I transformed into a demonic spider lily.

In short, it's not suitable for her.

But it was difficult for her to return it, because that would mean she was the one who took the clothes. Fortunately, the other shore flower came up with a solution.

Tu Bi: I don't want to ask, so shut up!

"Since you're so curious, I might as well tell you. Kikyo told me the other day that she's afraid of the cold, and with autumn approaching and the weather getting colder, ugh, humans are humans, especially humans who don't give you demons any peace of mind. Her shrine maiden outfit is always so thin, doesn't she fear freezing to death? So I'm planning to sew these two outfits together to make a thicker version of the shrine maiden outfit, and that guy will thank me gratefully! Hahahaha..."

After saying that, the other shore flower burst into laughter, then suddenly paused, realizing that she didn't seem to have any sewing tools. Although her clothes were made directly from vines, the quality of the fabric would deteriorate without constant maintenance by demonic power, so she still had to make them by hand.

Unfortunately, we lacked the necessary tools.

Alright, I'll go borrow some from Kikyo's house first. When I saw her sewing clothes last time, she seemed to have put the things in the storage room behind the house, so I probably won't need them for a while.

"Oh dear, I suddenly feel a bit anemic. Tu Bi, I'm going to Kikyo's house to replenish my blood. You stay here and watch the house. If anything happens, remember to postpone taking care of it for me." Higanbana made up an excuse to leave.

Before she could even descend the mountain, the white wolf suddenly appeared before the other shore flower, its wolf ears perked up, clearly having heard something.

"Ah~ it's the White Wolf."

The red spider lily quietly shifted its gaze away.

"Uh-huh!"

The white wolf nodded excitedly, his expectant eyes clearly waiting for the other shore flower to take her away with him, because they had agreed last time that he would bring her along this time.

"...Next time for sure!"

The red spider lily said, feeling particularly guilty.

"No, no, Lady Higanbana, you said the same thing last time, the time before that, the time before that, and the time before that!" The white wolf frantically shook her tail, trying to protest to Higanbana.

"Sigh~ I can't help it either. White Wolf, I don't know why, but every time I'm going to find Kikyo, the sun is always up in the sky."

With a "worried" expression, the other shore flower said, "Actually, I also want to take you there, but if your transformation is good enough during the day, I won't have to make things so difficult for you."

After saying that, the other shore flower gently patted the white wolf's shoulder, and then disappeared in a flash.

White Wolf looked up at the sky, still wondering, "Why is the sun always in the sky whenever Lady Higanbana goes to see Lady Kikyo?"

I get it, the sun must be working against her!

The white wolf instantly realized the answer, and her expression gradually became fierce yet adorable. She raised her longbow, determined to shoot down the sun one day!

But that's a matter for the future. While Shiro was still feeling down because she couldn't see Kikyo-sama, she suddenly remembered what Higanbana-sama had just told her.

If her transformation skills are good enough...

A glint flashed in her eyes, and the white wolf hurriedly ran back to her cave, seemingly starting to fiddle with something.

Chapter Seventy: Where is it? Why is he learning Go from a shrine maiden?

She had walked this familiar path countless times. The autumn sun was not as hot as it had been last month. Although the spider lily was no longer sensitive to temperature, the cool weather brought her a sense of comfort.

What need does a flower in the underworld have for the sun?

Before arriving, Higanbana made a point of tidying herself up; her hair was still smooth, her clothes were wrinkle-free, and after confirming that she was perfectly fine, she pushed open Kikyo's door and called out, "Good morning, everyone!"

Feng, who was washing dishes, suddenly shuddered, almost dropping the bowl in her hand. After a flurry of activity, she complained, "You monster, have you started to stop knocking now?"

"Long time no see, Maple! Where's Kikyo?" Higanbana ignored his complaints, then took out a basket of peaches from behind her back and handed it to Maple, continuing, "Alright, go eat over there."

"I feel like there's malice in your words, but I just can't figure out what the problem is." Feng raised an eyebrow slightly, then asked, "Why peaches?"

"Is that even a question? Because my forest only has a dozen or so peach trees that are presentable, and I even specially selected the best ones for you. Did you want me to bring you a basket of wild vegetables so you could eat a month's worth? Hehehe..."

Thinking about it, the other shore flower suddenly laughed, feeling that this idea was not bad, and continued, "If you don't want to eat it, you can save it for your sister. Next time, I will have my subordinate monsters dig up a basket of bitter lettuce for you."

"No, no, no, who said I don't want to eat it?"

After saying that, Feng hurriedly took out a peach from the basket and took a big bite in front of the spider lily. "Give her a basket of bitter lettuce?" she muttered. "She really is a monster. She doesn't do anything that has anything to do with humans."

Upon hearing this muttering, the spider lily finally revealed a satisfied expression. Today, someone finally called her a monster. Next time, she'd bring the person a basket of wild vegetables and do what monsters are supposed to do.

"Awoo~ Maple, who's here?"

Just then, a sleepy sound came from the dormitory. Xue Lu came out rubbing her eyes, her clothes disheveled, covering her mouth and yawning. When she saw the spider lily standing in front of the door, she suddenly woke up, quickly straightened her clothes, cupped her face in her hands and ran back to her room, extremely nervous, making "ah, ah ah" noises.

Higanbana glanced at Yukiji with a puzzled look, completely baffled as to what the other was so nervous about. She then turned her head to look at the sun outside the window. It was already high in the sky. She hadn't expected that this young lady would have the habit of sleeping in late.

After a while, Xue Lu came out again, her eyebrows and lips already rouged. Although her natural face was excellent, the crimson makeup gave her a unique beauty and accentuated her temperament.

However, after staring at her for a while, the spider lily tilted its head and asked, "Why haven't you left yet?"

"...Ugh, ahhh, that's so mean! You asked me this question before, the time before that, and the time before that, and several times before that. Do you really want me to leave?" Xueji suddenly broke down.

"No, I'm just expressing my confusion. You're the young lady of a city lord, and you're just hanging around in a shrine maiden's house, communicating with a monster without any problems. Isn't that the real issue?"

"Shrug," the other shore flower retorted.

“That’s true, but even if I go back now, I’ll only cause them more trouble. Kikyo Shrine Maiden said before that my spiritual power is very strong, so I was thinking, if I could use this spiritual power, I don’t need to solve all the problems, just enough to be able to protect myself, and then…”

Halfway through her sentence, Yukiji took a deep breath, puffed out her non-existent chest, and said, "I have already taken Kikyo Shrine Maiden as my master to teach me how to use spiritual power, and I will probably stay here until I graduate!"

"Oh~" The spider lily didn't care about such things, but looking around and not seeing Kikyo, she asked, "So, where is Kikyo?"

"My sister isn't home," Feng replied while eating a peach. To be honest, the things that the other shore flower brought were much better than what her sister bought from the city.

"So what did she do?"

"Destroy the monsters."

"Huh?"

Upon hearing this, the other shore flower couldn't help but draw out her words, revealing an incredulous expression, and exclaimed, "But she didn't call me!"

"Well, there's a reason for that. In the middle of the night yesterday, a warrior in armor came running here, almost tumbling and crawling. I was still asleep and not fully awake at the time, but I remember what happened. It seems that they were ambushing the enemy in the middle of the night when they ran into a monster's territory and were wiped out. The situation was quite serious, so they probably didn't have time to look for you."

After saying this, Feng suddenly became very mature and continued, "Besides, it's the middle of the night. Sister Hua, you still need to sleep, so it's not good to disturb your sleep."

Moreover, Feng remembered that Higanbana used to be very resistant to Kikyo's request for help in exorcising demons. Could it be that her memory was playing tricks on her?

That's so strange~

After hearing Feng's explanation, the spider lily accepted it and then said quietly, "Actually, I don't need to sleep."

"...Really?"

"Have you forgotten that I am a monster again? A flower fairy, the complete opposite of an animal monster. I sleep because I want to sleep, not because I need to sleep. It's mainly because I'm so bored that I don't know what else to do besides sleep."

"Amazing!"

Feng felt that monsters were too convenient. She had to endure a lot of suffering to get out of bed every day, and sometimes she even thought that she was sealed in the quilt by Kikyo.

Since Kikyo wasn't around, Higanbana decided to temporarily pay attention to Yukiji, as a second choice. She felt like a terrible woman right now, but it was a bit too heartless of Yukiji to keep being ignored. So she asked, "Yukiji, what have you been learning from Kikyo lately?"

However, he still couldn't stop talking about bellflowers.

"Hmm, well..."

The snowy road suddenly became difficult to talk about.

"Bow and arrow? That's a priestess's specialty!"

"You can't hit a tree trunk from ten meters away."

"That exorcism barrier?"

"I've never learned it either."

"So what exactly did you learn from her?"

With a slight frown, the spider lily was immediately puzzled.

"This one……"

Xuelu quietly picked up the chessboard.

"...Pfft."

Upon seeing this, the Red Spider Lily couldn't help but burst into laughter. She then covered her mouth and pointed at the chessboard, saying, "You...you actually learned chess from a priestess, hahaha..."

"I've been studying hard, and I've only been learning for a short time. How could I possibly learn everything?" Xuelu pouted, feeling wronged.

"Okay, okay, I won't laugh anymore, cough cough."

Even so, the red spider lily still had a bit of a choke and could only cough twice to cover up her embarrassment.

"How about we play chess together?"

Xueji challenges Higanbana to a battle.

"Go? I don't play."

I have no interest in the red spider lily.

"Actually, we can play it differently. Since it's all black and white pieces, how about like this, five pieces in a row? That sounds like a lot of fun."

Xueji placed the chess pieces on the chessboard.

Huh? Gomoku already existed in this era?

The spider lily curiously approached and finally decided to play a couple of rounds with Yukiji. Anyway, it would take time for Kikyo to come back, so it would be a good way to pass the time.

Just then, Feng ran over and shouted, "What do you guys want to play? Count me in!"

However, since the game can only be played by two players, an elimination system is adopted, where the loser is eliminated. In the first game, Higanbana and Yukiji played against each other.

Although the rules were proposed by the other party, the other flower had played Gomoku for several years before, and since becoming a monster, her thinking has become clearer and her consciousness has expanded like never before!

Therefore, without a doubt, a complete victory!

In the second game, I played against Feng.

Well, although the Spider Lily possesses almost cheat-like abilities, Feng is still vulnerable to the "Bite the Dust" skill. Just when he was about to be defeated, he hurriedly said, "Wait, I placed the wrong character!"

After taking back 233 moves, Feng won.

Next up was the match between Kaede and Yukiji.

"Sorry, little guy, your sister told me about the rule that once a move is made, it cannot be taken back, so even if you make a mistake, I won't let you take it back." Yukiji sealed Kaede's substitute at the start of the game, winning without any suspense.

Thus, the three parties reached a delicate balance, with one party losing to another but winning against the third.

Until noon.

"Time to cook."