The foxes nodded lightly at Sosuke with an almost imperceptible movement, seemingly indicating that they were not hostile.
Then, its body floated off the ground.
"It's flying!"
That was Miko's voice. Since she had already been discovered by the monster, she didn't need to suppress her fear anymore and spoke out.
At this moment, Sosuke, whose face was expressionless, was no less surprised than the girl.
Flight was a common ability in many fantasy worlds, but in this world, it was the first time Kitahara Sosuke had seen a creature that could fly using its own power.
The shock in his heart was immense.
While Sosuke was still processing his surprise, the two foxes wearing miko robes had already launched an attack on the monster in the shrine.
Unlike the clearly physical-type monster, the two foxes moved gracefully in the air, occasionally waving their furry paws beneath their miko robes.
"Aaaahhh!"
A bizarre cry came from the monster's huge, ferocious mouth.
The foxes' seemingly simple movements caused it immense pain.
Although no blade-like objects appeared, the monster's remaining hand suddenly snapped off at the root, clearly attacked by the foxes, falling to the ground and turning to ashes.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Sosuke grabbed Miko and Hana's hands, pulling them toward the entrance of the shrine, putting sufficient distance between them and the monster.
"Miko, you can see that too, right?"
While observing the battle inside, Sosuke asked the girl in a very affirmative tone.
"A-also... so you really are..."
Miko had suddenly begun to see strange things several months ago. From that day on, she had endured the fear in her heart and hadn't told anyone her secret.
Now, suddenly discovering a companion with the same ability, she felt inexplicably much more at ease.
"Why does it feel like her favorability just suddenly increased a lot?"
Kitahara Sosuke looked at the girl, unsure of what had changed.
Because the world he saw was completely different from that of the people around him, Miko often wondered if she was the abnormal one.
Just like the story in Saya no Uta, this was a situation that could drive a normal person to madness.
At this moment, the black-haired straight girl subconsciously regarded Sosuke as her own kind.
Her favorability increased significantly.
Sosuke thought about it briefly but didn't mention that he had only just started being able to see these things.
"So what on earth are you two talking about? Don't keep me in the dark!"
Even the somewhat airheaded Hana could sense that something was very wrong and asked with great dissatisfaction.
"I'll tell you everything when we get back."
Kitahara Sosuke looked at her seriously.
Then, he turned his gaze to Miko.
"Miko, take Hana and get down the mountain right now."
"What about you, Sosuke?"
Hearing the boy in front of her say this, Miko couldn't help but ask immediately.
"You saw it just now, right? I'm actually quite strong..."
"No!"
The girl named Hana suddenly objected loudly.
Looking at Kitahara Sosuke, she rarely showed an angry expression.
"Hana?"
"Although I don't know what you two are talking about, it's definitely something very dangerous, right? Then we absolutely can't leave Sosuke-kun here alone."
The girl's hands gripped Sosuke's much larger hands.
Kitahara Sosuke stared at her for a moment, seeing the stubborn expression on her face.
After thinking about it, he realized that although the monster over there was huge and looked terrifying, it didn't seem as threatening as Miss Lolita, so he compromised slightly.
"Then, you two wait here. Miko, if things go wrong, leave with Hana and run as far as you can."
After speaking, he turned and walked toward the monster, which was writhing its huge body.
Judging from Miko's past situation, that monster had probably been watching Hana for a long time.
If they left now, that thing would likely chase after Hana.
"I'll take care of it once and for all."
Kitahara Sosuke made up his mind.
"G-good luck..."
Miko said softly behind him.
"Yeah."
He wasn't afraid of that thing.
In Sosuke's view, although the opponent was huge and even taller than him, its actual destructive power was probably far less than that of Miss Lolita downstairs in his apartment.
The brief contact just now had given him a rough assessment of the monster's strength.
"Speaking of which, what are those two foxes? Gods?"
Kitahara Sosuke wondered, looking at the two small bodies entangled with the monster.
The foxes were using a fighting style he couldn't fully understand. He was worried that rushing in recklessly would get him caught in the crossfire, so he decided to stand guard on the side, pondering their identities.
"Come to think of it, the pair of divine messengers' statues on either side of the front of this nameless shrine's worship hall... they look like foxes."
"So they are the divine messengers here?"
Just as Kitahara Sosuke was pondering the identities of the two foxes,
The previously suppressed vengeful spirit suddenly extended a tongue more than a meter long from its mouth, whipping it back and forth at a speed almost invisible to the naked eye.
The powerful impact instantly cut one of the foxes in half at the waist, but the monster wasn't satisfied. It continued to whip its tongue, shifting its attack to the other fox.
The situation reversed in the blink of an eye.
"Damn it!"
Unable to resist cursing the unknown monster, Sosuke rushed forward directly.
No matter what the identities of the two foxes were, they were clearly on their side now. While they still had some fighting power, he had to help them.
The fox miko who had been cut in half was still alive.
She was crawling forward little by little on the ground. Even in this state, she was still looking for her lower body, seemingly wanting to piece herself back together.
And their enemy, its huge weapon, was about to pierce through the other fox's body.
"Thump..."
His body retreated two steps before bracing himself. The enemy's attack hit Sosuke's left forearm, which was wearing metal weights, making a heavy sound.
"Hiss...won't my bones break?"
Waves of pain shot through his left side. Sosuke didn't speak but, with his backhand, firmly clamped the tongue covered in mucus between his arm and body, temporarily locking in a stalemate with the enemy.
The fox had been cut in half at the waist, not because the enemy's attack was overwhelmingly powerful, but because the fox... or rather, these two divine messengers were originally not good at physical combat.
But they could still barely fight back.
"Hey, can you understand me? Give me some help!"
"Okay..."
Taking advantage of this opening, the other fox picked up its body. The two fox mikos responded to Sosuke's request and extended their arms.
At this moment, Sosuke instantly felt the monster's movements slow down.
"Well done..."
Seeing the scene before him, Kitahara Sosuke showed a cruel smile toward the huge creature in front of him.
It seemed that compared to this vengeful spirit composed of several evil ghosts, he was the real monster.
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