'Didn't expect Mary to be quite fast this time, and she even silently snuck into the presidential suite?'

Of course, ever since he received Mary's first phone call outside the library, Hikari had maintained a high level of vigilance, and still quickly dodged Mary's sneak attack.

Compared to her mockery, Hikari was more concerned about the information revealed in what Miss Mary had just said.

From Mary's words just now, Hikari heard that she actually mentioned Hanako from the school restroom.

Looks like this Miss Mary coming to him really wasn't some coincidence.

"Are you here to avenge Hanako?", Hikari asked, looking at the exquisitely cute short girl in front of him.

"That's right!", Mary clenched her pink fists, "You bullied Miss Hanako so badly. When I went to school to find her, she was still troubled by the filthy stuff you left inside her…"

"She's my only friend, and also, you even dared to laugh at me on the phone."

"Lowly human, I will make you feel full of fear. Be prepared! Kukuku!"

As her words fell, a strong and eerie aura suddenly burst forth from Mary's small body.

The wine glass and wine bottle on the table beside her were instantly shattered, crimson wine flowed down from the table, gradually soaking the luxurious carpet.

"As expected of Miss Mary, one of the urban legends, your strength is indeed formidable…", Feeling the powerful aura emanating from the small girl, Hikari's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Afraid now? Human, if you kneel down for me now, I'll just…", Hearing Hikari's words, Miss Mary revealed a smug expression and was about to speak.

However, before she finished speaking, Hikari made his move.

Just as Mary was mid-sentence, Hikari's figure suddenly vanished from where he stood.

Mary's reason for coming this time was already very clear, it was to avenge Hanako.

Though this girl seemed kind of silly, exhausting herself just climbing floors, and didn't seem to have any strong killing intent.

Still, a thorough beating and some torment were probably inevitable, and he didn't know what she ultimately wanted to do. Anyway, Hikari definitely wouldn't sit and wait.

So upon seeing Mary get a little complacent mid-sentence and lower her guard, Hikari didn't waste time talking, directly seized the chance to act.

Activating the Vajra Demon-Subduing Energy within his body, Hikari's fist was coated in a thin layer of golden light and he fiercely punched toward Mary's small abdomen.

BANG!

A loud crash echoed.

But Hikari's fist didn't land on Mary as intended. Instead, it smashed open a wooden cabinet inside the hotel suite.

The doll Mary, whose small body was actually quite nimble, dodged at the moment Hikari attacked.

A trace of feigned shock appeared on her delicate face, and the doll Mary said in a sarcastic tone, "Oh how scary~ I almost got broken by you~"

"So fast, huh? Sure enough, you're not just an ordinary high school student."

"In that case, I'll have to get serious too!"

Swish!

The doll Mary raised the red long-handled umbrella in her hand, and in an instant, it transformed into a blood-red broadsword.

It looked nearly two meters long, even taller than Mary herself.

That massive blade, held in the hands of the under-1.5-meter-tall Mary, looked quite mismatched, with a strange sort of cute charm.

But Hikari had no time to admire or mock.

Because at the same moment her weapon transformed, this small yet agile Mary had already charged at him with incredible speed.

Watching the doll Mary swing down the red broadsword at his head with high speed, Hikari twisted his waist, pushed off with his legs, and quickly dodged with a nimble sidestep.

Mary immediately rotated her blade and slashed toward Hikari's waist again.

Having just dodged once, it was difficult to avoid again. Hikari instantly focused all his strength, coating his palm with Vajra Demon-Subduing Energy, then used partial reinforcement and slapped the flat of the blood-red broadsword hard with his hand.

Clang!

A sharp metallic clash rang out.

Surprise flashed in Mary's emerald green eyes as she looked at Hikari.

That sword was condensed from her resentful spirit power and was a weapon she often used and nurtured.

Yet Hikari blocked it with his bare human palm, 'This guy is definitely not ordinary.'

Before Mary could think more, Hikari, hands glowing golden again, attacked her once more.

Hikari's entire body radiated golden light, while Mary raised her blood-red broadsword, the two clashed several rounds.

"You… you're strong…", After another exchange, the doll Mary couldn't help but say.

"You're not bad either…", Hikari casually replied, eyes locked on Mary as well.

Neither were being polite. After all, they weren't friends, maybe even enemies.

Hikari didn't expect this silly Miss Mary to actually be this strong.

The accumulation of her resentful spirit power seemed even greater than that of Hanako. She could go blow-for-blow with him even after his physical enhancement and channeling most of his Vajra energy.

You know, even Hanako lost when fighting him head-on, and now he was stronger than back then.

So Hikari was surprised.

But for Mary, she was even more shocked and amazed by Hikari's strength.

As an urban legend even more powerful than Hanako, Mary had met some exorcists before. But those old exorcists were hardly her match, and she could flee anytime she wanted. She had never even been touched or hurt.

Yet Hikari, so young, seemed evenly matched with her. This really stunned her.

"I think…I underestimated you, huh."

"No wonder you could hurt Hanako. I'll get serious now!", As soon as Mary finished speaking, the room's telephone suddenly emitted messy, strange noises, and so did Hikari's phone. In other rooms of the hotel, numerous phones began making strange sounds.

Only a few seconds later, Mary's eerie aura thickened significantly, and the red of the sword in her hand deepened.

Seeing Mary charge at him again with the broadsword, Hikari once again channeled Vajra energy to defend.

Clang!

A bright metallic ring echoed in the room again.

But unlike the previous balanced clashes, this time Hikari felt a force from the broadsword that he couldn't match. On contact, he was knocked back three or four steps.

"What's wrong, human? Can't handle it anymore?", Mary's delicate, fair face showed a smug smile.

"If it's just this much, it'll be hard for you to avenge your friend Hanako," though shaken, Hikari still shook his head calmly at Mary.

"So stubborn!", Mary had wanted to enjoy Hikari's look of panic, but not seeing the expression she hoped for, she angrily swung her broadsword down again.

Hikari sometimes dodged, sometimes blocked.

But he was now clearly on the back foot.

After Mary drew upon her resentful spirit's origin power and greatly boosted her speed and strength, Hikari could no longer match her directly.

Seeing her advantage growing, Mary showed a proud expression.

"Hmph! Keep resisting! Then when I hang you up and torment you later, it'll feel even better, you useless human! Kukuku!", Mary laughed smugly while attacking.

"Is that so?", Though being beaten back repeatedly, Hikari's expression remained calm, because he still had a trump card.

It was none other than the Heavenly Thunder Seed he had recently acquired. Against evil urban legends like Mary, it would absolutely be effective, he just needed the right moment to release it.

Seeing Mary speed up her attacks to finish him off quickly and expose a gap, knowing the opportunity had come, Hikari didn't hesitate. His right hand, cloaked in Vajra energy, blocked the red blade's strike, while blue lightning arcs appeared on his left.

Crack!

Hikari swung his left palm, imbued with heavenly thunder power, forward, striking Mary's undefended chest.

Zzzt! Zzzt!

A flicker of blue lightning flashed. Mary's body suddenly stiffened as if shocked by electricity.

She rolled her eyes, nearly dropped her sword, and the eerie chill around her dissipated slightly.

The Heavenly Thunder's discharge was indeed effective.

Hikari prepared to follow up, fist charged with lightning, and aimed for Mary's belly.

But he hit nothing.

She dodged.

Hikari looked up and saw that Mary, paralyzed for barely a second, had already backed off several steps, putting distance between them.

"You… what kind of move is that? Such a strange energy!", Mary stared at Hikari in doubt.

She had already known about his Vajra energy from Hanako's intel.

But confident in her own strength, she wasn't afraid and went head-to-head. Her sword, forged and nurtured with resentment, could indeed clash with Hikari.

Plus, urban legends were powerful and bizarre by nature. Mary had been dominating just like she expected.

But just when she thought she had Hikari beat, a strange energy, like lightning, suddenly shocked her and paralyzed her briefly. That shook her.

Seeing her confused little face, Hikari smiled.

"What kind of energy? The power of Pikachu!", Hikari casually said the name of the infamous "Electric Shock King" and didn't explain further. He stomped and launched himself at Mary again.

Since his electric discharge ability was now revealed and proven effective, Hikari didn't hold back, he aimed to end it quickly.

But the Mary who had just been chasing Hikari all over the room was now avoiding his attacks nonstop.

She wasn't stupid, after learning that his lightning could hurt and paralyze her, she naturally stopped going head-to-head.

And so it became: she ran, he chased, she had no wings to fly away.

Even though this hotel suite was enormous, Mary, small and incredibly fast, was still hard to catch.

Hikari couldn't land another blow.

After all, he didn't yet have full Five Thunder Righteous Law mastery, only fusion with the Thunder Seed.

He was confident that if he could grab her, he could paralyze her repeatedly and win.

But right now, he couldn't even throw the lightning from afar.

He could only generate it on his skin, limited and clunky.

So facing this nimble and annoying Mary, who even sneak-attacked him from time to time, Hikari was at a loss.

"Kukuku! Stupid human, can't catch me now?"

"With that turtle speed, and you still want to hit me? Take one of my slashes!"

While dodging Hikari's lightning-infused palm, Mary gave him a backhand slash.

Seeing this little gremlin sneak-attacking and mocking him like a mini-demon child, Hikari gritted his teeth.

'Didn't expect this silly doll to be so fast, no wonder she could climb so many floors. It is honestly a headache.'

'But, it's not like there's no way at all.'

"What? Out of juice already?"

"Kukuku! That's it? Humans really are useless!", After dodging again, Mary mocked once more.

But this time, Hikari didn't pursue. Instead, he picked up something from the table.

Mary didn't notice, still playing cat and mouse.

Because she was faster, and after getting shocked once, she'd only been slashing at Hikari while avoiding him.

Now Hikari's body didn't show many injuries, but his clothes were torn in several places.

Meanwhile, Mary was still unscathed, only her skirt was a bit messy.

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