214 He Owes You An Apology (1/2)

As he followed the middle-aged man, Kimura Kazuki's eyes wandered around his surroundings and found that the Arisu Shrine was full of incense offered by devoted worshippers. As Yagyu Kenichiro had mentioned, the Arisu family was indeed notable.

He had also begun to remember some of his memories regarding the Japanese onmyoji during the Dharma Ending Age. Generally, families with Japanese onmyoji would establish their own family shrine.

The size of the shrine did not equate strength, but usually, the more famous a shrine was in the local community, the more incense that was burnt and the stronger the family would be. There were similarities between the practice system of Japanese onmyoji during the Dharma Ending Age and during the recuperation of reiki, but they also had their differences.

The onmyoji during the Dharma Ending Age had difficulties in practicing without the protection of their family, an issue with the shrines.

During the Dharma Ending Age, the onmyoji only had two tactics. One was based on Enchanted Talismans, while the other one was about spirit seeking where the onmyoji would sign a contract with the spirit and worship it. The capabilities of the spirit could be activated with incense and these spirits, or rather, specters were known as shikigami.

If the shikigami wanted to upgrade their power, they could only rely on the incense at the shrine.

This practice strategy was the developmental culmination of generations of Japanese onmyoji during the Dharma Ending Era. On the other hand, for battle, onmyoji would mainly use Enchanted Talismans as their weapons.

The Arisu Shrine was huge. As they walked past the main hall, it was another five to six minutes of walking before they came to the hindmost section of the shrine, which was the place where the Arisu family stayed. Along the way, he saw quite several people in their kariginu and hakama. Upon seeing the middle-aged man who was Arisu Atsuhito, these people would stop and bow to him. It was apparent that his status in the Arisu Shrine and the Arisu family was quite high.

He sensed that these people were basically just ordinary people. Very few of them had reiki flowing within their body, and even then, the reiki present was quite weak.

By the time they reached the anteroom at the hindmost section of the shrine, Arisu Atsuhito had managed to calm himself down. Yet, he was still awestruck when he looked at the young face of Kimura Kazuki. A young man with such an unfathomable power at this age was someone that he could not afford to offend. At the same time, he was also trying to guess his identity.

How could a young man with such immense power hide in the shadows for so long? It just isn't possible!

”Please have a seat, Master Kimura. The master of the house will be here in a minute.”

Kimura Kazuki nodded in acknowledgment.

Soon enough, Arisu Atsuhito came along with Arisu Taigo, the current head of the Arisu family. Instead of rising from his seat, Kimura Kazuki just continued to sip on his tea as he eyed the old man up and down.

Although Arisu Taigo was in his twilight years, he looked alert with a rosy complexion and white hair that was still streaked with black hair that indicated the remnants of his youth.

He was a remarkably energetic elderly person.

Upon entering, a flicker of curiosity flashed in the eyes of Arisu Taigo as he caught sight of the sitting Kimura Kazuki.

A few moments ago, he had sensed a strong wave of reiki from his room and had sent his son out to greet the visitor. Now that he could see for himself, it was precisely as Atsuhito had remarked. He was young, way too young. With that thought, he forced a smile, attempting to mask his displeasure at seeing Kimura Kazuki sitting still in his seat without budging an inch.