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

Then came the story of her being resurrected using Ian's body to evade the "Algae Woman's" search.

In theory, Tamamo-no-Mae shouldn't have known Shuten-dōji's name.

only--

For Shuten-dōji at that moment, Tamamo-no-Mae's words pierced her heart deeply.

She had originally hoped to regain some face in front of the fox demon by virtue of her title as the Demon King of Mount Ooe—after all, she had just fallen hard.

But if the other party doesn't recognize the name at all, there's no point in saying anything more!

Seeing Shuten-dōji's dejected state, Tamamo-no-Mae wondered if she had done something wrong.

She leaned close to Ian's ear and whispered:

"Mr. Abe, did I say something wrong?"

"Uh……"

Before Ian could answer the question, Ibaraki-dōji spoke first.

"I am Ibaraki-dōji, a friend of Shuten-dōji."

“You.”

Ibaraki-dōji looked at Tamamo-no-Mae.

"May I ask you a question?"

"..."

Despite being much smaller than herself, Tamamo-no-Mae did not underestimate Ibaraki-dōji.

She nodded very seriously:

"If I knew the answer, I would certainly have given it a clear answer."

"That--"

Ibaraki-dōji glanced at Tamamo-no-Mae, then at Ian.

What is your relationship with this Onmyoji?

"Eh? This..."

Tamamo-no-Mae didn't know how to answer that question.

After all, she never dared to ask such a question.

She looked at you.

You realize that she both wants to know the answer to this question and is afraid to know the answer.

[But what she doesn't know is—in your heart, she already has a very clear identity.]

Ian patted Tamamo-no-Mae on the shoulder and said gently:

"I'll answer it."

Under Tamamo-no-Mae's gaze, the Great Onmyoji looked at the puzzled Ibaraki-doji.

"Ibaraki."

If I had to describe my relationship with Xiaoyu using a single word—

"That's probably what 'someone you want to marry but can't' means."

"..."

All eyes were on Ian, but their thoughts differed.

Tamamo-no-Mae was a pleasant surprise.

She had assumed Ian's answer would lean more towards pity.

But now it seems...

It doesn't seem to be entirely out of pity.

I must have given him some ideas, right?

Shuten-dōji was surprised.

Although before she left, she had already somewhat realized that this great Onmyoji would not be as overly hostile to ghosts as before.

but--

Is he now actually considering taking a monster as his wife?

So, am I also...?

Ibaraki-dōji had no expression.

However, after glancing at Shuten-dōji and then at the Great Onmyoji, she suddenly understood something.

"Then, Onmyoji, can I interpret this relationship as that of lovers?"

"lover?"

Ian glanced at Tamamo-no-Mae, and seeing the expectation in her eyes, smiled and replied:

"Well, you could say that."

The Grand Onmyoji had barely finished speaking.

Ibaraki-dōji then knelt down in front of him with a thud.

"Then please."

"Please also take my good friend Shuten-dōji as your lover!"

"She talks about you day and night, I just can't stand it anymore!"

"Eh?!"

Shuten-dōji's cheeks turned bright red in an instant.

"Ibaraki! What are you saying?!"

"We didn't do that, it's just..."

Shuten-dōji became increasingly less confident as she spoke—after all, she had indeed been missing this great Onmyoji throughout the past season.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have returned to Kyoto so early in the spring.

But the next moment, she heard an unexpected answer.

“Okay.” Ian smiled slightly.

"If Shuten-dōji is willing, it's not impossible."

"Eh?!"

Shuten-dōji was stunned for a moment, then blushed and shouted.

"Who would want to be an older man's lover!"

"But why did you end up in this kind of relationship with a fox demon, sir?"

"Shuten, here's what happened."

You told Shuten-dōji about the series of recent events.

She looked surprised, but then something seemed to happen to her.

"Uncle, you mean there's a mirror inside the Heian Palace that we have to take away, right?"

“Hmm.” Ian nodded.

"That's it."

"That--"

Shuten-dōji hesitated for a moment before continuing.

"Should we go and get it for you?"

150. Shuten-dōji's New Target on His Journey of Unrequited Love (4,000-word chapter)

"Shuten-dōji..."

Ian's gaze fell on the little girl in front of him.

Although he looked like a child, he knew the other person was definitely not joking with him.

She means it.

"Shuten, are you sure you can do it?" Ian asked again.

"Uncle, what kind of look is that?"

Shuten-dōji put his hands on his hips, looking very unhappy.

"We are, after all, the Ghost Kings of Mount Ooe. What could possibly be a problem if we just went to retrieve a mirror?"

"Hmm." Ibaraki-dōji nodded in agreement.

"When we were in Mount Ooe, we would often ask passing merchants for a few bottles of fine wine."

"Although I won't tell them."

"Ibaraki! If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute!"

Shuten-dōji was very anxious.

She was very concerned about her image in front of Ian.

but--

She soon discovered that the Grand Onmyoji didn't care too much about such things.

He then spoke:

"Shuten, I'll leave it to you."

"Eh?"