Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful scumbag.

In the ensuing battles, if those who assisted in the fight made meritorious contributions, General Hojo would also generously reward them according to their merits.

The so-called Divine Jewel is the finest of all rewards—legend has it that it is a treasure passed down through generations of the Hojo family, and once it accumulates enough divine power every so often, it can grant a person's wish.

General Hojo promised that he would lend someone one chance to use the Divine Jewel if they could kill the Long-Haired Demon King.

that's all.

With this temptation, whenever the Demon Extermination Edict is issued, skilled people from all over the world flock to Ashihara.

Naoko Sakuragi is one of them.

She was originally the daughter of a samurai family in the south. Due to an accident, her father, brothers, and newlywed husband were all killed by the long-haired demons. From then on, she vowed revenge, gave away all her family's wealth, and formed the Yukawa Clan, a mercenary group, to hunt down the long-haired demons everywhere.

As soon as the order to kill demons was issued, she did not hesitate and immediately led her people towards the direction of Ashihara. She wanted to continue killing the long-haired demons and also wanted to try her luck with the Divine Jewel to resurrect her loved ones.

The reason she came to this small town was because she heard that there were hairy demons around, and she wanted to cut off a few heads to improve her status after entering Ashihara.

Unexpectedly, before even seeing the long-haired demon, he spotted Hoshino Hideyuki first. Immediately, he realized that Hoshino was exceptionally skilled and decided to recruit him, which is why he took the initiative to approach him and strike up a conversation.

After hearing this, Hoshino Hideyuki's eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

Something feels off about this secret realm.

It's so big and complete, it's practically a miniature world!

And what's with that long-haired demon? They even have a long-haired demon king to decide on? It sounds like a Warboss suddenly appearing out of the Greenskins!

Tsk tsk.

After a moment's thought, Hideyuki Hoshino decided to accept Naoko Sakuragi's invitation.

Anyway, he didn't have anywhere better to go.

Moreover, that magic jade sounded quite interesting—of course, the fox didn't believe that thing was really an all-powerful wish-granting machine, at least he didn't think that thing could solve Goldbach's conjecture.

But what if we could send him back to the present world?

Well, worth a try.

"Great, welcome!"

Over here, Naoko Sakuragi bursts into laughter upon hearing that Hideyuki Hoshino had agreed to join the team.

Just then, her subordinates brought in some fine wine and several dishes, and she began to chat with Hoshino Hideyuki.

As they chatted, under the influence of alcohol, Naoko Sakuragi's face turned red and her body felt hot.

She then removed her armor, and in the process, her movements were a little too forceful, pulling open her inner garment and unexpectedly revealing her shoulders, which were not smooth but still fair, as well as the corner of the white bodice covering her rounded breasts.

However, she didn't care at all and continued to drink heavily. Although it was just low-alcohol sake, she drank five bowls in a row, which is quite an amazing amount of alcohol.

Hoshino Hideyuki also didn't react much to this, just calmly drinking and eating. He ate most of the dishes on the table in the blink of an eye.

About an hour later, Naoko Sakuragi got up and led Hideyuki Hoshino to the Yukawa Clan's encampment—there were about twenty of them, and they had booked a farmhouse outside the city.

After Hoshino Hideyuki was ushered into the room, one of Sakuragi Naoko's subordinates asked, "Sakuragi-sama, should we find a courtesan (a euphemism for a woman skilled in prostitution) for this man?"

Naoko Sakuragi tightened her clothes and shook her head: "No need, it's unnecessary. These little tricks won't work on him."

Another subordinate frowned and said, "Sir, aren't you overestimating him? He's just a pretty boy of unknown origin."

"Who knows? But my intuition tells me he'll surprise us!"

Naoko Sakuragi smiled, then instructed someone to look after the newcomer, Hideyuki Hoshino, introduce him to his companions, and help him choose a weapon or something. She then left the courtyard and went back to the city to buy food.

the other side.

Inside the room, Hoshino Hideyuki transformed the box back into the corpse of the narrow-eyed Onmyoji, inspected it thoroughly to confirm that it was not decayed, then turned it back into a box and hid it under the bed.

He then lay down on the bed and rested for a while.

Once his physical strength and demonic power were almost fully restored, he placed a strongman in his place, transforming it into his own likeness, while his true form turned into a fly and quietly flew away.

Some things can't be trusted just by listening to Naoko Sakuragi; you have to see them for yourself to be sure.

So he flew around the mansion, then hypnotized two passersby outside, asking them a whole bunch of questions, thus verifying Naoko Sakuragi's information.

When he flew back, he unexpectedly saw two men from the Yukawa clan talking to a little girl chopping wood at the back gate of the house. Out of curiosity, he stopped on the nearby roof to observe.

The two men were dressed in kimonos with swords at their waists, looking like ordinary ronin.

But that girl was quite unusual.

She looked to be thirteen or fourteen years old, not very tall, with a slender figure. She wore a coarse cloth outfit and straw sandals. Her hair was casually tied into a bun at the back of her head, with a chopstick stuck in it.

Although her attire was sloppy, she was quite beautiful, with delicate features, bright and captivating eyes, and a beauty mark at the corner of her right eye. Although her skin was somewhat dusty, it was still clear that she had fair and tender skin.

She's definitely a natural beauty!

The only drawback was that she had a huge, blood-red birthmark that stretched diagonally from her forehead to her left cheekbone, making her look quite ferocious.

Just as Hoshino Hideyuki was about to observe more closely, he heard the two ronin laughing and joking:

"Hey, monster, show us your magic tricks!"

Chapter 201 Fox, Lolita, and Beautiful Woman

Huh? A monster?

Hoshino Hideyuki glanced at the girl again and secretly activated his Eye of Insight.

Yes, confirmed, it's not a monster.

However, that birthmark did indeed exude a hint of evil.

Yes, most ordinary humans would feel disgusted by this thing, which is why they contemptuously call it a monster, but foxes are real monsters, so they are unaffected.

Here.

Despite the ronin's obvious mockery, the little girl wasn't angry at all. Instead, she grinned and showed her little tiger teeth, saying, "Alright, grandpa, I'll perform for you right now!"

As she spoke, she put down the axe and did a handstand on the spot.

"Pour it out, pour it out... Ah! Ouch!"

However, it seems that she was too hasty and lost her balance. She only stood for a moment before falling to the ground and getting covered in mud.

"Pfft hahaha!"

"Everyone was right, you silly girl are interesting!"

"Here you go, it's a reward from the old man~"

As they talked, the two ronin each took a copper coin from their pockets, threw it on the ground, and then turned and walked away with smiles on their faces.

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"

The little girl took the money and began to kowtow until the two ronin had walked a long way before she stopped, turned around, picked up her axe, and continued chopping wood.

"Your wood-chopping skills are pretty good."

"what?"

Suddenly, a magnetic male voice came from beside her. The little girl turned around and was surprised to see that Hoshino Hideyuki had squatted down next to her at some point.

Looking at the neatly separated firewood on the ground, Hoshino Hideyuki smiled and said, "If you had used this technique to swing the axe just now, you could have definitely cracked those two heads open."

The little girl blinked, seemingly not understanding the fox at all, and just asked blankly:

"Um, sir, you are...?"

"Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Rukawa Makoto, and I just joined the Yukawa group today. What's yours?"

"Ah, my name is Himeno Aoi!" The little girl grinned, her small tiger teeth gleaming white in the sunlight. "I'm the Wood-Picking Minister of the Yukawa Clan! Hehe~"

"What a lovely name! Your profession is interesting, and you're beautiful too. Hmm, it's nice to meet you."

Upon hearing the word "beautiful," Himeno Aoi was visibly taken aback, as if it was the first time someone had described her that way.

At that moment, Hoshino Hideyuki pulled out a piece of candy from his pocket—he had plucked it from passersby when he had just turned into a fly; there were originally five pieces, but he had already eaten four of them.

Now, he handed the last piece to Himeno Aoi, smiling, "This is a small gift to mark our meeting. Hope you'll take care of me in the future!"

After saying that, he got up and left.

"Thank you, Mr. Rukawa!"

Himeno Aoi glanced at the candy in her palm, realized what was happening, and waved at Hoshino Hideyuki's retreating figure.

After turning the corner.

Hideyuki Hoshino bumped into Naoko Sakuragi.

The latter was dressed more casually than before, with only a loose-fitting jacket draped over her upper body. Her small navel, slender waist with a few drops of sweat, shoulders with a few strands of black hair, and the bodice binding her magnificent breasts were all clearly visible.

"Sakuragi-sama." Now that he had joined the team, Hoshino Hideyuki addressed him as everyone else, but his words lacked any respect: "This is the second time already. Are you deliberately dressing like this in front of me?"

"Haha."

Naoko Sakuragi chuckled, giving him a flirty wink, and said, "You noticed, Rukawa-kun? Yeah, that's right~"

"why?"

"Although I'm getting older, I'm still quite confident in my appearance. I didn't expect that you, Rukawa, wouldn't react to me at all before. Although this proves that you have refined tastes, which is a good thing, I'm still a little unwilling to give up and want to try again~"

Hoshino Hideyuki smirked: "Sakuragi-sama is really carefree."

While such behavior might not seem like much in modern times, it was certainly quite open-minded in this place that clearly remains stuck hundreds of years in the past.

"How can a woman have any self-restraint when she's hanging out with men all day? Besides, she might get killed by the long-haired devil tomorrow, so what's the point of thinking so much? Of course, she should just do whatever she wants."

Naoko Sakuragi winked at Hideyuki Hoshino, as if hinting at something, or perhaps not.

Then she suddenly changed the subject, saying, "You were very interested in that child from earlier?"

Hoshino Hideyuki replied, "Yeah, she reminds me a lot of my uncle's friend's neighbor's aunt's kid~"

Naoko Sakuragi: ?

"Ah...you have a pretty good memory..."

"Hmm~" Hoshino Hideyuki chuckled and asked, "Is there something wrong with her?"

Naoko Sakuragi did not answer directly, but instead said, "She was an orphan I saw in a village I was passing through. She seemed to be cursed by a monster, so no one had taken care of her. I took her in because I felt sorry for her."

"Even so, she was never very popular in the team, probably because of a curse."