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"Wait a moment—"
Kitahara Makoto grabbed Ryo-senpai, speechless:
"I said I wasn't entirely confident, not that I had no confidence at all."
You're too decisive, just running off without a word!
"Running around aimlessly might lead to getting lost, and we might encounter other strange things," Kitahara Makoto said with a serious expression. "So, let's stay calm and let me try to see if I can turn it into 'one of us'…"
Hana-chan can be a mount, and the Undead Knight obviously meets the criteria for riding even more, right?
It's just that the samurai sword looks a bit dangerous, making one hesitant to approach it easily. Besides that, Kitahara Makoto genuinely couldn't feel scared… The reason was simple.
Even standing straight and wearing samurai armor, the Undead Knight in front of him was still a head shorter than Kitahara Makoto, appearing quite 'petite and delicate,' roughly the same height as Nijika-senpai.
As is well known, the average height of males during Japan's Sengoku period was 1.55 meters, and females averaged only 1.4 meters. A person 1.7 meters tall would be considered a giant in the Sengoku period. Honda Tadakatsu was actually only 1.4 meters tall; Oda Nobunaga was 1.6 meters; and the dual-wielding sword saint Miyamoto Musashi was only 1.5 meters…
Regardless of the accuracy of the data, the Undead Knight in front of him was indeed short.
If an elementary school student charged at you, would you be afraid?
Of course not!
If neither side used weapons, Kitahara Makoto even felt he could take on ten.
"I need to find a way to get rid of that samurai sword first…" Kitahara Makoto thought to himself. "Let's try the effect of Peeling Hand."
No sooner said than done.
Kitahara Makoto decisively extended his right hand towards the Undead Knight, then silently chanted "Seizing" in his mind.
The next second.
Kitahara Makoto felt his hand sink, and looking down, his scalp immediately tingled.
What the hell?!
What about Seizing external objects as promised?
It actually directly seized the Undead Knight's right leg?!
At the same time.
Thud.
The Undead Knight, having lost a leg, fell directly to the ground, as if stunned by the fall, and looked blankly at its empty right leg.
"Why did it fall?" Ijichi Nijika's eyes widened, and her gaze suddenly fell on Kitahara Makoto's right hand. "Eh? What is Kitahara Makoto holding?"
"A leg?"
"Quick, quick, throw it away!"
"Don't be nervous," Kitahara Makoto took a deep breath, already calm. "This thing isn't a leg; it's part of the armor, just an empty shell."
The girls looked over nervously and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the inside of the leg armor was completely empty.
"Again."
Kitahara Makoto extended his right hand again, using the Seizing ability.
Whoosh.
Kitahara Makoto's hand felt a slight weight, and looking down, another left arm armor appeared in his hand.
"What kind of ability is this?" Yamada Ryo tilted her head, her eyes curious. "Taking equipment from others out of thin air… Is it a stealing skill from a game?"
"It's Seizing," Kitahara Makoto corrected. "I'm acting openly, how can it be considered stealing?"
Ijichi Nijika said from the side:
"No matter what it is, Kitahara Makoto must not do anything illegal or disorderly."
Kitahara Makoto looked at her speechlessly, "Nijika-senpai, please don't doubt my character…"
"Hmph~"
A guy who wants to openly build a harem has no character at all!
Strangely, even though the Undead Knight had lost a leg and an arm, it showed no sign of discouragement and continued to crawl towards them on the ground, as if it harbored some deep-seated hatred.
"Then… continue Seizing."
Kitahara Makoto extended his right hand and gripped the air again.
His hand felt heavy, and the gleaming samurai sword finally appeared in Kitahara Makoto's hand.
After using the Seizing skill three times in a row, Kitahara Makoto felt his head suddenly become much heavier and a faint ache, realizing:
"Using it continuously in a short period will double the consumption of mental energy… It seems I must pay attention to this in the future."
Disarmament successful.
The Undead Knight was originally petite, like an elementary school student. Now, it had not only lost a leg and an arm but was also disarmed, posing no further threat.
"Let's go, let's see what's going on."
Kitahara Makoto led the way, holding the samurai sword, stepping forward, with the three girls following closely behind.
Seeing them approach, the Undead Knight still didn't give up, raising its only remaining hand to grab Kitahara Makoto.
"Tsk~ So small, yet such a big temper."
Kitahara Makoto stepped on its arm, then extended his right hand, directly pressing it onto the Undead Knight's head, activating the Undead Knight ability.
"Huh, doesn't meet the riding conditions?"
Kitahara Makoto was surprised to find that the Undead Knight in front of him did not meet the riding conditions and could not be transformed into a mount.
Strange, the Beast Eared Girl can meet the riding conditions, but you, a large Undead Knight, don't?
"The ability is not the problem," Kitahara Makoto frowned slightly. "Then the problem is this samurai armor…"
Taking a deep breath, Kitahara Makoto decisively began to dismantle the samurai armor piece by piece.
The three girls, both nervous and curious, stood cautiously to the side and were soon surprised to see that the samurai armor was empty underneath, with nothing inside; it was clearly just an empty shell, let alone a samurai, not even a single bone was visible.
"Something's not right," Yamada Ryo said expressionlessly, "I remember very clearly that this guy's eyes were glowing red just now."
"Then the helmet must be the problem…"
Kitahara Makoto gripped the katana in his hand and gently flicked it, quickly prying open the undead samurai's black iron mask.
The next second.
A black insect suddenly shot out, looking like a silkworm, and lunged straight towards Kitahara Makoto.
Kitahara Makoto had been cautiously on guard the whole time, and at the critical moment, he remained calm, swiftly slashing out with the katana in his hand.
Chii—
The strange insect that had shot into mid-air was suddenly cut into two pieces, and before its body could even land, it transformed into two black mists in the air, quietly dissipating into nothingness.
"Eh, what was that just now?"
Ijichi Nijika was startled and asked nervously.
"It was a strange insect," Kitahara Makoto remained vigilant, "It should be that the insect was controlling this samurai armor."
"Unbelievable," Nagasaki Soyo pursed her pink lips in disbelief, "An insect can actually use armor…"
Whoosh la la.
As they spoke, the samurai armor on the ground completely scattered into a pile of fragments.
"What a pity," Kitahara Makoto said with regret, "If I could take this samurai armor out of the Otherworld, it should sell for a lot of money…"
"Don't think about money at a time like this!" Ijichi Nijika couldn't help but retort, "This village feels so strange; we should find cousin as soon as possible and then leave."
"Shhh~"
Yamada Ryo put a finger to her lips, tilted her head, and said, "Listen carefully."
Hearing this, the group quickly held their breath.
"Ga ga ga ga ga ga ga ga ga ga ga ga—"
Strange sounds converged from all directions, rapidly becoming clearer as time passed.
Before long, a samurai armor appeared before everyone.
Followed by a second one.
A third one.
A fourth one…
Kitahara Makoto took a breath, turned around without a word, and ran:
"Run!"
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