Ba

A large number of Onmyoji gathered in Izumo territory east of Peace-War Pass, forming a powerful society. Its power center was located in a magnificent pavilion in a town called Namba, known as Sparrow Pavilion.

Sparrow Pavilion, bells connected by thin ropes hung on all four sides of the spirit shrine. Rows of white candles were lit on the northeast walls, their light flickering. On the east side, a small spirit shrine trembled slightly, became unstable, and fell to the ground.

The man with the bowl-cut hair, carrying a large red gourd on his back, bent down and picked up the spirit shrine from the ground. He paused, gazed at it for a moment, and then spoke to the group of people sitting on the prayer mats behind him in various postures, "The Ubume has not returned for a long time, and there have been changes at the spirit shrine. It seems she has perished..."

A man wearing a mask with a blue face and fangs, and a nose far longer than normal, sat upright and said, "Tamamo-no-Mae -Ubume in trouble, don't you have anything to say?"

The beautiful woman Tamamo-no-Mae, dressed in a kimono and with her shoulders exposed, covered her mouth and laughed, "Great Tengu, even without me saying it, you should have been able to guess. Why bother asking? Our opponent is the Kozuki Clan, which has a history of hundreds of years. It's no surprise that Ubume failed. It's just a pity for Ubume."

After he finished speaking, everyone in the room fell silent.

A girl dressed in a white shrine maiden robe seemed to have just woken up. She sat up from her cat-like position on the ground, opened her sleepy eyes, and said in a childish voice, "The matter of the Ubume will be put aside for now. The four of us have gathered here today to welcome our new member, 'Ba'."

Tamamo-no-Mae asked, "Is it the zombie-like demon?"

In the Night Tales of One Hundred Demons of Wano Country, the demon Baburu is a mindless and unfeeling zombie that can also cause Drought; it is a powerful type of demon.

The man with the bowl cut said, "It's the 'ba' from the zombies."

Tamamo-no-Mae rolled her eyes at the man with the bowl cut, "Shuten, you don't have to repeat what I said."

"I like it." A frivolous smile appeared on Shuten's handsome face.

"The adult world is so boring."

The girl in the witch's robe yawned listlessly and called out, "Come in, Ba."

"Hehehehe--I've kept you waiting for so long!"

A tall man in a black tuxedo pushed open the door, and everyone's eyes immediately turned to him. Even in the bright sunlight, the joy in his eyes and the two rows of sharp teeth showing in his open mouth were clearly visible.

"It's not quite what I expected..." Tamamo-no-Mae looked at the man's appearance, somewhat surprised.

The Great Tengu, holding his mask, stared calmly at the man, neither pleased nor saddened.

Shuten casually pointed at the man, "Kaguya, this scallion-haired guy isn't from Wano Country, is he?"

Kaguya, the girl in the Kaguya, nodded.

"You bastard, who are you calling 'Shallot Head'?!"

With Shuten his finger at his face, the man's smile vanished, replaced by anger, and he seemed ready to attack at the slightest provocation.

A hint of disdain flickered in Shuten's eyes. "I'm talking about you, outsider."

"Scattering Bats!!"

The man was furious. He raised his hands, and black shadow bats swarmed out from behind him, raining down on Shuten!

As everyone calmly stepped off the battlefield, Shuten hands gripping the hilts of the two swords at his waist, a wicked smile playing on his handsome face, suddenly drew his swords and charged out like a whirlwind, making the bells in the room jingle loudly.

He brandished his twin swords, and in a flash, he leaped past the man in front of the door with lightning speed. His steps seemed unsteady but were steady and powerful. In an instant, he stopped five meters behind the latter, his twin swords sheathed in front of his abdomen.

With a soft "plop," the man's body went limp.

"This guy is way too weak?"

Just as everyone was exchanging glances, the man's figure suddenly appeared above Shuten. Under his control, all the shadow bats regrouped, forming a prison that tightly bound Shuten inside, and crashed into the distance!

"The Rampaging Sake Aura!"

Blade light emanated from within the Shadow Box, suddenly breaking through the clouds to reveal the sun. The Shadow Box transformed into countless shadow bats, scattering outwards, and Shuten's figure reappeared.

He stared at the man, then at the vanished phantom on the ground, a wicked smile creeping across his lips, and charged forward again with the force of a whirlwind!

The man was not afraid at all; he coiled his arm around the shadow bat and was about to step forward to meet the attack.

Just as the two were about to approach, a flash of white light appeared, and two long, wide white tails with red tips blocked their aggressive attacks!

Standing in the middle, Tamamo-no-Mae retracted her two white tails and said with a light smile, "Alright, let's stop this playful fighting."

The man was quite surprised by the ability Tamamo-no-Mae displayed. He paused for a moment, then stepped back. Shuten sheathed his two swords, but unabashedly gave the man the middle finger.

The reason the group allowed Shuten to make his move was simply to see just how strong this new "Ba" really was, and whether he was worthy of such a powerful title.

"Although you are from out of town, our society welcomes talented people and doesn't care about your background," Kaguya said in her childish voice.

Wano Country has been closed off from the outside world since ancient times, with little interaction with the outside world. Precisely because of this, the sense of accomplishment gained from influencing outsiders with different beliefs is more likely to be satisfying.

Kaguya's willingness to allow men to join the club was a major factor.

Kaguya asked again, "What's your name?"

The man replied, "Moonlight."

Kaguya's voice was childish, but full of ritualistic feeling, "From now on, you will no longer be called by this name, but will be known as the Onmyoji with the title of Ba, and will serve the Izumo Society for life!"

"Ba..." He wasn't used to this name.

"That's right." The girl in the witch's robe held out her hand to the demon. "Give me your fingernails."

"Ba" asked suspiciously, "What are you going to do?"

The girl in the shaman's robe said, "We'll create a spirit shrine. With this, no matter where you are or what troubles you encounter, we'll be able to sense your situation."

"So it was Vivre Card."

"Ba" thought to himself, and took off a piece of his fingernail and handed it over.

Shuten watched "Ba" hand over his fingernails, a wicked smile crept across his lips. Despite his shorter stature, he commanded with an air of superiority, saying, "Onion Head, I don't care about your outsider status, but from today onwards, you are my subordinate and must obey my orders!"

Hehehehe!

Shuten did not see the miserable face he expected. Instead, "Ba" grinned, revealing its sharp teeth, its gaze fixed on Shuten with a gleaming light that concealed a conspiracy unknown to anyone.

"Such a powerful master must possess formidable shadows. Whether it's him or everyone in this society, as long as I find an opportunity to obtain their shadows, I'm certain I can create an incomparably powerful Zombie Army!!"