Hogo No Yujin (Protective Friend)
Episode 49– Demon Cell

"Accepted...."

"Okae– Uh! Uh! Eeeeeeehhhh?!"

What'sthat?! I was shocked when I saw something that Onii-chan brought home. He was holding a small child whose body was wrapped in a white cloth.

I ran up to her and asked, "Onii-chan! Who's she?!"

"Ah, don't be afraid. She's in–"

"Woy! Woy! Takana-chan is! Prepare for the danger to come!"

Me and Onii-chan were a little surprised by the sound of quick footsteps and the cries of panic that appeared. I don't know why Onee-chan rushed up to me.

"Onee-chan! What's up?" ask him who is standing behind me. Breathing gasps. He will answer after his breath returns to normal.

"Huh! Don't you feel it?! Inside this house suddenly appeared air from the dangerous Oni, you know!" obviously Onee-chan yelled at me. I was a little scared of him when he talked to me.

"Ooh," Onii-chan chuckled. He raised his hand holding the little boy. "Maybe the air you're talking about came out of this kid."

"Eeeh?! You brought a monster into this house?!" onee-chan asked in a surprised tone.

"Don't just say it!" Onii-chan. Then he opened his shoes without being touched by hand before entering the house. After that, he walked past Onee-chan. "He is Oni. But not completely. It seemed like there was still a human soul within his body. And he is currently seriously injured. It's because of my attack. But I'll try to cure him."

"But Onii-chan, what if she attacks? You know for yourself what the Oni's nature is?" ask me with an anxious tone. I sat on the edge of the sofa beside Onii-chan sitting down. He had just laid the little boy's body on the sofa.

"Now I want you to heal this boy." Onii-chan said while pointing towards Onee-chan. "Please."

"Eh?! Why should I?!" Onee-chan. Then babble. "I don't want to because he's an Oni. The evil Oni's been after my sister lately. And now... Dylan was still unconscious after he was attacked by another Oni out there!"

"Ah, please. Please this boy first. He won't be able to last much longer."

"Huh, let him die. He's the bad Oni!"

"You're this. My goal was to bring him here because I wanted to treat him with the help of your strength. But you refused."

"If I had treated him, what would you have done?!"

"I'm gonna use this kid as a lead for us to find that Black Cat." Answer Onii-chan. This time he spoke in a serious tone.

"You.... what?! How can you think like that?"

"Didn't you know that?" Onii-chan turned towards Onee-chan. With his left eye, he looked seriously at the woman before him. "Ordinary humans couldn't possibly be Oni if they weren't possessed by stealth cells. And the real Oni wouldn't be human if they were originally, they'd never be human."

"You... What do you say, anyway?"

"That's what you don't know!" Onii-chan suddenly snapped. I was so scared to hear it. "When I was a guinea pig by Black Cat, I saw something in his lab room. There he took someone. That man's gonna be made a half-stealth by the Black Cat."

"For the first time, Black Cat tore the person's arm to the point of bleeding. Ah, definitely dong's blood came out! It's a big wound. Then Black Cat took a little blood from the wound. He smeared the blood with Demon Cells. After that, the Black Cat delivers the cells by attaching them to the open wound."

"It looks painful. Because after the cell touches the wound, the Demon Cell can move and punch through human flesh causing additional pain. But once the cells enter his body, the person can heal his own wounds without the help of any medicine. But. shortly after, the person so change his physique into something creepy. He doesn't look like a normal human being anymore."

Onii-chan. It seems he is done with that explanation. But I and Onee-chan were still listening and trying to figure out what Onii-chan's explanation meant.

"I want to try to get the stealth cells out of his body." Onii-chan. His words surprised me again. "The thing is, he's still a kid. I'm worried about the physicality. He won't last long."

"Then it's up to Onii-chan." I'm letting. It's up to Onii-chan to do anything to the boy. The important thing is that nothing bad will come.

Onee-chan also allows it. He will now begin a quick healing of the little boy.

"Takana-chan where are you going?"

I looked back. It was Onii-chan who asked. "To Dylan-san's room. I'm worried about him."

"Oh, okay."

I'm going straight away. Dylan-san's room isn't too far away. Just a few steps I got to the door.

I opened the door and went straight inside. But after I stuffed my head into the opening of the door, I was very surprised because in Dylan-san's room an Oni appeared there!

Oni who seems to want to kidnap Dylan-san. Because when I saw him, his big hand had raised Dylan's body. I can't stay silent. I'll attack him!

But just as I was about to let out my blue flame attack, suddenly the long Oni tail pushed me and threw my body quickly back.

I didn't fall. My legs can still hold my body. It's just that I've been pushed far out of Dylan-san's room. The two sisters who were sitting on the sofa turned their heads towards me after I was pushed out of the room.

One of them also started asking. "Takana-chan! What's going on?!"

"Oni-chan! Inside there was an Oni attacking Dylan-san! Please help her!" I'm strict with Tanaka.

Onii-chan and Onee-chan were surprised. The two of them immediately stood up from the sofa and prepared the energy to come attacking as well.

However for Onee-chan it is not allowed to move now. Because he still had to heal the little boy. So now let me and Onii-chan go ahead!

Onii-chan moved quickly into Dylan-san's room. He could see the Oni as well. The evil Oni who wants to eat Dylan-san. Because when I returned to his room, I saw that Oni had opened his mouth wide to devour Dylan-san's body.

But I won't let it!

I directly attacked the Oni with all my might using my blue flame. But it's just that my attack had no trace of anything. The Oni's body is covered in fur and skin as strong as an elephant's. It seems like it would be difficult for Oniroshi like myself to be able to defeat him so easily.

"Takana, stay behind me." Onii-chan is standing in front of me. He's gonna face the Oni alone? But I don't want Onii-chan to get hurt again!

I have to do something to save my friend! Butwhat? Takana.

The hairy Oni stood back up, then turned around. He apparently wants to go on the run by carrying Dylan-san's body in?!!

The Oni did not eat Dylan-san. But he put Dylan's body into his mouth so it could be carried easily. It turns out that my guess is correct. He wants to kidnap Dylan.

"Oni-chan!" I yelled at my brother so he could save Dylan quickly. I don't want to part from Dylan-san.

Onii-chan did not answer. But he acted quickly. My brother used one of his powers to destroy that Oni quickly. But when he thought about it, it would be dangerous too if the Oni He attacked kept Dylan's body inside. Because it could be that Dylan in Oni's body could also be injured because of his attack.

"Feel this!"

Onii-chan gathered all her strength. Then with the blue flames gathering in his fist, he directly hit the Oni's body until it was pushed firmly and smashed through the walls of Dylan-san's room.

"O–Onii-chan!! The wall's broken again, dong!"

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To be Continued