The Japanese-fear sorcerer who started by taking in Tomie

Chapter 103 The Mysterious Kappa

"Alright, you guys go back now. Do you know the way back?" Aragaki Gen asked.

The three nodded in unison.

Although the road they came by was treacherous, the three of them remembered it clearly.

Moreover, the strongest Red Oni in the mountains has already been subdued by the senior, so there is no danger left.

Besides, if there really is danger, the senior is on the mountain and can come over with just one phone call.

"And what about you, senior?"

Seeing that Zi was somewhat reluctant, she asked.

"I'll wait a little longer before I leave."

Shinjuku Gen looked up and pointed in the direction where Akaki had left.

Yulia immediately understood and obediently bowed to Gen Aragaki.

"Then be careful, senior. We'll head back now."

After saying that, Yulia pulled Hana and Miko away.

Hua was dragged a few steps, but she didn't forget to turn back and show off her muscles to Aragaki Gen.

"Senior, you must call us next time you have a fight! Once I finish practicing this technique, I'll definitely be able to help!"

"Take care of your leg injury first," Gen Aragaki said, waving his hand without turning around.

Seeing that Zi kept turning back to look at Xin Yuanyuan under the tree, she moved her lips but ultimately didn't say anything. She turned around and quickly followed her companion.

Aragaki Gen watched the three figures disappear down the forest path before turning his gaze away and closing his eyes to rest.

"Son, those little girls, especially the one with black hair, seem to have a crush on you."

Suddenly, a voice rang out from behind. She pulled Shinju into her arms from behind, rested her chin on his head, and teased him.

"I know."

Gen Aragaki didn't even open his eyes, replying calmly.

He's not made of wood; it's just that the time isn't right yet.

Meanwhile, deep in the mountains and forests.

The Red Demon dragged his heavy steps through the forest, feeling the mark deep within his soul, and his face instantly fell as if frosted over.

Eggplant.

"Damn it, damn it, why am I so unlucky!"

Red Demon was truly devastated. Not only were his weapons destroyed, but he was also inexplicably taken hostage. Who could bear such a thing?

"Hey big guy, what are you doing here?" A sharp yet childish voice suddenly rang out.

"Who's there? Show yourself!" The Red Demon's eyes turned bloodshot instantly, his muscles tensed, and he assumed a fighting stance.

"Look at your feet, you big guy!" The voice was particularly aggressive.

The Red Demon then lowered his head in confusion.

He saw a raccoon standing upright at his feet, holding a small stick in its hand, pointing at him with its head up.

That furry face was filled with anger that said, "How dare you ignore me?" But this anger made him look exceptionally cute.

"Where did this little raccoon come from? Oh, perfect!"

Red Demon first curled his lip in disdain, then suddenly remembered the mission he was on and quickly put on an anxious expression.

"Quickly, take me to see your chieftain!"

"I am the new clan leader!" The little raccoon stood with its hands on its hips, its tail held high, its tone extremely arrogant.

"You? Don't be ridiculous—" The Red Demon looked the little guy up and down, who wasn't even as tall as his knee, his face full of disbelief.

Although he hadn't dealt with the Tanuki and Kappa clans for a long time, he vaguely remembered that the Tanuki clan chief was in his prime a hundred years ago and wouldn't die in a mere hundred years.

"Little tanuki, take me to your clan leader! I have something important to tell you!" The Red Demon simply picked up the little tanuki and...

"I am the clan leader!!!"

The little raccoon was held in mid-air by the red demon's two fingers, kicking its limbs wildly, and angrily hitting the red demon's hand with a wooden stick.

The red demon, too lazy to argue, picked up the little tanuki and strode towards the tanuki territory he remembered.

"Big guy, let me go! Let me go! Let me go!" The little raccoon made a ruckus all the way, banging the wooden stick loudly, and finally simply bit the red demon's finger.

However, for the Red Demon, it was no different from being tickled.

"I remember it being around here. Where's that big banyan tree?" Red Demon scratched his head sheepishly.

A hundred years ago, the Red Demon visited the raccoon's home. He clearly remembered that the raccoons lived in the interconnected caves under a large banyan tree.

"Oh, where is it!" Red Demon clumsily climbed to the top of the tree to check his location, only to realize that he had gone the wrong way. He then jumped down and strode towards the territory he remembered.

After passing through several bushes and climbing over a low slope, the iconic banyan tree finally came into view.

"Finally found it!" Red Demon paused in his steps.

There wasn't a single raccoon dog under the banyan tree.

Instead, a large group of kappa (water sprites) gathered together, their eyes red and swollen, as if they were all possessed.

Some of them were even pinching each other's bald heads, making incoherent roars, and even picking up stream stones to throw at each other.

Red Ghost:? ? ?

Where are all my raccoon dogs?

Why are there so many kappa?

Red Demon put down the little raccoon in disbelief, rubbed his eyes, and wondered if this was an illusion.

Shouldn't these kappa be staying in the stream? Why are they all at the tanuki's doorstep?

"This place has long been taken over by those damned kappa."

The little raccoon stood at the feet of the red demon, gritting its teeth, its eyes filled with intense hatred!

"What's going on?" The Red Demon quickly looked down at the little raccoon dog with its fur standing on end at his feet.

Haven't I been staying at home for decades? How come I woke up feeling like centuries have passed?

Am I just getting old and falling behind the times?

Kappa and tanuki are not particularly violent monsters; they usually keep to themselves and occasionally do some small business together.

They weren't particularly close, but they got along well.

Why did you suddenly turn on me?

Moreover, even a blind person could see that something was definitely wrong with the condition of these kappa. Normal kappa have green eyes, but these kappa have red eyes!

And he is extremely irritable!

"I don't know—a few months ago, these kappa suddenly turned into this! Grandpa—Grandpa was around that time—"

The little raccoon clenched its fists tightly, its nails almost digging into its flesh, but when it thought about the gap between itself and those kappa, its eyes suddenly darkened.

"So many—so many of our people have died, leaving only a few of us."

The Red Demon immediately sensed something was wrong.

Damn it, there's definitely something wrong with this!

He knew about the kappa species; they loved to spend all day soaking in the water and eating cucumbers, occasionally trading fish with tanuki for some mountain produce. As for their murderous intent, they weren't much more ruthless than the rabbits in the mountains.

Even the Red Demon couldn't wipe out an entire race, so how could these kappa suddenly become so violent?

They're definitely being controlled!

"Croak!!!"

A sharp roar exploded from behind without warning.

The red demon suddenly turned his head and saw a kappa standing on the roots of a banyan tree not far away.

The kappa's red eyes bulged out, and it was staring intently at them with a gaze completely unlike that of a normal creature, clutching a rusty harpoon in its hand.

This roar was like pouring a bucket of cold water into a scalding oil pan.

In an instant, all the kappa stopped moving, and then hundreds of bald heads turned around at the same eerie frequency, all their scarlet eyes fixed on the red demon and the little tanuki.

Red ghost:————