Chapter 29

And just as Tsubaki realized that Yūto was dangerous and different from the people he had teased before, and was preparing to run away, Yūto, who had been standing in the same spot, suddenly appeared in front of Tsubaki as if he had teleported.

Transformed into Yūto's form, Tsubaki's face immediately showed human-like fear, and he quickly retreated into the darkness.

Tsubaki felt that Yūto was not someone to be trifled with, so he was now preparing to back off and find the other two people to collect "fear."

For demons to continue existing in the world or to strengthen their power, there were only two ways. One was to enhance their demon power by devouring other demons or humans, and the other was to increase their "fear," which was the fear humans had of them, to maintain their existence.

Just as gods would be forgotten if they lost their believers, demons would also gradually disappear if no one feared them.

So, Tsubaki had been lingering here to collect enough "fear."

During the day, he did not dare to appear because there were too many people, but once night fell, Tsubaki would come out to find people who were working late and alone, instilling fear in them to collect enough "fear."

Tsubaki was also quite smart. He knew that the world today was no longer a place where demons could act without restraint. Not to mention the descendants of exorcists who continued to exist, with the current human technology, dealing with small demons was a piece of cake.

Clearly, Tsubaki was such a small demon, so he knew that making a big fuss would be very disadvantageous for him. Therefore, he only scared people and did not harm them.

Even once, when a woman was almost scared off the window, he promptly blocked her to prevent her from falling.

Tsubaki originally thought that as long as he blended into the darkness, Yūto, an ordinary human, would be helpless against him.

But soon, Tsubaki realized how wrong his thinking was.

Indeed, Yūto did not have the "Dark Vision" ability to see everything in the dark, but he had the "Demon Power Perception" skill.

No matter how well Tsubaki hid, as long as he could not conceal his demon power, Yūto could easily find him.

After sensing Tsubaki's presence in the darkness, Yūto's feet easily shattered the ground, and he shot forward like a gust of wind.

To be honest, since obtaining "Wind, Forest, Fire, and Mountain," Yūto had not found a suitable opponent. The kendo club students at school were limited in skill and could not test the power of his techniques.

Now, Tsubaki in front of him was a good test subject. Although he only had C- level strength, his characteristics made him quite resilient!

This was also why Yūto did not initially choose to attack Tsubaki's weak points.

"Listening to the howl of the divine wind, the wind also travels with me, swift as the wind—Heavenly Gale!"

While running, Yūto's body was enveloped in a gust of wind, and in less than a few breaths, he appeared in front of Tsubaki.

With a look of shock on Tsubaki's face, Yūto raised his long sword, and as he brought it down, the surrounding air seemed to converge, and a swift gust of wind accompanied the slash, tearing through the air.

The sharp wind blade directly shredded the surrounding desks and other objects into pieces, and the ground instantly showed many intersecting sword marks.

All the floor-to-ceiling windows on the 13th floor were shattered by the violent air currents, and Tsubaki, seeing the incoming wind blade, knew that his short legs were not enough to dodge the attack.

To avoid being completely destroyed, Tsubaki had to revert to his original form and use the "Defense Enhancement" ability.

A huge stone wall with two lantern-sized eyes suddenly appeared in front of Yūto.

But just as Tsubaki reverted to his original form, Yūto's slash arrived.

The wind was the sharpest; it was not only fast but also cut through everything.

The swift crescent-shaped wind blade struck Tsubaki's body, which had been enhanced with a defense buff. The giant wind blade exploded on impact, releasing a large number of small wind blades that ravaged Tsubaki's massive body.

Even with a body as hard as rock, it could not withstand the prolonged assault. Under the defense buff, Tsubaki ultimately held on.

But his originally smooth body now had many "scars" from the wind blade's assault.

The rocky body was now covered with grooves and ridges, looking like scars.

Seeing the destruction caused by the aftermath, Yūto was somewhat surprised.

The power of "Wind, Forest, Fire, and Mountain" was somewhat beyond his expectations. When he used "Wind, Forest, Fire, and Mountain," he did not use demon power but relied on his own strong physique to swing the sword.

Although the demon sword Onikiri and "Advanced Sword Technique" somewhat enhanced the power of the slash, it was not supposed to be this extreme.

"Swift as the wind" in "Wind, Forest, Fire, and Mountain" was mainly a fast attack, while the strongest attack was "Aggressive as Fire."

Without using demon power, "Swift as the wind" had already inflicted such damage on Tsubaki, who had C- level demon power but B-level defense.

If he used demon power to perform "Aggressive as Fire," he could probably cut down an A-level demon with one strike!

Thinking of this, Yūto became even more excited and was eager to try out the most powerful offensive technique in "Wind, Forest, Fire, and Mountain"—"Aggressive as Fire."

The reason he did not use demon power to perform "Swift as the wind" earlier was to make Tsubaki endure a few more hits.

After all, with Yūto's current strength, even if Tsubaki was a highly defensive demon, the gap in demon power and skills meant that using demon power to perform "Swift as the wind" could really kill him with one strike.

Yūto's plan was simple: first, subdue the opponent with absolute strength, then subdue and recruit him.

This way, he could test the power of "Wind, Forest, Fire, and Mountain" and demonstrate enough strength to make the opponent submit, achieving both goals.

However, just as Yūto was eager to perform the starting stance of "Aggressive as Fire," the giant Tsubaki suddenly spoke, directly surrendering...

"Great Onmyōji, I surrender! Please stop! I can surrender and become your shikigami. Just don't kill me. Since I awakened, I have never killed anyone."

Yūto: ╮(￣▽￣「「)╭