After Nanami Hashimoto and Mai Shiraishi sat down next to the low table, Chiya waved open the door next to him, revealing a courtyard covered with maple leaves behind the door, and then continued to explain to them what Hyakki Night Walk was.

Nanami Hashimoto and Mai Shiraishi looked in amazement at the garden full of reddened maple trees and the pond in the courtyard that looked like a blue pond as far as the eye could see. After feeling the breeze blowing through her hair and smelling the fresh air containing moisture from the wind, Nana Hashimoto asked Qianye in surprise, "Qianya, is this an illusion?" ”

"It's not an illusion, I just rebuilt the underground dojo, after all, Nanamin, you come here often, and occasionally you have to stay overnight, which makes me feel that the underground dojo is a little small and not very convenient to use." Qianye said indifferently, as if it was just a trivial matter: "As for the courtyard in front of me, it is just that I have connected the scenery of 'here' with the corridor outside the underground dojo. ”

Mai Shiraishi looked at the endless autumn leaves outside and said in admiration, "It's so beautiful! ”

When Mai Shiraishi was intoxicated by the beautiful scenery of "here" outside the corridor, Nanami Hashimoto was also amazed by the beauty of the scenery, but he quickly came back to his senses and asked Qianye, "Qianye, you haven't finished introducing it just now, have you?" Is there any taboo for the Hundred Ghosts to walk at night, so you are not willing to borrow monsters to organize the Hundred Ghosts Night Walk for us? ”

Chiya bowed slightly to Nana Hashimoto, and after agreeing with her speculation, he explained to her: "Since Hyakki Night Walking is a means for the Great Youkai to declare their own power, then the Youkai that make up the Hyakki Night Walking must be subdued by the Great Youkai with his own strength. If it is a subordinate borrowed by other means or means, it will not be able to form a hundred ghosts night walk. ”

"Is that so?" Nana Hashimoto didn't listen to Senya's explanation, and couldn't help frowning, obviously, this situation was something she didn't take into account.

Hearing Chiya say this, Mai Shiraishi also knew that there was little hope for her to form a Hyakki Night Walk, so she lowered her head and lay on the low table with a depressed face. And Nanami Hashimoto on the side also fell down his shoulders a little dejectedly, as if he had lost his vitality.

Looking at Mai Shiraishi and Nana Hashimoto's frustrated looks, Qianye smiled and continued: "Mai, as the inheritor of the nine-tailed fox, one of the three major monsters standing at the apex of the Japanese demon world, can't even summon your own Hyakki Night Walk, this is a very humiliating thing. If it was in the Heian period, as a big youkai, there was no night walk of Hyakki who was commensurate with his identity, and he would not only attract the contempt of other big youkai, but would even be attacked. But it's not impossible to do so, as long as it's ......"

"Just what?" Mai Shiraishi, who was lying on the low table, raised the corner of her eyes, and when she heard that things were still possible, she suddenly looked at Qianye with bright eyes. Qianye didn't answer Mai Shiraishi's question, and instead sold Guanzi, looking out of the verandah with a smile on the corner of her mouth, as if enjoying the scenery.

Seeing that Qianye was selling Guanzi, Mai Shiraishi immediately got up from the low table, grabbed his sleeve and sprinkled coquettishly, and gave Nanami Hashimoto a look on the side and asked her to come to help. Mai Shiraishi shook Qianye's sleeves while begging him in a sweet and greasy tone, "Qianye, just say it!" Help us do a night walk with a hundred ghosts! Is it good? ”

And although Nanami Hashimoto on the side was not coquettish like Mai Shiraishi, he also raised his tone and said to Qianye in a cute voice: "Qianye, if you can help, just say it, you see Mai begging you like this." Just help, meow! Nana Hashimoto raised one hand to make a cat's paw as she spoke, learning the cat's meow and puffing out her cheeks to sell her moe to Chiya.

Nana Hashimoto's appearance of not selling cuteness suddenly defeated Qianye's reserve, so he couldn't help but turn his head, and after sneering, he said to Nanami Hashimoto and Mai Shiraishi: "Okay, seeing that Nana Min has done such a thing as selling cute, I'll tell you." ”

Qianye's words, immediately made the two girls cheer, after high-fives to celebrate, Shiraishi Mai put her body on Qianye's body, a pair of white fox ears appeared on the top of her head, and said to him in a greasy voice: "I know that Qianye is the best, say it quickly!" Nine large white tails also swayed around behind her. And although Nanami Hashimoto didn't stick to Chiya like Mai Shiraishi, she also moved her body a few steps towards Chiya, and after getting close to Chiya, she looked at him with a pair of big shining eyes and a smile.

Chiya, who was sandwiched by Nanami Hashimoto and Mai Shiraishi, while enjoying the blessings of Qi people, also felt a small hand on his waist and gently pinched his flesh. Feeling the silent threat of coming to Hashimoto Nanami's smile, Chiya smiled lightly and said, "The youkai that make up the Hundred Ghosts Night Walk, whether it is strength or quantity, have requirements. Quantitatively, even the Hyakki Night Walk with the fewest youkai needs at least a hundred youkai, and the strength must be able to support at least three attacks from the hands of the big youkai who summon the Hyakki Night Walk. And Mai, as a nine-tailed fox, if you want to summon a hundred ghosts to walk at night, you must also follow this tradition. ”

"In other words, if Mai wants to summon a hundred ghosts to walk at night, she must find at least a hundred youkai that can block her three attacks?" Nana Hashimoto tightened the small hand placed on Qianye's waist and looked at him with wide eyes: "Then you still say that there is a way to solve it?" ”

Feeling that Nana Hashimoto did not move, Qianye curled the corners of her mouth and explained to her with a smile: "Of course there is a way, and it is the only way to do it now." Because in today's Tokyo, you can't find a hundred youkai that can survive three attacks on Mai's hands, not to mention that not all youkai with enough strength are willing to join Hyakki Night Walk. ”

"Isn't that hopeless?" Hearing Senya's explanation to Nanami Hashimoto, Mai Shiraishi became depressed again.

"There's still hope." Qianye touched Mai Shiraishi's hair, and while playing with the white fox ears on the top of her head, she said: "There is a place in Tokyo where there are enough youkai, both in number and strength, which can meet Mai's request to gather a hundred ghosts to walk at night." But the only prerequisite is that you have to subdue these youkai and get them to agree to join the Hyakki Night Walk you have gathered. ”

"Where is this place?" Mai Shiraishi shook the white fox ears on the top of her head, broke them free from Qianye's hands, and raised her head to look at Qianye curiously.

Nana Hashimoto didn't hear Qianya's words, thought for a while, and suddenly thought of what Qianya was talking about, and suddenly asked Qianye: "Qianya, this place is this Taisha, right?" ”

Qianye nodded, no longer going around in circles, and said seriously: "Actually, the method is very simple, as long as Mai is like you, you can subdue those monsters I lent you, and let them form a hundred ghosts night walk, so that's it." ”

"Huh? But Qianye, aren't you unwilling to borrow monsters for us to engage in a hundred ghost night walks? Why do you say that now? Mai Shiraishi asked puzzled, and Nanami Hashimoto looked at Chiya with a puzzled gaze.

"Borrowing a monster to form a hundred ghosts for you and you subduing the monsters I lent you to form a hundred ghosts to form a hundred ghosts night walking, although they are both using the monsters I lent you, but the nature is completely different." Qianye explained to Mai Shiraishi and Nanami Hashimoto in a solemn tone: "The process of the Great Youkai subduing the Hyakki is a contract concluded between the Great Youkai and the Hyakki, and only through this ritual can the Great Youkai gather the power of the Hyakki and form them into a Hyakki Night Walk, not just a group of youkai to parade." ”

"But they just want to take a group of monsters to the parade!" Mai Shiraishi pouted and pouted at Qianye: "Qianye, why are you making things so complicated? ”

"Because if you just take these monsters out on a parade, you won't be able to restrain them." Qianye's expression was very serious, and he did not compromise with Mai Shiraishi's coquettishness: "The monsters who can be locked up by me in this Taisha are all powerful and unruly. Several of them are even big monsters themselves, and if they are released like this, they will definitely cause trouble in Tokyo, and even cause harm to ordinary people. So Mai-like if you must play the Yokai Parade, then organizing your own Hyakki Night Walk is the only way. ”

Qianye's serious expression made Mai Shiraishi put away her playful thoughts. After listening to Qianye's words, Mai Shiraishi thought seriously for a while and nodded to him and said, "Qianye, I understand what you mean." Nanamin and I just wanted to have a yokai parade and have fun. But if it makes a mess and causes harm to ordinary people, then there is no need, so I listen to you and forget about it this time. ”

"No, Mai is like you, of course you want to play, of course, no problem. And it is also necessary for you to organize a night walk of 100 ghosts. Qianye smiled and put away the seriousness on his face: "Mai looks like you, as a nine-tailed fox, you don't have your own hundred ghosts by your side, this is not a good thing." As your husband, this little thing will still be solved for you. ”

At this time, a look of embarrassment appeared on Mai Shiraishi's face, and she said to Qianye with a twist: "But people can't beat those monsters!" ”

"Hahaha, if it's this problem, you don't have to worry about Mai, you don't need to win them." Hearing Mai Shiraishi's concerns, Chiya laughed, "Although traditionally, combat is indeed the best way to subdue, but times are different. Mai-like you can also use other methods to subdue these monsters, and when Tamamo summoned her own Hyakki Night Walk back then, she didn't spend much energy fighting. ”

"But how can I subdue these monsters without fighting?" Mai Shiraishi asked puzzled.

Facing Mai Shiraishi's question, Qianye smiled mysteriously: "Mai-like, what is your profession, and what are you best at?" ”