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Starting a New Life in Tokyo by Inheriting a Shopping Street [12]

Although she was being toyed with, Ogawa Fumika did her best to steady her hand and continue the ear-cleaning. She simply had to be more cautious and more deliberate than usual.

Which, of course, made the whole process take that much longer.

“A-almost done,” she said, voice trembl...

Starting a New Life in Tokyo by Inheriting a Shopping Street [11]

Chiba Shuuichi was a little surprised by Ogawa Fumika’s reaction. He hadn’t done anything seductive—just a look—and she reacted like that?

Isn’t she a little too sensitive?

Then again… that made her all the more alluring.

Ogawa Sayuki gave her sister a helpl...

I Don’t Want to Be a Heroic Spirit [550]

Abe no Seimei—the most brilliant onmyōji in Japanese history—flourished during the mid-Heian period. His father was a human, Abe no Yasuna, and his mother was the yōkai Hagoromo Gitsune, making Seimei a half-human, half-yōkai hybrid.

A thousand years ago, humans and yōkai ruled in s...

I Don’t Want to Be a Heroic Spirit [549]

“Rikou-sama! Look out!”

A fist as massive as a boulder sliced through the air.

With a sharp gleam in his eye, Ashiya Douman ducked low just in time. The force-packed punch whistled over his head, slamming into the steel billboard behind him and blowing a hole clean through.

...

I Don’t Want to Be a Heroic Spirit [548]

Nura Rikuo’s teeth were clenched so tightly, it was a wonder they hadn’t shattered. The fire blazing in his eyes could have incinerated the man before him.

“Enchō—! You bastard!”

“Is that all your words are good for, Nura Rikuo? Hurry up and make your decision.”

E...

I Don’t Want to Be a Heroic Spirit [547]

“Oh my, oh my... so it’s a real onmyōji after all.”

Upon seeing the boy in the onmyōji robes, Ashiya Douman smiled with clear interest. His usually half-lidded eyes opened a sliver wider, a gleam of sharp light flashing in his gaze.

“And this sensation... so you’ve perform...

I Don’t Want to Be a Heroic Spirit [546]

Underground, a subway train rumbled through the tunnel—like it was slipping deeper into darkness.

Right now, Tokyo was abuzz with talk of yōkai and Nura Rikuo. Even aboard this train, it was all anyone could talk about.

“If Nura Rikuo dies, we’ll be saved, right? Should we head...

I Don’t Want to Be a Heroic Spirit [545]

“Hey hey! Everyone this way, no cutting in line, no panic, don’t run—follow this humble monk, yes, just like that! Good, very good…”

On a city street, Ashiya Douman, dressed in a flowing priestly robe, held a small red flag in one hand and a megaphone in the other. Trailing behind...

I Don’t Want to Be a Heroic Spirit [544]

“Mmm… mmmmmm! Such fierce, scorching emotion! At this distance, I feel like I’m about to be incinerated! Unsated devourer, corpse-born from cursed tales—this black malice spreads endlessly! Hehehehe!”

“Who?! Who’s there?!”

The sudden voice—thick with malice—sounded...

I Don’t Want to Be a Heroic Spirit [543]

“The game has already begun. You don’t have much time left.”

“Will your Nura Clan destroy our Hyaku Monogatari Clan first… or will you be devoured by the malice of those you’ve sworn to protect? Let’s wait and see.”

“Nura Rikuo.”

With those words, chaos desce...

I Don’t Want to Be a Heroic Spirit [542]

The malice that had gathered in the air was instantly swept away.

All because they were facing an overwhelming, all-consuming evil.

Like a gale. Like a mire. Like a tidal wave.

That concentrated, tangible malevolence shattered reason, peeling away the outer shell calle...

I Don’t Want to Be a Heroic Spirit [541]

This was a peaceful world… or at least, it seemed that way on the surface.

On the bustling streets, salarymen hurried along, briefcases in hand, talking on their phones. Shopkeepers stepped outside their stores, loudly advertising to attract customers. Groups of energetic students gathere...

I Don’t Want to Be a Heroic Spirit [540]

Amid the flattened ruins of the battlefield, Mio Takamiya stood still—like a flawless marble statue frozen in time.

After what felt like an eternity, she let out a soft sigh. And in that breath, it was as if time, which had stopped for so long, began to flow again.

No one could say ...

I Don’t Want to Be a Heroic Spirit [539]

“You didn’t hesitate at all when you attacked me.”

Despite the deep, ghastly wound carved across her torso by Melusine, Mio Takamiya continued to wear that serene, gentle smile.

In contrast, Melusine—normally the picture of calm—now wore a rare expression of tension and grav...

I Don’t Want to Be a Heroic Spirit [538]

Shidou needed a long time to recover enough to move after suffering such critical wounds.

The healing flames that worked miracles on Kotori—like regenerating a hole through her head in mere seconds—seemed far less effective on him. For Shidou, returning to a functional state took consid...

I Don’t Want to Be a Heroic Spirit [537]

“Tohka’s fighting Mukuro now?”

Melusine blinked in mild surprise. She hadn’t expected Inverse Tohka to just abandon their duel to go after Hoshimiya Mukuro instead.

Still, that worked out perfectly for her.

She raised her left hand and spread her fingers. A flurry of bla...

I Don’t Want to Be a Heroic Spirit [536]

The Angel of the Key—Michae—grants its wielder the power to lock and unlock, not only physical objects but even abstract things like hearts and memories.

Using this ability, Hoshimiya Mukuro locked away every memory of Itsuka Shidou from the minds of everyone in the wo...

Reject Me, You Vile Woman! [10]

A few minutes later, two girls in thin nightgowns were kneeling side by side on the bed, chatting warmly.

Though the contrast between "mountain peaks" and "serene plains" was even more obvious thanks to the sleepwear, neither seemed to mind.

For the most part, one girl spoke with risi...

Reject Me, You Vile Woman! [9]

“W-what? You want to go to my room?”

In an instant, a beautiful flush spread across Elena’s cheeks.

Thanks to the Norton family’s draconic bloodline, the culture of the Zijinghua Empire was famously liberal — and Eden Academy, situated right beneath the imperial cap...

Reject Me, You Vile Woman! [8]

“Professor Ken, thank you sincerely for your assistance. I truly look forward to our next meeting.”

Having just watched Ken shuffle away looking like he’d been thoroughly wrung out, Linen stood alone in the now-restored dormitory hall, expression unreadable.

Ken Listan — a com...

Reject Me, You Vile Woman! [7]

At that moment, Ken sincerely wished he were an idiot — someone who knew nothing about Arcane magic, or better yet, couldn’t even understand human speech.

The princess of the Flame Rose Empire and the prince of the Zijinghua Empire just had a full-blown duel right under my nose—on...