The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

If he had known things would turn out this way, he would never have agreed to the Nine-Tailed Fox's terrible suggestion to harm Komachi.

However, the deed has already been done.

It seems that the Nine-Tailed Fox will be delayed by Lingliu for a while. He alone is no match for Hachiman Hikigaya in his enraged state!

"Butterfly......."

He opened his mouth and muttered something to himself. Accompanied by the calls of Sanzu River and Hiro, a small blue ball suddenly appeared in the air where there had been nothing before.

As the small ball unfolded, a large swarm of butterflies adorned with exquisite patterns scattered out and began to flutter around the two of them.

"Illusion?"

Hachiman Hikigaya approached Sanzu River and Hiroshi step by step.

Suddenly he felt that the scene in front of him was somewhat distorted.

Without hesitation, he decisively slashed at the void in front of him.

As the sword energy swept across, countless butterflies along the way turned to dust.

As a large number of the butterflies that made up the illusion array were destroyed, the illusory scene that Sanzuhe and Hong had painstakingly constructed suddenly had a flaw.

The figure of Sanzukawa Kazuhiro, who was originally standing a few meters away from Hachiman Hikigaya, slowly disappeared, while in the sky not far away, Sanzukawa Kazuhiro appeared, surrounded by butterflies, flying away into the distance.

"Even in this state, you still want to run?"

The ghostly flames on the Demon-Slaying Blade suddenly expanded in size.

Having already escaped into the air, Sanzu River and Hiro suddenly felt that they had lost all contact with the butterfly that had been sent to stop Hachiman Hikigaya.

Terrified but helpless, Sanzukawa and Hiroshi could only urge the butterflies beneath them to flap their wings frantically, trying to get as far away from Hachiman Hikigaya as possible.

However, the next second, a silver chain suddenly wrapped around his right leg.

"what?"

Feeling that his right leg was being tightly bound by something, Sanzu River and Hiro were about to look down to check.

But then a tremendous force struck his right leg, instantly pulling him back to the ground from the sky!

"Wait, I have important information. How about you spare my life?"

Pulled back to the ground, Sanzu River and Hiro instinctively wanted to transform into butterflies and escape.

However, the demon-slaying blade pressed against his neck and the burning sensation of the ghostly fire instantly extinguished his thoughts of escape, and he obediently raised his hands in surrender.

"intelligence?"

Hachiman Hikigaya looked at Sanzukawa and Hiro with a strange expression.

“That’s right, information about that guy. You probably already know that he’s a demon, right? He’s been planning an attack recently. If it succeeds, an entire city will die. I can give you the details, but in exchange…”

"Would you trade the lives of an entire city for your own?"

Before Sanzu River and Hiro could finish speaking, Hachiman Hikigaya interrupted them.

"good."

Sanzukawa and Hiroshi nodded, looking at Hikigaya Hachiman with some nervousness, awaiting his answer.

However, Sanzu River and Hiroshi were actually relieved.

After all, as an exorcist, it is Hachiman Hikigaya's duty to protect the safety of ordinary people in Japan.

In Sanzukawa and Hiroshi's eyes, exchanging the lives of an entire city for his life was a deal they would agree to without even considering it.

Moreover, he only knocked out Hachiman Hikigaya's sister; the situation hadn't gotten to the worst point yet.

therefore......

"Eh?"

Just as Sanzukawa and Hiro were confident that Hachiman Hikigaya would accept their proposal, the view in front of them suddenly began to rotate.

"Unfortunately, for me, even if everyone on the island died, no one would be as important as Komachi."

Wiping the blood off his demon-slaying sword, Hachiman Hikigaya shook his head at the severed head of Kazuhiro Sanzuga lying on the ground, rejecting his suggestion.

Although he is a good person and can do his best to help those who ask him for help, that is only in ordinary circumstances.

For those he cared about, the moment Sanzu River and Hiro made their move, he had already sentenced them to death!

"Am I going to die again?"

Sanzu River and Hiro's head fell from the air to the ground, and after rolling several times, his head finally hit a rock and stopped.

As their vision grew increasingly blurry, a sense of resentment rose in Sanzu River and Hiro's minds.

Why did he die?

The Killing Stone was clearly embedded in his right eye.

Logically speaking, even if someone's head is cut off, their body should grow back.

And his butterflies.........

Even though he had already given the order to attack from behind while he was talking to Hachiman Hikigaya.

Why did those butterflies suddenly become disobedient?

"Oh? Is he already dying?"

"?!"

A voice suddenly came from not far away, and both Hachiman Hikigaya and the nearly unconscious Sanzukawa Hiroshi were jolted awake.

"Hurry up and save me!"

As the person drew closer, Sanzukawa and Hiroshi, recognizing the nine-tailed fox, immediately spoke up, asking for her help.

"How stupid."

Completely unharmed, the nine-tailed fox, who didn't seem to have been through a battle, looked at Sanzu River and Hiro on the ground with pity.

"what?"

Sanzu River and Hiro were stunned upon hearing the Nine-Tailed Fox's words.

What does the nine-tailed fox mean by that? Aren't they allies?

Moreover, the puppets that the Nine-Tailed Fox needs are ones that only he can make.

Even if they were going to discard him after he had served his purpose, they should at least wait until he had completed all four puppets before taking action, right?

"I only need two puppets, I don't need four at all."

Finding that Sanzukawa and Hiro still didn't understand what was going on, the Nine-Tailed Fox simply revealed everything so that Sanzukawa and Hiro could die knowing the truth.

"What good would it do you if I died?"

Upon hearing that the Nine-Tailed Fox only used two puppets but still had to create new ones herself, Sanzu River and Hiroshi instantly realized that the Nine-Tailed Fox was plotting against him.

He just didn't understand what it was about him that was worth the Nine-Tailed Fox's schemes against.

"My power. You really are stupid. As expected of a little kid, waving my power core around in front of me, thinking I wouldn't make a move?"

Grabbing Sanzu River and Hiro's hair, the Nine-Tailed Fox lifted his head and revealed the fist-sized Killing Stone behind his right eye, which was covered by his long hair.

"It's such a waste that you used my power so roughly! But thankfully, it will soon be returned to its rightful owner!"

With that, the nine-tailed fox grew sharp nails and plunged them directly into the eye sockets of Sanzu River and Hiro.

Amidst the heart-wrenching screams of Sanzu River and Hiro, the blood-stained Killing Stone was pried out by the Nine-Tailed Fox!

After losing the Killing Stone, Sanzu River and Hiroshi completely lost their will to live.

Looking at the head that was no longer useful in his hand, the Nine-Tailed Fox casually tossed it aside, then turned around to look at Hachiman Hikigaya, who had been watching him ever since he appeared.

"Then, little exorcist, how about letting me out?"

"What do you say?"

With a solemn expression, Hachiman Hikigaya raised his demon-slaying sword and assumed a fighting stance.

Seeing that Hachiman Hikigaya refused to let it leave, the Nine-Tailed Fox sighed and pressed the Sesshoseki she had just acquired against her heart, melting it into it.

"I pretended to be held back by you because I wanted to use you to get rid of that idiot. You didn't actually think an Emperor-level being could really contend with a God-level being, did you?"

As soon as she finished speaking, a powerful evil aura erupted from the nine-tailed fox's body, then transformed into a tangible black liquid that began to erode the surrounding land.

"Has the space become unstable?"

Sensing that the spatial barrier, which had not yet fully separated from the main world, was beginning to shake under the influence of the black liquid, and that it might fall back at any moment, Hachiman Hikigaya's expression became increasingly solemn.

Previously, in order to protect Komachi and Totsuka Saika's safety, he deliberately did not pull them into the spirit-locking array.

If the Nine-Tailed Fox were to escape now, the battlefield would instantly replace the main world's scenery.

They'll be right in the middle of the battlefield!

We can't let this continue!

Having made up his mind, Hachiman Hikigaya once again summoned his spirit stream and pounced on the Nine-Tailed Fox.

"It's this trick again!"

Seeing the stream of spirit rushing towards her, the nine-tailed fox sneered, then manipulated the black liquid on the ground to meet it.

Just as the two forces, one black and one silver, were entangled, a golden light suddenly appeared in the sky.

Upon seeing this scene, the nine-tailed fox's expression changed.

It raised its hand and blasted open a fragile barrier in space, rushing directly into the spatial turbulence.

The next second, a golden figure slowly descended from the sky...

Chapter 341 The Bracelet is Broken

"Are we too late?"

As it slowly landed on the ground, Inari God frowned as he looked at the chaotic battle scene around him.

"You actually managed to come out?"

Since the Nine-Tailed Fox had already escaped, Hachiman Hikigaya began to restrain the violent spiritual power within his body in order to return to his previous state as soon as possible.