As she thought this, Kaishoku Shugaku kept murmuring something under her breath, then pulled out several talismans. At her movements, the shadows that had surrounded her began to dissipate. But once she had finished, Kaishoku Shugaku didn't rest. Instead, she looked around.
"Come out. I've already seen you."
Yuria froze at that, then walked out from behind the building without hesitation.
"When did you notice me?"
But Kaishoku Shugaku looked surprised. Before she could explain, she caught sight of something behind Yuria and hurriedly shouted a warning.
"Look out!"
From where she stood, she saw the Tiger-class Spirit beside Yuria. It seemed to think Yuria could see it too, and lunged at her with a claw. But before its claw could get within a meter of Yuria, a streak of black light shot out from Yuria's body and struck it.
Then it was gone.
"What?"
Yuria stared at her in confusion, then looked around.
"Look out for what?"
Kaishoku Shugaku was at a loss for words.
Chapter 101: The Two Cross Paths
"Spirits" were creatures humans found difficult to understand. The strange thing about them was that they existed in a realm invisible to the human eye, yet could still harm people.
Even the weakest "spirits" could taint humans, but since people couldn't see them, the harm they caused to the body was minor. However, once someone could see those "spirits," the danger increased many times over, even to the point of causing death. Because of this unusual trait, the Divine Gate didn't tell the public that "spirits" existed. For ordinary people, not knowing was genuinely a good thing.
The Divine Gate divided "spirits" into several threat levels: "Insect-class," which could only threaten young children; "Wolf-class," which could make ordinary people who couldn't see them sick after prolonged exposure; "Tiger-class,"