Chapter 153: Be Careful Not to Go Too Far
For more than ten minutes, Inoue Yasutaka truly experienced what it felt like to be cut into a thousand pieces.
When the man's punishment finally stopped, Inoue was sprawled on the ground, reduced to a lump of flesh.
"Why don't you just kill me?" Feeling that he could speak again, Inoue began to reform his body back into human shape, his hoarse voice questioning the terrifying man before him.
"If I killed you, wouldn't that be too boring? You're going to die anyway, so I might as well make use of a useless piece of trash."
The man said casually.
To him, Inoue was just a mere demon king.
Although for common spirit users or official exorcists, he was an enemy that required great effort to severely injure, to this man he was nothing more than an ant easily crushed underfoot.
"Make use of trash?" Inoue's recovering body stiffened.
How long had it been since anyone dared to describe him like that since becoming a demon king? But the human who said that now was not someone he could afford to offend.
Filled with bitter resentment, Inoue clenched his fists and stood before the man, continuing to listen.
"You've been targeting a human recently, right?" The man leaned back comfortably on the sofa and looked at Inoue as he asked.
"That's right! Could it be…" "Don't get the wrong idea, he's not my disciple. And from the looks of things, there isn't a single person in this world worthy of being my disciple."
Seeing Inoue begin to misunderstand, the man quickly raised a hand to stop him and distanced himself from Hikigaya Hachiman.
"Then what do you mean?" Inoue was confused by the man's words. He originally thought the man came to back up Hachiman.
"My meaning?" A sly smile appeared at the corner of the man's mouth.
"I mean, without causing collateral damage to large numbers of ordinary people, I want you to kill that guy!"
"What?!" Inoue raised his head in shock.
He thought he had misheard. The man actually wanted him to do whatever it takes to kill Hikigaya Hachiman? Why, when they were both exorcists...?
"I understand." After blinking a few times, Inoue accepted the man's request.
"You made a smart choice. Once it's done, as a reward, I will make you a real Demon King." Seeing Inoue's agreement, the man nodded with satisfaction and casually promised a condition Inoue couldn't refuse.
"Well then, get to work." With all instructions given, the man no longer lingered. Inoue blinked and found the man suddenly gone.
"Already left?" The house was empty except for Inoue.
Sitting back on his sofa, if it weren't for the lingering warmth, Inoue might've thought everything that happened was just a nightmare.
"Although I don't understand why he wants me to kill his kind, that was my goal anyway..."
Thinking to himself, Inoue began to plan how to deal with Hikigaya Hachiman. Judging from Hachiman's strength fighting the head demon last night, they were almost equal. To avoid failure, Inoue had to guarantee a one-hit kill next time.
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. On the rooftop of a building in Chiba. The man who left Inoue's place suddenly appeared and gazed calmly at the distant skyline. "Come out."
"Yo, long time no see." As soon as the man spoke, another figure appeared before him in the same way.
"Key, what are you doing in Chiba?" The man looked unfavorably at the one he called Key.
"Well, even though Tokyo is your jurisdiction, that doesn't mean I can't come visit, right?" Key always wore a smile. He shrugged his hands, indicating he wasn't here to cause trouble.
"Visiting is fine, but then hurry back to Hokkaido!" The man snorted coldly at Key's explanation but didn't pursue his presence on his turf further.
"That's not up to me. How long I stay depends on 'them.'" "Of course, I suppose a loner like you can't understand that." Key shook his head with a teasing look at the man.
"You want to fight me?" Veins bulging on his forehead, the man radiated intense spiritual pressure.
"Now, now, calm down. Just kidding, no need to take it seriously." Key laughed and waved his hand, effortlessly dissipating the crushing pressure that could topple the building beneath them.
"By the way, are you serious?" After greeting an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time, Key's lazy gaze turned serious.
"Serious about what?" The man smirked coldly at Key. He knew this guy definitely didn't come just to say hello.
"This is the sixth one, besides us. Are you willing to watch him get bullied by a demon king?" "His strength has far surpassed the general level; he's almost a half-step demon king." "If he can't even deal with a worthless demon king, he might as well die early so he doesn't disgrace exorcists."
"That's harsh." Key sighed, seeing the man wasn't joking. "It's only been four months since he showed his talent. From an ordinary person to almost a half-step demon king is already pretty good."
"So what?" The man crossed his arms with a 'so what if I say so?' expression.
Chiba, where the sixth exorcist was, was his territory, so he would do as he pleased. If this annoying guy didn't like it, he could take it up in Hokkaido!
"No, I don't think the sixth will die so easily. I'm just reminding you to be careful of ordinary people's safety while playing around. That's our duty after all."
"I'm protecting them well enough, aren't I?" Hearing Key's words, the man frowned. Yesterday, when Inoue Yasutaka ordered his spirits to run wild, he killed them all.
"But that's because you're right there in Chiaki, isn't it?" Key smiled. "I know you want to toughen up the new junior, but don't slack off. With his current strength, he can't handle everything in Tokyo alone."
"Tch, shut up!" The man was instantly angry after Key exposed his plan.
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