Shota is surrounded by monsters!

Just as Kagura approached Mei Isayama to help her up, she, who had been exhausted, suddenly said, "Do you intend to back down when there's a demon in front of you?"

"Sister Ming? There's no need for that now..."

"No!"

Before Huang Quan could finish speaking, the countermeasures team rushed in again. The head of the countermeasures team, who was sitting in a wheelchair, interrupted Huang Quan and said, "A-level Taotie, B-level vampire."

"Determined to be a malevolent monster, banish it!"

"Chief!"

Huang Quan was about to argue when she realized they wouldn't listen to a word she said. Senjougahara, who had been waiting silently, slowly walked up behind Shota and spoke in a tone that was hard to decipher—it was unclear whether it was worry or reproach:

"Hero, what are we going to do now?"

"Of course we rushed out."

Rea was, after all, a strong and healthy vampire girl, while Senjougahara had become a burden. Shota whispered to Senjougahara behind him, "You can curse me and hit me later, just pretend I'm not on your side."

"..."

Senjougahara stared at her calmly for a while, then suddenly turned her head away and said, "No."

"At such a crucial moment..."

"I will no longer deceive myself."

Senjougahara's casual words cut off Shota's next line. Hearing her say that, Shota could only sigh and say, "I'll carry you out."

"Can't you turn into a puppy so I can ride you around?"

"It's come to this!"

Shota ignored Senjougahara's non-existent struggles, picked her up in a princess carry, and said to Rea, who had just noticed Senjougahara's presence, "Follow me and rush out."

"Hey, hey, but, but I don't know how to fight!"

Reiya was clearly flustered when she saw this.

"All you need to do in a fight is momentum. Just close your eyes, shout loudly, swing your fists, and charge forward!"

"What are you shouting for?"

"Just use WRYYYYYYYYYY!"

Chapter 51. Breakthrough

"Sho, Mr. Sho, what do we do now?"

Rea had only rushed halfway with her eyes closed when her vampire instincts made her stop. Shota, on the other hand, wasn't so perceptive and continued charging forward, only to crash headfirst into an invisible seal.

"It hurts, it hurts..."

The seal is not just a wall; the spiritual power contained within it can also cause great harm to monsters. Before the pain on his forehead had subsided, Shota quickly looked at Senjougahara, whom he was holding tightly in his arms.

She tilted her head to look at the scene opposite her, her body adjusting into a graceful curve in Shota's arms. When she saw that Shota had noticed her, she turned her head and blinked innocently twice.

It seems that the seal was only for monsters, and had no effect on the battlefield itself.

But why doesn't this guy seem nervous at all?

"Because you said you could beat them, I decided to reluctantly believe you this once."

Senjougahara seemed to notice Shota's confusion. After explaining, she adjusted her posture and added, "If you can, please move your left hand down a little."

Shota's left hand was wrapped around her thigh—of course, Senjougahara preferred to wear long skirts or stockings and never liked to expose the skin of her legs.

"You need to have a little sense of crisis, young lady."

Taking advantage of this lull, the people in the countermeasures office seemed to be adjusting their battle formation. Shota looked around and found that they seemed to be fiddling with some kind of messy formation. However, it seemed that Yomi Isayama and Kagura Tsuchimiya had not joined in. Meanwhile, Danichiro Sanka seemed to be angrily talking to someone. Even the Sanka family's private guards had been mobilized.

A row of cute, masked maids wielding various weapons...

"Huh? Did Kousaka-kun brag to me earlier?"

A hint of dissatisfaction flashed in Senjougahara's eyes. She lightly jumped out of his arms, touched the barrier that had no effect on him, and said, "Never mind, I'll do it."

Do you have a solution?

When Shota heard Senjougahara say that, he asked her a question. After all, although they should, probably, maybe could break through, it would be too embarrassing to always rely on brute force to do things.

"Would you believe me if I said my solution was to kneel down and beg them to let us go?"

Senjougahara turned around and said something lightly to Shota, but the serious expression on her face didn't seem like she was joking.

"...Then forget it."

Shota didn't want Senjougahara to do something like that, or rather, he thought Senjougahara was just trying to lighten the mood.

"hey-hey!"

Of course, once the enemy had adjusted their formation, they launched probing shots at Shota and the others. Rea, on a whim, brandished the modified Sacred Rapier that Shota had just stolen from his father. Fortunately, there was nothing on the hilt that could harm Rea, so she used it without much trouble. She even quickly learned to use it accurately to deflect bullets.

"Um, Shota-kun!"

Rea, with her back to Shota, pressed herself against his back to protect him, and said, "If we're going to fight a lot in the future, can I have my own weapon?"

"Hey, what's wrong? Not finding it convenient to use?"

Perhaps because of Senjougahara's existence, the enemy did not dare to launch a large-scale attack openly, so Shota was not under too much pressure and only needed to dodge stray bullets.

"It's too light. Ah, if you could, how about making me a really heavy and big sword? It would look really cool." Rea hesitated for a moment before making her request.

"well."

"Taotie. Why would a ferocious beast from China wander to this place? Does it really think Japan has no one left?"

A short-haired woman with a very masculine appearance pushed the wheelchair of the countermeasures office director, Jinguji Ayame, and stood directly opposite Shota. The others were spread out, not giving Shota a chance to break through.

"I heard there's a lot of delicious food here, so I came."

Shota spread his hands, giving a look that said, "Believe it or not."

"You should know what your presence means, right?"

“A beast-shaped self-propelled black hole,” Shota added. “It’s better than a humanoid self-propelled cannon.”

"so……"

"and many more!"

Shota suddenly raised his hand, interrupting the condemnation that was about to come out, like a primary school student asking a question, and said, "Is it possible not to fight? After all, if you really fight, you will definitely have to sacrifice a lot of people, right?"

"Unless you willingly allow us to seal you. As for sacrifice, we were prepared for that before we came..."

Shota pulled Senjougahara onto his back and said, "In a bit, Rea and I will ride on my back and lead you out."

As his words fell, Shota's figure was enveloped in a cloud of black mist, and a dense demonic aura surged outwards like a tide. Fortunately, Rea reacted quickly and caught Senjougahara, also managing to steal Shota's phone in the process. Otherwise, Senjougahara, who was only slightly stronger than an ordinary person at fighting demons, might have been blown away.

There was no deafening roar, only eternal silence.

A cluster of energy suddenly appeared centered on Shota. After the demonic energy stirred up everything around it, a powerful gravitational force began to concentrate on the energy cluster. In an instant, everyone felt as if their power was being pulled out of their bodies.

"whispering sound."

Standing to Shota's side, the skilled exorcist Noriyuki Iitsuna, seeing the monster about to reveal its true form, blocked the gravity that didn't seem very strong to him and directly made a hand seal.

Countless fox-like beasts emerged from behind him. Even the smallest foxes, when gathered together, created an aura more terrifying than the chaotic crimson lotus of the Yellow Springs. Dozens, even hundreds, of pairs of eerie green eyes stared simultaneously at the black figure on the field, their compound eyes resembling those of insects, creating a particularly chilling sight.

"go with!"

One by one, the tufted foxes launched suicidal attacks toward Shota's location. However, just as they were about to break through the black mist, a huge beast claw emerged from within, crushing several tufted foxes to the ground with a single blow.

A ferocious face emerged from the black mist. The Taotie opened its mouth wide, took a deep breath, and swallowed all the demonic energy overflowing from itself. Its massive body then burst forth from its shell!

"Ow!"

And following the silence was a deafening roar!

Shota exhaled all the demonic energy he had just absorbed directly in front of him, unleashing the uncompressed energy in a fan-shaped attack.

Although the force was somewhat dispersed, the person directly in front of them was blown back instantly, as if hit head-on by a category 10 typhoon! However, even the head of the countermeasures office had a fixing device extending from the foot of her wheelchair, firmly fixing her in place, while the woman who had been protecting her stood directly in front of her to block the attack for her.

Seeing that the guy had used thin steel wire or something similar to secure himself to the surrounding giant trees to avoid being knocked back, Shota had no intention of continuing to strike.

"Come on up!"

Shota turned to the side and jumped to the other side to shield Senjougahara and Rea from the attack coming from behind. His golden fur was already a little messy from the spiritual bullets, but at least for now, Shota did not feel any intense pain.

The more agile Rea leaped onto the spot where she had been sitting, her neck, but Shota shouted, "Don't sit sideways with your legs together. I can't guarantee you won't fall off when we run!"

Rea wore a dress when she went out today. If she sat with her legs apart...

"Can……"

"Tear--"

Senjougahara tore a slit in the side of her long dress and sat with her legs spread behind Rea. Rea, not wanting to be coy, copied Senjougahara's actions, tore her dress open, and sat with her legs spread on Shota's neck.

As soon as she sat down, Rea felt even more ashamed; Shota's soft yet resilient body hair pressed directly against her...

Don't overthink it.

Senjougahara, with a serious expression, focused her attention elsewhere, then, as if in retaliation, tightened her grip on Shota's fur. Seeing this, Rea had no choice but to close her eyes and pinch the tiny, nascent horn on Shota's head.

"Cover your body properly, there are so many stray bullets!"

Although there's this and that, now is not the time to dwell on those things. Shota releases his fear to reduce the spiritual power on the opponent's ranged items. Rea should be able to handle the remaining stray bullets.

"Don't move your body!"

Shota had just turned around to confirm a direction when Senjougahara said, somewhat annoyed, "Behave yourself, pet!"

"Shota-kun's movements are too exaggerated..."

Even Rei shyly added a comment.

"..."

Shota's movements inevitably engage his body muscles, and his back muscles also move accordingly. In addition, Shota's gait is characterized by a swaying motion, making Rea and Senjougahara feel as if they are riding a horse.

Shota really didn't mean it.

"Awoo!"

Ignoring the complaints, Shota bit into the seal and tore a gash in it. However, before he could widen the gash, the seal automatically closed again.

"It is the Eight Gates Seal."