Meow meow meow?

That's right!

This lord's bird ww

"That guy is hiding in the spatial rift."

Kanai didn't have time to think about what Midori had just said.

She sternly ordered the Teiguang people to retreat.

She set up a barrier to protect them and used a slender barrier to reach into the spatial rift.

She was trying to catch that demon.

Ibaraki was faster than her.

The Black Flame in his hand, which had just been tortured in the game, quickly corroded the demon's aura and penetrated the spatial rift in an instant.

The terrifying temperature made Hannya, who had been hiding in the spatial rift, rush out.

The reddish-black ghost shouted, "It's so hot!" and wanted to use the same trick to escape through the crowd at an extremely fast speed.

"You still want to run?"

Red Leaf raised her hand and summoned a large number of extremely sharp maple leaves. These leaves, which were everywhere floating above the basketball court, greatly hindered Hannya's escape.

Before Hannya could shout again, Ibaraki's Black Flame had already caught up. It looked like Hannya would be burned to nothing.

A huge mace, which was as tall as a person, appeared out of thin air and smashed directly at the reddish-black ghost's head.

There was a loud bang. Hannya, who didn't have time to escape, was hit in the head by the mace.

The demon crashed straight into the side wall of the basketball court from the center of the court.

Its bleeding head was deeply embedded in the wall, and it stopped moving.

Under the stunned gazes of the Teiguang people,

Ghost Lantern walked unhurriedly to Hannya's side and pulled the mace out of his head. Then, he picked up the strong evil ghost's neck with one hand and began to shake it violently.

He shook Hannya's head until blood spurted out.

Her eyes were dazzled.

"So, so scary —" Huang Se shrunk his neck.

He was the only one who didn't enter the barrier.

Kanai protected him behind her and looked curiously through the girl.

Hannya spurted out blood for a while and finally screamed, "It hurts!" Her entire body began to twist. The huge evil ghost's head slowly fell off like a layer of sugar coating, revealing a handsome and flirtatious face inside.

In a few breaths, the ugly and rough evil ghost turned into a devilish handsome boy with short blonde hair. The handsome boy's head was still bleeding, almost suffocated by Ghost Lantern's grip.

"Ghost Lantern, you're too much — Pfft!"

Hannya, who had transformed into a human, struggled to struggle under the great demon king's hands. in the end, she was grabbed by the neck and slammed her head down onto the wooden floor.

"You're a jailor, but you don't want to improve yourself. Because of such a ridiculous reason, you caused such a huge mess for me. Hurry up and apologize to the world!" Ghost Lantern grabbed Hannya's head fiercely and slammed it against the ground.

Bang, bang, bang. The wooden plank was smashed into pieces by Hannya's head.

"That's about enough!"

Hannya, whose face was covered in blood, raised her head with difficulty. "I, I didn't want to run away — Wah!" Before she could finish, she was pressed to the floor by Ghost Lantern again.

The next time she raised her head, she quickly shouted, "Someone from the spirit world came to the modern world!

I just chased after her to take a look! "

"Oh?"

Ghost Lantern's face darkened as he grabbed Hannya's head and said coldly, "You mean, there's a big demon from the spirit world that came to the modern world?"

"Listen to my explanation!

I'm telling the truth!

That guy has a lot of black feathers, just like a crow! "Hannya tried to put on a sincere face." I'm also helping hell. "

"No, you just want to come up here to play," Ghost Lantern grabbed her head and slammed it against the floor again. "Let's not talk about the fact that the Kumura family finished repairing the spirit world barrier half a month ago. Even if a big demon from the spirit world escaped, you can report it to the police or tell me."

"So, please go to hell."

"No, no, no — I really saw it — Wahhhhh!!!!"

Qingfeng, who was watching the brutal scene, had a pale face. She couldn't help but try to shrink herself a little and hide behind Peach Well. Even Midori couldn't bear to watch and turned her head away.

Akashi Seishiro, who looked gentle, stared at the evil spirit named Hannya faintly through the enchantment, and the corner of his mouth evoked a faint smile.

After this private affair was over, Ghost Lantern dragged Hannya, who looked like a dead dog, forward to apologize to Kanai and the others.

"Sorry for the long wait. It took me a bit of time to discipline my incompetent subordinate."

"Uh … it seems like it worked quite well?"

Kanai's face was full of black lines. Her mouth twitched as she looked at Hannya's body, which was almost covered in mosaic.

"You flatter me," Ghost Lantern said seriously. "I've troubled you for a long time this time. To express my gratitude, I'll give you a small gift on behalf of hell."

"No … I don't think it's a matter of flattery …" Before Kanai could finish her sentence, she saw Ghost Lantern suddenly take out a few cursed straw figurines. She was completely speechless.

Ghost Lantern raised the cursed straw figurines in his hand. They were obviously emitting an unknown black gas and seemed to be able to move on their own. He was about to hand them to the Teiguang people. "This is one of the famous specialties of hell. Considering the size of the orthographic mirror, these straw figurines are very suitable to be used as souvenirs. Not only can they be used as decorations, clothing decorations, or key rings, but you can also poke them with needles to vent your anger when you're bored. This one will scream and cry when you're tortured by needles. It's a high-end product."

Teiguang: … Please, let us go.

Akashiji boldly looked at the scarecrow in Ghost Lantern's hand and refused, "It's good enough that I can help Mr. Ghost Lantern. It's just a game. Let's have fun. There's no need for gifts."

Everyone in Teiguang looked at their director with admiration. Good job, Akashiji!

As expected of Akashiji!

"Is that so?"

Ghost Lantern seemed a little disappointed that he didn't manage to sell the item in his hands. He put away the scarecrow and nodded at the crowd again.

"Since Akashiji has said so, I won't force you.

First, let Hannya remove the contracts on the three of you. "

Under Ghost Lantern's abuse, Hannya, who had a nosebleed and was on the verge of death, reluctantly took back the contracts on Kanai and the others. As he retrieved the demonic power he buried in Kanai and the others' bodies, he grumbled, "You're too much. You even tricked a demon?

You didn't even finish this fun game. "

As soon as he said this, he was beaten up by Ghost Lantern again, "You really came to the modern world to play. What a scandal."

"Well …" Kanna heaved a sigh of relief when she sensed that the demonic energy in her body had dissipated, and that Hannya herself had truly been beaten up quite badly. She smiled and retorted, "Well, it's Hanari-san's fault for being unable to endure loneliness and leaking his demonic energy."

"I'm helping you, aren't I?

Miko-sama. "

The blonde boy rolled his eyes. "If I didn't start this game, how would you know the truth of that person?" He gestured at Midori with his mouth. "Don't you think so?"

Kanai was stunned. She couldn't help but follow Hannya's direction and look at Midori Shintaro inside the barrier.

"Legend says that Hannya can evoke the darkness in the human heart. His personality is cunning and cruel, and he has no compassion for humans."

Ibaraki, who had unknowingly walked to Kanai's side, blocked the little girl with a cold face and looked at Hannya condescendingly, "Seeing you today, your ability to bewitch people and distort black and white is indeed outstanding."

What nonsense are you talking about?

You didn't injure that Midori Shintaro?

Now you're talking about it like you're doing a favor?

After being scolded by Ibaraki, Kanai, who had been deceived, couldn't help but angrily glare at Hannya. And her reaction was seen by Hannya, the blonde demonic monster couldn't help but laugh.

"Pfft … Is it true or not, little Miko-sama is so fun?"

"Oh?"

Ibaraki raised his hand with a fake smile, wanting to pinch Hannya's head and pour the Black Flame into her mouth.

"… I'm wrong."

Encountering a monster with Ibaraki's battle prowess, the self-proclaimed intelligent Hannya absolutely couldn't face him head on. After he admitted defeat in time, he wanted to hide behind the ghost lantern.

"Okay, okay, I also have compensation for you, Miko-sama."

After saying this, he pulled out two thin items that were wrapped in coarse cloth and handed them to Kanna. These items appeared to be swords and swords.

"… There's no need, really."

Thinking about Ghost Lantern's unreliable gift just now, Kanai put her hands behind her back and shook her head like a rattle-drum.

"Take it, take it, maybe there'll be a surprise?" Hannya narrowed her eyes and looked at the cold Ibaraki Doji, smiling like a fox.

"It's just two ancient swords that can ward off evil, just treat it as an offering."

"But I-"

"If I remember correctly, the head of the Kumura family and the head of the Yukimura family seemed to be investigating the matter of the Black Light Tower, and haven't returned yet?" Hannya smiled faintly.

"…" Kanai pursed her lips and stared at Hannya without blinking. "… What else do you know?"

Hannya stubbornly withstood Ghost Lantern's death stare and explained, "These two ancient swords were left in Hell by the person who escaped from the Spiritual World. According to him, it seems to be some kind of spoils of war. It seems that he was able to escape from the Spiritual World because of the Black Light Tower."

"Miko-sama can rest assured and accept these two swords, maybe there'll be some clues?"

Under Hannya's flowery words, the hesitant Kanai finally accepted the two ancient swords. The two rusty swords were as tall as Kanai when they stood upright, and the little girl struggled to carry them on her back. After Ghost Lantern bid farewell to everyone, he said to Akashiji, "I think you're very talented in punishment, after you die, please be sure to take up a job in Hell."

After saying that, the Chief Consul of Hell picked up Hannya, who was crying in pain, and opened a passage to return to Hell.

After hearing Ghost Lantern's words, Akashiji's expression changed.

— — What does that mean?

Is he looking forward to my death?

"In short, this matter has come to an end, right?"

Without waiting for everyone to recover, the impatient Midori was the first to ask. After receiving Akashiji's affirmation, he used the excuse that he needed to apply medicine for the burn on his arm and left first.

At the entrance of the basketball stadium, Kanai watched as the Midori walked out of the basketball stadium without even looking at her. She hurriedly handed the two swords to Red Leaf and chased after the Midori alone.

Huang Se, who had witnessed all of this, stopped smiling.

After a while, he acted as if he hadn't seen anything and nothing had happened, and began to enthusiastically discuss the scene he had just seen with Qing Feng and the others.

On the other side, Kanna Hyuga ran quickly through the Teiguang campus and chased after the long-legged Midori Shintaro all the way to the school gate.

At this time, the sky was completely dark, and the students who were busy with the school festival had all left the campus, leaving behind only some empty stalls and some dolls, props, balloons, banners, and so on scattered messily on the side of the walkway.

Kanai nimbly jumped over the obstacles on the ground like a deer in the dark walkway without a trace of light. Finally, when the Midori walked out of the school gate and was about to leave Teiguang, she called out to him from afar.

"Shintaro!"

Across the cold iron fence of the school gate, the panting Kanai called out to the Midori.

Midori Shintaro's footsteps paused and stopped in place.

In the quiet night, under the dim light, the tall and handsome teenager turned around and quietly stared at Kanai.

"I don't remember allowing you to call me Shintaro." After a while, he said lightly.

"… I'm sorry, Midori." Knowing that she was rude, the little girl stumbled and lowered her head.

She wanted to say something, but she remembered what the Midori said when they were playing the game. She wanted to ask him if the wound on his arm still hurt, and if it was okay. But when the words came to her mouth, they were blocked by a heavy sense of guilt and disappointment.

"Raise your head, Kanna Hyuga."

Midori frowned and sternly lectured the girl, "Since you are a witch of the Shrine, how can you show such a cowardly and useless appearance!"

"Ah, ah — yes!"

Kanna lifted her head with a reddened face as if she had been scalded by something. She looked at her childhood best friend with an eager expression.

"You have been like this since you were a child."

Midori's cold voice passed through the iron fence and echoed between the two of them, "Cowardly, unassertive, soft-hearted, and selfless, trying to please others."

"As long as others are a little worried, you begin to panic and blame yourself, even if it's not your fault."

He wasn't a fool. After the burning anger in his heart, he quickly understood why Kanna had distanced herself from him. Under Chi Si's guidance, he understood the turbulent undercurrents between Shinto and Kanna. In addition to guilt and heartache, he was even more annoyed that Kanna didn't want to fight.

He was not the kind of loser who only had self-esteem and could not be violated. In Kanna Hyuga's heart, was it so difficult to explain clearly?

"Kanna Hyuga."

Midori could not help but ask the girl in disappointment, "If you carry out the duties of a witch in the name of protection, why do you care so much about other people's feelings? You would rather be misunderstood than care about it?"

Every time Midori said a word, every time he accused her, Kanai's head lowered a little. In the end, she pursed her lips and whispered.

"… But, Shintaro, you are not 'other people'."

Midori only felt an obscure and rare sourness slowly spreading from his heart. Countless joy, annoyance, guilt, anger, and years of grievances and confusion turned into a shallow satisfaction, wandering in his mind.

…

In the end, he just sighed.

"I really don't know what to do with you."

He said softly, and his eyes softened in the halo, which was rare for him.

*

"Wah — gentler!!"

At that time in hell, Ghost Lantern grabbed Hannya by the hair and walked around, trying to save her golden hair.

"I'm telling you, I'm going to be bald if you keep grabbing me!

If I'm bald, I-I'll fight it out with you! "

"Compared to being bald, you should be more worried about how to explain to the administration of hell that you absconded without permission." Ghost Lantern turned his head and glanced at Hannya.

"I-I'm doing it for the good of that little girl. Who's like you, hiding it from her so tightly?" Hannya, who was not courting death, quickly regained her spirit and said maliciously,

"You rushed to Sunset Shrine. Did you think that I, who knew some inside information, was going to steal something from that little girl's body?"

"Don't worry, I'm not that ambitious. Compared to getting that, I'm more interested in that little girl's temperament. After all, I'm a demon born in the darkness of human hearts."

"I previously thought that fifty years was enough for you, Hannya."

Ghost Lantern, who avoided answering, looked at Hannya coldly. "Now, I suggest adding a zero behind fifty."

"Don't, don't — you saw it too.

I said that I was' born in a heart of jealousy, 'right?

That little girl is fine, but the humans around her more or less all have the same mentality. That's why I appeared, right?

If you let it go on like this, it will be contaminated. "

Hannya's lips curled into a sweet smile.

"Humans have two sides to them. Underneath the pure kindness is also a cold evil.

Even if it's just a moment of misdirection, it can become a catalyst for conversion.

The witch who taught her should know this better than anyone, right? "

She subconsciously glanced at the door and actually saw Minister Tezuka, whom she had been yearning for day and night!

Momashiro rubbed her eyes. After confirming that she wasn't dreaming, she was so happy that tears almost filled her eyes. Minister Tezuka … Did you sense my pain and specially come to save me?

Ah … Can I not be the minister anymore?

Tezuka Kunimitsu: "Momashiro, long time no see."

When he passed by the tennis court, he saw a group of freshmen doing basic training under Haitang's guidance. When he returned to the club office, he saw Momashiro Takeshi writing the financial report. Tezuka Kunimitsu nodded with gratification. "You're doing well, good luck."

Then, Tezuka turned around and left.

Turned around and left.

Gone, gone …

Momashiro: …

She quickly jumped up and chased after him as fast as she could. She miserably called out Tezuka's name like an abandoned child.

Tezuka helplessly stopped in place and waited for Momashiro to catch up. He asked with his eyes if there was anything else.

.

"Minister Tezuka —"

"I'm no longer the minister, Momashiro," Tezuka replied gently. "You're the minister now."