Flame Sakitama

"So... why was I still unable to hide these ears even though I was already this powerful?"

Arriving at a clear little river, Yae Sakura (to avoid awkwardness, whatever identity she had, she would use that name from now on!) sat down directly on the bank, then took off her shoes and white stockings, placing the long, beautiful feet that absolutely should not have belonged to her into the water.

So comfortable!

It was clearly still winter in her own world, yet it seemed to already be summer here!

Yae Sakura looked at her reflection in the river, clutching the long ears atop her head. No one would believe they were fox ears no matter how she described them.

What fox ears were this long?

That was not even the most important part. Yae Sakura not only had a pair of fluffy fox ears, but also the human ears that had originally belonged to her.

So... Yae Sakura had four ears... quadraphonic sound!

This feeling... was insanely awesome!

It was a version she had never experienced before, her hearing greatly enhanced...

With just a little careful listening, Yae Sakura could hear many faint sounds. It was not as exaggerated as hearing things from a thousand miles away, but it was still absurdly powerful.

Though if she was not careful, the noise might affect her.

If that inconvenience had been brought by her abilities, then the inconvenience caused by what she was currently wearing was even greater.

Now that she had become Flame Sakitama, she was naturally wearing A8's shrine maiden outfit!

The off-the-shoulder top was still acceptable, but what was with this red plaid miniskirt?

It barely covered the roots of her thighs?

Back when it was in a game, she had wished their skirts could be as short as possible, but now that it was herself...

Come to think of it, it was pretty exciting...

Pah! Slip of the tongue...

Still, fortunately... she was wearing safety shorts underneath, not panties. That improved Yae Sakura's mood a little.

If one day, you suddenly turned into a very pretty girl, what would be the first thing you wanted to do?

Let your friends enjoy themselves?

Enjoy yourself first?

Or go out and make a few hundred thousand through compensated dating?

For Zhao Baiyou, of course he would enjoy himself first!

Although he had a younger sister who said she would marry no one but him, but... his sister was flat!

Resentment!

"There's no one here... how about..."

Zhao Baiyou looked around and placed a hand on his chest...

"Help!"

Just as Zhao Baiyou was about to make a move, a scream rang out from not far away.

In this desolate wilderness... where had a person come from?

Zhao Baiyou froze, hurriedly stood up... then put on his stockings and shoes, picked up his Spirit Blade, and headed over.

Before long... Zhao Baiyou arrived at the scene and found a girl in a kimono running with difficulty, several weapon-wielding yokai chasing after her.

"Save me, save me."

The girl had fallen into a state of panic. She gasped for breath, exhaustion showing in her eyes. Like predators eyeing prey, the yokai quickly surrounded her.

But... at that moment, Zhao Baiyou walked over with her blade in hand, and all the yokai immediately turned to look at her.

"A human? No! A yokai..."

"She looks like a shrine maiden? But that shrine maiden outfit is far too shameless!"

"She has a human scent. She's a half-yokai! Hahaha..."

Upon seeing "Yae Sakura" emerge, the yokai warily watched the fox-eared shrine maiden approaching them. But when they sensed the human aura on Yae Sakura, they immediately began to laugh.

"A half-yokai... just a mere half-yokai. A half-yokai dares come disturb us? We might as well eat her too!"

In this world, yokai looked down on half-yokai, while humans rejected them. The fate of every half-yokai was miserable.

"A half-yokai..." The kimono-clad girl surrounded by the yokai looked at Yae Sakura. She had thought she was saved, only to find that another yokai had come.

Though this yokai was very beautiful!

But now that she learned that this beautiful yokai before her was actually a half-yokai, she could not help but feel a strange sort of expectation.

"A half-yokai? Indeed, just a mere half-yokai!" Yae Sakura did not care after hearing that. Setting aside the fact that she was not a half-yokai, so what if she were?

Wasn't Nura Rikuo also a half-yokai? He was still the Lord of All Yokai.

"A mere half-yokai brat dares act so arrogantly? Catch her!"

An oni roared, its blue face and protruding fangs carrying an invisible aura of terror.

Several yokai directly approached Yae Sakura.

"Hmph!"

Although Yae Sakura looked unconcerned as she watched the yokai approach, she was actually terrified. Even though she possessed the power of an SSS-rank Flame Sakitama, she had never faced legendary yokai before!

She rarely even fought, much less killed yokai.

Though she had practiced Flame Sakitama's skills earlier, she had been practicing on trees. It was different.

But... she had no time to hesitate now. Looking at the approaching yokai, Yae Sakura gritted her teeth and gripped the hilt of the Spirit Blade with one hand.

When the yokai drew near, she followed the swordsmanship she had acquired and locked onto the several terrifying yokai before her.

"Slash!"

When the yokai were still several meters away from Yae Sakura, she instantly drew her blade, unleashing a massive sword aura.

The several yokai before her were instantly cut in half at the waist, and the sword aura that cut them down also sliced through the rocks on the mountain behind them.

"What..."

Seeing the power of that single strike from the half-yokai before them, all the remaining yokai were stunned!

The timid ones were already unable to stop themselves from preparing to flee.

"You all... can die now!"

After killing the yokai, Yae Sakura discovered that she did not feel the slightest discomfort. Instead, she felt an inexplicable thrill!

The thrill of slaughter frightened Yae Sakura a little. Had she always been a pervert?

After killing people—or yokai—shouldn't one feel like vomiting or something? Why did she feel so good?

Yae Sakura did not intend to think about that for now. Looking at the yokai before her, she could not help but smile bloodthirstily and walk toward them with a deranged expression.

"Don't come any closer!"

"Come any closer and I'll kill her!"

Seeing Yae Sakura's actions, the yokai could not help but become afraid. They even grabbed the kimono-clad girl, wanting to threaten Yae Sakura.

But Yae Sakura did not care about its threat at all!

Sword Flash!

Locking onto the yokai threatening her, she used Flame Sakitama's sword technique to instantly flash behind it.

Then... she drove her blade into the yokai's skull.

Without paying any attention to the terrified, stunned girl, Yae Sakura looked toward the remaining yokai and... slaughtered them like cutting grass!

After cutting down every yokai, the Spirit Blade in Yae Sakura's hand... remained a beautiful cherry-blossom color, without a trace of blood upon it.