"Ahh——!!!!h

A terrible wail resounded over the entire Nijo Castle.

The feathered fox is in labor.

At the top of the building, holding the black tea that had just been brewed blue, Yakumo Mo frowned and looked in the direction of Nijo Castle.

"That's a ...... This shouldn't be a real birth, right? ”

The resurrection of the eagle, or Abe Harumi, is not to return to the belly of the feathered fox and then give birth.

Instead, let the body of the feathered fox act as a transit station, so that Abe Harumei's soul can enter the pool where the feathered fox is now through her body, and then the soul absorbs the darkness in the pond and recondenses the new body.

"But even that doesn't stop the pain of childbirth?"

After Yakumo explained the production method of the feathered fox, Lan asked.

"Just listen to the howl of the feathered fox just now."

Yakumo shook his head.

"Obviously, it was a pain that was even more severe than normal childbirth, and it was truly unforgettable."

Sighing, he vaguely remembered some of the things about the feather-clothed fox.

At first, she fell in love with a human as a youkai, just like Yakumo Mo and Asukina at the beginning.

Later, she gave birth to Abe Harumi, the future Great Onmyoji.

The lifespan of a human being is too short for a monster, and soon, the human died, leaving only the feathered fox and her half-demon child, Abe Harumi.

Harumaki Abe is a very ambitious man, and he wants to control Kyoto, a city full of light and darkness, forever. In this way, we will build a beautiful world where both humans and youkai can coexist.

For this, he needs to live as long as a youkai.

As a great onmyoji, his talent really allowed him to find that way. Over there, through his mother, the feathered fox, he kept letting his mother give birth to him again.

If everything had been like this, maybe there wouldn't have been what happened later.

However, a certain daimyo heard rumors that he could live forever by eating the raw liver of the feather-coated fox, so he sent someone to shoot the feather-coated fox, which had no combat ability at that time.

Harumi Abe, who saw his mother die in front of him, killed the daimyo in anger.

At the same time, he completely degenerated into the abyss of darkness.

From that time on. He began to think that it was impossible for darkness and light to coexist.

And humanity, which represents the light, is stupid.

In order to build a better world, it is necessary to let darkness prevail over light, and establish an order that belongs to darkness - the order of yokai.

Since then. He became the lord of the monsters, the eagle.

And the feathered fox, who is a reincarnated monster, has also tried to give birth to his child again and again.

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"So, both of them have their own reasons."

Yakumo sighed.

"The feathered fox is for his own children, and he is born on the land. There was also a reason why he had to stop the feathered fox. ”

Lan gently filled the empty teacup for Yakumo Mo. Then he wagged his tail and laughed: "But Young Master Mo agreed to that and Chuan Bingli, so we have a reason to do this, but this has harmed the great mother and the poor child." ”

"Mothers are great mothers, but children are not necessarily poor children."

"Huh?"

Lan tilted his head in confusion.

Yakumo curled the corners of his lips and smiled mysteriously.

"You'll find out just by looking at it."

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"Get out of the way!"

Holding the Yamicha Pill, the monsterized Nura Lusheng stood in front of the Oni Tong Pill who fell to the ground.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

Oni-Childmaru struggled to get up, but fell down again due to his injuries.

"It's been too long......"

"Huh?" Born on the land of Nuliang. And the hundred ghosts behind him all looked over, "What did you say?" ”

"Too much time has passed......"

"Compared to the millennium we have been waiting for. I'm blocking your time now—"

Again, Oni Boy Maru struggled to his feet, and the wound on his body that had been cut by Nu Liang Lu Sheng began to burst out of blood.

"-It's !!nothing at all."

"As long as I can keep this 'moment', it doesn't matter if I'm dead!!"

Nu Liang Lu Sheng frowned, "Don't you get out of the way?" In that case—"

With both hands raised, the blade of Yamikimaru was raised.

However, at this moment, the entire Nijo Castle suddenly shook violently.

Then, something starts at the bottom and goes up.

After crashing through each floor, the huge, black ball-like thing flew into the sky.

All the youkai, whether they were from Kyoto, the Nura Gumi, the Tono side, or the onmyoji, all looked at the huge black orb in the sky with joy or horror.

An ominous aura filled the entire Nijo Castle.

"W-What is that——?"

"It's huge!"

"Finally...... Is it finally born? O our Lord! ”

"Greeting-sama!"

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"Young Master Mo, is that a bulge?"

Blue put his hands in his sleeves and looked at the sphere floating in the sky that was completely condensed from the black water in the pond.

"Yes, it's a buoy in the making."

"Being...... In the making? Hasn't he been fully born yet? ”

Ya Yunmo nodded, let out a light "hmm", and then raised his eyes to look over.

Above the black ball, the feathered fox was standing there beautifully.

The graceful body that was not an inch was unreservedly displayed in front of Yakumo Mo.

"Slept ——!!"

Suddenly, Lan's voice came from beside him, and Yakumo turned his head to look over, just in time to see Lan's blushing face.

"What's wrong?"

"Actually appeared in front of the public! It's so shameless! ”

"Huh?"

Yakumo suddenly burst out laughing.

"Lan, you seem to have a habit of running naked, right?"

Lan immediately turned red, and after a long time, he lowered his head and muttered: "I'm under too much pressure, and、And it's all good at home, and there are no outsiders ......."

"Oh? What do you mean...... Does it matter if I'm gone? ”

Lan's breathing suddenly became a little heavy, and he opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything, and turned around a little angrily and slapped Yakumo with his tail crackling.

While Yakumo and Lan were talking, the feather-clad fox who had closed his eyes opened his eyes.

"Concubine ——!!!"

Suddenly, her crisp voice resounded throughout Nijo Castle.

All the yokai in Kyoto knelt down and bowed their heads deeply in the direction of the feathered fox, or the eagle.

"—I've been waiting for this moment for a thousand years!"

"The lord of the new generation of ghosts and spirits who reigns above the demons and humans, known as the eagle, will be born in this place!!"

"It's rare for all the kings to gather here on this auspicious day!"

"In addition to Kyoto, there are also youkai who come from Edo and Tono to bless their concubines! Great work!! ”

After the feathered fox finished speaking, all the Kyoto youkai cheered one after another.

And the youkai of the Nura Group and Tono, as well as the Onmyoji, had a solemn face.

Nuliang Lusheng held the Mimicha Pill in his hand tightly, lowered his head, gritted his teeth and sighed.

"Or ...... A step too late? (To be continued......)