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'System, your transfer precision is seriously lacking.'
Yuto pursed his lips in displeasure as he stepped out from the soon-to-close spirit particle channel. He had clearly set up the magic circle in his own basement, so how did he end up in this damned place?
The sudden appearance of the unfamiliar youth left everyone stunned. Not only had he appeared here without anyone noticing, but the fact that he effortlessly captured Yura with a single move was astonishing. This left Arakune and the several demons perched on him full of shock. His technique had been too fast and too strange, completely beyond comprehension.
"Hmm, who are you?"
Yuto's gaze swept the scene. First, he saw Yomi, her eyes sparkling with excitement. Behind her stood Tsuchimiya Kagura, blinking curiously. Finally, his eyes landed on Miko Yotsuya, who clung to his leg with a tearful expression.
"Ah….I didn't think I'd actually meet you."
Staring into the her unforgettable golden eyes, Yuto felt a pang of emotion. His first encounter with the supernatural had come from the eerie beings in Mieruko-chan, but he'd never had the chance to meet this strong yet unlucky girl in person until now.
"Fate really is mysterious, Miss Yotsuya."
Yuto reached out and gently lifted the golden-eyed girl who was too weak to stand by the waist, a teasing smile on his face. "Nice to meet you, I'm Yuto."
"Eh? You know me!?"
Miko Yotsuya blinked in confusion, unable to grasp the situation. Her strange golden eyes sparkled with unshed tears as she looked at the mysterious youth who had suddenly appeared to save her. For a moment, her heart swelled with both surprise and gratitude.
As Miko timidly sized him up, Yuto was also observing this striking black-haired beauty. She wore a light yellow dress that hugged her youthful, graceful figure. The short pleated skirt revealed a glimpse of her slender legs. Her fair feet were clad in brown loafers, and she carried a small backpack. Her delicate, pale face still bore traces of panic, her full chest heaving noticeably from fear.
Yuto gave the still-shocked girl a perfunctory nod. Controlling a massive hand formed from the Sea of Life, he shook Yura, whom he'd choked unconscious earlier.
"I forgot my strength's already surpassed A-rank. If I hadn't let go in time, I could've choked this beautiful demon to death."
"Yuto!!"
Yomi finally pushed through the shattered ruins and threw her arms around him tightly. "I missed you so much while you were gone."
"Yomi, can you explain what's going on here?"
The feel of her curvaceous body against him soothed Yuto's irritation. Being attacked the moment he stepped out of the spirit particle channel had left him in a foul mood.
"Retreat!"
Seeing the mysterious youth briefly distracted, the demons led by Arakune began considering escape. Amid Arakune's furious roars of betrayal, they bolted toward the emergency exit.
"Sorry, my life's more important. That guy's aura is way too terrifying, I don't want to face him."
"Since you're the biggest, you stay and cover the rear."
'Better you die than me.'
Neither the petite Kamaitachi nor the winged Tengu both yokai to tangle with this mysterious youth. What loyalty was there among demons? They felt no guilt abandoning Arakune and running.
But just as they were about to flee, a massive tide of crimson energy surged from the Sea of Life. Like a blood-red Milky Way in reverse, it shot out at lightning speed and instantly obliterated the escapees.
Splat! Splat! Splat!
It was as easy as swatting mosquitoes with a flyswatter. Shattered flesh, bone fragments, and ruptured organs rained down like a drizzle, freezing the remaining demons in terror.
"Move one step and you're dead!"
At those words, the few demons who hadn't escaped were engulfed by an overwhelming killing intent. Their hair stood on end, and their pounding hearts felt like they'd burst under the pressure. They froze, petrified.
"So amazing…!"
Tsuchimiya Kagura, standing behind Yomi, gazed at the youth who'd halted the demons with a single command. Her sparkling eyes shone with admiration. In this era of supernatural awakening, everyone was drawn to the strong. Powerful beings like Yuto naturally attracted attention and admiration, especially from the opposite sex. After all who didn't long for a protector?
Though Kagura wasn't the type to blindly devote herself to strength, she couldn't help but feel curious about this youth so close to her adoptive sister.
"Brat, you're too arrogant!"
One sentence plunged the area into dead silence. Arakune, sprawled on the ground, likely felt humiliated being cowed by mere words. He opened his mouth to spit defiant threats, but a crushing pressure descended, silencing him like a strangled dog.
"Didn't I warn you?"
Yuto floated in the air, hands clasped behind his back. His eyes glowed with red and blue light, locking onto the massive skeleton half-kneeling under the strain. These were skills granted by Tiamat: the [Blue Star Eye], which slashed attack power and blocked all healing, and the [Red Star Eye], which dazed everyone and unleashed a potent curse.
"Arghhhhhh!!"
Before the horrified onlookers, twisted, evil black flames erupted from the giant white skeleton. These cursed flames, born from the origin of all things, flared under Tiamat's Authority of the Beast. Any Earth-born creature would suffer devastating damage. The unquenchable demonic fire roared, reducing the shrieking skeleton to ashes in moments.
Yuto blinked, picking up the sole remaining red bone.
[Copper Material: Ominous Bone]: A cursed, ominous bone that can be exchanged for 300 Mana Prisms.
'That's it? Done already?'
Miko Yotsuya stared at the unbelievable scene, her throat dry, her heart racing so fast it threatened to leap out. This smiling youth terrified her more than the invisible horrors she usually faced.
Since awakening her powerful spiritual eyes, she could see mighty evil spirits and deities invisible to ordinary spiritualists. Lacking any other special abilities, she could only ignore what she saw. Even when monsters approached, she'd trained herself to stay calm, a skill honed over time.
But no matter how brave she was, she was still just a high school girl. Who could stay composed under such a murderous aura?
"So strange… My legs have no strength. I can't stand!"
The killing intent burrowed into her mind, making her tremble uncontrollably. Tears filled Miko's big eyes as fear overwhelmed her. Her legs gave out, and she slumped to the ground, letting go of Yuto's leg.
"I can't take it… Waaah!!!"
"?"
'Am I that scary?'
Psssh!
Turning at the sound, Yuto spotted a small, mirror-clear puddle on the ground and sighed helplessly.
"Yuto, I don't know what happened in the half-year you were gone, but that girl's pretty shaken," Yomi said, glancing at the blushing Miko, who buried her head like an ostrich. She felt a twinge of sympathy. Miko was clearly an ordinary person unskilled in combat. Normal people didn't witness scenes this hellish. Her fear-induced accident, though embarrassing, was understandable.
…...
Five minutes later, Yuto watched impassively as the Sea of Life swallowed the trembling demons. He could bestow abilities like self-modification, ecological change, fusion, or proliferation on those trapped in its black mud. Without even a thought of resistance, they became biochemical weapons.
The result was a grotesque bird fused with multiple demon powers: three heads, two pairs of bat-like wings, a scaly body bigger than an elephant, and dense black feathers on its thick back. Its screech was like nails on glass.
'Hmm, it looks a bit like the big-mouthed Lahmu from Fate, mixed with various monsters.'
In Mesopotamian myth, Tiamat crafted eleven magical beasts. Yuto could reshape any creature submerged in the Sea of Life based on those designs.
"Uh… First try, and it's kinda gross. But its strength isn't bad. It could hold its own against a four-star Servant."
"My goodness… What is this thing?"
Tsuchimiya Kagura, a straightforward girl, paled as the bizarre creature flapped its wings and lunged at her. She ducked behind Yomi in a panic.
"Too ugly. Let's call it 'Ugly Thing.'"
Yuto named his first creation casually.
"Um, that…"
A faint voice, like a mosquito's hum, came from behind: Miko Yotsuya. "My friend… Yui Yuigahama, was captured by these demons earlier. I don't know if she's alive. Can you save her?"
"Yui Yuigahama?"
The familiar name made Yuto frown. Beside him, Kagura's eyes widened.
"Wait, you're from Shuchiin Academy too?" she asked.
"Eh, you too…?"
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