At this very moment, Miyachi Iwao finally understood.
He understood why Miyoshi Tougo had reacted so dramatically.
It was simply because the spiritual energy he had "seen" was utterly breathtaking.
What kind of spiritual energy was it?
—Majestic.
—Grand.
—Towering.
—Vast.
All of these could be used to describe the spiritual energy before them.
That spiritual energy was like an erupting volcano.
That spiritual energy was like an endless ocean.
That spiritual energy was like an unbounded mountain range.
That spiritual energy was like the vast cosmos.
Everyone could clearly see the terrifyingly immense radiance of spiritual energy rising like a pillar of light from the boy's frail body, piercing straight into the heavens.
The sheer scale of this spiritual energy was akin to the presence of a deity standing before them.
And within that spiritual energy, divine energy undeniably permeated the air.
Miyachi Iwao knew very well—it was the divine aura left by the gods Rozen had summoned.
Originally, that divine energy was already fearsome, yet Rozen's own spiritual energy seemed to overshadow even that. It was not only vast in scale but also incomparably noble and dignified.
Such spiritual energy—Miyachi Iwao had never seen anything like it, nor had he ever imagined it. He simply could not believe that someone in this world could possess such overwhelming spiritual energy.
Surely, no matter who witnessed this spiritual energy, they would be left in shock.
Especially those who had known Rozen before—more so than anyone else.
After all, in the past, due to the extreme excellence of his Magic Circuits, Rozen had been draining too much of his own life force, leaving his body frail and his spiritual energy incredibly weak. Even without using Invisibility Jutsu, his presence was barely perceptible.
But now, Rozen possessed such majestic and exalted spiritual energy—who would dare believe that the person before them was truly Rozen?
Yet, this was Rozen's transformation.
"What's wrong? You don't recognize me, Chief Miyachi?"
Rozen smirked faintly.
Of course, he knew that his spiritual energy had undergone an earth-shattering change compared to the past.
Having mastered the god-tier Mind's Eye, Rozen had long since overcome his life force issues. His spiritual energy had already recovered the second time he entered the world of automaton, no longer weak and frail.
And now, not only had Rozen perfected his Mind's Eye, but his Magic Circuits had completely evolved—incorporating the principle of Infinite Chain Reaction, transforming into circuits of boundless potential, flowing with spiritual energy on the scale of an entire planet. With that, how could his spiritual energy possibly remain unchanged?
Not to mention, Rozen had also absorbed Foreign Mana, causing his very existence and vessel to ascend, gradually transforming into a higher-level being.
Given all this, it was only natural that Rozen's spiritual energy had become so noble and extraordinary.
In other worlds, since others could not "see" spiritual energy, Rozen's transformation had yet to be widely recognized. Only those with keen perception or familiarity with him could vaguely sense the change.
But in this world, all Onmyoji possessed Spirit Sight. The terrifying scale of Rozen's spiritual energy was impossible to ignore.
The stronger one's Spirit Sight, the clearer they could perceive this overwhelming spiritual energy.
Thus, the moment Rozen arrived, Miyoshi Tougo immediately sensed his spiritual energy—proving just how immense it had become.
To put it bluntly, Rozen now appeared more divine than an actual deity.
Ordinary people might not feel this way, but to Onmyoji with Spirit Sight, it was undeniable. They had no choice but to acknowledge this terrifying spiritual energy.
The proof was in the exorcists and Magic Crimes Investigation officers present, who were already frozen in place, unable to move, eyes widened in horror, faces deathly pale, and hands trembling even as they held their guns and talismans.
Even Kogure Zenjirou's shikigami had manifested, letting out terrified cries.
"Zenjirou! This person is bad news!"
"Bad news! Bad news!"
"We should retreat immediately!"
"Too terrifying!"
Four Karasu Tengu shikigami in exorcist uniforms, each wielding weapons, flapped their wings as they appeared around Kogure Zenjirou, shouting in alarm.
These were Kogure Zenjirou's shikigami—Kokuryuu, Dassai, Reisen and Hou'oubiden.
"Tch...!"
Kogure Zenjirou's expression instantly turned grim.
"How... how did he become like this?"
Yuge Mari unconsciously took a step back, her face equally pale.
"Is that really a human...?"
Yamashiro Hayato was filled with disbelief.
Seeing this, Rozen sighed helplessly.
"Come on, your reactions are a bit rude, aren't they? Just because I'm a wanted criminal, do I really have to be treated like some kind of monster?"
"...Do you seriously think you're not a monster right now, Tsuchimikado?"
Miyachi Iwao took a deep breath, calming himself down, though his face showed a trace of bitterness.
"Of course." Rozen smiled slightly, completely unfazed. "At most, I've simply extended the possibilities of humanity, obtaining powers beyond human limits. But I have never considered myself anything other than human."
"Is that so?" Miyachi Iwao lit a cigarette, took a drag, and then spoke. "Then I'm curious—why have you changed so drastically?"
Hearing this, Rozen smirked.
"You wouldn't understand even if I explained, so let's just put it in terms you can accept." Rozen looked down upon the Onmyoji gathered before the altar. "After all, I did summon a god and even contracted a true deity as my shikigami. Do you really think, under such circumstances, I wouldn't change at all?"
In other words, Rozen was no longer the person he once was.
"Back then, I had only just succeeded in summoning a god, so the changes weren't obvious. Now, a year and a half has passed—what needed to grow has grown, what needed to change has changed, what needed to transform has transformed, and what needed to be obtained has been obtained."
Rozen spoke calmly.
"So, I've returned to this land of past conflicts to reclaim what I once left behind."
As he spoke, Rozen tilted his head slightly and curled his lips into a smirk.
"And you? What have you come here for?"
Did that question even need to be asked?
Of course, it was to reclaim what they had once failed to secure.
"You... Y-You should surrender!" Yuge Mari, as if trying to dispel her own fear, shouted loudly. "This place is completely surrounded! A barrier has been set up! You can't escape!"
Upon hearing this, Rozen couldn't help but chuckle.
"A barrier, huh?"
As he spoke, Rozen snapped his fingers.
"Boom—!"
With a sound like shattering glass, the barrier enclosing the entire Onmyo Academy crumbled and vanished without a trace.
"Wha...!?"
Yuge Mari and the other Onmyoji's expressions changed dramatically.
Rozen's voice, however, rang out casually.
"Didn't you say there was a barrier?" Rozen said playfully. "Where is it?"
With that one sentence, all the Onmyoji present turned pale.
Especially Yuge Mari, who seemed on the verge of collapsing.
The so-called strongest barrier, cast by the Binding Princess of the Twelve Divine Generals, had been shattered in an instant—by nothing more than a snap of Rozen's fingers.
Yet Rozen had not used any elaborate technique. He had merely injected a trace of jutsuryoku into the barrier, disrupting its structure.
With his current level of jujutsu mastery, combined with the insights from Wise Eye into the barrier's weak points, breaking it was child's play.
After a year and a half, Rozen now wielded overwhelming power.
And everyone here was left in utter shock.