"..."

The young man slowly raised his head and stared at the man in front of him who was much taller than him with a pair of red eyes.

All the muscles in his body were shaking before he managed to squeeze out a few words.

"Teach me how to kill ghosts. If you can't do it, don't stop me."

"..."

Ian didn't move out of the way.

"Can't you hear me?"

The young man raised half of the sword blade in his hand and pointed it at Ian in front of him.

"Teach me how to kill ghosts, or go away!"

Although he was yelled at a few times, Ian was not angry at all.

Because the way the young man in front of him raised his sword towards him reminded him of Minamoto no Yorimitsu back then.

Ian couldn't help but laugh.

"You still want to kill ghosts like this?"

"I'm afraid you've already collapsed before you saw the ghost."

Hearing this, the young man's eyes trembled.

His lips trembled, as if he was about to say something, but his whole body trembled, and then he fell down.

Ian knew that he had reached his limit—or rather, when he roared so loudly, he had used up all his remaining energy.

Just lend a helping hand a little bit.

He is the first person who can remind himself of what Yorimitsu looked like back then.

[With everyone’s surprised eyes, you brought him back to your and Minamoto no Yorimitsu’s mansion. 】

[This is the residence arranged by Yuan Manzhong - he is actually quite satisfied with your performance. 】

[The servants were very surprised by this. 】

[After all, in their impression, you don’t seem like the kind of person who would provide assistance for no reason. 】

[What’s more, it was a young man covered in blood. 】

[But you don’t care about this prejudice. 】

[You order them to give this young man the best possible aid. 】

[After everything settled down, Minamoto no Yorimitsu happened to come back. 】

"Ma'am, you've finished the matter."

"Ah."

Minamoto Noraimitsu looked at the somewhat chaotic scene in the mansion, with a little doubt in his purple eyes.

"Husband, what happened?"

There is nothing to hide between husband and wife.

Ian answered directly:

"I brought back a wounded man."

"..."

Minamoto Noraimitsu's eyes were surprised at first, then turned calm, and finally became gentle and understanding.

"Madam, do you want to say something?"

"No." Minamoto no Laiguang shook his head.

"Since you have chosen to do this, husband, you must have your reasons."

"How can any wife tell her husband what to do?"

"but--"

"Although I don't doubt my husband, I still want to know why you would bring such a person back to our home."

"..."

Ian smiled slightly.

"It's because of you, madam."

"I?"

Minamoto no Yoriguang pointed at himself, looking very surprised.

[You told Minamoto no Yorimitsu about the boy pointing the knife at you. 】

[She felt very surprised, but also looked a little nostalgic. 】

[You realize that she, like you, has recalled what happened in that village. 】

"I didn't expect there to be such a person..."

Minamoto Noraimitsu looked at Ian in front of him, his expression a little more emotional.

"Husband, can I go see him?"

"of course."

Ian smiled slightly.

"I brought him back just to show you, madam."

[You and Minamoto Yorimitsu came to the room where the boy rested. 】

[He has already changed into clean clothes while being served by the servants. 】

[However, his injury seems a bit serious, and he may not wake up so quickly. 】

[This gives you and Minamoto no Yorimitsu the opportunity to observe him up close. 】

Minamoto no Yorimitsu glanced at the half of the sword blade beside the young man and said:

"The forging process of this sword is not like that of the areas near Kyoto."

"Yes." Ian nodded, "Madam, you are right."

"That's why I'm so curious as to why he's here."

"after all--"

Ian looked at the unconscious boy.

"If an ordinary person suffered such an injury, he would probably die on the spot, but he appeared on the streets of Kyoto."

"Well, that's right."

Minamoto no Yorimitsu's eyes were still looking at the boy's half of the blade.

"Speaking of which, was he just holding this half of the blade and pointing it at my husband?"

"Yes."

Ian gestured a little at the action he just saw.

"Madam, his posture at that time was exactly the same as yours."

"Then your husband must think it's very rude, right?" Minamoto Noraimitsu felt a little embarrassed.

Ian shook his head.

"Do not."

"I didn't think it was rude."

"I'm just curious about the cause and effect behind this behavior."

"For example—"

Ian looked at Minamoto Yorimitsu beside him.

"Madam, you came to me with the idea of ​​reviving the Genji family."

"So--"

"He must have a similar reason, right?"

"That's right."

Minato Raikou nodded.

"But husband, he was so seriously injured, could it be because..."

[You know what Minamoto norimitsu wants to express. 】

[Severe injuries as severe as those on the boy's body could never have been caused by normal means. 】

[If combined with his desire to learn the art of killing ghosts, the answer becomes obvious. 】

【It was the ghost that caused all this. 】

[They may be wandering outside Kyoto. 】

"Madam, I think you are right."

Ian confirmed Minamoto norimitsu's idea.

"Although I can't be 100% sure, it should be close to ten."

"After all, only ghosts can cause wounds like that."

"But then there's a new problem."

As soon as Ian said the first half of the sentence, Minamoto norimitsu picked up the second half.

"Why would the ghost hurt him, right?"

"Yes." Ian nodded, "Madam, you are right."

"Although ghosts don't need a reason to do evil."

"But situations like this are actually relatively rare."

"After all, if we can let him come to Kyoto with a sigh of relief, then at least it means that he was definitely not killed directly at that time, right?"

"Indeed it is."

Yorimitsu Minamoto strongly agrees with Ian's point of view.

"It would be nice to know what he's thinking."

I don’t know if it’s a coincidence, or maybe it’s because the time has come.

After Minamoto no Yorimitsu said this, the boy coughed.

This might be an opportunity to talk.

[You and Minamoto Yorimitsu looked at each other. 】

[You realize that you are in agreement with each other. 】

[After confirming that the boy's body has been safely secured, you asked the others to leave the room. 】

[Only the three of you are left on the light green tatami. 】

Ian said nothing.

Minamoto no Yorimitsu didn't speak either.

Both of them were waiting for the opportunity to speak.

soon.

The time has come.

The young man slowly opened his eyes.

"Where is this..."

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