The Japanese-fear sorcerer who started by taking in Tomie

【Crusader's Cloak】, a Paladin's third-circle Evocation spell. Continuously inspires courage in allies within a 30-foot radius centered on the caster, and imbues all weapons with a radiant holy light, dealing additional radiant damage with each hit.

It is a group enhancement spell that affects a wide area.

The [Slow] spell, as its name suggests, targets up to six creatures, distorting the flow of time around them and halving their speed, which can completely disrupt the enemy's rhythm in battle.

In a sense, this is already an auxiliary spell that touches the realm of time.

Xin Hengyuan read the descriptions of the two new spells over and over again, and was still quite satisfied.

One can enhance your own output, while the other can disable the enemy's mobility, turning them into sitting ducks.

These are all very practical spells.

"stare--"

A resentful gaze was fixed on Shin Hengyuan, who knew without a doubt who it was and gave Tomie a sharp rap on the head.

"Waaaaah!"

Tomie covered her head, her eyes filled with tears, and cried out in great grievance.

Why did you hit me?

"I should be asking you, why are you looking at me?" Shin Heng Yuan retorted.

"My eyes are on my body, I can look whenever I want!" Tomie retorted decisively, rubbing her head.

Shin Hengyuan was slightly taken aback. Why was Tomie so brave today? Had she taken the wrong medicine? How dare she talk back?

Something's not right, very wrong, you could even say it's extremely wrong.

"Alright, Tomie, let's talk about this when we get home," Kiyotsuki advised.

"You ugly freak! You think you're the best, the best! Our house is almost completely robbed, and you're still acting like a nice guy! Don't I know what kind of person you are?"

Tomie went all out, turning her gun on Kiyotsuki.

Shin Hengyuan moved a step to the side, blocking Tomie's view.

"Alright, let's stop arguing when we get home. If you keep making a scene, I'll really hit you." With that, Shin Hengyuan raised his hand as if to strike Tomie on the head, but Tomie shook off his wrist, her dark eyes staring straight at him.

"Go ahead and hit me! Xinhengyuan, have you never cared about me at all? My first kiss was with you, I gave you all my money, I gave you everything, do you even have a heart?"

"Who was it that kissed me first in the alley? Who controlled my body that night... Speak up, speak up!"

Xin Hengyuan was stunned for a moment by her sharp retort, and subconsciously looked away.

"Say it!" Tomie's voice cracked.

"Do you think I'm a monster? I can kiss you and not take responsibility, touch you and not explain, and you can keep me around as a tool without any problem!"

"Say less."

Qingyue frowned slightly, her voice calm, but she didn't back down at all.

"You're too tired, Tomie."

"Ugly freak, did I not give you enough of a good scolding? The legendary Slit-Mouthed Woman, you're just offering yourself up to someone else. Do you think anyone would want you?"

"Her first kiss was mine, who do you think you are? You're nothing more than a free babysitter!"

Tomie's eyes were bloodshot.

"What did you say?!"

Even a clay figure has a temper, let alone Qingyue, who was already bad-tempered as the Slit-Mouthed Woman.

Her eyes turned cold, and two pairs of scissors appeared in her hands, their blades gleaming coldly in the sunlight.

"A free babysitter?" Qingyue took a step forward, her tone still calm, but both of them could sense the anger hidden beneath that calm.

"So what? Taking care of Yuan-kun is my own choice, what's it to you? Yuan-kun is the person I've chosen to entrust my life to, it's none of your business!"

"Am I wrong?! You're just a..."

"Enough, all of you shut up!"

Shin Hengyuan raised his hand and pressed down on Qingyue's hand, while his other hand grabbed Tomie's wrist, pulling her a step to his side and placing her between the two of them.

"Idiots, haven't you realized you've been used as pawns?!" Xin Hengyuan cursed at the two of them, and before they could react, he put his hands together and began chanting the "Hell Sutra".

Even if Shin Hengyuan is stupid, he would realize it eventually. Normally, Tomie wouldn't have the guts to do that. Although Kiyotsuki and Tomie don't get along, it wouldn't really come to the point of fighting.

Although the Hell Sutra was not written down, it naturally brings the effect of a clear mind.

"Thus have I heard: Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva delivers sentient beings in the netherworld... He only attains enlightenment after all sentient beings have been delivered."

Xin Hengyuan's voice was deep and steady, each word like a bucket of cold water poured down on the two of them.

Neither of them spoke again, and the nameless fire that had been stirred up from the bottom of their hearts was gradually suppressed by the chanting of sutras.

Shin Hengyuan stopped talking when he saw that the two men's eyes had cleared up again.

You have mastered the first-circle spell, Detection Magic.

[Detect Magic]

Almost at the same moment he grasped the spell, he immediately used [Detection Magic], and the dense demonic energy on the roof beam made it impossible for Xin Hengyuan not to notice.

Without hesitation, Xin Hengyuan drew his Heavenly Feather Blade, and a dazzling golden swastika-shaped sword aura slashed towards the top of the palace.

"Bang!"

A fan was thrown from the beam, colliding with the sword energy in mid-air and exploding into a cloud of smoke.

As the smoke slowly dissipated, a pair of delicate, jade-like hands emerged and steadily caught the falling fan.

"Hahaha, Lady Anzhen, it's been a long time! Do you still remember me?"

Her light green hair was casually draped behind her, and an exquisite fan was gently held to her lips. Her bright yellow snake eyes were fixed on Xin Hengyuan through the lingering smoke.

She wore a luxurious kimono that matched her hair color, but her lower body was not as tightly bound as a traditional kimono; her long, slender legs, as smooth as cream, were tightly wrapped in white silk as thin as cicada wings.

The most eye-catching feature is the sharp protrusions on both sides that resemble dragon horns.

Kiyohime landed gracefully from the roof beam, her fan gently waving, her bright yellow eyes fixed on Shin Hengyuan as if she were looking at a lost treasure that had been found again.

"It's been so long! Kiyohime has been searching for me for so long, so long, Lady Anchin."

Shin Hengyuan gripped the Heavenly Feather Blade tightly, offering no reply.

Kiyohime? Lord Anzhen?

The legendary woman who, driven by love turned to hatred, transformed into a giant serpent and burned her beloved to death in a bell?

Why is she here?

According to legend, she should be dead.

And then there's Tomie and Kiyohime suddenly losing control, their anger... I see. Kiyohime, who transformed into a giant snake because of her anger, can silently incite others' anger. What's so difficult about that?

"Lady Anchin, how cold you are." Kiyohime closed her fan, revealing a wronged expression. "I have waited for you for hundreds of years, and finally found you. Is this how you treat the woman who has waited for you for hundreds of years?"

"You've mistaken me for someone else. My name is Xin Hengyuan," Xin Hengyuan said calmly, gripping the knife tightly in his hand, refusing to let go. "Isn't this Anzhen you mentioned? And besides, did you do that just now?!"

Kiyohime chuckled softly, neither admitting nor denying, but tilting her head, her eyes overflowing with deep affection.

"Lady Anzhen, you have a new appearance in this life, but your eyes are still exactly the same as before, just as gentle."

As she spoke, Kiyohime couldn't help but take two steps forward and reach out to touch Shingen's cheek...