It was enough.
At this moment, Felix suddenly looked up at the sky and vaguely saw a familiar figure.
Stubborn yet adorable, the white-haired girl tried her best to show off her talent, which made her seem arrogant. She had asked him many times for the essence of celestial magic.
Unfortunately, it drifted away so quickly that he didn't even have time to see it clearly.
Could it be that he had used celestial magic to attract Director Marisbury here?
What kind of Heian-kyō was this?!
Did he misjudge him?
Felix put aside this doubt for the time being. After dealing with Shuten-dōji, he would use the same method he used to lure out Izanami to open that stupid Meryl's box!
Olga Marie didn't show up, but someone else did—
It was during this era that Ibuki-dōji was arguably the strongest.
Due to the limitations imposed by the late Age of Gods, Tamamo-no-Mae could no longer freely utilize the power of a supreme deity.
It was easy for people to notice this and label it as disrupting the course of history.
"Felix~ The wine you gave me last time was really delicious; thank you so much, boy~."
With that, Ibuki-dōji opened his arms and hugged Felix tightly, much to the astonishment of Shuten-dōji and Ibaraki-dōji.
Tamamo-no-Mae did not stop it, ultimately because Ibuki, knowing that she could kill the supreme deity and devour her body when she was weak, did not do so.
She even ignored her existence and didn't tell anyone.
Letting her hug Felix wasn't out of the question...
Ugh! I'm still a little annoyed.
Noticing Tamamo-no-Mae's gaze, Ibuki-dōji reluctantly released the adorable boy and spoke in a pleading tone for the first time.
"I rarely ask for favors, but could you do me a favor this time?"
She looked at Shuten-dōji, whose attitude had suddenly hardened, who stood with his arms crossed and appeared very proud.
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"Hmph, I don't need your help!"
Shuten-dōji turned away disdainfully, leaving behind a haughty and arrogant back view.
"However, I still want to help you out," Ibuki-dōji said hesitantly, a hint of displeasure gradually appearing in her eyes.
"Ibuki-dōji! From the moment we learned of each other's existence and decided to separate, we were even. I don't need your help with my affairs!"
Upon hearing this, Felix instantly understood how Ibuki and Shuten-dōji could coexist.
Given that's the case, and considering Ibuki-dōji's personality, she would at most help you out of consideration for past relationships.
"Is that so?"
Despite being repeatedly rejected for her good intentions, and even though she was once her other self, and they shared a body, Ibuki-dōji couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.
"Of course, Ibuki-dōji, I only ever want to tell you, gorilla one thing: Don't! Interfere! With! Me!"
I inherited the most useless combination of beauty and intelligence (?).
Why did you inherit so much power and authority?
Shuten-dōji gritted her teeth in anger, her eyes filled with hatred as she looked at Ibuki-dōji.
"Great, great! I shouldn't have had any expectations about you."
This was the first time Ibuki-dōji had ever seen such an outrageous little demon.
She could have lived a happy life by simply putting aside her pride, but instead, she kept dancing in her sensitive areas.
For the first time, Ibuki-dōji got angry.
She ignored Shuten-dōji and the shivering Ibaraki-dōji, and instead asked Felix.
"Little Rin, putting everything else aside, would you spare her life for your sister's sake?"
"Of course, no problem."
Felix replied without hesitation.
When she challenged Ibuki, she held back many times and did not use her powerful abilities at all.
Otherwise, they would have lost long ago.
Most importantly, even though she knew that the fox was a seriously injured deity, she still acted as if she didn't see it and happily went about her life.
"Thank you."
"You... um."
Shuten-dōji intended to make a few sarcastic remarks, thinking that Ibuki-dōji wouldn't bother with her. However, she unexpectedly attacked directly, and a water snake rushed out from behind her and locked her body firmly.
"Sometimes, I can't help but wonder if I'm being too good to you."
"What are you going to do?"
Finally getting a chance to catch her breath, Shuten-dōji stared in terror at Ibuki, whose expression was hostile.
"Of course, it's about letting you abandon everything from your past and become Little Rin's servant~"
As she spoke, Ibuki-dōji's voice grew louder, and she raised an eyebrow at Felix, as if hinting at something.
"What?"
"I disagree!"
Shuten-dōji's resistance was ignored by everyone. She struggled violently in mid-air but could not escape the snake-like coils.
"I'll just agree, that's all." Ibuki-dōji said nonchalantly, and without waiting for Felix's consent, she took the lead in helping them sign a contract similar to that of a shikigami.
But the effect would be even more explosive.
She quietly added a sentence.
"Give everything."
Tamamo-no-Mae sensed something was wrong and glared fiercely at Ibuki-dōji, but Ibuki-dōji ignored her completely.
"Oh my, such a perfect contract. I think she will become your right-hand woman. From now on, I'll ask you to help me teach Shuten-dōji a lesson and let us restore our old friendship."
"Hmm..." Felix was very suspicious, but he didn't know what Ibuki-dōji's purpose was, so he could only agree.
"Okay, I'll teach her a lesson for you."
Thank you so much!
Ignoring Tamamo-no-Mae and Minamoto no Yorimitsu's resistance, Ibuki-dōji skillfully and quickly embraced Felix's body, rubbing her delicate face against his before reluctantly letting go.
It's okay, there will be opportunities in the future.
Because what she inherited was not just simple power, but many other powers.
Even though they had separated, she could still control her.
Ibuki-dōji had already devised a plan to bypass Tamamo-no-Mae.
"And the other one?" Minamoto no Yorimitsu quietly drew his sword, pointing it at Ibaraki-dōji, who also had no bloodstains.
"Stay here. I remember that Onmyōji has shikigami, right? She's perfect for that."
Considering the influence of Ibuki-dōji, and the fact that Ibaraki-dōji was not tainted by human blood, Minamoto no Yorimitsu chose to remain silent.
Please~
Ibuki-dōji picked up Felix again, and despite being the older sister, she acted very innocently.
"I'll keep an eye on her, so you can rest assured."
"Oh my, I'm so happy."
Tamamo-no-Mae's gaze fell on Shuten-dōji or Ibuki, and she couldn't help but wonder if she had missed anything.
Why did she feel uneasy?
"It's getting late, and I need to go back to sleep too. If you ever run into any trouble in the future, you can always let me know in advance."
"Most definitely."
Hearing the boy's promise, Ibuki-dōji left with great joy.
Only Shuten-dōji remained silent, seemingly accepting her fate, but her hostile gaze clearly showed her extreme dissatisfaction.
But no matter how unwilling she was, she couldn't change reality.
Then, she thought of something funny.
Putting aside the fact that Felix elbowed her, he himself still fit her own aesthetic standards.
Ibuki-dōji, you like her so much~
Watch how I make you cry your eyes out!
I'll snatch him to my side, and he'll never leave me!
On the way back, Minamoto no Yorimitsu never asked you why you knew so much information, as if it were only natural.
Shuten-dōji didn't cause any trouble; she behaved very obediently and willingly followed your lead.
Ibaraki, she's a loaf of bread.
After you had gone far away, in that purified ghost town, only a vibrant meadow remained. Gradually, a figure emerged, silently watching your retreating figure.
She couldn't understand why she wouldn't hurt you, and why she even felt nervous when they met, constantly avoiding you, as if she didn't want you to see her like this.
[She looks great; she's not ugly at all.]
[If she had to say, she has great taste in clothing too.]
[Upon arriving home, Minamoto no Mitsunaka, having heard that you had captured Shuten-dōji, unexpectedly came to take a look.]
He said that Shuten-dōji was no match for him back then, and the reason she wasn't completely wiped out was because Shuten-dōji liked to kidnap high-ranking officials and extort money.
Secondly, she always had Ibuki-dōji standing behind her, a terrifying being whose status was almost comparable to the legendary Yamata no Orochi, who once caused the death of the Martial God.
[It was precisely because of this background, coupled with the fact that she hadn't killed anyone, that many people were too lazy to bother to punish her.]
[At most, it was targeting her subordinates.]
As for her, relying on Ibuki-dōji's reputation, she was too lazy, never caring about the lives of her subordinates, and only concerned with enjoying herself.
After learning all this, you suddenly had a strong visual sense that this was a demon with a significant background.
[Minamoto no Mitsunaka then chatted with you for a few more minutes before leaving, saying that Fujiwara no Saneyoshi (a powerful Heian-period Japanese statesman and regent) needed to speak with him.]
With nothing to do, Felix returned to his room, pondering how to teach that arrogant little brat a lesson.
Ibaraki was thrown into another room.
"Ha~ I'll blindfold her later, so that I won't be interested in watching her."
The pink-furred fox standing on the boy's shoulder transformed into a golden streak, from which emerged a stunningly beautiful woman, draped in a loose robe that was easy to remove, who gently kissed Felix's face.
Now that things had come to this, Shuten-dōji finally understood why this fox could bring her such a great sense of oppression.
So it was the legendary jade-faced, golden-haired, aka , Tamamo-no-Mae, the nine-tailed fox!
When facing Ibuki-dōji, she had been able to put down her harsh words for the time being.
Now, however, she dared not do anything.
Tamamo-no-Mae would actually kill someone just because she was unhappy with them.
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Before Shuten-dōji could react, a cloth had already been placed over her head.
Not only could she not see, but even the surrounding sounds became silent at this moment.
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