The sun was bright, but the Ghost Girl’s mood was anything but.
Wasn’t it agreed that they were just coming to take a look? Why were they heading towards the Demon Spirit Group’s base? Isn’t it too much to deceive even a ghost?
Gritting her teeth, the Ghost Girl made her body slightly larger, barely managing to hide within Tsukiyomi Ruri’s shadow. Then, she threw her arms around Tsukiyomi Ruri’s calf.
Although a ghost is an illusory existence, as long as a ghost wills it, it can actually temporarily solidify itself.
Noticing the grip on her calf, Tsukiyomi Ruri didn’t seem to mind and continued towards her objective.
“Stop, stop right now. Don’t forget what you promised me,” the Ghost Girl said urgently.
Tsukiyomi Ruri had to stop. She looked down and said, “If you’re scared, just wait off to the side. That tree nearby is quite thick, and its leaves are dense. The shadow it casts is enough to conceal you.”
The Ghost Girl hesitated for a moment, but then she saw a gust of wind blow, the branches shook constantly, and from time to time, a ray of light shone through the gaps in the branches onto the ground.
“I don’t want to. The shadows of these trees can’t hide me. I’ll die.” The Ghost Girl continued to cling tightly to Tsukiyomi Ruri’s calf.
Seeing this, Tsukiyomi Ruri didn’t say anything more and continued towards her target.
Watching her unable to stop Tsukiyomi Ruri’s actions, the Ghost Girl’s eyes nearly welled up—though ghosts cannot cry.
Just as Tsukiyomi Ruri approached the cliff face, a gunshot suddenly rang out. Almost simultaneously with the shot, she took a step to the side. A bullet embedded itself in the tree to her right.
The sudden gunshot made the Ghost Girl stiffen involuntarily. She looked ahead.
Tsukiyomi Ruri also looked forward.
They saw two young men dressed in casual wear, walking over with pistols in hand.
“Little girl, this isn’t a place you can just casually wander into,” one of the young men said.
“Don’t waste words on her. Just finish her off directly, and don’t miss again,” the other young man said with a cold face.
“You’re really heartless,” the first young man said, but his actions contradicted his words. He raised his hand and fired a shot at Tsukiyomi Ruri.
“Bang!”
Following the gunshot, Tsukiyomi Ruri dodged slightly to the side, causing this shot to miss again.
This situation made the young man freeze for a moment. His expression then changed dramatically. “Damn, this girl is a Reincarnator, not just someone who wandered in here.”
The first shot could be dismissed as a miss, but the second couldn’t possibly be a miss too!
Tsukiyomi Ruri tilted her head. “So, if I were someone who just wandered in here, you were planning to casually dispose of me too?”
The young man didn’t waste any more words. He shot at Tsukiyomi Ruri again, the gunshot “Bang!” echoing through the forest.
This time, Tsukiyomi Ruri didn’t dodge. She raised her hand and caught the bullet shot at her. This feat made the eyes of the two young men bulge.
Catching a bullet barehanded?
Before the two young men could recover their wits, Tsukiyomi Ruri flicked her wrist. The bullet shot directly into the eye socket of the young man who had fired, exiting through the back of his head.
“Thud!”
One young man collapsed.
Seeing this, the other cold-faced young man’s pupils constricted sharply. He quickly aimed his gun at Tsukiyomi Ruri, but before he could shoot, his vision blurred. In a flash, the gun was already in Tsukiyomi Ruri’s hand.
Then…
“Bang!”
Following the gunshot, the second young man collapsed.
As an existence once known as the Demon Emperor in the Reincarnation Space, Tsukiyomi Ruri would not show mercy to anyone attempting to kill her.
Looking at the pistol in her hand, Tsukiyomi Ruri said with some disdain, “This is a real gun, not an Equipment Card. It’s no use.”
Among Equipment Cards, the lowest grade, N-Grade Cards, could transform into ordinary weapons like swords, spears, and clubs, or functional weapons like Inoue Keiko’s that could only make people drunk. Better R-Grade Cards could produce modern weapons, though only small firearms like pistols. More powerful weapons appeared only in higher-grade Equipment Cards.
Cards were very convenient to carry around. A real gun wasn’t. So, Tsukiyomi Ruri casually tossed it on the ground.
‘They were dealt with so easily?’
The Ghost Girl, who had witnessed everything from start to finish, was a bit stunned.
Originally, she thought those two Reincarnators were much stronger than Tsukiyomi Ruri, but the result of the battle was so surprising. Could it be that this loli was actually very strong?
While the Ghost Girl was still dazed, Tsukiyomi Ruri searched the two corpses.
“What are you doing? Take this chance to leave quickly!” the Ghost Girl urged immediately.
“Why should we leave?” Tsukiyomi Ruri countered.
“Don’t think the rest of the Demon Spirit Group are like these two. These two were just the lookouts. I’m telling you, I’ve seen the truly powerful Reincarnators in the Demon Spirit Group make their move. They’re really terrifying. You’re definitely no match for them. Run before anyone else comes!” the Ghost Girl pleaded earnestly.
If she didn’t need Tsukiyomi Ruri’s help to leave, she would have fled on her own long ago.
Tsukiyomi Ruri shook her head, adopting Izumi Shirayuki’s catchphrase: “Regarding the situation at the Demon Spirit Group’s base, I’m very curious.”
Curious my ass!
The Ghost Girl nearly cursed out loud, but her excellent upbringing made her hold back.
“Not a single Ability Card or Equipment Card? Are they really Reincarnators?” Tsukiyomi Ruri shook her hands with disgust after searching the two young men’s bodies.
After standing up, Tsukiyomi Ruri walked straight ahead.
Her gaze passed through the trees. They could see a passageway in the cliff ahead, dark and deep inside.
The Ghost Girl followed helplessly, a mournful expression on her face. “I’m begging you, take me and leave now. If you keep going, you’ll die, and you’ll drag me down with you.”
“Have a little confidence in me. Don’t assume I’m here to throw my life away,” Tsukiyomi Ruri replied.
“You have no idea how powerful and terrifying the people from the Demon Spirit Group are. They’re absolutely not someone you can handle. Trust me, I have no reason to lie to you,” the Ghost Girl said, tugging at Tsukiyomi Ruri’s skirt.
“It seems you don’t believe me. Do I have any reason to lie to you?” Tsukiyomi Ruri shook her head.
“You’re someone who only has one White Card. How do you expect me to believe you?” If the Ghost Girl weren’t a ghost but a human, she’d probably be crying right now.
She wasn’t clear about the specific power divisions for Reincarnators, but she knew a Reincarnator’s strength was related to the Cards they held. How powerful could someone with the lowest-grade White Card possibly be?
The Ghost Girl felt that the reason Tsukiyomi Ruri could defeat those two outside was purely because those two were too weak, without even a White Card.
She had no idea that a Reincarnator holding a pistol was practically equivalent to holding a green R-Grade Equipment Card.
“I’m begging you, let’s just leave. I really don’t want to die,” the Ghost Girl pleaded.
