"Oh, look what the cat dragged in! I knew it, only 10 Spirit Orbs from the Twelve Oni Generals? They're clearly trying to mess with me."
Mo Shuying emerged from his hidden state, his hand still resting on Tomoe Gozen's head.
Tomoe Gozen looked at Mo Shuying with complicated eyes but didn't immediately pull away. Mana was currently flowing into her body, and her previously ethereal form was solidifying, so she wasn't worried about dissipating anymore.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk~ Men really are no good. He already has me, but he's still thinking about other women."
Shuten Doji descended, sitting atop her sake gourd, her legs crossed, revealing a large expanse of pale skin.
"Lady Shuten!"
Tomoe Gozen was pleasantly surprised to see Shuten Doji. She had thought Shuten Doji would quickly vanish, but unexpectedly, she was fine!
"Wait? Lady Shuten, you shouldn't have enough Mana to remain in this world, should you? Why are you…!"
Tomoe Gozen suddenly realized something. She looked up at the hand on her head, her expression growing a little grim.
"Lady Shuten, have you betrayed our Master?"
Tomoe Gozen gritted her teeth, simultaneously pushing Mo Shuying's hand away. She leaped back, putting distance between them, her eyes wary.
"What's this about betrayal? Amakusa and I have always had a temporary command relationship. Even if he forcefully summoned me, I never acknowledged him as my Master. But you…"
Lady Shuten smiled at Tomoe Gozen and said,
"Your body is now filled with his essence; you're no longer pure, you know. How about you sign a contract with him too? I'll tell you a secret: this guy has an enormous supply, enough for both of us."
"..."
"..."
Shuten Doji's words silenced both Mo Shuying and Tomoe Gozen.
Mo Shuying felt that Shuten Doji's statement was highly ambiguous. As a pure, upstanding young man, Mo Shuying claimed he truly didn't understand. (Laughs)
"Let's not talk about that for now. Let's deal with these two Ghost Generals first."
Mo Shuying sensed the awkward atmosphere and turned his gaze to the two injured yokai.
Mirror Princess was the most severely injured, already immobile. Her entire body, even her clothes, showed numerous cracks, as if she were a porcelain artifact ready to shatter at any moment.
And Oni Spirit Songstress…
"Sir! Sir, please spare me!"
Oni Spirit Songstress knelt pitifully on the ground. Seeing Mo Shuying look at her, she trembled and immediately begged for mercy.
"You monsters who prey on human lives dare to beg for mercy? Die!"
Mo Shuying took a step, appearing before Mirror Princess. He reached out and grabbed Mirror Princess's small face! In Mirror Princess's terrified eyes, he crushed it directly!
*BANG!*
Countless fragments scattered, and finally, a crystal-colored Spirit Orb emerged.
"Sir! Sir, please see clearly! I was only forced! I never committed evil or wantonly killed innocents! You can ask Lady Tomoe Gozen about this! The Secret Realm Fragment that Lord Amakusa gave me, I haven't collected much Soul Blood from it! Sir, please spare me!"
Seeing Mirror Princess instantly killed, Oni Spirit Songstress immediately collapsed to the ground, crying out loudly. Hearing this, Mo Shuying turned to look at Tomoe Gozen. At this moment, Tomoe Gozen was talking to Lady Shuten. When Mo Shuying looked at her, Tomoe Gozen quickly glared back.
"She's right!"
Tomoe Gozen was furious. It was because of Oni Spirit Songstress's slacking that the Blood Realm hadn't formed earlier, and now she was using this to save her own life! It was simply despicable!
"I see. Alright, I can choose to spare your life, but you must tell me who is behind this, and did they take the key to the Blood Realm?"
Mo Shuying asked Oni Spirit Songstress.
Upon hearing that she could be spared, Oni Spirit Songstress wished she could blurt out everything she knew in an instant.
"Thank you, Sir, for sparing my life! I'll tell you everything! The person who killed Lord Amakusa is an Onmyoji! But not entirely, he's also a yokai! We don't know his true name! We only know he's very powerful! He's the one who took the Blood Realm orb after killing Lord Amakusa! He wants to reopen the Blood Realm! To recreate the divine realm of 8 million Deities!"
"An Onmyoji? A yokai?"
Mo Shuying frowned. What was going on? He couldn't immediately figure out the identity of this mastermind.
But then,
"It's a man with half-black, half-white hair. I caught a glimpse when I arrived; he's very strong!"
Tomoe Gozen spoke, anger in her eyes.
"A man with half-black, half-white hair? It's him!"
Mo Shuying immediately thought of Ashiya Doman. It seemed only he fit this description, but the thing was, Ashiya Doman couldn't truly be called a yokai. He had merely absorbed Deities and evil spirits, turning into a very peculiar individual, which included his Noble Phantasm, the super vengeful spirit, Evil Spirit Sakifu.
If it's him… then do the other three also exist? What a mess. Didn't they say the Lostbelt was over? Why hasn't anything that needed to be resolved actually been resolved?
If it really is him… then I really can't stand by and do nothing…
Mo Shuying furrowed his brows, not expecting so many complications during a trip to Nihon. He wondered if Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others at Chaldea were holding up.
Thinking this, Mo Shuying turned around, genuinely no longer paying attention to Oni Spirit Songstress.
Seeing this, Oni Spirit Songstress felt as if she had received a great pardon. After profusely thanking him, she rose to run, but the next second!
*Pfft! Pfft pfft pfft!*
Five flaming arrows pierced her chest in succession, taking her last breath.
"Wh-why?"
The Oni Spirit Songstress was indignant. He'd promised to spare her life, but then attacked her without any martial ethics!
Mo Shuying watched the Oni Spirit Songstress fall, then walked back.
"Why what? I only said I'd spare you. Tomoe Gozen has nothing to do with me; I can't control her."
"You!"
The Oni Spirit Songstress died with her eyes wide open, her body consumed by blue ghostly flames until only a blue Spirit Orb remained.
Mo Shuying picked up this last Spirit Orb, feeling a sense of complete comfort. Everyone who'd experienced the joy of collecting said it was wonderful.
"Thank you!"
Mo Shuying turned and walked towards Shuten Doji and Tomoe Gozen. Tomoe Gozen bowed her head and thanked Mo Shuying.
"Thank me for what?"
Mo Shuying shrugged.
"Without your intervention, I wouldn't have been able to personally avenge Lord Amakusa. I believe Lord Amakusa, in heaven, would certainly thank you as well."
Tomoe Gozen said with great earnestness.
Mo Shuying pursed his lips, thinking, If Amakusa Shirō were in heaven, he'd probably want to bite me, not thank me.
"Alright, there's no need for such talk. What will you do next? Without a Master, you probably won't last much longer. Are you just going to retreat like this?"
Mo Shuying looked at Tomoe Gozen and asked.
Tomoe Gozen looked hesitant.
She really wanted to kill her enemy with her own hands to avenge Amakusa Shirō, but she also understood that she, who struggled against two demons, would absolutely not be a match for that enemy.
Shuten Doji stood by, smiling, and said,
"How about this, Little Tomoe? Since you're unwilling to sign a contract, you can follow us for now. My Master is very generous anyway. If you run low on Mana, just take a couple of sips. He won't mind."
As she spoke, Shuten Doji even winked at Mo Shuying.
Mo Shuying rolled his eyes. Why does it feel like Shuten Doji is trying to set me up?
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