The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

"why?"

Hachiman Hikigaya did not refute Irisviel's speculation, because such a possibility did exist.

But what is the nine-tailed fox's motivation for targeting him?

His current strength is not weak, and with the help of several exorcists, he may break through to the level of a ghost god.

Hachiman Hikigaya couldn't believe that a nine-tailed fox with the intelligence to provoke such a powerful enemy for no reason.

"Hmm, perhaps there's some reason why Hachiman-kun has to be eliminated?"

Irisviel made a bold guess.

It's like the Holy Grail War.

Perhaps the Nine-Tailed Fox and Hachiman Hikigaya have no hatred for each other, but there can only be one final victor in the Holy Grail War. Therefore, regardless of whether the participants have crossed paths before, it is destined to be a life-or-death war.

"Is that so?"

Hachiman Hikigaya nodded; Irisviel's idea had given him some inspiration.

In addition, since Sanzu River and Hiro had previously mentioned that the Nine-Tailed Fox seemed to be attacking a certain city, he already had a general idea of ​​what the Nine-Tailed Fox wanted to do.

Tokyo.

Kagura Tsuchimiya placed her hand on the hospital's visiting window, looking sadly at the two people in the ward.

"Even my older brother can't do anything, what should I do in the Yellow Springs?"

Because she usually seeks help from Yomi Isayama when she encounters difficulties, Kagura Tsuchimiya couldn't help but call out Yomi Isayama's name.

However, as soon as she said it, Kagura Tsuchimiya suddenly remembered that Yomi Isayama was already lying in a hospital bed and could not offer her any advice or help.

This ordeal is one she must overcome alone!

After lingering at the door of the ward for a while, and pouring out her troubles to the unconscious Yomi Isayama through the glass, Tsuchimiya Kagura prepared to return home as usual.

However, just as the elevator doors were about to close, she seemed to see a dark shadow flash past in the corridor.

"!"

Under these special circumstances, Kagura Tsuchimiya dared not ignore any unusual signs.

She immediately rushed out of the elevator, her right hand on the hilt of her knife, ready to strike at any moment.

However, looking around the entire corridor, the shadowy figure they had seen earlier had vanished without a trace.

"Is it an illusion?"

Finding no sign of the enemy, Kagura Tsuchimiya relaxed her vigilance slightly.

However, just to be on the safe side, she decided to go to Isayama Yomi's and Isayama Mei's hospital rooms for a check-up.

However, when she arrived near the ward, the open door gave her an instant bad feeling.

He rushed into the ward.

The two empty beds, still warm from the heat, instantly drained Kagura Tsuchimiya's strength.

"Disappeared?"

Kneeling helplessly on the ground, Tsuchimiya Kagura stared blankly at the hospital bed for a long while before suddenly remembering that the Isayama family had specifically arranged bodyguards to protect the two of them.

"They're all dead?"

The bodies of the guards who were supposed to be waiting in the ward were all found behind the door.

Looking at the corpse that had been almost chopped in two, a bad thought came to her mind.

"Could these people have been killed by Huang Quan and Sister Ming?"

..........

"Hello?"

In the living room of the Hikigaya family home, Hachiman Hikigaya was still chatting with Irisviel.

Suddenly, his phone rang.

Upon answering the phone, Kagura Tsuchimiya's helpless and anxious voice came through.

"Big brother, Huang Quan has disappeared!"

"Is it missing?"

Upon hearing the news that Yomi Isayama and Mei Isayama had disappeared from the hospital, Hachiman Hikigaya immediately frowned.

You should know that those two are now the Nine-Tailed Fox's puppets.

Since they are now being driven by the Nine-Tailed Fox, does that mean the Nine-Tailed Fox's plan is about to begin?

"Don't worry too much, they'll be fine for now."

While pondering what the Nine-Tailed Fox might do using Yomi Isayama and Mei Isayama, Hachiman Hikigaya tried to calm Kagura Tsuchimiya.

Isayama Yomi and Isayama Mei were puppets that the Nine-Tailed Fox had put a lot of effort into creating, so the Nine-Tailed Fox couldn't easily destroy them.

Actually, the ones who should really be worried are Kagura Tsuchimiya and her group of psychics.

After all, aside from a few individuals, Isayama Yomi and Isayama Mei were already the pinnacle of combat power among those families...

Huh? The ceiling?

Thinking of this, Hachiman Hikigaya paused for a moment.

indeed.

In his understanding, it seemed that apart from Kagura Tsuchimiya and her father, Masagaru Tsuchimiya, no exorcist could handle the two who had been turned into puppets.

That means...

"Kagura, did you send a message to anyone to let them know they've disappeared?"

"No, because Huang Quan disappeared, I didn't send out any messages."

"That's it..."

Hachiman Hikigaya pinched the bridge of his nose.

He seemed to have a premonition that a tragedy was about to occur.

Although whether those psionicists lived or died was not really of much concern to him, he was not happy to see the Nine-Tailed Fox's plan proceed as it wished.

"what happened?"

Seeing that Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly looked troubled, Irisviel, who was sitting next to him, asked with concern.

"There was a minor mishap."

The matter of the nine-tailed fox had nothing to do with Irisviel, especially since her original intention in coming into this world was to live a peaceful life.

Therefore, Hachiman Hikigaya did not intend to involve Irisviel in the incident.

"Seriously, does Hachiman-kun think I'm a child?"

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's words, Irisviel's face immediately puffed up with anger.

The hearing of androids is very sensitive!

Although they were grateful for Hachiman Hikigaya's kindness in not wanting her and Illya to get involved, their only support in this world was Hachiman Hikigaya.

Therefore, now that Hachiman Hikigaya is in trouble, how could she possibly pretend not to know anything?

Chapter 346 The Beginning of Turmoil

"I'm sorry, that's not what I meant. It's just that there's really no need to involve Irisviel in this."

Before Artoria left, she had asked Hachiman Hikigaya to take good care of Irisviel and her daughter in exchange for the 'distant utopia'.

Since Hachiman Hikigaya has agreed to the deal, he naturally won't drag them into trouble.

"Thank you for thinking of me, Hikigaya-kun."

Irisviel clearly understood Hachiman Hikigaya's good intentions.

She reached out and gently touched Hachiman Hikigaya's face, then stood up and walked to the window in the living room that led directly to the courtyard.

"But some things can't be avoided. The guarantee that Illya and I can use magic freely in this world without being disturbed by the outside world depends entirely on you, Hachiman."

"If Hachiman falls, Illya and I will definitely not survive either."

After all, the concept of artificial humans doesn't exist in this world.

Having lost Hachiman Hikigaya's protection, Irisviel and Illya, who don't possess much fighting power, are bound to attract the attention of some local force in this world...

"Therefore, by helping you, Hachiman, I am actually helping ourselves. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand."

Hearing Irisviel's words, Hachiman Hikigaya sighed inwardly.

He could sense the deep unease hidden beneath Irisviel's lighthearted and cheerful tone in her words.

That's true, though.

Despite Irisviel's usual behavior like a child, even fighting with her daughter Ilya over the game console.

But ultimately, she is also a mother, a mother who, in order to ensure that her child can live a stable life, did not hesitate to come to another world with a stranger she had only known for a few days.

Upon arriving in this world and witnessing that his strength was already the ceiling of ordinary combat power in this world, Irisviel undoubtedly breathed a deep sigh of relief.

But after what happened today, it's understandable that she felt uneasy again.

After all, if even Komachi was attacked, what about her and Illya, two outsiders...?

"That guy who attacked Komachi just attacked again."

"That guy currently controls the psionicists in Tokyo; you can think of them as magicians. Anyway, he's controlling two of the strongest ones right now."

"And now I'm worried about what would happen if those families, who are still unaware of the situation, encountered those two people..."

"That would be a massacre."

Although Hachiman Hikigaya didn't say it, Irisviel had already envisioned the scene of mountains of corpses and seas of blood in her mind.

“Even if something like this happened, it wouldn’t have anything to do with me.” Hachiman Hikigaya shrugged and continued, “After all, I don’t even know those guys.”