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

You told Shuten-dōji about your ability to draw the shapes of monsters out of thin air.

She seemed quite surprised.

Because this is definitely not something an ordinary person can do.

Even though he already knew that Ian in front of him was not a normal person, Shuten-dōji was still very surprised at this moment.

"Are you kidding me?"

"Can you know what a ghost looks like out of thin air?"

“But I just proved that, didn’t I?” Ian said, looking at Shuten-dōji in front of him.

"..."

Shuten-dōji knew that the man before him had no reason to deceive him.

After all, they had all come to Ghost Island together.

She couldn't think of any reason why Ian would need to create panic.

"What on earth are you..."

Shuten-dōji looked the great Onmyoji up and down.

"Just like a drawing sheet."

"How could I not want to know?"

Ian's gaze swept across the scenery on Ghost Island.

"After all, if we could figure out what I am, we could help Raikou even better."

"..."

Shuten-dōji curled his lip.

"You really miss her, don't you?"

"Isn't that natural?"

"You two are a couple, right?"

Shuten-dōji reached out to stop Ian.

"I've heard that kind of talk enough."

"Let's take a look at this island quickly."

[You and Shuten-dōji conducted a survey of the surrounding area.]

You have obtained a lot of information.

[You begin to analyze.]

"I feel like something's off here!"

Shuten-dōji said this while looking at the road beside him.

"There's a strange sense of familiarity about it!"

"A sense of familiarity..."

Ian muttered the word that Shuten-dōji had said.

After a moment of contemplation, he asked:

Doesn't it remind you of a certain place?

“Yes!” Shuten-dōji nodded. “It really does resemble a certain place!”

"..."

"Is this Heian-kyo?"

"Yes, yes, yes! It's Heian-kyo!"

"Eh?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shuten-dōji suddenly realized that this seemed to be a very serious problem.

Although there are no buildings like those in Heian-kyo, nor roads like those in Heian-kyo.

However, judging from the areas the two are currently involved in, the distribution of mountains and rivers alone already bears a striking resemblance to the layout of Kyoto.

So--

Here comes the problem.

Why would an island so far from Heian-kyo (Kyoto) have such a layout?

Shuten-dōji could not understand such a thing.

But her instincts told her that this was definitely not a situation to be thanked for.

"Why is this happening?"

Shuten-dōji looked at Ian beside him and asked this question.

"What exactly is going on in this place?"

"I don't know." The great Onmyoji shook his head.

"But Shuten-dōji, if we look at it this way, that person called 'Ushi-gozen' might have more than just a little bit of knowledge about Raikou."

Ian wasn't just making wild guesses.

Whether it's using monsters to harass Heian-kyo or setting up Oni Island.

He could feel a strong sense of familiarity.

It felt as if he were truly facing Minamoto no Yorimitsu.

Is this imitation?

Or something else?

Ian found it difficult to make a judgment.

Just as Shuten-dōji was about to say something more, the horns on her head suddenly lit up.

The petite female ghost subconsciously looked towards one side of the island.

next moment.

A giant red demon burst through the jungle with a terrifying roar, then began to chase after it frantically.

Its target is something right in front of it.

It has yellow hair and eyes, a petite figure, and a pair of angry red horns on its head.

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That's right, that's it—

"Ibaraki!"

Shuten-dōji shouted out.

You could tell from his anxious look that this was Ibaraki-dōji.

Urgent situation.

After a moment of contemplation, Ian reached out towards Shuten-dōji's head.

[Shuten-dōji's blessing has been activated: You have temporarily returned your power to Shuten-dōji.]

She sensed it.

"you?"

Shuten-dōji looked at the man beside him, his mouth slightly agape, appearing quite surprised.

"Why would you..."

"Aren't you concerned about saving face?" Ian retorted. "In this situation, don't you want to put on a show?"

"..."

Shuten-dōji hadn't expected that Ian would actually take his words seriously.

But she wouldn't let this kindness go to waste.

Red eyes began to emerge from Shuten-dōji's purple eyes, and her body emitted bursts of heat.

"Okay, we'll be back in a bit!"

Having said that, Shuten-dōji, his demonic nature fully awakened, charged towards the giant red oni on the island of demons.

Looking at her like this, a word inexplicably popped into Ian's mind.

"Magic is released."

The now-alive Shuten-dōji is radiating "magical power" continuously.

This magic manifests itself in two forms: "fire" and "heat".

This is the truth behind how Shuten-dōji was able to ignite.

but--

How exactly did I manage to seal off the "magic"?

Ian increasingly felt that he had a big "problem".

the other side.

The enraged Shuten-dōji rushed towards Ibaraki-dōji at an unimaginable speed.

From a systemic perspective, it would probably take a hundred of them to barely match the size of the red demon before them.

However, the outcome of battles between ghosts and monsters is never determined by their size.

"Shuten-dōji?!"

Amidst Ibaraki-dōji's surprised exclamation, Shuten-dōji leaped into the air.

She exuded a refreshing aroma of wine, followed by a surge of heat and flames.