Volume 8 Chapter 21 Sharpened Fangs
The lobby of the Anti-Demon Official headquarters was in a state of unprecedented chaos. People were preparing to go out to the field, others were returning for treatment of their injuries, and there were those who were tasked with handling these situations.
Faced with an unprecedented crisis, everyone was frantically moving about, their faces filled with desperation.
Hardly anyone noticed when the woman entered the lobby.
And even those who did notice didn't pay her any mind.
They were too preoccupied with dealing with the constant monster appearances.
That's why the woman in the hoodie was able to make her way to the reception desk without any interruptions.
The receptionist finally noticed the woman standing before her.
With her head bowed and her face hidden behind her black hair, the woman was clearly out of the ordinary. But even within the Anti-Demon Official, there were plenty of strange individuals.
The receptionist tried to respond as she would normally.
"I'm sorry. If you're an anti-demon official, I need to see your ID confirmation."
"I am the culprit."
"Uhh, um, yes?"
The receptionist didn't understand what was being said.
Without making eye contact, the woman continued to operate her smartphone. The mechanical sound echoed strangely clearly in the noisy lobby.
"I am the magician who caused this incident."
The woman, Sakaki Tsuzuri, said while looking down.
In an instant, a swift black wind blew towards Sakaki.
Its true identity was a man wielding twin swords in reverse grip.
He rushed towards Sakaki, aiming his blade directly at her throat.
Sakaki didn't move. She didn't try to dodge or defend herself. Perhaps she didn't even realize she was being attacked.
However, the deadly blade didn't reach Sakaki.
With a screech and a spark, the attacking man was repelled.
"Udoo-san⁉"
The receptionist couldn't help but scream.
The man who landed had already repositioned in a low stance.
He is Udoo Makoto, the real brother of Udoo Shinri. In order to receive instructions, he happened to come to the headquarters where Sakaki's voice was heard.
Udoo raised his voice to be heard around.
"This girl is the real deal! She came for a direct attack after exposing this place!!"
"But, it's not decided yet..."
The receptionist, who never goes to the scene, said in a trembling voice.
In fact, many Anti-Demon Officials in the lobby were also hesitant. Unable to move with the thought of "No way."
Udoo added a finishing touch.
"Look closely! That girl is the only one who didn't have a HP bar!"
"What...!?"
Udoo's words were true. Above the heads of all the people in the lobby floated an HP bar. Only Sakaki did not have it.
In this abnormal situation, the only one being normal was abnormal enough to turn doubt into conviction.
The Anti-Demon Officials silently began to prepare their magic.
Udoo also tried to jump in, but there was a reason he couldn't.
"...Damn it."
There is a person that completely defended against his surprise attack.
Unnoticed, a tall man stood behind Sakaki. A thin man with silver long hair and a black coat.
How and when he appeared was completely invisible.
Above his head, just like Udoo and the others, an HP bar floated. Therefore, it seemed that he could be defeated by reducing it.
But he emitted an indescribable atmosphere.
It restrained Udoo's movements. Alarms were blaring in his mind, warning that he would be killed if he stepped in carelessly.
But the opponent wouldn't wait.
'Yes, I'm the culprit. That's why I came to do this.'
As the mechanical voice said that, the man moved. With exposed fangs, he laughed and spread both hands to the sides.
From there, a barrage of red arrows or needle-like projectiles was unleashed in all directions.
The machine gun-like sound of *rat-a-tat* exploded everywhere, and a shock pounded his whole body.
Udoo desperately deflected the arrows with his dual blades, but it proved futile. The arrows pierced his legs and arms, depleting nearly half of his HP bar.
As the assault ceased, Udoo witnessed a grim sight – most Anti-Demon Officials in the lobby had taken the full force of the attack. Only a few could activate defense spells. Everyone else had their HP obliterated, meaning they "died" instantly. The fallen bodies vanished into light, as if denied existence itself.
"Damn you!"
Udoo, gripping his shattered sword hilt, charged forward. This adversary was pure evil, beyond sparing. Pushing his physical limits, Udoo gained explosive acceleration. In response, the silver-haired man released another red arrow.
No longer preventing or avoiding. Udoo stared at the arrow that would be a fatal blow with extreme concentration. And then, he cast magic.
'Tenchi Kaeshi.'
The same magic as Shinri. A technique that forcibly swaps the upper and lower parts of the world, in other words, the body.
Udoo Makoto used it creatively. He reversed the direction (vector) of the red arrows. As a result, some arrows that were heading towards Udoo were returned to the man.
With a kick on the ground, he moved forward.
The silver-haired man received the arrows repelled by Tenchi Kaeshi, staggering. Udoo stepped in and thrust his sword into the man's heart and throat.
It was perfect timing.
However, the unavoidable strike passed through the man, leaving only an empty feeling.
“!?”
The man's body scattered into mist, and the attack passed through.
With a grip, the man's arm grabbed Udoo's neck. With inhuman strength, Udoo was left hanging in the air and the man peered into Udoo from below. Udoo noticed the gleaming red eyes and the exposed fangs, which had grown so long that they could now be called tusks.
An unrivaled strength, turning into mist-like supernatural power.
"Are you a vampire, monster?"
Udoo muttered, swinging his sword. But before it could reach its target, the vampire's penetrating hand pierced Udoo's chest, depleting his HP bar.
Udoo's body scattered into light, and the vampire stood silently behind Sakaki.
The receptionist, who had been watching this unfold from up close, was frozen in place, unable to utter a sound. She knew she should run, but she couldn't.
There were no more Anti-Demon Officials in the lobby.
Sakaki remained facing the receptionist, unmoving. It was eerie.
Now, the vampire moved without a word, looking down at the receptionist from above.
"Stop... please..."
She pleaded.
After all, resistance was futile. But the vampire's neck elongated towards her pale neck, and his mouth opened wide.
His fangs touched her soft skin as it descended, carrying with it a floating red orb.
Vampires consider bloodsucking as a meal. They don't bother thinking about their food supply.
When the receptionist despairingly thought about her own future, something arrived.
With a chilling sound, the vampire's head fell. His mouth open and his face twisted in a way that could be seen as a death scream.
"Hey, sorry to interrupt your fun."
A nonchalant voice echoed throughout the lobby.
Approaching with a clacking sound, a man with dull gray hair walked. He wore a suit adorned with a dragon embroidery and had a sword sheathed on his left hand.
"Well, well, you've really done it. Thanks to all the chaos you caused, it took me a while to get here."
Yes, this Anti-Demon Special Forces Headquarters is completely within the Magic Domain. In other words, if Sakaki wanted to, she could summon monsters anywhere. In fact, almost simultaneously with her appearance, the building had turned into a den of monsters.
But this man has cut down all of them to get here.
If any other Anti-Demon Official were to say it, they would be laughed off as joking.
But everyone here knows. If it's this man with the loose tongue, it's possible.
Japan's strongest Anti-Demon Official, ranked first - Tsuchimikado Seirin.
The fang honed in the shadows of the New World (Try Order) is now about to be unsheathed.
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