Chapter 63 BOSS Battle: The Ghost of the Sarayashiki...
“*￥#％&！@％……”
The strange, child-like ghost of the Sarayashiki uttered a strange, incomprehensible sound.
The video quality wasn't clear. So when they actually came into close contact with the ghost of Sarayashiki, Tsukino, Chiya, and Ohma Kokichi noticed that the monster was soaking wet all over, with liquid constantly dripping from its body and falling onto the weeds.
These characteristics do indeed fit the situation of someone who falls into a well. Just like Wang Ma Xiaoji not long ago, who was also soaking wet from head to toe.
However, the liquid on the Sarayashiki ghost was not simply well water of questionable purity.
From some unknown time, a faint fishy smell began to emanate from the well.
That smell was very familiar to Tsukino, Chiya, and Ohma Kokichi. It was the smell of blood.
Wang Ma Xiaoji: "I feel like I'm almost indestructible, and my nose will be the ultimate nose in the future."
Tsukino and Qianye: "...feel the same."
Humans have an amazing capacity for adaptation.
Although they had no intention of fleeing now, during their brief exchange, Tsukino, Chiya, and Ohma Kokichi tacitly took a few steps back, keeping a certain distance from the Sarayashiki ghost that had just climbed out of the well.
After all, getting too close to the supernatural isn't a good thing. It's safer to keep some distance until you're certain you can deliver the final psychological blow.
I wonder what other attack methods the Sarayashiki ghost has besides that kind of sound.
Both of them were on high alert when the figure climbed out of the well.
However, just like what I'd seen on TV before, after climbing out of the well, the ghost of the Sarayashiki tried desperately to stand up, but failed several times and ended up just twitching in place.
Wang Ma Xiaoji: "..."
Tsukino and Qianye: "..."
Wangma Xiaoji: "Huh? That's strange. Is it just my imagination? I'm actually starting to feel sorry for this child. Should Xiaoyueno go and help it up?"
Tsukino and Chiya: "Me?" He was indeed considering it, but he hesitated because the danger was a bit too high and he couldn't predict whether the monster would suddenly attack at such close range.
Wangma Xiaoji: "That's right, that's right~ because Tsukino is holding Ieyasu, right? If something goes wrong, using Ieyasu as a shield should stop it, right?"
Tsukino and Chiya: "First of all, the cat's name is Nobunaga, not Ieyasu. Secondly, if we did that, and the monster couldn't stop in time, it could really damage the skull..."
Once the monster realizes this, it will definitely go berserk, right? That would be truly dangerous.
However, there was no time to consider these things. Because, even faster than shown in the video, the strange creature lying on the ground gave up trying after realizing it couldn't stand up.
They had only seen the content on TV not long ago. Even if Tsukino and Chiya didn't have photographic memories, they shouldn't have forgotten the strange sequence of actions in the video.
Therefore, based on his memory, after giving up on standing up, the ghost of Sarayashiki's next move will be—
The strange creature, resembling a child, stretched out its right hand in the direction where Tsukino, Chiya, and Ohma Kokichi were.
Tsukino and Chiya remembered that it was after they saw this action on TV that they suddenly fell from their second-floor master bedroom.
So when such a movement occurred, Tsukino, Chiya, and Ohma Kokichi all took notice, treating it as a harbinger of an attack.
On the palm of the right hand of the Sarayashiki ghost, which looks like that of a normal child, there is an eye.
An eye that was wide open to a terrifying and ferocious degree, with bloodshot whites that sent chills down one's spine and made one feel uncomfortable.
Ah, I see. Now I'm completely certain. That's exactly how it was back then...
The next second, the figure that was lying on the ground suddenly approached as if teleported. Tsukino and Chiya, who were prepared, turned their daggers and aimed the hilts at the eyes in the strange outstretched palm, and stabbed upwards with a light touch.
"#@&：》]+；&/!"
Although it was unclear what the Sarayashiki ghost was saying, its wailing was still audible. Clearly, its eye in the palm of its hand was in great pain.
The ghost of the Sarayashiki emitted sounds that were like wails and sobs, as if it were feeling fear or perhaps its attention was drawn by the pain in its eyes. It covered its injured hand with one hand and dared not approach for the time being.
—Sure enough, the eye they suddenly saw in the video was actually the one in the palm of the Sarayashiki ghost.
Wang Ma Xiaoji blinked: "Xiaoyue Yehe, you went easy on me."
Tsukino and Chiya responded, acknowledging, "The hilt is a warning. But if it's the tip, that's real damage."
“Oh, that sounds reasonable. But…” Wang Ma Xiaoji changed the subject, “Can the supernatural understand? I’m afraid it can only understand that you hurt its eyes.”
Tsukino and Chiya: "Actually, I'm not entirely sure either, but... it seems like things are alright now?"
Because the ghost of Sarayashiki doesn't seem to be showing any signs of rage.
The strange creature, resembling a child, looked up and "looked" over.
It was the most normal-looking weirdo that Tsukino and Chiya had ever seen so far.
Aside from the fact that he has no facial features, his eyes are on his hands, and it's unclear where his other facial features are, he seems no different from a normal human child.
...No, perhaps there is a slight difference.
Tsukino and Chiya looked at the arm of the Sarayashiki ghost.
The sleeves of the school uniform were pierced by something that looked like thorns from a plant stem. Tsukino and Chiya could see the dense thorns covering the strange arms.
It seems we need to be careful.
As he was thinking this, he heard the strange words that were still indistinct but barely recognizable.
"Bad guy... hit me... it hurts."
"Mom said... strangers... are not allowed..."
"Just... chase all the bad guys away. That... will earn you praise."
"Why...did you come?"
Although they could only make out a small portion of the content, Tsukino and Chiya roughly understood what the Sarayashiki ghost wanted to express.
However, before they could say anything to comfort the strange creature, the childlike creature's emotions, which should have subsided for a while, gradually became strange again.
"If...Mom...sees...she'll be unhappy."
"I hate you all."
"Don't come...home."
"Mom, don't be angry."
"leave!!!"
The ghost of the Sarayashiki reached out its hand again.
Countless strands of hair, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, coiled around its outstretched arm, which then stretched out in a manner defying logic. The strange creature remained stationary, yet its hand had already reached into the distance.
Tsukino and Chiya almost blurted out, "Did they eat the Gum-Gum Fruit?", but it wasn't the right time to make a comment, so he held back.
Perhaps because the pain from being accurately hit in the eye by the hilt of a sword by Tsukino and Chiya had left it with lingering fear, this time the target of the Sarayashiki ghost's attack was Ohma Kokichi.
"…………!"
The hand that attacked wasn't as fast as the previous teleportation; it wasn't unavoidable. Wang Ma Xiaoji could have dodged it with his own abilities.
However, he restrained the human instinct to avoid danger.
This is because this is the best judgment Wang Ma Xiaoji made after analyzing the current situation.
Although he didn't want to get hurt...
However, compared to "being injured but not fatal, just bleeding a little but gaining the favor of the monster," which means "successfully dodging, not getting injured, but there are still monsters to deal with, and if I miss this opportunity, I will probably be attacked by monsters again, and my death is tomorrow," it is obviously the right choice to choose the former, right?
So even if I get hurt a little... it's worth it?
Wang Ma Xiaoji had made preparations and considered his actions after that hand came. But—
Some people reacted just as quickly.
Tsukino and Chiya were already standing near Ohma Kokichi. So when they noticed that Ohma Kokichi had no intention of dodging, they almost immediately understood his intentions.
And so, things have turned out this way.
Tsukino and Chiya held daggers in their hands, but instead of trying to scare it away as before, they took a different approach.
Tick-tock, tick-tock...
Upon touching the thorns on the strange arm, the black-haired boy's abdomen almost immediately bled. Red liquid flowed from the wound and dripped onto the grass.
"Tsukino and...!"
Upon seeing this, Wang Ma Xiaoji instinctively spoke up, but then, realizing what was happening, fell silent and returned to quiet.
"...Okay, okay, it's alright. Your mother won't be angry. Because we were sent by your mother. So, Xiaoyou, calm down, okay?"
As if they couldn't feel the pain in their lower back and abdomen, Tsukino and Chiya bent down and gently but firmly grasped the strange wrist.
The spikes pierced through the flesh, and Tsukino and Chiya let the blood flow from between their fingers, softening their tone slightly.
"It's your birthday today, isn't it?"
What a perfect reason.
As Tsukino and Chiya talked, they let go of each other's hands. After confirming that the Sarayashiki ghost had temporarily lost its intention to attack, they took out a white cat sculpture from their bag with their good hand and placed it on the grass in front of the monster.
"We've come to celebrate your birthday. Happy birthday. This is a gift from Sakura."
"...Sakura. Sakura? Birthday? Mom?"
Such keywords seemed to trigger strange memories. It seemed to be stunned by the same change, and after a few seconds of pause as if it were stuck, it finally reached out and clumsily but carefully picked up the white cat sculpture that had been placed on the grass.
"...Is it...Nobunaga?"
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