Seeing Ashitaba looking like this, Ning Xue had no choice but to say something.
"Don't be so nervous, Your Excellency.
There are no enemies ahead, and Mōryō... has also been eliminated."
Be aware that everyone around him suddenly froze when he heard this.
"What...?"
Everyone looked in disbelief and looked at Ning Xue who had opened his mouth and exclaimed.
Ashitaba was the first to come to his senses, and said with a tentative tone in a trembling tone.
"Your Excellency Fujiwara, are you kidding us?!"
"That's a legendary monster! How can a disaster that has been guarded by a line of witches for generations be eliminated?"
There was doubt and shock in his voice, but more of it was an instinctive resistance.
How could something that they had protected for generations, something that they had sacrificed countless lives for, be just... gone?
Ning Xue didn't give an explanation, but just raised his chin, indicating that if they didn't believe it, they could ask Shion.
Everyone's eyes fell on the witch
Shion stood there, looking at those familiar faces, looking at the shock, suspicion, and expectation in their eyes... She took a deep breath, and then nodded slowly.
"What he said is true."
Her voice was not loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.
"Mōryō... has been eliminated."
There was a deathly silence in the whole place.
Ashitaba opened his mouth wide, but could not make any sound. The guards behind him froze in place as if they were petrified, with disbelief written all over their faces.
After a while--
"Miko-sama is mighty!!!"
I don't know who was the first to burst out this shout, and then the whole team instantly became excited!
"Miko-sama! It was the miko-sama who destroyed Mōryō!"
"God bless Land of Demons! God bless the miko!"
"Long live the miko-sama!!!"
The guards cheered and jumped for joy, witnessing this historic moment.
Ashitaba After receiving confirmation from the miko, he was stunned for a few seconds, then turned around suddenly and yelled at the guards behind him.
"Quiet! Why are you making such a fuss?"
But after yelling, he couldn't help but grin. No matter how hard he suppressed the smile, he couldn't suppress it.
"Ahem..."
He cleared his throat and tried hard to maintain the majesty of the leader, but he couldn't hide the joy on his brows.
"Um... miko-sama, how did you do it? The legendary monster actually..."
His eyes glanced back and forth between Shion and Ning Xue, his eyes full of curiosity and reverence.
Shion opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know where to start.
She subconsciously looked at Ning Xue.
Ning Xue didn't speak, just looked at her quietly.
That look seemed to be saying.
You decide for yourself.
Shion was silent for a moment, and then spoke softly.
"It's him."
Everyone's eyes turned to Ning Xue.
"He was the one who defeated Mōryō." Shion's voice was calm, but with an unquestionable certainty.
"I just... helped a little bit."
The guards were stunned.
They looked at Ning Xue, the young man who was covered in injuries and looked exhausted.
Is it him?
Is this the person who defeated the legendary Mōryō?
Ashitaba's mouth opened and closed, closed and opened again, and it took a long time to hold back a sentence.
"This... how is this possible?"
Halfway through his words, he suddenly remembered something and turned sharply to Shion.
"Miko-sama, you mean... you and Mr. Fujiwara have really arrived at Shrine of Sealing?
And fought with Mōryō there? This... how is this possible? Even if you take a shortcut, you can't go back and forth so quickly!"
Shion looked at him, a trace of complicated emotions flashed in his purple eyes.
"We went to Shrine of Sealing and met the people behind the scenes.
And Mōryō... also climbed out on his own."
Ashitaba."..."
Guards. "..."
Ashitaba I feel like my brain is a bit out of use.
Mōryō... came out? Then... was eliminated?
Ning Xue raised his eyebrows, not expecting Shion to say that.
He glanced at the shock and admiration in the eyes of the guards and shook his head slightly.
"It's not my fault alone."
His voice was calm, but everyone's eyes focused on him again.
"Mōryō is very powerful.
Without the power of the miko lady, that blow would have been impossible to take shape."
He paused, his tone still calm.
"So, she was the one who really eliminated Mōryō."
The guards were stunned.
They looked at Ning Xue and then at Shion, their eyes moving back and forth between the two.
Ashitaba's mind was spinning the fastest, and he immediately guessed that Mr. Fujiwara was pushing gong.
Shion was also stunned for a moment, she didn't expect Ning Xue to say that.
She opened her mouth to say something, but she saw him shaking his head slightly, as if to say there was no need to argue.
Shion pursed his lips, but finally said nothing.
Ashitaba saw this and coughed slightly, breaking the delicate silence.
"Ahem... Well, no matter what, Mōryō has been eliminated. This is a great joy!"
He paused, his eyes swept over the two of them, and there was a hint of temptation in his tone.
"It's just that... my subordinate is stupid and still doesn't quite understand. How did a legendary monster like Mōryō be... um, solved?"
He asked tactfully, but his meaning was clear.
How on earth did you two do it?
Shion opened his mouth, not knowing where to start.
You can't say "I lent him my power, and he rubbed an ice lotus and froze Mōryō" right?
It also sounds too... outrageous.
Ning Xue looked normal, thought about his words and said briefly.
"To put it simply, you, the miko-sama, have awakened a more powerful power and completed the final blow."
Ashitaba was stunned for a moment.
Then, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"That's it...!"
A guard behind him slapped his thigh with a look of realization on his face.
"Let me tell you! How could the miko-sama only rely on others! The miko-sama must have awakened a more powerful sealing power and sealed Mōryō at the critical moment!"
The more he spoke, the more excited he became, and his voice became a little higher.
"And Mr. Fujiwara is a facilitator, helping from the side! Yes, that must be the case!"
When the other guards heard this, they also nodded, the look of reverence on their faces getting stronger.
"As expected of a miko-sama!"
"The legendary monsters really still rely on the power of the miko lineage!"
"Miko-sama is mighty!!"
Shion."..."
She opened her mouth to explain something, but found that she couldn't get a word in.
She looked at Ning Xue, but saw that the man just lowered his eyes slightly, looking at the cheering crowd with an inexplicable expression.
This guy...
On purpose?
She bit her lip, but felt a little want to laugh for no reason.
Forget it.
Anyway... this is pretty good.