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

"We never expected this to happen."

"Actually, the more dangerous part is something else."

Ian looked at the petite female ghost in front of him, his expression more serious than ever before.

"What is it?" Shuten-dōji pressed.

"Hmm... Since it can be confirmed that it wasn't done by the ghosts of Mount Ooe, it has actually happened now."

"So--"

Ian looked at Shuten-dōji in front of him.

"There might be some connection between it and the power used by Lai Guang."

Shuten-dōji was stunned for a moment, then quickly understood.

"You mean, because Minamoto no Yorimitsu used that power to kill me, 'that being' was born?"

“Yes,” Ian nodded. “I think that’s about it.”

The outline of the story is now clear.

The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons disrupted Heian-kyo, which in turn led to the conquest of Mount Ōe.

During this campaign, Minamoto no Yorimitsu used that power because she was eager to rescue her husband from Shuten-dōji's inferno.

Again—

That's the situation we have now.

obviously.

The power within Minamoto no Yorimitsu was not as simple as one might imagine.

"Hey!"

Shuten-dōji became somewhat anxious.

"If that's the case, then all the problems lie with us, don't they?"

"We've done bad things! But not all bad things were done by us!"

“That’s not what I meant,” Ian replied.

"Besides, if we really want to talk about it—"

"If I could defeat you, Raikou wouldn't need to use that power, right?"

"is my problem."

"Eh?" Shuten-dōji paused for a moment, then replied, "It's because I'm too powerful!"

"Shuten-dōji, you are wrong, I am too weak."

"No, it's us!"

Shuten-dōji gulped down the bottle of sake Ian had given him, and his courage grew even stronger.

"It's because we're too strong that this happened!"

"..."

Ian smiled.

The discussion on which side was stronger or weaker did not continue.

"Well, there's no point in talking about this now."

“I hope you will continue to help me figure these things out in the time to come.”

I don't know if it was because I drank too much alcohol, or for some other reason.

Shuten-dōji's face was already extremely red.

"You don't need to tell me, I can do it too."

"Of course, that's on the condition that there's plenty of alcohol!"

"If you can help, you can drink as much as you want."

Minamoto no Yorimitsu is already very busy.

So you chose to handle these things secretly.

[You and Shuten-dōji have begun further investigations in Heian-kyō.]

You discover that this Demon King of Mount Ooe isn't actually as difficult to get along with as you imagined; he's just stubborn.

However, this did not contribute in any way to your investigation.

Until this day.

A letter arrived at Genji's residence.

It appears to come from a place called "Ghost Island".

130. The Ugly Imperial Letter from Oni Island (4,000-word chapter)

This is a letter sent directly to the Genji residence.

It probably shouldn't have been handed to you in the first place.

But as you look at this letter, you feel compelled to open it.

You opened it.

The contents of the envelope were very simple.

It was even somewhat unexpected for Ian.

"Please invite 'me' to Ghost Island."

"——Chou Yu Qian Ginseng."

Aside from these two purposeful sentences, the rest is narrative content, all about how to get to Ghost Island.

Although the content that requires careful understanding is very brief.

But Ian could sense that it wasn't as simple as it seemed on the surface.

First, the unknown ghost island.

This is a place name that Ian has never heard of in Heian-kyo before.

But the person who wrote this letter was able to clearly explain how to get to this place and what to pay attention to along the way.

If this can be achieved, there are essentially two possibilities.

Either it is already on the island, or it has visited the place multiple times.

But no matter which one, upon closer examination, it becomes clear that it's not as simple as it seems.

Secondly, the salutation used in the envelope.

This letter did not use either the respectful form "you" or the more common form "you".

Instead, it used a very special "I".

The signature was "Ugly Queen," a name almost never heard of before.

Ian couldn't understand the meaning of that title.

But he sensed that a great secret was hidden behind this name.

and so--

This might be a letter carrying some kind of risk.

Looking at it, Ian couldn't help but frown.

And right now.

Minamoto no Yorimitsu's voice came from outside the door.

"Husband, it's time to take your medicine."

"Although your body has almost recovered, you still need to continue to take care of yourself."

Hearing this, Ian hid the letter, whose sender was unknown, in his sleeve, then turned back to respond to Origin Yorimitsu.

"Well, I see."

You drink the medicine that Minamoto no Yorimitsu prepared for you.

You didn't tell her about the mysterious envelope during this process.

You and she spent a little time together.

She had official business to attend to, so she left quickly.

Ian was left alone in the room once again.

His hands shimmered slightly.

That's some kind of technique used by Onmyoji.

then--

Shuten-dōji was summoned as the light flashed.

"Eh?"

"So you've summoned us now?" Shuten-dōji yawned widely. "Normally, it's not at this time, is it?"

Ian and Shuten-dōji's investigation has been going on for over a year.

Although it was almost a complete loss.

However, the great Onmyoji also discovered that this seemingly carefree and even somewhat frivolous Oni King of Mount Oe was actually very serious when he did things.

So Ian's relationship with her has improved considerably compared to before.

"Of course there's something going on."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have called you out like this."