Chapter 105: I Am My Lady’s Dog!
Kujō Main Residence.
A single candle flickered, illuminating the light and shadows within.
Kujō Sujin lay on a soft couch, his emaciated body revealing his ribs.
His cloudy eyes slowly scanned the paper in his hand.
Due to supernatural beings and certain peculiar supernatural users, truly important messages were always delivered on paper or in person.
And in front of Kujō Sujin, a man in a black suit and sunglasses was bowing.
However, the symbol on this man’s uniform was not the blood-splatter-like crest of the Kujō family, but the tree-like crest of the Natsuba family.
In other words, this steward was a senior steward of the Natsuba conglomerate, not the Kujō family.
After reading the letter, Kujō Sujin’s old face wrinkled into a sinister smile.
“Heh, how interesting.”
“That old geezer Genryū is so eager to marry his daughter to me.”
“But if he’s only marrying off one daughter…”
“He’ll have to return half of the materials from before. Then I can agree to his request to join forces.”
“Of course, if we eliminate the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain…”
“The other daughter must also be married to me, unconditionally.”
Kujō Sujin said.
The letter was long and convoluted.
But after Kujō Sujin had sorted it out, it became simple and clear.
Natsuba Genryū wanted to move up the wedding date, to hasten their alliance, to combine the power of the two top-tier conglomerates.
To find the organization of the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain.
And for the two of them, both A-ranks, to join forces and kill the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain.
In fact, Kujō Sujin had already received intelligence that the Natsuba main residence had been attacked by the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain a while ago.
The second son of the Natsuba family had been crippled as a result.
The peak C-rank stewards had been almost completely wiped out. This was a huge loss.
Therefore, the Natsuba conglomerate had become a joke among the top-tier conglomerates for a short time.
But after thinking about it, no one among the heads of the top-tier conglomerates dared to laugh.
If the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain could inflict such a level of casualties on the Natsuba conglomerate…
It meant she could inflict the same level of casualties on their conglomerates.
The other two top-tier conglomerates had no conflict with the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain, so they could remain aloof. But the Kujō family was different.
The Kujō family had a thousand and one connections with the Natsuba conglomerate.
And because of this, they were also constantly at odds with the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain.
For example, Natsuba Rinrei was now a subordinate of the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain, and she was originally supposed to marry him. And…
The plan to kidnap Natsuba Hanae.
And Natsuba Hanae’s relationship with Natsuba Rinrei was very good.
With a detailed investigation, it would be easy to find that the Kujō family was inextricably linked to all of this.
Of course, Kujō Sujin was currently unaware of the matter between Kamishiro Naraku and the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain.
Otherwise, with all of this piling up, the conflict between the Kujō family and the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain would be no less than that of the Natsuba conglomerate.
In summary, finding the lair of the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain’s organization and killing her was a hundred times beneficial and not at all harmful to the Kujō family.
Kujō Sujin naturally had no reason to refuse.
And moving up the wedding date, he naturally agreed.
Originally, having Natsuba Hanae and Natsuba Rinrei marry at sixteen was just for the sake of appearances, to give the public a good impression of the two conglomerates.
But now, the alliance was urgent. This was not the time to worry about face.
“Cough, cough, cough—!!”
Suddenly, Kujō Sujin began to cough violently.
He frowned. Since that day, because he had completed his deal with Kamishiro Naraku, he had received several bottles of his condensed supernatural blood.
Why had it lost its effect so quickly?
He endured the pain of his rapidly weakening body and said with a calm expression,
“I agree with Genryū.”
“In a while, I will personally go to the Natsuba main residence to discuss the specifics.”
“You may leave.”
Kujō Sujin waved his hand dismissively.
The Natsuba steward bowed slightly, then slowly walked out the door and disappeared.
After the Natsuba steward had left, Kujō Sujin could no longer bear the soreness in his throat, the weakness in his body. He covered his mouth and coughed violently.
“Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough—————!!!!”
He coughed up blood into his palm, and only then did he feel a little relief.
However, when he looked at his palm with his cloudy eyes, he froze.
In his palm, it was not the brilliant red of blood, but a deep, chaotic black.
“?!!!!!!”
“What is this? How can my blood be this color?”
“Humans, no matter what kind of supernatural ability they awaken, their blood is always red. Only the blood of a supernatural being is…”
In an instant, Kujō Sujin’s hair stood on end, and a chill ran through his heart.
At the same time…
Kujō Sujin’s originally blood-rich, constantly recovering and rising to mid-A-rank strength was rapidly declining.
He returned to the edge of A-rank, his body extremely weak.
And deep within his heart…
A voice, like the hiss of a venomous snake, suddenly sounded.
“How rude, Lord Kujō. Besides supernatural beings, my blood is also black.”
The moment the voice sounded…
In the shadow cast by the candlelight, on the back of Kujō Sujin’s neck, a mass of blood instantly wove itself into another head.
Kamishiro Naraku’s head!
His pure black eyes were filled with confusion, then he completely came to his senses.
“I see…”
Under that sword strike, he had ultimately died without any resistance.
And this current body was his backup plan.
He had constantly given Kujō Sujin his divine blood, to prolong his life and enhance his strength.
And the so-called divine blood was actually his own essence blood, blood that had mutated after fusing with countless supernatural beings.
A single drop of his essence blood, after being diluted, could turn an ordinary human into a supernatural being.
Not to mention, after years of Kamishiro Naraku’s “nourishment,” how much of this blood was now in Kujō Sujin’s body?
Each complete drop of his essence blood contained a complete supernatural being, and a part of Kamishiro Naraku’s consciousness.
This was Kamishiro Naraku’s last resort.
“Master of Summer Harvest Mountain…”
Kamishiro Naraku muttered her name.
Even though she had killed him…
There was not a trace of anger in his words, not a trace of disrespect.
His pure black eyes were filled with absolute fear.
Kamishiro Naraku no longer had the courage to face her directly.
Not to mention…
Kamishiro Naraku looked into his own mind. In the depths of his mind…
A dark Sanctuary Flame burned eternally in the darkness, like an eternal red sun.
And it constantly made him feel an omnipresent pain.
Even after changing bodies, and being thousands of kilometers away from the scene of the incident, he was still under the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain’s gaze.
He… was being watched.
A suffocating fear swept through every nerve in Kamishiro Naraku’s body.
If he were to encounter her again in the future, he probably wouldn’t even have the courage to resist.
So, he had to do everything he could to avoid her!
And because he was now sharing a body with Kujō Sujin, Kujō Sujin also felt this suffocating pain.
But he thought it was Kamishiro Naraku’s way of intimidating him.
“Kamishiro Naraku!!!”
“What are you doing? You want to take over my body?!!”
“I’ll kill you!”
To have another person’s head grow out of his body, even Kujō Sujin couldn’t stand it. It was too strange, too bizarre.
And it filled him with a sincere fear and unease.
And Kamishiro Naraku, hearing Kujō Sujin’s words, snorted with contempt.
He was afraid of an A-rank like the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain, who had already stepped into the realm of gods, not this laughable, weak A-rank.
Although his current rank had dropped to peak B-rank…
But because of his high degree of fusion with the Old God, he had acquired a trace of its chaotic, indescribable aura. His overall strength was by no means inferior to Kujō Sujin’s.
His lips curled into a twisted, disgusting smile.
“With just you?”
The two decisively began to fight.
In the next moment, a powerful blood-red hand and a massive black tentacle collided!
“Boom————!”
The side courtyard was instantly reduced to ruins.
…
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Kyoto.
Natsuba Hanae’s crowned form stood in mid-air, her divine power like a prison.
She frowned slightly and murmured,
“The Sanctuary Flame didn’t burn Kamishiro Naraku’s soul completely?”
“But it doesn’t matter.”
The burning of the Sanctuary Flame was also a form of devouring.
Under Natsuba Hanae’s overwhelming power, even the Old God’s body was instantly devoured by the Sanctuary Flame.
However, a small portion of Kamishiro Naraku’s essence was missing.
Natsuba Hanae had noticed.
Of course, the Sanctuary Flame had already marked him. In the future, no matter what form Kamishiro Naraku took, if he appeared near her, she would instantly recognize him.
And he would continuously endure the burning of the Sanctuary Flame.
This was a torment of the soul, not something that could be healed by physical regeneration.
Moreover…
Kamishiro Naraku not being completely dead might be good news for Natsuba Hanae.
His existence was practically a convenience store for her.
When she was lacking a third Nightmare-level supernatural being, he had sent her a super-spec Old God plus divinity masterpiece.
This time, with his fragmented escape, who knew what kind of generous gift he would bring her in the future?
Thinking about it, Natsuba Hanae was actually a little excited.
She had already observed that the Heavenly Emperor Girl’s power within her was about to be completely restored.
At the same time, after she had integrated the power of that sword strike…
She had come to a complete realization.
The true power of the Nine-Headed Bird could likely be fully realized through her own efforts.
The Nine-Headed Bird that the system had rewarded her with was likely just a divine shell.
Possessing only the physical attributes of a god, but not a god’s true power.
True power had to be gathered slowly from her daughters, from herself.
The completion of the Heavenly Emperor Girl was like her third blood-red bird head, and its nature was clearly similar to that of the Nine-Headed Bird.
If she had rashly adopted a hundred daughters, at that time, she probably wouldn’t have been able to possess the true divine power of the Nine-Headed Bird.
Her initial caution was indeed correct.
Natsuba Hanae pondered in mid-air.
However, the humans on the ground were surrounding and killing the submitted supernatural beings. Natsuba Hanae pursed her lips.
She waved her right hand.
All the supernatural beings instantly rippled and were enveloped in bubbles, then suddenly disappeared.
She had sent them to the Summer Harvest Mountain Otherside.
Then, the crown on Natsuba Hanae’s head dissipated, and the Umbrella Sword in her hand also returned to her main body.
Just as Natsuba Hanae was preparing to withdraw all her divinity…
A clear, cheerful voice from Tamamo-no-Mae suddenly echoed in her ears.
This was a telepathic communication.
“My Lady is the best!”
“Your magnificent brilliance strikes me like a whip, and while it hurts, it is forever etched in my heart!”
Natsuba Hanae: “…”
What a strange analogy.
She really wanted to give Tamamo-no-Mae a taste of a combination punch on her chest.
But Tamamo-no-Mae was her daughter. And now, another new daughter had been born here. To leave without a word was indeed a bit rude.
Thinking of this…
Natsuba Hanae took a step forward, and in the next moment, she was at the top of the high wall.
Tamamo-no-Mae looked at her with a look of reverence and admiration.
And Kamishiro Hime, besides reverence and admiration, also had a hint of curiosity.
The two knelt on the ground in unison.
“Tamamo-no-Mae.”
“Kamishiro Hime.”
“Greetings, my Lady (Mother).”
Hearing this, a faint smile appeared on Natsuba Hanae’s lips, and she said,
“No need to be so formal. Get up.”
Hearing this, Kamishiro Hime stood up. But she saw that Tamamo-no-Mae was still kneeling.
Tamamo-no-Mae lowered her eyes, staring at Natsuba Hanae’s fair, delicate, smooth, and translucent legs.
She blamed herself.
“It’s all my fault for being so incompetent, for making my Lady come here in person. Please punish me as you see fit.”
“Let me be your dog for a week, for your amusement, as a punishment, so that the other sisters will remember!”
The three fluffy, pink and white fox tails behind Tamamo-no-Mae wagged frantically.
Like a real dog. It seemed that this so-called punishment was not a punishment for Tamamo-no-Mae, but a reward.
In reality, this was Tamamo-no-Mae’s selfish desire. To be her Lady’s dog for a week meant she would be by her Lady’s side for a week.
And a dog insulting a fox?
Actually… she was a dog girl. Foxes were canines, so they could also be dog girls. No problem, not an insult at all.
If it were an insult, Tamamo-no-Mae would probably be even more excited.
Natsuba Hanae pursed her lips, saying nothing, and looked at Kamishiro Hime with a slightly complicated expression.
Seeing Tamamo-no-Mae like this, she hoped this new daughter wouldn’t get the wrong idea.
However, in the next second…
Kamishiro Hime looked at Tamamo-no-Mae’s punishment, and at Natsuba Hanae’s gaze, and she understood!
Tamamo-no-Mae’s actions were undoubtedly her benchmark, the corporate culture of Summer Harvest Mountain. Her mother’s meaning was clearly why she hadn’t done it yet.
She quickly fell to the ground with a thud.
“Mother, there’s nowhere to sit on the top of the high wall. Please sit on me for now.”
Natsuba Hanae: “…”
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