At this moment, the battle was still ongoing.
The cat yokai struggled to get up, its eyes filled with unwillingness. As long as it defeated the woman in front of it, it could live.
It charged at Shizuka again, but Shizuka, after being enhanced, had the strength of a 'Bull' and the speed of a 'Raptor', making these attacks nothing.
At this moment, Shizuka's combat skills also came into play. As soon as the cat yokai pounced, she dodged to the side, cleverly avoiding it, then followed up with a straight punch that landed on the cat yokai's abdomen.
The cat demon cried out in pain, its body arching. Shizuka pressed her advantage, landing punch after punch on the cat yokai's body. Then came a roundhouse kick.
The cat yokai crashed into a nearby tree trunk, and a large piece of bark was knocked off.
A hint of fear flashed in the cat yokai's eyes, but the desire for survival made it force itself to stand up again.
'Damn it! This guy never intended for me to live!' The cat yokai finally understood.
It turned its head to look at the only ordinary person present, Yukino.
Just as this thought arose, a clean cut appeared at its feet.
"Don't think about doing things you shouldn't." Abel said with a smile.
The cat yokai was so scared by Abel's move that it shivered. It looked at Abel, then at Shizuka, who was still eyeing it menacingly.
How could it not know now that it was being used as an experience package?
But it was unwilling to give up just like that. Its eyes scanned back and forth between Abel and Shizuka, trying to find a weakness.
Just then, the cat yokai turned into a blur and ran, thinking, 'If I can't win, can't I at least escape?'
"Hahaha, that's brilliant. It actually still thinks about escaping." Abel said with a laugh.
Shizuka kicked off the ground and charged in the direction the cat yokai was running.
Shizuka, relying on her enhanced keen perception, accurately locked onto the cat yokai's true body,, trampling on it.
Crack!
The cat yokai was barely breathing, no longer able to resist.
"Done!"
Shizuka clapped her hands and dragged the cat yokai back.
"My Lord, it's done."
As soon as she finished speaking, the protection dissipated, and Shizuka's legs gave out, causing her to fall. Abel quickly caught her.
Shizuka felt a bit weak. "What... what happened to me?"
Abel replied, "You're out of demonic power. Looks like you need to replenish it again, and I'll give you the protection again."
Hearing Abel's words, Shizuka's face flushed, and her entire head buried itself in his arms.
Abel looked at the half-dead cat yokai. He raised his hand and swung it down, a bolt of lightning striking towards it.
After a while, only gray powder was left on the ground. Then a gentle breeze blew by and nothing was left.
The matter was perfectly resolved, and then he looked at Yukino. "Do you want me to erase your memories, Yukinoshita-san?"
Yukino shook her head. "No... no need."
"Alright, good luck."
With that, Abel took Shizuka and transformed into a breeze, returning to his home.
Yukino was stunned to see the two disappear, but with the appearance of supernatural phenomena like yokai, it was no longer surprising.
—
Abel's home.
The original room had been expanded by Grayfia. A large Western-style castle was now seamlessly connected to the small villa.
Rias, Sona, and Abel's Peerage members were sitting together, while Shizuka's face was slightly red, as she had just replenished her demonic power and received the protection.
"Alright, since everyone is here, I'll say something first." Abel spoke.
"Later, I want to take Kanae back to her world to deal with some matters. Rias, Sona, do either of you want to go?"
"Her world?" Sona caught the blind spot.
"That's right, Kanae is from another world. Didn't I mention it?"
Hearing Abel's words, everyone looked at him with resentful eyes.
Being stared at like that, Abel remembered that he really hadn't mentioned this matter.
"Cough, cough! Alright, I didn't make myself clear."
Abel continued, "Later, I will take my Peerage to another world. Sona, Rias, are you coming?"
Sona looked at Abel and said, "I won't go. After all, I don't know how many days it will take to go, and the Student Council also has many things to do, so I won't participate in this trip to another world."
Listening to Sona's words, Abel looked at Rias.
"I'm not going either."
Rias took a sip of black tea and continued, "There are many commissions that haven't been completed these past few days, so it's not convenient for me to go this time either."
"I see." Abel nodded in understanding.
Then he looked at Grayfia and Elsha, "Grayfia, Elsha, I'll trouble you with the house."
Abel had these two, currently the strongest combatants, guard the house.
As for why he didn't take them?
Is there anyone in the Demon Slayer world who needs these two to make a move?
No.
If they were taken, Grayfia's personality would make her want to finish early and return early.
"Understood, please rest assured, Master."
"No problem."
And so, Abel made these hasty arrangements.
This trip to Demon Slayer would include Miko, Hana, Shizuka, Liliana, Erica, and the host, Kanae—six people in total.
They chatted for a while and soon...
"Alright, we'll set off now."
"Be careful on the way."
"Stay safe."
...
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Abel took Kanae and the others and activated the teleportation. With a flash of light, they disappeared from the room.
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Demon Slayer world.
In a remote forest.
Abel and his group were teleported there.
"My King, this... is this another world?"
Liliana and Erica looked around curiously, feeling as if they had arrived in the early 20th century.
"That's right, this is another world, a world with man-eating demons."
Abel briefly explained the situation of this world to them.
"Master, let's drag Muzan out and let him sunbathe."
At the same time, inside the Infinite Castle. Muzan, who was conducting an experiment, suddenly sneezed and felt a chill run down his spine.