Having escaped from being spirited away, I came to rescue Ao.
It seems that Ao's arm was severed by the Tengu.
"Ao, are you okay?"
"My arm is gone. Sora, heal my arm."
"Okay."
"You're saying that so casually!"
"Eh, you can fix it...?"
"No no, LOL, it's impossible LOL."
"Sora might be able to do it, but..."
"How would you do it?"
Hmm... it seems like it would heal right away if it were just reattached
"You little brat, how did you get out of the spirit world?"
"Spiriting away is just cutting out a space and looping it, right? In that case, you can get out if you just connect the space with a Water Life Thread."
"Oh? You knew about our abilities, did you?"
"It's not my first time dealing with a Tengu."
The Thousand Years Tengu looked at him with a pleased "Hoou."
I hurriedly began to prepare to reattach Ao's arm.
”Kah-kah-kah! That fighting style, and that skill—”
”Hold on, I'm concentrating right now.”
”……”
"The Tengu went quiet wwwwww"
"Why is he so obedient www"
"It's funny, but is there a chance he's trying to observe Sora's technique?"
"I see...!"
"Is he surprisingly smart!?"
"....Brat, are you done?"
"Just a little longer."
I reattached Ao's severed arm, and while touching the connection point with my hand, I chanted the incantation in my mind.
"Alright, it's attached."
"Oo~! It's healed~!"
"Huh!?"
"Is that magic!?"
"How did he do that...?"
Just like the comments, the Tengu had a look of surprise on his face.
"Oi...! You little brat, just now, what did you do...?"
I held up my index finger and smiled, "It's a secret."
The Tengu continued with his previous words.
"Hmph, I don't care if you won't tell me. That fighting style of yours, it's special even among the Onmyoji... you're from the Seimei clan, aren't you?"
"The Seimei clan...? I'm not part of that clan."
I looked into it properly, but neither I nor this body are from any bloodline.
"This is no time for jokes. Even a thousand years ago, you couldn't possibly be unaware of the fighting style of Seimei, one of the strongest Onmyoji."
"No, but I really don't know…"
Whether he understood that I wasn't joking, the Sennen Tengu furrowed his brow.
"....You're a strange one."
"I'm not strange."
"Yes, you are."
"It's starting."
"lol"
"It's funny that even the enemy is calling him strange."
"I just want to say, if you could live quietly where there aren't any people, that would be great. It's not like I'm the type to exorcise a yokai just for being a yokai."
"Other onmyoji have said the same thing."
"What happened to that person?"
“Nihihi”, the Tengu laughed.
“Half dead.”
“...I see.”
The discussion fell apart.
Between an Onmyoji and a Yokai, there was only ever one outcome when they met: a fight.
I hated the fact that when we met, we had to fight to the death.
The Tengu tightly gripped his five-feathered fan.
"We yokai have had many of our brethren killed by onmyoji."
I crossed my arms and nodded.
"I can't argue with that, seeking revenge for your comrades."
"I have a deep-seated hatred for the onmyoji who sealed me away for a thousand years…"
"Yeah, if you were sealed for a thousand years, that makes sense."
"He admitted to everything!?"
"Sora!?"
"Shouldn't he be denying it and saying, 'That's not true!'!?"
"I don't think this Tengu is wrong."
People don't forget when they've been wronged.
That's no different for monsters or yokai.
The Tengu swung his fan down hard.
"I will kill the onmyoji and build a world for yokai once again!"
A strong wind blew.
My clothes flapped, and my hair was swept back.
The strong wind made the drone shake.
"Uwaaaaaa!?"
"The wind is strooooong!"
"The sound is amazing.…"
"My name is Sennen Tengu!! Tell me your name, Onmyoji!" {TLN: Since it’s confirmed that’s the name, not just a title, I won’t TL that.}
I gave my name, my arms still crossed.
“Ueno Sora”
As if that were a signal, Sennen Tengu charged forward.
Why is the Tengu in a dungeon?
What is the reason he was sealed a thousand years ago?
There are many things I want to know.
"Sora isn't moving...?"
"What's he doing?"
"Sora, the enemy is charging at you!?"
"Move, Sora!"
"Wait, is he not going to dodge!?"
I formed a hand sign with one hand.
"Kah-kah-kah! Whatever you're trying to do is useless!"
I circulated the cursed energy within my body
I would use the same incantation I used earlier to reattach Ao's arm.
It was a technique I found at Mikage's house, had Sakuya buy the materials to repair it, and brought with me for this occasion.
Yokai can see cursed energy.
I was using a cursed energy obfuscation to blind them.
That's why the Tengu charged in, letting his guard down.
But I won't need that obfuscation anymore, will I?
"Tsu!? What's with that amount of cursed energy...!?"
I pointed my fingertips at the Tengu.
"----Ninth technique, deploy."