"Listen...what...?"
"I wonder... do you know any other youkai? Or any records of them?"
"I have a little... impression."
Suzuka lowered his eyes and thought for a few breaths, then took out a piece of paper and raised his hand to draw. Then he saw the paper ignite on its own, and amid everyone's exclamations, it kept changing and took on a human shape.
"The most famous ones are Shuten-doji, Tamamonomae, and Daitengu."
"But there are actually... different theories, such as Kappa, Otakemaru, etc..." Suzuka thought for a moment, "No, Otakemaru, what do you want to hear?"
Ghost stories have always been the most popular among children, and this time is no exception.
Z46 skipped the first few options and asked about Otakemaru, who the other party was reluctant to talk about.
"Why not Otakemaru?"
"...Legend has it that I helped a human who was hunting down demons and tricked him into giving me his three swords. Even though it's just a legend, I'm not happy talking about it."
Z46 thinks this storyline is pretty good. The ghost helps people to deceive ghosts. How does it deceive? Why does it help people? What happens next? These questions are worth discussing in depth.
But Suzuka still shook her head, raised her hand and gently poked and pinched the little conductor's cheek.
Agatsuma, who was closest to the Z46, leaned over and whispered, "The legend says that Suzuka fell in love with General Sakaue no Tamuramaro, and it is also said that Otakemaru has a crush on Suzuka..."
"As a legend, there's nothing wrong with it."
"It's nothing, but since she's sitting next to Su Su, she certainly wouldn't want to tell the legend of her namesake, especially one that involves emotional entanglements."
"...Why?
"Hmm... because of what?"
Z46 has read a lot of books, so he guessed it and stopped asking, "Then... can you tell me about Shuten-doji?"
This time, Suzuka nodded without hesitation and told the story in a concise manner.
"Shuten-doji likes to eat women, eat flesh and drink blood, and has harmed many humans."
"The general Minamoto no Yorimitsu went to fight against them. After visiting the shrine, he obtained the poisonous wine of the God Benki and the Star Kabuto Armor. He offered wine to them and asked them to stay overnight, but he tricked them into drinking the poisonous wine and killed them."
Everyone was listening carefully, but after waiting for a long time, they looked up at Suzuka who was concentrating on poking people's faces.
"Then what?"
"Gone."
...Huh?"
"Shuten-doji is dead."
Seeing that none of them responded, Su Xin had no choice but to ask another question, "What about Tamamonomae?"
Suzuka said seriously: "Tamamonomae, a nine-tailed fox, is very beautiful. She absorbed the leader's spirit and wanted to replace him. In the end, she was discovered and killed, and turned into a stone that emits poisonous gas, the Killing Stone."
Hua Kongque slapped his thigh and fired at Akagi, "I knew foxes would - wuwuwu?!"
Akagi looked at Amagi who looked calm and endured it silently, while Noshiro, who had the characteristics of a demon, covered Taihou's mouth swiftly.
"Nagato-sama, Miss Daihou and I have something to discuss. Excuse me."
The petite nine-tailed fox sat upright on the chair and nodded indifferently. Mumu's pretty face was very tense, making it hard to tell what she was feeling at the moment.
Seeing this, Su Xin knew that the so-called storytelling session could not go on any further, so she simply made an excuse of taking a nap and went about her business.
The rain was still incredibly heavy, and the strong wind never stopped. In the dim environment, the ship girls slowly began to feel bored.
At this time, the disadvantages of being used to growing grass become apparent.
Everyone really has nothing to do, especially when there is no electricity or internet.
Of course you can chat and drink tea, but there are no surprises. In addition, there is no firewood to burn indoors, and the lack of atmosphere makes everything less interesting.
Su Xin found two chairs and placed them side by side, then she lay on the hard wooden board in a daze.
The faint sound in my ears was the other ship girls' soft voices, the rubbing of clothes, and the strange sighs...
"Hmm? Who's sighing?"
She listened carefully and found that the sound was not far away, so she quietly straightened up and leaned on the back of the chair to look towards the source of the sound.
In a corner that the firefly's "forehead light bulb" could not illuminate, a girl with nine tails squatted, holding a furry cat with her back to Su Xin, taking a deep breath, and then slowly exhaling.
"Breathe~breathe..."
"Breathe~breathe..."
"After smelling it so many times..." She whispered to herself, "Well, it seems that there is no smell...?"
Su Xin stared at the fox ears on her head that kept shaking. No matter how she looked at them, she seemed lively and cute.
After thinking about it, the commander decided not to show up rashly.
He wrote a piece of paper and asked the maid to pass it to Suzuka, then he lay back in the chair, closed his eyes and fell asleep soon after.
After sniffing the tail carefully, Nagato breathed a sigh of relief, stood up quietly and prepared to go back to find his sister Mutsu, but when he turned around, he ran into Suzuka with a dull expression.
"I, I just came... to see the rain."
"She told me that since Tamamonomae could influence the leader, she must be extremely beautiful and unique in the world, so she smells very good."
"...Eh? Very, very fragrant?"
"Well, good afternoon."
"Ah... Good afternoon..."
Nagato watched the tall Suzuka leave and found that she sat down next to two chairs placed side by side not far away.
She thought about it, walked forward silently, and as expected, she saw the thin body curled up in the blanket.
"You are so... awkward and clumsy."
PS: In the next few chapters, I plan to try the group interaction type, which is similar to the previous Iron Blooded Little Theater. That is, I will leave nodes for intervening posts to roll points, and randomly draw a number from the replied points to determine success/failure, which will affect the direction of the next chapter.
It will probably be rough, I'll try a few chapters to see if it works, if you don't like it, please tell me, I won't arrange similar ones in the future (I didn't dare to write too long for the last Iron Blood Theater, I was afraid it would be boring hhhh
Chapter 1147: Great Adventure During the Typhoon
The seat is very hard and it is not very comfortable to sleep on.
But Su Xin hasn't spent time so lazily for a long time.
Especially when I don’t get up after waking up, I just lie there in a daze, listening to the thunder outside the window and the wind and rain disappearing, and I feel so comfortable all over that I can’t muster any energy.
She has always been self-disciplined and her schedule is not very tight, but she also does not leave any time to waste.
Apart from work, Su Xin spends the rest of her time getting along with the ship girls.
As the number of family members increases, she has to visit other people's homes every now and then.
If they just stay at home and ignore the condition, they will rush to Donghuang dormitory to check on them.
So Su Xin often went to visit the Kanmusu room, either to talk or take a nap, and they always spent some time together.
To be honest, even though we all know each other, there is still a gap between this and the comfort of staying home alone.
Not only does she sleep lightly, but she also has to consider the other person's feelings. If she wants to chat, it would be impolite for her to fall asleep right away.
Therefore, the commander often has nothing to do for the whole afternoon after work, and still feels that he has done a lot when he returns home at night.
The power outage was an accident, but it ended up giving her a day off.
The ship girls gathered in the cafeteria, and they could find people to chat and have fun together without the commander's help.
Su Xin had a good sleep when she had time. When she woke up, she found that no one was looking for her, so she stayed in bed on the chair.
She rested her arm on the chair, facing away from the inexplicable bustle, and hid behind the back of a chair standing between herself and the crowd, slacking off seriously.
The maid group is probably busy, Su Xin didn't find anyone
That's right, the group of royal people having tea need to be taken care of, the hot atmosphere in the White Eagles needs to be maintained, and the Sakura Empire also needs someone to be responsible for recording any public property that has been damaged.
In short, when there are a lot of people, maids are needed everywhere.
It's just a few meters away, so you can just call me if you need anything.
Besides, there wasn't much Su Xin could do. After being so busy for so long, she occasionally felt that it was comfortable to just be in a daze like she was now.
"My head feels so light..."
"ah."
"If I don't think about anything, I'll become like Santiago, right?"
".Well, she can't know about this."
"It's raining so hard, the construction site must be flooded, right?"
"Why don't we just dig another pond and let Jiang Feng and the others fish...?"
"Sister Dido, Sister Atago, and the others...
"Hmm... I'm getting sentimental. As expected, I shouldn't think too much on a rainy day."
"When will the call come?"
"What exactly is the invitation from St. Louis... huh?"
Su Xin, lying on her side, focused her scattered gaze and looked at the inconspicuous dark blue light particles floating in the air in front of her.
"【Helena】? Are you back from your business trip?"
The energy particles gathered their light, like sesame-sized gems, swaying and attracting the little commander's attention.
"Why don't you just come over here? What are you doing sneaking around..."
Su Xin watched the light particles spinning on the ground, then slowly floating towards the back kitchen.
Got it, this is to let yourself follow the past.
As for why we chose the kitchen? Of course it was because there was no one inside.
While everyone was having fun outside, I quietly ran to the small room to be close to my partner.
While listening to the unclear conversations and laughter outside, while kissing, hugging, touching and clinging, wouldn't the secret excitement come out?
As she grew up, Su Xin felt helpless that she could understand this kind of "Dafeng-style" train of thought.
She had experienced the locker room scene many times and she was not a fan of pleasure. In addition, the thin blanket was fluffy and warm and very comfortable, so the little commander just took a look and didn't move.
She fished her cell phone out of her pocket, ready to send a text message to [Helena].
As a result, when the dark blue "sesame" saw that she didn't catch up, it floated back as if aggrieved, and rubbed against Su Xin's face, making it a little hot.
Without waiting for the commander to catch it, the light particles quickly retreated half a meter, dissipated into extremely fine dust, and then quickly reassembled, eventually forming a person squatting beside a chair.
"Hmm? [Na]——
"Shh..."
The light cruiser with long hair like glass raised her index finger, pointed at the back of their chairs, and smiled at Su Xin.
With bright eyes and white teeth, half resentment and half anger, in the dim environment, Helena with a springy look on her face seems to be glowing.
"Sister..." She whispered softly, "Speak softly, I just want to be alone with you for a while..."
Su Xin blinked and remained lying on her side facing [Helena] without moving, so that the maids wouldn't see her wake up and come to take care of her.
"Are you okay? Are you not hurt?"
"Well, with my sister's amulet, anywhere is fine."
"Huh...what about the vacation? How many days can we stay in the harbor this time?"
[Helena] squatted on the ground and took two steps closer like a penguin. "Ten minutes. We've been busy lately. We've caught the tail of [Disturbance]."
"Ten minutes? You came back specially." Su Xin quietly reached out her hand and touched the other person's cheek. "...I was actually wondering when you would be able to come back."
[Helena] took the initiative to rub the cold palm, "Well, that means my sister and I are in tune with each other."
"Everything is fine here, how about yours? Do you need my help? It should be quite dangerous, right?"
"It's not dangerous. I'm only responsible for the external support. The main contact work will be carried out by [Enterprise]. She understands [Disturbance] more deeply than any of us."
"Ah... Then tell her to remember to bring the amulet with her."
