The Master's Going to Suffocate! / That Is Absolutely Not Allowed

Shuten immediately bristled, "Jealous of you? Are you still asleep?!"

"Come, come, let's fight three hundred rounds! Don't be afraid of me. I, Shuten Doji, have never been afraid of anyone!"

Minamoto no Raikō smiled leisurely and slowly uttered a few more words.

"You're jealous."

"Ah!!!" Shuten shouted, provoked by Minamoto no Raikō, "Today I'm going to smash you flat with my sake gourd! Smash you flat!"

"Ah..." Minamoto no Raikō sighed and said with pity, "Shuten, you're so pitiful. It's not shameful for you to envy me, I forgive you."

"Me, envy you? I'm so glad I didn't grow up that big; it would be so inconvenient for me to walk!"

Despite saying that, Shuten's expression was extremely ferocious. She hated the old woman in front of her who was deliberately showing off, flaunting her outrageous figure everywhere.

Now they're even actively coming to her door to provoke her, hanging around in front of her as if she's the only one with this.

This is intolerable!

The two immediately started fighting, exchanging blows in front of the mansion, creating a cloud of dust.

"Shuten, are there enemies? I'm here to help you!"

Ibuki jumped out of the house. She was closest to Shuten, and as soon as she heard the noise, she ran out to help.

"You don't need to lift a finger. I'm going to beat her to a pulp today and tie her watermelon up with strips of cloth so she can stop showing off!"

How could Shuten possibly let Ibuki- dōji join him in fighting Minamoto no Raikō? Wouldn't that make him look like he was afraid of her?

She insists on defeating her opponent one-on-one; only then will it have meaning.

Ibuki then realized that the person opposite her was Minamoto no Raikō. She pursed her lips, said nothing, and stood aside without making a sound.

She definitely wouldn't interfere in the fight between Shuten and Minamoto no Raikō; it was their battle, and she didn't understand the point of their constant fighting.

In the end, neither of them could win. It's not like it's the first time they've fought. Isn't it boring?

Ibuki yawned somewhat boredly. He had heard fighting so early in the morning and thought something fun was going on. He wished he hadn't gotten up.

Kanae and Kocho Shinobu also came out of the house at this time.

Seeing the battle between Shuten and Minamoto no Raikō, Kanae pulled Kocho Shinobu into the house.

"Let's go prepare breakfast."

Kocho Shinobu asked, somewhat puzzled, "Sister, are you sure you don't need to go help?"

She was puzzled. There were clearly enemies around, so why did her sister act as if nothing was wrong and drag her to make breakfast instead of going up to help?

This doesn't make sense, does it?

"They fight like this every now and then, I'm used to it. It's also a rare time when Shuten is sober, and in the end we'll definitely sit down and eat together."

Kanae has been here for quite some time and has experienced similar scenes several times, so she's already used to it.

"They're friends?" Kocho Shinobu blinked. Hearing Kanae say this, she assumed it was just a friendly sparring match.

"We can't really be considered friends, it's a very complicated relationship anyway, it's better for Ren not to know."

Kanae didn't say much. In her eyes, her younger sister Kocho Shinobu was still a child, and it wasn't the right time for her to know such things.

Moreover, she will naturally understand when she grows up; there is no need to teach her deliberately.

Chapter 27, Section 340: The Master is about to suffocate!

"It's so noisy! Can't a person get any sleep?!"

Little Jeanne was the first to rush out of the house. Although she didn't usually like to sleep in, being disturbed from her rest still made her very angry.

But when she saw who it was, she immediately turned and left without hesitation, as if she hadn't said those words at all.

"Little Jeanne, who is that? Why are you back? Didn't we agree to teach them a lesson?"

The other children, seeing Little Jeanne's actions, immediately asked in bewilderment.

"See for yourselves."

Little Jeanne of Minamoto no Raikō no Yorimitsu would be too unpleasant. She didn't like being held in Minamoto no Raikō's arms at all; it would make it hard for her to breathe.

"Wow! It's Lai Guang's mom! Let's go back to sleep."

The children thought that this way they wouldn't be discovered by Minamoto no Raikō, but in fact, Minamoto no Raikō had already noticed them the moment Little Jeanne rushed out.

Her expression changed, and she said to Shuten very seriously, "I never would have guessed that you had hidden your Master. I never expected this! Shuten, you would do something like this!"

"Master?" Shuten tilted his head and hurriedly turned around to look behind him.

"It really is the Master!" Her eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief.

"Ibuki, when did Master arrive?"

Ibuki yawned and said, "When you're drunk."

"Then why didn't you wake me up!" Shuten complained, realizing she hadn't even known when her Master arrived.

Ibuki decided to ignore her, thinking: Can you wake someone up when they're drunk?

Seeing the expression on Shuten's face, Minamoto no Raikō suddenly realized, "I see."

She strode past Shuten, grabbed Yuxian, and Yuxian could react, gave him a thorough "face wash."

"Wow! The Master is about to suffocate!"

"We must hurry and save him."

Seeing Yuxian Little Jeanne being held by Minamoto no Raikō, Joan of Arc began to worry about him and empathize with him.

"Go ahead, we'll cheer you on."

"Yes, Little Jeanne, go and take over for your Master, then your Master will be fine."

Little Jeanne blinked, hesitated for a moment, and then quickly said, "Let's hurry up and have breakfast. Children must not skip breakfast, or they won't grow tall."

"Hmm, that makes sense. Let's go."

The children walked away without any regard for their Master, pretending not to see him.

"Have you had enough?!"

Shuten glared at Minamoto no Raikō with great dissatisfaction. This was blatant boasting, a naked display of arrogance.

It's one thing for him to come here and show off normally, but now he's even showing off his Master in front of her. Shuten felt his blood pressure rising.

"Huh? Master can't breathe. I was so careless."

Minamoto no Raikō Yorimitsu released his arms from Yuxian, his face showing an expression that said, "I didn't mean to."

But in Shuten's eyes, this was intentional, absolutely intentional.

"Dinner's ready!"

Kanae's voice came to Yuxian's rescue. He couldn't wait to turn around and run away. These little guys are really clever. They all disappeared at this time.

When Yuxian arrived at the restaurant, they sat there quietly, looking like good children, eating their meals attentively.

He looked them over one by one, trying to glean something from their faces.

Little Jeanne d'Arc said to Yuxian in a serious tone, "Master is here! Hurry up and eat, you need to eat to have energy, it's delicious."

Yuxian asked, "Why did you run so fast just now?"

"Huh? What just happened? Master, you're so strange. Of course you have to eat enthusiastically, otherwise it won't taste good when it gets cold."

The children stared intently at the food in front of them, as if it were a delicacy of the highest order.

Yuxian smiled helplessly and sat down to eat breakfast.

Minamoto no Raikō Shuten were the last to enter the restaurant.

"If you're going to freeload, at least sit down over there!"

Shuten pointed to a corner and said to Minamoto no Raikō.

"Oh dear, of course I have to sit next to my Master."

Minamoto no Raikō wouldn't listen to Shuten. She unceremoniously took the seat next to Yuxian, infuriating Shuten- dōji.

Seeing that the two were about to clash again, Yuxian immediately changed the subject to divert their attention.

He asked, "Lai Guang, did you go to the mountains and level a mansion? We just missed you when we went there, otherwise we would have run into you much earlier."

"In the mountains?" Minamoto no Raikō thought for Yuxian, then retrieved what Yu Xian had said from the corner of his memory.

"You mean that? I just happened to be passing by and casually got rid of all those annoying ghosts."

As she spoke, she glanced at Shuten, the implication of which was self-evident.

Shuten decided not to argue with her and ate alone, sulking.

"This child is here too. Last time I wanted to take him with me, but he absolutely refused, which really saddened me."

She turned her gaze to Inosuke, a sad expression on her face.

Inosuke immediately lowered his head and focused on his rice bowl. He was a little afraid of Minamoto no Raikō's gaze and felt very uncomfortable for some reason.

Minamoto no Raikō had a very strong presence; everyone else in the restaurant unconsciously became quite reserved when she was there.

Even Zenitsu Agatsuma is usually very boisterous, was very well-behaved.

After the meal, Ibuki brought up the matter of moving again with Shuten.

"This time I'm definitely moving out. Shuten, you can tell me whether you agree or disagree."

Her attitude was firm; she wouldn't back down at all.

Shuten nodded and said with a smile, "Now that Master is here, we will naturally follow Master."

"I'll go prepare right away!"

Having received Shuten's approval, Ibuki ran off like the wind.

Seeing Ibuki run away, Shuten asked Yuxian, "Where does Master plan to go? Does he have any destination in mind?"

"I don't have any specific goal; I just wander around and see if I can meet any other people."

Yuxian doesn't want to stay in one place for too long; only by traveling can he have more opportunities to meet people.

"That won't do." Minamoto no Raikō shook his head. "How can we not have a stable place to live?"

"Come stay at my place, I'm so lonely living alone..."

As he spoke, it seemed as if he was about to shed tears. Minamoto no Raikō's appearance left Yuxian somewhat at a loss for how to respond.

"Huh? Going to your place is not as good as staying here!"

Shuten immediately objected, arguing that he should not go to Minamoto no Raikō's place.

"Here?"

After looking around, Minamoto no Raikō no Yorimitsu remained silent, and the disdain in his eyes was obvious to everyone.

Shuten was speechless. Her place was indeed too simple, which made her feel a little discouraged. Why had she only focused on drinking and not decorated the place properly?

If she had known her Master would come, she would have put in a lot of effort to make this place as prosperous as the old Mount Oe.

It's too late to say anything now. All I can do is watch Minamoto no Raikō show off his power, and I feel extremely guilty.

Section 341, Chapter 28: This kind of thing is absolutely unacceptable.

Minamoto no Raikō suggested that they stay at her place, no one had a reason to refuse, as this was indeed not a good place to be a base.

The group arrived at Minamoto no Raikō's residence in a grand procession.

This place is much more prosperous. Although it's not in a big city, the population density around it is incomparable to that of a desolate place like Mount Oe.

"This is it."