"Tsubaki... You weren't like this before, you've been by my side since you were a child, why did you make you so strange to me? ”

The priest turned to look at the apprentice with a distorted face, and couldn't help but think back to the days when she was a child, with her

At that time, Tsubaki was well-behaved, obedient, and his strength improved very quickly, and even he, a well-known priest, was amazed when he saw it, this child not only has a pure heart, but also was born full of spiritual energy, and wanted to come to his own life to cultivate, and this shrine will be handed over to her in the future

With the passage of time, the priest became more and more satisfied with the little apprentice Tsubaki he received, and he began to take her with him when he went out to kill demons

The priest was very pleased, and every time he saw Tsubaki coming back from a trip, he couldn't help but praise her

"Tsubaki... This time it was a good job."

"Tsubaki... It seems that my skills are almost exhausted by you, haha..."

"Well, I came back a little early this time, isn't my strength improved again?"

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The priest would say these things every time, and Tsubaki would show an extremely happy expression every time she heard it, and even if she was tired, she would cheer up and go to her master first, as if her master's praise could take away all her troubles

However, everything will change, and everything in the world will not go according to people's wishes, and people will not be perfect

Although Tsubaki seems to be so good, there is only one thing, which gives him a headache, that is, Tsubaki's heart of victory and defeat is too heavy, so heavy that she doesn't even notice it, but she walks alone

In the fourth year of accepting Tsubaki, when the priest went out to kill demons alone, he accepted another apprentice, who was also as talented and intelligent as Tsubaki, and his aura was penetrating, and even the light spirit he carried, even he, the priest, felt shocked

The priest was moved the moment he saw Kikyo, and he had the heart to accept the disciple again, because he even suspected that this woman named Kikyo was the reincarnation of a powerful person, because mortals are born without the power to break demons

Kikyo you are the one who is destined to slay demons and eliminate demons, you were born to be a witch, do you want to follow me to practice?

This is the first time that the priest has seen Kikyo use the power of breaking demons, and what he said was that what he didn't expect was that the little girl named Kikyo didn't even think about it directly, nodded and followed him up the mountain

It's like the two apprentices of Kikyo and Tsubaki are born to restrain each other.,Kikyo will press down Tsubaki no matter what he does.

It took Tsubaki three months to read the basics of the spell, but Kikyo was familiar with it in a month and could memorize it backwards

Everything and every practice,Kikyo can break Tsubaki's creation record beyond everyone's expectations.,At first, the priest thought it was a good thing.,After all, there's no growth without competition.,But when Tsubaki came back and saw Kikyo,Everything changed.

The priest frowned more and more, he couldn't figure out why his proud disciple, why Tsubaki was so bad with Kikyo, and he didn't figure it out until much later, Tsubaki's start was too smooth, and he had never experienced a blow

As a result, after seeing the appearance of Kikyo, who is stronger than herself in every aspect, Tsubaki has changed, and she has gradually changed from a calm and calm girl to a cold and indifferent witch Tsubaki who is hurting people at the exit

Even though he, as a master, called her over several times and tried to open up and guide her, the result was that the two had a big quarrel, and the priest brushed his sleeves and left

To this day, he still remembers Tsubaki's unwilling and resentful roar at him, "Since the shrine has my Tsubaki, why do you still accept that woman named Kikyo?" ”

At that time, the priest was young and vigorous, and he only felt that Tsubaki was unreasonable, so he turned around and scolded her for being stupid, and left with indignation

Now think about Tsubaki at that time was helpless.,Lost his parents since he was a child.,Living with him.,If he was a little more careful at the time.,Pay more attention to Tsubaki.,Maybe she wouldn't go to the wrong path.

Think about it in another situation, if the priest himself was an apprentice, how sad and helpless he would be when he met a person who pressed him for everything, even if he worked hard and struggled, the result would still not change

Just like what the priest said when he saw Kikyo, "Kikyo is a natural shrine maiden", her talent is innate, and Tsubaki can't surpass Kikyo even in her life

After all, the power of breaking demons is too incomprehensible and powerful, and all the forces that are enemies with it will be purified, how terrifying, how powerful

But Tsubaki didn't understand her master's good intentions, she just felt that he was looking down on herself, isn't it just to practice faster, isn't it the power of innate demon breaking, what's the big deal, I'll defeat you

Since that unhappy breakup, Tsubaki will fight Kikyo every time she comes back, and it will start with a complete victory, after all, Tsubaki's cultivation time is there, but she doesn't feel how happy she is after the victory, because no matter how she wins, that Kikyo always looks cold, as if she is the winner

Tsubaki's victory again and again,When Kikyo went up the mountain for the second year,There was an accident.,Tsubaki was the absolute advantage in the hand.,But when the final end of the blow,,But Kikyo seized the opportunity.,Abolish Tsubaki's Shikigami with the power of breaking demons.,Won the victory in one fell swoop.

At the moment when the winner was decided, the priest looked at Tsubaki with worried eyes, and sure enough, Tsubaki, who had come to his senses, couldn't bear his defeat, and even the festival was over, so he went down the mountain that day

In the year since then, Kikyo has won more and more victories, and in the end, Kikyo has won a series of numb victories, and directly refuses Tsubaki's invitation to fight

"Thank you Senior Sister Tsubaki for your kindness, but I think it's better than fighting as good as penance"

Leaving that sentence, Kikyo turned around and left, since she couldn't learn anything from Tsubaki, she naturally wouldn't waste time

The estrangement between the two apprentices of the priest is like a moat, born between them, the bellflower has a cold temperament, and Tsubaki has an arrogant temperament, and neither of them is used to the other's style

During the Q&A at the end of the year, the priest asked them the same question about what they thought of the monsters

Tsubaki didn't think about it and sneered: "Naturally, there is no room for killing, and there are still good things for monsters?" Something filthy and wicked"

On the other hand, Kikyo thought about it, looked up and smiled: "It also depends on whether the monster itself is kind, if you haven't done anything evil, I think you can still let it go."

After a long period of staring at each other, the priest retracted his heart's memories, and Tsubaki glanced to the side like a child who had done something wrong and was discovered by his parents, not daring to look at his master

"Just tell me something, I still have a lot of things to do."

Tsubaki was a little weak-hearted, even if she knew that she had used black witchcraft, the old man would not punish herself, but she always felt a little uncomfortable in her heart and wanted to escape from this place as soon as possible

The priest looked at the frightened Tsubaki, and suddenly smiled: "You also have a scared day, I thought you didn't recognize me as a master, in fact, I didn't want to come to you, you used black magic, the sequelae are not small."

There was silence in the room, except for the breathing of two people, one gentle, the other a little hurried

The priest looked at Tsubaki benevolently and said softly, "Reach out your hand."

Tsubaki raised her head inexplicably, and saw her master's long-lost gaze, from that gaze, she saw his doting and love for her when she was a child, her nose was a little sore, but her hand involuntarily stretched out

The priest held the small hand handed by Tsubaki, only to feel that the palm of his hand was cold, and he couldn't help frowning: "How can your body be so weak?" Is she strong enough to surpass me now? It's unbelievable."

Tsubaki gritted her teeth and said hatefully: "How do I know, she just came down the mountain, I just cursed her a little at the time, 'as long as she meets her beloved, she will die', but the ghost knows why a few days ago, when I was cultivating, I was cursed on a whim..."

The priest shook his head and waved her hand to stop, Tsubaki looked at his master for some reason, and saw that the priest's face was very solemn and said to her

"If it's not that Kikyo's strength surpasses me, it's that there are top masters around her, this time I can cure you, but I want you to swear not to mess with her again, I know you're angry that I gave her the errand of the Jade of the Four Souls, but you have to understand that it's her fate"

Tsubaki lowered her head deeply, biting her lip with her teeth, and shouted frantically in her heart, why... Here's why... Why is it fate again, I don't believe it... I don't believe in the word fate in this life....