Mom and dad took a while to arrive at the hospital. Yasha and Rika then explained everything that had happened in the bakery to the mom and dad.
They were both upset with me. Well, in the time I have been in this body, I have noticed that Tastu, or dad, has always been angry, but today even Mom, who is usually always smiling, was upset.
Following the protracted, dull lecture about how reckless behavior could have killed me, they became quiet and left the room.
That is why I wanted to get older—these things about human parent-child relationships are really irksome.
At least the lecture was over, and I also gained insight into the importance of following my surroundings even when my intuition tells me not to. Now it's time to get some rest.
Once more, I lay down on the bed and covered myself with the white blanket lying there.
"Izumi, the doctor advised you to stay overnight—he's already asleep."
"Brother."
"Oh, Yasha, thank you so much for watching out for my kids."
"But I did nothing, just as you once told us."
"I appreciate that as well."
"I'm a rational guy, I would not have taken any actions even if you had not instructed us to avoid your family."
"Haha, you're still the same."
"However, dad is furious with me for involving his grandchildren, and he's told the entire gang to go find those guys."
"Tell him to stop doing that."
"I'm still in my early thirties, bro, so why don't you tell him yourself? He pays attention to you."
"You call broken hands and ribs as listening."
"Well, he does listen to you because he accepted your pleading without killing you."
"I truly don't want my family to get involved in this, Yasha."
"Sigh, I'll talk to him because I don't think you can handle any more of his punches."
"You really haven't changed. Thank you for your help."
"I said I would talk to him, but getting him to listen to me is nearly impossible."
"Yeah, he's scary"
"Scary? He's a demon."
"Haha, so how about you join us for dinner?"
"I don't want to create problems for my brother."
"Come on, it's just dinner."
"Don't blame me if something bad happens."
"Haha, I won't, I won't."
Don't you see that I am trying to get some rest here? Talk somewhere else.
"Wait, what about Izumi?"
"Doctor said to let him stay here for the night; I'll pick him up in the morning."
"Today, he truly surprised me. You know, there was this blessed who scared the crap out of me, and he was eating cakes with her as if it was nothing."
"He was just being stupid. Sigh, you know Rika told me he was casually conversing with that blessed."
What is wrong with them? Just leave! Let me get some rest; I have stuff to do tonight.
"We shouldn't disturb him"
Yes, you really shouldn't.
"let's leave."
After disrupting my resting time, they both left the room, leaving it silent once more.
Peace, at last.
After getting some rest until after midnight to help my body heal, it was time to meet an old acquaintance.
But first, I need to find her. Considering she is from nearby, how about taking over every human shadow this city has? If she's from somewhere else, I would have to expand my range, which would be a lot of work but well worth it.
I got out of bed and, for no apparent reason, started to stretch. After that, I focused and used my powers to take over every human shadow in this city.
How should I greet her? Perhaps forcing her to punch herself in the face or make her bend over would really infuriate her, hehe.
I opened my eyes and saw a woman in front of me. Since this was the woman I was looking for, I let go of the other human shadows I had taken control of.
Even though it was midnight, the woman was sitting and eating something on the floor of what appeared to be her living room, I saw a human corpse lying next to her.
I thought about not disturbing her during her eating and tried to rise myself up from the floor.
"You really thought I wouldn't notice even after you took over my shadow?"
So she noticed it; I expected nothing less of her, but I would have left her alone if she had not noticed or pretended not to notice me here—talk about shortening her own life.
She was aware of my presence, so I didn't waste any time in separating from her so I could get off the ground.
*Crack* *Crack*
The room was quiet, so I could clearly hear something breaking. I noticed her face was in my direction, but her body was facing the exact opposite direction, which was impossible for a normal human body.
Her mouth was covered in blood, her neck was twisted, and her eyes were completely black. She also had thick black blood dripping from her eyes.
Whoa, that's scary. Should I tell her that she succeeded in frightening me?
"Wow, you look ugly."
"Hmm."
The blood oozing from her eyes hardened and shot straight toward my head like a bullet.
"What is wrong with you? You are trying to kill me, and I came here to say hello. I never thought—oh."
While I was trying to converse with her, the blood around her congealed again and approached me so quickly that it pierced the wall behind me.
"Are you trying to kill me, or something? Well, just so you know, I can control the human you have possessed, Lilith. Do you understand what that means? Also, I'm only a shadow of the human you possess, so those projectiles won't work on me."
"Don't you have any pride as a demon, coming here to threaten me without your physical body?"
After that, she seemed uninterested in me and returned her attention to what she was doing.
"Delicious."
Should I wait? She looks busy.
I moved in front of her and sat next to her.
"You done eating, wanna talk?"
*Munch* *Munch*
She paid me no attention, concentrating only on her meal.
"Hey, are you finished? I said you wanted to talk to you."
*Munch* *Slurp*
Like the last time, she disregarded me once more.
"You know, compared to the last time when you killed me without a reason, you seem very calm today."
"..."
She gave up eating this time and paid attention to what I was saying.
"I considered killing you right then and there, but it seemed pointless since your soul would have simply reincarnated into the human realm and then back into the demon realm."
"Hehe, ahahaha!"
She can transfer her aura here, so I was correct about her being a time bomb.
Unlike me, who was in his soul form after being killed in the demon realm and then possessing a human in the human realm, Lilith was taking over this human while still existing in the demon realm.
Taking over humans in this state requires a huge about of mana so only the demons from higher realm and named demons are able to do this.
Demons take pride in their auras because they symbolize their status in the demon realm.
Merely to enrage her, I said, "Wow, such a puny aura," as I looked at her face.
"Huh!"
Her facial expression changed, the blood around her began to float in the air, and her aura became unstable, indicating her anger.
Because my physical form was not present, I felt no physical pressure from her aura; however, I could clearly see her aura, which demonstrated why she was regarded as one of the most powerful demons in the demon realm.
"Are you trying to intimidate me? Sorry but I don't think it'll work on me."
"You talk so big for someone who does not even have the courage to come with their physical body."
[Note: they are using demonic language but since the author don't want to loose the few reader they have, they will translate it.]