Tanuki Rise of the Yokai Clan

Chapter 94: Wherever you are in danger, I will be there to save you

Chapter 94: Wherever you are in danger, I will be there to save you

Julis went to an abandoned building in the redevelopment area.

Twilight gloom reigned over the partially demolished edifice. Fragmentary walls and floors created an illusion of open space, but the piles of debris made for numerous blind spots.

Undaunted, she walked farther into the building. Her face was grim as she stepped steadily onward through the uncanny shadows projected by the lowering sun.

As soon as she had set foot into the back of the plot, debit fell from an upper story whose floor no longer exitedfalling right toward where she stood. It was more than enough material to crush a girl. Read latest chapters at novelhall.com Only

"Burst into bloom...," she murmured, without even looking up. "Red Crown."

A five-sided flower materialized to shield her, like an umbrella made of flame, and repelled every piece of the falling debris.

"You must know by now that it will take more than that to beat me. Hurry up and show yourselves already! Don't waste my time!"

The mood floated dimly beyond the gaping holes in the structure. Steel reinforcement bars crashed into the floor, and a lone boy emerged from the clouds of dust.

"My apologies. That didn't even make for a good pregame show." The thin boy bowed theoretically."

"...who are you?"

"..."

"SILAS NORNAN! THAT'S MY NAME! DID YOU FORGET ABOUT ME?"

"Sorry, I don't know." Julis shook her head, unlike in the original, where Lester kept pestering her. She was no longer closer to Amagiri, and she was close to Tamazuki. When she was with Tamazuki, Lester didn't dare to approach them since Lester knew once he got close, he would just be beaten.

Tamazuki wasn't a pushover like Amagiri, so Lester's courage was rather small.

However, because of this, Julis's attacker was rather desperate since it made it hard for him to attack Julis. Still, even so, he was someone who often appeared before the princess, yet how dare this girl forget about him?

"I am the one who always follows Lester."

"Oh, right! I remember you." Julis nodded and remembered that Lester had two followers, and one of them was this guy. "So, where is the rest?" She didn't think this weak boy could do anything to her, so this boy shouldn't be alone. Still,

"As expected, you are so arrogant, princess, but you don't need to worry; this time, you won't be alone."

But then, they didn't immediately fight each other. Instead, they talked as if they were negotiating since what Silas wanted was just money, so if he could make Julis give up on participating in the Festa, then everything was good, but how could she give up? Especially when she was sure about her victory.

But suddenly...

"Just what the hell is going on here, Silas?!"

"You actually believed that?!" Silar burst into laughter. "Oh, forgive me. But think about it. What kind of fool tips his hand to his enemies?"

Yet, even so, Julis and Lester didn't think that they would lose. Even if those dolls were special and made with a special feature, their numbers were limited, and this was what they thought, but. their expression quickly turned into incredulity, surprise, then fear.

They were not looking at ten dolls or even twenty. It was far more than that.

"It seems that one or two isn't enough, so I'll give you more. What do you think? The maximum number of dolls I can control at one time is one hundred and twenty-eight."

"A hundred and twenty-eight..." Despair spread over Lester's face.

Julis was also anxious and quickly pressed the device into her pocket. It was something given by Tamazuki. Even though she didn't really need it, he decided to give it to her.

'Tamazuki...'

Being surrounded by 128 dolls, Lester and Julis weren't able to do anything.

Lester was the first to lose, having been beaten before he passed out.

Silas didn't intend to kill Lester since he wanted to put all the blame on Lester, and it was the same case with Julis.

"Now, it's your turn, Princess."

Julis showed his last struggle and created an enormous dragon made of flame that tore through the circle of the dolls. However, her struggle was meaningless. Her opponents were dolls and weren't human. They could be sacrificed anytime. Even if they were burnt or destroyed, it didn't matter. By now, she was pinned by several dolls on the ground. They held her in a place as one doll held a giant battle-axe, ready to end her.

"Now, it's a farewell, Princess."

Julis squeezed her eyes shut as she thought that everything was over, yet suddenly she felt a familiar feeling. Her body was held by a strong yet gentle arm.

"Tamazuki...?"

"Sorry I am late."

Hearing that voice, Jilis opened her eyes to see the young man who had stolen her girlhood. His figure held a Japanese katana of pure white made entirely of heat. Her eyes were moist, but she didn't want to appear weak in front of him.

"...you are late."

Yet, knowing that he was by her side, she knew that everything was going to be alright.

"Sorry, sorry. It's hard to find this place."

Then, as he came, all the dolls, even the one with the battle axe, crashed to the ground before melting and becoming junk.