Chapter 549 – Episode 59. Because He’s a Teacher.
It was a giant raccoon that tore through space and appeared at Naruse Hirohide’s call. He was a traditional Japanese raccoon monster called Bakedanuki (化け狸), and he was very large.
Just a moment ago, I described it as gigantic, referring to it as a giant samurai or a giant snake, but this raccoon was on a different level. It seemed to be almost 10 meters in size. The giant samurai looked to be about 3 meters tall, so it was almost three times that tall.
The raccoon was not bare. Anyone who looked at him could tell that he was a monster. He was wearing a hat, had a drum and a bottle of alcohol on his side, and was holding a drumstick in his hand, which seemed to be some kind of magical object.
“Takugio (狸王). Kill that guy.”
-Is it a snack… ? ?
At Naruse Hirohide’s command, the raccoon monster called Tanukio took out the liquor bottle he was wearing at his side and began to drink it in one gulp. I thought he was a guy who didn’t listen well, but suddenly he started pooh-poohing at me, spitting out the alcohol he had drunk and spitting fire.
I was started by the sudden flames and put up a telekinesis shield, but the raccoon’s flames burned even the telekinesis shield and engulfed me. I was on fire and quickly rolled to the side to avoid the flames. Fuck you raccoon. They asked me if it was a snack and then grilled me… Do you know it as real cooking?
The temperature of the raccoon’s fire was so high that it seemed like it was just a flame from alcohol ignited. It seemed to contain magical energy. The stone floor where the flames passed was melting, and although I was wearing the special cyber suit Eve had given me, the skin inside the cyber suit was peeling off due to the high temperature. This would have been quite dangerous for an average person, right? As battle data continues to accumulate, Eve and Lara Sinclair will complement it well.
I ran up to the raccoon, which was still breathing fire, and punched it in the chubby stomach. But my fist passed through the air.
Illusion… !
By the time I realized it was a trap, I had already been hit by the raccoon’s claws and was flying through the air. A cracking sound and the sound of the cyber suit breaking apart were heard, and he was once again thrown into the wall of Dangjujeon.
I stood up, pushing away the broken pieces of the wall. I was caught off guard after easily winning a 3-1 match just now, but this raccoon monster was a monster that knew how to use illusions, attack spells, and even hand-to-hand combat in combination. This is a very difficult enemy, so now I have to let my guard down and deal with it seriously.
As if the illusion was over, the fire-breathing raccoon disappeared and a raccoon monster not far away was revealed. This time, it was beating a drum and sending shock waves towards me.
Float, Float, Float!
Every time the drum beat, a shock wave that exploded the skin of the ground was sent out at me, and it wasn’t the sound ball from a martial arts novel, but it was quite annoying. Still, I could see the sound waves being shot at me, so it seemed like I didn’t use the genjutsu to hide myself this time.
I used shadow domination to pierce the raccoon’s paw. Since it was already dark at night, it was optimal to use Shadow Dominance. I felt like it was real, but I needed to check again if this guy was real before I beat him.
-Kooooo!
When the drumming stopped for a moment due to the pain, I approached the raccoon again. Using the telekinesis shield to create a platform, I jumped up and climbed up to the raccoon’s face 10 meters above. Then he swung his arm and punched the raccoon’s nose.
Shinkai Yatsude (深海八手) Harookanfure (波浪貫触: Blue Kwanchok)
As the black abyss bursts out, the raccoon that was hit once stumbles backwards and falls. I fell from the sky and aimed at Hirohide Naruse. The raccoon wouldn’t come to its senses for a while, and I thought it would be better to neutralize the magician before summoning other food spirits.
Just as she was about to extend her fist towards Hirohide Naruse, who was getting closer, she saw Hirohide Naruse smiling. Yes, when she fought the three shikigami earlier, it was Naruse Hirohide who had one of them protect her, but she couldn’t have been left defenseless even now, so this situation was a trap… !
Realizing that it was a trap, I created a telekinesis shield again, bounced with my foot, and stepped back. As if my premonition was wrong, flames, lightning, and a huge fist fell where I was. If I had been hit by that, no matter how much regenerative power I had, I would have suffered significant damage.
The space behind Hirohide Naruse trembled, and as many as seven summoned beasts were standing there. It seemed like it had already been summoned and hidden with a spell while I was fighting the raccoon monster.
There was a guy who looked like a kappa, two guys who looked like oni, a tengu, two monsters with only floating heads, and an earth giant that looked like a golem. The energy of each one was unusual, making it seem as if these seven were the strongest youkai possessed by Hirohide Naruse.
“Sir!”
“Teacher!”
“Ryu Ta.”
At that time, Otagi Yuka, Saionji Diana, and Alric came into the head temple, calling me to see if they had taken care of all the enemies. Is this 4 to 7? No, if you count Hirohide Naruse, it’s 4 to 8. It was manageable since each person only had to take care of two animals.
Of course, I was a little anxious because Alric and Saionji Diana were not yet high levels, but I couldn’t tell them to leave the battle here.
Everyone likes it, but I had no intention of raising the female students who follow me as plants in a greenhouse. In any case, the war for the succession to the Taira throne would be dangerous, just like it is now, and it would be just as dangerous to advance into the world later. If you save it every time and exclude it from battle, it will eventually fail to grow and become like a sex accessory. Of course, I will use other people for ridiculously dangerous tasks, but I will not hide behind even the slightest risk.
“I’ll use the firearm first.”
Where did she get it from? Saionji Diana was holding her rapid-fire grenade machine gun with both hands. Still, because it was a high-velocity grenade machine gun weighing close to 30KG, she was holding it with both hands, not with one hand, unlike when holding a light machine gun earlier. Still, there is a humanity in holding it with both hands. If you modify your entire body with cyber implants specializing in strength, there are players who carry two firearms, each as heavy as a high-velocity grenade machine gun, like today, one in each hand, so Saionji Diana was more humane.
The grenade was launched and exploded with a popping sound. Each person put up a defense, but the continuous explosion of grenades was powerful. No matter how powerful the shikigami were, they could not easily withstand such explosive damage, so the earth giant blocked with his body and dodged the shots by scattering while sacrificing himself.
When the shooting ended, the earth giant that blocked it with its body and the one monster that only had its head floating seemed to have been caught in the explosion and either died or was incapable of fighting, and several of the others also suffered quite serious injuries.
After all, I didn’t cheat on the gun tree in the game for no reason. This is because, no matter how bad his characteristics were, he could easily become stronger by arming himself with firearms, the essence of humanity that has become powerful through numerous wars and the advancement of science. You could tell just by looking at the fact that Naruse Hirohide’s two shikigami, who were quite different in level from Saionji Diana, were either dead or incapable of fighting.
In fact, there would have been tremendous synergy if Naruse Hirohide had fought with a gun-wielding guard, but because she was alone with her arrogance, she was unable to unleash all the combat power potential that the Onmyoji had.
Of course, a mid-boss named Alric when fighting Famine or the Jeil Group or me, who was wearing the Abyss Army’s combat gear and fully doped up on combat power, could have won even against firearms. In order to do that, you have to be very lucky to have good characteristics or obtain good items, so the difficulty was not comparable to firearms. If I didn’t have Shinkaiyatsude, I would have just taken the firearms tree.
“The rest are not in good condition, so let’s wipe them all out.”
“I understand!”
“Alrik, destroy the enemy Ryuu.”
“I will wipe them all out!”
Even Saionji Diana, who had been shooting at me, drew her sword and rushed at me. Someone couldn’t have just been watching us approach and struck down a thunderbolt, but the thunderbolt from Alric’s katana absorbed it.
It looked like one of the oni was making a thunderbolt. As Alric absorbed the lightning, one of them panicked and summoned another thunderbolt to strike him down.
Of course, there was no damage to Alric. Alric’s katana, which once again absorbed the lightning, shined brightly, scattering lightning like plasma.
Saionji Diana was shooting wildly with the energy of the wind using a specially made gun that shoots circular saw blades. The circular saw blade rotated and cut the shikigami, and it was not Yuka Otagi who would miss the blood.
Unlike ordinary humans, they were monsters with basic magic defense, so they could not use blood explosions, but the flowing blood turned into a shuriken and was flying around at random, increasing the wounds. As the number of wounds increased, more bloody marks were created and the vicious cycle was repeated.
“…!”
Alric came closer and swung his lightning-charged sword. The crackling electric current was passing through monsters and monsters like chain lightning, causing damage. Otagi Yuka and Saionji Diana were each swinging their swords to deal with the shikigami.
Meanwhile, I ran to Hirohide Naruse. Hirohide Naruse, seeing the abyss gathering in my fist, shouted in an urgent voice.
“If you knock me out or kill me, the dragon seal on Shiyo will be immediately released!”
It’s too late to speak. I couldn’t stop because I finished speaking right before my fist hit my stomach. I won’t kill him because I have to pass on the youkai to Naruse Koyou, but I think he’ll faint at this rate…
Bang!
A loud noise sounded and Hirohide Naruse lost her mind from the shock.
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“Bo, the seal is breaking!”
Urabe Konoka shouted urgently. The nameless black dragon heard the sound and fell into joy. If the seal was released like this, it seemed like I could eat the Naruse Shiyo that had been sacrificed and leave this horrible place.
Just before the original seal was released, the Naruse family prepared another girl to seal her again, but there was no sign of that happening from the outside. This was my chance to escape from the little girl’s body and enjoy freedom.
-If you had listened to me a long time ago, you wouldn’t have died, but now the only fate left for you is death.
-Even if I die, I can’t let you control my body… !
Naruse Shiyo, the black-haired man, shouted as if he had no regrets when the black dragon taunted him. Already seeing her surroundings with the black dragon’s powers and knowing that her friends were trying for her, she felt like she could die feeling like she wasn’t alone, even if things failed.
-The seal is getting weaker! Should I eat your mind before I eat your body?
The black Shiyo Naruse gradually began to approach Shiyo Naruse. Shiyo Naruse closed her eyes as if she had given up everything.
“I’m sorry, I can’t allow that during the meal.”
Suddenly a voice came from outside. The black dragon that was gradually approaching Shiyo Naruse stopped. He soon used his powers to see what was out there.
There was a pink-haired woman standing outside. She was smiling at the black dragon, as if she was seeing a mental image of Shiyo Naruse.
