Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful scumbag.

Just at this moment...

Whew! Whew!

Three small tornadoes swept through, dispersing the surrounding poisonous fog.

"I found you~"

The eight-tailed fairy fox, Yukiho Amamiya, descended from the sky. She blocked Sumi Risa's path, glanced at the firelight behind her, and smiled at the giant spider before her:

"Your opponent is me~"

"I advise you not to make a move on him. If he suffers even the slightest injury because of you, then please don't doubt it... I will make you wish you were dead!"

As she spoke the last word, Amamiya Yukiho's smile remained sweet, but the brilliance in her pupils vanished, replaced by a terrifying murderous aura that momentarily stunned Sumi Risa.

In that instant, she clearly realized that she had nowhere to retreat.

Betrayed by the gambling den, betrayed by his own men, the barrier is destined to fail to open in time...

Safety? Where can you possibly find safety...?

We have no choice but to fight with all our might.

All we can do is fight!

Extreme fear transformed into shame and rage. Sumi raised her claws high, her fangs gleaming with iridescent black light in the sunlight, unleashing an aura almost that of a great demon, coalescing into a roar at Amamiya Yukiho:

"You think you've already won? You want my life? Then try and see what happens!"

The roar shook the air within a radius of hundreds of meters, and the power it contained was enough to make anyone tremble with fear!

next second...

brush!

The spider's head was cut off and rolled on the ground like a ball.

Only then did Yukiho Amamiya's reply finally ring out:

Isn't the answer obvious?

"I'm destined to win."

Chapter 173 The young lady seems unaware that the fox wants to escape.

The truth must be seen!

What happened?

How could I... suddenly be... beheaded?

I just said something harsh!

"I originally intended to eliminate you outright."

"But he told me to stir up your emotions after you were scammed. Hmm, thinking about it, that's really a twisted sense of humor..."

"So there's nothing I can do about it, since it was his request. I'll just explain again why I was so sure of winning."

Amamiya Yukiho slightly lifted her skirt, dodging the spider blood splattered on the ground, and gracefully took small steps to Sumi Ri's head, smiling:

"So first of all~"

"Sumi Risan, you must think that I'm only slightly stronger than you, and that even without the spider web, you can still hurt me if you're willing to fight to the death, right?"

"But you guessed wrong~"

"I actually secretly brought a divine molt with me, and I've been refining it these past few days. Now that I've successfully refined it, it has helped me cross that threshold."

As she spoke, just as colorful oil paints naturally spread after falling into water, Amamiya Yukiho's eight tails emitted a faint golden light, condensing into a phantom image of a rice paddy behind her.

Realizing what this meant, Sumi asked in a trembling voice, "The Divine Realm...you've already taken control of the Divine Realm?"

"Hmm~"

Amamiya Yukiho wagged her tail like a little girl showing off her new dress, and then said:

"Secondly, the second reason you're destined to lose is that you doubt your subordinates and even actively provoke them to fight amongst themselves, but I'm different."

"I always have someone I can completely trust. It's because of him that I can focus on refining my divine transformation without worrying about anything else."

"And now, he's waiting for me to bring back news of the victory, and I don't want to disappoint him!"

"That's all, it's almost time. Goodbye."

As she spoke, Yukiho Amamiya raised one of her tails high, aimed at Sumi Ri's head on the ground, and slashed down with a whooshing sound!

At this moment, as Sumi looked at the tail that was about to smash open his head, he felt as if time had slowed down, and his mind went back to his entire life.

From the very beginning, she became a mountain goddess and was revered by the people as Sumi Tomomi...

Later, as her spiritual energy waned, her escape failed, and she was forced to merge with the earth, ultimately transforming into a spider that was neither god nor demon...

Now, having finally awakened, she decides to exploit the entire village for her own purposes in order to quickly regain her freedom. However, on the eve of her success, she is completely outmaneuvered by outsiders and ultimately loses her head...

I'm not reconciled...

I hate it so much, I hate it so much!

Why did I fail?

Did she do something wrong?

No, she couldn't be wrong, she wasn't wrong! Yes, it's all that person's fault, the guy who made her run around like a puppet!

Finally, driven by her dying resentment, Sumi opened her mouth again and chanted at a speed so fast that ordinary people could not hear her:

"I curse you all..."

"Ruyifang Master, Sada Kunishida, I curse you! You will suffer the same fate as me—beheading!"

Snapped!

No sooner had he finished speaking than his tail slammed into his head, turning Sumi Ritsu into a watermelon puddle.

A flash of light appeared as Yukiho Amamiya used magic to clean the tip of the tail. Looking at the remains on the ground, she recalled the curse she had just received.

She actually had the ability to stop the curse.

But after hearing those two names, she suddenly felt that perhaps, maybe, there was no need to stop it?

Okay, let's leave it at that.

The girl clapped her hands, and her unique golden foxfire ignited, turning the giant spider's corpse into ashes.

"Next, it's time to go find my dear Mr. Fox~"

underground.

Hoshino Hideyuki used fire to clean most of the area, ensuring that there were no other living creatures besides himself and the imprisoned villagers.

Just then, a message popped up on his retina, informing him that he had just received a large amount of cultivation points from Sumire.

That is to say...

Did Yukiho Amamiya achieve final victory?

Although he had expected this outcome, he still couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

However, he soon realized two things.

Firstly, the spiders were all wiped out, which meant that the common enemy that forced him and the young lady to coexist peacefully disappeared.

Secondly, the disappearance of the spider web barrier means he can escape at any time!

So, for safety's sake, he should take the opportunity...

"Mr. Smiling Fox~"

"what!"

Hoshino Hideyuki froze, then creaked as he turned his head. Sure enough, he saw Amamiya waving at him from behind.

No.

How could she be so fast?

And he looks so energetic, as if he hasn't been tired at all after a battle! How am I supposed to take advantage of you like this...?

Amamiya Yukiho blinked and asked, "Mr. Smiling Fox, are you surprised to see me?"

"No, no, I'm happy!"

Hoshino Hideyuki immediately smiled and said, "I'm happy for our victory!"

"Mmmmm~"

Amamiya Yukiho nodded, then looked at Hoshino Hideyuki with anticipation, seemingly hoping that the male fox would do something concrete to celebrate, like the sailor and nurse's victory kiss after World War II...

However, the male fox remained unmoved.

The mother fox blinked.

The male fox remained unmoved.

Finally, the mother fox sighed softly and changed her mind, saying, "I plan to look for Sumi's legacy and see if there's anything worth taking. Mr. Smiling Fox, why don't you come along too?"

Hmm, does it mean looting the spoils of war?

This time, Hoshino Hideyuki did not hesitate and immediately agreed, following behind Amamiya-sama as they walked deeper into the cave.

As he walked, he analyzed the situation in his mind.

As things stand, it seems that Lady Amamiya doesn't want to completely escalate the conflict? Has she not realized that the conditions for maintaining peaceful coexistence between the two foxes no longer exist?

If that's the case, then it wouldn't hurt for him to continue feigning politeness with the young lady for a while longer.

This place was too narrow to run away from, and he also wanted to see what loot he could find.

Once we're back on the ground, we'll figure out a better time to escape.

With that in mind, he and Yukiho Amamiya soon arrived at the shrine.

Hoshino Hideyuki stopped and asked, "Speaking of which, do you know where that giant spider keeps the good stuff?"

"Given her personality, she'd only put it in the safest place, which would be either in a shrine or in a node of a spider web," Yukiho Amamiya explained. "Just search there one by one."