Life Force

Now then, I want to teach you how to find an evil spirit right away, but

The people and I who were proficient in battle including Zeanos started to move so I could learn how to deal with evil spirits ASAP .

Mom and dad along with Nataliana-san and Mary-san were in a place a bit away from us . By the way, Treasure Box was there to be their guard .

First of all, there is nothing alive in this Netherworld . Do you understand?

Well

That also the case for the trees that grow in the Netherworld and the soil that we stand on right now, everything is equally dead .

Eh!?

Looking around, even though certainly there arent any leaves, the trees are standing firm .

However, Zeanos says that these trees are dead .

Putting aside whether you believe it or not, the trees and the soil from the original world are breathing . Hence, theyre filled with Life Force .

Un .

However, that would be impossible in the Netherworld . While the surrounding trees do exist, the amount of Life Force is zero .

I see

This is where were getting into the main point, what Im saying is that the Netherworld has zero Life Force per se . In other words, there shouldnt be any Presence to sense .

Okay

Well, if everything is dead, then certainly you cant sense a damn thing .

Normally spirits are the same as the trees in here, they have zero Life Force, but thats not the case for evil spirits . Those lot, their Life Force is minus, and instead of the force to live, what resides within them is the force to kill .

That is why, if a living person touched them, his Life Force would be drained out and soon face death . Seiichi-kun you also have to be careful~ .

As a complementation to Lucious words, Zeanos-san said something so disturbing .

Did I, just fight against something so dangerous

Well, if you didnt know you might get killed easily . But, now that youve know it, all you need to do is not touch them .

Abel was saying that with a refreshing smile on him, but since I wasnt a certain Red Comet, I couldnt be that optimistic .

At any rate, because the evil spirits Life Force is minus despite the surrounding Life Force is zero, as long as you could sense Life Force youd remember the discomfort they bring .

Lets see If you were to describe it as a bodily sensation, it would feel like you have goosebumps running up your spine?

Thats right, if your body shows a repulsive reaction, that means theres an evil spirit close by .

Garus and co . taught me something resembling a trick to do so .

Well, because we currently obtained temporary Life Force due to Seiichi-kuns influence, were not exactly a living person . Thats precisely why, without Seiichi-kuns own power as a genuine living being, Its assumed that we cant defeat the Evil Spirit King .

I see Umm, Lucius-san, do you know what kind of being the Evil Spirit King is?

As I asked one thing I concerned about, Lucius-san gave me a bitter smile .

Unfortunately, I dont know all the details . However, its certain that he owns an extraordinary amount of negative power .

I see

Just what kind of thing is this Evil Spirit King, really .

While I was thinking such, all the fighting members except me reacted to something .

It seems like they came out while we were talking .

Eh . Dont tell me, its .

Yeah, evil spirit .

Even though I havent learned how to use Life Force, you already came out . Read the atmosphere a bit wont you .

As I unconsciously sighed, that eerie creature showed itself before me again .

Jii

Theres an evil spirit right in front of you now, try to feel its peculiar presence . Once you do that, youll be able to handle your own Life Force naturally .

Presence

Even while I was placing my wary on the evil spirit before me, I concentrated in order to feel the bodily sensation with my own body .

I whos been relying on skills to sense presences, will I be able to sense them all of a sudden?

Shaking off such negative thoughts and focused to the occasion, suddenly I felt the feeling that froze my spine .

!?

As I unintentionally turned over my shoulders, I found another figure of evil spirit there .

Seems like you can feel it .

Eh? Y, yeah .

I who didnt expect Id actually sense them could only reacted foolishly .

In addition, by being able to sense the evil spirit behind me, I now could feel the evil spirit ahead of me and so on .

Just as what Anna said, the evil spirit on my back gave me goosebumps on my spine so it was easy to tell, and the other evil spirits somehow gave off a bad feeling from their position, it was a really ambiguous sensation .

Once you could feel the Life Force, youll be able to sense the presence of living beings without the help of skill when you return to the previous world . Well, as well as the condition that youd also sense the trees and soil, so youd have to train how to sense only your target .

Are you serious So youre saying I have become able to do the same thing as those shaolin masters from Earth?

Perhaps it would be an impossible feat for the me before I evolved, but thanks to this body which the spec is way off the scale, seems like even someone like me could sense them .

Once you experienced the Life Force, Id have you to fight without delay . Well, its simple . You only have to flow your Life Force into each of your attacks and magic .

O, okay Then, how do I flow my Life Force?

Guts .

You kidding me!?

So what next after sensationalism is guts-o-lism huh! It really isnt kind for beginners is it!

No, but, like isnt there one? A trick or something!

Even if give me that I could use it from the get-go, so I have nothing to say .

I hate you geniuses!

Damn it! Its completely cant be counted on then! Is it really possible to defeat the evil spirits like this?

Jii

Owaah!? Wai Its dangerous to attack so suddenly! What would you do if I was injured!

Jii

I told you! Stop! The attack!? Didnt your mother teach you to not attack people!?

Awesome . Hes preaching morals to an evil spirit

I kept evading the flying lasers that came one after another with acrobatic movements .

Looking at me, my parents nodded .

I see Seiichi, you want to be a stuntman in the future dont you .

I dont though!?

My . Then a circus acrobat it is!

Both is wrong!

Jii

Cant you wait while were talking!?

Seiichi-dono just what are you expecting from an evil spirit

Damn right!

But now that I think of it, I never told my parents about my future dreams .

In all honesty, I was bullied all the time, so I never had the room to think about it, but now I ponder it calmly, its feels really lonesome .

Although its an hypothetical talk, I wonder what would I do if I was still living on Earth?

I honestly think the past me wouldnt be able to do anything, but it will be different for the current me .

Well, its an hypothetical talk, thinking about it right now .

Rather than that, there really isnt a trick? Ill have to continue dodging if thats the case though?

As I asked that all the while dodging with weird postures, Abel and Anna taught me of their own respective feelings .

Youre right But, I myself think guts isnt necessarily the wrong way to put it .

Thats true . Since Life Force is the power of the living, so wont guts be included in that?

At any rate, you only have to try! What, were here to help if you fail!

Eeh

Even if I was bewildered, I who weirdly got convinced because guts held no meaning if you werent alive decided to just put my guts into it .

HAAAAAAAAHH!!!

Rather than putting my guts into it, it would be more accurate to say I strained my whole body and put my strength to use .

That being said, Id be damned if I could learn it only by doing this .

Ji!? Ji

Jii! Ji

The moment I thought so, some unidentified power explosively overflowed from my own body .

In a blink, the evil spirits near me vanished without trace after raising their astonishment .

Hah?

Ooh, there you can do it!

To think you would blast the evil spirit not using your attack but pure Life Forces shockwave Completely unordinary arent you .

Lucius-san laughed carefreely, but to me it was not the time for that .

What the hell, blasted away!?

Aint that weird!? They easily bounced my attacks when we first fought! Now what? They all got blasted away by some strange power I dont even understand!

As I got stormy on my own, Abel and his group spoke while cold sweats poured down their backs .

Oi oi What a ridiculous Life Force

Yeah And that too, was nothing but the burst of the overflowing Life Force Seiichi has in him so to speak, only the shockwave of the excess of his Life Force

Indeed, the Life Force that is still contained within his body is stronger, isnt it?

That is so The stuff that overflowed from his body was the unnecessary parts of the Life Force he has . Originally it should be nigh-impossible to possess it in that amount, save annihilating evil spirits only with its shockwave

Are you really a human? Seiichi

Im the one who wants to know that the most!

Isnt my body producing result more than what is expected!? Im gradually moving further away from humanity arent I!?

No, I know its not impossible if you consider my status! But its still terrible!

As I was drowning in this inexpressible emotion, Nataliana-san who watched us from a place a little further away from here raised her voice in admiration .

Haah I sure was surprised . The Life Force that flowed out from Seiichi-san was no different from that of nature itself

Was that so? I could not perceive it other than a mighty Life Force

Thats normally the case . I was making a living as a florist in my previous life, thats why Im more sensitive to Natures Life Force than most people . Precisely for that reason, I am surprised by Seiichi-sans Life Force is no different from that of nature .

I see

Listening to Mary-san and Nataliana-sans conversation, I got even more confused of Nataliana-sans identity .

A florist? Just where did she have contact with me? I seriously cant fathom .

Oh my, Makoto-san! Did you hear it? Seiichi is one with nature!

Umu . Becoming one with nature, Seiichi is an indispensable existence isnt he . As expected of our son .

Youre wrong! No, Im your son though!

Im not such an extravagant existence! Im just your average joe! I dont have the confidence to say that though!

Seiichi-dono . Have you understood how to attack with Life Force?

I understand but I cant handle it!

I know its very effective against evil spirits, but that isnt the normal way to use it is it? I want to know how to handle it normally!

I see Then, lets continue the actual combat . Its fine, the current Seiichi-dono can even defeat the Evil Spirit King .

Is there even a meaning for the fight if its like that!?

There were only places to tsukkomi no matter how I saw it, but I still followed Zeanos words and managed to master fighting against the evil spirits withLife Force .