Miracle Summoner

When everything fell into silence, on the rooftop of the Onmyo Agency, apart from a majestic dragon roaming around, the rest was a vast icy wilderness.

"Roar!"

Hokuto seemed not fully satisfied, circling around while casting eager glances at Rozen, almost asking him if there was a stronger opponent. The current opponents were no challenge at all.

"You really wanted to show off, huh?"

Rozen couldn't help but laugh at himself.

However, Rozen understood Hokuto's feelings very well.

Back when Hokuto was in this world, despite being a very rare dragon, it had only been used as a guardian beast by the Tsuchimikado family for over a thousand years. It had never received proper training or growth, and its power was only at the level of a high-level familiar. It only showed its true power when in the hands of figures like Abe no Seimei or Tsuchimikado Yakou, but it was still barely at the tactical level.

Now, Hokuto's power was far beyond that, nearing the strategic level. With Rozen's full assistance, reaching a rank close to the highest rank wasn't impossible.

Having grown so much in power, Hokuto felt a sense of pride.

Thus, returning to this world, Hokuto naturally wanted to show off its newfound strength to everyone, to see what level it had reached now.

However, that was unrealistic.

Even Miyachi Iwao, hailed as the most powerful onmyoji of the age, had only reached the tactical level, still far from the strategic level. How could there be a suitable opponent for Hokuto to fully unleash its strength?

The gap between the tactical and strategic levels was immense. The former could annihilate armies, while the latter could stand against nations. Let alone Hokuto, whose power surpassed the strategic level and was nearing the highest rank. If one were to find a suitable opponent for it in this world, they'd have to bring down a god.

Rozen didn't even dare to let Hokuto use its divine abilities.

You see, Hokuto was not just capable of controlling the weather, but also had the ability to grow in size at will. If Hokuto were to summon a storm or a tornado in the city, Tokyo would be in ruins. Even if Hokuto enlarged itself to a thousand kilometers, rolling on the ground would bring devastation. If it used its full power, it could even summon a tsunami, causing its size to expand to tens of thousands of kilometers, leading to a disaster of catastrophic proportions for the country.

Of course, if Rozen allowed Hokuto to fully manifest its vassal form, it could just touch the ground and sink the entire island beneath the sea, disappearing from the world map.

Because of this, it was impossible for Hokuto to unleash its full strength. Even Rozen had to hold back, using only jujutsu or magecraft, and Hokuto had to remain in its normal size, otherwise it would be too shocking.

"Even so, Hokuto's transformation is clearly noticeable, right?"

With Rozen's spiritual energy growing so tremendously, Hokuto naturally couldn't remain the same. While not as exaggerated as Rozen's, Hokuto's dragon energy had undergone a massive change as well. Not to mention, Hokuto, which had been a three-clawed golden dragon before, was now a five-clawed divine dragon. Anyone could easily notice Hokuto's change.

"This time, we're being a little too high-profile. Let's keep it low-key from now on."

Rozen shrugged, and Hokuto turned over, clearly dissatisfied.

But since it was Rozen's decision, Hokuto had no choice but to comply.

If the Tsuchimikado family saw Hokuto being so obedient, they'd probably be shocked, right?

In the past, Hokuto was a free-spirited dragon. Though it was mild-tempered, it was still quite independent, and no one, not even Abe no Seimei, could make Hokuto submit completely. However, Rozen had earned Hokuto's absolute loyalty long ago. After forming an absolute contract, Hokuto had become entirely devoted to Rozen, something no one else had ever achieved.

"It's about time we leave."

Rozen glanced around at the scene—onmyoji frozen in ice, with Miyachi Iwao, Kogure Zenjirou, Yuge Mari, and Yamashiro Hayato also trapped, and sighed.

"Don't worry, I've made sure Hokuto showed mercy. The dragon aura in this ice will dissipate soon, and you'll all be freed."

"Just hope you don't let the Souma and Kurahashi families use you as pawns again."

"Well then, goodbye, everyone."

Saying this in a voice only he could hear, Rozen turned to leave.

But just then, an unexpected person barged in.

"Wait... wait a minute!"

A shout, full of urgency, caused Rozen to pause.

"Ha... ha... ha... ha..."

Heavy breathing echoed from the newcomer's mouth, and Rozen couldn't help but laugh bitterly.

Rozen turned to face the entrance of the rooftop.

There, a girl appeared, resembling an idol star—exquisite, fair-skinned, beautifully shaped, tall and slender, wearing the Onmyo Agency uniform.

"Kyouko..."

The newcomer was none other than Kurahashi Miyo's granddaughter, the only daughter of Kurahashi Genji, the young lady of the Kurahashi family—Kurahashi Kyouko, a girl who had once had a tense confrontation with Rozen and Natsume.

...

Twenty minutes earlier.

Inside one of the Onmyo Agency's jujutsu training grounds, Kyouko slowly emerged.

A year and a half later, Kyouko was still as beautiful and captivating as before, even more stunning than before.

"Is it over for today?"

Kyouko muttered to herself wearily, her slightly disordered spiritual energy showing she had been practicing hard in the jujutsu training ground just now.

And indeed, that was the case.

As the heir of the prestigious Kurahashi family, Kyouko was unrivaled in terms of family background, strength, and beauty, and she was already considered the top student in the Onmyo Agency. As a third-year student, she was about to graduate and was preparing to obtain her professional onmyoji license. While other third-year students were nervous, only Kyouko had the guarantee from the instructors.

"The Kurahashi family will definitely pass."

"Not to mention the Onmyo third class, even the Onmyo second class license, Kurahashi can pass, right?"

"She will definitely pass the Onmyo first class test and become a national-level onmyoji, ranking among the Twelve Divine Generals."

"Such a promising future."

"Indeed."

This was the unanimous evaluation of Kyouko by the instructors and students in the Onmyo Agency.

But for Kyouko, this didn't feel like much.

"What's the point of all this?"

Yes.

Kyouko had always been dissatisfied with her current situation.