"Yingcao, don't be so modest. Can a little monster kill a bath maiden? Believe in yourself. You can definitely protect Yōki. Think about how well Yōki usually treats you. You wouldn't let Sister Yōki get hurt, right?"
Watching Yingcao hurriedly shake her head, Mei felt that this was a good idea—have her protect Yōki.
After all, to demons, Yōki was like the Sacred Jewel of the Inuyasha world. How could those demons possibly resist her?
The Most Beautiful Woman of the Warring States
Of course, Nura Nurarihyon and his friends and subordinates did not count. The demons of the Nura Clan were not normal demons to begin with.
When others captured Yōki, it was to eat her heart. Nura Nurarihyon, on the other hand, wanted to sleep with her and have her bear his children.
Other demons formed Hyakki Yagyō to gather fear, intimidate humans, or even slaughter them. The Nura Clan's Hyakki Yagyō, meanwhile, existed to... protect humans and kill other demons.
They were simply an oddity among demons...
"B-but... but... but Yingcao really can't do it! I don't even know how that bath maiden died. Yingcao is just a little monster. I can't protect Sister Yōki—I'll get Yōki killed."
Hearing Mei's request, Yingcao... simply did not believe she could protect Yōki. What if her mistakes got Sister Yōki, who usually took such good care of her, killed?
The moment she thought of that, Yingcao could no longer hold back her tears.
Her previous friends had died because she had been unable to protect them. She could only watch helplessly as they died before her eyes. Now... Yingcao truly did not want to see another friend die in front of her.
So, protecting Yōki...
Yingcao couldn't do it!
"Uh... Yingcao, don't cry..."
Seeing Yingcao burst into tears, Mei