In the underground dojo of the Taisha here, the door of the study facing the cloister is open at this time. The illusion outside the door has been transformed into a mountain with red leaves, and although it is not yet the season for the autumn leaves to fall, it is not a surprise to change the scenery as a fantasy.

"Nanamin, are you tired of rehearsing for the new single? Lately, it feels like you've been busy. Do you have any thoughts and arrangements about your own Hyakki Night Walk? If you need my help, just let me know. Chiya stroked Nanami Hashimoto's long hair lying in her arms, kissed her forehead and asked her.

Nanami Hashimoto rested on Chiya's solid chest, enjoying the warmth and caress of Chiya, while holding an ancient scroll in his hand, he was looking at it seriously. Hearing Qianye's question, she raised her head to look at her husband who was close at hand, the corners of her mouth were full of gentle smiles, and after staring into Qianye's eyes for a while, she said to him: "It's okay about the rehearsal of the single, it's already the seventh single, and I'm used to being tired." It's just that I have other things to worry about besides work lately, so I'm just a little tired. ”

"Really? It's no wonder you've been coming to this shrine every day lately to soak in the hot springs, so I'll let Ruodie take a medicinal bath for you to relieve fatigue. Qianye's hand wrapped around Nanami Hashimoto's shoulder and held her in his arms: "Speaking of which, Nanamin, you have been demonizing for a while, is there anything you don't feel comfortable with?" How are you going to form a Hundred Ghost Night Walk, do you need me to provide you with a batch of youkai like Mai? There are still a lot of monsters suppressed by the Taisha here, which is enough for you to form a hundred ghosts who don't have much to check with the Nine-Tails Group. ”

Nana Hashimoto turned his head, cast his eyes on the lake and mountains outside the corridor, and there was a hint of confusion in his eyes, and after hesitating for a moment, he said: "I don't know if I should form my own Hyakki Night Walk, after all, I don't directly inherit the memory of a big youkai like Mai when it comes to youkai, and I know what to do." I really don't have a clue about the Hyakki Night Walk, leading my subordinates, and now that Tokyo is the territory of the Mai-like Nine-Tails Group, if I form another Hyakki Night Walk, it will be equivalent to sharing the territory with her. Maybe Mai won't mind, but I'm afraid those big monsters in the Nine-Tails will inevitably have different opinions, and I don't want to do this and make Mai embarrassed. ”

"Really? Then don't you form a hundred ghosts to walk in the night? Qianya hugged Nanami Hashimoto with both hands, put her head close to Nanami Hashimoto's cheek, and looked out of the corridor with her: "You don't actually have to worry about these things, as long as you want to do something, I will help you achieve your wishes." And you still don't understand the mode of getting along with youkai, for the Nine-Tails, the only thing that matters is Mai-like thoughts and wills, and the Nine-Tails will do whatever she wants.

The opinions of the other youkai didn't matter at all, as long as she was the general of the Nine-Tails, these youkai were completely subordinated to her will. So you don't have to worry about what those youkai under Mai's command are thoughts at all, as long as you want to, Mai agrees, and everything else is fine. ”

"But in that case, won't those big monsters be dissatisfied? Wouldn't they be against Mai-like? Nana Hashimoto tilted her head and asked Qianye puzzled, she still couldn't understand what Qianya said: "Why do you keep saying that you don't have to worry about what these demons think, no matter what Mai makes and what kind of orders she makes, will these big monsters carry it out according to her will?" Won't they resist? ”

"Not really." Qianye reached out and gently pinched the bridge of Nana Hashimoto's tall nose, and said with a smile: "Nana Min, do you remember last Halloween, you and Mai were going to have a hundred ghosts night walk, and when I asked Mai to go to subdue the group of monsters in the Nine-Tails Group, they handed over to Mai's roster?" ”

Nana Hashimoto didn't understand why Qianya brought it up, but she still nodded and said that she remembered this incident and the roster: "Isn't that roster the list of the Nine-Tails and the oath of allegiance to Mai?" Could it be that the list is particularly binding on these big monsters so that they have no way to object to Mai's decision? Although Nana Hashimoto didn't quite understand the relationship, she still guessed the purpose of Qianye's mention of the roster.

"Yes, it's true that it's the same as Nanamin thought, that roster can indeed restrain the monsters of the Nine-Tails and make them completely obey Mai's orders." While praising Nanami Hashimoto's intelligence, Senya also explained to her: "It's a contract for the night of the hundred ghosts, and after the youkai choose to sign the contract, they must give all their loyalty to the big youkai they are loyal to, which is bound by the contract itself, and they can't resist the owner of the contract unless they can be stronger than the owner of the contract." However, it is almost impossible for youkai to be stronger than the nine-tailed fox, which is one of the three major yokai. So Nanamin, you don't have to worry that the youkai of the Nine-Tails will oppose Mai's decision, because they have no way to oppose and disobey Mai's orders. ”

"Huh? Is that so? That means that as long as Mai agrees, then the Nine-Tails can't go against her will, right? Nana Hashimoto sat up from Chiya's arms, straightened up and turned to face Chiya, her eyes showing novelty and excitement: "So, if I form my own Hyakki Night Walk, the youkai who join me won't be able to go against my will, right?" ”

Qianye nodded to Nana Hashimoto, but he seemed to have a trace of concern: "But Nanamin, you have a little difference from Mai, that is, she is a nine-tailed fox one of the three major monsters, and you are just a snow girl." Although you are both big youkai, there is a gap between you. There won't be a youkai stronger than the nine-tailed fox, but there will be a youkai that will be stronger than the Snow Maiden, so I'm a little worried about Nana Min, you'......"

Hearing Qianye say this, Nanami Hashimoto grabbed Qianye's sleeve and asked him with undiminished interest: "In that case, what kind of monsters do you think I should find to form my Hyakki Night Walk?" Give me a little bit of advice, Mai said that she could divide some of my subordinates who had recently joined the Nine-Tails Group under her command, do you think that's okay? ”

"If Mai is willing to give you some subordinates, that's fine. But before that, Nanamin you still need to form your own Hyakki Night Walk, and when you have a formed Hyakki Night Walk, then you can receive her gifts from the Mai-like Nine-Tails group to your subordinates. Otherwise, the men who are going to give Mai to you will not be able to get rid of the contract between them and Mai. "Regarding the fact that Mai Shiraishi wants to give the monsters of the Nine-Tails Group to Nana Hashimoto as a subordinate, Qianye did not object, but just asked Nana Hashimoto to form his own Hyakki Night Walk first.

"Oh, then I'll talk to Mai about it." Nana Hashimoto nodded, then puffed out her cheeks and raised her chin to look at Qianya, looking at Qianye like a small animal: "But Qianya, where can I find the youkai who are willing to join my Hyakki Night Walk?" Is it all up to these monsters that you suppressed in this Taisha shrine? ”

Qianye reached out and pinched Nanami Hashimoto's cheek dotingly, and said to her: "Don't worry about this kind of thing, this Taisha has suppressed all kinds of monsters that I have subdued for a thousand years, Nana Min, you want to form your own Hundred Ghost Night Walk, there is no problem at all." And even if you don't want to use these suppressed monsters, I can help you find other reliable subordinates, Nanamin, do you want it? ”

"Other reliable subordinates? So what kind of monsters are they? "For the fact that Qianya also knows other youkai, Nanami Hashimoto doesn't feel strange, after all, Qianya is an onmyoji who has lived for a thousand years, and this kind of thing is normal. It's just that what makes Nana Hashimoto curious is that what kind of monsters are these monsters, and they were not suppressed by the Thousand Nights in this Taisha, but let them live in the present world.

Qianye bought a pass, but just looked at Jiu Jing, who had been lying on the small table next to him.

Nana Hashimoto followed Chiya's gaze, and saw that the black cat that was lying on the table jumped up the moment she looked at it, but when it landed, it had already turned into a female ninja wearing a black ninja costume.

Although he already has a full understanding of all kinds of monsters, the black cat that he had been holding in his arms suddenly became a female ninja, which still surprised Nanami Hashimoto, especially since she was still watching her intimacy with Qianye just now, which made Nanami Hashimoto's face full of shyness: "Qianye, ...... is she?" ”

"She's Jiujing, but unlike Nanamin, she's a ninja of the cat ninja clan." Chiya reintroduced Kujin to Nanami Hashimoto: "The body of Kuji is the black cat you saw before, but she, or the entire cat ninja clan and Nana Min, the ninja clan you haven't seen yet, are different from ordinary youkai, they don't exist as youkai, but as ninjas. ”

"Cat Shinobi? Ninja dogs? Ninjas for cats and dogs? Nana Hashimoto looked at Ku Jing with some surprise, and her curiosity about the cat ninja made Nana Hashimoto forget the shyness of being watched by Jiu Jing just now, and looked at Ku Jing while asking Qianye, "Then how did they become ninjas?" Can cats and dogs also be ninjas? Even if they're youkai, ninjas are too ...... or something" Nanami Hashimoto suddenly got stuck, and couldn't think of how to describe this feeling for a while.

Looking at Nanami Hashimoto, who suddenly got stuck and showed a distressed expression, a sullen smile suddenly appeared on Qianye's face, but what flashed in his eyes was the surprise of seeing his wife's different style.

Hearing Qianya's sullen laughter, Nana Hashimoto pushed him in shame, and a coquettish anger almost made Qianye a little uncontrollable, but he quickly cleared his throat and calmed himself down and said to Nanami Hashimoto: "The ancestors of the cat ninja clan and the ancestors of the ninja dog clan were originally just two ordinary animals, and they were originally just ordinary cats and dogs raised by ninjas, but they were just a little more trained than ordinary cats and dogs.

Later, they had a unique adventure, and finally turned from ordinary cats and dogs to monsters. But even after becoming a youkai, the ancestors of the cat ninja clan and the ancestors of the ninja dog clan did not give up some of their habits derived from ninjas. Later, after they learned ninjutsu and ninja training methods through various methods, they slowly trained their own clans to become ninjas, and gradually formed the cat ninja clan and the ninja dog clan, which were quite special even among the monsters. ”

"How did you know them in that Thousand Nights? You let me get in touch with Jiujing, just so that the cat ninja clan and the ninja dog clan recommended it to me? Nana Hashimoto thought about it for a moment, and then understood why Qianya would let Kuji appear in front of him. Although he was a little dissatisfied with Qianye's calculations like this, Nanami Hashimoto was not angry, but puffed out his cheeks and looked at Jiujing: "I said why don't you like the canned cat and the wonderful fresh bag Jiujing that other cats like, it turns out that you are a cat demon and not a cat at all!" ”

"I'm sorry Miss Hashimoto, but you broke the bank." For some reason, Jiujing immediately respectfully knelt down on one knee in front of Nanami Hashimoto and apologized to her: "It's really not what Jiu Jing wants to disappoint you, but those artificial foods are really a little unsuitable for Jiu Jing." ”

Jiujing's apology made Nanami Hashimoto a little embarrassed for a while, she just said it casually, and she wasn't really angry, and Jiujing's formal apology made her fall into a dilemma, so she had to hurriedly wave her hand and said: "Jiujing, you don't need to apologize, I'm not really angry with you, just complaining." ”

"Let Miss Hashimoto have the idea of complaining, it is already a dereliction of duty, and please forgive Miss Hashimoto!" Jiujing did not give up apologizing because of Nanami Hashimoto's words, but knelt down on Nanami Hashimoto more formally and apologized in the posture of sitting down.

"Okay, okay, I forgive you, hurry up, I'm really not used to you like this." Nana Hashimoto was even more embarrassed by such a formal apology from Kushi, and hurriedly said words of forgiveness. Hearing that Nana Hashimoto did not forgive herself, Jiujing raised her head and sat in front of Nanami Hashimoto and Qianye in a sitting position.

"Now that Nanamin and Jiujing have officially met, she will introduce you to the situation of the cat ninja clan. As for the ninja dogs, they are not currently in Tokyo, and it may take a while before you get to see them. Seeing that Jiujing straightened up, Qianye nodded and said to Nanami Hashimoto: "As for whether to accept them as your subordinates, it depends on Nanamin's own choice." ”