Having traversed countless realms, can you possibly be as clever as me?

And—this is my fucking world! My country! My city!

Even though it doesn't completely belong to me yet, what's mine is mine! It's my territory, the territory of Count Tsurugi, the Demon!

A shepherd has the right to whip his flock, and of course, he also has the obligation to manage mine!

Damn it, this isn't just any ordinary ghost; we have to strike hard!

Tsugumi has made up her mind—this city, Tokyo, none of the ghosts are allowed to stay here!

Looking at the rift leading to another world, countless pieces of magician knowledge flashed through Tsugumi's mind, only to be instantly forgotten by him!

Violence is always the best option, no matter the situation!

The Great Western King, the Great Shark King, Doom, Kratos, once again guided me!

This time, however, Tsugumi did not switch out her Demon Noble character card, but instead chose to try activating her [Paladin] inscribed class.

He wanted to test his new profession and see how it went, and—it was a good opportunity to gain some experience, wasn't it? And he was absolutely certain that fighting evil spirits to protect humanity would be recognized by Heaven.

Then, the people on both sides of the street saw a strange sight.

Beside this street, which has suddenly become extremely eerie in the past week and where many people have gone missing, a young man whose face is obscured suddenly bursts into flames!

Golden holy flames enveloped his entire body, and then, amidst countless "Holy crap" stares, the flames formed a magnificent golden armor!

The hood and helmet, with golden flames burning through the gaps, the heavy armor with its intricate and gilded patterns, the thick shoulder armor carved with reliefs of angels, and covered with various prayers praising God in red ink.

He held a longsword burning with holy flames in one hand and a magnificent golden shield in the other. Six golden ribbons of light floated behind his armor as he stood at the entrance to the street.

Amidst countless gasps, he raised the longsword in his hand.

"Holy Light, this enemy is worth fighting!"

Then, with a whoosh, he slashed down with his sword!

The next second, a loud cracking sound came from the underworld street, and then the knight disappeared from the sight of ordinary people.

'Successfully loaded the Paladin class inscription! The following skills have been acquired!'

[Holy Light Emerges]

'The holy light of heaven shines forth, healing the good and innocent, while scorching and tormenting the wicked and guilty!'

Fist of Heaven

'Gathering the majesty of Heaven, it descends as a lightning fist, consuming vast amounts of holy light, and only harms sinners! Attacking the innocent will harm the attacker!'

Fire of Heaven

'Gather the flames of Heaven and let them coil around your weapons and armor, consuming vast amounts of Holy Light. This will only harm sinners, with the degree of damage varying according to their sins. You cannot attack the innocent!'

【Sacred Warhorse】

'Summon the heavenly steeds to gallop beneath you, steeds imbued with the holy light of heaven, ignoring all obstacles and terrain!'

【The Law of Fearlessness】

'Battlecry, transforming Holy Light into an endless stream of courage, deterring evil and inspiring you and your allies!'

[Angels Descend]

"Gather all the holy light and summon an angel to descend to your side and vanquish evil for you!"

Tsugumi suddenly gained six brand new skills, and without a doubt, whether it was the transformation she had just completed or the brilliance she was unleashing, it all pointed to one thing—

These evil spirits and ghosts are considered by Heaven to be absolutely sinful and absolutely evil!

Feeling the holy light filling his body, Tsurugi felt himself becoming virtuous and righteous. Looking at the red demon preparing to devour its victim, he roared...

"Fuck your mother, what are you trying to do to my harpies?!"

The red evil spirit, which had already climbed onto the terrified Miko and was about to feast on her, suddenly raised its head.

Then, it saw a light it had never seen before, so dazzling it was almost terrifying!

Quack!

The evil spirit instantly unleashed a scream sharper and more piercing than any woman's.

Or was it a plea for mercy? But Tsurugi couldn't understand. He only heard the ear-piercing screams and the nauseating appearance, and he pointed his sword at the demon.

"You dare to attack me first? You're no ordinary demon anymore, I have to strike hard!"

Red Evil Spirit: Caw caw caw caw?!

"Hmph, unable to discern the difference in strength, you dare to challenge an angelic paladin? Take my Heavenly Fist!"

Tsugumi raised her flaming straight sword high, and in the next moment, an overwhelming amount of holy light gathered on the blade. Tsugumi simply tried to draw in almost overflowing radiance from Heaven in one go!

First, I beseech the sleepless Michael; second, I beseech Jesus to enter my body; and third, I beseech the great throne of God!

Ribbit! You lot are all dead today!!!

[Holy Light Emerges] + [Fist of Heaven]

The endless radiance of heaven directly blasted and tore apart this crimson alien world, and the towering pillar of light pierced through the sky, shattering the blood-red sky!

The pure radiance instantly purified all negativity and malice. Yotsuya Miko stared blankly at the radiance, while her mother and younger brother broke free from their restraints.

Moreover, the shimmering holy light and its laws not only healed their wounds, but also transformed into boundless courage and positive emotions that filled their hearts!

Pain? No need!

Fear? Ridiculous!

Filled with this intangible courage, Yotsuya Miko grabbed her little fists and started yelling as she punched the evil spirit in front of her.

However, this attack was naturally useless, but the evil spirit dared not retaliate. Or rather, it was a miracle that it still existed!

Looking at the towering pillar of light before me, at the holy radiance descending from heaven that pierced through this evil alien space.

Evil spirit: No, buddy?

Using such an attack against me? Isn't that overkill?

"Take this punch from Heaven!!!"

With a croak, Tsurugi raised his sword with all his might! The piercing, tearing holy light first transformed into an enormous thunderous fist that crashed down, obliterating the vengeful spirit before it even got close! Then, the remaining holy light instantly transformed into a dazzling storm, which swept away the entire otherworld!

In fact, it's not just this alternate dimension.

The entire city of Tokyo, which inexplicably gathered a large number of evil spirits, was instantly aware of the sacred storm spreading from the underworld!

What followed was a large-scale cleanup!

Like the spreading sunlight, it has almost no power, but its presence is so conspicuous.

Many who could sense or see this radiance were astonished and bewildered as the holy light descended from the sky for the first time!

The pillar of light filled the room, transforming into a dazzling radiance that spread, spread, spread!

This fragile, otherworldly realm, shaped by evil spirits, was instantly swept away by the storm. The evil spirits were obvious, and the true nature of the victims was revealed.

Those victims who were captured by evil spirits and turned into 'telephone poles' that gnawed at them day and night, had their bodies and souls wiped out and liberated at this moment.

Instead of feeling weak, Tsurugi felt even stronger and more powerful after purifying everything!

Sure enough, although this power did not belong to him, as long as his stance was righteous enough, he could get a strong enough response.

Then, he saw the state of affairs in the whole of Tokyo.

Streets where evil spirits devour people; convenience stores that drag people into the underworld for torture and scapegoating; toy stores where evil spirits specifically target children, dismantle them, and turn them into dolls...

Is Tokyo really a place with so many evil spirits harming people?!

Moreover, they are all places that are completely unreasonable, without any grudges, and are simply places that are meant to harm people for the sake of harming people.

Damn it, I can't stand it anymore—eat my holy storm!

With all his might, Tsugumi tore apart the inner world and returned to reality, spreading his wings of light like an angel over Shibuya!

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

P.S.: The next world is where the protagonist completes the contract with Lucifer in Hellblazer, and also begins to develop his own combat system. After that, I'm thinking of writing a Gundam UC story (a Galactic Empire-style story with Darth Vader's skin), or continuing the Nero and Fifth World War storylines, or something else? (Like One Piece?) Hell's Inn and Warhammer will definitely be written later, as I need to accumulate enough resources. Writing EVA would also be fine, but that would involve Heaven and Hell again, and I wouldn't be able to freely develop new character cards (frustrating).

Having transmigrated, my purpose is to kill, kill, kill! : 71. I've decided, I will become the ruler of humanity!

This city, this country, this world

There seem to be many, many situations like the one in that alley.

When Dongjiang destroyed the vengeful spirit, he witnessed everything that happened in this alley.

This evil spirit usually hides at this intersection, specifically targeting seemingly happy families.

It will first attack a family member, drag her into another dimension and turn her into a telephone pole, then slowly devour her piece by piece, enjoying the sight of those whose families are broken up desperately searching for their loved ones.

These victims are completely unaware that the family they are desperately searching for is right beside them, standing there like a strange, gradually crumbling telephone pole in their eyes, silently screaming and watching their family members walk past them, only to be devoured bit by bit by this evil spirit.

He would wait until the second person in the family broke down, then drag her into this hell, then the third, the fourth, until the family was reunited.

Then, he would eat them one by one, right in front of the family.

Reason? There is no reason, and it doesn't even need to 'eat' like this. For this thing that doesn't even have much intelligence, this is just its pleasure.

Such vengeful spirits, or something else, are constantly spreading and breeding in many unseen corners.

They might target you as you pass by, as you merely walk through it, or even without your knowledge.

They will torment you day after day, dragging you into their terrifying world, slowly breaking you down, and laughing as they watch you go mad from the shadows.

Finally, until you have completely lost hope, they will drag you into their world with screams, devour you, or torture you forever until you become as miserable and terrifying as they are.

And you shouldn't expect to get revenge after death, because the moment he eats you or drags you into torture, you are destined to become his slave.

Damn it, there are so many damned dog breeds in places I didn't even know existed!

While such a setting might be commonplace in many worlds, in my eyes, there's absolutely no room for these damn donkeys to live!

The Tsurugi, which had torn apart that alley, rose into the Tokyo sky. Through the holy light, he saw the same black smoke rising from many places in the city!

Dongjiang doesn't care about vengeful spirits seeking revenge. If it's someone like Lao Zhong, whose grievances have a clear cause and a debtor, or someone whose life was truly tragic and whose resentment is too great to be amplified and vented, he's too lazy to meddle. At most, he'll find out the situation and then watch for a bit of fun.

But this kind of evil spirit, without any reason or justification, wantonly kills others simply because they pass by.

Dongjiang will absolutely not tolerate it!