Tokyo, Akihabara.
As the center of Japan's jujutsu world, the Onmyo Agency's headquarters stood near Akihabara.
About a year and a half ago, this place had been attacked by a powerful criminal. It had been paralyzed for a time, and many parts of the building had suffered damage.
By now, the headquarters had naturally been completely restored. Everything that needed repairs had been fixed, and to prevent anything similar from happening again, the 'Barrier Princess,' Yuge Mari, had overseen a thorough reinforcement of the headquarters' barrier. It was now even more impregnable than before, fortified like a stronghold.
Today, because of an urgent message, the Onmyo Agency was thrown into considerable turmoil for the first time in roughly a year and a half.
Not long ago, the highest order had been issued from here.
"Notify all National First-Class Onmyoji who are still capable of taking action to attend an emergency meeting in the Onmyo Agency's First Office."
For that reason, National First-Class Onmyoji hurried back to the Onmyo Agency one after another to attend the emergency meeting.
In the meeting room, Kurahashi Genji sat at the head of the table, resting with his eyes closed.
On either side of him sat Miyaji Hanao and Amami Daizen. One had his arms folded, his messy bangs concealing his eyes so that his expression could not be seen. The other held a paper fan and looked around the room, appearing deep in thought.
Besides them, several other National First-Class Onmyoji were present.
'Divine Sword'—Kogure Zenjirou.
'Ghost Eater'—Kagami Reiji.
'Barrier Princess'—Yuge Mari.
Everyone who had some connection, one way or another, with Luo Zhen had gathered in this place.
However, compared with a year and a half ago, these familiar faces had all changed to some degree.
For example, Kurahashi Genji still wore that