The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

After all, her life had ended ten minutes earlier.

"I want to die..."

Feeling the damp heat from the clothes beneath her, Yotsuya Miko sighed softly, her mind racing through the events of the past few days.

So, this must be the revolving lantern display before someone dies, right?

Yotsuya Miko quietly closed her eyes.

But suddenly...

"Boom!"

Two knocks on the glass suddenly shattered the tranquility of the bedroom.

Yotsuya Miko suddenly opened her eyes.

Why would someone knock on her window so late at night?

Could it be a thief?

This is possible.

After all, today's power outage is a large-scale event affecting the entire Chiba city area, so the security situation is bound to be more chaotic than usual.

Moreover, she was home alone tonight, making her an ideal target for thieves.

However, at this moment, Yotsuya Miko doesn't care what would happen if a thief really broke into her house.

Because she finally found an excuse to sit up in bed!

Suppressing her excitement, Miko Yotsuya forced a smile and drew back the curtains.

She was just about to greet the thief outside and express her gratitude for his arrival when she discovered that it was Hachiman Hikigaya squatting outside the window.

"Hikigaya-san?"

Blinking, Miko Yotsuya exclaimed in disbelief.

How did Hachiman Hikigaya end up at her house, and even squat in front of her bedroom window?

Keep in mind that along with the power outage, the internet here was temporarily interrupted.

"Open the window first..."

After glancing through the glass at the two evil spirits still fighting in Miko Yotsuya's bedroom, Hachiman Hikigaya gestured for Miko to open the window.

"Okay, almost there..."

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's words, Miko Yotsuya stood up and reached out to open the window.

But the wet feeling on her body made her freeze instantly.

Given her current state, it would be better for the evil spirit to just kill her, wouldn't it?

"what happened?"

Seeing that Miko Yotsuya suddenly froze, Hachiman Hikigaya thought that there was a third evil spirit hidden in the house that he had not noticed, and he immediately became alert.

"N-nothing..."

Seeing that his son was on the verge of tears, Yotsuya gritted his teeth and opened the window to let Hachiman Hikigaya crawl in.

Chapter 144 Fusion Monster

As soon as he entered Yotsuya Miko's room, Hikigaya Hachiman gave a strange look at the bed under Yotsuya Miko.

The enhancement of spiritual power not only improved his physical attributes but also boosted his senses.

Therefore, the moment he entered the room, Hachiman Hikigaya understood the reason for Miko Yotsuya's earlier hesitation.

However, to be considerate of Yotsuya Miko's feelings, after thinking for 0.5 seconds, Hachiman Hikigaya decisively chose to pretend he knew nothing.

He stepped into the room, and the Demon-Slaying Blade in his hand was summoned, its pale blue light instantly illuminating the entire room.

The two evil spirits, who were locked in a fierce battle, noticed an uninvited guest in the room and temporarily stopped fighting.

Their intact eyes and heads looked towards Hachiman Hikigaya.

The moment the demon-slaying sword was clearly seen, the head demon's entire body of heads suddenly let out an inexplicable roar, and then countless huge mouths bit into the eye demon's body.

The Eye Demon seemed not to have anticipated that, with a formidable enemy at hand, the Head Demon had no intention of joining forces to defend against it, and instead accelerated the struggle between the two.

Caught off guard, the head demon bit off most of its body.

After most of its body was bitten off, the eye monster's body did not recover; instead, it gradually became transparent.

Conversely, after consuming part of the Eye Demon's body, the Head Demon's body became much more condensed.

In particular, a third eye grew from the center of the forehead of the many heads on the body.

Not only that, the head demon's body also became larger, and as it chewed, more and more heads appeared on its body surface.

Soon, the head demon's body size exceeded the size of the bedroom.

Left with no other choice, Hachiman Hikigaya prepared to carry Miko Yotsuya out the window.

"don't want!"

Curled up on the bed, Miko Yotsuya hugged the blanket and refused Hachiman Hikigaya's offer to take her away.

Rather than go out and suffer social death, she'd rather just die here.

“It’s dangerous to stay here. Besides, it was your father who risked his life to notify me so I could come here.”

Hachiman Hikigaya understood Yotsuya Miko's sudden outburst of willfulness.

After all, if he were in that situation, he would probably choose to stay put and let the evil spirit kill him.

That way, at least in the future, when people think of him, they'll say, "Oh, that poor guy who got eaten by an evil spirit," instead of, "Oh, did you hear? That guy over there peed his pants..."

"Father?"

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's words, Miko Yotsuya was slightly taken aback.

Her father has indeed been living in the house as a bound spirit ever since he died in an accident a year ago.

Shouldn't a bound spirit be confined to a specific location?

How did the father notify Hachiman Hikigaya to come over?

"That's right, he almost lost his life to save you."

Looking up at the Head Demon, whose size was still expanding despite already stuffing the Eye Demon completely into its mouth, Hachiman Hikigaya nodded.

Taking advantage of Yotsuya Miko's attention being on her father, he quietly moved closer to the bed...

"Is Father alright?"

Upon hearing that her father had almost lost his life to inform Hachiman Hikigaya, Miko Yotsuya's heart leaped into her throat.

There are many myths and legends in Japan, including many stories about earthbound spirits breaking free from their confinement, leaving their original place, and then turning to ashes.

Therefore, Yotsuya Miko was extremely worried that her father had met with misfortune.

"Don't worry, he met me before he became a Buddha."

The talisman collection I redeemed earlier turned out to be surprisingly useful.

However, the fact that even a talisman could pull back a spirit that was about to become a Buddha truly shocked him.

Is it no wonder that this is a product of a system that traverses countless worlds?

"Is that so? Thank you so much..."

Hearing that her father, who was about to become a Buddha, had been saved by Hachiman Hikigaya, Miko Yotsuya breathed a sigh of relief.

Although she usually ignored her father at home in order to avoid being pursued by those evil spirits.

But that doesn't mean she doesn't care about her father.

Hearing that her father was alright, her body went limp and her guard relaxed slightly.

"good chance!"

Taking advantage of the moment when Yotsuya Miko lowered her guard, Hikigaya Hachiman quickly grabbed her and jumped out of the window.

"what!"

Just as Yotsuya Miko realized what was happening and was about to pull her blanket up, she discovered that she and Hikigaya Hachiman were already in mid-air.

"It's over..."

A night breeze blew by, and I felt the coolness on my skirt. Yotsuya Miko had disappeared from the social consciousness.

"Komachi, take Miko and leave here immediately."

After giving Yotsuya Miko a brief glance at her suddenly dejected state, Hikigaya Hachiman handed her over to Komachi.

He then instructed the two to go as far away as possible.

"Um, what about me?"

Just as Hachiman Hikigaya was preparing to focus on dealing with the demon whose body had swelled up from Miko Yotsuya's house, Miko Yotsuya's father suddenly floated over and asked a question.

"Uncle, why don't you run with them too!"

Faced with the middle-aged man's question, Hachiman Hikigaya was quite helpless.

You're a benevolent spirit with absolutely no fighting ability. What are you standing there for instead of running away when you see such a huge evil spirit in front of you?

"oh oh..."

Nodding, the middle-aged man chased after Komachi and his daughter in the direction they had fled.

"Oops, I forgot to ask Komachi to take the bicycle away..."

Turning back, Hachiman Hikigaya prepared to fight again, only to find his bicycle still parked in front of Miko Yotsuya's house.

A pang of regret flashed through his mind. Hachiman Hikigaya took a deep breath, drew the head demon's attention with a sword slash using his demon-slaying sword, and then ran in the opposite direction from Komachi and the others.

It's absolutely impossible to fight on the spot.

After all, although Yotsuya Miko's neighbors could no longer see the demon head whose body was as big as a house, they could see themselves holding a glowing sword!

Hachiman Hikigaya doesn't want to be surrounded by a bunch of people as a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) teenager, then be dragged to a pork cutlet restaurant by a policeman, and finally be led out by Shizuka Hiratsuka!