Chapter 167
Yui Yuigahama watched Yukino deep in thought and couldn't help but feel curious.
"No, it's nothing, let's go inside."
Although he saw the evil spirit, it didn't seem to have any intention of following him into the school. Since the spirit wasn't bothering him, he didn't need to worry.
Yukino and Yui Yuigahama entered the school together. Because of their previous experiences, Yui Yuigahama can now openly act with Yukino without having to act like a thief when going to the Service Club, or having to find excuses to avoid Yumiko Miura for fear of being misunderstood.
Yukino wasn't at ease during class all morning because her seat was by the window, so every time she turned her head she could see the tall evil spirit standing at the school gate. Although the evil spirit wasn't following her like the previous two, its constant presence still bothered her.
So throughout the morning, Yukino would occasionally glance in the direction of the school gate during class.
This continued until lunch break.
The lunch break bell rang, and Yukino turned her attention to the classroom. She had to go to the club activity room during lunch break; she hadn't gone after school yesterday, so she had to go today.
Carrying her lunch, Yukino got up from where she stood. Before leaving, she glanced at the school gate and discovered that the tall, evil spirit that had been standing there was gone.
Yukino paused for a moment, then quickly pressed her face against the window and looked around the courtyard, only to find that the evil spirit was nowhere to be seen. She had no idea where it had gone.
After scanning the area back and forth without finding it, Yukino gave up the search after a brief moment of thought.
"They've probably left."
With that thought in mind, Yukino picked up her lunch again and prepared to head to the activity room.
When I turned my head, I saw a huge dark figure slowly walking down the corridor.
!!
Yukino's eyes widened. The evil spirit that was originally at the front door had actually come into the classroom and was walking in the corridor.
When did this guy get in? He was outside the main gate before lunch break!
However, to Yukino's relief, even after entering the school building, the evil spirit continued to walk in the corridor and did not seem to be looking for her.
Despite her doubts, Yukino did not go after the evil spirit. After all, she couldn't suddenly transform and fight it in front of so many people at school, especially since this evil spirit looked even more terrifying than the two she had seen before. She wasn't sure if she could win.
Carrying her lunch, Yukino left the classroom and headed towards the activity room where the Service Club was located. When Yukino arrived at the Service Club's door, she found that Hachiman Hikigaya and Yui Yuigahama were already at the door.
"Hey, Xiaoxue."
Yuihama immediately greeted them, and Hachiman Hikigaya nodded to Yukino. Yukino nodded back to Hachiman, then took out her key and prepared to open the door.
Insert the key into the keyhole, turn it gently, and the door to the activity room will open.
"Alright, you can go in now."
"Help!"
Just Yukino pulled out the key, cries for help came from the corridor.
Yukino turned her head and saw that Yui Yuigahama and Hachiman Hikigaya were both looking at her from behind.
"Xiaoxue, what's wrong?"
Yui Yuigahama looked at Yukino and suddenly turned her head, asking her with some curiosity.
"Can't you hear me?"
"Can't hear you? Can't hear what?"
Yuihama asked curiously.
"Can't you hear me?"
"We didn't hear anything."
Hachiman Hikigaya looked around curiously, but unfortunately he didn't see anything.
In other words, only you can hear it, and the only thing you can hear is...
Yukino turned her head to look at the end of the corridor and saw a little girl in an elementary school uniform running towards her.
Elementary school students? Why would there be elementary school students at Sobu High School? However, Yukino wondered why there were elementary school students, a huge evil spirit appeared from around the corner, opened its huge mouth, and chased after the little girl.
Yukino immediately understood what was going on.
This little girl isn't a primary school student at all; she's the spirit of a dead child! The cry for help just now was from her, and behind her is the same evil spirit that was walking in the corridor near the school gate earlier! It has found its prey—this child!
"Help!!"
The little girl tried to run away, but after only a few steps, the evil spirit grabbed her calf, lifted her upside down, and held her high in the air. At the same time, it opened its mouth, which was big enough to swallow a person whole, and it was going to eat the little girl!
Yukino stared wide-eyed as a little girl's soul was right in front of her, about to be devoured!
"Hateful!!"
At this moment, she no longer cared about the people around her and took out the transformation device from her pocket without hesitation.
"Key that conceals dark power, reveal your true form!"
In front of Yui Yuigahama and Hachiman Hikigaya, Yukino Yukinoshita begins her transformation!
Magical Girl Yukino, you've appeared again!
284. The Magical Girl Has Been Captured
Magical Girl Yukino reappears. In front of Yui Yuigahama and Hachiman Hikigaya, Yukino transforms using her transformation device. The blinding light forces the two to temporarily close their eyes. Then, with their eyes closed, they hear Yukino Yukinoshita's incredibly passionate voice.
"Transformation Time!"
"This is my transformation! Magical Girl Yukino!"
???
Yui Yuigahama and Hachiman Hikigaya both covered their eyes, but they were completely bewildered. That was definitely Yukino Yukinoshita's voice. What was she saying? What was she saying?
Both of them were immediately stunned, thinking they had misheard or were hallucinating, since suddenly a white light appeared in front of them, and they could no longer see anything.
However, when they opened their eyes, they were all stunned.
Yukino Yukinoshita, who led them to the activity room, was wearing an incredibly revealing ice-blue mini-skirt and cropped T-shirt, with her hair even tied in twin tails. She was also holding a blue magic wand, and she looked just like... yes, just like that magical girl I just heard about!
Although neither Hachiman Hikigaya nor Yui Yuigahama are otaku, anyone who watches TV in Japan knows about magical girls, since there are so many magical girl anime, and many little girls dreamed of becoming magical girls when they were young.
But seeing a magical girl in real life was such a shock...
Hachiman Hikigaya's eyes widened.
That slender waist, those smooth, white legs—is this something I can see for free?!
"Xiao... Xiaoxue?"
Yui Yuigahama, being a girl, didn't pay much attention to this kind of thing, but she was quite shocked by Yukino Yukinoshita's expression.
"You... you... you are..."
"Yuihama, I don't have time to explain to you right now, please wait a moment."
Yukino finished speaking briefly, she waved her magic wand and attacked the evil spirit that had opened its mouth to devour the little girl's soul.
Although she didn't know the principle behind this attack, Yukino, who had experience with such an attack before, felt that it might be related to her thoughts; as long as she wanted to, her wand could launch an attack.
Sure enough, as she thought about attacking the evil spirit and stopping it from devouring the little girl's soul, a light shone from the front of her wand, and then an ice spike flew out and pierced the evil spirit's arm.
The pain from the injured arm caused the evil spirit to drop the little girl it was holding, and it let out a scream.
"Ah!!! Who is it!?"
The pain caused the evil spirit to roar, and then it looked at Yukino, who was holding up the staff.
"Is it you!? Human!"
"Completely different from before, he can speak clearly and is not as crazy."
The attack only injured the opponent, which is very different from the attack last night that completely shattered them.
Moreover, this evil spirit didn't say anything about seeing my probing from beginning to end. It seemed more like it was calmly observing everything around it. But a calm enemy is more terrifying than an irrational one!
"You can see me, which means you are a person with spiritual power."
The Wrath evil spirit did not immediately launch an attack, but instead watched Yukino from a distance.
"Sister, help!"
The little girl quickly got up from the ground and started running towards Yukino. Yukino reached out and pulled the little girl behind her.
"It's alright, don't be afraid, I'm here, you'll be fine."
While protecting the little girl with her body, Yukino spoke to comfort her.
However, to Yui Yuigahama and Hachiman Hikigaya, this action looked like Yukino clapping her hands at thin air and talking to it, which was a bit creepy, especially considering that Yukino had suddenly transformed into a magical girl earlier.
"Xiao Qi... Xiao Xue, she..."
"They're probably talking to something we can't see."
Hachiman shrank back slightly, took a small step back, and then gave a forced reply.
"What!"
Yui Yuigahama Hachiman Hikigaya ran behind Hachiman Hikigaya and hid behind him.
"Hey, don't make me stand in front of you."
"Xiao Qi, you're a boy, of course you should be at the front!"
"Can you two be quiet for a second?"
Hearing the two arguing behind her, Yukino couldn't help but turn around and say something.
"Okay! No problem!"
Hachiman Hikigaya quickly covered his mouth, Yui Yuigahama did the same. The two of them hid two meters behind Yukino, staring at Yukino with wide eyes, eager to see Yukino.
"You have time to worry about others when you're facing me? So Arrogant, human!"
The evil spirit opposite couldn't help but scold Yukino for daring to talk to others.
"I'm sorry, I don't quite understand what you mean. Does that mean your fame is so great that you can't even talk to others in front of you? I'm sorry, but I've never heard of you before."
Yukino was not afraid and even dared to come back and argue with him, which made the evil spirit widen its eyes.
"Very well, you've successfully angered me!"
The evil spirit stared at Yukino, grinning to reveal sharp teeth. Despite its near-human-like physique, the teeth inside its mouth resembled rows of shark teeth.
"As the price for provoking me, I will grant you the most surprising death, hehehe."
"..."
Yukino fell silent. To be honest, although she was being defiant, she was actually unsure of herself, because even she could see that the evil spirit had not lost its mind at all.
As the Bleach Reaper mentioned earlier, this kind of evil spirit is called Hollow. Hollows are born because their obsessions remain in the human world, causing them to fall and become evil spirits that only know how to devour souls in order to survive.
However, the evil spirit in front of us is extremely rational, unlike the two evil spirits we encountered before. Something is definitely amiss, especially what it just said. This evil spirit is definitely suspicious!
Under the Yukino, she gripped her wand tightly, seeking some sense of security from it, while on the other side...
"Hehehe, are you scared? It's okay, because it will be over soon."
The evil spirit raised its left hand, slowly opening it into a claw-like shape that grasped at the void.
Do you know why I pursued her?
"Why?"
Yukino instinctively asked.
"Because she's the bait I use to fish, and you're the fish that gets caught!"
As the evil spirit spoke, it clenched its left hand, and the little girl hiding behind Yukino suddenly grabbed Yukino's arm tightly with both hands, rendering her unable to move.
"What!?"
Yukino looked down and saw the little girl looking up at her with an incredibly wicked smile on her face.
285. The magical girl's companions have increased.
"When I arrived at this school this morning, I smelled the fragrance of souls. It was a very unique fragrance. I was sure that the prey I was looking for was in this school. I waited at the school gate for a long time, but I didn't find my target. So I decided to go inside the school to look for it."
"Those humans who fear me emit a scent of fear, and I can easily locate them by that scent."
The evil spirit spoke as it approached the Yukino.
"But this time I didn't smell any fear, which made me very curious, but that didn't stop me from finding her, because I had another way."
Hehehe.