I Refuse to Be a Valkyrie!

Mei frowned, clearly disliking that form of address.

"Is that not okay? Then what should I call you? Master? Or benefactor?" Hearing the displeasure in Mei's tone, Yingcao grew a little frightened and hurriedly asked nervously.

This Yingcao was unexpectedly timid!

"Just call me Mei."

As a Valkyrie with over forty identities, Mei had no concept of superiority or inferiority in her eyes.

"Mei... That wouldn't be right! It would be far too disrespectful to you, my lady." Yingcao hurriedly shook her head.

"Oh, right. How old are you this year? How about calling me Sister Mei?"

Mei thought about it. Yingcao looked less than twelve years old, so casually calling her by name did seem somewhat inappropriate.

"I'm already sixty-seven years old this year!"

Yingcao replied adorably.

"S-sixty... seven... years old..."

Fortunately, Mei had not been drinking water, or she would definitely have choked just then.

How to Hatch an Armed Doll

"What's wrong? Oh, right! It seems you humans have relatively short lifespans. Few even live past sixty, but... when converted to human age, we Yingcao have not yet reached adulthood."

Seeing Mei's shocked expression, Yingcao came to her senses and hurriedly explained further.

"How long do you Yingcao live?"

From what Mei knew, yokai in the world of Nura Rikuo were divided into ranks.

The higher their bloodline and realm, the longer their lifespan.

For example, the Oni, Dragon Clan, Nura Rikuo, Fox Clan, and White Snake Clan... all had lifespans of at least five hundred years.

As for ordinary, weak yokai, the longer-lived ones could last two or three hundred years, while weaker ones lived less than a decade.

That was because Japan had too many yokai, and their overall quality was simply too poor.

Of course, no matter what kind of yokai became a Great