Human dimension reduction

Misaki Nakamori curled up in a crevice of a dirty rock wall. The horrors that happened these days have already broken her psychological defense. Friends who were swallowed by the black hole together with her were lost one after another in the process of fleeing for their lives. , She has been hiding in hiding for a long time, in this strange street full of ghosts, she has really lived until now.

It seems that from a certain period of time, these ghosts will ignore her intentionally or unintentionally, including some survivors who strayed into it... They seem to be unable to see her. After one exception was torn to pieces by the ghosts, she covered her mouth in fear.

This time was the same, she saw fifteen well-trained men being chased by a large group of ghosts, running wildly on this road, apparently also looking for a place to hide.

Misaki Nakamori bit her lip, stuck to the wall, not daring to move, and kept praying that the ghosts would not see her, but luck visited this poor woman again, and the terrifying team swept past her like a whirlwind. She was like an outsider who was ruthlessly and mercilessly let go.

The supernatural ability born under the powerful psychological effect can be called "clearing the sense of existence" for the time being. It is a life-saving magical skill, whether it is a living person or a monster, it will subconsciously ignore the ability holder.

Misaki Nakamori has not yet realized how powerful an ability she has acquired, and she has only used this ability to survive during this period of time.

She thought that the 15 people would be caught soon like the other survivors who strayed in. Who would have thought that one of the leaders would open a door... in a wall? !

Misaki Nakamori's eyes widened, wait, that's a wall!These days, in order to escape from this street, she has clearly surveyed all the walls on both sides, how could she not find that door? !

After a brief shock, she instantly realized that maybe this was her rare chance to escape, and she regretted that she didn't call for help just now, but look at the ghosts besieging the door...

Misaki Nakamori buried her head in her knees again with deep fear.

Can't see me, can't see me, can't see me...

"Oh, the vicious dogs are gathering, have you found a good prey?"

On Elm Nightmare Street, which was filled with terrifying roars of ghosts, a human male voice appeared. He seemed not at all afraid of the scene in front of him, but instead laughed with interest.

"Zhangzi, do you have a favorite toy? Can I give it to you as a shikigami?"

His tone was very gentle, as if he was asking the people around him.

stamp?Misaki Nakamori couldn't help thinking, besides the old-fashioned royal family, there are girls with such names these days?You will be constantly joked by your classmates!

The phenomenon of campus violence in the island country is very serious. Misaki Nakamori herself has a deep understanding of this. With a name like "Zhang Zi", which is seriously out of date, it will be ridiculed no matter what.

This idea of ​​making fun of bitterness only appeared for a moment, and the desire to survive was rekindled in her heart. It sounds like this new person seems to have very powerful abilities?If he could plead well, he might be able to escape with himself.

Misaki Nakamori raised her head.

In the next second, her eyes widened in shock.

This, what is the situation!Apart from shrines and some Two-dimensional exhibitions, does anyone actually go out in hunting clothes?Hey, what's in his arms, a fox?People who keep foxes as pets?The point is - he can fly!

I don’t know when the young man who appeared here was smiling. He was indeed wearing ancient costumes. Wearing a full set of safari clothes on him didn’t have the jerky sense of “experiencing traditional costumes”, as if he lived in this kind of clothes. , he held a slightly larger fox in his arms, half as long as an adult's arm, with smooth white fur, eyes narrowed comfortably, leaning against the man's chest, half asleep and half awake.

This young man with an elegant and friendly temperament was suspended in the air, looking down at the group of inhuman ghosts. His eyes did not seem to be looking at monsters worthy of fear, but as if he saw... a resource that could be picked up.

Misaki Nakamori suddenly felt an inexplicable scalp tingling. Did she meet a powerful human...or a more terrifying monster?

The fox's fluffy tail hung down from the crook of his arm, flicked it lazily twice, and let out a long and soft "嘤——" from its mouth

That's probably how a fox barks, even when it's angry, it sounds like it's being coquettish.

"Okay, okay, it doesn't matter if you don't like it." The man didn't know what he heard from the fox cry, and nodded as if he suddenly realized, "But we still have the task of that crazy doctor... oh, it's so troublesome. .”

He took a step forward, turned his palm over, and a piece of yellow talisman at his fingertips ignited spontaneously without wind. He let go of his hand, and the small flame fell into the crowd of busy people without a sound. At the center of the ghosts who are grabbing food.

Except for Misaki Nakamori who kept watching his every move, the ghosts didn't seem to notice that there was an extra person above their heads.

But they're quick to notice.

The flimsy talisman flame is so weak that anyone can step on it and it can be extinguished. The man holding the white fox muttered a series of obscure syllables. Feel like an illiterate.

She didn't understand a word?

No, it can’t be said that I don’t understand everything... But there are many ancient phonetic characters that modern people no longer use, and this mysterious rhythm——

A word flashed through the minds of young women deeply influenced by their own culture: Onmyoji.

This is a special cultural symbol that is constantly being excavated in the culture of the island country. Although it is a special occupation that has accepted the influence of the civilization of neighboring countries, it is walking in the two worlds of Yin and Yang, taming ghosts and demons, and experiencing various magical things. The setting is too poignant for the hearts of the islanders who are second-rate in nature.

However, in this era, will there still be onmyojis?Apparently, Nakamori has forgotten how twisted and weird the incredible world she is in.

"—Ten thousand demons bow down."

The end sound with a smile fell, the small flame suddenly soared to a height of more than two meters under the call of the master, and it was blown out several meters away in an instant, enveloping all the nearby ghosts and monsters, and the evil thing in the flame emitted a sharp screamed, and tried to flee separately, those flames were attached to them if they had consciousness, and they couldn't break free no matter what.

Under the violent means, less than half of the ghosts fled back to their own houses, and most of them lay dying on the ground. The man suspected of being an onmyoji didn't care about those who escaped, as if he was sure that they would not be able to escape. .

At the same time, this scene also fell into the eyes of everyone in the vanguard team who decided to open the wall when they noticed abnormal movements and voices outside.

Seeing that the things that chased everyone away in embarrassment were dealt with lightly, Zhou Jianqing's eyes changed slightly, and he almost immediately thought of Lan Yin, the mortician he had met in the black hole of the magic city. There is Vincent, the dean who came out of the Third Hospital of the Eastern Province, and the Imperial Heresy Arbitration Tribunal who announced himself in a high-profile way when London returned a few months ago.

What they have in common is that they have some very strong strengths in the alienated world, they are important characters in the world's plot, and... they can finally escape the restrictions and come to the real world.

Zhou Jianqing knew that in the past few months, in order to find the members of the arbitration tribunal, the western countries were going crazy. They tried to find these powerful monsters, and then controlled them as important materials for the study of black holes. Hope to use this to gain more powerful power from them.

It may be because the members of the arbitral tribunal are all from western novels or medieval characters. They seem to be full of confidence in persuading these "old antiques". Under the current situation, those politicians who still hold the Eastern threat theory are very funny.

What's more... How did they know that these monsters who escaped from the book would not hate all human beings equally?

In addition, he has always been puzzled. The members of the Imperial Arbitration Tribunal are already known to the world, but there is no embalmer Lan Yin whom Zhou Jianqing has seen, and the dean Vincent who has come to reality a long time ago.

Is there another organization?Go it alone?Or is the tribunal not showing its full face?

Seeing this strange man in a hunting suit holding a white fox, Zhou Jianqing realized that the answer to this question might be about to be unveiled.

"Good evening, guests from afar," the man in vintage clothes smiled and stared at the vanguard, and introduced himself understandingly, "Michimashi Ashiya, an onmyoji who is not worth mentioning, um... …by order of—the Speaker?"

When he mentioned the word "Speaker", there was a subtle uptick in his tone, a little cold, and he obviously had no special respect for the Speaker in the conversation.

"...Come here to rescue you in distress." The man who claimed to be Ashiya Michimitsu finished his words casually, stroking the soft fur on the top of the fox's head with his fingers, and glanced at the extremely embarrassed leading team members below, with a flat gaze They swept across Zhou Jianqing and Qiao Zhou, and there was nothing abnormal.

The master of the strategy team quickly came to Zhou Jianqing's ear and muttered a few words, Zhou Jianqing wiped his face, and the traces of sweat and dust immediately added a few black spots on the wrinkled sleeves: "Thank you very much, The brothers almost broke here, this..."

Ashiya Michimitsu's vocabulary is very classical and elegant. Zhou Jianqing followed the strategy team to forcibly learn the island language after entering Kyoto. The translator barely understands.

But when it comes to spoken language...

Ashiya Michimitsu raised an eyebrow, stared at him for a while, and settled everything with a protracted ending: "Huh?"

Qiao Zhou took Zhou Jianqing's words: "This is the leader of our team, Mr. Zhou Jianqing. I would like to express our gratitude to Mr. Ashiya, but... May I ask Mr. Ashiya, who is the speaker you are talking about? Excuse me With all due respect, we do not seem to know such a . . . marvelous gentleman."

Zhou Jianqing worked hard on listening training, while listening to the real-time translation of the members of the strategy team with his ears lowered.

"Chairman...ah, that's a madman," said Ashiya Michimitsu in a tone that seemed to be admiring, "a madman who lost himself in good and evil, and dreams of saving all patients... an amazing doctor, yes No, Zhang Zi?"

As he spoke, he lowered his head and asked the white fox in his arms, his serious attitude did not seem to be treating pets at all.

"Crazy doctor."

Zhou Jianqing and Qiao Zhou, who heard Ashiya Michiman's words, whispered the name at the same time.

Qiao Zhou was someone who had entered the Third Hospital of Eastern Province. He had mentioned the director Vincent long ago. Zhou Jianqing also saw the crazy doctor on the surveillance camera. The two quickly looked at each other, and Qiao Zhou appeared again. Voice confirmation: "Vincent Lorraine?"

Ashiya Michimitsu then laughed: "Did you just say you didn't know each other?"

Qiao Zhou lowered his eyes and said calmly: "But when I saw him last time, he didn't have the title of speaker yet. Is this a newly established organization? It's the same as the Imperial Heresy Tribunal? And...why did he Will try to save us, to be honest, we are not very good friends."

This was very implicit, it was more than "not a good relationship", it was simply that Qiao Zhou knew about Vincent but Vincent didn't know about Qiao Zhou, so it was unbelievable that Vincent specially asked someone to rescue them.

Ashiya Michiman listened patiently: "You have to ask him about this, as far as I'm concerned... I just stopped by for a while."

"And speaking of the organization..." Ashiya Michimitsu, who had been wearing a mask-like smile, finally flattened the corners of his mouth, "I don't really want to hear that someone compares us to the group of monsters in the Arbitration Tribunal."

The monster said that others were monsters, and for a while, everyone didn't know whether to laugh along with it or show embarrassing expressions.

"Compared to those monsters who believe in power, order, conspiracy, and even the inhumane poison flowing in their veins, we are good people who believe in love and peace. Everything in the world has answers, and all good emotions should be sheltered , just as all ugliness should return to eternal silence."

Ashiya Michimitsu said slowly: "It's like the truth exists forever. Life and death are equal in the end of the world. Only the order is immortal. Therefore, you can call us—the end of the council."

Zhou Jianqing keenly noticed his arrogance when he mentioned the Imperial Arbitration Tribunal. Obviously, the Parliament and the Arbitration Tribunal are absolutely opposing organizations.

Confrontation is good!Huaxia plays checks and balances at the level of the ancestors!

And what he has to do is to try to collect more information about the parliament and the arbitral tribunal, so as to help the country gain more leverage and gain a firm foothold in the new world.