Kukuri-san, Please Go Die

In the deep corridor, Uesugi Tetsu, in the form of Laughing Brahma, sprinted forward.

The Evil Ghost is on the move!

Hearing the heavy footsteps thudding from above, Tokugawa Ririko, who had just used a table to block the door and was holding a broken chair leg, froze for a moment.

There's a ghost, and someone's still yelling?

But in the next second, the shaking doorframe and the eerie laughter, like that of a human mixed with a fox, brought her back to her senses.

Tokugawa Ririko bared her teeth fiercely, tore away her bothersome skirt, and assumed a Kendo stance. "Come on! I'm not afraid of you, you ghostly thing!"

Gazing at the messy classroom before her, she remembered how everyone had walked in here, laughing and talking, not long ago.

A fleeting sadness crossed the girl's stern little face.

I wonder if Uesugi-kun and the other two managed to escape...

Just need to hold on for a few more minutes, just...

Wait, why is there no movement behind the door?

A chill ran down the girl's spine, and she quickly looked towards the window.

She saw an old man's face, half-smiling, half-sneering, peeking through the gap in the window, which was plastered with blood-stained yellow talismans. It raised its withered, short hand and began to knock, thump, thump, thump!

Crack, crack--

Under Tokugawa Ririko's tense gaze, the Kukuri's head burst through the window!

No, that's not right!

The entire Kukuri's body flew into the air! The old man's face, which had been smiling, contorted in agony!

But before it could complete its parabolic arc and hit the wall, a greenish-black right claw shot out from behind the old window, yanking it back and tightly gripping the Kukuri's neck.

The pained howl abruptly stopped, and the owner of the right claw leisurely emerged from the window.

Clatter.

The chair leg in her hand accidentally dropped to the floor.

The girl rubbed her eyes in disbelief. After losing the object that could be called a "sword" in her hand, she felt as if her support had vanished, and her entire demeanor changed drastically.

From fierce desperation to pathetic trembling.

So, Tokugawa Ririko wisely shut her mouth and cowered into the corner.

Because she saw, Before her stood a fearsome Evil Ghost, wreathed in mist, with a green face and fangs!

Oh no! Two Evil Ghosts are fighting in front of me!

Tokugawa Ririko trembled, feeling a cold dread creep up from her thighs, her bladder swelling and shaking.

She didn't know if she should take this chance to sneak away.

Uesugi Tetsu first glanced at the girl in the corner. Seeing her immediately become docile, he turned his attention back to the struggling Kukuri in his hand.

"Squeak, squeak--"

The Kukuri was in agony.

Uesugi Tetsu calmly stared at the Kukuri, which was using all its strength to inflict wounds on his arm.

Suddenly, he smiled:

"So, evil spirits feel fear too?"

Tokugawa Ririko, curled up defensively in the corner, swallowed hard. Did she just hear this Evil Ghost speak human words?!

Even if I didn't understand exactly what it was saying, it sounded like human speech!

Right! Absolutely!

Uesugi Tetsu slowly increased the pressure in his hand. Only when he saw the Kukuri begin to beg for mercy did he speak:

"Actually, I'd like to keep you. After all, precognitive abilities are quite useful, aren't they?"

As if understanding Uesugi Tetsu's words, the Kukuri quickly lowered its ugly old man's face and made a human-like sound of appeasement.

Uesugi Tetsu continued:

"It's just that I'm a bit petty, and also a little kind-hearted. And my friends died tragically because of you in the wilderness."

"This is not good. This is very not good."

From the shadows, Laughing Brahma slowly lowered its head, showing a gentle smile to the old man's face. "So."

"Kukuri-san, please drown in your fear."

Instantly, the Kukuri, as if seeing something extremely terrifying, thrashed wildly, managing to let out a faint shriek.

Finally, with a crack, its neck was snapped.

[You have killed the Half-Star Grudge "Kukuri", and obtained 50 Soul Ash]

As the notification appeared before his eyes, the Kukuri in Uesugi Tetsu's hand dissipated into a wisp of ethereal light.

Resentment, huh.

According to the system's classification, the various spirits and monsters in the world can only commit evil and murder once they reach the "resentment" stage, which is half a star. But even then, they can only do so with great difficulty.

If anyone in the original ghost-hunting team had even a shred of knowledge in Onmyodo, or if the five of them had stuck together from the start to fight the Kukuri, perhaps they wouldn't have ended up like this.

He let out a soft sigh, and Uesugi Tetsu looked at the girl huddled in the corner. He thought to himself that it was fortunate he arrived in time, otherwise he would probably only be collecting Ririko's corpse.

But how to accommodate her now was another problem.

"Um, excuse me! Mr. Brahma..."

With a chill down her neck, Tokugawa Ririko knew she couldn't escape, so she mustered her courage and spoke softly.

Uesugi Tetsu turned his head in silence. He looked at the long-haired girl in the corner who was fiercely slapping her legs, whispering "Stop shaking" to her snowy white thighs, and then trembling even more violently.

"You're the Laughing Brahma, right?" she forced a smile that was uglier than crying. "If you want to scare a cute child, my little sister is also very cute!"

She patted her meager chest and declared loudly, "I can guarantee it!"

Uesugi Tetsu: ...

He hadn't expected that the Kendo club president, who he remembered as being decisive and stern in his daily actions, would be so lively.

Seeing that the Evil Ghost didn't attack her immediately, Tokugawa Ririko took a deep breath and tentatively said, "Moreover, I've already called the police. Onmyoji will be here in a few minutes..."

"So, so please Mr. Brahma try not to kill me, or you won't have a good outcome either. You'll be exorcised by a very powerful Onmyoji!"

As expected of someone who practices Kendo! Truly bold and meticulous, with a sharp mind!

Uesugi Tetsu's eyes lit up.

Ririko, however, saw his pupils glow with a green light and thought, I shouldn't have threatened the Evil Ghost. Damn, I'm dead.

But what Uesugi Tetsu was thinking was:

The police not only didn't dismiss this as a joke but directly contacted the legendary Onmyoji and sent them over in a short period.

It seemed that there had been quite a few supernatural incidents recently, to the point where even a report from an ordinary person would be taken seriously.

However, this meant he had a solution for how to accommodate her.

He smiled gently at Ririko.

But Uesugi Tetsu forgot that he was still in the form of the Laughing Brahma.

So, this smile directly triggered a judgment, causing Tokugawa Ririko's eyes to darken, and she fainted with a "gurgle."

Alright...

This made it convenient to carry Ririko over to the iron cabinet. He could then revert back there and quietly wait for rescue.

Just as he was about to pick up Ririko, Uesugi Tetsu's peripheral vision caught sight of the cursed Ouija board lying on the table.

The demon's senses told Uesugi Tetsu that there was still a lot of unreleased resentment contained within it. Perhaps summoning a mere Kukuri was far from its limit.

But his good friend Kumamoto was just an ordinary supernatural enthusiast found everywhere on the streets. How did he get his hands on something so dangerous?

There's something fishy going on.

Thinking this, Uesugi Tetsu also took the Ouija board with him.

Less than two minutes later, he returned to the iron cabinet.

Uesugi Tetsu placed Ririko and his two good friends together, then dispelled the Demon Incarnation state.

The official Onmyoji would likely arrive soon, so it was better for him to revert back earlier.

However, even after exiting the Demon Incarnation state, his physique had improved slightly compared to before.

[Uesugi Tetsu] [Physique: 3→4] [Willpower: 4] [Charisma: 9] [Spirit Arts: 0→1]

Although it was nowhere comparable to when he was transformed into the Laughing Brahma, he had clearly moved beyond a "sub-healthy" state and become an ordinary person.

Moreover, there was still a trace of Spiritual Power remaining within him.

--In other words, even without transforming into a demon, he could still possess a small portion of the demon's attributes?

Setting the Ouija board aside, Uesugi Tetsu rubbed his hands together and opened the panel, looking back at the dark and deep bamboo forest.

Before the newcomers arrived, he might as well draw a card.

He hoped he wouldn't draw nine small experience bottles – [Soul Soothing Incense Ash (Minor)] – consecutively this time.

With a mental click of five times, five beams of light instantly floated out from the bamboo forest.

[Soul Soothing Incense Ash (Minor)]. [Soul Soothing Incense Ash (Minor)]. [Rotten Machete].

[Soul Soothing Incense Ash (Minor)].

[Hundred-Eyed Demon's Single Eyeball].

Uesugi Tetsu looked at the green light drifting from the bamboo forest; it seemed to be a fragment of parts from other yokai.

Faint footsteps could already be heard from the nearby corridor.

Before that, he should quickly check what this eyeball was good for.

[Hundred-Eyed Demon's Single Eyeball]

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