The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

"Gurgle..."

A chewing sound suddenly came from behind Rin Tohsaka.

"Eh?"

Upon hearing the sound, Rin Tohsaka paused slightly, but then the chewing sounds grew louder and clearer...

isn't it?

Rin Tohsaka turned her head shakily and saw a tiny monster covered in tentacles poking its head out from the abdomen of Ryunosuke Uryuu's corpse. It was now devouring Ryunosuke Uryuu's body along the cave entrance.

"If it's that small..."

With her legs trembling uncontrollably, Rin Tohsaka aimed her left hand, forming a gun shape, at the monster that had sprung from the corpse.

However, at that moment, as if sensing the threat from Rin Tohsaka, the monster twisted its body and turned its seemingly frontal side toward Rin Tohsaka.

"It's okay, just follow the same training as before..."

Taking a deep breath, Rin Tohsaka mentally rallied herself before channeling her magical energy and firing a magic bullet at the monster.

"Snapped!"

The magic bullet, trailing a small tail, shot towards the monster. As the magic bullet drew closer and closer to the monster, Rin Tohsaka's heart couldn't help but pound.

Almost there, almost there...

However, just as the magic bullet was about to hit the monster, an adult monster suddenly jumped down from the rooftop next to it and blocked the magic bullet.

"!!!"

The mandibles growing on its head let out a low growl at Rin Tohsaka, and then the monster prostrated itself before the newborn king.

As the sound was heard, the monsters on the rooftop, which had temporarily ceased their movements due to the death of Ryunosuke Uryu, instantly jumped onto the street.

They surrounded Rin Tohsaka and their king.

"How could this be?"

Looking at the densely packed monsters all around, Rin Tohsaka collapsed to the ground.

The magician had already killed so many monsters, and the person who summoned them was dead, so why are there still so many monsters left?!

However, the reappearing monsters ignored the only human among them.

They lay on the ground, respectfully expressing their obedience to their king, while the newly hatched Beast King jumped directly onto a Beast and inserted several tentacles into its body.

The monster let out a few mournful cries, and then its body withered away completely.

After absorbing all the nutrients of a monster, the monster king, which was originally only the size of an adult's fist, has grown to the size of a teddy dog.

Without any hesitation, the Beast King leaped onto another beast, repeating the process from before...

Rin Tohsaka sat quietly for a while. After realizing that the monsters in front of her were not paying attention to her, she quietly got up and tiptoed outside.

However, just as she stepped past the last monster, a feeling of being watched by something terrifying surfaced in her mind.

Without the slightest hesitation, Rin Tohsaka ran off in the direction where Hachiman Hikigaya had disappeared.

After consuming more than ten magical beasts and growing to the size of an elephant, the Beast King roared at his remaining subordinates and led the chase.

Hachiman Hikigaya and Sakura didn't go too far.

After all, it would take much less time for Karna to return on his own than for them to go looking for him.

The two were sitting quietly on a swing in a park by the street, enjoying the cool night breeze while waiting for Karna's return.

Suddenly, the roar of an engine echoed through the quiet street.

Two beams of white light appeared in the distance, and a car came into view.

The car slowly drove along the roadside, while in the driver's seat, a middle-aged woman with a rather attractive appearance and a demeanor reminiscent of a Yamato Nadeshiko was anxiously looking around.

Upon seeing Hachiman Hikigaya sitting in the park, a glimmer of hope appeared on the woman's face.

She stopped the car without turning off the engine and jogged all the way to Hachiman Hikigaya.

"Excuse me, have you ever seen someone with pigtails...?"

Before even reaching Hachiman Hikigaya, Aoi Tohsaka had already begun to expertly describe Rin Tohsaka's attire.

However, when Aoi Tohsaka saw Sakura sitting next to Hachiman Hikigaya, she suddenly froze.

"cherry......"

Unable to help but call out her child's name, Aoi Tohsaka hurriedly walked towards the two of them.

However, when facing her mother, Sakura simply tilted her head back and responded rather coldly and politely, "Good evening, Mrs. Tohsaka."

"Mrs. Tohsaka?"

Hearing her daughter call her that, Aoi Tohsaka felt a sharp pain in her heart.

But when she thought about how her husband had indeed sent her daughter to the Matou family, she had to accept the fact that Sakura was no longer her daughter.

"Hello, ma'am, are you looking for your daughter?"

Hachiman Hikigaya clearly sensed that Sakura's body tensed up after this woman appeared.

Based on how Sakura addressed him, he roughly deduced that the woman in front of him was Sakura's biological mother.

Considering the previous encounter with Rin Tohsaka, the reason why she would drive aimlessly around the streets late at night is quite obvious.

"cold?"

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya mention his eldest daughter, Aoi Tohsaka immediately snapped out of her grief.

That's right, now is not the time for her to be heartbroken that her youngest daughter doesn't recognize her.

The most important thing now is to find Rin Tohsaka, who skipped class to go to Fuyuki City to look for her classmate, and bring her to a safe place.

"you are?"

After regaining her composure, Aoi Tohsaka began to carefully examine the man beside her daughter.

Because of Tokiomi Tohsaka's concealment, she, like Rin Tohsaka, was unaware that Sakura had left the Matou family.

Therefore, she subconsciously believed that Hachiman Hikigaya was a member of the Matou family.

"Who he is has nothing to do with Mrs. Tohsaka! If Mrs. Tohsaka is looking for your daughter, then she can just keep walking along this road!"

Before Hachiman Hikigaya could reply, Sakura pointed out Rin Tohsaka's location in a distant tone.

Looking at her younger daughter, whose tone was clearly off, and then at the street where she could find her older daughter, Aoi Tohsaka pressed one hand to her chest, caught in a dilemma.

Chapter 227 Inari Divine Power

"Alright, Sakura..."

Noticing that Sakura's mood was a bit off, Hachiman Hikigaya quickly spoke up to comfort her.

Just then, a roaring sound came from the street in the distance.

Along with the roar came Rin Tohsaka's scream.

"cold!"

Hearing her daughter's voice, Tohsaka Aoi knew something must have happened to her, so she quickly ran to her car to drive over and check on her.

Meanwhile, Hachiman Hikigaya, sitting on the swing, also pulled Sakura out of the park and looked back in the direction they had come from.

As soon as they stood by the street, they saw a huge monster playing a cat-and-mouse game with Rin Tohsaka.

Without the slightest hesitation, Hachiman Hikigaya raised his hand and shot out a stream of spiritual energy, attempting to attract the attention of the large magical beast.

The spiritual energy accurately struck the Beast King in the back.

The Beast King, its body twisted 180 degrees, stared at Hachiman Hikigaya, who was attacking it from afar, and after a moment's thought, it abandoned Rin Tohsaka at its feet and pounced on him.

"Sakura, let's go back to the park."

Releasing his grip on Sakura's hand, Hachiman Hikigaya gave a brief instruction without turning back before summoning his Demon Slayer Sword once more and charging towards the Demon King.

The spiritual energy within his body began to surge, instantly enveloping Hachiman Hikigaya and even the entire Demon Slayer Sword.

Then, Hachiman Hikigaya used all his strength to sweep his sword in front of him, and a huge sword aura condensed in mid-air and slashed towards the Demon Beast King.

The massive sword energy struck the several-meter-tall demon beast king head-on, tearing a huge wound on its body and knocking it back dozens of meters.

Seeing that his attack had worked, Hachiman Hikigaya pushed off the ground with both legs, leaving a dent in the ground, and quickly approached the Demon King.

The Demon King had just gotten up from the ground when Hachiman Hikigaya was already in front of him.

Hachiman Hikigaya used the first and twelfth forms of Sun Breathing in succession. With the rhythm of the attack, the blade of the Demon Slayer Sword generated a huge temperature, which, together with the ghostly flames attached to it, made the Demon King suffer greatly.

Even so, the Demon King, whose vital core had not been damaged, used the remaining tentacles on his body to repel Hachiman Hikigaya during the pause in his attack.

It then turned its attention to its own subordinates behind it...

With a few mournful howls, the few remaining magical beasts were devoured by the Beast King.

After swallowing all his minions, the Beast King's wounds not only healed completely, but his size also began to swell again to more than ten meters tall.

"This is troublesome..."

While the Demon King was devouring his minions, Hachiman Hikigaya had already carried Rin Tohsaka back safely to Aoi Tohsaka's side.

At this moment, the proud little girl had completely lost her usual arrogance and was huddled in her mother's arms, trembling.

"If there's nothing else, please leave now."

Hachiman Hikigaya glanced at the two people behind him and kindly reminded them.

"Um, Sakura..."

Aoi Tohsaka was well aware of the current situation; if they stayed any longer, they would only cause more trouble for Hachiman Hikigaya.

But when she thought of Sakura, whom Hachiman Hikigaya had told her to stay in the park, Aoi Tohsaka began to hesitate again.

If possible, she would like to leave with her two daughters.

"I will protect Sakura."

Hachiman Hikigaya glanced back at Aoi Tohsaka and replied somewhat awkwardly.

Karna will be back soon. Rather than handing Sakura over to the Tohsaka family, he prefers to believe in his own strength to protect Sakura until Karna returns.