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[To stop Chise from splitting life, it seems that the original Ahara needs to find the ability user who established this shared relationship and kill them.]

[But if Chise dies, won't Ahara die too?]

"...Judging from Qian Shi's condition, it seems he didn't gain much more life."

After all, Ahara Uchiri was also in debt.

[You despicable old scoundrel!]

According to Chise's side, if Chise wants to survive, she must replenish herself with the bodies of her blood relatives.

This is a difficult situation, because the two share a life. Ahara cannot kill Chise, but Chise can use Ahara's corpse, and Chise still has control over the ability...

That's absolutely true.

Saki Koizumi also realized this. She sat in the national school clinic, head down, her gaze fixed on the air.

She read the relevant information and found that, barring the ability user voluntarily severing ties, there was almost no way to break the connection.

But... there is actually still a breakthrough.

Using the information chain from Kita Kirihara, Koizumi Saki was able to trace the perpetrator.

However, due to the distance and the fact that the other party had also reinforced their own information with layers of protection, Koizumi Saki could only decipher some of the surface information here.

From this network of surface information, Saki Koizumi spotted a name that caught her attention.

After calming Kita Kirihara down, Ms. Toyota went outside and saw Koizumi Saki sitting on a chair with a gloomy expression, seemingly deep in thought.

Older women haven't seen this expression on Saki Koizumi's face in a long time, and while they miss her, they also feel a little heavy-hearted.

The petite chief hero shifted her gaze, frowned slightly, and asked, "You're out. How is A-Yuan?"

Ms. Toyota shook her head slightly: "My abilities are... unable to deal with the curse on that child."

Grandma Toyota's abilities were ineffective against Kita Kirihara's rapidly depleting life force. All she could do now was to put the suffering Kita Kirihara to sleep first, and then discuss a solution with Koizumi Saki.

"I'm going to find Future Vision." Saki Koizumi couldn't sit still any longer. After asking Ms. Toyota to take good care of Hara, she disappeared from the sight of the gray-haired elder.

Chiho Kobayashi's abilities can point out a clear and feasible path, and also save a lot of detours along the way.

In this situation, asking Kobayashi Chiho would be the best course of action.

The old lady sighed softly and then shakily moved to the infirmary.

She opened the door to the infirmary, only to find that the room had once again fallen into complete darkness.

The lights and displays on the medical equipment were still on, and the person on the bed remained unconscious.

"Oh dear..." the old lady said, quite troubled. "Why did the light turn off? I didn't turn it off. If I had stepped on something and fallen, it would have been a real problem... I don't know what's wrong with young people these days..."

As she spoke, her gaze lingered on the air.

Although she was not a combatant, she still had a basic sense of danger.

There was a stranger's presence in this room.

"...Ugh, so annoying, old lady." Now that he'd been discovered, there was no need to put up with the old woman's nagging anymore. The arrogant young man's voice was deep and slightly displeased. "Stop nagging! Fine, I'll turn on the light, okay?"

Like a watercolor painting gradually appearing in mid-air, the boy with flowing hair, his white and black hair layered, dispelled the dark power that had been used to disguise himself and impatiently turned on the light.

The young man was handsome with a hint of eeriness. His eyes were a deep blood color, and there were black demonic patterns at the corners of his eyes. He revealed his form with just a little provocation.

He appeared casually in the infirmary of the National Hero College, wearing a loose, dark blue kimono with a large "畏" (wei) crest printed on the back of his tattered haori.

"He's a very lively young man," Mrs. Toyota remarked, but when her gaze fell behind the boy, she realized that Kita Kirihara, who should have been lying in bed, had disappeared.

The bed was empty; the patient who had been lying there just moments before had vanished.

Her face froze: "...Who are you? Where did you take that child?"

The boy grinned wickedly: "I'm a slippery devil, the kind of monster who's especially good at petty theft. Of course, I've hidden that guy away."

"Hey, old lady, go tell that righteous hero called God Name," the Nurarihyon born from the Mirror Flower Water Moon whispered, relaying the Silver Garden's instructions, "The 'Silver Garden' will temporarily take over Kita Kirihara."

The monster's pupils gleamed dangerously in the daylight: "You little minions who dare to spy on us... there's a limit to boldness."

166. Sayaka Miki

[Who is this from the Silver Garden?]

[Why did the Silver Garden just take Ahara away like that? I bet Koizumi is furious.]

[The raging waves are unfolding, aren't they?]

[Waiting for the chief to explode (whistling)]

[The character in front is named Nura Rikuo. He is said to be not human, but a hybrid of a yokai called "Nurarihyon" and a human.]

[Nurarihyon is a yokai that exists only in illusions and fleeting moments. Although in most folk tales it exists as a petty thief, there seems to be a rumor that Nurarihyon is actually the master of yokai.]

Actually, I think looks matter too.

That makes a lot of sense.

Great demons capable of human transformation generally do not allow their human forms to be too ugly.

[And... to be honest, I think that anyone who can become a member of the Silver Court isn't too bad.]

[However, what about his Hundred Demons? I see that in all his timelines he claims to be the Third Hokage of the Nura Clan, but it seems like he's always been acting as a single yokai.]

【Hmm...? Right, if we're talking about the Lord of Demons... what about his subordinates?】

Nura Rikuo is a newly awakened character card.

Kita Kirihara was unable to return to her own body for the time being, and her unconscious body was also unable to return to the Silver Garden on its own. So she asked Nura Rikuo, who was good at this, to come and take her back.

Nurarihyon is a very special and powerful yokai, and Rikuo Nura has one-quarter Nurarihyon blood flowing through his veins.

In other words, the great yokai Nurarihyon who founded the Nura Clan was his grandfather.

The Nurarihyon bloodline was fused with a human twice, resulting in the present-day Rikuo Nura.

Rikuo Nura, who was supposed to become the third head of the group after reaching adulthood, suffered the annihilation of the group in his childhood.

The largest yokai chivalrous organization in the entire Kanto region was reduced to nothing but a young master after a bloody fire on a night of carnage.

Although he has only just reached adulthood as a yokai, this half-yokai, who has been acting alone to avenge the Nura Clan after their destruction, actually possesses considerable strength and has traveled a long way carrying the heavy hopes of the yokai in the clan.

For him, it wasn't a difficult task to bypass the barrier within the national base and take Kita Kirihara away.

The character card that was awakened due to the sudden accident involving the original body of North Kiri was not just one card.

Kita Kirihara was in a bad mood, so she decided to resolve the matter herself.

Another character card that should have appeared in the Silver Garden but had been delayed in waking up due to Homura Akemi's suppression has finally awakened.

The young half-demon casually put his hands in his pockets and lingered for a moment under the national university's walls.

He thought for a moment and decided it was better not to go back yet: "...that blue-haired guy is probably still arguing with Xiaomei. Let's go somewhere and get some good wine to drink, and go back tonight."

Kita Kirihara's body has been successfully returned to the Silver Garden, and Nura Rikuo plans to wander around on his own.

Incidentally...

The young half-demon chewed on the candy he had just taken from Ms. Toyota, and disappeared into the shadows.

He thought listlessly: "Since this candy is still quite tasty, I might as well help that old woman out."

The half-demon, who always appeared carefree and indifferent, chuckled, but the moment he drew his demon sword, his killing intent was revealed along with the cold glint of the blade.

The enemy, who was about to break into Toyota's medical room, suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

The "ghost" that had previously possessed Shiraki Tomoe's body and was now about to use the same trick on Ms. Toyota suddenly turned around in alarm.

"……illusion?"

...

Shiori Hachiya heard a knock on the door.

She had just emerged from her dream when she heard a knock on the door.

No one from the tower is coming today, I haven't made any invitations, and there are no packages to sign for.

Therefore, Shiori Hachiya cautiously remained vigilant and did not speak immediately.

"Miss Bee Valley, are you home?"

Then, I heard a familiar voice.

That was the sound Shiori Hachiya had seen, the sound of Hibiki Tachibana.

Upon learning that it was an acquaintance, Shiori Hachiya immediately relaxed her guard. She tried to get up, but felt weak due to a sudden dizziness.

She lost her balance and almost fell to the ground.

—If it weren't for a pair of hands reaching out from the side and supporting her.

Wait a minute? Who's this?!

Shiori Hachiya was startled. She turned her head sharply and met a pair of solemn, light blue eyes.

It was a girl dressed like a magical girl, with short blue hair, the right side of her hair being slightly longer than the left. She wore white gloves and a white cloak, and her light blue short skirt was both gorgeous and cute. She carried a longsword and looked somewhat like a tomboy.

The other person's pupils were so clear, they reminded one of the ocean.

The blue idiot gestured for Shiori to be quiet, signaling her not to make any rash moves.

"Shh... that guy outside isn't the Tachibana Hibiki you know."

Lowering her voice, the blue-haired girl accurately voiced Shiori Hachiya's concerns.

"...Who are you?" Shiori Hachiya asked in surprise. The moment she realized a stranger had entered her room, she tried to subdue her with her abilities, but she failed.

...Impossible, how could a normal person not have a core of the mind?

Shiori Hachiya examined the person again carefully, but still couldn't find the location of the core of their soul.

"Silver Garden... I really want to say that, but I was once a bag carrier of the Law of Cycles, so I don't want to be confused with that guy."

When the blue-haired girl mentioned "that guy," her expression was subtle, as if she had eaten something dirty. She said casually, "Sayaka Miki, just call me Sayaka."

Shiori Hachiya was momentarily confused: "...? So you're not a member of the Silver Garden? And what is the Law of Cycles...?"

"...Um! It's too complicated to explain, so just assume I'm on their side for now!"