Meow meow meow?

That's right!

This lord opens the bird ww

Ibaraki was even faster than her.

The Black Flame in his hand, which had just been tortured in the game, quickly corroded the demonic aura and penetrated the spatial rift in an instant. The terrifying temperature made Hannya, who had been hiding her head and leaking the room, rush out.

The reddish-black ghost shouted, "It's so hot!" and wanted to repeat the same trick.

She quickly broke through the crowd's encirclement and escaped.

"Still want to run?"

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

Before Hannya could shout again,

Ibaraki's Black Flame had already chased after her.

Seeing that Hannya was about to be burned to ashes, a huge mace as tall as a person appeared out of thin air.

It smashed straight at the reddish-black ghost's head.

With a loud bang, Hannya, who didn't have time to escape, was hit in the head by the mace. Her entire body crashed straight into the side wall of the basketball court from the center of the court.

Her bleeding head was deeply embedded in the wall.

She stopped moving.

Under the stunned gazes of the Teiguang people,

Ghost Lantern walked unhurriedly to Hannya's side.

He pulled the mace out of her head and then picked up the strong ghost's neck with one hand.

She began to shake violently.

Blood spurted out of Hannya's head.

Her eyes were dazzled.

"So, so scary —" Huang Se shrunk his neck. He was the only one who didn't enter the barrier.

He was protected behind Kanai and looked curiously through the girl.

Hannya spurted out blood for a while.

Finally, she screamed, "It hurts!"

Her entire ghost began to distort.

The huge 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 ghost turned into a handsome young man with short golden hair. The handsome young man's head was still bleeding. He was almost dead from Ghost Lantern's choking.

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

Hannya, who had transformed into a human, tried to struggle in the hands of the great demon king. In the end, she was grabbed by the neck and slammed down. Her head hit the wooden floor heavily.

"You're a jailor, but you don't want to improve yourself. Because of such a ridiculous reason, you've caused me such a huge mess. 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 enough!"

Hannya, whose face was covered in blood, raised her head with great difficulty. "I, I didn't want to run away on my own accord … Wah!" Before she could finish, she was pressed to the ground by Ghost Lantern.

The next time he raised his head, he quickly shouted, "Someone from the Spirit Realm has come to the Modern World!

.........

"Oh?"

Gui Deng's face darkened as he grabbed Hannya's head. He said coldly, "You mean to say that a great monster from the spirit realm 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 on the floor again. "Let's not talk about the fact that the Kumura family finished repairing the barrier half a month ago. Even if a big demon escaped from the Spirit Realm, you can report it to the police or tell me."

"So, please go to hell."

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

Qingfeng, who was watching the brutal scene, was pale. She couldn't help but try to shrink herself 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 wait. It took me a while to discipline my incompetent subordinates."

"Uh … it seems to be working?"

Kanai was speechless. 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. In order 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 praise …" Before Kanai could finish her sentence, she was completely speechless when she saw Ghost Lantern suddenly take out a few Cursed Strawmen.

Ghost Lantern held up a few cursed straw figurines that were obviously emitting an unknown dark aura and seemed to be able to move on their own. He was about to pass them to the Teiguang. "This is one of the famous specialties of hell. Considering the size of the Orthography Mirror, these straw figurines are very suitable to be used as a messenger. Not only can they be used as decorations, clothing accessories, or key rings, you can also poke them with a needle to vent your anger. This one will let out a scream and cry when tortured by the needle. It's a high-end product."

Teiguang: … Please, let us go.

Akashiji bravely looked at the crying straw figurine in Ghost Lantern's hand and refused. "It's already good enough to be of help to Mr. Ghost Lantern. It's just a game. We're just having fun. There's no need for gifts."

The people of Di Guang looked at their own minister with eyes that were close to worship: Good job, Chi Si!

As expected of Akashiji!

"Is that so?"

Ghost Lantern seemed to be a little disappointed that he didn't manage to sell the item in his hand. He put away the straw figurine and nodded to thank everyone again.

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

Let Hannya remove the contracts on the three of you first. "

Under Ghost Lantern's tyrannical abuse, Hannya, who was bleeding from his nose and dying, 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, "That's 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 pretty boy rolled his eyes. "If I didn't start this game, the truth of that person," he pointed his mouth at Midori Shintaro, "how would you know, right?"

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 down at Hannya. "Seeing you today, your ability to confuse people's minds and distort black and white is indeed outstanding."

What nonsense are you talking about?

You didn't injure that Midori Shintaro?

You're saying it like you're doing him 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 put on a fake smile and raised his hand, wanting to pinch Hannya's head and pour the Black Flame into this guy's mouth.

"… I was wrong."

Encountering a monster like Ibaraki, the self-proclaimed intelligent Hannya absolutely couldn't fight him head-on. After he admitted defeat, he wanted to hide behind Ghost Lantern.

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

After saying this, he took out two thin items that seemed to be swords and swords wrapped in coarse cloth and handed them to Kanna.

"… 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 from me."

"But I-"

"If I remember correctly, the head of the Kumura family and the head of the Yukimura family seemed to be investigating 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. He was able to escape from the Spiritual World because of the Black Light Tower."

"Miko-sama, you can accept these two swords without worry, 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 the area of 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 back 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.

Kanai, who was at the entrance of the basketball court, watched as the Midori walked straight out of the basketball court 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 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 he stopped in place.

In the quiet night, under the dim light, the tall and handsome young man 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 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 Kamikaze 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're not 'other people'."

Midori only felt an obscure and rare sourness slowly spreading from his heart. Countless joy, annoyance, guilt, anger, grievances, and confusion over the years turned into a shallow satisfaction that lingered 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 became gentle in the halo.

*

"Wah — be gentle!!"

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

"Relax, relax. I'm not that ambitious. Compared to obtaining that, I'm more interested in that little girl's temperament. After all, I'm a demon born of darkness in the hearts of humans."

"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 of jealousy ', didn't I?

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

If I let it go, I'll be contaminated. "

Hannya's lips curved 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 shaman who taught her should know this better than anyone, right? "

"No matter how you look at it, it's just two rusty swords."

Sitting in the Kumura family's living room, Umori Imura pretended to look back and forth at the two rusty swords. In the end, he came to the conclusion that they were useless.

Then, he was slapped hard on the back of his head by his grandfather, Kumura Shigeru. "Brat, what nonsense are you talking about!

These two swords clearly contain magical Reiki. They should be rare Reiki swords. "

The gray-haired old man scolded Umori Imura angrily. When he turned to Kanai, his face wrinkled into a smile. "Kanai babe, keep these two swords well and patiently nourish them with Reiki.

Maybe they'll be reborn and become the real Filth Removal and Demon Slaying Blade in your hands. "

"… Yes!"

Kanai nodded subconsciously. After a pause, she said, "Actually, when I was at my aunt's place, I was lucky enough to obtain a short sword that awakened the Fu Mourning God …"

She waved at Kendo, who was sitting by the door and following her like her shadow, and motioned for the child to sit beside her.

"This is the Fu Mourning God, Kendo Shiro."

"Nice to meet you, Mokura-sama." Kendo politely greeted Kumura Shigeru.

"Oh, oh, what a good child."

The old man narrowed his eyes and smiled while stroking his beard. He asked, "Kendo Shiro, is your previous master Oda Nobunaga?"

"Yes." Kendo said respectfully.