In the world of Type-Moon, start by becoming Morgan's husband!

[You realize that Kyoto is becoming a gathering place for ghosts again. ]

【Fortunately, Watanabe Tsuna has learned a lot. 】

[He took over your job of exorcising demons at night, swinging his blade in the night of Kyoto.]

【At the same time, Minamoto no Raikou's position in the government became increasingly high. 】

[More and more people came here because of its reputation]

[You and Minamoto no Yorimitsu selected two young men named Ubube Suketake and Usui Sadamitsu as your adopted sons.]

[Of course, this is also a kind of exchange of interests. ]

[Like Watanabe Tsuna, they all have their own reasons for killing ghosts. 】

[The so-called adopted sons, on the surface, are you and Minamoto no Raikou who provide them with shelter. 】

[But in fact, they were secretly trained to become talents that could be used by Genji. ]

Your plan was indeed very successful.

[Whether it is Bokube Suketake or Usui Sadamitsu, they are both rare talents. 】

[And the clans behind them are also worthy of Genji's maintenance of relationships. ]

【It’s a win-win situation.】

[But there is still a very serious problem facing the two of you - that is, the origin of ghosts has not been determined yet. ]

[If you don't figure out the source of the 'thought', it will be useless even if you kill as many ghosts as possible. ]

[After all, they will continue to be reborn because of these "thoughts". ]

[You must never allow any ghosts to destroy the tranquility of Heian-kyō. ]

【This is the land where you and she live together. 】

[Minamoto no Raikou saw your anxiety. ]

"Husband, you should take a good rest for a while."

"No, ma'am, I haven't found the source of 'nian' yet."

"Then let the adopted sons find them."

"They've learned a lot anyway, haven't they?"

Minamoto no Raikou became serious for once.

"Husband."

"Isn't the reason why I am willing to adopt them as my adopted sons so that you can have more rest?"

"..."

"I understand."

Ian accepted the concern from Minamoto no Raikou.

The more you want something, the harder it is to achieve.

But at some unexpected moment, they will come one after another.

a few days later.

Usui Sadamitsu hurried to Ian.

"Godfather, I caught a golden-haired ghost."

"A ghost with golden hair?" Ian was a little surprised.

"Yeah." Usui Sadamitsu nodded.

"He said his name was Kintaro."

122. Minamoto no Raikou's "Mother" Assistance/Strange Kintaro (-word chapter)

[Listening to Usui Sadamitsu's description of Kintaro, no specific ghost image emerged in your mind. 】

[Your intuition is telling you that things may not be as simple as Usui Sadamitsu described.]

【You decide to find out for yourself what is going on. 】

"Sadamitsu, where is he now?"

"I have temporarily locked him in a cage." Usui Sadamitsu answered truthfully, "I don't dare to let him appear on the streets of Kyoto."

"Then take me to see him now."

"Okay, foster father."

[Under the guidance of Usui Sadamitsu, you walked through the streets of Kyoto and came to a relatively remote place. ]

[You met Kintaro, whom Usui Sadamitsu mentioned. ]

have to say,

Usui Sadamitsu, who once killed a snake, did have some skills.

I saw that the person trapped in the cage was a tall, blond, and blue-eyed guy.

His naked upper body was covered with scars and wounds, looking horrifying.

His face looks ferocious and ordinary people would be frightened at a glance.

From the perspective of human aesthetics, this is indeed an existence that is not much different from a "ghost".

but--

Looking at him in front of him, Ian felt that he could be 100% sure of one thing.

Not a ghost.

This guy called Kintaro is not a ghost.

"Godfather? Gotfather! Gotfather?!"

Usui Sadamitsu shouted three times before calling Ian back from his thoughts.

"Father, what's wrong with you?"

"Ahem." Ian cleared his throat, "Nothing."

"Sadamitsu, where did you catch him?"

"This one……"

After hearing his father's words, Usui Sadamitsu pondered for a while and replied.

"I received news that a man-eating mountain heron is roaming the mountains."

"After I was done with it, I saw this guy - he was still sleeping under a tree."

"..."

Reasonable and unexpected answer.

After all, this person (ghost) doesn't look like someone who is easy to mess with. If it weren't for this accident, I'm afraid there would be no way to bring him back.

Ian thought for a while and then asked:

"So, Zhenguang, has anything unusual happened along the way?"

"Reply to godfather."

Usui Sadamitsu glanced at Kintaro in the cage, his expression a little subtle.

"Nothing unusual happened."

"If I must say it—"

"He didn't seem to realize that I had caught him... He would smile at me from time to time."

"This……"

[You realize that there is something a little bit wrong with Kintaro in front of you. ]

You feel like you have to dig deeper to find out what's going on.

[You decide to spend some time alone with Kintaro. 】

"Sadamitsu, please step back first."

"I want to talk to this guy alone."

Although he still had many doubts in his heart, Usui Sadamitsu knew that he had no rights over Ian.

"I understand, foster father."

Say goodbye and leave.

The surrounding area fell silent, leaving only Ian and Kintaro in the cage.

According to his inner thoughts, he wanted to talk to the big man in front of him - the person brought back from the supposedly haunted mountain, no matter what he thought, it was necessary to ask.

But soon, the Great Onmyoji discovered that this method did not work.

Because no matter what I said, the other party would respond with a slightly silly smile.

and a simple reply.

"Kintaro thinks it's right." - This may be how Usui Sadamitsu named him.

And maybe it's just as he said.

Kintaro didn't even realize he was caught.

In this case, how can we communicate with him?

【You decide not to waste time for now. 】

【You know you should find some new methods.】

【You mentioned this to Minamoto no Raikou.】

at night.

"Eh?"

Minamoto no Raikou, who was sitting next to Ian's pillow, looked a little surprised.

"Sadamitsu captured someone he couldn't communicate with?"

"yes……"

Ian looked up at the sky above his head, and what appeared before his eyes was Kintaro's silly grin.

He had a headache.

"No matter what question I asked, he answered me with the same behavior... It was really a bit strange."

"This……"

Hearing Ian's words, Minamoto no Raikou frowned and began to think seriously.

Soon, she had an idea.

"Then my husband——"

"Should we try to communicate with him from a different angle?"

"Change the angle?"

Ian looked at the person beside him.

"Madam, what do you mean?"

"Think about it." Minamoto no Raikou, lying on the pillow, looked straight at him beside him.

"You want to communicate with him, but he just smiles at you."

“That means this approach doesn’t work.”

"And there are more ways to attract his attention than just talking...if you show him something attractive enough, it will definitely have a similar effect."

"In this way, maybe we can communicate?"