Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful scumbag.

Thinking about this, he was already looking forward to seeing the expressions on those people's faces when they heard the news. He couldn't help but take out his phone and immediately contact Inuyama Tetsu to ask about the situation.

And behind the fox.

When Kikuri Iji read some of the comments, she couldn't help but empathize with them.

what……

I really want to take the place of that female anchor and act alongside the fox...

Wait, what is this…

She saw a long, golden hair at the base of the fox's tail.

This is definitely not fox fur.

Judging by the color, it's not the female anchor's hair.

so……

There were other women present at the time!

He's got blond hair!

Kikuri Ijichi curled her lip, picked up the golden hair with her index finger and thumb, and held it up in front of the fox's eyes, asking:

"Hideyuki-kun, who left this here?"

Hoshino Hideyuki, who was scrolling through the comments, glanced at her out of the corner of his eye and said without turning his head, "An Onmyoji from the Countermeasures Office. I mentioned her to you before. What's up?"

"Oh, I see. It's nothing..."

Kikuri Ijichi disgustedly threw her hair into the trash can.

"Ok?"

The fox turned around this time, smiled with narrowed eyes: "Kikuri-chan, you're not jealous, are you?"

"..."

After a long silence, Ichikichi suddenly straightened her face, reached under the fox's ribs, and lifted it up, saying:

"It just occurred to me, you haven't showered since you got back from that big battle last night, have you?"

"Well, hehe~"

"Let's go take a shower!"

"Tch, fine, I'll wash it then. Do you have a brush at home...? No? Then I'll just use your comb..."

And so, Kikuri Ijichi dragged the fox to the bathroom...

The words are divided into two parts.

The following evening, the blond-haired owner who had caused the little fox to be captured and thrown into the bathroom was on his way back to his hometown...

That was in the suburbs of Tokyo.

The black sedan drove along the winding mountain road, deep into a forest.

The driver tugged at his collar with his left hand:

"I don't know why, but I always feel like someone is watching me closely."

In the passenger seat, Asuka Tendo gazed at the passing scenery outside the window and said softly, "You've just passed through seven barriers. You'll get used to it."

"Huh? Isn't this even stronger than the security in our countermeasures office? Truly worthy of the Tendo family..."

"It's just a legacy from our ancestors; if it breaks, we won't even know how to fix it."

"That's still amazing..."

As the two talked, the car drove past a tiger statue, and then the terrain became flat.

The driver slowed down and soon drove to the end of the road, stopping in front of a large cluster of antique-style buildings.

"We've arrived, Asuka."

"Thanks, you can just drive straight back to the city. The memorial day will last for four or five days, and I'll go back on my own after it's over."

"OK, then good luck, our genius."

"Hmph, of course~"

Asuka Tendo got off the car.

As she watched her colleague walk away, a hint of nervousness gradually crept into her confident and proud expression.

She took a deep breath and turned to walk towards the courtyard.

There were already maids in kimonos waiting there, smiling and bowing, opening the door for her and leading the way.

Then there's the second door, the third door...

During this time, people kept watching her from both sides of the road and whispering among themselves.

A five- or six-year-old child asked, "Who is this older sister?"

The older person next to him replied, "If you think about it carefully, it should be your aunt."

"Huh? Then why is her hair blonde?"

Several other young people gathered together and discussed:

"I heard her strength is almost catching up with Ryuji's? I'm so envious."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"Why did this girl come back today? Can't she just stay in the countermeasures room? I get annoyed just looking at her blonde hair..."

Asuka Tendo ignored these people and continued on her way.

Finally, after the fourth door, she arrived at a dry landscape garden and met the thin old man—one of the three elders of the Tendou family, the great Onmyoji Tendou Masahiro.

She bowed and said, "Great-uncle!"

"You're back, Asuka."

Tian Tong Jiang Hui smiled and stepped forward to help the girl up: "It's only been a month since I last saw you, how come you've grown so much taller?"

Asuka Tendo replied with a smile, "Sixteen is the age when you grow up fast!"

"Haha, that's right. In that case, we can't neglect nutrition!"

Tendou Masaaki said, "I've heard about your performance in the Countermeasures Office over the past six months. You've done a great job, especially last night when you found the 'Record of Obscure Events,' which made the old lady Tsuchimikado have to thank me with her nose in her mouth. I can't help but laugh when I think about it now."

"As a reward, you can eat whatever you want tonight. Even if it's goldfish from Jade Pool, this old man can catch them for you!"

However, Asuka Tendo shook her head.

"Thank you, Grand Uncle. But just prepare something simple. I'm afraid I won't be able to eat anything good until we finish our business first."

"That's fine, too."

Tendou Masaharu sighed and smiled helplessly, "But to be honest, your chances of success this time are still..."

“That is both my parents’ ideal and my ideal, so… no matter what, I have to give it a try.”

Asuka Tendo raised her head, her pupils burning with determination.

Chapter 57 Another scapegoat mutters about the fox (Please read on!)

After that, Asuka Tendo had a simple dinner and then stayed at the mansion.

The next day, October 3rd.

In Japan, which has adopted the Western calendar, this is an ordinary day. However, according to the traditional lunisolar calendar, this day is September 16th, which is both the birthday of the ancestor of the Tendo family and the day he passed away.

Therefore, on this day every year, the Tiantong family would recall most of their members who were away to hold a sacrificial ceremony.

In addition to traditional activities such as offering food, worship, and reciting eulogies, the elders would also, unusually, invite the head of the family to come out and handle some important matters.

Doesn't that sound a little strange?

Even the most powerful patriarch of a large family shouldn't be so hard to see, right? Even if he doesn't personally preside over the sacrificial ceremony, does he really need to be invited by all the elders before he shows up?

If you didn't know better, you'd think it was a Shimokitazawa no Tsuchiya snake, it's always elusive.

But you know what, the Tendo family is special in this respect.

Because their head of the family, the thirteenth generation of the Tendo family... is not a person of this era.

His name is Tian Tong Xinyuan, and he is 342 years old this year. He is far ahead in the race to deepen the aging of society and can be called the oldest of the old men.

In Japan, he is the oldest human being, the most recognized and strongest Onmyoji, an undisputed legend in the realm of the extraordinary, and the fundamental guarantee that the Tendo family surpasses the Tsuchimikado family to become the top of the three Onmyoji families!

However, even such a person cannot completely defeat time.

Even with all the means he used, around eighty years ago, Shingen Tendo's life reached its limit.

In order to continue living, he took a secret medicine and fell asleep in the spiritual spring behind the mountain.

Except for exceptionally important matters, it only awakens on the anniversary of the death each year, while daily affairs are handled by the elders of each generation.

It might sound disrespectful, but it's actually based on a similar principle to making kimchi, and people in South Korea would absolutely be ecstatic when they see it...

cough cough...

Back to the present.

During the ritual, despite the various looks of envy, jealousy, and disgust from those around her, Asuka Tendo remained calm and meticulous in her etiquette.

Finally, the ordinary family members left one by one, the three elders got up and went to the back mountain, while the girl silently followed behind Tian Tong Jiang Hui.

After passing through two more barriers, she saw the hot spring with its pale red steam rising from it.

And in the spring, only the upper body of an old man with white hair was visible, his skin covered with wrinkles.

That is, the head of the family, Tiantong Xinyuan.

Tian Tong Jiang Hui led everyone to kneel down and respectfully said, "Lord Xin Yuan."

The old man opened his eyes, said nothing, and simply nodded.

Then Tiantong will shine...

He pulled out his laptop, opened a PowerPoint presentation filled with various free colorful artistic fonts, and began his report with the other two elders.