Inyouchuu Etsu Chapter 3 Part 2

「Now then, from this point forward we will hold the ritual of the demon summoning. All three of you, please be ready.」

Mikoto and Takeru bowed their heads to Hatsune’s words. When she took out some strange-looking ofuda talismans from her pocket, the character on them representing “Wind” blazed up and trails of purple smoke swirled in the air. The wafting scent was a specially formulated incense to attract youmas towards the ritual’s grounds.

All of a sudden an unseen presence of evil filled their surroundings, and tension ran through Mikoto’s face.

「Oni Demons are considered to be the highest species among all the youmas. Even if their activities and powers are largely suppressed, there is a danger that the demonic energy emitted by “Yamato” will attract some powerful demons here. That’s why the ritual needs to be done quickly and without interruption.」

Saying that, Hatsune pointed towards the altar.

「And the direction of this altar is the one that attracts the most evil of the youmas out there…… Surely you must have noticed by now, Miko-chan, Take-chan.」

The sisters exchanged glances and nodded their heads at each other. They did not even need to concentrate all that much right now. Every time that they would blink, they could feel a demonic energy so evil surrounding them that their skins were covered in goosebumps all over.

A number of eldritch spirits have congealed around them, crowding around the altar as if they were about to materialize at any moment. Yamato who was laid in front of the altar has not changed much, but if you look at him as a true youma Exorcist, the presence of “Yamato” inside of him started to grow at an alarming rate.

「S-Say, Mama… Won’t “Yamato” wake up at this rate?」

As expected, Mikoto called out to her mother, but Hatsune continued the ritual without stopping. Mikoto glanced at her little sister, but she could not stop the ceremony simply because her or Takeru were afraid..

However, it was honestly surprising that Yuu alone was calm and paying attention to her surroundings at all times. No, she calmly lowered her eyes and made a painful expression, as if the evil presences all over here were too much for her to bear.

It was also as if she felt guilty about what would happen in the near future.

「———— Miko-chan. Take-chan ———— I am really sorry.」

「Huh!?」

At the same time, the sisters stared at their mother, who uttered some truly incomprehensible words even though she was still in the middle of the ritual.

WOOSH! WOOSH! WOOSH!

Flames rose from the ofuda talismans that she held in both of her hands, and the purple smoke gave shape to the gathered demons all around them. Was that the youma that would be needed to conceive a child with Mikoto? However, Takeru was the first to realize that Hatsune’s technique was not the magic that would summon youmas alone.

「No, that’s not all! This is a prison bounded field! Sis……! Cut through the bounded field with the use of ‘Raikou’ and get out of here! Quickly!」

「…… Huh? What? Why?」

While instructing her older sister to summon the Exorcism Sword “Raikou”, a spirit sword that could cut through any evil spirit, Takeru herself took out an ofuda talisman and tried to nullify the prison bounded field that was being completed.

But none of the sisters managed to complete their appointed task in time.

Hatsune, who was also an excellent First Class Exorcist, has already completed the prison bounded field. It was not the youma itself that flowed in from the demon gate, it was a malignant force that was used solely as a power tool for setting up a perfect magic trap at the place where both Mikoto and Takeru were placed.

「Guh ——!? M-My body!? I can’t…… I can’t move……!?」

「Take-chan, please stop resisting. It’s going to be a whole lot easier that way.」

Their mother’s voice sounded as if it was coming from somewhere far away. And it was not the voice of someone who was being manipulated or whose heart was bound by a curse of some sort. Hatsune was clearly trying to restrain Mikoto and Takeru of her own free will here.

But the question here was: why? Why would she even want to do such a thing? It was none other than Hatsune who proposed this ritual tio take place. While desperately searching for any possible cracks in the bounded field, Takeru’s heart was becoming more and more confused by the second.

(Could it be that Yuu-san was also involved in this scheme from the very beginning? No, it’s not the time to think about things like that! We need to focus on our current predicament! Somehow, we need to get rid of this bounded field, and then I must make sure that at least Sis and Tachibana-kun are……)

However, as Takeru would soon find out, there was a constant and steady flow of spiritual power oozing out of the altar and feeding the bounded field all around them. Needless to say, for such a meticulously and cleverly placed trap, finding cracks or openings in it was pretty much impossible.

No, that was not even the point here. Takeru seriously doubted that there would ever be a single crack or opening in a bounded field constructed by their mother in the first place. And even if there was such a thing, Takeru seriously doubted that she would have the power necessary to break through it and set herself and her sister free.

「M-Mother…… W-Why? Why do you do this?」

「The Three Demons Sealing Technique…… A technique that creates three demonic apparitions and completely seals off a powerful demon…… Did you honestly think that a thing like that really exists?」

Hatsune began to speak while staring at Takeru with an endlessly sad look in her eyes.

「But At that time when “Yamato” got free, all three of us cooperated with one another and we managed to suppress his presence and put him back to sleep, At least, that’s what we thought. Because you see, Take-chan, it was then that Mama managed to notice something. This demon, this “Yamato”…… it is not an entity that can be hoped to be sealed away for good with some ordinary magic or rituals.」

Perhaps it was because the prison bounded field was almost complete, but Takeru could no longer lift even a single finger. Cold sweat started to run down her cheeks, and just by raising her head even a little bit, she could feel that she was losing her strength like crazy.

「If “Yamato” is left alone to his own devices like this, he will eventually awaken completely. “Yamato” is going to assume full control of Yamato-kun’s body, and no one will be able to suppress his demonic powers anymore. Even if all the Exorcists in this village were to oppose him, it would still be to no avail. EVen I am not sure if I would be able to do anything about him, much less defeat him in battle.

Making a short pause here and letting out a small sigh, Hatsune then continued.

「Now that “Yamato” is yet to fully awaken to his powers, there is something we can do in order to stop him…… It is impossible for one person to be able to control so much demonic power, so we are going to split it into seven equal parts and seal it away inside of the Exorcists of this village.」

「No way! That’s insane! If you are going to do that, then Tachibana-kun is going to……!!」

「…… Yes, that’s right. There is no way in which we can guarantee Yamato-kun’s safety, since his soul is going to be disassembled alongside that of “Yamato”. And even if he was by some miracle to retain his life, his mind would be damaged beyond recovery and he would remain a cripple for the rest of his days.」

Takeru was at a loss for words here. She could not believe that their own mother would make such a brutal decision and announce that to them in such an indifferent tone, her voice and demeanor showing no hesitation at all.

But the reality that their mother made such a cruel decision slowly crept its way into Takeru’s heart, poisoning it more and more.

「…… I won’t blame you if you end up despising or even hating me because of it. You have every right to do so. Your mother knows well that Yamato-kun is a precious companion to the both of you. But the risk of letting his demonic powers go unchecked, and the possibility of saving many people at the expense of just one person…… Surely you can see how the scales balance, right? And if we really manage to end up controlling that demonic power…… just think of how many lives we could save that way! Think of how great of a contribution it could make not only for the world of the Exorcists, but for the normal world as a whole!」

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