Five li from Kyoto.
Complex spell formations lit up one after another. Rare materials that were usually hard to find were scattered across the ground without restraint, transforming into nodes that raised the barrier.
Everyone who had never tried to stop Imagawa Yoshimoto's March to Kyoto, those who had not yet had the chance to try, and those who had tried but refused to give up and continued sending people had gathered here.
They had become the final line of defense against the Great Onmyoji, Tetsu.
Onmyoji from ancient clans, samurai who had journeyed all the way here, infamous murderers, and even intelligent demons...
After facing off here, all the obstructors who had come from every corner of the realm unanimously chose to cooperate for the time being.
Everyone present knew that if they faced Tetsu alone, they would have absolutely no chance of victory.
Even if he had already been worn down to the point of exhaustion by countless checkpoints along his day-by-day March to Kyoto.
Thus, they had chosen to join forces.
As long as they stopped Tetsu here and prevented Imagawa Yoshimoto from reaching Kyoto... they would receive the enormous reward from the Demon Guiding Society, enough to nurture three Ghost Gods.
With resources on such a massive scale, even divided among the more than thirty humans and demons present, everyone would receive a considerable share—enough to live carefree lives for the rest of their days.
What was more, the opponent they faced was the Great Onmyoji, Tetsu.
Even if they gave everything they had and managed to win, surviving with even a tenth of their forces would count as a great outcome. The reward would be enough to satisfy any participant.
The obstructors shared a goal but had nothing else in common, so none of them