The heroines want to talk

"Kitty, it's your turn to play," Suika reminded.

Hurry up, otherwise your cheating will be exposed.

"Oh." Ying Lili glanced at the deck of cards.

Ok?

To three? Shouldn't it be to two?

Maybe I heard it wrong?

Throw down one against six. The few of them once again got into the rhythm of the game.

"I heard that there is a monster that doesn't want spring to leave?" Xia Shi started talking about business.

"They are all local monsters. They have lived here for a long time and don't want to go to such a far place." Hua Shan explained.

Those monsters joined Oeyama basically to seek shelter, so it’s not that important.

"The ghost tribe all agreed. They were quite happy to hear that they could fight."

After the game, Ying Lili won. Hua Shan looked at the cards and counted the cards he had just recorded.

Why is there one more pair than two?

After thinking about it.

Huashan glared at Suixiang, saying, "It's so shameful that you can't win even after cheating!"

Suika looked away, this was indeed a bit embarrassing.

Xia Shi turned a page of the book, "We can't force others. If they don't want to, then forget it."

After that, he continued in a casual tone, "By the way, Kitty and I will leave in the spring, which is when you start to change your base."

The voice just fell.

Everyone in the room stopped what they were doing and looked at Xia Shi.

"What's wrong?" Xia Shi asked back under their strange looks.

Several people were a little excited——

"If you leave, Tanuki, what will happen to my watermelon and wine?"

"...My logistics department! It's gone. Oh~ My retirement life is gone too..." Hua Shan wailed, and black gas came out of his body.

"My snacks...oh, it seems like it has nothing to do with me." Yakumo Yukari yawned while hiding in the kotatsu.

I still owe a debt. It would be better if the other party left, so that I could pay it off immediately.

“……” Ying Lili glanced at the remaining people.

Over the past six months, Ying Lili has become familiar with them.

He suddenly said he was leaving, and Ying Lili felt a little reluctant.

But this was just a dream after all. After resting for such a long time, all the remaining fatigue had disappeared.

After returning...

'Summer comic...'

When she thought of this, Ying Lili felt her fingers sore.

Those dozens of pages of manuscript are still at the stage of just finishing the line drawings. I'm afraid I'll have to stay up late again when I get home.

……

At night, Xia Shi moved a chair and sat in the backyard. The snow stopped in the afternoon.

Several monsters have almost accepted the news that they and Eriri are leaving.

Suika took the sake bug that was given to her. Huashan said that she would choose to retire after the demon clan was stabilized. Yakumo Yukari said that she was only responsible for escorting the demon clan to their destination. She seemed to want to do only this one thing and then offset all her previous debts.

Xia Shi had no objection.

After all, even if she disagrees, the other party will unilaterally cheat. Yakumo Yukari is such a shameless monster.

In the silent courtyard, Xia Shi looked up at the sky.

Three months left.

Whether it is the warm and lovely leader of the ghost tribe, Suika, or the serious and responsible Ibaraki Hanasu who likes to preach, it will take some time to see them. However, thinking that he will have to do the dungeon again in a month, Xia Shi breathed a sigh of relief.

This time we have established a base, and as long as the time difference is not too big, I will be able to meet them again soon.

Halfway through thinking, I heard footsteps behind me.

Xia Shi turned around and found that it was the tea demon Xiao Ming.

These two people were originally members of the logistics department, and I have known them for almost half a year.

"What's wrong?" Xia Shi said gently.

"Hey, Lord Demon King, are you leaving?" Xiao Ming gathered the corners of his clothes tightly. His light green clothes were not very conspicuous in the dark night, so Xia Shi did not notice it.

But there was something wrong with the other party's tone.

"I'll come back later." Xia Shi didn't want to make her sad.

After all, she is his secretary, and he might have to use her again in the future.

"Oh." Xiao Ming asked tentatively, "How long will the Demon King be gone? Will it be a long time?"

Xia Shi was not sure either, "A few years? Or decades?"

You have to ask the system about this.

"That's... quite a long time." Xiao Ming's childish voice was choked with sobs.

"But for a monster, it's quite short." Xia Shi thought she was a little strange.

Monsters' concept of time is different from that of humans.

Logically speaking, several months is not enough time for a big monster to get enough sleep.

"Well, for a monster, it's very short." Xiao Ming wiped the tears that had started to fall from the corners of her eyes.

If it was a normal monster, it should be able to wait until the Monster King comes. But unfortunately, I am not a normal monster, I am just a piece of tea, I can't live that long.

"I will wait for the Demon King well, so please come back early." Xiao Ming pleaded while crying.

Xia Shi patted her head and said, "Why make the atmosphere so sad? It's not like we'll never see each other again."

"Yes." Xiao Ming smiled when he heard that. "Next time I see the Demon King, Xiao Ming will become even more capable!"

"it is good!"

Xia Shi took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears.

This feels like a life-and-death separation, and I'm starting to feel sad.

Chapter 304 Leaving

Late winter.

Today is the delivery day.

The Onmyojis in Heian-kyo seemed to have become much lazier as spring was approaching, and even the number of people coming out on patrol had decreased.

The snow had melted. The evacuation preparations were almost complete. Even the peach tree that held the peach blossom demon had its core dug out and was ready to be transplanted to the demon mountain. As for the demons who were unwilling to leave, Suika did not try to persuade them and was ready to let them fend for themselves.

In a store on the second floor of Heian Jingdong City, Xia Shi was dealing with Fujiwara Sadako who had just come to visit.

"Sir, I came here this time to thank you for the news I received last time."

"No need, it's just a rumor. I didn't expect that it would really ruin Ibaraki Douji's plan. But his arm was taken away by the realm demon. It will be difficult to deal with if he reattaches his arm again." Xia Shi frowned.

"General Minamoto no Yorimitsu said he would like to host a banquet for you. May I ask when you are free?" Fujiwara no Sadako asked.

"The store has been very busy lately, and I'm afraid I can't spare the time." Xia Shi said.

"Then please tell your servants to come to Fujiwara Prefecture and let me know when you are free." Fujiwara Sadako continued, "Sadako will be entering the palace in a few days, so I guess she won't be able to visit again."

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Xia Shi, only to find that he still had a calm expression on his face. She knew the outcome of her relationship without much thought.

Xia Shi sent Fujiwara Sadako to the door of the store and went upstairs again.

A month ago, Ibaraki Kasen and himself acted out a play, and Kasen took the initiative to release the power of the devil hidden in the demon arm in Rashomon, attracting Minamoto no Raikou and his four subordinates. Afterwards, everything went very smoothly - Kasen lost most of his sanity in the rampage, and the demon arm was cut off by the five people together. Afterwards, it was Suika who ran to save the person.

As for the ghost arm, it was brought to the temple by the Yin Yang Masters and sealed. Later, Xia Shi asked Yakumo Yukari to steal it... no, pick it up. How can it be called stealing for a realm demon?

……

In the afternoon, after dinner.

An unexpected person came to the store.

Abe Haruaki is a famous figure in the Onmyoji world.

He has long white hair and a face that looks a little old but not too old. He is full of energy and spirit, especially his eyes, which appear peaceful at first glance, but if you look closely, you can find a sharpness hidden in them.

"It's been a long time since we last met. Lord Qingming is still in good health. It's really enviable." Xia Shi handed him a cup of tea.

"Onmyoji are only slightly better than ordinary people in this respect. Since they have to deal with monsters on a daily basis, physical exercise is particularly important."

Abe Haruaki raised his cup and took a sip. "Mr. Xia's tea is really delicious. I've been thinking about it day and night since I went back. I even came to visit him a few days ago, but unfortunately Mr. Xia was not in the store."

"If Lord Qingming wants some, I still have some." Xia Shi said as he stood up and prepared to get some for the other party.

"No need." Abe Haruaki stood up.

"Now it's time to get down to business."

Xia Shi felt the gradually growing pressure from the other party and the spiritual power constantly pouring into him from the surroundings, and felt that something was wrong.

"Lord Qingming, you are setting up a Yin-Yang magic barrier around here, but you are preventing me from doing business." Xia Shi said expressionlessly.

"This barrier is only for living gods and gods. It won't work on ordinary people. Even small demons won't be hurt." Abe Haruaki looked at Xia Shi coldly, "As a human being, you actually work for demons. Do you know how many civilians those demons have killed?"

Xia Shi didn't answer and drank his tea in silence.

A gap appeared behind him.

"Hey, isn't this Lord Qingming?" Yakumo Yukari walked out from the gap and floated behind Xia Shi, "Are you trying to bully my servant Yakumo Yukari?"

Xia Shi was shocked when he heard this.

This guy took advantage of me.

But considering that she supports me, I will remember this grudge and take revenge later.

"Yakumo Yukari? How dare you come here?!" The spiritual power in Abe Haruaki's body gradually became violent, and he said angrily: "Heian-kyo is not a place where you can come and go as you please."

Beside him, a white fox appeared out of thin air. Xia Shi could see the talisman paper burning after shaking it in his hand. This was the opponent's Shikigami.

"Hiss~" The white fox grinned and glared at Yakumo Yukari.

"I've walked here dozens of times? Have you ever stopped me? You're really boring when you get old, and you're full of the stench of decay." Yakumo Yukari lazily put her face against Xia Shi's face.

Then he said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "You are in his barrier. I can't take you out."

so what should I do now?

"If you want to leave, then go ahead. This kid has to stay." Abe Haruaki looked at the hollow window. There was Tamba Province, where Mount Oe was located.

"Have all the Onmyojis in the city gone there?" Xia Shi stood up.

"It doesn't take that many people to kill two big monsters." Abe Haruaki said coldly: "No matter how the world changes, this is ultimately a world dominated by humans. If it weren't for you uniting the monsters, I could have made the plan more complete. By then, Shuten-doji would have died for sure."

"Now, although the plan is not perfect, the two ghost leaders can't escape this trap." Abe Haruaki's wrinkled face showed a hint of ridicule, "You broke Ibaraki Douji's arm, and his strength is no longer what it used to be. You're just tying yourself up in knots."

Now, as long as they can drag the realm demon here, the plan will be half completed. With the blessing of Yin-Yang magic, it is not easy for General Minamoto no Raikou to fight against the weakened Ibaraki Douji. They just need to defeat the two demons step by step.

"I am old, and I must eliminate all the big monsters that may threaten Heian-kyo. I hope you can understand me." Abe Haruaki admired Xia Shi's wonderful ideas. In the past six months, the other party has created many items that are convenient for the people.

But the fact that they were colluding with monsters was indeed a black spot that the other party could not erase, and no matter how much contribution they made, it could not be eliminated.

and so……

"Let me ask you again, do you have your own reasons or are you doing it on purpose?" Abe Haruaki asked.

"There is no hardship. The suffering of the people of the world is also closely related to you powerful people. It makes me sick that you are pretending to eliminate evil for the sake of justice." Xia Shike was in no mood to talk to him.

"Okay!" Abe Haruaki laughed in anger.