Chapter 147: Revisiting the Past
The ones who ultimately ended the three Yokai's lives were Reina, Yui, and Misaki.
Their abilities leaned more toward support, so they rarely had opportunities to shed blood in direct combat. This was the perfect chance for them to take that step.
Watching the three Yokai slumped on the ground begging for mercy, the three women didn't hesitate long. Gathering magic in their hands, they aimed at the vulnerable necks, gave a light flick of their wrists, and blood splattered—the world fell silent.
"Hmm... It's less burdensome than I imagined..."
"Same here."
"Maybe it's because we saw their ferocious and ugly Yokai forms earlier—it doesn't feel like killing at all..."
Listening to their reflections, Haruto nodded in satisfaction.
Overall, their performance in this battle deserved an excellent rating.
Combat experience aside—that would naturally grow with more encounters—their combat awareness, coordination, and mental fortitude had given him a pleasant surprise.
Haruto never expected them to become exceptionally powerful or develop unshakable resolve. He simply wanted them to be ruthless enough to eliminate threats completely when facing enemies, especially Blondie and Cuckold.
After this battle, he could confidently let them handle certain troubles on their own and felt more assured about the organization's operations.
Controlling the Azure flames, Haruto began cleaning up the battlefield. Aside from the three Yokai already dead, none of the SPs lying on the ground remained—not even a trace of ash survived.
"Alright, now only you remain."
Haruto clapped his hands and looked toward the dazed Blondie standing frozen in place.
Watching Haruto—whose demeanor had completely transformed—approach him step by step, Akira panicked and scrambled backward, only to lose his footing and collapse onto the ground.
"You... you actually killed Lord Nue and the others..."
He shuffled backward while scraping against the ground, putting on a brave front as he threatened, "Lord Dragon will never let you get away with this! You're going to die horribly!"
"Rather than worrying about me, you should worry about yourself."
Haruto felt no sympathy for that hybrid Yokai—whether it was part snake or lizard—that hadn't even reached the threshold of a flood dragon yet dared to call itself a dragon. The sheer audacity was laughable.
"My father is Miura Kazuya, chairman of Miura Corporation! I'm also the adopted son of the second-generation leader of Mita-kai! How dare you lay a hand on me?!"
Despite being so terrified he nearly wet himself, the moment Blondie saw Haruto's face, an inexplicable rage and hatred surged within him.
Words of pleading turned into threats the moment they reached his lips.
Staring at Akira's utterly chaotic gaze and the dissonant mismatch between his words and actions, Haruto extended his index finger, sending a deep blue beam piercing through the top of the other's skull.
Starting from the hole in his forehead, azure flames gradually spread. In just over ten seconds, Akira completely vanished from this world.
"By my estimate, their reinforcements should be arriving soon."
Haruto scanned the surroundings, ensuring nothing was overlooked, then dispelled the barrier.
The street remained as peaceful and tranquil as ever, as if nothing had happened. Only the messy ground and the luxury cars parked nearby proved that Akira had indeed brought people here.
After waiting a while without any remaining supernatural beings showing up voluntarily, Haruto decided to seek them out himself.
Before leaving, he made a call to Akeno, explaining what had happened here and what was about to occur, instructing her to notify the cleanup crew to handle things promptly.
There wasn't much to handle, really—just sending people to drive the cars away and then assigning personnel to take charge of Miura Corporation to prevent chaos within the company and avoid leaving employees jobless.
Oh, and the Mita-kai too—they needed to send people to take over their assets and territory.
The Mita-kai, entangled with Miura Corporation, was no good either, and the two organizations had a very close relationship. After some thought, Haruto decided to uproot the Mita-kai as well.
Dealing with the Mita-kai was much simpler compared to Miura Corporation.
It was common for Yakuza factions to clash, with new forces defeating old ones and swallowing their territories and members.
The eradication proceeded more smoothly than Haruto had anticipated. He initially thought the delayed reinforcements meant they had noticed something or were too far away to return quickly.
But when he tracked them down, he found the remaining A-class Great Yokai and another B-class Yokai were busy getting intimate.
Haruto watched for a while. He had to admit, the female Yokai had a great figure—perhaps she had some Fox spirit bloodline, given her enchanting charm in bed.
No wonder this 'Lord Dragon' ignored his subordinate's plea for help, focusing solely on his strenuous efforts.
Actually, it wasn't entirely Lord Dragon's fault. When the man with gold-rimmed glasses notified him, the message was vague—after all, Baku hadn't expected the three of them to be utterly powerless, unable to escape even after entering a berserk state.
So, in the phone call, he only mentioned encountering trouble, that the enemy had superior numbers, and there was one with an unknown but estimated A-class strength...
After watching for a bit, Haruto saw the pair showed no intention of stopping, so he simply sent the illicit lovers to the afterlife in the midst of their ecstasy.
Until their last breath, the pair—who had harmed many people—never noticed Haruto's presence.
With all of Miura Corporation's supernatural beings dealt with, it was time for the corrupt upper management.
First in line was Miura Kazuya. Compared to his son, this Blondie had fewer of those traits, but during Miura Corporation's rise, he had committed plenty of other illegal activities.
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Three hours later, with a "whoosh," azure flames consumed the last person. Haruto rubbed his shoulders and stretched.
Compared to such repetitive, tedious actions, he'd rather fight a strong opponent. Nurturing Reina and the others, establishing an organization—it really was necessary. In the future, he'd leave matters like this for them to handle themselves.
Including the Mita-kai, a total of two A-rank supernatural beings and nine B-rank supernatural beings—mostly yokai—were all killed, with not even their corpses remaining.
The upper echelons of Miura Corporation and Mita-kai were also completely eliminated by Haruto, including Kasumi's former scumbag department head, totaling fifty-three people.
This operation was the first time Haruto had truly gone on a killing spree since arriving in this world. Fortunately, communication had been established beforehand, so it didn't cause much of a stir, though it meant owing Rias another significant favor.
Even with a justifiable reason, causing such a commotion meant Rias had to bear considerable pressure.
After completing all this, Haruto felt a sense of relief. The lingering unease that had plagued him for days finally dissipated completely. It seemed the "ultimate move" the Cuckold Protagonist Template had been brewing for so long had been thoroughly dismantled by him.
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Early February, more than two weeks had passed since Haruto resolved the "calamity" brought by the Cuckold Protagonist Template, and his peaceful life was once again disrupted.
Perhaps realizing that brewing an "ultimate move" was useless, the Cuckold Protagonist Template reverted to its old ways, with girls frequently throwing themselves at him, and, of course, Blondies coming to cause trouble.
These minor Blondies weren't usually heinous criminals—at worst, they extorted or blackmailed classmates, or used leverage to pressure girls into doing embarrassing things.
Haruto couldn't just kill every one he encountered; at most, he'd beat them half to death or use mental magic to socially ruin them.
The threats weren't significant, but they thoroughly disgusted Haruto.
However, this situation reminded him of the grand ambition he had set when he first awakened his abilities.
He wanted to claim every beautiful girl he had an impression of, whether at Kuoh Academy or elsewhere.
Be it H-game heroines, normal anime characters, or even supporting female roles—if he remembered them, he would take them all.
Back then, it was mostly about acquiring as many talents as possible. Now, revisiting this goal was purely to retaliate against the Cuckold Protagonist Template.
Haruto had never been one to turn the other cheek. Since the Cuckold Protagonist Template was annoying him, he decided to rescue all the girls who had been or were about to be taken advantage of by Blondies.
After all, even if he didn't act, a steady stream of Blondies would keep coming his way.
Once the idea took hold, he acted on it. Starting from Kuoh Academy and expanding outward, Haruto aimed to clean up the entire Tokyo.
He wouldn't let a single familiar female character slip away, and likewise, he wouldn't spare the Blondies around them.