A supporting character in a romance anime? I became a god using a rat talisman.

Kazama Chiba silently added a sentence in her mind, but didn't say it aloud.

Stop thinking about useless things.

Just then, he glanced at the rearview mirror.

At the end of the red light strip trailed by the taillights, two small points of light were rapidly approaching each other.

Kazama Chiba eased off the accelerator slightly and pressed the window up/down button.

"call--"

The night wind blew in, making his hair a mess.

Immediately following, "Illusion" and "Mirror" drifted in like two lost butterflies, landing precisely in his palm.

"Oh! You're back!"

Seeing the cards return, Xiao Ke's eyes lit up, and her mood instantly improved.

"Now that they're all back, it means we've definitely shaken off that thunder beast! That woman must have just realized we'd escaped! It's too late to chase after her now!"

Kazama Chiba didn't say anything nice too soon; she just kept her eyes fixed on the small part of the rearview mirror.

Less than 500 meters away from the sports car.

An ominous, restless blue bolt of lightning was flashing wildly.

"Hey."

Kazama Chiba asked in a serious tone.

"As Lei's former direct superior, can you explain to me whether that card has the speed to catch up with a sports car?"

"what?"

Xiao Ke paused for a moment, then waved her hand confidently.

"How could that be?"

"Although Lei represents the power of lightning, he is, after all, a materialized magical beast, not the Flash from the DC movies! His speed is only slightly faster than that of an ordinary wild animal; he could never run that fast..."

"Oh."

Kazama Chiba interrupted it calmly.

"So it seems the one following behind us now is their son."

"Hey?"

Xiao Ke suddenly turned around and couldn't help but swear.

"Holy crap?!"

Because right behind them, a giant wolf covered in blue plasma was running wildly down the road.

It's like a blue shooting star, ignoring all physical resistance, closing the distance at a terrifying speed visible to the naked eye.

Three hundred meters.

Two hundred meters.

You can even clearly see the high-voltage electric ball gathering in its mouth.

"How is that possible!"

Xiao Ke let out a scream that was completely out of place in this world's art style.

"This is illogical! I've controlled the Thunder Card for so long, and I had no idea it had this kind of setting! What did that crazy woman Kaguya feed it? How could this thing run faster than a sports car?"

Before either the human or the beast could figure out the underlying principles of this modification...

In the rearview mirror, the Thunder Beast suddenly opened its blood-red maw.

A blinding ball of lightning instantly took shape, distorting the surrounding air with its intense heat.

"pay close attention!"

Kazama Chiba roared, and the instant the bolt of lightning shot out, he slammed the steering wheel to the right and pulled the handbrake.

"squeak--!!!"

The tires rubbed violently against the ground, emitting a puff of blue smoke.

The red car drew a perfect drift arc on the road, with two wheels even dangling in the air.

"Boom!"

The deadly lightning bolt grazed the rear of the car, struck the roadside guardrail, and exploded in a burst of fire.

The asphalt road shattered instantly, sending gravel flying and leaving a large, charred crater.

If it had been half a second slower, the car and the people inside would have been turned into a pile of scrap metal.

"Oh my god! It's for real!"

Xiao Ke was so scared that she crawled under the seat, leaving only her bottom sticking out and trembling.

"We can't stay here! Running in a straight line will definitely kill us! We need to find cover! Find cover!"

"You don't need to tell me."

Kazama Chiba regained control of the vehicle.

The drift he just made sent him veer off the main road and onto a side road leading to the park.

Not far ahead is the side entrance to Shenshui Central Park.

There are woods, artificial hills, and the largest artificial lake in the vicinity.

"Hold on tight."

Kazama Chiba floored the accelerator.

The Aston Martin crashed through the park entrance railing and plunged headlong into the dark woods.

Chapter 36 Setting a Trap

Deep in Shenshui City Central Park

Yui Yuigahama was holding a leash in her hand.

The dachshund Sabre beside me was wagging its tail happily, sniffing around in the grass, seemingly curious about the unfamiliar scents that lingered there.

"It's so quiet, Sabre."

Yui took a deep breath of the fresh, grassy air and gave a slightly silly smile.

"It was definitely the right decision to come here at night! If it were during the day, it would be packed with people, and you wouldn't be able to run around like this."

She crouched down and rubbed Sabre's long, big ears, her tone unusually relaxed.

At school, she had to be observant and maintain a delicate balance within her small group. Only at this time, in the quiet of the night, could she shed the persona who always had "okay" and "no problem" on her lips.

There was none of Yukinoshita's indifference here, nor of Yumiko's domineering nature; only her and her dog.

Here, there's no need to read anyone's expression or cater to anyone's topics.

Most importantly, there's no need to worry about Sabre getting out of control and running into the road to be hit by a car, as he usually does.

"If only every day could be this quiet..."

Yui sighed softly.

However, flags are like that—they rise quickly but fall just as fast.

"drop--!!!"

Yui Yuigahama had only rested for a short while when she heard blinding high beams and urgent honking from behind.

"Huh?!"

Yui was so frightened that she trembled all over. Almost instinctively, she scooped up Sabre, who was still sniffing the ground, and jumped to the side of the road like a startled rabbit to make way.

next second.

A red, streamlined sports car roared past, whipping up a gust of wind.

The car was going incredibly fast, and the gust of wind whipped up Yui's hair into a mess, lifting her skirt into a dangerous arc.

In that fleeting moment of passing by, she caught a glimpse of a somewhat familiar profile through the car window that wasn't fully closed.

The boy's expression was indifferent, and only a light, fleeting word drifted into her ears on the wind.

"Remember to watch out for cars next time you walk, and also, shorten the leash a bit."

"I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry to have caused you trouble... Oh?"

Completely bewildered by this series of unexpected events, Yui instinctively blurted out an apology.

This is a survival instinct she has developed over the years: regardless of whether it is her fault or not, apologizing first is always the right thing to do.

It wasn't until the red taillights disappeared around the bend at the end of the road that she belatedly realized what had happened.

That's not right!

This is a pedestrian walkway inside the park! There's a sign at the entrance that says "No Motor Vehicles Allowed"! Why are luxury cars racing here?!

He's the one who should apologize!

And that person's voice sounded familiar.

"What a rude guy! Racing in the park like that, thinking he's all that just because he's rich?"

The anger had just surged up, and before Yui could even think of a way to curse that racer to have a flat tire.

The ground suddenly began to tremble slightly.

A chilling crackling sound of electricity emanated from the wires.

"Roar--!!"

A massive blue beast charged right after it.

Its entire body was wrapped in violent lightning, and the moment its limbs hit the ground, the asphalt road was blasted with charred craters by the electric current.

As the wolf-like monster passed by her, it surprisingly turned its head and growled at her twice, much like a human.