Running the Ki-ai Technique to dispel the chill creeping down his spine, Uesugi Tetsu quietly watched the one who gave him an immense sense of danger—
—A blind girl?
That was right. Kujo Tsubaki, who called herself a two-star field agent of the Onmyo Bureau, seemed to be holding a white cane, and she had never once opened her eyes.
Yet Uesugi Tetsu had no intention of underestimating her. Setting aside her so-called status as a "two-star agent," the pressure she had exuded for that instant was something he had only ever felt from Ghost Dad.
This girl was definitely no simple character.
After a brief silence, Kujo Tsubaki tapped her cane and spoke. "Experience. I've already been on this train for a week."
—Strong enough, and smart, too.
The reason Uesugi Tetsu had not asked why was because he wanted to know whether she could see through his question.
That was not something just anyone could do—under the oppressive might and visage of a Brahma demon god, most ordinary people could not even think properly.
Like Kitano Runa and Two-Shaku-Sama, for instance.
Both had lowered their heads, unable even to look directly at Uesugi Tetsu's face. Miyamoto Ryo, beside them, was trembling all over in terror.
Only Hattori Saiko, whom he had just saved, and Makiya Hitomi, whose face was flushed red with excitement for some reason, could barely look at him.
As for Kujo Tsubaki... rather than successfully resisting it, she seemed completely unaffected.
Uesugi Tetsu was about to take a step when Hattori Saiko beside him followed suit and bowed toward him. "Mr. Brahma, you saved me! If there's ever anything you need me for, please don't hesitate to ask!"
The Brahma Mask was neither pleased nor angered. "Even if I ask for your life?"
Hattori Saiko's