Cleansing the Pure Land

Crack—!!

A bolt of lightning tore through the black clouds, winding around the silver disk in the sky. Deafening thunder echoed between heaven and earth, making hearts tremble.

Pedestrians cried out in alarm and fled from the middle-aged man standing by the roadside as if they had gone mad. The crowds along the entire street rapidly vanished.

The streetlamp above Yurina Kurotetsu flickered twice before plunging into darkness.

Standing in the shadows, he looked up at the Pure Land suspended above the human world, his eyes brimming with chilling killing intent.

He raised his left hand and lightly rested it on the hilt of the dark blue long blade at his waist.

The gleaming blade slowly slid from its sheath into the air.

Crack!

Another clap of thunder rang out within the clouds.

Then, torrential rain poured down from the sky, swaying between the buildings with the cold wind. The curtain of rain completely blanketed the entire city.

A torrential downpour!

The fourth of the Nine Calamity Blades, Rain Collapse.

Rain washed over the scorching streets, turning into streams that flowed past Yurina Kurotetsu's leather shoes and soaked his clothes.

Through the rain, several armed police cars sped over from afar, braking sharply in front of him. They formed an arc, trapping the man carrying four blades at the street corner. Fully armed officers stepped out one after another, warily aiming their guns at the man in the rain.

"Yurina Kurotetsu! We're from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department—"

The officer's shout overwhelmed the thunder and sirens, echoing through the street. Dozens of guns were aimed at Yurina Kurotetsu. Everyone present was an elite officer from the Tokyo police force, yet not one of them dared to fire.

Because that man was a Fierce Ghost.

Yurina Kurotetsu stood alone in the