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

Therefore, even if they followed that unknown great Onmyoji at such close range, the two demons would not be discovered.

"What a stupid Onmyoji."

Looking at the Onmyoji before him, Shuten-dōji couldn't help but make this comment.

"If it were an older man, he would have spotted us by now."

"Ah."

Ibaraki-dōji nodded.

"If it were Lord Abe, he would have indeed discovered us."

"Eh?"

Shuten-dōji turned around and looked at his friend.

"Lord Abe?"

"Ibaraki, when did you start using that kind of address?"

"Hmm... I just thought of it." Ibaraki-dōji answered very seriously, "I thought it was a good way to address him, so I just called him that."

"Shuten, should I not use this title?"

"you……"

Seeing Ibaraki-dōji's sincere and undisguised gaze, Shuten-dōji blushed.

"Whatever you want."

"You're free to call me 'uncle' however you want!"

"We don't care!"

"Hmm." Ibaraki-dōji nodded. "That's good."

"..."

"..."

Shuten-dōji turned his face away.

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore! Let's hurry up and catch up with that Onmyoji ahead!"

"it is good."

It's quite a coincidence.

Although Shuten-dōji and Ibaraki-dōji followed at a leisurely pace, they were always able to stay close to the Grand Onmyoji in front.

The two little devils crossed most of Heian-gu Shrine in this way.

Where exactly is he going?

Watching this seemingly endless journey, Shuten-dōji couldn't help but mutter to himself.

She began to wonder if there was something wrong with her judgment.

Is it possible——

Does this Onmyoji really know nothing?

Shuten-dōji was somewhat puzzled.

But at that moment, something unexpected happened.

At this moment, Ibaraki-dōji spoke up:

"Shuten-dōji, he's gone."

"Eh?!"

Shuten-dōji snapped out of his thoughts and realized that the onmyoji who had been following the two demons had indeed disappeared before his eyes.

"Where...where did he go?"

I could have kept up no matter what.

How come the person disappeared after turning the corner?

Shuten-dōji sensed that something was wrong.

She dropped her previous carefree demeanor and spoke to Ibaraki-dōji beside her:

"Ibaraki, be careful."

"We have a feeling that something's not quite right."

"..."

Ibaraki-dōji did not respond directly.

But her clenched fist showed that she had listened to Shuten-dōji's words.

"Then what should we do now?" Ibaraki-dōji asked.

"..."

The Demon King of Mount Oe has returned to his extremely serious state during battle.

She looked around warily, watching out for anything that might cause an accident.

"Ibaraki, let's look around here first."

"We might make some discoveries."

Shuten-dōji and Ibaraki-dōji began their investigation.

Meanwhile, your thinking has also reached a preliminary conclusion.

face.

As Ian pondered Fujiwara no Tokuko's veil, this word came to mind.

Wearing a veil is certainly not for beauty, much less to create a sense of mystery.

Its only function is to conceal Fujiwara Tokuko's face.

but--

Why cover it up?

That means it definitely cannot be made public.

So--

Why can't it be made public?

Fujiwara no Tokuko was, after all, a person of some standing.

Why would someone have to cover up their face?

Ian pondered the question, his mind replaying the meager information he had gleaned from Fujiwara Tokuko.

"This humble servant."

This was the same self-designation as Tamamo-no-Mae, and it was one of the few pieces of information that Ian had memorized.

and many more.

Ian suddenly realized that he had fallen into a cognitive trap.

Just like how Tamamo-no-Mae, who referred to herself as "this humble servant," was not actually a wicked demon at all.

The relationship between Fujiwara no Tokuko and the hidden master Onmyoji may not be as it appears on the surface.

If we think about it this way—

It wasn't Fujiwara no Tokuko who invited this Onmyoji.

Instead, this Onmyoji approached Fujiwara no Tokuko.

No.

It's not just that level.

Given that they were able to hide in the Heian Palace and even set up a Yin-Yang magic array, it's probably not as simple as just "coming to their aid".

The more likely outcome is—

"Decide".

Because they can "decide" who the new Fujiwara no Tokuko is at any time, they cannot let her show her true face to avoid arousing suspicion.

If we continue thinking along these lines—

This explains Fujiwara no Tokuko's current anxiety.

She's going to be "replaced".

To put it more simply, it's death.

The moment Ian realized all this, he understood that the key to the problem lay with the Grand Onmyoji.

We need to find him quickly.

The moment this thought crossed his mind, Ian suddenly felt his heart skip a beat.

He looked into the distance.

Did someone activate some kind of Yin-Yang magic at this time?

You head in the direction from which that feeling came.

Meanwhile, new progress has been made in the investigation of Shuten-dōji and Ibaraki-dōji.

But that was a less than ideal outcome.

"What...what are all these?"

Shuten-dōji looked at the scene before him, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

After she and Ibaraki-dōji opened the door, they saw a huge room.

And here, corpses were hanging everywhere.

Even more terrifying is—