Chapter 363: The Appearance of Kurozumi Higurashi!
It was evening.
The beautiful Fiery Clouds dyed the Sky a fiery red, but today's color leaned slightly towards an ominous, scarlet blood color.
It was a bit scarlet!
If someone in this Era could look down on Tokyo from High Altitude, they would clearly see a large green Zone in the center of this City, a place where every inch of land is precious and Buildings stand tall.
This is the Imperial City Area and Imperial Palace of the Jiaopenji Nation, the place they call the Imperial Palace.
Its north side is called 'Kitanomaru Park', the east side is called 'East Garden', and the south side is the 'Outer Garden'. These three places are open to the public, meaning ordinary Citizens can visit during normal times.
But the west side is not, because that is the real Imperial Palace.
Whether it's the Hōmei-den Hall where state banquets are held, the Chōka-den Hall for receiving foreign guests, or the Inner Palace Tsune Goten where the Imperial Family lives, they are all here.
These Palaces have green tiles and white walls, brown Copper pillars, large areas of Grass Court and dense Forest, plus the Moat that surrounds the entire Imperial Palace, giving people a feeling of elegance and simplicity rather than solemnity.
In addition.
Within the Imperial Palace, there are also two extremely important Departments for the Imperial Family: one is the Imperial Household Agency, responsible for their daily life, and the other is the Imperial Palace Guard, responsible for their personal Safety.
This Imperial Palace Guard is actually jointly managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.
This means it is essentially a group of Police responsible for Guard duty, with a total Scale of two thousand people.
At this Time.
Figures with indifferent Expressions, wearing Black Suits, and with sturdy Body Sizes, casting long Black Shadows under the glow of the Sunset, arrived at the edge of the Moat.
Because the opening Time had long passed.
Kitahanebashi Gate to the north, Hanzōmon Gate to the west, Hirakawa Gate to the east, and Ōtemon Gate and Kikkyōmon Gate to the Southeast Sea were completely closed.
And Sakashitamon Gate, Sakuradamon Gate, and the Main Gate to the south were even more heavily guarded, with armed Police everywhere Scanning the surroundings or Patroling back and forth.
Without any surprise, the figures of the Cipher Pol Members were quickly discovered by them and aroused Vigilance.
These people truly did not look like ordinary Residents; they looked more like a group of gangsters preparing to Impact the Imperial Palace!
But where would gangsters get the Courage to provoke the Imperial Family?
"Immediately notify the Metropolitan Police Department and have them send people over!"
The Imperial Palace Patrol Minister responsible for the Main Gate was Shinabe from Security Section Two. He first gave an Order to an Imperial Palace Patrol behind him, then shouted a Warning towards the outside.
"This is the Imperial Palace Main Gate. Unrelated personnel are strictly forbidden from approaching. If you step onto Nijūbashi Bridge, we will arrest you on the Crime of trespassing on the Imperial Palace!"
But his righteous and stern shout had no effect whatsoever. Those Men in Black were still walking over brazenly.
"It's no use, looks like we have to act."
Seeing this, Shinabe shrugged with a light chuckle and said, "Alright, it's a rare opportunity. Without something like this, the Sword Dao we've practiced for over a decade would have no place to be used. What do you say?"
"Hahaha, Minister is right. Looking at them, they don't seem to be carrying any Weapons. Let's subdue them with our Scabbards later~"
"I really don't know which family they belong to, but they're about to have terrible luck!"
The Patrol Police standing guard all echoed with laughter, while their Right Hands eagerly gripped their Scabbards.
Unlike the Police outside, these Imperial Guard Police are not equipped with Guns; they only carry Personal Swords. This is considered a Rule passed down from the Edo Era.
From that Time onwards, the Jiaopenji Imperial Family has always recruited various Swordsmanship Experts to serve as Imperial Guards, and now they are selected from the Sword Dao Experts within the Metropolitan Police Department.
Anyway, the Metropolitan Police Department is not far from here, and this is the center of the Capital, so carrying Guns or not makes little difference.
"Minister!"
"Oh, Nobumoto, how was the contact? About how many minutes until they arrive? Let me guess, is it four minutes?" Shinabe teased.
"No, it's not. No one is answering the phone at the Metropolitan Police Department!"
"I called three times and couldn't get through, and I called four acquaintances as well and couldn't get through!"
At the same Time.
Meanwhile, the four Cipher Pol outside the Iron Door suddenly accelerated. Their sprinting legs instantly turned into Afterimages, and in the blink of an eye, they swept across the Nijubashi.
[Thud!]
The next second, a huge Impact sound rang out. The dozen or so Imperial Palace Police watched in stunned silence as a protruding fist print appeared on the thick Iron Door, followed by a second, and a third.
The Speed at which the fist prints appeared was very fast. Within just a few seconds, the large Iron Door was covered in fist prints.
[Boom----]
With the final strike, the Iron Door finally couldn't hold on, splitting into over a dozen pieces of bent Iron that scattered outwards, sending two unlucky individuals flying in a Blood Mist.
Shinabe was completely dumbfounded, frozen in place without even noticing the Blood Drops that splashed onto his face.
"Minister! It's an Enemy Attack!!"
At this Time, Patrol Nobumoto, who had gone to contact the Metropolitan Police Department earlier, loudly woke up his Colleagues around him. At the same Time, he quickly drew the Katana from his Waist, pointing the glinting Blade tip forward.
"But..."
Shinabe looked at the four Black Shadows walking through the broken doorway, instinctively swallowing. He wanted to say, the opponents are beings who can punch through an Iron Door!
"Good, Nobumoto-kun, your Courage is commendable. Everyone, go! Take them down!"
However, his Reaction was very fast. He immediately issued an Order with Anger, looking like he was about to fight the attackers desperately.
"Yes!"
"Charge!"
This made the surrounding Imperial Patrols' heads heat up. Holding their Katanas, they charged forward with shouts, but immediately Shinabe's loud shout rang out from behind them again.
"Brothers, hold on! I'll go call for Support!"
After speaking, Minister Shinabe turned and ran without hesitation. He firmly believed his eyesight; those four people didn't have any large objects on them, so it was impossible for them to have blown up the Iron Door with some machine.
What would be the result if fists that could leave fist prints on an Iron Door hit a Human Body?
He didn't want to Experience it!
Suddenly, while running, Shinabe only felt a sharp Whistling Sound ring out by his ear.
The next moment, a bright Crescent Moon Light Blade instantly slashed across his Waist. Its Speed was so fast that he didn't feel any pain at first, only realizing he had been cut in two when his upper Body slid down.
Before falling into Darkness, from the corner of his eye, he saw that his dozen or so Subordinates had already fallen in a Pool of Blood, lifeless. Several broken Blades were scattered on the ground.
"So fast... When..."
At this moment, other Directions of the Imperial Palace also suffered forced entry by Cipher Pol. The Alarm, which had never been pulled since its establishment, also began 'screaming' desperately, like a Woman being violated, crying out for help frantically.
Hundreds and thousands of Imperial Police, in groups, surged towards the four gates, 'slaughtering' together with the Men in Black who rushed in.
Every time Iron Body, Finger Pistol, Paper Arts, and Tempest Kick were used, they would take a large number of Human lives.
Especially Tempest Kick, which could basically cut all Bodies in a line into bloody and mangled chunks of Flesh and Blood. The gushing scarlet Hot Blood, Accompanied By Dismembered Limbs and Bodies, splattered onto the sandy ground covered with pebbles.
Inside the Shrine.
The Emperor, who had just finished worshipping his 'ancestor' Amaterasu Omikami, heard the wailing and Screams outside and his Expression changed drastically. The five Cabinet Ministers behind him were even more shocked and suspicious.
"What happened!"
Prime Minister Kato shouted towards outside the hall, but no one responded, which made the Atmosphere become eerie and terrifying.
"Hehehe, I knew it, there must still be a place where I'm needed. It's just that it's in Another World, which is quite unexpected..."
Only to see a white-haired old woman with a face as ferocious as an Evil Ghost, walking into the Shrine with a cold sneer. Behind her were sounds of mournful Screams.
"You! Who are you? How dare you! How dare you trespass into the vital area of the Imperial Palace!"
Army Minister Shibato and Navy Minister Koyama took two steps forward, blocking the Emperor, Prime Minister, and others behind them. No matter what, they were Soldiers by origin. Although old, their Courage remained.
"Heh, me? I'm called Kurozumi Higurashi. But soon, this place will belong to me, so you are the trespassers~~"
After speaking, Kurozumi Higurashi walked over with her hands raised, smiling, "But before you die, let me touch you!"
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