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"Yes."

Ian stared directly at Shuten-dōji, whose power he had stripped away.

"You should know that you currently have absolutely no right to choose."

"and--"

"If you want to figure out what I really am, shouldn't you do everything you can to help me?"

"..."

Ian's words silenced Shuten-dōji.

Finally, she nodded.

"Okay, I got it."

"But let's make this clear first—"

"I am merely the Ghost King of Mount Ooe, not some deity who knows everything about heaven and earth."

"I might not be able to answer the question you asked!"

Ian nodded.

"I know."

“I didn’t say you have to answer all the questions—but at least you have to be honest.”

"Alright, alright." Shuten-dōji waved his hand. "There's no need for these words."

"Go ahead and ask."

"Well."

Shuten-dōji is not confused, nor is Ian.

"Even after you die, ghosts and monsters will still appear in Heian-kyo... Is this your subordinates taking revenge for you?"

"Eh?"

Shuten-dōji seemed somewhat surprised by Ian's words.

"Are there ghosts or monsters appearing?"

“Yes.” Ian nodded. “And it’s even more powerful than before.”

"I'm wondering if this was something your subordinates did?"

"This one……"

Listening to Ian's words, Shuten-dōji fell into deep thought.

She shook her head and replied:

"Then we think it's unlikely."

"why?"

"because--"

Shuten-dōji scratched his face, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"Although we were constantly sending our men to Heian-kyo back then."

"But if we die, I don't think they'll still dare to do this kind of thing."

"after all."

Shuten-dōji placed his hands on his hips.

"I am the Ghost King of Mount Ojiang."

"If even the Ghost King has been killed, then even if some of our ghosts still want to cause trouble, they probably won't have the guts."

"Ah."

Ian suddenly found it somewhat amusing.

"Despite the fact that we were defeated, why do I get the feeling that you seem a little proud?"

"Being defeated depends on the circumstances!"

Shuten-dōji retorted defiantly.

"If we were defeated by an ordinary person, we certainly wouldn't say there's anything worth showing off."

"Can--"

"To be able to unleash such power from that big-breasted woman, and to defeat her only after being ambushed, you can't help but think we're quite capable, right?"

You don't deny what Shuten-dōji said.

Although your memory is somewhat hazy, you can still vaguely recall what Minamoto no Yorimitsu looked like back then.

Are you sure that's not an ability she normally uses?

However, you still have some thoughts about Shuten-dōji.

Are you sure there really isn't a ghost that will avenge you?

Ian asked again.

"It's impossible that everyone on Mount Ooe is completely useless except for you, right?"

"..."

Why do I get the feeling that you're secretly undermining Da Jiangshan?

Although Shuten-dōji muttered these words to himself, he was still seriously thinking.

The pair of angry horns on the top of her head were also flashing.

She quickly replied:

"If that's what you mean, then we do believe there's another ghost capable of doing something like that."

"who is it?"

"Ibaraki... to you, you should call him Ibaraki-dōji, right?"

Shuten-dōji said in a very casual manner.

"If we have to say who in the entire Mount Ooe has the ability to cause a huge disturbance after our death, it would only be her."

"Can you be sure it was her who did it?" Ian asked immediately.

"Uncle, please don't make things difficult for us, okay?!"

Shuten-dōji was getting a little anxious.

"We're not gods, how could we possibly know for sure just like that?"

"What if—"

Ian looked at the petite ghost girl in front of him.

"Could I show you around the capital?"

"..."

Shuten-dōji was not slow-witted.

She quickly understood what Ian meant—he wanted to take this version of herself to places where ghosts and monsters had been.

This confirms what was just said.

"Uncle, you're really using us like tools."

"Stop talking nonsense, just tell me if it's okay or not?"

"...Let's give it a try first."

"We will do our best."

[Your innate talent, "The Flowing Waters of Nature," has been activated: Under your influence, Shuten-dōji has been mistaken for a servant in the manor, and no one has questioned this.]

[More than figuring out why there was another "person" beside you, the servants in the mansion were more interested in how you woke up.]

However, you don't have the mind to explain these things to them right now.

All you want to know is who is endangering Heian-kyo.

You absolutely cannot allow any demons or monsters to harm Minamoto no Yorimitsu.

You took Shuten-dōji outside.

"Eh?!"

Shuten-dōji looked at the sake Ian had bought for him, blinked, and seemed quite surprised, even though he was a demon.

"You're going to give this to us?"

“Hmm.” Ian nodded.

"Shuten-dōji, I am not the kind of Onmyoji who only knows how to exploit others."

"You better do your job well, and I will definitely not treat you unfairly."

"This is one of Kyoto's finest wines—I'm giving it to you as a token of my sincerity."

"..."

Shuten-dōji hugged the bottle of sake tightly.

"You said it yourself!"

"We don't like liars!"

[The Great Onmyoji's Talent++ has been activated: Although you have been in a coma for more than two years, you have not forgotten what a Great Onmyoji is capable of.]

You, accompanied by Shuten-dōji, wandered the streets of Kyoto, exploring places where demons had once appeared.

[You hope this will directly help you determine who the demon was causing trouble after Shuten-dōji.]

But things aren't as simple as they seem.