When Kairouta died in battle, it was not that no one wanted to stop it.
For example, Kidomaru.
When he had nearly been killed by Mahoraga earlier, it was Kairouta who had rushed out and saved him. So before Kairouta was beaten to death by Kaido, Kidomaru also wanted to save him.
Unfortunately, he could not.
Because Mahoraga stopped him, Kidomaru could only watch helplessly as Kairouta was beaten to death by Kaido.
Even in death, his eyes had not closed.
At this moment, Kidomaru's face kept twitching, and his eyes seemed to burn with two flames. He was furious to the extreme.
But it was useless.
Because his attacks had already been adapted to by Mahoraga. No matter how angry he was, how he struggled, or how he counterattacked, he could not defeat Mahoraga. Instead, he was completely suppressed by Mahoraga.
With a muffled bang, Kidomaru was blasted away again. After crashing into the wall, he fell heavily to the ground and entered a half-unconscious state, unable to even crawl back up.
Seeing this, Rowan knew that Kidomaru had already lost his ability to fight.
He leapt down from the audience seats, walked up to Kidomaru, reached out with his right hand toward Kidomaru's head, and gently pulled.
Kidomaru's memories were instantly pulled out by Rowan.
After Rowan finished looking through Kidomaru's memories, he suddenly understood.
No wonder Hagoromo-Gitsune's side had sent three powerful combat-type yokai to capture the Nakiri family's zashiki-warashi. It turned out that Hagoromo-Gitsune's side had an expert.
But the good news was that this expert was not expert enough.
Zashiki-warashi were extremely rare yokai capable of bringing good fortune to a family.
After Hagoromo-Gitsune's side learned that the Nakiri family had a zashiki-warashi, they planned to bring this zashiki-warashi over.
In order to avoid the zashiki-warashi committing suicide, Hagoromo-Gitsune gave the other party one day to consider.
However, at this moment, a yokai on Hagoromo-Gitsune's side who could predict fortune and misfortune suddenly told Hagoromo-Gitsune that the Nakiri family was very likely to resist.
His ability told him that if only Kidomaru were sent, it would not be very safe, and there was even a possibility of failure.
So he suggested that Hagoromo-Gitsune send several experts to act together.
Hagoromo-Gitsune agreed. Thus, she sent Kidomaru, Kairouta, and Ibaraki-dōji together.
Surely this time, nothing could go wrong.
Everyone, including Hagoromo-Gitsune, thought so. As long as these three yokai moved together, there was nothing they could not accomplish.
With this lineup, they could even attack the Nura Clan's headquarters and retreat safely.
Unfortunately, Kidomaru did not know what they were going to face.
So they completely overturned.
Aside from this, Rowan also found the reason why Hagoromo-Gitsune wanted to invade Tokyo from Kidomaru's memories.
On one hand, she wanted revenge against the Nura Clan. Even in this world where yokai and cursed spirits walked everywhere, Hagoromo-Gitsune still had a deep grudge against the Nura Clan.
On the other hand, she wanted to completely control Tokyo and stage a Night Parade of a Hundred Demons there.
As for why she wanted to stage a Night Parade of a Hundred Demons in Tokyo,
Kidomaru did not know either.
Because this matter was not only Hagoromo-Gitsune's decision, but also the decision of the person behind Hagoromo-Gitsune.
Although Kidomaru was not too clear about the inside story, he strictly carried out that person's decision.
As for who that person was, anyone who had watched Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan would know.
The person behind Hagoromo-Gitsune was very likely the legendary great onmyoji…
Abe no Seimei.
After all, in Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, Hagoromo-Gitsune was actually Abe no Seimei's mother, Kuzunoha.
And Abe no Seimei was also the main villain in Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan.
This was rather unexpected.
After all, in many anime, Abe no Seimei appeared as a righteous character. Only in Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan did he make an unprecedented cameo as a major villain.
He even wanted to destroy humanity and establish a world with only yokai. That was honestly somewhat ridiculous.
Who knew what kind of person Abe no Seimei was in this world?
But judging from the fact that he wanted Hagoromo-Gitsune to stage a Night Parade of a Hundred Demons in Tokyo, he was probably not some righteous guy.
After understanding the cause and effect of the matter, Rowan had Nero release the Golden Theater, and the group returned to the Nakiri family's villa.
Rowan then told Nakiri Senzaemon and Nakiri Erina about Kidomaru's objective.
When Nakiri Senzaemon heard that Hagoromo-Gitsune wanted to stage a Night Parade of a Hundred Demons in Tokyo, he could not help being shocked, and his expression darkened to the extreme.
One had to know that Tokyo had a population of tens of millions and was Japan's most prosperous city. If a Night Parade of a Hundred Demons were staged here, the destruction and casualties caused would absolutely be an astronomical number.
"Then what should we do now?"
Nakiri Erina looked at Rowan in fear and unease, hoping Rowan could come up with a method to deal with Hagoromo-Gitsune.
Rowan calmly waved his hand and said, "Don't worry. Hagoromo-Gitsune may want a Night Parade of a Hundred Demons, but the authorities aren't useless either. Tokyo is full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons. There will definitely be someone who can stop Hagoromo-Gitsune."
"Maybe someone already knows Hagoromo-Gitsune's goal and is discussing countermeasures right now."
Hearing this comfort, Nakiri Erina slowly breathed out. Her wildly beating heart gradually slowed down and returned to normal.
That seemed right. Hagoromo-Gitsune was invading Tokyo so openly. There was no way the authorities did not know.
Maybe they were already discussing how to deal with that stinking fox.
People like them did not need to worry. The authorities were still there.
The sky would not fall.
Nakiri Senzaemon quietly glanced at his granddaughter. Unlike the simple-minded Nakiri Erina, Nakiri Senzaemon was an old fox.
He knew very well that since Hagoromo-Gitsune dared invade Tokyo, she must have something to rely on. After all, she was a yokai who had lived for more than a thousand years. If she did not have a foolproof plan, how could she possibly invade Tokyo on such a large scale?
The authorities might not be reliable.
Taking ten thousand steps back, even if the authorities really were reliable, what they had to protect was the whole of Tokyo. How many people could they spare to protect the Nakiri family?
Therefore, if the Nakiri family wanted to survive this storm, they still had to cling to Rowan's thigh.
If they had not clung to Rowan's thigh, they would only have had two possible endings today.
First, painfully cut ties and hand over the zashiki-warashi to save their lives.
Second, refuse to submit until death and be slaughtered completely by the other side.
But no matter which one, it meant that the Nakiri family would go downhill.
Now that they had clung to Rowan's thigh, the Nakiri family had directly changed its fate against the heavens.
So this thigh could not be released. They had to hold on tightly.
"Lord Rowan."
Having figured this out, Nakiri Senzaemon was in a very good mood. With a smile on his face, he pointed at the unconscious Ibaraki-dōji and the half-unconscious Kidomaru and asked, "May I ask how Lord Rowan plans to deal with these two yokai?"
Rowan said, "Whether to kill them or release them is up to you. After all, they came for you."
Nakiri Senzaemon said without hesitation, "That is not correct. Although they came for us, the ones who defeated them were Lord Rowan's people. Therefore, they should be fully handled by Lord Rowan."
Nakiri Senzaemon understood very clearly. Since he wanted to cling to a powerful thigh, his posture had to be lower, humbler. Only by making the other party comfortable could the Nakiri family remain safe and sound in this storm.
Medea said with a smile, "In that case, why not hand these two yokai to me? I have some experiments that require the cooperation of these two yokai."
She was very curious about what kind of structure yokai had and what kind of power yokai aura was. She planned to analyze it and see if there would be any unexpected gains.
"Sure."
Seeing Medea speak, Rowan decisively handed Kidomaru and Ibaraki-dōji over to Medea.
Immediately afterward, Rowan took the opportunity to bid farewell. However, before leaving, he called Nakiri Erina over.
"This time, Hagoromo-Gitsune's subordinates suffered a defeat at your family. She absolutely won't just ignore it."
"I also can't stay by your side and protect you at every moment, so I plan to give you something to save your life."
As he spoke, a graceful shadow warrior emerged from Rowan's shadow.
Nakiri Erina had seen this shadow warrior in the morning and knew that she was Rowan's shikigami.
"You saw her this morning too. This is a shikigami I created. Her strength is quite good, and she should be able to protect you."
As Rowan spoke, the shadow warrior split into two and respectively entered the shadows of Nakiri Erina and Nakiri Senzaemon.
Nakiri Erina and Senzaemon were both startled.
Rowan explained, "The shadow warriors will usually stay inside your shadows. If you encounter enemies, they will come out and help you fight. If the enemy is too powerful, they will drag you into the shadows to evade the enemy."
"At that time, you will be transported to my side."
"This guarantees nothing will go wrong."
Hearing this, Nakiri Erina and Nakiri Senzaemon quickly thanked Rowan.
"Thank you."
"Many thanks, Lord Rowan."
Especially Nakiri Erina. She was so moved that it was a complete mess. The way she looked at Rowan became watery.
Rowan also noticed it. It seemed he had unintentionally raised Nakiri Erina's affection for him.
If he confessed to Nakiri Erina now, the possibility of her agreeing would be very high.
The value of a hero saving a beauty was still too high.
Unfortunately, Rowan had no intention of confessing to her. Right now, he had no plans to chase girls. He only wanted to happily eat, drink, play, and joyfully spend each day.
Of course, if a girl confessed to Rowan, Rowan would not refuse either.
The premise was that the other party was willing to accept that there were other girls around Rowan.
I can even travel across worlds. Am I not allowed to open a harem?
After that, Rowan left with Nero and Medea, returning to the apartment where they lived.
Medea withdrew with Kidomaru and Ibaraki-dōji, returning to the magecraft workshop she had built to begin studying the structure and yokai aura of the two yokai.
"Praetor, I am going to bathe."
Nero smiled and entered the bathroom, soaking in the bath while loudly humming a song that could make people die on the spot.
She genuinely thought her singing sounded good.
What a sin.
Just as Rowan was considering whether to hide outside and wait until Nero finished bathing before coming back, Asuna suddenly sent him a message.