I don't want to be an elf!

"The sea serpent demon has been destroyed by us. If you are here to steal the credit, then you are too late."

Although he had a slight clue about their intentions, Yagami Yagami still dutifully played the role of a fool on the surface, crossing his arms and saying, "Don't worry about the disposal of the body, Yuzuru will take it back later."

"We naturally have no intention of taking the prey that you two have set your sights on."

Emerging from the sea, the shoreman took out a cigarette from his coat pocket, lit it, took a puff, and said, "The reason I came here is not to compete with you two for credit. To be honest, for an old man like me who is about to retire, credit is of no use anymore."

"What brings you here?"

"I've come to see you," the shoreman said calmly. "I've wanted to see you for a long time, but I haven't had the chance."

"You want to see us?"

Yamai Yagyu raised her chin slightly, looking the shore up and down: "I originally thought that most of my and Yuzuru's fans were young people, but I didn't expect that an old person like you would also be our fan?"

Upon hearing this, Anbian's lips twitched a few times, and he almost choked on his smoke.

At this point, I originally thought that intelligent people would have some unspoken understanding, but perhaps the rumors are true, this Yamai Yagyuya is indeed not very bright.

“Machima has informants all over Tokyo, so it would be very difficult to meet you there. One wrong move and she would be alerted,” Anbei explained. “However, due to the disturbance caused by the sea serpent demon these past few days, both fish and birds in this area have been frightened away. Machima will not be able to check the situation here for a while, so I chose to meet you here.”

"Be alert. Is your intention the same as the previous American demon hunters—to make Yuzuru and Yagiya betray Makima?"

Upon hearing this, a hint of displeasure appeared on Yamai Yuzuru's face.

Sensing the hostility emanating from the other party, Hirofumi Yoshida, who had remained silent until now, broke out in a cold sweat.

He made a hand seal, gesturing for escape, and would immediately control the octopus demon to dive into the sea if anything went wrong.

"That is indeed why I've come, but I know you have no interest in things like freedom and human dignity, so I don't intend to try to persuade you with those high-sounding reasons."

Despite feeling the strong wind blowing against his face, the expression on the shore didn't change much, and even the hand holding the cigarette didn't waver in the slightest.

"But if betraying Makima is the only way to save Denji, would you accept that reason?"

Chapter Forty-Eight: Waiting for the Right Opportunity

It turned out to be because of this incident.

After hearing the reason given by the shore, the Yamai sisters felt somewhat helpless.

To be honest, although Machima often engages in underhanded tactics, she has not done anything that has truly harmed their interests so far.

They actually didn't want to bother with Machima.

Furthermore, neither the main quest nor the side quests require the Yamai sisters to stand against Makima.

All they need to do is mindlessly tap the tatami in this world.

Given the character settings of the Yamai sisters, they are not suited to get involved in conspiracies and intrigues.

Therefore, their original plan was to complete the main quest as soon as possible and then leave this world.

Moreover, even if they were asked to kill Machima, they wouldn't have any good ideas.

Machima had already signed a contract with the Japanese president, and any harm caused to her would be transferred to the Japanese people in another form, which meant that she was practically immortal.

If they were playing the role of Hoshimiya Rokuro in this world, they could use the [Sequel] ability to forcibly lock the contract between Makima and the Japanese president, and then directly kill him.

Alternatively, if you're playing as Yoshino, you can freeze Makima directly. While you can't destroy her, you can at least seal her away permanently.

If it were Nia Honjou playing the role, it would be even simpler: just draw a single line in the "Whispering Chapter" and directly alter the contract between Machima and the Japanese Prime Minister.

Unfortunately, in this world, the role they need to play is that of the Yamai sisters, who are good at nothing but fighting.

Although he felt somewhat sorry for Denji, turning Machima into stir-fried ginger and pork, just like in the original story, was a spider web incident he had to go through, and even they couldn't forcibly interfere.

Therefore, they have not made any plans or taken any action against Machima's conspiracy so far.

Unexpectedly, the shore found them.

It turns out that the Yamai sisters planned to complete the main quest as soon as possible and then leave this world, allowing the world to proceed as originally described.

However, now that the shore is preparing to involve them as well, they have no choice but to get involved.

After all, the Yamai sisters aren't exactly cold-blooded people.

"You may continue."

With this in mind, they slightly toned down their hostility towards the shore and showed an attitude that they were open to conversation.

Seeing this, the shore didn't say anything at length, but simply and clearly explained Machima's plan to the Yamai sisters.

The Yamai sisters listened quietly, nodding occasionally or asking questions.

However, this is just acting.

Because they knew Machima's true purpose from the very beginning.

"In short, that's how it is. Machima will stop at nothing to push the power to its limit."

He finished telling everything he knew in one breath, and the cigarette on the shore was almost gone.

As if worried that the Yamai sisters would remain unmoved, after explaining Makima's plan and true purpose, Kishibe added, "Although Makima won't touch you for the time being, your strength far surpasses hers, and you are not subject to her control or influence. You are truly uncontrollable variables, and Makima will make her move on you sooner or later."

This is not an exaggeration from the shore.

In fact, Machima does do this kind of thing.

Because in her plan, she would use various methods to make Denji lose his desire for a better life and give up his contract with the chainsaw demon. The method she chose was very simple: give Denji's penniless companions hope, and then cruelly take everything away.

After that, Denji will truly submit to Machima.

In this way, she can gain control over the chainsaw demon.

Once she successfully controls the chainsaw demon, the only demon slayer capable of truly destroying demons and erasing the concepts upon which they depend, Machima can make her ambitions a reality.

To dominate the world, utilize the characteristics of the chainsaw demon to eliminate demons harmful to the human world, and achieve a truly equal society for all.

In this process, all nations and demons will become her enemies.

This naturally includes the Yamai sisters.

"Your explanation does have some credibility."

"Thinking it over, if Makima is really going to do this, Yuzuru and Yagyuuya must also be prepared."

After pretending to discuss things quietly for a while, the Yamai sisters expressed their willingness to cooperate to the shore.

This delighted those on the shore.

He was actually quite unsure of himself when he came to see the Yamai sisters this time.

However, within the Japanese government, Machima, whose power was gradually increasing, almost completely seized control of the Cabinet Office, gradually eroding the Japanese government into her puppet government.

Even within the Anti-Magic Class, no one knew exactly how many people had been controlled by Machima, and no one dared to reveal any information to anyone.

A few days ago, we finally got to see Kwanghee. We thought we could reach a cooperation agreement with her to solve the problem of Machima. However, Kwanghee and her harem disappeared after returning from hell.

Even if they didn't die, they must have been controlled by Machima and hidden away.

Isolated and helpless, surrounded by enemies, he even had to rely on the help of demon hunters from the common people.

Since the Yamai sisters were recruited by Machima herself, Kishibe excluded them from the cooperation list from the very beginning.

But it was only when he was forced into a corner during this period that he had no choice but to try his luck.

The result was gratifying.

Just when things seemed hopeless, a new way out appeared on the bank.

Even the most seasoned demon hunter couldn't help but feel a sense of comfort at this moment.

"When you get back, you'd better act like nothing happened and don't arouse Machima's suspicion."

After calming himself down slightly, the calm tone on the shore took on a serious tone: "I will take care of the rest. You just need to wait quietly for instructions. With your help, Machima will definitely be stopped."

"understood."

"receive."

The Yamai sisters nodded.

After reaching an agreement, they didn't linger. Pretending nothing had happened, they dragged the sea serpent demon's corpse back.

Watching the Yamai sisters quickly disappear into the distance, Kanbe sighed softly, as if a heavy burden had finally been lifted from his heart.

"It actually worked."

Hirofumi Yoshida, who had remained silent throughout, spoke up at this moment, his tone somewhat strange: "I thought that even if they didn't attack us, they would at least doubt your words, but I didn't expect them to agree to cooperate so readily."

“After all, they are demons too, so they naturally know what the chainsaw demon represents.” Kishibe glanced at him. “If you thought I wouldn’t succeed, why did you come with me?”

“You’ve already given half of your life savings, how could a civilian demon hunter like me possibly refuse?” Yoshida Hirofumi chuckled twice. “Besides, if it can help stop Makima, I wouldn’t mind doing my part.”

"Machima will be stopped."

He took a final, deep drag on his cigarette and tossed the butt into the sea.

"Now, we just need to wait for the right opportunity."

Chapter 49 The Second Round of the Battle for the Eight Maidens of the Wind

Two minutes later, the Yamai sisters returned to Japan from the sea, far from the mainland.

They casually tossed the sea serpent demon's corpse onto the dock, leaving it to the members of the Exorcism Department to handle, before preparing to leave.

However, just before they were about to leave, a demon hunter called out to them.

"Gentlemen, Miss Machima said that after you deal with the sea serpent demon, you should go and meet with her!"

Upon hearing the message from the demon hunter, the Yamai sisters froze on the spot, exchanging bewildered glances.

They had just met with the shore and returned to Japan without even a moment's rest when Machima came looking for them.

I have a bad feeling...

Could it be that Machima had been monitoring them and the shore all along?

But the shore said that because of the appearance of the sea serpent demon, all the small animals in the vicinity had been driven away.

The Yamai sisters did not doubt whether what the shore said was true, because as elves, they were also very sensitive to auras and would usually sense when they were being watched, but they did not feel like they were being watched in that place just now.

Hopefully it's just a coincidence.