The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

The Ghost Realm—just hearing the name tells you it's a terrifying place.

Compared to his identity as an exorcist, Yuria Nibutō's impression of Hachiman Hikigaya was more that of a classmate with eccentric behavior.

Therefore, upon hearing that Hachiman Hikigaya had been dragged into the Demon Realm, a worried expression immediately appeared on her face.

"Silly child, what are you thinking about?"

Hearing Yuria Nibutō's worries, Mitsue Takeda smiled and patted her head.

"That's an exorcist, how could anything happen to him?"

.......

Meanwhile, Hachiman Hikigaya, whom Takeda Mie considered invincible, was fleeing in terror through the demon realm.

"This is blatant cheating!"

Looking at the evil spirit floating in mid-air, with countless arms reaching out from behind it and constantly grabbing various objects around it and throwing them at him, Hachiman Hikigaya felt like a million alpacas were running through his mind.

Why was the battle scene completely different from what he had imagined?

Shouldn't evil spirits be good at close combat? He even exchanged for a Killing Stone to strengthen himself.

What's with this Thousand-Hand Guanyin you're giving me?!

"What's wrong, young exorcist? Didn't you come here to kill me?! Why don't you turn around and fight me!"

The sack-like evil spirit chased after him while verbally taunting Hachiman Hikigaya, trying to provoke his anger.

"I'd have to be crazy to fight you right now..."

Looking back at the evil spirit that was even more octopus-like than an octopus, Hachiman Hikigaya felt a chill run down his spine, and his footsteps quickened even further.

"Tch, coward!"

Seeing that Hachiman Hikigaya wasn't going to lane, the Sack Spirit cursed in annoyance.

It then accelerated and chased after Hachiman Hikigaya.

However, after chasing for a distance through the demonic alley, the sack demon suddenly realized that it had lost track of Hachiman Hikigaya.

"Hidden?"

Looking around the empty alleyway in front of him with a puzzled expression, the sack demon then swung its countless arms behind it, smashing them down onto the surrounding walls and the ground.

With a wave of his hand, he blew away the smoke in front of him, and what appeared before the sack-like evil spirit was nothing but ruins.

"Damn it, where did that human go?"

Seeing that his area-of-effect attack had failed to force Hachiman Hikigaya out of his skin, the sack demon's expression instantly turned ugly.

To prevent Hachiman Hikigaya from escaping, it used all the power it had painstakingly accumulated over this period to maintain the Demon Realm.

If he doesn't kill Hachiman Hikigaya before his power runs out, he will not only lose the power he has painstakingly accumulated over the years, but his life may also be in danger!

After all, outside, it really only has the strength of a special-grade!

"If we don't find a way to deal with its back arm, we simply can't fight it."

Just as the sack-like evil spirit's face turned as black as charcoal, it activated its stealth ability, and Hachiman Hikigaya, who was crouching directly below it, also had the same worried expression.

Although I really wanted to take advantage of this great opportunity to cut it from below.

However, judging from the strength displayed by the sack demon just now, the possibility of it being killed in one strike is extremely low. If it were to make a rash move, the more likely outcome would be that it would be smashed into a pulp by hundreds of wild punches.

"Life is truly unpredictable..."

With a soft sigh, Hachiman Hikigaya remarked.

Once he gets out safely this time, he must work hard to earn spirit coins and exchange them for items from the shop to deal with these tentacle monsters as soon as possible.

"But even if I've made up my mind, I need to get out of here safely first..."

Just then, Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly noticed that the pebbles on the ground had disappeared.

This was an ordinary scene, nothing out of the ordinary.

Just like in a game, after you defeat a group of monsters, the system will automatically refresh.

However, as the rubble disappeared, the surrounding walls did not return to their previous state. Instead, they revealed a gray mist that resembled a boundary.

"This is getting interesting..."

Squinting, Hachiman Hikigaya turned around and looked down the way he had fled.

Sure enough, just like his situation, although the rubble and other debris had been automatically cleared away, the alley had not returned to its original state.

"If I remember correctly, this guy said before that it was injured."

Hachiman Hikigaya rested his chin on his hand, and a light suddenly shone in his unchanging, lifeless eyes.

Well, although he's not the kind of guy who likes to take advantage of others, if the opponent has a bleeding debuff, not using it properly would be a disaster.

Chapter 129 You'd better remember this!

Realizing that the sack demon's power was weakening every second, Hachiman Hikigaya's mood instantly improved.

While remaining vigilant and following its speed, Hachiman Hikigaya began to ponder other questions.

For example, the so-called adult's plan mentioned by the evil spirit in the sack.

It said that by eating itself, it could be elevated to the level of a ghost or god.

The sack demon's strength should have been at the level of a Ghost King, so that adult's strength should at least be at the level of a Ghost God.

Otherwise, the sack demon would never willingly work for the other party.

Although the three demon-level evil spirits that Hachiman Hikigaya encountered ran away immediately when they met Rimuru, he did not conclude that the other party was weak because of this.

After all, the strongest being in the entire Chiba region is only a Demon King. The Demon Emperor could probably roam freely in the Kanto region, but as for demons and gods...

If this thing really caused trouble in Japan, the island would probably sink!

Therefore, it was no wonder that Hachiman Hikigaya was concerned about something that a demon was plotting.

However, just as Hachiman Hikigaya was frowning and wondering what the plan was, a fist came flying towards him.

Dark under the lamp!

The sack demon is not stupid.

Because a stupid evil spirit cannot possibly survive long enough to become the King of Ghosts.

Therefore, after searching around and finding no trace of Hachiman Hikigaya, it immediately thought of the space beneath it.

After all, its subconscious had always believed that Hachiman Hikigaya could not possibly be hiding so close to it, so it never attacked the place.

With a loud "bang!", the long, thick arm slammed into the ground, creating a deep crater.

Although the attack did not hit Hachiman Hikigaya, it did dispel his concealment form.

Looking down at Hachiman Hikigaya, whose figure had materialized below, the sack-like evil spirit smiled slightly.

Then, a barrage of attacks rained down on Hachiman Hikigaya.

"Shou!"

With his free left hand, he made a hand seal, and a golden protective magic circle instantly appeared, enveloping Hachiman Hikigaya.

Then, Hachiman Hikigaya, holding the Demon-Slaying Blade in his right hand, unleashed sword energy as if spiritual power were free, while simultaneously throwing out various talismans with his left hand.

"Burn in flames!"

Although Hachiman Hikigaya's attacks were fierce, they were still somewhat inadequate compared to the seemingly endless barrage of punches from the sack demon.

Whether it's sharp sword energy or flashing talismans.

It cracked the moment it made contact with the fist and dissipated in mid-air, only blocking the sack demon's attack for a few seconds.

Just as the sack demon's attack was about to land on the protective magic circle, Hachiman Hikigaya cast the spell 'Burning Body' on the magic circle.

Instantly, flames raged across the surface of the magic circle, creating a terrifying sight.

However, the evil spirit in the sack attacked without the slightest hesitation, striking the surface of the magic circle directly.

It's just a mere flame; even evil spirits below the Special Grade might be frightened. After all, it was once the Ghost King!

With a loud bang, the protective magic array shattered.

However, the ghostly fire covering the surface of the magic circle was not dispelled by the spiritual power on its fist as the evil spirit in the sack had expected. Instead, it adhered to the surface of its fist and spread rapidly along its arm toward its main body.

"What is this?!"

The part of his arm covered in ghostly fire was throbbing with unbearable pain, and the sack demon was instantly terrified.

It quickly took control of its other arms, trying to extinguish the ghostly flames on its body.

However, as it patted, the ghostly fire not only showed no sign of being extinguished, but even the arm it used to extinguish the fire got stained with it.

"Is Ghostfire surprisingly useful?"

Hachiman Hikigaya never expected that what he had temporarily added to the magic circle would be so useful.

You should know that his main purpose in exchanging for this spell was to make it easier for Yotsuya Miko to interrogate evil spirits.

Silently thanking Yotsuya Miko, Hachiman Hikigaya then covered the surface of his demon-slaying sword with ghostly flames and charged towards the sack of evil spirits.

Just as the evil spirit in the sack was trying to extinguish the flames on its body, it saw Hachiman Hikigaya charging towards it again, wielding a demon-slaying sword that was also engulfed in flames.

It gritted its teeth and used its untouched hands to cut off the flaming hands.

In an instant, countless arms engulfed in flames descended from the sky, looking utterly disgusting.

Having escaped the clutches of the ghostly fire, the sack spirit, severely weakened, had no time to rest before rising to a higher hovering altitude once more.

However, Hachiman Hikigaya had anticipated that it would escape his pursuit by increasing its altitude.

With his left hand, Hachiman Hikigaya flicked out three talismans that could create a shield. He stepped onto the ground and then quickly jumped and ascended in mid-air on the three shields.

In the blink of an eye, he was standing in front of the sack demon.

Faced with the somewhat bewildered evil spirit in the sack, Hachiman Hikigaya did not hesitate.

He took a deep breath and activated Sun Breathing.

"Sun Breathing, Land Form: Scorching Sun!"