Since the first appearance of the Wind Spirits, their sightings had been steadily increasing over the next half month.
Not just in Japan.
In the United States, the Soviet Union, China, Northern Europe, and even Africa, their presence had been recorded to some extent.
During this short half-month, nearly every government around the world was in disarray.
The damage they caused was simply too great.
Although these two had never fought in densely populated areas, mostly battling at sea or in uninhabited regions, the aftermath alone was more than enough to overwhelm ordinary people and cities.
Especially when the strong winds brought tsunamis, coastal regions had no choice but to evacuate inland.
Luckily, due to the existence of early warning systems, governments in various countries were able to respond in time, and no fatalities occurred.
However, the economic losses caused by these events were so severe that governments across the globe were struggling.
According to publicly available data from various countries, people were shocked to find that in this short half-month, the money spent on mitigating the aftermath caused by the two reckless Wind Devils had already surpassed a hundred billion dollars.
While no one died, when it came to economic losses, they had already surpassed all other Devil-related disasters and even exceeded the economic damage caused by the Gun Devil that had once shaken the entire world!
Because of this, the bounty on their heads had exceeded nine digits, making them the most highly rewarded Devils at the moment.
Normally, such a huge reward would attract many private Devil hunters.
In fact, at the beginning, many private Devil hunters had tried to hunt down the Wind Devils.
But after realizing that their reputation as Wind Devils was not just a fluke, and that they couldn't even get close to them—only being left behind in the dust—most of the Devil hunters had given up.
In the past half month, after an entire island in the Pacific, roughly a third the size of Japan, had disappeared due to their full-scale battle, no Devil hunter dared to go after them anymore.
Thus, the pressure had shifted back to the governments.
While governments around the world were struggling to figure out how to deal with the two Wind Spirits, the creators of this mess, the Yamai sisters, were strolling openly down the streets of Tokyo.
Both of them were wearing divine armor, naturally drawing many curious stares.
But no one was afraid of them.
This was to be expected.
Because every country had classified all their information as top-secret and made sure that ordinary people wouldn't have access to it, including their appearances.
For these past few days of unusual weather, the media had only been focusing on topics like magnetic field disturbances and global warming.
After all, if people knew that the root cause of all this was Devils, their fear of Devils would undoubtedly increase.
This was something no one wanted to see.
It was because of the Gun Devil's appearance that humanity's fear of the concept of [Devils] grew exponentially, which in turn had empowered all Devils, making them much stronger.
Now, the Devil-related disasters were already enough to give people headaches.
They didn't want history to repeat itself.
And that was why the Yamai sisters could walk freely on the streets without causing a public disturbance.
"Today, what should we compete in?"
On the streets of Tokyo, Kaguya Yamai glanced around at the shops on the side, as if searching for her next challenge.
"Question, are you still not giving up on your futile persistence?"
Yuzuru Yamai, as usual, had an expressionless face, though there was a hint of mockery in her voice.
"Don't act like you've already won in front of me! Even if I lost last time, it was still a tie!"
Sigh "If Kaguya Yamai can't count, Yuzuru can help you recall our win-loss record."
"12 wins, 12 losses, 8 ties!"
"Correction, 11 wins, 13 losses, 8 ties."
"You're lying! The 'Who Can Help More Old Ladies Cross the Street Challenge' was clearly won by me!"
"Denying, that's because Kaguya Yamai cheated and carried the old ladies back and forth to get more counts."
"I'm not listening, I won, so I won!" Kaguya Yamai covered her ears. "And if this is cheating, then Yuzuru also cheated in the 'Who Can Attract More Cats Challenge'!"
"Question, please provide specifics."
"Heh, don't think I don't know you rubbed catnip all over yourself before the challenge. I was wondering why all the cats were surrounding you, and a kind passerby told me you bought catnip and rubbed it on yourself!"
"Correction, Yuzuru did not buy catnip. The store owner gave it to Yuzuru. As for why they didn't give it to Kaguya Yamai, it's because you have no charm."
"What?! How dare you say that!"
During these days, the Yamai sisters weren't always causing destruction.
Their destruction was merely a way to showcase their power and style, in order to advance the main storyline.
When they weren't wreaking havoc, they were diligently playing their roles.
Just like in the original story, the Yamai sisters didn't only determine their victories through battle but also through many seemingly meaningless challenges.
The most important part of playing the role of the Yamai sisters was their constant rivalry, fighting to take the name of Wind Spirit Yamai.
What made them both feel somewhat relieved was that they didn't have to be too intimate with each other.
Although in the original story, the Yamai sisters had a deeper bond than most of the other girls in Shido's harem, and there were subtle hints of a yuri undertone...
But that was only after being captured by Shido and opening up.
In this world, there was no Shido to open their hearts.
And they hoped there never would be.
After all...
Even though both Kaguya Yamai and Yuzuru Yamai were bona fide beautiful girls, capable of earning anyone's affection, they both knew deep down that the souls inhabiting each other's bodies were themselves.
They didn't have any narcissistic tendencies, nor would they be into self-inflicted desires—psychologically, it was still a bit difficult to accept.
"This shop seems to be holding an event?"
While the two were bickering as usual, Kaguya Yamai's peripheral vision caught sight of a shop.
Seeing the event on the sign outside, her eyes immediately lit up.
"Big Explosion Burger Challenge, successful challengers not only get a free meal but also a mysterious prize..."
Kaguya Yamai and Yuzuru Yamai exchanged glances.
Almost as if by mental connection, they both stepped forward at the same time and entered the burger shop.
"Who can eat more, wins!"