The Strongest Onmyoji and the Shikigami With AI are Unparalleled in Another World ~ A Second Life Properly Enjoyed Using Artificial Intelligence ~ - Chapter 4

“Alright, let’s go. The human settlement is this way.”

Following AI-chan’s guidance, I started walking.

“Youthful bodies are truly wonderful.”

Once I start walking, I realize how amazing it is.

I can walk effortlessly.

“Dirty old man…”

AI-chan walks beside me, hugging herself and giving me a sharp look.

“I’m talking about my own body!”

“Well, you see, he had over 10 wives and more than 30 children. He was truly a man with a lot of love.”

Wow!

He’s practically a general.

“Seriously? How much of a womanizer is he?”

Even I find that cringe-worthy.

“Well, there were various circumstances, you know. He was indeed a womanizer, but there were reasons for that.”

Is that so?

As a man myself, of course, I have those feelings too, but it’s not like I can’t live without women.

Of course, being the head of the family, and needing an heir, not having any interest in women is also a problem.

“Am I going to end up like that?”

“That’s a story from your past life. The Master who will walk a different path from now on will lead a different life.”

That’s true.

In this life, having children is not necessarily a must, and I don’t necessarily have to marry.

Maybe I’ll just go with the flow…

We continued to advance through the forest.

After a while, I stopped in my tracks.

“Master? Is something wrong?” AI-chan asked, looking up.

“I sense some supernatural energy…”

“Supernatural energy? I don’t detect anything with my sensors.”

Sensors?

“What are sensors?”

“I have several functions, and one of them is to detect enemy information in the vicinity.”

That’s convenient.

“It’s about five chō from here.”

“Five chō … Five chō !? That’s 550 meters!?”

Meters?

“What are meters?”

“It’s a unit of measurement in this world. I’ll teach you the units of this world later… No, wait! Why can you sense supernatural energy that far ahead!? My sensors only have a range of 30 meters!”

30 meters… so about 10 jō .¹

“That’s nothing much. If they were hidden, I wouldn’t have noticed, but it’s quite obvious like this. This isn’t human… It’s a demon… No, a monster? There are at least ten of them.”

“Wow… As expected of the head of a prestigious family. What kind of monster could it be?”

How would I know?

“Who knows? Should we go check it out?”

“But isn’t it dangerous?”

“It’s nothing we can’t handle. Besides monsters, I sense a different power, albeit faintly.”

It’s not yokai energy.

It’s somewhat similar but not spiritual power.

“A different power?”

“Hmm… This world has magic, right? Is that what you call spiritual power?”

“No, it’s called magic.”

Magic, huh…

“Or perhaps… could it be humans?”

“That’s a possibility. Monsters attack humans.”

Similar to the yokai in the previous world…

There were friendly yokai like my mother, but they generally attack humans.

“Shall we go take a look?”

“Are we going to help them?”

“That’s part of the job. Even though I’ve chosen a different path in life, I’m still an onmyoji. Besides, I want to know the capabilities of the monsters in this world.”

Goblins were too weak to be of any reference.

“Understood. If need be, I’ll shield you.”

“By the way, what happens if your body disappears?”

This shikigami is almost like a human, so its durability is low.

“In that case, I’ll return to the master’s side, so please summon a new shikigami. I’ll transfer back there again. But I hate spiders.”

It seems AI-chan has taken a liking to this shikigami.

“Got it. It doesn’t require much spiritual power, so it’s not a problem.”

Although shikigami are advanced spells, they don’t require much spiritual power, which makes them very useful to everyone.

“Please. Let’s go then.”

We walked in the direction where we sensed the presence of yokai and magic.

As we continued walking, the view started to open up.

However, there was a cliff ahead.

“It’s down there.”

As AI-chan said, below the cliff was a path, where soldiers clad in full-body metal armor were fighting bipedal boars wielding spears.

“What’s that?”

“Those are orcs. They have low intelligence as pig-like monsters but boast immense strength.”

I see…

Seeing it like this, it really feels like a different world.

“It looks tough…”

“The soldiers seem to be fighting well, but because they’re defending what appears to be a carriage, the situation doesn’t look good.”

“Orcs are classified as D-rank monsters.”

“Rank? What’s that?”

“It indicates strength. There are ranks from A to F, and I’ll explain them later. Anyway, it means they’re several levels above the goblins we encountered earlier. But it’s strange. To see so many orcs here…”

I don’t know much about the ecology of orcs, but they’re definitely stronger than goblins. Their presence doesn’t emit much yokai energy, but their sheer size and apparent strength make them formidable opponents. Even with full-body metal armor, it would be tough.

“Now, what should we do?”

Hmm…

“You’re not going to help? Is it because it’s tough even for you, Master?”

“Don’t be ridiculous. Something like that, no matter how many there are, isn’t an opponent. The problem is that carriage. It looks pretty upscale. Nobles or royalty, I suppose…”

“I think so too. Shall we sell our favor then?”

Hmm…

“I don’t know about this world, but dealing with those kinds of people seems troublesome, doesn’t it?”

“As expected of the Master. Your insight is impressive. Nobles and royalty are a pain no matter what world you’re in.”

“Is that sarcasm?”

My family is a noble family of royal lineage. We’re one of the most prestigious families in the country.

“You said that yourself, didn’t you…”

“Well, yeah. I know how the common folk see me.”

“No, no. Isn’t the Kisaragi family a lineage of onmyoji who have protected the common people from yokai?”

Is that supposed to be comforting?

I don’t need that kind of reassurance…

“Well, my family is fine. The issue is whether helping these ones will lead to trouble.”

“It might. You could be forced into political service or become suspiciously scrutinized.”

I don’t want either of those.

“Still, I don’t think we should just abandon them. Alright! I want to see the strength of these orcs or whatever they are, so let’s lend a hand.”

“What will you do?”

“Since we’re here, I’ll show you how amazing our big spider friend is, especially since you dislike it so much.”

With that said, I took out a talisman from my pocket and infused it with spiritual energy.

Then, I threw the talisman down the cliff.