Don't force me to use my right fist.

"No. What I mean is, if it's a blessing personally certified by your family's deity, I think that should be enough to prove my innocence, right?"

After glancing at the incredibly cool Bulf in the status bar, Zuoyou smiled and said to the blonde girl, Ruo.

Chapter 225 Reconciliation

Even if Yamami wanted to deny it, she had to admit that if you looked closely at Saya and disregarded the power that covered him, you could indeed see that he was blessed by his own god.

Mami, what he said seems to be true. It is Lady Aqua's divine power.

Kero, who had been squatting in the minecart pretending to be a doll, poked his head out, exchanged a puzzled look with Mami, and then said...

The deity in their household seems rather dim-witted; if its human form is like that, is its true form also unable to distinguish between supernatural beings?

"I understand. But there's no need to doubt the goddess; her decisions must have their reasons."

Yamamiya Asako shook her head and turned her gaze to Saya.

"I apologize for what I did before. Since you have the blessing of the Goddess, it at least proves that you are not our enemy. It was my mistake to attack you rashly. At least until I verify with the Goddess, I will no longer harbor any hostility towards you."

In this respect, Yamami was quite straightforward, directly and frankly admitting her mistake and then apologizing to Saya, without any hesitation.

Originally, her reason for being hostile to Saya was simply because of his identity, but since Akuru trusted him, she naturally had no reason to question her own goddess.

She wanted to bow and apologize to Sōyō, but she ended up getting stuck in the minecart and could only nod at him in apology.

"You should have said that sooner. All that effort I wasted dealing with you was for nothing." Saya accepted her apology openly and fairly; it was what he deserved. However, before releasing Hachimami, Saya decided to wake someone up first. Just in case this girl was just fooling him, it would be a guarantee. He shook the girl sitting in the boat, head down, even snoring softly. This girl was something else; perhaps sleeping in the boat had become instinctive for her. But if Shiki saw this, she'd inevitably get a lecture.

"Wake up, wake up, the seasons are gone."

Sōyū gently pushed the small boat like a cradle, calling softly to the sleeping girl inside.

"Hmm, Lady Shiki? I wasn't asleep, I just took a nap." The sleeping girl's reaction upon hearing the name Shiki was quite exaggerated, and she frantically fiddled with her small hands as she explained.

When she came to her senses and realized that Shiki had already left, Komachi looked at Saya with a slightly resentful gaze.

"Is Lady Shiki really gone?"

She asked Saya in a low voice, her voice still tinged with fear.

"They're gone, they're gone, don't worry."

Saya waved his hand, indicating that she could rest assured. At that moment, Komachi patted the wooden boat she was on and stepped out.

Saya raised an eyebrow. As expected of a Shinigami, even in a relaxed state, she seemed to be the first person to manage to escape from the ship.

"I've been wanting to ask this ever since. Where exactly is this place, and who are this person and that green-haired girl from earlier?"

Yamami, who had been placed to the side, looked at Saya with some confusion and asked him in a low voice.

She sensed no strange aura from the red-haired girl, yet Mami dared not underestimate her. Anyone who could survive in such a bizarre world was certainly not someone to be trifled with. As for the green-haired girl, Mami felt an almost divine quality emanating from her, like that of a goddess. This was why she hadn't dared to utter a sound in her presence.

"Well, this place is like hell, and this one is more like a grim reaper. So I hope you'll behave yourself and stop causing me trouble, okay? I'm the only one who can fight your way out. I don't think you want to be trapped in hell forever, right?" Saya gave Yamami a simple answer to her question. Then he knocked the minecart off her and released Kero from the side.

"Hell? How could you possibly be associated with a place like that?"

Finally freed, Yamami kept her promise and stopped attacking Saya, instead deactivating her transformation. While stretching her somewhat stiff body, she remarked to Saya, "If Saya hadn't just explained it to me, I might have misunderstood again."

After all, people who have connections to hell are usually not good people, right?

"You may have some misunderstanding about hell. At least in my opinion, the people here are much more just than in the real world. At least they won't attack me without reason."

After casually answering Yamami's question, Saya turned around, intending to call Amakawa Tsubasa, who hadn't spoken, to go home. However, he saw her sitting next to the minecart where the cat was imprisoned.

"Oh right, what do we do with this thing? A dead cat, you could say it's a spirit, right? Komachi, can you help with a ritual to release it from suffering? Or do I have to do it myself?" Saya scratched his head. Although the cat-like creature was indeed strange, Saya actually had a rather favorable impression of it in the original work, so he was a little hesitant to do it himself.

"If you find it troublesome, just throw it into the Sanzu River. Anyway, the anomalies are mixed with the malice of the world and cannot be eliminated. Sinking into the Sanzu River might be a good choice."

Komachi waved her hand, indicating that he could do it himself. "Saya-kun, is there no way to save it? I can feel that what it did wasn't its intention; its nature was just to help me." Amakawa Kiri stroked the kitten that was obediently trapped in the minecart and turned to Saya to tell him her thoughts.

"Class monitor, you really need to be more careful. You know, if this guy hadn't found a way to separate this thing from your body, you might have already turned into an evil monster." Asami sighed, waiting for Saya to take her away. This person is so naive.

"This is a wicked cat with malicious intent, completely different from the pets you imagine."

"Is it really not allowed?"

Amakawa Tsubasa seemed not to hear her, her gaze fixed on Saya's eyes. Perhaps because of their past fusion, Amakawa Tsubasa felt more and more like she and this strange cat were of the same kind. If she were to simply let it die, she felt a deep sense of unease.

"Hmm, it's not like there's no chance at all. How about I give it a try?" Saya scratched his head, glancing at the Sanzu River beside him. He'd brought a fishing rod; if he caught any fish, taming a cat shouldn't be a problem, right?

Chapter 226 If I say it exists, then it definitely exists.

Sawa has always been the kind of person who does whatever comes to mind. Even if he fails, he won't lose anything, so why not give it a try?

"Wait for me a moment, I'll go get a few fish, it'll be ready soon."

Saku pulled out a fishing rod blessed by the sea from his backpack and happily walked out of the cabin, sitting leisurely on the dock where Komachi used to fish.

"Wait, you don't mean you want the fish in the river, do you?"

Even Komachi couldn't help but get angry. What kind of things were going on in this guy's head? Did the Sanzu River in hell even seem like a place where any living beings could exist? Even if there were, they should be vengeful spirits or electric spirits. Who would have fish in their hell?

"Otherwise, why would I take out a fishing rod if I'm not fishing?"

Sōyū asked in bewilderment, then threw his fishing hook, which had no bait, into the Sanzu River and calmly waited for a fish to bite.

"No, you've gone too far. Putting everything else aside, you should at least put some bait on the hook, right? This isn't how you fish!" Yami, who was waiting for Saya to take her back to the present world, covered her face after seeing Saya's actions. She suspected that this guy was deliberately trying to detain her here, otherwise he wouldn't have used such a ridiculous excuse.

"No, you're wrong. I was fishing, and that's exactly how I caught it."

Sawa revealed a confident expression. As long as the liquid in the Sanzu River could still be called water, he would definitely be able to catch fish from it.

"Let me put it this way, I don't fish because there are fish in this river. I fish because I want to fish. So what I want to catch is bound to appear here." Saya raised an eyebrow at Yamami, who was staring at him in disbelief. His fishing rod trembled slightly. Even though the Sanzu River's water was crystal clear, a string of tiny, unidentified bubbles gathered towards the bottom of his rod. Saya pulled up the rod, and out of the water, along with the hook, was a pink bass. After thrashing a few times on the riverbank, Saya picked it up.

"Look, so you won't believe me, this is the truth, okay?"

How did he manage to fish one of these things out of thin air? There aren't any of these in the Sanzu River. Could it really be like he said, that he just wanted to fish, and that's why he was able to catch fish here?

"How did you do that?" This time, not only Yamami was stunned, but even Komachi was dumbfounded. She was not like Yamami. After all, she was a Grim Reaper who had lived in this old hell for who knows how long. No one knew better than her what kind of things were in this river. There was absolutely no way that fish could appear in this river.

"That's a secret. Just consider it one of my special abilities. Anyway, it doesn't affect anything, right?" Zuoyou chuckled. If they could understand the rules of MC, then he would have to wonder if they were also transmigrators.

On the contrary, Amakawa Tsubasa remained silent. Although she didn't understand anything, she only understood one thing: as long as she believed that Saya was alright and told him the truth, then all that was left was time. With a somewhat casual expression, Amakawa Tsubasa sat down next to Saya and rested her little head on Saya's shoulder.

"Um..." Saya pursed her lips, as if the taste of Saya's fingers still lingered in her mouth. Amakawa Tsubasa thought about how she had just grabbed Saya's hand and wanted to put it on her chest. She wished she could travel back in time to be that shameless version of herself—Tomoe Manabu.

"Hmm? Of course I know that. But that's so unlike you. I don't think you're the type to do that. Besides, I'm not worth you doing that for, am I?"

Another bass was caught. Saya nodded to Amakawa Tsubasa; even if she didn't say it, he would understand. Seeing Saya's expression, Tsubasa nodded, immediately realizing she'd missed something. She was about to explain further when Saya picked up several small fish she'd caught and walked directly towards the strange spot where the cat-like creature was. With the Sea's Blessing and bait enchantment, fishing was fast, accurate, and ruthless. Ignoring Amakawa's true intentions, Saya glanced at the cat-like creature lying listlessly in the minecart, its ears twitching. Ignoring its strange identity, it was clearly just an ordinary kitten.

Unfortunately, the supernatural is born with an inherent malice, a fact even he must admit. However, the good thing is, Sawa now has a way to try and change its nature.

"While the fact that you can fish out of thin air from the Sanzu River is already astonishing enough, don't tell me you're hoping these few fish will reform a monster, are you?"

Yamami's lips twitched. Her worldview, repeatedly challenged by Saya, was now unable to utter the absolute impossibility she was looking for. As Saya spoke, he gestured towards the listless cat with the small fish in his hand. And as he had guessed, the cat, who had previously been disdainful of him and wouldn't even bother to look at him, became completely fixated on the fish after seeing it. The cat's little paws pawed at Saya; if it weren't locked inside the minecart, it might actually have pounced on him to snatch the fish.

"Very good, be good, come and eat without worry."

Zuoyou handed the small fish in his hand directly to the drooling monster. As it wolfed down the fish, a puff of black smoke rose from its head.

"It failed. But it's okay, there's plenty of fish."

Taming animals is never easy; failing once or twice is common. Saya continued feeding the cat fresh fish he'd caught from the Sanzu River, and finally, he saw a cluster of red hearts appear above its head. Meanwhile, Mami, who had been watching Saya's antics with obvious amusement, covered her face as if she were already used to it.

Just as Saya had said, the strange aura emanating from the cat dissipated as he made those seemingly meaningless movements, making it almost indistinguishable from the cat beside him.

"Does it still look weird now, Yamami-kun?"

"I can only say that you are really good at this, Saya-kun. But if you can, could you tell me the principle behind it? I'm really curious about how you turn monsters into ordinary yokai."

"Well, actually, I think I can only use this method on strange things like cats and dogs. As for other things, it seems to be beyond my capabilities."

Saya scratched his head, handed the now harmless shroud to Amakawa Tsubasa, and then replied to Wakaba Mami.

It wasn't that he didn't want to speak, but rather, within the MC system, it seemed that only these two elements could be tamed.

Chapter 227 Such a good thing? Give me more, please!

Saya briefly explained to Yamami that this was also his ability, and that he couldn't truly turn all the monsters into harmless beings. He waved his hand dismissively. He understood what this kind girl wanted to do, and if he could, he would naturally be happy to help. However, it seemed that only the Taming System could do this, and if things went a little further, he could even save a zombie. But turning a zombie back would require too many sacrifices, and he had never actually seen such a being in this world. He had seen quite a few vampires, but unfortunately, they weren't the same species.

"I understand." After receiving Saya's answer, Yamami could only nod. Regardless of whether what Saya said was true or not, she couldn't force him, could she?

"So it's time for us to go back, isn't it? You've saved the person, you've saved the monster. Even our relationship has improved. There's no reason for you to stop me anymore, right?"

Yamami tilted her head at Saya. Aside from proving he was harmless, everything he did seemed to be for others. Was it really necessary to go to such lengths for a classmate? However, after noticing the ambiguous feelings in Tsubasa's gaze towards Saya, Yamami understood. If a boy like Saya, willing to do anything to save her, pursued her, she would be more than happy to accept. Besides, Tsubasa was indeed quite good-looking, only slightly less so than the young lady of the Hanesaki family. But all of that was irrelevant to Yamami now. All she wanted was to get back to Aqua's side as quickly as possible. Who knew what kind of trouble that idiot would cause without her watching over her for so long?

"Yeah, it really is time to go back. It's almost afternoon dismissal time. Class monitor, you really have to explain the situation to Ms. Huiyin for me, otherwise I'll be really upset if she misunderstands." Zuoyou slapped his forehead. After a busy afternoon, who could know that he actually just wanted to have lunch with this girl with glasses in the first place?

"Well, Saya-kun, can I adopt this cat?" Holding the pure white cat, which was tamed from a monstrous cat, Amakawa Tsubasa lifted it in front of her and looked at Saya with expectant eyes as she asked.

"That's not necessarily a bad thing. Don't let its cute appearance fool you; its actual fighting strength is probably much stronger than that of an average adult male." Saya and the cat looked at each other with their eyes, now completely clean of malice, and nodded in agreement.

Although he tamed the cat and it no longer had the desire to attack others, there were no Creepers in this world, so Sōyū naturally had no intention of keeping a cat. Besides, it did seem to have a special connection with Amakawa Tsubasa, so if she kept it, it could protect her safety, which wouldn't be a bad thing.

"Follow the class monitor's instructions. Don't let me find out you're up to any bad ideas, otherwise, since I can tame you, I can easily send you down again." Saya warned the Wakazo cat. Although it looked similar to a cat now, Saya knew that it possessed intelligence no less than that of an ordinary person. The cat, held by Amakawa Tsubasa, nodded, as if answering Saya's question.

"Finally, thank you for your help, Komachi. If there's nothing else, we'll head back now." After saying goodbye to Komachi, Saya led Yamami and Amakawa Tsubasa to the front of the Hell Gate, which was emanating an ominous aura.

"Our journey to Hell ends here today. I hope you won't have the chance to come here again." Saying his sincerest blessings to Yamami, Saya then took Amakawa Tsubasa's hand and walked into the Gates of Hell. His words sounded strange, but they truly meant it. He definitely wouldn't bring Yamami to Hell again, and he didn't need to explain what she would face if she wanted to enter again.

"Well, I hope you'll take care of me in the future. I remember you're also quite interested in the supernatural, right? Maybe I'll need your help sometime."

Yamami didn't misunderstand Saya's words at all. After a moment's thought, she offered her suggestion to him. While she was indeed a lone wolf magical girl, Saya's abilities had repeatedly surprised her. Befriending him for now might be a way to get his help sometime.

Since both sides already know each other's identities, there's not much left to hide, and helping each other is actually a good thing.

"Huh? Is there such a good thing? Then feel free to contact me if you find any monsters in the future. Don't be shy at all. We'll split the profits 30/70 afterward. You just need to leave me the kills, and you get the lion's share." Sawa hadn't expected such a good thing to be waiting for him. You see, without a minimap, Sawa could only rely on pure luck to find monsters. But if he kept doing that, his luck would eventually run out. Instead of waiting passively, he might as well find a magical girl with built-in radar to cooperate with. That was his plan before, but there was definitely a risk involved with Tail-Walking Mami, not to mention the people from Tail-Walking Blacksmith. But he had to do this to improve himself, otherwise, monsters couldn't keep being delivered to him, right? Without monster killing, he wouldn't even have the most important module.

"Okay, okay." It was Hachimami who was speechless after Saya's words. Did he really want to get involved with this? Fighting monsters was a serious matter; even she approached it with a serious attitude. But Saya seemed to be looking forward to it. Remembering how he had immediately volunteered to kill the monster on the rooftop, Hachimami's suspicions deepened. Did killing monsters offer him some benefit? That shouldn't be the case. Even as a follower of the goddess, her duty as a magical girl to kill monsters meant that she would at most improve her combat skills in battle. As for the benefits Saya mentioned, she had never seen them. However, Saya's initiative seemed appealing to her. Who would refuse a partner to fight alongside?

Chapter 228 Aqua, She Is an Angel

After experiencing a series of bizarre events, Saya finally brought Amakawa Tsubasa, who had returned to normal, back from hell, and they went back to the classroom together.

It was during recess, so there was no need to ask the teacher for permission. Sawa simply sat back down in his seat.

Amakawa Tsubasa stuffed the cat into her backpack, said goodbye to Saya, and headed to Iine's office.

She, Saya, and Yamami hadn't seen anyone for almost an afternoon. If she didn't go and explain to them, it would be disrespectful to their teacher.

"Hey, Saya-kun? Where have you been all afternoon? Why can't I see you?"