It Became a Time-Stop Slit-Eye

30. Hundred Ghost Night Trips.

Hundred Ghost Night Trips.

A festival of their own, where all kinds of ghosts and monsters roam the late-night city and shake the human race upside down.

It’s a fantastic feeling to describe it as a festival, but it was like the end of the world in Gaedong Mangem ‘Jongmalupko’.

I had to defeat thousands of monsters that invaded the school with only the main character and heroine.

That’s Episode 2, The Night of the Hundred Ghosts.

If we protect our territory, including the school, we win, and if we fail, we lose.

They disappeared like a mirage in the morning, but there were so many of them that the damage was devastating just by existing at night.

It was a headache for me as a greedy person who wants to manage everything, but for those who only had to exterminate the monsters in the school, the work was quite comfortable and simple.

Just kill the ones you can see.

However, it seemed that the story did not come easily to these guys.

Although it has already been more than 10 minutes since the red full moon appeared, the only four playground is still enveloped in silence.

The moonlight that suddenly broke through the dark clouds illuminated the face of this great hero.

“…… Thousands of youkai?”

Kenichi’s pupils, who had recently awakened to his magical energy and had become energetic, trembled.

To cheer him up, I smiled and nodded his head.

“Yes, that’s right. This place where all the spiritual beings of the eastern region pass by, Yeongmaek (靈脈). There are especially many youkai in Karakura High School. It will be difficult if they absorb the energy of the spirit vein and grow, so you will have to hang out with the youkai here tonight.”

Kenichi, the main character of ‘End of Love’, asked again with shaking pupils and a trembling voice.

“…… Are you kidding? To suddenly bring them to school and catch that many numbers?”

“Ah, you can. Didn’t you awaken your magic last time? Shushuk, shushuk, if you swing your sword like that thousands of times, you’ll catch them all, right?”

“…… Don’t talk nonsense. No matter how strong I become, I don’t have that much stamina?”

Hearing the number of monsters, his confidence plummeted, so he only lets out weak sounds.

I wanted to discipline him right away by pulling out my sword, but since today is an important day, I decided to scold him with words only.

“Uh huh, don’t you trust your teacher right now?”

“…… You don’t trust me, and how can I defeat that number by myself?”

“You are not alone.”

“…… What?”

Beside Kenichi, the stupid main character, was Sento, who had learned various spells from a great sorcerer, and Eris, a genius mage and little boy, was also seated.

Even I, who have had hundreds of bad endings, never had an excess power in Episode 2.

It was a combination that could never be lost.

“You must be well aware of how strong Sento you have been training with recently is, and our Miss Eris is just as amazing as a genius wizard, right?”

Belatedly, did he recall the fact that an excellent colleague was right next to him?

Kenichi opened his eyes and looked at Eris and Sento on either side.

He put on an indescribable expression for a while, then muttered with a melancholy face.

“…… Still, if it’s thousands, you’re saying that each person has to catch at least a thousand.”

It’s not a game, it’s real life, so it seemed like it was impossible to recklessly charge.

I sighed at Kenichi, who kept making weak noises, and turned my gaze to the side.

“Huh.”

Eris was snoring at him with his shoulders bulging as if he just liked my praise, while Sento glared at me with a calm face.

I lowered my head slightly and winked at that eager gaze.

“…… Ugh.”

Sawamura Sento’s expression became grotesque as if he had seen something he shouldn’t have seen.

It’s too much of a reaction to hurt people.

As I was holding on to my gloomy heart, Eris with a proud shoulder asked me a question.

“So why are we alone? You seem to have known something since the last time, but why did you say it now? I’ve been in touch with the British Magic Headquarters this morning, but they haven’t said anything about the monster coming. Does it make sense that you alone know the end of the world?”

I wonder if there were a lot of questions, there are so many questions.

As a good teacher, however, I kindly informed them with a kind smile.

“Ah, this crisis is limited to Japan, especially here in Tokyo. I don’t know whether monsters appear in England or not, do I?”

“…… Even so, why didn’t you tell me earlier? There might have been a corner to lend a hand somewhere.”

At that obvious thing, I awkwardly scratched my cheek while talking about the situation.

“Of course you said everything? I sent a message to the exorcism family near Tokyo this morning.”

“…… No, on the morning of the same day? It’s the same with late contact. Besides, why didn’t you say anything to the Magic Branch?”

“That’s right.”

Birds listen to daytime words, and mice listen to nighttime words.

“You don’t know where it might leak, but you can’t spill it anywhere. If the yokai notice and change the timing, or if they use a trick, things become a nuisance.”

“…… Still-“

“Don’t worry too much. Did you select only the heavy-mouthed people in the family and contacted them? I’m a little late in contacting you, but I’m sure you’ll move in good order.”

“… ….”

Eris glared at me with a frown on her face, then opened her eyes wide as if she realized something about her.

“Wait, the reason you told us so late. It was just because it was fun. Even if you said it, why are we the only ones here?”

“…… Eh, it’s interesting, so it’s late to inform you. I can’t be that sneaky.”

“Okay, tell me why. If there are so many reinforcements, why are we the only ones here?”

Eris Betelgeuse, the star wizard, looked at me with a hard expression and sharp gaze and asked.

“Again, where are you planning to go?”

Actually, Kenichi’s intelligence may not be similar, but I was having such bad thoughts, but it seems that he has a quick brain for being a wizard.

Or is it that Kenichi, who opened his eyes wide after hearing what he just said, was particularly stupid?

Well, either way, nothing has changed much now. Just have to believe

It’s been a while since I decided to entrust Karakura High School to them.

I had to grow while catching youkai, and above all, I was too busy to lend a hand.

“Certainly, I want to watch all of you suffer, but tonight, I have a lot of work to do.”

Hundred Ghost Night Trips.

An event in which spirit veins are unsealed and the spirits of the entire eastern region of Japan run amok.

It was true that there were many yōkai appearing in Karakura High School in terms of area, but the land was too small to hold all the souls.

On the other hand, the land of Tokyo is vast, and there are many ghosts.

I looked up at the crimson moon in the sky and said with a smile.

“While you take care of the inside of the spirit vein, I will take care of the outside.”

The spirit vein, the core of the seal, and Tokyo, where many people live.

Whether either side was pierced, the city would be razed to the ground.

***

After all the explanations were finished, Shiki Ichimaru quickly disappeared as if he had no regrets.

When the person in charge disappeared, Kenichi put on a devastated expression like a baby bird that had lost its mother.

Recently, the compliments have increased for some reason, making me anxious, but I never thought they would throw me into hell like this.

‘…… Should I run away right now?’

I talked about how important this place was, but to be honest, it didn’t really touch me.

If it was a really important place, he would have kept it.

My stomach suddenly felt sore at the thought of dealing with thousands of youkai.

“It’s useless.”

Perhaps noticing such a sign, the blonde mage Eris said with an expressionless face.

“I wasn’t aware of it when I heard the story, but the coordinates are blurring every time it gets closer to midnight.”

“…… Coordinates?”

“It means that the real world where people live and the spiritual world where youkai exist are separated.”

As soon as Shiki disappeared, she let out a deep sigh as she had been carving something on the ground all along.

“Since the world has been divided, it has become an isolated island. I can’t run away anymore. No one can leave here until dawn. The same goes for coming in.”

“…… What is that?”

Kenichi Kitagawa swallowed dry saliva and recalled a disturbing thought.

Doesn’t it feel like they’ve buried themselves in a place where they can never get out?

…… Could Shiki try to kill us?

‘No, why?’

Once I had a bad thought, only that thought lingered in my head.

Kenichi muttered as he buried his face in his hands, closing his eyes tightly in despair.

“…… Why, Shiki.”

Eris Betelgeuse distorted his face as if he didn’t like Kenichi muttering in such a gloomy mood.

“Stop whining and prepare yourself. There’s not much time left. If you keep showing melancholy next to me, I can’t concentrate on engraving the magic circle.”

“…… Sorry.”

“Shut up and stay away, I’m trying to keep my mind together. Even if you kill only half of the thousand, Eris-sama will take care of the rest.”

“…… ?”

“My specialty is killing monsters rather than people. I will definitely save you, so stop whining.”

Kenichi blinked his eyes blankly.

What is it, the tone is rough, but it felt like I was receiving very warm comfort.

He looked down at the girl, who was shorter than his shoulder height, in a bewildered mood.

“What are you looking at? Won’t you go away?!”

As if she was not dizzy, she was drawing countless geometric patterns on the ground using her staff as a brush.

Kenichi stared at the unknown paintings and nodded his head.

“Okay, I’ll turn it off.”

His mind eased a little.

On the other hand, Sento Sawamura was also busy preparing for magic and jinbeop.

Unbeknownst to Kenichi, the shaman and magician were immediately dividing their territory and building camps.

Because it was much easier to be safe behind than to be surrounded on all sides.

Also, it was necessary for Kenichi to keep his balance while holding the sword and setting it up.

Sento, who was drawing a shamanic ceremony with the meaning of a castle on the land, suddenly remembered a message left by Shiki Ichimiru.

‘Eris-san and Kenichi are stupid and impatient, so I’ll leave them to you.’

The brooch I gave you while saying that.

Even now, it hangs on the chest above the school uniform, reflecting the moonlight.

The red jewel on the brooch emitted a dazzling light.

It’s a pretty, but hideous atmosphere, Shiki added.

‘If your life is really in danger, please remember me.’

Even then, Shiki Ichimaru said with a sinister face.

‘I will definitely come to rescue you.’

It was a very trustworthy look.

Sento didn’t stop drawing a magic formula on the floor while laughing.

I had no intention of taking a complacent attitude to the current situation just because there was a corner to believe in.

“…… There is no need to call Shiki.”

After living as an unhappy child all his life, he finally found the root of his existence.

In this place today.

‘Prove it.’

By the time I made that resolution and drew dozens of spells on the ground, midnight was approaching.

Every soul that passed through the spirit vein was turbulent, and the space shook.

A black shadow soared.

The moment she realized her situation, the world had already changed.

“…… Indeed.”

There were monsters everywhere you could see.

***

“Hey, it’s been a while since I’ve been clean.”

I jumped on the roof of the skyscraper and looked down at the night view of the city, which was still brilliant even though the sky and the world were immersed in darkness.

Well, Tokyo is a big city.

Still, the number of people walking around the streets was unexpectedly low, probably because the weather was not good.

“I am very fortunate.”

I don’t care, but other exorcists have no choice but to care about their gaze.

The fact that their movement became easier also meant fewer victims.

I nodded my head satisfactorily and looked around the clean city center without a single monster.

“They are all well hidden.”

It’s such a peaceful city that you won’t believe that a typhoon will come soon.

It’s so peaceful right now, but at the point when the turbulence of the spirit vein is the greatest, it will come out all at once.

And it’s not long now.

I took out my phone from my inside pocket and checked the current time.

─11:59.

A typhoon is coming soon.

Many monsters will come to you in adversity.

I closed my eyes and remembered what was about to happen, and immediately opened my eyes with a smile on my face.

“What, it wasn’t a big deal.”

My dream was too grand to be blocked in just the second episode.

Yes, after entering the game, shouldn’t we watch the final ending?

I made up my mind while gazing down at the peaceful city night view with a smile on my face.

“Let’s kill them all.”

—At that moment, it was midnight.

Kwaaang! A great echo from the back energies spread throughout Tokyo, and soon the shadows were turbulent.

Flame! All over the city, the sparks of the soul that I don’t know how I was hiding came up.

It’s not the soft lighting of the building, it’s an intense scare that could burn someone else’s spirit.

The fiery army rose from the darkness to form a night view visible only to the chosen.

Innumerable flames, scares, monsters.

The number is well over thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands.

Including the miscellaneous ghosts accumulated over the past years of sealing, it has reached well over a million.

Even the whole of Tokyo where they are scattered is too wide to run on foot.

“Haaa, I can’t help it. A good and competent person like me has to suffer.”

Who wouldn’t like to give a certificate of commendation?

Lastly, I engraved the night view of the city into my eyes and stretched out my hand in the air with a genuine smile.

Kirik grabbed the sword.

“Let’s go.”

It’s time to destroy the demons.