I'm not going to be an Spirit! (Translate)

BOOM——!

The walls of the church exploded. 

Amid the blinding smoke and dust, two figures burst out. 

Nibelcole, bare-handed, was already grappling with Kagetane Hiruko, who wielded two guns. 

"It's the church I just built!" 

Nia Honjo wailed.

However, Kohina Hiruko didn't care about her enemy's feelings. Seeing that her father had already started fighting with Nibelcole, she also drew her two swords and slashed toward Nia Honjo. 

"What an impolite girl!" 

To prevent the already damaged church from being further destroyed, Nia Honjo pulled herself away and jumped out of the large hole Nibelcole had just made, moving the battlefield outside. 

"Don't even think about escaping!" 

Kohina Hiruko immediately followed. 

The Gastrea factors in her body were fully activated, and her eyes glowed bright red in the night. 

Possessing the mantis-type Gastrea factor, she could wield the dual blades as easily as if they were extensions of her own arms. Her attacks came like a hurricane, each move lethally precise. 

In terms of combat capability alone, she was undoubtedly top-tier among cursed children. 

After all, she was a killing machine personally trained by Kagetane Hiruko himself. 

"He imprisoned five women, fathered five children, taught them killing skills, brainwashed them, and finally made them kill each other to determine the strongest one. Your father is truly a cruel man."

Easily dodging the incoming strikes, Nia Honjo didn't choose to fight back. Instead, she spoke in a tone of compassion. "It's not your fault that you've turned out like this. How should I deal with you?" 

"Stop hiding! It's so annoying!" Kohina Hiruko shouted in frustration. "If you want to die, don't hide! If you don't want to die, stop spouting nonsense!" 

Nia Honjo sighed slightly, waved her right hand, and the Proclamation Volume flew into her hand as if magnetically drawn. 

Clang——!

Just as Kohina Hiruko had demanded, Nia Honjo stopped dodging. 

Instead, she placed the Proclamation Volume across her chest, blocking the attack aimed directly at her heart. 

The collision between steel and the book produced a harsh sound and even sparked. 

"Can books be used like this?" 

Kohina Hiruko was stunned. 

She would never have imagined that a book could have such high defensive capabilities, even blocking weapons harder than alloy. 

But her rich combat experience didn't let her hesitate. When the first strike failed, the other blade in her dual swords immediately slashed down from above Nia Honjo. 

"Although it's not your fault that you've turned out like this…" 

The transparent protective shield reappeared, blocking the fatal attack from above. 

Nia Honjo expression remained calm, devoid of the tension one would expect in a battle, but tinged with a hint of pity. 

"Now that you've drawn your sword against me, I can't just passively take the beating, can I?" 

As she spoke, Nia Honjo raised the Proclamation Volume in her hand. 

Then, she brought it down hard. 

The rapidly descending shadow of the book was reflected in Kohina Hiruko pupils. 

"Nano Angel, girl!" 

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Ten minutes later. 

Nia Honjo, who had long since finished her battle with Kohina Hiruko, finally waited for Nibelcole return. 

Nibelcole emerged from the forest, dragging Kagetane Hiruko body in one hand and holding his severed head in the other. 

"Sorry, Mom. This guy defensive stance was a bit tricky." 

Placing Kagetane Hiruko's body in front of Nia Honjo, Nibelcole wiped the nonexistent sweat from her forehead and said with a proud look, "But the mission is accomplished!" 

Looking at Nibelcole shining eyes, Nia Honjo mouth twitched a few times. 

You just killed someone, but you can talk about what to eat tomorrow without changing your expression? 

She was a bit silly, but as expected, the nature of the Devil's daughter was still imprinted in her. 

"Let's talk about food tomorrow." 

Nia Honjo tapped her forehead, glanced at Kagetane Hiruko body, and sighed with a complicated expression. 

Being able to die in battle, at the hands of someone stronger than himself this man likely felt no fear or regret before his death. 

For someone like him, it was probably a joyful and exciting end. 

"You're happy, but all you've left me is a mess." 

Looking at the church, which had just been occupied today but was now uninhabitable, and the unconscious Kohina Hiruko lying on the ground, Nia Honjo felt a headache coming on. 

Restoring the church wasn't a difficult task. She just needed to hire a construction company and spend a few days on repairs. 

However, she was still undecided about what to do with Kohina Hiruko, who had been left behind after Kagetane Hiruko death. 

"Forget it. I'll just tie her up and hand her over to Kisara and the others." 

After thinking for a long time and failing to come up with a better solution, she decided to pass this hot potato to her boss. 

After all, She was the boss. She couldn't just sit there and count money, right? 

So, Nia Honjo asked Nibelcole to guard the area to prevent Kohina Hiruko from escaping if she suddenly woke up. 

She herself walked into the dormitory of the shelter and headed to the utility room to find a rope strong enough to tie up a cursed child. 

However, as soon as she opened the dormitory door, she saw the cursed children holding their weapons nervously. 

Some held wooden sticks, some held brooms, and others held water pipes that had been broken off from somewhere.

They looked ready for battle. 

Even Elder Matsuzaki was holding a pistol, though it was unclear whether it was for deterrence or if he was truly prepared to use it. 

However, after seeing that it was Nia Honjo who had entered, everyone visibly relaxed. 

"I'm sorry to have woken you all up," Nia Honjo said, scratching her head lazily. "But it's okay now. Everyone, go back to sleep."

"Yes, listen to Miss Honjo and go to bed quickly," Elder Matsuzaki added. 

The cursed children obediently returned to their rooms. 

But some of the children were clearly more curious and secretly cracked their doors open to eavesdrop on what was happening outside. 

"I told you to sleep, so go to sleep," Akagi Uchi, the dorm manager, said sternly as she closed the doors one by one. "Don't cause trouble for my sister!" 

"What happened just now?" Elder Matsuzaki asked. "Could it be that a Gastrea broke in?" 

"No, it was an enemy who sent someone to assassinate me." 

"That's really dangerous." 

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to involve the children, but I didn't expect him to act so quickly." 

"No, I'm just glad you're not hurt." 

"It probably won't happen again. Please rest assured, Elder Matsuzaki." 

"I hope so," Elder Matsuzaki said with a wry smile. "However, if Miss Honjo needs help, I'll shoot a few times even if it costs me my old bones." 

"Haha, forget it," Nia Honjo laughed. "If I really need help, I'd rather ask Elder Matsuzaki to take the other children and escape." 

"All the attackers this time were… dealt with by you?" 

"Nibelcole took care of one, but the remaining one is still a child. I can't bring myself to kill her."

Nia Honjo shrugged helplessly. 

"Can you help me find a rope? I'm going to hand her over to my colleagues."