"No, it's meaningful, because I really saved many people from the clutches of ghosts! And prevented even more people from being harmed by ghosts!"
"Then, is this right?" Teiichi asked softly.
Kanae replied without hesitation, "That's absolutely right!"
Teiichi chuckled and said, "Yes, we did the right thing! Isn't that enough?"
Kanae raised her head slightly, staring blankly at Teiichi, and after a long while, she nodded gently.
"Yes, that's enough! But..."
She paused slightly, her delicate brows furrowing slightly, revealing a hint of worry.
"How should we handle this task?"
Teiichi hearing this, Ding Yi frowned slightly and sat back down to think.
There are three areas to focus on in this task.
First, there are the demons. There's not much to say about that; they definitely need to be killed!
Although she did bring a bountiful harvest to the village, it was through the wrong means.
And mistakes should be corrected!!
The second issue is how to deal with the people in this village.
From a legal perspective, almost the entire village is guilty.
But we can't possibly send them all in, can we?
That's unlikely, and also impractical...
To paraphrase what I said in my past life, there are now four big characters hanging over this village.
The law does not punish the masses!!!
So dealing with this is quite troublesome.
At most, they'll deal with a few people, starting with the village chief.
Well, but it's not exactly difficult to Teiichi.
After all Teiichi had no intention of killing them.
The gist of it is that after killing the demon, they would complete the mission, report it to Kagaya Ubuyashiki, and have Kagaya Ubuyashiki arrange for the police to handle it.
Compared to the two points above, the last one is the most troublesome.
Killing the ghost is tantamount to kicking the people here back to their original impoverished lives.
In the end, perhaps only Delia's family, who were rescued, will thank them; the others...
Whether they had already been drawn before or hadn't, they all hated Teiichi.
The families who were selected earlier are probably in a worse situation; this has already caused them losses. They hadn't even finished enjoying their privileges when their benefits suddenly disappeared...
Families who weren't selected will also Teiichi them.
After all, they Teiichi sent them back to their previous impoverished life...
Kanae, noticing Teiichi's slightly furrowed brows, asked softly:
Is it difficult?
Teiichi looked up at Kanae, then slowly shook his head.
"After we deal with this demon, we'll report the mission to Kagaya Ubuyashiki and ask the Ubuyashiki Family to see if they can look out for this place!"
Night, hotel rooftop.
Teiichi sat quietly atop the roof, like a statue.
Beside him were two exquisite food boxes, the food inside emitting a faint fragrance.
Two Kasugai Crow, one black and one white, were focused on eating. They raised and lowered their heads, precisely and rhythmically picking up food from the feed box and then gracefully swallowing it.
After a long while, White Feather flapped his wings and flew to Teiichi's front.
"Hey! I'm finished eating, hurry up and wipe my mouth!"
"..."
It's a bit baffling that a bird is so obsessed with cleanliness.
However, he still skillfully took out a cloth from his pocket and wiped White Feather's beak.
After wiping White Feather's beak, Teiichi's gaze naturally shifted to "Yun," who had also finished eating. He picked up a cloth and gently wiped "Yun's" beak as well.
"Thank you Teiichi. Ding!" Yun exclaimed joyfully.
( Kanae Kasugai Crow, it's not in the original work, this is a name I gave it myself. Shinobu Kocho Kasugai Crow is called En.)
Teiichi smiled and nodded at it, then folded the cloth and put it back into his pocket before saying to White Feather:
"Alright, if you've finished eating, then fly back to the Butterfly Mansion and tell Inosuke to come over here!"
"Huh? Why should I go?" White Feather said rebelliously.
At this moment, Yun approached with graceful, small steps, its posture elegant and humble, and said:
"I can go, Teiichi young adult!"
"Ha! Did you hear that? It can go!" White Feather jumped happily on the rooftop.
Teiichi waved to White Feather and said, "Just go when I tell you to, stop with the nonsense!"
"Damn it, you're always ordering me around!"
White Feather uttered a disgruntled cry, but didn't struggle any further, flapping its wings and flying away into the distance.
Watching the White Feather gradually disappear into the distance, Yun turned her head to look at Teiichi and asked:
" Teiichi, should I fly up into the sky and observe the village at night?"
Teiichi raised his hand and gently scratched Yun's head with two fingers.
"No need, you get some rest, I'm keeping an eye on things!"
Yun nodded gently, and after removing Teiichi finger, she flew back to her hotel room.
Teiichi then continued to sit on the rooftop, closing his eyes to rest.
A gentle breeze was blowing through Kuroishi Village...
The next day, in the fields.
Delia squatted on the ground, leaning slightly forward, her hands covering the ground as if she were hiding something.
She turned her head, her gaze quickly landing on Nezuko behind her, and shouted excitedly:
" Nezuko- neechan! Come quick! I caught a frog!"
Upon hearing Nezuko quickly ran over and squatted down next to Delia.
" Delia, let go of my hand, let me see!"
"But if I let go, won't the frog get away?" Delia asked.
"Then how am I supposed to see the frog if you don't let go?" Nezuko retorted.
Delia bit her lip upon hearing this, her little brain racing as she tried to think of a solution. After a while, still unable to come up with anything, she could only say somewhat angrily:
"What should we do then?"
Nezuko thought about it for a moment after hearing this, and then suggested:
"How about this, I'll put my hand over yours, and then you open your palm just a little bit—the top, not the bottom—so the frog will only jump upwards, and then I can catch it!"
"Okay! That's it!!" Delia nodded happily.
The two acted swiftly.
Nezuko placed her hand over Delia's hand.
As Delia's hand slowly loosened its grip, the next moment, unseen by the crowd, occurred below.
A frog sensed the light above and quickly jumped up.
The moment Nezuko felt the slippery sensation in her palm, she immediately clenched her fist slightly.
The next moment, a frog with a dark green back and large and small black spots appeared in Nezuko's hand.
Delia jumped up with joy as she looked at the frog in Nezuko's hand, which only showed its head and four legs.
"Yay! We actually caught a frog!!"