I, Den-O, the Contract Urban Legend

Originally, Hanakaiin Akifusa was full of confidence in the strength of everyone, to the extent that even if Yuyuko attacked, they could easily fight back. However, the actions of the black-haired boy made him begin to waver.

But it doesn’t matter. Even if he is alone, he has the confidence to defeat the young man in black!

Huakaiyuan Qiufang seemed to sense something and opened his eyes to look towards the gate. "Hmm, I didn't expect to be here already."

Click!

At this moment, the door was suddenly opened, and a suspicious man in a red dress rushed in, leaving Hua Kaiyuan Qiufang stunned.

"Come on, Blackie—no, who are you?"

Chapter 203 Reality Distortion

"Who are you and why did you trespass into Ertiao City?"

Hanakaiin Akifong stared at the stranger in the red dress in front of him, his eyes full of vigilance.

"Do you still need to ask? He's just a masked thief passing by. Remember this!"

"Masked Phantom Thief?"

Looking at Hanakaiin Akifusa's puzzled face, Inoue Ueya nodded secretly. After wandering around in this place for so long, he finally found his target. "According to the notice I left for you before, I will defeat you, Hanakaiin Akifusa, the guardian of the final seal."

Hua Kaiyuan Qiufang was not a fool. After hearing the other party's words, he immediately realized that the guy in front of him was the young man in black. He then picked up a huge blade with a strange shape beside him and got into a fighting posture.

"Such an arrogant tone, but it's just in time. I'm going to settle the score for your repeated attacks on the seal guardian of the Hanakaiin family!"

According to the information provided by Hanakaiin Huigo, the guy in front of him is not a monster, but a human.

In fact, apart from Yin-Yang magic, perspective, telekinesis, and the stronger ones who can even predict the short future, humans with special powers are not uncommon. Nura Rikuo's grandmother is also a psychic with healing abilities. In order to improve his strength by devouring the psychic's living liver, Yuyuko sent people to kidnap her, which indirectly led to his death at the hands of Nura Nagisa who came to rescue his wife.

Since the guy in front of him knew about the seal and was a human, his true identity was probably either a psychic or an Onmyoji sent by another family. In any case, he was now an enemy to the Hanakaiin family.

"Although I don't know your true identity, I still have to remind you that I am very powerful. Swords and knives have no eyes. If you want to surrender, now is the time. Don't blame me if you get hurt." Hua Kaiyuan Qiufang said expressionlessly.

Inoue Ueya waved towards Hanakaiin Akifune and replied calmly, "That's all right, go ahead."

whoosh-

Upon hearing this, Hanakaiin Akifusa said no more. He picked up the giant blade and slashed at "Inoue Ueya" with lightning speed.

"Oh wow, I didn't expect you to be such an impatient person?"

"Inoue Ueya" looked at the oncoming giant blade calmly, and at the same time moved his body slightly, dodging Hanakaiin Akifusa's attack with a tiny movement.

Looking closely, he saw a giant blade with a strange shape, like a weapon that would appear in a fantasy game. It had the length of a spear and a giant blade that was nearly one meter long. It did not look like an ordinary object at all. Arsen vaguely remembered that this thing had appeared in the original work, and it was a "demon sword" made by Hanakaiin Akifusa himself.

Dodging the oncoming giant blade, Inoue Ueya reached out and grasped the blade's blade, speaking thoughtfully, "I once heard that the 'demon sword' forged by Hanakaiin Akifusa can easily cut through a massive barrier erected with the effort of many men. Aren't you afraid that this thing could fall into the hands of the enemy and be used to break through Kyoto's barrier?"

"Humph, that's impossible, because no one can be my opponent!"

Seeing this, Hanakaiin Akifusa wanted to pull the giant blade back from Inoue Ueya's hand, but even though he tried his best, the captured demon sword remained motionless. The opponent's strength was far inferior to his.

"Look, wasn't this snatched away immediately?"

After a few seconds, seeing that Hanakaiin Akifusa was still unable to retrieve his demon sword, "Inoue Ueya" shook his head a little disappointedly and took the initiative to let go of the hand that was holding the giant blade.

"Ugh!"

It seemed that he had not expected that "Inoue Ueya" would let go. Hanakaiin Akifusa, who was pulling the demon sword with all his strength, suddenly lost his balance and fell to the ground along with the demon sword.

Inoue Ueya looked at Hanakaiin Akifusa as she rose from the ground and sneered, "Hey, aren't you the guardian of the final seal, the last line of defense? If this were a real battlefield, Kyoto would have fallen long ago. Do you really think you can defeat Yuyuko alone?"

For some reason, Yasin seems to be going further and further on the path of playing the villain.

Huakaiyuan Qiufang's heart was filled with shame. He opened his mouth instinctively, but couldn't think of any words to refute.

"No, I haven't lost yet. I am the strongest genius of the Hanakaiin family!"

As he spoke, gray granulations gradually began to appear on Hanakaiin Akifusa's body and even the demon sword in his hand. Two pairs of eyes even grew on his forehead. He looked like he was possessed by some evil creature, and a wave of "fear" emanated from his body.

Although "Inoue Ueya", who had no spiritual power and was possessed by Arsene as a personality mask, could not feel any changes at all, he knew that the other party was starting to become stronger by looking at the changes in his body.

"With eighty-level ghost arts, plus the strongest demon sword "Qiyi" that I forged with my own hands, I don't believe that I can't win with this..."

Before he could finish his words, Hua Kaiyuan Qiufang's voice suddenly stopped. The ghost magic that was originally in effect was inexplicably lifted. In less than three seconds, his body returned to human form.

"This... How is it possible that my ghost-relying technique is ineffective?"

"Inoue Ueya" nodded secretly. The development in front of him was all under his control. He could break through the barrier, reduce his presence, take on Hanakaiin Akifusa's giant blade, and even make his spells ineffective. In fact, this trickster form with zero defense only had one ability from beginning to end.

"Well? After the spell wears off, do you have any other cards up your sleeve?"

With Inoue Ueya himself as the center point, the surrounding environment is transformed into a "field" similar to a palace, achieving a certain degree of reality distortion. This is the power of the Trickster form!

This power will produce different effects depending on the user's cognition. For example, as long as you believe that the model gun in your hand is a real gun, the bullets fired will become real bullets. If you firmly believe that the barrier in front of you is ineffective, you can directly pass through the barrier's obstacles.

Although this ability sounds like an extraordinary level of power, it still has its limits. Things like creating things out of thin air and resurrecting the dead cannot be achieved because they exceed the upper limit of the ability. Moreover, the user needs to meet a certain level of psychological cognition before activating the ability. The actual effect is still unknown. It can only be said that this seemingly omnipotent power has countless shortcomings, but it doesn't matter. At least the current "Inoue Ueya" is more than enough to use this power to defeat the Onmyoji in front of him.

Chapter 204 Good Night, My Half Body

"Impossible, even the Yin-Yang magic that I have practiced for many years has become ineffective? Although there is no spiritual power fluctuation in my body, this is no longer something that a psychic can do. Who are you?" Hua Kaiyuan Qiufang asked in disbelief.

Be it weapons or spells, all of them were ineffective. The situation before him shattered Hua Kaiyuan Qiufang's three views. He felt powerless and gave up struggling completely.

With almost no effort, "Inoue Ueya" successfully used the ability of his new form to completely suppress Hanakaiin Akifusa. Even the opponent's most proficient ghost technique had no effect in his "domain".

Inoue Ueya sighed and responded, "Is who I am really the point?"

Inoue Ueya and Armori also have some understanding of Hanakaiin Akifusa.

A natural genius, he is full of confidence in his abilities and has complete faith in his talents. Therefore, once his strength is questioned, Hanakaiin Akifusa will do his utmost to prove himself. For example, between Hanakaiin Yuura who can perform "Pojun" and him, who is more suitable to be the head of the family.

"Without Pojun, it's impossible to defeat Yuyuko." This is the idea of ​​most people in the Hanakaiin family, because currently only the "Pojun" used by the 13th generation head has the record of defeating Yuyuko. However, Hanakaiin Akifusa wants to defeat Yuyuko and fulfill the family's long-cherished wish to prove that he is the strongest person even without the ability to use "Pojun". He is such a person.

"Inoue Ueya" looked at the man half-kneeling in front of him with his mouth open and eyes closed. He was not injured but had a painful expression on his face. He probably thought it was some backlash caused by the spell being forcibly interrupted. However, none of this mattered. His mission was almost completed, and only the last step was left.

Inoue Ueya shook his head and said, "Whatever you think, my purpose is simply to warn the Hanakaiin family. I hope you will pay close attention to the barrier you need to protect. This isn't some game. Don't let a moment of carelessness or impulsiveness lead to the deaths of the people of Kyoto."

To be honest, Inoue Ue didn't know whether Hanakaiin Akifusa was a proud and complacent person, but his competitive spirit was terrifyingly strong. He even had the courage to try to defeat Yuyuko, even though he was no match for her. It didn't seem like over-confidence in his own strength was a good thing.

"You keep saying you want to protect Kyoto, but you're not even worthy of that right now..."

Geniuses also have their own problems. For example, what Hanakaiin Akifune lacks is a strong sense of frustration. The most important thing is to let him experience a helpless failure, let go of meaningless struggles, and change his mindset.

"By the way, before I go, I'll give you one last piece of information... Yuyuko possesses even greater power than 'I', and she's already gathering men to attack the barrier. I hope you'll proceed with caution this time."

[Hey, you're lying, Yasin!]

That’s right, although Arsen has no idea about the situation on Yuyuko’s side, it’s not a bad thing to let the Hanakaiin family slightly overestimate the other party’s strength.

[After all, I am not Inoue Ueya himself, but "Arsen". Don't expect me to never lie like you.]

Hanakaiin Akifong gritted his teeth and said with a questioning look on his face, "Feathered Fox? Why should I believe you?"

Inoue Ueya waved his hand, turned, and walked out of the hall. "Believe it or not, it's up to you. A guardian who can't stop even a single human can't possibly stop the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons organized by the great monsters. If you want to be a clown again, feel free to ignore my information."

The red-clothed thief opened the door, slowly walked out of the hall, and disappeared from the sight of Qiufang in Huakaiyuan.

……

Inoue family.

Rainbow light penetrated through the crack in the door, and in the next second, the exhausted Inoue Ueya opened his door and collapsed on the bed without saying a word.

Although Inoue Ueya had gone to bed early tonight, the physical strength consumed by long-term activities in the middle of the night and the mental energy consumed by using the new form seemed to be far beyond their imagination. After canceling the transformation, he was once again enveloped by sleepiness and fatigue and was about to fall asleep.

[Hmm, I feel like I forgot something...]

"It doesn't matter. I need to rest for a while now. Don't mess around anymore, Arsen." Inoue Ueya responded in a weak voice.

[I know, I know. Anyway, I've already dealt with the matter today, so there's no need to go out again—]

Halfway through his speech, Yasen finally remembered what he had forgotten.

[Damn it, now I remember, I actually forgot to ask that Hanakaiin Akifune for that ghost-fusing technique that allows you to merge with a shikigami!]

"Oh? So besides correcting the Hanakaiin family's attitude, do you have other plans for this action?"

Arsen was choked by Inoue Ueya's question and subconsciously denied it.

[Uh, no, nothing, you heard it wrong! ]

Hearing this, Inoue Ue, who was lying on the bed, couldn't help but laugh bitterly. "Really? Who are you trying to fool with such an obvious lie? If I'm not mistaken, you're trying to use that ghost technique to find a way to get out of my body..."

After all, Arsen is Inoue Ueya's personality mask, so Inoue Ueya can guess what she is thinking.

Inoue Ue also yawned, then said, "Don't worry, there's no need for any magic, just ask Kuin for help, she will find a way to solve it."

Kuin is the soul that resides in the Book of Shadows, and the forbidden book is now hidden in the body of Inoue Ueya. Since she has a way to get out of his body and even projected a Book of Shadows into her own hands during the previous battle, it stands to reason that Arsen, who is in a similar situation, should be able to do the same thing.

After all, the personality mask is theoretically similar to the power of a stand, so it should be possible to separate from the host body.

"I see. The power that Kuin unintentionally displayed could actually do something like this. Then why have I been borrowing your body to follow the anime all this time?..."

Unconsciously, Yasen revealed her secret again. When she reacted, her mouth had already blurted out that she had "borrowed" Inoue Ueya's body.

——Oh no, I’m going to be scolded!

[No, you should listen to my explanation first! ]

"Whoosh..."

What responded to Arsen was the sound of even breathing. It seemed that Inoue Ueya had fallen asleep before hearing her secret, causing her to have a false alarm.

「What? I fell asleep, huh?」

Yasen once again possessed the sleeping Inoue Ueya and covered him with a blanket.

Good night, my other half.

Chapter 205: Are you still a gentleman of the Inoue family?

Sadako looked expectant as she asked the girl in front of her, "How is it? How's the food today?"

"Mmm, it tastes even better than I remember, Sadako!"

At the dining table, Yasen stretched out her chopsticks, picked up a small piece of food, and put it into her mouth to chew carefully. She was as elegant as a noble. The corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and she seemed to be in a good mood.

One night after the raid on Hanakaiin's house, Arsen successfully gained the ability to temporarily leave Inoue Ueya's body with the help of Kuin. The situation went unexpectedly smoothly, and this finally put an end to Inoue Ueya's lack of sleep.

Even so, due to the huge difference in the form of existence between Yasen and Kuin, Yasen seems to be restricted to a certain extent in terms of acting alone. It may be because of her identity as a personality mask. Once she is too far away from the location of Inoue Ueya, she will be pulled back into Inoue Ueya's body by an inexplicable gravitational force.

Inoue Ueya looked thoughtfully at Arsen who was eating, and murmured softly: "I didn't expect that Mr. Inoue would become a Stand user without knowing it..."

By the way, can the stand-in still eat?

Everyone in the house looked at Yasen with curiosity, as if they were very surprised by her existence.

Although the other girls knew about Yasin's existence when Inoue Ueya was admitted to the hospital, she had no chance to communicate with anyone because she was unable to get out of Inoue Ueya's body. To them, Yasin was just a strange girl.

Sadako was no exception. Ever since she learned that Yasen had appeared, a bold idea suddenly came to her mind.

After all, Yasen is a clone of Inoue Ueya. Maybe I can hear some of Inoue Ueya's inner thoughts from her mouth that he didn't say out loud, such as -

Before Sadako could speak, Mary had already moved closer to Yasen and whispered, "Hey, Yasen-chan, do you know what type of girls Onii-chan likes?"

Although Mary's voice was low, apart from Inoue Ueya, an ordinary human being, the girls in the Inoue family were not ordinary people. They all pricked up their ears and waited for Yasen's answer with bated breath.

Upon hearing this, Yasen showed a strange smile on his face. Without saying a word, he picked up Mary who had come close to him, rubbed his face against hers, and responded, "If you say you like me, then of course I am your most adorable little sister!"

Mary first cried out in surprise when Yasen suddenly picked her up, then she was amused by her affectionate behavior and started to fight back, "Hehe, my face is itchy, look at me fighting back!"

The girls looked at the two people in front of them speechlessly and fell into a brief silence.

How should I put it? If a metaphor is needed, Arsene's reaction just now is probably similar to that of a weird uncle seeing a cute little loli. This is really surprising. I didn't expect that Inoue Ueya, who looks well-behaved and occasionally crazy, actually has such a side in his heart?

Everyone turned their heads and glanced at Inoue Ueya with strange eyes. They said nothing and turned their heads back after a moment. Inoue Ueya, who was eating, was full of questions. An inexplicable ominous premonition arose in his heart, and he began to wonder if he was going to get into trouble again.

—Tsk, watching the interaction between Yasen and Mary, I want to hug Mary too…

Inoue Ue was also a little envious, but men and women should not touch each other, and the gentlemanly spirit of the Inoue family would never allow him to do such a rude thing, so he could only watch the interaction between the two girls who were like sisters in front of him.

After a while, Mary finally gave up fighting back and lay obediently in Yasen's arms like a cat. It seemed that she had been completely tamed...

Seeing this, Sadako finally couldn't help but ask Yasen, "What about me? What does Zhiya think of me?"

"Well... a reliable girl, the most trustworthy person, that's probably it?" Yasen answered Sadako's question while stroking Mary's soft blonde hair.

"Hehehe, you actually think so highly of me? It seems that that blockhead isn't blind!"

"Ah, don't reveal my inner thoughts!" Inoue Ue was also a little dissatisfied.