Chapter 337: Is this excessive? It really isn't excessive at all, right?

Inside the side hall of Yasaka Shrine.

Su Nian quietly held Kuroka Toujou, stroking the cat while waiting for the arrival of a guest.

At the same time, Yasaka was brewing tea here as well.

Not long after, just as the tea was ready to be sipped, a refined and elegant female voice drifted over.

"Nice to meet you, Heavenly Lord Son of God."

Accompanied by the elegant voice, Himejima Suzaku, wearing a red-and-white shrine maiden outfit with her hair tied in a high ponytail, walked in through the main gate and bowed to Su Nian.

Su Nian raised an eyebrow, scrutinized her for a moment, and felt somewhat surprised.

"Himejima Akeno?"

But the next moment, Su Nian reacted; this young girl did not have the aura of a Devil or a Fallen Angel on her, she was just an ordinary pure-blooded human.

Upon hearing this, Himejima Suzaku paused, then shook her head and said.

"Apologies, you have the wrong person; I am Akeno's cousin, Himejima Suzaku."

She paused there and said.

"I am also the next Head of Household of the Himejima Clan."

However, at this moment, Himejima Suzaku's heart had already sunk to the bottom.

The scene where Su Nian mistook her for Himejima Akeno upon seeing her had already led her to conclude that Su Nian had indeed had contact with Himejima Akeno.

Moreover, Baiqiu also seemed to be under his command, one of his subordinates.

It just so happened that the current Five Exorcist Families were the stumbling block hindering the progress of Su Nian and his group.

A father and daughter whose happy family had been destroyed by the Himejima Clan—now that they had the opportunity, what actions would they take?

She could fully imagine it.

Baiqiu had already made it very clear: the Himejima Clan had only one fate, and that was to be purged.

Himejima Suzaku sighed helplessly.

"I see."

Su Nian shrugged casually, took a small sip of tea, and said.

"So what did you come to find me for? The Himejima Clan has been handed over entirely to Baiqiu to handle; you should go find him, shouldn't you?"

Regarding Baiqiu's surrender, Su Nian was in a pretty good mood; after all, Baiqiu counted as a decent combat force.

Getting a Five-digit for free, how could that not be a gain? And he even shared the same name as that Baiqiu from Little Garden.

With a little processing, getting Four-digit power for free wasn't impossible.

If this were in the past, he probably would have been beaten to death, but now the Cross Religion would likely give him some face.

Furthermore, the Cross Religion in Little Garden was currently like a clay Bodhisattva crossing a river—barely able to save itself—so no one would care if Su Nian took the opportunity to snatch a bit of power for free.

Other God Groups playing dirty and kicking people while they were down were far more ruthless than he was.

Unlike him, who just created a group of counterparts and set up a small-scale Bible Myth Group.

Is this excessive? It really isn't excessive at all, right!

Hearing this, Himejima Suzaku took a deep breath and said.

"No, I came to negotiate with the Heavenly Lord."

She paused there, her gaze solemn as she said.

"A negotiation representing only myself."

"Oh?"

Su Nian raised an eyebrow and looked at Himejima Suzaku with slight surprise.

Negotiating on behalf of herself meant that the other party was not on the same side as the Himejima Clan.

Thinking of this, Su Nian remembered who Himejima Suzaku was.

It seemed she was the cousin who had let Himejima Akeno go back then; no wonder Baiqiu let her come to find him for negotiations.

Thinking of this, Su Nian became interested.

"What is your bargaining chip?"

"Everything belonging to the Himejima Clan."

Himejima Suzaku said in a calm tone.

"After the Himejima Clan is completely wiped out, everything of the Himejima Clan will naturally be mine."

Su Nian shook his head and reached out his hand, making a slow clenching motion.

"You cannot use something that is already mine as a bargaining chip."

Everyone here was a smart person.

Why would Himejima Suzaku, this next Head of Household, suddenly run over to trade with him, and represent herself at that?

It was nothing more than for the sake of the Himejima Clan.

Whether it was hedging her bets or wanting to ascend to power, it made no difference to Su Nian.

The moment the Himejima Clan stood in front of him, prepared to resist, the Himejima Clan's ending was already set.

To be crushed by him, or to be used by Baiqiu as a tool to vent his anger, and then... there would be no "then."

The Himejima Clan's meager accumulation wasn't worth a second glance from him; the so-called inherited spirit beasts... were just like that.

As for talent... I'm sorry, the Himejima Clan did have quite a few talents; whether it was Himejima Akeno or Kigase Tobio, these were all people forced away by the Himejima Clan.

Kigase Tobio, the protagonist of "The Fallen Dog God" from the same universe as Demon High School, was a guy currently studying at the Fallen Angel's Fallen Academy.

As for strength, he was at about the same level as the current White Dragon Emperor Vali and Cao Cao; they were all young people with some potential.

One could only say the opportunity arrived, but the Himejima Clan couldn't grasp it.

If they had grasped it even once, the Kyoto of today should have been named Himejima.

To be honest, after investigating, Su Nian did not have a shred of good will toward the Himejima Clan; such old fossils should just go to Hell sooner rather than later.

Although Su Nian had also read the original Demon High School, the details in the original work were too lacking, and many specifics were only confirmed after Su Nian investigated in this world.

Hearing this, Himejima Suzaku sighed and said.

"Is there really no room for maneuver at all?"

Although he had anticipated it beforehand, the Five Exorcist Families, which were now on the verge of destruction, were merely a pebble on the road to Su Nian.

The only value was to satisfy that Lightning Angel; thinking of this, she still felt a bit of despair.

In fact, she was very clear that her current state was nothing more than a struggle before death.

But everyone has wishful thinking; it was just that Himejima Suzaku's wishful thinking had been punctured by Su Nian.

"Of course, it's not that there is no chance."

Su Nian hooked the corner of his mouth into a smile, changed the subject, and gave Himejima Suzaku a glimmer of hope.

Upon hearing this, Himejima Suzaku fell silent for a moment, looked up at Su Nian with longing, rose from her seat, and knelt before Su Nian.

"No matter what the request is, as long as I can do it, Heavenly Lord may demand it!!"

"Not bad, at least the attitude is undeniable."

Seeing Himejima Suzaku settle her mindset so quickly, allowing Su Nian to command and order her, Su Nian nodded with satisfaction.

Her mind was quite clear, which was much better than that group of old fossils in the Himejima Clan.

As he spoke, Su Nian dropped a card and looked at Himejima Suzaku with interest.

"It is very simple to have us not take action against the Himejima Clan, or even the Five Exorcist Families."

"Here are five spirit beasts similar to the inherited spirit beasts of your five families; you only need to clear away this obstacle before we make our move."

"Whether you make them submit or kill them all, as long as they don't become our stumbling block, it will suffice."

"Of course, Baiqiu will be responsible for monitoring."

"So, what is your choice?"

Himejima Suzaku lowered her head, looked at the card Su Nian had thrown to her, and fell into deep thought. A moment later, she stood up, picked up the card, and said calmly.

"I will definitely satisfy the Heavenly Lord."

After finishing, Himejima Suzaku retreated; the time left for her was already running out.

Both sides were preparing for battle, and it would start by the evening at the latest; by then, there would be no room left for her to choose.

Su Nian watched Himejima Suzaku leave with a smile, in a very good mood; he was looking forward to Himejima Suzaku's performance next.

Would she eventually become a queen? Or would she be the funeral bell that leads them to destruction?

But no matter what, he wouldn't lose out anyway, and he would also get to see a good show.

——

The mountain behind the Himejima Clan headquarters.

A shrine that was very small, but kept very clean and tidy.

Inside the shrine, two figures snuck out.

Among them, a girl with fiery red hair, an exceptionally full figure, and wearing a school uniform, crossed her arms and said.

"It looks like something big really happened in Kyoto; even the Himejima Clan couldn't avoid it."

"La la la, isn't this a good thing? A trash family like the Himejima Clan should be swept into the dust of History, shouldn't they?"

A black-haired girl with a high ponytail and a figure even more explosive than the red-haired girl said with a smile.

"That may be so... but Akeno... look, isn't there something wrong over there?"

Rias Gremory looked at the Himejima Clan headquarters, which was engulfed in raging flames not far away, with a complex expression.

"Look, that person controlling the five spirit beasts seems to be your cousin, Himejima Suzaku."

"Hmm... hmm?"

Himejima Akeno was stunned for a moment, and fell into silence as she watched Himejima Suzaku, who was slaughtering everyone there, in utter astonishment.

"This is... Cousin Suzaku?"

Himejima Akeno was also somewhat dumbfounded.

"But, where did she get the inherited spirit beasts of the other four families?"

Himejima Akeno subconsciously turned her head to look at Rias, but only saw a pair of equally bewildered eyes.

At this moment, they both understood one thing: things had gotten serious; this was definitely an anomaly.

"How about this, Rias, if you ask your brother, maybe you can get some news?"

Himejima Akeno looked at Rias with a smile and gave a suggestion that was still somewhat reliable.

Rias shook her head helplessly and said.

"I can't reach him; he seems to be in a meeting with some existences right now."

She had just tried to contact him via an emergency communication spell, but it had no effect.

"Ah, this... so we're just going to watch like this?"

Rias looked at Himejima Akeno and said.

"Let's just watch for now."

Himejima Akeno was silent for a moment and nodded slightly.

After all, she was now a member of the Gremory Clan; if she expressed a stance, it would be the same as Rias expressing one.

And Rias was the sister of the Demon King Sirzechs, which easily made people think of the will of the Devil side.

If she got involved, it would easily implicate Rias.

"Besides, watching it is still quite interesting."

Himejima Akeno smiled and looked up at the scene of that old thing, who was keeping a straight face and hovering high in the sky, indifferently watching Himejima Suzaku clean up the Himejima Clan.

In particular, the Head of Household of the Himejima Clan was beaten the most miserably, but it was also the least fatal.

For Himejima Akeno, even just watching the miserable state of Himejima Zhuohuang from afar was enough to make her feel gratified.

"Fine, since you put it that way, then let it be like this."

Liya sighed, her gaze looking toward the battlefield of the Himejima Clan, watching Himejima Suzaku slaughtering in all directions.

If only she could become her Retainer, how wonderful that would be.

(End of this chapter)