Erii: A Journey Through the Heavens Begins with Frilian

What was clearly a sweet, melodious female voice, like the song of a nightingale in the green willows, sounded to the three men like the crowing of a wicked ghost.

"Crow, are you kidding me?" Yaksha asked, stunned.

"Can't you hear the tremor in my voice?" the crow replied, on the verge of tears.

"Wait here, I'll be right there." Yuan Zhisheng turned around and rushed out the door.

The mountain behind the temple.

The crow perched in the tree looked as helpless as a child who had done something wrong.

Beside her, Erii, wearing a pink onesie, sat on a thick tree branch, her legs dangling in the air, swinging leisurely back and forth.

"Miss, out for a stroll?" He forced a smile that looked more like a grimace.

"Mmm, I can't sleep," Erii answered honestly.

The crow was almost crying. It really wanted to say, "Grandma, you don't need to open your mouth to speak. Hurry up and take out your little notebook that you always carry with you!"

"What are you doing? Catching bad guys?" Erii asked curiously.

The crow wanted to slap itself twice. Why did it have to bring up this topic out of nowhere? Couldn't it have just kept a peaceful silence like before?

Sure enough, his numb legs were trembling a little, afraid that Erii might say something that displeased him and turn him into an "onii-chan" in a heartbeat.

"Shh! We can't talk, or the bad guys will hear us and run away!" The crow had a sudden idea.

Erii instantly got into character, immediately lowering her body and scanning all directions with her eagle-like eyes.

rustling~

There was a hurried rustling sound coming from the bushes.

A few seconds later, two naked men and a woman appeared under the tree in a disheveled state.

Perhaps they were exhausted from running, or perhaps they were injured by the shells; in any case, they happened to be clinging to the big tree where Erii and the crow were, panting heavily.

Hi~

Erii greeted her politely.

The three of them convulsed suddenly, and when they looked up, their three pairs of golden eyes had turned pale with fright.

puff~

The three of them knelt down simultaneously, not to beg for mercy, but to meet Erii's eyes, which were as bright as the sun.

Under the extreme pressure of the dragon's blood, fear instinctively drove them to submit and even surrender.

Actually, the crow wasn't much better off than the three. It was clinging to the tree trunk, trembling, and said with a sheepish grin, "Miss, if you're going to hit me, take it easy. I'm still here."

"Do you want them alive or dead?" Erii asked familiarly, like a seasoned fishmonger who had been slaughtering dead silver carp for ten years in the market.

"Either...anything is fine, medium-rare, please." The crow was so scared that it resorted to nonsense to calm itself down, and for some reason, it felt like the young lady in front of it was too normal.

But damn it, that's precisely the most abnormal part!

Suddenly, a ferocious and bloodthirsty expression flashed across the faces of the three people below.

Immense fear destroyed reason, bloodline went out of control, and descended into rage!

This is why they became ghosts. Like mania, which can explode at the slightest provocation, their unstable emotions can cause them to harm their companions or innocent bystanders.

Whoosh!

Instead of running or dodging, they leaped into the air and launched a fearless attack.

Call ~

Erii flung the bare flower stem from her hand, a gesture reminiscent of someone plucking flowers and flying with a sword.

Puff puff!

The three people failed to take off and crashed to the ground.

Genjiro and his group, who arrived just in time, witnessed this scene clearly.

"Brother." Erii saw them too and jumped down.

But seeing Genjiro's face, which was even more gloomy than a bison, she knew she had made a mistake, so she slowed down, lowered her head, and cautiously approached the three of them.

Genjiro remained silent and gestured for Sakura Yabuki to examine the three demon corpses.

On her way there, Princess Kaguya had already informed Erii of her escape.

According to surveillance footage, Erii took advantage of the medical staff bringing her dinner to gently knock them unconscious, disguised the medical staff as she was asleep, and then ran out with her ID card.

Hmm, she's a bit smarter than before; at least she doesn't try to force her way out during blood tests.

"With your abilities, you shouldn't have failed to notice. Why didn't you notify me immediately?" Genji questioned Kaguya.

"It was my arrangement." It wasn't Princess Kaguya who responded, but a deep, resonant, yet gentle middle-aged male voice.

"Dad?!" Yuan Zhisheng exclaimed in astonishment and confusion.

"We've made a new discovery regarding Erii's blood sample. We'll discuss it in detail when you return," the man replied.

On the other end was Tachibana Masamune, the head of the Snake-Headed Eight Families and the Tachibana family, who was also the foster father whom Minamoto no Chisei and Erii respected and relied on.

"Ugh."

Looking at Erii, who had crumpled the corner of her pajamas with her hands, Genji sighed.

"Let's go home." He rubbed Erii's head helplessly.

"Brother," Erii looked up, blinking her big eyes, and said, "I won't lose control and go berserk again."

With wide, sparkling eyes, she looked like a kindergarten girl showing off the little red flower on her chest.

"Well, this won't happen again." After saying that, Yuan Zhisheng felt that something was off.

Wait, she didn't say "I won't run away again," but rather...?

Sakura Yabuki and the others stared at Erii in confusion.

What do you mean I won't go berserk?

Can something getting out of control really be determined by "I can't"?

If that were the case, the Ghost Clan wouldn't exist at all. Everyone could sit together and have a peaceful family reunion dinner without having to fight every now and then.

At this moment, Genjiro recalled Tachibana Masamune's words, and after a brief connection, he looked at Erii with a mixture of surprise and delight.

"Your bloodline has stabilized?" he asked incredulously.

"Yes, yes, I don't even need to get a shot anymore." Erii nodded vigorously.

"When did this happen?" Genji asked.

"I don't know." Erii concealed the absurd "Guide to Traveling Through the Heavens."

"Alright, we'll talk about it when we get back." Genji gave the order, letting Yasha and Crow lead their men to clean up the mess, while he and Erii strode away.

"No wonder Miss talked so much and nothing happened," said Sakura Yabuki, who was in the driver's seat.

"Can I finally live in a large, single-level apartment with floor-to-ceiling windows?" Erii asked abruptly, gazing at the brightly lit Tokyo nightscape outside her window.

……

The atmosphere at Genji Heavy Industries late at night was oppressive and cold.

It appears no different from other buildings, but in reality it is covered with laser blockades, secret passages, infrared alarms, military-grade blast doors, and other facilities. Princess Kaguya has taken over every electronic device, arming it into an impenetrable forbidden zone.

The underground is even more unfathomable, filled not only with alchemical matrices but also with a rock flow research institute comparable to the equipment department of Kassel College.

Below is a medical monitoring area where Erii receives regular injections of Deadpool embryo serum and undergoes comprehensive physical examinations.

The three walked briskly down the empty corridor, their shoes making a crisp sound against the marble floor. The red light from the camera flickered slightly, and Princess Kaguya was silently watching them.

Sakura Yabuki stopped and wisely stood guard at the door.

Genjiro and Erii pushed open the door to a conference room.

The lights were off, but the city's neon lights shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows, outlining the objects in the room in a blurry way. The brother and sister could clearly see that broad and upright figure.

"Father." Yuan Zhisheng bowed respectfully.

Erii maintained her usual outward compliance and respectfully whispered, "Mr. Masamune."

Despite being her adoptive father, Erii had no dependence or trust in him as a daughter, only obedience and respect maintained for the sake of family rules.

After all, fathers in anime wouldn't lock their beloved daughters in a dark room and completely control their lives, treating them like tools.

She felt a deep sense of estrangement from her adoptive father, always feeling that there was an inexplicable barrier between them. This made her instinctively not regard Tachibana Masamune as her father, and subconsciously she even felt a bit of rejection and fear, which was quite different from Genjiro.

Everyone thinks I'm stupid, but I'm not mentally challenged at all!