I, Den-O, the Contract Urban Legend

"It hurts, it hurts—calm down, Mr. Inoue is still injured!"

"Hmph! Never mind. I'm going to stay here and keep a close eye on you. I can't let you continue to say bad things about me!"

Inoue Ue just sighed and did not immediately object to Miss Sadako. Instead, he turned to look at Kuin.

"Is there any way to unbind that book?"

"Hmm..." Kuin looked at Inoue Ueya, suddenly revealed a subtle smile, and then shook his head.

"No, you can't. Once you're bound to the Book of Shadows, you can never let it go."

"Hey, Kuin, can't you untie it too?"

"Yes, that's right..."

Kuin unconsciously looked away and his voice became softer and softer.

"I really can't do anything about you, but forget about "Master" or something like that. It feels a bit weird. You should just continue to call me Inoue." Inoue Ueya said with a wry smile.

The girls all frowned, feeling that things were not as simple as they had imagined.

"Wait, if the Book of Shadows is bound to Inoue, that means--?" Hanako Natsukawa looked up at Kuin.

"Well, I have no choice but to let Kuin live at home..." Inoue Ueya shrugged and put on a "helpless" expression.

"Anyway, welcome to the Inoue family, Kuin, and Yasen."

Chapter 105: Monsters of the Four Kingdoms

Time goes back to yesterday, the day before Inoue Ueya woke up from his dream.

The monsters from Shikoku came to Chiba with the purpose of challenging the Nura group, seizing more "fear" and strengthening their own strength.

The leader was a short-haired man named Yu Zhang. He was the leader of the "Shikoku Eighty-Eight Demons Night Parade" and his true form was a raccoon cat monster.

He just met Nura Rikuo and provoked him, and now he is on his way to the base.

"Having inherited a powerful bloodline and possessing a certain status, Nura Rikuo's existence is very similar to mine, but..."

——No matter how strong he is, he is just a stepping stone for me to become the new generation of monster lord, so there is no need to be afraid of him.

Yu Zhang is very confident in his own strength because he still has a trump card in his hand.

"The Demon King's Hammer", the demon sword that once severely damaged the monsters of the four countries in the past, is now in his hand. It is a terrifying weapon that can gain "fear" by killing monsters with it.

After a long time, Yu Zhang and his men came to the vicinity of an abandoned building.

"...Is this the base you found?"

Looking at the abandoned building in front of him, Yu Zhang's mouth twitched slightly. Although the building did meet their requirements, no matter how he looked at it, it seemed that the upper half of the building had been erased by something?

"No, we had found other strongholds, but recently there seem to be frequent incidents of buildings exploding for no reason in Chiba. If we want a stronghold that is convenient for attacking humans, close to the Nura clan, and needs to avoid alerting the God of Wisdom as much as possible, and where there are no monsters, then this is the only place nearby that meets our needs." said the monster standing next to Yu Zhang.

Yu Zhang hesitated for a while, but finally gave up the idea of ​​changing his base.

"Never mind. If I use my ability to deal with it, it shouldn't be a big problem."

As he walked into the abandoned building, Yu Zhang gradually felt a sense of suffocation for some reason.

[Is this an illusion? I feel like there's something off about this building...]

"Master Yuzhang, do you have any questions?"

"It's okay. Anyway, let's renovate this building first."

Yu Zhang is not an ordinary fox monster. His father, "Hidshin Gyobu Tanuki", is a powerful big monster, and he inherited most of his father's power when he was born.

"Supernatural power" is one of these abilities. It is similar to illusion and has the nature of telekinesis. It can change the appearance of oneself or things, and can even slightly distort concepts. For example, it is no problem to temporarily transform the abandoned building in front of you into a normal building.

With a change of mind, he emanated powerful magical powers from all around him, with Yu Zhang as the center, gradually enveloping the abandoned building.

The building was seen changing at a speed visible to the naked eye: all the rubble on the ground disappeared, the cracked walls were repaired, and the ceiling that was blown away by an unknown attack reappeared.

After a long time, the abandoned building turned into an intact building. The hand-washing ghost standing next to it saw the scene in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.

"As expected of Master Yuzhang! No matter how many times I've seen it, I still feel this force is too strong. Especially today, for some reason, the oppressive feeling nearby is gradually growing stronger, as if something catastrophic is about to happen..."

Before he could finish his words, a sound like breaking glass suddenly emanated from the building. The magical power that enveloped the building was inexplicably dissolved, and a terrifying aura emanated from above the building, leaving the group of people from the four countries stunned in place.

"W-what's going on?"

Yu Zhang couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

There is no doubt that the owner of this aura is definitely a powerful person...

[Interesting, as expected of Chiba, I just randomly found a base, but I can actually encounter such a being? ]

But I am invincible with the magic weapon!

Looking at the "Devil's Hammer" wrapped in white cloth in his hand, Yu Zhang's eyes flashed crimson. Rather than recruiting the other party, he wanted to devour the other party's powerful power...

"You guys stay here first, I'm going upstairs."

Yu Zhang narrowed his eyes, revealing a confident smile, holding the devil's hammer in his hand, and went alone to the top of the abandoned building.

……

That night, Yu Zhang successfully transformed the abandoned building into a base for the Shikoku Eighty-Eight Demons Night Parade, but his face no longer had the confidence it had before, and now looked heavy.

Yu Zhang is feeling a little uneasy now because he has lost his trump card.

Just above the building, he did not find any monsters, but he discovered that an extremely violent force remained at the scene of the destroyed upper half of the building. The greed for power in his heart made him unconsciously draw out the magic sword in his hand, trying to absorb the powerful oppressive power in front of him.

After "The Devil's Hammer" absorbed that power, a golden light flashed across the blade, and then it instantly turned into powder and exploded, leaving Yu Zhang standing there in a daze, staring at the handle in his hand, and began to doubt his life.

"Hey, do you know what happened to Lord Yuzhang?"

"I don't know. He looked like this after coming back from the building."

As if he heard the voice of his subordinates, Yu Zhang forced a smile.

"Quiet down, now that we've secured our base, let's discuss our plan to seize the Nura Clan's 'Fear'..."

If the monster organization wants to become stronger and continue to survive, it is necessary to gain the "fear" of humans.

The source of "fear" can be fear from humans or awe. The "fear" that maintains the Nura group belongs to the latter. Although there are many powerful monsters in the group, the main source of "fear" comes from the group of land gods who have no combat power. As long as they are all killed, they can easily take over the Nura group's territory.

"I've already sent people to attack the Nura Clan's general. According to spies within the Nura Clan, Nura Sakura is currently missing, which means there's a high chance he's been killed..."

As he was talking, Yu Zhang, who had just lost a trump card, felt that he had a great chance of winning again. His confidence gradually returned and he felt that he could do it again.

——That’s right, even without that magical weapon, the four countries are still very powerful!

"You know, weak monsters are mostly simple-minded. If their leader suddenly disappears, the organization will definitely fall into chaos. Although I don't know how long the chaos will last, this is a great opportunity to attack!"

Then, Yu Zhang turned his gaze to the small stone statue of Ksitigarbha standing next to him.

"Can I ask you to take care of the land god, Sleeve God?"

Chapter 106: The Mutated Belt

"There are no witch hunts anymore, so you can consider this a new life. Although the past experiences were a bit painful, I hope you can enjoy life..."

"Well, please continue to give me guidance from now on, Jingye."

I'm still a little afraid that this witch in front of me might encounter some situation and disappear again. Inoue Ue has also signed a contract with Kuin. I don't know if there will be any problems if I let her become a demon god, but it should be better than the current situation, right?

Now Kuin is essentially just a ghost, and she might suddenly become a Buddha and disappear, so he had to use this method to stabilize her existence.

"From now on, I will protect Jingye. I won't let you get hurt again..."

Kuin looked at Inoue Ueya, the light in her eyes gradually disappeared, and it was unknown what she was thinking. The corners of her mouth unconsciously rose, revealing a strange smile.

Seeing this, Inoue Ue couldn't help but complain, "Hey, hey, why are you suddenly making such an expression? It's like a yandere, it looks a bit scary, ok?"

[Ding, congratulations to the host for signing a contract with Kuin, the negative pole form is open.]

When Inoue Ueya heard the system voice, he was subconsciously stunned.

Negative, negative pole?

The form that can use all assembled weapons?

——It doesn’t matter. Anyway, the purpose of making a contract with Kuin is not to fight, but to strengthen her existence and prevent her from disappearing suddenly.

Next, there is another person...

Looking at Arsen in the mirror, a hint of hesitation flashed across Inoue Ueya's face.

"Yasen, you too..."

To be honest, Inoue Ueya was a little hesitant about whether to transform Yasen into a demon god. After all, the other party was theoretically a part of his heart. Even if she was a synthetic material, he still felt that doing so was a bit strange.

[We have already signed a contract, you won't forget it, right? ]

As he spoke, a ball of white light penetrated into Inoue Ueya's body. His pupils instantly turned golden, his originally lazy eyes became more indifferent, and he exuded an inexplicable elegant temperament.

[Eh? You can actually possess me like a demon god?]

"You are the only one I can possess, but if it means possessing someone to fight, I can still do it, and..."

"Inoue Ueya" took out a black pass from his pocket, a white light flashed, and a belt was wrapped around his waist. However, the belt that appeared was not the usual Den-O belt. The current belt had a golden bird-shaped border and a blue sensor in the middle.

"'You are me, I am you', I can also use the power of Den-O."

[Is this a belt in the form of a holy wing?]

"It's definitely the 'Wing Form', but other than the Holy Wing Form..."

"Inoue Ueya" simply raised his hand and waved it. The belt was ignited by pale blue flames and its shape changed instantly. A belt that had never been seen before appeared in front of everyone. The closed black metal wings wrapped around the sensor in the middle of the transformation belt, and at the same time it was firmly bound by the chains attached to both sides of the belt.

"This belt seems to react to my power. As long as I release the power of the Persona slightly, the belt will change."

Although Inoue Ueya was shocked by the scene in front of him, when he thought about it carefully, he realized that some villains in theatrical versions had appeared with new shapes different from Den-O's belt when using train passes, so the change before him did not seem to be surprising.

"After all, I'm not a "Divine Demon God," so the transformation of this belt should be slightly different from the original Holy Wing form."

"Inoue Ueya" just shook his head, and the belt turned into light and dissipated, while at the same time returning the control of the body to Inoue Ueya himself.

Inoue Ue couldn't help but fall into deep thought about the changes in the belt. In fact, there is no detailed explanation of the origin of Den-O's belt in the original work.

This transformation belt is designed to protect time from being interfered with, but the Kibo train in the movie is an ancient creation. So, it's possible that Den-O and the concept of the time train existed a long time ago, even before the appearance of the "Isomai"...

So how can the transformers who have not signed a contract with the Demon God transform into other forms? This becomes a mystery.

"Come to think of it, the Den-O Belt seems to be even more mysterious than I thought."

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……

At the same time, in Yukinoshita Yukino's room.

The two Miss Yukinoshita, who had exactly the same appearance and figure, sat together, looking at each other silently without saying a word.

If Yukinoshita Haruno, who has a sister complex, saw this scene, she might have an extremely excited expression, but unfortunately she was not there.

Suddenly, the figure of one of the second young ladies gradually became illusory. She was Yukinoshita Yukino who traveled through time and space with Kato Megumi and returned to the past.

"It seems that Ueya-kun succeeded. He successfully freed the witch. The future will be completely changed..."

Unlike her usual cold appearance, Future Yukino seemed to have encountered something good and unconsciously revealed a bright smile.

"That way, he wouldn't have died."

Then, she looked up at her past self, seemed to remember something, and suppressed the smile on her face, returning to that cold expression again, and sighed.

"But since you're in this timeline now, you shouldn't have fallen in love with that idiot Ueya-kun, right?"

Hearing the terrible things her future self said, Yukinoshita Yukino gradually became uneasy.

"Is this some kind of joke? You mean in the future I'll...?"

The incident happened during the Golden Week. When she returned home, she met a girl who looked exactly like her, who claimed to be from the future and whose purpose was to train her strength.

To be honest, she initially thought the guy in front of her was some unknown monster.