In Isayama Naraku's study, Isayama Mei excitedly licked the blood from the corner of her mouth.
A not-so-pleasant metallic taste appeared in Isayama Mei's mouth, but she felt extremely satisfied.
Isayama Mei looked at Isayama Naraku, who was groaning in pain on the floor, with a look of exhilaration, the madness in her eyes gradually receding.
"Enjoy your last moments, Uncle Naraku."
Isayama Mei turned and walked out of the study.
"Soon, I will be the new Head of the Isayama Family."
Isayama Mei's figure disappeared into the dark corridor.
The cocoon containing the sesshoseki within her also completely burned away at this moment.
On the other side, Medea, who was in her magic workshop, looked up towards the Isayama Family's main residence.
Just now, the Shikigami (familiar) she used to monitor the surroundings had sent her information.
A strange Cursed Energy fluctuation had appeared in the Isayama Family.
This Cursed Energy fluctuation was fleeting and could no longer be found.
Medea took out a crystal ball and adjusted its view to the Isayama Family's main residence.
"It seems there's no change."
Medea looked at the mansion in the crystal ball, which showed no abnormalities, and wondered if her Shikigami had seen wrong.
After a few more Shikigami focused their gaze on the Isayama Family's main residence, Medea finally sensed something was amiss.
It was too quiet, so quiet that there was no sign of life.
"Tell me everything you've observed."
The information gathered by the Shikigami instantly transmitted into Medea's mind.
Medea summarized the contents reported by the Shikigami and deduced what had happened in the Isayama Family during this period.
A few minutes ago, Isayama Naraku was still working. Isayama Mei secretly entered the Isayama Family's main residence, and soon after, a strange Cursed Energy fluctuation appeared in the main residence, which then became completely lifeless.
Isayama Mei avoided everyone but did not specifically avoid the surrounding animals.
"An illusion? Or some other kind of trick..."
After a few more minutes, faint Cursed Energy fluctuations gradually emanated from the Isayama Family's main residence.
"I should go and see."
Medea spiritualized and disappeared from the room.
She would not allow unknown situations to occur in the place where she lived.
Soon, Medea arrived in Isayama Naraku's study.
Medea looked in surprise at Isayama Naraku, who was lying in a pool of blood, on the verge of death.
'Isayama Mei killed Isayama Naraku?'
Medea was a little puzzled and began to recall Isayama Mei as she had observed her.
Her memory finally settled on Isayama Mei's unwilling and jealous gaze when she secretly looked at Isayama Yomi.
'A power struggle...'
Medea stabilized Isayama Naraku's injuries, then cast a magic spell to obscure vision on her purple cloak, and took Isayama Naraku to the base.
Soon after, a magical puppet with injuries identical to Isayama Naraku's was thrown into Isayama Naraku's study... The Tsuchimiya Family, now enveloped by a veil, was experiencing a Special Grade level battle.
The moment he discovered the Sanzu River, Tsuchimiya Utata unleashed Inugami Shiraei.
Inugami Shiraei, displaying its full Special Grade power, fiercely tore at the giant fox of flames commanded by the Sanzu River.
Tsuchimiya Utata was fighting with a life-or-death approach.
On one hand, Tsuchimiya Utata knew his power was inferior to the Sanzu River, and only by going all out could he hope for a chance at survival.
On the other hand, the current Tsuchimiya Utata had the capital to fight for his life.
In the past few days, Medea had already helped Tsuchimiya Utata with a treatment.
Because Tsuchimiya Utata hoped to complete the treatment as soon as possible to return and oversee the Tsuchimiya Family.
So Medea adopted a very violent yet effective method.
Scraping bone and cutting flesh.
Medea performed magic to ensure Inugami Shiraei's stability.
Eichi slowly cut away Tsuchimiya Utata's almost completely corroded right hand, then regenerated healthy flesh with Reverse Cursed Technique.
The reason for doing it bit by bit was not because Medea and Eichi wanted to torture Tsuchimiya Utata, but because directly severing the entire arm would cause the sesshoseki to detach from Tsuchimiya Utata's body.
This would cause the Inugami within the sesshoseki to lose its restraint.
It was also thanks to this simple and crude therapy that Tsuchimiya Utata's condition recovered by more than half in a very short time.
Later, Medea returned after researching the shishiou. Due to a lack of Materials, she couldn't continue and began to create a cursed tool to slow down the sesshoseki's erosion in Tsuchimiya Utata.
With his condition largely recovered, Tsuchimiya Utata could last for a period even with Inugami Shiraei fully unleashed, giving him the capital to fight the Sanzu River to the death.
"Help! Save me!"
"Fire, put out the fire!"
"There are injured here, quickly get her out!"
The Tsuchimiya Family was in chaos at this moment.
In the face of life-and-death crisis, almost everyone saw the ferocious Inugami Shiraei in the air and the disaster-spreading fire fox.
Inugami Shiraei's body circled in the air, blocking a large number of fox fires.
A hint of mockery flashed in the Sanzu River's eyes.
"You're already struggling to protect yourself, and you still want to protect those useless guys?"
The Sanzu River waved a hand, and fireballs appeared around it.
"Give up, or you'll die."
Countless fireballs flew towards the scattered Tsuchimiya clansmen.
"Byakuei!"
Inugami Shiraei moved at an extremely fast speed in the air, blocking the fireballs the Sanzu River shot at the Tsuchimiya clansmen again and again.
"Let's see how many more you can block!"
The Sanzu River laughed wildly.
Doing this was not only for the Sanzu River to vent its anger and toy with Tsuchimiya Utata.
It was also to quickly defeat Inugami Shiraei.
Inugami Shiraei's speed was extremely fast; if it truly wanted to dodge, many of the Sanzu River's attacks would miss.
But now it wouldn't, Inugami Shiraei would intercept the Sanzu River's attacks itself.
"It's really sturdy, but even Byakuei must be close to its limit, right?"
Looking at the scarred Byakuei, the Sanzu River attacked with even more vigor.
The Sanzu River had been using the power of Tamamo-no-Mae from the sesshoseki, because compared to its own Spirit Butterfly Manipulation, Tamamo-no-Mae's fox fire was clearly more powerful.
Just like Mei Mei's Black Bird Manipulation.
Animals have very little Cursed Energy, let alone butterflies of such small size.
Mei Mei initially struggled because Black Bird Manipulation couldn't offer much help in exorcising Cursed Spirits, which is why she diligently trained in hand-to-hand combat.
However, in this life, due to Medea becoming a High School teacher, Mei Mei's development speed of Black Bird Manipulation was much faster than originally.
And she began to cultivate her crow Shikigami according to the methods taught by Medea.
"Hmph."
Tsuchimiya Utata appeared beside the last remaining clansman who hadn't escaped, and dispersed a fireball with his fist.
"Head... Head of the Family."
The clansman's voice was tearful.
"What are you still standing there for, run!"
Tsuchimiya Utata's roar awakened the trembling clansman.
"Lord Tsuchimiya, you must win."
Under Tsuchimiya Utata's protection, the last Tsuchimiya clansman escaped from the Tsuchimiya Family with tears in their eyes.
"You actually managed to protect them all, I'll commend you for that."
The Sanzu River looked in surprise at the panting Tsuchimiya Utata.
"You are no longer my opponent. Are you ready to die?"
"No, his battle is over. Your opponent is me now."
"Young Miss Saber?"
Tsuchimiya Utata looked in surprise at the golden-haired girl who appeared before him.
Artoria's identity was not kept too secret, and Tsuchimiya Utata had naturally found information about Artoria.
Special Grade Imaginary Heroic Spirit.
"You have successfully protected your clansmen and fulfilled your duty as Head of the Family. Now step down; this Evil Path will be vanquished by me."
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