Shota is surrounded by monsters!

"boom--"

As the earth shook, Shota, shrouded in black mist, burst out of the ground, swinging his half-snake, half-human weapon in circles like a meteor hammer.

"If we don't stop now, someone will die."

Huang Quan, who was no longer in a combined state, whispered a reminder to Shota, who had no choice but to put down his playful thoughts and put the Snake Princess, whom he had flung until she was completely exhausted, back on the ground.

"Huh...it seems she's passed out?"

Shota straddled Snake Princess to prevent her from escaping, then clamped her face between his hands and said, "I know you're awake, stop pretending."

"What do you want to do... to this body..."

Qiaosheng's angry voice reached Shota's ears. Shota's relentless pressure left him with no chance of escape. Shota was like a mountain pressing down on him, making it hard for him to breathe and rendering him immobile.

However, he still regarded the Snake Princess's body as his last lifeline and used it to threaten Shota.

“Well, I don’t really have a way to expel you from this body directly.” Shota said to Takumi, “Answer me a few questions, and then I’ll send you out of the barrier, and you can come out of this body, how about that? We’re all youkai, after all, and I’m not interested in killing you. Of course, don’t try anything funny with me; I remember the smell of this body very clearly.”

"..."

Qiaosheng remained silent for a while, his eyes flashing with various complex emotions, as if he was considering Shota's opinion. After a while, he replied, "Ask away."

"Cooperation is fine."

Shota breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Why did it revive?"

He initially thought that the resurrection of these monsters was caused by the pure darkness emanating from his and his mother's battle, but after meeting him, he realized that things were not as he had imagined.

The shrine's seal was clearly broken by human intervention—this was told to me by Yomi.

"Hagoromo Gitsune".

This time, Qiaosheng didn't hide it anymore and directly uttered those three words.

"...That fox?"

Hagoromo Gitsune is a powerful yokai in Kyoto, and one of the few beings whose strength surpasses his own. Upon hearing this question, Shota frowned. Kyoto and the Nura Clan have an irreconcilable feud; have they finally made their move here?

"It wasn't just me; many other sealed demons were also released, but before they could find a suitable place for me to possess, accidents happened."

"What accident?"

"A top-tier monster."

Qiao Sheng glanced at the shadow behind Shota—Shinobu had already returned to the shadow because she was far enough away from Shota—and said, "They were... killed."

"Is that so?"

"Maybe?"

Shinobu stood up again from Shota's shadow and said in a puzzled tone, "I'm getting old, and my memory isn't what it used to be. But I did grab a few people to ask for directions."

Asking for directions?

"Don't worry about such details. By the way, I cut the snake outside in half; you can deal with the other half yourself. Come find me again after you've replaced it with a donut."

As she spoke, Shinobu returned to Shota's shadow.

"Any other questions?"

"It's gone."

Shota released his grip, smiled, and said, "You can get up now."

Under Shota's strange gaze, Takumi slowly stood up, but before he could stand up straight...

"you……"

The claws formed from black mist pierced directly through the "Snake Princess's" body.

Do you think I'd let a roast duck fly away?

Qiaosheng's expression instantly crumbled, and she screamed hysterically, "You liar!"

"Yellow Spring!"

"understood!"

Just then, Shota's left hand—which had been controlled by Yomi—pressed onto the Snake Princess's abdomen. For Shota, it was clearly impossible to force the rope out without harming the Snake Princess's soul, but with Yomi's help, multitasking was a piece of cake.

Within the massive black claw piercing the Snake Princess's chest, the faint outline of a white snake emerged. Shota clenched the claw without hesitation and said:

"The moment you feared my power and tried to flee, your death was already sealed."

"No! I am a god! Killing me will bring divine retribution..."

"Ha... My Taotie clan is inherently an outcast of the world, so why would we care about divine retribution?"

With that, Shota completely extracted Takumi's soul, then opened his mouth and swallowed the entire snake in one gulp.

"It tastes amazing."

For Shota, who hadn't had a proper meal in a long time, the energy of an incomplete great yokai was far too abundant, enough to sustain his energy for many days, and even allow him to grow a little bigger.

"gone."

Shota hoisted the Snake Princess onto his shoulder and said, "Let's go cook some snake soup to satisfy our cravings. Today is truly a good day. Hahahaha..."

"That laugh is disgusting..."

Huang Quan commented on Shota's laughter with some dissatisfaction.

So when the Snake Princess awoke again, she saw her "kindred spirits" disappearing into Shota's mouth at a visible speed.

"Ah, you're awake."

"..."

Snake Princess shuddered as she watched Shota skillfully peel off the snake skin and throw it into a steaming pot made of some unknown material.

"Bro?"

"Oh dear. You're really unlucky. Why do good things always seem to happen to you instead of bad ones?"

Shota scooped up a snake, put it in his mouth, and chewed it. Although it didn't taste like much, something to eat was better than nothing. He looked at the Snake Princess, who had silently moved away from the pot, and asked, "Do you remember what happened just now?"

"..."

After a moment of silence, Snake Princess sighed and said, "Sigh... I don't remember."

The aura of a complete failure was unleashed once again.

"My demonic life..."

The Snake Princess tried to push up her sunglasses, only to find that there was nothing on her face.

Her expression instantly turned panicked, but she quickly calmed down and sighed again.

"Even my sunglasses are disgusting with me now?"

"...Let's have a moment of silence."

While eating, Shota casually remarked something, then glanced at Snake Princess out of the corner of his eye. Because of the previous battle, Snake Princess was completely naked. It has to be said that her youthful face and large breasts were quite spectacular; even when she breathed, you could see her breasts trembling slightly.

This almost feels like a deliberate breast jiggling patch—like those often seen in Gundam series works.

In reality, this was the first time Shota had ever seen it.

"Won't my bra sag if I don't wear one?"

Shota looked at Oppai with an academic gaze and said, "Do you need my help?"

"..."

Snake Princess looked down at her chest, sighed, and said, "Why do I feel like the burden has become even heavier..."

What an enviable, jealous, and hateful trouble!

"for you."

Shota took off his shirt and tossed it to Hebi-hime, gesturing for her to put it on. He figured if he kept looking, Yomi would probably jump out and cause him trouble. Seeing this kind of perk, he was starting to get aroused.

……

and many more?

Shota's expression froze. He threw the food in his hand on the ground, walked up to Snake Princess, and suddenly reached out and grabbed her chest with both hands.

"ah……"

Caught off guard, Snake Princess let out a soft cry, but she didn't object to this kind of thing... to be specific, she had been looking forward to it for a long time.

Then, when Shota was kneading her chest, Snake Princess, whose whole body instantly became hot, began to look dazed.

What are you doing, you idiot!

"Bam—"

Unable to stand it any longer, Yomi appeared from behind Shota and threw a punch.

Shota was punched squarely in the face—after all, Yomi had no power to hurt him anyway.

However, his mind was not on that.

"really……"

Shota's eyes were filled with surprise. He released his grip on Snake Princess's breasts and then turned and ran without saying a word!

"..."

The snake princess was left alone in the mountains, bewildered...

"Huang Quan! Get out of here first!"

"Mom, get out of my shadow!"

Shota rushed back to his house and kicked the two guests inside his body out. Then, without saying a word, he locked himself in the bathroom.

"...What... happened to him?"

Huang Quan was even more shocked than when she saw Shota pinching Hebi's breasts before.

"what……"

Shinobu yawned. She was clearly aware of Shota's situation and said, "It's nothing. He's just grown a little older."

"grow up?"