"How could something like that appear here? Could it be that this Abandoned Hospital is secretly being used by someone who infiltrated the Human World from the Demon World…?"
"No matter who it is, I'm going to eradicate all those damn flowers!"
Yukikaze Mizuki realized that she had made a fool of herself after falling under a genjutsu. Right now, she only wanted to cut down all the flowers that had made her look so embarrassing and then burn them to ashes.
After all, these alluring flowers, which originally grew in the Demon World, were not ordinary plants.
...
On the second-floor corridor of the Abandoned Hospital, Yukikaze Mizuki, having recovered from the genjutsu, looked somewhat exasperated. Dazzling blue-purple lightning suddenly erupted and wrapped around her body.
Recalling the methods her mother had taught her for using magic, Yukikaze concentrated the magical power within her body into her eyes and observed the abandoned wards and treatment rooms on the second floor.
"Found them. There are quite a few places with magical reactions!"
Yukikaze stood still and observed for a moment, quickly discovering magical reactions in several rooms deep within the corridor. Although she wasn't sure whether all of them were alluring flowers from the Demon World, at this moment, anyone else appearing here besides the few of them was undoubtedly an enemy.
After confirming the enemies' locations, Yukikaze didn't hesitate. Gripping the two specially made pistols that used magic as ammunition, she immediately left Yukito Mizuki and Shiranui behind and headed toward the rooms deeper inside the corridor.
She clearly intended to deal with those alluring flowers that had made her look awkward in front of Onii-chan all by herself.
"This child, Yukikaze, never learns her lesson. She's still so reckless, which is why I'm uneasy about letting her go on missions alone."
"I feel that even if Rinko were to team up with her, she probably wouldn't be able to change those flaws anytime soon."
Watching Yukikaze's figure gradually disappear into the distance, Shiranui Mizuki's eyes flashed with helplessness as she muttered softly, seemingly talking to herself or complaining to Yukito beside her.
"Regarding the Demons and ninja, I originally didn't intend to let Yukito-chan get involved. After all, the more one knows about those things, the more dangerous their situation becomes."
"Now that Yukito-chan is already involved, he should at least possess some means of self-preservation. I'll leave that girl Yukikaze to you. I believe that if it's Yukito-chan, he'll definitely find a way to make Yukikaze behave."
After saying that, Shiranui Mizuki called out to Akiyama Rinko and Yatsu Murasaki before quickening her pace and following in the direction Yukikaze had gone.
The closer they got to the inner section of the second-floor corridor of the Abandoned Hospital, the stronger the floral fragrance in the air became. It went from a faint, almost imperceptible scent to an overpowering and even irritating smell as they approached the rooms at the end of the corridor.
As the fragrance became stronger, the toxins contained within it naturally became more potent as well.
Yatsu Murasaki, Akiyama Rinko, and Shiranui, who were walking beside Yukito, couldn't help but slow down. Their eyes occasionally turned vacant, and confused expressions appeared on their faces.
Although they quickly recovered each time, Shiranui and Yatsu Murasaki were clearly beginning to be affected by the toxins and were falling under a genjutsu.
On the other hand, Yukito, perhaps because he had previously taken an antidote pill purchased from the system store, remained completely unaffected aside from finding the scent somewhat pungent.
Yukito naturally noticed the condition of Shiranui, Rinko, and Yatsu Murasaki. After a brief hesitation, he flipped his hand and took out three antidote pills from his system backpack before handing them over.
"These are antidote pills I made myself. They should be effective against most toxins in this world. Take them first."
Basic medicines such as antidote pills, soldier pills, and blood-replenishing pills in the system store were actually very cheap, but their effects were surprisingly good.
Naturally, he didn't mind giving a few to Shiranui and Rinko. After all, this small expense could easily be recovered many times over by simply eliminating a few Demons.
"I also gave Yukikaze an antidote pill earlier, so she shouldn't be affected by the toxins contained within the strong fragrance in the air. I'll go ahead and check the situation. Mom doesn't need to worry too much."
Yukito handed the antidote pills to Shiranui Mizuki, Akiyama Rinko, and Yatsu Murasaki, briefly explained a few things, and then quickened his pace toward the end of the corridor.
As he approached the rooms near the end of the corridor, Yukito noticed that several rooms had been artificially connected together, forming a space that covered several hundred square meters. Even from the corridor, he could clearly see flashes of dazzling lightning and hear loud roars coming from within.
If nothing unexpected had happened, Yukikaze should be fighting something inside.
Hearing the commotion, Yukito quickly entered the rooms on the left side at the end of the corridor. The moment he stepped inside, he saw that the floor across the massive area was covered with piles of corpses, both human and Demon ninja.
The corpses were entangled by countless roots and vines, which seemed to be absorbing the nutrients from the bodies to fuel their growth.
"Ding~!"
"Collectible material discovered: Alluring Flower Nectar!"
Yukito had only just entered the room and had not even had time to carefully examine the dozens of alluring flowers. Their petals were covered in countless pale-white stripes, and the patterns formed seductive female faces while continuously releasing a toxic fragrance.
At that moment, a system notification suddenly appeared in his mind.
The cheat Yukito Mizuki had obtained was unlike the intelligent systems that actively communicated with their hosts, as described in many novels and manga he had read before his transmigration.
The system he possessed was more like an auxiliary function in a game. Under normal circumstances, it rarely reacted unless he entered certain specific environments.
"Collectible material, alluring flower nectar?"
Yukito thought to himself, and a translucent status panel appeared before his eyes. He immediately checked the purpose of the alluring flower through the system.
"Alluring Flower Nectar: Collectible material. By using three portions of Alluring Flower Nectar, Chakra, and 10 ml of the player's blood, a special potion can be synthesized by consuming a certain amount of experience points."
"Special Potion: If a female drinks it or inhales the fragrance emitted by the potion, she will develop a physiological attraction toward the player. It is effective only with the player and has no other side effects."
Seeing the system's explanation of the alluring flower nectar, Yukito couldn't help but freeze for several seconds.
After all, the Naruto mobile game he had played before his transmigration had been a very serious fighting card game. There had definitely never been such strange settings.
To think that materials could even be collected to create such a peculiar potion. Was this some kind of adult game setting?
Although he couldn't help but complain inwardly, Yukito Mizuki still couldn't resist wanting to collect some alluring flower nectar.
He was simply curious about the effects of the potion created by combining the alluring flower nectar, his blood, and Chakra through the system.
If this item really had miraculous effects on women, then perhaps in the future, when encountering powerful female opponents he couldn't deal with, he could use the potion to disrupt their concentration and create an opening.
"Yukikaze, I'll take care of the remaining alluring flowers here."
Yukito Mizuki, who had no ill intentions and only wanted to have more trump cards when facing various powerful female enemies in the future, was about to step forward to collect the alluring flower nectar when he saw Yukikaze, standing nearby and enveloped in dazzling lightning, raise her twin pistols and continuously fire at the alluring flowers in the room. Each time the magic-infused bullets struck the branches or roots of the alluring flowers, which possessed no means of resistance other than releasing toxins, they exploded like thunder descending from the sky.
Those alluring flowers were almost instantly torn apart by Yukikaze's lightning-attribute magic bullets, turning charred black before withering into piles of ash.
"Onii-chan, I can deal with these damn alluring flowers myself. Why did you suddenly rush in?"
"If I hadn't noticed you coming earlier, I might have accidentally hurt you!"
Yukikaze saw Yukito suddenly step forward and approach the seven or eight remaining alluring flowers in the room, seemingly searching for something with great interest. She quickly stopped attacking, lowered her guns, and couldn't help but complain in a low voice.
Although Yukikaze had undergone extensive firearms training during her years as an Anti-Demon Ninja, her familiarity with guns and shooting skills were not particularly exceptional; at most, she was slightly better than an ordinary person.
When dealing with Demons, Yukikaze relied more on the area-of-effect destructive power created by the explosions of her lightning-attribute magic bullets.
Since Yukito Mizuki was standing so close to the alluring flowers, Yukikaze naturally did not dare fire recklessly for fear of accidentally injuring him.
Without Yukikaze's interference, Yukito walked up to the remaining alluring flowers. He did not need to take out glass bottles or other containers to collect the nectar himself.
With a single thought, the system automatically gathered the nectar from those alluring flowers and stored it inside the system backpack.
The seven or eight alluring flowers yielded a total of thirty portions of nectar, which, according to the system's explanation, were enough to synthesize ten doses of a special aphrodisiac.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
After collecting what he needed, Yukito glanced at the remaining hallucinogenic flowers in the room. His gaze lingered briefly on the pile of bones lying beside their roots before he quickly formed hand seals and exhaled scorching flames from his mouth.
The orange-red flames, condensed from surging Chakra, instantly expanded into a massive fireball the moment they appeared, engulfing and incinerating all the hallucinogenic flowers before him in the blink of an eye.
"Is this the Ninjutsu Yukito-chan mentioned earlier?"
"It's clearly different from an Anti-Demon Ninja's Ninpo, and its power is far from weak!"
After Yukito Mizuki finished collecting the ingredients needed to create the aphrodisiac, he directly formed hand seals and used one of the Uchiha Clan's most basic Fire Release techniques to completely burn away the hallucinogenic flowers. At that moment, a voice filled with surprise and curiosity suddenly came from behind him.