221 Lightning Strike (1/2)

Iroha Hasegawa.

The girl with curly green hair was still wearing the same outfit: the tight one-piece dress and red jacket. She was a strangely beautiful contrast to the abandoned amusement park’s rusting entrance, which she was currently standing on.

”You really came all the way to this place, honestly…” Iroha clicked her tongue.

”You told me to come here,” said Seiji coldly.

”Yeah, yeah, but wouldn’t most people not want to come to such a haunted place? Plus, I was brutally honest with you. I even told you I would beat you up here! You actually came, and even arrived early—are you actually a masochist? Pervert.”

Seiji was rendered speechless.

He felt that using logic and reason with this girl was impossible.

”If you didn’t come, I could have reported that to Milady, and then she wouldn’t have to care about you anymore. I could simply just kill you.” Iroha’s gaze was icy cold.

But she quickly smiled again.

”Nah, just kidding~ I would never kill you; that would get me into lots of trouble. I don’t want to meet a terrible end just because of a bastard like you.”

Seiji simply watched her quietly.

She grinned as she fixed her icy gaze on him.

The two of them quietly stood still for a moment.

”Come in… you’re not incapable of jumping over this little entrance, are you?” Iroha turned around and jumped into the amusement park.

Seiji took a deep breath, silently cast [Body-Strengthening Technique] on himself, and leaped up into the air. He stepped on top of the entrance sign and entered the amusement park.

There was an empty field inside with various run-down stalls, all in states of disrepair.

Iroha walked through this field, going further inside the amusement park.

Seiji followed after her.

They stopped nearby the merry-go-round.

Or, more accurately speaking, the former merry-go-round.

There were many deep crevices in the ground, including some that passed through the merry-go-round. It was as if huge, unseen swords had sliced into the abandoned ride. The merry-go-round’s horses all seemed as if they had been through a battle, and there was even a sliced-off wooden horse’s head sitting on the ground and staring at the sky. The scene was rather frightening to behold.

Apart from this, when Seiji looked closer, he also saw many other abnormal things, but it was currently nighttime and weeds were growing everywhere, so it was difficult for him to see clearly.

This was indeed a place for duels. Seiji felt that his guess had been on the mark.

This place definitely had experienced many Yin-Yang Master duels before, although he didn’t know the exact number.

If an ordinary person ignored the trespassing signs outside and broke inside here, would that person be killed to remove the evidence?

However, since this place was rumored to be a haunted, scary, and dangerous abandoned amusement park, normal people wouldn’t come inside. People who truly had a death wish were a rarity, after all.

”What spells do you know?”

Iroha, who had stopped walking, suddenly asked him a question.

”I only know the ‘Body-Strengthening technique.’”

”Eh, you don’t even know how to use Astral Vision? Then you can’t even see the spirits. You are truly a piece of garbage,” said Iroha condescendingly.

Seiji remained silent at this.

He indeed couldn’t see anything. Since he didn’t know how to use Astral Vision, not only was he unable to see demons and spirits, he had rather poor night vision as well; it was only at an ordinary human’s level. He could barely make out his surroundings with the help of the moonlight.

”Just this alone has taken off half of your points. You’re under 60 points, so you fail. Don’t even think about returning to the Haruta family; just give up, go home, and go to sleep.” Iroha shooed him away with disgust.

Seiji looked and remained motionless. ”I didn’t come here because I wanted to return to my family.”

”Hm?”

”I wanted to speak with you… or, more accurately, speak to Yui Haruta through you.”

‘It doesn’t matter what you think of me. The important one here is the person behind you.’ Seiji expressed such a meaning to her.

Iroha began frowning as she looked at him.

”Didn’t I tell you to address her as Haruta-sama?”

She was now exuding a dangerous aura.

”It doesn’t matter what I call her. If she wants, I can even call her Goddess-sama.” Seiji’s expression remained calm. ”But that’s not the case, is it? She didn’t request for me to address her like that; it’s just your own childish preference.”

”Heh heh…” Iroha’s mouth rose in a vicious grin, and her icy gaze flickered. ”You’re looking down on me?”

”I wouldn’t dare. But… you’re just Yui Haruta’s subordinate,” Seiji said lightly. ”Not to mention you’re a subordinate that’s been sent to do an unpleasant task, so perhaps you’re not that valued by her…” He didn’t get the chance to finish speaking.

Iroha suddenly disappeared.

Seiji was prepared for this and instantly began moving as well.

*Stomp!*