The Heaven's Chain of Juwang Academy

"How does that go?"

Not far away, Yukinoshita Yukino, who brought curry rice to Qin Xiao, asked Qin Xiao.

"It's all over."

"Is everything resolved?"

"Well, there's no trouble around now."

"That's good."

Yukinoshita Yukino was relieved after hearing this. After all, if a ghost really appeared here, it would be really troublesome.

Apart from anything else, these words alone are the most dangerous for children.

Originally, everyone had almost finished their meal.

Now with the arrival of Qin Xiao, the atmosphere at the dinner table became solemn. Others subconsciously sped up their eating and left in twos and threes after finishing their meal.

"It seems that someone's popularity is really bad."

Yukinoshita Yukino, who saw all of this, teased Qin Xiao who was standing beside her.

"It's about the same, Yukino."

"No, at least I can't make my classmates so scared."

"Huo? How dare you say that? You must have forgotten your situation during the first three semesters of high school."

"Humph~"

Yukinoshita Yukino was choked for a moment, then she pulled Yuigahama Yui beside her and left as well.

All of a sudden, Qin Xiao became a lonely man, and everyone left.

No, to be precise, there is still one person left.

"Do you have time?"

After everyone left, Hikigaya Hachiman asked his sister to go back first and walked over alone.

"It seems like you have something to say to me. This is the time to say it."

"Then let's go to the grove over there and have a chat."

"it is good."

Qin Xiao said with a smile, and he roughly guessed why the great teacher came to see him.

This perceptive guy, or should I say sensitive guy, has definitely discovered some clues.

Chapter 94: Upper Three: Akaza!

Because it was already after dusk, the sky had darkened.

The surrounding trees are not very tall, and most of them are small trees that have been planted for only a few years. It is obvious that this place has been specially cleaned up.

"So, what are you going to talk to me about?"

"I know you are not an ordinary person, and I don't want to get involved in those messy things. I am not interested. After all, I am a rotten person who has rotted into the soil."

"It's still the same as always, Hikigaya Hachiman. You still belittle yourself mercilessly."

"But, I also have something I care about. You said that we are friends, so I don't want Komachi to be involved in those messy things, not even a little bit."

At this moment, Hikigaya Hachiman was staring at Qin Xiao in front of him, which was completely different from his usual self.

It's hard to believe that a recluse, a rotten fish-eye, can go to such lengths to protect the people he cares about.

According to his personality, even if he knew something, he would keep silent and pretend not to know.

In order to avoid getting involved, he just wanted to stay there alone. Other people or things had nothing to do with him.

But today, for the sake of his sister, he resolutely chose to confront Qin Xiao.

"You're such a good brother, Hachiman."

"You don't need to tell me this, you just need to tell me the answer."

"Well, Hachiman-san, since you said this, you must know something. Since you are afraid that Komachi will be in danger, then control your power and go protect her."

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

Qin Xiao's sudden change of words left Hikigaya Hachiman unable to react.

"You know, Hachiman, in this world, there is actually a kind of life that is superior to humans. They feed on humans and possess great powers beyond ordinary people."

"Feeding on humans?"

These words immediately made Hikigaya Hachiman's pupils shrink, and he couldn't believe it.

In this world, there are still creatures that feed on humans? Could it be the monsters in myths and legends?

"Ghosts are non-human creatures that have mutated from humans. Now, there are a large number of ghosts in Fuso. Many of the suicides, accidental deaths, and missing persons seen in the TV news were caused by ghosts."

"Hey, are you kidding me? Ghosts or something--"

"You should understand, Hikigaya Hachiman, whether I said it was true or not."

Looking at Qin Xiao, Hikigaya Hachiman couldn't help but recall the scene in his memory.

The blood-stained samurai sword, the ferocious monster, and Qin Xiao who killed it.

Combined with what Qin Xiao said about the "ghost", he knew that Qin Xiao did not lie to him.

"Why are you telling me all this? I'm just a useless guy with dead eyes. I'm not a savior, nor a hero. I can't do anything."

"No, you can. I can teach you the method of beheading demons, the sword that slays demons."

"What do I have to give?"

“You don’t have to pay for anything.”

"why?"

This logic doesn't make sense. Everyone does things for a reason, and Qin Xiao's behavior is totally illogical.

"Because we are friends, and you want to protect your sister, right?"

"Tsk~, you're bringing up Komachi again."

Having said that, however, once he touches Hikigaya Komachi, Hikigaya Hachiman will be cautious.

"To be honest, I have my own purpose. As far as I know, I am the only one who can kill ghosts. Although I have passed on some of the methods, they are still too few."

"So, you chose me to pass on your power?"

"You could say that. I won't ask anything of you, and I don't have any conditions. The only reason I want to say this is that I don't want you to be eaten by ghosts, either."

"Ha~, you are really noble, Qin Xiao."

"Noble? No, I never thought of myself as a good person. I am very selfish. As long as it does not affect my interests, I would not care even if many people died."

After hearing these words, Hikigaya Hachiman was already moved.

Every boy has a heart that pursues "mystery", and Hikigaya Hachiman is no exception.

Although he has passed the second year of middle school, he is only in the second year of high school now.

(ps: Hikigaya Hachiman, the great teacher, actually also had a period of Chuunibyou~)

'click--'

At this moment, the sound of branches being crushed was heard.

A man's voice followed.

"So, in this world, you are the only human swordsman who knows the 'breathing method'. This is really good news. As long as I kill you and everyone related to you, there will be no more demon slayers."

From the shadows in the distance, a figure walked out step by step.

Accompanied by the sound of light footsteps, a person gradually came into the sight of Qin Xiao and Hikigaya Hachiman.

He has short pink hair, golden eyes, pale skin, and his body is covered with countless dark blue tattoos representing sinners. His nails are blood red, and he wears a purple short shirt and has rosary beads on his ankles.

And in the other party's golden pupils, there were the words "Upper Rank" and "Three".

Upper Three, the Fighting Demon, Akaza.

He is a ghost who admires the strong and has his own persistence and beliefs.

He likes to fight with the strong, but at the same time he looks down on the weak and even hates them extremely.

However, as a ghost, out of his creed of being strong, he admires powerful people very much. He never kills or eats women, and only chooses to eat humans when he is extremely hungry.

Even so, he has maintained his position as the Upper Three for hundreds of years.

If he is willing to eat humans, his strength will definitely be improved to a higher level. Even Douma of Upper Rank Two may not be able to surpass him.

"What is this feeling? Every cell in my body is trembling, and my legs are weak. What on earth is going on? Is this what I feel just by seeing him? Is this the ghost Qin Xiao is going to face?"

At this moment, Hikigaya Hachiman was struggling to hold up his body so that he would not collapse to the ground.

However, in front of Akaza, he was just an ordinary person and couldn't muster any strength at all. The gap was just too big.

"I say, don't you have too many people here? The Lower String Five, the Upper String Four, and now you, the Upper String Three, have appeared. Is this your base camp?"

Qin Xiao looked at Akaza with a little dissatisfaction and said, "Three ghosts in a row in one day, and two of them are upper-rank ones. It's too much."

Chapter 95: Hikigaya Hachiman takes the sword!

Under the gloomy sky, the atmosphere in the woods was extremely solemn.

Akaza looked at the human in front of him and felt a hint of curiosity in his heart. Why was this human so confident when facing him?

Although he has the ability to kill Upper String Four, but to him, Upper String Four is nothing at all.

"Human, you didn't attack me the first time, but asked me such a question. You are really strange."

"There's nothing I can do about it. My Sun Blade isn't here. Even if I want to kill you, it's really hard to do it without the Sun Blade in my hand."

"You actually told me this kind of thing. Aren't you afraid that I will kill you right now?"

At this moment, Akaza became curious about Qin Xiao.

Why is this human so confident that he even tells me his own situation directly?

As a warrior, Akaza likes to fight and kill powerful people, especially the satisfaction and pleasure after the battle, which is the meaning of his life.

"If it were anyone else, I would definitely do that, but if it were you, I believe you would not kill me. On the contrary, you would give me a knife and fight me head-on."

"Interesting, human. Do you think you know me well? You actually put your trust in me, a ghost."

'brush--'

In an instant, the atmosphere changed. The originally solemn atmosphere instantly became solemn and murderous.

Qin Xiao was fine, he said that he had experienced it and the murderous aura he possessed was many times stronger than this. Akaza's murderous aura was nothing compared to this.

However, just because Qin Xiao is fine doesn’t mean that others are fine.

Hikigaya Hachiman on the side, who had been holding on strong, collapsed immediately under this murderous aura.

"Hey, are you okay?"

"No~It's okay~~"

Hikigaya Hachiman said with all his might, lowering his head slightly.

"Do you still have the strength?"

"what do you want to do?"

"Go get me the knife."

"You are kidding, that guy will definitely kill me in an instant."

"Don't worry, he won't stop you. Even if he does, I'm still here."

"Well, this is all I can do. If you die, I'm afraid that I, who knows about it, won't survive this night."

Never underestimate a man's faith.

Hikigaya Hachiman, a corrupt and low-self-esteem high school student, is terrified and afraid of death, but he has the persistence and faith of a man.