Sorry, you scumbag woman, you can do whatever you want.

"...Yuuka Kazami?" The shrine maiden's expression suddenly tensed up. Her starry eyes stared at the green-haired youkai, and she immediately compared it with the recorded information. She found that it was indeed extremely similar. Not only did they both have green hair, but they also dressed strangely. They looked gentle on the outside, but they were also unexpectedly cold on the inside.

Why would a powerful demon of that magnitude approach Maple Village?

Could it be that he came for her?

"Is there a problem?" Mebius tilted his head, looking at the priestess who was several times more solemn, and his smile turned wicked. "You seem to know who I am?"

"Why did you come here?" the shrine maiden asked coldly, only to see Yuuka Kazami looking troubled, as if she were pondering something very serious.

"Actually, my name isn't Kazami Yuuka."

"Do you think I'd believe that?" the priestess retorted coldly. Such a dangerous aura, such hair color, such attire, and such strength—it was almost identical to the description in the records.

Chapter 114

As my shrine maiden, it's only natural that we live together, right?

"Believe it or not, it doesn't matter." Mebius looked at the priestess opposite him, his smile becoming even gentler. "Your name is 'Kikyo,' right? I've heard you're the strongest priestess of this era."

"...I am not the strongest shrine maiden." Kikyo's beautiful brows furrowed. Could it be that Kazami Yuuka was attracted here for the fabricated title of strongest, which led her to make a special trip to Kaede Village?

However, given the competitive nature of monsters, it is indeed possible that they would make a special trip to do so.

“That’s not important. I think you’re the strongest priestess.” Mebius smiled, glancing around at the terrified villagers, then his gaze fell on Kikyo’s slightly angry face. “You have the Shikon Jewel, right?”

"You also want the Shikon Jewel?" Kikyo asked coldly, but Kazami Yuuka's smile became even more amused as she asked her another question.

"Do you have a half-demon with you?"

"A half-demon?" Kikyo frowned slightly. What half-demon would be so foolish as to recklessly approach her? Given her reputation among demons, they would either want to kill her or stay far away.

“I want to capture a half-demon with potential to study,” Mebius explained casually, then immediately changed the subject, “Witch, how about we make a deal?”

"..." Kikyo paused for a moment, considering her current situation. The other party was a renowned great demon, and with the villagers of Maple Village being held hostage, she had absolutely no room to refuse.

She put down the bow and asked Kazami Yuuka.

"What do you want from me?"

“Be my priestess and fulfill my needs,” Mebius replied immediately. She could have slowly lowered Kikyo’s guard, but the Crimson Dragon Emperor would arrive in three months, and she wouldn’t have time to slowly win over the priestess. She would have to resort to some despicable means.

Moreover, there's a subtle...pleasure to forcing such a holy shrine maiden.

Hmm, isn't that a bit too perverse?

"Okay." Kikyo lowered her head slightly, agreeing to the request for the time being.

However, Mebius did not immediately release the hostage beside him. He led the girl beside him to a large tree, raised his hand and gently stroked the tree trunk. "Kikyo, do you know my ability?"

She asked Kikyo a question, and then proceeded to explain to herself.

"I have the ability to interfere with the level of 'life,' including humans, monsters, gods... and insects that are invisible to the naked eye but are ubiquitous throughout the world."

"Buddha sees a drop of water as containing 84,000 lives. These tiny insects, invisible to the naked eye, are related to the health of 'life.' With just a gentle intervention, the relationship between insects and humans can be changed."

"That is the disease that everyone fears."

As soon as she finished speaking, the tree she was pressing down on quickly began to wither and turn yellow. Before long, it completely lost its vitality and turned into a dead tree. Its bare trunk looked like withered hands, pleading for help from the heavens.

It died without any violence; merely touching the tree trunk mysteriously took its life.

Kikyo, standing nearby, also fell silent. With her intelligence, she had already realized that this was a threat. If Kazami Yuuka could take the life of a tree by touching it, then... what about the little leaves that she had already touched? Could they die at any moment?

It all depends on Yuuka Kazami's single thought.

“I can change the ‘insect’ whenever I want.” Möbius put down the hand he was holding from the girl Xiaoye and slowly walked towards the priestess Kikyo.

Then, under the villagers' horrified and nervous gazes, he came to Kikyo, gently brushed aside her long black hair, and ran his fingers across the shrine maiden's delicate face.

However, the powerful priestess offered no resistance.

“From today onwards, you are my priestess.” Mebius withdrew her hand and explained with a smile, “By the way, remember to call me Mebius from now on, don’t get it wrong.”

"Hmm." The shrine maiden responded coldly, her delicate face expressionless, like an emotionless doll. Her eyes, as calm as still water, reflected the green-haired female monster in front of her.

The villagers, however, were very unwilling. Looking at the evil female monster, they thought that even if she was pretty, she was vicious. Otherwise, why would she threaten their village's witch?

Fortunately, Mebius was also a woman.

However, there's no need to worry about Lady Kikyo being defiled.

……

……

Night falls, covering the bright world.

The villagers went to sleep in unease... no, at least they returned home, and the whole village fell silent.

but.

Mebius remained silent, sitting sideways on the tatami mat, looking at the dilapidated little wooden house. Whether in his past life or this one, he had never lived in such a harsh environment.

And just then.

"Lord Mebius, are you not used to it?" A cute little girl came over carrying a quilt and looked at the female monster on the tatami.

"Sorry, this is already the best house in the village."

“When in Rome, do as the Romans do. I can accept that.” Möbius nodded slightly and asked the little girl in front of him, “Take me to a relatively flat area nearby where no crops are grown.”

"But it's nighttime now." The little girl hesitated. In this era, people didn't like to go out at night, as they were easily captured and eaten by monsters.

This is not a joke, it's... we really will be eaten.

“I am a monster, so it’s perfectly reasonable for me to go out at night,” Mebius explained. The little girl had no answer to that and pointed to the table on the tatami mat, where a grilled fish and dried radish were placed.

"Lord Mebius, please have dinner first."

“…” Mebius glanced at the grilled fish and dried radish on the table, and gave the little girl a gentle smile, “Xiao Feng, I’m not hungry.”

"Is it not to Lord Mebius's liking?" Xiao Feng nodded understandingly. This kind of human food might indeed not suit the taste of a demon.

"Xiao Feng, eat it if you like it." Mebius shook his head. In this era, both accommodation and food were very poor. The grilled fish on the table really brought out the flavor of the fish itself.

Yeah, it's just... there was no seasoning.

"..." Xiao Feng hesitated slightly, looking at the grilled fish on the table, and then at Mebius's expression, realizing that this monster really didn't want to eat it.

"That's rude." She placed the bedding on the tatami mat, knelt in front of the low table, and, with the intention of not wasting anything, picked up the chopsticks on the table and began to devour the grilled fish and dried radish.

Meanwhile, Mebius silently watched all of this. The humans of this era... in the eyes of modern people, were simply living in hell mode. Not only was the average lifespan low, but their food was also very casual. More importantly, there were monsters.

They're always hungry, they die young, and they never know when a monster will eat them.

"Xiao Feng, when you grow up, do you want to leave this land?" she asked Xiao Feng, only to be met with a slightly confused look in Xiao Feng's eyes, as if asking why he should leave this land.

"The country across the sea doesn't have so many demons and monsters, and life there is better than here..."

"It's too far, and besides, I want to be a shrine maiden." Xiaofeng shook her head. "If I leave the village, I won't be able to protect everyone, nor will I be able to share the burden with Kikyo-neechan."

"Is that so? What a good child." Möbius smiled, glancing at the priestess Kikyo who walked in through the door, a hint of a smile appearing on his face. "So, did you find anything wrong?"

"No." Kikyo shook her head slightly, a hint of doubt in her eyes. "The barrier is perfectly fine."

“Perhaps we are destined to meet, which is why the barrier is ineffective against me,” Möbius said with a straight face, but Kikyo clearly did not believe him and lowered her eyes to think silently.

Why is the barrier against monsters ineffective against Mebius, even though the barrier is intact and ordinary monsters cannot enter the village?

However, it had no effect on Mebius.

After a while.

"Lord Möbius, I've finished eating." Xiao Feng put down her chopsticks, lowered her head slightly, and said, "I already know there's a suitable open space there."

“Then let’s set off.” Möbius stood up and stretched. “Kikyo, as my priestess, you will come with me.”

"..." Kikyo nodded calmly and didn't ask any more questions. She wasn't a very curious person to begin with. As long as Möbius didn't kill people indiscriminately, she wouldn't care much about other things.

after a while.

The three of them walked out of the village together and came to an open space. It was a relatively spacious place with many trees, and it was clear that people often frequented the area.

It's probably because the children like to come here to play.

“Not bad, this place.” Mebius looked around, gripped the holy sword Durandal at his waist, then raised it and swung it lightly, cutting everything in front of him in half. Trees that would take several people to encircle fell to the ground, leaves and branches snapping and flying everywhere.

"Amazing!" Xiao Feng exclaimed. With just a light swing of the sword, he was able to cut down such a large area of ​​trees. What incredible swordsmanship! Even a sword saint could not do it.

Meanwhile, Kikyo could perceive more. She could tell that Möbius was not skilled in swordsmanship, and the power to cut down trees on such a large scale came from the knife in Möbius's hand.

However, the power that erupted was incomprehensible; it was neither demonic nor spiritual power, but a power unlike any she had ever known, as if it were from another world.

With a snap, Mebius suddenly slapped his fingers, and the void was suddenly opened up, swallowing up all the severed trees and leaving a clean empty space.

"Lord Mebius, you're amazing!" Xiaofeng exclaimed, clapping her hands in amazement. Beside her, Kikyo glanced at her younger sister, her eyes lowered, and she chose not to say anything.

“It’s not over yet.” Möbius snapped his fingers again, and a villa appeared out of thin air in front of her. Yes… a villa, a villa that didn’t belong to this era.

“For now, we’ll stay here.” She said to Kikyo beside her, “As my shrine maiden, it’s only natural that we live together, isn’t it?”

Chapter 115