Yellow caution tape was strung up across the chaotic streets.
Sirens wailed incessantly as countless Public Security Bureau vehicles arrived, and armed helicopters from HAND also flew in from the sky in groups of three or two.
Watching the Hollow below, which was still slowly expanding outward, the cabin door of one of the helicopters slowly opened.
A black-haired Damselette with a high Horsetail was dressed in a crisp green uniform, with a cursed blade hanging at her waist and a pair of long fox ears atop her head.
At this moment, she was resting with her eyes closed, looking exactly like a sharp blade waiting to be unsheathed.
“Executive Hoshimi!
We have arrived above the Hollow.”
Hearing the communicator’s words through her earpiece, Hoshimi Miyabi slowly opened her eyes.
She slowly stood up and walked to the cabin door, looking at the black Hollow below.
She slowly lifted the cursed blade in her hand and dove down just like that.
After entering the Hollow, wormholes caused by spatial distortion appeared continuously, and the red eyes of the Black-haired Fox emitted a glow.
After unlocking it with her fingerprint, she decisively drew the cursed blade, wuwei, in her hand.
In an instant, the blade’s light, emitting blue ice flames, flashed.
After passing through a rift, Hoshimi Miyabi landed steadily in the center of the street with a sliding maneuver.
Pulling wuwei out from where it had been stuck in the ground, she slowly stood up, gripped the hilt with both hands, and tapped the tip of the blade lightly against the ground.
“Roar!
Roar~!!”
Roars echoed and noisy sounds erupted; Ethereals of various sizes appeared at the alley entrances, on rooftops, and at the distant intersections.
They roared as they looked at Hoshimi Miyabi, who stood motionless in the center.
Without a shred of hesitation, they charged toward her as if desperate.
In just a few seconds, Hoshimi Miyabi was surrounded by countless Ethereals, but their encroaching figures and the aura they generated did not affect this Black-haired Fox in the slightest.
Slowly exhaling a breath of stale air, the very moment the Ethereals’ fangs and claws were about to touch Hoshimi Miyabi, her entire body turned into an afterimage.
Blue blade light flickered continuously, in the blink of an eye.
The dense blue blade light had already formed a huge net, enveloping the entire block, and the number of Ethereals was reduced to nothing in an instant.
Countless severed limbs dissipated into energy in mid-air.
Outside, the originally expanding Hollow was miraculously shrinking, and the Public Security Bureau personnel were leisurely drinking tea.
It was not that they did not respect their work or the black hole before them, but rather that they gave all their respect to the Harbinger inside—Hoshimi Miyabi.
Once those three words were mentioned, there was a kind of reassuring beauty to it.
“Hey~ how long do you think Miss Miyabi will take to resolve the battle this time?”
“Tsk~ this kind of small Hollow…
I guess it’ll take about five or six minutes~”
“Haha…
it won’t be that slow.”
The two Public Security Bureau officers chatted and laughed.
Although they were relaxed, they still maintained some vigilance; after all, if Hoshimi Miyabi didn’t hold back her strength and a blade flash came out, they would be done for.
A mere minute passed, and the Hollow began to shrink at an astonishing speed.
The caution tape and the perimeter also continued to shrink inward.
At this moment, Nicole and her two companions found a team at the Hollow exit and quietly knocked them out, stuffing them into the trunk.
The three of them changed into Public Security Bureau uniforms, looking quite comical, especially with the small mustache hanging on Nicole’s lip.
Anby wore a white lab coat, a face mask, and was carrying a detection device in her hand.
It looked like equipment specifically for conducting necessary checks on Agents and Public Security Bureau officers exiting the Hollow.
“Listen up, once the Hollow collapses, the three of us will go and check Hoshimi Miyabi.
Billy, when the time comes, take her blade, and then you two return this one to her.”
As she spoke, Nicole took out a blade that looked similar to wuwei, only it had a plastic aesthetic when held in the hand.
“Holy crap!
It’s a model of Executive Hoshimi’s weapon!
And it’s a signed version too~!
Boss, your connections are amazing to be able to get this.”
After taking the blade, Billy began to worship it first.
Although it had only been about half a year since Hoshimi Miyabi debuted, thanks to her high attractiveness and strength, she had already garnered many fans.
Naturally, such merchandise would appear.
“Heh heh, that’s right…
but just to be safe, stuff two more magnets inside to increase the weight.”
Following Nicole’s suggestion, the three of them got ready and then got into the car.
About three or four minutes later, the Hollow, which now had a radius of less than 10 meters, began to collapse.
Hoshimi Miyabi, standing in the very center, calmly performed a sword flourish.
She slowly sheathed the blade.
At this moment, the official vehicle driven by Billy sped over and parked on the street in front of Hoshimi Miyabi.
Anby and Nicole got out of the car, and the two of them carried the equipment and came before Hoshimi Miyabi, looking the part.
“Ahem…
Miss Miyabi, thank you for your hard work today~!”
Lowering her voice, Nicole spoke without any panic.
Hearing this, Hoshimi Miyabi blinked and stared closely at Nicole’s face for a long time before she finally asked.
“Why do you feel so familiar?
Have we met somewhere before?”
“Ah…
oh my~!
You go out to resolve Hollows every single day, so we must have met a few times; it’s only natural that I seem familiar.”
Her sharp gaze lingered on Nicole’s face for another moment, and only then did Hoshimi nod blankly.
“Alright~”
“Please hand over your weapon, Miss Miyabi; we are now conducting a comprehensive check.”
Nodding, Hoshimi Miyabi tossed wuwei to Anby, then was pulled aside by Nicole and spread her arms according to Nicole’s instructions.
On this side, Anby very quickly threw the blade into the hands of Billy in the driver’s seat, and then he very quickly threw the wuwei model to her.
Their movements were fast and natural, without any issues.
“Hey~ I say, brother, are the personnel conducting the follow-up check from your team?”
“Yeah~ what’s up?”
“Then who are the three people checking Miss Miyabi over there?
Their silhouettes don’t match, do they~”
“Hmm?
Is that so…
Let me take a look…
Hey!
You’re right!
Where did these three come from?”
The two chatting Public Security Bureau officers realized something was amiss and walked up quickly, carrying their weapons.
On this side, Miss Miyabi looked at the helicopter high in the sky and spoke into the walkie-talkie.
“You guys go back first; I have training missions afterward…”
“Understood, Miss Miyabi.
Team, retreat—!”
As the helicopter flew away, Nicole felt much more at ease, but it seemed she hadn’t noticed the two Public Security Bureau officers approaching from behind.
“Alright, Miss Miyabi, the check is fine.”
“Here is your blade.”
Reaching out to take the blade, Hoshimi Miyabi felt it was slightly strange and weighed it, then frowned and asked.
“Why are you so unskilled at operating the instrument…”
“Ah~ haha, well, it’s my first time seeing you, so I’m a bit nervous.”
Billy was humming a little tune with his elbow on the car window.
Seeing the two Public Security Bureau officers approaching through the rearview mirror, he stumbled, then hurriedly poked his head out.
“Ahem, ahem!!!!”
Seeing this, Anby reacted quickly and hurriedly pulled Nicole into the car.
“We have urgent matters to attend to, so we won’t stay any longer, goodbye~”
“Clack~”
After the two got in the car, Billy didn’t hesitate at all, immediately started the vehicle, and slammed on the accelerator.
“Hey!
The follow-up inspection vehicle in front!
Stop what you are doing, put your hands on your head, and get out of the car!!!!”
“Did you hear me?
I’ll repeat it one more time, get out of the car!!”
The two Public Security Bureau officers quickened their pace and reached the side of the car.
Just as they were about to reach out to pull the car door, “whoosh~!”
The van sped away at a rapid speed, leaving only a cloud of exhaust for the two Public Security Bureau officers to choke on.
Hoshimi Miyabi, who was in a daze, watched the departing vehicle, her brows furrowing even more tightly.
“Something’s wrong…
the blade is wrong; why does it have my signature on it~?
The person is also wrong…
that person is…
Nicole~!”
Drawing the blade in her hand to take a look, she discovered it was actually a model with two magnets stuck on it.
Hoshimi Miyabi, who couldn’t recall the pink-haired Damselette with the mustache, identified the other party through her aura.
“To think she took my blade again…
it seems today’s training will have to be temporarily changed.”
“Miss Miyabi, we…”
“I’m going to chase them; you go back to the car and report the situation.”
Raising her hand, Hoshimi Miyabi calmly finished giving the instructions, then applied a slight force with her feet, and in an instant, her entire body turned into an afterimage as she gave chase.
Another cloud of exhaust, and the two Public Security Bureau officers watched Hoshimi Miyabi’s figure, unable to help but open their mouths wide.
“This, so fast—”