvious that on the internet, news related to supernatural tales of Japanese cities has begun to be subtly suppressed.

The Japanese authorities weren't foolish enough to simply ban it outright. Instead, they used various methods to confuse the public about the supernatural and ghost stories, quietly suppressing their popularity. They also deleted the online discussion posts as expired. It seems that there was little or no objection to these stories on the Japanese internet, or any objections were simply suppressed.

Thanks to the clues provided by the yakuza groups operating in the Tokyo metropolitan area, Li Mo naturally learned that the goal of the Japanese authorities was to prevent previously overlooked supernatural tales from becoming real supernatural monsters. The reason the Japanese authorities were doing this was because there had already been more than one or two tragic cases, which had left the Japanese authorities scrambling to contain the rumors.

According to the information Li Mo has obtained, more than a dozen supernatural tales, including the "Slit-Mouthed Woman," the "Human-Faced Dog," and the "Kisaragi Station," have already appeared in the Tokyo metropolitan area, with the number of victims exceeding three digits. They have even gained considerable popularity online. The Japanese authorities have chosen to suppress the related popularity as much as possible while blocking online discussions about supernatural tales. It seems that they have not yet solved this problem, and the yakuza groups have not confirmed that they are truly safe.

With the emergence of those new-era supernatural tales mixed with the evil spirits and other such things that once existed in Japan, Li Mo finally understood why the Tokyo metropolitan area had seen a surge in natural gas pipeline accidents and serial murders in recent months... There was no way to prevent accidents from happening. With those supernatural tales and monsters running rampant, the victims and various signs of battle always needed a suitable excuse, which could only be attributed to natural gas accidents and so-called murderers.

Li Mo was determined to investigate this matter. He had his eye on the extremely famous Kisaragi Station because he remembered that the storyline of this crossover supernatural world included a work called "Hidden World Outing" which was about Kisaragi Station, and there was also the disappearance of a soldier from America, which naturally piqued his interest.

Therefore, Li Mo also planned to bring Yotsuya Miko along, so that this newly enrolled exorcist high school girl could experience exorcism operations. Moreover, she also had strong strength as a trump card and would not be afraid of running into a steel plate by choosing [Kisaragi Station]!

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As someone who had already begun to build his influence and secretly brought several yakuza groups in the Tokyo metropolitan area under his control, Li Mo, who could be considered a big shot in the Japanese underworld, naturally wouldn't make the preparations himself. He simply gave the order and someone else took care of it.

On Saturday night, after finally telling her family that she was going to her best friend's house for the night and rehearsing her story with her best friend Yurikawa, Yotsuya Miko arrived at the Dragon Leaf Shrine with just a backpack. To her surprise, she found three seemingly ordinary minivans parked in front of the shrine's gate, along with several young men waiting beside them.

An ordinary person would not see anything wrong, but after undergoing Li Mo's training and integrating the [Seed of the Extraordinary], Yotsuya Miko, who had mastered [Spiritual Power], had very sharp senses. Even without activating her [Yin-Yang Eyes] ability, she could still sense the several young and strong men dressed in ordinary clothes and scattered about. Each of them had sharp eyes and agile movements, and the feeling they gave Yotsuya Miko was one of danger, a sense of danger like that of an unsheathed sharp blade.

Yotsuya Miko was no fool. After Li Mo's cramming-style knowledge transfer and practical training, she immediately became alert. Her hand involuntarily reached for her waist, where Li Mo had prepared a special baton for her. It was good for hitting people or fighting supernatural monsters. There were also other auxiliary equipment such as smoke grenades and flashbangs. If used properly, it would be enough for Yotsuya Miko to solve most problems.

Before Yotsuya Miko could even make a move, she saw Li Mo walk out of the Dragon Leaf Shrine. The young men bowed respectfully, and then Li Mo waved to Yotsuya Miko. The girl breathed a sigh of relief and ran straight over!

"Mo Jun, who are they...?"

Seeing Li Mo smile and nod at her, Yotsuya Miko, who had changed into a hooded trench coat and trousers, blushed and greeted him in a low voice. Then, she looked curiously at the few silent young men and asked them in a very soft voice.

Under normal circumstances, Yotsuya Miko wouldn't have pressed the issue like this, but she knew too little about her shrine and the shrine's lord, and was genuinely curious about these people's origins. After all, she was certain that these young and strong men were no pushovers; she could tell from her training over the past few days that they were all highly agile and skilled. Although they weren't carrying any weapons, Yotsuya Miko still sensed a hint of danger.

Of course, Yotsuya Miko didn't think she would lose. After all, the combat training she had received these past few days showed that those Shadow Soldiers were no pushovers either. They were ruthless and their equipment was getting better and better, making them even more dangerous than the few young men in front of her!

"Yes, you can think of them as members of the shrine's partners, and we can get them to cooperate in our actions!"

Li Mo nodded slightly at Yotsuya Miko's curiosity, then looked at the elite soldiers under his complete control and offered a more palatable explanation. He also gave Yotsuya Miko a few words of advice to prevent her from trusting others too much: "However, their main duties are to gather intelligence, escort us to the possible locations of Kisaragi Station, and handle the cleanup and other follow-up tasks..."

Okay, Li Mo didn't tell Yotsuya Miko the truth. She was an elite soldier created by fusing ordinary yakuza members with extraordinary power. The truth is not something that ordinary people should know, otherwise it wouldn't be strange at all if she were regarded as an evil god who bewitches people.

Even if Li Mo used those scum and scoundrels from the underworld as material, whether your actions are righteous or not is often unimportant. What matters most is that you make others feel threatened. Ordinary people and even ordinary superhumans obviously do not think that being controlled by others at any time is a good thing. As for those high-ranking officials, it goes without saying that they can control people, but they will never allow anyone to control them.

In this regard, Li Mo has never revealed any information about the [Seed of the Extraordinary]. Even Li Mo from other worlds wouldn't be foolish enough to do such a thing. The reason is that they all know that people can't withstand tests, and there are very few people who can be absolutely trusted, let alone those who are not on their side and are not trusted at all. Revealing any information about the [Seed of the Extraordinary] would probably bring them danger and hidden dangers. In order to prevent any unforeseen circumstances, they would keep this secret and not tell anyone.

As for Yotsuya Miko, Li Mo's version of the "Seed of the Extraordinary" for her partner had no restrictions. However, considering that her mindset might not have changed, it might create a rift and cause a negative impact. So, he simply kept it from her and didn't explain the situation. Even the situation with these elite soldiers was only explained selectively. In short, the point was that these elite soldiers were usable but not trustworthy, which was more in line with the logic.

Just by looking at Yotsuya Miko's changing expression, Li Mo knew that she believed his story. After all, as the head priest of the shrine, he naturally had a credibility boost, and besides, no normal person would think that the Dragon Leaf Shrine had any big secrets.

"Shall we take the train to Kisaragi Station? Didn't we say we had to take an unmanned tram to get there?"

Hearing Li Mo's reasonable explanation, and watching the elite soldiers skillfully open the doors of the vans, Yotsuya Miko entered the back of the second van with Li Mo. Then, seeing the convoy of three vans drive directly onto the road, she couldn't help but ask Li Mo with some curiosity.

Having heard about the mission Li Mo mentioned yesterday, Yotsuya Miko went back and carefully researched information about Kisaragi Station on her phone. Even though the Japanese government was cracking down on paranormal and ghost stories, it wasn't difficult to find information about Kisaragi Station online. Of course, there was no content involving the creation of abnormal disappearances in the Kisaragi Station ghost stories, but there were still stories about Kisaragi Station as a paranormal and ghost story.

Having done a lot of preparation beforehand, Yotsuya Miko remembered the key point of the ghost story "Kisaragi Station": the protagonist of that story entered "Kisaragi Station" by taking an empty train. However, the group was now driving a minivan, right?

However, Yotsuya Miko knew very well that as a naive newbie in the supernatural world, she probably didn't know the specifics of the supernatural tale of "Kisaragi Station," so she naturally wouldn't take it upon herself to say she wanted to take the train. But asking her god master wouldn't be a problem. Besides, Yotsuya Miko also knew very well that Li Mo wouldn't care about trivial matters and wouldn't refuse or punish her for it.

In contrast, asking questions when you don't understand is Yotsuya Miko's motto. After all, her understanding of supernatural beings and the supernatural world is not very deep at present. As for supernatural tales like "Kisaragi Station," she really didn't know that supernatural tales had actually come true if Li Mo hadn't told her!

"Don't worry, in the story of [Kisaragi Station], you can only reach the station by taking an unmanned tram, but that doesn't mean taking an unmanned tram is the only way!"

In response to Yotsuya Miko's question, Li Mo reassured her and explained that he would not fight an unprepared battle. He had already arranged for Shadow Soldiers to cooperate with the Japanese Yakuza to investigate and had confirmed the location of the supernatural legend, Kisaragi Station.

Unlike the supernatural tales of "human-faced dogs" and "slit-mouthed women," which are characterized by individual wanderings and unpredictable movements, the true form of "Kisaragi Station" is clearly immobile. Otherwise, it wouldn't have allowed the unmanned tram to transport humans to its area of ​​influence. Furthermore, there was the previous news of a group of American soldiers going missing. With the combined efforts of the Shadow Soldiers arranged by Li Mo for reconnaissance and a large amount of comprehensive intelligence, the location of the true form of the supernatural tale, "Kisaragi Station," has been pinpointed.

Hearing Li Mo's words, Yotsuya Miko felt relieved. She had a high degree of trust in her god, and since Li Mo had said there was no problem, she didn't need to worry about not being able to find [Kisaragi Station]. She was very eager to see how this supernatural tale was going!

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The three vans carrying Li Mo and his group sped away from the Dragon Leaf Shrine and headed towards a certain direction on the outskirts of the Tokyo metropolitan area. Li Mo and Yotsuya Miko were not surprised at all and waited calmly in the car.

As for Yotsuya Miko, she naturally believed in her god. In her eyes these past few days, Li Mo was an all-powerful and powerful superhuman. Even the seemingly ordinary little shrine, Dragon Leaf Shrine, would occasionally bring her a sense of surprise. As for an urban supernatural tale like Kisaragi Station, Yotsuya Miko felt that it would definitely be no challenge for Li Mo.

In fact, Yotsuya Miko's guess was correct. Li Mo's main focus these past few days had been on familiarizing himself with and developing the extraordinary power of "spiritual energy," while also arranging for Shadow Soldiers to investigate and subdue the Japanese Yakuza organizations as an intelligence network. Supernatural tales like "Kisaragi Station" were really not taken seriously by him. After all, while those urban supernatural tales might seem scary, they only gave the Japanese authorities a headache at most; otherwise, they would have been dealt with one by one long ago.

Anyway, Li Mo didn't think those neon city ghost stories were that scary. If they could reach the level of destroying a country or even a continent, then he might take them seriously. But the ghost stories of cricket cities were really nothing. He mainly wanted to see if the "Kisaragi Station" that made an American army battalion disappear was really the new episode of "Hidden World Outing" that he knew.

Under these circumstances, Li Mo and Yotsuya Miko did not talk much. The small convoy of three vans took almost two hours to reach the Kansai region before stopping in a remote area!

"Is this the actual location of Kisaragi Station?"

When Yotsuya Miko got out of the van and looked at the seemingly ordinary road and the surrounding desolate mountains, she couldn't help but use her "Yin-Yang Eyes" to see some hidden signs.

To an ordinary person, the surrounding area appears to be nothing more than a desolate wilderness, an undeveloped and impoverished region of Japan. However, under Yotsuya Miko's [Yin-Yang Eyes], the surrounding wilderness presents a slightly distorted and abnormal situation. The eerie and inexplicable aura of danger gives Yotsuya Miko a phantom pain like being pricked by needles. It is foreseeable that the place is definitely a very dangerous area for her, and it is best not to choose to enter it.

If it were just Yotsuya Miko herself, she would absolutely follow her instincts and would never choose to step into Kisaragi Station. However, with Li Mo by her side, Yotsuya Miko is no longer afraid.

"That's right, it really is in the middle of nowhere. When an unmanned tram carrying outsiders arrives here, it's like they've delivered a meal to this ghost story!"

Li Mo answered the question with certainty. He looked at the location of the hidden [Ruyue Station] in front of him, a glint of light flashed in his eyes and the corners of his mouth turned up. Then, in his heart, he confirmed the abnormal situation of his previous determination that he had transmigrated and been reborn into this supernatural world of anime.

When Li Mo first met Yotsuya Miko and confirmed that he had likely transmigrated into the new anime series "The Girl Who Can See," and later discovered Nishina Toriko, a character from the new anime series "Hidden World Outing," he realized that his current world was probably a supernatural world that combined various anime series. However, he didn't know what other anime worldviews his world had incorporated besides these two new anime series, and he felt somewhat uncertain for a while.

Once Li Mo obtained the power of the [White Mist Space], he began to explore with confidence. Researching spirits such as [Remnant Souls], [Wandering Spirits], and [Evil Spirits] was easy, but he hadn't found a suitable sample for urban supernatural tales in the past few days. That's why he chose the [Ruyue Station] urban supernatural tale, and now he has indeed made considerable progress.

Or rather, Li Mo can now confirm that the so-called supernatural tales in this anime-themed supernatural world he is in have a special connection with the spirits he has encountered before!

Chapter 6 Supernatural Tales and the Absurdities of the US Army

Supernatural Tales!

When Li Mo first learned that Japan had actually produced not only common supernatural monsters like "remnant souls," "wandering spirits," and "evil spirits," but also urban supernatural tales such as "human-faced dogs" and "slit-mouthed women," he was still somewhat bewildered.

He wasn't particularly scared. Those urban supernatural tales and the like were only good for ordinary people. Some alert ordinary people could even escape their doom beforehand. In Li Mo's eyes now, they were just a piece of cake. After all, they were trash that didn't even reach the level of destroying a country. In front of him, they were really no better than chickens and dogs. What really interested Li Mo was the fundamental problem with the existence of urban supernatural tales.

After all, supernatural monsters like evil spirits are quite common. Li Mo studied them and found they could be used as raw materials for ordinary shadow soldiers. However, he and his companions had never encountered supernatural tales like the "Human-faced Dog," the "Slit-mouthed Woman," or even the "Kisaragi Station." They were eager to capture these urban supernatural tales and study them thoroughly. After some deliberation, they chose the "Kisaragi Station" supernatural tale as their planned target for this trip.

Now that Li Mo has seen the location of the [Kisaragi Station], he immediately senses the essence of urban supernatural tales. Compared to the spirits of the dead humans or beasts, the essence of urban supernatural tales is more similar to the path of deification through faith. However, unlike the situation in the D&D world where 50,000 believers can attempt to ignite the divine fire, the essence of supernatural tales in this anime crossover world is closer to the situation of incense and deities in the zombie world.

In other words, in this supernatural world of anime and manga, urban supernatural tales have gradually appeared in the Tokyo metropolitan area based on accumulated fear and distorted beliefs, coupled with unexpected changes in recent months. Li Mo is eager to study how these supernatural tales were able to appear.

However, before Li Mo could make a move, Yotsuya Miko had already activated her [Yin-Yang Eyes]. Looking at the area covered by the [Kisaragi Station], she hesitated but still knew better than to go forward and deliver the food herself!

"Mo Jun, what should we do next?"

Looking at the vast area covered by the main body of [Kisaragi Station], Yotsuya Miko felt her heart pounding. She suppressed the eagerness rising in her heart, not wanting to be foolish enough to run to the main body of [Kisaragi Station] alone and court death. She looked at Li Mo beside her with great confidence and asked for instructions.

Yotsuya Miko was very self-aware. As a novice superhuman who had only grasped [spiritual power] for less than ten days, going alone to confront a supernatural urban legend like [Kisaragi Station] was practically suicide. She had read the information she had gathered about [Kisaragi Station] and knew that [Kisaragi Station] alone had claimed the lives of more than thirty innocent people, and an American Marine Corps of more than five hundred people had gone missing. She was not foolish enough to recklessly charge in alone.

If Yotsuya Miko had been that reckless, she probably would have been terrified by those evil spirits after suddenly activating her [Yin-Yang Eyes]. It would have been hard to say what would have happened then, but it certainly wouldn't have been a good thing. After all, in the new anime "The Girl Who Can See," being discovered by evil spirits that they can see each other would lead to entanglement or even death. In this supernatural world of crossover anime, the consequences wouldn't be much better.

Even though Yotsuya Miko had a strong desire to try, she knew very well that she was no match for the urban supernatural tale of Kisaragi Station. So, she decided to see how her master would proceed.

"Of course we did it that way!"

In response to Yotsuya Miko's question, Li Mo gave a signal to several elite soldiers, instructing them to drive to the roadside and wait. Then, with a casual wave of his hand, he tore open a narrow passage in the area surrounding the supernatural tale of Kisaragi Station. He immediately pulled the stunned Yotsuya Miko along, whispering, "Next, we'll go inside Kisaragi Station and take a look..."

Before Li Mo finished speaking, he and Yotsuya Miko disappeared from their spot, instantly passing through the narrow passage and entering the main area of ​​[Kisaragi Station], without disturbing the urban supernatural legend of [Kisaragi Station].

Of course, whether urban supernatural tales like [Kisaragi Station] have any rationality is still unknown. After all, it's not a single supernatural tale like [Human-faced Dog] or [Slit-mouthed Woman]. The move Li Mo used wasn't a direct, violent attack. It was more like taking advantage of [Kisaragi Station]'s deviation from its original form, like cutting a few millimeters of wound on an ordinary person. An experienced doctor could even make the incision without the ordinary person noticing. Li Mo did the same, making it completely unaware.

As for the elite soldiers, they stood calmly by the roadside smoking and chatting, completely ignoring the spatial rift that appeared and disappeared in an instant. They were just acting as drivers, and Li Mo had no intention of taking them along!

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When Li Mo and Yotsuya Miko entered the main body area of ​​[Kisaragi Station], they immediately noticed the change in the surrounding environment. The sky, which seemed to be frozen in the middle of the night, was completely dark and unsettling.

There were clearly no tram tracks passing through, only a road, yet tram tracks appeared on the ground. According to the ghost stories and rumors about Kisaragi Station, it used a last, unmanned tram to bring ordinary people here. Once ordinary people entered Kisaragi Station, they couldn't expect to get out. At least according to the information that Li Mo and Yotsuya Miko had seen, there was no news of anyone who had entered Kisaragi Station successfully leaving and being rescued.

Yotsuya Miko looked around and realized that the place she had just entered had turned into a wilderness scene. The tram track seemed to stretch from the wilderness to the horizon. However, she clearly remembered that the area covered by the main body of [Kisaragi Station] was about the size of several small hills. It was true that the main body of [Kisaragi Station], this urban supernatural tale, had a large coverage area, but it was a bit of an exaggeration to say that it could spread to more places. She did not believe that [Kisaragi Station] could reach such a dangerous level.

After all, Yotsuya Miko is no longer an outsider to the supernatural world. Through Li Mo's careful training, she has also learned a lot. For example, urban supernatural tales are dangerous, but the danger is definitely not to the extent of destroying a city or a country. Even though Kisaragi Station is an urban supernatural tale that is obviously difficult to solve, Yotsuya Miko feels that it has not reached that level of terror, even if it could make Li Mo make a wrong judgment.

No matter how you look at it, Yotsuya Miko was able to see a bit of Kisaragi Station with her "Yin-Yang Eyes." It was so powerful that she couldn't even sense its aura. Yotsuya Miko simply didn't believe that Li Mo, who was just like an ordinary person, would be afraid of Kisaragi Station. And her guess was indeed correct in the face of the truth.

Ahead of Yotsuya Miko and Li Mo, they could vaguely see the end of the tram tracks, where several mountains over 500 meters high blocked their view. While not particularly tall by Japanese standards, these mountains were enough to obscure the view of most people.

"Mo Jun, are we going to explore that side?"

Upon seeing those prominent mountain peaks, Yotsuya Miko activated her Yin-Yang Eyes again, clearly seeing the dense black mist emanating from them. Her heart tightened, and she looked at Li Mo, whispering a question to him.

If Yotsuya Miko were alone, she would definitely choose to retreat without hesitation and try to find a way to leave Kisaragi Station. She would only consider exploring that dangerous place if she really couldn't find a way to leave. Even though she is now a superhuman, there is no such thing as being completely immune to injury or death. As for Kisaragi Station, just from the information she already knows, it is definitely not a friendly place. None of the people who have mistakenly entered Kisaragi Station have come back alive.

However, when Yotsuya Miko looked at Li Mo standing beside her, she immediately felt at ease. She believed that Li Mo was absolutely confident in dealing with Kisaragi Station, otherwise he wouldn't have brought her into Kisaragi Station to carry out their mission.

"Yes, we'll definitely go explore, but it won't be our real bodies going to scout!"

Li Mo nodded approvingly at Yotsuya Miko's cautious attitude, but rejected her idea of ​​going there in her true form to investigate. Instead, he summoned a shadow soldier, who leisurely pointed to several small peaks and said, "You know about the missing persons at Kisaragi Station. There was a reinforced battalion of American soldiers who entered Kisaragi Station. With all the modern weapons they had, they were definitely not pushovers..."

Well, as soon as Li Mo entered [Ruyue Station], he had a clear understanding of the situation there. He knew that there were still several hundred American soldiers guarding the camp. Anyone who didn't know this would probably be hit by a barrage of fire first, and then tragically die under the guns of the American soldiers.

This is no joke. It's not an isolated incident that American soldiers have accidentally injured themselves on the battlefield. For example, when Air Force 2 and others were providing close support to their own people, they would sometimes throw things too close and accidentally injure themselves. And when it comes to dealing with non-friendly forces, American soldiers are absolutely ruthless. Just look at their actions on the Korean and Annam battlefields to know that they are extremely vicious when dealing with ordinary civilians.

Especially in eerie environments like Kisaragi Station, where no one knows whether what appears before you is human or ghost, American soldier America would almost always just fire a burst of bullets upon first sight. As for accidental injuries, she wouldn't care at all. After all, American soldier America even handles the accidental injuries of her own soldiers internally. Minor matters like occasionally accidentally injuring a few ordinary people are probably not worth the attention of any American soldier other than the victims themselves and their families.

Having often heard of America's domineering behavior, Yotsuya Miko, who was also familiar with her, clearly didn't have the suicidal idea of ​​trying to see if she might accidentally hurt herself. Instead, she obediently watched as Li Mo summoned and commanded the Shadow Soldiers.

"Is this the vision of those shikigami? Amazing..."