When the first ray of sunlight shines into the courtyard in the morning, those things that should not belong to this world all turn into fly ash and disappear without a trace.

All that remained were the remains of the human invaders.

— But these are not their responsibilities.

After a night of bloody fighting, Fu Sangshen, whose bodies were covered with battle marks, left the medicine research team to report to work, and then left to change their clothes.

The handsome young man Tachibana Youya, who was ready for the bloody battle but had few chances to make a phone call, looked at the backs of the boys leaving briskly with a complicated face—as if they had not fought all night, but went to participate in the battle. What a fun activity in general.

"Do you still have grilled fish for breakfast today? But the master doesn't seem to like it very much."

"Later, I'd better go to the mountain to pick some mushrooms and catch a rabbit or something. Only grilled fish is too monotonous."

The teenagers walked and chatted, and soon came out of Ju Youya's sight.

After sending off Fujihime, who was hesitant to speak, Gu Yu and his party followed Abe Taiming who came to support in the middle of the night, and returned to Abe Seimei's residence in Tsuchimikado.

"It's been really hard these few days."

Lying on the verandah, the young man who let the cherry blossoms that bloomed out of season fell all over his body was talking casually.

This time without the screen's cover, Gu Yu could clearly see the face of this legendary great Onmyoji.

He has fair complexion and picturesque eyebrows and eyes - no matter what era he is in, he can be called a "beautiful man".But what attracted Gu Yu's attention the most was his lips that were more red than a woman's.

At this moment, that lip was curved into an arc that seemed to be a smile but not a smile.

It's like an ordinary smile, and it seems to have other meanings.

"It's a lot of hard work." Gu Yu tilted her head and said confidently. "So I've come to get paid."

The beauty named Abe Seimei showed a 'surprised' expression: "It's not decent to ask for payment before the work is completed."

"But you didn't pay me a deposit in advance."

After removing the unlined clothing that seemed to be able to cover her up, the girl put on a wide-sleeved bunt that was easy to move, and stretched out her left hand to the young man in front of her.

"Now I have completed two-thirds of your request, isn't it normal to come to you to ask for a part of the reward?"

"Fair trade, fair trade." The girl shook her arm where the bandage could be vaguely seen from the cuff. "Even if you are an old man, you can't live without the privilege of violating fair trade."

The young man stood up, and the petals of the cherry blossoms fell all over the ground with his movements.

He hooked his hands at Gu Yu.

"Come with me, then—but your lovely children will stop for a while."

After speaking, he stepped up and stretched out to the verandah.

He didn't mean to wait for Gu Yu at all.

"general."

Yao Yan couldn't help but speak.

"It's okay, I'll come back as soon as I go." Gu Yu patted his hand, and quickly walked a few steps to catch up with the beautiful young man who was going further and further away.

Walking through the verandah, Abe Seimei led Gu Yu to a room with the door wide open, where one could see the flowers and plants in full bloom in the garden.

"You are not a person with a talent for cultivation."

The young man walking in front with his back to Gu Yu pointed out the most fatal problem of Gu Yu.

This is not something that can be solved by hard work the day after tomorrow.

With a base of 'zero', no matter how many times the effort, the result will not increase.

A palm-sized cup, even if a bucket of water is filled, only the capacity of this cup can be retained.

"Yes." The girl behind replied with some distress, "That's why I have to ask your authority to solve this problem."

"It's a shame." The young man who sat cross-legged in the room shook his head. "Even if it's me, I can't change a person's 'essence'."

"Those who try to change themselves end up becoming another existence."

Or a demon, or a ghost, or something else—in short, no longer a human.

"Yes, I know."

The girl who looked younger than her actual age because of her thin body nodded calmly

"So as long as it's better than it is now, I'm satisfied."

The great onmyoji who has the appearance of a young man, but is already a grandfather at his actual age, looked at the girl in front of him with the loving eyes of an elder for the first time.

"You are walking on a road that cannot see tomorrow."

A future surrounded by endless darkness, and a shaky, final light that may be swallowed by darkness at any time.

He had always wanted to know what it was like to be a person who was struggling to keep the lights on like this, but he never expected that one of them would be such an ordinary child.

No qualifications, no inheritance.

Although the bloodline is a little strange, but aside from the group of fusangshen around her, she is just an ordinary little girl.

A girl who is so pure that she cannot be distinguished in the crowd.

"It's not difficult to just replenish spiritual power." The young man said as he knocked on his knee, "but it's very difficult for you to keep it—and this method can only be endured once in a lifetime."

In other words, after this time, she will no longer be able to obtain spiritual power through the same method.

"The boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge. There will always be a way."

The girl responded by borrowing Catao Toshiro's catchphrase.

It's useless to think about it now, it's better to do what you can do first.

A formal ceremony needs to wait until a specific day.Before this time, even if Seimei Abe wants to "check out" in advance, it will not work.

So before that, I could only write a 'curse' on Gu Yu's back, and made a membrane for her with a shelf life of spiritual power.

Although the spiritual power in this layer of spiritual power membrane cannot be actively used by her, it can temporarily replace the spiritual power in her body and supply it to the contract.

Although she didn't get better, it also prevented her from collapsing again due to spiritual power deficiency.

"I still have to wait... Then can I leave for a few days?"

To be honest, she kind of wanted to go back.

I fell down suddenly, and I didn't come to explain it in a hurry...

Sure enough, it would be better for her to go back and show her face, right?

"...This is your own problem."

The 'curse' called the contract has been fixed, and no matter where she goes, she cannot escape.

In the evening, Gu Yu expressed to the others that he wanted to go back once.

In fact, Yaoyan did not agree with her going back.

After all, her current physical condition is not stable, and no one can guarantee if something will happen suddenly after she returns.

But if she is not allowed to go back this trip.She probably couldn't accept the treatment with peace of mind either—his young master might be the most stubborn among his masters in the past.

"I see." He nodded.

"Then I and the five tigers will accompany you back. Hirano, Nanao and Horikawa will stay here to maneuver. This way we can get the progress here immediately when we come back."

The mature boy immediately made a reasonable personnel allocation.

Having made a plan to go home the next day, Gu Yu went back to her room accompanied by Nanwei Toshiro who was on duty today.

While walking in the veranda, I saw Qingming's apprentice with a yin and yang face again.

He is very similar to Abe Seimei, but if you look closely, you will find that they are two opposites.

A slender young man with hair tied to one side of his cheek stood quietly in the middle of the yard, not knowing what to think.Noticing Gu Yu's gaze, he turned around and bowed to her expressionlessly.

"That person... is somewhat similar to us."

The boy shook the long dull hair on his head and sighed casually.

"Like Fu Sangshen?"

"It's not...it's like a human artifact."

The boy with big eyes thought for a while before giving such a description.

It is more like a man-made dead thing than a natural creature.

"Perhaps there is something unspeakable in it... Let's not explore it."

The girl shook her head, ending this topic that might eventually develop into a gossip exploration.

Other people's affairs are always other people's affairs, so what if they know the truth?

After falling asleep, Gu Yu dreamed again.

It's still the familiar mountain forest, or the small piece of sky exposed in the canopy of trees that blocks the sun.

And that lively voice that I've become familiar with recently.

"It's early today."

That voice said so.

"Because I have something to do tomorrow, so I went to bed early today."

In the dream, Gu Yu stretched her waist, and then lay lazily on the meadow.

"Hey, do you want to lie down today too? Hey, let's get up and play together!"

The invisible voice begged again coquettishly.

If he was by Gu Yu's side, he would raise his forearm and push Gu Yu back and forth like a cat trying to attract its owner.

"But I can't even see you, how can I play with you?"

Gu Yu sat up and looked around again like she did in the previous dreams.

Surrounding is still very quiet mountain forest.

There was no sign of other life, birdsong, insects, nothing but the voice of the child she had just spoken to.

"This is hide and seek!" There was indescribable joy in the boy's voice. "So be sure—find me."

The girl blinked, as if she didn't understand why she was suddenly 'played hide and seek'.

"You have to give me some hints, right? Otherwise, where would I find you?"

"—"

It seems that something very important has been missed.

After waking up, Gu Yu stared blankly at the ceiling above.

What she had in this dream...was a little bit capricious.Every time it comes to the most critical time, I can't hear clearly.

"Master, are you awake?"

Outside the house, Nanao Toshiro knocked on the door frame of the shoji door and asked softly after hearing the slight movement from inside.

"Wake up, wake up, wait for me a moment."

Sitting up, he grabbed the clothes beside the girl and put them on one by one.

To go back today, she has to be more energetic.

Rubbing her cheek vigorously, the girl pushed open the shoji door.

"Morning, cattail, let's work harder today!"

The girl who felt that she was much healthier than before greeted loudly.

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