Chapter 104: Finally meeting the demon
A forest along the coastline of the Bōsō Peninsula.
A powerful gust swept through, clearing the fallen leaves and brambles scattered throughout the forest to open a barely passable path.
Why am I clearing a path here? What did I even come here for? Kazemaki Ryūya felt utterly lost as he mechanically controlled his Wind Magic to clear the way.
"Keep it up, Ryūya! Just a little farther, and we'll reach our destination!"
Kamizume Ayano, walking ten meters behind Kazemaki Ryūya, cheered him on enthusiastically.
You've said 'a little farther' six times already. Could you please stop? Kazemaki Ryūya thought.
Forget it. She's the Young Lady, after all.
After grumbling inwardly and venting his complaints, Kazemaki Ryūya cleared the path thirty percent faster.
Farther back along the path, Kannagi Ayano saw Kazemaki Ryūya pick up speed and assumed her encouragement had worked. She shouted a few more words of encouragement, only to choke on the dust stirred up by the wind.
"Cough, cough!"
The windblown dust irritated Kannagi Ayano's throat. She gave two dry coughs, then covered her mouth and turned to ask Luo Shu:
"Hey, are you sure that demon or whatever is Sealing somewhere nearby?"
"We're quite sure," Luo Shu replied casually, then reminded Kannagi Ayano, "Also, Miss Ayano, please call me Luo Shu, or
"Luo Shu-kun. Luo-kun works too. What kind of address is 'hey'?"
"Hey means hey!" Kannagi Ayano retorted, her face red, then muttered, "Besides, who said you could call me by my given name?"
That Japanese rule about only using surnames, not given names, again? Why are you all so sensitive...? Luo Shu grumbled inwardly, then turned toward Takina Inoue, who was holding a positioning device.
"Takina, can you confirm where we are?"
"We're very close to the