【Instantly, you suddenly understand. 】

"Was your original intention to let Raikou kill you here?"

Ian looked at the ugly emperor in front of him and expressed his thoughts.

"If that's the case, there won't be any such thing as 'Minamoto no Yorimitsu becoming Ugly Gozen'."

"You think this will solve everything, right?"

Ugly Queen was stunned for a moment - she didn't seem to expect Ian to understand her thoughts.

However, she soon let it go.

The demon-killing warrior turned around and looked at Ian.

"Yes."

"So you understand how stupid it was for you not to let Minamoto no Raikou come here?"

"Abe, you screwed up everything."

"But all this is not true in the first place, right?"

Ian retaliated against Ugly Gozen's words mercilessly.

"Yes."

"You may indeed be able to let Minamoto no Raikou kill you."

"but--"

"That's not going to change, is it?"

"She will still become you, and stand tall on this ghost island."

"..."

[Your words touched Ugly Gozen's heart. ]

【She looked at you, and gradually lost her calmness. 】

[You realize that this might be something that has troubled her for many years since the battle at Oeyama.]

"So what should I do?"

Ugly Gozen looked at Ian in front of him.

"This is the only way I can think of."

She might have realized all this a long time ago - but she had to try all the seemingly stupid methods.

Ian realized this and pondered for a moment before answering:

"You don't have to do anything."

"I don't have to do anything?"

"Correct."

Ian looked directly at the face in front of him that was almost identical to Minamoto no Raikou.

"That's not something you should be thinking about."

"You are already suffering enough under the curse of killing ghosts."

"so--"

"Leave the rest to me."

"here you are?"

"Yes, leave it to me." Ian nodded, "I will definitely find a way to prevent her from turning into you."

"I promise you as a great Yin-Yang Master."

"..."

The thunder in the sky gradually subsided.

The dark clouds that were originally streaked with lightning gradually dissipated.

The open white light fell on Ugly Yuzen's body.

She had an expressionless face, but the corners of her mouth rose little by little, finally forming a faint smile.

"I understand."

"In this case, I can only trust you."

"So--"

"You can take it with you."

As soon as Ugly Yuzen finished speaking, a golden light appeared in front of Ian.

A golden double-eared trophy appeared in front of him - this was obviously the foundation she mentioned to maintain everything.

"Ugly Gozen, this..."

"It doesn't matter, just take it with you - just in time to make this ghost island disappear completely."

"It's just that I hope you can keep your word and don't let her become me."

"So--"

Ugly Gozen looked at Ian, and there was a little more emotion in his eyes that was not there before.

"Never again...never again."

"I never want to see you again."

[The Holy Grail of Exhausted Talents has been obtained: You have obtained a Holy Grail that maintains the existence of Onigashima and Ugly Gozen. ]

【You feel it is somewhat familiar. 】

【But at this moment, you don’t have the mind to think about its meaning. 】

[Because you can feel that Onigashima will soon fall apart. ]

【for you.】

【Also for Ugly Gozen's wish. 】

【You must leave here as soon as possible. 】

133. The Holy Grail of the Heian Period (-word chapter)

【Ghost Island is about to fall apart.】

[You returned to Shuten-douji and Ibaraki-douji as quickly as possible.]

【You have to take them away from this place. 】

"You're back?!"

The only thing in Shuten-doji's eyes was Ian who had returned to him.

She breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, during the time he was away, she had already previewed all the bad endings in her mind.

It's like it's gone forever;

Or maybe he was killed on the spot by the being called Ugly Gozen;

It's even possible that he would just leave himself and Ibaraki here - after all, it's Onigashima, isn't it natural to let the oni stay?

However, none of these bad outcomes occurred.

Just as he had promised, Ian returned to the ghost that was supposed to be the most hated by the Great Onmyoji.

"Yeah." He nodded.

"I am back."

"Now..."

Ian was about to speak when he saw Ibaraki Douji's puzzled look.

He recalled the resentment of a certain Oeyama ghost king who was too obsessed with face, so he changed his words:

"Master, I think we should leave this ghost island."

"Eh?!"

Shuten-douji and Ibaraki-douji were surprised again in sync.

However, the former soon realized that he could not do this any longer, otherwise it would definitely arouse Ibaraki Douji's suspicion.

"He wouldn't lie to himself."

With this thought in mind, Shuten-doji quickly agreed to Ian's "request."

"Row!"

"Let's go!"

[Take Shuten-douji and Ibaraki-douji and evacuate along the same route you came from.]

[Because the entire Onigashima is arranged according to the pattern of Heian-kyō, this process is not difficult. 】

[You boarded the ship with them.]

[The moment the boat left the shore, you saw Ugly Gozen.]

[She just stood on the shore and watched you leave. ]

【The clear waves are floating, and the sea waves are surging. 】

【After the ship left the shore for some distance. 】

【The ghost island disappeared.】

The dark clouds gradually faded away.

The light from the sky slanted onto the sea, forming a white scene like a stage.

And that——

There should have been an island.

“It disappeared…”

Ibaraki Douji looked at the empty sea and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

After all, not long ago, she was running away on it barefoot.

Shuten-douji's reaction was very similar to Ibaraki-douji's.

She looked at the empty sea and rubbed her eyes uncontrollably.

She couldn't believe what she saw.

"Uncle, what did you do?!"

Ian glanced at Ibaraki Douji and found that she was still staring at the sea, so he spoke:

"Shuten, this is what happened."

【You repeated what Ushigozen told you to Shuten-doji. 】

【You also showed her the golden cup that Ugly Gozen asked you to take away.】

You hope that maybe she knows something.

【But the result seems not to be the case. 】

"This……"

Shuten-doji opened his mouth slightly, showing an expression of disbelief.

obviously.

At this moment, let alone understanding anything, she probably couldn't even accept what Ian had just said.

“Is this golden cup so powerful?”

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