Chapter 96

The difference between the "Yin-Yang Hall" and the "Non-Natural Countermeasures Group" lies in the fact that although the people in the Yin-Yang Hall also have official positions and are indeed engaged in the work of eliminating "malevolent spirits," the "Bamo Officials" in the Yin-Yang Hall generally look down on the people in the Non-Natural Countermeasures Group, leading to frequent friction between the two.

As mentioned before, most of the people in the Yin-Yang Hall come from families with a tradition of exorcism, so they can more or less use some Yin-Yang techniques or other exorcism methods. However, in the Non-Natural Countermeasures Group, only a few people possess such skills, and the majority are ordinary people who use various technological weapons and exorcism tools in combination.

In short, the Non-Natural Countermeasures Group relies on quantity, while the people in the Yin-Yang Hall rely on quality.

As for the "Exorcism Association," it is a semi-official organization because the members of the Exorcism Association do not have fixed positions. Compared to the two organized groups, they are more like a group of mercenaries. When someone posts a mission in the Exorcism Association, members can choose whether to accept it and receive the mission's reward. The difficulty of the missions varies, and the association internally evaluates members based on their exorcism skills and the number of completed missions.

Those who choose to join the Exorcism Association are generally more independent exorcists or purely untrained exorcists.

In summary, the three exorcism organizations each have their strengths and weaknesses, but if we really have to say which is the strongest, it would be the Yin-Yang Hall. Although the Yin-Yang Hall has the fewest members, and the members are all a bunch of proud individuals, these people from traditional families have a natural advantage. The exorcism skills passed down in their families alone are enough to benefit them for life. Not to mention, as traditional exorcism families, each of them has a few powerful spirit tools.

"Alright, we've arrived. This is the office location for our Eighth Group. As for the members, I believe you've already met Miss Kyuka. She is also the most beautiful woman in the entire countermeasures group. Unfortunately, our Eighth Group is either monks or uncles, so you're in luck. You know, members from other groups don't even have a chance to get close to Kyuka, but now you're in a prime position.

And as a private tip, don't be fooled by Kyuka's cold exterior; she is completely helpless against cute things."

After arriving at the office of the Eighth Group, Yuto noticed that two of the three people present were people he had met before. Seeing the constantly winking and unfiltered Shinjo Isshin, the cold and distant older sister who was polishing a long sword next to him immediately picked up her sword with a blank expression, seemingly looking for a place to cut that wouldn't kill Shinjo Isshin but would cause him enough pain.

When Yuto first joined the countermeasures group, Kyuka greatly respected Shinjo Isshin as a senior. However, after getting to know him better, she realized he was just a lecherous old man who was always out of line.

"Welcome to the team. We will be partners from now on. I am very interested in your sword skills. Let's find a chance to spar later?"

Shinjo Isshin was already lying on the ground like a shrimp, and Kyuka welcomed Yuto's joining. However, it was clear that she was still quite regretful about not being able to spar with Yuto before, so she directly invited Yuto to the training room to practice later.

In addition to Kyuka, the other person Yuto knew in the Eighth Group was actually Kujou Hino, whom he never expected to see here. After the wall-painting incident, Kujou Hino also passed the assessment and joined the Non-Natural Countermeasures Group. Due to her lack of strength, even when she arrived at the scene of an incident, she couldn't help at all. So now, Kujou Hino can only serve as a liaison in the Eighth Group while learning some basic exorcism techniques at the Yin-Yang Hall.

"Yuto, I'm very happy to work with you in the future. And... I'm sorry! Because of my ignorance and capriciousness, I caused you a lot of trouble before."

When she saw Yuto, Hino was very happy. After welcoming Yuto, the girl formally bowed and apologized.

After joining the Non-Natural Countermeasures Group, Hino finally realized how foolish her previous behavior was. As a liaison for the Eighth Group, besides reporting "malevolent spirit" incidents to Kyuka and others, she also clearly understood the gap between humans and spirits.

Previously, because of Yuto's strong abilities, the two times they encountered spirit incidents, they were resolved without much loss. This made Hino believe that ordinary humans could also fight against spirits.

However, after witnessing numerous spirit incidents over the past period, Hino clearly understood how vulnerable ordinary humans are in the face of malevolent spirits. Each time a "malevolent spirit" appeared and was eliminated, it brought a large number of casualties, and those who died were well-equipped and specially trained logistics personnel.

Although they were logistics personnel, they were much more capable than Hino and Yushiro before. Even so, when these people were involved in spirit incidents, they either suffered serious injuries or died.

Because she was responsible for intelligence and liaison work, Hino saw the shocking number of casualties in each report, which made her realize how capricious her previous behavior was.

It is said that the number of casualties is lower because Kyuka and others are strong, and the Eighth Group has the fewest deaths in the entire countermeasures group.

Understanding the true danger of spirit incidents, Hino realized how much trouble their previous behavior caused Yuto, so she apologized sincerely.

"I am now working hard to learn and look forward to the day when I can fight alongside you. Until I gain the recognition of everyone, I will temporarily serve as the liaison for the Eighth Group. My name is Kujou Hino. Mr. Tenjouin Yuto, please take care of me."

Looking at Kujou Hino in front of him, Yuto's expression was somewhat stunned. He even wondered if the girl in front of him was really the same capricious and innocent young lady he knew before.

Witnessing true life and death really can make a person grow quickly...

"My name is Tenjouin Yuto. Please take care of me."