A young man dressed in black featherweave sat calmly in the center of the room.

His eyes were closed lightly, and his handsome face was very quiet, looking quite like a monk who had entered the meditation.

But anyone who knows him well will know that all this is just an illusion. In fact, this young man has a detached personality, cheerful and optimistic, and is not at all the calm guy he seems.

However, even if he is cheerful by nature, as an excellent swordsman, he will spend a lot of time on spiritual cultivation every day...... Like now.

Hone your sharpness, see your mind, and cultivate spiritually in order to pursue a higher realm. In this state, he will always glow with a completely different temperament from the past.

In this state, no one will come and interrupt his meditation. But now it seems that today is an exception.

"Nachi-sama!"

A man walked quickly into the room, shouting the honorific title of the youth.

"What's wrong? The lion roared?"

Although his practice was disturbed, there was no anger on the young man's face.

Looking at the man kneeling on one knee, he couldn't help but feel a little strange.

The man was of fairly uniform stature, and judging by the armor he wore and the harshness that emanated from him, he must have been a battle-hardened soldier.

Yes, Otori Lionroar is the best soldier on Mount Kumano. Even if he was an excellent sergeant who could not change his face in the face of thousands of troops, the young man was somewhat surprised that he could report something in such a hurry.

"An urgent secret letter has been sent from Youkai Mountain, and the level is the highest."

It's not a long paragraph, but that's it, and the young man can't ignore it.

"Where's the secret letter?"

The lion's roar did not answer the youth's questions, but responded with actions. He pulled out an ordinary-looking envelope from his bosom.

There's nothing wrong with being ordinary, it's a secret letter. It would be stupid to make it particularly eye-catching.

But what exactly is it that requires the use of the most advanced expedited cipher?

It had not been such a situation for hundreds of years, and the youth was momentarily curious -- but more often uneasy.

Now he only hopes that his inspiration will not come true.

It's a pity that his expectations are destined to be disappointed.

Taking the envelope, the young man took out the letter paper and browsed it.

As his gaze sank, his face gradually became gloomy.

"What a joke! Is the Heavenly Demon Lady crazy?"

The young man screamed loudly, his eyebrows full of puzzlement, confusion and shock. This is the polar opposite of his usual brisk and free attitude.

Although he secretly speculated about the contents of the letter in his heart, the lion's roar did not show this scheming on his face - in fact, he did not have to make such a hard effort.

"Look at it."

He casually threw the letter to Lion's Roar, and the young man didn't care at all whether Lion's Roar, as a great tengu, was qualified to see this secret letter. For him, these are just small things that are not worth one.

What is it that can make the young man in front of him lose his peaceful attitude in the past, what is it that has such a huge magic?

Although he knew that he had already surpassed this point, the curiosity in Lionroar's heart finally prevailed. He involuntarily moved his gaze to the letterhead.

As expected, the letter did not contain a long speech, and there were only a dozen simple words in total.

"The war is about to start, Kumano Mountain's Zhiwu Liu, quickly return to Youkai Mountain."

The appearance of the young man's name on the secret letter did not surprise the lion's roar. But the first four words made him, who had always been calm, speechless for a while.

"Who the hell are you fighting against? What about the tengu who delivered the message?"

The young man's question was reasonable, and as the object of the recall, he was undoubtedly one of those who would step into the battlefield, and knowing who his enemies were was a natural requirement for a samurai.

But that demand is now not being met.

"It's a Shikigami who disappeared after it was delivered."

The lion's roar and meticulous answer made Na Zhiwuliu have the urge to cover his face at this moment.

"However, I think it may be to start another war with the demons."

「…………」

The impeccable answer from all sides made Na Zhiwu Stream fall silent.

The Tengu clan was conquered by the powerful oni clan for thousands of years, and has been following the oni as a subordinate of the oni ever since.

Although it is a subordinate, it is just a nice statement, and even if it is considered an enslaved loser, it is understandable.

Even if the oni itself doesn't have that kind of mean thoughts, this inferiority complex has always been hidden in the hearts of those young tengus.

In private, Na Zhiwuliu had heard his young fellow men say more than once, "If we fight again, we will definitely win this time." This is the embodiment of an inferiority complex, and excessive conceit is also a kind of inferiority.

In fact, that's simply not possible. Not to mention that the overall number of oni is above the tengu, and as the quality of the youkai, the tengu is also inferior to the oni.

Not to mention...... As the top combat power of the big monster. Although counting Nachimurayu, Tengu also has three big youkai. And all of them have the strength of the average big monster or more. But it's a pity that when it comes to top-notch combat power, the ghost clan will only be stronger.

Not to mention the four famous Heavenly Kings, then Zhiwuliu was not confident that he would be able to defeat any of them. And you have to add the crazy ghost, Hao, and the former ghost and the ghost couple. None of them are easy to deal with.

No matter how you look at it, the war between the tengu and the demons is undoubtedly self-defeating. The current Heavenly Demon Lord wouldn't have done such a stupid thing......

"No, it looks like she'd do something."

Thinking of the Heavenly Demon who ruled all the tengu, the Chi Wu Ryu was very sad to find that that the girl was really the one who would do such a thing.

"This Heavenly Demon Lord, is he the one who would do such an unwise act?"

The lion roared and looked at Na Zhiwuliu with a bitter face, somewhat puzzled.

As a great tengu, he had never met the Heavenly Demon as the supreme leader. However, as the king of the commander-in-chief, it is only natural that he should also have a strategic vision, and Lionroar really can't imagine that such an unwise guy would be elected as a heavenly demon.

Although the first condition for becoming a Heavenly Demon is that you must be born in Thunder Tengu, that is, the aristocratic class. But it's also too ......

"No, my lord, he is not incompetent."

Although he had only met with the Heavenly Demon a few times, Na Zhiwuliu still dared to assert so.

That girl is full of an extraordinary sense of existence, maybe that's the so-called king's spirit. But......

"But it's too bold and resolute."

「……？」

The lion's roar failed to understand the words of the Zhiwu Flow.

And at this moment, Na Zhiwuliu has no meaning to explain. He just asked the man in front of him another question.

"So, do you think you should go to war with the Oni?"

"Don't ...... At least, not now."

So, it's later?

Na Zhiwuliu heard the subtext of the lion's roar. However, he didn't say much, because he knew that the man in front of him was a soldier with a strong national pride, and given his starting point, there was nothing wrong with him.

"Is that so? If I could, I'd never want to go to war with demons."

He sighed gloomily.

But then, Na Zhiwuliu's expression changed.

"However, although war is not my wish, if the Heavenly Demon Lord has an order, how can it not be reasonable."

The black eyes have returned to their former radiance, and now Na Zhiwuliu will not think about anything other than the goal that must be achieved.

"Let's go now! The lion roars, and you go with me."

"Yes."

――――In this way, Nazhi Wuliu embarked on a journey to Youkai Mountain.

At this time, he didn't realize at all that what he had to face was not just a trivial matter like "war with the ghost clan".

Strictly speaking...... This is a war between two worlds.

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Character cards

Name that Chi Wu Liu

Race Tengu (Kami)

Extremely tall

The level of danger is average

Human-friendliness is high

Ability to communicate with the world

Title: Yaksha Raven, Sword of Eternity

Biography

Mt. Kumano is another gathering place for tengu besides Mt. Youkai, and Nachibu Ryu is the leader of the Tengu in Mt. Kumano.

For example, his relationship with the Heavenly Demon is like that of a lord and a king.

Born into the nobility of the Tengu family, his lineage has been rooted in Mt. Kumano for a long time.

Although he is a tengu, he has become a god due to the beliefs of the people.

Worshipped as the Eight Ravens, the Eight Raven's abilities are to transcend the undead and take revenge. The mission is to send those who have died and remain in the present world to the eternal world, or to execute those who have violated the Kumano oath contract. It is the stewardship of the boundaries between life and death, coexisting with death. As long as there is death in the world, it will not disappear. No matter how much damage you take, you can recover, and even if you die, you can be reborn in the next generation. Therefore, among the monsters, Na Zhiwuliu also has the name of the Yaksha Crow.

I'm a warm and cheerful person.,I don't like to be a kind person who kills senselessly.,But after all, he's a martial artist with excellent swordsmanship.,I'm still excited when I encounter a strong enemy.。 Moreover, his martial virtues are noble, and he gives the greatest respect to his opponents who can carry out his will.

However, while I hate meaningless killing, it's okay to do the other way around, as long as it's meaningful. When it's time for him to step into battle, he'll become like a cold blade, killing people without hesitation.

Nazhi Wuliu and Jinra, Orochimaru, and Wuming are the four famous swords (the four strongest swordsmen) recognized by all youkai, and they are also famous guys among the great youkai.

Name: Big Bird, Lion Roar

Race tengu

Height

The level of danger is high

Humans are less friendly

Ability to blend in with the surrounding environment

Biography

He was also born in a noble family, but his family line was not as prominent as the Zhi family, and he stepped into the class of the Great Tengu with his own talents.

Although he is good-looking, he is not handsome. The rhetoric is calm and gives the impression of being uninteresting. He is a doer who does things with the goal of pursuing the best results, and can even do whatever it takes when necessary.

Although he acts unscrupulously, he also has the consciousness of preferring to be broken and not complete, and has a considerable sense of self-esteem, which can be said to be a man who has won the spirit of bushido.

That being said, he is more suitable as a strategist than a samurai who charges on the battlefield. Because of this, although he studied martial arts, he never broke through the barrier of the big monster. Because of this, his reputation among the monsters is far less than that of Zhiwuliu.