Who needs a high-level barrier when you can use motion sensors and frequency disruptors to track spiritual anomalies? The Strength in Being "Useless"
In the old days, a lack of spiritual "firepower" was a death sentence or a fast track to social exile. But being useless in the traditional sense has forced our family to adapt in ways the elite houses never had to. Without raw power, we’ve had to become:
The Burden of a "Useless" Onmyoji Family In a world where spectral borders are thinning, the name of an Onmyoji family usually carries weight. It’s a title that brings to mind sharp paper talismans, commanding chants, and the absolute authority to banish the things that go bump in the night.
There is a strange freedom in being at the bottom. While the "useful" families are busy with political infighting and maintaining their fearsome reputations, the useless ones are on the ground. We’re the ones helping the neighbor whose kitchen is haunted by a minor spirit that just wants someone to acknowledge its cooking.
Sometimes, a polite conversation and a specific offering go further than a sealing spell.
For generations, the great houses have maintained the balance between the human and spirit realms. Then there are families like mine—the ones whose talismans barely stick and whose spiritual energy wouldn’t light a candle, let alone bind a high-ranking demon.