The world of Type-Moon starts with saving Altria!

[You clearly feel that this man with slightly gray hair in front of you will not lie.]

After all, if he wanted to, he looked like he could pull you off the wall in no time.

【But you haven't lost your vigilance yet.】

[You can still see the expressions of those two big men.]

As if he had guessed what Ian was worried about, Kondo Shusuke quickly continued.

"do not worry."

"I'm here, Katsuta and Yuta won't dare to do anything."

"..."

"Okay, I believe it because you said so, uncle."

Ian replied as he jumped down from the wall.

Sure enough, just as Kondo Shusuke promised, when he stood here, the two strong men whom he called Katsuta and Yuta did not dare to act rashly.

They just glared at Ian as if they had seen something extremely hateful.

But as if he had seen through Ian's thoughts, Kondo Shusuke quickly shouted again.

"Katsuta! Yuta! Is this how you should treat customers?!"

"Why don't you go make tea quickly?!"

"Yes! / Got it!"

The two big men fled, leaving only Kondo Shusuke, Ian and Okita Souji here.

"All right."

Kondo Shusuke suppressed his anger and turned to look at Ian and Okita Souji who were also stunned by the yelling.

“Everyone who comes to visit is a guest.”

"If you two don't mind, how about we go inside and talk?"

"..."

"..."

Ian and Okita Souji looked at each other and nodded.

"Thank you, uncle! / I'm so sorry."

[Led by Kondo Shusuke, you and Okita Souji walked deeper into the mansion.]

You have seen a courtyard and a dojo that are unprecedented in size.

[That is something that is almost impossible for you to imagine at your age.]

"Uncle... yours is too big, isn't it?"

Ian couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes, yes..."

Souji Okita held Ian's hand tightly, as if he was afraid of getting lost here.

"This is much bigger than it looks from the outside."

"Well...that's true."

"..."

Feeling a hint of sadness when Kondo Shusuke said this, Ian hesitated for a moment and then spoke.

"Hey! Uncle! Do you still think that my wall climbing just now was too hard to accept?!"

"If so—"

Ian stopped immediately, and Okita Souji almost bumped into him from behind.

"I apologize to you!"

As he spoke, the little boy showed a serious attitude that was completely different from when he was fighting against the big men just now, and then saluted Kondo Shusuke.

"Sui San..."

Looking at Ian's behavior, Souji Okita also felt something.

She walked out from behind him, bowed deeply to Kondo Shusuke, and then spoke in an apologetic tone:

"I'm sorry, I'm responsible too."

"You should have stopped Saizo before he did something like that—so, if you're angry, please don't just blame him."

"I...also have responsibilities."

"..."

"Hahahaha." Kondo Shusuke suddenly burst into laughter.

"You two really are very good friends."

"correct."

Kondo Shusuke's eyes fell on Okita Souji, and then asked.

"I don't know your name yet—would you mind telling me?"

"I'm Okita Souji - the third sister of the Okita family." The little girl introduced herself very politely.

"So it's the Okita family's child..."

Kondo Shusuke nodded thoughtfully.

"I've met your father a few times."

"Then I have to treat you well now."

"Come this way."

Seeing that Kondo Shusuke didn't seem to mind at all, Ian and Okita Souji looked at each other and then breathed a sigh of relief.

"Saizo, that's great..."

"Yeah, this uncle looks fierce, but he's actually a nice guy."

[You and Okita Souji came to the depths of the mansion together.]

【It was a room where light was hard to see.】

【Kondo Shusuke, I am here to entertain you. 】

"Sit wherever you like."

The man who came here said so.

"Then I'm welcome!"

Ian sat down directly on the light green tatami.

As for Okita Souji, he carefully glanced at the area around him before sitting down.

"Excuse me." she said.

"You just said--" The man took the tea that was prepared in advance by Yuta or Katsuta and poured a cup of tea for each of them.

Suddenly, a fragrance filled the air, and you could tell it was top-quality tea as soon as you smelled it.

"I really hope that the fireworks festival can go on as usual, right?"

"Yes!"

Ian nodded repeatedly, then showed a troubled expression.

"But uncle, you just said it - the ghosts have returned, so we have to cancel this thing."

"Yes."

Kondo Shusuke picked up the teacup and took a sip of the tea carefully.

"Because this is indeed the case, and the fireworks festival was cancelled for this very reason."

Now I finally understand why there is no fireworks festival.

But the two little guys also had more doubts in their hearts.

"Then why is everyone so reluctant to tell us?" Ian asked in confusion, "It's obviously not something that can't be told, right?"

"Because that would be disrespectful to the ghosts."

Kondo Shusuke said calmly.

"It's like having someone come to visit you, but you have someone outside tell you they're not welcome."

"Humans have integrity, and so do ghosts."

"It's just that...the way they express shame is different from normal people—it's an act called 'demanding life.'"

"..."

Even though there was no detailed explanation of what "taking life" meant, it was enough for Ian to understand what was going on.

"I see... No wonder no one said anything, it turns out they were afraid of provoking a ghost!"

"Well, you'll understand."

Kondo Shusuke gave a kind smile, looking completely different from the one who had just yelled at Katsuta Yuta.

"Do you have any other questions?"

"..."

After hesitating for a while, Souji Okita raised his hand.

"that--"

"It may be a little presumptuous, but may I ask a small question?"

"of course can."

Kondo Shusuke seemed to appreciate Okita Souji's polite behavior.

“You can ask any questions.”

"That……"

Okita Souji rubbed his fingers nervously.

It can be seen that the next question is not very good.

But she still said:

"But I once heard my father say that the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons is a thing of the past. How can it still affect us now?"

"Is there something wrong here? Of course, I'm not doubting you, I just feel something is very wrong."

"You... must have the answer, right?"

Okita Souji asked carefully.

After all, Kondo Shusuke was so good to the two of them, but he still asked back, which seemed a bit ignorant of the ways of the world.

However, the man didn't seem to care about the meaning behind this question at all, and instead answered it very directly.

"It's very simple."

"I've experienced it myself."

"What?!" Ian and Okita Souji shouted at the same time.

It can be seen that Kondo Shusuke's answer was completely beyond the expectations of the two children.

However, the man seemed to have known that they would have such a reaction. He did not rush to answer, but stood up and began to rummage through the cabinet beside him.

Soon, he took out a sword.

To be precise——

It should be a broken sword.

"As you can see."