Shota is surrounded by monsters!

"..."

So, with Yomi in his arms, Shota began to move forward, led by Yomi.

It feels incredibly peaceful.

There's one in my hand and another one in front of it.

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Chapter 114. The Anomaly

"Clap clap."

Shota clapped his hands three times in front of the Isayama family grave, bowed to Isayama Naraku whom he had never met, and then silently looked at Yomi, who was kneeling in front of the grave.

"That's about enough."

"Okay. I'll have to trouble you to come with me."

"Don't you need to erect a monument for yourself?"

Shota pointed to a spot next to him where there were obvious signs of freshly dug soil and said, "If needed, I can bring back a piece of marble."

"No need. It's fine as it is."

Huang Quan walked back to Shota's side and said, "Let's go, we still need to buy some food, don't we?"

"Ah, yes."

Thinking about it carefully, I realized I'd been busy outside for two hours already. It's true, being with women always disrupts all plans. Shota is usually the kind of guy who can spend 30 minutes in the supermarket but only 10 minutes in the store to complete his shopping. Now, it seems like he'll be lucky to get back before dark.

"Hmph hmph hmph~"

On the way back, Huang Quan kept humming a nursery rhyme. Shota didn't ask any questions, but just listened to her beautiful melody and walked forward step by step.

"How about I take you to the Nura Clan in a few days?"

As they walked, Shota said, "I know a high-level ghost. She might have a way to let you move around freely."

"The Nura Clan? Whatever..."

Huang Quan did not reject the offer.

"You'll definitely get along with her. How should I put it, that girl is very different from ordinary ghosts, she feels more like an ordinary high school girl."

"Is that so? Then we definitely need to have a good talk. We might even become friends."

Huang Quan smiled. There were many things he hadn't tried before, such as making friends, that he might be able to try now.

"It definitely will."

Shota nodded and then said, "Aren't we going to see Kagura?"

When Kagura was mentioned, Yomi was silent for a moment, then shook her head and said, "It's fine as it is. It's fine for her and me to end like this. Although I want to stay by her side forever, if I do, that child won't grow up."

"Right now, I have no ability to protect her. Staying by her side would only be a hindrance. She has already become an excellent exorcist."

Shota shrugged, trying to avoid the topic, but Yomi didn't seem to be letting Shota off so easily.

"But even if I don't go, Shota, you have to go."

"Huh?"

"Didn't you promise me? You would protect Kagura for the rest of your life."

"..."

That kind of thing, I only think of when Kagura appears.

"Does Shota intend to go back on his word?"

Huang Quan quickened her pace and circled around to Shota's front, looking at him and saying, "I told you, if you dare forget, I'll haunt you even as a ghost."

"Even as a ghost, you won't let me go now."

After muttering something, Shota said, "Okay, I got it. I'll go check on things once a week from now on."

She said she wanted to go by herself, but clearly she just wanted to come with her to see Kagura.

But is simply looking at it enough?

"Thank you."

"Don't just say thank you casually..." Shota turned his head away, avoiding looking into Yomi's eyes. He was always afraid that this girl would say "sorry" or "goodbye" after thanking him.

"Yes, yes, let's go."

"..."

Therefore, going grocery shopping with a girl, even if she's a ghost, is a huge waste of time. Even though she's a ghost who doesn't need to eat anything, she can still persuade Shota to buy this and that, dragging him around aimlessly.

As a result, by the time the two got home, it was already dark.

"Oh no, I'm going to get a scolding from Mom."

Shota muttered to himself as he reached into his pocket for his keys.

However, he froze halfway through the action.

Bloody smell.

The smell of blood wafted from inside the house.

The smell of blood was coming from my own home.

It's obvious that this smell is the smell of blood.

Oops!

"Bam—"

Shota didn't even need a key; he simply used brute force to break open the door to his house.

But the sight that met his eyes was something he could hardly believe.

Rea, lying on the ground with blood trickling from the corner of her mouth; Mashiro, cowering in the corner, not daring to make a sound; and... Senjougahara, pinned to the ground, not uttering a sound.

Also, there's Kiss-Shot, whose eyes have turned bloodshot as she bites Senjougahara's neck.

"Mother... what are you doing..."

"Oh, my son."

Kiss-Shot reluctantly pulled away from Senjougahara's neck, glancing sideways at Shota, who was standing there in a daze, and said, "Didn't I say that it's very impolite to disturb a woman while she's eating?"

"What... what exactly happened...?"

The two holes in Senjougahara's neck were clearly visible, and judging from the color of her face, at least a quarter of her blood had been drained.

"It's just that the food was served when I was hungry. But it tastes really good, the blood of a virgin exorcist."

Kiss-Show licked her bright red lips and said, "Indeed, it would be better if you ate all the meat later. Truly worthy of being my son..."

"Stop!"

Seeing that Kiss-Shot wanted to continue drawing blood from Senjougahara, Shota shouted at his mother in a bit of anxiety.

"...So you're upset because I took your food?"

Whether intentionally or not, Kiss-Shot looked at Shota and said, "I am, after all, your mother."

"She's not food! She's my friend!"

"Oh, I remember you said that she did exist as food for a period of time, didn't you?"

"That was just a joke!"

"Don't be so bothered, my son. If you want, I can save her delicious breasts and her hands for you to eat..."

Kiss-Shot showed absolutely no remorse, saying, "Anyway, didn't you really want to eat it?"

"Stop talking!" Shota said, his voice tinged with pleading. "Please let her go..."

"..."

Kiss-Shot stood up and looked at Shota, saying, "Even my son has certain things he absolutely cannot offend me about. It seems I need to teach you a lesson about manners. Just like this mongrel vampire."

Don't fight her, you're no match for her, Shota!

The voice of the underworld echoed in his mind, but Shota remained silent. He stepped forward with his head down and said, "If you still consider me your son, please listen to me this time..."

“Don’t get me wrong, kid.” Kiss-Shot seemed to be angered by Shota’s tone. Her eyes were full of sarcasm as she looked at him and said, “You are not something I raised willingly.”

……

"She has suffered severe blood loss, and there is only more than half of her blood left in her body. It is a miracle that she is still alive."

In the Sanka family's private hospital, a doctor in a white coat said to Shota, "We're currently performing an emergency blood transfusion. If... if that miracle could happen again, perhaps there's hope. But the wound on his neck..."

"Don't ask questions about things you shouldn't know."

A very authoritative voice came from the other side. After calling out "Master," the doctor immediately withdrew from Shota's side.

Sanka Dan Ichiro.

He stormed up to Shota and, without a word, raised his fist and punched him in the face. Shota didn't even try to fight back and took the punch head-on.

"Bam—"

It's nothing serious, just not painful.

"You bastard! How exactly did you protect my Rea?!"

Upon hearing the news that his daughter was seriously injured and unconscious, Sanka Danichiro rushed over from his home.

"Reya will be fine in two days," Shota explained softly, then added, "I'm sorry..."

Compared to Senjougahara's uncertain fate, Rea's super-recovery ability was only slightly injured—but for some unknown reason, most of the vampire cells in her body had collapsed, making it impossible for her to recover from her injuries.

However, after Shota drew a large tube of blood from her, her condition improved slightly.

But it will still take time.

"Don't use such irresponsible methods..."

Ichiro Sankadan was furious and wanted to teach the kid in front of him a lesson, but halfway through raising his fist, he found that the slime girl Mashiro was blocking his way.

She looked at Sanka Danichiro with a stubborn yet innocent gaze.