Yes, I did all of this!

Not long after, its eyes lit up with a red light, and it looked up at Duanmu Mo in astonishment.

"Neville..."

"—Should I say you were lucky or difficult to kill? Aragami, long time no see."

Duanmu Mo let out a mocking laugh, summoning his black iron greatsword and twirling it with a flourish:

"Come to think of it, isn't it not uncommon to see corpses being desecrated in tokusatsu dramas?"

"you......"

"—The monster inside the seal has been tormented for many years, and its physical body has been destroyed, leaving only its soul to wander in the seal."

Duanmu Mo slung the black iron greatsword over his shoulder, turned around, and leisurely took a few steps:

"However, the souls of these strange people are not peaceful either. When they gather together, they will inevitably fight each other. What is divided for a long time will unite, and what is united for a long time will divide. Your souls have been scattered and then gathered together again, just like different colored clays being scattered and randomly mixed together."

He turned his head, looked at Huang Yu who was staring at his hands in disbelief, and shook his head with a tsk-tsk sound:

"And you... if I'm not mistaken, you were resurrected using the body of the poisonous vine, and after I defeated you, your soul was scattered again by attacks from other monsters, right? That's why that monster knows me."

"..."

Duanmu Mo guessed correctly; the memories that Huang Yu sensed were indeed scattered from that time.

Moreover, after being summoned by his Netherworld Key, a portion of Aragami's soul was reassembled. As a result, although his own part of his soul was torn off and merged into another group of monster souls, Aragami still took the majority.

It was for this reason that the strange man appeared in the remote mountains and forests. Although the strange man was not in his right mind, Huang Yu's subconscious sensed that Duanmu Mo was not someone to be trifled with, so he did not take any big action.

“Neville…” Arayu’s voice trembled as he spoke, “Why have you woken me up now? What more do you want from me!”

His memories date back to when he was killed by Lingyin in Fengchuan City, but after he woke up here, he quickly understood the current situation.

It's also possible that his own failure calmed Aragami down. In any case, after seeing Neville again, Aragami could feel that his chip had gone berserk.

It couldn't help but question itself: why did it always fall into Neville's hands? The first time, it was defeated by this guy with his awakened power; the second time, it died because of his open schemes...

"I don't want anything." Duanmu Mo spread his hands and said, "I just happened to see a part of your remnant soul and used it to awaken you."

He stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Aragami's eyes: "Hey, aren't you angry? Back in Kamishiro City, you could have stabbed me through the chest and back—now you're dead and back again, while I'm still living a good life. How does that feel?"

Seeing that Neville still held onto these grudges, Arayu trembled slightly: "Let me be resurrected... Neville, I can give you everything I can!"

"No need. I've taken everything from you, and bringing you back to life was just a casual thing to do—in other words, I was just trying to annoy you. I'm already quite satisfied with your reaction. You can go back to being dead."

As Duanmu Mo spoke, he raised his hand.

Seeing this, Huang Yu shouted urgently, "Wait! There's one more thing you haven't gotten from me!"

Upon hearing this, Duanmu Mo paused for a moment: "What is it? I'm quite curious."

"...My memories." Huang Yu clenched his fist, then helplessly loosened it: "Now that the door is open, you must want to obtain even greater power from the seal. I can help you."

"No need, I'm already doing that."

Duanmu Mo looked at the hilt of his black iron greatsword and said lazily, "I'm trying to find a way to get the power of that orca."

"That orca?" Huang Yu was taken aback for a moment, then laughed mockingly: "There are plenty of strange people who want to deal with it, and there are beings far stronger than you. You can't do it."

"Yes, you're right."

Duanmu Mo nodded, and was about to swing his sword.

"Wait, wait a minute!" Arayu raised his hand, his brain chip rapidly processing his recent memories. "Inside the seal, there's a strange person who can help you. If anyone wants to kill that whale the most, it's this one—and it's also planning to leave the seal recently."

“Planning? It sounds like it still has a rational side.” Duanmu Mo was having a good time.

"That's right... That strange person is very strong, and his soul is not scattered at all. Moreover, he is also the enemy of that whale. It is said that when the orca was still a magical girl, it severely injured her, indirectly turning her into this whale form."

"The soul is not scattered in the slightest... Who is it?"

The chip was almost burned out, but finally a name was found in that jumble of memories.

"When it was alive, humans called it Leviathan."

. . . . . .

Chapter 313: The Mouth of Bewitchment

"Leviathan..."

Memories surfaced in his mind, and Duanmu Mo suddenly realized, nodding:

"Keep talking. If you say something that satisfies me, I'll let you live."

"...Are you sure?"

Upon hearing this, a look of surprise flashed across Huang Yu's chip, followed by a strong suspicion of Neville.

"—No, I'll kill you right after you've said everything that's useful to me."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Duanmu Mo spoke in a blunt and blatant manner, which aroused strong surprise and unease in Huang Yu.

Seeing this, he laughed and said, "See, you don't even believe my promises, so nothing I say matters anymore~"

Casually walking behind the robot, resting his elbow on its shoulder, Duanmu Mo said in a low voice:

"So which step will you choose? Will you listen to me and tell me everything about this weirdo, and I might let you go? Or will you say nothing and I will definitely kill you? You might live or you're sure to die, which do you choose?"

"..."

Silent, Huang Yu's brain chip rapidly processed the information before he finally spoke slowly: "...This strange person is powerful, but what's most formidable is its mouth."

What's wrong with its mouth again?

"It can bewitch people irrationally, and this power can spread like a plague, interfering with their judgment if they are not careful."

"Have you experienced this?"

“I know this information from other souls... Not only that, I also know how to avoid being bewitched by it and reduce the danger when you communicate with it.”

"explain."

Under Duanmu Mo's gaze, Huang Yu stopped speaking: "...Let me leave. This body's abilities can contact you, and I will tell you how then."

"You're really careful." Duanmu Mo smiled, completely unconcerned. "If it were those magical girls, they'd probably say things like, 'You killed so many people, but didn't let even one of them escape...'"

“But you’re not one of those magical girls,” Aragami said. “I can help you with whatever you need. I’m in a much better state now than that rigid mount I used to be.”

“You’re right.” Duanmu Mo nodded, then turned and left.

"—However, I hold grudges very well."

As soon as the words were spoken lightly, Huang Yu, who had just felt a surge of joy, instinctively stiffened upon hearing them.

The next moment, tentacles appeared all around and bound Huang Yu, tightly binding him to the spot so he could not move.

"Neville! You—"

Sensing the power of these tentacles, Arayu felt a surge of panic: "Don't you need information about that strange man?!"

"You don't think I can't get anything without you, do you?"

Duanmu Mo, carrying the black iron greatsword, turned and walked towards it: "To have received even a few words from you is already a great gain for me. I would not ask for more."

"No, Neville..."

Looking at Neville before him, Arayu recalled the battle long ago when he revived using the poisonous vines and crushed him.

Just a little more time, just a little more time, and I could have killed Neville. But when he was close to death, he pulled out a card from somewhere and turned the tide of the battle on the spot.

Before that, Aragami only regarded Neville as a troublesome ant, but when Neville became so powerful that he had to take him seriously, Aragami realized just how troublesome Neville was.

This guy's goal is clear, but his methods are... abstract? Perhaps only this word can describe Neville.

I have no idea what this guy is up to. He's standing here one minute and helping there the next. One second he's all smiles and putting his arm around someone's shoulder, and the next he's backstabbing them.

Faced with such an enemy, one can't help but feel a sense of powerlessness rising from within.

Duanmu Mo walked up to it, his body glowing with a dark golden light, and the floating blade pierced into its body.

Finally, he raised his hand and placed it on Huang Yu's chest: "Should I say something like, 'Antivirus program, start~'"

"No......"

As he felt his consciousness fading, the red light in Arayu's eyes flickered, and his body could no longer move.

—As his consciousness gradually faded, Ara remembered the strange man known as Leviathan.

By exploiting the vulnerabilities in people's hearts and allowing negative emotions such as panic to spread violently, this strange person has caused more and greater disasters than Huang Yu. In this era of dense population and rapid information dissemination, the power of this strange person will probably be multiplied.

Its danger lies in its ability to bewitch, but... all it can do is bewitch.

If it is difficult to fathom the thoughts in someone's mind or understand their vulnerabilities, then it will be unable to influence them no matter what.

And Neville... is probably that kind of person.

What would happen if these two oddballs were to fight?

"I......"

Arayu's eyes flickered for a moment, then finally dimmed.

Its body began to deform, reverting to the shape of a motorcycle.

. . . . . .

Are you all alright?

Duanmu Mo quickly pushed open the door and looked at the tired magical girls sitting inside.

"it hurts......"

Xi Ri sat on the sofa to the side, clutching her arm with difficulty, not daring to move at all.

"how's it going?"

Duanmu Mo looked at everyone, appearing concerned but not daring to touch their injured bodies.

"This should be considered serious..."

Shen Wuling had long since deactivated her transformation. Wearily turning her head to look at the setting sun, she sighed, "Twenty-four ribs comminuted fractures, comminuted fractures of the radius and ulna in my left hand, minor fractures in my right hand, and massive internal bleeding..."

"Alright, alright, I won't die for now."

Before Fengling could finish speaking, Xiri spoke in a low voice.

"Hiss... Do you need me to prescribe some painkillers?"