After entering the house and asking Yang Xi, after getting the owner's permission, Nadeshiko flew away with Ye Hexagram.

Deep in the mountains, there is a clearing between huge trees.

The heavy rain has stopped, and a clear midnight can be seen from there. Beneath the glittering stars, non-humans gather around a red bonfire.

The incomparably important ritual known as the "Animal Enchantment" went more smoothly than expected. First, the dog gods prepared in advance, and then the cats danced – some with handkerchiefs on their heads, and some with half-wraps (note: a Japanese-style light feather jacket). Dressed up in what humans call the Menglan Bon Dance, they moved forward interactively.

"Come on, dance, sing~ Tonight, we cats are going to dance around this closed cage and build a dam~"

Speak out together and condense spiritual power.

The cats circled around a circle about twenty meters in diameter—the center of the circle was surrounded by a dazzling light that was not obvious, as if the cats in the world were constantly weaving golden translucent cocoons through the Meng Lai Bon Dance. Soon, the dance came to an end, and a young twin-tailed cat in an antique vest walked from the cats' circle to the front with a very nervous expression:

"I—I'm the stray cat of the twin-tailed cat demon, and my name is Ruyoshi!"

The cat sticks out its front feet with a stuttering sound:

"'Strengthen the Enchantment'!"

There was a "boom" sound, and the air around it became thicker.

"But ~~evil evil ~~~ stupid cats~~~~!"

At that moment, a loud voice resounded all around from the central light cocoon. For a moment, the astonishing and extraordinary spirit personality turned into a lightning bolt of light that burst out from there. The cats were scared and fell to the ground. But it was really only a matter of moments.

"But ~~evil evil~~~ evil!"

The sound was immediately absorbed into the cocoon, shrunk to the size of a pinhead, and then vanished. The rustling of the night wind, the chirping of the treetops, and the shaking of torch flames dominated the scene.

There was an atmosphere of relief in the air around them.

After a pause -

"Oh, that's wonderful! It's really exciting! ”

Several dog gods who were watching the actual situation in the distance began to applaud, and then the other dog gods also responded one after another.

"Everyone, for a great job!"

"It's really not superb~ Everyone's twin-tailed cat demons!"

The Great Elder of the Dog God, who was smiling and watching the situation, called out to his son who was standing beside him: "Hmm~ Ye Hexagram! ”

There is no need for the Great Elder to become a human being. So it is in the state of a beast with shaggy thick body hair and a tail emerging from the buttocks. Even so, it was probably a long-standing habit - he sat cross-legged on the ground rather scruffily in a wrinkled dark gray yukata.

The Great Elder is a combination of a human elder and an old dog, with an appearance that almost stretches to about three meters in length. The eyes that can't be opened are firmly glued with yellow eye droppings, the teeth have fallen out, and the hair on the forehead is probably bald, but the hoarse voice still has a gentle majesty-

"Lead each of the twin-tailed cat demons to the feast."

Dressed in white and covering one eye with blue hair, Ye Gua smiled: "Yes, father. ”

After a salute with graceful movements, approach the exhausted young twin-tailed cat demon who has completed an important task. On the way, he gave simple instructions to several dog gods.

The twin-tailed cat demon saw Ye Gu approaching, and showed a slightly reassuring smile.

"Good work."

Ye Gua said comfortingly.

"The life span has been shortened~"

Ruyoshi smiled weakly. The other canine gods around him helped the deaf-tailed cat demon who had fallen to the ground to get up and invited them to drink warm hot tea.

"Hmm"

The Great Elder of the Dog God asked the daughter who was standing on the other side this time:

"Neem! What's next, the tanuki? ”

The red-haired girl who was called by her name immediately quickly flipped through her notebook and nodded like a competent secretary, "Yes, exactly, Father. ”

This is a beautiful girl with the beauty of a Western doll.、It's quite a match for the lilac kimono.。 She glanced at the other side of the square, and a group of tanuki who happened to be wearing headscarves and sleeves rolled up officially entered the arena with very nervous expressions.

They were placed in the same position as the cats just now, standing in a circle, led by a bespectacled dog god. Start dancing around the light cocoon.

"Da da da, let's dance happily with the tanuki~"

"Cha, cha!" The ground circles quickly with the rhythm and footsteps of the Awa Odori.

"Close the enchantment, tanuki laughing, in the moonlight. Bang bang (note: the civet's celebration blow) ~ ah, that~ one, bang bang ~"

Like a coiled silk thread, the spiritual power gradually condensed. Begin to live in the center of the shrinking space is compressed, and the aura is further enhanced.

I guess it's just the right time!

A particularly young tanuki took a step out of the circle and shouted stiffly:

"I'm a tanuki. The name is Gollum Jiro! ”

Then he stretched his hand forward: "'Strengthen the barrier'!" ”

The space closed again, and in an instant, a bright curse sound came from the light cocoon:

"Wow! Is it a tanuki this time damnable, give me a memory! ”

This time, however, it disappeared rather simply into a light cocoon. The young tanuki, whose face was a little pale, breathed a sigh of relief and put his mind at ease.

"Oops, you tanuki are also wonderful, it's wonderful!"

The twin-tailed cat demon who visited nearby also praised it one after another without hesitation.

"It's hard work~"

The tanuki relaxed their strength with tired expressions, and then the dog god and the twin-tailed cat demon approached again to comfort the tanuki. The dog god, the twin-tailed cat demon and the transformed tanuki are happy and happy.

The Great Elder of the Inu God, who nodded his head, asked the daughter beside him again:

"Neem, in this case, the dog god, the twin-tailed cat demon and the tanuki are over, and the next one is"

When he finished speaking, a silent silence infected the entire square. The Great Elder turned his face to that side. Neem held her breath slightly: "Yangzi." ”

As she muttered to herself in a hoarse voice, a young girl parted from the corner where the dog gods were.

In the light of the bonfire, it slowly appears in front of everyone's eyes.

She wears a short-cut white kimono with a slender red belt around her waist.

The thighs are exposed, and the bare foot on the right wears a blue ankle ring. Her thick black hair was tied up at waist length, and her cheeks were tattooed red. A small smile tugged at her lips, and she closed her fierce, slender eyes half-sleepily.

The canine gods standing near her frowned. Or show disgust and quietly talk to nearby dog gods. The cat and tanuki also panicked back from her side.

The beasts parted left and right like a tidal wave, giving way to her.

The maiden always walks gracefully in it.

"Miss Yoko."

"Okay, long time no see."

Only a twin-tailed cat demon and a transformed tanuki showed a worried expression, staying where they were and looking up at the girl. Yoko looked there for a moment, and for a moment she smiled softly.

However, instead of saying hello, she immediately slowly approached the light cocoon.

In the middle of her concentrated gaze, at the center of the tension, she stood straight away, her face raised.

For the time being, there is a wordless conversation with the light cocoon.

Then calmly sink down and start dancing.

Bundle the aura. Dancing exquisitely and slowly. Yoko kicked her toes to the ground with her toes and flew into the air. Soft as a feather, it spins in the air. The foot rings rattle in the rhythm of antiquity, and in the cold air of the night, they dance a beautiful dance that makes you faint.

The dog god, the two-tailed cat demon and the transformed tanuki were all fascinated by the delicate and unrestrained body movements of the dance. Around the girl, even time seems to flow slowly with her rhythm. Neem sighed, frowning at the same time, as her ears heard suppressed feelings. Whispered with malice:

"Hmph, it's still only dancing that's very good!"

"That's it?! She wants to use this to trick everyone's hearts, really, that monster's daughter."

Is it righteous indignation? Or are you worried? Driven by feelings that she couldn't explain, Neem suddenly looked back in the direction where the sound came from—

It was impossible to determine who was saying those words.

In the dark. She saw two opposing emotions of fear and longing vaguely on the faces of the dog gods. The twin-tailed cat demon and the transformed tanuki are staring at it blankly.

Standing in the distance, dressed in white, Ye Gua noticed Neem's gaze and slowly shook his head as if admonishing.

At this time, the Great Elder of the Dog God, who had been silent until now, applauded loudly: "Wonderful, really wonderful!" ”

Yoko, who had stopped dancing and was about to do something now, looked back at the Great Elder unfriendly. But. The Great Elder, however, looked blankly at Tiansheng as if he had not noticed the gaze, and muttered to himself as if he was in recollection:

"Oops. Great, great. What would he say if the first generation was still alive? Sure enough, it's really exciting! Yoko! Did I tell you? When I accompanied the first generation to pursue the girls of the Yamagami tea house"

The gentle way of speaking slowly, the warmth melts away the cold hostility and the estrangement that surrounds you from afar.

Yoko suddenly smiled. She looked back in the direction of the light cocoon and stretched out her hand directly: "I'm a demon fox, my name is Yangzi!" ”

She shouted awe-inspiringly, "Keep strengthening the barrier!" ”

At that moment—'Yoko! Even you are like this~~~~ better than ~~ points! ’

A pitiful loud voice came from the light cocoon.

'I don't allow ~~~ Yoko, this! Only this I will definitely not allow! ’

After signs of moving his hands and feet everywhere—

'Dad will never allow you to have sex with humans~~~ to!'

After making a "pop-" sound, the light cocoon completely disappeared on the spot. After that, only silence and darkness remained. Yoko hung her head and sighed deeply. She lowered her head to let her bangs hang, hiding her expression and muttering to herself. However, no one heard her.

Rejecting all fear, disgust, and sympathy, Yoko grimaced with her fingers on her lower eyelids, and turned around to leave when a familiar figure looked at her and smiled.

That's the only existence in this mountain that can be regarded as a friend-Inugami Nadeshiko. (To be continued......)