The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

What's with your outfit?

Upon recognizing the person in front of her as Hachiman Hikigaya, Haruno, who had come out to look for Yukino, was smiling and about to go up and chat with him for a while. However, after seeing Hachiman Hikigaya's current state, the smile on her face instantly froze.

"My outfit?"

Hachiman Hikigaya looked down and examined his own condition.

His right hand held a demon-slaying sword, its ghostly flames flickering intermittently. His left hand, however, gripped a handful of talismans, ready to be flung at any moment…

From the perspective of rushing to rescue people, there was nothing wrong with Hachiman Hikigaya's appearance.

After all, he might very well fight the nine-tailed fox who attacked the two women as soon as he arrived.

However, from Haruno's perspective, Hachiman Hikigaya's attire at this moment is undoubtedly very... unique.

"Excuse me, I have to go now."

Considering that Yukino Yukinoshita and Miko Yotsuya had already been captured, Hachiman Hikigaya did not intend to spend too much time talking to Haruno.

Given that his relationship had already been exposed, he simply put the talisman back into the system space in front of Yang Nai, and then disappeared from the hospital in a flash.

"Found it!"

Looking at the spot where Hachiman Hikigaya had disappeared, Haruno gradually recovered from her shock.

Suddenly, a bright smile appeared on her face, as if a knot in her heart had been untied.

...........

Is it up ahead?

When Hachiman Hikigaya was creating the magical artifacts, he had considered the possibility that the evil spirits the women encountered might be too powerful for the artifacts to protect them. Therefore, he had the system mark all the women in advance.

Guided by the system, Hachiman Hikigaya flashed rapidly on the high-rise building.

In just a short while, he saw the nine-tailed fox flying high in the sky, and the three unconscious people on its back.

"Have you forgotten about that guy?"

Looking at Yurikawa Hana lying next to Yotsuya Miko, Hikigaya Hachiman patted his forehead.

Because he hadn't heard Yurikawa Hana's voice on the phone before, he assumed that it was Yukino Yukinoshita and Miko Yotsuya who had been captured this time.

But now that I think about it, how come there was no trace of her by Yotsuya Miko's side?

Having identified his target, Hachiman Hikigaya increased his movement speed even further.

The immense wind pressure grazed his cheek, leaving faint streaks of blood, but they were instantly healed by the power of the Killing Stone and the sword sheath.

"Ok?"

High in the sky, the nine-tailed fox, who had easily caught her target, suddenly sensed a faint smell of blood in the air.

However, it was certain that it had not injured the three women.

So where does the smell of blood come from?

The nine-tailed fox's senses spread out in all directions below, trying to find the source of the bloody smell.

But suddenly a piercing sound came from above its head.

"what?!"

Because of the fear of being attacked from high altitudes, the nine-tailed fox deliberately flies at an altitude of nearly 100 meters.

Completely unprepared to be ambushed like this, it looked up in surprise, only to be met with a giant sword aura spanning several meters!

Chapter 351 Successful Seduction

Having learned from his previous experience fighting the Nine-Tailed Fox, Hachiman Hikigaya activated the Spirit Locking Array before even making a move, dividing the surrounding space into independent areas.

After confirming that he had pulled the nine-tailed fox into an independent little world, the spiritual power within his body rapidly poured out, forming several huge streams of spiritual energy that rushed towards the nine-tailed fox.

Seeing the attacks coming at her, the nine-tailed fox hovered in mid-air and then manipulated the evil energy on her body to collide with the spiritual energy.

However, at that moment, the nine-tailed fox suddenly felt a blur before her eyes.

The next second it sensed that Hachiman Hikigaya had appeared on its back, binding the three women with spiritual power and causing them to fall downwards.

"Damn it, put it down!"

For the Nine-Tailed Fox, Yotsuya Miko and Yukino Yukinoshita were secondary, but Yurikawa Hana was someone she absolutely could not let go.

Seeing that Hachiman Hikigaya was about to leave with that enormous life force, the Nine-Tailed Fox immediately gave up resisting the spirit flow and stretched out her claws toward Yurikawa Hana.

"Boom!"

The claws struck the transparent spatial barrier with a dull thud.

It was only then that the nine-tailed fox realized that she had been unknowingly pulled into a separate space by Hachiman Hikigaya.

"Interesting. Do you really think you can protect all three of them in a place like this?"

After her initial shock, the Nine-Tailed Fox regained her composure and attacked Hachiman Hikigaya beside her once again.

However, thanks to the system's prompts, Hachiman Hikigaya skillfully maneuvered with the three women, preventing the Nine-Tailed Fox's attacks from succeeding even once.

"hateful...."

The delicious duck that was almost in your mouth was snatched away, and you can't get it back.

A flash of annoyance crossed the nine-tailed fox's mind, and immediately the evil aura around its body spread outwards, as if it were about to launch an area-of-effect attack.

And just then.

"Dismissed."

As Hachiman Hikigaya uttered those two words softly.

The nine-tailed fox suddenly felt her feet sink and her body plummet downwards.

However, it only fell for a fraction of a second before recovering and hovering in the air again.

But when it looked around, trying to find any trace of Hachiman Hikigaya and the others, it discovered that they were rapidly falling towards the ground...

During the landing process, Hachiman Hikigaya called upon the Inari god for help.

Because of the Nine-Tailed Fox's escape last time, this time Hachiman Hikigaya did not have Inari teleport him directly. Instead, he waited somewhere to set a trap and wait for him to lure the Nine-Tailed Fox there.

"Roar!"

Just as Hachiman Hikigaya landed on the ground and ran several hundred meters toward the trap, the Nine-Tailed Fox suddenly roared angrily behind him.

The roar echoed throughout the city.

Pairs of scarlet eyes gradually opened in the darkness of night!

As he leaped over another rooftop, Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly realized that the tall buildings around him were now covered with countless evil spirits.

Although they weren't high-level, they were enough to buy him a little time!

"Hikigaya-sama."

Countless golden light screens suddenly opened up all around.

Then, led by the chief priestess, the fox spirits of the Inari Shrine emerged from the passage and engaged in a fierce battle with the evil spirits.

"Sir, please follow the passage we have opened."

Because her older sisters were busy dealing with those high-level evil spirits, Xiao Wu, who hadn't yet grown two tails, became the current leader of the foxes.

Crouching on Hachiman Hikigaya's shoulder, Kogoro guided him to break through the encirclement of evil spirits.

The fox that Hachiman Hikigaya overtook then charged toward the nine-tailed fox chasing after him after dealing with its opponent in front of it, intending to slow down its pursuit.

"Rest assured, as long as Inari-sama is still here, we will not die."

Upon discovering that Hachiman Hikigaya was wavering over the act of sending his companions to their deaths, Kogoro quickly explained that their deaths were also part of the plan.

"After all, only in this way can we convince that the Inari God cannot return anytime soon..."

Furthermore, when the Nine-Tailed Fox learns that Inari is rushing towards Hachiman Hikigaya, it will feel a sense of urgency and pressure.

In that case, it would be even less likely to be wary of traps!

The two sides were in a chase and an escape.

Looking at the nine-tailed fox behind him, who seemed ready to fight him to the death, Hachiman Hikigaya couldn't help but wonder what the fox was after.

The three women weren't worth much at all; it's more that they were making it fight so desperately...

Traveling at high speed, Hachiman Hikigaya quickly brought the three people and the fox to a bustling square.

"We've arrived, Lord Hikigaya. The trap set by Lord Inari is right there."

Looking at the square, Xiao Wu's eyes lit up.

It hurriedly urged Hachiman Hikigaya to cross the plaza and lure the nine-tailed fox into the trap.

"But the people in the square..."

"Those are all illusions. If we presented a desolate scene, wouldn't that wicked fox suspect it's a trap?"

"......"

That seems to make sense.

Unable to refute Xiao Wu's words, Hachiman Hikigaya shrugged and then walked straight across the plaza to continue running forward.

Seeing that Hachiman Hikigaya did not slow down at all when passing through the square, the Nine-Tailed Fox had no suspicions and flew directly over the square.

"Shuashuashua..."

The moment the nine-tailed fox's body crossed the square, the noisy crowd on the square suddenly disappeared.

Instead, chains engraved with unknown runes swept over its entire body.

"what?!"

The sudden turn of events startled the nine-tailed fox. By the time it reacted, the chains imbued with runes had already bound it tightly.

"Nine-tailed fox, it's been a long time."

A golden light flashed, and the Inari God, in his half-human, half-fox form, appeared smiling before the nine-tailed fox.

"Inari God? Is that you?"