She usually seemed to have a cheerful personality, but at this moment she was as sad as a child whose toy had been taken away.

"Uncle... wuwuwu... I miss you so much..."

Such simple words, yet filled with emotions so sincere that they cannot be ignored.

Ian ignored the discomfort caused by Shuten-douji's face-hugger-like behavior and hugged her very gently.

"Yeah...I know."

"Thank you for your hard work over the years, my little Shuten."

"..."

Hearing this, Shuten-doji's expression became even more uncontrollable.

She buried her head in the man's chest, and her body began to shake violently - this was a reaction only seen when sobbing, and now it was truly reflected in front of everyone.

Because of this, Ibaraki Douji recovered a little.

She walked over to Ian and silently took his hand.

"That's great... Lord Abe still remembers us... I'm so happy..."

Ten minutes later, in another room in the hospital.

Ian, Nightingale, Shuten-douji, and Ibaraki-douji sat here.

"Uncle!"

"Well, I'm here."

"Uncle~"

"..."

"Uncle, uncle!"

"Okay, stop shouting!" Ian gently poked Shuten-doji's head, and calmed her down from her over-excitement.

"If you keep shouting like this, it will be dawn soon."

"Shuten, you don't want things to turn out like this, do you?"

"..."

Shuten-doji lowered his head, but held Ian's hand even tighter.

That behavior was as if she was afraid that he would suddenly disappear in front of her.

"You're not going to leave us suddenly again, are you?"

"..."

Knowing that Shuten-doji still hadn't gotten over her fear, Ian thought for a moment and decided to relieve her tension in another way.

"If you say that, there's a good chance you'll leave suddenly, right?"

"Hey! How can you do this!"

"That's it—if you don't want things to turn out this way, just listen to me, okay?"

"I know, I know!"

Ian's simple words made Shuten-doji become as obedient as a little pet.

She was making a fuss just now, but now she was sitting obediently between the man's legs, not moving.

"..."

Nightingale could no longer contain her inner doubts.

"Ian...what is the relationship between you and them?"

"It's obviously the first time we meet, why are they so obedient to you?"

"..."

Before Ian could open his mouth to explain, Ibaraki Douji spoke first.

"Because Lord Abe is our master."

"Mr. Abe?" Nightingale heard another unfamiliar name. "Who is this?"

"It's the Lord Ian you mentioned." Ibaraki Douji said this as he moved closer to Ian.

The petite girl leaned against him like this. Although her expression didn't seem to change much, her tone was obviously more gentle.

"We already belong to him."

"..."

Nightingale's eyes wandered between the three of them.

Ian thought the nurse would be puzzled by this, but unexpectedly she nodded.

"Is that so—is this the reward for death?"

"Then how did you two recognize him?"

"Because an uncle is an uncle."

Shuten-doji grabbed Ian's hand and refused to let go for a moment.

"As long as he's an uncle, we can definitely recognize him!"

"..."

Ian knew that Shuten-douji was not deliberately emphasizing how deep the bond between him and her was.

But there is indeed a remnant of Ian in her soul.

This was the aftereffect of having to temporarily attach himself to Ian's soul in order to be resurrected during the battle of Oeyama.

Of course, for Shuten-doji himself, this is not a sequelae.

That is a physical feature that she is proud of - not everyone can recognize an uncle at first glance!

"Are you the same?" Nightingale looked at Ibaraki Douji beside him.

She could clearly feel that these two little kids were very good friends, otherwise they wouldn't appear in pairs.

"No." Ibaraki Douji shook his head very honestly.

"I don't have the ability of Shuten."

"I recognized Abe-sama directly."

"..."

Nightingale looked at Ian, whose friendly smile was enough to explain everything.

For some reason, the nurse, who may have been a little skeptical before, now completely trusts the man.

Maybe...his performance so far has been too outstanding?

"That's great - I was worried about any additional problems."

"Now it seems that everything is much simpler than imagined."

"Yes." Ian nodded.

"At first, I was worried it might be something difficult to deal with—but when I found out it was them, I felt relieved."

"but--"

Ian looked at the two little lolita kids leaning against him, his expression a little puzzled.

"Why are you here?"

"What's with that tone of yours?! Don't you like seeing us?" Shuten-doji said somewhat displeased.

"of course not."

Ian hugged Shuten-doji tighter in his arms.

"If I could figure out the reason, wouldn't I be able to see you all the time?"

"Eh……"

Shuten-doji's face suddenly turned red.

It was obvious that her defense against Ian was close to zero.

"So that's how it is... I know."

"Yeah." The man nodded and continued the previous topic.

"So how did you come to this era?"

"It's impossible that it appeared out of thin air, right?"

"This place... has nothing to do with Mount Oe."

After hearing Ian's question, Shuten Douji and Ibaraki Douji looked at each other, and then began to talk about their feelings about coming here.

"how to say……"

Shuten-doji pursed his chin and looked like he was really thinking seriously.

"I feel like I was summoned by something like the Holy Grail."

"Holy Grail?"

"Yeah." Shuten-doji nodded seriously, "I heard a voice guiding me, and when I agreed, I found myself here."

"Yes." Ibaraki Douji added, following Shuten Douji's words, "I heard a similar sound."

"When I came to my senses, Shuten and I were already inside this strange building."

"Wait a minute!"

Nightingale interrupted the two little lolita kids.

"Are you saying that you were already here?"

"Yes, yes..." Shuten-doji felt a little embarrassed, "We have actually been watching you do things."

"..."

"Are you worried that coming out will scare the people here?" Ian explained the behavior of Shuten Douji and Ibaraki Douji aptly.

"Hmm..." Shuten-doji nodded, "I know I'm not a popular person... It's better not to scare people."

This is Shuten-doji's change of mentality.

As the ghost king of Mount Oe, she initially harbored ill will towards humans.

But after having an unforgettable experience with Ian, the demon Shuten Douji no longer hates humans.

This can be said to be loving the house and loving the dog, or it can be said to be a coward's sudden awakening.

"..."

"Then why did you come out in the middle of the night?" Nightingale still had many questions in her mind.

"I want to help you." Ibaraki Douji answered directly, "You look very tired."

"So we're thinking about whether we can help you pack your things at night when no one will notice."

"So it turns out that the things that suddenly became neat were made by you."

"..."

"..."

All the misunderstandings were resolved at this moment.

"Thank you very much." Nightingale thanked the two little lolita girls very politely.

"In wartime, every bit of help can have a far greater impact than in normal times."

"It's just a small favor, there's no need to thank us so much."

"but--"

Shuten-doji stared at Nightingale in front of him.

Or rather, she was staring at the other person's proud breasts that were comparable to Minamoto no Raikou's.

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