"Takao Yamamoto …" Summer Night said the green monster's name in a soft voice.
'Oh, that's right, that's the name.' Seiji recalled.
The blonde school bully who had attacked Mika had been taken away by Okubo and turned into this monster.
"How is he now?"
"He's been refined into an Undead Demon …"
"Argh … Roar!!" A strange howl interrupted Grand Mistress's words.
The green monster — the Undead Demon — opened its arms and charged at Seiji with a putrid stench.
Just as Seiji was about to defend himself, Summer Night, who was standing behind him, formed a hand seal.
"Unclean being, seal!"
Several chains appeared out of thin air and instantly wrapped around the Undead Demon, stopping its charge.
Then, dozens of white papers appeared and stuck themselves onto the Undead Demon.
"Purify!!" Summer Night made another hand seal.
A blinding white light exploded!
A bone-chilling roar came from within the light.
The next moment, black smoke exploded from within, dispersing the white light.
Seiji could faintly see the Undead Demon struggle violently and break the chains.
Its eyes were glowing with a green light, and its body seemed to have … no, it had definitely swelled up by a size.
And it was still expanding!
'Hey, a zombie version of Green Man!?'
Seiji's mouth twitched slightly as he watched the Undead Demon rapidly grow larger.
"He's been refined into a powerful Undead Demon … it seems that Okubo spent a lot of effort on him," Summer Night said calmly.
"Is he still alive? I mean, as a human, "Seiji asked.
"He's already dead, from his soul to his body …"
"Then there's no need to worry about anything."
Seiji reached out and pulled out a longsword from the blue light. He then got into a fighting stance.
"Allow me to send him on his way."
"Haruta-kun …"
"I'm not sympathizing with him; I just feel a little responsible," Seiji said in a heavy tone.
Summer Night blinked in surprise.
"What I wanted to say was that you don't need to do anything; I can handle it."
"Huh?"
The ghoul that had transformed into a green humanoid roared and took a step forward, but it was immediately bound by even more chains that appeared out of nowhere!
"This ghoul is very powerful, but I've already prepared countermeasures."
As the Grand Mistress spoke calmly, more and more seemingly endless chains flashed out, entangling the giant ghoul.
At first, the ghouls could still struggle a little, but soon, they could no longer struggle and could only let out meaningless screams.
In the end, it was completely wrapped up.
It was like a ball of yarn.
Seiji, who was still maintaining his cool posture, was rendered speechless.
He suddenly felt a little ashamed.
He sheepishly withdrew his stance.
I'm just a bystander, what's the point of posing! He even said those pretentious lines, really …
"Haruta-kun, do you really want to fight it?"
"Uh, this …" Seiji scratched his face and didn't know what to say.
"You want to send him on his way because you feel a little responsible … is that what you really mean?" Summer Night looked at him and asked him in a serious tone.
Seiji looked at her and saw her expression, so he put on a serious expression as well.
"Yes … although I might be being too arrogant, that's what I really think."
A moment of silence fell between them.
"Then go," Summer Night said calmly.
Then, she looked at the ball of chains and formed a seal with her hands.
Large amounts of white paper and talismans appeared and stuck to the chain, covering it in a dense array.
"Shine!!"
A white light ten times brighter than before exploded, forming a pillar of light that reached the heavens!
After the light faded.
The ghoul returned to its original form and knelt weakly on the ground.
"I've used up most of its power. You should be able to handle the rest." Summer Night turned around.
"Okubo's starting to destroy the formation. I'll go deal with him, and you … go ahead and send him on his way."
As soon as she finished speaking, the student council president leaped into the air and headed towards her opponent.
Only Seiji was left facing off against the ghoul.
'What a gentle girl.' Seiji chuckled as he thanked Summer Night in his heart.
Then, he raised his longsword again.
"Stand up, Takao Yamamoto."
As if it had really heard his words, the ghoul slowly stood up.
"I don't know you.
You don't know me either.
But rather than being purified like this, you'd rather be sent to the Yellow Springs. "
They weren't friends, nor were they enemies, nor did they have anything to do with the fated duel.
This was just a normal farewell from a stranger to a stranger that he'd interacted with before.
The ghoul screeched strangely and charged at Seiji.
Seiji swung his sword to meet it.
The two sides clashed.
…
Himiki Himiki liked to fight.
She didn't like to fight personally, but she liked to watch others fight. She especially liked those battles where precious things and even lives were on the line, which was the so-called duel.
The Hundred-eyed Ghost Tribe had a very good reputation as the judges of duels. Although Beautiful Silk was still young, she had a fair attitude and good supervision. Her records of the duel were neither too detailed nor too simple. She also abided by the rules after the duel and strictly kept the relevant secrets. Because of this, she was praised by both dueling parties.
That was why her "business" was booming, and she constantly received requests to be a judge. But since she was still relatively inexperienced, she was mainly invited to monitor duels between the younger generation.
This time, it was a duel between the Wanhua Family's Grand Mistress and the young master of the Okubo Family.
As usual, Himiki was watching everything through a spell not too far away from the battlefield. She was accompanied only by a husky.
This husky was her Spirit-branded Retainer.
That's right, this was a dog that had been raised using special methods and possessed Spiritual Abilities! Himiki signed a contract with it and took it as her Spirit-branded Retainer.
An animal Spirit-branded Retainer couldn't compare to a human in terms of strength, but it also had some advantages that humans didn't have. For example, it wouldn't leak secrets.
That was why Himiki was able to bring it along when she was a judge.
"This duel is rather boring, isn't it, Taro?"
Himiki casually commented while eating potato chips as she watched the scene floating in front of her.
"Woof!" The dignified husky responded.
"As expected, you think so as well … it's too obvious which side has the upper hand. There's nothing to see at all."
Himiki chewed on a potato chip as she judged based on her experience in witnessing many duels.
No, this didn't even require any special judgment. Even an ordinary person who had only watched fantasy movies before would come to the same conclusion after observing for a while.
The Red Team (the Wanhua Family's Grand Mistress) would definitely win!
First, the red-haired girl from the Red Team fought against the armored boy from the Blue Team.
The armored boy had high defense and an imposing aura, but it was of no use. It was difficult for his attacks to land on the red-haired girl. On the other hand, the girl's attacks would almost always land on him, gradually draining his Mana.
Next, the Red Team's dark mist cat girl fought against the Blue Team's white-cloaked girl in boxing gloves.
The white-cloaked girl moved quickly and attacked fiercely. She kept hitting the cat girl and seemed to have the upper hand. However, the cat girl was actually using her nimble movements to deflect most of the attacks. She didn't receive any actual damage at all.
The white-cloaked girl's speed was much slower than before, while the cat girl was still as nimble as ever. It was as if they were playing. The winner was decided.
Next, the Red Team's trench coat boy fought against the Blue Team Corpse Demon.
That Corpse Demon had already used up most of its energy. As long as the trench coat boy wasn't an idiot, he would be able to kill the Corpse Demon with brute force.
Speaking of which, this trench coat boy was a complete newbie. His combat uniform was standard, and his weapon was standard. His movements were shaky, and … he was even scratched by a brainless Corpse Demon! It was foolish of him to make such a low-level mistake.
Why did the Wanhua Family's Grand Mistress recruit such a temporary Spirit-branded Retainer? The female referee was now filled with question marks.
Was there some special reason? Or was it for some other reason, like love …
'Cough cough, I've watched too many TV dramas.'
This battle was the least interesting one. If she had to force herself, the trench coat boy's handsomeness was the only thing worth watching.
If only his opponent wasn't an ugly Corpse Demon, but a handsome boy with similar looks, and both of them had a love-hate relationship, that would have been wonderful!
Ayami sighed inwardly as she turned to the final and most important battle.
Red Team Wanhua Family's Grand Mistress versus Blue Team's Okubo Family's young master.
"It's a terrible sight."
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