230 Nurarihyon / 231 Old, Cunning, and Slippery

All three sides have their own routes for rapid reinforcement.

Now the problem arises.

With the Mount Suzuka Monster Domain occupied, the Alliance is now free to deploy troops in two directions.

The Monster of Kansai could also join forces to attack the Seki Fortress, but after the Alliance occupied Seki Fortress, they began to reinforce and repair it, and it will soon be restored to the formidable fortress that once defended against the army of superhumans from Europe and America.

If we're going to attack the city, who goes first?

No Monster wanted to be a pioneer.

The Monster of Kansai don't have an Alliance Leader as powerful and respected as Shuya, so naturally they all fight amongst themselves for their own interests.

The endless wrangling gave the Alliance ample time to repair Mount Suzuka Seki Fortress.

Several days later, the incantation on the Seki Fortress walls reappeared, Monster patrolled the area, and various defensive weapons were ready for battle; the situation was now under control.

If the Kansai Monster try to attack while they are training, the Alliance will not be afraid. What's wrong with fighting them in a battle of offense and defense?

But the Kansai Monster just continued to hurl insults at each other, saying that it was because of each other's nonsense that the Alliance was able to successfully restore the Seki Fortress.

As such news continued to arrive, the mentality of the demons in the Alliance changed.

The mentality of subordinates overthrowing superiors has actually diminished somewhat.

They looked down on these kinds of Monster.

Shuya somewhat puzzled as to why such Monster had been able to win back then.

Speaking of which, I've looked into it, and most of the people I dated back then have broken up with...

Section 246, 230 Nurarihyon

After Tamamo Ren explained, Shuya realized that there were many different factions within the Kansai Monster clan, and the clan head did not rule by a single authority.

Although the patriarch holds the power to allocate the Power of Will, he is generally not prone to rebelling in ordinary matters, but when it comes to major issues that affect his interests, he may not be so.

The head of the family has gone too far; it's not uncommon for subordinates to rebel and seize power.

The more ancient a power is, the more likely it is to engage in such activities.

Even if the current head of the family has the decisiveness to take the lead, those below will not agree, thus plunging into endless wrangling.

To some extent, the Monster of Kanto, having been exiled for many years, became disheartened and lost their desire to vie for power and profit.

The Alliance has no interest in taking advantage of this opportunity to catch them off guard.

Since they're arguing, I'll just wait until they're done arguing before I hit them.

He was just as happy cultivating in the Seki Fortress.

Anyway, once the Kansai Monster lose too much of their Power of Will and can no longer sit still, they will gather together and rebel.

Just wait.

Aside from training, the Kanto Monster Alliance is most enthusiastic about renovating Mount Suzuka Seki Fortress.

The Seki Fortress is nice, but it's old and dilapidated.

Otake-maru had little contact with modern technology and spent most of his time staying in the city, playing with cute pets. Many small animals roamed Seki Fortress.

There are several lions and tigers in the City Lord's Manor.

After the Monster from the Alliance obtained the Seki Fortress, they started to feel uncomfortable after a few days.

There's no internet here, damn it!

That's really dangerous.

The Kanto Monster have been poisoned by Shuya's video website and are addicted to this form of entertainment.

So while the Monster were repairing the Seki Fortress, they also brought over the technical monsters to study it for a while, and then asked the official superhumans for help, successfully modernizing Mount Suzuka Seki Fortress.

We have internet now!

Great news!

When Shuya saw the expressions on the faces of Otake-maru and his group of old fogies when they were using the internet and computers, he imagined a series of thoughts:

Our village finally has internet access!

You surf the internet too?

Are you male or female?

... That's the feeling that Otake-maru and the others gave to Shuya.

They became completely engrossed in it.

Especially when they learned that there was such a convenient way to collect the Power of Will, they were utterly astonished and praised Shuya to the skies, full of admiration.

Then, in the training video that was filmed, Otake-maru and the others also participated.

In addition, at Shuya's suggestion, Otake-maru uploaded some animal videos, showing a two-meter-tall hunk petting cute little animals—perhaps one could say he has the heart of a tiger but the gentle touch of a rose.

Whenever he petted the big cat, Shuya always felt like he was about to engage in a beast fight...

Shuya asked him to upload videos mainly to help him better integrate into the Alliance.

After the internet was connected, the phone lines were also working.

Of his friends, only Mai- chan called so far, but Shuya didn't have time to chat much; he just let her know he was safe.

Mai- chan originally wanted to ask what Ghost God Body was.

After dealing with these miscellaneous matters, Shuya devoted himself entirely to cultivation.

With Shizuka Hiratsuka, the Aoyama Sisters, the Yukinoshita Sisters, Otake-maru, and the Four Great Demon Generals his sparring partners, Shuya became increasingly proficient in using his Ghost God Body.

His physical cultivation also progressed by leaps and bounds. He even asked the Alliance to collect medicinal herbs that were useful for martial arts training, and to take medicinal baths like Li Shuhong had helped him with his cultivation back then.

With ample resources and practical training, Natural Martial Bone, had Shuya strengthened his kidneys. With the Heart Fire and kidney water harmonizing, his combat power increased once again.

It just makes me so energetic, thankfully I have Haruno.

And so, February arrived.

Shuya's training progressed rapidly and successfully strengthened his lungs. The metal element of the lungs generates the water element of the kidneys, and the water element of the kidneys complements the Heart Fire.

Combat strength has soared.

The Kansai Monster over there finally gathered their elite forces and came to Mount Suzuka Seki Fortress.

That morning, Shuya and the others received the news and were already prepared.

The leaders and members of the Kanto Monster Alliance stood atop the city wall, gazing towards the Kansai.

The Monster of Kansai also use the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons Technique to travel, and from a distance, it looks like the same kind of yokai wind is blowing.

Within minutes, the Monster, which had been just small black dots, appeared outside the city.

No matter how many Monster stories you've heard about Kansai Monster, Kansai strength is truly worthy of the Main Family name.

After the demonic wind dissipated, the rabble of ten thousand that had appeared before was no longer the same group.

Led by the four races of the Oni Clan, snake demons, Fox Demon, Tengu, and supported by various other Monster, a formidable military force was thus formed.

The leader of the Oni Clan is the contemporary Shuten Doji, who has long, flowing red hair, majestic horns, and is even taller than Shuten Gozaburo.

Behind Shuten Doji was a group of tall Oni Clan, each a muscular monster, who stood obediently in formation, clearly demonstrating Shuten Doji's authority.

The leader of the snake demons was a Yamata no Orochi with a snake head resembling a dragon's head. Behind him were seven Great Serpent, smaller than him but still large enough; these were the heads of the branch families.

Behind them were all sorts of snake demons; the densely packed snake bodies piled together were enough to make one's scalp tingle.

That's absolutely disgusting.

Beside the snake demon was a group of Tengu Tengu, many of them powerful and imposing.

Finally, there's the Fox Demon.

These foxes are amazing! They're so cute and beautiful.

Otake-maru's eyes turned red, and his fingers were itching to act.

We don't need to worry too much about the smaller Monster clans outside of the Four Great Demon Clans.

The only thing that caught the attention of Shuya and his skilled subordinates was an old-looking Monster standing side by side with the heads of the four great Monster clans.

Nurarihyon.

This Monster is unrelated to Nurarihyon no Mago, but it is still very powerful.

He is one of the few great Monster who have survived the World Wars to the present day.

According to legend, Nurarihyon can silently sneak into other people's homes and leisurely enjoy tea as if it were his own. When the host sees him, he will unconsciously think that he is the master of the house and will warmly welcome him.

In reality, Nurarihyon's abilities include powerful stealth, infiltration, and assassination skills; he is also quite adept at illusion magic and possesses a unique leadership charisma.

During the later stages of the war, when Monster like the Oni Clan and Tengu suffered heavy casualties, he briefly became Monster leader, but went into seclusion after the war.

It was only after he took the initiative to appear and persuade them that the Kansai Monster stopped fighting and joined forces to advance.

After the Kansai Monster arrived at Mount Suzuka Seki Fortress, the great Monster all stood half a step behind Nurarihyon as a sign of respect.

Shuya looked at Nurarihyon's head; it wasn't very long.

He seemed to be just an ordinary old man.

Nurarihyon must be over a hundred years old by now, but it's not surprising that highly accomplished superhumans tend to live long lives.

The Monster on Shuya's side also looked at Nurarihyon with serious expressions.

Then, Nurarihyon broke away from the Kansai Monster' camp and slowly walked towards the Seki Fortress.

No Monster could stop them, and no Monster dared to stop them.

Nurarihyon walked to the area between the Seki Fortress and the Kansai Monster camp, stopped, and called out:

"Alliance Leader of the Kanto Monster Alliance, would you be willing to speak with me for a few minutes?"

"I dare not accept the title of 'sir'!"

Shuya climbed down from the castle wall and walked confidently to Nurarihyon.

He looked down at the short, Nurarihyon and bowed slightly. "Inoue Shuya, Alliance Leader the Kanto Monster Alliance, greets the Monster Leader."

"Hehehe, Alliance Leader, you're too polite."

Nurarihyon smiled so much that his eyes narrowed, giving him a rather kind look.

But Shuya still noticed the look in his eyes, which unintentionally swept across his heart and neck.

Is this... a professional habit?

Still...

In short, Shuya maintained a safe distance.

"My Alliance Leader, I have a suggestion."

The Nurarihyon was slow and sluggish.

"Please speak."

Shuya listened attentively.

Nurarihyon maintained his smile, "I wonder if the Alliance Leader has considered... a more convenient and simpler way to unify the Japan Monster?"

"Oh?"

Shuya raised an eyebrow.

Section 247, Chapter 231: Old and Cunning

Nurarihyon smiled like an ordinary, kind-hearted person, without a trace of malice, which made people feel good about him.