4-76: She Who Exorcises Evil, and the Night (1/4)

4-76: She Who Exorcises Evil, and the Night (1/4)

If this could be seen outside and a normal person saw it, he would surely doubt his eyes.

Because that historic Japanese-style house was suddenly covered in a dark flame even darker than the night.

And thena blue-white brilliance deflected it.

Hellfire rushed at them like a gale, burning the earth and melting the garden rocks that stood in its path.

For a moment, it seemed as though it had devoured all the people in the garden.

But in fact, there was not a single one of them who failed to react.

Even before anyone saw those flames, the horrifying presence they exuded was enough to give them goosebumps.

The black-clothed men immediately retreated from the line of fire with their fallen comrades on their backs.

Ryou and Tomoe were about to leave as well, only to abruptly look behind them with an astonished face.

There were those that managed to respond but failed to properly dodge or defend themselves.

The three girls that were inside the building had no place to run to and didnt have the strength to defend themselves.

There was a barrier, and there were shikionis too, but Tomoe and Ryou knew intuitively that they were nothing but paper shields in this situation, and they quickly moved to rescue them.

Please!

Tomoe wasnt used to flying, so her movements were more like a jump than flight.Updated from novelbIn.(c)om

As though to change places, the two shikionis guarding the two girls stepped forward and took the torrent of flames for the three girls to buy time for them, allowing Ryou and Tomoe to reach them in time.

Tomo!

Shut up! Youll bite your tongue!

Tomoe carried two, while Ryou carried one, and together, they all leaped up.

No longer considering the damage to the mansion, they smashed through the ceiling to get to the roof.

They landed on the roof tiles, but not a wisp of flame followed them through the hole.

Even the great fire that stormed into the room seemed to have vanished.

For a moment, they wondered what was happening, but then a chill suddenly ran up their back.

No way!?

By the time they followed their spiritual intuition and looked up, it was already too late.

The black hellfire rained on them like a meteor falling from the sky.

Nay, already, that fire was so overwhelming, it might as well have been a wall.

When they saw the monster riding on that, it was evident that theyd been read.

Her impatience grew by the minute. Already, their defense wouldnt hold for more than a few minutes at most, but she was doubtful if she could even deal with that fire that Ryou could just barely endure at full power.

Unfortunately, despite her lack of confidence, she had no choice but to try and extinguish the flames with all of her strength, so she held her Kamunagi tight, but then

GyaAHH!?

the monster suddenly screamed, and the flames dispersed.

What?

For some reason, the monster was rolling down the roof helpless.

Just what happened?

Ah.. Uu.

However, the collapsed Ryou took priority, so she put those thought aside and ran to him.

As she picked him up, she realized that both of his arms were hideously burned, but it wasnt just burns, they have also been eroded and were covered in evil ki.

Stay still!

Tomoe took out a Heal talisman from her sleeves and gently placed it on him.

Her spiritual power enveloped him and removed the evil ki and healed his burns.

Uu, Ku T-That stuff, of yours, is seriously convenient But didnt those girls confiscate them?

Tomoes talisman successfully alleviated most of the pain as could be seen from Ryou returning to his usual frivolous tone. Tomoe was a little annoyed by that but still replied.

He put some of the talismans I gave him before inside the exoskeleton! Sheesh, just how far into the future did he read?

Ahaha, I dont know if hes reliable or scary, gu!

Ryou chuckled, but then his face twisted in pain.

Ah, sheesh! Make spiritual power flow through your arms! Its difficult with just my talismans. You girls use your healing jutsus too!

Yes!

The three girls helped out too, but they were much worse at it compared to Tomoe, so they worked together to compensate for their flaws and cast a single jutsu.

When most of Ryous wounds have been healed with a talisman, Tomoe nodded and stood up. There was still the curse left behind, but the girls jutsu should be enough to deal with that.

Tomoe-sama?

Take care of Ryou. When thats done, use your Skills to heal his burns!

Ah, yes!

Ill deal with that guy.

Tomoe didnt wait for their response before descending to the garden.