Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

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"—Just like those things!"

"Aiyin, keep an eye on the lights. Sushi, check behind me." Lixi tightened her red headband and stood in the open doorway. "After I jump out, you guys find a chance to get onto the roof of the car, and we'll push forward from there."

"Understood!" Ai Yin saluted Li Xi. "Mission accomplished!"

"Tch, why be so flamboyant?" Li Xi grinned, turned around, and leaped towards the familiar that was floating towards them.

The Tale of Reincarnation: Bonds - Chapter 669 Fear

Lixi leaped and landed on the corrugated paper familiar, plunging the sword into the pile of paper to stabilize himself.

When it first approached, Lixi only saw that the guy's head looked like an angry human face, the kind of bald middle-aged man.

When Yue jumped onto its body, he discovered that this guy's body, like the witch herself, was also shaped like a train. The entire train was made of corrugated cardboard, except that the front of the train was a human face, which looked very eerie and terrifying.

The corrugated cardboard demon let out a strange cry and tried to throw her off.

There are six different types of familiars on the birthday train, arranged from Monday to Saturday. She doesn't remember which day of the week this thing is on, but no matter which day of the week it is, just take it down.

Flames ignited from the palm of Lixi's left hand, enveloping his fist.

"Ouch!"

The fist made a crisp sound when it hit the cardboard.

Lixi's fist smashed a hole in the familiar's head, and the flaming fist sank into the pile of corrugated cardboard.

As we all know, you can't hide fire with paper.

Centered on Lixi's fist, flames instantly erupted, igniting the top of the corrugated cardboard familiar's head and spreading outwards at a visible speed.

The familiar let out a painful scream and thrashed its body even more violently.

"(Tanuki, look up!)"

Lixi raised his head in response.

In this indistinguishable barrier, a dragon-headed train made of building blocks plunges downwards, with the tracks beneath its front extending forward, aiming precisely at Lixi's location.

Seeing that he was about to be hit by the train, Li Xi quickly pulled out the Feng Yan Sword stuck in the corrugated cardboard, pushed off with his legs, and jumped into the air where there was nothing to hold onto.

"(Su Shi, please help me!)"

"State assigned: Floating".

A streak of light flew towards Lixi, and her body, which was originally falling in an arc, lost the restraint of gravity and instantly began to float forward. Meanwhile, the corrugated cardboard familiar behind her was bitten off by the brick dragon head.

The corrugated cardboard familiar fell silent instantly, and its seemingly light carriage body slowly descended. Other corrugated cardboard fragments floating within the barrier flew towards the falling familiar, gradually repairing the head that had been bitten off by the block dragon head as it fell.

Biting off a companion's head is not fratricide; rather, it's helping the other side put out a fire.

The flames left by Lixi were burning in the mouth of the Lego dragon head, and the red-lit glasses looked at the group of people standing on the roof. The track in front of them made a clear turn and extended towards the roof.

Su Shi's state lasted for less than a second, but that was enough for Li Xi to fly to the roof of the car and meet up with him.

After gravity returned, she landed on the roof of the car and rolled over.

"Hurry up, don't stay still!" Lixi shouted at them, "I'll draw that block car's attention—"

"Tanuki, that's the Tuesday train, the corrugated cardboard one is the Thursday train."

"I don't care what day of the week it is! Get out of here! It's about to crash into us!"

"Alright!" Ai Yin suddenly scooped up Deng in her arms. "Dengdeng, let's go!"

"Ah!" The lamp shrank into Aine's arms like a frightened little animal, hugging Aine's neck tightly.

"Watch your hands!"

boom!

Lixi's roar was drowned out by her collision with the Monday train. The spun dragon head brushed past the roof of the birthday train, carrying Lixi into the sky.

Boom—the mountain spirits all died!

At this moment, the restored Thursday Train, which was a familiar made of corrugated cardboard, shot up from below and flew into the sky.

"Wow—we're flying so high!" Ai looked up and watched Riki and Monday the train get smaller and smaller in the air.

"Don't look back, there are other enemies." Su Shi's voice floated lightly from ahead. "Give me the lamp, you'll have to deal with those guys."

Ai Yin turned her head, her gaze passing over Su Shi, and looking at the things blocking their way.

Those were two spiders—no, there weren't spiders that big, and spiders couldn't be made of metal, nor could they have bodies shaped like train engines. Several spider legs extended from under the wheels, supporting them as they clung to the train's roof. Their faces were grotesque, like a terrifying version of Thomas the Tank Engine, with sharp, densely packed fangs. One was yellow, and the other blue; they were the trains for Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.

Ai Yin got goosebumps just looking at it.

"It's so ugly, can I switch with Tanuki?"

"You still have time to complain?"

"That's not what I meant!" Ai Yin placed the lamp next to Su Shi Shi and drew the katana from her back. "Su Shi Shi, remember to give me some enhancements. I'm about to unleash my full power!"

"Hey."

Su Shi rubbed his forehead, sighed, and waved his staff.

"Enhancement grants: Strength, Enhancement grants: Endurance, Enhancement grants: Dynamic Vision, Enhancement grants:..."

"I've upgraded four or five times in one go," Su Shi said impatiently.

"Is that enough?"

"That's enough!" Ai Yin gave her a thumbs up. "Love you, Su Shishi~"

"Your love is too cheap, who cares?" Su Shi waved her hand dismissively. "Hurry up and go, I'll take care of the lamp."

"Alright!" Aine shouldered her katana and charged toward the two familiars blocking her way.

.......

"Actually, Su Shi is still quite worried about her, isn't she?" Deng said weakly, "Otherwise, why would she suddenly receive so many enhancements..."

"I'm just afraid she'll die." Su Shi held her staff and set up a defensive magic circle around her and the lamp.

After receiving so many buffs, Aine had no trouble fighting the two familiars, and Riki was just as capable of handling the two rather large familiars.

Two more familiars were lurking somewhere, and Su Shi had a bad feeling. She decided to be cautious and protect herself and Deng first, focusing all her attention on Aine and Li Xi in case anything unexpected happened.

The biggest fear when fighting a witch is that something unexpected might happen.

However, if she had known in advance, the accident wouldn't have been unexpected.

Bang-!

Suddenly, a sound of shattering glass rang out in the colorful sky, and a pair of enormous hands forcefully pried open the barrier surrounding the birthday train.

Su Shi suddenly understood why the birthday train was so eager to improve its strength. The thing that gave it the pressure to survive wasn't a magical girl, or even a witch.

What appeared before Su Shi was a monster that could be called a "demon".

It is a single entity with two sides, each facing away from the other, joined at the top but without a neck, each with hands and feet, and knees but no heels. Its strength comes mostly from lightness and agility, it carries swords on both sides, and uses bows and arrows with all four hands.

That was the fear of death that even a witch could feel.

The Tale of Reincarnation: Bonds - Chapter 670 Oni Mask

When the two demons broke into the barrier, Lixi was at the very top, entangled with the familiars of Monday and Thursday. She was the closest to the place where the barrier broke.

An intruder broke into her battle with the two familiars. Her sword-wielding arms moved like a whirlwind, shredding the cardboard familiar into pieces. Her bow-wielding arms drew the bowstring taut, and an arrow the size of a siege crossbow aimed at the block familiar. The powerful arrow slammed into the block familiar's head like a heavy hammer, smashing it into pieces. Various blocks of different shapes rained down.

Before Li Xi could even see what had broken in, the two enemies he had been holding off for a while were inexplicably killed instantly.

The corrugated cardboard turned into tattered scraps of paper, and the building block she was using to stand on was smashed on top. Suddenly, she had nowhere to stand and, under the influence of gravity, became a struggling free fall, falling along with the building block and scraps of paper.

“Waaaaa——!”

Su Shi saw the small black dot spinning and falling from a great distance. The light gathered at the top of the staff and waved it in Li Xi's direction.

"Enhancement: Featherfall!"

Tiny streaks of light flew from the tip of the staff, landing as tiny black dots.

Lixi felt as if an invisible hand was supporting her swaying core, stabilizing her falling posture, and supporting her so that the falling speed would not become faster and faster.

She landed lightly on the roof of the carriage, gave Su Shi a thumbs-up, and mouthed "Well done."

Su Shi showed no appreciation whatsoever, expressionlessly pointing her staff behind Li Xi and then above their heads.

Following Su Shi's directions, Li Xi first saw a pink-haired creature fighting on the roof with two bizarre handicrafts that looked like spiders and train engines tied together.

The tall katana and the steel spider legs clashed together, sparks flying from the friction.

Su Shi was using her magic to maintain the enhancements on Aine's body. Aine's superb dynamic vision made her seem very at ease. Her katana flew up and down in her hand, and she could block attacks from the front and back at just the right time each time.

But compared to Aine, what's on her head is clearly more eye-catching.

Lixi looked up at the intruder who had just knocked her down. Her mouth dropped open in astonishment as she stared at the monster hanging from the hole at the top of the barrier.

The monster gripped the hole at the top of the barrier with one hand. Looking through the hole, one could still see the sky, which had turned magenta. The sun should have already set by now, and there were still about ten minutes before it got completely dark. The intruder, shrouded in darkness, could only be seen as a blurry outline from below.

It has two heads and four hands, and even four feet, as if two people had been cut apart and then their front sides were sewn back together.

Is that a witch?

No, that's not a witch. If it were, I would have already seen the witch's name. But if it's not a witch, could it be some kind of witch's familiar?

Li Xi stared dumbfounded at the blurry yet ferocious shadow, feeling a strange sense of familiarity about it.

But before she could think it through, the monster that had suddenly appeared made a new move.

It released its grip on the edge of the barrier and fell directly downwards.

"not good!"

Su Shi's eyes widened.

Don't forget that they are on a train traveling at high speed. The monster appears to be some distance away from them, but it is falling in the same direction as the train, which is also the direction the witch is traveling.

At this rate, when the train passes by, it will land right on their heads!

"Lixi, hurry and bring Aiyin back!" Su Shi waved his hand, unleashing a speed-related buff.

Aine was fighting two familiars and had no time to look up and see what was happening.

Lixi had obviously thought of this as well. They had been teammates for a while and had already developed a tacit understanding with each other. Before Su Shi could even speak, Lixi had already started running towards Ai Yin.

The speed boost applied to his body, and when Li Xi ran, he was so fast that even the naked eye could see a few afterimages.

"Stinky pink hair! Stop hitting me!"

Lixi rushed into the battlefield, using the Fengyan Sword to block the fangs and spider legs that attacked from behind for Aine. With his other hand, he grabbed Aine by the back of her collar and turned back towards Su Shi and Deng.

Boom!

Another familiar's attack nearly hit Aine, but Riki blocked it with the blade of his sword. Sparks from the sword hitting the metal spider legs almost went into Aine's eyes, and she cried out in a flustered voice:

"Whoa—! Tanuki, what are you doing?!"

"Look up at your head!" Li Xi let go of her hand and ran with her.

"Head, above my head?!" Aine glanced at the sky above her head as she ran.

Just then, the monster that had intruded was about to land on their faces.

"What the hell is this?!"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Li Xi suddenly shoved Ai Yin from behind, causing her to stumble forward.

With a thud, the monster's four legs slammed onto the roof of the carriage, producing a dull thud like a bell. Li Xi gave a sharp push, just managing to push the two of them out of the monster's descent range.

However, the monster that suddenly appeared wasn't targeting them, but rather the two familiars who had just fought Aine.

"This this this this this—!" Aine pointed at the monster pointing at the back of her head.

It was a female Noh mask with her eyes closed in peace, but it had horns on its head and looked like it was changing into a demon.

The woman has her eyes closed and holds a bow.

It drew its bow to its fullest extent, stood atop the carriage, and aimed in a certain direction of the barrier. Like a crossbow bolt, the arrow struck two birds with one stone, stringing together two familiars that were rushing towards that direction.

Directly ahead, out of Aine's sight, on one side of the demon mask, two spider-train hybrids roared sharply at the intruder. Their long spider legs made a crackling sound as they slammed against the roof of the train and charged toward the intruder.

Two monsters stepped forward, and two streaks of silver light flashed as one long and one short katana slashed through the air.