306 - - The White Peak

After a shorter flight than the last time we were here, we are heading for Fuyonggung. Dark clouds are swirling in the sky, but the white moon is visible in the center of them.

The approaching enemies scatter their talismans. Though I made it myself, I'm throwing money at it, but I'll be able to recover it later, since materials from unexplored places can be sold at high prices.

The Fuyonggung still floats elegantly on the water on the gray, sharply peaked stone ground. As you pass through the gate, water lilies float in the filled water, and in front of the building, there are still tachibana and cherry blossoms in bloom. Tachibana should have bloomed later than cherry blossoms, but it does not seem to matter here. The good smell of citrus fruits is wafting in the air around the building.

Well, I could summon the sake-drinkers, but there might be a fight over which way to put Shiramine, so I'll go solo here. The black floor reflects my white equipment. I wonder how many times I have painted this floor with egoma oil to get the right color over the years. I proceeded, wondering if I would be able to make a house that would satisfy Kuzunoha, who used to live here.

"Oh, oh! Something other than an ogre has wandered into the house!

As I entered the room, I heard voices coming from the floor.

"Geeaaaah!"

I burn the floor silently, screams rising.

Fire magic level 40<>, Camilla's specialty. The fact that she's been using it since the moment we met means that she's got three really strong people in her group.

Even level 40 can't beat this floor at once. I know that the mark is not affected by INT, but it's level 65 or so, even though it's weak against fire. The difference in level is too big to get much experience. I guess it's a system to prevent power leveling, where high level takes low level and makes them level up. If you don't join, it may be good for improving your physical skills, and it is inconvenient to have too much gap between your level and your friends' level.

<'s [Burn] effect will slash burning floorboards from one to the other. The trouble with this enemy is that it is difficult to tell which floor is the main body, but thanks to , it is very easy to tell. If it burns, it is an enemy.

It does not seem to have any physical weakness, so it is not a blow, but it is not a troublesome enemy either.

I got EB oil of Fuyao Palace x5.

I got the EB oil of Fuyao Palace x5.

I got the EBA oil of Fuyao Palace x5.

I got the EB oil of Fuyao Palace x5.

I got the EB oil of Fuyao Palace x5.

I got the pass.

Well, the floor was right on the left. Let's go right and go around. Of the four entrances and exits, including the sliding door through which you came in, open the right one with .

The enemies have different attack habits, but fire is their weak point except for Toumyou. The light of the lamps works well with [Water Magic] or [Ice Magic] from its appearance, but I laughed a little when I used [Wind Magic] and the fire spread to the enemies that appeared together with it. Was it just for fun?

In addition to EB oil, fusuma sliding doors, tokobashira (floor posts), shuridate, itadori (wooden doors), and these are all fine, but the drop of "kotenjo" (high ceilings) makes me feel delicate. Is it possible to pick them up and install them instead of making them?

--By the way, which was the correct route?　I'm usually lost. The floor is on the left, the columns are on the right, the kicho is back, and the ceiling is in front. I only remembered about half of them.

I got what I wanted more than I needed, and when I put my hand on the sliding door that was supposed to go out next, the sliding door picture that was a pine tree and a pheasant started to distort, and a voice echoed.

<<< Shall we go forward in time?　Do you want to go forward?　If you want to go forward, pull me back.

When the voice finished, the picture on the sliding door was changed to a demon on each side. The system says, "Do you want to fight again? And the display is: ....... Pull the sliding door of the one that moves forward in time.

When you open the sliding door, you see a hazy shadow in front of the blind you came to before, as if a fog has thickened there. A voice leaks from the shadow.

"In the morning and evening, when the flowers are waiting..."

"In a world of dreams, narekoshi kizuna kizuna, kuti nakutsu..."　

Apparently, they are singing only the first part of the song. Is that it, or should I read the bottom part of the song?

"The rapids are widening, and the rocks are being channelled by the Takigawa River..."

"In the May rain, the night when the flowers are in bloom..."

"-Autumn, when the moon is shining, is also a thing of the past."

I learned this song after defeating Shiramine. Sehahoyami~ is famous in the Hyakunin Isshu (One Hundred Poems), but I chose this one because it is related to Tokijiku no Kakunokonomi (The Fragrant Cake of Tokijiku). It is said that < refers to the fruit of the tachibana tree.

"Oh, a welcome!"

A shadow slowly turns toward us, clad in color and sharply defined outline. It is the somewhat listless Shiramine we first saw before his transformation.

"We're here!"

He opens his book of Enma and shows it to the drunkard.

"Oh, oh. Let's get him out of here.

Shiramine, floating on the floor or not, approaches noiselessly and touches the book with his long, knobby fingers.

"Now I am free through you. I am the demon that follows you.

As soon as he touches her, his back straightens and he assumes a dignified appearance. It is not the kind of atmosphere that one would call out to him casually.

"By the way, have you eaten yet?"

"Hmm?　You want some?"

Remembering that Ukon and the others had said they would not eat quadrupeds, he lays out some Japanese food that looks safe. Half of the fish was boiled in soy sauce, and the other half was sashimi with the skin seared. <

"This looks good ......"

Shiramine is eaten slowly and elegantly.

I can't just sit and watch, so I pick up a piece of sashimi with a cup of green tea. The sashimi has a faintly fragrant aroma of skin that has been quickly seared on the surface, and the rich subcutaneous fat appears to have melted from the heat. With lemon and salt, it was very delicious!　Meat is good, but fish is good too.

The first item is a sake-drinker with a bill and signature.

The second item is Shiramine, handprint and signature.

The third item is Ibaraki-doji, handprints and signatures.

I wonder if the first to be killed or the first to fulfill the terms of the deal will get the signature. And the second item was supposed to be "Doji of Thorns", but it is switched, so I guess the signed item is the younger one.

<, Shiramine seems to have finished his meal while he was packing his bag.

"...... have you eaten yet?"

Hey!　

I'm sorry, but I found out that he is in a state of "memory impairment". Is it a state abnormality that doesn't go away even if you cast a spell on it, a weakness, or a weakening?　Will it go back to normal once it levels out like white?　I'm so used to the gods and the pattern of being asked for food at the first sign of an opening that I'm a little sorry I didn't think the first word was strange.

I would like to ask him to return politely, but I wonder if he will return to Fuyong Palace (here). The black floor is polished like a mirror, and the ceiling is a coffered ceiling with flowers of the four seasons painted on each square - a much higher ceiling than usual, but I wonder how big each square is.　A luxurious, dark and lonely room. Fog still hangs in the air in the large space that seems to be the boss stage.

He said he wanted to take me out, so I guess I should take him out.

But that's beside the point.

"Mr. Nanao~"

When I pulled Shiramine's sleeve and turned the curtain in front of the room, I found Nanao-san lying on the floor, dressed in the same way he had been when we parted. The kuzunoha, which had formed the core of his body, had fallen away, and he was reduced to seven tails, the body and soul of a man with only the power of his body.

"......"

An emotional reunion!　Though still silent and motionless.

"Oh, hey. You're a beautiful fox.

Shiramine looks happy. Even though he's about 40 years old, he's still somewhat cute.

Brush him off for now. He does his best to avert his eyes, but his ears twitch every now and then. Seven fluffy tails make brushing them worthwhile. The event ends with an offering of fried bean curd.

I am sad to leave, but Ukon and the others are worried about me if I leave too late. I thought I could not use the water lilies on the wall to get out of the boss's room with Shiramine, but he went out as usual. Is it right to take him out?

If you float in the sky with your sleeves pulled back, Shiramine will follow you. Is it because he is a demon that he only feels the weight of the sleeves but does not feel the weight of what is inside?

I'm home.

"Welcome home."

With a thud, he appears in the room where Ukon and the others are. Probably, he looks like he is floating on the tatami from the chest up to the floor to everyone except Ukon.

"Why don't you come up here quickly?

Amane says.

"No, no, no. I've got a demon with me. Is there another way out?　This room is not good, is it?"

"Well?　It's your formula, isn't it?　If you can control the miasma, you'll be fine in this room. It's hard for demons to be outside in the daytime."

Giggling Ukon.

"Ukon-sama ......"

Sakon's voice is slightly chiding. Even though it's a ceremony, it's still a demon to be sealed up.

Then be my guest.

I don't know of any other exits.

"Wait."

Hey, what are you bringing?

"Homura-sama!"

I had plenty of time to spare, but when I pulled Shiramine out, Ukon was on his back, Amane was jumping, and Sakon had his hand on his sword.

"What a noisy place this is!"

In contrast, Shiramine is relaxed.

"Is it my imagination, or does he look like Shiramine to me?"

Ukon puts the tip of his folded fan to his mouth and says, puzzled.

It's not my imagination.

"Is there a mansion in Fuso where you can keep demons?"

"They're not for sale!"

"It's an abandoned property!"

When Ukon's question was left unanswered, Amane and Sakon responded with screams of denial.

The result of the cloak evaluation [I have a feeling that you should choose the right person to ask.

Hand armor appraisal result [......mm]

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Skill

[Formula] <<>.

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