Six-Eyed Sukuna, starting from Hunter x Hunter

Chapter 204 The Shrine Maiden (Two Chapters Combined)

Barrier techniques fall under the category of Onmyoji's abilities, while the barriers of sorcerers...

"I don't need a barrier," Gojo Haru said with a smile.

Most sorcerers in the Heian period didn't care whether they were seen by ordinary people when they were casting spells on spirits.

Clearly, the tents used by later sorcerers had not yet been invented.

"...Are there any sorcerers skilled in barrier magic?" Su Wu asked.

"Well... perhaps you could try giving the order?" Gojo Haru offered his suggestion.

"As long as you say you're looking for a sorcerer skilled in barrier magic, someone will definitely come to you," the man with black cloth wrapped around his eyes said with a smile.

He used to use white cloth, but later, for some reason, he switched to black.

"Ah..." Su Wu suddenly realized, "Oh, right."

His current status is equivalent to an invisible emperor. He has subdued the entire Heian-kyo. Finding a few people who know barrier techniques is not difficult.

We have to find it for him, no matter how little there is.

"Then let all those skilled in barrier techniques come to me, not just the three main families, nor just sorcerers."

Su Wu thought for a moment and then announced.

He officially moved into the shrine, and Gojo Haru also moved in on his own initiative. As a result, the Gojo family arranged for several people to come in and take care of their daily lives, cleaning and cleaning.

Because Gojo Haru... is a young master who is not good at any housework and is only good at being served.

The members of the Zenin and Kamo families, while praising the Gojo family for their sycophancy, also sent people into the shrine, and the Fujiwara and Abe families were no exception.

They all regarded Su Wu as an invisible killer, the kind of mentally ill person who would trigger a killing mechanism at any time and go on a killing spree in Heian-kyo.

As long as Su Wu expresses her thoughts in front of these people, the three major families will receive the news within a day and begin to devise countermeasures.

Su Wu knew why these people had been sent in, but he didn't care. He kept them around to act as mouthpieces.

"Alright, you all heard that, right? Now you can go and pass on the message." Su Wu smiled as she looked at the people standing on either side with their heads bowed.

Although these people look like ordinary waiters, they are all sorcerers or Onmyoji.

They don't sweep the house themselves; instead, a small paper figure or a talisman is stuck on the broom so that the broom will sweep itself.

Their strength is roughly equivalent to that of a level two sorcerer.

Compared to the later accounts of only four top-tier sorcerers, the Heian period was teeming with powerful individuals.

Level 1 is everywhere, Level 2 is worse than a dog, Level 3 and 4 can only be used as menial tasks, and there are nearly three digits of Special Grade.

This refers to the normal premium grade.

It's not like Gojo Satoru or Ryomen Sukuna, who are top-tier characters.

After all, Su Wu is classified as a Special Grade according to strength, but he fights other Special Grade spirits as easily as fighting the weakest cursed spirits...

In short, those sent in by various families are all at the second level. It would be a pity if the first and special-level people were killed, but the second level people would not be affected at all.

If you die, you die.

At this moment, they all lowered their heads and remained silent in the face of the words spoken by the white-haired youth at the head of the table.

They even acted as if they were waiting to die.

Inquiring about your master's affairs and then revealing the information to others can easily lead to your death.

Everyone present thought the white-haired boy was warning them.

"Why aren't you moving?" Su Wu looked at the people below. "You move when I tell you to."

"Isn't my attitude obvious? I don't care."

"I don't care who you pass on the news you hear here to."

"Otherwise, I would have killed you all on the very first day you were sent here." The white-haired boy jumped off the platform, walked slowly past them, and spoke to himself.

"Make use of your megaphones and send me someone skilled in barrier techniques as soon as possible."

"I suppose you don't want me to go down the mountain to look for it myself, do you?" he asked from outside.

So the messengers all looked up at the boy, seemingly trying to discern whether what he said was true or false.

After realizing they couldn't tell them apart, they lowered their heads and left the room one by one.

Their means of communication are nothing more than magic or shikigami (spirits/spirits).

There is no such thing as high technology in the world today; there are no surveillance cameras, cell phones, or cameras.

Otherwise, the fight between Su Wu and Gojo Haru wouldn't have gone unseen by so few people, and the rumor that he gouged out Gojo Haru's eyes wouldn't have spread so widely.

In short, their method of communication is still quite efficient by today's standards.

Three days later, people claiming to be skilled in barrier techniques began to come up the mountain one after another.

Some of them were carried up bound, looking like they were being forcibly taken from the people.

But Su Wu was not a robber, and the person carried up was not a commoner, not even a woman.

"You don't want to come?" Su Wu asked the bound person curiously.

The pupa was struggling desperately on the way, but after being carried over the torii gate, it immediately gave up and became utterly hopeless.

Even after being untied and freed, he didn't think about running away.

"How could that be? I'm just... physically disabled." He slowly got up from the ground, secretly observing the boy's expression as he did so.

Finally, I stood up and breathed a sigh of relief.

This being who usurped the name of the Moon Goddess wasn't as indiscriminately killed innocent people as rumored.

"...Is that so?" Su Wu glanced at the other person's legs with her azure eyes, her expression ambiguous.

Only when he saw those distinctive eyes did the man realize—nothing could escape the gaze of the Six-Eyed Eyes.

Whether it's illness or anything else.

"I want the best... Are you the best?" Su Wu looked around at the people who had been brought to him.

There weren't many, only twenty or thirty.

Both sorcerers and Onmyoji exist.

They are all 30 years old or older.

Well, after all, the longer you specialize in a certain technology, the better you become.

These people don't look like they're very good at fighting, and they're all rather frail-looking. They seem to specialize in support or research.

"In terms of barrier techniques, we can all be considered veterans who have mastered this art," said a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties.

"What type of barrier would Your Highness like to learn about?" another middle-aged man asked.

"An illusionary killing array, preferably a large one that lasts a long time. Once you enter, you'll be trapped in the illusion array... and die without even realizing it," Su Wu said, stroking his chin.

"Hmm, a large barrier that starts from the torii gate and covers the entire shrine. Anyone who steps over the torii gate will die because of this barrier, and their corpses or blood can become nutrients to maintain the operation of the barrier or array..." He made his request in what he thought was reasonable.

"...Your request..." The people present exchanged glances.

How should I put this request... it's too complicated.

"Can't you do it?" The white-haired boy looked disappointed.

It seems to be saying, if you can't do it, then none of you should go back.

Thinking of the other party's previous feats, the group gritted their teeth and said with grim faces, "Give us time, and of course we can do it."

In an instant, Su Wu felt like a client making colorful, black demands, while the guys in front of her were miserable service providers who had to bow their heads just to make a living.

"Then good luck," Su Wu said with a smile.

Only then did I have the mind to deal with the other side.

"What are these two...?" he asked, pointing to the two little girls.

She was a real little girl, looking only five or six years old, wearing a classic white and red shrine maiden outfit, with fair skin and long, black hair that reached her waist.

Because he is still young, he hasn't turned into a monster that Su Wu can't bear to look at.

For example, a leaden-white face, exaggerated blush, and jet-black eyebrows and teeth.

These two girls look like ordinary, slightly delicate little girls, but it's obvious at a glance that they come from noble families.

He wasn't particularly lively or impulsive; instead, he seemed refined and even a bit melancholic.

A five or six-year-old girl with a melancholy expression is... kind of...something to complain about.

But considering that people in the Heian period were considered adults at the age of twelve... it's quite reasonable for someone so young to be so mature.

The two girls pointed at by Su Wu seemed a little nervous, but they still very politely bowed to Su Wu—the kind of bowing.

He then introduced himself in a very natural and confident manner.

"We are the Fujiwara twins, and we have come to serve you on our father's orders." Even the words they spoke were identical.

"Please bestow a name upon us," they said after kowtowing, though it was unclear who had taught them.

Su Wu doesn't have the habit of naming people casually; he only names his pets and his own belongings.

But people aren't his pets, and it's really a bit perverted for a five or six-year-old kid to talk about possessions.

"...Just use your original names." Su Wu replied perfunctorily.

"...But the Fujiwara family has given us to you, so we are yours now and should no longer use the name Fujiwara..." The two girls from the Fujiwara family said in clear voices.

Su Wu, however, felt a bit of a headache listening to this.

The little girl was a nuisance to him.

He doesn't really like interacting with children, nor is he good at interacting with girls.

His few experiences with women were limited to his mother, or perhaps Nyon could be considered as well?

"Use your original names, or I'll have someone send you back. Choose one," Su Wu said decisively, giving them both options.

"...We understand. Then, let's call me Noriko and her Rinko," the twins said.

He abandoned the surname Fujiwara and referred to him only by his given name.

"...What can you do?" Su Wu asked calmly.

Could it be that they'll need someone else to take care of them instead?

"You can leave all the work to us," the girl who called herself Noriko replied meekly, waiting for the other person's response.

"...That's all for now." The white-haired figure said casually. "If you're no longer of any use, have someone send you back."

"Thank you very much." Noriko said respectfully, pulling Rinko along, her heart finally at ease.

"That's great, Noriko, now we can..." Rinko's voice trembled as she spoke softly.

"Shh." Noriko covered her sister's mouth. "You can't say it."

No one can tell.

……

"What's going on with those two?" Su Wu turned to ask Gojo Haru, the all-knowing man of Heian-kyo.

He didn't want to make things difficult for the little girl, but he couldn't understand why the Fujiwara family would send him two such young shrine maidens.

So they simply made things difficult for Gojo Haru.

"Those two princesses..." Gojo Haru recalled for a moment, shaking his folding fan.

"I remember now, they were the cursed twins of the Fujiwara family." He tapped his palm with his folding fan as he spoke.

"Twins are an ominous sign. Both of them have mediocre talents, and you could even say that their spiritual power is negligible, making them no different from ordinary people."

"As for the curse of twins, there is only one way to break it, and that is... to choose one of them and let the other die."

"In this way, the one who survives will see their talent improve."

"According to the Fujiwara family, they probably planned to raise them to adulthood and then choose the more outstanding one to keep..."

"Of course, it's also possible that they plan to raise them as ordinary people and marry them off to a man," Gojo Satoru offered his perspective as an observer.

Hmm... so you mean getting married at twelve, right? In ancient times...

And about the idea that twins are an ominous sign... when in China they are considered auspicious.

However, neon lights are a curse, a point reflected in many comic book plots.

"Although it's not a big deal to let them stay, I still can't understand why the Fujiwara family would send these two mediocre people to me to be my shrine maidens? Aren't they afraid I'll think they're just going through the motions?" Su Wu complained.

"Well...who knows? Maybe they're just taking a gamble," Gojo Haru said with a smile.

"Them?" Su Wu raised an eyebrow and looked at Gojo Haru.

This guy seems to know some inside information...

"I'm afraid you wouldn't be interested even if I told you," Gojo Haru said, implying that the inside story wasn't particularly interesting.

"But I need to know," Su Wu said.

Whether he's interested or not, it doesn't affect his desire to know the reason.

To be honest, he was a little annoyed that they had sent him two girls who were of average talent and very young.

"Alright." Gojo Haru looked helpless and began to explain the specific reasons.

Two weeks ago, Gojo Haru, the Fujiwara family, and several other families gathered together for what was essentially a meeting, which took place at the Fujiwara residence.

The purpose of the meeting was to find a shrine maiden who suited Su Wu's tastes.

The reason everyone called Gojo Haru over was to ask him if he knew Su Wu's preferences.

Gojo Haru knew Su Wu to some extent, so he readily offered his suggestion: "Give him two little demons; he likes them."

"It needs to look nice," he emphasized at the end.

Su Wu likes good-looking non-humans, a fact that Gojo Haru has already figured out.

However, his suggestion was rejected by everyone else present as soon as he uttered it.

Sending two yokai to a shrine as shrine maidens? Are you crazy? And they have to be good-looking? Good-looking yokai are hard to find, and the better-looking they are, the stronger they are, and therefore the rarer they are.

It would be better to find two beautiful human women.

Just then, the two princesses of the Fujiwara family appeared before everyone.

"We are willing to go to the shrine and serve the Moon Goddess for the rest of our lives."

The ministers of the Fujiwara family initially disagreed, as they were genuinely worried that sending the two over would be seen as a perfunctory gesture.

but--

"Please tell them we'll send it over. Just consider it a try. We'll do everything we can to make His Highness like us," the girl said, kneeling on the ground with her forehead touching the earth.

"...If he sees the two of you, he'll definitely be furious and kill you." Minister Fujiwara said, flicking his sleeve.

"Even if we are killed, we will have no regrets." The two girls never looked up, but their tone was firm.

At that moment, Gojo Haru realized that these two kids were kind of interesting.

Perhaps that would be a type that Su Wu could accept.

Because Su Wu is not actually as inhuman and bloodthirsty as the rumors suggest.

So Gojo Haru said to the others present, "Why don't we let them try? I think Kiri-kun would be willing to let them stay."

"If they're kept here, then we won't have to try to find other talented priestesses, right?"

(End of this chapter)