Shota is surrounded by monsters!

"Are you alright...?"

Seeing that Sanka Danichiro was coughing violently again, Shota couldn't help but ask with concern. After all, no matter how ruthless he was, he couldn't just let Rea's father die of anger like that.

"It seems there's no point in talking."

Sanka Danichiro wiped away a trace of blood he coughed up with a handkerchief, and looked at Shota with a stern gaze, saying, "Please don't get it wrong. Whether you're human or demon, the Sanka family can deal with you as easily as dealing with an ant. Even if Rea can't live without you... at worst, we'll just arrest you."

"Eh..." Shota, who had originally wanted to ask a few words of concern, laughed instead of getting angry after hearing such an insult to his dignity. He said, "Do you know that killing you is an even simpler thing for me? Oh, Uncle, before you say that, please take a look at the expressions of your bodyguards, okay?"

As a henchman, Mei Isayama didn't treat Shota like an ant; instead, she treated him as if he were a formidable enemy. Those in the know understand their place; her true role was merely to buy time and protect Danichiro Sanka. But faced with the threat of a yokai, she wouldn't back down, even if it meant death.

With a backhand motion, Mei Isayama stepped forward and blocked Danichiro Sanka's path. The abundant spiritual power within him began to spread across the tip of the sword, and the surrounding barrier used to gather spirits and lock demons also began to operate violently, attempting to weaken Shota while increasing his own spiritual power.

But in fact, it had the exact opposite effect.

The barrier of flowing spiritual energy did not weaken Shota's strength; instead, it made his eyes turn completely bloodshot.

Delicious spiritual energy... or perhaps the spiritual energy of a female exorcist...

Shota's pupils instantly contracted, turning into vertical black and gold pupils. He lowered his body slightly, and his clothes began to move without wind. Wisps of black energy were already overflowing from his body, like greedy robbers, wantonly grabbing the spiritual energy in the air to satisfy his invincible desires.

When dealing with humans, Shota was taught to only transform when facing large groups of enemies, not in one-on-one combat. Before an absolute power imbalance, the four-legged creature's turning speed was enough to allow enemies to hit and run. In human form, although his attack power was weaker, his strength was still enough to injure humans whose defenses were far inferior to those of yokai.

Although Shota doesn't have much fighting skill or fighting spirit, he still has a bit of a fighting spirit in his bones.

Sensing the spiritual energy within the barrier being pulled towards Shota, a look of surprise flashed in Mei Isayama's eyes. However, the current situation did not allow her to think too much. She wielded her sword with both hands and slashed at the void in front of her, breaking through the fear that was trying to pull the spiritual energy within her body. Without waiting any longer, she launched an attack directly at Shota!

But before she even reached Shota, she felt as if she were approaching a black hole, gradually and willingly drawing closer to him. This wasn't just her body, but also the spiritual energy within her.

Without the help of spirit beasts, a single exorcist is still too weak.

As soon as the thought flashed through Shota's mind, the power of fear was fully unleashed. The dense black aura gradually formed a giant maw behind Shota, and he stretched out and opened his left hand towards Mei Isayama not far away!

Mei Isayama felt an even stronger suction pulling her towards him, but she did not choose to back down. Instead, she raised the naginata in her hand, took two steps to run up, and then stabbed at Shota with even greater speed!

tick-

The Taotie's blood dripped slowly down the naginata to the ground. Mei Isayama looked at the monster who was holding his weapon with one bare hand, a smile appearing on his lips. Just as he was about to twist the hilt of the sword and tear the monster's hand apart,

"I'm starting to eat."

Shota swallowed hard, his mouth curving into a smile.

The fear, named Food, directly clung to the opponent's weapon, instantly devouring all the spiritual power that Isayama Mei had imbued it with. The black fear, as if it had a life of its own, greedily wrapped itself around Isayama Mei's fair arm along the weapon...

"what……"

Feeling her power beginning to drain away, Mei decisively abandoned her weapon. She tried to escape Shota's fearful pull by jumping back, but found that the worm wrapped around her palm seemed to have materialized for a moment, stretching out like a rubber band.

"Food that's already in your mouth isn't allowed to run away!"

Shota threw the weapon stuck in his flesh aside, pulled his left hand back forcefully, and the almost tangible Fear of Food bit into the exorcist's arm like the sharp teeth of a hungry wolf, pulling her back into his arms!

Oops!

A look of surprise flashed in Mei Isayama's eyes. According to the information from the countermeasures office, she had no idea that this monster possessed such powerful magic. But before she could think of a solution, she was already pulled into Shota's arms.

"Let go...you monster!"

Mei Isayama was being held by one hand by Shota, who had his other hand locked around her waist. A look of despair flashed in her eyes, but before she could think any further, the scorching breath from the monster's mouth assaulted her neck.

Another delicious exorcist... I guess I can capture this one and raise it, right?

Shota sniffed the girl twice. The fragrance emanating from her, combined with the alluring scent of her spiritual energy, made Shota almost unable to resist the urge to stick out his tongue and savor it.

Although time is tight and there are other things to do, eating is more important, right? I enjoyed eating vegetables before, and if I add some spiritual energy now, it will almost be a perfect day.

Before Sankadan Ichiro could even be surprised as to why his bodyguards couldn't even last a moment, a giant maw made of black demonic energy swallowed Isayama Mei whole!

"Thank you for the hospitality..."

Shota let out a satisfied burp, tied the exhausted Mei Isayama to his tail and carried him with him. Now that he had caught him, he had no desire to let go.

From now on! I'll have the exorcising junior sister's spiritual power to drink every morning! Although it's slightly less than that of Isayama Yomi, it's still more than enough!

Thinking about the wonderful life ahead, Shota's face broke into a lecherous grin.

"Shh-"

Seeing this, Sanka Danichiro did not back down. He drew a rapier from his waist, twirled it, and then held the rapier upright in the center of his body. He put his other hand behind his back, looking like he wanted to duel with Shota.

"Even if I die, I will not back down a single step in front of those who defile Rea."

The aura emanating from Sanka Danichiro seemed even stronger than that of Mei Isayama, who had fought against Shota earlier—not from spiritual power, but from his love, which had become pathological.

"You keep saying all that, but in the end, you've never considered Rea's feelings." Shota scratched his head; his temper had improved considerably after eating. He said, "Or rather, what you need isn't a Rea with her own thoughts, but a silicone sex doll that looks a lot like your wife?"

"With your family's wealth, wouldn't it be easy to create one? Besides, it won't have any impure thoughts, so you can do whatever you want with it..."

Shota didn't really mean what he said. He originally wanted to use some witty banter to move his father, but he didn't expect the conversation to go so far as to veer off-topic...

Sanka Danichiro was taken aback by Shota's initial words, but his expression turned ashen as death when he heard what he said next.

"Bet on the honor of the Sanhua family..."

Sankadan Ichiro pointed his rapier at Shota and said, "Today, you must die here..."

No, no, even if you were to stab me, this thin sword couldn't possibly kill me.

Shota spread his hands in a mocking gesture. Since verbal sparring wasn't working, he figured he'd have to resort to a friendly face-breaking punch!

Shota plans to implement the action-packed manga formula from Weekly Shonen Jump step by step. If the "friendship-breaking punch" doesn't work, he'll beat him half to death and then yell at him. If even that doesn't work...

This means that this guy has absolutely no chance of clearing his name.

Of course, since the opponent is human, Shota must control his strength, otherwise, one punch and he really won't have a chance to redeem himself...

"Eat my punch!"

"Ah-"

Just as Shota was about to throw a punch, the door behind him was opened. He turned around with some displeasure, paused for a second, and then turned back around.

It must be an illusion, right? How could she possibly be here?

"Oh dear, is our monster's eyesight so bad that it's even worse than a 'Wang-chan'? At least Wang-chan can remember the scent of its friends with its keen sense of smell and then wag its tail, squat in front of me, and stick out its tongue, begging for my pat on the head when I appear."

When a familiar voice reached Shota's ears, his expression immediately turned awkward.

"Monster, could you please explain what that human-female-like creature tied to your tail is? It can't be your next meal, can it?"

"Senjougahara... don't provoke me with words..."

Standing beside the battlefield, Huang Quan tensed up when she heard her half-disciple use such a provocative tone to provoke the demon...

"Please rest assured, Master Huangquan."

Appearing there was none other than Shota's only human friend in this city, Senjougahara Hitagi. Dressed casually, she extended her hand to Shota like a queen, saying:

"Come here, Wang-chan."

"Who, who's the puppy?!"

Even friends shouldn't be insulted like this. Shota turned around angrily to glare at Senjougahara, only to find a beautiful smile suddenly blooming on her face:

"It's been a long time, Kousaka-kun. To be precise, it's been thirty-six hours since we last met, hasn't it?"

Wearing adorable casual clothes and sporting a sunny smile, Senjougahara made Shota Kousaka's heart flutter. If Rea was a pure white angel, then Senjougahara was undoubtedly a rose with thorns. But the smile on her face felt like the breathtaking beauty of a petal unfolding, instantly making Shota forget her insulting words about Taotie's demonic nature.

"Hey, Senjougahara, long time no see, what are you doing here?"

Shota scratched his head shyly, and the tail that was binding Mei Isayama unconsciously went limp and started wagging like a small animal.

Ah, ah, for some reason, Senjougahara smells delicious right now. So tempting…

"Kosaka... Shota?!!!"

Isayama Yomi and Tsuchimiya Kagura, who had come along, looked at the boy who had turned to face them and asked in surprise. Meanwhile, the other members of the countermeasures office who had just arrived raised their weapons and aimed at the boy in the field.

Chapter 48. The Ultimate Technique - The Windmill

"Who allowed you in! Get out, all of you!"

Sanka Danichiro looked angrily at the burly men who had suddenly barged into his daughter's photo exhibition hall and said, "Get out of the way!"

"This, this..."

The guys in the countermeasures office were stunned for a moment. They had originally wanted to come to the rescue themselves, but they didn't expect to be scolded by the person they were supposed to rescue.

Huang Quan reached out and stopped the other members of the countermeasures room from making a move. She looked at the Taotie in front of her, whom she had met several times in both human and monster forms, and then glanced at Senjougahara beside her with a surprised look.

Despite the presence of the demonic beast, everyone picked up their weapons and began to gather their spiritual power. They completely ignored Ichiro Sanka's angry shouts and were ready to attack Shota at any moment. As for the conversation between Shota and Senjougahara, they had long since selectively ignored it.

"and many more……"

A sense of foreboding flashed through Huang Quan's mind. All the members of the countermeasures team were currently facing the Taotie in the narrow passageway. If a conflict broke out now, they would all be wiped out at once. Her gaze fell upon the woman behind Shota; she was her cousin, Isayama Mei. Judging from her appearance, she seemed to be completely exhausted and unable to move, just like Huang Quan had been.

"The head of the department?"

"I know."

The head of the countermeasures office, seated in a wheelchair, was clearly aware of the situation. The best way to deal with this kind of monster was to lure it to an open area and defeat it through agility. And given the current circumstances…

Although the monster appeared to be speaking, its gaze kept subtly sweeping over the others, as if it would act at the slightest sign of something amiss.

"Get out first. Huang Quan, you..."

"I'll stay here and keep an eye on things for now."

Huang Quan gripped the scabbard and replied warily, "If there's any unusual movement, I'll break through the wall and escape."

"I see."

The head of the countermeasures office, Jinguji Ayame, surveyed the situation and replied, "We'll lie in ambush outside. You just break down this wall and escape..."

"Ok."

"The Underworld..."

“Don’t worry, Kijiro,” Yomi said to the man wielding the tube fox. “I’m good at escaping. Please take good care of Kagura…”

"I want to stay here and help."

Kagura's idea might be a bit naive, because in reality, she only encountered Shota's true form once that morning, and her memory of it was not even as clear as that of the Kousaka Shota who sold cut cakes and whom she believed had a crush on Yomi.

"no!"

Kagura stubbornly shook her head and said, "Besides, don't you know about Yomi too? Actually..."