I have an infinite number of shikigami-Chapter 13 - 11. Beauty brings disaster to the country! (Lamenting painfully)

Chapter 13: 11. Beauty brings disaster to the country! (Lamenting painfully)

Clang clang.

The tram moved forward unhesitatingly along the fixed tracks, with most of the seats empty, and the cabin filled with the scent of alcohol and fatigue.

Fujiwara Reya propped up his cheek, gazing at the nightscape of Tokyo outside the window.

The neon lights of drugstore advertisements blinked red and blue intermittently in the distant darkness, as if winking like living creatures.

Rocking gently, he got off at the station.

The crowd on the platform rushed home hurriedly.

On the way from the station to Asakusa Shrine, there were many convenience stores and izakayas. Every time the doors of these brightly lit shops opened, the aroma of Japanese stew and Chinese buns wafted out.

A little hungry for having skipped dinner, Fujiwara Reya bought a bag of meat buns and returned home past ten o'clock.

After a bath, he took two bottles of cold beer and a glass from the refrigerator, washed two cucumbers, sat down on the eaves of the worship hall, and ate the meat buns and cucumber with beer.

The courtyard, enveloped in the night, had wild grass growing crazily from the spring rain, with moss covering the edges of the pool.

The path submerged in the grass seemed less man-made and more like an animal trail.

A sip of beer and a bite of a meat bun, Fujiwara Reya looked at the two old cherry trees planted in the yard.

Despite the entire Asakusa Shrine being dilapidated, the massive cherry trees were still full of blossoms this spring, with leaves swaying in the night breeze, playing a cheerful ode to life as the petals spun and floated down.

This scene is truly beautiful.

In "Rurouni Kenshin," Hikage Kyosuke once said: "In spring, watch the night cherry blossoms; in summer, gaze at the starry sky; in autumn, admire the full moon; in winter, meet the first snow. With such scenery, how could any drink not taste good?"

Watching the night cherry blossoms in spring, paired with a fine wine, is absolutely one of the great pleasures of life.

Uh...

Fujiwara Reya suddenly thought of something.

Did they even have beer in Hikage Kyosuke's era?

He lowered his head.

Looking at the glass in his hand, the amber liquid constantly bubbling.

"Don't underestimate beer as a drink!"

With a laugh, Fujiwara Reya tilted his head back, drinking the beer in the cup, and looked at the lamp on the eaves through the beer glass.

The smooth glass cup flickered with deep orange filaments.

He put down the glass.

Leaning against the column, he lifted his head to gaze at Tokyo's night sky. In the clear moonlight, a few stars twinkled faintly.

The light pollution is too severe... Fujiwara Reya took a bite of cucumber, his mouth instantly filled with a fresh taste.

With wine, moon, cherry blossoms, and cucumbers, if there were a beauty to serve, it would be perfect... Thinking this, Fujiwara Reya waved the cucumber in his hand.

"Snow Princess, come out!"

At once, a flurry of snow blew through the courtyard, and the temperature dropped sharply. The pure white Snow Woman formed out of frost and snow, gently kneeling beside Fujiwara Reya, her white face illuminated by moonlight.

Those beautiful eyes looked at her master, as if conveying something.

A look of sorrow.

"Hold this," Fujiwara Reya handed her a cucumber.

The Snow Woman shook her head.

She didn't want to eat the cucumber, she wanted to eat a popsicle.

Fujiwara Reya tapped her forehead with the cucumber: "I'm asking you to help hold it, use your body temperature to freeze it!"

The Snow Woman pouted.

Her master was too mean!

But she couldn't defy her master's command.

With timid hands, she held onto the cucumber, thought for a moment, then slightly pulled open her collar, tucking the cucumber in the middle, using her skin to hold and freeze it better.

Hmm.

Very reasonable.

Of her entire body, that area offered the most coverage, freezing would be quickest there.

The Snow Woman baby was quite clever.

Not dumb at all!

"..."

Fujiwara Reya opened his mouth, then stopped.

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This Snow Woman was genuinely not too bright; he needed to quickly find a way to make her awaken... no, to awaken her.

Night winds blew through the courtyard, rustling the leaves of grasses and trees in the dim light. In the clear night, a large black crow flew in from afar, descending toward the eaves.

Mid-flight, he saw the scene in the courtyard clearly.

The young master sat casually cross-legged on the wooden floor, leaning against a pillar, gazing into the courtyard.

Beside the young master, the moonlight cast its clear glow on a snow-like woman. She maintained a kneeling position, hands clasped at her chest, looking up at the young master.

Her already fair skin absorbed the moonlight, seeming to shimmer faintly, sorrowful yet beautiful.

This Snow Woman might be the future Young Lady... The crow flew down into the courtyard, transforming into a Tengu before landing.

Dressed in samurai armor, with a katana at his waist, standing on tall traditional Japanese wooden clogs, he had a long red nose and a pair of jet-black wings.

He was called Dark Crow.

Due to his excellent stealth and disguise abilities, he was responsible for the intelligence and liaising work of Hidden God Town, though most of the time, he appeared somewhat lackadaisical. But it wasn't his fault, after all... it was on Fujiwara Reya's orders for him to guard Kitagawa Academy against any demon disruptions.

"Young master!"

Dark Crow knelt on one knee, saluting respectfully.

It had been over a year since he last received a summons from the young master, indicating there was surely an important task for him to complete.

Even before Fujiwara Reya spoke, he eagerly asked, "May I ask if you summoned me to plan for world domination?"

"Eh..."

Fujiwara Reya furrowed his brow.

World domination?

What world domination?

He just wanted to ask something; this crow was delusional!

Observing Fujiwara Reya's heavily furrowed brows, suggesting there was a significant matter at hand, Dark Crow felt a surge of excitement, his heart a mess of emotions.

These days, he had endured much grievance.

As a high-level powerful demon, his duty was to... protect a group of ordinary students.

While other tengu either indulged in feasting and drinking or roamed free and wild, he could only mingle with a group of real crows, competing for food with a bunch of gray pigeons, and occasionally being oppressed by a fat orange cat... Truly an embarrassment to the tengu clan!

Fortunately, the young master was about to undertake great feats, and as long as he seized the opportunity... Thinking of this, Dark Crow suddenly lifted his head, his eyes shining brightly as he looked at Fujiwara Reya: "Please give your orders, young master!"

His voice was very loud.

The Snow Woman glanced at him, then, seemingly bored, moved her knees closer to her master.

"Hmm, not bad, very spirited." Fujiwara Reya praised his subordinate, picking up a can of beer, while pouring it into a glass, asked: "I summoned you today mainly to ask if you're familiar with the 'Yanyu'."

"Of course I know, isn't that a unique treasure of Yingyan Mountain!" Dark Crow's voice was so excited it slightly trembled.

Fujiwara Reya said nothing, simply sipping his beer slowly from the glass.

Yingyan Mountain, located in Kyushu Island, Fukuoka Prefecture, was considered by ordinary people as a scenic tourist spot. However, to cultivators, it was a terrifying forbidden place, home to one of the Eight Great Tengu, the Ikisan Buzenbo Tengu.

"Young master, are you planning to conquer Kyushu first?" Dark Crow wrung his hands excitedly, eager expression all over his face, "If so, please allow Dark Crow to start preparing resources now. In half a year, no, three months, just three months, I promise to have you at the gate of Yingyan Mountain!"

"Do you think I can take on the old guy from Fukuzenbo?" Fujiwara Reya asked.

"Uh..." Dark Crow's heart tightened, his lips wrigging uneasily for a bit, "The young master is the descendant of the old master; surely, he dares not fight you."

Low emotional intelligence: You can't beat him.

High emotional intelligence: He wouldn't dare fight you.

"Enough, stop flattering me." Fujiwara Reya laughed, scolded sarcastically, and fished out a bead he picked up today from his pocket and tossed it to him. "I accidentally killed a Spider Demon today and found this thing. Take it to Yingyan Mountain and check whose work it is and how it ended in someone's hands."

Dark Crow caught the bead with both hands: "Understood."

"Remember, investigate privately," Fujiwara Reya added, "If Fukuzenbo catches wind of it, you might as well die over there."

"Understood!"

Dark Crow nodded emphatically, before losing hope and trying to ask when the young master would mobilize, but suddenly the Snow Woman leaned forward, obediently lying on the young master's body, taking a cucumber from her chest, and then... did she feed the cucumber to the young master?

?

The young master...

Really degenerate!

Dark Crow abruptly stood up, reached out with trembling hands: "... young master, no!"

"Huh?" Fujiwara Reya chomped on the crisp frozen cucumber, turning to look at his subordinate, "If there's nothing else, hurry up and leave, don't disturb my meal."

"Beauty ruins the country! (Heartbroken)"

"Scram."

"Young master, please don't keep indulging in..."

"If you don't leave, I'll roast you."

"Caw caw—"

The crow took to the sky, its jet-black feathers blending into the night.

Fujiwara Reya munched on the crisp frozen cucumber, his gaze sweeping over the charred wooden beams of the shrine ruins where mushrooms grew. The Snow Woman gently massaged his shoulders, occasionally tilting her head, looking bewildered yet curious into his eyes.

The evening breeze blew.

The night lent a cool tone to the falling cherry blossoms, indeed a good season on Earth.