-606- The "awakened" person

As Amami Daizen said, Rozen now completely feels no connection with Natsume and Suzuka.

Even though he could vaguely sense it before, now it's suddenly like he can't feel anything at all, which is really suspicious.

Because of this, Rozen even briefly thought that his shikigami contract with Natsume and Suzuka had been broken. After careful confirmation, he realized that the contract with the two girls was still intact. It's just that they seemed to have been subjected to a stronger seal or placed within a highly ranked barrier, completely severing the connection of the contract.

So, Rozen could only follow the last sensed location of Natsume and Suzuka and arrived here, seeing Amami Daizen standing in front of the interrogation room.

Presumably, before this, Natsume and Suzuka were probably locked in that interrogation room, right?

But now, it seems that Natsume and Suzuka are no longer there.

"Sensing the danger, you increased the restraints on Natsume and Suzuka, severed the connection with me, and then moved them to another location?" Rozen mocked Amami Daizen like this.

"Do you think you can restrain me like this?" Rozen's tone began to carry a hint of malevolence.

At this remark, Amami Daizen chuckled once again.

"Hey hey, you're the one being the bad guy this time. Why do you talk as if this side is the villain?" Amami Daizen reminded of this point.

Indeed, from the perspective of the Onmyou Agency, Rozen was just a jujutsu criminal preparing to escape, taking action to rescue his accomplices, right?

And during this period, Rozen had caused several of the 'Twelve Divine Generals' to either be severely injured or their lives in uncertainty. The havoc he caused within the Onmyou Agency's headquarters was already intolerable when you considered it.

So, in truth, Rozen is indeed the "bad guy" this time.

However, Rozen stared at Amami Daizen and said these words.

"If that's really how you feel, then why stay here?"

These words caused a slight raise of Amami Daizen's eyebrows.

But isn't that the situation?

"Since you consider me a criminal, then after transferring Natsume and Suzuka, you didn't need to stay here. You could have set up a trap here and led a large force from the Mystical Investigation Division to surround me. That would have been more reasonable, wouldn't it?" Rozen said this.

"But you didn't do that. Instead, you waited for me alone here. Could it be that you wanted to face me alone?"

Even though Amami Daizen was a veteran among the Twelve Divine Generals and a formidable practitioner in the realm of jujutsu, he wouldn't dare to underestimate Rozen, having defeated Miyachi Iwao, the strongest onmyoji of the present time, on his own. That's why it would be more logical to treat this place as a trap and wait for Rozen to fall into it before leading a large force from the Mystical Investigation Division to surround him.

"Yet, you only used illusions on me tentatively, and even the spiritual energy of a single person around is not visible. It proves that you are alone here. Can I interpret this as you not having any hostility towards me from the beginning?" Rozen calmly stated.

This made Amami Daizen curl his lips.

"So, that's why I say the young people nowadays are really terrifying." With this sentence, he indicated that he acknowledged everything Rozen had said.

In other words, just as Rozen had guessed, Amami Daizen never intended to arrest Rozen from the beginning.

Rozen could probably guess the reason.

"As the director of the Mystical Investigation Division, you've faced numerous jujutsu criminal cases. I don't believe you haven't noticed any clues." Rozen said straightforwardly.

That's the reason.

In other words, Amami Daizen might have already discovered the secrets of the Onmyou Agency and knew about Kurahashi Genji's issues.

"Anyway, that princess frequents the Onmyou Agency as if it's her home. Others may see her as some relative of someone within the agency, but shouldn't the esteemed director of the Mystical Investigation Division make a more comprehensive judgment?" Rozen spoke confidently to Amami Daizen.

"Plus, the recent full-scale capture of the Twin Horn Syndicate by the Mystical Investigation Division has caused a huge stir in the city. If it's the renowned director of the Mystical Investigation Division, wouldn't you find something on the Twin Horn Syndicate?"

Since the Twin Horn Syndicate has deep ties with Kurahashi Genji and Soma Takiko?

Yashamaru was the former leader of the Twin Horn Syndicate, and Kumomaru was also a high-ranking member. After their deaths, they became Soma Takiko's shikigami, accompanying Soma Takiko in and out of the Onmyou Agency. Even if these things were not known to anyone, through the Twin Horn Syndicate, Amami Daizen should have found some clues.

Now, Amami Daizen probably hasn't discovered all the truths, but he must have started to doubt Kurahashi Genji.

Thus, Amami Daizen appeared alone here, probably wanting to use this opportunity to obtain clues from Rozen and learn some truths?

This was Rozen's speculation.

Unfortunately, Rozen was wrong about this last speculation.

Because,

"Originally, that was my plan, but it's not needed now." Amami Daizen tapped his fan and made such a response.

"What?" Rozen was slightly taken aback.

Seeing this, Amami Daizen once again let a wild and unruly smile appear on his face.

"You think I really transferred those two little girls because of you?" Amami Daizen said happily. "Actually, when I was waiting for you to come, someone had already rescued them."

"Somebody rescued Natsume and Suzuka?" Rozen exclaimed in surprise.

"That's right," Amami Daizen affirmed. "However, it seems the other party didn't want to confront you directly. They used jujutsu to sever the connection between you and your shikigami. Luckily, the contract you use was modified from the Tsuchimikado family's technique. Otherwise, if the specialization of your contract was different, even he would be powerless."

What did Amami Daizen imply by this? How could Rozen not understand?

"The ones who rescued Natsume and Suzuka are from the Tsuchimikado family?" Rozen muttered.

"That's correct," Amami Daizen nodded and then lowered his voice, revealing a name.

This name was heard only by Rozen.

However, the moment he heard this name, Rozen couldn't utter a word.

After a long while, Rozen sighed.

"It seems like he had successfully 'awakened,' huh."

If someone else heard Rozen's words, they wouldn't understand what it meant, would they?

But Amami Daizen seemed to comprehend.

Perhaps because the other person told him along with the Onmyou Agency's hidden truths.

Perhaps because he fought the other person and witnessed their performance, fully understanding it.

Regardless, there was one thing they could be assured of.

"That the two girls are safe, and they have already left the Onmyou Agency," Amami Daizen stated. "What are you planning to do?"

Was it even necessary to say?

"Since there's no need to rescue them, I'm not in the mood to stay and play around here."

Rozen glanced at Amami Daizen, smiled slightly.

"Let's meet again, Director Amami."

After saying this, the coat on Rozen's body fluttered up like a cape, covering his entire body, and then transformed into a three-legged crow, flying into the distance.

Amami Daizen did not try to stop him, watching the three-legged crow's departure. After a while, he sighed softly.

"It seems I need to reconsider my current position."