"That's it."

Ibuki-douji released the servant.

"Thank you."

After saying this, she walked in that direction without looking back, leaving behind a group of servants who were talking about something.

"Who is that person?"

"I don't know... I feel like I've never seen it before."

"Don't make a fuss. This isn't the first time the master has brought back strange people."

"He is a great Onmyoji after all."

The servants' talk did not reach Ibuki-douji's ears.

Or should I say——

She didn't want to hear about these irrelevant things at all.

At this moment, she had only one thought in her mind.

That is to find the great Onmyoji as soon as possible.

Ibuki-douji arrived at the door of the room the servant pointed to.

Without saying a word, she pulled open the shoji door in front of her.

But the scene that he saw next was something Ibuki Douji had not expected.

I saw an elderly man sitting cross-legged on the tatami.

In his left hand he holds a book;

And his right hand was pressing something - a little ghost's head.

To be more precise, it should be a small head that is looking at something seriously.

That's Ibaraki Douji.

Wearing a kimono, she lay on his chest like a well-behaved little rabbit, silently reading books with him - even though it seemed that she did not quite understand the meaning of these books.

"..."

"..."

The scene was very awkward for a while.

[You know this is definitely not something that others should see. 】

【You should end this quickly. 】

[But you still don't know who the woman in front of you is. ]

"You are……?"

After sorting out everything, Ian looked at the woman in front of him with confusion.

He was certain that he had never seen her before.

But this look does look a little familiar.

and--

Ian saw the horns on the woman's head.

Ghosts usually use a special aura to make them invisible.

Shuten-douji and Ibaraki-douji also use this method to hide themselves.

Of course this made no sense to Ian - he could see through the cover-ups at a glance.

But in that case, is she also a ghost?

Before Ian could figure out what was going on, the woman in front of him continued speaking.

"Before I explain who I am--"

She looked at Ibaraki Douji, whose eyes still showed some nostalgia for the Great Onmyoji, her eyes full of confusion.

"Aren't you an Onmyoji?"

"How did you manage to get a female ghost to do this for you?"

"We are very curious."

"..."

The Great Onmyoji frowned, as if he was considering whether to tell the truth about this issue.

But Ibaraki Douji on the side was very frank.

She took Ian's hand and said very seriously:

"I took the initiative to ask for this."

"The fox demon is not here, the cow is not here, and Shuten is not here either."

"so--"

"The only one who can read with Master Abe is me."

"and--"

Ibaraki Douji looked at the woman in front of him.

"If I'm not mistaken."

"You...are the other 'her' that Shuten summoned, right?"

"I can feel her scent from you."

"..."

Ibuki-douji smiled calmly.

"is it?"

"You can see it."

[Ibuki Douji told you and Ibaraki Douji what happened.]

[You feel a little bit unbelievable - after all, Shuten-douji is the kind of person who would feel uncomfortable if he didn't drink for a day.]

[But you don't doubt that she would really do it.]

[After all, she really hasn't asked you for a drink in a month. ]

"I see." Ian nodded.

"The other identity that Shuten mentioned is you."

"Correct."

Ibuki-douji did not hide it.

"I am the god that the little guy summoned to help you."

"..."

[You now roughly understand what Shuten-doji meant—he exaggerated that the fire was caused by ghosts and gods.]

[But you still have some doubts.]

[Because you don't know how Ibuki Douji in front of you will achieve this. ]

[After all, she doesn't look like she can do such a thing at this moment.]

Ibuki Douji saw Ian's confusion.

She said:

"You think that we are not worthy of that fire in our current state, right?"

Although he has the same self-name as Shuten-douji, Ibuki-douji leaves a completely different impression on Ian.

She is clearly much more mature.

Seeing this, Ian did not hesitate and nodded directly.

"Yeah, I do think so."

"Well--"

Ibuki Douji's eyes swept over Ian and Ibaraki Douji who were present.

"In that case, maybe we should show something."

"Can we go somewhere more open now?"

"..."

Ian was silent for a moment, but finally nodded.

"it is good."

【According to Ibuki-douji's request, you left Genji's mansion. 】

[You guys pretended everything was normal and left Beijing.]

[You have come to an uninhabited forest.]

"Hmm... this place looks like a good place for us to show our skills."

Ibuki-douji said this while looking at the surroundings.

"Really?"

Ian looked at the woman in front of him and felt something vaguely.

"So--"

"Ibuki, let's begin."

"Well, we know that."

Without further words, Ibuki-douji directly demonstrated the power that was worthy of the fire in Heian-kyo.

Her figure changed little by little under the gaze of the Great Onmyoji and Ibaraki Douji.

That is an extremely terrifying expansion speed.

It broke countless branches of trees, and the ground began to shake as well.

Wait until everything stops.

Ibuki-douji then revealed her true form - a huge and terrifying snake.

In this state, if she moved her body even slightly, the ground would wail.

"How about it?!"

"Now, we are worthy of that fire!"

【Ibuki Douji proved himself worthy of the fire in Heian-kyō.】

[She was asked by Shuten-doji to help you put on a good show.]

[She will appear in Kyoto in this powerful manner, and then become the one who caused the fire in Heian-kyo to cover up everything. ]

[You have been planning carefully for some time.]

【You have started your own actions.】

【Half a month later, your plan began. 】

"Are monsters like that real?"

Minamoto no Raikou looked at the giant snake that appeared on the street, his eyes filled with incredible emotions.

It's not that she and her husband had never killed demons.

But although the appearances of those monsters and ghosts are different from those of ordinary people, their body shapes are still within an acceptable range.

but--

The big snake in front of him had completely escaped from this range.

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