[I didn't expect you to actually listen to her.]

After passing through the portal created by Ruixi's transformation into her true form of a white snake, two people and one demon beast instantly arrived at the legendary Todomingami.

The torii had collapsed, and the color on it had faded many years ago. The skin had fallen off and formed mottled spots.

The ropes had lost their original color and were broken apart, hanging from the torii and trees.

This was a scene that was a hundred times more desolate than Seiji had imagined.

"Because what she said made sense."

Katori carefully moved the half-rotten wooden door. The half-rotten door emitted an unpleasant smell with a gentle push. As it was moved, fine dust rose into the air.

Katori couldn't help but cover her mouth and cough. The wooden door fell to the ground with an unpleasant sound.

"Leaving behind memories that are worth remembering over and over again in a limited time without leaving any regrets, Nanami Mori really said something incredible."

Katori repeated Nanami Mori's words and couldn't help but reveal a soft smile.

"She's just like the optimistic heroine in a shoujo manga."

Katori recalled the demon fox with beautiful silver-white hair and purple pupils that she had seen before. Her cold expression when she looked at them had obviously softened when she saw Nanami Mori.

Actually, Nanami Mori was the heroine, right?

Katori couldn't help but recall the blush on Yukari's face and the surprised and satisfied expression she had after she had blurted out those words.

"Nanami Mori is so gentle." At the time, she had said seriously to the girl who was trying to enlighten her, "It must be a happy thing to be liked by you, right?"

[Her boyfriend's expression at the time was quite subtle.]

What was that?

A unique sense of possessiveness?

Katori carefully walked on the fragile wooden floor to prevent herself from accidentally stepping on air and falling down.

She recalled Ba Wei's expression and couldn't help but agree. [Indeed.]

Because she was afraid of breathing in the dust, she directly talked to Qi Mu in her mind.

Her expression seemed to be a little happy, but also a little dissatisfied.

Why?

She was praising Nanami Mori.

Even if he was jealous, wasn't it a little too much?

Speaking of which, can't they help keep the sword safe?

It saves us the trouble of coming here to look for it.]

Katori muttered in her heart. She really despaired of this dirty and messy palace.

[Maybe they find it dirty too.]

[…]

After enduring the discomfort and turning half of the room around, Incense Taker couldn't help but complain: [I don't see anything decent at all. Is it really here?

Could it have been taken by someone else?]

[That shouldn't be the case. Didn't that fox demon called Ba Wei say that they had set up a barrier here?]

It was also because of the barrier that other people could not easily come to this place. This was probably the reason why the clue left on the postcard was the Yu Ying Shrine and not the Dodumin God.

Although he didn't think that there was anything worth coveting in the deep mountains and forests.

[Sigh … Qi Shen, do you have a way to make this place cleaner?

For example, a move like cleaning up.]

Qi Mu glanced at the excited Katori and coldly refused.

[Superpowers are not used like that.]

[Don't rely on me too much.]

[Tsk.]

Katori puffed up her cheeks and reluctantly continued to cover her mouth and nose with her hand to prevent herself from breathing in the dust.

[Speaking of which, the rumors about this palace are quite interesting.]

Qi Mu looked around at the dilapidated palace, a look of contemplation flashing through his eyes.

Katori's interest was piqued. She asked in her heart, "What kind of legend is it?"

[About one kilometer away from the Takayashi Mori area, in the Katori area, there is a palace called the Dodumin God.]

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[Legend has it that a god called Ichimoku is worshipped here.]

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Xiang Qu was startled when he heard the name, and his movements paused imperceptibly.

This is … the place where Ichimoku is worshipped?

Qi Mu sharply noticed her abnormality. [What's wrong?]

Katori explained vaguely. She even forgot to talk to him in her heart. "Nothing, it's just …"

"Ichimoku is my favorite Spirit-branded Retainer."

However, the palace where he was worshipped had become like this.

Katori's mood sank.

[… You like him the most, but don't you know that Dodumin God is his palace?]

Katori choked. [Qi Shen, has anyone ever told you that you have a sharp tongue?]

[I usually only complain in my heart.]

So this is special treatment for her?

Then you're awesome.]

Qi Mu glanced at Katori, who looked angry but was obviously in a better mood, and didn't say anything else.

Ichimoku was the Wind God who fell and became a monster.

He lost an eye to protect a village that was hit by a flood, but was betrayed by the villagers he was protecting. He was gradually forgotten.

He was supposed to disappear from this world after losing his believers, but the god chose to fall and become a monster. He only hoped to use his power to continue protecting everyone.

It was a sad story.

Qi Mu looked at the silent Katori and sighed inwardly. Seeing Ichimoku's palace become like this, Katori probably didn't feel good.

After all, even if they weren't related before, the moment Ichimoku became her Spirit-branded Retainer, they were intimately connected.

Perhaps it was because her emotions were affected, but even when Xiao Bai called for them to find the sword, Katori didn't seem all that happy.

"There's only one vibration …" Katori picked up the only sword that was properly placed and looked at it in the sunlight. "I can't tell who it is."

Qi Mu retorted. [I feel like you said something terrible.]

"Eh?" Kantori blinked her eyes in confusion. "Really?"

[It's obviously your sword, isn't it? It's terrible that you can't recognize which vibration it is. Swords will cry.]

Katori's eyes flickered. "Ah, about that, because I've always been looking at the human form, I've never paid attention to what the real body looks like …"

And even if it's a portrait, the style is completely different from reality!

Qi Mu snorted. [You're twisting words.]

…

Through the passage created by Ruixi, Katori returned to the Kage Shrine. After saying goodbye to Nanami Mori and exchanging contact information, she left the shrine with Qi Mu.

"It's still early. Why don't we walk around Kyoto?" Katori suggested tentatively, but her face was full of eagerness.

[What's there to walk around for? Besides, didn't you say you didn't bring any money?]

"We don't have to buy anything when we go shopping. We just have to enjoy the process." Katori put up a finger. "It's good to just look around."

Qi Mu didn't understand girls.

But obviously, this wasn't the only problem. The pink-haired boy glanced at Katori's right hand. [Do you walk around with a sword?]

Be careful not to be arrested as a disruptive person.

Katori smiled fawningly at him. "Well, I'll have to rely on you then. Just use 'Mind Control' for a bit!"

[You know my ability very well.]

Katori's reply was very natural. "That's for sure."

Qi Mu looked at Katori's magnanimous expression and felt that she was pushing it.

But even so, he couldn't do anything to her.

Accepting his fate, Qi Mu added a buff to Katori's sword so that other people would subconsciously ignore it when they saw it.

"This is a rare opportunity. Why don't I give Xiao Bai a buff too?"

Katori hugged Xiao Bai excitedly and looked at him. A human and a dog … No, a human and a monster were looking at him at the same time.

Qi Mu stared at Xiangti in silence for a long time, once again wondering if she was getting more and more insatiable.

… Although he added a buff in the end. When Xiao Bai spoke, ordinary people would think that it was a dog barking.

[It doesn't feel good to be treated as a Doraemon.]

Qi Mu thought to himself. The emotions in his eyes behind the lenses were unclear.

At this moment, Katori, who was looking at the pendant on her phone, suddenly said casually, "Speaking of which, after coming here, I went shopping with you twice."

She pretended to think for a moment. "Is this a date?"

[What are you talking about …]

Before Qi Mu finished speaking, Katori excitedly interrupted him. "Qi Shen!

Look!

Doesn't this cat look like you? "

Qi Mu, who was abruptly interrupted, didn't know why he was a little annoyed. He looked at Katori, who didn't blush at all, and thought expressionlessly, [What? She doesn't seem to care at all.]

Since Katori didn't care, Qi Mu didn't think too much about it.

He looked at Katori's hand. The pendant on her phone was in the shape of a Cat. The snow-white Cat was wearing a pair of green sunglasses. Its expressionless face was indeed somewhat similar to Qi Mu, who was standing next to her.

Qi Mu was a little speechless. [… What were those people thinking when they came up with this style?]

"Isn't it nice? It's very cute."

Fragrant. Poor. She stroked the kitten's tail and played with it lovingly for a while before hanging it back reluctantly.

"Okay, let's go to the next place."

Qi Mu glanced at Xiao Bai, who was still a little shaky after hanging it back in its original position. He looked away and followed her.

However, before he could even take a step forward, his head started to hurt.

Qi Mu frowned and covered his forehead. Some images flashed in front of his eyes.

No matter how the images changed, there were only two protagonists — Katori and another red-haired boy.

This was his "prediction" ability. Although he could see the near future, he usually saw bad situations. How could this time …

"Qi Shen?

What's wrong? "

Before Qi Mu could figure out why, Katori, who noticed that he wasn't following, turned her head and looked at him in confusion.

Qi Mu calmed down and temporarily put aside the doubts in his heart.

[I'm fine. I just suddenly remembered something.]

He thought about the strange boy he saw in the prediction and replied to Katori in his heart.