"If I were the kind of oni from those stories you've heard, I'd probably really give those children back to you, you know?"
"But now? That's impossible."
A somewhat terrifying smile appeared on Shuten Douji's face.
"After all—I'm not like the oni in those stories."
"I am a genuine, real evil oni."
Squish—
"Ah—!!!"
Blood sprayed as Fujimaru Ritsuka let out a piercing scream.
Claws—Shuten Douji's incredibly sharp oni claws pierced into Fujimaru Ritsuka's abdomen.
Blood instantly stained Fujimaru Ritsuka's pristine white Chaldea uniform crimson. More importantly, after piercing his abdomen, Shuten Douji did not stop moving. Instead—
She began moving her hand directly inside Fujimaru Ritsuka's stomach.
"You... bastard..."
Blood and saliva flowed from the corner of Fujimaru Ritsuka's mouth, mixing with tears forced out by the pain as they ran down his cheeks. He glared furiously at Shuten Douji, who held him captive, struggling with all his strength to break free of her hold.
"Does it hurt? Does it hurt badly? Ah... it looks like it really does."
Shuten Douji smiled sweetly as she licked her lips, narrowing her eyes and tilting her head while she watched Fujimaru Ritsuka's feeble struggles. Her gaze was filled with satisfaction.
"That makes sense. Anyone would feel pain if a hole were dug into their stomach."
"I understand."
Shuten Douji sighed as she spoke, but her hand showed no intention of stopping.
"Urgh—ah—aaah!"
Even with Fujimaru Ritsuka's extraordinary willpower, pain of this degree still forced such screams from him without pause.
"When I used to play around, I often ended up like this. I mean, I was the one who ended up like this."
"Miss Raikou and her Four Heavenly Kings never showed me any mercy. Ah, especially that little blond, blue-eyed one."
"Ah! That's right!"
Shuten Douji became excited again.
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