More than 7,000 Cursed Children flew across the entire Tokyo area, dispersing to search for other cursed children.
Inside the shelter.
Miko came to Lynn to renew her Blessing.
She was also prepared to contribute, but before that, she wanted to level up.
Recently, she had been actively hunting cursed spirits in the main world whenever she had time to gain experience.
Now, she felt that the experience from low-grade cursed spirits had nearly reached its limit.
Miko took off her clothes and exposed her back.
Yotsuya Miko
Low-Class Devil
Race: Devil
Master: Lynn Valefor
Strength: S999
Agility: S999
Durability: S999
Magic: S999
Inherent Skills:
[Yin-Yang Eyes] (omitted)
[Spirit-Seer Devil] (omitted)
"No wonder you're ready to level up, Miko."
Lynn gently patted her back and updated her Blessing.
All attributes were already maxed at S999. If not for Saeko's [Yearning for Killing] ability, which allowed stats to break past the limits, Miko's ability values would've already hit their ceiling.
However, thanks to the [Spirit-Seer Devil]'s soul devouring capability, she was able to push her stats to the top before leveling up.
Miko let out a sigh of relief seeing her completed stats.
In truth, she had been ready to level up for some time but waited until her stats were fully maxed.
Now…
"Master, please upgrade me!"
Lynn didn't hesitate.
Level Sublimation.
A flash of light burst behind Miko.
New Blessing information appeared.
Yotsuya Miko
Mid-Class Devil
Race: Devil
Master: Lynn Valefor
Strength: I0
Agility: I0
Durability: I0
Magic: I0
Inherent Skills:
[Yin-Yang Eyes]
Spirit Vision — Increases the speed of magic growth
[Spirit-Seer Devil]
Spirit Targeting — Enhanced damage to spirit-type beings
Spirit Control — Forcefully manipulates spirits
Spirit Devouring
Devil Transformation — Closely linked with Spirit Devouring; upon transformation, all latent spirit energy is released
Development Ability:
Soul-Soothing — Exerts a deterrent effect on spirit creatures via [Yin-Yang Eyes]
"Not bad. That development ability suits you perfectly."
Lynn copied the updated Blessing and handed it to Miko.
She got dressed and reviewed the details.
"Mid-Class Devil…"
She had finally caught up with Utaha-senpai.
Miko clenched her fist and felt the power surging through her body.
"Hah…"
Mid-Class Devil.
She never imagined she'd feel this much stronger than before.
"Soul-Soothing…"
Her amber eyes shimmered slightly.
"Yin-Yang Eyes… it really did evolve."
Watching Miko complete her upgrade, Mahiru showed a hint of frustration in her eyes.
Falling behind again…
But—
She had only met Lynn a little later than the others.
Her stats were nearly maxed out and she was already on the verge of leveling up.
She just needed to grind a little longer.
"Haaah—how nice. I wonder when I'll get to level up,"
Yuuko floated midair, tapping her finger against her lips.
Seeing that, Lynn recalled Seitenshi's plan.
Once it was executed, the Tokyo area would be flooded with Gastrea.
It would be a monster feast.
Even Stage IV Gastrea could appear.
Saeko and the others would certainly gain more than enough experience to level up.
Saeko might even reach High-Class Devil in one go.
After the upgrades were done, Miko and the others also headed to the Tokyo area to bring back scattered cursed children.
Tokyo.
In a somewhat bustling shopping mall.
A white-haired girl with ragged clothes and a bandaged face stood silently near the glass railing.
A wooden sign hung from her neck, and a chipped ceramic bowl sat at her feet.
I am a cursed child from the Outer Area.
People passing by glanced at the sign and cast disgusted looks her way.
But since there were too many security cameras around, they merely scoffed, muttered insults, and walked away.
The white-haired girl didn't react.
She just opened her mouth slightly, and a soft, sweet melody flowed from her throat and echoed through the corridor.
Dingling—
Suddenly, a crisp sound rang from the ceramic bowl.
"Ah! Thank you!"
The white-haired girl lit up with joy, but when she bent down and reached for the bowl.
It was just a can tab.
Her expression dimmed.
"Haha! Still falling for that!"
Two young men passed by, laughing as they wrapped their arms around each other.
"You never learn!"
"It's funny though, right? I do this every time I visit!"
"Haha! Stupid cursed child! Just die already!"
"Like anyone would want to keep them around!"
Clearly, this wasn't their first time harassing her.
The white-haired girl forced down her emotions and kept singing, hoping someone would listen.
But judging by the empty bowl, her hope was in vain.
Just then, Saeko entered the mall.
She glanced at the two young men and instinctively licked her lips.
Although Lynn had left the task of wiping out humanity to the Seitenshi, he had told them.
For now, they could do as they pleased.
So…
Killing a few humans wouldn't matter, right?
After all, it was hard to suppress that urge when faced with scum like this.
Swish.
Saeko drew her sword!
A flash of light, and the two young men were sliced clean in half.
Blood splattered across the corridor.
"Ah…"
"Eh?"
The blind white-haired girl froze, startled.
"I-Is it… a Gastrea?"
Tap.
A hand gently landed on her head.
Saeko knelt beside her and spoke softly.
"Little one, want to come with me?"
"Eh?"
The white-haired girl panicked a little. "M-Me?"
Saeko thought for a moment, then rephrased.
"Will you become my Initiator?"
The girl exclaimed in disbelief and nervously asked," Even like this... is that okay?"
She couldn't understand why anyone would choose someone like her.
She couldn't even see.
Scenes like this played out all across Tokyo.
The Cursed Children acted freely, striking down humans at the slightest provocation.
They showed no restraint.
"Ahhh!! The cursed children are attacking humans!!"
"They're attacking people!"
"I told you, they're monsters! Should've been eliminated long ago!"
Thud—
The man's head hit the ground before he could finish his sentence.
A Cursed Child flapped her wings and flew off in another direction.
His words were just too disgusting to bear.
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Seitenshi stood before the French window, gazing down at the chaos of Tokyo.
There was no sorrow on her face.
Only a sense of liberation.
"Whatever happens to humanity… doesn't matter anymore."
Meanwhile.
Tendo Residence.
Tendo Kikunojou's brows remained furrowed upon learning of the unrest in Tokyo.
"The cursed children... have they gone mad?"
Daring to rise against humanity?
"As expected, we can't trust these monsters."
Tap tap.
Suddenly, the sound of crisp footsteps echoed in the corridor.
Tendo Kikunojou looked up, surprise flashing in his eyes.
An unexpected guest had stepped into the Tendo residence once more.
(To be continued.)