DxD: Building A Demon Clan From Scratch.

Chapter 58: A Bit Ridiculous (BONIS)

"Ah…"

Yuuko was stunned.

Did this guy not understand what she just said?

The big cursed spirit upstairs was terrifying!

"Don't worry, Miss Yuuko, Master is very strong," Mahiru said with a gentle smile, trying to reassure her.

Mahiru always had a way of calming people's nerves.

That said, they had never really seen the full extent of Lynn's power.

It always felt like he was omnipotent, able to handle any situation effortlessly.

Whether it was Utaha, Miko, Mahiru, or even everyone in his peerage, they all had an unwavering confidence in him.

"Well, it's already come to this anyway," Yuuko sighed.

They really weren't nervous at all.

But fine. If they weren't going to be scared, neither would she.

Her eyes burned with determination. "I've had enough of this! Every time I'm sleeping, my head keeps getting knocked against the walls!"

"It's ruined my sleep quality! I even have dark circles under my eyes!"

"Today, I'll risk my life to settle all my old and new grudges!"

"Uh… Miss Yuuko, aren't you already dead?"

Miko couldn't help but point out.

Yuuko shot her a speechless look.

Why did this kid always have to ruin the moment?

"A ghost's life is still a life!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The roar from upstairs was followed by heavy footsteps.

Each step felt like it was stomping directly on Yukino's heart.

Her face turned pale, and a deep sense of powerlessness crept over her.

She had no idea what was going to happen next.

BOOM!

Behind Lynn, a grotesque mass of flesh tumbled down the stairs!

The sheer impact instantly smashed a gaping hole into the wall.

The old wooden steps shattered under its weight, sending shards flying everywhere.

The moment Yukino saw it, her heart nearly stopped.

So scary!

So scary! So scary! So scary!

No matter how composed she usually appeared, she was still just a girl.

How could she not be terrified of such a monstrous creature?

As for Yui, she was already frozen in fear.

"Eh~ So disgusting!"

Hana wrinkled her nose in distaste.

Her appetite for tonight was completely ruined.

Damn it!

It actually made her lose her appetite?

Unforgivable!

This was the greatest offense anyone had ever committed against her.

Even Utaha and the others, seeing a first-grade cursed spirit for the first time, were visibly disgusted by its grotesque appearance.

Miko even felt a twinge of PTSD.

For just a moment, she recalled certain… unpleasant memories.

"YAAAAAAA!!"

The tumor-like monster let out another deafening roar!

A powerful gust of wind blasted outward, sending their clothes fluttering.

"So noisy…"

Lynn frowned and casually waved his hand.

A black magic circle appeared in front of the cursed spirit's mouth, sealing it shut.

"AAAA—"

The roar was cut off abruptly, and the entire building fell silent.

The cursed spirit opened its mouth, but no sound came out.

It thrashed around in frustration.

It felt humiliated.

Enraged, it lunged at Lynn from behind!

"Watch out!"

Yukino instinctively cried out.

Lynn didn't even turn around.

BANG!

A loud impact echoed through the building.

But then, something bizarre happened.

The cursed spirit suddenly froze in mid-air, its massive body colliding with an invisible force.

The impact caused its grotesque flesh to contort and warp.

And the next second.

BOOM!

The repelling force sent it hurtling backward at an even greater speed!

It slammed into the wall, creating a massive crater of debris and dust.

The cursed spirit stopped moving.

The entire room fell silent.

Yuuko, Yukino, Yui and Hana were all stunned.

This… this cursed spirit wasn't as strong as they thought?

No, no!

Yukino quickly shook her head.

It wasn't that the cursed spirit was weak, Lynn was just too strong!

The President of the Supernatural Investigation Club…

No wonder.

No wonder he had been so confident.

No wonder Minamiya-Sensei had told her to seek their help.

Because this man was absurdly powerful!

A cursed spirit that could smash through walls, dent floors, and shroud an entire building in malevolent energy.

To Lynn, it was nothing more than a toy.

It hadn't even been able to touch him before it was crushed.

And then… Yukino remembered her attitude toward him back at the club.

Her body stiffened.

Lynn… surely he's not the type to hold grudges, right.... right?

Yuuko understood even more than she did.

After all, she had lived with that cursed spirit in this building.

She knew how terrifying it was.

And yet, to Lynn, it was just a trivial nuisance.

"He's so reliable…"

Hana was much simpler in her admiration.

"Miko! Your club president is so cool!"

Lynn, meanwhile, had no interest in the cursed spirit.

With his current strength as an Ultimate-Class- devil, a first-grade cursed spirit wasn't even worth his time.

Let alone one that was just a stitched-together mass of lower-ranked spirits.

But…

It was perfect for giving Utaha and the others some combat experience.

"Utaha, Miko, Mahiru—your turn."

"Yes!" x3

They stepped forward, their expressions serious.

For Lynn, this thing was a joke.

But for them, it was a real opponent.

"Don't let it recover!"

Utaha took the lead.

The pages of her Devil Tome flipped rapidly before settling on a high-tier lightning spell.

"Lightning!"

A magic circle formed within the book.

BOOM!

A crackling blue bolt of lightning struck the cursed spirit, sending green smoke rising from its charred flesh.

A faint burnt smell filled the air.

Mahiru followed up immediately.

She pulled out the Blazing Spear she had received from Rias and fired a beam imbued with holy energy straight into the cursed spirit's body!

Holy energy was particularly effective against evil creatures like this.

Miko didn't have many offensive techniques, nor were there other cursed spirits here for her to control.

But—

Her abilities under allowed her to attack spirit-based creatures directly.

She had learned a few basic magic techniques, and even with just that, the damage she inflicted was greater than Utaha and Mahiru's combined.

Yukino watched in silence.

She stared at Utaha and the others, seamlessly using their supernatural abilities and coordinating in battle.

Her feelings were… complicated.

Is everyone in the Supernatural Investigation Club a supernatural being?

They were all students at Shuchiin Academy.

And yet, she couldn't help but feel like they lived in entirely different worlds.

While she was busy talking about changing society by addressing people's weaknesses.

They were in some dark corner of the world, fighting monsters like this.

Compared to them…

She felt ridiculous.

(To be continued.)

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