Because he could feel it. What the Hachisaku-sama was saying now was indeed the truth, but the angry words she said earlier might not have been completely false either.
Seeing that Hikari still wasn't responding to her, the Hachisaku-sama grew a little anxious. She spoke again, "How about this, Hikari-kun."
"Let's make a bet. We'll decide the winner through another way."
"If Hikari-kun loses, then you have to love only me. If I lose, then I… I won't care how many people you have."
Hearing her words, Hikari finally spoke slowly, "What kind of way?"
Seeing him respond, the Hachisaku-sama let out a breath of relief, then said, "Very simple. Let's fight again!"
"This time neither of us can use any exorcism techniques or abilities. Just a pure hand-to-hand fight."
As she spoke, the Hachisaku-sama stepped forward.
Her height of eight feet, a whole head taller than Hikari, looked extremely imposing and intimidating.
With a body like that, the advantage was obvious. No wonder she dared to make such a bet with him.
But regarding her wager, Hikari agreed right away, "Alright, I accept."
"Good!", Seeing him agree, the Hachisaku-sama, convinced she had the advantage, immediately beamed with joy.
Afraid he might go back on his word, she urged him to hurry up and start preparing.
Hikari agreed.
Then the two of them began warming up before the battle.
While Hikari was doing various warm-up exercises on his side, the Hachisaku-sama began gently tugging at the thin straps of the white dress she was wearing.
As the dress fluttered, the impressive curves beneath it swayed continuously, the movement almost as exaggerated as the twisting scarecrows earlier.
It had to be said that the Hachisaku-sama's body, far taller and larger than an ordinary woman's, wasn't big for nothing.
In certain aspects, she far surpassed other human women.
Even someone as experienced as Hikari couldn't help but sigh inwardly, 'That is truly massive.'
And unlike those who were short but extremely fat, the Hachisaku-sama was tall and big overall, so everything looked well-proportioned. She was like an enlarged version of a top-tier mature beauty.
If someone could accept it, it was quite appealing. After all, there were plenty of people who liked big vehicles.
And noticing that Hikari's gaze had been drawn over by her movements, the Hachisaku-sama couldn't help curling her lips slightly, revealing a dangerous yet charming smile.
"Come on~"
As soon as she finished warming up, the Hachisaku-sama extended her hand and crooked her finger at Hikari, issuing a challenge.
Although she actually had no experience with this kind of duel that abandoned all supernatural techniques and relied purely on physical combat, in fact it was her first time trying it.
But with such a clear advantage in body size, it was like sumo wrestling. If someone outweighed you by two or three weight classes, how could you possibly win?
A massive vehicle right in your face. How could she lose? There was no way.
Even if the opponent's combat skills were superior, sheer weight alone could probably crush them to death.
So the Hachisaku-sama still had confidence that she could easily defeat Hikari.
Seeing the Hachisaku-sama open her arms in invitation, Hikari paused briefly, then stepped forward without hesitation. He came to her side and wrapped his arms around her.
Although Hikari made the first move, the Hachisaku-sama was taller than him.
So from the outside perspective, it actually looked like she was the one hugging him.
Seeing this scene, memories from ten years ago faintly surfaced in the Hachisaku-sama's mind, and she couldn't help smiling slightly.
Because of the boy's handsome face that still carried a hint of youthful innocence, she subconsciously thought Hikari was still that pure little boy with no combat experience.
But what happened next completely shocked her.
Because once the duel began, the situation turned out completely different from what she had imagined.
Despite his young age, Hikari's combat experience was incredibly rich!
In a very short time, he could already find weaknesses and launch direct, proactive attacks.
So not long after the charge began, Hikari suddenly heard the Hachisaku-sama speak.
"W-wait!"
Feeling that Hikari, despite being slightly inferior in size, was still overwhelming her completely, the Hachisaku-sama couldn't help calling for a pause first.
"What's wrong?"
Looking at the Hachisaku-sama, whose cheeks were already flushed red from embarrassment, Hikari smiled slightly.
The Hachisaku-sama trembled slightly as she said, "I… I'll adjust a little, then we'll continue!"
"Sure, go ahead," Hikari had no objection and paused his attack.
Then the Hachisaku-sama clenched her fists and muttered a few words.
Immediately after, her already tall body began growing taller and larger again.
Her body, which had already been able to hold Hikari before, now became large enough to completely wrap around him and hold him in her arms.
"Alright, now it's my turn to attack!"
The Hachisaku-sama, now enlarged again, smiled slightly and proudly wrapped her arms around Hikari from behind.
Like holding a child, she pulled him tightly into her embrace.
"Alright."
Facing the confident Hachisaku-sama, Hikari simply smiled and let her attack however she wanted.
The enlarged Hachisaku-sama was clearly very confident, continuously launching attacks at him.
Yet Hikari only defended easily. Her attacks didn't seem to pressure him much at all.
Sometimes he even launched counterattacks, occasionally turning the tables on her.
As her attacks failed again and again, the Hachisaku-sama, who had briefly gained the upper hand after enlarging herself, gradually fell back into a disadvantage.
If this continued, she would probably lose again.
Seeing the sweat covering her face, Hikari asked, "Hachisaku-sama, are you giving up or not?"
"No! I haven't lost!", the Hachisaku-sama shook her head firmly, gritting her teeth and refusing to admit defeat.
Hikari wasn't in a hurry. Instead he smiled and said, "Good. I was waiting for you to stubbornly say that."
As he spoke, one of Hikari's hands pressed against the Hachisaku-sama's waist.
With his other hand he formed a hand seal and silently chanted, "Dharma Heaven and Earth!"
BOOM!
Under the Hachisaku-sama's shocked gaze, Hikari's body began rapidly swelling, growing taller and larger.
In just a few seconds, his body went from shorter than hers to the same height, and then even taller than her.
"?", Seeing this, the Hachisaku-sama was completely stunned. Her eyes widened round.
Although they had agreed earlier that it would only be a pure physical fight without other abilities,
the Hachisaku-sama had already broken the rule first. Naturally, Hikari wasn't going to bother talking about fairness anymore.
And honestly, this move suited the Hachisaku-sama pretty well. It created a striking contrast on top of another contrast.
After Hikari activated Dharma Heaven and Earth, the situation on the field instantly reversed.
You could say the situation went from a small horse pulling a big cart to a big horse pulling a small cart.
The once towering Hachisaku-sama now looked like a tiny cup in front of Hikari in his Dharma Heaven and Earth for
Facing the enormous Hikari, the Hachisaku-sama quickly lost all ability to resist.
She could only stare blankly with her eyes rolled upward, helplessly enduring his attacks.
After all, Hikari was already very powerful to begin with. With Dharma Heaven and Earth enhancing him, he became absurdly strong.
Even when she had the size advantage in her normal state, the Hachisaku-sama couldn't defeat him.
She had never imagined that he could become even bigger and taller than she was.
Her greatest advantage, the thing she was most proud of, had now been turned back against her. The Hachisaku-sama truly had no strength left to fight back.
The outcome of the battle was almost instantly decided.
And losing a fight she had been certain she would win was a heavy blow to the Hachisaku-sama.
Before long, under wave after wave of attacks, her entire body began trembling as if shocked by electricity.
Her eyes rolled back, and she lost consciousness.
Looking at the Hachisaku-sama, who had completely fainted after enduring all kinds of Daoist technique assaults, Hikari smiled slightly and dispelled the Dharma Heaven and Earth.
Maintaining that divine ability consumed a lot of mental and physical energy. It was quite tiring.
Even with his physique, he couldn't maintain it for too long.
But a divine ability was still a divine ability. The effect of Dharma Heaven and Earth was truly excellent.
In his normal state, he might have needed to use every method he had and make a lot of effort to force the Hachisaku-sama to surrender completely. But after using Dharma Heaven and Earth, it became much easier.
That was also why Hikari had been confident he would win.
After an unknown amount of time passed, the Hachisaku-sama, who had been overwhelmed to the point of completely fainting earlier, slowly woke up.
"Mm…"
The moment she opened her eyes and saw Hikari, her tall body immediately shivered.
Hikari smiled and asked her, "Convinced now?"
This time the Hachisaku-sama nodded repeatedly, "Convinced! Convinced!"
To be honest, she truly was convinced this time. She was even a little scared.
Although she had no combat experience and it was her first time fighting like this, she had been very confident because of her physical advantage.
But after truly clashing with Hikari in pure physical combat, she finally understood what it meant to be like an ant shaking a tree, a frog at the bottom of a well. Hikari's strength was completely beyond anything she could imagine.
And Hikari could also grow larger, even much larger than her.
What she thought was just a small loach turned out to be a world-shaking true dragon that could completely overwhelm her whole body. What else could she do but admit defeat?
If it were just her alone, she absolutely wouldn't be able to endure Hikari's torment. Her soul would probably be scattered.
So since she couldn't beat him, she might as well join him. If there were more people, then so be it, 'Now that I think it, having a few sisters to help share the burden might not be bad.'
Seeing the Hachisaku-sama nodding repeatedly and bowing her head in submission, Hikari smiled.
Women often admired strength. Even the urban legend Hachisaku-sama was no exception.
Completely beating her into submission this time was a good thing.
Thinking this, Hikari opened the Record of Strange Tales, the tool he used specifically to contain demons and spirits.
Following Hikari's instructions, the Hachisaku-sama obediently signed the Record of Strange Tales with him. From now on, she definitely wouldn't harbor any harmful intentions toward people.
"So what are you going to do next? Come back to Tokyo with me?", Hikari asked with a smile.
Unlike the usual situation afterward, Hikari was lying in the Hachisaku-sama's arms.
While eating the sweet grapes she was feeding him, he spoke to her.
The Hachisaku-sama shook her head helplessly, "I would like to… but I just broke through my seal not long ago. It's still inconvenient for me to leave this area for too long or go too far away. So I can only come find you when I really miss you, or wait for you to come back and see me."
"Alright then. Stay in the countryside and help me look after a few people. By the way, how will you come to Tokyo to find me?", Hikari asked curiously.
The Hachisaku-sama smiled and pointed toward the taxi parked on the road outside the forest.
"Did you forget? I know how to drive a taxi."
"So it wasn't some kind of prop after all. Alright then," Hikari laughed and shook his head.
"Goodbye!"
"Goodbye."
After the Hachisaku-sama reluctantly asked him to use Dharma Heaven and Earth again to grow bigger and fight with her one more time, Hikari finally turned and left, while the Hachisaku-sama drove back toward Ino Village.
The Hachisaku-sama couldn't leave too far from Ino Village, while Hikari still had to return to Tokyo.
Since the Hachisaku-sama had stopped the car halfway along the road earlier, it was now even harder for Hikari to hail a ride than it had been at the bus stop before.
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