I, Den-O, the Contract Urban Legend

However, it is natural for Xingying to have such a reaction. I guess any normal person would think so, after all, his father was attacked by the other party and almost died.

"Ah this..."

Hidden God Xingbu Tanuki also realized the problem, and a trace of confusion appeared on his face, not knowing how to answer Xingying.

Even the news about Yu Zhang leading the Eighty-Eight Demons of Shikoku's Night Parade to attack was only heard from the visiting Nurarihyon, not to mention the matter of the Fufu Group. Although I had guessed that such a situation would occur, I was still a little at a loss when I actually encountered it.

Nurarihyon sighed, reached out to grab Xingying, and shook his head at him.

"Since Fufu is safe and sound, let's just forget about it this time..."

"But!" Xingying seemed to want to say something.

"I will make them pay a corresponding price for what happened to Fufu."

The Hidden God Xingbu Tanuki patted his chest and said seriously, "Don't worry, I won't let this idiot son set foot outside of Shikoku again!"

Hearing this, Ye Que, who was standing among the group of monsters, frowned, feeling a little confused about the direction things were going.

What is going on now?

Didn’t we agree to let the Shikoku Eighty-Eight Demons Night Parade and the Nura Clan have a big fight?

The fighting force of the One Hundred Demons Night Parade was left unused, and suddenly it became a one-on-one duel, and suddenly it ended in a draw with Nura Rikuo...

Although the Hyakumonogatari Group once said, "If Yuzhang is defeated by Nura Rikuo, then she will take back the "Devil's Hammer", but now it has ended in a draw. Does he still need to continue as an undercover agent?

Moreover, Yu Zhang did not bring the powerful demon sword "Devil's Hammer" with her to participate in this dangerous battle. How can she recover the weapon as required by the Hyaku Monogatari Group?

As she thought about it, Miss Yeque felt a little headache.

There was no other way, so I had to stay in the Shikoku Eighty-Eight Demons Night Parade, waiting for an opportunity to steal the demon sword and then escape.

……

After a long discussion, the two sides finally reached a conclusion.

Because the attack of the Shikoku Eighty-Eight Demons Night Parade caused many casualties among the monsters in Chiba, the Inuishen Gyobu Tanuki decided to make a certain degree of compensation to the Nura clan, such as secret medicine for healing, building repairs, etc., and used his reputation as a great monster to guarantee that Yu Zhang would not attack Chiba and the Nura clan again.

At this point, the Four Countries incident has finally come to an end.

"Huh..." Inoue Ueya couldn't help but yawn.

To be honest, after walking around all day today, he already wanted to go home and rest. Anyway, Yu Zhang was just a villain who appeared in the early stage, and he had basically done everything he could do. The next thing he had to do was to keep a close eye on Ye Que's actions and then find the whereabouts of the Hyaku Monogatari Group and the Gomonin family.

"Huh, this incident has finally been resolved perfectly."

Kotoko Iwanaga took out a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Although her physical fitness had improved slightly after becoming a god, she was still within the range of an ordinary person, and she couldn't help feeling a little tired after moving around all day.

"Well, thank you for your hard work today, Kotoko." Inoue Ueya said with a smile.

Normally, I think Iwanaga Kotoko is a bit of a gangster, but she still works very hard...

Iwanaga Kotoko was silent for a moment, then suddenly stopped and said seriously, "To be honest, I can't walk anymore because I'm exhausted. It seems I can only ask Mr. Inoue to carry me home."

Before Inoue Ueya could respond, Natsukawa Hanako had already stepped forward and laughed, "What? Just leave this little thing to me!"

Chapter 146 I have five targets!

"I say, Hanako, you did this on purpose, didn't you?" Iwanaga Kotoko said dissatisfiedly.

In the end, Iwanaga Kotoko was still carried on Hanako's back.

"Huh? What? I don't understand what you are saying."

Although he had already used the time train to return to the city, he still had some distance to go before reaching the Inoue family.

Originally, they could have been sent directly back to Inoue's doorstep, but perhaps because this thing has been used frequently recently, Inoue Ue also began to hear rumors from his neighbors about people witnessing the time train appear out of thin air nearby.

If he teleported directly into the house, the exit might randomly appear in a strange location. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Inoue Ue had to temporarily change the location where the time train appeared.

"Don't play dumb. I clearly wanted Inoue-kun to carry me back..."

"Humph, Inoue is my contractor, so I can just take his place."

"How can I let anyone else do this kind of thing? This is what I'm most looking forward to!"

Inoue Ueya watched the interaction between the two girls, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously rose.

"I always feel like I've forgotten something, but no matter what, now that the incident has been successfully resolved, Mr. Inoue can finally go home and have a good sleep."

After leaving the hospital, Inoue Ue never had a good rest.

"Well, it's decided. I'd better go to bed early tonight."

……

On the other hand, Sadako was carefully studying the handle of the "Devil's Hammer" sword that Inoue Ueya and the other two brought home at noon.

"What a strange weapon..."

In terms of strength, Sadako is actually not weaker than Hanako and Yashayuki. After all, she is the famous "Sadako". She possesses even more "fear" than Hanako and Yashayuki combined. It's just that the abilities she possesses are not biased towards combat, and she is not particularly interested in combat. Therefore, since Yashayuki and others signed a contract with Inoue Ueya, the number of times she participated in battles began to decrease significantly.

Especially this time, when she heard that they were going to let the monsters go to the mountains to duel and resolve monster disputes, she didn't follow them because she hated insects, but stayed at home to take care of Mary and Kuin.

According to Hanako Natsukawa's explanation, Sadako roughly knows the origin and purpose of this sword, and is now looking for a way to completely destroy this demon sword.

"The so-called 'Devil's Hammer' is also a monster that separated from the transformed Yamamoto Gorozaemon. Is the original form of this demon sword Yamamoto's heart..."

Unlike normal weapons and Tsukumogami, the sword "Devil's Hammer" can already be defined as a monster. Natsukawa Hanako estimated that even if only the handle was left, as long as certain conditions were met, this thing might have the possibility of being restored.

After successfully persuading Yu Zhang to join the war, Natsukawa Hanako returned home and tried to completely destroy the "Devil's Hammer", but the handle was intact. So before going out again, Inoue Ue temporarily gave the handle to Sadako and asked her to study this demon sword.

After a while, Sadako really discovered some strange things.

For some reason, Sadako vaguely felt that the handle of the sword was emitting the aura of Yashaku Yuki.

"This is strange. Why is the stupid cow related to this demon sword? Is this an illusion..."

"Hey, Sadako, come and play with us!"

Mary, who was beside her, pulled at the corner of Sadako's clothes.

"No, I'm studying what Ueya and the others brought back."

"Hmm, so boring. I really should go out and play with Onii-chan..."

Mary pursed her lips and looked a little dissatisfied.

"Stop it, they are just out working..." Sadako sighed.

Before he could continue, Kuin next to him asked, "I'm hungry. Is there anything I can eat?"

"Hey, hey, didn't we just have dinner?"

Seeing this, Sadako sighed.

Speaking of which, when she was taking care of Mary alone, she was still able to do it with ease, but when Kuin appeared, she had to take care of two people at the same time, and Sadako began to feel a little flustered.

Of course, it’s not to the point of disgust, I’m just a little uncomfortable.

"That's right. It's always good to experience taking care of children early. After all, after Zhi and I get married..."

Talking to herself, Sadako began to imagine all kinds of strange images in her mind, and a strange smile unconsciously appeared on her face.

"Mary-chan, Sadako's smile suddenly became so strange. Is it really okay?" Kuin leaned close to Mary's ear and began to whisper to her.

Mary was no longer surprised and shook her head calmly.

"This is a very common situation. I often see other girls in my family showing this expression..."

"what?"

"Don't worry. Anyway, in this situation, just leave her alone. Let's go watch some TV. I found a Kamen Rider disc earlier!"

Kuin was still a little hesitant.

"Hey, but I'm hungry..."

Mary took out a bunch of snacks from the cabinet under the TV, and Kuin's eyes lit up.

"Hehe, is this going to be alright now?"

……

"It's just taking care of two children, my goal is to have at least five!"

After a long time, Sadako came back to her senses from her delusion.

"Oh! Oh no, those two children..."

Sadako looked around, trying to find Mary and Kuin, but saw that they were both asleep on the sofa, with a pile of unpacked snacks on the coffee table.

"Really? Eating snacks right before bed? What if I get frog teeth?"

As she spoke, Sadako walked into the room and took out two blankets to cover them.

"There's nothing we can do. Let them sleep for a while and then wake them up to brush their teeth."

This would allow her to concentrate on studying the hilt.

So, Sadako continued to study the "Devil's Hammer".

Sadako thought for a moment, stretched out her index finger, and a ball of sea-blue energy condensed on her fingertip. Then she placed her index finger on the hilt of the knife, and the sea-blue on her fingertip disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Hmm, the demon sword can absorb fear. Now it seems that the handle also has this ability. Is the reason Hanako can't destroy the handle because she used fear?"

In fact, Sadako had seen items like the "Devil's Hammer" that could absorb energy among the items sent by Inoue's parents from abroad. Although they were all cursed items that would absorb the vitality of their holders, she had some experience in dealing with such things.

"Those things turned into powder after absorbing my fear. So, if I think in this way, as long as I infuse this hilt with another kind of energy, maybe I can..."

When Sadako was lost in thought, a voice coming from the entrance brought her back to her senses instantly.

"We're back."

Then, Miss Sadako put the things in her mind behind her, stood up from the chair and ran towards the door.

Seeing the three people returning home, Sadako's mouth corners slightly raised.

"Welcome back."

Chapter 147: This thing is much more useful than magic

"Will the Demon King's Hammer absorb another kind of energy besides fear?"

After hearing Sadako's guess, Hanako Natsukawa looked at the handle of the knife on the table thoughtfully.

"I see, there's actually a method like this..."

Theoretically, this demon sword is still a monster after all. If it is allowed to absorb energy such as spiritual power that has a restraining effect on monsters, it is estimated that it can cause some damage to it.

Inoue Ueya nodded.

"Do you need spiritual power? But Sachiko hasn't come back yet, so I'd better go find Hanakaiin tomorrow."

Among the people he knew, only Yashayuki, Hanakaiin Yuura, and Yukinoshita Yukino possessed the "spiritual power" that could restrain evil creatures and monsters.

Although Iwanaga Kotoko is called a god, she actually has the ability to communicate directly with monsters and ghosts, which does not involve "fear" or "spiritual power". It is a special ability she gained after completing some unknown ritual as a child and giving up her right eye and left leg. It is the power of the god of wisdom and does not seem to require any energy to activate.

As for Yukinoshita Yukino, although she was also training her spiritual power and Yashakuyuki had not yet returned from the clan land, in order to avoid any accidents, Inoue Ueya still thought it would be safer to hand over the dangerous item like the demon sword to Hanakaiin Yuura, who was an onmyoji...

Halfway through his thoughts, Inoue Ueya saw Kuin and Mary sleeping on the sofa.

"Ah, Mr. Inoue finally remembered what he forgot!"

Seeing Inoue Ueya with a regretful expression, everyone began to wonder what he had forgotten.

"What, what's wrong? Inoue, did you forget something?" Hanako Natsukawa asked curiously.

"Damn it, I just forgot to borrow Mary's ability to solve the mystery of Nurarihyon's head!"

Hanako Natsukawa sighed, a little disappointed with Inoue Ueya's answer. "It doesn't really matter whether this kind of mystery is solved or not, right?"

"Anyway, I'm just very curious. For example, does Nura Rikuo also need to deform his head every time he transforms into a monster..." Inoue Ue said indignantly.

"Well, there should be many opportunities to solve this mystery later. Anyway, the Nura clan is also in Chiba, maybe we will meet each other again one day?" Iwanaga Kotoko said with a wry smile.

Although Inoue Ueya always has a serious look on his face, he sometimes says strange things, but they are almost used to it.