I, Den-O, the Contract Urban Legend

Inoue Ueya had already learned from Sadako that Naya was in Kyoto. He had come to Kyoto for this reason. Whether it was by making a contract with her or seeking a solution from Zeus, he wanted to do his best to help her get rid of the situation where her sense of existence was eroded.

However, Inoue Ueya's attention has been focused on the Onmyoji and Kyoto monsters recently. He thought that since Naya's condition had lasted for so long, there should be no problem in solving the Yuyuko incident first and then looking for her, so he subconsciously ignored this matter.

Unexpectedly, the next meeting would be in this form. Although the two had only met once and did not know each other very well, Inoue Ueya felt a strong sense of remorse in his heart. He missed a life that could have been saved just because of his carelessness.

[It's my fault for thinking things were too simple, and ended up messing everything up.]

"My lord husband?"

The emotional fluctuations were so great that even Yasha Yukiya, who was possessed, noticed that something was wrong with Inoue Ueya.

Without waiting for Yashayuki to continue asking, the giant black baby completely devoured the "fear" of the high-speed grandma and slowly closed its eyes. It did not continue to move, but remained suspended in the air, as if it was asleep. The terrifying breath fluctuations spread out in all directions with its even breathing, as if it was welcoming the coming of the King of Night. The originally starry night sky was covered with darkness, and the sky darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Hey, why do these scary creatures keep popping out of this black ball? That weird old woman was eaten right away..."

"This baby, whose body is made of resentment, should be the "Nue" born from the feathered fox, right?"

"After absorbing the old woman's fear, that guy's body seems to be changing!"

The ground kept shaking, and before everyone had time to think about the giant baby, they began to fall downwards.

Having endured the energy fluctuations generated by high-intensity battles one after another, after the battle between Natsukawa Hanako and Jing Mole Cricket and others ended, Erjo Castle was already in ruins. Later, it suffered severe impacts of varying degrees due to the old woman and the giant baby, and now it is finally about to collapse completely.

Falling into despair because of the failure of her plan, Yuyuko didn't care about the collapse at all. As Nijo Castle continued to collapse and fall downwards, her eyes were still fixed on the huge baby in the sky.

Feeling the familiar breath coming from the baby, other people may not be aware, but Yuyuko, as a mother, is very sure that this huge baby is emitting the breath of Qingming, not an old woman, but a real "Nue".

There is no doubt that "Nue" was not devoured by the strange "fear" as he imagined, but survived tenaciously.

"That's great! It's really great!"

Learning that Qingming was still alive was like seeing a ray of hope in despair, and Yuyuko's eyes gradually regained their spirit.

Boom!

With the collapse of Nijo Castle, the ancient city has now become a pile of ruins. The collapse of the building is not a danger to the monsters and Inoue Ueya who is in his transformed state, especially since they are already on the top of Nijo Castle. They don’t have to worry about being buried alive. They just need to pay a little attention to the landing point.

Lying on the rubble, Yuyuko took a deep breath, her eyes gradually becoming determined. Since Jingming was still alive, there was only one thing she had to do next...

She silently stood up, looked around at the people who had fallen nearby, and said slowly, "I really underestimated your strength. I didn't expect that even two powerful monsters combined would not be a match for you."

In any case, Yuyuko no longer wanted to endure the pain of separation from her family again. The mental torture experienced during the thousand-year reincarnation was not something others could understand. Now that Qingming was right in front of her, it was even more impossible for him to be harmed.

In order to achieve her goal, even if it means getting her hands stained with blood, even if everyone else has collapsed from exhaustion, Yuyuko will fight to the end, not as the great commander of Kyoto monsters, but as a mother who wants to protect her family.

Unlike other Kyoto monsters, Yuyuko has grown from a weak fox demon who was so weak that he couldn't even withstand the rain of arrows from ordinary human soldiers to a feared giant monster. Her purpose in wanting to resurrect "Nue" is not to fulfill her long-cherished wish of ruling the world, but simply because the other party is her child.

That's right, that's all.

"Next, I will be your opponent!"

After successfully landing, Hanako Natsukawa secretly sighed, then reached into the void and a scarlet sword condensed in her hand again, but her face was filled with unconcealable fatigue.

"Tsk, isn't it over yet..."

Although Hanako, as an urban legend, possesses endless "fear", as long as she consumes the "fear" and converts it into physical strength, she can continue to fight, but she cannot withstand mental fatigue.

Perhaps it was because she had been living a peaceful life recently that Natsukawa Hanako became relaxed. After experiencing many battles in one night and concentrating her mind many times to use her abilities to imitate the abilities of two great monsters, Kidomaru and Ibaraki Douji, even she gradually felt a little overwhelmed.

It wasn't just Hanako Natsukawa. Other monsters also began to show signs of fatigue. Unlike Hanako Natsukawa, they couldn't consume their "fear" to restore their strength. Instead, their "fear" was basically used for fighting. Their bodies and minds were gradually reaching their limits, and their conditions might be even worse than Hanako's.

"Alright, alright, Hanako-chan, you guys just stay back and rest for a while. Leave the rest to me, your senior!"

The Golden Knight patted his chest and was about to take real action to defeat the Feathered Fox in one go and put an end to the resurrection of "Nue" when Inoue Ueya spoke up to stop Yashayuki.

[No, please remove the possession... This time, I'll do it.]

Chapter 271 I just want to beat you up with my fists

"My dear husband, you..."

Before he could finish his words, a gentle force expelled Yashayuki from Inoue Ueya's body. As a singularity, Inoue Ueya took the initiative to get rid of the possessed state for the first time.

The golden parts on the armor disappeared, and Inoue Ueya, who had returned to his platform form, looked at Yashakuyuki beside him. After a moment of silence, he said, "Don't worry, leave Yuyuko to me. Some things are better handled by myself..."

As Inoue Ueya spoke, he looked at Nura Rikuo who was not far away and continued, "Don't worry, I won't kill her directly, is that okay?"

Although he didn't know what Inoue Ueya was going to do, Nura Rikuo nodded and responded, "I understand. Then let us take care of the Nue in the sky."

"Ahh, I leave it to you."

Inoue Ueya nodded secretly, turned around and walked towards Yuyuko.

"and many more!"

Considering the huge disparity in strength between Inoue Ueya and Yugyo Kitsune, Yashaku Yuki was still worried about letting Inoue Ueya take the risk. When he was about to step forward to stop him, he was caught by Natsukawa Hanako beside him.

Looking back, I saw Hanako Natsukawa sighing. After reading the memory fragments peeled off by the black ball, she recalled some things about Naya. After learning of her "death", her face looked a little heavy.

"Since Inoue intends to do it himself, let him do it..."

Unlike the situation at "Tenjin Elementary School", compared to the victims whose existence was forcibly erased by the power of the Book of Shadows, Hanako Natsukawa knew that monsters were inherently unstable. Even if they could use the power of the Demon God to travel through time and space again, they could not guarantee that they could successfully rescue the disappeared Naya, and this time there was no possessed object suitable as an anchor point for travel.

"Tsk, are you looking down on me?"

Compared to the three forms encountered before, Yuyuko couldn't even feel any oppression from the current Den-O. The aura of "fear" and spiritual power that originally emanated was no longer there, and he was just like an ordinary person.

Inoue Ue did not respond, ignoring the aura emitted by the big monster and continued walking towards Yuyuko.

Considering that they have suffered too many setbacks recently, the monsters in Kyoto are either buried alive or seriously injured. As the only remaining fighting force, Yuyuko does not dare to underestimate the enemy and throws a telekinesis bomb at Inoue Ueya, trying to test the opponent's strength.

Boom!

There was a loud bang, and dust flew up, instantly covering Inoue Ueya's figure.

"Knocked down?"

【Trickster Form】

As the dust gradually settled, the question raised by Yuyuko was answered. What came into everyone's sight was Inoue Ueya, whose body was burning with blue flames. He was not hurt by the attack of the telekinesis bullet and kept walking.

As the blue flames ignited, Inoue Ueya once again entered the form of a trickster. The armor on his body was gradually replaced by a crimson dress, and the compound eyes on his face flickered with a slightly dim orange-red light like a constantly burning flame.

"No matter what, try to keep a distance from the enemy now, and find out their abilities before taking action..." Yuyuko murmured in a low voice. As the only fighting force among the monsters in Kyoto, she could not rush forward any further. There was Den-O approaching in front of her, and there were many monsters around. It seemed that they wanted to shoot down the "Nue" in the air. She needed to conserve her strength to guard against sudden attacks.

"If the telekinetic bullet doesn't work, then what about this trick!"

As Yuyuko's mind moved, a huge telekinetic spear quickly formed above her and shot towards Inoue Ueya at lightning speed.

"Hayuko, the mother of the Nue, a reincarnated youkai... whatever, it doesn't matter. I've known about your existence for a long time."

Facing the oncoming invisible spear, Inoue Ueya sensed the approaching attack with his transformed perception ability and raised his right hand to block it without hesitation.

The telekinetic spear touched his right hand, and a sharp sound was heard, but no energy fluctuations appeared, and the spear disappeared directly.

"I know your purpose. It's about a mother wanting to see her child again, fulfilling her son's wish for immortality, fulfilling the long-cherished wish of a Kyoto youkai, or perhaps allowing youkai to rule the human world. It's pretty much a clichéd story, right?"

The connection between Yuyuko and the telekinetic spear was severed in an instant. It was more like it was erased by some unknown power than being blocked by Inoue Ueya.

"Fantasy Breakers", super powers, spells, even curses or miracles, as long as they are concepts beyond common sense, can all be erased by touching them.

This unreasonable ability was temporarily materialized by Inoue Ueya using the power of the Trickster form. Although this was only a fake materialized through his one-sided impression, it now seemed to have the most basic effect of erasing abilities.

"Although I understand your desire to resurrect your family, but what does this have to do with me?"

Yuyuko secretly clicked her tongue. She ignored Inoue Ueya's mumbling and continued to release stronger telekinesis to attack Inoue Ueya. However, the result was exactly the same as before. The telekinesis was directly wiped out when it came into contact with Inoue Ueya.

As if it was natural, Inoue Ue was not at all surprised by his own ability. He casually swung his right hand and continued walking towards Yuyuko.

"No matter what your reasons are, right now I just want to beat you up with my fists, that's all."

Seeing Inoue Ueya approaching step by step, Yuyuko frowned. Although she still could not sense any threatening aura from the other party, she felt that the other party was not as simple as she had imagined. She took a few steps back and reached out to pull out the familiar sword from the tail behind her.

The three-tailed sword is also the only intact companion weapon she has left. All other weapons were lost or damaged in previous battles. Even though weapons can be automatically recovered and repaired over time, this sword is the only weapon that can be used now.

Even if telekinesis doesn't work, as a reincarnated monster, Yuyuko still has other means of fighting. Having led troops in wars before, she is also quite experienced in close combat.

【Full Charge】

"Knight Fist."

Yuyuko had just drawn her katana when Inoue Ueya arrived in front of her and mercilessly swung her fist wrapped in white lightning.

Keng! Keng! Keng!

Sparks flew and clanging sounds were heard. Both sides attacked and defended each other. The former fighting idiot was suddenly fighting with Yuyuko very well.

Chapter 272: I will fulfill your fantasy——

In fact, even ordinary demon gods cannot be defeated by Inoue Ueya's Knight Fist, but his advantage lies in its extremely low energy consumption. He is the only one who can use the special move as a normal attack.

Even though Inoue Ueya's moves are not fatal, the power of the Knight's Fist cannot be underestimated. It is more than enough to suppress the enemy. The fists wrapped in white lightning keep attacking, and Yuyuko's defense gradually becomes a bit difficult from the initial calmness.

"Hey, is it really okay for you to fight with this ability? I have a feeling something dangerous might happen..."

In response to Yashin's question, Inoue Ueya whispered, "I'm going to give her a good beating with my fists. 'Fantasy Breaker' is the most suitable ability I can think of to get close to her."

Although Yuyuko once tried to use "fear" or telekinesis to assist in the battle, her abilities were completely ineffective. As long as she was touched by Inoue Ueya's right hand, the energy she condensed would be instantly wiped out.

Even the innate power of monsters is useless. Even Yuyuko has never encountered such a thing, so she can't help but feel a little anxious.

"Tsk, another troublesome guy indeed..."

[Calm down. Unlike the Den-O who attacked the base last time, this guy is just an ordinary person after all.]

As if sensing Yuyuko's change in mood, the Skeleton Demon's voice rang out in her mind again.

[Although you've never encountered this form of the Electric King before, he doesn't have the aura of the Demon God. Without the physical bonus, you only need to focus on defense for the time being and don't let him find any flaws.]

"Hmph, blindly defending isn't like my style!"

As he spoke, Yuyuko dodged the oncoming fist, then raised his foot and kicked forward, trying to interrupt Inoue Ueya's movements.

Seeing this, Inoue Ueya remained calm. He took a step back to avoid the kick, and the lightning wrapped around his fist moved to his right foot, and he rushed towards Yuyuko again.

"Knight Kick."

A side kick was thrown along with white lightning. Yuyuko had no time to dodge, so she had to pick up the katana in her hand and block it across her chest. She took the knight's kick head-on and staggered back several steps.

Not only did he suppress the opponent with his moves, but Inoue Ue in the Trickster form also possessed agile body movements. The movements he displayed at this moment were smooth and fluid, and he was completely different from the fighting idiot in the past. Even Yashaku Yuki found it a little unbelievable.

"My dear husband, can he actually do this..."

Hanako Natsukawa nodded secretly. The imaginary combat training tailored for him by Sadako was no joke. It was just that he was unable to exert his full strength due to his mentality on weekdays. Now, under the influence of anger, he was able to fight freely.

"Being chased by a pack of passing dogs, battling a souped-up version of the Undead Street Dance Troupe controlled by Sadako, and playing hide-and-seek with a fat man in a mental hospital, no matter how weak Inoue's abilities are, anyone who constantly undergoes this kind of intense training will surely grow."

As she spoke, Hanako Natsukawa looked at Inoue Ueya with a hint of pity in her eyes.

——If you think about it carefully, it seems that Inoue is constantly experiencing terrible things during his daily training.

"It's a pity that this style of play may not be able to be maintained forever..."

Inoue Ueya has been maintaining his transformed state through consecutive battles. His physical strength has probably reached its limit. Now he has to attack in such a crazy way, which further increases his physical consumption.

"In short, if that idiot behaves in any way, don't hesitate and save him immediately."

The recovery speed of humans and big monsters cannot be compared. Unless Inoue Ue has a way to seriously injure the opponent when Yuyuko reveals a flaw, otherwise such a crazy offensive style will only make him fall down early.

Listening to Hanako Natsukawa's words, Yashayuki pursed his lips unconsciously and muttered softly: "It seems that during the time I was away, the relationship between Hanako-chan and her husband seemed to have become better..."

"Hmm, huh?"

For some reason, Natsukawa Hanako's eyes looked a little flustered. She quickly explained, "This kind of thing would be known if you just paid a little attention to Inoue's actions on a daily basis!"

"Well, is that really the case?"

"No, that's right, I won't pay attention to Inoue's actions, humph!"

Yashayuki tilted her head. Although she always felt that things were not as simple as Hanako said, she could not find any reason to refute it.

However, just as Hanako analyzed, Inoue Ueya's crazy attack did make Yuyuko feel a little pressured in the early stages of the battle, but as his physical strength continued to deplete, his offensive gradually weakened, and his even breathing began to become rapid.

"Whoosh..."

The situation began to reverse, and Yuyuko couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.

It was similar to what the skeleton said. The electric king in front of her was not the group of demon gods she had encountered before. This guy was just an ordinary human being after all. Without being possessed by a demon god, his physical strength was not enough to fight a protracted battle with her, a big monster.