Looking at the mother bear who seemed to be a little exhausted, Sakamoto Ryoma felt sweaty for some reason.
The black thunder and storm flashing in the dark night, as well as the huge body and the shape of the beast... no matter which one is a source of fear for humans.
"That is my mother's true form...Now that my mother is tired, let her rest. Here...can I leave the rest to you?"
Xue Nai raised his head and glanced at the mountain road.
Almost 90% of the hundreds of giant demons were crushed by her and the Mother Bear's Noble Phantasm, but the rest still rushed in this direction without fear of death.
"...If we can't even defeat these opponents, I'm afraid we won't be able to call ourselves 'samurai'."
After a few seconds of silence, Zuocun pulled out the pheasant feather.
He needs to...get serious about dealing with these disgusting monsters.
...
The chaos of the night did not cause much commotion.
"Thank you for your hard work, Miss Zhizhi."
Fujimaru Ritsuka rushed to the mountain gate, and after learning what happened last night, she solemnly spoke to Naori and Yukina.
"...After all, it's something the Master asked me to do. It's nothing hard. Those guys aren't very strong either. It's just that the Noble Phantasm makes me a little uncomfortable...that's all."
Naori seemed to have regained his energy, and smiled and rubbed Fujimaru Ritsuka's head.
"It was indeed all thanks to Miss Yuzhi and Miss Xuena last night... The number of monsters, if it hadn't been for Miss Xuena and Miss Zhizhi, Aaron and I probably wouldn't have been able to handle them."
Ryoma looked relieved and said slightly relaxedly.
"Miss Fujimaru, is Soina awake?"
Zuo Cun, who had been guarding the mountain gate all night, looked a little sleepy and asked Fujimaru Ritsuka.
"Ah, she's already awake. She asked me to tell Mr. Samura to go home soon." Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded, "She seems to have something to tell Mr. Samura."
"I understand, then Ryoma... I'll leave first."
After nodding and waving to Ryoma, Zuomura jumped away.
"I'm going to the Mibu Police Station next. Is there anything Ryoma-san needs me to tell Hijikata-san?" Fujimaru Ritsuka also planned to leave.
From now on, it seems that the behavior patterns of those monsters are very easy to figure out - they disappear during the day and attack in groups at night.
Judging from this pattern alone...it does look a bit like [Tianyingui].
But Tianyingui is now a friend.
Some things just weren't true from the start.
"There is nothing else. Miss Fujimaru can just tell Mr. Hijikata exactly what happened here."
Ryoma also looked very sleepy and yawned.
...
Over at Hijikata, everyone from the Mibu Police Station has gone home, leaving only Hijikata Toizo alone in the patrol station, sitting like a Buddha statue.
The patrol station is Hijikata Tobizo's home.
after all.
Hijikata—that is—Misei Wolf—
I was shouted out so often that it was a bit disturbing to the public.
When Fujimaru Ritsuka found Hijikata Tozo, Hijikata secretly found a bottle of pickled radish from somewhere and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Is Mr. Hijikata here?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka opened the door.
Hijikata Toshizo, who was inhaling violently, suddenly froze in place.
There is a little silence in the air.
"...Please come in."
He swallowed the pickled radish with lightning speed, licked his lips, and Hijikata Toshizo became serious.
...Mr. Hijikata, your face has not been wiped clean, and there is pickled radish sauce on it...Okay, let's not mention it.
"Excuse me, Mr. Hijikata, I'm here to report to you what happened at the mountain gate last night, and by the way, I want to ask about the situation in the village last night."
"Nothing unusual was found in the village last night. I wonder if those strange little monsters only gather when there are many people... In short, there is nothing unusual. Everyone has gone home now."
Hijikata Toshizo picked up a piece of paper and wiped the sauce off his face as if nothing had happened.
"The mountain gate suffered a large-scale attack yesterday. There were probably hundreds of giant demons, but now they have all been cleared away... Now I am completely convinced that these two monsters are probably
There are two sides.”
Fujimaru Ritsuka pursed her lips and said.
Monsters that look like Miss Nobunaga will only come out to join in the fun when there are many people, and they appear out of thin air, while those demons come down from the mountains and attack with more power.
Although the mermaid Nobunaga also looks a bit strange, compared to those ghosts, he is simply not more pleasing to the eye.
It's so pleasing to the eye that even Fujimaru Ritsuka wants to keep one.
"It's troublesome... We don't have much time left for trial and error. Where is that guy Zuo Cun now?"
Hijikata Toshizo frowned and pinched his chin, then raised his head and glanced at Fujimaru Ritsuka.
"Ms. Souna called Mr. Samura back. She seemed to have something to tell Mr. Samura... Do you need me to inform Mr. Samura?"
"go."
Hijikata Toshizo did not hesitate to give orders to Fujimaru Ritsuka, or it could be said that he was born like this.
"Go and tell him that after lunch, we will gather at the village chief's house for discussion... If tonight is still the same as last night, the defense at the mountain gate alone is probably not enough... We have to do something
So that we can direct more power to Shanmen’s plan.”
"The other thing is, the safety of the two miko-sama is in danger."
I have to say that Hijikata Toisho thought things through very comprehensively.
He waved his hand.
"You should leave as soon as possible. I will notify that guy from Takasugi."
"Ah ok, I understand."
Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded cautiously and exited the patrol station.
Hijikata Toshizo sat in his seat and was silent for a while.
Suddenly, he licked the corners of his mouth, bent down and took out the jar of pickled radish that he had just finished.
"Sure enough, I still need this..."
...
"Eshina, I'm back...and Himiko-sama and Ichiyo-sama? What are you..."
Zuo Cun looked at the other two shrine maidens who appeared at home and was a little dazed for a moment.
"I'm sorry, Master Samura, but Ichiyu and I may have to bother you here for a while." Himiko bowed slightly to Samura and sighed.
"We got a warning from the mountain god... The shrine is no longer safe, and the monsters will not go around because of his protection, so Kazuya and I have to walk down the mountain and return to the mountain during the day.
Preparations for the festival include staying in the village at night."
"...I understand, this is not a nuisance. Anyway, my place is quite large and no one usually lives here. You and Ichiyo-sama can stay here first."
Zuo Cun nodded to show that he understood the situation.