Quietly closing the sliding door of the demon dream room, Kenya, who walked on the way back to his room, looked down at the corridor illuminated by the bright moonlight.

It's beautiful.

Then the appreciation was suddenly interrupted by a burst of sounds.

"Ahh

"You...... Yakumo Purple?"

In front of Kenya, who was looking up at the moon, Yakumo Murasaki was half of her body peeking out of the gap.

Long blond hair and snow-white skin, coupled with a gorgeous posture and seductive eyes.

Even if he knew that the other party was a terrifying big youkai, he couldn't stop Kenya from admiring her beauty.

But the alarm bell in my head was ringing, and my heart was beating desperately.

The blood is instantly transmitted to the whole body, and the reflexive posture is prepared.

"Oh, yes, it's the same as when we met at Marisa's house, it hasn't changed at all.

I should have said, I don't like to do dangerous things, and you're not my opponent yet.

How about we enjoy the moon together compared to that? Tonight's full moon is a little special, isn't it?"

Murasaki Yakumo, who said this, put her hand into the floor of the hallway, and I don't know how to take out the sake jug from inside.

At the same time, it was slowly poured into the glass of amber wine.

"Hey, I'm a patient, drinking is not good for my health!"

"It's okay to drink a little. Besides, I stole it from the Oni Clan...... Ahem, borrowed medicinal wine, how many people can't drink it if they want to. ”

Knock knocked her fingers on the floor next to her, motioning for Kenya to sit down next to her.

Sighing, he obediently sat down beside her, then picked up his glass and toasted to her.

When you drink it, you have a wonderful feeling, a warm heat surrounds the dantian, and then flows down the blood to the internal organs.

If you hold down your mind now and practice according to the mantra taught by Kanako, it may be worth half a year of hard work for Kenya, right?

But since it's good to drink, don't think about it.

Wine is wine, and practice is practice. Two things should not be confused.

After drinking a glass of wine, I watched Yakumo Zi carry the wine jug and slowly fill the wine glass for Kenya.

The amber colour shines in the moonlight.

Kenya narrowed his eyes.

"You can even get this kind of wine, so you know a lot about this place, right?"

"Oh, what's wrong. Do you still want to ask all those mountains of questions?"

"Originally, I had this plan, but you wouldn't have answered me so simply. ”

"That's right, but I'm not the one who led you here. I only know a few things.

Even then, you have to ask? Maybe it's not a very good memory. ”

"Let's get straight to the point. Who am I?"

"That's the problem...... If I had to say, you are the kind of person, both human and not human.

It is neither a 'person' that exists in the past as recorded in a book, nor a false 'person' that people fantasize about.

People forgot about their figures, and eventually gave up their illusions, and came here as a traveler......"

"You don't even say anything, do you?"

"Hehe~ This is a matter of course. It's not interesting to answer so easily, isn't it?"

"I hate people who tell lies and make jokes about me. ”

"I'm really sorry about that~ This is my only remaining interest~"

"It's a bad taste. ”

"Well, just like drinking, don't you think of it as a good hobby?

You too, when you went to Tengu's side, it was really unexpected by me. ”

"Ah, I still want to thank you for this, what did you say to the Heavenly Demon?"

"Well, a little bit, wouldn't it be nice to be able to reconcile this way?

You don't need to be grateful to me, I'll be bothered if you die there."

"Oh, what, am I that important?"

"You don't matter, but to the Spirit Sword...... No, the soul that lives in your body is important.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be interesting here......"

Is it because of the drunkenness caused by drinking, or because he was moved by the imposing sword that bites and does not let go?

Yakumo Murasaki, who accidentally said something, covered her mouth and made an exaggerated expression.

Pretending to be an afterthought...... A discerning person can see it at a glance, and the playful feelings in his eyes.

But Kenya ignored the question and once again drained the wine and snatched the flask from her hand.

Ignoring Yakumo's purple puffing appearance, he poured wine by himself.

"I see, after all, it's still the problem of the spirit sword, right?

"That's Takamagahara's Excalibur, something that humans can't have. ”

Is it because you didn't succeed before, and you're angry?

Or is there something that can't be said directly?

Yakumo blushed with a self-defeating expression and drank wine.

"You...... Have you ever thought about dead things?"

"What?"

"The mood of things. There is something like a soul in the object, and it produces emotions similar to that of a human being.

It's like a kitchen knife that was born for cooking, and when his master uses him as a murder weapon, this kitchen knife won't be happy, right?"

“…… Probably. ”

"I know you won't completely agree, after all, a spiritual spirit sword like the Budu Imperial Soul will not be more than two hands here.

The tools that people used every day in ancient times were given their names.

Later, eight million gods were also sacrificed, and faith was gained.

But in the era when good and evil have not yet been differentiated, even more distant. There is only the belief that the soul is lodged purely in the object.

Then there will also be the souls that are saved and the souls that are forsaken.

How many things have been eliminated due to the development of civilization so far...... How sad is their love...... Have you thought about it?"

Kenya hung his head...... Speechless.

Yakumo's words passed through Kenya's mind like a spear.

I want to refute something, but my heart is screaming.

It's not something to be haphazard...... The instincts of the body have agreed with this view.

But is there anything Yakumo Murasaki really wants to say?

Is it to express that the Budu Imperial Soul is more than just a spirit sword that cuts off sinful souls?

Or do you want to implicitly express something important?

If it's something physical or an enemy, just swing your sword and slash it down.

But now I don't know what to do.

A swordsman who can only do swordsmanship is confused.

Nothing is known.

"Oh, speaking of which, are you going to the White Jade Tower?"

“…… Eavesdropping?"

"It's just an occasional hearing. The owner of Bai Yulou is my dear friend, and if I want to meet, I will have a few words with her.

Also, if you go, you may understand your own nature...... Got it?"

"Really!?"

"Maybe, maybe not. But when you know the truth, will you be able to maintain your current self?"

Pour the last drop of wine from the jug for Kenya, just as it fell into the glass.

With a sentimental expression, Zi smiled and disappeared in front of Kenya.

But he didn't notice that.

Completely immersed in Yakumo's words just now.

Suddenly, I got unexpected information!

Finally, you have to know what kind of person you feel.

It is like the light of the morning sun shining into the dark night, and the heart is filled with a happy mood.

Ha.

It's a pleasure.

Ah, now suddenly I started to complain about why my right hand was shot through by Yonglin.

No, if you don't touch Reizen's eyes at first, you won't go crazy.

But I won't know about this kind of thing.

The cause and effect of life are really unreasonable and chaotic.

It's a shame that the wound will still have a long time to heal.

In short, the sooner the better, even if it's a day, and now I am eager to rush to the sword of the White Jade Tower

Quickly got into the bed, lay on the bed and closed his eyes.

With intense excitement and joy in your arms. Fell asleep deeply

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As soon as she returned to her home, Yakumo Murasaki was greeted by her own Shikigami.

A nine-tailed demon fox with short blond hair and fox ears, Yakumo blue.

For monsters...... The more tails there are, the higher the strength, and the longer the tails, the smarter they are.

She is one of the youkai who can reach this highest peak.

And she...... It's just Yakumo Murasaki's Shikigami.

The strongest of the monsters, Yakumo Blue, waved his arms and white sleeves, and bowed respectfully in the direction of Yakumo Murasaki.

"Lady Purple, is it okay, tell him so many things......

"Well, ah, about Bai Yulou, he's going to go there sooner or later.

Besides, he is the kind of person who is unrestrained, and he can't stop him if he wants to, but it doesn't mean that I will just let him go.

He's the kind of person who talks and laughs even if he goes to hell for the sake of purpose, right?

If he hadn't insisted on pursuing something like that, he would have been nothing more than an invisible fantasy...... There is no empty shell to pursue...... It's pathetic......"

"But, Purple-sama. His soul is what matters. Isn't it good to use the power of Lord Purple to separate the body from the soul?"

"No, if I do that, how will I face [him]?

Besides, the sword wouldn't admit such a thing. It is because it is the body that is the vessel of the soul.

That's why he can manipulate his body freely. The two are born and die together, and are connected by the same fate.

Missing one, there is no point.

In that case, the soul would be someone else's thing......

And it's a soul of extreme purity...... Because [he] is from—"

Yakumo Blue, who knew the source of his soul from his purple mouth, felt an unprecedented shock, and all the hairs on his tail exploded.

"It can't be, how could that happen? And why is he alive?"

"This is the cause and effect of the soul, no, and this is also the wish of the sword.

Because of this obsession, there was no one who could fight against him in the past.

No, the person with the sword against him does not exist at all.

People who have come out of that mountain since ancient times...... It's all monsters.

In the past, as long as he held that sword, any enemy could only be used by him as a whetstone.

It was both a divine sword and a demon sword...... The blood of the enemy is used to strengthen the blade.

Anything that can match it now also rarely exists. ”

"There is still such a person......

"This is Gensokyo, the bottom of all the fantasies gathered in ancient and modern China and abroad.

Just imagine, even the declining gods, extinct ghosts, the celestials who don't hear the present world, the monsters of the old hell, the rare modern gods, and the half-human and half-spirits who live in seclusion in the mountains and forests all live here...... There's no need to be surprised by this triviality, right?

Compared to that... I mixed a lot of sobering pills in that wine... After this time, [he] should almost wake up......"

Purple slowly opened the gap, revealing a lush bamboo forest at the other end.

At the end of the bamboo forest is the Forever Pavilion.

Yakumo's deep voice drifted into the depths.

"This time, I'm not going to be left behind......"

"Eight Meanings Yonglin ......"

-----------------------------------PS: Although it's not a fragrance, I didn't drink it...... But it's also drinking [laughs]