"Okay, let's drink for a while."

"Eh?"

Shuten Doji couldn't believe what he heard - this man actually agreed to him?

"Hey! Are we talking about drinking?!"

The petite ghost girl brought the wine bottle to her mouth and made a sucking motion.

"Don't get it wrong!"

"I heard you right." Ian's expression looked very calm, "I know you want to drink."

"Don't you forget."

"I told you before, as long as you listen to what I say and do what I say, I won't treat you badly."

"..."

Shuten Doji's face turned slightly red.

She whispered:

"You are so weird..."

[You agreed to Shuten Doji’s drinking request. 】

[You took her to the best wine club in Heian Jing. 】

[Talent Landscape Confrontation has been activated: Although Shuten Doji is a real ghost, under your influence, no one feels abnormal about it. 】

[She is considered your servant. 】

[The owner of the wine shop was surprised at your arrival at first, but soon accepted it all - a businessman will not miss any opportunity to do business. 】

[You took Shuten Doji into the largest room in the liquor store. 】

[You deliberately avoided the dishes that ghosts were taboo on, and then ordered a table full of dishes for her. 】

"you……"

Shuten Doji looked at the table full of dishes in front of him, his lips slightly opened, looking very surprised.

"What is this for?"

"We just want to have a drink, why did you bring so many things out?"

"..."

Ian showed doubts in his eyes.

"Isn't this how you usually drink?"

"Of course not!"

Shuten Doji asked rhetorically.

"Just drink? How can you come up with so many things?"

Realizing that this was the difference between human and ghost life, Ian smiled slightly.

"Then maybe you should try drinking and eating at the same time today."

"I promise you will have a new experience."

Although he had a lot of doubts about what Ian said, Shuten Doji finally decided to believe him for once.

After all, this guy is on the same level as me in a sense.

But if it was something he said, he didn't miss a thing.

"Okay, then let's just do what uncle said and give it a try~"

After a few minutes.

"Eh?!"

"This, this, this!"

Shuten Doji waved the chopsticks in his hand, and his delicate cheeks were slightly flushed with happiness.

"What the hell is this?!"

“Why does it taste so delicious when paired with wine?!”

"This is an appetizer."

Ian answered directly.

"It's something that people in Kyoto come up with just for drinking - there are other things that are more suitable, but considering that it will turn off your appetite, let's just forget it."

"Unappetizing?"

Shuten Doji stopped the chopsticks in his hand.

“What can turn us off?”

"Because they are all things that can be used when exorcising ghosts." Ian made no secret of the reason.

"If you want to eat them—"

Ian didn't finish speaking, but Shuten Doji completely understood the meaning behind it.

Her ability at this moment has been "confiscated" by the great Onmyoji in front of her.

If you let yourself eat something commonly used to drive away ghosts, you will indeed experience the feeling of life being worse than death.

Shuten Doji looked at the man across the table, his purple eyes filled with admiration.

"You are quite considerate."

"No wonder that busty woman likes you so much."

"You don't have to worry about Lai Guang and I." Ian interrupted the topic directly.

"As long as you know that you do exactly what I say, I don't think I will say I owe you anything."

"..."

Shuten Doji licked his tongue.

"Uncle, your thoughts about ghosts seem to have changed a lot~"

"In the past, you would probably have pointed the knife at us and given the order directly, right?"

"Why now..."

"Don't think too much." Ian took a sip of sake, "My mind has never changed."

"Ghosts are things that must be destroyed, no matter what."

"It's just that I also have to keep my promise."

"Before you figure out my situation, you are also someone I need to protect."

[Shuten Doji heard what you said. 】

[Her expression looks a little complicated. 】

[She seemed to want to say something, but seemed to change her words. 】

"It's so embarrassing to be called someone to be protected by the Great Onmyoji."

Shuten Doji curled his lips.

"But if you want to say that-"

The petite ghost girl glanced at Ian in front of her.

"What happened to that big-breasted woman's ability that exploded at that time?"

"Stop calling me a big-breasted woman."

Ian looked at the Shuten boy in front of him with serious eyes.

"Her name is Minamoto Yorimitsu."

"Okay, okay, Minamoto Yorimitsu." Shuten Doji changed his words, "What was the ability she exploded at that time?"

"We don't think that's the norm."

Shuten Doji is still obsessed with one point of view - that is, she was not defeated by Minamoto Yorimitsu, but by the power in her that she didn't know where it came from.

But have to say.

Although I feel that Shutendouji's idea is a bit harsh, it still makes some sense.

After all, as the husband of Minamoto Noraimitsu, Ian never remembered that he had ever seen her display this ability.

"That's one of the questions I want to know."

Ian did not hide his thoughts.

"For now, it seems like this only happens when she's particularly excited."

"Excited?"

Shuten Doji scratched his face.

"Looking at it this way, Minamoto no Yorimitsu looks like a bullfighting, right?"

"As long as you mess with her a little, it may cause terrible thunder and lightning."

"..."

"Why do you always look at us like that? It's so scary."

Ian shook his head.

"It's nothing."

"I just think the situation will become dangerous if you follow what you say."

"Is this going to get dangerous?"

"Yeah." Ian nodded.

"Didn't you say that the person who sent the ghosts to Heian Kyo to do evil this time has many similarities with Yorimitsu?"

"That's just our feeling."

Shuten Doji quickly distanced herself from the relationship - she didn't want to bear any responsibility because of her speculation.

"There's no way to be sure whether this is actually the case, right?"

"No." Ian shook his head again.

"Of course I don't feel that way just because of your one-sided words."

"Actually—"

Ian gestured with his fingers on the table.

"If you think about the places we just walked through, you will find that they are all in the area near the mansion."

"At this time, combined with what you just said."

"..."

Shuten Doji began to think.

Soon, she had the answer.

"Isn't that equivalent to having a being who is very similar to Minamoto no Yorimitsu, but at the same time is hostile to her?"

"Yes."

Ian looked directly at the Shuten boy in front of him.

"Together with the ability to control ghosts - this is what I call dangerous."

"Wait a moment!"

Shuten Doji stretched out his hand to stop Ian.

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