T/N:
The author uses the term 咒力, which is translated also as Cursed Energy—you might recognize it from Jujutsu Kaisen, where this term is widely used. It can also be interpreted as Spell Power or even Spiritual Energy/Power (which I had been using earlier). From this point on, I’ll stick with Cursed Energy. If you Google it, Jujutsu Kaisen images pop up immediately—lol.
In resume:
咒力: Spiritual Energy/Power —> now is Cursed Energy
Chapter 19: It’s Time to Let the World Know About Summer Harvest Mountain
A pleasant surprise.
A faint smile appeared on Natsuba Hanae’s lips.
Initially, she hadn’t expected to find the main material for the Umbrella Sword tonight.
She had simply wanted to take a walk, having been cooped up for so long.
And seeing Chikari Makoto’s excitement, she didn’t want to dampen her spirits.
If, as Chikari Makoto claimed, the material was compatible with her, it could be used as a supplementary material.
After all, her current power was far greater than before.
She could search for the main material herself after absorbing the power of the supernatural being in the Otherside.
But now, she had changed her mind.
This Half-Calamity level supernatural being was indeed worthy of becoming the main material for her Umbrella Sword.
Natsuba Hanae’s red, glass-like eyes sparkled.
The first thing she noticed was…
—The Rule.
[No Nonsense Here]
A half-formed Rule; this was the crucial point.
It was extremely rare for even a Calamity-level supernatural being to develop a Rule, let alone a Half-Calamity level one.
And she had arrived at the perfect moment, before the Rule was fully formed.
The probability of this was incredibly small.
Natsuba Hanae had wondered, if supernatural beings could develop Rules, why couldn’t humans?
She had tried.
But the result was unfavorable. The moment she extracted a Rule from a supernatural being, the being perished, and the Rule vanished along with it.
As if the supernatural being was the Rule itself.
But that was impossible.
Rules only appeared in Calamity-level and above supernatural beings.
If every supernatural being was a Rule, then all of them should possess one.
But that wasn’t the case.
Supernatural beings weren’t Rules; they were simply too closely linked.
So, if the link wasn’t so tight, could she try again?
The answer was undoubtedly yes!
However… Natsuba Hanae pursed her lips, looked at her palm, and slowly clenched her fist.
The power she currently possessed wasn’t enough.
The golden cherry blossom pattern between her brows flickered, and red light swirled in her eyes.
Natsuba Hanae focused on the spider with the baby’s head.
Under her gaze, the spider took a step back, but it was unfazed.
Natsuba Hanae could see the almost invisible crack between the half-formed Rule and the spider.
Once the Rule was complete, the crack would disappear.
If she could harness this Rule, she would gain a new source of power.
This was entirely different from simply increasing the amount of her existing power.
Natsuba Hanae had made up her mind. However, the Otherside didn’t belong to her yet; it belonged to the supernatural being she had suppressed.
Finding the entrance would take time.
She looked around. The enemy was only a Half-Calamity level being; Chikari Makoto could handle it.
As for the two members of the Nenba branch, she didn’t even consider them a threat.
She even looked down on the entire Nenba branch.
That family was completely rotten.
Their only B-rank supernatural user was nearing the end of his lifespan. Once he died, the Nenba branch would be in chaos.
Once she had secured the Rule and completed the Umbrella Sword…
She would let the world…
—Know about the existence of Summer Harvest Mountain.
Onmoraki and Tamamo-no-Mae must be eagerly waiting.
Soon… very soon.
Tonight.
“Makoto,” Natsuba Hanae murmured softly.
Chikari Makoto, who had been focusing on the spider, was startled by Natsuba Hanae’s voice.
She walked over, looking at her with confusion.
“Mom, what is it?”
Natsuba Hanae said,
“I need to leave for a while. I’ll leave the rest to you.”
“Remember, don’t let the discarded girl die. The rest is up to you.”
A Half-Calamity level supernatural being with half a Rule wasn’t something Chikari Makoto could handle alone. She risked being killed.
Chikari Makoto patted her chest, which was comparable in size to Natsuba Rinrei’s.
“Don’t worry, Mom!”
“Leave it all to me.”
Chikari Makoto was the most immature of Natsuba Hanae’s templates.
That was why Onmoraki and Tamamo-no-Mae had been sent out earlier, while she remained by Hanae’s side for training. With Chikari Makoto’s current strength, she could have been sent out long ago.
While Natsuba Hanae and Chikari Makoto were talking, the Nenba brothers were also discussing the situation.
“Big Bro, why isn’t that Half-Calamity level supernatural approaching?”
“It even took a step back, as if it’s afraid of something.”
The Nenba brothers were closest to the spider.
They were positioned between Natsuba Hanae’s group and the spider.
However, they didn’t consider Natsuba Hanae and the others a threat, so they weren’t wary of them.
Unlike the ignorant Nenba Yusuke, Nenba Yukawa was more experienced.
He said,
“This supernatural being is more intelligent than I thought.”
“It’s wary of our ‘Explode’ and ‘Bind’ talismans, that’s why it took a step back.”
“It knows that an explosion would be fatal.”
“Hmph, thanks to Number Six and the others, it has bought us some time.”
“We can’t wait any longer. Let’s kill Number Six and the others first. Three baits will allow for more tactical options.”
Nenba Yukawa had observed that…
Number Six had only recovered some of her physical strength and a small portion of her abilities, not fully. She wasn’t a threat to them.
And the spider was wary of their talismans. As long as they had the blood-red talismans, it wouldn’t dare approach.
Therefore, eliminating Number Six and the others first was the most advantageous choice.
Just then…
They saw the silver-haired girl with the black bird mask casually wave her hand, opening a deep, swirling black vortex.
She stepped in and vanished.
“A spatial-type supernatural user?!”
Nenba Yukawa’s pupils constricted.
Powerful spatial-type users not only controlled teleportation but could also use space itself to attack, slicing through bodies and killing invisibly.
But then, seeing the vortex close, he relaxed.
It seemed she was a weak spatial-type user, only capable of teleportation, and only able to transport one person at a time.
Otherwise, Number Six and the other girl would have escaped as well.
He chuckled.
“Number Six, it seems the people you met aren’t much help. They’ve already abandoned you.”
“The other one will probably abandon you too.”
“Just like the family calls you discarded, you are destined to be abandoned.”
He was trying to break down Number Six psychologically, slowly approaching her.
He stomped his foot, the ground cracking slightly, and lunged towards Number Six!
Number Six was also shocked that Natsuba Hanae was a spatial-type user. But seeing the portal close after only one person had gone through…
Her hopes of escaping plummeted.
However, she quickly regained her composure. In this situation, even one person escaping was better than none. She should be happy that her savior had gotten away.
She had lived longer than she expected; that was enough.
Now, she needed to buy time for the girl with the golden bird mask to escape. As a D-rank supernatural user, she was faster.
Just as Nenba Yukawa had said…
She was discarded, destined to be abandoned from birth.
So, her death would be the perfect ending.
Number Six clumsily assumed a fighting stance, raising her fists. She had never fought before, but now she had a reason to fight.
In a split second, Nenba Yukawa’s cursed energy-enhanced leg was upon her.
Aiming for her head.
She was too slow; her right fist hadn’t even moved.
The suffocating fear of death filled her heart.
So…she still didn’t want to die.
Just then, a whispered breath beside her ear turned into a resounding roar.
“Thousand Feathers Style…”
Like a golden flash, a series of sonic booms erupted as a fist, enhanced with golden energy and moving faster than sound, hurtled towards Nenba Yukawa.
“Lightning Speed!”
In an instant…
Number Six saw Chikari Makoto appear in front of her, throwing a punch at Nenba Yukawa.
“Boom———!!!!!”
Nenba Yukawa was sent flying backward even faster than he had approached.
At the same time, a scream echoed from the distance.
“Big Bro, help me———!”
The spider with the baby’s head had moved unnoticed, appearing beside Nenba Yusuke. Its massive maw chomped down on his upper body.
Blood sprayed out like a geyser.
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