"..." I stared intently at Aye, who was kneeling in front of me with her eyes closed, and there was always an unknown emotion in my heart.

Aye also remained silent.

This was the first time he and I had a fight since we met.

"Really, it's just about whether or not to help Qingming..." A Xi was obviously a little unable to do what she wanted.

"Shut up." Aye and I said in unison.

Only then did Aye open her eyes: "Since you and Axi refuse to talk about Yamata-no-Orochi, I will not change the matter of helping Qingming. Azi, only in this matter, I will absolutely

There will be no compromise.”

I overestimated my position in Aye's heart. But it doesn't matter, I just want him to be well. If Aye decides to help Qingming, then, whether it is against Yamata no Orochi or his shadow, it will not matter.

Maybe... the only way is to take him out of here.

But...but, I've missed that opportunity.

"Is that snake so important in your heart?" Ayeqing's glazed eyes reflected the white color of my body, "Or have you become a demon and all the kindness you had before is gone?"

Is it important? Yamata no Orochi... Yamatahara always finds me when I am in the most embarrassing situation and then takes me away.

"So, what exactly is Onii-sama going to do? Hasn't Onii-sama always said he would protect me? So what is Onii-sama doing now?" I couldn't help but raise my voice, "What's more, I have already said that Yamata no Orochi and Yamata no Orochi are

The snakes in Kyoto now are not from the same source. Why don't you want to believe me?"

"..." Aye looked at me, paused, and then stood up.

He never said anything and left.

I felt very depressed, so I got up to leave.

But Ah Xi blocked me with one hand: "He can't calm down, are you going to follow suit?"

"It doesn't matter what happens, don't stop me." My tone was very bad.

Rather, I just feel like I'm not trusted now. Why? I finally found a reason to live, but in the end I'm still not trusted. If it's because of Kuiko's incident, I have nothing to say. But.

Before Aye...

…

After all, has he really forgiven me? He just came all the way from Hades with guilt for me from beginning to end. He often fools me with a smile on his face. What on earth is he thinking about me now?

Woolen cloth?

Why does he never give in when it comes to Yamata no Orochi?

...It's really unpleasant.

"That mark has affected you." Axi looked down at me, her thin figure blocking the light leaking from under the bamboo curtain, blurring his outline, "That's the ancient evil god. You can still survive when you come back from the narrow room."

It was intact, and at that time I had already begun to doubt the mark."

…That’s what it turns out to be.

"In this case, why are you still asking me? Xi, you should know better than anyone else that I didn't lie." I took a deep breath.

Ah Xi lowered her eyes: "Even so, you were influenced by them. I don't understand why you want to protect that snake so much."

"That's enough." I tried my best to suppress the discomfort in my heart, "I went to the narrow room and came back intact. You also know about the mark. I have said everything I can. Do you believe it or not?

It’s your business.”

A Xi's eyes deepened: "Where are you going?"

I really want to make myself feel that it doesn't matter, but I don't want to throw away the warmth that I finally found. I shouldn't have told anyone about Yamata-no-Orochi, it was my insistence on that god. I don't believe it.

Yamata no Orochi would do such a boring thing, and what his shadow would do has nothing to do with us.

"It has nothing to do with you." I said in a low voice.

A Xi's lips moved, but she didn't say anything.

"Anyway, you haven't trusted me all this time, so why bother asking me?"

I walked around A Xi and walked towards the door.

If you trust me, you won't send me to Xingyuan. I originally thought that showing the monster form completely in front of them would gain some trust, but it turned out not to be the case...

It’s true that my brother wants to protect me, but it’s also true that he doesn’t believe me. What should I do?

The sky turned dark, and I left Kyoto without much attachment. I just wandered around in the forest without purpose or mood. Night came anyway, and I stopped and looked up at the sky.

There were only a few insects chirping in the quiet forest, and the bright moon above our heads was very dazzling.

"Kaguya..." I murmured, and then I thought about my father being gone, and then I felt like I was in another world, "Really, it's been so long..."

I walked a few more steps and heard a very arrogant voice: "Hey! Little girl over there, come and help me!"

This voice is surprisingly familiar...

I listened carefully, but didn't hear anything more. The feeling of disappointment came over me again, I sighed and was about to continue walking.

"Hey! I'm talking about you! Look up! Look up!" The voice was furious.

I hesitated for a moment, then raised my head.

Under the illumination of the moonlight, a fat cat with three colors is hanging on a tree vine, and the bell on its neck is crooked. Compared with three eyes... this cat is really fierce...

…

"What are you looking at! Why don't you put me down quickly!" The cat squinted its eyes, but its tone was very unkind.

After hesitating for a while, I decided to turn around and leave.

"Hey! Wait! Wait! Aren't you going to save me? I am a cat who will repay kindness!" The talking cat quickly became anxious when he saw me leaving.

"Since you are so powerful, you don't need me to help you." I really am not in the mood to save such a weird cat right now.

"...Hmm, it looks so familiar. You guy...could it be..." The cat suddenly changed its tone.

This also got me interested.

I turned sideways and looked at the cat, but there was no such cat in my memory.

"Ahhh...why is this cat so unlucky..." The cat suddenly opened its eyes, "Look carefully, you are indeed the sinful woman!"

What a tongue-tied cat...

I waved the cypress fan in my hand, but the cat resisted: "Go away! Go away! I don't need someone like you to save me!"

But the wind blades blown out by the cypress fan were faster than the cat's words. Soon, the ball of three-color cats fell to the ground, rolled around a few times, and finally rolled to my feet.

The cat stood up unsteadily, and then immediately moved far away from me: "No... you are not allowed to get close to me!"

How should I put it...my mood has gotten worse.

I was no longer interested in this cat, so I turned around and left. Black Night Mountain should be this place...

As for why I came to Black Night Mountain, it was just because I felt uneasy. Or maybe I just wanted to prove something.

But the cat didn't seem to want to let me go.

"...Hey! Do you still remember me?"

I glanced at the cat and said, "Why do I have to get to know you, little kitty?"

"What?! This cat... this cat is not a little kitten! This cat... this cat is a tombkeeper... Ibuki!" The cat responded to me with a furrow.

...When I arrive at Black Night Mountain, what should I do if I see Yamata no Orochi?

Does he still recognize me? Now that I have become like this, what kind of mood did he feel when he sent me out of the narrow room? I couldn't help but touch my forehead, but my thoughts turned to Aye's words.

.

The cat who called itself Ibuki was still chattering in my ears, so I finally stopped.

"Ibuki, right?" I looked down at the cat.

Ibuki raised his head, as if he didn't understand.

"Where is your home? I'll take you back." I decided to do this in order to get rid of it once and for all.

Ibuki took a few steps back: "I am...I don't want you to give it to me. I have finally arrived at Qijiao Mountain, and I haven't even asked that guy Gulonghuo for some dried fish. If I just go back like this, what will happen..."

...Seven Horns Mountain?!

I finally squatted down and looked at Ibuki with some frustration: "You said this is Qijiao Mountain?!"

"Yes, what else? If I hadn't been entangled by those birds, I would have arrived long ago." Ibuki said and walked forward.

I scratched my hair in distress, sighed and said, "Then I'll go back to Kyoto."

As I said that, I stood up again. When I raised my feet, I saw Ibuki standing in front of me.

"No! You have to go with me!"

"Why do I have to go with you?"

"Because I...I am afraid of ghosts! You must protect me! Don't worry, I won't let your work go in vain."

"……All right."
To be continued...