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I understand. I know well that responsibility can't be taken lightly. I truly appreciate your guidance... I will certainly give it consideration. My heart is something the spirits must not be allowed to touch.

If you don't mind my asking ... that spirit, the one after your eye — has it followed you here?

I'm very glad that you are giving this the weight of consideration it is due. I have seen far too many exorcists fall because they could not guard themselves properly. Well, it is unusually late, since you mention it. I have not seen any signs of its attacks just yet, but I do try to remain vigilant. It may be drawn to me again, thanks to my recent [...] acquisition.

[Even the Tengu elders had thought it prudent to warn him of the danger he faced, after summoning him to undo the seal on his spiritual power. As if he didn't know. He can't help recalling to himself their unnerved expressions, and chuckling to himself.]

[Good. Let them be afraid. The ayakashi that had ruled over him is dead. His contract has yet to be inherited.]

Rest assured, I have no plans to fall to anyone.

I see. I'm not sure how your spirit operates, but I will also stay vigilant for anything that seems suspicious. I have been doing research on the various elements of this Hell, as well as recording the different spirits I come across. If there is anything I should keep an eye out for, please let me know.

Happy to hear it. As for any particular identifiers, it does tend to keep to itself outside of its attempts to strike. However, there is one way that I am always able to identify it without fail. Beware of any spirits missing their right eye.

Understood. I will stay vigilant for any suspicious missing right eyes.

... It will not appear as a spirit with just one eye? I have seen several like that. I have also seen some with several eyes, more than ten.

You know, it's never actually taken the form of another spirit before- only human-like ones. Its normal form is quite ugly, a large black mass with only eyes and a mouth. Its right eye is always missing, nonetheless. But I suspect due to its fixation on its missing eye, it may only choose forms with two eyes like itself. Malignant ayakashi are quite single-minded that way.

Yes, that's true, isn't it? Of course, one must be careful even if they aren't known for being particularly clever. One day there might be one that's more sensible than the rest.

Especially where we are now — I imagine the spirits have an advantage when in solely yin territory. It's their realm, after all.

One can never be too careful, that's true. I have begun to observe the effects of this realm on certain types of magic. I believe there are some techniques which may benefit from our locale, but it's difficult to test with us all the way we currently are. Hopefully, that will change soon.

I agree. I've never relied too much on tools because one cannot become truly proficient without vigorous training, but having my thaumaturgy suppressed has been frustrating.

Especially after the night parade. I'm still not sure how those men managed to escape... is it because I couldn't properly see their spells, or was it something else?

[Ah, those assassins..... That was a finding that Matoba had learned the answer to, but was it wise to give away some of Sutoku's ability that way? No, he decides; that was something to keep to his chest, for now.]

It's difficult to say. I noticed no trace of magic from them either, but it would be difficult to confirm that unless we crossed paths once more. To be honest, it is more concerning if it was not magic.

Yes. I've been advised by the medics to take a few more days of rest, but after that I'm going to investigate further.

[...There was one thing he had learned about the assassins and their weaponry, wasn't there? Maybe it wouldn't hurt to give a small hint, even though he had not managed to investigate it further yet, with his unsealed powers.]

If I might suggest- if you manage to come across one of the bullets used by the assassins, I was able to inspect one not long after the attack. At that time, I was not able to determine its provenance, but it had the sensation of something that was not made by mortal means. Perhaps that would be an avenue to investigate.