Nana Hashimoto, who was stopped, did not turn around, only to see a brightly dressed woman walking over from the crowd of onlookers, and it was she who stopped Nanami Hashimoto.

Nanami Hashimoto looked at this woman with a hint of amazement, this was the most beautiful woman she had ever seen in this era, and even Nanami Hashimoto felt that even after five hundred years, it would be difficult to find someone as beautiful as this woman.

In addition to the beauty of this woman, her dress and the temperament exuded from her body also add a lot of color to her, just as a gorgeous flower needs a foil of green leaves. Although the woman's clothes are gorgeous, she does not look frivolous, and walks slowly, giving people a solemn feeling and showing grace.

Looking at the woman walking towards him, Nanami Hashimoto frowned slightly, and asked her, "I don't know what happened to this lady?" Although she was amazed by the woman's appearance, Nana Hashimoto did not know why, but she had a deep fear of her, as if this woman was very dangerous. And Nana Hashimoto always felt that this woman's appearance was somewhat familiar, and he seemed to have seen her somewhere.

However, the woman did not answer Nanami Hashimoto's question immediately, but walked up to the little girl, gently stroked her forehead, showed a distressed expression on her face, and said softly: "What a poor little person, there is no place to get words, follow me in the future." After saying that, he turned around, looked at Nanami Hashimoto, and bowed to her.

"Thank you to this adult for standing up for this child, otherwise, she would have to suffer today." This woman's voice is not charming, but it has a special attraction, which makes people unconsciously want to listen, it seems that her voice is echoing in your ears, but it is a little inaudible, and in the whisper, Nana Hashimoto can't help but itch the roots of her ears.

This feeling made Nana Hashimoto feel a little uncomfortable all of a sudden, seeing the ordinary people around him who seemed to be tempted by this woman in an instant, Nana Hashimoto felt even more jealous in his heart, looked at the woman vigilantly, and said a little perfunctorily: "It's just that I can't look at it, some little things are not worthy of Mrs. thanks, if it's okay, please forgive me for being rude, I haven't finished lunch yet, and I want to go back to eat first." ”

Nana Hashimoto walked towards the small shop where she had eaten before before she finished speaking, deliberately dealing with the woman in an rude manner, in order to provoke her, because Nanami Hashimoto did not want to be involved with her too much.

However, to the surprise of Nana Hashimoto, the woman was not angry, but after a coquettish smile, a slight burst of demonic aura emanated from her body, and she said to Nanami Hashimoto: "Why is this adult in such a hurry to leave? If the adults are hungry, why don't you let the little girl entertain the adults? ”

Feeling the demonic aura emanating from this woman, Nana Hashimoto did not stop, turned to look at the woman who was still smiling, her eyes became sharp, and her hand also put the hilt of the knife on her waist and asked her, "Who are you?" Nanami Hashimoto asked as she released her momentum, and the woman shrouded her.

"The little girl's name is Amber, and she runs a whale house called 'Chiyo' in the neighborhood, so adults can also call the little girl Chiyo." The woman introduced her name, but there was a playful smile in her eyes. This woman deliberately misinterpreted the meaning of Nanami Hashimoto, and while introducing herself, she was able to show no flaws under the pressure of Nanami Hashimoto's momentum.

While this woman named Amber made Nanami Hashimoto frown, it also made her understand why she was so familiar with her, because in Kyoto five hundred years later, she had met another woman also named Chiyo, and although the temperament of the two of them was somewhat different, they were the same. It's just that Nanami Hashimoto still thinks that she should have seen this woman named Amber, but she really can't remember when she saw her.

But in the face of Amber's invitation, Nana Hashimoto did not hesitate for a moment, looked at the little girl next to Amber with some expectant eyes, and finally sighed in his heart, let go of the handle, and agreed to Amber's invitation.

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As Kyoto's premier whale house, Amber's Chiyoya is located on the banks of the Kamogawa River rather than in the bustling area of Kyoto. Nana Hashimoto did not estimate the location, and found that this whale house called Chiyoya happened to be located in a place that would later be called Gion.

Following Amber into the whale house, Nanami Hashimoto thought she would see some unsightly scenes, but to her surprise, it was very quiet. In the courtyard, several people who looked like servants were sweeping the courtyard, and there were people wiping the floor in the corridor, although they were busy, they seemed to be leisurely, and there were even a few little girls laughing and playing.

Nana Hashimoto didn't feel that most of the people in these whale houses were youkai changes, which made her increase her vigilance while wondering, and her hand unconsciously tightened the katana at her waist. Because it was a men's dress, Nana Hashimoto didn't take the snow with him, but just took a collection of katana from Qianye to defend himself.

Seeing that Nanami Hashimoto seemed to be a little puzzled, Amber smiled and explained to her, "The whale house is usually open at night, and it will be lively at that time, and most of the people are resting during the day, so only the servants are cleaning up." But don't worry, the kitchen has already started to prepare the food for the evening at this time, and there are still meals for entertaining adults. ”

After saying that, Amber laughed, which made Nana Hashimoto wonder if her vigilance was a little superfluous. Despite thinking about it, Nanami Hashimoto did not let her guard down, and after smiling politely at Amber Asahio, under her leadership, Nanami Hashimoto walked into a room used to entertain guests with the little girl from before.

Looking at the little girl who was dressed in tattered clothes and dust, but still holding the two rice balls that she had stolen before and the copper coins that Nana Hashimoto had not given her, Amber's eyes flashed with a trace of sympathy, and then she ordered the maid on the side: "Come on, take this child down to wash it well and change into clean clothes." In addition, let the kitchen prepare a banquet, and I will entertain the guests. ”

"Yes, Chiyo-sama." After the maid answered Amber yes, she turned to the little girl who had been brought and said, "Come, little girl, my sister will take you to the bath." Faced with the maid's words, the little girl looked at her with some fear, and suddenly looked at Nanami Hashimoto, as if asking her with her eyes if she could trust the maid in front of her.

Nana Hashimoto looked at the little girl's gaze, seeing that she was still with a look of trust in herself in her fear, and then glanced at Amber who was looking at all this with interest, and after thinking about it for a while, she felt that Amber would not do anything to this little girl, so she nodded to the little girl and signaled that she could follow the maid to take a bath.

Seeing that Nana Hashimoto did not nod, the little girl reluctantly put the rice balls and copper coins she had been holding on the table, and followed the maid out of the room to take a bath. Until the last moment she walked out of the room, her eyes stayed on the rice balls and copper coins she had placed on the table, for fear that if she turned around, these things would disappear.

Looking at the little girl who was taken out and what she put on the table, Nanami Hashimoto's eyes became a little dim, and he couldn't help but sigh. Amber on the side also put away the smile on his face at this time, his eyes showed a trace of sadness, took out a jade cigarette stick, lit it and smoked it.

Amber let out a puff of smoke and sighed, "The fate of these little monsters is always so tragic, even as human beings, they have to be bullied, all just because they are weak. Amber, who sighed, on the one hand, was a charm that made herself, a big monster, feel dangerous, but on the other hand, she was so gentle and sympathetic to the little monster, and the two completely different sides made Nana Hashimoto a little incomprehensible.

Seeming to feel Nana Hashimoto's puzzled gaze, Amber knocked on the cigarette stick, and said with a somewhat bitter smile on her face: "This little girl is already the fourteenth little monster taken in by Chiyoya, there are often such little monsters around Kyoto, most of them are helpless, and they have no strength, even ordinary people can easily bully them, and some will even be killed by humans." So if I meet them, I'll take them back to Chiyoya, and I'll be able to give them a bite to eat. ”

Hearing Amber's explanation, the expression on Nanami Hashimoto's face was also a little gloomy, what happened to the little girl was what she saw with her own eyes today, and such a thing is obviously not the only case, in this era, weakness is a sin. Although Nana Hashimoto is not a big monster, she doesn't have the ability to change the entire era, maybe she can save one, but she can't save all, she can save it for a while, but she can't save a lifetime. Even five hundred years later, the world is still dominated by the weak.

Seemingly affected by this topic, both Nanami Hashimoto and Amber fell silent for a moment, until a maid opened the door and brought in the prepared meal, which broke the silence in the room.

After the maid set up the meal, Nana Hashimoto adjusted her mood, looked at Amber and asked, "I wonder what is the purpose of the lady who specially revealed the identity of the monster and invited me to come?" For some reason, Nanami Hashimoto always had a strong sense of distrust of Amber, as if she were some kind of dangerous person. Even if she is a big monster and Amber is just an ordinary monster, the sense of crisis in Nanami Hashimoto's heart has not been alleviated by half a point, which makes her extra vigilant about Amber's purpose.

"Adults seem to have prejudices against little women?" Amber seemed to sense the vigilance of Nanami Hashimoto, curled the corners of her mouth and chuckled, poured a glass of wine, and then raised her glass and said, "The little girl doesn't mean anything else, she just wants to thank the adults for helping this little girl." Please also drink this cup to the fullest, so that the little woman can talk and express her gratitude. ”

Nana Hashimoto looked at the wine glass that Amber handed to him, and after reaching out to take it, he didn't know whether he should drink the glass or not, and after hesitating with the wine glass, Nana Hashimoto looked up at Amber and asked her, "Who are you?" With the strength of my big monster, I can still feel the danger in front of you, but the demonic energy you reveal is just an ordinary monster, so your identity is definitely not simple! Who are you? If you don't say it, I won't dare to drink this wine anyway. ”

Seeing that Nana Hashimoto didn't say this, Amber didn't get angry, took a puff of cigarette stick, and exhaled a puff of smoke. After the smoke was spit out by the amber, it did not dissipate, but instead turned into a fox in the air, and behind this fox, there were nine tails fluttering.

Seeing the appearance of this fox, Nana Hashimoto's eyes were startled, and he recognized it as a nine-tailed fox almost instantly. At this time, Nana Hashimoto realized why he felt that Amber was very familiar, because the temperament on Amber's body was the same as the shadow in front of Tamamo in this room. This made Nana Hashimoto exclaim: "Tamamo front? ”

In the face of Nanami Hashimoto's exclamation, Amber just shook her head and blew away the fox formed by the smoke in the air, then shook her head with a smile and said, "I'm not her, the real Tamamo died five hundred years ago, and I'm just her shadow." ”

"No, you're not her shadow, you're the foxtail incarnation in front of Tamamo." At this time, Nana Hashimoto finally remembered that he had seen the fox tail incarnation in front of Tamamo, and after comparing the appearance of the two, he found that Amber was exactly the same as the fox tail incarnation in front of Tamamo that he had seen!

Nana Hashimoto did not point out his identity, a trace of surprise flashed in Amber's eyes, but soon he seemed to remember something, and suddenly said: "Sure enough, it is worthy of his wife, and he even knows this kind of thing, it was Xuan Yijun who told you, right?" Although he said this, when Amber mentioned Chiya, there was a hint of envy and jealousy in the eyes that looked at Nanami Hashimoto.

Nana Hashimoto nodded slightly, although it is not easy to explain that this is what Qianya told him five hundred years later, but it can be regarded as Qianya said, Nanami Hashimoto can also acquiesce in Amber's guess, and at the same time asked her: "So you deliberately led me here?" What exactly is your purpose? Is it because you want to resurrect Tamamo? ”

"No, Tamamo died five hundred years ago, and I am her incarnation, but not her. I've been given my freedom and don't want to be a part of her anymore. Faced with Nana Hashimoto's questioning, Amber shook her head indifferently: "I invited adults here in the hope of getting help from adults." ”

Amber's words made Nana Hashimoto raise her eyebrows in surprise.