Chapter 143: The City Lord Who Searched for Coral
Stream-and-drain ......
The rain was still pouring down, but even in this weather, there were still people in a hurry. Moreover, there are two nylon umbrellas that are completely absent from this era. It was a strange-looking team, a shrine maiden, a mage, a demon slayer, a youkai, and an obvious half-demon, plus two maidens in sailor suits.
Yes, it was the Inuyasha group that ended the battle with the ocelot clan and continued the journey.
"Inuyasha, in such weather, it's easy to catch a cold if it's raining! If you can, let's hold an umbrella together, okay? ”
Looking at Inuyasha, who seemed to be enjoying the washing of the rain, Kagome finally couldn't help but say something, and after finishing speaking, she deliberately moved the umbrella out a little, indicating that there was still enough space for Inuyasha to enter.
"No, I'm not so cowardly!! That's right, Tamaro! ”
"Mio!"
This is the third time that this conversation has occurred, but the result is still the same, Inuyasha rejects Kagome's offer, and walks leisurely with the little fox on his shoulder in the heavy rain.
"Give it up! Kagome, since I met Inuyasha, had never seen him use rain gear on a rainy day, and ......"
Kikyo paused, his eyes swept from Kagome to Coral and Emeral! Also, if we share an umbrella with you, Inuyasha will feel unfair to us, and sharing an umbrella with a girl is something he's never experienced before!
It's been a while since they've been together, not to mention that the two still have the same soul, and Kagome quickly understands what Kikyo means. Just like she wished she could walk in the rain with Inuyasha with an umbrella, Kikyo, Sango, and Tsuiko also wanted to enjoy that romantic feeling, but Inuyasha was only one person, and there were four of them, and besides, except for Kagome, the others were wearing robes, in this case, even if Inuyasha had a heart, but in this situation where there were more monks and less porridge, they had to reluctantly refuse!
"Huh?"
Inuyasha, who was walking in the front, suddenly let out a startled cry and stopped, as if sensing something. Kagome, who had been paying attention to Inuyasha behind him, immediately noticed Inuyasha's abnormality, and immediately walked up to Inuyasha and asked:
"What's wrong? Are there any youkai! ”
"No, it shouldn't be, it should be human, and besides, there are a lot of people!"
Maitreya, who had been running around for many years, replied in place of Inuyasha, and the sound of hurried footsteps was often encountered when he was practicing demon removal outside.
"It's a human army!"
Coral lifted his hat, but his tone was not very relaxed, in the Warring States Period, it was very common to meet the army, but in this weather, in addition to them, there were troops on the way, it was unusual, most likely, there was a war.
In just a minute, the sound of hurried footsteps had overshadowed the sound of the rain, and the figure of the army was clearly visible, it was a footlight team.
Inuyasha and his party stopped on both sides of the road and avoided the group, but surprisingly, when the ashigaru saw Inuyasha and his group, he did not pass them and continue to move forward, but ran directly in front of Coral and knelt down on one knee.
"Excuse me, is it the team of Demon Slayer Coral?"
It's for the corals!
Inuyasha and the others turned their heads together, looking at Kazukashi in confusion.
"You know them?"
Seeing everyone's doubts, Coral shook her head, indicating that she didn't know.
"You are ......"
"Sango-sama, this is not the place to talk, please go to the post station in front!"
Without waiting for Coral to finish speaking, the captain of the ashigaru team beckoned back, immediately separated the group, and then respectfully waved his hand to Coral.
"Inuyasha?"
Seeing the other party's humble gesture and sincere invitation, Coral was also embarrassed to refuse, so he immediately turned his head and asked Inuyasha for help. At this time, she can only choose to rely on her lover.
"Go ahead!"
It's not that I'm afraid of this army, for Inuyasha, this Ashigaru can't withstand his wind wounds! But after all, the other party didn't make a bad move, and they couldn't do anything with such a group of humans, and besides, Inuyasha was a little curious about why this army would find them.
Since there is an army, there must be their castle nearby, and in this era, it is impossible for the army to set foot in a strange land lightly, so this area should be their land! Therefore, under their leadership, Inuyasha and the others soon came to a post station not far ahead.
"Okay, let's talk about it now, what are you looking for us?"
At Inuyasha's signal, Coral just sat down and asked about the other party's intentions.
"Sango-sama, please come to our castle and help us destroy the yokai that appear near our castle every night! No matter what means you use, even if the castle is destroyed, it will be fine, and we will pay handsomely for it! ”
Captain Ashigaru respectfully requested, and at the same time took a money bag from his subordinates, and gently placed it in front of Sango, judging from the size of the bag, the weight of the money is a lot!
"If you succeed, we'll pay even more! Well, I think it's a very good business! ”
The other party seems to know what kind of profession a demon slayer is, and he is very well prepared, but he doesn't know what's going on, Inuyasha always feels that the other party's eyes looking at Coral are just not quite right, not only this ashigaru captain, but also those soldiers, looking at Coral with eyes full of respect, no, it should be awe, as if he is looking at his master.
So, after hearing the other party's request clearly, Sango didn't answer right away, and didn't move the money bag on the floor, but turned to look at his own family, Inuyasha.
"If you could take out ten times as much...... No! Twenty times the words! ”
"No problem, no matter how much, as long as you can help us destroy that youkai, we can do it!"
"Inuyasha, you just agree, twenty times the amount of this amount!"
Inuyasha hadn't answered yet, but Maitreya stepped forward, and said that the money given by the other party was too small, but the other party didn't know what was going on, and he took Maitreya's words like a joke seriously, and he agreed without thinking about it. Twenty times the money, Maitreya picked up the money bag, shook it, and said as if asking for credit.
"It's a good business, but we don't have time to waste on it, and Coral isn't a demon slayer for a living anymore!"
Sure enough, although Inuyasha was talking to himself, and his voice was not loud, the meaning of opposition was very obvious!
"Inuyasha, it's just a youkai, what's the matter, twenty times! Coral! ”
Maitreya saw that Inuyasha didn't want to think about it and directly refused, and immediately persuaded him, he knew that Inuyasha's meaning directly influenced Sango's thoughts.
"Well, that's it, while your conditions do sound good, but I'm sorry, I can't ......"
Without even looking at the pitiful Maitreya Master who was clutching the money bag, the good woman Coral refused directly after knowing what Inuyasha meant. Judging from the fact that the youkai was just harassing their castle, it wasn't a great youkai, and ordinary mages or witches were enough to deal with, and they didn't need to make a move at all, and they came to find her on purpose. However, before Sango's refusal was finished, a delicate man's voice suddenly came from outside the post station, interrupting Sango's shirk.
"That's it, captain, just leave the rest to me, step down!"
"Yes, my lord!"
Hearing this, the captain of the ashigaru, who was kneeling in front of the corals, immediately stood up and retreated to the door, and at the same time respectfully looked at a young man outside who was getting off his horse, it was obvious that it was the lord in his mouth, and the lord of the city who ruled this area!
"Sango, it's you, it's great, finally seeing you again!"
As soon as the young lord approached the house, he saw Coral kneeling on the floor in front of him, and immediately threw his hat at the captain beside him, and stepped forward excitedly, excitedly grabbing Coral's small hand that was too late to react.
"Humph!"
Just as the young city lord was about to hold Sango's hands, a cold snort suddenly sounded. Moreover, it was just an ordinary hum in the ears of everyone present, but for the excited young city lord, it was like a thunderous roar, which shook him deaf and dizzy, and his body staggered back as if he was drunk, and finally was supported by the attendants behind him in time, so that he did not fall.
At this time, Coral and the others also came back to their senses, and when they saw the strange appearance of the city lord, coupled with the familiar cold snort, they all turned their heads to look in the same direction. There, Inuyasha was sitting with his eyes closed, not at all aware of being discovered. And after feeling everyone's gaze, he opened his eyes generously.
"What a jealous man!"
Seeing Inuyasha's look of who dared to touch the nest woman, I would like someone to look good, Maitreya sighed helplessly, no wonder he didn't want Coral to accept that commission, it turned out that he had already discovered that something was wrong with the other party. In this case, he could only put down the money bag with pity, and for Inuyasha, who had such a big reaction because he wanted to hold hands, he didn't have the courage to ask Coral to accept their request, just look at the fate of the young city lord!
"To be precise, it should be a man who is super possessive of his own women!"
In the original book, Ryo has long known that Inuyasha is a very jealous man, and this is the case in the original book, and now, with so many women, that possessiveness has not only not weakened, but has become stronger.
"Your Excellency, are you alright?"
"Well, maybe I'm a little tired from the journey, I'm fine, Sango, I'm sorry to let you see the joke, I'm just so happy to see you, Sango!"
The young city lord who shook his head slowly came to his senses, waved his hand at the attendant who was supporting him, and after signaling that he was fine, he smiled embarrassedly at Sango, and also had the intention of stepping forward to hold Sango's hand.
However, there has been a lesson from the past, and the coral who has recovered has naturally retreated to Inuyasha's side, and his eyes have become much more vigilant, and after hearing the words of the city lord, he did not have the slightest feeling of seeing an acquaintance, but asked calmly:
"Who are you, do I know you?"
"Uh......"
The hand raised by the young city lord stopped in mid-air, and was stunned by Sango's words, and he made trouble for a long time, the other party didn't even know who he was, and he could only stand there in embarrassment, with an unusually helpless expression! M