I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

Upon hearing Z23's words, Yhaka nodded with a serious expression. Seeing Yhaka's earnest expression, Z23 seemed to breathe a slight sigh of relief.

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On the border of the territory where Akagi is located, Yhaka arrived at Nagato's location like lightning. With a blank expression, Yhaka looked up at the towering, steep mountain in front of him. Although Yhaka said he had never climbed a mountain before, the mountain in front of him looked dilapidated, like cheese that had been gnawed by rats. Moreover, there were many torii gates standing on the mountain, and stone stairs at the bottom of the torii gates. Perhaps because he had never been here before, Yhaka felt that this place had a sense of desolation, which made Yhaka very strange.

However, Yuhaka didn't care too much. After all, Yuhaka wasn't interested in this kind of thing. Yuhaka was here to kidnap... rescue people, and there didn't seem to be any good food here.

Although he can't fly with wings, thanks to Ehaka's powerful leg explosiveness, he can even jump into the air in an instant and glide to fly. However, this time Ehaka doesn't need to fly. With his explosive power, Ehaka rushed up at an extremely fast speed.

However, at that moment, Yuhaka also keenly sensed that someone was attacking him. Instantly, Yuhaka performed a very difficult maneuver in the air to dodge several crimson sword attacks, and then landed on the stairs below the torii gate.

Here, Yuhaka looked up at the figure standing on the torii gate not far away. With his powerful eyesight, Yuhaka could clearly see a fox-eared girl with long silver-gray hair standing on the torii gate. She was wearing a strange outfit that looked like a combination of a shrine maiden's uniform and a sailor's uniform, and she was holding a slender katana with a black blade and a red edge.

Looking into the other person's blue eyes, Yuhaka could clearly see the warning in them; obviously, the other person was there to stop him.

“Nameless intruder, this is the end. One more step and you will reach the holy land where the Divine Child resides. Stop here. If you turn back now, I may spare your life.”

Hearing what the other person said, Yuhaka looked at the fox-eared girl in front of him with a puzzled expression and asked:

"Divine Child? Who is that?"

Upon hearing Yuhaka's answer, the fox-eared girl paused for a moment, then narrowed her eyes and looked at Yuhaka, saying:

"You didn't come here for the Divine Child?"

Regarding the question about the fox-eared girl, Yuhaka nodded and said:

"Mmm, Yu-Yu is here to see Nagato~"

As soon as Yuhaka finished speaking, he moved to the right, and a crimson sword aura flew past him.

"You rude wretch! How dare you address that sir by his name like that!"

The fox-eared girl looked at the ground with a hint of anger in her eyes, pointing her sword at the figure scratching its small head with its large tail, looking completely bewildered. Yuhaka said:

"As expected, you too are a villain who covets the divine power of the Divine Child! Then vanish!"

As she spoke, the fox-eared girl sheathed her katana, then made a drawing-and-slash motion before disappearing from the torii gate. Although it looked like she vanished into thin air, Yuhaka's extremely sharp dynamic vision allowed him to see her movements clearly, including the perfect absolute territory beneath her swaying skirt.

With the sound of the blade being drawn from its sheath, Yuhaka opened his mouth without hesitation and bit the blade that the fox-eared girl was swinging at him. The fox-eared girl was startled by Yuhaka's actions. She obviously did not expect someone to catch her swinging blade with their mouth.

In that moment of distraction, Yuhaka seized the opportunity. With a flick of his head, he pulled the fox-eared girl in front of him towards him. Caught off guard by the sudden force, the girl was pulled by Yuhaka. Then, Yuhaka turned around and delivered a powerful headbutt to the fox-eared girl's head, resulting in a loud thud that echoed through the night.

With his hands on his hips, Yuhaka looked at the fox-eared girl lying on the ground, her eyes darting around, and with a smug expression, he stepped over her and hopped and skipped towards the top of the mountain.

Volume 1 [Lazy to Divide into Chapters]: Chapter 1527 [Nagato: Ugh, you rude wretch!]

After Yuhaka knocked the fox-eared girl out of the way with a headbutt, he ran towards the mountaintop. This time, without any obstacles, Yuhaka quickly arrived at the shrine on the mountaintop. After checking that there were no Manju or ship girls around, Yuhaka quietly crouched down and began investigating the surrounding rooms for Nagato's presence.

Ayanami also told Yuhaka about Nagato's appearance. After Ayanami told Yuhaka that Nagato was a fox-eared loli with long black hair and golden eyes, Yuhaka roughly knew what Nagato looked like.

Soon, under Yuhaka's search, Yuhaka quickly sensed a ship girl's reaction in the shrine. Yuhaka also secretly followed the direction of the reaction to a place that looked like a hot spring. Yuhaka sniffed the air and smelled a fox-like scent. Of course, Yuhaka did not smell any body odor, but rather a fragrant scent similar to that of the fox-eared girl from before.

Soon, following the scent, Yuhaka arrived at the hot spring. Entering through the main gate, she saw a fox-eared girl with long ears soaking in the hot spring. Because the girl had said she was carrying Yuhaka, she mistook her for the fox-eared girl and said:

"Jiang Feng, how is the intruder doing?"

Upon hearing the other person's words, Yuhaka looked around with an "OwO?" expression. Obviously, Yuhaka didn't see anyone, which made Yuhaka a little confused. Who was the other person talking to?

The black-haired, fox-eared loli, not hearing Jiang Feng's voice, twitched her fox ears in confusion and turned her head, saying:

"Jiang Feng, who are you?!"

Seeing Yuhka's OwO face, the black-haired fox-eared loli looked at her warily. Although Yuhka's appearance was deceptive, the black-haired fox-eared loli could instinctively sense that this Yuhka with the OwO face was not as simple as she seemed. After all, Jiang Feng had said that an intruder had come, but Jiang Feng had not returned. Only this little girl with the OwO face, who was about her age, appeared here. Obviously, something had happened to Jiang Feng.

The black-haired, fox-eared loli holding a bath towel stood up, looking very wary, and said to Yuhaka:

"You... um?! Who are you?"

Hearing the question from the black-haired fox-eared loli, Yuhaka tilted her head and looked at the girl, saying:

"Youyou is just Youyou!"

Upon hearing Yuhaka's answer, the black-haired fox-eared loli looked at a blank expression, unsure of what to say. After a moment of hesitation, Yuhaka went up and smelled the scent on the black-haired fox-eared loli.

Seeing Yuhaka's actions, the black-haired fox-eared loli blushed slightly. However, because Yuhaka was a girl, the black-haired fox-eared loli didn't react much. Instead, she took a few steps back to keep a distance from Yuhaka before asking her:

"Stop! Stop! You, you insolent scoundrel!"

Upon hearing the black-haired fox-eared loli's words, Yuhaka obediently stopped and looked at her with an "OwO" expression. Seeing that Yuhaka had obediently stopped, the black-haired fox-eared loli relaxed a little. It seemed that the other party was not the kind of person who was very rude. Hmm... However, the fact that Jiang Feng had not returned made the black-haired fox-eared loli feel a little uneasy.

Seeing that Yuhaka had stopped, the black-haired, fox-eared loli coughed slightly and said to Yuhaka:

"I am Nagato, the priestess of Tenjin Shrine. Who are you? Why are you here? Where is Jiang Feng?"

Upon hearing the black-haired fox-eared loli's question, Yuhaka looked at her with a puzzled expression. Hadn't he just told her his name? Why was she still asking? At the same time, Yuhaka also realized that the fox-eared loli with long black hair and golden eyes in front of him was Nagato, whom Ayanami and the others had mentioned.

Although she doesn't look particularly imposing, her strength is undeniable; of course, you can't beat her. OwO~

"Youyou is Youyou~ Who is Jiang Feng?"

Hearing Yhaka's words, Nagato looked at Yhaka with a puzzled expression and asked:

"Eh? Don't you know Jiang Feng? She's that girl with long gray hair..."

Upon hearing Nagato's words, Yuhaka understood who Jiang Feng was. It was the gray-haired girl he had knocked unconscious with his headbutt—Jiang Feng! Yuhaka clapped his hands in sudden realization and said:

"Oh! Youyou knows, you knocked Jiang Feng unconscious OwO~"

"???"

Nagato looked puzzled when he heard Yuhaka's words. He hadn't expected Yuhaka to knock Jiang Feng unconscious like that. After all, Nagato knew Jiang Feng's strength well, as he was Yuhaka's bodyguard. But Nagato hadn't expected that Yuhaka's strength would be enough to defeat Jiang Feng. This was something Nagato hadn't anticipated.

"This, how is this possible?! What exactly do you want to do?!"

Upon hearing Nagato's question, Yhaka, with a smug expression, put his hands on his hips and said to Nagato:

"YuYu is here to take Nagato away~ =w=~"

Upon hearing Yuhaka's words, Nagato realized that this child, who was about her age, was there to kidnap her. Nagato became wary and looked at Yuhaka, saying:

"Although I don't know who sent you, I will not go with you."

Yuhaka looked at Nagato with a puzzled expression after hearing his words and asked:

"Why, OO?"

Regarding the question about Yuhaka, Nagato seemed to have thought of something unpleasant and said:

"I do not want to use my abilities for war."

Hearing Nagato's words, Yuhaka, looking completely bewildered, scratched his head with his big tail and said:

"Oh, what does that have to do with Youyou?"

"???"

Upon hearing Yhaka's words, Nagato, looking completely bewildered, stared at Yhaka, who seemed oblivious to his reaction. Clearly, she hadn't expected Yhaka to say that. At that moment, Yhaka extended her little paw and spoke to Nagato:

"Then Yu-Yu is going to capture Nagato and leave OwO~"

Seeing that Yhaka was about to make a move, Nagato realized that this guy with the "OwO" look on his face wasn't someone who played by the rules. Nagato clenched his fists, ready to knock Yhaka down first.

P.S.: Ugh... I feel like something's off with me. I feel lethargic and have no energy at all. I suspect it's because of the recent weather changes. The hygrometer is showing relatively dry conditions lately. I don't know if that's the reason. Anyway, my mind is in a state of unease right now, like a computer program that's not responding. It's really strange and frustrating.

I've been writing around 4000 words a day lately, and that's how it is until I get back to normal. I'm very sorry.

Volume 1 [Lazy Chapters]: Chapter 1528 [Youyou: Spinning around~OwO~]

Seeing Nagato clench his fists, Yhaka stopped in his tracks. Yhaka became excited at the sight of his opponent wanting to fight and assumed a quadruped position, his large tail held high and waving. Nagato was dumbfounded by Yhaka's stance, as he had never seen such an action before, leaving him unsure of what to do.

"No, don't underestimate me! I am, after all, a divine child of the Tenjin Shrine. My power is no less than Jiang Feng's!"

Upon hearing Nagato's words, Yhaka paused slightly, then its tail wagged even more excitedly. Nagato, seeing this, looked at Yhaka with a bewildered expression, wondering why this strange child seemed even more excited than before.

However, Nagato didn't seem to intend to hold back. After all, Nagato sensed that Yuhaka in front of her possessed power no weaker than her own. This was an opponent Nagato had never encountered before. Although she was a priestess, her fighting ability was in no way inferior to anyone else's.

As Nagato jumped up, he swung his little fist at Yhaka. Yhaka dodged the punch with a leap. As Nagato's fist landed on the ground, a strong impact caused the stone tiles on the floor to shatter and fly away. After realizing that his punch had missed, Nagato looked up.

“OwO~”

"?!"

Seeing Yuhaka clinging to the ceiling like a gecko, Nagato couldn't help but show a surprised expression. At this moment, Nagato was also wondering what Yuhaka's identity was. Judging from Nagato's experience, Yuhaka should be a ninja sent by another force, but Nagato didn't see anything that looked like a ninja on Yuhaka.

Yuhaka, who was stuck to the ceiling, suddenly jumped down and launched a knight kick at Nagato. However, Nagato's reaction speed was not slow either. He dodged Yuhaka's knight kick with a backflip. At the same time, ship equipment that looked like a shrine maiden's outfit appeared on Nagato's body, and ship equipment weapons that looked like nodachi appeared in Nagato's hands.

After taking out the ship-mounted weapons, Nagato looked at Yuhaka with a serious expression and said:

"Bring out your weapons, for I do not kill the unarmed."

Upon hearing Nagato's words, Yuhaka looked at Nagato with an "OwO?" expression and asked:

"If Yu-Yu doesn't take any weapons, will Nagato never fight her?"

Upon hearing Yhaka's question, Nagato looked at Yhaka with a completely bewildered expression, clearly not expecting Yhaka to ask such a question.

Then Nagato shook his head to bring himself back to his senses and looked at Yuhaka, saying:

“If you leave now, I will not hesitate to pursue your rudeness.”

Upon hearing Nagato's words, Yuhaka shook his head with an unwilling expression. Then, Yuhaka assumed a stance reminiscent of Eastern Fist. Seeing Yuhaka's stance, Nagato understood that Yuhaka was a martial artist skilled in fist techniques. This made Nagato wary, as he had never encountered an enemy who knew fist techniques before. This prevented Nagato from relying on his "experience" to defend against Yuhaka's attacks.

Moreover, judging from the destructive power of Yhaka's kick just now, Nagato could tell that Yhaka's attack was no weaker than his own. If the opponent got close, he wouldn't be able to use his large weapon, the nodachi, effectively, which would be troublesome.

Nagato was trying to lure Yhaka outside, but at that moment Yhaka seized the opportunity to attack. Nagato reacted suddenly to the attack, and used his nodachi to slash at Yhaka. Unfortunately, Yhaka's reaction speed was much faster than Nagato's. In an instant, Yhaka crawled on the ground to dodge Nagato's attack and used his tail to wrap around Nagato's hands that were gripping his weapon. Then, Yhaka gripped the ground and used his tail to throw Nagato away.

"Ugh?!"

Nagato, who was thrown out by Yhaka's tail, was caught off guard. After all, Nagato probably didn't expect Yhaka's tail to have such an ability.

However, for this reason, Nagato was caught off guard and thrown out. Nagato reacted quickly and did a set of recovery movements to get up. But before Nagato could prepare his sword stance, Yhaka pounced and slashed at Nagato with a claw attack. Nagato tried to dodge Yhaka's unexpected attack, but unfortunately, Yhaka's attack speed was faster. Instantly, four long rips were torn in Nagato's clothes at the chest.

After realizing his dodge attempt failed, Nagato launched a powerful kick at Yhaka, trying to force her back. Unfortunately for him, Yhaka grabbed Nagato's white-stockinged foot. Seeing Yhaka catch his foot, Nagato's expression turned grim. Then, just as Nagato had expected, Yhaka's eyes glowed red as she grabbed Nagato's foot and unleashed a powerful windmill attack.

"Whoa ...

"Hahaha—! This is so much fun! OwO~~~"

Yuhaka, who grabbed Nagato and used his windmill attack, looked very happy, while Nagato, who was being grabbed, let out a cute squeal. Clearly, the emotions between humans and dogs cannot be understood by each other.

Just as Yhaka was happily swinging Nagato, he suddenly felt his hand become lighter. Confused, Yhaka immediately stopped his windmill swing and looked to see what was going on. He then saw that he was holding a white over-the-knee sock in his hand.

"Huh? Where's Nagato?"

Puzzled, Yuhaka looked around and saw a large hole in the shape of a long gate on the wall of a shrine, with smoke coming out. Seeing this, Yuhaka quickly ran over to check the situation and found that the long gate was spinning around, and that the long gate had obviously fainted.

Seeing that the other party was in a daze, Yuhaka scratched his little head with his big tail, looking both handsome and embarrassed. Since the other party had fainted, Yuhaka took out a rope and tied Nagato up in a pretty way. Then he carried Nagato away, and before leaving, he also tied up Jiang Feng, who was still unconscious, and took him with him. After all, the other party had already seen his appearance, so he could only take him along.