Chapter 28

"Speaking of Kuka, even though she is a miko, her 'spirit sight' ability is so weak, and she has taken a rather unconventional path in swordsmanship. A large part of the reason why she can't find a husband is probably due to this..."

Shinjo Shinten had intended to continue, but he soon noticed a dangerous aura emanating from beside him. A long sword, its blade gleaming coldly under the moonlight, was now pressed against Shinjo Shinten's chin.

"Mr. Shinjo, if you continue to talk about things unrelated to work, I wouldn't mind testing my skills with you. I feel that my strength has improved recently."

Feeling the cold touch on his neck and seeing Kuka's half-smiling, half-serious expression, Shinjo Shinten swallowed hard and quickly put away his playful smile.

"Kuka, I was just joking before. Put away the sword in your hand. This is 'Onikiri,' and if you get cut by it, you'll die!"

Indeed, the long sword carried by Kuka was not an ordinary object but a national treasure-level famous sword, even in the entire country.

Although it doesn't reach the level of the 'Tenchi,' 'Kusanagi,' and 'Futsu no Mitama' swords, which are considered divine, 'Onikiri' is still one of the few famous swords capable of slaying demons in the country.

Legend has it that during the Heian period, a great general named Minamoto no Raikou had two famous swords. One of them, named 'Dōji-kiri Yasutsuna,' was named after slaying the great demon Shuten-dōji and is known as one of the five great swords.

However, most people don't know that Minamoto no Raikou had another sword, which was eventually obtained by Watanabe no Tsuna. He used it to cut off the arm of another great demon, Ibaraki-dōji, hence the name 'Onikiri.'

Although 'Onikiri' may not be as famous as 'Dōji-kiri Yasutsuna,' it is still a famous sword capable of wounding the tough flesh of great demons and has been rated as an A+ level spiritual weapon.

If it weren't for Kuka's mother's close relationship with the family that owns this famous sword and her substantial wealth, Kuka would never have been able to obtain such a sword.

Kuka knew that her actions just now were a bit impulsive, but Shinjo Shinten's words hit right at the heart of her current烦恼.

In a chance encounter, she even overheard her parents discussing plans to lower her age requirement for a potential spouse.

In other words, as long as a man has sufficient spiritual power and is willing to live in her household, even a man ten years older than her is not completely out of the question.

After all, everyone's peak spiritual power period is limited, and as Kuka's age increases, her parents are becoming increasingly anxious. To ensure that she can have a child with excellent spiritual talent during her peak period, her parents are almost desperate.

To deal with her persistent parents, Kuka resolutely joined the 'Non-Natural Countermeasures Group.'

With the power of the state, even her parents wouldn't be able to force her into marriage here.

However, just as Kuka and Shinjo Shinten were having this little incident, Yūto and Hina finally returned to the company they visited in the morning.

Yūto should be grateful that, fearing his demonic power was too overwhelming, he used the skill 'Demonic Power Concealment' he had recently acquired before arriving here.

This is why Shinjo Shinten couldn't detect any spiritual power from Yūto earlier.

If Yūto hadn't concealed his power, Shinjo Shinten and the others would have seen not just his spiritual power but also his terrifying demonic power!

Once Yūto's demonic power was concealed, he was not much different from ordinary people like Hina, except for the long sword at his waist.

When they arrived at the office area they had visited during the day, Yūto noticed a significant difference. Compared to the thin demonic aura during the day, the demonic aura in the office area was now very dense.

It was clear that the main entity had already appeared and was now targeting them.

The lights that Yūsaburō had turned on to boost his courage were now flickering as if the wiring was faulty, until they were completely swallowed by darkness.

"It's here. Protect yourselves and don't run around in the dark. If you're too scared, just hit yourself with a stick to make yourself unconscious."

Almost as soon as Yūto finished speaking, the dense demonic aura enveloped the area in darkness, and Yūto suddenly found that Hina and Yūsaburō had disappeared from his side.

Darkness is the most natural and primitive fear of humans. The pitch-black darkness, where one cannot see their hand in front of their face, is enough to instill fear of the unknown.

As the darkness in front of Yūto slowly revealed a figure identical to him, and the figure smiled at him in a way it thought was friendly but was actually quite terrifying, Yūto saw the relevant information about the entity.

Species: Nure-onna (Water Woman)

Demon Level: Low

Demonic Power Level: D to C-

Skills: 'Enhanced Defense,' 'Visual Block,' 'Illusionary Confusion,' 'Dark Vision'

A low-level demon with a body resembling a rock wall. Its hard body often makes people feel as if they are trapped in a 'ghost wall,' but its short and weak legs seem unable to support its body well.

As Yūto had expected, the demon that appeared here was not of a high level, but the Nure-onna's demonic power reaching C- level was somewhat surprising.

The previous rat demon king had C-level demonic power because it was a special individual, a mutant among rat demons, and it was reasonable for it to have such power.

So, what about the Nure-onna in front of him? Can a demon of this level have such high demonic power?

"Let's play together!"

As Yūto observed the entity, the Nure-onna, which had taken on Yūto's form, was also observing him.

And when it saw that Yūto, unlike others before, did not show much fear upon seeing it, the Nure-onna seemed even more delighted.

"Sure, how do you want to play? But before we play, I need to teach a disobedient child a lesson."

The Nure-onna's weakness is in its legs, but Yūto had no intention of using this method to defeat it. Instead, he slowly drew the long sword from his waist.

The moment the sword was drawn, the Nure-onna, which had taken on Yūto's form, showed a very human-like fear and tried to flee in panic.

It realized that although Yūto looked like the ordinary humans it liked to tease, it could sense an extremely dangerous aura from Yūto's sword.