I, Den-O, the Contract Urban Legend

This is exactly why Hanakaiin Huigo feels anxious. Unlike other guardians, he is obsessed with research and has rich knowledge of Onmyoji and is good at developing different props. The training talisman paper that Yukinoshita Yukino and Yashayuki got from Hanakaiin Yuura is also the result of his research and development. The problem is that the huge amount of time he spent on research has led to a lack of practical experience. Hanakaiin Huigo is an Onmyoji who is not good at fighting. Once he fights with that mysterious man, he will probably fall faster than any previous guardian.

If the scene of him being killed instantly by the young man in black was seen by the younger generation responsible for support, would he, as an Onmyoji coach, still be able to survive in this circle?

Of course, Hanakaiin Huigo is a person who has successfully obtained the position of guardian, and he still has some trump cards on him. As long as he uses the special pills he has newly developed, fighting with the young man in black will not be a problem!

Hanakaiin Huiwu remembered a drug he had developed that could directly inject "yang energy" into the body, allowing the user's body to be strengthened to the greatest extent. However, that thing had not yet been fully tested, and it was too dangerous to consume it...

"Hey, what are you thinking about?"

Suddenly, a strange voice sounded from behind him, and Hanakaiin Huiwu felt a hand on his shoulder, which brought him back to his senses from his thoughts. He subconsciously turned around and looked at the other person.

What came into view was the rumored young man in black. Hanakaiin Huigo was startled and staggered back. He felt a little unbelievable about the young man's sudden appearance. He didn't expect that this guy could successfully break into the Seiyoi Temple surrounded by the barrier without making any noise, and even appear behind him without anyone noticing.

"Enemy, enemy attack, help come quickly!"

Chapter 200: Trying every possible way to stop me

"Inoue Ueya" did not try to stop Hanakaiin Haigo from crying for help. He still maintained a calm expression on his face and stood silently in front of him.

After a while, even though Hanakaiin Huigo kept calling for help, the reinforcements did not appear as he had imagined. At this time, Hanakaiin Huigo gradually realized that something was wrong.

"No need to shout. The people you ambushed in the temple were knocked unconscious by me when I came in."

Although it does not have the physical strengthening effect of Hanako and Yashayuki, Arsene's possession allows "Inoue Ueya" to gain agility, strong reaction ability and dynamic vision, which is very effective when facing situations that require infiltration.

"During my infiltration, I knocked out all seventeen people lurking in the temple. Now, you and I are the only two awake in the temple."

Unlike Inoue Ueya, Arsene as a personality mask has a relatively clear memory of the plot of Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, and she still has some impression of the middle-aged uncle in front of her.

Hanakaiin Haigo, the guardian of the fifth seal, only appears in six pages in the entire comic. He is a useless uncle who was killed instantly by Yuyuko after taking drugs.

As he thought about it, a hint of pity appeared in Inoue Ueya's eyes as he looked at Hanakaiin Haigo.

"Perhaps you've heard of me from other Onmyoji, but nice to meet you. I'm the Phantom Thief, and the purpose of my journey is to challenge you, the Guardian."

However, Hanakaiin Huigo didn't notice anything unusual about him. After hearing from the young man in front of him that the supporting Onmyoji had fallen, he no longer needed to maintain his image as a guardian. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, recovering slightly from his anxiety. He remained vigilant and asked in a tentative tone, "Since the barrier didn't react, this means you are just a human, right?"

The young man in black never kills, and his goal is not to break the seal. Moreover, the younger generations who come to support him have already fainted. There is no need for Hanakaiin Huigo to take drugs and fight for his life now.

Hearing this, Inoue Ueya was stunned for a moment, then responded, "Oh, I didn't say I was a monster, did I?"

Hanakaiin Huigo frowned, puzzled. "According to what you said, you should be aware of the existence of the sealing barrier, right? If you are also a human who knows about the existence of the other world, why did you attack the Hanakaiin family, who are responsible for protecting Kyoto? What is your purpose?"

"Inoue Ueya" thought that this question came at the right time, and maybe he could use him to leave some more hints for the Hanakaiin family.

Inoue Ueya sneered and said with a look of disdain, "'Protecting Kyoto', is this really what you call protection? Isn't the reason for my action obvious? Since you all know the importance of the seal, why did you only arrange for one person to stay in the temple?"

Although the Hanakaiin family finally sent more people to support this time, Yasen clearly saw that they still had many strategic loopholes.

Without waiting for Hanakaiin Haigo to respond, "Inoue Ueya" continued, "Listen, this is no longer just a matter for the Hanakaiin family. I believe you Onmyojis already know that the seal has begun to weaken. The former Kyoto monsters may attack at any time. As long as these eight seals are broken, everyone in Kyoto will be in danger. You know this, right? Even a human like me can't stop them. The defenses of the seal site are too weak. Isn't this playing with the lives of people in Kyoto!"

After facing the question from "Inoue Ueya", Hanakaiin Haigo subconsciously wanted to refute, but when the words came to his lips, he could not think of any reasonable reason. Although he was not good at fighting, as a researcher, he had read countless books in the family collection, including those about Kyoto monsters and the importance of seals. He understood the current situation better than most people.

Although the current head of the family is old and his strength has declined significantly, the new generation has not yet fully grown up, and the Onmyoji of the branch family are particularly unbalanced in their specialties, there are only a few people who truly have combat power, but there are still manpower, and we can indeed do better in guarding the seal. I just don't know what the people at the headquarters think.

"I believe you've understood what I'm saying. Although the Hanakaiin family claims to protect Kyoto, they're actually doing nothing. They're just playing silly tricks to fool people, and their strategies haven't been carefully considered. If this continues, the seal will surely be lost..."

As Inoue Ueya spoke, he observed the changes in Hanakaiin Haigo's expression. Seeing the old man speechless, he was sure that he was right. He nodded secretly in his heart and continued, "Humans can be proud of their past glory, but they must never become arrogant because of it! Since no one is willing to face this problem, then I will take away the arrogance that belongs to the Hanakaiin family!"

"W-what?"

Hanakaiin Huigo frowned. Although what "Inoue Ueya" said made sense and perhaps what he did was the right thing, even so, his actions would undoubtedly harm the interests of the Hanakaiin family. As a member of the family, he must stop him!

"Although I can't refute your statement, I still have to stop you..."

At this point, Hanakaiin Huigo could no longer care about so many things. He reached into his pocket to take out the newly developed medicine he had developed. He planned to use the power of the new medicine to repel "Inoue Ueya".

"Inoue Ueya" just smiled indifferently and tossed the small medicine bottle in his hand. The bottle he was holding was the bottle that Hanakaiin Huigo used to store new medicine.

"Don't underestimate the skills of a Phantom Thief. This is what you're looking for, right? Remember, your weaknesses can be exploited by the enemy. If you let your guard down, the seal might fall, okay?"

After all, Yasen knew the plot, so she naturally wouldn't allow the other party to become stronger by taking drugs. As early as when she put her hand on Hanakaiin Huiwu's shoulder, she took advantage of the moment when he was distracted and took the bottle of medicine into her hand without anyone noticing.

"B-Damn it, even this is within your calculation?" Hanakaiin Huiwu gritted his teeth.

"I won't attack you this time. Tonight, I will defeat all the remaining guardians in one fell swoop. Seek external assistance or ask for help from headquarters. Whatever you do, if you don't want the Hanakaiin family, who protect Kyoto, to become a laughing stock, then do whatever it takes to stop me."

Chapter 201: Things the Phantom Thief Needs to Complete

"Well, take this medicine as my trophy. You stay here and think about what to do next. I'm going to set off to the next seal."

Having said that, "Inoue Ueya" calmly turned around and left, as if he was certain that Hanakaiin Haigo would not attack him from behind.

Yasen was not joking. She planned to defeat all the guardians in one night. Since the Hanakaiin family had learned to find more people to support them, they also needed to understand that the enemy would not play by the rules.

"Damn it, why did this happen..."

Hanakaiin Huigo watched the young man in black gradually moving away from his sight. Although he wanted to step forward to intercept him, as a guardian, he had more important things to do, which was to explain the situation to the headquarters and ask them to support other temples.

……

An hour later, standing outside Nijo Castle, Inoue Ueya nodded secretly and murmured softly, "Well, I've already challenged Saihoganji, Rokuginji, and Shokuji Temples one after another. Now, only this one is left..."

The final sealed place, "Nijo Castle", is also the place where the resentment that led to the birth of "Haruyuki Kitsune" gathers.

To be honest, it was not easy for Arsene during this period. The last few guardians seemed to be much stronger than the previous ones. Some of them could use shikigami, some were good at using barriers, and even Inoue Ue in a possessed state almost fell over. He also had to deal with the guys who came to support him. Finally, things became a little interesting.

However, Yasen, who joined the battle, seemed to have overlooked one thing.

【…】

Inoue Ueya in his consciousness was hesitant to speak. In fact, he had been awake from his sleep for some time. When he just woke up, he was actually confused, wondering why he woke up to see the Onmyojis besieging him?

After experiencing several chases, Inoue Ueya roughly understood what had happened by listening to what Arsen said through his body. He was still confused because of his recent physical condition, and he didn't expect that the culprit was Arsen.

Although Inoue Ue had thought about asking Arsen to stop, she only thought about it for a moment. Since her plan had reached the final stage, if it ended like this, all her efforts would be wasted. Then she saw that the defense of the Hanakaiin family was unexpectedly weak. After hesitating for a moment, she decided to remain silent and let Arsen continue.

Of course, Inoue Ueya has not forgotten the fact that his body was manipulated without his permission. After this matter is over, he plans to "talk" to her alone. However, compared to this, he is more worried about something else happening. Logically speaking, Hanakaiin Yuura has returned to Kyoto from Chiba. She probably has heard about the attack on the Seal Guardian. Wouldn't it be discovered that Arsen used his own body to cause trouble everywhere?

"Inoue Ueya" walked to the gate of Nijo Castle, reached out and pushed it slightly, but the gate was locked and could not be opened easily. However, this level of difficulty was not a problem for Arsen. Since he could not enter through the main gate, he would climb over the wall!

In the blink of an eye, "Inoue Ueya" easily climbed up the several-meter-high wall of Nijo Castle. When he was about to walk in, he was blocked by an invisible wall.

"Hmm, you're really quick. You've already successfully created an anti-human barrier here in such a short time?"

"Inoue Ueya" hesitated for a moment, smiled helplessly, and took out a black pass from his pocket.

"Since this is the final sealing location, it doesn't matter if we take it a little more seriously, right?"

The belt was wrapped around Inoue Ueya's body, but this time it was not the usual holy wing belt, but the black wing belt bound by chains that had been shown to him from the hospital before.

Seeing this, Inoue Ueya, who was pretending to be asleep, subconsciously held his breath. He was also very curious about this new belt. After all, using this belt that did not exist in the original work might allow him to unlock a new form that truly belonged to him.

Inoue Ue was also very curious about what this new form would look like.

"Transform!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the chain that bound the belt broke, and the black wings of the belt spread out, revealing the true appearance of the belt. The golden wing frame of the holy wing belt had now turned into black wings, and the cyan sensor part was also covered with deep red.

【Trickster Form】

A familiar electronic sound rang out, and at that moment, a pale blue flame appeared out of nowhere and completely engulfed "Inoue Ueya". A Kamen Rider wearing a crimson dress coat, a black shirt, and orange-red compound eyes with flame-like outlines walked out of the flames.

The Trickster form is a new form born from the fusion of the power between the Personality Mask and Den-O.

「What? This form is just a modification of Arsen’s original appearance. I was so excited! 」

Seeing this scene, even Inoue Ue, who wanted to continue pretending to be asleep, finally couldn't help but complain. When he came to his senses, it was too late.

【Uh……】

"Are you awake yet?"

Yasen felt a little embarrassed, as if he was reading a book and was discovered by his mother who suddenly opened the door. He wanted to explain but couldn't think of any excuse.

"Forget it, there's no need to say anything. The current 'Phantom Thief' still has things to accomplish, Arsen."

Inoue Ueya also didn't think that Arsen would do anything harmful to him. The personality mask was originally a manifestation of a part of one's own mind. Arsen's thoughts naturally had similarities with Inoue Ueya's. Her action this time might be a result of Inoue Ueya's subconscious.

Perhaps, deep down in his heart, Inoue Ueya himself also agreed with Arsen's action this time, but because of his friendly relationship with Hanakaiin Yuura, he gave up the idea of ​​taking action?

During the Tenjin Elementary School incident, Inoue Ueya at that time kept thinking that if there were any omissions in his thinking, the people who could have been saved might have died. Although he was lucky enough that time and successfully changed history, he never forgot that "Hanako almost disappeared because of this."

The same thing happened with the result of the seal in Kyoto. The Hanakaiin family's attitude of dismissing the problem is too dangerous. If something goes wrong, all the humans living in Kyoto will be buried with them in a moment.

"Ah, now that you're awake, let's fight together..."

Chapter 202 Who are you?

Unlike other forms, the Trickster form does not have any armor on its body. It is obvious that the defensive performance of this form is much inferior to other forms, even the original platform form. The luxurious dress makes the current Den-O look more like Kamen Rider Wizard, but Arsene and Inoue Ueya are not worried about the ability of this form. From the moment they successfully transformed, they have understood the power of this form with zero defense.

After the transformation, "Inoue Ueya" walked directly towards the barrier in front of him. The barrier seemed to ignore his existence, allowing him to easily break through the obstruction and enter the interior of Nijo Castle.

As a building with hundreds of years of history and the final sealed place, Ertiao City is very different from the previous temples. For example, the size of the building, the underground location here, and the sealed place where resentment gathers are more important than the previous seals. It is also particularly difficult to defend, and the degree of guarding has become slightly stricter.

In this case, all Inoue Ueya needs to do is find Hanakaiin Akifuse and knock him down without alerting anyone and attracting their attention.

"Well, anyway, let's go check out those grand-looking halls first. After all, they're guardians or something, similar to comic book characters, so it's always a good idea to look for them in more conspicuous places."

[Although it sounds reasonable, I still feel something is a little strange...]

Walking towards the main hall, although there were a large number of Onmyoji patrolling inside Nijo Castle at this time, "Inoue Ueya" ignored the Onmyoji in front of him and walked straight forward. No one noticed his existence and no one found anything unusual. "Inoue Ueya" just passed by the Onmyojis leisurely.

At this moment, a familiar girl's voice sounded beside "Inoue Ueya".

"Really? That's exactly what I said. The family's protection of the seal is far too lax. Even a human could defeat the seven seal guardians in a few days. If it were a monster, Kyoto might have already fallen!"

The black-haired man beside the girl frowned and asked, "Another piece of information about the 'Kyoto monster'? I've been wanting to ask you since I heard about this over the phone. Who did you hear this from?"

"Uh, this, this is the news I heard from a friend I know in Chiba. It's absolutely true and there is no way it's wrong!" The Onmyoji girl said hesitantly.

The black-haired boy seemed to be thinking about something, and unconsciously revealed an intriguing smile. "Oh wow, your "friend" can actually know the whereabouts of the monster? That's really interesting..."

"Humph, of course! Anyway, even though he's a little unlucky, he's definitely more reliable than your deceitful brother!"

Listening to the conversation between the two, Inoue Ueya, standing nearby, felt a strange sense of guilt. "A-a reliable friend? That's a rare description for me."

[Sigh, if Hua Kaiyuan knew that we were the culprits who came to Hua Kaiyuan's house to cause trouble this time, would she be disappointed in me?]

Just as Inoue Ueya expected, Hanakaiin Yuura, who returned to Kyoto, finally joined the work of guarding the barrier. Fortunately, this form of his had the ability to hide his presence, otherwise his true identity might have been exposed. After all, the appearance of Kamen Rider is really easy to recognize.

At this point, "Inoue Ueya" can only continue to act. After all, there is only one guardian left that he has not challenged. As long as he defeats Hanakaiin Akifusa who is guarding Nijo Castle, the Hanakaiin family will have to re-examine the problem of insufficient defense of the seal.

So he shook his head, cleared his mind of distracting thoughts, and started looking for Huakaiyuan Qiufang.

After Inoue Ueya left, Hanakaiin Yuura suddenly stopped and frowned. "Was it my illusion? Did something just pass by us?"

Hearing this, the black-haired boy glanced back, as if realizing something. After hesitating for a moment, he sighed, shrugged, and said helplessly, "Surely, shouldn't a child of your age be involved in late-night operations? You actually started dreaming while walking. Yuru, you should go back to sleep, right?"

"That's enough! Stop treating me like a kid, Ryuji-nii!"

The black-haired boy, no, Hanakaiin Ryuji, smiled coldly, reached out and pinched Hanakaiin Yuura's cheek, and responded, "Well, no matter how old you are, your brother will always be your brother, understand?"

"It hurts, it hurts, let me go quickly, you scumbag brother!" Hanakaiin Yuura protested dissatisfiedly.

……

A handsome white-haired man was sitting cross-legged in a solemn hall somewhere. He had his eyes closed, as if waiting for something to happen.

"Is it the young man in black who calls himself the 'Phantom Thief' who has been attacking the sealed areas of Kyoto one after another recently?"

The white-haired man is none other than the guardian of Nijo Castle, Hanakaiin Akifusa, who comes from the Hachiko family of the Hanakaiin branch. He possesses extraordinary talent. He is a super genius who once successfully forged a magic sword at the age of three. Even his family once regarded him as the candidate for the next head of the Hanakaiin family.

That’s right, it was like this before Hanakaiin Yuura successfully performed "Pojun".

The 13th head of the Hanakaiin family, Hidemoto, who defeated the Feathered Fox together with Nurarihyon, was also cursed by the Feathered Fox, causing the eldest son of the main family to die young. In order to prevent the family inheritance from being cut off, he asked the later Hanakaiin family to find talented children from the branch family and adopt them into the main family.

At the same time, Hanakaiin Hidemoto also left a rule that "a talented person should be the head of the family". The "talent" here refers to the person who can cast the spell "Pojun", which has the possibility of defeating Yuyuko. However, since this spell requires a lot of mental energy to cast, it is not a spell that ordinary people can control. In addition, the cost of training an Onmyoji is not simple, so no such person has been born in the family. Therefore, everyone had to relax the standard of "talented person" in the rule.

Even so, Hanakaiin Akifusa, who was confident in his own talents, did not give up his plan to inherit the position of head of the family. He decided to defeat Yuyuko with his own strength to prove that he was the most qualified person to inherit the position of head of the family.

"According to the news I received recently from Senior Haigo of Seiyōji Temple, I heard that guy was planning to defeat all the Guardians tonight..."