Chapter 81 Kill It First
The search for Hiiragi Hiruko lasted for two days, but still found nothing. People in the know, such as Kukutsu Ikki, were all on edge.

The great witches of all generations have powerful spiritual powers. When such people are transformed into vampires, they can cause great harm.

However, vampires are not ordinary monsters, because they are monsters transformed from humans, and they have a strong ability to conceal their own breath. As long as they hide, almost no one can find them.

"No, I didn't see her."

At the Tzu Chi clinic in Shitamachi, Achen shook his head when faced with Kukutsu Ikki who came for consultation.

"...Ms. Achen,"

Kukutsu Ichiki's tone was very kind.

"Speaking of Dewa's foremost civilian exorcist, 'Sword-spirited Achen,' even I have heard of your name in the past... You should also be aware of Lady Gomu's situation. Not capturing her before she fully transforms is the best outcome for everyone."

He noticed that the barrier set up around the Tzu Chi Institute was still very stable, with no signs of being forcibly broken.

"Sir, I don't understand what you are saying."

Achen's voice was as cold and mechanical as stone.

"I don't know the person you're talking about. This is just an orphanage. If nothing else, I'm going to close it."

"Ok."

Jiujiutu Ichigui was also helpless.

"First of all, let me make it clear that if she becomes like that, she might randomly attack people around her. If you care about the children in the Tzu Chi Institution, don't let her do anything reckless."

After he said this, he turned and left.

When Achen saw him leave, he suddenly swallowed and his face turned pale.

"Hiroko...what happened to her?"

She didn't completely deceive Kukutsu Ikki, because she really didn't know the whereabouts of Hiiragi Hiruko.

"Master Mahora, haven't you always been protecting that child?"

Achen looked at the huge cherry tree in the distance, with an unspeakable worry in her heart. At the same time that she looked sad, a figure was hiding in the long house of the Tzu Chi Institute where the half-demons were sheltered.

Hiiragi Hiruko curled up into a ball and hid on the beam of the long house. Her breath was completely restrained and almost no one could sense it.

Originally, the Tzu Chi orphanage had a barrier specially designed to prevent people with bad intentions from entering. However, she was able to sneak in unaffected after turning into a vampire, and even deceived Achen himself who controlled the barrier. This was a "skill" that could be called a divine skill.

Gada gada gada...

The molars were making a faint sound.

"So thirsty..."

She gritted her teeth and tried hard to suppress her bloodthirsty desire.

After the transformation, Hiiragi Hiruko's body instinct told her that she must eat to survive, which means she must suck blood.

In her mind, there was a voice, vaguely telling her——

Go suck blood... As for food, there is as much as you want. This long house at the corner of the street is covered by a barrier, and outsiders cannot detect the situation here at all. Those weak half-demons are all excellent food. Suck their blood, devour their souls, and suck everything dry.

'……Can't!!!'

She bit her lip so hard that it broke.

"Ah... ga..."

The taste of blood spread in my mouth.

It’s just a pity that his own blood can’t satisfy the bloodthirsty impulse.

She had acid reflux and suddenly felt very cold. She tried her best to suppress the pain and hugged herself tightly.

'It's so uncomfortable.'

Like a traveler who had never touched water in the desert, Hiiragi Hiruko's throat was dry and uncomfortable, as if something was stuck, making it difficult for her to make any sound.

However, after the transformation process, she gained superhuman senses, and any movement inside and outside the Tzu Chi Center could not be hidden from her perception.

"Auntie Achen, I'm disturbing you again."

“…Is it you, little girl!?”

Achen's tone was a little surprised.

"Didn't I tell you... It's not peaceful out there these days. It's best not to go out alone, little brat like you."

"It's ok."

Ye Ya smiled and said, "I brought the amulet with me when I went out, and I wasn't alone. I'll be meeting up with the others later... By the way, is Miss Zhenyu back?"

"Oh...well, she's out for a while for something. You don't have to come all the time. If she comes back, I'll send someone to the Chamber of Commerce to say hello."

"is it?"

The girl's tone was full of disappointment.

"Shall we go back first?"

Achen persuaded.

"ok, I get it."

Ye Ya nodded helplessly.

——Ah, it’s that child.

Hiiragi Hiruko felt it and she knew who the other person was - an ordinary girl who wanted to make friends with her.

She recalled that it should be a girl named Ye Ya.

She likes reading romance novels as much as herself.

That's right.

Another voice slowly sounded in my mind.

Don't you think she's cute?

Young and healthy body.

Her neck is also very nice... isn't it?

If you bite it, you will definitely be able to taste the intoxicating aroma of blood.

"Woo..."

Hiiragi Hiruko grabbed her body fiercely.

Her body was curled up, and something was stirring inside her body - no, no, it was something in her more essential inner self, as if it was about to crawl out.

It was as if a twisted monster was crawling and wriggling right under his skin.

"No, no!"

She wanted to refuse, but her thoughts ended at that moment.

Hiiragi Hiruko's consciousness was interrupted, and some existence took its place, controlling the body.

The next second, "she" locked onto Ye Ya's presence, leaped lightly, and passed through the roof. Ignoring the influence of the barrier, she chased after him like lightning.

... "Sorry... I kept you waiting."

Ye Ya ran over. She was running towards the alley entrance, where two figures were waiting for her.

These two people were acquaintances, Ayaka and Yaming. They had become familiar with each other since the last incident at the bookshop rental.

"No~~ There's nothing happening here anyway." Ayaka's tone was calm. She had a good impression of Ye Ya, especially after knowing the little girl's little thoughts, her favorability towards her increased significantly.

What she was worried about now was the matter of the Chunin who was about to make Ye Ming infatuated and dazzled. After knowing Ye Ya's intention, she naturally planned to help him.

"As long as these two can be a couple, my brother won't have to worry about it every day."

Out of her own little tricks, Ayaka has always been paying attention to Ye Ya. When she went out to the Chamber of Commerce this time, she happened to meet her brother going out, so she asked her brother to be her bodyguard.

"By the way, brother..."

Ayaka was about to say something when she suddenly noticed Ye Ming's profile and was surprised to find that her brother had a nervous look on his face - she tightened her lips and showed an extremely alert expression.

"What happened?"

"Be careful."

Ye Ming moved her eyes and shifted her gaze. Her right hand rested on the hilt of the sword at her waist. Because evil spirits had appeared in the castle town recently, she also took the two family heirloom swords with her when she went out.

"I don't know why... I have a bad feeling, like, something—"

Her intuition sent out warning signals.

Suddenly, a sound like a long flute echoed in the sky.

Ye Ming's vision exploded.

Technically, she was attacked.

From her perspective, it was like being hit by a blood-covered meteor - fortunately, in the split second, she drew out her two precious swords and blocked the attack.

However, she was still knocked away, the impact penetrating from her back to her limbs, paralyzing even her fingertips.

Oops!

Amid the explosion, she flew out like a cannonball, smashing the wooden houses on the roadside.

boom!
It was like a huge iron hammer swung with extraordinary strength, and the rows of houses made of earthen walls and wooden boards were broken into pieces like fragile objects. Fragments and dust flew everywhere, and misty white smoke rose up.

Dazed, Ayaka turned her head and looked at the end of the route behind her where rows of houses were pierced and shattered. As if hit by a torrent, the rubble and sand piled up into a small hill.

"Brother?"

She stared at the devastated scene in amazement, a shudder spreading throughout her body.

"Uh... um..."

Ayaka heard a moan, she turned her head and saw Ye Ya's neck being held by a hand.

"What...are you?"

She stared at the blood-red woman in front of her with wide eyes.

The woman held the leaf bud in one hand, her blood-red eyes rolling as she met Ayaka's gaze.

She smiled, a predator's smile.

"Ah--"

Claws covered with sharp nails reached out.

"Ayaka, get out of the way."

A familiar voice came from behind her, and a hand pressed down on her shoulder, gently pushing her away.

Swish!
That was the sound of air being cut.

The cold blade stirred up a gust of wind and deflected the claw with lightning speed, almost like teleportation.

Yue Jialuo Yeming's whole body is wrapped in spiritual power that is terrifying enough, and every inch of his body, from the blade to the body, releases a powerful spiritual energy.

"...I thought I was going to die."

The girl's heart shook, the pain of her wounds resounding within her. Her kimono was tattered, and her wooden clogs had flown away.

The moment she was attacked by the vampire, half of her consciousness flew away. A huge force hit her, and her nose and ears were bleeding. Her internal organs seemed to be affected as well.

She was badly injured, suffering not only bruises but also cuts, lacerations and abrasions from being knocked away.

That moment——

She was terrified.

This wasn't the first time she had faced death.

In the spider's nest, she was poisoned due to panic and fell into a coma, almost becoming the breeding ground of the spider monster.

However, this was the first time I had such a direct feeling of being killed by the enemy on the battlefield.

"My body...can't move."

The moment she was buried in the rubble, she truly felt the arrival of "death". Her eyes were dizzy and all her senses were extremely empty, as if the world was sinking.

No.

At this moment, a voice came from my mind.

"I...can't die."

Her voice grew firm.

However, he slowly stood up.

A certain "power" awakened from Ye Ming's body. Behind her, the surrounding scenery was distorted by the heat and high temperature. The girl released powerful spiritual energy from her whole body, causing the atmosphere to distort.

The next second, she kicked the ground and flew through the air like lightning. She swung her first sword and deflected the claw that was falling towards her sister's head.

With the second sword strike, she aimed at the hand that was holding Ye Ya—

No, there are two overlapping souls in this guy's body.

Strange lines appeared hazily in Ye Ming's eyes. Everything she saw now was beyond the vision of ordinary people.

She could see the flow of spiritual energy in the atmosphere and the fluids flowing deep into the earth beneath her feet. She could observe the essence of life and observe the outline of the soul.

Now Yue Jia Luo Ye Ming can even see the appearance of the other soul that has invaded Hiiragi Hiruko's body.

“…Behead him first!”

She no longer hesitated and cut off the arm with a lightning-fast blow.

The vampire's soul let out a terrible wail.

It was not an injury to the body, but a severe wound to the soul - this was the "soul-slicing" technique passed down from generation to generation by the Yuejialuo clan.

boom!
The blood-sucking monster that occupied Hiiragi Hiruko's body erupted with a ferocious storm, which was a shock wave caused by spiritual power.

In order to protect her sister and Ye Ya, Ye Ming stopped attacking and released the barrier. The moment she stopped, the vampire screamed like a wolf, jumped into the air, and flew in another direction like a bat or a bird.

(End of this chapter)

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