[The investigation into the Heian-kyō fire is still ongoing. 】

【To protect you. 】

[It is also to prevent the last "Fujiwara no Tokuko" from doing something unexpected. ]

【Minamoto no Raikou volunteered to participate in this matter. 】

[She became even busier because of this, and sometimes even had to patrol outside at night.]

【You are simultaneously executing your plan.】

【You found Tamamonomae. 】

【You hand the mirror back to her.】

"Xiaoyu."

Ian looked at Tamamonomae in front of him and the mirror in her hand.

"Is that it?"

"Yeah." Tamamonomae nodded, while tightly holding the mirror in her hand.

"Mr. Abe...thank you so much."

"If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would never be able to get this mirror back."

Ian shook his head.

"Nothing."

"Xiaoyu, you are so smart. Even without my help, you will definitely find a way to get the mirror back."

"but--"

"You should still remember the agreement between us."

"Of course I remember."

Tamamonomae stroked the mirror, looking a little embarrassed.

"but……"

"but what?"

Sensing that Tamamonomae was a little nervous, Ian tried to speak in a teasing tone as much as possible.

"Xiaoyu, you are my lover."

"Shouldn't you tell me everything?"

"Well... of course I understand."

Tamamonomae's gaze stopped at the mirror in her hand.

"I have not forgotten my agreement with Mr. Abe."

"It's just that this mirror is a little damaged because it has been used to maintain the Yin-Yang magic circle for too long... If I want it to work, I'm afraid I have to go back to the mountains and forests for a while."

"Mr. Abe, look..."

[You know what Tamamonomae is worried about. ]

【She is afraid that you will think she is lying to you. 】

[After all, if she just walks away with the mirror, it won't be that easy for you to catch her.]

【But you have no such concerns at all. 】

[Because you know Tamamonomae would never do such a thing. ]

"I understand, Jade."

Ian nodded in response.

"Do you need my help in preparing anything?"

"Mr. Abe..." Tamamonomae looked at the great Onmyoji without any hesitation, "Aren't you worried that I will just leave like this?"

"Will not."

Ian smiled.

"I believe Xiaoyu is a demon who keeps her word."

"..."

Tamamonomae's golden eyes were already moist.

She knew that this was absolute trust from the other party - he was the only one in the world who was willing to trust her so much.

So--

Just accept it.

"Thank you Mr. Abe for your trust. I will definitely come back soon."

"But before you leave, please taste my tea again."

"……it is good."

【Tamamonomae left you with wonderful tea drinking memories with her body. 】

【She took the mirror and left temporarily.】

【Minamoto no Raikou was also even busier because of the aftermath of the Heian Shrine fire. 】

[The ones who stayed with you until the end were Shuten-douji and Ibaraki-douji. ]

【But your mind is not on them. 】

[You are thinking about the memories that came to your mind when you were fighting with Ashiya Doman.]

It may not be accurate to say it is a memory.

Ian felt it was more of a connection.

A connection between oneself and the golden cup.

And it was precisely because of this connection that there was an endless supply of power at that time.

The cup I brought back from Onigashima... does it have some mysterious connection with me?

Ian felt that he was only one step away from freeing Kairaiko from his restraints.

He was sure that as long as Tamamonomae repaired the mirror, the solution to everything would appear before him.

But then again——

Ian looked at his hands.

Shuten-doji once said that he was something other than a "human".

So what exactly could that be?

You thought about this question for a long time.

【You didn’t get an answer.】

【Time flies by in this process. 】

【Night falls, it's time to take a bath. 】

This was a rare time for Ian to bathe alone.

He picked up his things and walked towards the bathing pool.

It was something that Minamoto no Raikou had made based on the pond where the two had first met.

Every time he comes here, Ian feels like he is back in time.

But this time——

The situation seems a little different.

Because Shuten Douji and Ibaraki Douji were standing at the door.

"..."

Ian's eyes swept over the two little ghosts.

He vaguely sensed the purpose of their standing here.

Seeing the Great Onmyoji coming in front of him, Ibaraki Douji pulled the corner of the clothes of Shuten Douji beside him.

"Lord Abe is here."

"You must cherish this opportunity."

Since the last conversation with Ian, Ibaraki Douji has seriously considered his actions.

She soon realized the source of the problem.

"I am not Shuten-doji."

"It's not nice to speak for her."

"Let her take action on her own."

Ever since——

Ibaraki Douji's approach to helping his friends has changed from just talking to them in the beginning to encouraging them now.

She firmly believed that if Shuten-doji took the initiative to make a request, the great Onmyoji in front of her would be unlikely to refuse.

After all, if you really don't like it.

Objections will be raised as early as the beginning.

So the key to the problem lies in getting Shuten-doji to speak.

Now is the best time to take a bath.

"this and that……"

Although Shuten Douji understood that Ibaraki Douji was helping him.

but--

This is hard to say.

She hesitated for a long time and only managed to squeeze out a few words:

"Good evening, uncle!"

"Well, good evening."

Ian smiled.

"Everything is fine, right? I'm going to take a shower, we can talk later."

"Okay, okay!"

As soon as Shuten-douji finished speaking, he saw Ibaraki-douji's murderous eyes.

However, the latter did not speak for the former this time.

She thought of a better way - that is to provoke the opponent.

I saw Ibaraki Douji talking to the Great Onmyoji.

"Lord Abe, I want to take a bath with you."

"Eh?!"

Shuten-doji's eyes widened.

She never expected that her best friend would say such a thing at this time.

She didn't expect Ian to nod directly.

"Um, okay."

In this way, Ibaraki Douji followed Ian into the bath, and they closed the shoji door, leaving Shuten Douji alone outside.

The female ghost was now anxious.

She changed her timid attitude and directly opened the shoji door and rushed into the bath.

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