"A heartless woman."
Nanxing curled his lips, and finally left the small house belonging to Kikyo in the wind and snow outside the window. He returned to the outside of the village, to the big house that originally belonged to him but was now temporarily requisitioned by Fujiwara Mohong.
The house that was previously empty is now bustling with activity.
In addition to Fujiwara no Momoko, there are many other monsters gathered here. They eat barbecue, drink shochu, and sing songs that Nanxing can't understand, just like the 108 heroes of Liangshanpo gathering together.
"Why, were you kicked out?"
Looking at the white snow on Nanxing's body, Fujiwara Mohong laughed at him and gave him a seat.
At the same time, before Nanxing could sit down, countless wine bowls were brought in front of him.
Behind the strong aroma of wine is the noisy sound of quarrels.
Under the leadership of Nura, these monsters from the Nura clan did not consider themselves outsiders at all.
——They may not be good at fighting, but they are professionals when it comes to eating and drinking for free!
"Because Nura is just that kind of monster!"
At the dining table, the cunning guy with long hair toasted Nanxing and said shamelessly.
It was at this moment that Nan Xing suddenly realized what the theme of today's banquet was:
"Celebrating Nanxing's becoming the Lord of Demons and Monsters, and the Nura Clan's expedition ceremony."
……
The sly ghost is leaving.
Nanxing was a little surprised at this result at first.
But if you think about it carefully, it is actually natural.
After all, the Naughty Ghost in front of him was a big monster worthy of being called a "Hero".
In terms of hard power, he is just as strong as the hidden god Geibu Tanuki on Shikoku Island.
But before that, he had always been misled by the little monsters of the Nura clan and was unable to exert his true power.
——He actually didn’t want to exert his true strength.
Anyway, this so-called slippery ghost is a ghost who sneaks onto the table while the host is hosting a banquet and eats and drinks for free.
As for conquering the world...he actually has no ambition in that regard.
But, what can I do?
"Kill the Kyoto group, fight Abe no Haruaki, seal the feathered fox..."
With Fujiwara no Mohong's exaggerated story... 0
Nanxing's experience on this trip really stimulated this young and energetic monster.
He was unwilling to sink like this.
Therefore, he wanted to take those little monsters behind him and go out to make a name for himself.
Even if he couldn't make a name for himself as the "Lord of Demons and Goblins" like Nanxing, at least he wanted everyone in the world to know the reputation of his Nura Group.
"Have you figured out where to go?"
"Well, the first stop is Tono. Find a few capable subordinates first."
Far wild monster.
It is a relatively special force among the many monster forces.
They are the giants of the militant faction in the Northeast, but at the same time, they have no leaders of their own, let alone any real organization.
In comparison, it is actually more like a monster school, supplying talents to monster organizations across the country - it can be regarded as a public welfare organization recognized by all monsters.
"Then you have to work harder."
"As long as you can defeat me, I will give you the position of Lord of Demons and Monsters at any time."
Looking at the cunning ghost with a gleam in his eyes, Nanxing smiled and drank the wine in the bowl.
——Since the other party has made up his mind, what else can he say?
I can only wish you the best.
However, what Nanxing didn't expect was.
The purpose of this cunning guy coming to him to talk about something was never to express his determination.
"So, what are you going to do if you hit again?"
The sly ghost asked as he poured a bowl of wine for Nanxing.
This made Nanxing feel a little strange - he didn't know what this monster was up to.
And a moment later.
When the cunning ghost realized that Nanxing was not pretending to be stupid, but was really confused and didn't know what he was talking about:
"Ah."
“Is this what it means to be a person of authority?”
He patted Nanxing's shoulder and suddenly laughed.
He laughed so hard that he was almost out of breath.
"Now, you are now the true master of demons and monsters."
"Yeah, so what?"
"You don't plan to follow that witch around for the rest of your life, do you?"
"...".
Chapter 103 Dancing in the Dark
Early morning, Chou hour.
The snow outside has stopped for a while.
The monsters of the Nura group also dispersed after eating and drinking.
——They are monsters with integrity and will never stay in a person’s home without food for even a second.
But now, even though they were gone, the words of the slippery ghost lingered in Nanxing's mind, taking a long time to dissipate:
"What are you going to do in the future?"
"Isn't it going to be like following that witch around for the rest of my life?"
to be frank.
If it weren't for Naughty Ghost's reminder, Nanxing felt that he might really follow Kikyo for the rest of his life.
Anyway, it's not shameful to be a gigolo.
But now, after some deep thinking, Nan Xing suddenly realized that something was not right with his current state.
how to say.
He had to admit that he had a great favorability towards Kikyo, which could be said to have reached the maximum level.
——This is of course because Kikyo has saved him from dire straits time and time again.
Nanxing still remembers the feeling she had when she first met Platycodon.
"A ray of light breaking through the darkness" - it would be absolutely correct to use such a sentence to describe his excitement when he first met Kikyo.
At the same time, Kikyo at that time provided 30 with enough shelter and teachings that were more important than shelter before he fully grew up.
[Guide] + [Protector], it is precisely because of this dual identity that Kikyo occupies a position in Nanxing's heart that no one else can shake.
"But...something seems to be wrong."
Nan Xing recalled carefully and finally understood what this strange feeling was about:
He is not a witch.
Not an exorcist either.
But a ninja should be a powerful ninja with his own dreams and pursuits.
Eliminating demons and defending justice, that is Kikyo's own ideal, and has nothing to do with him.
And from the beginning to the end, Kikyo had no intention of training him to be an exorcist.
He had always been self-indulgent and imitated what Kikyo had done.
Looking back now, Nanxing actually found it a little ridiculous.
——In his subconscious, he probably regarded Kikyo as his mother, so he imitated Kikyo's actions like that.
But in fact, such imitation is clumsy, and even Kikyo herself can't stand it.
At the end of the day, a ninja is a ninja.
It is the one who walks in the darkness and dances in the darkness.
He can get close to Kikyo because of his affection for her and help her unconditionally.
There is no problem with these.
But if I try to learn from Kikyo and force my behavior to be that of a shrine maiden.
That cunning ghost would laugh at him, saying that it was a baby that Kikyo brought back from somewhere!
……
The next day, noon.
It cleared up after the snow and the sun was shining brightly.
After waking up the sleeping Fujiwara Mokou, Nanxing helped her clean up the leftovers from last night.
"Really, these damn monsters."
"He didn't even help with the cleaning, he just walked away!"
"Next time, we'll go eat at their place and not help them clean up!"
Fujiwara no Mokou kept complaining.
She was filled with resentment.
But in good spirits.
For the people of Penglai, being angry is actually a good thing.
At least it's much better than having no interest in life and being unable to die.
"That's going to be a long wait."
"The monsters from the Nura group have already left Edo. I don't know when they will come back."
"But you can probably wait."
After pouring out the remaining wine in the jug, the originally messy house looked brand new again.
Nanxing, who had been busy for nearly half an hour, sat on the floor and discussed with Fujiwara Mohong the things he had thought of last night.
"Tell me, what should I do in the future?"
He didn’t say “we”.
Because he knew that the relationship between him and Fujiwara no Mokou was basically the same as the relationship between Kikyo and him.
Each of them has things they should accomplish, but they just happen to intersect in the process of completing these things.
In comparison, Fujiwara no Mokou is actually much stronger than him.
Fujiwara no Mokou never sticks to those rules and regulations and always does what she wants to do.
For example, she was the one who picked a fight with the monster; she was also the one who picked a drink with the monster.
She has always been doing what she wants to do and what she should do, which is good.
Finally, whether these things she did would cause trouble to others...that is another question.
