Moe Girl Guardians

"Let me introduce you. This is Bai Yulou, the Soul Demon Master, who will be your direct superior from now on."

"Lord Yaoji" Wu Feng also stood up and bowed.

"Don't be shy, make yourself at home. Oh, and we've prepared a lot of extra dishes to welcome you," Soul Eater replied with a smile.

"Youki, this child possesses a talent for the power of death. If possible, perhaps Lady Yuyuko could teach him as well."

"No problem, Lady Yuyuko, I'll take care of it."

"Also, he seems to have amnesia, regarding his name."

"I will ask Lady Yuyuko to bestow a name upon me."

The two men's reactions instantly gave Wu Feng a headache... This wasn't right. Theoretically, they were equals, but they looked more like a superior-subordinate relationship...

"Komachi, what's going on?" Wu Feng approached Komachi and asked in a low voice.

"It's nothing, she just owes me money."

"what?"

Bai Yulou is notoriously poor.

In an instant, Wu Feng understood. As the ferryman of the Sanzu River, Komachi must be a well-known tycoon. It seems that the saying "money makes the world go round" also applies to the underworld...

But what bizarre circumstances could make the ruler of the underworld poor?

The three chatted as they walked into the White Jade Pavilion. Along the way, Yao Ji suddenly had an ominous premonition. The closer they got to the hall, the stronger the premonition became. He felt like he had forgotten some key details.

Upon entering the house, the silver-haired woman was immediately enraged to find no food, only a scene of utter chaos.

"Lady Yuyuko!!"

Inside the room, a pink-haired young girl had half a piece of fish in her mouth. In front of her was a table full of empty plates and bowls. Her pink eyes looked innocently at the silver-haired older woman.

"Yoji, I'm still hungry! Is there any more food?"

Ignoring the pink-haired girl's attempts to be cute, Youki roared angrily.

"This was prepared for the guests! And you ate it all!"

The pink-haired girl tilted her head to look at the two people behind Youki, and wiped her mouth slightly embarrassedly, while the silver-haired mature woman's face turned completely dark.

"Oh, so Komachi's here. You, Yoki, really, you didn't even tell me."

"I! Already! Said! Lady Yuyuko, please kneel down!"

"That is the mistress of Hakugyokurou, Saigyouji Yuyuko."

Wu Feng's lips twitched. He was utterly disillusioned with the class system in the underworld. Aren't you the ruler of the underworld? Where is your integrity? Where is your authority?

"Komachi, it seems that Lord Saigyouji treats you a little differently." Judging from Yuyuko's reaction just now, Wu Feng thought that she wouldn't care too much about Komachi, but in fact it seems that the opposite is true.

Komachi calmly replied, "That's normal. The entire Hakugyokurou owes me money."

……

Wu Feng was suddenly conflicted about what kind of place he should join—a place where people lived on borrowed money…

"I've already spoken to Lady Yuyuko; I'm very sorry about what happened this time." After reprimanding her superior, the silver-haired, mature woman, Youki Konpaku, offered her deepest apologies to the two. (Something feels off about this.)

"Lady Yuyuko, this is a newly joined spirit of the Hakugyokurou, but she has lost her memory. Please grant her a name."

Yuyuko, puffing out her cheeks and looking displeased, walked over from behind Youki.

"As for the name, let's just call him Er Gou (Second Dog)."

Wu Feng immediately spat out a mouthful of blood. Even if gods (the undead) are fighting, they don't need to involve a little ghost like me.

“幽、幽、子、大、人”

"Whoosh...the eerie wind."

Wu Feng breathed a sigh of relief. It sounded better than something like "Er Gou" (meaning "Second Dog"), and he didn't feel any aversion to the name.

"Lady Yuyuko, please remember the transmission of the power of death from now on."

"Demons are jealous of bullying people, what's the point of teaching them anything?"

After saying that, Youki ignored Yuyuko, who was rolling around on the ground trying to act cute, and pulled Komachi to another place.

"Komachi"

"?"

"Lend me some more money," Youki said somewhat embarrassedly.

"I said, didn't we just borrow it a few years ago... and it's gone again?"

"You know that Lady Yuyuko is always sneaking food, and she's been collecting money to continue the red letter for years..."

"...Okay, but please take care of him for me."

"No problem!" Yao Ji was overjoyed and immediately assured him. There were only two people in Baiyulou, so it would be difficult for them to bully him...

On the other side, Yuyuko saw that Youki had abandoned her and knew there was no hope of changing things, so she could only accept the conditions and officially announced that Yuuko had joined Hakugyokurou.

Without Wu Feng's knowledge, another message appeared.

[Achieve Bronze Achievement: The Beginning of a Foodie's Journey]

[Reward: 10 Blank Spell Cards (Low)]

[Activation Requirements: Officially join Hakugyokurou and gain the approval of Hakugyokurou's master, Yuyuko]

[Blank Spell Card (Low): Can store one attack of level 5 or lower (including 5)]

[Note: Congratulations, you're one step closer to becoming a foodie!]

[The main system has detected that the host has not recovered their memories; the reward will not be issued at this time.]

"Komachi, should I make another meal?" With the money issue resolved, the silver-haired woman felt much more relaxed. She considered whether to make another meal to make up for the missed exam, whether it was to thank Komachi or to retain the newcomer. Anyway, the money issue was resolved, so how much to make was not a problem.

Thinking about the endless ferry work that would begin again once she got back, Komachi considered it for a moment and then decisively gave an affirmative answer. She figured she could slack off for as long as possible.

"Alright"

Yuyuko, who always becomes exceptionally sensitive at certain times, suddenly brightened up, wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth, and leaned closer. "Does Youki have something to eat again? Let's go to the courtyard for a feast!"

"That's a good idea."

The silver-haired, mature woman, Youki, thought about it and seemed to think it was a good idea. Then, glancing at Yuyuko, she said...

"There's no share for Lady Yuyuko this time."

"!! Youki is bullying me! I want to eat!"

In the end, the silver-haired, mature Youki was won over by Yuyuko's cute antics, and the four of them held a small banquet in the courtyard, where they also introduced Wu Feng to the ghost residing in the tree.

When Komachi returned to the Sanzu River, a shadow suddenly appeared behind her.

"Komachi! I sent you to deliver someone, not to slack off! I'm lecturing you, lecturing you, lecturing you!"

The repentance stick struck Komachi's head repeatedly, and Komachi immediately burst into tears.

(As expected, I was too complacent yesterday, and I'm feeling quite down today. I had 12 favorites yesterday, but I lost 2 today, and the 2 I gained were both ad favorites, lol. My clicks are also lower than yesterday, lol. That's about it for now. In the next chapter, Wu Feng will officially gain his power. After all, this is an anime, so the cultivation process is all just fluff~)

Chapter Ten: A Century in the Blink of an Eye

In the cherry blossom-filled courtyard of Baiyulou, two figures swiftly dodged and chased each other. One of them, with flowing silver hair and dressed in green and white, was none other than the Baiyulou courtyard master, Soul Demon. The other was Wu Feng, who, unlike the others, wore a black swallowtail coat and had a single ponytail that reached his hips.

During the fight, Wu Feng narrowly dodged every attack from the silver-haired mature woman, Soulful Demon, but he had no chance to retaliate, resulting in a situation where he had to keep dodging and escaping.

"A century has passed, and your ability to dodge has improved terrifyingly, Youfeng," the silver-haired mature woman Yaoji said with a smile, while continuing to attack with her hands, her Louguan sword drawing countless sword lights that flew towards Wu Feng.

"I'm a mage, you know," Wu Feng said helplessly. A hundred years had passed since that day, and every time he fought Yao Ji in the past hundred years, he was undoubtedly being humiliated. Even if Yao Ji controlled his own energy intensity to be the same as his own, Wu Feng had never won once. However, his evasion skills improved by an unusually rapid pace. Wu Feng even thought that Yao Ji's attacks were always timed precisely at the critical point of his evasion, prompting him to improve his evasion ability. If Yao Ji attacked at full power, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to last even one move.

With a wave of his hands, purple orbs of death energy appeared continuously in mid-air, instantly covering Wu Feng's surroundings. Then, the purple orbs fell like meteors, colliding and exploding with the sword light in mid-air, the resulting shockwaves causing the nearby cherry trees to tremble.

[Heart Copy Slash]

Seeing that the view was obscured by the smoke and dust, Soul Demon smiled lightly and launched an attack. Countless rays of light gathered on his feet, and his speed instantly increased to another level, almost turning into a beam of light. Where the light passed, countless energy petals flew all over the sky, directly breaking through the smoke and dust and arriving in front of Wu Feng. The Louguan Sword in his hand transformed into a cherry-colored light sword and slashed horizontally.

Seeing the oncoming lightsaber, Wu Feng remained calm. This wasn't the first time he'd encountered this move in their century-long battle.

[Reverse Screen]

Purple energy flickered beneath his feet, and Wu Feng's body was instantly forced to roll into the air, narrowly avoiding the attack. The power of death concentrated in his right hand, preparing for the next attack.

【Walking on a Flatbed Tablet in the Underworld】

Just as Wu Feng's attack was about to be launched, Soul Phantom Demon's body moved again.

"Youfeng, you're still too careless [Crescent Slash]," Soul Demon chuckled.

Just as the Soul Demon Sword was about to enter a stiff phase after using the [Heart Slash], the Louguan Sword changed its stance and transformed into a cherry blossom-colored light sword, slicing across the sky in a wide area.

Lou Guanjian instantly closed in on Wu Feng, but there wasn't enough time to use the [Yellow Springs Plank Path], so Wu Feng could only smile bitterly and dissipate the power of death on his body.

Lou Guanjian stopped at Wu Feng's forehead at the last moment.

"As expected, I still can't beat Sister Yaoji," Wu Feng said, shaking his hair, which was a little messy from the wind from the blade.

"Want to beat me? Wait until you reach the level of Lady Yuyuko," Youki said, tapping Wu Feng's forehead with amusement.

Wu Feng let out a few distressed cries, then suddenly remembered something and stared at Yao Ji with shining eyes.

"Ugh, never mind, Sister Yaoji hasn't hosted a banquet in ages, I miss it so much, when can we have one?"

The mention of banquets made Youji feel quite annoyed.

A hundred years ago, with Komachi's help, Wu Feng successfully joined the Hakugyokuro, instantly expanding its size by half! The once-great Hakugyokuro's staff finally grew from two to three...

For the first thirty years, Wu Feng followed Yu Yuko to learn the basic methods of using various death powers. During this time, Wu Feng awakened a very bad habit... a habit that made Yu Yuko look at him differently.

She loves to eat, and it's hard for her to get full, making her a potential second Yuyuko... However, because of this habit, Wu Feng's relationship with Yuyuko is getting better and better, and he is appointed as the steward of Hakugyokurou...

A butler is supposed to manage all the services of a household, but what can three people at Hakugyokurou do? They only manage money! It sounds impressive, and it truly is. In a place that was already frequently in deficit, and with Wu Feng's arrival, it became a place where monthly and yearly deficits were inevitable. What else could they manage? Of course, there was something!! Since Wu Feng became the butler, the responsibility of borrowing money from Komachi has fallen to him… A century later, Wu Feng says his debt has reached eight figures…

Yuyuko, who was the culprit, probably felt somewhat sorry for Wu Feng, and in the fiftieth year, she officially recognized Wu Feng and bestowed upon him the surname Saigyouji Yufeng.

Wu Feng was only fifteen or sixteen years old when he died, still a minor, with a slightly immature face. Theoretically, he shouldn't have grown anymore after death, but for some reason, only his hair continued to grow until it reached his buttocks. After being cut, it would start growing again soon after. This happened repeatedly more than ten times, until Wu Feng got tired of it and tied his hair into a ponytail to avoid affecting his movement.

But what happens when an immature boy with an indistinct Adam's apple and a long braid? We should be thankful this is the Hakugyokurou, where only three people reside… (Ahem, the protagonist won't be a cross-dresser long-term; it's just the knight's perverse sense of humor making him a servant for a few moments →→)

"You're just looking for a feast again, aren't you? I had you learn the application of the power of death from Lady Yuyuko, how did you end up with this problem?" Youki said with a hint of exasperation, then sighed.