After the light disappeared, a huge, grotesque figure appeared in Hiro's vision.
Its upper body was a naked male torso, while its lower body was a spider-like form with more than a dozen abdominal legs.
It was somewhat like the Stray Devil that had appeared in the original work, except for the slight difference in gender.
It's already a Stray Devil, yet it still opens a barrier and drives away bystanders.
Glancing at his oblivious mother and Kirigaya Midori and the others in front, Hiro frowned deeply, vaguely sensing that something was wrong, as if...
It had been deliberately arranged by someone.
Taking Yatsufusa from the system space and holding it in his right hand, Hiro took a few steps, blocking the path between the Stray Devil and the four women.
"Mom, Aunt Midori, something's coming. Suguha... you'd better not look."
What follows might be a bit bloody, not suitable for children...
"Hmm?"
"What happened?"
And the reactions of Kirigaya Midori and the others were as he expected.
Not only did they not do as he said immediately, but they also looked in his direction with curiosity, taking in the grotesque figure into their view.
"Wow, what is that? It looks so disgusting." Kirigaya Suguha's eyes were full of disgust and revulsion, and of course, there was also a lot of fear in them.
Nanamiya Yasuko forced herself to remain calm, looking at her son in front of her who seemed to know something.
"Hiro-kun, what is that thing?"
"Its scientific name is a devil, its type is a Stray Devil among devils. To put it simply, it's a monster that has lost its sanity, similar to a ghoul that eats people."
Whoosh-
Casually swinging the katana in his right hand twice, Hiro replied to his mother blandly, walking towards the grotesque figure.
Behind him, Nanamiya Yasuko reached out her right hand towards him, opening her mouth as if wanting to say something.
However, in the end, she couldn't utter any words.
"Asia, you guys stay here and don't run around. Leave the rest to me."
"Okay."
Asia, having had similar experiences, quickly realized the current situation and nodded in agreement.
Watching her own child walk forward to face the grotesque monster, while she as a mother could only stand behind and silently watch everything unfold, Nanamiya Yasuko's eyes couldn't help but dim.
"Asia-chan, what exactly is going on now? Is that really a devil? And what about the sword in Hiro's hand? Why does he look so calm?"
As a mother, how much do I really know about my own child?
"Nanamiya-sama is right, that is indeed a Stray Devil, but... the scientific name and 'ghoul' are things I'm not very clear about."
Unaware of the disappointment in Nanamiya Yasuko's tone beside her, Asia looked at Hiro's gradually receding figure and explained softly:
"Nanamiya-sama must have had similar encounters before, which is why he can be so calm. The sword in his hand should be a Sacred Gear or something similar, just like my 'Twilight Healing,' a blessed existence favored by God."
Saying this, Asia reached out her left hand towards Nanamiya Yasuko, and with a faint emerald, green glow, a silver-white ring quietly appeared on her middle finger.
However, I, in my current state, no longer have the qualifications to continue being favored by God, do I?
Amidst the surprised and astonished gazes of Nanamiya Yasuko and Kirigaya Midori, Asia felt a secret sadness in her heart.
"In other words, Hiro, he is... a psychic?"
"A psy...chic?"
Hearing Kirigaya Midori's surprised tone, Asia looked at her, tilted her head, pondered for a moment, and replied not very confidently:
"Probably."
...
"Die! Die! Die! If I kill all of you, I can gain that lord's favor and return to the ranks of devils!!"
Still dozens of meters away, the Stray Devil's frantic roar had already reached Hiro's ears.
Fortunately, at this distance, Nanamiya Yasuko, Kirigaya Midori, and the other ordinary people behind him probably couldn't hear the devil's voice.
As expected, this guy was arranged by someone...
Such a thought flashed through his mind as he silently watched the devil lower its human upper body and open its mouth wide towards his position, as if wanting to spit something out.
Intrinsic Time Control - Five Times Speed silently activated, and everything in Hiro's vision became incredibly slow.
In the next second, a large mass of milky white unidentified substance spewed out of the devil's mouth, crashing towards Hiro with a "whoosh" sound.
Having calculated that this attack wouldn't affect Nanamiya Yasuko and the others behind him, Hiro in his five-times-speed state calmly and easily bypassed the mass of unidentified substance.
A clump of spider silk? Should I say it's an attack method befitting its species...
He even took the time to glance at the clump as he passed by.
Thump!
The milky white clump of spider silk slammed onto the grass, making a dull sound.
"No matter if you're a Sacred Gear user, an exorcist, a magic exterminator, or whatever! Just hurry up and die!!"
Seeing that its attack had missed, the Stray Devil's emotions became even more violent.
Transparent saliva dripped from both its spider mouth below and its human mouth above, causing Hiro, who noticed this, to frown.
The distance of dozens of meters flashed by, and the charging Stray Devil, now two or three meters in front of Hiro, had a fanatical look on its face, eagerly raising its two spider legs high and fiercely stabbing down at Hiro.
"Die!"
At this distance, Hiro could even clearly see every hair on those two spiders legs, and dodging these two simple and direct attacks was even easier.
Shh~
Hiro's right-hand Yatsufusa cut through the Stray Devil's left four spider legs as if slicing through paper.
"Weak as hell, but its voice is loud enough."
"Ah!"
The pain of having four spider legs severed simultaneously transmitted to its brain, causing the Stray Devil to wail instantly.
Didn't that lord say these were just ordinary people? The human who instantly severed my four legs...
is an ordinary person?
Why did such a strong Sacred Gear user suddenly appear?
I could have joined the current Maou's family if I killed them, but why, why did it turn out like this?
"Damn it!!"
Losing its balance, the Stray Devil fell sideways to the ground, sliding forward while scraping the ground, leaving a seven or eight-meter-long dirt-colored trail before barely stopping.
After stopping, the Stray Devil immediately turned its head, but didn't continue to attack him.
"Wait! This lord, I'm willing..."
Shh~
However, Hiro didn't even have the thought of listening.
While stepping over the devil, Yatsufusa sliced across the human neck of the devil's upper body.
If it weren't for the insufficient height and his wariness of the hidden mastermind, this Stray Devil wouldn't even have had a chance to beg for mercy.
"Ding!"
"System energy loading progress reached 60%, system map activated. The system map will display obtainable luck within a three-kilometer radius centered on the host."
Hmm? Did it just finish loading at this moment, or did killing this Stray Devil increase it a little?
With the corner of his eye watching the newly appeared module on the system panel, Hiro raised an eyebrow, inconspicuously glancing at the grotesque devil at his feet.
P.S.: Kirito knew the truth at the age of ten, Suguha was nine at that time, four years older than now, so it's normal for her to be slightly more mature, right?
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