Multi-Anime, Kira Yoshikage Yearns for a Peaceful Life

Koyasu Tsubame was clearly struggling desperately—not the useless flailing of a drowning person, but more like something had grabbed her foot and was pulling her down.

Yet there was nothing there.

Just as she was stunned, Shinomiya Kaguya felt her foot sink, as if something had seized it.

She looked down in terror, but there was nothing on her foot.

Slap!

Fear surged into her heart at that moment, and she instinctively tried to float back to the surface.

But what should have been an easy task had become extraordinarily difficult.

On the shore, the students only saw Shinomiya Kaguya, who had been smoothly swimming to the middle of the lake, suddenly thrashing wildly like a drowning person!

"Ah! Shinomiya-senpai is drowning too!"

"How can this be? She was almost there..."

"Help! Someone save them!"

Now everyone was panicking.

After all, that was Shinomiya Kaguya!

If something happened to her here, none of them would escape blame.

The students who could swim finally couldn't sit still; they took off their shirts and prepared to jump in.

But just as they mustered the courage to approach the swamp's edge, they seemed to glimpse a massive shadow flashing by beneath the lake's surface. Humanity's primal fear of the unknown easily stole their courage, as if what lay before them wasn't a lake but a terrifying monster with its jaws wide open, waiting for them to deliver themselves as meat...

Splash!

Just as they stood frozen in fear, two consecutive sounds of someone hitting the water reached their ears.

The noise drew the attention of the watching students, and they saw that one of those who had jumped in was a girl with short black hair wearing the pure black uniform of the main school. But they couldn't make out the other person's face—only that it was a boy with short blond hair, swimming hard toward the two drowning girls.

"Ah! It's Kashiwagi-san! Thank goodness, she's a strong swimmer!"

"Kashiwagi-san's family runs a major shipbuilding company; she won second place in a swimming competition. If it's her, she'll definitely be fine!"

"Go, Kashiwagi-san!"

Hope reignited among the students on the shore. Their eyes were fixed on Kashiwagi Nagisa, who had jumped in, while the blond boy who had also dived in went completely unnoticed.

For Kira Yoshikage, that was actually a good thing.

"What a hassle!"

Kira Yoshikage, swimming hard toward the center of the lake, wore a calm expression, but his mood was far from pleasant.

He didn't want to get involved, but the ones drowning were students from the main school, and one of them was the young miss of the Shinomiya family.

If these people drowned, it would cause an uproar in society.

At the very least, Shuchiin Academy would be shut down for investigation, and everyone nearby would be held accountable. This incident would inevitably drag in Kira Yoshikage, who also attended Shuchiin Academy and was watching from the shore.

The best outcome would be suspension, but more importantly, the secret at the bottom of the lake would be discovered, and his peaceful life would be over!

Swimming to the center of the lake wasn't difficult. Shinomiya Kaguya, still struggling desperately, and Koyasu Tsubame, who had stopped struggling and was sinking unconscious toward the bottom, both came into Kira Yoshikage's view.

Simply saving the drowning girls wasn't a problem—but they weren't just drowning.

Because Kira Yoshikage could clearly see what was wrapped around their legs: a golden tentacle.

The tentacle extended deep into the swamp, all the way to a massive shadow that spanned the entire marsh, its end nowhere in sight.

From the shadow deep in the swamp emanated a dense golden light. This was why the students on the shore were too terrified to jump in—beneath this swamp lurked a "deity" worshipped in secret by someone.

"Killer Queen!"

The pink panther lunged at a tentacle reaching for Kira Yoshikage, while he simultaneously pressed his thumb.

Boom!

In a silent explosion, the tentacle vanished without a trace, leaving no evidence behind.

Killer Queen didn't pause for a moment; it dove underwater instantly, rushing toward Koyasu Tsubame, who was about to hit the bottom.

Boom!

The tentacle wrapped around the girl's ankle exploded again, dissolving into a puff of black smoke that silently dissipated in the lake. At the same time, Kira Yoshikage had already lifted Koyasu Tsubame out of the water. And Killer Queen, which had been at the bottom of the swamp, suddenly appeared before Shinomiya Kaguya, whose struggles were weakening as she choked on water and her consciousness grew hazy.

Through her blurred vision, Shinomiya Kaguya could only vaguely make out a blond boy...

Roar!

With three tentacles severed in succession, the thing in the lakebed shadow let out an enraged roar that ordinary people couldn't hear.

At the sound of the roar, the entire swamp seemed to boil. Violent waves rippled across the surface, and hundreds—no, thousands—of golden tentacles madly lashed out at Kira Yoshikage and the two girls on the water.

Boom!!!

The pink panther stood behind Kira Yoshikage, its hands alternating in rapid punches.

Every collision between tentacle and fist ended with the tentacle's annihilation.

"H-help... gurgle..."

Kira Yoshikage was about to leave when the girl's terrified cries for help reached his ears again.

Turning back, he saw Kashiwagi Nagisa swimming over in a panic, another tentacle wrapped around her foot. This one, however, was black, radiating an ominous aura in all directions.

Kira Yoshikage gave her a cold glance. Even from several meters away, Kashiwagi Nagisa could clearly make out the look of disgust on his face, as if to say:

"Can you stop getting yourself killed?"

Disgust aside, he couldn't let another person die. The Pink Panther threw a punch.

The tentacle exploded into nothing, leaving no trace behind.

The successive destruction of the tentacles thoroughly enraged the 'Deity' at the bottom of the lake.

That's enough!

Chapter 21: That's Enough, Overconfident Men Are Such a Turn-Off

The 'Deity' at the bottom of the lake was now furious beyond measure!

This ritual was meant for it, and those two humans were its offerings.

What was wrong with it taking what was rightfully its due?

Yet this human had barged into its home, stolen its offerings, and killed so many of its minions!

Fine, that could be overlooked.

But what was even worse—it had already given up competing for the offerings and was ready to pick a new one—

One for each, right?

And yet this guy still wanted to steal!

He wanted them all, didn't he?

You greedy bastard! No sense of honor!

In its rage, the 'Deity' surfaced without hesitation, charging directly at the human who dared to disrupt the sacrificial ritual!

A massive shadow shot upward rapidly, appearing before Kira Yoshikage in the blink of an eye.

A colossal figure, hundreds of meters tall, blocked out Kira Yoshikage's view, nearly blotting out the sky itself.

Compared to this enormous true form, the earlier tentacles were utterly insignificant!

Because for this 'Deity'—a kind of conglomerate entity—those tentacles were nothing but weak servants, sent to receive offerings on its behalf.

And now, it would personally give this human a little taste of 'divine' power!

"Inefficient use of spiritual energy."

Kira Yoshikage glanced up at the massive shadow overhead, his tone dripping with disappointment.

He had thought the enemy was a tiger, but it turned out to be a stray cat.

Not only weak, but stupid.

Normally, Killer Queen's range wasn't enough to threaten its main body while rescuing people, so he hadn't planned to finish it in one go. But since it had come to him willingly, the situation was entirely different...

The Pink Panther calmly charged forward, gently 'caressing' its head with a fist.

Boom!

The 'Deity,' radiating golden light, was sent flying by the punch. Its colossal body, broader than the lake's surface, shot into the sky, even blocking out the sun's rays!

Crack!

With a crisp shattering sound, the 'golden shell' covering its body broke apart like a mirror.

As the 'golden shell' shattered, a dense, sky-obscuring black aura spread rapidly.

The 'Deity's' once-sacred visage twisted into something hideous and terrifying.

But that was its true face.

This so-called 'Deity' was nothing more than an Evil Spirit wrapped in a 'golden shell'!

Roar!

With its true form exposed, the 'Evil Spirit' no longer held back, howling as it charged at Kira Yoshikage.

But then—

Boom!

In a silent explosion, the Evil Spirit's body dissolved into a cloud of black aura, utterly annihilated.

There's nothing a single explosion can't solve.

If there is, just use another one.

The 'Deity's' massive frame exploded in a brilliant firework display in the sky.

With the 'Deity's' death, the spirits forced to inhabit its body and obey its commands began to flee in panic. But they couldn't escape the explosions.

Though Killer Queen's range was short, its speed was unmatched!

In just a few seconds, most of the black-aura-emitting spirits vanished in silent explosions.

But when faced with the last spirit, its form trembling and dotted with faint golden light, Kira Yoshikage hesitated for a moment.

After deliberating for a long time, Kira Yoshikage still did not strike. Instead, he carried the two girls back to the shore—

He did not head toward the side where the crowd had gathered, but swam to the opposite bank, where no one was present.

Checking the breathing of the two, Kira Yoshikage immediately began emergency treatment on Koyasu Tsubame, who had already stopped breathing.

There was no time for drainage; he had to start with CPR and rescue breaths first.

Kira Yoshikage tilted Koyasu Tsubame's head back, lifting her chin.

Opening the airway, he pinched the girl's nose and blew two breaths into her mouth.

Then he quickly pressed on the girl's chest thirty times, followed by another two breaths, repeating the cycle.

Crack!

Kira Yoshikage heard a snapping sound. He knew it was Koyasu Tsubame's rib.

But he paid it no mind.

Compared to her life, breaking a couple of ribs meant nothing.

"Hah—"

Finally, with a sharp gasp, the girl's heart resumed beating, and she violently spat out a large mouthful of water.

Kira Yoshikage continued the rescue calmly, only turning to Shinomiya Kaguya once the girl's condition had fully stabilized.

Kira Yoshikage pressed on the girl's chest twice.

Crack!

Mm, another rib broken, but nothing serious.

The rib hadn't pierced the lung; she wouldn't die.

With a composed expression, Kira Yoshikage continued the treatment, barely pulling both of them back from the brink of death.