The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

Half an hour passed silently, and Hachiman Hikigaya, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them.

Looking up at the bed, I saw that Isshiki Hatake, who had been in a state of half-asleep, had somehow fallen asleep and was now fast asleep in a starfish position.

Already here?

Seeing the fleeting fear in Iroha Isshiki's sleep, Hachiman Hikigaya closed his eyes again and, following the method explained by the system, linked his mind with Iroha Isshiki's.

A huge suction force suddenly appeared behind him, dragging Hachiman Hikigaya backward.

Then, colorful spots of light appeared in the field of vision.

It was just a moment, yet it felt like an eternity had passed.

When Hachiman Hikigaya opened his eyes again, he found himself in a huge shopping mall.

Chapter 106 The Chase (Free chapter, please refresh)

shopping mall?

Upon seeing the scene before him, Hachiman Hikigaya was slightly taken aback.

But when he saw Issei Hana being chased by a dark shadow on the upper floor, he immediately put aside his curiosity and began to check his own condition.

The Demon-Slaying Blade can still be used.

At the same time, the spiritual energy in the body is quite abundant.

Moreover, there was no loss of connection with the system.

No problem!

After confirming that he was in good condition, Hachiman Hikigaya nodded in satisfaction and then ran upstairs through the mall's fire escape.

.........

The sound of rapid breathing kept echoing in my ears.

Isshiki Hachiman frantically moved her legs and ran forward along the corridor.

"Why hasn't the senior arrived yet?"

High-intensity exercise consumes a large amount of oxygen and blood sugar in the body.

Iroha Isshiki's mind was blank at that moment; all she remembered was to keep running forward and wait for Hachiman Hikigaya to appear.

Behind Iroha, a figure who looked remarkably like her, but with darker skin, was slowly chasing after her.

If Hachiman Hikigaya were watching from the side, he would have noticed that a thin, colorful ribbon was connecting Isshiki Hatake and the figure behind her.

With each step taken forward by the One-Colored Feather, a ray of light would be transmitted from the One-Colored Feather's body to the figure behind it.

"It can be finished today."

Looking at the girl who was running away in vain, the substitute succubus revealed a mocking smile.

Do you really think you can escape its clutches in your dreams?

The so-called pursuit distance is nothing more than a trivial self-comfort for the poor creature that is about to disappear.

Tonight it can completely replace this human and thus operate in human society as her.

However, the substitute succubus still didn't understand why the adults ordered him to abandon his original high-ranking human status and instead replace an ordinary female high school student.

Furthermore, it was instructed to be extremely careful and absolutely not to reveal that it was acting on instructions.

"Sir, you are still too cautious."

Looking at the iridescent feather, half of which had turned gray, the substitute dream demon shook its head indifferently.

Aside from those five exorcists whom they couldn't afford to offend, the rest of the small fry might not even be able to defeat a mid-level evil spirit.

The locations of the five exorcists have already been revealed once recently, so they can't possibly be in Chiba.

Should we remain cautious in this situation?

What a joke!

Thinking of this, a fierce glint flashed in the eyes of the substitute dream demon.

With a casual wave of its hand, an invisible wind blade instantly struck the ceiling in front of the colorful feather.

With a loud "boom," countless broken bricks fell from above and landed just a few feet in front of Colorful Feather.

Iroha's previously blank mind was instantly cleared by this sudden situation.

She subconsciously glanced back.

Upon discovering that there was someone behind him who looked exactly like him, fear instantly spread throughout his body.

"boom!"

Another wind blade landed at Issei Yu's feet, seemingly urging her not to stop.

Having witnessed the power of the wind blades, Isshiki Hachiman naturally wouldn't stand still.

Controlling her legs, which were swinging like a sieve, Ichiro Yu continued to stumble forward.

Just as they were turning a corner, an arm suddenly reached out from around the corner and pulled Isshiki Hatake over in an instant.

"Well!"

Suddenly attacked, Isshiki instinctively wanted to scream.

Hachiman Kohikaya quickly covered her mouth with his hand and then whispered in her ear, "Don't speak, it's me."

"senior!"

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's familiar voice, Iroha Isshiki's tense body instantly relaxed.

"Go down the stairs through the fire door at the back, understand?"

Time was of the essence, so after quickly instructing Isshiki Hachiman on what to do, he pushed him toward the fire door.

Then, Hachiman Hikigaya stood against the wall, quietly waiting for the evil spirit to come.

...........

"Did they change their escape route?"

Seeing that Iroha didn't continue running forward, but instead turned a corner and hid behind it.

The substitute nightmare didn't care about this.

After all, as long as Isshiki Hachiman remains in this dream, she will never be able to escape.

With a playful, cat-and-mouse mentality, the stand-in nightmare stepped around the corner with a sinister grin on his face.

However, the scene of the girl running away in panic that I had imagined did not occur.

Instead, a strange man holding a katana was quietly watching it.

[.............]

"surprise?"

Looking at the evil spirit whose smile suddenly froze, Hachiman Hikigaya's usually unchanging face revealed a mocking smile.

Then he swung his demon-slaying sword forward fiercely, slashing viciously at the substitute dream demon!

Getting hit by that knife will definitely kill you!

As the katana swung towards him, the substitute dream demon suddenly had this realization.

It dared not be careless at all, and immediately dodged Hachiman Hikigaya's attack by bending to the side.

However, Hachiman Hikigaya's attack did not end after that strike.

After his first attack failed, Hachiman Hikigaya immediately lowered his grip and continued to slash at the evil spirit with his demon-slaying sword.

Helpless, the substitute nightmare could only retreat rapidly to try and dodge the second attack.

But just as it moved, Hachiman Hikigaya stomped his right foot on the ground and followed suit.

A blue light shone from the Demon-Slaying Blade, and Hachiman Hikigaya instantly unleashed the sword technique—Maria's Lament.

"!"

Seeing the barrage of blades hurtling towards him, the substitute evil spirit glared, then decisively abandoned its nearly perfected body, transforming into a wisp of black smoke and escaping from it.

Even though the body in front of him was extremely similar to Iroha Isshiki, Hachiman Hikigaya still did not hesitate at all.

Countless blades of light instantly enveloped him, and then Hachiman Hikigaya broke through this barrier and continued to chase after the black smoke that the evil spirit had transformed into.

"Damn it, this is a legitimate exorcist!"

As the Stand Nightmare fled rapidly through the mall, it glanced back at Hachiman Hikigaya, who was relentlessly pursuing it.

Now it fully understands why its parents told it to be careful.

So it turns out that Chiba suddenly has an exorcist!

What puzzled the substitute nightmare was why its master didn't just tell it about the exorcist directly, but instead only told it to be on high alert.

"boom!"

A huge surge of spiritual energy came from behind, interrupting the substitute dream demon's thoughts.

The black smoke nimbly turned in mid-air, dodging the spiritual energy stream that Hachiman Hikigaya had just released, and then ran down the escalator of the mall.

"Boom!" "Boom!"

Two more streams of spiritual energy slammed into the front of the substitute dream demon. Immediately afterward, Hachiman Hikigaya flipped over the railing and leaped to the escalator entrance on the next floor, blocking its path.

Chapter 107 Compressing Battlefield Space

Upon seeing Hachiman Hikigaya appear in front of him, the Stand Succubus did not hesitate and turned around to continue running upstairs.

Seeing that the evil spirit was trying to escape, Hachiman Hikigaya covered his demon-slaying sword with his spiritual power and then slashed it with a sword aura.

The whooshing sound from behind did not deter the Stand Nightmare's determination to escape.

To Hachiman Hikigaya's slightly surprised gaze, it didn't dodge at all, but instead withstood the sword energy and rushed back to the next level.

"Why don't you fight back?"