By the time Tokugawa Ririko arrived at Nippori Station, everything was already over.
She and a group of Onmyoji in Special Affairs Division uniforms cautiously entered the subway station. The intense smell of blood made everyone except her pinch their noses.
Ririko and the Special Affairs Division had been remarkably efficient. From learning about the incident until now, barely fifteen minutes had passed.
It had taken them only that long to gather manpower and cross Tokyo through the evening rush-hour traffic. It was practically miraculous.
--Because this had been a demonic attack in a busy district, at a train station packed with countless people.
The situation was truly horrendous!
The moment Kondō Yūya learned of it, he had issued a strict order for most available Onmyoji to rush over.
The first to arrive had been Ririko and the Onmyoji stationed nearby.
Next, Nanjō Emi, Kurosaki Akira, and the other Onmyo Junior Officials would arrive one after another...
They went around the stairs and entered the spacious train station.
Ririko's gaze immediately pierced through the extremely thin haze in the air and spotted the figure sitting against a pillar.
"Uesugi-kun!"
Ririko did not act rashly. Only after carefully sensing the area for several seconds did she run toward him.
"Miss Tokugawa--"
The accompanying Onmyoji tried to stop her, but her icy gaze forced them back.
"It's over."
She said coldly, "My duty is to gather information. And now, I judge that at least the incident inside the station has ended."
The Onmyoji exchanged glances. They had all been prepared to lose their Shikigami—or even their own lives—here.
Yet someone was telling them that everything was already finished?
However, with Kondō Yūya backing her, none of the Onmyoji was foolish enough to challenge her decision.
Ririko strode over. When she saw the