In the world of Type-Moon, it all begins with becoming Morgan's husband!

If possible, Ian would absolutely not want to get involved with Shuten-dōji.

This is a ghost.

And he himself is an Onmyoji.

Onmyoji must regard demons as enemies.

"Uncle, why aren't you saying anything?"

Shuten-dōji placed his hands on his hips.

"You don't react at all when you see us?"

“Heh.” Ian looked at Shuten-dōji in front of him.

"Then tell me, how should I react?"

"At least show some surprise!"

Shuten-dōji began to dance wildly, her angry horns flashing—a reflection of her emotions.

"The Demon King of Mount Ooe is standing right in front of you!"

"Uncle, you should at least have some reaction, shouldn't you?!"

"..."

After hesitating for a moment, Ian looked at Shuten-dōji in front of him and slightly opened his mouth.

"Ah, it's the Demon King of Mount Oe."

"It's terrifying."

"Hey!"

Upon hearing this, Shuten-dōji stomped his feet in anger.

"This is way too perfunctory!"

"It's just like one of those really bad geishas!"

“But I really don’t think I should be surprised.”

Ian looked around at the vast expanse of white.

"After all, isn't it perfectly reasonable for ghosts and monsters to appear in a place like this?"

Ian was not lying.

After all, this is the place where "life and death" hang in the balance.

It's not surprising that a demon like Shuten-dōji appears here.

He didn't feel he should be surprised, nor did he think he needed to be.

"Now that you mention it, it does make sense..."

Shuten-dōji scratched the back of her head—there was a conspicuous, unhealed wound on her neck.

"This kind of place is indeed very suitable for ghosts to stay in."

"So what exactly do you want?" Ian looked at the Demon King of Mount Ooe before him. "You appeared here just to get me to praise you?"

"Then I don't think it's necessary."

"After all, you've already been killed by Raikou once, so I don't think my praise can change anything."

Several fine blue veins bulged on Shuten-dōji's forehead.

Clearly, Ian's words struck a nerve.

"You should have kept quiet!"

"You make me angry as soon as you say that!"

"She's being unsportsmanlike! She's trying to trick me and ambush me!"

"So you think you have a chance to defeat Raikou if you could do it all over again?" Ian countered.

"..."

Ian silenced the still-boisterous Shuten-dōji with a single sentence.

After a long while, she finally spoke again:

"Okay, I don't think so either."

"That guy is clearly not normal."

"Clearly abnormal?"

[You noticed the key words in Shuten-dōji's words.]

You realize that as the Demon King of Mount Ooe, she might know something.

You've decided to continue asking about this matter.

Why do you think Lai Guang is abnormal?

Ian asked directly.

"That--"

Shuten-dōji seemed to be trying to prove something.

Do you think we're awesome?

“Impressive,” Ian replied without hesitation.

This wasn't a compliment he made to get a reply from Shuten-dōji.

The Demon King of Mount Oe is indeed very powerful.

Not only can it control the entire Mount Ooe like a chessboard, but it can also set up all sorts of traps within it.

The near-total annihilation of the demon-slaying force is the best proof of this.

Although some details are not very appealing, it is still very impressive overall.

And if we really want to talk about it—

If it weren't for Minamoto no Yorimitsu's slash.

Ian wasn't sure how much longer he would have to fight Shuten-dōji in the sea of ​​fire.

From the perspective of an Onmyoji, he admitted that such demons are extremely difficult to deal with.

Shuten-dōji was very pleased to hear Ian's words.

For her, being recognized by the great Onmyoji seemed to be a very joyful thing.

"Hmm... Since you admit she's strong, you should understand just how powerful she is after breaking through, right?"

"This is a power that rivals that of ghosts and monsters—it might not even be human."

Shuten-dōji looked at Ian in front of him.

"You two are really outrageous, one after the other."

"We're all going to be traumatized by this."

"..."

Shuten-dōji's words reminded you of something.

Those were the words she said after she bit you.

"You are neither human nor ghost."

You don't understand why you received this evaluation.

You don't understand why you saw those memories.

You are confused.

Shuten-dōji quickly understood everything.

"Uncle, are you curious why I said that?"

“Hmm.” Ian made no attempt to hide his thoughts.

"I really want to know."

"That--"

Shuten-dōji licked his lips.

"It's not that we can't tell you."

"You have to agree to one condition."

"What conditions?"

"Let's get out of this hellhole together."

Shuten-dōji looked around at everything and rubbed his hands together as he spoke.

"This way, we can find out what we're thinking, and we can also leave this place. It's a win-win situation."

"How about it? Pretty good deal, right?"

Are you afraid to stay here?

Ian directly exposed Shuten-dōji's thoughts.

"You're afraid of the day you really disappear, right?"

"..."

Shuten-dōji, who had been grinning just moments before, immediately stopped smiling.

She gazed at the man before her for a long time before finally revealing her true feelings:

"Yes, they really don't want to stay here."

"Because we've discovered something very interesting and want to know the truth about it."

"What is it?" Ian pressed.