Shikigami

"It's okay, I didn't keep you waiting long, I didn't keep you waiting long. Hehe~!"

William's smile was almost unbearable to look at.

Fortunately, Elena was standing behind William and couldn't see her husband's expression.

Bell felt exhausted. But as a dutiful son, he decided to save his father's life once again.

"Mom and Dad, why are you home so early today?"

Bell asked curiously.

"Haha! You mean this!"

William laughed triumphantly.

(Bell: "No, hold it in, you have to hold it in!")

"Actually, the negotiations have been successfully completed! We have successfully reached commercial cooperation agreements with the major families in the Japan Curse World!"

"Did it work?"

Bell was somewhat surprised. Although he hadn't been following the negotiations for many days, hadn't they been said to be going very poorly?

"Hahaha! Of course, don't you know who I am? With me in charge, how could there be anything I can't handle?"

"I don't believe you for a second."

Bypassing his father, who was so excited he was almost floating on air, Bell turned his gaze to his mother.

"Come on in, this isn't a good place to chat."

After the group entered the living room and took their seats, Elena explained to Bell in detail what had happened over the past week.

It turned out that after the initial few days of chaos, before William and Elena could say anything (mainly because the two were unfamiliar with the Japan Curse World and didn't know what to say), the heads of the various Onmyoji families realized that things couldn't continue like this.

The reason they put aside their busy work and traveled all the way to Tokyo was not to cause trouble for others.

Their main objective is to see if they can secure benefits for their own family.

Incidentally, a secondary purpose was to see what Britain wizards looked like...

Well, people are naturally curious.

It's human nature, and it's understandable.

Therefore, the various families secretly agreed to put aside their disputes for the time being and discuss the distribution of the profits after they had received them from the British Wizards.

Following the principle of "Isayama Naraku in Rome, do as the Romans do," the various families handed over the reins of the negotiations to the head of the Tokyo- based family— the Isayama Family, whom Bell and the others had met once before.

The subsequent negotiations proceeded relatively smoothly.

The various families, constantly facing the threat of evil spirits, are very eager for the magical items produced by the Bell Family.

Even Yomi, the heir to the Isayama Family, was incredibly envious when she first saw the Bell siblings' Flying Shoes and decided that she would definitely buy a pair if she had the chance.

It's easy to imagine what other Onmyoji would expect from the Bell Family's products.

However, despite William's exaggerated smile in the entryway, he was actually not very satisfied with the outcome of the negotiations.

Strictly speaking, the Menethil Family did not truly enter the Japan Curse World market.

The various Onmyoji families joined forces to form a "protective wall," firmly keeping the Menethil Family outside.

According to the agreement, the Menethil Family's goods can only be sold to various Onmyoji families.

Members of other smaller families, as well as wandering Onmyoji, had to find ways to obtain various magical items from the major families.

It is foreseeable that this move by the major families will greatly strengthen their dominance over the Curse World.

Of course, these things were none of William's concern. He didn't care who was in charge of the Japan Curse World. He only cared about his own interests.

Although no one collects his customs duties because there's no unified leadership, the existence of these "middlemen" is even more corrupt than the customs duties themselves!

Most importantly, how many Onmyoji are there in all of Japan? He can easily manage by hiring a few people; he doesn't need any agents at all!

William knew very well that thinking about these trivial matters now was completely pointless.

But the frustration in his heart wouldn't lessen. He needed to vent it properly in some other way.

With only a few days left until the end-of-month market, Bell and Shanna, who had been having a blast for over a week, decided to take a good rest and be good kids for the remaining days.

To experience daily life in Japan, the brother and sister went grocery shopping with Yomi, went shopping for clothes at the mall, and even visited Yomi's middle school to observe the school life of Japan junior high school students.

Although it is summer vacation, there are still many students participating in club activities in Japan junior high schools, so the campus does not seem deserted.

Incidentally, after so many days of pleading and cajoling, Yomi finally relented and agreed to let Bell borrow a few books from the Isayama Family's collection.

Although these were just a few basic books specially selected by Yomi, they still gave Bell a certain understanding of the current state of the Japan Curse World.

Unlike wizards and Cultivator, Onmyoji do not use Wand or Flying Sword, but they do use Talisman in small quantities.

The battles of Onmyoji are basically carried out through Shikigami.

However, according to Yomi Quan, the rapid increase in the number of ordinary people in modern times has led to a surge in the number of wandering Onmyoji. Since most wandering Onmyoji lack access to Shikigami), they primarily rely on "Cursed Tool" for combat. Among these, Cursed Tool modified from firearms are the most popular.

Getting back to the main point, once Onmyoji successfully seals one or more Shikigami, they can not only summon the Shikigami to help them in battle, but also cast spells through the Shikigami.

Because the connection between Onmyoji and Shikigami is very close, when Onmyoji seals a Shikigami into his own body, he can inject magical power into the Shikigami's body and then transmit his thoughts to the magical power, causing it to undergo a change in nature.

As for Shikigami like Ran Honglian from the Yomi, since Ran Honglian is sealed within the katana "Lion King," the Yomi cannot use it to cast spells.

From a purely combat perspective, there's no doubt that Shikigami are superior to Wand. At least Onmyoji won't be easily defeated by a single "Disarming Charm."

This is why Shikigami) are so prevalent in the Curse World.

However, as the saying goes, every advantage has its disadvantage. Shikigami also have many drawbacks.

First, if the Shikigami is released outside the body to fight, then it will no longer be possible to cast spells through it.

Secondly, most Shikigami possess inherent attributes. If a Fire Attribute Shikigami attempts to cast an ice-attribute spell, the spell's power will be significantly reduced.

However, correspondingly, if a Fire Attribute Shikigami is used to cast Fire Attribute spell, the power of the spell will be greatly enhanced.

Third, the total amount of curse power that Shikigami of different strengths can withstand per unit of time is different.

The more powerful the Shikigami, the stronger its ability to withstand attacks, but the more difficult it is to seal. One wrong move, and you might even be attacked by the Shikigami.

The fourth point, which is also the one that Bell finds most unacceptable, is that the Shikigami sealed within the Onmyoji's body will continuously draw upon the Onmyoji's magical power in order to maintain their own existence.