I Became a Monk in Japan and Exorcised Demons of Other’s Housewives

Chapter 20: I Have Long Seen That You Are Not Human!

Beneath the mask was a face of exquisite beauty.

Her fair, snow-like skin, coupled with a pair of long, alluring peach blossom eyes, carried a captivating charm with every flicker of her gaze.

Her face was slender, her nose high and well-defined, exuding the mature elegance unique to a sophisticated woman.

If one were to see only the upper half of her face, she could easily be mistaken for a goddess-like beauty.

However, within this perfection lay an eerie peculiarity.

Below her nose, her full, seductive lips bore a horrifying flaw—her mouth looked as though it had been savagely slit open by a sharp blade.

The jagged wound stretched all the way to the base of her ears, resembling a grotesque, gaping maw dripping with menace.

Lu Jin fell silent for a moment.

Calling her beautiful felt like a betrayal of conscience—after all, anyone unaware of the situation might assume she was here to eat children.

But calling her unattractive seemed equally inappropriate, given the atmosphere that had already been built up.

After a brief pause, Lu Jin offered a slightly awkward yet polite smile.

Slowly, he reached out and helped the woman put her mask back on.

“Let’s not say things that ruin the mood.”

He gently placed the mask over her face once more.

The woman, who exuded an aura of coldness, froze at this unexpected gesture, her gaze blank with confusion.

This guy… isn’t afraid?

Lu Jin, looking at the woman in front of him, felt a chill run down his spine.

This was the weapon repair technician he had personally hired—no matter how terrifying, he had to see it through.

But still… that mouth was seriously unsettling.

Sure, a big mouth had its advantages, but now was hardly the time for such thoughts.

He was thirsty, but not enough to let his impulses take over.

Right now, the priority was finding a way to escape.

“The monastery’s gates… I just remembered, I left them open. I need to go check on that!”

Lu Jin raised a finger as if suddenly recalling something important, then turned and bolted.

The woman, whose spell had been interrupted, remained frozen in place, watching his retreating figure with cold, dark eyes filled with murderous intent.

“Running?”

“Do you think I’m ugly?”

“If that’s how you feel… then there’s nothing I can do.”

Lu Jin’s expression was one of helplessness.

Anyone with the slightest bit of self-awareness wouldn’t even ask such a question.

“Then you… can just die!”

Her once-gentle voice was now laced with pure malice.

A suffocating wave of hostility flooded the alleyway.

Lu Jin, mid-sprint, suddenly felt every hair on his body stand on end.

An overwhelming sense of danger rushed at him from behind.

Swish!

A razor-sharp blade, exuding an icy aura, halted three feet behind him.

Golden light burst forth from his monk’s robe, repelling the attack.

Lu Jin gripped his prayer beads, his expression turning cold as he slowly turned around.

“I knew from the start you weren’t human. I just didn’t expect you to be a demon.”

The moment he saw the woman, something had felt off.

People around them had seemingly ignored her presence entirely—something that only happened with malevolent spirits.

Yet, he hadn’t sensed the distinct aura of a ghost from her.

Even her soul’s glow was a lifeless gray rather than the inky black of an evil spirit.

That was why he had followed her, wanting to figure out what exactly she was.

And now, he had his answer.

A yokai!

Unlike ghosts, which existed as mere spectral entities, she possessed a physical body.

With flesh masking her demonic energy, it was no wonder he hadn’t been able to identify her at first.

Lu Jin turned his gaze toward the weapon that had just attacked him—a pair of red scissors.

The half-meter-long blades were shrouded in a thick, ominous black mist, their razor-sharp edges glinting with a chilling light.

A formidable weapon indeed.

Had it not been for his enchanted robe, he would likely already be on the ground.

Still, what puzzled him even more was…

Where the hell had she been hiding such massive scissors?

“Since you’re a yokai, that makes things easier.”

Lu Jin’s voice was calm.

When dealing with humans, he had certain reservations.

When dealing with yokai… he would simply destroy them.

Click Click Click

The sharp sound of high heels echoed on the ground.

At the end of the alley, a woman in a black dress slowly approached, her tone eerily composed.

“Am I beautiful?”

Wisps of dark mist slithered around her, twisting and distorting the space behind her.

As the darkness spread, the entire alley seemed to freeze under its oppressive power.

A bone-chilling cold seeped into Lu Jin’s skin.

What… is this?

He exhaled, his expression growing increasingly serious.

This woman… is far more dangerous than the last spirit I encountered.

“Beautiful!”

After a moment of thought, Lu Jin decided to play along.

There was something strange about this yokai.

“If that’s the case… then you should become as beautiful as me.”

The woman slowly lifted her head.

Beneath the brim of her black hat, a sheer black veil obscured half of her face.

Her pitch-black eyes brimmed with a chilling malice.