My mother's love song

Rhode said confidently, "Don't look at me like this. I'm actually a sinologist. I can recite more than a dozen Tang poems."

Murasaki Shikibu smiled bitterly and said, "Haha... I already know this. Guang Zhijun is an admirer of Mr. Li Bai."

When they had just met, Rhodes was always thinking about giving Murasaki Shikibu a little Chinese shock, so he quoted Tang poetry in front of her every now and then.

But when Xiangzi happily took his hand and wanted to further explore the connotation and charm of the poem, Rhodes was immediately exposed, revealing the fact that he could only recite it without understanding its meaning.

Compared to poetry, I still want to get the sexual knowledge of the Lord of Light more.

Xiangzi blushed and thought: Now... wouldn't it be better to tell him about my troubles and ask him for advice seriously?

The Lord of Light, who is experienced in women, will surely be able to help me.

Although it is very embarrassing, the Lord of Light will definitely not laugh at me.

"Lord of Light."

Xiangzi spoke in a trembling and shy voice.

"Ok?"

Rhodes looked at Xiangzi while picking up the food.

The black-haired classical beauty held a huge heart and lowered her head shyly: "That... is, actually I still..."

I, Fujiwara Kaori, am still a virgin.

It's so difficult to say these words out loud.

"I'm sorry...it's nothing."

Fujiwara Kaori lowered her head in frustration, with tears in the corners of her eyes.

It turns out that my literary journey is still a long way from success.

"By the way, Miss Xiangzi." Rhodes suddenly thought of something.

“…Yes! Yes?”

"Listen to me! The daughter of the Shonagon family..."

Rhode excitedly began to tell Xiangzi about the scenery under Ms. Qingzi's skirt that he saw today...

"!?"

Xiangzi's eyes widened.

Shonagon!?

Could it be that Sei Shonagon!!!

Although Xiangzi knew that the young man's women were not only prostitutes in the brothels, but also some women of good family background in the capital.

But she could never have imagined that Sei Shonagon, the talented Heian woman and waka genius, would actually become the woman of the Lord of Light!

“…Hey, hey?”

In Fujiwara Kaori's mind, the image of the beautiful girl who was as warm as the sun and brought joy to everyone around her, whom she had been silently gazing at in the forbidden area, emerged.

Sei Shonagon, that was the girl she had always admired and regarded as a rival, but she never dared to muster up the courage to talk to her.

As expected of Sei Shonagon, although I feel like she should be the type with a wide range of social connections, but...

Fujiwara Kaori looked at her roommate, and a vague image of him and Sei Shonagon being intimate appeared in her mind.

At this moment, Xiangzi's mood was extremely complicated.

It feels like you have your own cabbage taken away by others, and also like your idol’s reputation has collapsed.

There was also a feeling of "Am I a failure as a woman? I lost to Shonagon again..."

Moreover,

"Speaking of which, Miss Xiangzi, let me tell you a piece of Chinese intelligence that even your father, a sinologist, doesn't know!"

Rhodes didn't notice Xiangzi's abnormality and kept boasting about his knowledge to the young widow.

"Did you know that on the mainland, a girl like the daughter of the Shonagon family is called a white tiger? It's said to be a bad omen."

"Hey hey..."

Xiangzi lowered her head and responded calmly: "I-I see... Thank you, Master of Light. I learned some very powerful knowledge."

The light in the girl's eyes has disappeared.

It turns out that I am still an ominous sign...

Thinking of this, Fujiwara Kaori's already bad mood became even more gloomy.

Chapter 637: The Distant Memory of the Female Ghost Breeder~

After dinner, Rhodes returned to his room in Fujiwara's house.

The Japanese-style room, which was a guest room until a month ago, became Rhodes's exclusive room due to his arrival, and now seems to have more life in it than before.

"Come to think of it, it's about time I had my own busty maid."

Rod looked at the mattresses on the tatami, which were rolled up in a mess like the one in "The Great Wave off Kanagawa". The scenery here had not changed at all since he got up this morning.

Although the boy firmly believed that "spending 5 minutes folding the quilt every day means losing 5 minutes of your life every day", it was still difficult for him to be in a good mood when he saw such a terrible scene when he returned to the room.

"Hmm... I really shouldn't have tried to act cool in front of Xiangzi and said that I didn't need anyone to serve me. I should have just obediently accepted the maid she arranged for me."

Rhodes picked up the wine jug on the table, opened the wooden sliding door, and sat down in the corridor.

The moonlight was beautiful tonight and he wasn't very sleepy, so he suddenly had the urge to drink and admire the moon.

"It's rare that Miss Xiangzi's hometown sent good wine. There's nothing wrong with being elegant once in a while."

It was a bit of a pity to have fine wine and a full moon but no beautiful woman by his side. Rhodes wanted to call Xiangzi as well, but when he thought about how terrible it would be if Murasaki Shikibu's train of thought was interrupted while she was writing, he gave up after thinking it over again and again.

The temperature was high during the day today, but it was unexpectedly cool at night.

It's probably the principle of some effect with a very high-sounding name. The carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide content in this era is lower than that in modern times, so the temperature is not high at night.

Rhodes drank and looked at the bright full moon quietly.

The chirping of cicadas in the distance gradually calmed the boy's restless mood.

Time flies. It has been two months since I came to Heian-kyo.

In just two months, no thrilling adventures happened and Rod lived a peaceful and happy life.

Now, he has important relatives like Murasaki Shikibu and Minamoto no Raikou around him.

Having an interesting playmate like Kiyoko.

There are also guys like Jinshi who are like followers.

Speaking of the henchmen...

A name popped up in Rhodes' mind.

That was the guy he first met when Rod's world tour came to Japan in the distant, distant past.

The guy who rashly challenged Rhodes as an invader coming from across the sea.

The two sides fought for ten days and ten nights, until the entire land east of Hokkaido sank into the sea. Amaterasu was so scared that she hid in Ama-Iwato, causing Japan to fall into eternal night for several years.

Because of their similar appearance, they quickly became close friends who could talk about anything after the fight. Later, they called each other brothers, drank and had fun together every day. Their relationship was so good that even Albion was jealous.

Like Kintoki, he is a hot-blooded man with a hot temper. He likes children and sumo wrestling, but is not good with women and thinking about complicated things. Although he looks very scary, he is full of justice in his heart.

Thinking of him, Rhodes couldn't help but smile.

"What are you saying, 'Because I have one more head than you, I am the boss. It's settled, brother!' You are such a self-righteous idiot."

"She married a human without permission, gave birth to eight daughters without permission, and was later regarded as a disaster by the gods without permission, and died alone without permission..."

"It's a boring life until the end, Enrochi."

"If you have an opinion, just jump out and refute me, you stinking snake!"

Of course, there was no way Rhodes could get a response from a guy who had been dead for tens of thousands of years.

"Really? You're gone now."

"Not only you, but also your group of lively little kids who used to follow me around and call me 'Uncle' affectionately are gone too."

"The only one who stayed didn't recognize me when he saw me, and now he has his own life... What are you talking about, you arrogant little brat! Who do you think changed your diapers in the first place?"

Looking at the bright moon, Rhodes sighed deeply.

"It seems that as long as you live long enough, no matter how happy your life is, there will always be unpleasant things and unpleasant things that will accumulate in the dark...

This is the only thing that can't be helped. It can't be avoided.

That’s right, at times like this…”

The young man drank the bottle in his hand in one gulp.

"Ahh... I now understand a little bit why you like drinking so much, brother."

Rhodes raised the bottle again, but there was nothing in it.

The boy had a rather bored expression on his face and stood up from the floor.

"...Well, go to sleep."

Rhodes returned to the house and crawled into the bed.

He covered his face with a sheet and turned himself into a caterpillar.

Soon, a steady and subtle snoring sound came from the blanket, and Rhodes fell asleep.

……

……

……

at the same time

On the roof of Fujiwara's residence, there was a small body shrouded in moonlight, squatting right above Rhodes' room.

This girl with conspicuous blonde hair, ferocious horns, but a face as cute as a little child is Ibaraki Douji, the nominal leader of Mount Oe.

Like Shuten-doji, she is a demon who appears in the form of a young child.

However, unlike Shuten Douji's lazy and charming aura, Ibaraki Douji clearly has a ferocious look that makes people want to keep away from him.

The double horns on her forehead, which were a symbol of the devil, were forcibly rubbed off the outer layer of flesh and skin with a file, leaving only the terrifying crimson keratin.

In order to make himself look more terrifying, Ibaraki Douji also painted red marks all over his face, just like the ghosts that appear in operas.

After such efforts, she was finally no longer treated as a child and eaten as a snack by humans when she was walking on the street.

The first time he scared away a human being, Ibaraki Douji felt an unprecedented sense of joy.

"Damn human, haha, now you finally understand how terrible I am! Eh? Wait... leave the sweets for me!"

There are also ghosts in the pain of growing up.

At this moment, Ibaraki Douji was squatting on the roof of Fujiwara's residence, silently observing the movements inside the house.

"Hmph, you're sleeping so soundly... You're such an unguarded human being. Well, whatever, just enjoy the last sweet dream of your life for now..."

Staring at the motionless ball of cloth below, Ibaraki Douji revealed an evil smile.

"I reluctantly gave up robbing and playing these days, and it was the right decision to wait here!"

"Finally I have caught you, human..."

"I saw it, that fellow from the Four Heavenly Kings of Raiko, Sakata Kintoki, coming in and out of your front door... This is what they call collusion with a group of people! As expected of a human being, he does such filthy things!"

“Haha, hahaha… Ahahahahahahahahahaha! This way I won’t have any worries if I want to kill you! Anyone who colluded with those demon slayers will deserve to die! Hahahahaha!”

The girl squatted on the roof, covering her mouth and laughing.

"I will take your head and give your flesh and blood to Shuten-doji as a gift!"

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"...Shuten."

“…………Shuten!”