At this moment, Yukinoshita Yukino had no idea that her sister and mother were already in turmoil because of her performance.
She had no time to think about anything else, only looking at the scene before her with a solemn expression, her magic power fluctuating, expressing her inner unrest.
Around her, cold air surged, continuously shooting out ice in various shapes, displaying extreme power, but Sharon easily shattered all her attacks with her hands and feet, and even seized several fleeting opportunities to close the distance, gradually approaching her.
Even though this was indoors, Sharon seemed completely unrestricted by the environment, her figure sometimes sprinting on the ground, sometimes leaping onto the ceiling to kick off and shoot out, and sometimes rapidly jumping back and forth on the walls, her figure darting left and right like a shadow, evading and shattering all incoming ice attacks.
Thanks to this, the distance between her and Yukinoshita Yukino was getting closer and closer. If the Yukinoshita Family's residence wasn't a mansion, and the living room wasn't unusually spacious, she would have probably already reached Yukinoshita Yukino and launched a full-on close-quarters attack.
This made Yukinoshita Yukino not dare to be careless in the slightest.
"I can't let her get close, or I'll be defeated instantly."
Yukinoshita Yukino easily came to this conclusion.
She wasn't Leo; although she had also learned the Erigor Family's magic detection, without the Erigor Family's bloodline, she ultimately lacked some unique innate talents.
With her detection ability, sensing Sharon's presence was already an outstanding performance. To try and spy on Sharon's every move like Leo, and then rely on movement techniques to dodge her attacks, that would be a pipe dream.
She was, after all, a traditional Demon, a Retainer of the "Bishop" rank; using magic power in combat was her strong suit.
Once Sharon got close, with her limited Aikido skills, she would probably be instantly overwhelmed by Sharon.
Thus, Yukinoshita Yukino decisively chose to change locations.
"Whoosh!"
Bat-like Demon wings spread behind her, and Yukinoshita Yukino flew into the air, heading out of the living room via the balcony.
Sharon followed without hesitation, her charging stance even creating a gust of wind, causing a tremor in the living room.
By the time both had left the living room, Yukinoshita Haruno and Mrs. Yukinoshita finally reacted.
"Yukino, she..."
Mrs. Yukinoshita looked at Yukinoshita Yukino, who had flown out with her Demon wings spread, her lips trembling.
"A Demon..."
Yukinoshita Haruno also looked at her sister's departing figure in a daze, her expression gradually becoming complicated.
There was no need to discuss further, nor to confront anything.
Everything before their eyes was already the best proof, the best evidence.
Her sister, Yukinoshita Yukino, had truly become a Demon.
The so-called Demons and Exorcists truly existed.
As Yukinoshita Haruno realized this, a sense of urgency also rose in her heart.
Yukino... she wouldn't be exorcised by the Church's Exorcists, would she?
"Quick! Haruno! Stop them!"
What Yukinoshita Haruno could think of, Mrs. Yukinoshita naturally also thought of, and her expression immediately changed drastically, a hint of anxiety appearing in her eyes.
One thing Yukinoshita Yukino had misunderstood all along.
That was, her parents had never treated her as a substitute for Yukinoshita Haruno.
They planned to train Yukinoshita Haruno to be the spokesperson and heir of the Yukinoshita Family, intending to hand everything over to her, and they also felt that compared to Yukinoshita Haruno, Yukinoshita Yukino was not mature enough and had many shortcomings. But this did not mean they would sit idly by and watch their own daughter be harmed by others.
Even if this daughter had already become a Demon.
The two women of the Yukinoshita Family immediately ran out of the living room and arrived outside.
Unfortunately, they couldn't stop this battle.
Because this place was about to become a forbidden zone that they couldn't approach in the slightest... "Whoosh!"
Outside the Yukinoshita mansion, Yukinoshita Yukino's figure, soaring with spread wings, appeared agile and nimble, looking not at all like a bat, but more like a snow bird flying through the cold wind.
As she flew, she also occasionally changed direction, dodging incoming Light Bullets.
On the ground, Sharon, who was swiftly approaching, pulled out her exorcism gun and continuously pulled the trigger towards Yukinoshita Yukino, firing silent Light Bullets.
Compared to Sharon's hands and feet, the threat posed by Light Bullets was naturally greater, and no Demon could ignore them.
Before, being subjected to such dense concentrated fire of Light Bullets, Yukinoshita Yukino would definitely have felt nervous, her hair standing on end.
But after seeing Yuuki Asuna's god-slaying tool and experiencing the Holy Sword, which was most terrifying to Demons, up close, she suddenly felt that compared to the Holy Sword created by Yuuki Asuna, mere light weapons were nothing.
Light was indeed poison, but poison could be cured.
A Holy Sword was different; even touching it would cause a burn, and being cut by it would lead to disappearance. This was the most terrifying anti-Demon weapon.
By the time the two arrived at an open area with a wide view, Yukinoshita Yukino finally stopped.
"Not going to run anymore?"
Sharon came before Yukinoshita Yukino, looking up at her, who was suspended with spread wings, and chuckled lightly.
Yukinoshita Yukino ignored Sharon's provocation, looking down at her, her delicate face filled with iciness.
"I will make you regret scheming against my family."
Yukinoshita Yukino spoke these words, enunciating each one.
"Shouldn't you be regretting turning from a human into a Demon?" Sharon also ignored Yukinoshita Yukino's provocation, tilting her head and saying, "And a Demon who has only been reincarnated for a month, do you think you can beat me?"
It must be said that Yukinoshita Yukino's performance, in Sharon's eyes, was already stunning enough to be called amazing.
Despite being a Demon who had only just reincarnated a month ago, she was already able to use magic power so skillfully, and various advanced magic power application techniques, which were out of reach for ordinary Demons, were also used with incredible proficiency, fully deserving of an excellent evaluation.
Her magic power was also much stronger than that of a newly reincarnated Low-ranking Demon, and even many Demons who had been reincarnated for many years could not cultivate magic power of this scale, which fully demonstrated the talent and ability of the second young lady of the Yukinoshita Family.
Sharon had to admit that such a Yukinoshita Yukino made her want to exclaim in admiration.
Unfortunately, she was a Demon.
"You are very talented; even now, you are already on par with some powerful Mid-level Demons." Sharon took out a pair of dagger-sized Light Swords, slowly activating them, and said, "But compared to that person, you are still far behind."
"Even when I first met him, he was much stronger than you are now."
Sharon was naturally referring to Leo.
Three years ago, she was transferred to Chiba Prefecture and had her first conflict with Leo. When they fought, Leo's strength was already quite impressive.
Even if he hadn't reached the level of a High-Class Devil, he had already reached the peak combat power of a Mid-level Demon at that time; there should have been no Demon stronger than him at that rank.
Yukinoshita Yukino's performance was indeed astonishing, but she had only just reincarnated, after all, and couldn't compare to Leo at that time.
And Sharon, as the person who had already firmly established herself as the strongest Exorcist in Chiba Prefecture at that time, even when facing Leo at that time, she was able to hold her own, even constantly pestering him, making him extremely annoyed while being unable to pose a substantial threat to Sharon. This is where the saying of "ill-fated relationship" came from.
Sharon Holygreil, who wasn't afraid of Leo back then, how could she be afraid of Yukinoshita Yukino, who was not even as strong as him at that time?
What's more, three years had passed, Leo had broken through to become a High-Class Devil, and Sharon had also become stronger, at least not losing to Leo when he had just been promoted.
In other words, Sharon already vaguely possessed strength comparable to a High-Class Devil.
If Leo hadn't become a High-Class Devil and awakened the "Familiarization" characteristic cheat after coming into contact with the devil chess piece, thus skyrocketing in power, based on Leo's original strength, he would have truly only been able to continue to be entangled with Sharon.
Sharon also thought she would always be entangled with Leo, who would have thought that after only a few months of her absence, that person would have made such rapid progress to a point she couldn't understand.
Now, she was no longer a match for that person.
Thinking of this, Sharon's heart remained unsettled.
Thus, she set her sights on Yukinoshita Yukino, who had become Leo's Retainer.
Of course, she also knew that Yukinoshita Yukino's strength was not limited to this.
"You haven't used your god-slaying tool yet, have you?" Sharon held a sword in each hand, slowly walking towards Yukinoshita Yukino, saying, "Give it your all, otherwise, you will experience the pain that the power of light brings to you Demons for the first time."
Yukinoshita Yukino quietly watched Sharon, her magic power transforming into an aura, continuously burning.
"Come out, ice princess."
At Yukinoshita Yukino's command, the ice princess appeared.
When she appeared, the cold air surging around Yukinoshita Yukino instantly increased by dozens to hundreds of times, causing ice crystals to condense in the air.
When she appeared, the temperature of the entire world seemed to plummet, instantly reaching below zero.
When she appeared, Sharon's breath had turned into white mist, exhaling in gusts, yet unable to stop her body from becoming colder and colder.
When she appeared, the sky seemed to have grown a little darker, and snowflakes also began to fall from the sky.
"Whoosh—"
The ice princess exhaled softly, her breath turning into a freezing wind that grew larger and larger, instantly transforming into a blizzard-like cold wave.
"Crack, crack, crack, crack—"
The earth was freezing, and a world of ice and snow gradually formed, making Yukinoshita Haruno and Mrs. Yukinoshita, who were rushing towards the area, dare not approach an inch further, standing in place and trembling, as if they had returned to the first day of school.
Sharon's expression finally became solemn.
"Is this the god-slaying tool—'Eternal ice princess'?"
As Sharon's murmur just sounded, Yukinoshita Yukino's voice followed closely.
"If you die, don't blame me."