Don't Speak of People by Day; Don't Speak of Ghosts by Night / The Forty-Seventh Year of Meiji

Throughout the journey, Yuxian remained silent, seemingly lost in thought.

Mash asked worriedly, "Senpai, is something the matter?"

Yuxian stopped and sighed.

He suddenly spoke loudly into the desolate wilderness, shouting, "Come out now! Tamamo no Mae!"

Yuxian's voice carried far into the distance, followed by a series of echoes.

Tamamo no Mae ...Momo-mae... Mae...

If a 'Migu' sound were to suddenly be heard in Yu Xian's ear at this moment, Yuxian would feel a little more at ease.

However, Yuxian waited for a long time, but the surroundings remained quiet, as if nothing had happened.

This, on the contrary, made him very uneasy.

"Senior, is Tamamo- san here?"

Mash was puzzled by Yuxian's behavior. She had not found any information about Tamamo no Mae and did not understand why Yuxian suddenly called out Tamamo no Mae's name.

Yuxian then recounted the story the old man had just told him.

He said, "Master left so quickly, she must have discovered something. I think it must be Tamamo no Mae to something, but I don't know why she won't come out."

Based on Yuxian's understanding of Tamamo no Mae, she should have appeared before him immediately. Her current silence is making Yuxian very worried.

"Senior, could it just be a coincidence?"

A coincidence?

Yuxian smiled wryly. He would rather it was just a coincidence; otherwise, Tamamo no Mae's unwillingness to appear was definitely brewing something terrible.

P. S.: I have to mention that I was drenched in the sun and rain on a hot summer day, and that's when I got home and created Tamamo no Mae.

So Tamamo no Mae is my wife, and you certainly won't object.

Chapter 2, Section 315: "Don't talk about people during the day, don't talk about ghosts at night."

Tamamo no Mae is really nearby, Yuxian doesn't know.

But since she won't show up, it's obviously impossible to force her.

Yuxian had no choice but to lead everyone on their way. The children walked very slowly, and they weren't going to walk in a serious manner.

Looking around and playing, the group's pace was slowed down considerably.

Following the direction the old man indicated, Yuxian walked for a long time, but still couldn't see a trace of Kyoto.

If he hadn't believed the old man wouldn't lie to them for no reason, he would have seriously doubted whether they had taken the wrong turn.

"I'm so tired... Master, carry me..."

The children began to tire of the monotonous journey, and the repetitive scenery had made them lose interest in playing. They started asking Yuxian to carry them on his back.

Having no Yuxian choice, Yu Xian had to take turns carrying them, one person for a section of the journey, which was very fair.

Fortunately, his physical strength has improved significantly after training.

Even so, carrying someone on his back all the time still made him feel somewhat tired.

As the sun gradually set, Yuxian had not yet arrived in Kyoto, and walking at night was inevitable.

However, he didn't care. The moonlight was quite bright tonight, shining on the earth, and he could clearly see the road ahead, making it easy to walk.

"Master, Master, are there ghosts here at night?"

Now, with Gretel on Yuxian's back, she asked with a serious expression.

Yuxian said irritably, "If there are ghosts, I'll hand you over to them to eat, and then we can escape."

"Wow! Master is so naughty!"

Gretel Yao persisted, her eyes darting around as she said, "Alice is so thin, she doesn't have much meat on her bones. Little Jeanne is even fatter, so the ghost would definitely like to eat her more."

Little Jeanne was furious; a perfectly good Gretel had turned against her.

She retorted with a stern face, "You're the fat one! You're all fat!"

The two started arguing about it.

As the saying goes, one should not speak of people during the day, nor of ghosts at night.

And sure enough, after hearing the Gretel, a ghost really did appear.

"None of you will escape. I will eat you all, fat or thin."

Shock!

Ahead of Yuxian and his group appeared a hideous figure, which looked extremely sinister and terrifying in the moonlight.

Little Jeanne said with great dissatisfaction, "It's all Alice's fault! A real ghost has appeared! What are we going to do now?"

"Then let him eat Alice," Little Jack suggested seriously, blinking his eyes.

"Jack! I wasn't talking about you, how could you do this!"

Gretel was unhappy. She hadn't called out the ghost on purpose, yet her friends were all targeting her.

"No need to fight, everyone gets a share." The ghost chuckled and charged towards Yuxian.

The children screamed and hid behind Yuxian.

But judging from their curious and eager observation of the suddenly appearing ghost, it was clear that they weren't actually afraid.

They probably thought it was fun.

Yuxian stood there motionless, still a little confused. What was going on? Was there really a ghost?

Didn't my master say there was no danger?

Seeing that Yuxian didn't move, the ghost became even more smug, thinking that Yuxian had been scared out of his wits and had no strength to run away.

Of the people in front of him, only Yuxian seemed to pose a slight threat; the others were either girls or children, and could be easily dealt with.

Yuxian was so frightened that he didn't move, which made him very satisfied. This time he could have a good meal.

Bang!

Just as the ghost was about to reach Yuxian, a huge shield suddenly appeared from the side and sent him flying far away.

"Senior, are you alright?"

Mash asked with great concern, her eyes fixed on the demon she had swatted away, watching its movements.

Yuxian shook his head. What could possibly happen to him? No matter how weak he was, judging from the actions of the ghost in front of him, it was far from enough to hurt him.

He is, after all, a Magus.

Besides, those little guys hiding behind him who looked terrified wouldn't just stand by and watch him get hurt.

Jack had already prepared his dagger; the one who should be worried was that ghost.

After realizing that Mash was the most difficult to deal with, the demon turned its attention to Mash and charged at her.

Snap!

Another shield slammed into his face, knocking him to the ground once more.

This ghost began to question the meaning of life.

He kept his distance from Mash very cautiously, retreating step by step. He decided to retreat temporarily and slowly figure out how to deal with Yuxian and his group.

"Where are you going?"

A voice sounded behind him; Little Jack had somehow gotten behind the ghost.

The children stopped pretending and surrounded the ghost.

"We finally encountered a demon that wanted to eat us, but we didn't expect you to be so weak."

Gretel criticized the ghost in front of her with great dissatisfaction, "You are so useless."

Her eyes darted around, and she stepped forward, getting close to the ghost. She winked and said, "Why don't you introduce us to a few stronger ghosts?"

"Hmm..." Gretel tapped her chin with her finger and said thoughtfully, "Someone about as strong as Ibuki would be fine."

"Go to hell!"

When the ghost saw Gretel walk up to him without any precautions, its fingernails turned into sharp blades and swung down at Gretel in an instant.

Laugh!

A sound like flesh being cut open rang out.

The ghost looked at Gretel with a ferocious expression, but he did not see the head and body separated as he expected. Gretel was still looking at him with bright eyes, and her expression did not change at all.

He looked toward the hand that had just swung out, but couldn't find his own arm.

Where is the arm?

His eyes scanned the area quickly, and he finally found his arm on the ground not far away. A pool of blood flowed from the severed arm, and a child stood next to it.

The child had an innocent smile, holding two daggers upside down in his hands. The daggers were spotless and gleamed in the moonlight.

"Jack, be careful, don't kill him! He's going to lead us to find other ghosts!"

The Gretel sent a message to Jack from afar.

The ghost finally realized that he had encountered a powerful person, and he now desperately wanted to escape.

But the children surrounded him, making him lose his way to escape, leaving him with no choice but to fight desperately.

His severed arm slowly grew back until it was completely restored, as if the severed arm on the ground had not been cut off from him.

Wow! It's grown again!

The children were very curious that the ghost in front of them had such abilities, and their interest was greatly aroused.

"Stop playing around, arrest him now, we'll interrogate him slowly."

Yuxian shook his head and interrupted the children, thus saving the ghost from becoming a toy.

Since it was Yuxian's request, the children naturally wouldn't refuse. They quickly caught the ghost and tied it up tightly with rope, making it unable to move at all.

Section 316, Chapter 3 Year 47 of the Meiji Era)

After the children tied up the ghost, they hung him from a tree and began to interrogate him.

What era are we living in?

The first thing Yuxian was concerned about was the current era, as this was important for their future actions.

"Year 47 of the Meiji Era."

The ghost answered without hesitation that the situation was now stronger than that of humans, leaving him no choice but to behave himself.

"So it was the Meiji period..."

Yu Xian pondered for Yuxian. This was a very important period for Japan. It was neither developed nor backward, but its industrialization was beginning to develop rapidly.

Mash shook her head and reminded her, "Senior, the Meiji era only lasted forty-five years, after which came the Taisho era. There was no Year 47 of the Meiji Era in history."

"Huh?" Yuxian was taken aback. He was a little annoyed. This was taking advantage of his bad history and trying to fool him.

"How dare they lie!" The children had believed what the demon said earlier, but now, reminded by Mash, they felt cheated.

Little Jeanne lashed the demon with her spear, and the demon, hanging from the tree, began to shake violently.

"We've studied hard, don't try to fool us, there was never a Meiji period of forty-seven years!"

Little Jeanne was furious and kept whipping the ghost, annoyed that she had almost believed its lies.