29. Capricious
Judging from the atmosphere of this night alone, this is not a time for Nangong to feel comfortable. Alternating from quiet to noisy, it is a paradise for those who love nightlife, and there are a few yokai that occasionally flash by and only haunt at night...... These are indeed landscapes that can only be seen late at night.
Most of the youkai that only come out late at night have a reason why they must not appear during the day. Some of them are because their own restrictions do not allow them to see the sun, and some are because they have a personality similar to "crowdphobia", but there are also a few Nangong who can understand at a glance why they can only haunt at night.
"Fortunately, the kind of monster with tentacles all over its body, in fact, it can be determined after checking it once."
Banqing pointed to the monster that slowly squirmed away after being checked for the number plate. Although no one has any malicious intent and is not a member of the "Appearance" Association, it has to be said that this kind of monster is not allowed to roam around in the daytime. It's not that I'm worried that it will scare ordinary people, but I'm worried that she'll scare other youkai.
Although the world of youkai may seem strange, it still has many similarities with the social order of human beings. While you have your own rights, you can't interfere with the rights of other monsters.
"Well, sort of. We just talked about it for a while. Nangong staggered his gaze, "I was liked by this female tentacle monster, so it took a lot of time to fool the other party away", this kind of secret mostly has to be brought to the grave.
"Next, shall we go back?"
"Of course, where else do you want to go with me?"
Banqing pointed to Bai who followed behind her, "Don't forget that there is also her following, I personally don't like to have a third party in the romantic world of two." β
"Chief, please don't tease me, especially in a place like this." Nangong looked around, and had to say that in the middle of the night, there would always be some ordinary people with bad intentions. Although Nangong didn't feel scared at all, Banqing probably didn't care at all, but Bai, who had always been very timid, had already begun to tremble.
"How can I tease you, because there is always a bad smell in this wind."
Banqing raised her head, but her attention was focused on the tall building that she couldn't see clearly.
At risk? However, nothing is happening around here. Although Nangong wanted to leave so naΓ―vely, Banqing, who squinted his eyes, and Bai, who suddenly jumped into Nangong's arms and turned back into a pistol because he was scared, already made him sense that something was wrong.
Perhaps, this is the difference between ordinary people and "monsters". Bai is a machine spirit, and Banqing is strictly a half-demon. Since they were all so alert, I'm afraid the tense atmosphere wasn't a joke.
"Nangong, are you very comfortable?"
In addition to being nervous, Banqing didn't forget to tease Nangong beside him, "Although your momentum is good at this time, do you remember what I said before?" Even if you're holding a stalk, you're at most a King Slime in the eyes of a youkai with a red armband. β
Red armband......
Just when Nangong was puzzled by Banqing's "strange" words, the thing that was too familiar to be familiar had begun to wander on the ground. The red gun line that will appear when the machine spirit Barlet is aiming at the target, but what surprised Nangong was not why Ballet, who had just finished negotiating with Banqing, appeared here, but the drifting of this gun line, which was completely inconsistent with Ballet's strength before. To put it bluntly, the figure above the tall building, which cannot be seen clearly, will it really be a ballet?
The monster wearing the red armband, as Xi Xun said, borrowed the trick of other people's abilities, is it on the top of the building......
"Bermuda?"
"Bingo, if Nangong you are deceived by this low-level deception, I will be very disappointed."
Banqing took the opportunity to push Nangong, "Although I don't know what this guy is crazy about, but Nangong, you should take Bai and go back to Qianmian quickly." Running away and judging the situation are two different things. β
An indiscriminate brute is called a fool, Nangong doesn't believe in the fantasy that "there is a giant dragon hidden in my body, and it will help me when I am in danger".
"That'...... Take care of yourself, too. β
Nangong nodded, if he continued to stay here, he would only cause trouble for Banqing, and only by ensuring his own safety could he be regarded as helping Banqing.
It's just that this clueless escape also made Nangong feel a little overwhelmed, and whether he was a guy wearing a red armband or not, he had some mental problems. Suddenly entangled himself, and very suddenly helped Ballet, and now he attacked his side for no reason, why is this?
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"Why don't you help her?"
The cold wind kept rubbing against Nangong's ears, although Bai suddenly turned back to the appearance of a child and lay on his back when he fled the scene, but the light and pitiful weight still didn't make Nangong feel any burden.
"Even if it helps, it's a disadvantage."
Nangong Tou didn't reply, "And no matter what, we all ran out secretly, at least we have to send you back first." β
"I can go back myself."
The white behind him was silent for a while, "Or do you not believe it?" β
"It's not a matter of believe it or not, safety is the most important thing right now."
The familiar Yokai Street is close at hand, and although I felt more curious and intimidated when I first came here, before I knew it, it was now the best place to provide safety.
The shop in Senmian was the same as when it left, there was no movement, and there was nothing out of the ordinary. After tiptoeing to her room with Shiro, the fake "Shiro" that had been put down before the spirit mirror was still sitting there quietly.
"Great, nothing went wrong."
Nangong stepped forward and pressed the fake "white" head, and soon, she softened like a deflated ball, and finally turned into a pile of paper.
What's next?
If you alarm someone other than the spirit mirror, it will inevitably cause unnecessary trouble, but you can't just leave it alone. Although she is the boss of the supervisor boss, she didn't even show a relaxed appearance in the face of the monster this time.
"Bai, you just stay here, don't go out anywhere."
After deliberately admonishing Bai, Nangong stood on tiptoe and walked towards the room where Xijing was. Call Xixin first, if it was her, she would definitely not have too many doubts about her actions. After that, for the sake of insurance, explain to the spirit mirror again, and go with her to Banqing's location.
"Hmm."
That's good......
Although he wanted to touch the little guy's head, Nangong, who was afraid that he would really be called a "pervert", shook his head and left the room.
In the middle of the night, the only sound in the store of Thousand Faces should probably be the snoring of Thousand Faces, and after softly pushing open the door, it was Elizabeth who slept in a kimono and Xixin who leaned against the corner of the wall.
Compared to Xixing, who needs to use her original form to conserve her strength, it seems that Elizabeth is very used to her human appearance. Of course, as for why she slept with her clothes, Nangong soon got the reason.
"Who?"
As soon as Nangong stepped into the room, Elizabeth, who had closed her eyes before, was already alert. If Elizabeth had been just an ordinary girl, I'm afraid she would have been shouting "Lust. Wolves, perverts" and so on. But as a machine spirit, she obviously doesn't have this knowledge.
"Inspector Nangong, are you in a hurry to come here in the middle of the night?"
That's too sharp, isn't it? In that case......
"Well, it's a bit of a hurry." Nangong nodded, "About Ballet, and the monster who helped them." β