Miracle Summoner

"This is..."

As the incantation that resonated in the air reached Rozen's ears, he immediately understood what had happened.

Because that incantation, Rozen knew it well and had even used it before.

Thus, Rozen turned his gaze towards the edge of the rooftop.

There, standing in front of a burning campfire, was an Onmyoji clad in a kasaya robe, forming the Great Mudra, and concentrating on chanting the incantation.

Who else could it be but Miyachi Iwao?

"————————————"

Miyachi Iwao closed his eyes, his expression serene, his mind devoid of distractions, chanting the incantation in a state of selflessness.

His body emitted an enormous amount of jutsuryoku, slowly rising like the fire behind him, transforming Miyachi Iwao into a living furnace of jutsuryoku. As he recited the incantation in a fixed rhythm, he released a unique spiritual fluctuation, causing the spirits in the surrounding area to mutate and slowly expand.

Under these circumstances, Miyachi Iwao's powerful spiritual energy continuously turned into jutsuryoku, which flowed into the flames behind him, making the fire rise like smoke, spreading toward the sky.

Then, one by one, the swarms of swallows received the jutsuryoku and flew around in the air above the rooftop, leaving bright trails of jutsuryoku, drawing five lines of jutsuryoku that formed a huge seal.

It was the Five-Pointed Star Seal.

As the seal materialized like a magical array, it emitted a terrifying spiritual fluctuation as more jutsuryoku was infused.

Rozen narrowed his eyes at this familiar scene and spoke out the true identity of what was happening.

"Daiitoku Mantra..."

——Daiitoku Mantra.

This was a great magic from the esoteric Buddhist school, an incantation performed as a ritual to subdue vengeful enemies by calling upon the Daiitoku-myōō.

Once, in the Onmyo Agency, when facing Miyachi Iwao, Rozen had used this incantation to defeat him.

Now, Miyachi Iwao was using this very incantation.

"To think you can invoke the mantra by yourself?"

Rozen's gaze toward Miyachi Iwao grew more intriguing.

It was inevitable.

Although the mantra was an incredibly powerful incantation, its scale was massive, requiring sufficient preparation time, equipment, and the cooperation of multiple individuals to be successful.

Generally speaking, invoking this mantra required not only a specially crafted Homa altar but also the assistance of dozens of professional Onmyoji working together.

In other words, it wasn't a level of jujutsu typically used in a one-on-one incantation battle.

Yet, Miyachi Iwao had prepared the great mantra, and despite his insufficient conditions, and only having the jutsuryoku of one person, he managed to invoke such a large-scale incantation.

It was clear how he had done it.

"A year and a half ago, due to you, I suffered greatly with this incantation. I've been researching it ever since, and now, I can invoke it alone, just like you."

Miyachi Iwao opened his eyes, staring at Rozen.

"A year and a half ago, you used underhanded methods to use my jutsuryoku and use my own jutsu to successfully invoke the mantra."

"And now, I've used my own Fire Realm Incantation as the Homa altar, and with my naturally powerful spiritual energy, I've successfully done the same."

"Now, let me settle the score with you, Tsuchimikado."

With that, Miyachi Iwao changed his hand sign, and his jutsuryoku surged wildly.

"The method of Homa, expelling evil spirits ———— Order!"

As Miyachi Iwao's words fell, the Five-Pointed Star Seal in the sky trembled.

"Boom!"

The next moment, with a loud explosion, dazzling light poured down from the magical array.

That light was capable of purging any spiritual disaster.

That light could expel all evil spirits.

As the light poured down like a waterfall, Rozen felt a faint sense of oppression, similar to that of the Holy Spear of the Lion King's Light of Judgement.

This meant that, in terms of power, that light is touching the edge of the strength of the Holy Spear.

If the Holy Spear's magical power measurement was above 3,000,000, this light might not reach 30,000 but wanders between it and the value of 3,000.

In other words, its power was already comparable to the true name release of the highest-grade Noble Phantasm.

Despite this, Rozen wasn't afraid. On the contrary, he grinned.

"Good!"

This was finally interesting.

"Now, I can finally feel a little bit excited!"

With that, Rozen formed his hand signs.

It was, unexpectedly, the same Great Mantra that Miyachi Iwao had used.

"————————————"

The next moment, Rozen actually began chanting the exact same incantation as Miyachi Iwao.

He too was preparing to invoke the esoteric school's great incantation ————Daiitoku Mantra.

"This...!?"

Miyachi Iwao widened his eyes slightly.

But no matter how wide he opened his eyes, he couldn't erase the fact that was happening before him.

"Zing!"

A Five-Pointed Star Seal magical array appeared under Rozen's feet, spreading out on the ground.

Looking at Miyachi Iwao's shocked expression, Rozen smirked.

"I was already able to invoke the mantra using underhanded methods when I fought you before. Do you think that, by now, I wouldn't be able to use this incantation?"

Indeed.

After decades of training, Rozen had long been able to invoke the mantra by relying solely on the incantation and jutsuryoku to create the necessary resonance, fulfilling all the conditions for its invocation.

In other words, the esoteric school's great incantation had become one of the incantations Rozen could invoke on his own.

"Now, let me see which one of us is stronger: your mantra, or mine?"

Rozen immediately changed the sign of his hands.

"The method of Homa, expelling evil spirits ———— Order!"

A great incantation, which required complicated preparation, was instantly invoked in Rozen's hands.

"Boom!"

The Five-Pointed Star Seal under Rozen's feet shook violently, bursting with light and transforming into a pillar of light that shot straight into the air.

The pillar of light soared up, bathing Rozen in its brilliance, and slammed into the descending pillar of light.

"Boom————!"

The deafening collision echoed in an instant.

The two light pillars collided fiercely, locking in a stalemate.

But soon, one of the light pillars was crushed.

The soaring pillar of light easily dispersed the descending light pillar, striking the Five-Pointed Star Seal in the sky.

"Bang!"

The Five-Pointed Star Seal in the sky shattered immediately.

"Pfft!"

Miyachi Iwao coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Then, slowly, he collapsed.