The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

"what happened?"

Upon hearing Yui Yuigahama's shout, everyone's attention immediately turned to her.

Especially Miura Yumiko, who was the only one standing in the stream, even tried to cross the stream to cross over.

However, just as she was about to reach the shore, she seemed to have lost her footing and suddenly fell into the icy stream.

"Miura, are you alright?"

Upon seeing Miura Yumiko fall, Hayama Hayato, who was nearby, rushed over.

However, before he could arrive, Miura Yumiko had already stood up again, bracing herself against the not-so-deep creek.

"I probably stepped on a slippery pebble..."

Because she was wearing a swimsuit, Miura Yumiko didn't care about getting wet and continued to walk over to Yuigahama Yui to check on her.

Soaked in the stream, Yui Yuigahama's fair calves now bore a strange bite mark.

"There was no bleeding, and it doesn't look like a snake bite mark..."

After carefully examining the mark for a while, the group came to a conclusion.

"Could it be a fish or something?"

Hayato Hayama proposed a new hypothesis.

It's not unusual to find fish in a stream, and while fish bites are rare, they do happen.

"Judging from the teeth marks, it doesn't seem like it..."

Yumiko Miura shook her head, denying Hayato Hayama's conjecture.

Suddenly, Miura Yumiko noticed that Hikigaya Hachiman had been staring at the stream ever since Yuigahama Yui made her cry, and she was immediately furious.

"Hey, come check on Yui too!"

Because of Hachiman Hikigaya's indifferent attitude, Yumiko Miura temporarily forgot about Hachiman Hikigaya's hidden identity and her attitude towards him returned to what it used to be.

"Well, I see."

Upon hearing Miura Yumiko's words, Hikigaya Hachiman nodded, but his gaze remained fixed on the water.

"I'm talking about you..."

Seeing that Hachiman Hikigaya had not changed his mind, Yumiko Miura stood up and walked aggressively toward Hachiman Hikigaya.

However, they were stopped on the way by Yukino Yukinoshita.

"what are you doing?"

Upon seeing Yukino Yukinoshita blocking her way, Yumiko Miura, who already disliked her, suppressed her voice and growled.

"I think the most urgent thing right now is to get Yui back to the camp."

Upon discovering Hachiman Hikigaya's attitude, Yukino Yukinoshita, who was thinking more deeply than Yumiko Miura, did not directly answer Yumiko Miura's question. Instead, she used Yui Yuigahama to try to get everyone to leave.

"......makes sense."

Upon hearing Yukino Yukinoshita's words, Yumiko Miura opened her mouth but didn't know how to refute them.

Left with no other choice, she agreed to Yukino Yukinoshita's suggestion.

So, under Yukino's arrangement, Yuigahama Yui, who had only been bitten by an unknown creature, was carried back to the camp by a large group of people...

Chapter 309 The Easily Fooled Miura

"I didn't expect to run into you even though I'm just here for work."

After everyone had left, Hachiman Hikigaya's expression instantly turned serious.

As his gaze turned toward the stream, a slender, tentacled black shadow suddenly appeared on the once calm surface.

At this moment, the shadowy figure seemed to sense the threat from Hachiman Hikigaya and kept pacing not far from him.

After a standoff lasting a few minutes, the shadowy figure, having weighed the pros and cons, finally chose to retreat.

"That guy is very strong."

Hachiman Hikigaya gazed at the water, his eyes gleaming.

The shadowy figure was right in front of me, but the system didn't warn me of its presence.

Moreover, he himself clearly sensed that the guy who bit Yui Yuigahama seemed to be in a different space from him.

"At the level of a Ghost Emperor?"

Having defeated a demon king before, Hachiman Hikigaya knew very well that a demon king-level evil spirit could not possibly do what he had just witnessed.

Therefore, the shadowy figure's strength can only be above the Ghost King level.

Having previously entered another dimension and faced three evil spirits of god-like power, the pressure from the shadowy figure was significantly less compared to those three spirits…

"The one who rules Chiba is just a demon king, so why did we run into the demon emperor on the outskirts of Chiba?"

Feeling a slight headache, Hachiman Hikigaya rubbed his temples and turned to walk towards the camp.

.........

"How's it going?"

Upon returning to the camp, Hachiman Hikigaya encountered Yukino Yukinoshita, who was waiting for him outside.

"It's not very good."

Yukino Yukinoshita was unaware of the hidden aspects of the world, but because she knew Hachiman Hikigaya's identity, Hachiman Hikigaya had no intention of concealing the situation.

"Even you can't solve this?"

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's answer, Yukino Yukinoshita showed a hint of surprise on her face, and then bit her finger as she pondered whether or not they should evacuate.

"Oh, there's no need to worry so much."

Seeing Yukino Yukinoshita's reaction, Hachiman Hikigaya waved his hand, signaling her to relax.

Although the opponent is likely a demonic spirit at the level of a Ghost Emperor, that doesn't mean he can't deal with it.

He had spent a year in another world, and his strength hadn't stagnated during that time. Moreover, his spiritual power was almost inexhaustible, and he also had the blessing of the [Distant Ideal Land].

In summary, although Hachiman Hikigaya has not yet fought against a demon emperor-level evil spirit, that does not mean he is incapable of defeating it.

"Compared to these things, how is Yuihama doing?"

Although it was just a bite mark, it was left by a Ghost Emperor-level evil spirit.

Hachiman Hikigaya isn't so optimistic that Yui Yuigahama won't have to endure any side effects.

"So far, nothing unusual has been found. However, it's hard to say what will happen next..."

"Is that so?"

After Yukino finished speaking, Hachiman Hikigaya nodded and walked towards Yui Yuigahama's tent.

He hadn't checked Yui's calves before because he was wary of the evil spirit, but now that the evil spirit had temporarily retreated, he naturally wanted to examine them...

Upon arriving at the tent, Hachiman Hikigaya encountered Yumiko Miura, who had just emerged from it.

Hachiman Hikigaya showed no reaction to encountering her, while Yumiko Miura reacted as if she were a mouse seeing a cat, instinctively jumping to the side.

"...Am I really that scary?"

After what happened with Inoue Yasutaka, the two became acquainted.

Seeing how afraid Miura Yumiko was of him, Hikigaya Hachiman gave a wry smile.

"You're not angry?"

Seeing that Hachiman Hikigaya was still speaking to her in his usual tone, a hint of doubt flashed across Yumiko Miura's face.

"Why are you angry?"

Hachiman Hikigaya countered with a question.

"That's because of how I treated you before!"

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's question, Yumiko Miura instinctively gave an answer.

However, the moment the words left her mouth, Yumiko Miura felt a pang of regret.

She's such an idiot!

Judging from Hachiman Hikigaya's reaction just now, he had clearly forgotten how fierce she had been before.

She was so foolish as to remind the other person!

"Oh, so that's what it is."

Seeing Miura Yumiko's frustrated expression, Hikigaya Hachiman's eyes lit up with a smile.

It must be said that before he got to know Yumiko Miura, he always thought she was a very strong and domineering woman.

However, after a few conversations, he discovered the silly personality hidden beneath Miura Yumiko's strong exterior.

It must be said that this stark contrast gave him a very novel feeling...

"You got angry before because of Yuihama, right? I admit I was partly at fault for what happened before, but I won't be angry."

After shaking his head and denying any malice he might have towards Miura Yumiko, Hachiman Hikigaya stepped into the tent.

However, the next second, Miura Yumiko suddenly grabbed his arm and then sneakily led him to a secluded corner where no one was around.

"What's the purpose of bringing me to a place like this?"

Hachiman Hikigaya let Yumiko Miura pull him along.

When they finally stopped, he immediately asked Miura Yumiko why she had done that.

"You're still pretending!"

When Hachiman Hikigaya asked a question he already knew the answer to, Yumiko Miura immediately rolled her eyes at him.

Although her reaction was slow, it didn't mean she was stupid.

Because she was too concerned about Yui Yuigahama, she didn't notice Hachiman Hikigaya's reaction when facing the stream.

After calming down in the tent, she recalled the scene and immediately realized that something must have gone wrong.