Don't force me to use my right fist.

Sōyū breathed a sigh of relief and placed his hand on the girl's forehead. However, when he saw her pupils, which had turned blood red due to extreme resentment and despair, his movements paused slightly.

Before, he only sensed that the child was somewhat familiar, but now, with those incredibly familiar eyes, Saku finally realized what was going on.

Although the plot has changed somewhat, if I don't come now, the outcome will probably be the same as before.

But Ai obviously didn't know that Saya had thought so much in that instant. Having finally found someone she could rely on and trust, she almost instantly burst out all the grievances and sadness in her heart.

She wrapped her arms around Saya's neck, tears streaming uncontrollably from her blood-red eyes, burying her face in Saya's embrace.

The girl's hoarse cries were heart-wrenching, making Saya feel as if a hand was clenching his heart.

But the villagers on the sidelines couldn't bear to see such a heartwarming scene. They only wanted to bury their love once again and offer it as a sacrifice to that god in order to gain a chance to live. Finally, they had the courage to confront Saya.

He shouted loudly at Saya, it was unclear whether he was trying to intimidate Saya or simply to bolster his own courage.

But Saya still ignored him. Instead, the girl in his arms, who was crying, gripped Saya's clothes tightly with her small fists, and...

"Hey, Mr. Saya, you're a monster, aren't you? At least tell me you're a monster now, okay?"

With a sob in her voice, she raised her head. In Ai's eyes, which were once as clear as a spring, all that Saya could see now was resentment that was about to materialize.

Saya, who was being observed by those eyes, sighed. He seemed to know what she wanted to say and simply nodded slightly, which was the first time he had agreed to let others treat him as a non-human.

"Then, Mr. Monster, I beg you, I'll give you anything, just kill them! I want them dead! I want all the murderers who killed my parents to be destroyed!" wh

Like grasping at the last straw for a drowning person, Shibata Ai's voice was full of expectation, and her eyes, filled with resentment, swept over the surrounding villagers. Her chilling red eyes made the villagers involuntarily take a step back.

As for Saya, it was as if he had guessed what she was going to say. Although he didn't know what she had been through before, as long as he saw the two corpses at the entrance of the shrine, Saya understood her current mood.

Since Sōyū had not experienced the pain and harm she had suffered, he had no right to advise her to stop.

But this doesn't mean that Sawa has to do the things she asked him to do.

"You are still blinded by resentment. You need to calm down and soothe the sadness in your heart. Only when you have made up your mind will I officially help you."

"But it is a fact that these people made mistakes, and everyone needs to take responsibility for their mistakes. I cannot judge them, but I can make them face your final judgment."

With his palm outstretched, Sawa didn't even use a trace of magic. He saw a wall of obsidian slowly being constructed around the entire shrine, almost in the blink of an eye, as if everyone inside the shrine was surrounded.

The obsidian walls, tens of meters high, gleamed faintly, making them feel like an inescapable prison for the ordinary villagers inside.

Saya, who was holding Shibata Ai, was lifted up by an obsidian pillar and sent to the top of the obsidian wall. Together with the girl in his arms, he watched the astonished expressions of the villagers below.

"You can tell me how you want to judge them after you've calmed down. But right now, I need to take care of something for you."

Saku handed the girl in his arms to Kikyo, who had been standing by and watching the whole thing, and nodded slightly to the priestess.

Even if he had just agreed to Ai's request to kill all the villagers, he couldn't possibly just sit idly by. Perhaps the villagers were wrong, but Kikyo, as a priestess, would never allow Saya to go on a killing spree.

Fortunately, Saya didn't have that idea either.

These are all things about loving oneself, and Saya doesn't want to interfere with how she wants to do it; he'll let her choose for herself.

What Saya needs to do is something even more important.

"Don't tell me this has nothing to do with you, you bastard! Do you know the price you pay for toying with people's humanity?" Wihl

The crimson crescent-shaped sword was suddenly drawn, and Sōyū pointed the tip of the sword at a black-haired man in the crowd and sneered.

Chapter 486 Nothing special

Naraku hid himself very well, but Saku's magic had a slightly higher priority.

"Honestly, it was such an interesting play, why didn't you let her finish it in the end?"

Looking at the arrow above his head, Naraku realized that his concealment had failed. He could only sigh in frustration and then stepped out from the crowd.

The strange, giant fox that had appeared before emerged from beneath his feet, lifted him onto its head, and then the two looked in the direction where Sōyu was.

At the same time, the white-haired boy riding a white horse also appeared in the sky, his sword flashing with cold light, and his eyes were filled with fighting spirit as he looked at Zuoyou.

Meanwhile, the villagers, who had been in chaos because of being imprisoned, saw Naraku appear and immediately knelt down and prostrated themselves on the ground, praying loudly for the salvation of this so-called god.

"You probably have more than just two clones, right? If you don't release them all, I'm afraid you might not be able to handle me."

Saku squinted at Naraku, who had just appeared. This guy was a notorious old fox. Since he dared to openly confront him, he must be confident that he could take him down.

This means there's more than one Naraku clone in this area. "Invaders, don't you find this ridiculous?"

Naraku did not answer Saku's question. Instead, he looked at Saku with a cold smile, as if mocking his actions as a threat in the eyes of these people.

It's truly ridiculous that they worship bloodthirsty monsters as gods, while those who save people become thorns in their side.

"And why did you stop that girl? The fault lies with these villagers. They killed her parents themselves. If I were you, I would never let these guys live again."

Naraku's gaze shifted to Shibata Ai, who had fallen silent after Saya's words but was still weeping. His greed was almost tangible. "Hands," he thought, "they're all murderers. No one will blame you."

Naraku's voice carried a seductive undertone; though it was practically a trap, it still drew Ai's gaze, who looked up at Naraku with a hint of confusion.

Taking revenge herself is indeed what she wants to do most right now.

"No, you're trying to abduct a minor right in front of me? I'm being looked down upon."

Seeing that this guy still had the mind to set a trap for Shibata Ai, Saya roughly understood why this guy had chosen to confront him head-on.

From this perspective, this girl must have been of such vital importance to him that he was willing to take the risk to do such a thing.

But this is not what Saya wants to see.

If he continues to whine and complain like this, this lovely little girl will definitely be led astray. Zuoyou won't give him that chance.

Without uttering any further unnecessary words, Sōyū simply lifted himself up and leaped into the air, transforming into a streak of light as he charged directly toward Naraku's location.

The speed he unleashed at full power allowed him to appear in front of Naraku almost instantly. Before Naraku could react, the Tsukuyomi Blade in Saya's hand slashed down along Naraku's shoulder.

Even after splitting it in two, Sōyū's longsword showed no sign of stopping. Along with the giant fox at his feet, a flash of sword light cleaved them all in two.

Sōyū, having landed a successful blow, showed no joy whatsoever. Instead, he decisively dodged the attack from Hakudōji's sword coming from behind, and then landed...

"Is that all you've got? I'm really curious, how did you manage to kill Moryomaru?"

Naraku, his body split in two, stared blankly at Saku, as if he had just chopped up pieces of flesh that had nothing to do with him.

Suddenly, a bunch of intestine-like tentacles extended from his body, which should have been separated, connecting his body to the fox's corpse beneath him.

After the two completely unrelated corpses merged together in an extremely discordant way, Naraku turned his head and smiled contemptuously at Saya.

Sōyū frowned, and before he could reply, a large worm crawled out of the ground where he was standing and swallowed him whole.

The worm that had swallowed Saya wriggled on the ground, like a dog catching a ball thrown by its master, showing goodwill towards Naraku.

But the next second, the worm's wriggling body trembled and swelled violently. As Naraku frowned slightly, the giant worm, which had been jumping around lively, exploded from the middle, turning into a shower of blood on the spot.

Sōyū stood in the center of the insect's corpse with a look of disgust. He never wanted to experience being swallowed whole like that again in his life.

"I'll return your words verbatim. Someone of your caliber, who do you think you are?" whl

Saya, having sheathed his Crescent Moon Blade, flexed his wrist and looked disdainfully at Naraku, who was no longer even human.

He was already seething with anger because of what happened with those villagers, and this guy was just a convenient punching bag delivered right to his doorstep.

It's actually a good thing that they can't be killed. Zuo You was worried that if the opponent died too quickly, the fight wouldn't be as satisfying.

Saku clenched his outstretched hand into a fist and thrust it towards Naraku.

"Use whatever skills you have left, or don't come crying to me for mercy when I make my move."

Chapter 487 Grit your teeth and bear it!

Naraku had no intention of getting angry with Sawa.

As the fox's claws swung towards Saya, a strange plume of black smoke emanated from his body, engulfing Saya.

"Be careful of the miasma." This was in response to Sōyū's surprise attack.

As for Sawa, facing the sharp claws that were mercilessly slapping down at him, his eyes showed not the slightest fluctuation.

Just as the claws were about to touch him, all Sawa did was half-squat down and raise his right arm, which was clenched into a fist, in front of him.

A crisp, clanging sound, like metal being struck, rang out. Saya stood unharmed, while Naraku's body seemed to be subjected to a tremendous reaction force, involuntarily leaning backward.

If there were a rating system in the upper right corner for Zuoyou, he would at least be an S rank.

After slightly moving his arm, just to test if the invincible needles he had equipped earlier could really work, Zuo You got the result he wanted.

Do you even understand the prestige of the royal guard style?

If Sōyū reacts quickly, even the Dimensional Slash isn't impossible to block.

Hand-to-hand combat without injury can sometimes be that simple.

As for the black miasma that was spreading towards him, Sōyu didn't even bother to pay attention to it. Instead, he decisively activated Imagine Breaker from his right fist.

"If that's your level, then I advise you to grit your teeth and keep going, because I'm going to give that stupid face of yours, with that paratrooper-like smile, a good punch."

With a sudden stomp, causing the ground to crack, Sawa burst through the miasma like a cannonball.

In the blink of an eye, Saya arrived in front of Naraku. Ignoring the fox head beneath him that was biting at him, Saya simply aimed his fist at the head that was looking at him with a cold expression.

"biu"

The demonic aura surrounding Naraku shattered like bubbles, and the bone sword that burst forth from his body was destroyed like plastic.

Saya's fist slammed into Naraku's head without any obstruction, even causing him to lose his focus for a moment.

The moment the fist touched Naraku's skin, the demonic power flowing within him vanished as if erased, and even the connection between his body and the monster beneath him was severed.

The pain he hadn't experienced since becoming a demon came through his face. Naraku seemed to recall the agony he had suffered when he was still a bandit named Onigumo, and the pain of being beaten.

Fortunately, this feeling dissipated as soon as Saya's fist left his head, otherwise Naraku felt that he might have been completely dismantled because of it.

As a fusion of demons, if all his demonic power were to dissipate, he would probably turn into a pile of demon corpses on the spot.

But before Naraku could catch his breath, Saya, who had raised his fist, swung his second punch down at his head without hesitation.

The miasma emanating from him seemed to have no effect on Sōyū at all, and couldn't even make him pause in his movements.

But this time, Naraku absolutely did not want his fist to fall on him again.

Although he didn't know what tricks Saku had played with the fists, Naraku understood that whatever it was, it was extremely disadvantageous for him.