I'm having fun in Tokyo

Legend has it that during the Kamakura period in 14th-century Japan, a strange bird appeared above the Imperial Palace, circling and spewing flames down from the clouds while emitting terrifying howls that disturbed the peace.

This situation continued for a full month before it was shot down and disappeared by a skilled archer at the time, Oki Jirozaemon.

Although it disappeared, the legend of this monster has been passed down, and I never expected to see it today.

Ryoko smiled when she saw Morikawa Yu staring at it.

"Its name is Chizuru, and it is my shikigami. Although you may be seeing it for the first time, you might be familiar with its other name."

"Itsumade?" Morikawa Yu asked tentatively.

Ryoko nodded.

She glanced at Chizuru beside her and continued.

"Chizuru was originally a yokai born from resentment. Hundreds of years ago, she harassed the Imperial Palace in Kyoto and caused a great deal of trouble."

“At that time, the shrine master who protected Kyoto ordered people to shoot it down, intending to remove it completely, but he couldn’t bear to do it, so he left it and made it a shrine spirit.”

"Of course, in order to quell the anger of the people of Kyoto at the time and appease them, the shrine announced to the public that Chizuru had been removed, and that is also how it is described in the legend."

Morikawa Yu nodded; this was consistent with the records he knew.

However, when he glanced at the circling Chizuru, he thought of his own Tsurumaru.

However, the name Tsurumaru comes from the crane pattern on the blade, and there is not much connection between the two.

He took out Tsurumaru, ready for battle, and immediately heard a clear ringing sound from Tsurumaru.

But before he could sling Tsurumaru to his waist, he suddenly heard the sound of Mikazuki from inside the Goshuincho (temple).

It seemed to feel neglected, and its voice was very resentful.

Morikawa Yu paused for a moment.

Having no other choice, he took out Mikazuki as well.

What a crime.

Even though they were just two swords, they always gave him the illusion that he had a harem and had to be careful of their jealousy every day.

Fortunately, they only had consciousness and no body, otherwise it would have been even more difficult to deal with them.

Morikawa Yu slung Tsurumaru and Mikazuki around his waist and looked at Chizuru and Ryoko again.

Chizuru also bowed down in front of Ryoko.

It lowered its head, stretched out its wings, opened its sharp, massive beak, and let out a fierce cry.

"Gah~"

A slightly fierce, childlike voice echoed throughout the square.

Morikawa Yu was stunned, her face filled with astonishment.

Is this the terrifying howl that alarmed the entire city of Kyoto back then?

They're actually quite cute.

Although it's a bit vulgar to say that, he was reminded of the greeting voice of the operator Swire in Arknights, which was also cute and fierce.

"Gaoh oh~"

Chizuru cried out twice more, landed on the ground, peered at him, looked left and right, and then tilted her head.

Morikawa Yu frowned slightly.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he always felt that this guy wasn't very smart.

No wonder it was fooled by Nanami Isshiki's demon monkey mask.

Ryoko seemed to know what Morikawa Yu was thinking and smiled at him.

"Morikawa, don't be fooled by Chizuru's appearance. She's actually quite strong. Why don't you fight her first? I'll be there to support you."

Morikawa Yu nodded.

He looked at Chizuru, then at Yoshiko who was walking towards the main hall, drew Tsurumaru and Mikazuki with both hands, and walked to one side of the plaza in front of the main hall.

Chizuru also flapped her wings and floated into the air. She hovered in mid-air and then moved to the other side.

As Morikawa Yu watched its body in the air, he began to make plans in his mind.

If this is just a friendly spar, there's no need for me to go too far, right?

As he thought this, he lowered his body, and his body instantly soared into the air towards Qianhe.

—Gale-force Slash!

Chizuru was stunned.

It stared blankly at Morikawa Yu, who had appeared in front of it in an instant.

His figure blurred into afterimages, weaving through the air with a series of slashes, each strike landing squarely on Chizuru's body before finally crashing down.

Chizuru let out a mournful cry and fell erratically like a kite with a broken string.

A moment later, it shook its body and raised its head somewhat blankly.

Morikawa Yu also landed on the ground.

It looked at him and then realized that he was holding the two swords backwards, and that he had been using the back of the blades.

Morikawa Yu certainly didn't use any force; he not only used the back of the blade, but he didn't even apply any pressure.

However, what he didn't expect was that every time his sword struck Chizuru, it only produced a clear, metallic sound.

Although this was partly due to him not exerting his full strength and using only the back of the blade, it still proved that Chizuru's defensive capabilities were extremely impressive.

This made him even more interested in Chizuru.

Seeing that he didn't intend to chase after her and cut her down, Chizuru flapped her wings, but this time she didn't dare to fly into the sky.

This strange human doesn't seem to like flying in the sky, so I'll just fight him on the ground.

It let out another fierce cry and charged towards Morikawa Yu.

Morikawa Yu gripped his twin swords tightly, holding them protectively in front of him, and charged towards Chizuru.

But to its surprise, his figure suddenly seemed to merge into the air and disappeared completely.

Chizuru was bewildered again.

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Morikawa Yu continued charging forward, but his figure had become invisible, hidden in the wind.

—Swift Step!

This skill, from the Blademaster in Warcraft III, is surprisingly useful.

He accelerated, became invisible, took a step forward and slashed, arriving at Chizuru's side, and used the back of his blade to slash at Chizuru's wings.

Chizuru had stopped and was hesitating when she suddenly stretched out her right wing, which blocked his sword and bounced outward.

Morikawa Yu was somewhat surprised, as he hadn't used any force and was simply sheathing his sword and retreating.

Chizuru looked at his nonchalant attitude and seemed a little angry.

It caught up, raised its head and cried out, its voice deafening, many times louder than before.

Morikawa Yu's body stiffened, she stopped in her tracks, and her expression changed.

It has to be said that although its call is cute, it is also incredibly noisy when it gets loud, no wonder everyone in Kyoto wants to kill it.

He couldn't stand it if he was kept awake by this noise every night.

If an ordinary person were hit like that, they might have gone deaf.

Morikawa Yu took a deep breath, opened his mouth slightly to keep the air pressure in his eardrums stable and make his ears feel better. Then he sheathed Mikazuki, held Tsurumaru in both hands, and instantly lunged forward.

A cunning glint suddenly appeared in Chizuru's eyes. She lowered her head, opened her mouth, and spewed out a torrent of flames, engulfing Morikawa Yu.

As the flames danced, half of the plaza in front of the main hall burst into flames.

Inside the main hall, Ryoko shook her head slightly.

Although Chizuru is not outstanding among her shikigami and has a childlike nature, she is still a yokai who has lived for so long and her power is no weaker than that of a typical great yokai. Otherwise, she would not have used a sealing domain to cover the shrine.

If you underestimate him, Morikawa will suffer a great loss.

To her surprise, when the flames subsided and the plaza was revealed, Morikawa Yu stood unharmed, with only a sharp knife mark in front of her.

He reacted as soon as Chizuru unleashed her flames, stopped himself, and swung a wind wall in front of him.

Although flames filled the sky, they were ultimately blocked by his wind wall and could not advance an inch.

Chizuru was also stunned, seemingly incredulous.

A moment later, it let out a cry of embarrassment and anger, spread its wings, and charged towards Morikawa Yu. Its sharp feathers drew smooth cuts on the ground of the square, and dust billowed behind it.

This time, Morikawa Yu did not use the forward slash or the swift step to dodge.

He already had a general understanding of Chizuru's condition.

Chizuru is Ryoko's shikigami. She is quite strong, with powerful defense and the ability to attack with sonic booms and flames. However, her reaction speed is not as good as his, and her wings may not be able to block his blade.

Based on these two points alone, Chizuru is no match for him.

There's no need to dwell on this any longer!

In the blink of an eye, Chizuru had arrived not far from Morikawa Yu, her huge wings spread wide, like a speeding train.

Morikawa Yu bent down and executed a signature sliding tackle from one of the Five Tiger Generals, narrowly missing Chizuru.

He watched as Chizuru's body flew over him, then flipped over to sheath his sword, turned and leaped toward its body, stepping onto its long and massive form, pouncing on its head and pressing it down hard onto the ground.

Chizuru let out a mournful cry as her head was instantly slammed into the ground by Morikawa Yu. The pit was surrounded by huge cracks, and her forward-moving body was stopped as if a train had crashed into a mountain. Due to inertia, she flipped over.

Without giving Chizuru another chance, he forcefully lifted it up with both hands, flipped it over and pressed it against its waist, pulled out Tsurumaru and aimed it at its chest.

If it resists again, he can instantly pierce its chest with Tsurumaru, pin it to the ground, and then use Mikazuki to cut off its head.

Chizuru didn't move, looking at him with her big eyes, feeling extremely wronged.

Morikawa Yuya sheathed his sword, but then he saw Chizuru's body gradually shrink in a burst of white light, and the python's body, which was as thick as a water tank, became slender.

He also felt his height decreasing; his feet, which were just touching the ground, were now causing him to sit down with his knees on the ground.

When the white light dissipated, Morikawa Yu looked at Chizuru beneath him and was immediately filled with embarrassment.

It no longer looked like the monster it had before; instead, it resembled a pretty and cute girl with fair and smooth skin, in her early teens.

Her face was flushed, her silky black hair was disheveled, and her large eyes looked at him pitifully.

He was currently straddling her, in an extremely dangerous position.

Morikawa Yu fell silent.

He coughed, stood up, and kept backing away, as if Chizuru was even more terrifying than before.

On the other side, Ryoko walked out of the main hall with a smile on her face.

Chizuru sat up from the ground, tidied her long hair and haori, and hid behind Ryoko somewhat embarrassedly.

"Ahem... Aunt Liangzi."

Morikawa Yu looked at Liangzi.

He had originally planned to ask her how he had performed, but now he felt too embarrassed to ask.

Although he had previously launched a powerful attack on Isshiki Nanami, a set of deliberate punches that cracked her skull and made her question her existence, and even captured her and brought her to Ryoko's place.

But that was because she was the enemy. He had absolutely no psychological burden and felt from beginning to end that he had gone too far.

But Chizuru is different. Judging from her behavior just now, she was just like a cute and innocent girl, and it seemed like he was the one bullying her.

Moreover, seeing Chizuru hiding behind Ryoko, he was immediately reminded of Chizuru at home.

No, you monsters all grow up eating cute things?

Are they all so cute?

He looked at Chizuru with suspicion, but Chizuru's eyes sparkled as she looked at him, as if she didn't care at all about how badly he had beaten her earlier.

Ryoko ruffled her hair before looking at Morikawa Yu.