Chapter 21: Chikari Makoto Wants to Keep Being a Footstool
“Impossible… impossible… impossible!!”
As he flew backward, Nenba Yukawa kept repeating these words.
Finally, he practically roared them.
How could that remaining blonde girl be so strong?!
He hadn’t even seen her move. In the blink of an eye, she had blocked his attack and sent him flying.
Such speed and power!
Nenba Yukawa looked at the blood flowing from his mouth and abdomen, forcing down the chunks of flesh that threatened to come up.
A fierce glint appeared in his dark eyes.
“There’s a chance! There’s a chance!!”
“There’s definitely still a chance!”
He still had the “Explode” talisman.
He had dedicated his life to the study of offensive talismans.
And the “Explode” talisman was his masterpiece. Once activated, its destructive power was equivalent to a full-powered attack from a B-rank supernatural user!
More than enough to kill a Half-Calamity level being.
And the supernatural materials dropped by the being would allow him to reach B-rank, becoming a true leader within the family, even gaining influence within the conglomerate.
How could he die here?!
His opponent had a weakness. She had clearly protected Number Six; he could exploit this to formulate a battle plan.
He also had Yusuke’s help. Two C-rank Nen users and sorcerers could create a mirac—
Just then…
A scream pierced the air.
It reached Nenba Yukawa’s ears, making him freeze.
“Big Bro, help me———!”
It was Yusuke’s voice.
Nenba Yukawa forcibly stopped his backward momentum, crashing to the ground. He immediately looked towards the source of the scream.
Then, an unforgettable scene unfolded before his eyes.
His younger brother, his blood relative who had followed him since childhood, rising through the ranks to become a C-rank supernatural user alongside him, was being decapitated by the spider with the baby’s head.
Yusuke was dead…
Nenba Yukawa was stunned, frozen in place.
His brother, his flesh and blood, was dead.
It was his fault, his fault.
He should have been more cautious, should have stayed with Yusuke, should have…
No… no…
It was… the Half-Calamity level supernatural’s fault!!
It killed Yusuke!!
Nenba Yukawa clenched his fists so hard that his nails dug into his palms, drawing blood, but he felt nothing.
Unparalleled rage surged from within him, his chest heaving.
His Nen, which hadn’t increased in years, suddenly surged, bringing him within a hair’s breadth of B-rank.
But rage had consumed his reason.
Nothing else mattered anymore, not rank, not supernatural materials, not Number Six or anyone else.
He only wanted revenge for his brother!
His eyes turned bloodshot, and his intense fury erupted in an inhuman roar.
“Monster!!”
“I’ll kill you———!!”
Nenba Yukawa clutched the “Explode” talisman, channeling his cursed energy, activating it. A faint flame flickered on the talisman.
A single thought would detonate it.
Years of combat experience, even in his irrational state, made him instinctively channel his Nen to enhance his speed.
Combined with his newly increased Nen, he was faster than ever before.
This was the peak of his power.
The wind roared in his ears, the scenery blurred behind him, but Nenba Yukawa’s focus remained absolute. He only saw the spider with the baby’s head.
He would shove the “Explode” talisman down its disgusting throat!
And blow it to pieces!
But when he saw the spider form a mocking smile…
A sliver of reason returned.
Why hadn’t the spider tried to escape?
Wasn’t it afraid of the “Explode” talisman?
Then, he saw the spider raise its blood-red marked scythe-like leg and swing it from dozens of meters away!
A blade of light.
A sharp blade of light, enveloped in surging black flames, shot towards him, cold and menacing, radiating a chilling aura of death.
Wherever the blade of light passed, the surrounding vegetation withered instantly.
It was faster than he was; he couldn’t dodge. The blade of light sliced through his waist.
His vision blurred as he fell to the ground.
Nenba Yukawa took one last look at where Nenba Yusuke had been, the “Explode” talisman fluttering down in front of him.
“Boom———!!!!!”
A deafening explosion erupted.
It engulfed a radius of dozens of meters. The spider leaped away, escaping the blast.
The explosion obliterated the bodies of Nenba Yukawa and Nenba Yusuke.
Number Six, witnessing this scene, felt a pang of sorrow.
“That spider has a ranged attack?”
“Miss Makoto, can you handle it?”
Although Chikari Makoto had displayed incredible power by defeating Nenba Yukawa in one blow…
Number Six was still worried.
Surely, with such strength, Miss Makoto must be eager to test herself against a powerful supernatural being.
But when she turned around, she saw Chikari Makoto tiptoeing away as if trying to sneak off.
Caught in the act, Chikari Makoto looked around, stopped, and said without a hint of embarrassment,
“I don’t think I can beat it. Maybe we should run.”
She was joking. Although Chikari Makoto loved to fight…
She wasn’t reckless. She would never participate in a battle she knew she couldn’t win.
The power of the spider’s blade of light…
Was close to that of a Calamity-level being, far exceeding Half-Calamity level.
Clearly, the “Explode” talisman had intimidated it, forcing it to reveal its hidden strength.
And that power was still a bit frightening for her.
Even with her speed, she couldn’t guarantee dodging that incredibly fast blade of light.
And defense wasn’t her strong suit.
If Mom hadn’t told her to protect Number Six, she would have run away the moment the blade of light appeared.
As a bird yokai template, her escape speed was unmatched!
“Sigh.”
“But it looks like it’s too late now.”
Chikari Makoto’s golden eyes shimmered in the darkness. She saw the spider with the baby’s head lock its gaze onto her and Number Six.
After devouring half of Nenba Yusuke’s body, its power seemed to have increased again.
She pouted and prepared for battle.
“Mom, you better come back soon.”
“If you’re late, I won’t be able to be your footstool anymore.”
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