Chapter 130 Old Rat, Shinomiya Gan’an’s Invitation
A rat ran out of the shadows, causing Machida and Utaha, who had been on edge, to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Machida-san, let's hurry up and leave."
Machida's smile stiffened slightly.
"Shi-chan, I'm afraid we can't leave."
Machida pointed ahead. Rats the size of small calves were walking out of the shadows. Her face turned pale.
Utaha also noticed this. Her legs went weak.
"Machida-san, I, we..."
"Evil Spirit!"
Machida understood immediately what was happening.
A person wearing a suit but with the head of a rat walked out.
"Humans. Let's make a deal. I'll let you go, and you bring me other people. Exchange their lives for yours. How about it?"
"You can forget about that. I won't assist evil."
Utaha bit her lower lip.
Machida smiled bitterly but said nothing. She had originally planned to play along and trick the other party, but now...
"What a shame. I originally planned to give you a glimmer of hope and then go back on my word, to eat you while watching your desperate expressions. But eating you directly right now isn't bad either."
Machida hadn't expected this Evil Spirit to be so malicious.
Suddenly, a whistling sound came from nearby, followed by the tapping of footsteps in a tap dance rhythm.
The weird whistling, combined with this strange scene, made goosebumps rise all over Utaha and Machida. The rats became restless upon hearing the whistling and footsteps.
"Hakuto? Run! Don't come over!"
Seeing that it was Hakuto, Utaha immediately warned him.
Hakuto ignored Utaha.
"What big rats. You must be Old Rats. Now that the Nine Provinces Barrier is shattered, all you monsters and demons are crawling out. You're causing trouble for people. So could I ask you to just die?"
Sensing the terror emanating from Hakuto, the rats became restless and wanted to flee.
"Don't think about running away. If I don't deal with you man-eating Evil Spirits, you might threaten someone I care about. Besides, she can't die yet. If she dies before I'm done taking my revenge on her, I'll be very troubled."
Hakuto glanced at Utaha and Machida.
He showed a mocking smile and said to Utaha, "Kasumigaoka Utaha, what are you going to give me in return for saving your life?"
Then he turned his head to look at the calf-sized rats.
"Alright, you can die now. If you weren't too ugly and male, I might have let you live."
He pushed off the ground, his body shooting out. The next moment, he appeared before the Old Rat. His gloved hand directly pressed down on the Old Rat's face, slamming it into the ground.
Boom!!!
A circular depression over three meters in diameter appeared on the ground. The Old Rat lay in the pit.
"Disgusting. You rats in the sewers."
A look of disgust appeared on his face. Then he took off his gloves and threw them onto the Old Rat's face, now covered in blood.
"Alright. Now die."
He raised his foot, the sole aimed at the Old Rat's head. Then his foot came down.
The next moment, blood sprayed everywhere. Red and white splattered across the ground.
Utaha and Machida couldn't help but vomit.
The impact of this scene made the two of them vomit profusely.
The remaining calf-sized rats suddenly, as if stimulated, began frantically biting each other. This bloody scene further stimulated Utaha and Machida.
Before long, the calf-sized rats were all dead, every last one.
Hakuto looked at the blood and brain matter on his shoes. He wiped them clean on the Old Rat's clothes, then walked out of the pit.
Looking at Utaha and Machida, who were vomiting, he said, "Tsk tsk, Kasumigaoka Utaha, live well until I've completed my revenge on you. If you die, I'll have to take it out on your parents."
Hakuto looked at Utaha.
"Well, goodbye, and good luck to you. Next time, you might not be so lucky as to run into me."
Hakuto waved and left.
[Tsk tsk. I didn't expect to run into such big rats. Kasumigaoka Utaha almost got eaten by them. I can't let her die before I've completed my revenge. But, to make Kasumigaoka Utaha sick, I deliberately turned the scene into a bloody meat grinder. Tsk tsk, the way Kasumigaoka Utaha was vomiting… It's awesome.]
Everyone who saw Hakuto's diary couldn't help but complain: "Sly."
[Too bad. I purposely paid attention to Kasumigaoka Utaha's stockings just now. They weren't wet. She wasn't scared enough to pee. Too bad I couldn't make Kasumigaoka Utaha socially dead. If I had known, I would have shown up a little later.]
[But whatever. There will be plenty more chances. No rush to take revenge on Kasumigaoka Utaha.]
[With the Nine Provinces Barrier damaged, Japan is now full of monsters and demons everywhere. I've already encountered two just today. I don't care about so many monsters and demons, but it would be bad if something happened to my wives.]
[Also, the two Spirits within me haven't shown anything more, but I understand that they're waiting for me, waiting for my Four Gods Eight Treasures Seafood Bun. But... I really don't know when I'll be able to make the complete Four Gods Eight Treasures Seafood Bun.]
[What a headache.]
[I wonder if Natsuki-chan has found the aged starter dough yet. Oh, I can ask Erina and the others to ask my wife Nene. The Kinokuni Family makes soba noodles. It's related to dough. So maybe they have some aged starter dough. Even a hundred-year-old dough should be usable to try making the Four Gods Eight Treasures Seafood Bun. Even if it's not a hundred years old, even a few decades would do.]
Just as he was thinking this, two men in black appeared before Hakuto.
"Please come with us. Our master wishes to speak with you."
The men in black blocking Hakuto extended the invitation.
"Your master?"
"The head of the Shinomiya Family."
'Shinomiya Gan'an.'
[Shinomiya Gan'an wants to see me? Alright. I'll go see him. Let's see what he wants. For my wife Kaguya's sake, I'll give him this respect.]
"Okay. Let's go."
