Everyone's gaze was focused on the curtain, and the person in the curtain finally reacted.
"Zenkibō, I can understand your thoughts, but there is no need to say more about this matter, after all, it concerns a 'bet'."
"A bet?"
"Yes, a bet, concerning the entire Tengu Clan... no, even all Youkai."
At this point, the Tengu called 'Tenma' also sighed.
If it were in the past, she would definitely order someone to take the security team to deal with those rampaging 'Tengu', but this time she chose to let it go, and all of this, as she said, originated from a 'bet'.
'Lord Tenma, I apologize for the abrupt visit today, but I have an important matter to discuss~'
She could never forget the strange girl who suddenly appeared beside her, especially the message the other party brought her.
'Humans will rise, and Youkai will decline. Whether Lord Tenma believes it or not, this is the inevitable future for the Youkai race.'
Naturally, 'Tenma' would not believe the other party's words, but the other party's ability to easily appear beside her and her confident expression inevitably made her a little concerned. The other party also took the opportunity to make a bet with her, and this bet was naturally related to those rampaging 'Tengu'.
'If those humans can't even pass this test, then how can they truly threaten us?'
This was the bet between the two, a seemingly simple test, but when she saw the letter from the 'Oni' Clan, she realized that this matter might not be solved so simply.
Compared to the Tengu Clan, which strictly adheres to 'order' and 'rules', the situation of the 'Oni' Clan is more direct. After all, according to them ———— the more enemies there are in the future, the more excited they are.
'Those battle maniacs... there's not even one person I can discuss things with.'
If the 'Tengu Clan' is a standard pyramid structure with 'Tenma' at the apex, led by several 'Great Tengu' specifically, then the Oni Clan is much simpler. The three strongest 'Oni Kings' command the entire Oni Clan, and these three Oni Kings are theoretically equal in status. The biggest reason for this situation is that their strength is similar, coupled with the Oni Clan's usual reliance on combat power to speak. Since no one can defeat the other, everyone leads a part of the underlings separately.
And the 'Oni', who are eager for 'battle', were in a state of excitement because of the news brought by that strange girl.
It could be said that 'Tenma' was extremely tired at this moment, after all, the news the girl said was too wild. If it weren't for her strength, even she would not take the other party's words seriously.
At this moment, her mood was extremely complicated. She both hoped that the woman was just speaking casually, but also hoped to be prepared in advance.
'Sigh~ What a nuisance.'
But in the end, she still made a decision.
"Zenkibō, I know you have a good impression of humans because of your former 'Master', so this time, you will be the supervisor. If those humans truly cannot handle it, then you will resolve those guys."
'Tenma's' order made Ōmine Zenkibō breathe a sigh of relief. After all, he was different from his other colleagues. If they agreed not to object to him because of the interests of the entire Tengu Clan, then he was acting out of personal reasons.
As 'Tenma' said, this was all because of his former 'Master' —————— En no Gyōja (literally, Gyōja of the En period).
As one of the most legendary Onmyoji in the entire Japan, he naturally also had his Shikigami, and the most famous among them were 'Zenkibō' (Foremost Oni) and 'Gokibō' (Later Oni). And the identity of 'Ōmine Zenkibō' before becoming a Tengu was precisely En no Gyōja's Shikigami, 'Zenkibō'. It was because of his admiration for his former Master that he favored humans.
Now that he finally heard the command he hoped to hear, he quickly stood up.
"Thank you, Lord 'Tenma'!"
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Lancer at this time did not know what was happening in the Tengu Clan, but he knew that he must hurry to his destination.
The funashiyaku originally planned to let Lancer ride his Shikigami, the 'Train', but Lancer refused in the end, because he had a better 'mount'.
Before leaving Tokyo, Lancer specially prepared some spare parts for his motorcycle, including off-road tires.
"Vroom~ Vroom~"
Accompanied by a huge roar, Lancer, riding a large motorcycle, directly raised a plume of smoke, but at this moment, he didn't care about that at all. After all, according to the funashiyaku, the situation in those few villages was not looking good.
Lancer, wearing metal armor, had his face completely covered by the iron helmet, and the cold gaze under the helmet was enough to make everyone who saw it feel terrified.
He rode the motorcycle where it could travel, and turned into a raven and flew directly where it couldn't. It could be said that Lancer traveled in a straight line all the way. The distance that the funashiyaku originally estimated would take at least a day was forcibly covered by Lancer in half a day.
"Screech~!!"
Accompanied by a piercing friction sound, the motorcycle drew a huge arc on the ground, and Lancer, as if he didn't care at all, parked the motorcycle and directly took down the blood-red spear carried on his back.
The sky was clearly clear, but with Lancer arrival, a chilling atmosphere was added.
And Lancer couldn't help but exhale as he looked at the temple on the distant mountain road.
"Phew!"
"It's been a long time since I smelled it —————— the stench of scum."
As he sighed, he walked directly towards the stairs.
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A temple, a very sacred place, was originally where monks chanted scriptures and prayed to Buddha. It was often enveloped in sandalwood, but at this moment, a temple standing on a small mountain emitted sounds of obscene pleasure and decadent music.
Dozens of 'men' were nakedly moving up and down there, their faces showing obvious excitement, but at this moment ——————
A white-haired, somewhat fat man suddenly looked up.
Since they were counter-killed after making a move on a 'girl' who stayed overnight several days ago and finally turned into 'Tengu', both he and his disciples were very satisfied with their current life. After all, they had to think twice before making a move on the young women in the surrounding villages before, but now that they have completely become 'Tengu', they have completely let go. They kidnap any woman they fancy directly, and before, they had to pretend to chant scriptures during the day, but now they have completely torn off their original disguise and indulge in pleasure all day long.
In their opinion, their current life was simply better than becoming a Buddha, but for some reason, he suddenly had a strange sense of 'palpitation'.