Chapter 112: The Hand Reached Down by a God

"The drug-worms truly have not a shred of humanity."

"Those drug-worms truly should be crushed into the ground."

The diary had been updated to the latest content.

There were no overly radical words, yet these two lines were more radical than any radical language.

The three girls who saw this felt an inexplicable sense of oppression from these two lines of text.

"Ren Amamiya must have seen something in the back mountain."

Kaguya Sigong reacted immediately.

"It must be, and... it probably wasn't anything good."

Ran Mouri also confirmed that Ren Amamiya had seen something, but she could be sure it wasn't something that could be described; otherwise, the diary would have recorded it more clearly.

"Since he was looking for the cause of the evil spirits' birth, he must have seen it now."

"However, he didn't take photos or videos, which means those scenes are not suitable for us to see."

Nagi Sanzenin's analysis was quite on point.

"But even the text description is so simple, without any explanation in that direction at all."

"Perhaps he thinks that even the text description is not suitable for us to see."

This situation caused the three of them to fall silent after speaking.

Needless to say, the cause of the evil spirits' birth would probably give them nightmares just from seeing it.

That was why he didn't provide more descriptions.

They couldn't help but be curious, yet they couldn't help but be afraid.

Curious about what Ren Amamiya had seen.

But also afraid that what Ren Amamiya saw was a living hell.

Nagi Sanzenin paused for a moment and turned her gaze to Iroha.

"Iroha, do you know what the scene of an evil spirit's birth is like?"

"..."

Iroha Saginomiya was slightly silent, then shifted her gaze elsewhere.

As a shrine maiden who exorcises spirits, how could she not know the scene of an evil spirit's birth?

That is the moment when the world's purest malice is emitted.

The obsession of an evil spirit is not as simple as text can express.

The requirements for the birth of an evil spirit are too harsh; it can even be said that normal people cannot give birth to a soul upon death unless their obsession is too strong.

But creating the circumstances for such a strong obsession is very cruel.

That is truly something that cannot be said.

"!~"

Suddenly, Iroha Saginomiya, having perceived something, froze all over.

She walked quickly to the side of the window, her eyes looking at the sky outside.

The eyes infused with spiritual power allowed her to see an unimaginable scene.

A huge cyclone vortex appeared in the sky, and an invisible hand reached down from that vortex.

That invisible hand was almost formless and shadowless, almost no one could see it, but those who did felt the sense of oppression in their hearts multiply constantly.

The evil spirits floating in the sky were all attracted by that hand; even if they tried hard to escape, they were still powerless.

They saw that hand make a clenching motion, and those attracted evil spirits were instantly crushed at that moment.

All resentment was dissipated.

As the evil spirits' resentment dissipated, that invisible hand slowly retracted back into the cyclone vortex in the sky.

The moment that invisible hand appeared, the spiritual power in her body was suppressed to the maximum extent.

It wasn't until that hand disappeared that the suppression gradually vanished.

But the scene just now left the deepest impression on Iroha Saginomiya.

"This... is... Lord Amamiya's power..."

She hadn't seen it before, and couldn't even observe it if she wanted to.

But this time, she saw it.

That is a power that transcends everything.

For some reason, this voice was saying exactly that in Iroha Saginomiya's heart.

That is a power that completely transcends imagination.

"Iroha?"

"Iroha, what's wrong?"

"Ah..."

Hearing Nagi's two calls, Iroha Saginomiya barely managed to come back to her senses.

But at this moment, she was still in a state of being unable to speak due to the excessive shock.

There was no lack of curious girls present, but upon seeing the clear sky outside, they were all full of confusion.

However, Iroha Saginomiya's appearance just now clearly showed she had seen something outside.

"Iroha, did you see something?"

"...Yes."

Nagi Sanzenin watched the drastic fluctuations in her friend's expression; she found it hard to imagine.

"Was it something very scary?"

"No."

Iroha Saginomiya shook her head slightly, calming her mood a little.

"Lord Amamiya must have seen something and had a reaction."

"Did he do something?"

"Yes..."

Iroha Saginomiya took a good deep breath before speaking slowly.

"Lord Amamiya just eliminated all the evil spirits floating on the island."

"!?"

Everyone present was startled.

Eliminated all the evil spirits floating on the island?

Others might not quite understand this concept, but Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki knew exactly what it meant.

They had truly seen how many evil spirits were floating above the island.

Just a moment ago, the appearance of one of those evil spirits had scared them so much they almost fainted.

Seeing the situation become complicated, Maria stepped forward.

"Miss Iroha, you should be able to see things we cannot."

"Then, what exactly happened outside just now?"

"To avoid causing any misunderstandings, we still need you to explain in more detail."

Iroha Saginomiya nodded slightly.

She needed to adjust her emotions well; her brain had also experienced confusion after seeing that kind of scene just now.

"Just now, a huge vortex appeared in the sky above the island outside."

"A huge hand reached out from the vortex, gathered all the evil spirits floating above the island together, and that hand just gently squeezed, eliminating all the evil spirits."

"The moment that hand appeared, I could feel all spiritual power being suppressed."

"I have also encountered such a situation for the first time, but I can be sure that it is a power that transcends everything."

As a shrine maiden, she had actually seen many situations in the past.

She had faced many difficult evil spirits and many earthbound spirits.

But she had never seen anyone possess such terrifying power.

It completely transcended her cognition.

It was precisely because she had never seen it that it gave her such a great shock.

The girls present lost the ability to speak for a while.

They could all imagine the scene Iroha Saginomiya had just described.

If they had really seen that kind of scene, they were afraid that none of them would be an exception; their brains would all crash.

— Author's Notes —

PS: New book is out, seeking data.