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"What would you do if I told you that the One Hundred Demons Night Parade that year was not completely wiped out?"

"..."

"..."

"..."

There was another deafening silence. The High Priestess's speech was really explosive.

"No."

"You're not kidding us, are you?" Okita Hikaru was the first to speak. "If the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons didn't end that year, then why are there records of it?"

"To stabilize people's hearts, Miss Guang."

As the great shrine maiden spoke, she walked to the torii gate beside her and stroked the pillar that still retained its bright red color despite the passage of time.

"If even the government says the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons hasn't ended yet...wouldn't the world be in chaos?"

"..."

Okita Hikaru was speechless for a moment.

As the eldest daughter of the Okita family, she fully understood the importance of stabilizing people's hearts.

Not to mention that this is an issue that concerns the entire country!

"Wait a moment."

Okita Souji suddenly interrupted the chief shrine maiden.

"Although it may be impolite to ask, I would like to know——"

The girl looked at the mikos in front of her.

"How do you all know about this?"

"..."

This is the crux of the matter.

If the great shrine maiden in front of us can say that the record of the end of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons is false, then how can we verify that her words are true?

Everyone's eyes were focused on the chief priestess, hoping that she could give a suitable answer.

And she did just that, and it once again caused a huge reaction.

"because……"

"This is a record passed down within our Genji branch."

"Genji?"

Okita Hikaru was stunned for a moment, then reacted.

"Wait a moment!"

"You mean Kyoto Genji?"

"That's right." The Great Miko's eyes turned serious. "Logically speaking, I really shouldn't say this, but the Okita family did a lot of things that benefited us, so I had no choice but to confess."

"We are a branch of the Genji clan—our ancestors came all the way here from Kyoto and established this shrine."

"The Hundred Demons have not truly ended, at least not according to our records."

"..."

"Isn't it?"

Even the usually cold-hearted Okita Hikaru couldn't help but gasp when he heard the news.

"So why did you come here?"

"Because this place is not far from Mount Oe—" The miko looked into the distance, as if she saw her compatriots. "In fact, we have similar deployments in several capitals around it."

"Maybe this is hard for you to believe - but it's true."

"At least……"

There was a hint of tenacity in the Great Miko's voice.

That is trust in our ancestors.

“We’ve been persisting this way.”

This is indeed hard to believe.

[After all, the official notice that had been passed down all the way was actually proven false at this moment.]

If this gets out, this kind of shrine will most likely be shut down immediately.

【but--】

[You also fully understand that there is absolutely no need for the Great Miko in front of you to lie about such matters.]

She could have kept silent about this, but she still revealed it all because of the Okita family's kindness in repairing the house.

[So... no matter how you think about it, this can't be a lie - at least it has some credibility.]

[You understand this, and Okita Hikaru and Okita Souji also understand this.]

【but--】

You quickly noticed that Okita Hikaru's reaction was a little different.

"..."

I saw that Okita Hikaru, who had seemed to have everything under control before, was now pursing his chin and thinking seriously.

She looks somewhat similar to Okita Souji, but now she looks like she is stuck in some quagmire.

Ian noticed this, so he quickly nudged Okita Souji with his arm.

"Okita, look at my sister..."

"Sister...?" Hearing Ian's suddenly more intimate address, Okita Souji blushed at first, and then carefully observed according to his request.

Soon, the girl noticed something was wrong with her sister.

"She is..."

"I guess there's some reason I have to consider—"

Ian lowered his voice, afraid that Okita Hikaru would hear him.

"Okita, why don't you go over and ask?"

"Hmm..." Okita Souji nodded, "I understand."

Ever since——

Following Ian's request, Souji Okita leaned close to his sister Hikaru Okita and whispered to her.

But there was something obviously wrong with their reactions.

It was a state similar to being worried.

Finally, Okita Hikaru even looked at Ian on the other side with a troubled expression.

Not long after, Okita Souji also came back.

"what happened?"

Ian asked eagerly.

"Why did your sister suddenly look over here?"

"This one……"

Souji Okita turned into a person with small eyes.

"I told her that you asked me to come over."

"No! Okita you..."

"Ugh."

Ian sighed and reluctantly accepted the reality she had arranged for him.

"Okay—so what's going on?"

"My sister said we can't leave."

"Can't leave?"

"Yeah." Souji Okita nodded again, then looked at the things on the ground that were brought up by the three people.

"Because... today is the day we've chosen. If we just go back like this, it would be like a failure in our work."

"Sister...others will become suspicious."

"This……"

Only then did Ian realize that Okita Hikaru's schedule for today was not entirely for the purpose of "testing" himself.

She also had her own plan - to use this opportunity to express that she was capable of taking over everything from her father, even a prayer like this one.

But the problem is, she really didn't expect that today would be the Night of the Hundred Demons.

No.

To be precise, no one expected it.

Because there was no such news in Aoba Castle at all, this seemed to be a unilateral arrangement by the shrine.

But the plan cannot be changed because of this - this is the dilemma of Okita Hikaru.

"..."

Of course Ian understood that going back was the best option.

but……

If he really goes back like this, Okita Hikaru will definitely be in big trouble.

After careful consideration, he decided to do so.

"Okita, wait for me here."

"Eh?"

Before Okita Souji could say yes or no, Ian had already gone straight to where the chief shrine maiden was.

The next moment, he said something that neither Okita Hikaru nor Okita Souji could have imagined.

"that--"

"Great Miko, can we stay here for one night?"

"Just one night!"

This was a request that was beyond everyone's expectations.

【But it is in line with the request to solve the problem. 】

[Since I can’t go back——]

【Then stay.】

This is your way of thinking about solving problems, simple and crude, like a bear.

"..."

Okita Hikaru looked at Ian with surprise in his eyes.

Of course she knew that staying was the best option - but the problem was that the other party didn't look like he would agree!

Use your brain to think about it. Who would leave behind a few people who are of no help at all for no reason?

This big fool!

that's the truth.

After hearing Ian's request, the chief witch was stunned at first, obviously not expecting someone to speak like that.

After all, she was so frank because she hoped that the other party would give up.

Don’t you understand other people’s expressions?