"Lord Baal, please be sure to witness our strength!"
The One-Eyed Monster knelt on the ground in a dogeza pose, ignoring the muddy ground washed by the rain, his voice extremely confident.
"We will definitely defeat the surrounding demons and declare that this land is your territory."
"That's right, we will definitely dedicate this land to Lord Baal!"
The Tiger-head Demon stood out, knelt in a dogeza pose, and replied with a serious and respectful voice.
"We will definitely dedicate this land to Lord Baal!"
The Deer-head Monster also stepped out and knelt down.
Seeing this, the other demons also followed suit, swearing loudly to Baal in unison.
"We will definitely dedicate this land to Lord Baal!"
"..."
Baal's delicate and pretty face was expressionless, showing no trace of her thoughts.
However, inwardly, she felt quite exasperated. These demons were so high-profile; what if they attracted a powerful demon who just happened to kill her? That wouldn't be good.
She also wondered if Kikyo could protect her safety.
"Do not declare my name."
She was silent for a while, then spoke coldly to the multitude of demons.
"You only need to declare our... organization's name; that will be enough."
"Lord Baal, what is the name of our Hyakki Yagyō...?"
The Deer-head Monster's eyes flashed with a shrewd light, and he asked cautiously and respectfully. Since Lord Baal wanted them to announce the organization's name so quickly, it meant that Lord Baal had long had the idea of forming a Hyakki Yagyō.
The other demons and villagers also cast curious glances at Baal, wanting to know what name Baal would choose for her faction.
"...Inazuma."
After a moment of hesitation, a name from the girl's memory came to mind.
"The organization will be called Inazuma. You can declare this name. As for my name, we'll talk about it when it's more established."
She still didn't want to make her name public. This way, she could try to avoid attracting some hatred, and even if hatred was attracted, she would try to put it on the organization, not on herself.
Otherwise, she might be ambushed and decapitated one day.
"As expected of Lord Baal!"
The Deer-head Monster nodded slightly, revealing an expression that said, 'I understand.'
"Lord Baal, you feel that we are too weak and not yet qualified to announce your name, is that right?"
"..."
The other demons exchanged glances, feeling that the Deer-head Monster's explanation was a bit forced, but no one spoke up to refute it.
After all, the Miko standing beside Baal.
She was also a famous and powerful existence.
Therefore, for the girl to become the deity of this village, no matter how one thought about it, she couldn't be weak.
Moreover, one had to admit something.
Baal's beautiful appearance and noble temperament made her look like a powerful demon no matter how you looked at it.
So, this explanation was still acceptable.
"Lord Baal, please rest assured!" The Tiger-head Demon confidently straightened his back, clenching his fist and knocking it hard against his chest, "Give me three days, and I can take this territory!"
"...At that time, we will bring enough money!" The Sheep-head Youkai also declared confidently, "Then your shrine will be built solemnly and sacredly!"
"That's right, we will also send pure youths to you!"
The demons spoke one after another, trying their best to show their worth, so that Baal would value them more.
Although they were optimistic about Baal's future prospects.
However, to invest and gain returns, they only needed the girl's approval.
Otherwise, nothing could be established.
"Pure youths are out of the question. I'm not interested in pure youths."
Baal's mouth twitched slightly, and then another worrying question came to mind.
"By the way, you won't attack human towns, will you?"
"Lord, we will not attack human villages." The Deer-head Monster explained, "As long as we take over the nearby territory, humans will curry favor with us and pay money."
If they took over this area, they would not casually harm the humans in their own territory, because at that time, the humans in their own territory would be their property.
Perhaps they would scare people, casually kill a few to eat, and thereby make humans fear, providing fear to make demons stronger and cultivate.
However, they certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to kill everyone.
Draining the pond to catch all the fish is not what smart demons do.
Sustainable development is the way to go.
"..."
Baal nodded slightly, indicating understanding. Since these demons wouldn't casually kill people, she had nothing more to say.
Moreover, she was a Youkai now, so there was no need for her to speak too much for humans.
Even if she were a human now,
She wasn't a human from this world to begin with, so she didn't have much sense of identity with the humans of this world.
"Lord Baal, since you don't like pure youths!" A Youkai suddenly asked, "Then what type of man do you like? We can capture them and present them to you for your amusement."
(These Youkai... they're completely insane!)
Baal's mouth twitched. She glanced at Kikyo beside her. Although she was a beautiful girl now, that didn't mean she liked men.
Even if she could only be single in the future, she had no intention of changing her sexual orientation.
"I'm not interested in any men. Stop dwelling on these boring questions!"
She glared at the group of Youkai, her voice somewhat cold.
If she were still a boy, and these Youkai offered to present her with beautiful girls, she would secretly be happy, even if she refused.
However, what these Youkai said only made her think of her future:
A single person's life.
"Idiots, Lord Baal is a Youkai!" The One-Eyed Monster turned and shouted at the group of Youkai, "How could an existence like Lord Baal like weak humans? She naturally has to like pure and powerful Great Youkai!"
"Indeed, we were ignorant!"
The Youkai all nodded in agreement. Indeed, how could those weak and short-lived humans be liked by the beautiful and powerful Lord Baal?
She definitely had to find a powerful Youkai with noble blood.
"...Stop discussing these boring things!" Baal's voice turned cold, revealing an astonishing oppressive force. "Since you want to prove your strength, then set off quickly!"
"..."
Most of the Youkai trembled slightly, intimidated by the aura Baal exuded, as if they saw a deity on a throne in a rage.
This feeling... it was as if Baal had once stood at the pinnacle of power.
"Yes, we will go and conquer this land now!"
The Youkai bowed respectfully, then stood up and left in a grand procession, intending to beat up all the nearby Youkai with aggressive momentum.
They would declare the jurisdiction of this land belonged to... Inazuma.
"..."
The girl watched the departing Youkai, her heart unconsciously letting out a sigh of relief. Then, she instinctively began to ponder how to improve her strength.
With so many Youkai, if she didn't have enough strength, she might be bitten back by them.
Therefore, improving her strength was imperative.
"Don't worry, I will protect you." Kikyo seemed to see Baal's worry and whispered calmly, "As long as you are by my side, they won't be able to harm you."
"...Thank you." Baal was slightly stunned, a gentle smile appearing. "A deity should protect a Miko, right?"
"It's fine, I'm already used to it." Kikyo shook her head gently, then changed the subject, "Oh, right, I'll help you tidy up your residence later. Baal won't need to squeeze into one room with me tonight."
"..."
Baal's gentle smile gradually disappeared.
She didn't want to sleep alone, but she couldn't find a reasonable excuse.
Besides, didn't they say yesterday that they would have to squeeze in for a while longer?
"Baal, you go back first." Kikyo gently smoothed the black hair by her ear with her fair hand, and whispered softly, "I'll come find you after I've tidied the room."
With that, she turned and left.
Speaking of which, she had originally planned to slowly tidy up a room and spend more time with Baal during that period.
However, not long ago, Baal said she didn't like men and unconsciously looked at her, which made her change her mind.
It was better to let Baal live alone... for now.
As for the reason, it was actually a bit strange: Baal's gaze towards her was very familiar, just like the gaze of many men towards her.
Although it was probably her imagination,
She still decided to live separately from Baal.
Anyway, they were going to live separately eventually.
"..."
The girl pursed her lips, a subtle expression on her face.
Beside her, Little Kaede saw the desolation on Baal's face and gently tugged at Baal's sleeve, as if comforting her.
"Lord Baal, if you don't want to be separated, then I'll persuade Kikyo. We can still live together."
"...No need, it's too crowded sleeping together anyway."
Baal gently shook her head, then walked back holding Little Kaede's hand. Although she was a bit regretful about not being able to sleep with the beautiful girl,
She also didn't intend to force it.
*
Some time later.
At Kikyo's home.
Little Kaede and Baal sat on the tatami mats, leisurely drinking freshly brewed tea, accompanied by the rain outside the window.
It was quiet and peaceful.
But.
"Lord Baal... your... back!"
Little Kaede's eyes suddenly widened as she saw the dark crack that opened behind Baal, and the two fair, slender hands slowly extending from it.
Then, just as Baal tilted her head in confusion, those two fair hands suddenly accelerated, directly dragging Baal into the dark crack.
Immediately after, the crack quickly closed.
"...No... this is bad!!!"
Little Kaede was trembling with fright, but she quickly reacted, left the room, and ran directly out the door.
She was going to find Kikyo... to save Lord Baal.
Meanwhile.
On the other side.
Darkness.
Eerie.
Dangerous.
The void was covered with countless red eyes, enough to make a person's heart stop and drag them into the deepest abyss of nightmares.
It was like seeing an unspeakable evil god.
Vaporizing fragile human sanity.
"..."
Baal looked at Yakumo Yukari with golden hair in front of her, was silent for a moment, then calmly asked,
"Why did you suddenly bring me here? Is something wrong?"
"...It's not a big deal." Yakumo Yukari showed an inscrutable smile, revealing an ambiguous smile, "I want to eat you, and digest you completely."
"...Is that 'eat' in the literal sense?"
The girl asked calmly, but her eyes scanned her surroundings, looking for a place to escape.
Unfortunately... there was none.
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