The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

More than twenty minutes later.

Urged on by Kagura Tsuchimiya, the car finally pulled up in front of Hachiman Hikigaya.

"fine."

Looking at the girl before him, who was a mixture of anxiety and excitement, Hachiman Hikigaya gently shook his head.

"Greetings, sir. I am Isayama Naraku, the current head of the Isayama family."

Unlike the friendly greetings from Kagura Tsuchimiya and Hachiman Hikigaya.

When Naraku Isayama got off the train and saw Hachiman Hikigaya for the first time, he immediately adopted a very humble posture.

"Get up."

Although he didn't want to put on airs, Hachiman Hikigaya was aware that being too easy to talk to would cause all sorts of unnecessary trouble.

With a cold nod, Hachiman Hikigaya then bypassed Naraku Isayama, who was bowing to him, and the driver, and went straight to sit in the middle seat of the back row of the car.

"Kagura, you should go too."

Isayama Naraku nudged Tsuchimiya Kagura, who was stunned by the change in Hikigaya Hachiman's attitude, and urged her to hurry back to the back seat of the car.

"Eh?"

Upon hearing Isayama Naraku's reminder, Tsuchimiya Kagura realized that after Hikigaya Hachiman sat down in the back seat, there was still an empty seat for one person.

This was obviously reserved for her.

"And what about you, Uncle?"

Looking at the space that could only accommodate one person, Kagura Tsuchimiya bit her thin lips.

As her elder and the head of the Isayama family, shouldn't Isayama Naraku be in that position, both morally and logically?

"The master's attitude has already made it clear that I am not qualified to sit in that seat. I will go to the passenger seat later. Alright, hurry up and get in. If we keep the master waiting and getting annoyed, we will probably all be blamed."

"Well... okay."

Urged on by Naraku Isayama, Kagura Tsuchimiya reluctantly sat down next to Hachiman Hikigaya.

"boom!"

As Kagura Tsuchimiya sat down in the back seat, the driver went over to close the door, only to find that the car's back door had closed automatically.

"...Let's go up too."

Isayama Naraku and the driver exchanged a glance, a wry smile on their faces, and then they both got into the car.

..........

The group arrived at the Isayama family's residence in silence.

Under Isayama Naraku's arrangement, the room that should have belonged to the head of the family was temporarily vacated for Hachiman Hikigaya to live in, and Tsuchimiya Kagura was also specially arranged to live next to Hachiman Hikigaya.

After dismissing the Isayama clan members who had come to curry favor, Hachiman Hikigaya first set up a soundproof barrier around his entire house, then looked at the sullen Kagura Tsuchimiya in the room.

"Alright, just ask whatever you want. Stop looking so gloomy."

Why was big brother so cold towards Uncle Naraku just now?

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's words, Kagura Tsuchimiya raised her head and asked the question that had been bothering her.

Even though Hachiman Hikigaya has always been a gentle older brother figure in her mind, why does he seem like a completely different person when facing Naraku Isayama?

"Kagura, are you misunderstanding something?"

Upon hearing Kagura Tsuchimiya's question, Hachiman Hikigaya sighed and rubbed his forehead.

"Did I misunderstand?"

Tsuchimiya Kagura tilted her head in confusion, looking at Hikigaya Hachiman with some curiosity about what she had misunderstood.

"My cold reaction to Isayama Naraku wasn't because I was specifically targeting him. It's because I'm cold to everyone except those I know well!"

"......"

Hachiman Hikigaya's words stunned Kagura Tsuchimiya.

"Alright, let's talk about the next steps."

Seeing Kagura Tsuchimiya looking bewildered, Hachiman Hikigaya shook his head and then sat down at the low table.

"Okay, okay!"

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's words, Kagura Tsuchimiya quickly snapped out of her daze and moved closer to Hachiman Hikigaya.

..........

The outskirts of Tokyo.

Inside a long-abandoned shrine.

"Why did Lady Nine-Tailed Fox summon us here?"

Mei Isayama, now dressed in a white kimono, was the first to step into the main space of the shrine.

Her gaze first swept across the entire dilapidated house, and finally focused on what was directly in front of her.

There, the spot where a statue of a god should have been placed was now occupied by a girl who was in a coma.

"Since the lord has summoned us, there must be a reason for it."

Unlike her lively demeanor before becoming a puppet, after transforming into a nine-tailed fox puppet, Isayama Yomi became as taciturn as Isayama Mei had been in the past.

As Yomi Isayama also entered the shrine, she noticed the girl on the altar.

Moreover, the bracelet on the girl's left wrist looked incredibly familiar to her.

Isayama Yomi was almost certain that her past self had seen the same bracelet somewhere, but for some reason, just as she was about to remember, her mind suddenly went blank.

"You are here."

The nine-tailed fox's voice suddenly rang out behind the two of them.

Isayama Yomi quickly suppressed her confusion and turned around to kneel on one knee in front of the Nine-Tailed Fox, just like Isayama Mei.

"Lord Nine-Tailed Fox!" x2

"Have you brought anything?"

Ignoring the two people's politeness, the nine-tailed fox walked directly in front of Yurikawa Hana.

She reached out and stroked the other's face. After clearly sensing the immense life force within it, a fiery glint flashed in the nine-tailed fox's eyes.

If it were to undergo a final rebirth using the body of this girl before it, not only could it regain all its strength, but it might even be able to advance further, reaching a height that no ghost or god had ever attained...

"These are the spirit beasts of the Ji Gang family and the Jian Shan family."

Upon hearing the Nine-Tailed Fox's words, Isayama Yomi and Isayama Mei respectfully raised the spirit beasts they had previously stolen above their heads.

The white fox, trapped in its cage and constantly trying to escape, collapsed to the ground in terror upon seeing the nine-tailed fox.

Meanwhile, the Nue in the Lion King Sword, sensing the pressure from the Nine-Tailed Fox, actually crawled out of the blade without anyone drawing the sword, roaring and intimidating the Nine-Tailed Fox.

"White Fox, Nue. Has my power reduced to such worthless trash?"

The nine-tailed fox stared expressionlessly at the two spirit beasts before it.

Suddenly, it raised its hand towards the two spirit beasts.

Suddenly, a huge suction force came from its palm.

The white fox in the cage had no strength left to resist, and with a mournful cry, it disappeared into the palm of the nine-tailed fox.

On the other side, the spirit beast Nue named Luan Honglian was clearly more powerful. It kept pushing against the ground with its limbs, trying to resist the suction force on its body surface.

But resistance is ultimately futile.

As the white fox's power returned to the nine-tailed fox's body, the pressure on Nue suddenly increased dramatically!

"Roar!"

A roar of resentment had just escaped its mouth when it abruptly ceased.

Chapter 364 Are you an undercover agent?

"A familiar sense of power..."

As the nue was absorbed into the nine-tailed fox's body, a powerful force began to erupt within the fox.

If one could see through things at this moment, one would see that the heart of the nine-tailed fox in human form was occupied by a piece of jade from its remains.

As the power of the nue and the white fox re-formed circulated within the nine-tailed fox's body, the originally pitted and uneven jade gradually became smooth and began to automatically repair the damaged areas.

"We're still missing Bai Rui!"

The jade repair was stopped halfway through.

Sensing that her core was still about a third short of being fully replenished, the nine-tailed fox suddenly opened her eyes.

"The Yellow Springs, the Underworld."

"My subordinate is here."

Upon hearing the Nine-Tailed Fox mention their names, both Yomi Isayama and Mei Isayama lowered their heads in response.

"Starting tomorrow, each of you will bring your own evil spirits and plunge Tokyo into chaos."

"Yes!"

The nine-tailed fox's order greatly surprised Yomi Isayama.

The Nine-Tailed Fox's strength far surpasses that of Tsuchimiya Gagaku, the sealer of Byakuei. Why didn't it choose to capture Byakuei today, instead letting her and Isayama Mei go out and cause trouble?

"You guys go down."

The nine-tailed fox clearly had no intention of answering Isayama Yomi's questions. After giving the order, it waved its hand, signaling the two to leave.

Where do you want to go tomorrow?

After leaving the shrine, Yomi Isayama and Mei Isayama walked side by side down the mountain.

"Where do you want to go?"

Instead of answering Isayama Mei's question, Yomi Isayama posed a counter-question.