A newbie's anime life diary

P.S.: The anime "Centaur-san" is a paradise for non-human enthusiasts...

Chapter 44 Although I'm not that great, I have a powerful backer!

Although it was quite shocking that a small white snake suddenly grew to a large size, Yukinoshita felt that she could accept it even if strange things happened again.

The hand-washing demon was stopped and engaged in a fight with Ruri. Yukinoshita breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Hiratsuka Shizuka beside her: "What do we do now?"

"What should we do?" Holding onto Ryougi Mina and Yuki tightly, Hiratsuka Shizuka sighed with a bitter face: "What else can we do? We'll just have to wait for someone whose efficiency rivals that of the Japanese police to come and save the day."

"???"

"I'm really sorry for my low efficiency!"

At that moment, Xuehui's voice suddenly came, accompanied by a gust of wind that cut into the battle between Liuli and Teshiki. Xin Du in his hand mercilessly looked down at Teshiki's neck from the side.

Xuehui had absolutely no pity for these guys.

As mentioned before, Heart Crossing is a weapon that has a damage bonus against non-human beings such as demons. Even a mere gust of wind from the blade still carried a threat that made the powerful Tessagi, known for his strength, panic and sway to the side, raising his wrist guard to defend himself.

Fortunately, he had this little bit of protective gear to offer some protection; losing an arm guard was better than losing his life.

Despite striking metal with his sword, Xuehui was not discouraged. He sheathed his sword, turned around, and kicked his opponent in the side. Seizing the opportunity, Liuli raised her snake tail and lashed it at the upper body of Tessai Oni, sending him flying with a combo attack.

"Boom!" The Handwashing Ghost crashed directly into a wooden house, and was buried under a pile of wood with a loud bang.

Although she knew this didn't solve the problem, it did alleviate some of the crisis. Relieved, Xuehui stopped and looked at the Night Sparrow ahead, saying, "It seems you guys are really fearless. Aren't you afraid your leader will be finished?"

"Worried?" The fact that Tessai Oni was knocked away didn't seem to bother Yoru Suzuki much. He looked at Yukiteru with interest and replied, "Although the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception are said to be incredibly powerful in the inner world, there are ways to counter them. The Demon King's Hammer, which is formed by absorbing the souls of demons and humans and fusing them together, can still rival the Mystic Eyes."

"The Demon King's Hammer... sounds pretty powerful." Saying this, Xuehui turned to Mina behind him and asked, "Mina, do you remember how long it's been since your teacher used his full power?"

"Huh?" Everyone present was puzzled by Xuehui's sudden question, but after thinking for a while, Mina replied, "I remember my father saying that since I was born, my mother has rarely taken action herself, let alone used her full strength."

Hearing this, Xuehui looked at the Night Sparrow again, smiled and said, "Well, do you understand now? I think you haven't fully grasped one point: even among humans, there are those with extraordinary combat power. Unfortunately, your leader is currently facing such an existence, so I suggest you hurry back; you might still be able to see him one last time."

"Tch..." Night Sparrow curled his lips, thinking that when he contacted the leader of his real organization some time ago, the other party also warned him to be careful of Ryougi Shiki, but he didn't care much. After all, even without Demon King Hammer, Phantom Night Walk was not afraid of Mystic Eye-type abilities.

As for Yu Zhang, that's not something Ye Que needs to worry about; he has more important things to do right now.

At this moment, the buried Tateshiro also crawled out and stood beside Night Sparrow. The two ended their conversation and entered a standoff again.

He patted the glass that had grown to nearly 3 meters long beside him and said, "Alright, change back. Your current body can't handle this kind of intensity."

Glancing at the small bump on Liuli's forehead, Xuehui sighed inwardly. If this little guy were in his growth phase, things might be completely different today. Even a white snake with the potential to transform into a dragon is still just a little kid snake right now.

"Hiss, can you manage on your own?" Liuli, now in her original form, briefly regained the ability to speak. Her cute, loli-like voice was completely incongruous with her enormous body.

As for Hiratsuka Shizuka and Yukinoshita later on... they have completely accepted the premise of a snake speaking human language in front of them.

"Don't worry, although I can't compare to the teacher and Saeko-nee, I'm not weak either. Besides, I have powerful connections to rely on!"

After saying that, he turned his gaze to the left.

Sadao Maou, who had been earlier, also strode over with brisk steps and stood beside Yukiteru.

"Oh dear, I'm not too late, am I? Oh! What a huge snake! I did see a juvenile Hydra before, but it was killed in the blink of an eye. What a pity."

"Let's talk about the snakes later. I'm also quite curious about the Hydra you mentioned. Now, can you help me deal with one?"

That's right, I had sensed before that Maou Sadao, who was following behind me, was the powerful figure Yukiteru had mentioned. Moreover, this guy was completely different from the Demon King I knew who had lost his magic; his abilities were entirely hidden.

Judging from his tone when we met before, and the fact that he came with Nura Rikuo, he must be here to help, so there's no need to be polite with him.

Maou Sadao readily agreed, stretching his arms as he said, "No problem, one of us can take one. I'll take the big one. We already gave ourselves away last night, so we don't need to worry about it anymore."

After speaking, a black demonic aura emanated from him. His figure remained unchanged, but his red pupils and the pair of horns sprouting from his head still showed that this young man was not human.

"Once this is done, I think it should cover the repair costs for the damaged wall."

"Although I don't know what you mean by repair fee, even if you're not a member of the association, you should still receive a bonus." As Xuehui said this, he walked forward with a heavy heart.

"Liuli, take the three of them and retreat to rejoin the others."

"I know. Be careful. My instincts tell me that guy is no ordinary person." After leaving those words, Liuli immediately escorted the three people behind her away.

Ryougi Mina and Hirazuka Shizuka remained silent, turning away so as not to disturb Yukiteru. Yukinoshita glanced at Yukiteru's retreating figure, pursed her lips, and also turned away silently.

Yukiteru glanced at the Onmyoji lying on the ground, no longer breathing, frowned, and without thinking, activated his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, pointing them at Yotsugu: "Come on, pay the price for what you've done."

"Whoosh!" Black wings unfurled behind her, and Night Sparrow floated slightly in the air, coldly looking at Xuehui: "Another Demon Eye. You're her new disciple? Looks like you're in luck today." With that, she spread her wings and charged towards Xuehui.

On the other side, Sadao Maou was also swinging his fists, fighting against Tessagi, who was much taller than him.

Meanwhile, on another battlefield.

Yu Zhang stepped back to create some distance, touched the knife wounds on his arm and face, and sneered: "Looks like you're not worried at all. I've lost two of my top generals."

Ryougi Shiki brandished her sword, flicked off the blood, and said calmly, "You're the one who should be worried. There's more than just my disciple there. What I need to consider now is what kind of punishment to give you. Attacking ordinary humans, attacking Onmyoji, attacking yokai, feeding the demon sword with the souls of the dead, and leading your organization into other territories without authorization—Gyokusho, you'll never get out of here for the rest of your life."

"And another thing, for offending the dignity of the Nura Clan, I'll settle the score with you too." Nura Rikuo, holding Miyabikiru, stood beside Ryougi Shiki with a serious expression.

Everything is entering its final countdown.

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I'll have 2333 merit points, and I'm about to get Eldridge. I've wanted to play that magic bullet hell mode for so long, lol.

Chapter 45 Night Sparrow's Abilities

Ryougi Mina led Hiratsuka Shizuka and Yukino Yukinoshita to a hiding place in the back. Everyone had already gathered there, and to avoid unnecessary chaos, they had all been briefly hypnotized by the two remaining Onmyoji, and would be placed in further arrangements after everything was completely over.

"Young Miss!" Upon seeing Ryougi Mina, an Onmyoji immediately came over and bowed.

"How is the situation?" Although the scene just now still made her a little frightened, as Ryougi Shiki's daughter, Ryougi Mina was still very calm at this moment.

"I've already notified them, and the comrades on guard in the other locations will be here soon," the Onmyoji replied respectfully. Sensing the faint sounds of battle emanating from the place he had left, he asked softly, "Is the battle over there alright?"

"Don't worry, we have help coming. Two against two is definitely no problem. Just wait patiently. Mother should be done soon too."

After saying that, he led the two people next to him to sit down to one side.

After sitting down, Ryougi Mina and Hirazuka Shizuka felt Yukino Yukinoshita's gaze.

As for Yukinoshita, Ryougi Mina, who considers her a rival, clearly doesn't want her to get too involved in these matters. It's unreasonable from a public perspective, and privately, it would increase the connection between Yukinoshita and Yukiteru.

Since Hiratsuka Shizumi Ryougi Mina wasn't going to speak, she figured she'd have to be the one to say it.

"Don't worry, that kid won't do anything he's not sure he can handle."

"This feeling of being kept in the dark is really unpleasant. For the first time, I feel like the world I used to live in was so fake." Hugging her knees, Yukinoshita shook her head and said, "Have Hiratsuka-kun always been like this?"

"It started this summer. For a while, she was staying at this girl's house, being taught by her mother."

"Hmph~" Ryougi Mina tilted her head back and said, "Although Mother's teachings are very strict, Xuehui-ge has really improved a lot. Don't be fooled by his earlier claims that he's not very strong; that's because Mother's impression of him is too weak. In reality, if Xuehui-ge doesn't encounter an opponent who can counter him, even if he can't win, he won't lose either!"

"I have a feeling that you've set a flag."

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Xuehui felt like he'd been screwed over.

Three minutes passed, and the battle was progressing quite smoothly. With the help of the Heart Crossing in his hand and his Mystic Eyes, Yukiteru had suppressed the Night Sparrow Youkai in front of him for a time, while Maou Sadao had already crippled one of Tessagi's arms.

However, since Night Sparrow is a bird-like demon, he has the advantage of flying due to his natural wings. Sensing the threat posed by the demonic eye when approached, he did not hesitate to take to the air.

Although Yukiteru can engage in aerial combat for a short period of time, the consumption of resources is too great, making it not worthwhile.

Yasutsu looked down at Yukiteru, staring into his deep blue eyes, and said in a low voice, "As expected of the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception that strikes fear into the hearts of countless demons, you could probably even slay an invisible demon. But it's a pity you've met me. Perhaps I have no chance against Ryougi Shiki, but if it's you, I'm sure to win."

After saying that, the wings on his back turned black, his wingspan increased, and he came down towards Xuehui.

"Is your power your wings? Then I'll just cut them off." Holding the Heart Ferry, the Demon Eye could already see the threads wrapped around those jet-black wings.

However, he forgot one thing: the Demon Eye's time limit had expired.

The fact that Night Sparrow was taking off from time to time had prolonged the battle, and Yukiteru's main objective was to wait for Ryougi Shiki to finish, so he forgot about it for a moment.

The sudden burst of pain in his eyes made Xuehui immediately close his demonic eyes, abandoning his original slashing stance and barely dodging the wings that were coming at him.

After swooping down, Night Sparrow immediately turned back and continued charging towards Snowflake.

At that moment, Maou Sadao, who had just punched the Oni-tsuri away, also noticed Yukiteru's abnormality and immediately shouted, "Are you alright? I'm coming to help you!"

"No need." He took out two talismans and activated them without thinking. So what if he didn't need the Demon Eye? It's not like there weren't other ways.

"Swiftness, Thunder." Xuehui didn't learn many attack spells; he preferred things that strengthened himself, even though they were more demanding, because the effects were obvious.

With the blessing of the talisman, Xuehui's speed doubled, and Xindu instantly left two wounds on the Night Sparrow opposite him.

"Ah! Bastard!" Blood spurted out, and the special effect of Heart Crossing made him feel intense pain, but it also aroused his ferocity.

With wings unfurled behind him, a barrage of feather arrows rained down on Xuehui.

Yuki, who had been stunned by the opponent's shout, immediately reacted and dodged the attack by retreating and blocking. He then looked at the Night Sparrow in front of him with a puzzled expression.

He was very short, and his face was covered, only his eyes were visible. The voice he just heard...

"So it was a banshee. I almost mistook her for one at first because of that deep voice. Well, I won't hold back anyway."

"Heh, do you still have time to think about those things now?" Night Sparrow landed, holding his Guan Dao, and slowly walked towards Xuehui, saying in his previous deep voice, "Night Sparrow's Feather is something you can't even feel when you touch it."

"Ok?"

Looking down, Xuehui saw a black feather stuck to his calf.

Looking up at the Night Sparrow before her, she slowly said, "I'm curious to know, even after you lose your sight, can you still activate your Mystic Eye?"

As the night sparrow chirped, Xuehui felt his vision grow darker and darker, and then within seconds, he could see nothing at all.

"So, this is your ability, Night Sparrow? To make those you touch lose their sight?" Although he lost his sight, Yuki wasn't too panicked. His sense of aura was still there, and he could vaguely sense the other party.

"Besides the original one, I also had the young lady of the Ryougi family as a target, but now it seems that you are more suitable. You can get some good benefits in return."

"It seems you're not just one of the Eighty-Eight Night Parade yokai, Yotsuzaku. There aren't any records of you as a yokai." With his eyes closed, Yukiteru sensed Yotsuzaku standing before him. "Even though I'm like this now, you've still lost one."

"You're so careless! Are your eyes okay?" At that moment, Maou Sadao walked towards the two of them. Behind him was Teishi Ki, who was lying on the ground and whose breathing was gradually weakening.

"This is my opponent, you have no need to interfere." Xuehui's stubbornness flared up at this moment. Having his vision interfered with without any achievements was not something to be proud of.

"There's another trick up your sleeve? Hmm?" Before he could say anything more, Sadao Maou suddenly looked up as if sensing something. In the distance, an aura that even he, a demon, found repulsive rose up, accompanied by wisps of black smoke.

Xuehui also sensed it; he honestly didn't remember the plot of Nurarihyon, only that Demon King Hammer seemed pretty powerful.