"Well, I will stay until Miko falls asleep before leaving." Higashino Yu moved the chair next to the desk in Yuzi's bedroom and sat down. Probably because of Miko's physical condition, her bed is not a simple bed on tatami, but a Western-style white iron frame bed with a mosquito net on the top, lamps on the bedside tables on both sides, and a high and thick spring mattress. Dong Yeyu leaned on the mattress with his hands. It felt soft and supportive. The price should not be cheap, and it must be very comfortable and comfortable to sleep on. Yuzi nodded, closed her eyes in peace, and pulled down the quilt covering her little face. The table lamps on both sides of the bedside table shed warm yellow light around, and the white face was filled with a faint halo. Dong Yeyu lay on the edge of the bed and looked over, and could vaguely see the small, almost transparent down on Yuzi's face. She didn't sleep, but whispered softly in her sleep. "Nissan Higashino, I met some interesting monsters at school today." monster? Dong Yeyu frowned when he heard this, worried that it was some dangerous monster, so he asked in a low voice: "What kind of monster is it?"
"There are pink plush dumplings who like to eat cookies. I named them Maoqiu Jun. There is also an old man who turned into a plum tree." "My classmates in the cooking department asked me to stay and clean up, and gave me the remaining cookies. I used these cookies to entertain Mr. Maoqiu." "When I left school, I met the plum blossom tree grandpa at the flower bed. He wanted me to accompany him to see the plum blossoms, saying that he wanted to see them tomorrow." "I was worried that my grandparents and Higashino Nissan would be worried if they couldn't find Miko, so I didn't agree to him." "But it is indeed a beautiful plum blossom forest. I really want Toshino Nissan to see it too." Plum tree monster? Dong Yeyu thought for a moment and smiled, "Okay, let's go and see it together next time." Since the plum blossom tree monster didn't force Miko to stay, he shouldn't have any ill intentions. Of course, this kind of thing is impossible to say. I'll ask Xiuji first when I go back tonight, and then I'll find time to go to Miko School to check it out after school tomorrow. Thinking of this, Higashino Yu discovered somewhat unexpectedly that from some unknown time, the relationship between himself and the Iori family seemed to be no longer just a simple benefactor and repayer, but closer. Miko is no longer simply the granddaughter of an elder friend. This poor, kind and dreamlike girl already has enough weight in her heart. When did the relationship begin to grow closer? Was it the enthusiasm of the old man who was so busy when they first met, or the somewhat reserved first meeting with Miko. Or maybe that plate of fried tofu? Dong Yeyu sighed in his heart, sometimes the care from others is like a silent drizzle. When he comes back to his senses, his heart has been nourished. Yuzi nodded slightly, then thought of something, turned over, turned her back to him, and fell silent. When Dong Yeyu thought the girl was asleep, his soft and ethereal voice murmured with doubt. "Nissan Higashino, if I had stayed in school, wouldn't Nyahime and the others have died?" It's true that Nyahime and the others may not die, but if the cats of Neko Town didn't delay the time and let those people kidnap you, things would be in trouble. At least it won't end as simply as today.
Dong Yeyu leaned on the bed and explained: "Maybe so. But it's not your fault. Who can foresee the danger he is about to encounter?" "Now that things have happened, blaming yourself has no meaning other than making you uncomfortable. What you should do, Miko, is to live happily with the expectations of Miyaji and the others." "What's more, after Nyahime and the others are taken in by Inari, you should meet frequently. Miko, you don't want Nyahime and the others to see you looking sad and remorseful, right?" After hearing this, Yuzi was silent for a moment, and nodded slightly, probably agreeing with Higashi Yeyu's statement. Dong Yeyu guessed that she was still a little uncomfortable, so he changed the topic to prevent her from getting into trouble in this regard. "Do you remember Kichizaemon Sui? You should meet today, right?" "Yeah! Kichizaemon Sui and White Fox saved me and grandpa." At the mention of Xiuji, Yuzi turned around and faced Dong Yeyu, with a curious look in his eyes. "Higashino Nissan, Kichizaemon Sui said that he and the white fox are both your shikigami, but I don't know the name of the white fox yet." The two of them were very close, only about 20 centimeters apart. Dongye Yu could clearly feel the girl's warm breath with a faint fragrance of milk and green apple hitting his face. This distance was a bit too close, so Dong Yeyu straightened up again and moved farther away. Iori Miko just blinked, her spiritual eyes filled with an inexplicable look. "White fox?" Dong Yeyu thought for a moment, "His name is Ayu." The pronunciations of "Yu" and "Yu" in the island's Mandarin are different, and Miko hasn't learned much Chinese, so she didn't find any clues. "A Yu? Does A Yu like to eat fish?" "Actually, I prefer chicken. The teriyaki pork chop is also good." "Does he like to eat fried tofu?" "I like it quite a lot. He heard that eel rice is delicious before and has wanted to eat it for a long time, but I don't have the money to buy it for him-" As she talked, Miko's tired eyes gradually closed and she fell asleep. Dong Yeyu found that the girl's breathing had gradually calmed down, and the warm yellow light shone on her slightly curly brown hair, giving it a warm luster. "Then let's talk about it later. Good night, Miko." Dong Yeyu smiled and whispered, turning off the lamp gently. The room instantly dimmed, with only the faint moonlight shining through the shoji door, casting a dim twilight blue. He quietly left Miko's bedroom and turned around to find that the night sky had become clear at some point. Everything in front of me was clearly visible in the cold moonlight. The waxed corridor floor and the dry landscape courtyard in the atrium were filled with silver-gray moonlight, making it quiet and peaceful. Along the corridor, we came to the lit tea room. There was only Tadamichi Iori in the room. There was a bottle of wine, two wine glasses and several plates of appetizers on the small square table beside him, including fried tofu, edamame and fried rice. Peanuts. He didn't seem to notice Higashi Yeyu's approach. He knelt down alone at the small square table, looked down at the sword in his arms, and wiped it carefully with a silk scarf. Higashino Yu glanced twice, stood outside the tea room and whispered a reminder: "Mr. Iori?"
"Higashino-kun is here." Iori Tadashi raised his head and smiled at Higashino Yu, "Come in, has Miko fallen asleep?" "Yeah." Dong Yeyu said, quickly walked in and sat across from him. Iori Tadashi nodded, put down the knife, and said nothing. He poured wine for Higashinoyu and himself, and picked up the wine glass: "The home-brewed plum wine is not as good as the famous wine. It's ridiculous." "I think home-made fruit wine is not necessarily about the delicious taste, but more of a souvenir. What's more, younger generations don't understand wine. Good wine and bad wine all have the same taste in their mouths." Dong Yeyu raised his wine glass, touched it with the old man, and took a sip. The strong and spicy taste of the distilled liquor went straight to Tianling Gai, and he subconsciously squinted his eyes - plum wine is brewed by soaking plums in distilled liquor, so the alcohol content is not low. The spiciness subsides quickly, followed by a rich, fruity and refreshing taste, with a sweet, soft, sour taste that is much better than ordinary liquor. In my previous life, after passing the college entrance examination, my father took me to drink Maotai, which is more expensive. As for the taste, I can only say that it is not as good as plum wine. "how?" Tadamichi Iori took a piece of fried tofu and put it in his mouth, shaking his head slightly, looking quite enjoying it - it was rare that Grandma Iori didn't stop him from drinking. "It tastes good." Dong Yeyu nodded and gave a fair evaluation. Tadamichi Iori smiled at first, but when he saw Higashinoyu was about to drink it all in one gulp, he quickly stopped him: "This wine has a lot of stamina. You are not yet underage, so just say what you mean." Then he handed the sword in his hand to Dong Yeyu: "Look at this sword." Dong Yeyu carefully took it with both hands and observed it from top to bottom. This tachi is much longer than the one I grabbed, even longer than the average tachi. The scabbard and handle are both a shiny ivory white, decorated with gold threads and painted with the Iori family's family crest - a ring composed of two rice ears, with a cherry blossom in the middle as an embellishment. . But unfortunately, this knife seemed to have been burnt by fire. The ivory white of the scabbard and handle were stained a little yellow, and there were even signs of sewing in the middle of the scabbard, as if it had been cracked. Clang! Dong Yeyu pulled out a section of the knife, and the blade reflected the light of the lamp with a deep cold light, and even the whole knife was filled with an indescribable temperament. It seems that I had a 'spirit' a long time ago, but it was scattered. Now I have reunited, and I just want to regenerate the spirit for who knows how long. The appearance is not as good as the Kunikotsu Isshin in Jinguji Hiiragi's hand, but it is definitely not comparable to ordinary swords. Dong Yeyu sincerely praised: "It's so beautiful. In a few hundred years, a spirit may be born again. It's a good knife." Iori Tadashi stared intently at the knife in Higashino Yu's arms, with a smile on his wrinkled face. "This is the heirloom sword of the Iori family. Seimei Ichimonji Nagako is the work of the famous craftsman Nagako. The ancestor of the Iori family helped him kill eighteen monsters before he was impressed." "Although it is usually enshrined in front of Inari God, it is not a sacred sword, but a sharp weapon that can kill demons and slay ghosts. The demon slayers of the Iori family have used it to slay demons for generations. However, since the death of Miko's father, it has been He has always been enshrined in front of the emperor." "Later, when Miko went to junior high school, I was afraid that picking her up would make her feel embarrassed, so I kept carrying her with me to protect her when she went to school or came home from school." Iori Tadamichi poured himself another glass of wine, "Thanks to it today, I was able to hold on until Higashino-kun's shikigami came to rescue me. It's just a pity that such a good sword is covered in dust." As he said that, those bright eyes looked at Dong Yeyu: "Do you like it?"
Dong Yeyu was stunned, how should I answer this? Why does it feel like so much wealth is about to fall from the sky? No, no, this is the Iori family's famous sword that has been passed down from generation to generation. How can I want it? Must refuse! Dong Yeyu was a little thirsty, so he sat upright and said with a serious expression: "I like it." After speaking, he was stunned for a moment, glanced at his hand holding the scabbard tightly, and wanted to pull it out at that moment. I'm really convinced, I am a fox with a clear heart and a high moral integrity. How can I have such greedy hands? You want everything, right? The old man raised his glass and drank it, sighed, and said cheerfully: "Then I'll give it to you." How does this happen? All joking aside, Dong Yeyu still knows what he can and can't ask for, and he will reject it immediately. Iori Tadamichi stretched out his hand to stop Higashino Yu from speaking, and shook his head at him: "I know what Higashino-kun wants to say, don't worry, just listen to me." "I think Higashino-kun is born with the talent of being a demon slayer, but he doesn't have much money. It's not enough to rely on talent alone to fight monsters." "Don't blame me, old man, for speaking harshly, but countless demon slayers have died at the hands of monsters throughout the ages, and many demon slayers have been killed in the Iori family. You are the only one who has been killed, um, my friend, if What will she do if you die?" Dong Yeyu listened and fell silent. After acquiring the demon-slaying spell, I really need a handy weapon. Judging from the situation of the island country, a knife is the most suitable - I have never seen that monster wearing iron armor. When the time comes, I will use a tachi to chop it with one knife. A silent one. Fighting is fun! As for the ban on swords and guns in the island country, just ask Miss Moon Witch to help with the knife-wielding certificate. Thinking of this, Dong Yeyu felt a little moved, but taking someone else's family heirloom sword was really embarrassing and he couldn't speak. Tadamichi Iori looked at Higashino Yu and seemed to see the reason for his hesitation, so he asked jokingly. "I just ask you, if Miko and her grandmother and I are gone in the future, will Higashino-kun take care of Miko on our behalf and support the Inari Shrine?" Dong Yeyu pondered for a while and replied seriously: "I regard Yuzi as my sister, so these things are naturally obligatory." "Isn't that okay? Miko is not in good health and will rely on you to help her from now on. It is appropriate for the Iori family to pay a small price." Tadamichi Iori smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed, as if he was savoring the sweetness of the plum wine, and pointed to the warehouse. "There are also some magic books and cultivation secrets passed down by the Iori family in the warehouse. If you are interested, Mr. Tono, you can come and take a look often." After saying that, without waiting for Dong Yeyu to refuse, he poured him a glass of wine: "Come, drink with me." Forget it, I am a repaying fox anyway, and no favor is too much, and sooner or later I will pay it back a hundredfold. With this thought, Dong Yeyu knelt down and bowed slightly: "The elder dare not refuse the gift, so the junior will accept it." After saying that, he carefully put the knife aside and accompanied Iori Tadashi to change glasses until he passed out drunk on the floor with a red face and a drunken look.
Without being disappointed, Higashino Yu used his magic power to turn wine into wine. He drunkenly took out the bed from a cupboard in the tea room and made it. He then dragged Iori Tadamichi to lie down on the bed and covered him with a quilt. "Hey, old man, I'm back." Higashino Yu pushed the drunk Iori Tadashi. Iori Tadada was snoring loudly. After being woken up, he turned over and waved his hand: "Go back, go back, be careful on the road." After getting the reply, Higashino Yu exited the tea room with a knife, turned off the lights, closed the shoji door, and staggered out of the Iori family's yard. The mana flowed in his body, and the alcohol smell surged up. As he breathed out, it turned into a white mist floating in the air, which took a few seconds to dissipate. After spitting out the alcohol, his steps slowly became steady. Walking in the silent shrine, the wind chimes on the eaves occasionally made tinkling sounds in the evening breeze. The forest was surging, and the shadows of leaves fell on the ground covered with silver frost. Higashi Yeyu stepped on the silver frost on the ground. , strode away. After leaving the shrine, Higashino Yu was afraid that the police on night patrol would catch him illegally holding a knife, so he ran as fast as he could, looking in all directions, and quickly returned home. Opening the door, Xiuji was huddled in the nest watching a late-night comedy show. When he saw Higashino Yu coming back, he jumped out of the nest with fluttering wings. "The chamberlain, Kichizaemon Sui, respectfully welcomes the lord back to the city." "Yes." Dong Yeyu responded, closed the door, changed his shoes at the entrance, entered the room, laid out the bedding first, and then gently placed Chengming Yiwen Changguang on the bedding. He did not rush to receive the reward of gratitude, nor did he indulge in the sword. Instead, he sat down cross-legged, facing Xiuji, with a serious look on his face. "Kichizaemon Sui, you did a good job today. You reported the news on time and led the way. I am very satisfied. Tell me, what do you want?" Xiuji was stunned for a second, and then he was overjoyed: "My lord fought against the thieves and generals with all his strength. The ministers only did their meager efforts and dare not claim to have merit. My lord -" Dong Yeyu was eager to receive his reward for repaying his kindness, and had no patience to act like a river drama with this idiot. "Come on, tell me what you want quickly and don't wait until it's late." "Hey, my lord, please allow your ministers to think about it." Xiuji folded his wings and walked back and forth on the floor, looking thoughtful. He had been looking forward to tonight's merit-discussing and rewarding session when he was assigned by Higashino Yu to return to the defense early. But after waiting and waiting, Higashinoyu didn't come back, so he had to receive today's salary-cereal mixed meal-watch TV and eat while waiting. Now I suddenly realize that I have been looking forward to it for a long time and have not thought about any reward. It’s true that a wise man will make a mistake every time he thinks about it, alas! Xiuji felt annoyed and looked up at Dong Yeyu from time to time. His heart became more and more anxious. Then his eyes fell on Dong Yeyu's mobile phone. His eyes lit up, it's there! Thank you brother Meng for your reward for monthly subscription and recommendation tickets (ω) Please give me a monthly pass, a subscription, a recommendation vote (╰╯) If you guys have some free time, you can give your favorite characters a little love!