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

"I just hope you can keep your word and not let her become me."

"So--"

Ugly Gozen looked at Ian, her eyes now showing a hint of emotion she hadn't had before.

"Never again...no, never again."

"I never want to see you again."

[The Holy Grail, its talent exhausted, has been obtained: You have acquired a Holy Grail to sustain the existence of Onigashima and Ushi-Gozen.]

It feels somewhat familiar.

But right now, you're not in the mood to think about its meaning.

Because you sense that Ghost Island is about to fall apart.

【for you.】

[Also, to fulfill Ugly Gozen's wish.]

You must leave here as soon as possible.

133. The Holy Grail of the Heian Period (4,000-word chapter)

Oni Island is on the verge of collapse.

You returned to Shuten-dōji and Ibaraki-dōji as quickly as possible.

You must take them away from this place.

"You're back?!"

Shuten-dōji's eyes were fixed only on Ian, who had returned to him.

She, the entire ghost, breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, during the time he was away, she had already mentally previewed all the worst possible outcomes.

It's as if they've gone forever;

Or perhaps he was killed on the spot by that person called Ushi-Gozen;

They might even just leave themselves and Ibaraki here—after all, it's Oni Island, so isn't it only natural to let the oni stay?

However, none of these bad outcomes occurred.

Just as he had promised, Ian returned to the very monsters that the great Onmyoji should have hated most.

"Yeah." He nodded.

"I am back."

"Now—"

Just as Ian was about to speak, he saw Ibaraki-dōji's puzzled look.

He recalled the stubborn resentment of a certain demon king of Mount Ooe, who was obsessed with saving face, and changed his words:

"Master, I think we should leave this ghost island."

"Eh?!"

Shuten-dōji and Ibaraki-dōji were surprised at the same time once again.

However, the former quickly realized that he could not continue like this, otherwise it would definitely arouse Ibaraki-dōji's suspicion.

He wouldn't lie to himself.

With this in mind, Shuten-dōji quickly agreed to Ian's "request".

"Row!"

"Let's go!"

You lead Shuten-dōji and Ibaraki-dōji back the way you came.

Because the entire Oni Island is laid out according to the layout of Heian-kyo (Kyoto), the process is not difficult.

You and the others boarded the ship.

[The instant the ship left the shore, you saw Ushi no Gozen.]

She stood on the shore, watching you leave.

Clear ripples drift, sea waves surge.

[After the ship has traveled a certain distance from the shore.]

The Ghost Island has disappeared.

The dark clouds gradually faded away.

The light from the sky slanted onto the sea, creating a stage-like white spectacle.

And that—

There should have been an island.

"It's disappeared..."

Ibaraki-dōji stared at the empty sea, momentarily at a loss for words.

After all, not long ago, she was running barefoot up there.

Shuten-dōji's reaction was very similar to Ibaraki-dōji's.

She stared at the empty sea, rubbing her eyes repeatedly.

She couldn't believe what she was seeing.

"Uncle, what have you done?!"

Ian glanced at Ibaraki-dōji and, noticing she was still gazing at the sea, spoke:

"Shuten, here's what happened."

You relayed what Ugly Gozen had told you to Shuten-dōji.

You also showed her the golden cup that the Ugly Queen had asked you to take.

You hope she might know something.

But the outcome seems to be quite different.

"This……"

Shuten-dōji opened his mouth slightly, looking incredulous.

obviously.

At this moment, she probably doesn't even know anything anymore, let alone understand what Ian just said.

Is this gold cup really that powerful?

"How could they manage to maintain an entire island while also accomplishing so much?"

"I do not know."

Ian answered very honestly how he felt at that moment.

My initial thoughts were similar to yours.

“But since Ugly Queen has said so, I think it’s not something to doubt.”

"..."

Shuten-dōji's expression was somewhat subtle.

She had never seen Ushio Gozen in person, so even though she knew that he looked almost exactly like Minamoto no Yorimitsu, she couldn't believe it right away.

She looked at the golden cup in front of her, thought for a moment, and then spoke:

"That--"

"Uncle, can I touch your golden cup?"

"of course can."

The ugly princess did not say that others were not allowed to touch the cup.

At the same time, Ian did hope that Shuten-dōji could provide some relatively useful information.

If touch could achieve this, that would be even better.

Your idea is very well-developed.

However, the actual result was not as good as imagined.

[It could even be described as somewhat unexpected.]

Shuten-dōji stretched out his delicate little hand and touched the golden cup.

only--

The moment her hand touched the cup, she recoiled as if she had been electrocuted.

"What...what is this thing?!"

Shuten-dōji kept blowing air into his hands, looking like a child who had been burned.

"It hurts!"

"it hurts?"

Ian looked at Shuten-dōji in front of him with a puzzled expression.

"what happened?"

"that is--"

Shuten-dōji looked at the golden cup with a somewhat aggrieved expression.

"It seems like some kind of strange spell has been cast on this."

"Something like 'Don't touch the ghosts' or something."