I Was Reincarnated as a Nameless Combatant in a Japanese-style Fantasy Depressive Erotic Game, but the Women Around Me Are All Dangerous, and I Have a Bad Feeling about It

ness…
but she still manages to do a perfect job.
She had already finished cutting 30% of the souls.

 

　Yes, things are going well.
If things continue as they are, there will be no problems.
Yes, if she keeps it up.

 

　”Do all things work that way…?”

 

　A moment later, Aoi, who had been concentrating on the sealing ritual, finally noticed the presence.
At the same time, the blade of wind is wielded, but…

 

　”No effect? …No, this!!”

 

　Aoi looks doubtful and bites her tongue at the same time, because there is not a single sign that it is coming from the darkness to attack her with a single swing of the fan, which can easily kill a medium youkai with a single blow.
She had already realized who is it.
And the reason why her attack did not work…

 

　”This is a kappa…!?”

 

　Kochou is startled and exclaims in shock as countless figures appear out of the darkness.
At the same time, she is puzzled as to why they have appeared after all this time.

 

　On reflection, it is quite natural.
Tsuchigumo had summoned them, and everything he had burned down had belonged to Tsuchigumo.
It is obviously funny that there is not a single one of them until now, even though they are intercepting the exorcists on the ground.
No, in fact, the spiders simply arrived before the kappas.
Besides, the kappas were simply too slow and came too late.

 

　And it's no wonder Aoi's attack didn't work.
The blade of wind is a spiritual art, it can't work on kappa.
No, that's not important.
The problem is…

 

　'Roarrrrrr!!'

　”…!? No! Keep dancing!!”

 

　Kochou cries out as the roaring begins again.
Shirowakamaru, who has also noticed the kappa's presence, stops his movement.
Having stopped the dance, the deformity is about to wake up again and start his rampage.

 

　'Kiki!!'

　'Kikikikik!'

 

　At the same time, kappas begin to run at once.
There were several hundred of them.
There could be twice that many if it were to include those following them.

 

　”Don't you dare underestimate me! You d*mn amphibians!”

 

　With a word of disdain, Aoi waved her fox tail.
The fox tail swept away the countless debris that had been scattered all over the place by the rampaging spiders, the divine hawk, and the youkai mole, scooping them up from the ground.

 

　'Kik!'

　'Kii!!?'

 

　The impact caused by the tail's twisting causes countless pieces of debris to hit at high speed, tearing apart the leading group of kappa.
Their heads were blown off, their stomachs were taken away, their legs were torn off, and their bodies were cut in two.
The kappa, numbering more than fifty, was reduced to a lump of flesh and killed with a single stroke.
However, the kappas do not stop their assault.
It made Aoi claps her tongue.

 

　”I won't let you do it!”

 

　With that voice, the kappa, which was closing in on Kochou, was cut down by a figure that appeared from the side.
He stands in front of Kochou with a dagger (tantō) and confronts the kappa.

 

　”Who are you…!?”

　”Tomobe-san, I'm returning now…
Wait, what happened!?”

 

　The hidden group young man who came back late after Aoi is puzzled when he finds the figure of Kochou.
He also feels confused because he doesn't know what's going on.

 

　”You'd better stop those monsters.
Unless you want to save him.”

　”Huh!? What…
do you mean, no way!?”

 

　The boy is puzzled by the white fox's words, but the next moment he is astonished to see the deformity being held down by the divine hawk.
The circumstances are unknown…
but given the situation, Hayama could think of no other explanation.

 

　And when Hayama sees Shirowakamaru, he is sure of the condition of the servant he came to help.

 

　”Don't look away, they're here…!”

　”Huh…!?”

 

　Hayama was stunned for a moment, but Kochou's words brought him back to his senses, and he attacked the approaching kappa.
He slits the throat of one of them and kicks one in the face with the stones and gravel under his feet.
The third is cut down when he kneecaps it in the stomach and turns it over on its back.
They were brilliantly executed, hitting the target with a minimum of movement, as is typical of the Hidden Group member.
But it was not enough to stop the wave of kappa.

 

　”I guess I'll just have to be prepared for this…”

 

　Shirowakamaru and Aoi were essential to save him here.
They could not be lost.
Aoi had limited spiritual power and could not move due to the sealing ritual, and Shirowakamaru had no power to fight.
And Hayama, who came to the rescue, could not fight all the kappa by himself.
Therefore, in the worst-case scenario, Kochou decided to use herself as a human sacrifice.
She knew that she would be very attractive prey for the kappa.

 

　”Tsk, that's so foolish!”

 

　With those words, Aoi again attacked with debris in support of the sealing ritual, using most of her consciousness and power for the ritual.
Once again, the green monsters die as their limbs are blown off by the dozens.

 

　But it does not stop.
They cannot be stopped.
They can't stop them.

 

　Now, the lead group closes in on Kochou and the others.
Hayama quickly rushes in front of Kochou and stands in the way of the kappa.
But it is only a desperate attempt.
Hayama and Kochou prepare themselves.
They are prepared for their own miserable fates that will soon follow, clenching their teeth.
To buy time.
And then…

 

　”Wha…!?”

　”!? What are they doing!!?”

 

　Their resolve was betrayed.
Kochou and Hayama were stunned to see a swarm of kappa passing them by as if they had never existed.
Of course, it's not surprising.
Both of them have spiritual power, and Kochou is a great treat that no other youkai would leave alone.
But why!?

 

　”Huh…!?”

 

　And now Shirowakamaru was the only one who was astonished.
Because he was the one the green monsters were after.
Drooling, as if led by something, the kappa flocked toward him as if they were being guided…!

 

　”I won't let you!”

 

　Immediately Aoi gouged the ground with her fox tail.
A huge bedrock as big as a residential house was dug out of the ground, and it spun and plunged toward the kappa.
The rock slammed into the following group, crushing the first ten or so kappas.
A dozen or more were crushed lightly.
But…
it can't stop them.

 

　'Kikikiki!!'

　'Kiiii!!'

 

　The kappas keep pushing forward, ducking in from either side of the fallen bedrock or leaping from the top of it.
They are pushing forward with all their hearts, without looking aside.
Less than ten steps had already passed between the boy and the monsters.

 

　”Run!”

 

　Whoever said those words, Shirowakamaru, cowering in fear, could not move.
It was impossible.
How could a child make a proper decision in front of the countless monsters that were staring at him and rushing toward him? In fact, even if he ran away, the kappas could overtake him in an instant.
The boy remembers well the sight of the fallen ones who had jumped on him from behind in the forest.
And he realizes that there is no escape now.

 

　'Kikiki!'

 

　The lead kappa leaps at him head-on, showing its mismatched dirty fangs.
The boy almost instinctively protects his head.
But it is a pointless gesture.
The force of the kappa's jaws would crush the boy's skull with its arms.
Now, he falls backward.
He curls his body.
And he braces himself for death.

 

　…However, the moment the boy was prepared for never came.

 

　”……?”

 

　Slowly, fearfully the boy opens his eyes.
And the boy realizes.
He finds himself in the shadow of something huge.
And looks up.
To see what it is.

 

　”Huh? …It's a lie, right?”

 

　It was Aoi who muttered words of confusion and astonishment.
Then, she took a glance at the boundary she had formed, turned her gaze back again, and opened her eyes.
She was in disbelief at the situation in front of her, and she was absolutely mortified.

 

　'Ki…
kikiki……?'

 

　The kappa that had jumped on Shirowakamaru grunts a little in mid-air.
To be precise, the kappa was caught in the side of its head, and it let out a small scream on the spot.
The kappa struggled in confusion, not knowing what had happened.
And then…

 

　'Ki…
Kiki…?'

 

　The sound of flesh being crushed was heard and the kappa was severed in two by the fangs…
With a thud, the two chunks of flesh roll to the ground.
Shirowakamaru stared at the scene in stunned amazement, and then looked directly at the being who had caused it.
It was the horribly ugly being covered with bloody marks all over its body.
Then Shirowakamaru muttered…

 

　”Big bro…
Tomo…
be…?”

 

　At the boy's words, the deformed monster's eyes narrowed.
They were calm eyes with a clear reason, like a human's…