Araya is not just a monk, he is a classmate of Aozaki Touko, who is known as the number one puppet messenger in the Clock Tower.
Although the puppeteer's skills weren't that great, it absolutely couldn't be compared to that of an ordinary person.
Even if he used an excellent puppet to transform his body, at least he wouldn't die quickly if his heart was pierced through, as long as he could escape and replace it with a spare heart.
Araya covered his aura, ready to counterattack the moment Ryuji was careless.
The best defense is offense, Araya deeply understands this truth.
He didn't want to kill his opponent with one strike, as long as it could make him scramble and win the chance to escape!
Ryuji came to Araya's corpse, ready to use fire attribute Magecraft to destroy the corpse.
An ordinary person's vigilance would drop the moment they attacked, Araya took advantage of this opportunity.
Ryuji was slightly taken aback, thinking that Araya, who had died, had suddenly attacked.
The strong repulsive force lifted Ryuji up, and crashed into a large tree behind him.
This time it really spurted out blood, Ryuji's organs shifted, it was very uncomfortable!
"Are you a cockroach!" Ryuji was furious.
It's fine to be stabbed by a sword and not die, but what does it mean to not die if the heart is broken!
Is that very clear!
However, no one responded to Ryuji's shout, and Araya's figure disappeared.
"I..." Ryuji almost died of annoyance, wasted so much strength, and Araya finally ran away?
"This is so sick!"
Ryuji touched his chest and started repairing it with healing Magecraft.
Araya's dying attack was not strong, but Ryuji was completely unprepared, and was hit by a huge tree behind him, so it was not easy to recover.
"There just happens to be a hospital." Ryuji smiled wryly, dragging his aching body to the infirmary.
Before he entered, he had to clean up roughly. If not, he should be called to the police because his appearance was covered in blood.
...
"Hyakki-kun, why are you injured like this?"
In the ward filled with the smell of disinfectant alcohol, Mikiya looked at Ryuji who was tied up with bandages with an amazed expression.
"Could it be the doctor in black who did it?" Mikiya asked in a low voice.
Ryuji doesn't want Mikiya to get involved in the Magus feud, he just says that he got into a car accident.
"Is that so, Hyakki-kun was too careless," Mikiya blamed with concern.
Ryuji: "Sorry, I will pay attention to it in the future."
The two chatted, and Ryuji asked: "Kokuto, could you come forward and help me rent a house? I really don't want to stay in a hotel."
Ryuji didn't have an identity certificate, so he could only ask Mikiya to do it.
"Of course it doesn't matter, leave it to me!" Mikiya also agreed.
Seeing that Ryuji easily took the 100,000 yen rent, Mikiya once again realized the source of this mysterious youth's finances!
After exchanging greetings, Mikiya said goodbye and did as Ryuji asked.
After Mikiya left, Ryuji, who was alone, fell into deep thought.
Araya might not die, but a fatal heart injury couldn't heal so fast, Ryuji estimated that it would take at least a year to be able to move.
Of course considering Araya's monster-like body, this time might be shortened.
The next plan is to stay in Mifune City first, Shiki hasn't woken up yet, and the strategy can't be implemented yet.
...
Two days later, Ryuji's wounds were basically healed, and Mikiya also came to visit him with a surprised expression.
"Hyakki-kun, your wound has healed?" Mikiya asked.
"Almost. I don't have any special skills, so my recovery ability is barely enough."
He said it was easy, but in fact, he used a lot of healing Magecraft in the last two days.
Mikiya nodded confusedly, this kind of wound being tied up like a mummy would take at least a month.
"By the way, have you solved the problem I asked before?" Ryuji asked.
Mikiya nodded and said, "Since you said you like it quiet, I'll show you a few apartments. One of them has a good environment, but it is a bit far from the city."
"No problem, just buy a car."
In this era, buying a car is almost the same as buying a house, but it is not worth mentioning in Ryuji's mouth.
Mikiya remained silent.
"Nii-san, are you alright?" An impatient voice came from outside the ward, it was the voice of a beautiful woman.
"Sorry, just wait a moment." Mikiya also said outside the ward.
Since it was a hospital, he deliberately lowered his voice.
"Your little sister?" Ryuji asked curiously.
Mikiya nodded.
"My little sister, Kokuto Azaka."