Shota is surrounded by monsters!

Oshino Meme pointed to Kyoto shrouded in black mist and said, "She did all this not for the future of any yokai, but simply for childbirth. To ensure her child's safe delivery. Abe is currently in the underworld, waiting for a chance to be reincarnated. Hagoromo Gitsune isn't a physical yokai, but a soul yokai; you should know that. No matter what you do to her, she will revive, and each time she revives, she will be even more cautious. Therefore, to prevent this from happening..."

"Why not just seal it again?"

"We are now in the Dharma-ending Age."

Oshino Meme said with some regret, "Human strength is declining, and so is the strength of yokai. A thousand years from now, Hagoromo Gitsune, who has been resurrected, may find that his former rivals have all flown to space to migrate..."

"That statement makes no sense."

Shota said to Oshino Meme, "Please get back to the main point."

"well."

Oshino Meme waved her hand and continued to explain, "From my own perspective, there are three options. First, release Abe and then eliminate him. This is the worst option. To be honest, there is no one in all of Japan who can kill him. There might be someone outside, but you know, unless we attack from here, those old fogies won't make a move. Second, defeat Hagoromo Gitsune, seal her again, and leave the trouble for future generations to deal with. Third... is for you, Brother Taotie, to bring Hagoromo Gitsune to justice."

"I know you have a lot of questions, but I couldn't possibly ask you to do something like this without any basis. Half-human, half-demon, that's a necessary condition for Abe no Seimei's reincarnation. Hagoromo Gitsune... well, her soul is a demon, but her reincarnated body is human, so she conceived herself... Of course, I know you'll definitely question the existence of something like this self-inflicted pregnancy..."

"...No, I have no doubt about that."

Shota shook his head awkwardly.

"Hmm, that makes things easier. My method is to transform the child in Hagoromo Gitsune's womb from a half-human, half-demon into a full-fledged demon... for example... Taotie. Taotie's bloodline is highly exclusive and even more devouring. As long as your genes are injected into it... even if there is already a fertilized egg in her womb, it will be devoured by Taotie and then fused."

Oshino Meme smiled wickedly and said, "The one who will possess you at that moment, the weakest Abe no Seimei, will become your son's first meal. Even if he's lucky enough not to be devoured... your race, while strong, is also given this unreasonable infancy stage. And the power he brings from the underworld will be unusable due to the incompatibility with his body, making it easy for us to obliterate his soul. How about that, once and for all?"

"..."

After considering it for a moment, Shota countered, "Are you gambling with my offspring?"

"No. Don't underestimate your own race, buddy."

"What you said makes sense, but..."

Shota said to Meme Oshino, "I still refuse."

"Huh? Why?"

Shota stood up and said, "In the end, the kind of villainous boss who gets killed just by the protagonist yelling 'Eat my big dick' simply doesn't exist. There's a huge flaw in your plan."

Yes, it's a massive vulnerability, so massive that it's beyond repair.

It is impossible for a Feathered Fox to give birth to a Taotie.

Because only the Taotie itself can produce Taotie!

When it comes to self-inflicted suffering, the Taotie is the true ancestor...

"Hey, if you're going to leave, at least give me back the picture of Hagoromo Gitsune."

Meme Oshino called out to Shota as he prepared to leave.

Shota pretended not to hear anything.

"Really..."

Oshino Meme covered her head and said, "Shouldn't we just tell the truth? This kind of lie that uses offspring to seal things is really useless."

Oshino Meme's real plan was to wait for the Gates of Hell to open, just before Hagoromo Gitsune gave birth, so that Shota would make her miscarry... After all, Hagoromo Gitsune's... well, that part of her body was like a key; external disruption wouldn't affect the GATE at all. Only through that method could Hagoromo Gitsune willingly open the GATE, allowing Shota to launch a cross-dimensional attack. But honestly, even Oshino Meme couldn't bring herself to say such a thing.

Even middle-aged men have a sense of shame.

"There's nothing we can do about it."

After careful consideration, Shinobu realized that Shota seemed to have sealed away his desires, which actually made things much easier.

Once Shota is brought before Hagoromo Gitsune and the seal is broken, he will naturally take action.

"There's no other way. For BLANCE, no, this time it's for the future of humanity. I have no choice but to do this. Don't blame me, buddy. I've at least provided you with a stroke of good luck."

The sinister smile on Shinobu Meme's lips was so sinister that it was impossible to look directly at her.

"Cough, cough, cough—"

He then suffered the consequences and began coughing up blood.

"whispering sound……"

Oshino Meme suddenly seemed to sense something and said, "That was really careless, Taotie. If the young lady catches up now, there will be no chance."

As he spoke, he began to take some measures.

"Ok?"

Mashiro looked at the ahoge (cowlick) on her head that had suddenly drooped down, and fiddled with it a few times in confusion, only to find that it was like it had withered and could no longer stand up.

Could it be... that Mashiro suddenly thought of a terrible situation?

That's Shota...

Sacrificed?

"Beep—"

Just when she thought she was about to despair, the ahoge (cowlick) on her head finally reacted again.

"there!"

The direction Mashiro pointed in was the exact opposite of the direction she had just been pointing in.

Chapter 136. Flowers Bloom in the Courtyard

"Um... buddy, where are we going now?"

"Hmm...that's a very worthwhile topic to discuss."

Shota checked his cute little wallet, only to find that it wasn't cute at all inside; besides a few 100-yen coins, there was nothing else. But he wasn't worried about food, because this was Kyoto…

Monsters can be seen attacking humans everywhere on the road.

"Oh, as expected of Kyoto, McDonald's sign has turned white. Is this what they call Japanese aesthetics?"

As they walked along the street, Shota looked around at the classically styled city, while Hebi-hime sighed and asked, "Do we need to stay on the streets tonight?"

To be honest, even a snake would want a soft bed to sleep on.

"...Sleeping on the streets shouldn't be an option, right?"

Shota thought for a moment and said, "I'll go check if there are any humans being bullied by monsters later, and then I'll collect some protection money. Ah, if only I had opened the agency in Kyoto, business would have been booming."

"The firm?"

"Oh, didn't I tell you? I opened an agency that specializes in dealing with yokai, but I haven't collected payment for the first job yet. Tsk tsk, and she's a cute middle school girl."

After a moment of reflection, Shota sniffed the air and said, "Huh, I smell something familiar. Those guys are in Kyoto too? Come with me."

"Honestly, Xiaoqing, you're so slow! I'm going to leave you behind!"

"Wait a minute, don't be so nervous. It's written on the itinerary, isn't it? At Kusaka Shrine."

At the entrance of Kusaka Shrine, there stood Yuki-onna Oikawa Hirei from the Nura Clan and Aotabo, the captain of the Special Attack Corps.

"That's exactly why. If anything else happens, how can I face Young Master Lu Sheng!"

"There is indeed an ominous aura here."

Aotabo glanced at the shrine; the aura emanating from it was unmistakably the ominous scent of a yokai.

"I heard this place was attacked by a monster that even Onmyoji couldn't handle. If I had known, I would have told them not to go out..."

"Yo."

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

Suddenly, someone tapped her on the shoulder, and the Snow Woman screamed as if she had seen a ghost. On the other hand, Aotabo, looking at the person who had suddenly appeared behind the Snow Woman, said with some surprise, "Taotie-san, what are you doing here?"

"Hey hey hey hey? Why, why are you here too?!"

Upon seeing Shota, Yuki-onna took several steps back like a rabbit encountering a large wild beast before daring to ask a question.

"Ah, I don't know why I ended up here."

Shota stepped forward and said to Aotabo, "Please contact the head family to transfer my salary for this month to my bank card. I'm out of money."

"..."

Qing Tianfang twitched the corners of his mouth, unsure of what to say.

Just as the group was about to say a few more words, hurried footsteps suddenly echoed through the shrine.

"A snow woman?!"

The girl who ran out was a short-haired Onmyoji-style girl holding hands with another girl.

"An Onmyoji girl?"

The Snow Woman was also somewhat surprised to see the other party.

This Onmyoji girl is the one who goes to the same school as Shota—the junior high school one. Shota often sees her fight, so he remembers her, but it seems they've never spoken. As for the other girl being pulled along… Kana, Rikuo's childhood friend, Shota has met her before.

Ah... youth is wonderful.

For some reason, Snake Princess sighed and shook her head.

"Youth is full of troubles."

Shota added, "Especially when all three people like the same person."

Childhood sweethearts, a loyal yokai maid, and a love-hate relationship between an onmyoji girl... this could be made into a visual novel. Shota silently muttered to Rikuo.

However, Shota hadn't deliberately lowered his voice before, so all three girls could hear him clearly... and the atmosphere between the three of them changed in a strange way.

However, that's not the time to think about those things.

Because monsters caught up with them very quickly.

"please!"

The Onmyoji girl, whose name should be Hanakain Yura, pushed the headmistress Kana into Aotabo's arms and said, "I'll go deal with them."

"I am coming too!"

The Snow Woman also wanted to deal with the monsters that were chasing after them, because they still had two of Rikuo's classmates in their hands.

"Oh my gosh! Food! Food delivered to my door!"

Having been hungry all day, Shota, upon seeing the two wicked monsters, pounced on them like a ravenous wolf on steroids without a word, as they flapped their wings and flew towards him...

"and many more……"