Characters like Ibuki and Yuran would be banned directly.
Even Lanling Wang (Prince of Lanling)[1], cried over this.
Masters whose eyes lit up as if they had just heard about a Level 90++ Archer-class dungeon.
The result...
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[You didn't encounter any bandits along the way, which was quite novel.]
[Being curious, you asked a passerby and found out]
All the bandits were wiped out by Shuten-dōji in one fell swoop.
She wasn't kind; she was just lazy.
Instead of taking what was readily available, they went out and exploited farmers scattered across various regions; that was just a waste of time.
Just like back then, she liked to kidnap high-ranking officials and extort money from them.
[They only resorted to these weaker bandits, whom the government wouldn't bother with, after being driven away by Minamoto no Mitsunaka.]
"Even today, the world is still not at peace…" Minamoto no Yorimitsu looked helplessly at the ravaged land and recalled the words his father had said.
A truly powerful samurai was not only defined by strength but also by the ability to transform the world.
"What, do you want to rebel against the Fujiwara clan?"
Like the fox in his arms, Felix exerted an irresistible charm on Minamoto no Yorimitsu.
"This..."
As the heir of the Minamoto clan and a subordinate of the Fujiwara clan, Minamoto no Yorimitsu should have upheld the principles of "loyalty and integrity" and severely reprimanded Felix for his disloyalty.
However, she simply couldn't do it.
Even because of the highest realm of martial arts, she had unconventional ideas.
"Along the way, the farmers we saw were neither living in peace nor in a state of prosperity; they were barely surviving."
"Rin, you mean..." Minamoto no Yorimitsu took a deep breath and said, "That would bring me infamy."
Have you heard the story of Li Er?
"Li Er?"
"The greatest emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the person that people would subconsciously think of when they talked about the Tang Dynasty."
At this time, Japan had already made contact with the Tang Dynasty, and Felix instantly understood the key words.
"A few blemishes don't matter. In the end, it's all about your performance. It might even have a positive effect."
"Moreover, I find that the high-ranking officials in Heian-kyō all seem too cowardly."
"We need both Abe no Seimei's protection and our father's protection. He doesn't want to send powerful forces into the deep mountains to kill evil spirits for even a moment. Perhaps that's why he wants to do his best to train us."
He killed his brother and forced the emperor to abdicate.
Li Er himself also considered this a stain on his record.
But people often overlooked it and instead focused on the emperor's achievements.
"What positive effects?" Minamoto no Yorimitsu asked curiously.
"You know very well how you got your power, which is why you try so hard to portray yourself as a wise emperor. However, it's not quite appropriate to use that to describe Emperor Taizong of Tang. His flaws only had a slight effect on him; he was more of an outstanding individual."
"Zhao Guangyi is the one who best fits this condition."
Although the martial arts skills of the God of Chariots of Gaoliang River were far inferior to his brother's, he performed well in terms of civil administration.
Felix guessed that it might be because he lost the war and the way he gained power was somewhat unjust, so he was desperately trying to do well in the areas he was good at.
"Use stains as a whip to constantly remind yourself?"
At that moment, Minamoto no Yorimitsu understood everything.
"How about you?"
"Well, sis, you should know how lazy I've been lately."
Actually, Felix was exploited by the fox, so he naturally pretended to like sleeping in late.
If his strength had never diminished and he hadn't even surpassed Minamoto no Yorimitsu, he would have been chased by Old Man Mitsunaka, who was riding a magical beast.
"You're really amazing. You haven't even gone out much, yet you've managed to derive so many theories from just a few words in a book."
Minamoto no Yorimitsu sighed, her eyes filled with even more affection for Felix.
"Ahem, it's nothing really, I was just making it sound easy."
"No, this is already very important. You have fully expressed my thoughts, no longer bound by morality."
Upon hearing this, Felix was stunned for a moment.
Suddenly it came to mind that Minamoto no Yorimitsu was an abnormal person who could completely disregard social morality for the sake of her children.
She simply behaved much more normally when she was with herself.
Hmm.
Hopefully, it wouldn't go wrong.
Felix reached out and touched the fox in his arms.
In any case, she was definitely the ultimate foolproof solution.
As a nine-tailed fox with a jade-like face and golden fur, she was like the sun to the Japanese and could be regarded as an agricultural deity who possessed the power of abundance.
After all, all things needed the sun to grow.
As long as Tamamo-no-Mae exerted her power, there would be no famine.
Tamamo-no-Mae, who had been listening the whole time, didn't interrupt. Instead, she waited until the two stopped before asking a question in confusion.
(Why did you do that?)
There were reasons such as their own strength and their dislike of them.
There were also...
The more you changed the world, the higher your simulation results would be.
Felix stroked Tamamo-no-Mae's head, not telling her the whole answer, but merely expressing his displeasure.
(Okay, but anyway, we still support you!)
After that, you never mentioned what had just happened again and instead turned your attention to the ghost town located on Mount Ōe.
This city, permeated with an eerie atmosphere, was filled with darkness and misfortune, and the stench of blood was nauseating.
If a normal person entered this place, let alone whether they would be eaten by demons, the negative effects brought by the yin energy alone were enough to drive them insane.
"Who goes there! Get out of here at once! If our king sees you, he will surely arrest you!"
When the little demon guarding the gate first saw Felix and the others, he thought they were going to have some good food delivered to their door, wondering when they would go crazy.
To everyone's surprise, nothing happened to them; they remained unusually calm, and even the yin energy couldn't corrupt them.
At this moment, he remembered the Heian-kyō general who dared to pursue him here—Minamoto no Mitsunaka.
Without hesitation, they chose to back down.
"Minamoto no Mitsunaka's daughter, Minamoto no Yorimitsu."
"Not good!"
Lightning flashed, illuminating the terror on the faces of the surrounding demons. None of them escaped her punishment and died under Minamoto no Yorimitsu's katana.
Rather than saying they entered a ghost town, it would be more accurate to say they entered a demon town.
He swaggered in, driving his Musou mode, to find Shuten-dōji, this newbie.
City Lord's Mansion
As usual, Shuten-dōji enjoyed the fine wine and food from Heian-kyō.
Drunk to the point of collapse, this was her favorite way to live a carefree life.
The reason she became obsessed with it was partly because it was genuinely fun, but also because of a deep sense of resentment.
Why... was she able to become so powerful, inheriting so much authority and power from her father?
But I have nothing.
And she's even being threatened by an evil Onmyōji!
Forced to work, saying goodbye to the carefree, lazy life.
"I've really had enough! If it were Ibuki, would he dare to be so arrogant? Would he dare!"
Shuten-dōji, who had crushed the sake jar, angrily slammed his fist on the table. Ibaraki-dōji, who stood to the side and admired her and wanted to protect her, felt a pang of heartache.
If only I could be that strong.
"Your Majesty! Two children claiming to be Minamoto no Mitsunaka have arrived outside. They have killed countless of our brothers and are heading this way!"
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"Minamoto no Mitsunaka's child?!"
The disheartened Shuten-dōji immediately regained her energy.
"Good, they've come at the right time. Even Minamoto no Mitsunaka wouldn't dare to be so arrogant in front of me. Watch me catch them all."
At that time, there would be an endless supply of fine wine to numb herself with.
"Uh..."
The little demon didn't speak, silently watching the two departing siblings before quietly leaving.
It hadn't gone far when a sudden burst of golden light evaporated its body completely, leaving not a trace.
Although Tamamo-no-Mae didn't do much, as the embodiment of the sun, she couldn't tolerate these ugly and bloody demons.
Anyone who stepped into this place must be like a dazzling sun, dispelling all evil.
...
Inside the Castle
Felix and Minamoto no Yorimitsu joined forces and almost slaughtered all the demons and monsters in the city, leaving only the cowardly ones who had not been stained with human blood, and let them go.
Even if some lucky ones managed to escape their pursuit, they would be evaporated by the sudden sunlight with a gentle pat from Tamamo-no-Mae's little paw.
After a while, Shuten-dōji finally arrived.
Originally full of confidence, she instinctively turned around when she saw the wreckage scattered everywhere, filled with a divine power that even she found terrifying, and tried to escape with Ibaraki.
Holy crap, these aren't demon slayers; they're ruthless killing machines!
"Humph, want to escape?!"
With a leap, relying solely on physical strength, Felix struck Shuten-dōji in the back with an elbow, sending her flying backward and crashing into Ibaraki-dōji. Together, they fell onto the grass, which had been cleansed by the power of the sun god and restored to life.
"You, who are you!"
Only then did Shuten-dōji have the chance to see Felix's face clearly.
He was very handsome; he was a genuinely beautiful young man.
And it was the kind of material she liked.
But that wasn't the point.
The problem was, wasn't Minamoto no Mitsunaka's child only ten years old?
What was even more absurd was why she actually had such feelings for him...
[1] A 4-Star Servant