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

This is a lie.

But Ian knew that if he didn't do this, it would probably make things more complicated.

"That's it!"

Kintaro didn't doubt Ian's words.

After all, to him, Ian, who has the same gold nuggets as himself, cannot be a bad person.

"Hopefully! She'll come back soon!"

"maybe."

Ian knew this was not a suitable topic to continue talking about.

He quickly changed the subject.

"Then Kintaro, where is the boy you mentioned?"

"Boy!"

Kintaro looked around, looking like he was searching for something.

Soon, he dug out a wine gourd from the corner of the room.

"This is?"

Looking at Kintaro and the wine gourd in his hand, Ian was a little confused.

"Given by the boy! Great stuff!"

Kintaro looked at the wine gourd in his hand as if he were treating it as gold.

Clearly, this is something he feels is very important.

But in Ian's eyes, this wine gourd has other uses.

"Kintaro, can you let me see it?"

"..."

After hesitating for a while, Kintaro nodded.

"Give."

【You took the wine gourd from Kintaro. 】

[The Talented Great Yin-Yang Master++ has been activated: You begin to use your Yin-Yang technique to examine this wine gourd. ]

【Just as you thought. 】

[This wine gourd is not a simple wine gourd. ]

[You can feel the breath of "ghosts" from above. ]

[The Secret Hidden Forever by Talent + Activated: Just like before, you once again draw the image of the ghost in your mind. ]

[It becomes more and more obvious before your eyes.]

You finally got a name.

"Shuten-doji."

Ian subconsciously said the name in his mind.

"what!"

Kintaro became even more excited as he looked at Ian in front of him.

"Good friend! Do you know her?"

"……probably."

After confirming that the "friend" Kintaro was referring to was a ghost, Ian felt a little complicated.

However, he knew that as an Onmyoji, he absolutely could not hesitate on such matters.

Ghosts are born from "thoughts", and even the slightest hesitation is a crisis for the Onmyoji himself.

"Kintaro, do you have any way to find her?"

"No need to look for it!" Kintaro laughed.

"She'll come on her own!"

"She will come of her own accord?"

"Yeah." Kintaro nodded, "Fill the wine gourd with water! She'll come!"

You realize this is a great opportunity.

[As an Onmyoji, you will not miss any opportunity to kill a demon. 】

【You decide to put this wine gourd to good use. 】

"Then Kintaro, shall we fill up the wine gourd now?"

"it is good!"

Clear mountain spring water was poured into the wine gourd.

Ian also began to cast layers of spells around it - things that ordinary monsters could never withstand.

Kintaro was eagerly waiting for Shuten-doji to appear.

Ian was watching everything in secret.

As the most powerful Onmyoji in the entire Heian-kyo, he was absolutely confident that he could kill the monster on the spot.

But things didn't go as smoothly as expected.

Although the wine gourd was filled with water as Kintaro requested, Shuten-doji did not appear as he had said.

Ian didn't think Kintaro would lie - his mental state was not enough to support him doing such a thing.

Then there is only one possibility.

This wine gourd does not have the effect he said.

"Why don't you come out..."

Kintaro looked a little disappointed.

It can be seen that he has used this thing to find Shutenwanzi many times before.

"Maybe it's just not the right time yet."

Ian comforted Kintaro in this way, and then, while Kintaro was still emotionally stable, he began to look for something nearby.

This is a very simple truth.

Since Kintaro's wine gourd has no practical effect, Shuten-doji can always appear in front of him.

So--

There is some means nearby that would allow her to do this.

Maybe she is nearby.

[Talented Great Onmyoji++ has been activated: You begin to use your Onmyoji to investigate the situation nearby. ]

[You did find some traces of "ghosts".]

【But you soon realize that this might be a relic left over from the previous battle between Usui Sadamitsu and Yamaubada.】

[This is not something that can be cleared up in a short period of time. ]

[Even for an Onmyoji like you, it would take quite a while. ]

【However, things soon took a turn for the better. 】

[Because you heard a strange voice. ]

"Hey, uncle, are you looking for me?"

A sound never heard before.

Ian turned around and saw a petite figure.

She was seen standing barefoot on the road in the woods, her whole body covered by a large piece of cloth.

She exuded a light aroma of wine all over her body, as if she herself was a bottle of natural fine wine.

The cute face comes with a playful look.

But the most eye-catching part is the pair of horns on her head.

"Are you Shuten-doji?" Ian asked directly.

"Oh my, you actually know me."

Shuten-doji folded his arms across his chest.

"It seems that the uncle is really well-informed."

"But such an uncle——"

"Why are you hanging out with that blond kid?"

Even without further confirmation, Ian knew that the "blonde kid" that Shuten-doji was talking about was Kintaro.

Just being fair.

It was really funny to hear such words coming from her body shape.

"This has nothing to do with you."

Ian replied coldly.

He never had a good impression of ghosts.

"Don't say that." Shuten-doji was still as frivolous as before.

"Even if he's an Onmyoji, he wouldn't let me ask any questions, right?"

"..."

Just from this one sentence, Ian knew that the Shuten-doji in front of him was completely different from the demon he had encountered before.

You have to know that in order to hunt down ghosts.

He had deliberately concealed the Onmyoji aura on his body - after all, if he let it dissipate at will, even the weakest ghosts would be scared away on the spot.

And now, Shuten-doji saw it himself.

But having said that, Ian was not afraid of her at all.

After all, "ghosts" are always just "ghosts". In front of me who can use the five elements to control yin and yang, there must be a way to kill her.

The atmosphere around him began to surge.

Shuten-doji soon discovered that the ground around him was distorted, as if it was going to swallow up his feet.

But she did not hide away from it, but let it all develop.

Rumble.

Shuten-doji's feet were "locked".

In this way, the ghosts' best skill of escaping will no longer exist.

Ian pulled out his pocket knife.

This is a weapon that has put an end to many ghosts.

It's perfect for killing Shuten-doji.

He walked towards the other person step by step, but all he heard was a sigh.

"Oh, come on, can't you just listen to me a few more times?"

"At least tell me what happened between you and that blond kid before you die."

"You don't need to know."

Ian never said anything useless.