
Strange earth tremors that were not caused by natural phenomena stopped shortly afterwards. Along with that, a giant barrier in the shape of a half-sphere of silvery gold enveloped the entire corner of the Amamiya Kingdom.
1 Day After Barrier Appears
We, the Youkai accompanied by the Royal samurai immediately checked the strange barrier. We got a lot and a lot of it.
First the barrier shuts everyone in. Second, people from outside the barrier can not enter, see or hear anything that happens inside. Third, and vice versa. Fourth, miraculously water, wind, fire and various other naturally formed elements (not magic) can penetrate the barrier without damaging it while any living thing cannot. Then lastly, even us Youkai.
Whoever put up this barrier must be planning to shut down the Amamiya Kingdom from the world. But why?!
Does the Amamiya Kingdom have such a powerful enemy? Since the time of the Master, the Kingdom of Amamiya has been locked away in the mountains. Other than with merchants, we make no contact with any kingdom. So there shouldn't be "something" that's hostile to us as much as it should be.
"Mio, Heika (king) is calling us!" lilia-nee shouted out my daydream.
"It's definitely a meeting again, yeah..."
"Don't complain that! We need to get over this barrier as soon as possible. Even though our food and drink supplies will not run out, we still have to destroy this barrier. My feeling is not good, it feels bad to be left like this."
"I know, come on!"
Right, I know.
It is impossible for someone or a group of people who put up this barrier do not know that the Amamiya Kingdom is an independent kingdom that does not need to stock any materials from outside. But if they keep it installed, it means there is another purpose.
"Hurry Mio!!"
"Yes! Yes!!!"
...***...
2 Days After Barrier Appears
Nothing is so different from the day before. The people don't panic anymore because of that. Yesterday night it rained, and the rain could pass through the barrier as usual.
Really weird. What the hell is that thing?
My heart cannot calm down. So far the barrier has not hurt us directly. But it feels restless.
An instinct? If this is some kind of instinct, it must be like an ant that can predict when it rains or a mammal that knows winter axes.
...***...
5 Days After Barrier Appears
Now I understand the reason why I felt uneasy and uneasy before!!
A few hours ago we realized something! The flow of mana in the air was getting chaotic the more time went by. The longer we are, the harder it is to use magic. It's grim! If under these circumstances, humans attack us, depending on the level, maybe we Youkai will have difficulty as well.
I have to do something!
...***...
1 Week After the Barrier Appears
"Mio!! It!!!" screams Lilia-nee panicked.
"Yes.now we really can't use magic anymore. What the fuck?! I've never seen or read a barrier like this before!!" pissed Kota-nii.
Kazu-nii moved his fingers that were starting to stiffen. "Not only that, our physiques are getting weaker and weaker as well."
"If this is the case, it is no longer wrong! The enemy wants to weaken us so that the attacker goes easy" Kota-nii concluded.
I'm not sure about that. Is that really the reason? If so, why don't they make any moves and act like they're just waiting? Maintaining a barrier as big as a small Kingdom definitely required a lot of mana.
"But the strangest thing about all of this is not that."
I left Kota-nii, Lilia-nee and Kazu-nii and went to the capital to see Amamiya's residents doing their usual daily activities. Well even though I call it the capital, compared to a small city in a large Kingdom, our capital is still outmatched.
"This is weird. Seen however.only we are affected by the barrier's effect. People.no, ordinary people are not affected by anything that weakens them."
It's definitely the culprit's after us. But those of us who never even went out of the Kingdom, could not possibly make enemies from outside parties.
Damnit damnit!! What exactly are our enemies after!!?
"Mio-senpai!!!!" invite a black-haired girl.
"Ah, Hotaru yes." I replied casually.
The girl who likes to follow me everywhere when I come to the Capital and always calls me "Mio-senpai" this is Amamiya Hotaru. His family name is not foreign? Sure oes. Because Hotaru is the First Princess of Amamiya Kingdom.
"Mio-senpai!! I have new news!!" excited screams.
"What news?"
"This is actually still a royal secret. Actually, our researchers found an awkwardness in this barrier."
Ohh. sasuga Hime-sama. Although its sticky nature is annoying. But her information network as a princess was indeed great.
"It seems that little by little, there is darkness and light that is inserted with a set dose."
"?!"
"Don't spend where inside but instead add? It's strange, it's against the fact we Youkai can't use magic" I said suspiciously.
Hotaru smiled as if she knew more than me. Yes, yes, but I'm upset.
"That's all because the 'whichever' youkai-sama has is different from a regular beast skin. Since you are all created from the blood of a Great Witch who comes from another world, it seems like the flow where you are aligned with the Heroes from another world."
"Together Mio-senpai!!!"
Which flow is in harmony with otherworldly heroes, where in our body more absorb light and darkness energy which is the cause of the heroes immunity from the difference of environment of their world and this world.
The more I know this information, the worse I feel. If the enemy knows this, no, I'm sure the enemy knows and is after this. They intend to tinker with the light and darkness energy in our bodies for a purpose.
And that goal is definitely not good.
"Hotaru, we should inform the other Youkai immediately about this. The soon! There's no more time!" my snaps surprised Hotaru a little.
"Good, Mio-sen-"
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Reflexively, everyone instantly closed their ears. This ear-splitting buzz did not stop in a short time.
"What the fuck!!??"
It hurts!
My eardrum hurts!!
Although my eyes felt heavy, I immediately tried to pay attention to my surroundings. The citizens also closed their ears as tightly as they could. But this hum has too high a frequency. Not a few people whose ears come out of blood.
Hotaru?!
Hotaru half collapsed next to me with her hand closing her ears and a grimacing expression in pain.
Damn it!!!!
Who made this sound!!? And what does that mean!!!??
Damnit damnit!! Why at a time like this I can't do anything!? Even I cannot change to the form of Kyuubi if the flow of mana in my body is disturbed. I'm sure the other Youkai are the same!
At times like this...what is the use of us as protective Youkai at times like this!!?
"Someone.please..stop this voice...!" Hotaru desperately asked anyone to stop the hum. But let alone that, now there was not even anyone who could move.
Wake up!!
Wake Mio!!!
If not you..who will protect the Kingdom!!!!
Whatever it is.. Whatever it is.. It doesn't have to be magic.. I have to do something!!! Remember the master's words first!!
"Sound waves are longitudinal waves that propagate through a medium (such as air) and produce sound sensations when they interact with the physiology of our ears and nervous system."
Little by little, my body trembled trying to get up. Because of that buzz, my ears and eyes started to bleed. Then all of you!
SLAAASSSHHHHHH
"!!"
"Mi-Mio senpai!?" shock Hotaru.
No wonder he was so surprised. So that I may not be bothered again with the buzzing hum, then all of you. I broke my eardrum!
"yes too. Let the others not be disturbed anymore. Just destroy the media!" annoyed smile.
Because sound travels through the waves in the air, all I have to do is damage and spread the waves. The easiest way to do that is...
Take a deep breath...
"KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII NGGNGNGNGNGNGNGNG!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Mi-Mio senpai!!????"
Emitting the opposite sound waves so that the air flow that became the propagating medium was a mess!!
"......."
"......."
"......."
"......."
Exactly as I thought! Voice stopped. It was true, the moment when the two voices fought in the air, the resulting sound was much worse. But it didn't last long and obliterated both of them at once. For a while, any sound with waves too high or low would be chaotic in the air.
"WAHHH!!!! SASUGA!!!!! THANKS MIO-SAMA!!!!!!!"
The people immediately cheered as his voice stopped. They thought it was the end of the attack. But it's definitely not possible. The voice... What exactly is the reason for the sound to come out? And why is the uneasiness in my chest getting stronger?
City-nii, Lilia-nee and Kazu-nii ran as hard as they could towards me were with the same panicked and agitated expression.
"MIO!!!!!!!"
Because of all this exhausting stuff, or because of my crushed eardrums. I did not hear the voice of a man quietly observing us from afar.
⟨⟨ Tenguna Kota, Nekona Lilia, Jorona Kazuha and Kitsuna Mio? This voice is a sign that everything is about to begin. His Majesty's orders will come true! No, we're the one who's gonna make it a reality! ⟩⟩
⟨⟨ With this I declare! Amamiya Kingdom extermination mission, officially started ⟩⟩
⟨⟨ The dirty blood they carry, we will not let it spread in the Holy land of the Goddess ⟩⟩