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Chapter 22 - Ibaraki: My Shuten-dōji...?

They would only imprison you.

"I'm not that kind of person. Right now… I want you to be filled with my essence!"

For a fleeting moment, a hint of nobility appeared in Tamamo-no-Mae's eyes. Proudly, she pressed down with her hand, determined to make up for all the time she had just lost.

Even if she could only play for a short time, she didn't want to miss a single second!

This was a day that everyone felt satisfied with.

Tamamo-no-Mae still held the dominant position; Ibuki and Shuten-dōji also got to drink the soup.

Only Minamoto no Yorimitsu, the girl who held hope for you, was still practicing her sword in the courtyard.

She was unwilling to let the fox take everything from her.

[Her intense longing caused a slight distortion in her maternal/sisterly love.]

My brother will never grow up, and there are many bad people outside, so he can only stay in my arms forever...

The Next Day

Tamamo-no-Mae was truly exhausted this time and simply lay down on the bed, refusing to get up.

Even disciplining Shuten-dōji didn't excite her.

Felix didn't wake her from her sleep but instead went to find Minamoto no Yorimitsu to explain the situation.

Upon seeing the boy she admired arrive, Minamoto no Yorimitsu gradually became excited. She threw down her sword, walked toward him, and asked with concern.

"She didn't hurt you, did she? Are you injured anywhere?"

The girl held onto his hand tightly, examining it carefully, trying to find a single wound.

"Don't worry, she didn't hurt me."

If he had to put it simply, it was that Tamamo-no-Mae liked to say in the early hours of the morning, "I won't give up; I'll definitely finish making your breakfast!"

She was fast asleep in the early morning.

She didn't even want to move a finger.

"No, this must be fake, she..."

Minamoto no Yorimitsu was very skeptical of the morality of the gods, believing them to be a group of extremely wicked people with views completely different from those of humans.

They were beings who could disregard social morality for their own selfish reasons!

"It's real."

Seeing her disbelief, Felix said nothing more.

"Okay, okay."

Now that things had come to this, Minamoto no Yorimitsu could only suppress her anxiety.

Forcing Felix was pointless; it would only hurt him.

It was all that fox's doing.

No matter what she did to Felix, she couldn't change reality.

In order to unleash her full potential, Minamoto no Yorimitsu chose a clever method.

"Um, Rin, could you come up the steps with me?"

"Alright."

Felix had no doubts; after all, he had come over to comfort Minamoto no Yorimitsu.

Seeing him approach, Minamoto no Yorimitsu finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then, taking advantage of the boy's inattention, she pulled him into her arms and quickly placed the bewildered boy on her slender legs.

"Rin, you can close your eyes and let your sister... cherish this moment of peace."

At this moment, Minamoto no Yorimitsu's maternal instincts gradually emerged as she gently stroked the boy's hair, seemingly treating him truly as her own child.

---

Felix was completely bewildered, never expecting Minamoto no Yorimitsu to respond to him in this way.

The issue was...

She wasn't that much older than him.

The visual impression, reminiscent of a little girl's mother, made Felix lie obediently, not daring to move.

"Don't worry, Mom. I will protect you for the rest of my life and never let anyone bully you."

Even though I am weak now, I will definitely... change all of this.

Now that things had come to this, Felix didn't know how to respond.

Bullying was obviously impossible.

Tamamo-no-Mae was only initially defiant; she collapsed at lightning speed afterward.

He would just lie here quietly.

After a while, Minamoto no Yorimitsu noticed a hint of fatigue on Felix's face and tightened her grip, knowing his predicament.

After a long silence, she uttered these words.

"I will definitely change."

Unaware of what was going on, Felix could only follow Minamoto no Yorimitsu's line of thought.

A mother who feels heartbroken seeing her child being bullied.

Well...

Something felt increasingly strange.

Realizing he shouldn't be too greedy for this warmth, Minamoto no Yorimitsu helped Felix up, somewhat reluctantly straightening his collar, and said earnestly.

Take care of yourself.

"Ah."

Cherish this captivating tenderness before you; with that motivation, you can better train yourself.

Felix slowly stood up and looked at her, who was still in the "Ushi-Gozen" form, radiating a dazzling light. He was momentarily stunned.

You've completely changed.

After walking away, Minamoto no Yorimitsu sat there, gazing at the boy's retreating figure for a long time, murmuring something.

"Even if you do it willingly, I... don't want to let go, to be a loser who can only hide in a corner and cry."

...

Felix didn't rush back to his room; instead, he went to check on Ibaraki-dōji first.

As soon as Felix pushed open the door, he saw the blonde loli with a dejected look on her face, kneeling down in front of him and pleading.

"No, please don't do anything to Shuten-dōji; punish me instead!"

As she was talking, she started to take off her clothes.

Felix didn't need to lose his temper at this moment and used brute force to help her up. He asked with a speechless expression.

Do you think Shuten-dōji was unwilling?

"What?"

Ibaraki tilted her head, somewhat puzzled.

"I'll take you to see her."

Suddenly, Felix thought of a way to teach Shuten a lesson.

If Ibuki were to come, that little brat might get even more excited.

Replace him with Ibaraki, with whom you spend every day.

He looked at his "fallen" self with a worried expression.

Even someone as thick-skinned as Shuten-dōji would feel embarrassed.

"Okay, okay... Thank you, sir."

Ibaraki, who didn't know his real name, could only refer to him as such.

At this moment, Shuten-dōji was angrily biting his pillow, as if she saw it as the boy who had given her gentleness and support yesterday. She viciously tore off a piece to show her power and cruelty as a demon!

"Damn it, damn it, how come I can't compare to her? It's just that..."

The thought that there weren't many marks on her chest made Shuten a little vulnerable!

That thing was a burden!

The most beautiful goddess did not need such a burden!

She would never admit that her charm, or any other aspect, was inferior to the perfect Tamamo-no-Mae.

Even if I am no match for her in strength, my wisdom will surpass yours by a hundred times!

Shuten-dōji comforted herself in this way.

When that familiar voice rang out, those confident eyes froze instantly.

"Shuten, Shuten!"

It was Ibaraki!

Why was she here?

Shuten-dōji panicked and instinctively pulled the blanket over her body, which had been cleaned by Felix.

Only after Ibaraki entered did she reveal a slight smile, adopting the demeanor of a ruler.

"It's unbecoming to be in such a panic."

Even though she had never seen how Shuten was treated by Felix, just the sight of her completely naked had already made Ibaraki imagine countless tragedies in her mind.

"Waaaaah, Shuten-dōji, you've been defiled!"

Ever since Shuten-dōji found her, Ibaraki-dōji had only one dream: to protect the dazzling and beautiful Shuten-dōji!

Now, there was nothing left.

"What?"

Even Shuten-dōji's thick skin couldn't withstand Ibaraki's weeping, especially since she seemed to believe it, which made Shuten-dōji extremely embarrassed.

Even more deadly was Felix!

Have you forgotten our intimate moments last night?

Why are you always smiling?

The hardest thing to keep in mind was, was I really... that good?

After crying for a while, Ibaraki sadly looked up, trembling as she looked at a single curved hair on Shuten's head, and felt even more pain.

"Look at yourself; your hair is all flattened."

"What?"

Amidst Shuten's confusion, she saw Ibaraki remove that thing and couldn't help but recall the scene where she had shown submission to the boy and then deliberately toyed with him.

"This...this..."

Ibaraki, untouched by worldly corruption, was so innocent that she embarrassed Shuten-dōji.

Shuten couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.

"My lord, you said you've never bullied Shuten-dōji. If you're going to do it, then bully me in the same way."

Ibaraki spread her arms and resolutely stood in front of Shuten-dōji.

Without even looking, you could tell that her body was covered in wounds under the blanket.

Thinking of this, she felt even more heartbroken.

"Yes, you're right, but..."

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