All devils and fallen angels stationed in Kyoto have been mobilized to search for suspicious characters. The Kyoto youkai are also providing us with assistance. Though we still haven't confirmed the movements of the Heroes Faction, we have successfully detected an ominous presence concentrating at Nijou Castle as the centre." "An ominous presence?" Kiba asked Sensei. "Yes, from ancient times, Kyoto was a city constructed using the principles of Yin Yang and Feng Shui like a large scale magic circle. As a result, there are many special power spots, like Seimei Shrine'sSeimei Well, Suzumushi Temple's Kofuku-Jizo, Fushimi Inari's pine tree Hizamatsu-san and others. Locations with incredible auras are too many to count. However, the flow has currently gone turbulent and is gathering at Nijou Castle." Saji swallowed a mouthful of spit and asked. "What, what will happen?" "No idea, but definitely not something good. Since they plan on using the kyuubi leader who controls the ley-lines of this city to carry out some kind of experiment. We will use this key point as the basis of the entire plan." Hearing Sensei's words, everyone nodded. And then Sensei officially began explaining the plan to us. "First are the Sitri servants. You will be on guard in the area around Kyoto station. Guarding this hotel is also your job. The hotel itself already has a strengthened barrier, so if anything happens there will be a safeguard. Still if anyone suspicious approaches, you Sitri servants will be responsible for handling them." "Understood!" The entire Sitri group replied. "Next is the Gremory group plus Irina. I'm really sorry for putting you all on the spot every time, but you guys will be the main offence. In a short while, you will advance towards Nijou Castle. To be honest, the number of opponents and their powers are still unclear at this point. It could very well turn out to be a dangerous gamble. Your first priority is to rescue Yasaka-hime. Once you succeed, pull out immediately. After all, they have already announced they are using Yasaka-hime for an experiment. ...Still, there is a high chance that it was just a bluff, though with Cao Cao's attitude it could very well be true. --Perhaps this was the reason why he was so eager to have us involved." "T-then do we have enough battle power?" I asked. Though we are the main offence, even with Irina we only had five people. Recalling the battle power of the Heroes Faction, it was clearly not enough! "Don't worry, I already enlisted some anti-terrorist experts beforehand. They have been the strongest reinforcements in many bloody battles against the Khaos Brigade. With them the chances of success will be raised substantially." "Reinforcements? Who?" Kiba asked. "Just think of them as exceptional beings for now. This is good news." Sensei smiled happily, the corner of his lips rising. Since Sensei said so, they must be really powerful, right? Who could it be? It can't be Buchou or Akeno-san, right? Or even the Satan Rangers? ...Impossible. But then again in this kind of situation, please come, Satan Rangers! "Finally, some bad news. This time, we only obtained three portions of Phoenix Tears." "Only three portions!? That is totally not enough!? And our enemies are terrorists!" Saji cried out in terror and asked Sensei. "Yes, I understand. But due to the Khaos Brigade's terrorist activities all over the world, tears have been in great demand. All the strategic strongholds of the various factions have less than ideal supplies. From the very beginning, tears were never something that could be mass produced easily. The Phoenix family has been extremely busy. What was originally a valuable commodity has become even more precious with jacked up prices. Amongst devils, it has even been suggested that the Rating Game should amend its rules about the usage of tears. You should know this as it may affect your future Rating Games." ...Wow-- Things have really become serious. However, this was only natural. The more terrorist activity there is, the more people will end up getting hurt. Hence, as a recovery tool, it was natural for tear demand to rise. Rather, it should be said that it was inevitable. Sensei continued. "This is a secret, but now the various factions have banded together, and redoubled efforts to find users of Twilight Healing. Though it is a rare Sacred Gear, it is not unique and our investigations have discovered there were several others apart from Asia. Finding them will be a great advantage as well as denying the Khaos Brigade their use. Letting them gain powerful healers will be very unfavourable. However, the current Beelzebub -- Ajuka has also been carrying out personal research on new ways of recovery... That's about all I can say. There is also the Grigori's own research on recovery type artificial Sacred Gears. In fact, Asia has been secretly helping us out on our research and promising results have been obtained repeatedly." I-I had no idea all along! Since it was a secret I guess they had to keep me in the dark... So I see, Asia has also been helping the Underworld behind the scenes. What a great girl! She is truly my honour and my pride! Asia has insisted on training all along, so if a good opportunity arises, will she one day become a Balance Breaker user? I really wanted to know what she could do when that happens. "So that's the situation. These tears -- will be divided to give two portions to the main offence, the Gremory team. One for the Sitri. Please use them with care." "Yes!" Everyone answered. And then Sensei turned to Saji. "Saji, you will fight along with the Gremory servants." "M-me?" Saji pointed at himself. Though it was an unexpected arrangement, he immediately understood his mission. "...Dragon King?" "Yes, that is correct. Your Vritra -- Dragon King state will be very useful. The black flames can seal the movements of enemies as well as absorb their power. Just like the fight against Loki last time, you will support the Gremory group." "That, that's not a problem. But I will easily lose my consciousness and go out of control in that state." "No problem. Ise will help you regain control like the last time against Loki. Ise, just think of some words to say during that time -- since you are the Heavenly Dragon, show me how to control the Dragon Kings." "U-understood!" After all, I've done it once already. When the time comes, I will help Saji. Irina raised her hand. "Have the other factions been informed?" This was a pressing concern. What was the situation now? Earlier, I was barred from reporting to Buchou. "Of course. Outside Kyoto, large numbers of devils, angels, fallen angels and youkai have gathered. In order to prevent the escape of the culprits, a barricade has been set. If possible, it would be best to capture them all using this opportunity." Leviathan-sama added to Sensei's words and continued.