My mother's love song

However, on Ibaraki Douji's baby-like smooth skin, not to mention being torn into pieces, there was not even a trace of indentation.

He moved his intact right arm in disbelief, cold sweat dripping from Ibaraki Douji's forehead to the ground.

It was as if there was an invisible sword that cut through not his body but his soul...

The ghosts in Dajiang Mountain nearby had no idea what was going on. They just looked at their boss kneeling on one knee on the ground in a strange way.

"What happened! Is Ibaraki-sama injured?!"

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Humans have attacked Mount Oe!"

"Unforgivable! Damn humans! Let's go!"

The ghosts surrounded Rhodes, shouting. However, at this moment, Ibaraki Douji raised his arm tremblingly, signaling them all to step back.

Ibaraki Douji looked at Rhodes with fiery eyes, slowly stood up and got into position again.

Then, the ghost king with the face of a cute girl shouted.

"Come on! Cut it again!"

"Okay. One more cut."

As the young man nodded slightly, the ground beneath Ibaraki Douji's feet cracked, and her petite and slender body pounced on him like a cheetah.

That was the ultimate physical ability that surpassed that of humans. It should have taken only a moment to approach the target, but an incredible scene happened.

Ibaraki Douji had just taken the second step when his eyes suddenly widened.

She felt as if her body was cut through by a cassock. Her tense muscles, flowing ghost blood, and demonic power were all cut off by the knife.

Ibaraki Douji lost his balance, staggered, fell from his sprinting posture, and fell headfirst to the ground.

However, due to the huge inertia, Ibaraki did not stop, but continued to roll forward. The blonde girl rolled past Rhodes and finally fell to the ground in a very embarrassed manner.

"My body! Was it cut? Or wasn't it?!"

Ibaraki Douji, lying on the ground, touched his body frantically in disbelief, from his shoulders to his chest to his waist, and finally touched his neck.

I wanted to confirm the extent of the injury, but it was clear that her body was unharmed.

That's why Ibaraki Douji felt incredible.

This time, she finally caught Rhodes glancing at her before she was hit by the invisible sword.

Could such a result be caused by just a glare?

Ibaraki Douji understood what he had experienced, but he could not understand the reason behind it.

This is exactly the move developed by Rhodes, which combines kendo, magic eyes and hypnosis.

Through the guidance of the evil eye and the injection of murderous aura, the opponent is given the illusion that he is being hit by a real sword.

If the opponent is an ordinary person, even a magician who is good at hypnosis or has the magic eye can do this, but it is impossible for a great person like Ibaraki Douji to work...

It is better to say that when an ordinary magician sees Ibaraki Douji, he would be frightened by the demon aura she exudes and be unable to move.

In front of the Demon King who was known for his intimidation, only Rhode could do the opposite and let the opponent be overwhelmed by his momentum.

"What is this called?" Ibaraki Douji asked with a frown.

"...Tian Ni Mei."

Rhode said calmly, "One of the seven sword techniques I created... is called [Anti-Human Demon Sword: Tian Ni Mei]."

"...What a powerful move." The girl frowned and said honestly.

Judging from the look in her eyes, it wasn't just that she truly understood the feeling of Ibaraki Douji being knocked to the ground twice, but she also felt from the bottom of her heart that the name of this sword skill was incredibly cool.

"Really? As expected of Ibaraki Douji, you have good taste."

Rhode smiled and said, "In fact, there is a more advanced secret above [Tian Ni Mei], which is [Tian Xie Gui] which turns both palms into swords.

But if I use that, the damage to the opponent will not only be mental and consciousness damage..."

Ibaraki Douji pursed his lips and asked, "You mean... next time I won't just 'feel' like I'm being cut, but I'll really be cut?"

"No, I won't use that trick."

Rhodes smiled and said, "I told you, I want to get along well with Ibaraki."

Obviously, [Tian Xie Gui] which requires the use of both hands is not as good as [Tian Ni Mei] in showing off the effect, and it is not a move that Rhodes likes very much.

The young man said, “I will accompany you until you can adapt.

Do you want to continue, Ibaraki? I am willing to accompany you as long as you want to play... until your patience runs out. "

"…………"

Ibaraki Douji was stunned, and then fell into a long silence.

After a long moment, she spoke with an unhappy expression.

"That's enough. I know you don't mean to humiliate me."

Why did Ibaraki Douji's attitude change 360 ​​degrees in an instant?

Rhodes was also confused at first, but when he put his own thinking into the elementary school boy's mind, he suddenly understood.

Because Rod used his ultimate move when fighting Ibaraki Douji.

Although Ibaraki Douji was beaten humiliatingly, she felt that she was respected and valued.

So instead of getting angry, she was in a very good mood.

Ibaraki Douji didn't seem to realize that [Ten Ni Mei] was a move that would never be used in actual combat except for showing off.

"I'll take you to see Shuten-doji."

"What? This is very reasonable."

After Rhode said this frivolously, the blonde girl glared at him fiercely.

"Don't come close! You disgusting lolita!"

……

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At the top of Mount Oe, the ghost palace where the famous Shuten Douji and Ibaraki Douji lived was not what Rhodes had imagined.

It was not a cave that goblins would live in, where naked young girls could be seen everywhere.

Of course, it is not a dark and gloomy castle like a vampire's residence. A huge red full moon can be seen from the balcony.

To put it simply, the exterior here is a Tang Dynasty pavilion built with many elements including red walls, golden tiles, flying eaves, and upturned corners.

Although it is not as solemn and magnificent as the royal forbidden area like Heian Palace, it can also be regarded as a very outstanding and exquisite Tang-style building.

Words like Yueyang Tower or Tengwang Pavilion popped up in Rhodes' mind. Even if a ticket window was built, it would not be abrupt. If it was a human seeing this building for the first time, they would definitely not have thought that this was a nest of ghosts.

The place where Rhodes was taken was the banquet hall.

Like most buildings in Japan, the exterior is Tang style, but the interior is Japanese style.

In a huge room made up of countless tatami mats, Rod stood next to Ibaraki, and the corners of the room were filled with ghosts.

In the center of the room was a table that was more than ten meters long, but there were only two cushions at the end of the table. Needless to say, those were the seats for Shuten Douji and Ibaraki Douji.

It's still empty now.

"Boss Ibaraki lost to a human!"

The corridor outside the room echoed with the panicked cries of the little ghosts.

"What! How is this possible! How could Boss Ibaraki lose? Do you want your head to be chopped off?!"

"Wrong, wrong! Boss Ibaraki was forced back by humans!"

"Then why don't you go call Shuten-sama! Tell her that Ibaraki-sama lost to a human!"

"..."

Rhode glanced at Ibaraki Douji beside him. Wow... so scary. Veins on his forehead were bulging, and he felt like he was on the verge of exploding.

"Ahem... not here yet?"

Rhode's mumbling reached Izumi's ears, and she spoke loudly in dissatisfaction.

"Shuten is very busy. It's good enough to meet someone like you!"

Ibaraki Douji said this, placing his left hand over his right forearm.

That was the place where Tian Ni had slashed before. Did it still hurt after so long? Rhodes wanted to ask, but then he thought that it might be regarded as a provocation, so he gave up.

At this moment, the shoji door opened automatically with a "click".

A little girl in a cool kimono appeared from the gate.

Short blue-purple hair, red pupils, thin lips, delicate neck, and snow-white shoulders.

Her girlish beauty, with heavy makeup, carries a sense of purity and enchantment, and beautiful horns with an alluring peach-like luster extend from her forehead.

Although Shuten-doji's body is very thin and poor, he reveals a sensational feeling that is no less than Minamoto no Raikou. This is one of the seven wonders that Rhodes discovered after arriving in Heian-kyo.

The atmosphere of the entire banquet hall suddenly changed just by Shuten-doji's appearance there.

"Shuten!"

Ibaraki Douji left Rod and ran to Shuten.

"Ibaraki, I seem to have heard some strange rumors just now... It said that after you lost to the human, you brought him to the mountain?"

Shuten-doji looked at Rhodes with a smile in his eyes.

"No, I didn't lose! I just fell a few times during the duel!"

Teacher Ci said stubbornly: "I agreed to his request out of pity for him and let him meet you... That's it!"

"Is that so... Thank you for showing mercy, Master Genji."

Shuten slowly bowed to Rhodes, with large patches of beautiful spring scenery showing from the front of her kimono.

Rhodes nodded and accepted her greeting neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"So I didn't lose!" Ibaraki Douji puffed up his cheeks cutely, sat down on his seat, and started to act awkwardly.

Shuten said, "So... Master, why did you come to Mount Oe to look for me today? Is there something going on?"

"Shuten, I encountered the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons at Kurama Temple a week ago."

Rod got straight to the point.

"Hundred Ghosts Night Parade?"

Shuten-doji frowned slightly.

At this moment, a loud shout came from the side.

"One Hundred Demons Night Parade!?!?!?"

Ibaraki Douji widened his eyes in shock, and after a while he spoke.

"What is the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons? There are so many Chinese characters, it's hard to understand."

Rhodes: "..."

It seems that it was right to go directly to find Shuten-doji.

"What happened to the group of ghosts that the master met?" asked Shuten.

"I killed them all." Rhodes said lightly.

"........."

The atmosphere in the banquet hall became solemn.

Shuten-doji narrowed his intoxicating eyes and said faintly: "Hehehe... Don't look at me like this. I am also the king elected by the ghosts... You actually talked about killing ghosts in front of me. The master is really an excessive person~"

"I won't show mercy to ghosts who have eaten human flesh... Having said that, there are also several ghosts here who have the smell of humans on them. I'll let it go for your sake today."

Rod asked, "Shuten, are the demons in Kurama Temple your subordinates?"

"Master, you are really mean... You know the answer very well." Shuten-doji said with a smile, "Do you want to hear it from me in person before you can feel at ease?"

"........."