"What holy lady? I am just a spirit now."

Miss Sylveste patted her gray dress and then picked up the bow that was used as a sacrifice earlier.

"Oh~ Did you summon me using this bow as a medium? Luckily, I have been using it for a long time. Otherwise, you might have summoned the previous snow sprite who used this bow."

"Is that so... It only means I was lucky. Well, enough chatting. The Ais Empire is in great danger now. If we don't kill that guy, the Ais Empire will be in trouble."

As I spoke, I pointed to Saito, who was hanging in the air wrapped in talismans.

"Oh, he is not from our empire. What happened exactly?"

"In simple terms, this person, who is about to die from some illness, wanted to prove that he can summon the strongest ghost. So he came here, this place with a passage to the abyss. But he had companions, and I saw them before."

I was referring to the merchant I encountered earlier.

They received support from the Empire of Rosend, as they claimed to be able to summon the strongest ghost as assistance... This includes concealing my arrival in the Ais Empire. Now their army is gathering in the eastern forest... They will probably attack when they see the successful summoning..."

"Indeed, that Rosend Empire is eyeing the Ais Empire. But that's not the problem we should worry about. Earlier, Princess Michelle said that the imperial army is gathering at King City, so there should be no problem... Anyway, now is not the time to discuss this. Saito, quickly tell us how to remove the talismans on your body."

"Sever Break!"

Before Saito could say anything, Miss Sylveste took out another bow beside her. After pulling it open, three vertical and three horizontal claw marks appeared on the top of the arrow. Then, she shot it at Saito!

In an instant, the talismans on Saito's body were disintegrated!

"Oh my, Miss Sylveste, you actually know Yin and Yang arts?"

"Well... It was taught to me by a very helpful uncle~ He said it's dangerous for girls outside, so if we encounter unclean things, we can use this skill."

Hey, hey, hey, what are you creatures inside the abyss usually doing? If we really want to say it, you are all unclean things, right? Are you really okay like this?

And by the way...

"By any chance... Is the person who taught you a guy dressed in red with horns called Jiao Long?"

"Huh? You also know Uncle Jiao Long?"

"I knew it..."

Suddenly, I felt like the world was too small. If Jiao Long knew that the reason his talismans were broken was because he taught a girl Yin and Yang arts, he would probably cry.

But now is not the time to continue chatting. I teleported directly in front of Saito.

"Alright, any last words?"

"Take care of my daughter!"

"Huh? Are you kidding me?"

"Yes, I'm just kidding."

The corner of my mouth twitched.

"You know I hate bloody violence the most."

"Are you telling me you won't kill me? In order to..."

"Permafrost Mourning."

In an instant, I froze Saito into an ice pillar, keeping his original pose.

His HP bar, already close to its limit, began to decrease rapidly. Since the opponent didn't resist, his HP bar quickly emptied.

Although I hate bloody violence, there are many ways to kill you without it.

"Is that how you kill him?"

Miss Sylveste suddenly walked over and asked.

"What other choice do I have? He said if I don't kill that ghost of his, it will continue to cause harm. Although I also wanted to say something like 'I will save everyone,' I can only say that I know my abilities very well, so I won't give myself an impossible task."

"You are really practical~"

"Recognizing reality is a necessary skill for survival."

I shrugged my shoulders.

"So, what's next? Do I have to kill myself to send you back...?"

"What are you talking about? Do you really want me to go back that badly?"

Miss Yukimontes pouted discontentedly.

"Well, yeah, speaking of which, this is where you should be. But right now, you..."

"Though I'm undead, it seems like I'm immune to light magic."

Miss Yukimontes said with a smile.

"Seems like it's because I was a snow elf before becoming undead, so I can resist light magic."

"This element is quite similar to mine..."

"What did you say?"

"Oh, nothing. I said your element seems to be in the forbidden range. Don't let those extremists find out."

Just like me, the combination of light element and necromancy is considered taboo. There are also types that mix darkness and light.

If the Church finds out, we will definitely be hunted down to death.

"I know about this, but yeah, you're right. People in this country should all know that I'm dead already, so it's still dangerous for me to show up... However, we can discuss this later. Though Saito is dead now, the black cloud in the sky hasn't dispersed..."

"Huh?"

I looked up, and indeed, the dark cloud in the sky hadn't moved at all. Now that Saito is dead and the summoner is also dead, why haven't the summoned creatures been sent back?

Something is not right with this plot, director! Shouldn't the lunch box drama be over now?

"Be careful!"

Suddenly, Miss Yukimontes rushed to my side, grabbed my collar, and jumped out. Then, with a loud noise, a huge sword was inserted directly into the altar, right where I had been standing.

There was no attack prompt? Why? Is the attack warning system broken again?

Then, a red figure jumped down and grabbed the giant sword on the ground.

"Oh, I see. So you're the undead holy angel boy that Snow mentioned before. It looks like you're the one who destroyed my charm symbol, Snow-chan."

"Good to see you, Lengjiao-san. I didn't expect to meet in the mortal realm today."

"Well, since you're Snow's friend... Alright, alright, I won't randomly kill people this time."

Hey, hey, hey! Are you sure it's okay like this? Miss Yukimontes just became undead not long ago, is it really okay for you guys to have such a harmonious life?

"Hey, you over there, why do I feel like you're thinking rude thoughts?"

"Not at all, you're overthinking."

I waved my hand.

"By the way, why is it that Saito is dead but you seem fine?"

"Even if you stop adding oil to an oil lamp, it can still burn for a while, right?"

"True, but what are you planning to do now?"

"Fight with you."

"...Huh?"

I heard something extremely unbelievable just now.

"Wait, you want me to fight with you?"

"Yes."

"There's quite a big difference in strength between you and me..."

"Well, we'll see once we try."

"Can't we just not fight?"

"If you lose, you will die!"

With that, he raised his sword.

"Hey, hey, hey..."

My knowledge of demons is limited to Kurorei, and that guy... Anyway, this guy in front of me is definitely not joking!

"Um... you guys..."

"Miss Yukimontes, find a place to hide, it will be dangerous here."

"But..."

"Oh, it's no problem. I can escape, you know that, right?"

Of course, what happened before in the Abyss, the last "escape," was actually just dying, but the effect is the same.

"Then... please be careful."

After saying that, Miss Yukimontes ran to the side.

"Now, what's next... Well, you're so strong, I basically can't hurt you, right? How do we fight?"

However, the opponent did not respond and instead rushed towards me with the sword!

Are you kidding me!

I quickly dodged to the side and flew into the sky with my wings spread.

Leijiao used a sword to chop off a corner of the altar and then swiftly charged towards me.

My rationality told me that blocking his attack was impossible. If I were to use a weapon to block it, not only the weapon but also myself would be cut in half!

"Accelerate, Shadow of Extreme Speed, Spirit of the Wind!"

A flash of green light, and I transformed into a green shadow swiftly dodging in the air. Behind me, Leijiao with his red horns was chasing after me with a large sword.

"Hey hey hey, is this considered a fight? Just running away won't do!"

"What are you talking about! At least say something like 'I will lower my strength', or else how are we supposed to fight like this?"

"Well...I did lower my strength, or else it would be like this..."

Before he finished speaking, the opponent appeared in front of me in an instant! He raised his large sword high and swung it down towards me!

I quickly drew my katana and met him head-on. My hand ached as the large sword directly hit the katana, causing it to crack. And my HP bar also slightly decreased.

Was this a breach of defense?

"Eh? It seems like you're not as strong as I imagined. Didn't you fight with Corina before?"

"But I lost..."

"Is that so?"

As he spoke, he kicked towards me. I quickly summoned an ice shield.

However, his attack went straight through the ice shield and kicked my abdomen. My HP bar instantly hit bottom, and I was sent flying as if sitting on a roller coaster ride, quickly flying backwards.

I quickly consumed a healing potion and used healing magic at the same time! My HP began to slowly recover, but I saw that the opponent was actually following me!

Damn it! How can I fight against such a huge difference in strength?

"Ghost Technique: Army Breaker: Slash!"

An even more terrifying and fierce ghost face appeared behind Leijiao. At the same moment, the sword flashed with densely packed red patterns and transformed into a red shadow, slashing down!

Seeing the opponent's attack getting closer, I gritted my teeth. I had no choice but to bet on it.

"Mystical Technique: Absolute Probability, target, resist counterattack!"

Countless combo symbols flashed before my eyes. I smiled and frantically hit all the buttons with my hands like playing Taiko no Tatsujin.

What a joke, I was a completionist of the highest difficulty. I was not afraid of this kind of difficult QTE!

As long as the skills could be activated, it would be fine!

Just as the opponent's sword was about to reach me, my body suddenly moved, performing a direct flip and narrowly avoiding the attack by brushing against the edge of his blade!

"Eh? You..."

The opponent seemed to notice something unusual about me, but my body didn't stop. My left hand directly grabbed his left hand, flipped over him, and ended up on his back.

Then, blasphemer appeared in my hand, and I directly stabbed it into the back of Leijiao's neck!

Although the entire process was automatic, the idea that I could perform such actions gave me an impulse to become an assassin.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!"

Leijiao reached back to grab me, but I clearly hadn't finished my move yet. Both of my hands pushed against his body and bypassed his head, then I kicked his hand holding the sword and snatched the sword away!

In mid-air, I turned around while carrying the sword, facing him.

"Are you...are you a mage or a swordsman!?"

Leijiao shouted with twitching corners of his mouth.

"...Oni Art: Army Breaker: Slash!"