Nana Hashimoto, who was still covering her mouth and chuckling, followed Mai Shiraishi, who also couldn't suppress her laughter, and walked towards the open door of the old warehouse together, while the cadres of the Nine-Tails Group followed behind the two in turn, and those ordinary youkai stood respectfully on both sides with their heads bowed. Nanami Hashimoto walked into the warehouse behind Mai Shiraishi while looking at the cadres of the Nine-Tails Group beside him.

Because Nana Hashimoto had not seen these big monsters at the Hyakki Night Walk on Halloween last year, Nana Hashimoto unconsciously compared them with what he had seen last year. Unlike the youkai seen last year's Halloween night walk, the cadres of the Nine-Tails Group have all restrained their monster appearance and turned into human form. Although it still looks a little fancy dress, it is not as eye-catching and scary as the appearance of the youkai, and even if you walk down the street, it only makes ordinary people feel surprised rather than afraid.

Looking at Nana Hashimoto's eyes, Nanami Hashimoto, who was already quite familiar with Nanami Hashimoto, smiled and said to her: "Miss Hashimoto doesn't have to feel strange, since we want to live in the human world, we will inevitably maintain the appearance of human beings." The kind of monster who swaggers around, except for the little monster whose strength is not enough to transform into a human, there are only some fools who have blind confidence in their own strength. Yokai maintain the appearance of humans and live in the human world, which is a rule that has been around since the Heian period. ”

Hearing the hair ghost say this, Nana Hashimoto smiled apologetically at the hair ghost and the other cadres who looked at her, and nodded a little as if she didn't understand. Although I didn't quite understand what the demon said, Nana Hashimoto didn't understand that it was very rude to ask the big monsters directly why they wanted to maintain their human appearance.

Nanami Hashimoto and Mai Shiraishi followed the cadres of the Nine-Tails Group to the underground stronghold under the old warehouse. Mai Shiraishi remembered what she had told the owner of the Qingfang the last time she came, so she carefully looked at this underground stronghold. Looking at the surrounding lighting facilities that have been changed from oil lamps to electric lights, Mai Shiraishi nodded with satisfaction: "It's much brighter than the last time I came, and sure enough, an underground base like this should be a little brighter." Qingfang owner, you really took good care of the Nine-Tails Group! ”

The owner of the green shop on the side listened to Mai Shiraishi's praise, and there was no expression on his face, as if it was just a trivial matter. After personally opening a wooden door that looked incongruous on the cement primary color wall, he reached out to Mai Shiraishi and signaled, "Lord Shiraishi, Miss Hashimoto, please come in." The conditions are a bit rudimentary, so please forgive Lord Shiraishi and Miss Hashimoto. ”

Mai Shiraishi and Nanami Hashimoto waved their hands to show that they didn't mind and nodded to the owner of the green house in thanks, before walking into this room together. After entering the tatami room, Mai Shiraishi walked directly to the main seat, which was obviously one step higher, and leaned sideways on the cushion that had been prepared for the main seat. Nana Hashimoto wanted to sit next to her, but was pulled by Mai Shiraishi to sit next to her. Nana Hashimoto was not a little embarrassed or embarrassed, so she just curled her slender legs at her side and sat sideways on the cushion she had pulled next to Mai Shiraishi.

Looking at Nanami Hashimoto, who was sitting next to Mai Shiraishi, the owner of the Qingfang frowned slightly, and then didn't say anything, but sat down with the other cadres of the Nine-Tails Group along the sides of the room in turn. After all the cadres were seated, the owner of the Qingfang nodded lightly to the other cadres, sat down in their seats with them, and bowed to Mai Shiraishi.

Looking at the cadres of the Nine-Tails Group gathered together, Mai Shiraishi inevitably had some pride in her heart, and after showing a slightly smug smile on her face, she asked the Qingfang owner who was sitting first on her right hand: "Qingfang Master, how are the preparations for this year's Hundred Ghost Night Walk?" "Mai Shiraishi came to the stronghold of the Nine-Tails today, in addition to looking for a monster to teach Nanami Hashimoto how to control the demonic power, there is also a purpose to deal with the daily backlog of the Nine-Tails Group that must be handled by her, the general future.

"Lord Shiraishi, please rest assured, this year's Hyakki Night Walk is ready. In addition to your direct subordinates, the major cadres of the Nine-Tails Group have also gathered their own Hyakki Night Walk. Therefore, this year's Hundred Ghosts Night Walk of the Nine-Tails Group will be far larger than last year's. Regarding Mai Shiraishi's inquiry, although the owner of the Qingfang still had no expression, his eyes showed a bit of confidence, and he answered Mai Shiraishi's question in a calm tone.

Hearing the words of the Qingfang owner, Mai Shiraishi raised her eyebrows in some surprise, a smile bloomed on her face, and she nodded with satisfaction: "That's great!" This year's Hyakki Night Walk will not only follow the Sumida River, but also around the whole of Tokyo! Mai Shiraishi, who had released her bold words, puffed up her chest proudly and commanded the owner of the Qingfang. Mai Shiraishi was very satisfied with last year's Hyakki Night Walk, but she didn't have a lot of fun because she had only walked a short distance on the Sumida River at the time. Therefore, this year, Mai Shiraishi wants to make the Hundred Ghosts Night Walk of the Nine-Tails Group even grander, and when she heard the words of the Qingfang owner, she was even more determined in this idea.

For Mai Shiraishi's order, the owner of the Qingfang agreed without hesitation, and a hundred ghosts of this scale should have delineated a matching sphere of influence, and it was even more appropriate to surround the entire Tokyo. What's more, now Tokyo is not able to compete with the Nine-Tails Group for territory, and with the strength of the Nine-Tails Group, even if Mai Shiraishi is reckless, no youkai is qualified to oppose it.

Among the humans in Tokyo, the countermeasure room itself still needs to rely on the strength of the Nine-Tails to maintain the safety of Tokyo, and it is simply powerless to confront the Nine-Tails. And the Thousand Nights who are guarding Tokyo, the owner of the Aobo remembers the relationship between Mai Shiraishi and Nana Hashimoto and Thousand Nights, so he dispelled this concern. Mai Shiraishi wants to be lively, and Qianye will only make her more lively, not to restrain her wife. This is also the reason why the owner of the Qingfang did not say anything to stop him when he saw Nana Hashimoto sitting next to Mai Shiraishi, because Nana Hashimoto is qualified to sit on the main seat whether it is Mai Shiraishi, the general of the Nine-Tails Group, or the wife of Qianye.

After determining the matter of the Hyakki's night walk, Mai Shiraishi listened to the owner of the Qingfang and other cadres report on some of the daily affairs of the Nine-Tails Group, which is also something she must be responsible for as the general of the Nine-Tails Group. Looking at Mai Shiraishi, who was dealing with the affairs of the Nine-Tails Group, Nana Hashimoto couldn't help but sigh on the side, Mai Shiraishi really grew a lot more than before, and she couldn't fall behind. Although it is not as good as Mai Shiraishi, who controls the Nine-Tails Group, he should also have his own specialty.

"By the way, Aobo Master, how did I do last time when I asked you to take stock of the whole of Tokyo and deal with those youkai who violated the rules I set?" Mai Shiraishi suddenly remembered what happened to Bai Fan Po last time, so she asked the owner of the Qingfang with a somewhat serious face.

The owner of the green shop seemed to have expected Mai Shiraishi's question, and replied preparedly: "I have already sent the martial arts cadres of the Nine-Tails Group to conduct an inventory of all the places in Tokyo, and some petty thieves have only been punished slightly before handing them over to the countermeasures room for disposal. Some of these monsters whose strength is still passable and have no bad deeds have also been absorbed into our Nine-Tails Group. ”

"Oh, is that so?" When Mai Shiraishi heard the words of the Qingfang master, she immediately asked him with interest: "Then what is the number of monsters newly added to the Nine-Tails Group?" And how is it distributed? Mai Shiraishi asked the owner of the green workshop as she rolled her eyes, as if she was calculating something.

"There are a lot of new monsters who have joined the Nine-Tails Group, because there are no big monsters, most of them with average strength are assigned to the cadres as subordinates, and they are deployed into the Hundred Ghost Night Walk to which they belong." Speaking of this, the Qingfang owner paused and looked at Mai Shiraishi's face before continuing to report: "As for the remaining monsters with a little strength or their own subordinates, they have been assigned to your direct subordinates Lord Shiraishi, and I will arrange for them to come to meet you, Lord Shiraishi." ”

"Really? Then I'll see them. Mai Shiraishi nodded with satisfaction, and then cared about the financial problems of the Nine-Tails Group: "What is the current income and expenditure situation of the Nine-Tails Group?" Is there enough money for this month? This question is also Mai Shiraishi's main concern, because once the lives of these youkai are not guaranteed and satisfied, they will inevitably give birth to chaos in order to survive.

"Don't worry, Lord Shiraishi, although it was true that the funds were a little tight before, but recently, after clearing the whole of Tokyo, we have subdued a small organization composed of several youkai." Speaking of this, even the owner of the green workshop seemed to have a smile on his face: "Several of these small organizations have some industries in Tokyo, one of which is a nightclub called an aquarium composed of fish monsters, and a construction company run by a group of raccoon monsters, and a bride and a group of spider monsters run a Wufu house, which are the three industries with the highest income. After they paid their contributions, the current financial situation of the Nine-Tails Group has improved a lot, and there is some room for more. ”

"Oh, and what about that bride's craft? If that's good, let them make two kimonos for me and Nanami next time. I want to wear new clothes for this Hyakki Night Walk! Mai Shiraishi heard that there was a kimono shop opened by a youkai that had become the industry of the Nine-Tails Group, and her eyes lit up and looked at the owner of the green house, obviously whether it was a female monster or a woman, there was no resistance to beautiful clothes.

"This bride and her spider spirits have been living in Tokyo for hundreds of years, and their skills have always been known as excellent. I'm sure they'll make clothes that will satisfy you, Mr. Shiraishi, and Ms. Hashimoto. "There is no surprise that Mai Shiraishi wants to get a bride to make new clothes for her, and the owner of the Qingfang is not surprised, in the past, the little monsters originally needed to offer tribute in exchange for the protection of the big monsters.

After talking about the Nine-Tails Group, Mai Shiraishi looked at the cadres under her command, thought about it and asked them, "Among the Nine-Tails Group, who is the best at controlling demonic power?" ”

When the cadres of the Nine-Tails Group heard this question, they glanced at Nanami Hashimoto, who was sitting next to Mai Shiraishi, and felt the momentum and demonic aura that had not converged on her body, and they all understood the reason why Mai Shiraishi asked, so after looking at each other, they all set their eyes on the ghost.

Feeling everyone's gaze, the ghost covered his mouth and chuckled lightly, before bowing to Mai Shiraishi: "Lord Shiraishi, it seems that everyone has elected the little girl." ”

Mai Shiraishi pouted and looked at the hair ghost, then looked at Nanami Hashimoto on the side and asked her, "Nanamin, what do you think?" Are you willing to learn how to control demonic powers from the Hair Ghost? ”

Nana Hashimoto looked at the ghost a little blankly, not knowing how to choose, but still responded to Mai Shiraishi's inquiry: "I don't know much about this kind of thing, anyone can teach it, as long as someone is willing to teach me." ”

Seeing that Nana Hashimoto didn't say this, Mai Shiraishi also felt a little helpless, after all, Nana Hashimoto didn't have the memories before he inherited Tamamo, and he knew something about youkai. So Mai Shiraishi hesitated for a moment, and then said to the hair ghost, "Then I will hand over Nanami to you, hair ghost." I hope you can teach Nanami how to control her demon powers, and please tell Nanami some common sense and things that youkai should know. ”

Hearing Mai Shiraishi's instructions and entrustment, the ghost smiled lightly before responding to Mai Shiraishi: "Please rest assured, Lord Shiraishi, teaching Miss Hashimoto this kind of thing, there will be nothing wrong with handing it over to the little girl, and the little girl will definitely live up to her trust." After speaking, he bowed down to Mai Shiraishi and Nana Hashimoto and bowed down seriously, and made a big bow.

Nana Hashimoto didn't see this, and was about to return the salute, but was stopped by Mai Shiraishi, looking at Nana Hashimoto's puzzled eyes, Mai Shiraishi explained to her with a smile: "In the rules of monsters, the superior does not need to salute the lower. Nanamin, you are my good sister and the wife of a thousand nights, and you are the superior to the hair ghost, so you don't need to bow to her. ”

Nana Hashimoto looked at the cadres of the Nine-Tails Group around him with a natural expression, a little surprised by the rules of the monsters, but it was not good to express any opinions, so he had to nod to Mai Shiraishi before saying to the ghost: "Then I will leave the matter to you." ”

Mai Shiraishi saw that the matter of Nanami Hashimoto had been resolved, so she showed a satisfied smile and said to the Qingfang owner on the side: "Since the business is over, then the Qingfang master, arrange for those youkai who have been assigned to my direct subordinates to come and meet you." ”

"Yes, Lord Shiraishi!"