"Come on, call me brother-in-law."
Ayato looked at the dazed Shinobu and gave her a head pat.
"W-Who would call you brother-in-law?"
"I haven't recognized you yet."
Shinobu quickly stepped back, couldn't help but glance at Ayato's face, and felt her ears grow slightly warm.
'Come to think of it,'
'He was very handsome.'
'No wonder Nee-san...'
"Alright, it's getting late."
Kanae smiled. "We'll talk about any questions tomorrow. Let's find a place to stay for the night."
"Before that, we need to deal with some small troubles."
Ayato's expression shifted. He spoke, "It seems we've been targeted."
"Hmm?"
Kanae's expression shifted, and then she heard chaotic footsteps approaching from afar.
"Hehe, these are the humans, right?"
"Muzan-sama's orders: kill them all."
Amidst sinister laughter, one Demon after another, with hideous faces and fierce eyes, appeared before the group.
"There are... so many?"
Shinobu instinctively gripped her Nichirin Blade and spoke, "You two go first. Leave this to me and my sister."
In her impression, Ayato and Mitsuri were ordinary people.
But as she was on high alert, Ayato just smiled and said,
"Mitsuri, these Demons are generally weak. You haven't had any real combat experience yet, so they're yours."
Hearing this, Shinobu's eyes widened, a look of disbelief in her eyes.
'What was wrong with this man?'
'He was asking an ordinary young girl to face so many Demons?'
She could tell that Mitsuri had absolutely never trained in any Breathing Technique.
If she fought so many Demons like this,
She would die!
She would definitely die.
"Okay, Master!"
Mitsuri nodded, a flicker of excitement in her eyes.
'Great!'
'I could finally help Master.'
"Here's a sword. Cut off their heads."
Kanae handed her own sword to Mitsuri. "Mitsuri, you haven't been a servant for long either, so using a Nichirin Blade to kill Demons is more convenient."
Shinobu: "..."
'Good grief!'
'Even Nee-san was joining in the nonsense.'
'Why were you all so confident?'
"Thank you, Kanae-nee."
Taking the sword, Mitsuri strode forward.
But soon, she stopped.
When it came to fighting, what should she do?
In the end, she had only read some knowledge in the basic book.
When it came to actual fighting, her mind was completely blank.
"Kill her!"
At the same time, several Demons lunged forward.
Their ferocious killing intent enveloped Mitsuri's entire being.
"Yo... you all....."
Facing this, Mitsuri instinctively began to draw her sword.
Clang!
The bright sword light gleamed under the moonlight.
Even the street was swept by a sudden gust of wind.
Almost instinctively, Mitsuri used a technique that anyone would know.
Wild, random slashing.
Slice! Slice! Slice!
Blood splattered.
Before the Demons could even reach Mitsuri, they were cut to pieces and vanished into ash.
"S-So weak...?"
Watching this, Mitsuri was a bit dumbfounded.
"Don't be nervous."
Ayato guided. "You have a lot of talent. Just follow the techniques recorded in the book."
"Yes, Master."
Mitsuri smiled.
'Great, Master didn't dislike me.'
She felt her performance in that fight just now was too poor. She knew she mustn't do that again.
Then,
Her expression serious, she began to attack methodically.
At first, she was a bit clumsy.
But soon, she developed good form.
Basically, every slash could cut off the heads of these Demons.
But as time went on, the nearby Demons grew more and more numerous.
"Kanae, go help. We still need to rest tonight."
"Yes, Master."
Kanae nodded and unceremoniously drew her sister's Nichirin Blade.
A flicker of excitement appeared in her eyes.
'Perfect, I could try out the power I had just learned.'
Hum!
Magic power surged within her body, and Kanae swung her sword.
Crack!
The ground was severed.
A slash instantly shot out.
Wherever it passed, all the Demons were cut in half.
Seeing this, Ayato praised, "Not bad. You've already learned mana burst?"
"But you don't know magic yet. Pure magic power alone doesn't seem to kill these Demons. Stick to close combat."
The Demons weren't strong,
But their immortality was indeed noteworthy.
Those cut in half were having their flesh writhe and rejoin their bodies.
That was why he valued it.
"Yes, Master!"
Kanae adjusted her breathing and shot forward like a cannonball from a cannon.
Compared to Mitsuri, her fighting style was beautiful, like blooming flowers, vibrant and delicate.
At the same time,
Shinobu was completely dumbfounded.
What had she just seen?
Mitsuri's wild, random slashing had that kind of power?
Was that really a human's physical capability?
And her own sister,
What had she just slashed out?
Was that still a Breathing Technique?
This wasn't even in the same dimension.
How long had it been since she'd seen her sister? Why did she feel so unfamiliar?
Finally, she could no longer hold back. "Nee-san's changes... they have to do with you."
"Mm."
Ayato nodded.
Hearing this, a flicker of light appeared in Shinobu's eyes.
'If that was the case, could I also master this kind of power?'
She asked instinctively, "Can you teach me?"
"Of course."
Ayato turned his head and smiled. "But there's a condition."
"What condition?"
"Become my possession."
Shinobu's eyes widened. She said with embarrassment and anger, "You're my brother-in-law! How can you set your sights on me?"
"What's the problem with that?"
Ayato shrugged. "For a harem, any beautiful girl is fine."
"H-H-Harem?"
Shinobu was completely dumbfounded.
'What kind of man had Nee-san found?'
'It seemed like his head was filled with nothing but nonsensical things.'
Meanwhile,
Kanae and Mitsuri had finished the fight.
All around them lay a sea of corpses and blood.