Tokyo: I am the Lord of All Demons!

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Chapter 90 Consecration Time

Muramasa's sword was indeed powerful; with just three swings, he instantly chopped the guard, Ghost Spirit, to pieces, limbs flying everywhere.

Because they lost their target, the remaining seven cuts had nowhere to go and all landed on Fujita Mino's right thigh.

"Ugh... Waaah..."

Before she could retract her blade, Fujita Mino felt her right leg buckle and she collapsed to her knees, blood gushing from her right leg.

But there was no other way; this was the price of using the Muramasa sword. After this battle, Fujita Mino had to seriously consider what kind of demons she should encounter before she could wield the Muramasa sword.

If there was bleeding, it has already stopped automatically. The remaining uses of the Muramasa sword will not be fatal to its owner, but will only cause the owner to lose a certain amount of combat ability for a short period of time.

However, this place is not a good place to stay. If we stay any longer, Sachiko Shinozaki will definitely come.

Just what I feared most came to pass.

Just as Fujita Mino had the thought and was about to turn and leave, she heard a voice say, "Fujita-san, since you're already here, won't you stay and play with me for a while before you leave?"

It's Sachiko Shinozaki.

Fujita Mino suddenly turned her head and found that Shinozaki Sachiko was now standing to her right.

No, it should be called "standing".

Rather, it's more accurate to say it's "drifting".

She was floating in the darkness.

The moment Fujita Mino saw Shinozaki Sachiko, she noticed something wriggling on her thigh. Looking down, she found it was some kind of unidentified grass.

That's right, it's "grass".

It looks like herbs?

Strangely, Fujita Mino didn't know why she had such thoughts, but these things really did look like herbs.

Sachiko Shinozaki explained quietly, "You're injured, I'll stop the bleeding for you."

Fujita Mino scoffed at Shinozaki Sachiko's "kind offer to stay," saying, "Shinozaki-san, you can't keep me here. I can leave anytime I want."

Sachiko Shinozaki said softly, "I know, I just want you to stay with me for a while. Don't you understand me?"

As she spoke, the knife wound on Fujita Mino's thigh was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Did the herbs work?

impossible.

Absolutely impossible!

Herbal remedies cannot defy science!

Is that the power of ghosts at work?

Fujita Mino looked down again and felt that it wasn't demonic power, but rather a kind of sacred power that was working in conjunction with the herbs to exert its healing effect.

At this point, it was basically confirmed that it was the combined effect of the herbs and divine power, and Fujita Mino finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If her body were to be tainted with even a trace of demonic power, how would she ever face her supreme deity again?

Fujita Mino looked up and saw that Shinozaki Sachiko was getting closer and closer, but surprisingly, she did not make any move to attack.

"What do you want?" Fujita Mino remained vigilant, her hand still on the hilt of her sword, ready to draw it at any moment.

It's worth noting that she wasn't preparing to draw her sword to slash Shinozaki Sachiko. It had already been confirmed that Muramasa couldn't harm Shinozaki Sachiko, who was at Tenjin Academy. So, if she were to draw her sword, Fujita Mino would simply run away.

With a single swing of her sword, Fujita Mino can create ten beams of light. Each beam of light is not aimed at a target, but can teleport a certain distance. Theoretically, as long as one is not afraid of pain, it can be used to "escape at the speed of light".

The two are still locked in a standoff.

"What do I want?" Sachiko Shinozaki sneered. "Fujita-san, I will prove everything with time."

“You better be like that.” Fujita Mino wasn’t buying it and continued, “If you have nothing else, may I go? It’s late, I should go back to sleep.”

Instead of answering her question directly, Sachiko Shinozaki raised her hand and pointed out, "Your peach wood sword looks different from your dagger. It's too fragile. How could something like that possibly harm us spirits?"

"...Then what should we do?" Fujita Mino glanced at the peach wood sword in her hand, her wariness slightly decreasing at this moment.

It's quite rare that Sachiko Shinozaki would bring this up with her; let's hear what she has to say.

Sachiko Shinozaki said, "Your terminology sounds like 'consecration,' right? Simply put, the consecration time is insufficient, so its power is limited."

Fujita Mino thought for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Four in one night, isn't that enough for a proper blessing?"

"How about I take a look at the peach wood sword?" To ensure Fujita Mino's trust, Shinozaki Sachiko kept a distance from her while speaking.

Peach wood swords are mass-produced, and there are as many as you want, so Fujita Mino didn't mind. She simply stretched the peach wood sword out and said, "Then take a look."

As soon as she reached out her hand, a gust of demonic wind blew up, and because she hadn't held it firmly, it slipped from her grasp. Then, the demonic wind swept the peach wood sword toward Shinozaki Sachiko.

Shinozaki Sachiko grabbed the peach wood sword in one swift motion. At the same moment she gripped the hilt, wisps of white smoke rose from her hand, and the pain could be felt even from a distance.

Fujita Mino frowned. Although she disliked Shinozaki Sachiko, she felt a pang of sadness seeing Sachiko injured.

The other party had no ill intentions and was even willing to help with the testing, so she deserved a look of sympathy.

Shinozaki Sachiko keenly noticed Fujita Mino's expression, and instead showed concern, saying, "What's wrong? I'm not in pain."

"Huh? Doesn't it hurt?" Fujita Mino asked incredulously, then took a step forward to see what was going on.

“It doesn’t hurt at all, it’s like when you humans come into contact with water that’s over 40 degrees Celsius,” Sachiko Shinozaki said, showing her hand.

Indeed, her hands were still as frighteningly white as ever, but there was no peeling or burns, only a slight redness.

"Fine." Fujita Mino's face showed disappointment; she was actually still conflicted.

He wanted to hurt Sachiko Shinozaki, because that would prove the power of the peachwood sword; but he didn't want her to get hurt, because she was a good person.

Shinozaki Sachiko flicked the peach wood sword, then gently pushed it toward Fujita Mino, who grabbed it.

Then, Sachiko Shinozaki commented, "So, if the divine power of this peach wood sword were increased four or five times, it should be able to burn me."

Upon hearing this, Fujita Mino couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed. She said, "You mean, we can only consecrate one magical artifact per night? That's a bit slow..."

Currently, both Fujita Mino and Shimizu Suzune are beginners in the consecration process. They don't know the upper limit of consecrating magical artifacts, nor do they know if the combat power can be increased by simply relying on the time spent in the "consecration" process, or even if it can be increased four to five times.

All of this is still in the process of exploration.

Chapter 91 The Lying-Down Ghost

Instead of directly answering Fujita Mino's question, Shinozaki Sachiko turned and drifted away into the depths of the campus.

Then he turned to Fujita-san and said, "Fujita-san, it's late, aren't you going home?"

Fujita Mino never imagined that Shinozaki Sachiko would not only not keep her, but would also kick her out.

"Then I'll go back." Since the other party has said so, and Fujita Mino has already achieved her goal, there is naturally no need to stay.

And so, under the watchful eye of the demon master Shinozaki Sachiko, Fujita Mino left Tenjin School without any trouble.

After leaving the school, Fujita Mino jogged back to her two companions, only to find that they had already gotten off the bus and were holding magical artifacts, ready to fight.

"...What happened?" Fujita Mino quickly moved closer to Morita Jun, while looking at Kishimoto Shingo nearby.

"Ah, we just heard the screams of ghosts inside the school, and we were worried it wouldn't be safe to stay in the car any longer, so we got out," Jun Morita said, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

Compared to Jun Morita, Shingo Kishimoto went straight to the point, brandishing his peach wood sword and asking Mino Fujita, "How was it? Did you finish the test?"

“It’s done. It’s useful, but not very useful,” Fujita Mino replied, waving her peach wood sword.

"What do you mean?" Kishimoto Shingo stepped forward to ask, as he was indeed most concerned about whether the peach wood sword could work.

Fujita Mino thought for a moment, then organized her thoughts and said:

"Simply put, the peach wood sword can cause slight damage to ghosts, but its power is not enough to harm the ghosts at their core. Perhaps... we can win by relying on the scale of our personnel and equipment."

Shingo Kishimoto frowned, then walked towards the vehicle: "Let's talk about it after we get in the car."

"Okay." Fujita Mino nodded, then got into the police car with Morita Jun.

Thus, the test of the peach wood sword was completed under Fujita Mino's unauthorized decision.

Tonight is a fruitful night.

……

Virtual shrine.

Makoto Araki is currently in this space with mountains and water, looking at the several large screens in front of him, feeling somewhat sleepy.

He had just witnessed the entire scene of Fujita Mino infiltrating the Heavenly God Academy to fight. He originally thought that a fierce battle was inevitable, but he did not expect that Fujita Mino would resolve it so easily.

That makes sense, as Fujita Mino and Shinozaki Sachiko have interacted privately more than once or twice.

As already shown last time, Sachiko Shinozaki simply wanted to keep Mino Fujita trapped in the Heavenly Academy, not to kill her.

The night is deep.

It's time for Makoto Araki to exchange for the next Jizo statue, so hurry up and open the item shop!

【Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Part Four: The Animal Realm】

[Demand - Fear: 50000]

Then the problem is coming.

How many "fears" are there now?

Check the panel!

[Current - Fear: 610000]

A full 610,000!

Oh my God!