Six-Eyed Sukuna, starting from Hunter x Hunter

Chapter 206 Dog Demon (Two Chapters Combined)

The medicine Su Wu brought back from the Hunter world had remarkable effects when used on the body of an ancient noblewoman in Heian-kyo.

After all, people who take a lot of medicine will develop drug resistance, while the effects are always quite obvious for people who take it for the first time.

An hour later, the two had recovered from their fevers and regained consciousness.

They stayed in an empty room at the shrine, which had many empty rooms.

A maid was kneeling beside them, serving the two. She was originally sent by the Fujiwara family to serve Su Wu, but she never had a chance to get close to him.

Whenever she tried to approach him to find something to do, the blond man would coldly rebuke her and order her to leave, as if he was afraid she would take his job.

It was only after the two princesses fell ill that she had a chance to prove herself, since it wouldn't be appropriate to have a man take care of the pure princesses.

And this job is looked down upon by others.

She wasn't the only maidservant sent there; there were quite a few from other families as well. And although the two princesses were from the Fujiwara clan, they lost their Fujiwara surname when they were sent to the shrine.

Their status was no different from that of the maids; they all made a living in front of that prince and had to kneel and greet him.

Rather than taking care of these two useless children, many of the maids had other ideas... to bewitch the heart of the rumored demigod from Takamagahara.

This is also the task given to them by their families.

Of course, this task is just to ask them to do their best, and there's no need to force them if they can't do it.

But there are always people who dream of becoming a goddess's wife.

"The princess has finally woken up. The medicine Your Highness gave is indeed extraordinary." The maid looked at the two girls who had just awakened and spoke gently and respectfully.

Her every move seemed to be trained; she had a supple waist, and her graceful figure was visible when she bowed.

"..." Noriko and Rinko recalled what happened before they lost consciousness, their faces suddenly turning deathly pale.

They actually collapsed and fainted during training!

And that prince's medicine was wasted!

"Niko... what should we do..." Rinko's face was pale, her voice filled with fear, as if she were completely lost and confused.

"...Did His Highness say anything?" Noriko asked the woman in front of her, forcing a smile as she held Rinko's hand.

"His Highness only said that you will resume training the day after tomorrow and take medicine once a day..." the young woman whispered.

"..." The two seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Thank you for letting me know." Ms. Ji Zichong smiled.

If they were at home, she would have taken out something to give to the other person by now, but now, the two of them are empty-handed.

She didn't even bring any jewelry with her when she arrived.

"..." The maid bowed respectfully, carried the items on her knees, and slowly withdrew.

"That's great, Noriko, His Highness didn't just throw us back..." Rinko's tone couldn't hide her joy and relief, but she found that her sister didn't react much.

"Niko? What's wrong? Are you unhappy?" She carefully observed her sister's expression.

Even twins are not exactly the same.

Noriko is smarter and healthier than her.

If... if only one can really be kept...

That person must be Noriko.

Fujiwara Rinko recalled that a year ago, when she and Noriko left the women's quarters hand in hand and secretly came to the front yard, they overheard their father discussing matters with someone.

"Noriko and Rinko... what should we do with them?"

"If they grow up to be beautiful, they will all stay; if they are of average appearance, one will be kept and one will be removed."

The two people standing outside the door stared wide-eyed in horror and instinctively covered their mouths to prevent themselves from making a sound.

They then carefully returned to their residence via the same route.

After that, the faces of my once kind and respectable family members seemed to become distorted and blurry, as if they were shrouded in mist, making them unable to see clearly.

"Yes, I'm very happy." Noriko shook her head and smiled reassuringly.

"Rinko, we must work even harder to show our value," she said, looking at Rinko with concern.

That prince... though he doesn't look like a bad person, he inexplicably... sends chills down your spine.

In short, they don't seem like the type to tolerate them just sitting here doing nothing.

Two days later, in the open space in front of the shrine.

The two sisters stood side by side, while two small dogs stood opposite them.

Its body length was similar to the height of the two people, and when it stood up, it was about the same height as the two people. It looked like a puppy.

Its fur is snow-white, and it looks like a Samoyed, but also like a Shiba Inu.

But it was neither of those; instead, it was two... dog demons.

Their faces and foreheads even have demonic markings, some purple and some red.

Su Wu squatted to one side, looking at the two dog demons, and the more she looked, the more... familiar they seemed.

It seems familiar.

"Where did you catch these dog demon cubs?" Gojo Haru looked at the two puppies with a meaningful expression.

It doesn't look like an ordinary cub.

"Ask it." Su Wu casually pointed to the large tiger that was pretending to be nonchalant.

It was as if it wasn't the one that brought back two wailing cubs in the morning and presented them to Su Wu like a treasure.

"I asked Kong to bring back two puppies, and then he brought them both." Su Wu sighed, speechless.

He just asked that stupid tiger to find two ordinary dogs, but this guy brought back two dog demons.

"...They smell like dogs." Sora sniffed carefully, his tone serious.

No matter how many times you smell them, these two little things are still dogs.

"The dog demon is indeed a dog," Gojo Haru agreed.

However, the demon behind it... is equally important.

"You can't smell any demonic aura..." Su Wu's tone was subtle.

Oh, the power systems are different. Kong is a magical beast, so it's normal that he can't smell the demonic aura.

Forget it, dog demon it is. These two look quite weak, probably can't transform into human form either, and can't use any demon skills... I guess.

"The dog demon clan probably won't just ignore this..." Gojo Haru reminded him.

You stole all the pups from their family, do you really expect them to pretend they don't know? Dogs have such a keen sense of smell, I'm afraid...

Before long, someone from the dog demon clan will come knocking on our door.

"How about sending over a guardian dog? These two puppies are easy to train, so it would be best if it were a fully grown adult dog." Su Wu looked expectant and excited.

"That's definitely the kind of thought you'd have." Gojo Haru sighed inwardly for the dog demons, then began to look forward to it as well.

The group researching the barrier were still arguing in the corner. Fighting over differing opinions was a common occurrence. In order to create a barrier that met Su Wu's requirements, they even stayed up all night discussing it.

"Woof woof..." The two little demons obviously couldn't speak human language yet.

"Are these two our opponents?" Noriko and Rinko looked at the two seemingly ordinary puppies with blank expressions.

Perhaps, it's not so ordinary after all.

These two puppies are very good-looking, which makes them stand out from the crowd.

"...They must be your long-term sparring partners." Maro looked at the two puppies, even using his magic, but still couldn't see anything wrong.

"Long-term sparring partners..." The two men and the two dogs looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Woof woof woof!" It seemed to have suddenly gone mad, or perhaps it was cursing loudly, barking and jumping around at the same time.

Because of its small size, even its angry expression looks cute.

"Hmm... I can't understand dog language." Su Wu listened to the incomprehensible barking of the dogs for a long time, but still couldn't understand what they were saying.

Maruko and Inu-chan were both terrified and extremely anxious.

When a puppy is anxious, it barks incessantly.

They even bared their teeth to show their ferocity and try to scare away the enemy.

But here, enemies are on all sides.

And all of these humans seem to be someone you shouldn't mess with.

"Maruko, what do we do?" Inu-chan asked his friend, howling.

"I don't know, I don't know!" Maruko said anxiously, biting her own tail and spinning around, taking a moment to answer her companion's question.

"Damn humans!" Inu Ao gritted his teeth.

They must have kidnapped them on purpose! Everyone in the tribe says that humans are cunning and love to use schemes and tricks!

And that tiger-like demon actually sided with humans and helped them capture them! A disgrace to the demon race!

Those who serve as shikigami under humans are a disgrace to the demon race!

"Master Hongyan will definitely come to save us," Quan Cang thought expectantly.

Their master is the strongest and most reliable dog demon in the world.

They will surely come to rescue them from the clutches of humans.

Thinking this, the two dogs were caught off guard and were suddenly slapped away on the spot.

Maro, who had used his Nen to fan them, stared at them with a gloomy expression.

"Whether you can understand human language or not, you must understand it now."

"Be their sparring partner, understand?"

Maro's stay here for a while wasn't in vain.

He knew that this world had sorcerers, onmyoji, and demons.

Although I don't know exactly what it is, but... if it's a demon, it should be similar to a monster, right?

Most Warcraft creatures can understand human speech.

"..." The two puppies whimpered and drooped their ears.

They can indeed understand human speech, they just can't speak it.

Before they could transform into human form, they could not speak human language.

"Sparring, not a fight to the death. Getting injured is fine, but don't kill him, understand?" Maro asked again upon seeing this.

The two dogs nodded.

"Woof woof..."

(Inu-Aoi, let's pretend to cooperate with them first, then find a chance to escape.)

"Woof."

(knew.)

The two dog demons knew that the humans in front of them couldn't understand their language, so they communicated openly and honestly.

They adopted the attack postures they had learned before and faced the two human girls, ready for battle.

They recognized the two girls' attire; they were dressed as shrine maidens. Shrine maidens usually possessed some spiritual abilities, unlike ordinary humans, so they still needed to be wary of them.

The two little girls were at a loss, not knowing what to do, because they had never learned how to cope with such situations.

Maro didn't give them any more time to hesitate and gave the order directly.

"start."

The two dogs quickly launched an attack.

He jumped up, charged, and in just one round, knocked both of them to the ground.

Without hesitation, he went forward and bit them.

The two hurriedly raised their hands to block, but they were no match for the two dog demons and their sleeves were bitten instead.

Su Wu silently raised her hand to cover her eyes.

Although it's unbearable to look at, it was also expected.

After all, he had already guessed that the two of them couldn't beat a dog.

"Stop! You should be ready when they attack..." Maro called to a halt to the two dogs.

He stared at the two little girls who had gotten up from the ground and began to speak.

Instead of teaching them how to defend themselves, he taught them how to attack and fight back.

Because the best defense is the best offense.

"The foundation is too weak, the lower body is unstable, and the limbs are weak..." Maro listed a series of problems.

Although he didn't know how to teach, he was still perceptive.

Moreover, they were all trained through actual combat.

"..." The two children listened to him quietly.

"Woof woof woof!" The two dogs started barking again.

(What about us? What about us?)

"Woof woof woof..."

(Since this is training, shouldn't the two of us offer some guidance?)

"Shut up." Maro commanded coldly, unable to understand a dog's bark.

"Woof..." The two dog demons whimpered, tails between their legs.

What fierce humans!

"Tsk tsk tsk..." Su Wu used the traditional Chinese dog-calling technique and waved to the two dogs.

"Woof?"

(This human is so strange.)

"Woof!"

(Isn't that a powerful demon?!)

The two dogs looked at each other in bewilderment.

Is that guy a human or a demon?

They sniffed each other desperately, but couldn't detect anything.

I could even faintly smell blood.

But here, no one is bleeding.

"It actually failed..." Su Wu looked at her hand and fell into deep thought.

If he made that sound while planting flowers, a row of dogs would surely flock to him, vying to let him pet them.

Is it because of different varieties, or because of different growing environments?

"Alright, you guys continue." Su Wu got up, no longer wanting to watch this childish battle, which wasn't even as exciting as a cat-and-dog fight, and returned inside.

He should continue with his experiments.

The last experiment involved copying a book, allowing the ghost in the story to truly be born into the human world.

And this experiment...

He wanted to test whether he could create curses or demons on his own.

If a powerful sorcerer were to curse something, that thing would probably immediately become a top-tier curse.

That being the case...

"Love is the most twisted curse, but how can I fall in love with you?" Su Wu's experiment stalled because of this key question.

Like a certain pure love story, it's because love cursed people, making them stay.

But Su Wu...

He touched his heart.

They really don't love anything, why do they have to go through all this lovey-dovey stuff?

Can't I hate? Can't I loathe?

"No, I still can't do it." He sighed.

He doesn't even have love, such a boring thing.

He doesn't even love himself.

Su Wu looked at her portrait on the table and sighed.

The person in the portrait is said to be him, but he is not quite him.

The white-haired figure in the portrait has four hands, four eyes, a bare upper body, and a wide-open mouth on its abdomen.

That was the Su Ryomen Sukuna original skin version of Mist that he imagined based on the original appearance of Ryomen Sukuna.

In his opinion, this thing—no, this version of himself—should be considered a great demon.

However, even though the painting was finished, there was no sign of it taking shape.

This experiment appears to have failed.

(End of this chapter)