In her inner world, while Sasayuri was still playing Go with Miyu Chiyo, Arataki Ichito also followed Takuya to the hiding place of the Aoki clan.

This walk lasted a whole day.

During the journey, they passed through foggy woods, bypassed swamps that emitted a rotten and foul smell, and walked through several caves and several mountains before finally reaching their destination.

"Boss, this is the village of our Green Oni clan."

As Zhuo Ye explained, he lifted up a few vines, bent down slightly, and made a gesture of invitation to Arata Ichito.

Arata Ichito walked through and stepped on a platform. Looking from below, he saw a group of simple village houses. He stood on top and looked down at the village houses below.

Those houses were all made of straw and a few wooden pillars. There were a few wisps of smoke rising up, and a few children with two small green devil horns could be seen sitting there talking and laughing.

But Arata Ichito frowned. In his eyes, this village full of the smell of fireworks had a huge smell of decay.

Moreover, this kind of decadent atmosphere is no less than the popularity of the people below, and is even worse.

The whole village looks like an old man whose time is approaching and who is trying to find joy in misery. It seems beautiful, but in fact it is hopeless.

The people in this village... are inevitably heading towards destruction.

"How about it?"

Zhuo Ye saw Ara Taki Ichito staring down and couldn't help but ask.

Arata Ichito only replied with three words.

"about to die."

Hearing this answer, Zhuo also smiled bitterly.

"Alas, there is nothing we can do about it. In fact, even if you didn't tell me before, I would have known that this place is no longer suitable for us to live in. The air around us is full of decay, and the plants growing on the land are either as small as seeds or rotten and full of insects. Every few days, someone will fall seriously ill and be bedridden."

"We want to leave, too, but how do we leave? Where do we go?"

Zhuo Ye became more and more desperate as he spoke. "I have no choice but to go out and give my people a chance to survive."

Arata Ichito yawned, "To be honest, I don't have much empathy. Perhaps it's the side effect of being deprived of the Eye of God that makes my emotions indifferent."

"But since you have joined me, we are still of the same clan. I have given you a solution. For the rest, don't count on me."

Zhuo also said, "Yes, I understand this."

Arata Ichito turned and walked down the platform, "Come on, let me see your Aoki clan."

Zhuo also chased after him and followed behind him.

A few minutes later, the green ghost children who were sitting there saw the figure in front of them, stood up in surprise, and trotted forward.

"Brother Zhuo Ye, you're back so soon."

"Brother Zhuo Ye, how is it? I helped Dad with the work today, and Mom praised me."

"Brother Zhuo Ye, you came back so soon, you must have found a lot of food, is there any meat?"

"Brother Zhuoye..."

"Brother Zhuoye..."

As soon as Zhuo Ye came out, he was surrounded by a group of children, some expressing concern, some asking questions, and some seeking praise.

For a moment, Zhuo Ye was unable to move and could only answer their questions one after another.

"Hondou, I'm back. Did you listen to your parents today?"

"Hanako worked hard today. She did a great job."

"Nochu, I'm sorry, I didn't bring back any food..."

Seeing Zhuo Ye chatting and laughing with a group of children, Araki Ichito couldn't help but tease,

"Hey, Zhuo Ye, it seems that you are quite popular with the kids. How about I take a break and you guys continue chatting?"

After Arata Ichito finished speaking, all the children's eyes turned to him. They were so focused on Zhuo Ye that they didn't even notice that there was another person standing next to him.

"Brother Zhuo Ye, who is this brother?"

one child asked.

Another child noticed the horns on Ara Taki Ichito's head and said, "Hey, this brother has horns on his head too, and they are a different color from ours."

Zhuo also explained, "I almost forgot, let me introduce you, this is Bo whom I met after I went out... the boss, his name is Ara Taki Ichito, he is from the same tribe as us, and he is also a red ghost, you can call him brother Ichito."

Zhuo Ye's boss was about to blurt out the words just now, but was changed by a look from Ara Taki Ichito.

Arata Ichito smiled and waved, "Hello."

The children immediately started chattering like birds in the woods.

"Wow, Brother Zhuo Ye actually recognizes this brother as the boss. Doesn't this mean that he is stronger than Brother Zhuo Ye?"

"Yes, he is taller than Brother Zhuo Ye. Of course Brother Zhuo Ye cannot be stronger than him."

"This brother is from the same tribe as us, and he is a red ghost. Has anyone of you seen a red ghost?"

"I haven't seen it. I only heard about the Red Ghost once from my father's story. I don't know anything else."

"Me too, I haven't seen it..."

"And me and me..."

"Me too..."

The children's topic has changed from why Aratake Ichito could become Takuya's boss to who among them has seen the red demon.

Aratake Ichito just listened until they all looked at him with eyes full of surprise.

"Hey, am I some rare animal?"

Arata Ichito said with a smile, without any anger in his eyes.

At the same time, a pile of colorful candies appeared in his hands.

These candies were taken from Xiao Gong when he teamed up with her before, and now they are just the right things to give to these children.

Arataki Ichito weighed the candy in his hand and handed it towards the children. The meaning was self-evident.

The children looked at the candy for a while, then looked at Zhuo Ye with questioning eyes.

Zhuo also smiled and said, "Since they have given it to you, just go and take it."

Hearing this, the happy children performed the same actions they had just done to Takuya and surrounded Arawaki Ichito.

In a short while, all of Ara Taki Ichito's candies were divided up.

"Mmm, so sweet."

"This one tastes like the sunset fruit I ate before."

"Thank you, Ichidou brother!"

Ichito Arataki thanked himself as he looked at the children in front of him. They had dark bags under their eyes, were slender, and were wearing ragged clothes with several patches on them, but their eyes were sparkling.

I couldn't help but feel a little happier.

What sensible and lovely children.

Arata Ichito laughed and couldn't help but touch the head of the child closest to him.

But the next second, Aratake Ichito's smile froze.

He suddenly felt the back of his right hand getting hot.

That's... where the black fire mark is.

The child smiled happily. He rubbed his head against Arotaki Ichito's palm and said, "Ichito, I feel so warm now."

Arata Ichito withdrew his hand, but before he could think, the system's prompt sounded in his mind.

[Ding, Dark Fire is upgrading...]

[Ding, insufficient energy, upgrade failed, energy is now stored]

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