The Strongest Onmyoji and the Shikigami With AI are Unparalleled in Another World ~ A Second Life Properly Enjoyed Using Artificial Intelligence ~ - Chapter 160

The next day, after finishing breakfast, we found ourselves once again at the hot springs atop the mountain.

“Is it there?”

Natalia asked.

“It is. It’s fully aware of us. You all, make sure you don’t step ahead of me.”

“We won’t.”

Everyone nodded deeply.

“Master, let’s proceed.”

“Yeah.”

We decided to move forward, walking cautiously.

Steam rose from all directions, making visibility poor, but there was no losing sight of the massive magical presence a few hundred meters ahead.

“I’m starting to sense the magic too.”

“Same here.”

“…With a presence this big, it’s impossible not to.”

Even Lily, Annie, and Alice seemed to have detected the magic.

“I can’t sense it at all…”

“Me neither…”

Natalia, not being good at detection, wasn’t surprising.

Leanne’s case was understandable too, given she was a reincarnated being with unique magic.

“Master, look over there.”

“Yeah.”

Ahead, a large shadow obscured by the steam came into view.

As we continued walking, I could feel condensed magic gathering.

Then, a strong gust of wind swept through, scattering the surrounding steam.

Before us stood a massive, silver-scaled dragon, its wings spread wide, as large as our dear giant spider companion.

“Whoa, that’s huge…!”

Natalia grabbed onto my clothes.

“So, you’ve come after all, Demonkin.”

The dragon spoke, looking down at me.

“Demonkin? What even is that?”

I felt like I’d heard the term somewhere before.

“Don’t play dumb… A being that is human, yet not human.”

Man, people treat me like a non-human way too often…

I am human, though…

“No idea what you’re talking about.”

“How dare you, dragon! To direct killing intent toward the great Master, head of the Kisaragi family! What insolence!”

AI-chan retorted.

“How would I know? That demonkin in the village must be one of your allies, right?”

Who?

Oh, wait, Layla.

Well, she’s a bit of a hybrid too.

“So what if she is?”

“That demonkin’s damn snake kept spewing insults! Calling me weak, saying, ‘Come down here so I can eat you!’ That stupid snake!”

As I thought, it’s all because of Layla’s snake…

“Then why aim your killing intent at me? Go after the snake instead.”

“If I were to go to the village and cause trouble, it would harm the people and inconvenience them. I’m not that foolish. That demonkin is your ally, isn’t she? Bring me that snake. I’ll gladly devour it instead.”

Yeah… no way you’d manage that.

Still, it seems like you’ve got a soft side, considering you’re worried about the villagers.

“Layla won’t be coming. Just ignore that snake. Be the bigger creature.”

“You’re telling someone who’s lived for centuries to ‘be the bigger creature’? If you won’t bring her, then I’ll devour you instead!”

The dragon opened its jaws wide, clearly furious.

“Master, this counts as self-defense. Let’s turn that lizard into a fortune.”

Well, I can’t exactly do that…

It’s not really a bad dragon. If anything, Layla’s snake is the real problem here.

“Fine, we’ll calm it down… Go on, Big Spider-chan! Show this lizard who the apex predator is!”

With those words, I threw a talisman, summoning Big Spider-chan, who was as large as the dragon.

“Gah! What is this monstrosity?!”

The dragon stumbled back a few steps.

However, Big Spider-chan didn’t move an inch.

“…What!? Who are you calling unappetizing?!”

What is it even talking about?

“It doesn’t look tasty, but it says it’ll eat it anyway.”

Why is everyone so obsessed with eating?

“Big Spider-chan has a sweet tooth, though.”

No way this dragon tastes sweet.

“Take this!”

The dragon opened its mouth, launching a fireball straight at Big Spider-chan.

But just before it hit, sparks erupted in front of Big Spider-chan’s face, and the fireball was dispersed into flames.

“What the…!?”

While the dragon was flustered, Big Spider-chan swung its massive arm down.

“Tch!”

The dragon retreated just in time to dodge, then leapt into the air and bit down on Big Spider-chan.

However, Big Spider-chan didn’t even flinch. It casually shook its body, brushing the dragon off.

Seeing its attack had no effect, the dragon backed away several steps.

“Does it not feel pain?—Whoa!”

As the dragon tried to retreat, Big Spider-chan scuttled forward with a skittering sound, attempting to bite back.

But the dragon leapt into the air, taking flight.

“Flying is such a pain to deal with.”

“Seriously!”

That’s cheating!

As I thought that, Big Spider-chan looked up at the airborne dragon.

A moment later, white threads shot out from Big Spider-chan’s mouth.

“Whoa!”

The dragon tried to dodge in surprise, but the threads hit its wings faster than it could move.

The dragon’s wings became immobilized, and it plummeted to the ground.

“Grgh, what is this!? It won’t come off!”

The dragon, now grounded, frantically flapped its wings, trying to free itself from the sticky threads, but the more it struggled, the more entangled its wings became until they couldn’t move at all.

“Alright, now it can’t fly.”

“Big Spider-chan really is amazing.”

Seriously, it is.

“Big Spider-chan, that’s enough…”

I tried to stop it, but Big Spider-chan began spewing even more threads toward the dragon.

It continued spinning webs, steadily restraining the dragon further.

“Tch! How annoying!”

The dragon writhed and thrashed against the encroaching threads.

“I said that’s enough!”

“It’s definitely planning to eat it.”

Is that really the case? Why won’t shikigami ever listen?

Maybe artificial intelligence wasn’t the best idea after all…

“Shikigami with AI work hard for their master’s sake,” chimed in AI-chan, who had been helping me gather girls.

“Fair point…”

But am I the only one thinking, just don’t eat it?

“D-damn it! I can’t move!”

The dragon was now completely immobilized.

Big Spider-chan slowly approached, inching closer to the helpless dragon. Once it reached the dragon’s side, it loomed over it, staring down.

“It says it wants to sprinkle sugar on it,” AI-chan translated.

“Like hell it does!”

There’s no way that’s happening.