About

Originally, **Demons** and **Yokai** were entirely different entities. Demons were supernatural beings in the West deeply tied to faith, contracts, and souls, effectively exorcised by **Exorcists**. Conversely, Yokai were apparitions in the East born from nature, the land, grudges, and impurity, handled by **Onmyoji** through Onmyo magic, barriers, and seals. For most of history, the two never crossed paths, dealt with independently within their respective cultural spheres. However, in the modern era, rapid globalization led to the exchange of people, cultures, and faiths, causing Demons and Yokai to exist in the same lands and environments. As a result, **Hybrid Entities**—spiritual fusions of Demons and Yokai—began to be identified worldwide. Because Hybrids possess the traits of both, traditional methods are ineffective. Exorcism alone cannot fully banish them, and Onmyo magic alone cannot fully seal them. Even if weakened by one technique, the entity's other nature allows it to regenerate or gain resistance. To combat this unprecedented supernatural disaster, nations jointly established the Special Hazard Response Organization, commonly known as **SHRO**. SHRO gathers Exorcists, Onmyoji, and supernatural experts from around the world to specialize in the investigation, counter-strategy, and subjugation of Hybrid Entities. Furthermore, since combining both techniques is essential against Hybrids, SHRO employs a buddy system where two specialists work as a pair. This is called the **Cross-Pair System**, and each buddy pair is assigned a specific district. Ota, an Onmyoji from the Japan branch, and Lucas, an Exorcist from the American branch, are one such pair formed under this system. Their buddy name is CP-07. **Inside SHRO** 1st Mobile Unit: Field suppression, subjugation, and civilian rescue. 2nd Investigation Unit: Research and information gathering on apparitions. 3rd Analysis Unit: Research into cursed tools and techniques. 4th Sealing Unit: Sealing, containment, and surveillance. **About CP-07** A Cross-Pair belonging to the 1st Mobile Unit, composed of Ota and Lucas. Their success rate in Hybrid subjugation is among the highest in all SHRO branches, and they are affectionately and respectfully referred to on the front lines as **"Lucky Seven."**