Even though Yukari was happy, she then also felt strange because she thought she didn't do anything special but could succeed even on the first try. On the other hand, Shu didn't appear too surprised as if he had predicted Yukari's ability, when she said she had done basic training with her father. Yukari looked curious

“Are doing this supposed to be hard? Maybe I don't quite understand yet, can you guide me after this too Shinra?”

Shinra nodded

“Of course, I will work on it”

Shu’s expression turned curious

“Now, we will try out the Yokai sealing technique…”

Yukari didn’t appear too surprised and just nodded. Seeing Yukari, Shu's expression turned astonished

“Don't tell me you've learned it already?”

Yukari smiled awkwardly

"Unfortunately, I already know it, uncle, first we have to weaken the Yokai we want to seal, then chained them with the soul chains"

Shu looks surprised, he then nodded

“Right, now we will do the soul chains withdrawal”

Yukari appeared to calm, leaving Shu confused

"I don't know how far you've been taught by and training from Fujiyama, but let me warn you one thing. When the soul chains are withdrawn, it will feel…”

Yukari interrupted Shu's words

“Hurts a lot? Yes, I know. I’ll still continue”

Shu’s expression turned flat

"Okay, let's get started. Give me your katana”

Yukari took out her katana from its scabbard and then handed it over to Shu. Shu concentrated, and took out four soul chains from his forearms, then wrapped them at Yukari's Yokai weapon. Shu got ready, pointing the tip of Yukari’s katana at Yukari

"Are you ready?"

Yukari's expression turned serious, she then positioned her scabbard in front of her to be ready to support her body on the floor

"I'll never be ready, so just do it"

There was no doubt in Yukari's expression, which made Shu surprised. Shu gave a nod and then got ready. Shu gripped Yukari's katana tightly, and not long after, he then stabbed it at Yukari’s chest. Yukari looked shocked, she held her scabbard tightly and tried to endure the pain.

It didn't take long for Shu, he then pulled back Yukari’s katana, and Yukari's soul chains was also dangling out. Yukari's breath appeared to be short, cold sweat began to wet her body. Slowly, these chains returned into Yukari's chest, until there was nothing left of it, looked as if there wasn't even a tear mark on her jacket. Immediately afterward without being given a signal, Yukari concentrated, flinging her right hand to the right, and flinging her left hand to the left. Eight chains then burst out from the four sides of Yukari's forearms, four from her left forearm and another four from her right forearm. Seeing this, even Shinra was surprised. Shu looked shocked

“Are you alright Yukari?”

Yukari appears to be still trying to fix her breathing

"Yes, it was nothing”

Shu was surprised, he closed his eyes for a moment while smiling then opened his eyes again

"Congratulations on your success Yukari"

Yukari smiles and nodded

“Can we continue to the next training uncle?"

Shu's expression turned astonished

"Of course, we can continue. But, there's no need to rush Yukari”

Yukari then pulled her soul chains back into her forearms

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"We can't wait anymore Uncle, every second might be a gamble for Father's safety"

Shu's expression turned serious, he then nodded

“Alright, we continue to the sealing training”

Shu looked at Shinra

“Can you help us to become a target example in this sealing training Shinra?”

Shinra smiled

“Of course, with pleasure”

Yukari and Shinra took their positions, they were now standing facing each other. Shinra said

"I think you already know Yukari, even if I don't react much, there will be a counter-current of energy from me, which I can only suppress but I can't get rid of it"

Yukari’s expression turned serious

“I know, no need to hold back Shinra”

Shinra and Shu looked surprised. Shu said

“Wait for a second Yukari, do you know what this counter current of energy means? It will be even more painful than withdrawing out the soul chains”

Yukari smiling

"Uncle don't need to worry, I've practiced simulating it with Dad"

Shu's expression turned astonished

"I don't know what you mean by simulating it, but it appears very useful"

Yukari smiled

"Father said so that I am ready whenever I need this ability"

Yukari remembers again her training with her father, Fujiyama.

Flashback, Yukari stood face to face with Fujiyama, in the practice hall of a dojo. Appeared that each of them was carrying a katana Yokai weapon. Fujiyama said

“Yukari, even though you might choose not to become a Yokai controller in the future, your knowledge about it should not fade. However, it will be difficult to master Yokai controller techniques, if you don't interact with the Yokai themselves”

Yukari looked curious

“Do we need to deal with Yokai for this exercise? facing Yokais without proper training would be dangerous…”

Fujiyama nodded

“Right, then from that, we will simulate it”

Fujiyama fling his right hand to the right and fling his left hand to the left, and eight soul chains then burst out from Fujiyama's forearms, four per forearm

"Capture these chains with your sword Yukari"

Fujiyama controlled his soul chains, and the chains slithered like a snake toward Yukari. Yukari then pointed her katana which was still inside the scabbard, towards the front. These chains then wrapped around Yukari's katana. Fujiyama said

“I will try to open your energy by suppressing you with my energy. At that time, channel your energy into me”

Yukari looked nervous, she then nodded

"Okay, I understand"

Fujiyama concentrated, and his expression turned serious. Fujiyama sent his energy which was like a stream of white light towards Yukari by his soul chains. Yukari felt a painful counter current which lasted for a moment, she then felt something overflowing out of her and also felt it like an extension of her body that she could move at will. Yukari channeled this energy into Fujiyama, which suddenly made Fujiyama looks pressed and can't move. Soon, energy with a similar shape but red in color flowed back towards Yukari by her soul chains, which suddenly pressed her, making Yukari fall to her knees. Seeing this, Fujiyama immediately unwrapped his soul chains from Yukari’s katana sword.

Yukari and Fujiyama were now standing facing each other, with Yukari trying to fix her shortness of breath. On the other hand, Fujiyama's breath also appeared to be short, and cold sweat covered his body. They were panting heavily, making it difficult to start a conversation. After a while, Fujiyama then said

“I just opened your Yokai controller energy pathway Yukari. With this, whenever you practice Yokai controller techniques, you will master it quickly, or maybe even instantly”

Yukari looked at his father in confusion. Flashback end.

Back in the present time, in front of Yukari, Shinra appeared to be waiting for her to do something. Shinra watched her with a flat expression, Yukari looked lost in thought. Seeing Yukari, Shu’s expression turned astonished

"What are you thinking Yukari?"

Hearing this, Yukari immediately came to her senses

"I'm sorry uncle, let's continue"

Shu nodded

"You're going to try to seal Shinra using the soul chains, with your Yokai weapon as a neutralizer to Yokai counter current, like a lightning rod. I think Fujiyama has already explained this?"

Yukari nodded

"Yes, Father already explained it"

Shu’s expression turned serious

"Then let's get started right away"

Yukari took a stance and concentrated, she then flung her right forearm towards the right, and her left forearm towards the left, simultaneously. At that moment, eight soul chains burst out from her forearms, four per forearm

"Are you ready Shinra?"

Shinra smiled

“Whenever you ready”

Yukari smiled upon hearing this. Yukari then controlled her soul chains, and these chains then pulled toward Shinra.

Quickly, these chains then wrapped around Shinra's body, whereupon two chains wrapped around Yukari's katana Yokai weapon. Yukari stomped her katana sword on the floor, and there was a large burst of energy in the form of wind. From Yukari's soul chains, flowed a kind of energy similar to the stream of water made of white light. As Yukari's energy flowed into the soul chains on Shinra's body, Shinra felt something strong pressing down on him. Shinra tried to hold back, but before long, energy with a similar shape but red in color flowed back from Shinra towards Yukari and touched her katana. It wasn't long before Yukari looked pressured. Yukari tried to hold on, she then raised her katana and stomped it to the floor, and there was another explosion of wind energy as before, blowing away the red energy from Shinra earlier, this appeared to neutralize the red energy earlier, and it became white again. Shu said

"Alright, that's enough Yukari, you have succeeded"

Yukari then stopped channeling her energy. The soul chains that wrapped around Shinra were released and slowly pulled back into Yukari's forearms. Yukari looked out of breath, and cold sweat drenched her body. On the other hand, Shinra appears alright. Shu said

“To think you're back at it with just one try, I can tell, you are very talented Yukari”

Yukari smiled happily

"Thank you, Uncle"

It didn't take long for Yukari to realize something. Feeling the Yokai counter current, Yukari recalled the times she had trained with her father back then. Yukari thought to herself

“This feeling is similar to when I was training with father, that Yokai counter current…”

Yukari appeared to have realized something, she remembered her father's words back then.