Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1485 1157. [Lazy Fox] [Good Wipe]

In the entire Iwamura city, almost everyone who had a window in the wall of their house felt the sky outside turn pale in an instant.

In the sky which had already fallen at night, a sudden and close thunder was heard.

The thunder that ordinary people can hear mostly comes from the nine heavens, and is accompanied by the moisture of approaching rain.

This impression has become a stereotyped memory deeply engraved in people's minds.

But today, Lei Ming appeared in the city, completely breaking the stereotyped memory.

It was very close, and there was no sign of rain at the moment.

Because of this, the thunder seems even more elusive, abnormal and unfathomable.

Because he had expected that there would be some "deep and private" conversations at the banquet, Ando Mamoru had already dismissed the servants and guards in the room before his son-in-law opened his mouth to speak.

This room is located at the edge of the castle tower, rather than being surrounded by other rooms, so you cannot see the sky outside.

Behind Lan En and Wu Ming was a bay window on the wall of the castle tower.

Opposite the two of them, the owner of the castle tower and Takenaka Hanbei could only see through the large paper-covered bay window that the sky outside had turned pale.

If it was just a sudden flicker in the sky, they could have thought it was a sudden change in the weather.

But in the last short period of time when the pale flash finally faded and darkness enveloped the earth again.

Outside the bay window, there was a crisp 'crack' sound as tiles on the eaves were crushed by heavy objects.

Along with the sound outside the window, a huge figure appeared!

In the last moment when the white light faded, the black shadow revealed a majestic outline, which almost made Takenaka Hanbei and his father-in-law think it was an illusion.

However, the two of them felt their hearts skip a beat for an instant, and the unknown feeling of numbing in their fingertips were reminding them - that thing couldn't be an illusion!

"You've leaked electricity again! You didn't wear the rune cloth properly!"

Lan En helplessly pressed down his hair that had been blown up by the static electricity, and shouted towards the bay window behind him.

The other three people and a guardian spirit Bai Ze were still staring at him blankly, but Lan En had already stood up from the wooden floor and walked straight to the bay window in the room.

His hand was already on the handle of the bay window, and then he turned his head politely and glanced at Ando Morijori.

The other party is the owner of the castle tower, so it would be polite to ask him for confirmation before opening the window.

Ando Mamoru looked at his son-in-law and nodded blankly under his insistent gaze.

So Lan En simply opened the large bay window with a wooden frame and paper pasted on it.

Then, a noble and beautiful beast suddenly appeared before people.

Under the moonlight through the bay window, Lan En's silver hair looked like glass silk threads, and he was stroking a horse standing on the tiled roof outside the window.

That must be the best horse in the world!
Even with Lan En's strong body, he was just barely commensurate with this horse.

The exotic horse harness is exquisite yet powerful. Even if you look at it from an exotic perspective, you can feel its expensive refinement and solid heaviness.

A lush, pale mane burst forth from the neck of this fine horse, and not even a vest could hold it down.

The blue-purple protrusions made of high-energy crystals growing out from under the horse's skin made it obvious at first glance that it was not an ordinary creature.

The people and the Qilin under the moonlight are as beautiful as a painting.

There is no doubt that the noble temperament of the ancient dragon Qilin instantly stunned Ando Morinari, Takenaka Hanbei, and Wuming.

"A monster?"

No matter how mysterious it is, the monster hunter's first reaction is still to question whether this creature is a monster.

The dark horns on the Qilin, with their high-energy crystal-like appearance, really made Wuming subconsciously feel uneasy.

The monsters and evil spirits in this world all have something iconic on them, which is a crystalline growth that emits a dreamy glow.

Just like the hungry ghost Lan En had seen before, the sickly bulging golden belly was actually a golden crystal wrapped under a layer of skin and flesh.

But then, Yaobahime, who seemed to feel nothing behind Wuming, and Bai Ze, who was still floating in the air with his hands behind his back, made her let down her guard a little.

The guardian spirits didn't seem to sense any filth or evil.

"What a fine horse this is!"

As a samurai, Ando Morinari couldn't look away after just one glance.

Such a majestic mount is the dream of any warrior on the battlefield.

But then
"Oh!"

Lan En punched the Qilin on the head. The head of the ancient dragon from the New World turned around on its long neck with a whistling sound, and then returned to its original position as if nothing had happened.

"Huchi~"

"Don't be angry! I ran too fast just now, and it's normal for the rune cloth to not hold down the electricity! This is a design flaw! If you want to find someone, you have to find Margarita and Triss!"

Very good, Qilin has now learned to quibble.

In fact, the rune cloth is fixed on the horse's legs, but it always feels uncomfortable, so it is not often used. It always lowers its head and bites it open when Lan En is not paying attention.

After arguing with Lan En, Qilin curiously stretched his head and looked around the room. Then he walked in with a clatter of his hooves, kicked his hind legs, and threw away a small stone stuck in his hoof.

A tri-colored fur ball dangled from the Qilin's back, grabbing onto the rune cloth and climbing down.

He sat down on the floor only after stepping onto the wooden floor.

"No, no, meow! Qilin is too strong, ugh~"

The calico cat made a bad sound.

Lan En quickly squatted down to calm the fluffy ball.

Ando Mamoru felt like he was in a dream today.

The person on the other side was obviously speaking something incomprehensible to the ninja cat, and the ninja cat actually spoke back!

This isn't a monster?
The Lord of Iwamura Castle turned his head carefully, wanting to see his son-in-law's reaction.

But he found that Takenaka Hanbei's expression was almost as stunned as his.

At a level invisible to ordinary people, Bai Ze had slowly floated to Lan En and the others.

The old scholar goat nodded repeatedly and looked up and down: "Oh my, it's [Lazy Fox] and [Good Wipe]? Not often seen, not often seen."

Qilin, who had just stretched his head and walked towards the dining table, turned back in confusion and moved his feline-like face closer to the bearded goat in mid-air.

"Xilulu?"

'Can you communicate with me? I can't understand what you are saying!'

Kirin is very intelligent and learned the magical medieval language not long after arriving in Aretusa with Lan.

But obviously, it had neither the opportunity nor the need to learn Japanese before.

"Guardian spirits communicate with each other without the need for language. It is also a natural process for guardian spirits to pass information to their hosts."

Bai Ze dodged the Kirin's sniffing nose and floated upwards a short distance, just enough to see the top of its head.

The fiery red raccoon with fur showing patterns of water and fire also took shape under the resonance of power. It was still leaning against the unicorn's horn, tapping its little teapot lazily.

Next to the fluffy ball, Shancha has also appeared and is rolling around the Felyne.

In the end, he was like a big fur ball, supported by a dizzy ball of fluff in his arms.

"We are not very familiar with these two guardian spirits." Lan En stood up and said to Bai Ze, "With your knowledge, can you introduce them to us? To be honest, we were a little scared at first."

"It's normal, it's normal," Bai Ze smiled with a goat-like tremor, "People who don't know will be a little scared when they are possessed by a guardian spirit."

"But it's okay. These two guardian spirits are both very gentle types."

The old goat's horns tilted to the side, pointing just at the unicorn horns on the unicorn's head.

"This is [Lan Tanuki]. As the name suggests, it is a lazy raccoon. In this Japanese archipelago, there are often legends about raccoons transforming into humans to repay favors, right? Because of its stories of mischief and pranks, it is considered a symbol of laziness and joy."

At this point, Lan En nodded in agreement.

Lazy and happy, that really suits Qilin.

But when the demon hunter nodded, he found that Qilin also nodded seriously, as if he agreed. So the demon hunter looked at Qilin with an unfriendly look.

"There's more," Bai Ze shook his head.

"The teapot in its hand is probably the Bunfuku Tea Kettle. According to legend, it was brought to the Nara region by the monk Shukaku, and it can produce an endless supply of hot tea. People say that Shukaku is actually a tanuki in human form."

"Looking at the water and fire patterns on its body and its red fur, it should be carrying the power of fire that symbolizes hot water."

The raccoon-like raccoon on the Qilin's head was still listless. It just held its own tea kettle and used the spout of the kettle to push aside the goat horns that Bai Ze pointed at with disgust.

Then he started drinking it again.

As he drank, he gradually faded away.

Bai Ze was not annoyed and floated to the side of the fluffy ball.

The big cat ball, held by Elu Cat, looked at the old goat with its round eyes and meowed softly.

"This is [Shancha], can it be considered a cat demon? Since it is a guardian spirit, it must be a stable and peaceful soul, not a chaotic and violent wild soul."

Wakon and Arakon are one type of Japanese soul theory, just like the monsters and gods here can transform into each other.

They believe that souls are divided into peaceful and orderly souls and chaotic and violent souls.

If the wild spirit side of the soul prevails, it becomes an evil spirit.

If the wild soul is suppressed and the harmonious soul is strong, it is a friendly soul.

They can be transformed and changed into each other.

"But even if it is a monster, [Shanca] will not harm people." Bai Ze touched the big cat ball's head, and the cat ball made a joyful sound.

"At most, it will just hang around people's feet. Hmm, maybe it will trip them? That's the most."

"Legend has it that they are transformed from the souls of lost children, and they approach humans because they long for the warmth of their mothers. Come to think of it, it might have chosen this kitten because it sensed the warmth of its soul, right?"

(End of this chapter)