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[sub][@Sho Minazuki][/sub][/center]
His luck was turning around, that was for sure. Otis looked at the spherical pendant he held in his hands as it practically pulled at itself until it was parallel to the ground. A powerful reaction for sure, and the location…the Strigidae closed his eyes and cupped his ears, listening carefully to the world around him. There was commotion, chattering, all just a couple blocks away, through the gaps between buildings and intersections, he saw the low-lying walls of Nijo Castle. A small crowd had formed at the gates, and more people were evacuated from within the premises as well. That castle…he recalled that it was one of the World Heritages Sites, as well as its history of being a project conceived by the first of the Tokugawas, but other than that, nothing in particular stood out. No terrible murders, no gloriously supernatural incidents, nothing that the public would be aware of.

Otis grimaced. Once again, public knowledge was found lacking. But there was one thread worth considering, at least. Nijo Castle was where authority was restored to the Imperial Court. Seirin was connected to that same royal lineage in some way. What associations were there?

Low-lying as the walls were, the Strigidae sprung up the side of one of the buildings adjacent to it, scrambling over patios and leaping off emergency stairwells until he pulled himself up onto the roof. From there, he had a clear view of what was within the walls, and Otis sat himself down, slinging his backpack off his shoulders and patting his sidepouch to ascertain its contents. Good, he was prepared. Better, he had brought his gun this time. Breaking it open, he loaded the chamber with deliberation, envisioning the best order of bullets that would work to cover the widest variety of situations.

Now, the only question…what was this? A monstrous incident, or a portal to another world?

He propped his offhand on his bent knee, then rested his revolver on top, watching carefully from a distance. The first bullet was a Vorpal Warp. Whether it was best for him to escape or to charge right in, Otis would be able to do so at the speed of a bullet.

[color=f7941d][i]Now, what answers could be uncovered here...[/i][/color]