Shota is surrounded by monsters!

His eyes, throat, joints, and flesh were almost entirely covered with thousands of needles. Huang Quan, with one eye open, remained silent as if he were dead, letting his blood flow away quietly, just like a dead man.

"No way?"

Shota could hardly believe his eyes. Could it be that the spirited exorcist girl, the one he had only half-conquered, had vanished like this...?

He passed away?

"Don't just stand there!"

Senjougahara, who had been left outside the jungle by Shota, suddenly rushed in. When she saw Yomi Isayama lying on the ground, she didn't hesitate to take out her phone and dial a number. After hurriedly stating her location, she knelt down and began to check on Yomi's condition.

"There's still hope... The puncture wasn't deep enough to penetrate the eyeball, so it didn't damage the head, and there's a chance there aren't any fatal injuries to other parts of the body either... Stop the bleeding, we need to stop the bleeding first."

Senjougahara, anxious yet calm, quickly assessed the situation. Disregarding her image, she took off her only remaining school uniform shirt and tore it into several strips. After identifying several major bleeding points on Yomi's body, she began using the strips as tourniquets to stop Yomi's bleeding.

"The upper limbs should be tied in the upper third, and the lower limbs should be tied in the middle of the thigh..."

Seeing Senjougahara muttering to himself, Shota stopped being dazed. At a time like this, saving lives was obviously the most important thing, right?

“I’ll stop the bleeding from the lower limbs. I know how to treat larger wounds.” Shota took off his clothes and covered Senjougahara with them, then took the cloth from her hand and began to stop the bleeding.

As for larger bleeding wounds... the saliva of the Taotie can barely speed up the healing of the wounds, but we can't worry about that now.

Three minutes later, the sound of helicopters could be heard in the sky.

"Kousaka-kun, you should go first. If they see you... it will be bad for you."

Senjougahara stood up, put the clothes that Shota had put on her back on, and said to Shota, who was shirtless, "Leave this to me."

Senjougahara's tone was very calm; it could be said that Shota had never seen her like this before.

Huang Quan's injury must have been a huge blow to her, right?

She really respects Huang Quan, doesn't she?

"I understand. Then I'll leave it to you."

Shota didn't say much and disappeared into the depths of the jungle.

But he only began to leave slowly after he saw the helicopter take Yomi and Senjougahara away.

The Killing Stone...that guy...

"Bam—"

Shota punched down the giant tree next to him, but in the end, he still couldn't help at all.

Chapter 77. Neighbors?

"The Killing Stone?"

"It's happened again."

At the Nura Clan's main family headquarters, the senior members had gathered there because of the previous incident involving the yokai from Shikoku. When Shota arrived, he immediately recounted what he had seen.

"Of all times, you've appeared again. Karasu Tengu, have you found the Commander-in-Chief yet?"

"Of course I've been searching very hard!" Faced with Ichimoku's questioning, Karasu Tengu replied anxiously, "What if the Commander-in-Chief is in trouble right now..."

“What’s more important now is to handle this matter properly,” Niu Gui interrupted the two men’s argument and said calmly, “Our enemies are not just the four kingdoms.”

Kyoto...?

Those monsters who know a bit about the past know who the bull demon is referring to as their enemy.

“Now that the Killing Stone has reappeared… this is no longer a trivial matter for the younger generation.” Mokuyo Daruma stood up and said to everyone, “Those in the martial arts faction, go out and gather information. We must determine whether this is that guy’s solo operation or the prelude to the attack on Kyoto.”

"The seal shouldn't be completely broken yet. Even if they appear, their first target will be the Kasakain family, who are guarding the seal. This time, it's probably that youkai acting alone."

Even Ichimoku became serious for once. He thought for a moment and then said, "But, if we just sit idly by..."

"Leave the matter of dealing with the four kingdoms to the young master and the others. We will handle the matter of the Sesshoseki."

Mokuyu Daruma brought the day's discussion to a close. He turned to Shota, who was also sitting in the room, and said, "Taotie, the battle then..."

"Yeah, I'll help. But that guy has already escaped from me twice..."

Shota nodded and said, "I'm worried that if he's alone, he'll run away."

"If it appears, I'll join forces with Taotie to take action."

Ushiki glanced at Shota and the others. After all, he had just experienced the rebellion, and logically, he should have stayed at the main house and not stepped out.

"Then let's settle it like this. If Lord Ushioni joins forces, there's no way they can escape."

The next day, Yomi still did not come to school, while Senjougahara arrived at school in the afternoon.

"She is no longer in mortal danger, but she has lost her ability as an exorcist, and... she can no longer even be an ordinary person. Her vocal cords are completely destroyed, and she has been deprived of the ability to stand. The doctors even estimate that she will not wake up for the next few days."

"..."

After hearing Senjougahara's words, Shota fell silent. Even Rea, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but whisper, "That's so mean..."

"Kousaka-kun." Senjougahara paused for a moment, then continued, "I will be taking a short leave of absence for now."

"what happened?"

"The countermeasures office has many questions about this incident. I have to cooperate with the investigation—or rather, they might be monitoring me."

"They dare?"

Shota was in a bad mood. Even his tone of voice had become somewhat cold.

“No. It was my own choice.” Senjougahara shook his head and said, “In that place, besides the underworld… there is also a corpse.”

"Ok?"

“Izayama Mei…”

"That female exorcist?"

“Yes.” Senjougahara nodded and said, “I need to know the truth.”

“…” Shota sighed and said, “Just come to me if you need any help.”

"I will."

Senjougahara, who was also in a bad mood, left Shota's usual lunch spot, leaving him, Mashiro, and Rea alone.

"So, it's too dangerous outside right now."

Shota turned to the two of them and said, "I don't want to see anything happen to either of you."

“Hmm.” Rei nodded gently. She had always thought that conflicts were far away from her, until the person who had visited her home just a few days ago was now lying helplessly in the hospital. Only then did she realize that Shota’s worries were not unfounded.

“Mashiro too. Let’s not go out this week.” Shota stretched and said, “Let’s buy some entertainment equipment to keep us entertained at home later.”

Shota wasn't particularly concerned about Yomi's situation, not even as much as Senjougahara was, but in any case, she could be considered a friend of his.

Since her life wasn't in danger, Shota didn't want to think about her too much anymore. After all, even disregarding the fact that the white-haired boy had killed Yomi, he was now completely irreconcilable with the Nura Clan. However, he still needed to find time to visit her in the hospital.

However, with the two remaining beautiful exorcists in the city gone, I suddenly felt like something was missing from my life.

Is Senjougahara the only hope left?

You must work hard, Senjougahara. When you've mastered your training, you must still be as arrogant as before, sticking out your finger for me to lick.

At that time, I would definitely pounce on it without hesitation and lick it clean.

Otherwise, how could I live up to the gluttonous dignity I've squandered entirely in you?

Thinking about this long-term plan, Shota's mood finally improved a bit.

"Let's go, Mashiro, we're going to class. Rea..."

"I'm going to find Sister Mao, the prostitute."

Rea smiled and said goodbye to Shota, thinking that at least in this school, it should be safe.

After finishing the last half-day of tedious study, Shota took Mashiro and Rea home again, and of course, bought a large bag of things along the way, as well as a new console and television.

Shota, who just visited the Nura Clan and received his wartime emergency allowance, still has a fairly full wallet.

After Shota finished eating, he fed Mashiro and Rea as well. The three of them then sat around the TV, preparing to transform into shut-ins and spend their time playing video games at home.

How about "Dragon Quest"?

"...Don't play games where you treat Mashiro as the weakest imaginary enemy from the very beginning."

Shota rejected Rea's suggestion, saying, "We should play Pokémon at a time like this."

"But, that can't be played by two people, right?" Rea took out another game disc and said, "How about tennis?"

"That's something we can consider..."

Before Shota could finish speaking, he suddenly sensed a fluctuation of demonic energy coming from upstairs. At the same time, Rea also sensed this energy, and she quickly grabbed Mashiro's hand, looking up warily.

"enemy?"

Rei asked a question somewhat nervously.

"It seems very weak, at most a little stronger than Mashiro."

Shota found it strange. Logically speaking, they shouldn't have sent out a monster of this level to deal with him, right?

Mashiro glanced at the two somewhat nervous people as if nothing had happened and said, "She's been there for a long time."

"Oh, I forgot."

Shota suddenly clapped his hands and said, "We actually have a monster neighbor in this building, don't we?"

"I think I heard Shota mention it before. It's a foreign yokai registered with the Nura Clan, right?"

"I think so, right?"

Shota breathed a sigh of relief, but then he noticed that the demonic aura seemed to be getting closer and closer to him. Could it be that she wanted to visit him?

The doorbell rang.

Shota, believing that a yokai that rings the doorbell is a good yokai, walked to the door and opened it.

"Want to have a go?"

What appeared before Shota was a monster—just by looking at her snake-like body from the lower half, anyone who saw her for the first time would know she was a monster.

But a mere monster couldn't shock the oblivious Shota. The main reason was that, apart from the snake tail on its lower body, the monster was completely naked—no, except for a pair of sunglasses covering its face.

Her magnificent breasts swayed slightly in the night breeze with her movements, and her waist-length black hair finally covered the two most crucial points, turning what was originally an R18 scene into an R15 scene.