The Eye Demon Doesn't Die from the Magical Girl

Ji Hui, who was standing by, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and his expression became a little more relaxed.

After all, this is still Chizuru Hazen's home. It is not very nice for a guest like him to carelessly invite people to other people's homes. Although Chizuru Hazen may not refuse for the sake of face, it would be better if she could actively welcome him like this.

However, apart from this matter, there was another matter in his mind that urgently needed an answer.

So after Chizuru Yuzen brought Rika Funado into the room, Ji Hui spoke as he watched her come out of the door.

"Chizuru, I have something to ask you, is that okay?"

His words made Chizuru Yuzen's brows slightly frowned. Looking at Ji Hui's expression which had become more serious, she realized that what he wanted to talk about was probably not a trivial matter.

"Okay, let's go inside and talk."

After all, the Yuzen sisters are both girls, so although the renovation work of the shrine has been completed, Ji Hui still lives in the warehouse outside the main house, and they only come to the living room of the main house together when they wash and eat.

After closing the door, Ji Hui, who had already put on his coat and sat down, and sat on both sides of the table with Hanezome Chizuru, also asked casually.

"Where's Kana?"

"She went to bed. After all, school starts again tomorrow."

"Is it"

Ji Hui nodded slightly, and after a moment of silence, he slowly asked.

"Is something like what happened to Funado Rika common?"

On the way back to the house, Chizuru Hazen, who had already guessed what he would ask, did not show any surprise, but just nodded slightly.

"Well, I wouldn't say it happens very often, but it does happen occasionally among some magical girls."

"After all, demons aren't considered human, and sometimes they lose their minds and go crazy and attack people. So even if there's nothing wrong with them, if they're directly defeated by a magical girl and then make up some excuse, it's not impossible to get points. After all, the members of the Dark Mace Garden can't check that carefully."

"Although the points earned are few because they usually target weaker and lesser-known monsters, it's still easy to earn and the amount isn't too small. Therefore, some magical girls who don't care about morality will use this method to earn extra money."

"I see."

Ji Hui murmured softly, and after drinking the warm water in the cup, he continued speaking.

"I originally thought that although their methods were somewhat questionable, the extraterritorial demons were already a group of world-destroying creatures, and it would be completely worth killing them. Therefore, whether it was the Dark Mace Garden or the magical girls, their hostility and discrimination towards me were all reasonable and there was nothing to say."

He put the cup down, but his hands were still tightly gripping the wall of the cup.

"But this situation now is another matter."

Chapter 91: Kill but not bury

In order to avoid accidentally encountering a ghost, Ji Hui also asked Chizuru Yuzen about topics such as demons during this period.

They are indeed monsters born from the native land of this planet and from myths and legends, but unlike the Broken Star Palace which only exists to plunder the world's resources, they maintain a symbiotic relationship with humans.

Moreover, just as there are good people and bad people among humans, there are demons that live honestly in their own territory, and there are also those who are eager to create chaos in the world, and their behavior is almost the same as that of fallen demons and demons from outer space.

But no matter what, the demons themselves and even the derived demon-slayer clans like Qiyu Ran Qianhe are also part of the four-part balance and cycle, and are completely different from the extraterritorial demons summoned by the Shattered Star Palace for the purpose of destruction.

That's why, unlike the extraterritorial demons who could become hidden dangers at any time and would rather kill innocent people than let them go, those magical girls were just killing for their own satisfaction.

"In this situation, the Holy Spirit Temple has no reaction?"

Ji Hui asked slowly, causing Hanezome Chizuru to shake her head slightly.

"The Holy Spirit Temple only restricts magical girls at the level of wishes. They don't particularly care about how points are earned. Not to mention that the demons themselves are not peaceful, and even civil strife occasionally occurs among them."

"At this level, who knows if the dead demons are really doing evil? We are just taking it as it is. After all, we still have to rely on the magical girls to deal with the attacks of the Broken Star Palace."

"So you're just killing them, not burying them, right?"

Ji Hui's tone became a little colder, but Yuzen Chizuru also knew that the anger and dissatisfaction in his heart were not directed at herself, but at the unspoken rules behind those magical girls.

After taking a deep breath, as if to calm himself down, Ji Hui then asked.

“Why hasn’t this city been like this before?”

Although he had been trying to survive before, at least he was still wandering around in circles in the city. If such a thing existed, he should have known about it long ago even if he was hiding.

However, when he asked, Chizuru Yuzen's expression suddenly became a little hesitant, and she did not answer immediately, which made Ji Hui frown slightly.

"What's wrong? Is there something you can't tell me?"

"No, just"

Under Ji Hui's fixed gaze, Yuzen Chizuru opened her mouth, then sighed and spoke slowly.

"In the past, I was also a member of the shrine responsible for exorcising demons. Even though it has fallen on hard times, most ordinary people would still prefer to ask me for help. This includes the members of the Dark Mace Garden, who would specifically ask me to handle some of the demon-related requests."

"As for the other magical girls, since they've lived here for so long, this kind of situation will happen much less often. After all, neighbors have to consider their reputations and jobs, so they can't be too unkind."

"so"

After looking at Ji Hui hesitantly again, Yuzen Chizuru slowly spoke.

"After the influx of magical girls from other cities, most of them had become accustomed to having everything granted through wishes. That's why, for the sake of accommodation and living expenses, they recklessly attacked the demons here, thinking that even if they couldn't hunt down the foreign demons, they could still earn some extra money while traveling in Yanming City."

Her words made Ji Hui stunned for a moment, and then he reacted all of a sudden.

"You mean to say that the current situation is caused by me, an outlandish demon, living here, which attracted more magical girls and led to the massacre of those demons?"

Looking at Chizuru Yuzen in front of him nodding with some difficulty, Ji Hui finally realized why she was hesitant just now.

Because a large part of the reason for these situations is my own existence.

"Um"

Chizuru Yuzen nodded slightly, and her gaze moved to the side, not meeting Ji Hui's gaze.

"At first, I was also puzzled by the near complete lack of demon-slaying commissions recently. When I visited Betty and Sean today, they also mentioned that the demon-slaying volume has increased."

"Then, after hearing about what happened between you and that ghost lady tonight, I realized that the large influx of magical girls from other places might have led to an increase in the number of demons being subjugated."

Seeing that Ji Hui did not respond but remained silent, Yuzen Chizuru quickly continued to speak.

"You don't have to feel guilty about this. This is the fault of those scumbags among the magical girls. Even if you weren't around, they would still be doing this kind of thing in their respective places."

"I know."

Ji Hui slowly let out a long sigh and spoke calmly.

"But I also know that my arrival has indeed brought unwarranted disaster to the demons living in this city."

"this is not your fault."

"But for those who don't know me, it's because I came here that those evil spirits were attracted here, right?"

After Ji Hui's question, Chizuru Yuzen was speechless.

"Of course, I'm not stupid enough to take all the blame on myself. The root cause is those bastards who treat others as if they are not human and trample on their lives like this."

Ji Hui tapped the tabletop lightly with his fingers, muttering in a calm tone as if he was thinking about something.

"So that's how it is. The Holy Spirit Temple has never cared about these things, and the Dark Mace Garden can't do anything about them either. No wonder those fallen demon believers have become so extreme."

After all, now these magical girls are treating them as human beings, or inspectors, and they are in awe and respect them. But when will they begin to realize that as long as they don't let everyone know, even if they secretly kill one or two of their compatriots, it will not affect anything at all?

"After all, the number of these people isn't large enough to cause problems, so most of the time we can only turn a blind eye."

Chizuru Hazen shook her head slightly, with a hint of gloom in her tone.

After all, the reason she "retired" was, in a sense, an awareness of this fact.

"Besides, no matter what, what we do is often a life-threatening business. Fighting against the outer demons and fallen demons who only care about killing is indeed a very dangerous job."

"It's either you die or I live, so even if I do something immoral, I have to endure it."

Ji Hui slowly let out a long sigh, and a hint of unclear color flashed in his eyes bit by bit.

Chapter 92 Take the initiative?

"In short, these things have been going on for a long time, and it's even an unwritten rule. So, although it's certainly unkind, there's no good solution either."

Chizuru Hazen shook her head gently and tried to persuade him.

"There are also some magical girls who are working hard to eliminate fallen demons and outer demons for more peaceful purposes. They hope to accumulate enough points to change this situation. For example, they can restrict the magical girls from destroying demons themselves, or grant the right to destroy demons only to demon-slayers like us. However, after all, the amount required is much greater than their simple and realistic wishes, so it is a very long process."

"As for Miss Funado, I will take her to Anjianyuan tomorrow. Although I can't guarantee her safety permanently, at least the magical girl you met tonight will be stripped of her magical girl identity and memories and turned back into an ordinary person."

"After all, with her own testimony as a survivor, coupled with the traces of the attack, Dark Mace Court will definitely take action, especially given the vicious nature of this incident."

"What about the others?"

Ji Hui asked with a frown, making Yuzen Chizuru's expression even more helpless.

"If they're lucky enough to escape, they might seek shelter or help from other demons. But if they can't, even if the other demons testify that they were kind, since they've already disappeared, those magical girls won't care what they say."

"So, it's purely luck, or like tonight, a blind cat catching a dead mouse?"

Chizuru Hazen didn't answer, but from the fact that the other party slightly shifted her gaze, Ji Hui had already gotten the answer.

"After all, magical girls are still mercenaries whose main purpose is to gain GPA."

"After all, for magical girls, the greatest punishment is either death in the battle with the Broken Star Palace or being stripped of their magical girl status. Below this level, they don't have much to fear."

"As for non-humans, there's only so much we can do to protect them. That's why many things teeter on the edge of uncertainty."

"As you know, magical girls are very powerful. Most of the time, even rational demons are unwilling to provoke them. This leads to the fact that although most of them have good intentions, there are also some scum who take advantage of them."

After saying this, Chizuru Yuzen also let out a breath of foul air.

It wasn't that she disagreed with Ji Hui's ideas, she had even thought about these things herself, but these things involved a lot of overall issues, and she didn't want Ji Hui, who was already considered an extraterritorial demon, to be entangled in these things.

"Anyway, the deadline is tomorrow, so you have to be alert. After all, you are also one of the people being targeted. If you can't even protect yourself, you will be criticized by others..."

"You say, since we can't do anything good to those scumbag magical girls, how about we use evil means to deal with them?"

But then, the words that suddenly came out of Ji Hui's mouth made Yu Ran Chizuru stunned.

However, without paying any attention to Chizuru Hanezome who didn't react, Ji Hui just continued speaking while tapping his fingers, as if he was planning an outline that only he could see, making the crisp collision sound with a slight sense of rhythm slowly echo in the room.

"There are good and bad people in the Dark Mace Garden, good and bad people among the magical girls, and even good and bad people among the demons. They are intertwined, causing the good people to be dragged down by the other bad people, and for the bad people to do even more bad things under the cover of the good people. Even if they are caught because their deeds are exposed, it will not hurt their foundation or their bones. It will only make those other kind people continue to endure that helpless feeling. There is no end in sight."

"Since that's the case, we might as well carve out a new territory in one go. It has nothing to do with demons, magical girls, or even the Dark Mace Garden. We'll just live in peace and protect our companions. If you're willing to accept, come. If you're not, get out. If you dare to offend, we'll fight you back. We'll establish our own rules."

"Since it's already like this, instead of just dealing with it passively, maybe this will be a better solution."

"Wait...wait, what do you mean?"

After hearing several words that sounded a little off, Chizuru Yuzen couldn't help but speak, causing Ji Hui to look over.

"No, I was just thinking, since no one can take care of these things, and it's difficult for the powerful to intervene, why don't I just build something like a shelter for a third party?"

"Even though I'm called an Outer Realm Demon, I'm also an outlier among the Outer Realm Demons. I'm also in a state where everyone hates me. So what do I have to be afraid of?"

"No, but if you do that, wouldn't it be the same as..."

Chizuru Hazen's expression suddenly turned a little worried, and she couldn't help but say.

An alien demon gathered a group of mixed humans and demons to establish a new force. If this news gets out, he will become the target of public criticism, right?

No, in the final analysis, the extraterritorial demon itself is already an existence that is attacked and disliked by everyone.

"But if you do that, you're actively announcing your threat to others. If you're just passively avoiding them like you are now, that's fine. But if you openly protect others, or even take the initiative to attack other magical girls, you'll definitely be seen as even more threatening."

"It's not that exaggerated. I haven't reached that stage yet."

Ji Hui waved his hand and slowly spoke under the worried gaze of Yuzen Chizuru.

"I'm not trying to form a big organization. I'm just like an orphanage, taking in those who just want to live a good life but have to flee for various reasons. I just want them to be able to help each other and protect themselves."

"There's no need to force others to join. As long as we can reveal our identities and let other people with good intentions know that we're from this place and aren't bad people, and don't take the initiative to harm us, that's enough."

“But it includes basic operations and so on.”

Chizuru Hazen still asked with some concern, but suddenly she found that she seemed to have already tacitly agreed to this plan and began to seriously think about its feasibility, which made her words pause slightly.

“Well, there are indeed many problems to be solved, but…”

Ji Hui nodded and a smile slowly appeared on his face.

"Everything has to have a beginning, right?"

Chapter 93: Blocking the Warehouse

Didn't sleep well again

When Chizuru Yuzen slowly opened her eyes, she did not feel the normal sleepiness she would feel when waking up. Instead, she felt an inexplicable fatigue, and she couldn't help but grumble in her heart.

Although I had asked Ji Hui last night how he was going to carry out his so-called shelter plan that suddenly popped up, he just kept mumbling to himself, and evaded my question with the excuse of "wait until the plan is fully finalized", and sent me back.

However, Chizuru Hazen's heart was unconsciously entangled in this, and she was thinking about that strange idea all night.