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

Perhaps it's because the old man's bones are too hard, or his flesh is too tough.

Golza shook his head in dissatisfaction, as if he had eaten some disgusting junk food, and exhaled a burst of hot white breath from his nostrils.

"Roar--!!"

It got angry.

This little bit of food is not enough to fill my stomach!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

It took a step, and each step it took felt like a magnitude 7 earthquake.

It's like stepping on a rotten tomato.

Dozens of villagers who hadn't had time to escape, along with their proud shrine, were turned into minced meat.

"Ahhhhh!!"

"The mountain god is eating people! Run!!"

Faith completely collapsed at that moment.

The remaining villagers finally came to their senses and began to flee in all directions, crying and shouting for their parents, wishing they had two more legs.

But for Golza, it was just a post-meal digestive exercise.

On the winding mountain road in the distance, the female teacher looked at this hellish scene through the rearview mirror, and was so shocked that she was speechless.

……

The focus shifts back to the depths underground.

With the complete collapse of the upper rock strata, the originally spacious underground cavity has been filled in.

At this moment, Kazama Chiba and Urushihara Michiyo were trapped in a narrow triangular area supported by several giant rocks.

Above them were rocks weighing countless tons, and all around them were dead ends.

The most crucial thing for Chiyu is

He's already used both the Time Card and the Shift Card today, and his remaining magic power no longer allows him to use the Shift Card.

Wind cards, on the other hand, are the kind of cards that consume little magic but do a lot of work.

But with only a sliver of magic left, the Wind Card probably wouldn't hold out much longer.

"Cough cough..."

Qianyu leaned against the rock wall, feeling as if her lungs were stuffed with a ball of fire cotton.

At this moment, there is only one path before him.

The Kingdom of Shadows.

He could order the ninja soldiers to open a passage and take him away from this hellish place whenever he wanted.

The problem is, while Qianyu has no problem walking this path—because he's not an ordinary person—it's a bit uncertain whether he can lead an elementary school student along the same path.

It's worth noting that in the original story, Tru, a top-tier numerical monster skilled in both physical and magical attacks, became Tara's puppet after only a few minutes in the Shadow Kingdom, demonstrating the immense power of its corruption.

Michiyo is just a young girl, and with that kind of physical condition, she'll probably mutate immediately after going in.

If you take her away, she will turn into a monster.

If we don't take her with us, she'll become a corpse.

How could this trolley problem have fallen on my head?

Chiyu's eyes flickered with uncertainty in the darkness.

Just then, a small, cool hand gently grabbed the hem of his clothes.

"Um... big brother... you can... not worry about me."

From the darkness came Michiyo's voice, barely audible.

Even in this desperate situation, the child maintained that heartbreakingly cautious demeanor, as if her very existence was a disturbance to the air.

"Big brother, you have a way to get away, right?"

Qianyu was taken aback. Could this girl read minds?

Michiyo forced out a smile that looked worse than a grimace.

“I know… I’m a burden.”

"Taking me along would be troublesome, or something bad might happen. Anyway, my older brother ended up like this because he saved me."

"So, big brother, you can walk by yourself, you don't need to worry about me."

What nonsense are you talking about?

"Staying here means certain death. Do you think being crushed into a meat patty is fun?"

Upon hearing the word "death," Michiyo's shoulders visibly twitched.

Large tears finally welled up in her eyes and slid down her dirty little face.

She was, after all, just a seven-year-old child.

The thought of never seeing her mother again, the thought of never being able to hide under the covers and listen to music again, made her tremble with an instinctive fear of death.

But even so.

Michiyo struggled to sit up from his arms, and although the cramped space caused her head to hit the rocks at the top, she didn't utter a sound.

She curled herself up into a tiny ball, trying not to take up much space, and avoided touching Qianyu.

"It's okay."

"Anyway, I was already superfluous to begin with."

“My dad doesn’t want me…my mom is always sighing…I have no friends at school…no one cares about me…and my teachers think I’m a gloomy weirdo.”

"Even if a gloomy and unlikable kid like me died here, everyone would just think, 'Ah, finally we don't have to take care of this troublesome kid anymore,' right?"

Chapter 75 Only those with a heart of protection can become light.

On the ground, Golza finally finished his buffet in the village, but it was clear that the appetizers weren't enough to satisfy him.

So afterwards, he set his sights on the bus that was speeding recklessly, which from a distance looked like a tin can filled with fresh, tender meat.

With a deafening roar, Golza roared and strode after him.

There's no need to even run.

The sheer force of her stride was enough to suffocate the prey ahead.

"Faster! Faster!!"

The female teacher gripped the back of the seat tightly, turned her head, and through the rear window, she could clearly see the gaping maw full of fangs getting closer and closer.

"I've floored the accelerator!!"

The driver was sweating profusely, and his face had turned deathly pale with fright.

This beat-up bus can only go up to 80 miles per hour; any faster and the engine will explode.

"Mother……"

"I want to go home... Waaaaah..."

Inside the carriage, the cries of children filled the air.

Just then.

A purple ultrasonic beam shot out from Golza's forehead, grazed the roof of the bus, and instantly shaved half of the mountain wall in front of him.

The boulders that rolled down completely blocked the road ahead.

"squeak--!!"

The screeching sound of brakes rang out.

The bus stopped just two meters away from the pile of rubble.

There was no way out in front of them, and pursuers were behind them.

Despair, like a black tide, instantly engulfed everyone on the bus.

Deep underground.

Kazama Chiba was speechless for a moment after hearing the girl's words.

His original plan was to forcibly take Michiyo through the Shadow Kingdom. Although she would be corrupted by dark forces, as long as she lived, she would have a chance to recover in the future.

But to her surprise, Michiyo misunderstood.

She was convinced that Kazama Chiba's troubled expression was a sign that she was about to be abandoned, just like those who had previously looked down on her.

"Stop talking to yourself."

Michiyo shrank back, tears welling up in her eyes.

As expected... I was still rejected?

Then Kazama Chiba said speechlessly

"Can you please stop trying to guess what other people are thinking? It's because of people like you that so many tragedies in this world are caused by a lack of communication."

Michiyo was taken aback, seemingly not expecting such a response.

She blinked, looking somewhat bewildered, her voice timid.

"But the expression on my older brother's face just now... he looked so troubled. I know that kind of expression is a sign that he's about to abandon something troublesome... just like when Dad didn't want me anymore."

"I was indeed thinking about something just now, but what I was thinking about was how to save you."

Why did you save me?

Michiyo still didn't understand.

"It's only the first time my older brother has met me... I'm completely useless... Even my parents don't like me..."

"The reason is simple."