My mother's love song

Shuten pressed his shoulder against the boy's, took a sip from the wine cup that Rhodes was using, and then let out a seductive low moan.

"What I mean is... Master, you can only attack me and Ibaraki Douji, and you can't do anything to other ghosts..."

"How could I possibly attack those blue goblins under your command?"

"So, Master is planning to take action against me?"

The drunkard girl, who had just been pushed on the butt by Little Rhodes from behind an hour ago and had passionately invited him to break through her last line of defense, tilted her head and said.

"Sure... until the master is satisfied, you can use me to vent your feelings~"

"..."

If Ibaraki Douji hadn't woken up and interrupted them at that time, what would have become of the relationship between me and Shuten...

Rhodes couldn't help but start imagining.

"Hey! Are you still planning to attack me?!"

Ibaraki Douji covered his flat chest in panic and looked at Rhodes with the eyes of a demon.

"Shu, Shuten... It's too dangerous. Stay away from the boss... You will be eaten..."

"Haha, there's nothing we can do about it, Ibaraki."

Shuten-doji leaned in the young man's arms and said quietly.

"I'm afraid I'll be the master's toy for the rest of my life, and he'll play with me at will... This is a fate that can't be changed."

Ibaraki Douji bit his handkerchief and shouted, "Shuten! I will definitely save you! One day I will defeat the boss and save you from his clutches!"

"Okay, that's enough crosstalk. Let's get down to business."

Rhodes clapped his hands, and they immediately quieted down.

"Then it's about time you tell me who Oeyama's enemy is."

The boy asked the initial question.

"Who is the leader of the demons who are planning to overthrow Kyoto?"

"The enemy of Oeyama and the capital... that's a person that the master is also familiar with."

Shuten-doji said this with a charming smile.

Looking at the smiling Shuten, Rhodes had a bad feeling in his heart.

"The familiar person you mentioned

Could it be a monster that starts with the character [玉] and ends with the character [前], and has three Chinese characters in its name?"

“…Who is that?”

Shuten-doji raised his beautiful eyebrows and said, "I don't know that kind of vixen. I'm talking about the cow girl."

Rhodes was stunned: "You mean... Ugly Emperor?"

"Speaking of the demons in this world who can be called the demon kingdom, it's only me and her."

Shuten-doji snuggled in Rhodes' arms, took a sip of wine, and then said.

"Not every demon or monster can unite all the demons in Kanto and start a war against me."

After a moment of silence, Rhodes said, “I went to Lai Guang’s house yesterday.

I had a meal and took a hot spring bath at Qinghe Genji's house, and I didn't notice anything unusual until I left. "

“Ha… HAaaaaah!?”

Shuten Douji frowned and distanced himself from Rhode with an unhappy look on his face, and Ibaraki Douji also showed his sharp canine teeth.

"No wonder the master smells like cow and milk today! Did you go to see the cow girl yesterday!?

Ah! It's really uncomfortable! "

Shuten-doji demonstrated what Sichuan Opera face-changing is.

The angry expression with puffed cheeks is just like a newlywed wife complaining about her cheating husband.

This guy actually has such a lovely side, Rhodes thought secretly.

"Raikou is also an important person to me."

Rhodes said, "If you do anything bad to her in the future, I will never forgive you."

"……snort."

Shuten's devilish eyes cast a cold gaze at her as she spoke.

"It's really disheartening to hear this coming from the master who just announced that he would bring Oeyama under his control..."

Rhode looked at her without flinching, “Of course, if Raikou intends to attack you, I will try my best to persuade her.

My greatest wish is that one day you and Raikou can live in peace."

The boy's eyes were firm and sincere. It was the first time Shuten-doji saw him with such an expression.

As she looked into his eyes, the murderous aura emanating from the girl gradually disappeared.

After a moment of silence, Shuten-doji sighed, took the empty wine dish from Rhodes and refilled it.

"……boring.

But never mind, indecision is also a delicious part of a handsome man.

It's rare that the atmosphere is so good tonight, so I won't bother with the master for now..."

Shuten-doji murmured softly: Well, as long as I kill the Cow Girl in the future, there will be no problem.

Ignoring the second half of her sentence for now, Rhode said, "Actually, I was called over by Raikou yesterday to discuss the matter of Ugly Gozen."

"Hey... She actually came to you to discuss this. It seems that the master has gained a lot of trust from that cow girl..."

Shuten-doji bit his thumb sourly.

If she knew that the place he discussed with Raikou last night was in the hot spring of the Minamoto family, she might be so angry that she died on the spot... Rhodes thought.

In fact, Rhodes was indeed invited by Raikou to discuss things at Genji's residence yesterday.

They were not talking about anything else but the demonic personality Ugly Gozen in her body.

The time he appeared in front of Rhodes was actually the first time Ugly Gozen appeared in the world.

Before Raikou and Rod met, Ugly Gozen existed at most as the devilish nature in Minamoto no Raikou's heart.

Ugly Gozen can only be regarded as a fleeting fragment of personality, and does not possess the spiritual qualities to replace the original body and manifest on his own.

But after Minamoto no Raikou came into contact with Rhodes, all this changed.

Ugly Gozen's spiritual power grew rapidly as if he had been blessed. Not only was he able to forcibly manifest himself for the first time, he also successfully seized control of the body several times thereafter.

As Ushigozen appeared more and more often, Raikou naturally realized that something was wrong.

She only becomes a doting mother in front of Rhode. Usually, she is a very shrewd and capable samurai leader and a pillar of the Genji clan.

In the repeated memory fragments, Raikou realized that he could no longer suppress the evil nature in his body, and Uguru Gozen's personality was gradually replacing Minamoto Raikou.

Minamoto no Raikou felt uneasy about this and invited Rod to his home to discuss countermeasures.

Telling him about the troubles that even his father and the Four Heavenly Kings didn't know about... Although Rod was very happy to have such great trust from Raikou's mother, he was also helpless.

After all, this is something that has never happened in Type-Moon's official history.

According to the official history, Minamoto no Raikou forced out the evil in his body through meditation and separated Ushigozen, creating a monster in this way.

Why did it become like this?

Could it be that because Rhodes replenished his [Mother's Power], Ugly Gozen's strength increased so quickly... Of course it's impossible.

"Still playing dumb... Master actually already knows the answer."

Shuten-doji rested the back of his head on Rhodes' shoulder and said with a smile.

As she spoke, she reached her small hands into her kimono and scratched her chest with her polished nails.

The meeting to discuss serious matters lasted less than twenty minutes when Ibaraki was so bored that he fell asleep on Rhodes' lap.

So Shuten became bolder and started to make moves on Rhodes.

Why do I feel like I have become a nursery teacher?

Rhode rolled his eyes at the female gangster in his arms: "Shuten, what are you talking about?"

"Master, you should know exactly where Ugly Gozen got his power from... right?"

The girl with short red hair raised her eyes slyly.

Rhodes was speechless for a moment.

After a while, he ended the topic somewhat awkwardly.

"Raikou said that she did have a few blackouts recently, but they were only occasional.

If Ugly Gozen wants to cause trouble, he probably doesn't have enough time...

You just said that Ugly Gozen united the entire Kanto demon clan, right? Even if he is a powerful incarnation, this is not something that can be accomplished overnight."

After all, it is said that it took Shuten and Ibaraki several years to unify the Kansai demons and establish Oeyama.

"Ugly Gozen is not the culprit in this incident... Shuten, did you make a mistake?"

Shuten-doji smiled maliciously and said, "I did say that the enemy is the Cow Girl.

But, Master...when did you say there is only one Cow Girl?"

"what?"

Rhodes was surprised.

What does this mean?

Apart from Ushigozen, were there any other "Cow Women" in Japan during the Heian period?

The most famous cow-attributed monster in the Heian period, one of the three great monsters conquered by Minamoto no Raikou, the Ushi-oni of Sensō-ji Temple, was actually herself, Ugly Gozen.

Are there other ox-attributed monsters besides Ugly Gozen? Rhode didn't know.

Then Ushi Gozen was just an ally of the other party, and they came together to eliminate Oeyama, whom they disliked?

If that's the case, everything can be explained.

Speaking of which, the demonic girl with the attribute of a bull...

Rhodes couldn't help but think of Murasaki Shikibu's sexy figure in the cow bikini.

"Gu..."

It's a really destructive and erotic picture.

The boy secretly swore in his heart that one day he would make Fujiwara Kaori wear a cow bikini.

Shuten frowned slightly: "I smell the scent of estrus, Master, what's wrong with you?"

"No, it's your illusion."

Rhode said, "Let's get back to the point, Shuten. Since you already know, don't keep us in suspense.

Tell me, who is the other [Cow Girl]? "

“It’s no longer necessary.”

Shuten-doji smiled and said, "The decisive battle is imminent, and the master should be able to see them soon."

What an unpleasant brat! Rhodes curled his lips.

"The decisive battle you're talking about... is it the decisive battle that will determine the unification of Japan's eastern and western hegemony? That is, the Battle of Sekigahara by the demon tribe?"

Shuten-doji nodded: "Hmm, I don't know what the Battle of Sekigahara is that you're talking about, but I think this is the right understanding."

Rhodes said seriously, "I understand.

Since I am now the chairman of the Oeyama Group, I will never allow myself to fail, even if one of my opponents this time is Ugly Gozen.

When exactly is the final battle? We must first prepare to welcome the young ladies. "

Becoming the king of Mount Oe and making Shuten and Ibaraki submit to him was not a spur-of-the-moment act.

Rhodes had already made up his mind.