Tokyo: I can enlighten all obsessions

"BOOM—!!"

With a final, loud bang, the poor concrete wall finally met its end.

What was originally a hole the size of a fingernail has now become a huge gap large enough for two people to pass through.

Countless pebbles, accompanied by billowing dust, shot into the room like shotgun bullets.

"My teammate..."

Before the choking dust had even dissipated, a petite figure in red and white, like a cannonball fired from a gun, smashed through the last barrier with a death-defying spirit and rushed into the blood-soaked secret room.

Kujo Hisana had no idea what was going on.

In her mind, since Kamiki Tetsu hadn't responded to her calls earlier, the current silence could only mean one thing.

Kamiki-kun was killed by a rule that was suddenly triggered!

Hesitate and you will lose!

I must kill that vengeful spirit to avenge Shenmu-kun!

"...Give it back to me!!"

The moment Kujo Hisana rushed into the room, she swung the gohei in her hand, and the white zigzag paper hanging on it fluttered and crackled like thunder under the surge of spiritual energy.

Three talismans glowing with a dangerous red light floated beside her as she waved the talisman, locking onto every corner of the room, ready to blast the vengeful spirit that dared to harm her teammates into dust at any moment.

"Wait! Kujo!!"

Shinki Tetsu looked at the shrine maiden who was on the verge of going berserk, his heart clenched, and he immediately shouted:

"I'm okay! I'm here!!"

To prove he was still alive, he quickly took a step forward, stepping out of the shadows into the billowing dust, and raised his hands high to show the other person his undamaged limbs:

"No missing limbs! And no possession!!"

"Quickly put that talisman away! Don't let it explode!!"

"...Huh?"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Kujo Hisana's murderous movements ceased.

She maintained the posture of holding the gohei high, her chest heaving violently, her reddened eyes fixed on Kamiki Tetsu as he emerged from the smoke and dust.

My gaze moved from his face to his intact hands, and then to his body, which was a little dusty but otherwise unharmed.

It's confirmed, they are alive.

"Kami, Kamiki-kun...?"

Kujo Hisana called out somewhat blankly, her extremely tense nerves suddenly relaxing in that instant.

The shock of going from hell to heaven in an instant caused her spiritual power to dissipate instantly.

The three talismans that had been hovering around the imperial coin, poised to unleash their power, lost their support and turned into ordinary pieces of paper, which floated back to her sleeve with a "whoosh".

"Very good……"

The girl's hand drooped limply, her legs buckled, and she almost collapsed to her knees.

"This is really...wonderful..."

She was genuinely terrified.

Seeing Kujo Hisana, who had been so aggressive about demolishing the house just moments before, now looking like she was about to cry, Toru Kamiki swallowed back the words he was about to say.

He sighed, stepped forward, and without saying anything unnecessary, simply reached out and gently patted the girl's still slightly trembling shoulder.

"I'm sorry I made you worry."

Kamiki Tetsu's voice softened, his tone losing some of its usual harshness and gaining a rare gentleness:

"I'm tough. I will never die in a place like this before I receive a diagnosis."

"……Um."

Kujo Hisana sniffed, finally calming down.

Seeing that she was alright, Kamiki Toru turned his head and looked intently at the ruins of the wall that had been violently demolished.

He was thinking about a problem.

This is so strange.

According to the "Special Situation Response Tactics Manual" that I was given before joining the company, before the rules of the domain were deciphered, "destroying the terrain" at the physical level was absolutely forbidden.

Such behavior is usually seen as a direct provocation to the domain's owner. Logically speaking, it wouldn't be surprising if hundreds of vengeful spirits crawled out from the cracks in the walls and tore them to pieces.

But what is the reality?

Aside from the dust being quite heavy, the surroundings were eerily quiet.

Forget about vengeful spirits, we didn't even see a ghost.

"Such a huge disturbance didn't trigger the rules..."

Why?

Kamiki Tetsu pressed his thumb against the slightly protruding lens of his eyeball, recalling the words from the item's description earlier.

"Dark," "damp," "hiding behind a wall and chewing on other people's misfortunes."

The essence of this thing is "voyeurism," which cannot be exposed to the light of day.

Like a rat in a sewer, or a stalker hiding behind a curtain gap.

What they rely on most is "secrecy" and "isolation".

And what they fear most...

Kamiki Tetsu raised his head and glanced at the huge gaping hole in front of him, which had been violently smashed open.

For a pervert who hides in the shadows and carefully spyes, what is the most terrifying thing?

It was discovered.

It was exposed.

It's like the fig leaf that was originally meant to cover things up has been torn away.

"Is violence... the natural enemy of this kind of rule?"

Kamiki Tetsu muttered to himself, his fingertips unconsciously tapping twice on the surface of the eyeball.

Although this is just a speculation based on the current situation, in this field where lives are at stake, even a 10% chance is worth verifying.

After all, if we can grasp the underlying logic here, the road ahead will be much easier.

Having made up his mind, Toru Kamiki suddenly turned around and looked at the shrine maiden beside him who was still staring blankly at the ruins:

"Hey, Kujo."

"Hold your gohei safe, and don't hold back your spiritual power; be ready to attack at any time."

As he spoke, he took a half-step back, giving himself a relatively safe distance to react, and his expression became somewhat serious:

"Next, I'm going to conduct an experiment."

"No matter what unexpected situation occurs, even if it's just the wallpaper moving slightly, don't hesitate, just blast it away."

Kujo Hime didn't ask a single question.

Although she didn't know what Kamiya Yoru was planning to do, she nodded silently out of absolute trust in her teammates.

The girl's hand tightened instantly, her spiritual energy surged, and her clear eyes stared intently at the wall in front of her, entering a state of complete combat readiness.

next second.

Kamiya Yoru took a deep breath, and the muscles in his right leg suddenly tensed.

"boom--!!"

With a dull thud, the entire corridor seemed to tremble.

The seemingly sturdy barrier wall proved as fragile as paper before Kamiki Tetsu's brutal and unreasonable kick.

The plasterboard shattered instantly, and the wooden frame emitted a mournful cracking sound.

Amidst the swirling dust and debris, an irregularly shaped hole, large enough for an adult to pass through, appeared abruptly before the two.

Apart from the faint rustling sound of dust settling on the ground, nothing rushed out of the pitch-black room opposite the wall, nor did any eerie aura emanate from it.

Kujo Hisana remained frozen in that posture, ready to fight to the death, for several seconds, a fine layer of cold sweat even seeping from her forehead, but the overwhelming attack she had anticipated did not come.

"...No, no response?"

The girl blinked in disbelief, and her previously tense spiritual energy slackened slightly.

"Wait, it's not over yet."

Kamiki Tetsu did not let his guard down because of the deathly silence.

He stood outside the hole, flicked his wrist, and tossed the ruby-like "voyeur's eyeball" into the air.

"go."

With a thought, the eyeball hovered in the air for a moment before silently disappearing into the dusty hole.

[Special Effects: Absolute Stalking]

Kamiki Tetsu's left pupil contracted instantly, and the originally dim scene in his vision was instantly split into two parts.

Half of it is the real corridor, and the other half is a high-definition image of that eyeball with a light red filter.

My eyes silently circled around the next room.

It was just an ordinary room.

The only unusual thing was the pieces of plasterboard scattered all over the ground because of Kamiki Tetsu's kick.

"Just as I expected..."

After confirming that the room was indeed "empty," Kamiki Tetsu cut off the vision sharing, caught the eyeball that flew back, and casually stuffed it back into his pocket.

Followed by.

Under the gaze of Kujo Hinana as if she were looking at a madman, Kamiki Tetsuya's tightly clenched lips gradually stretched towards his ears.

He revealed two rows of gleaming white teeth, laughing unrestrainedly.

"Haha... I knew it!"

"This guy, he's definitely most afraid of being exposed!"