"Rin, what do you think? Should we go and hunt down some Earth Spiders?"
"Earth Spiders?"[1]
"That's right. Low-level monsters like these exist in many places, but due to their strength and the fact that they hide deep in the mountains, almost no one bothers to hunt them."
Minamoto no Yorimitsu said excitedly, like a novice adventurer picking on easy targets.
She planned to start small and, step by step, become a great hero like her father!
The difference was that the Earth Spiders might be stronger than goblins.
Minamoto no Yorimitsu was even more overpowered; if she truly got angry, the immense divine power and demonic nature within her would be enough to blast most demons to dust.
If she wanted to, even at the age of six, Minamoto no Yorimitsu could establish a demon kingdom on the spot and become a regional demon king—Ushi-Gozen.
"No problem."
Mere monsters. Whether it was Minamoto no Yorimitsu or Kagerin, even though they were still young, they could mow down enemies with unmatched speed.
If they encountered a demon of Ibuki-douji's caliber, Felix might even dare to open champagne halfway through the battle!
Shuten-douji?
He wasn't sure.
"Great!"
After spending a long time with Felix, Minamoto no Yorimitsu learned some of his catchphrases and excitedly pulled him outside, eager to make their first achievement!
Because when a child showed amazing talent from a young age, even if it took time to grow, many people would look at this prodigy with new respect.
She was one step closer to becoming a demon slayer as famous as her father!
The guards at your home did not stop you.
[From the age of five, apart from Minamoto no Mitsunaka, you and Minamoto no Yorimitsu, when holding back, were already unmatched within the Minamoto clan.]
Having them protect you would only get in your way.
However, they would still report your whereabouts to Minamoto no Mitsunaka.
[The Earth Spiders are more fragile than you imagined. The monsters that these villagers feared so much couldn't even withstand a single lightning blade from Minamoto no Yorimitsu; they were all reduced to ashes.]
Looking at the charred and smoking Earth Spiders, Felix covered his nose in disgust.
"Sis, don't play like that next time. You might as well grind their bones to dust. The smell is making my breakfast come back up."
Minamoto no Yorimitsu, lost in her fantasies and grinning foolishly, froze, then quickly sheathed her katana.
When the stench wafted over, she followed Felix outside.
"Ugh, it stinks! I wonder if the evil spirits we'll face later will be as smelly as these."
"Probably. Anyway, there aren't many clean ones. You'll see how I deal with them later."
"Huh?"
Minamoto no Yorimitsu was curious about what Felix was going to do until he drew his katana and unleashed a ball of flame, mercilessly burning the demon cave to ashes in an instant, leaving not a single trace. Only then did she understand.
"I see!"
These useless monsters should be reduced to ashes!
"Tsk, these are so weak, not even any useful materials."
Felix was somewhat disappointed, realizing that magical materials were precious and not so easy to obtain.
[You searched all day but didn't encounter any interesting monsters.]
Although somewhat disappointing, your efforts in clearing out a large wave of monsters from the surrounding villages and ensuring their safety were even more commendable.
The girl basked in the villagers' praise, saying, "Actually, it's fine. They can't hurt me. I'm very strong."
"It seems my sister has successfully suppressed her demonic nature and is now a normal person."
It was at this moment that Felix suddenly caught sight of a pink fox with blood-stained fur. It lay alone on a rock, its noble golden eyes filled with sorrow, slowly walking toward him with tears in its eyes.
No one around noticed the adorable fox; they were all thanking Minamoto no Yorimitsu, the great hero who had protected the village.
"This is..."
In the wild, Felix didn't know whether he should approach this unfamiliar animal.
It might be a monster with blood on its hands, harboring immense malice toward humans.
However, despite spending a long time with Minamoto no Yorimitsu, who possessed extremely high demonic power, and receiving training from Minamoto no Mitsunaka, Felix still couldn't sense a trace of demonic power from it.
It was a pure and gentle divine power, like a divine beast that had fallen into the mortal world and been wounded.
Only a mythical beast could explain this little fox's extraordinary origins.
Ordinary monsters didn't possess such noble divinity.
Without hesitation, Felix ran over and picked up the pink-furred fox that seemed to be begging for his help. He first checked the injured area, then used his life force to repair the hideous wound on its back, all while teasing it.
"You're so clean, and you don't smell bad. Plus, you're a fox. Could you be the little fox, under the mythical beast "Jade-Faced Golden-Haired Fox (Amaterasu)"?"
The little fox's body trembled violently, and its eyes, once again fixed on Felix, were filled with fear.
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"Huh? I guessed it right? It's true. In Japan, only she could have such a beautiful mythical fox."
Felix said casually, gently stroking the fox that seemed somewhat frightened for some reason.
It was just a matter of revealing its background in a few words—what was so strange about that?
As he said, Japan wasn't very big, and there were only so many mythical creatures with names and surnames, so it was really too easy to guess.
Seeing that the boy didn't care at all, as if he had done something insignificant, the fox was furious that her real name had been exposed, even faster than she had imagined—
She spread her paws, letting Felix caress her belly, enjoying the pure life force she had never seen before.
It wasn't that she lacked the strength to punish this audacious human; it was that her injuries were too severe.
Moreover, the Fox believed that Felix's act of channeling life force into her was the best punishment!
It belonged to humankind, yet it was different; she had never seen such peculiar life force in her entire life.
"By the way, little fox, since you're under the Jade-Faced Golden-Haired Fox, do you know why she trembled when she saw Altera?"
Altera?
For an ordinary person, this name would certainly not be understood; they would simply see it as the name of an ordinary Hun emperor.
But she knew exactly what the name represented, and she understood even more how she had been spun around with one hand, leaving her with eternal fear.
Wait a minute!
It's fine if he can guess my background.
Why does he even know about this embarrassing history?
The Fox was already frightened, curling up and not daring to move, burying its head in Felix's arms, not daring to utter a sound, for fear that he would reveal another bombshell and make it lose face.
After all, being unable to defeat the White Giant was one thing.
Being instantly defeated and then fearing that Altera was no longer her original form, not even daring to cause trouble, was truly shameful!
"Look how scared you are, then I won't talk about this anymore."
Felix stopped the life force transfer, and the pink fox's wounds were completely healed by his powerful vitality.
In order for his body to withstand the fusion of multiple Servant panels, the system had made Felix's vitality extremely strong, and even he himself didn't know the specific upper limit.
The downside was that his vitality was as vast as a pool, but it lacked a corresponding tap to output it.
He needed to train and fuse with Servants to continuously expand the tap to make good use of this powerful force.
Therefore, simply using his life force to heal the divine beast didn't consume much of his energy.
"Umeko, let's go."
Whether intentional or unintentional on Felix's part, he actually used this name to refer to the pink-furred fox nestled in his arms.
When she looked up curiously, all she could see was the smile on the boy's lips.
Damn it, he must have done it on purpose!
He probably already knew she represented the Lady Amaterasu!
Those words just now might have been a test.
Such disrespect to the supreme deity...
Fine, I surrender, yip~yip.
As a human, not only does he possess vitality far surpassing that of gods, but he also manages to attract her.
And he knows so many secrets of Earth's history!
He doesn't seem simple at all.
Let's just stick to being the cute 'Umeko'.
Meanwhile, after noticing that Kagerin was missing, Minamoto no Yorimitsu declined the villagers' enthusiastic invitations and went to find him.
Soon, the girl saw Felix carrying the fox and walking toward her, and she immediately became wary.
"My father said, in the wild..."
"Don't worry, she's not a monster. She has no demonic nature whatsoever. She's more like a divine beast that's been lost. You can adopt her."
"Divine beast?!"
Minamoto no Yorimitsu lowered her head and carefully observed the pink-furred, golden-eyed fox that was almost completely exhausted.
Just as Felix said, it had no demonic nature whatsoever.
Only gentle divinity.
Even if her father came, he wouldn't lay a hand on the little divine beast, which posed little threat.
"See, it's a divine beast, and it's quite cute. If you don't believe me, just look."
As he spoke, Felix reached out and touched the fox's belly, gently rubbing her skin, which made the pink-furred fox let out a cute sound.
"yip~"
Minamoto no Yorimitsu now truly believed it.
"Alright, such an embarrassing divine beast, obviously not a bad guy."
"Father once said that even divine beasts cannot be completely trusted. They are born noble beings with extremely high pride. How could they possibly..."
She had never heard of such an embarrassing divine beast before.
Disgraceful!
This is outrageous!
The Fox could only rage internally, ignoring Minamoto no Yorimitsu's disdainful gaze, and decided not to stoop to the level of such a brat.
"Can I touch it?"
Upon hearing this, the Fox was displeased.
I am the noble supreme deity!
Aside from Felix, whom she couldn't see through, who else had the right to touch her!
The Fox nimbly dodged Minamoto no Yorimitsu's hand, jumped onto Kagerin's head, and made a soft purring sound, clearly panting.
"Mean."
Minamoto no Yorimitsu looked into the distance with displeasure.
"Don't be angry, she's just a little shy. She'll be fine in the future." Felix patted the girl's shoulder and comforted her gently.
"Besides, it's getting late. We should go back and tell Father about today's harvest."
"Ah."
Upon hearing Minamoto no Mitsunaka's name, the girl's unhappiness vanished, and she took Felix's hand and ran toward home.
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