Miss Zashiki

Hearing Mr. Yue's voice, Fu Xiaoyue was really shocked.After all, to put it bluntly, she had almost forgotten the existence of this guy...

Because before, this Goldfinger, who was never of any real use, disappeared without a sound for a long time for no reason.

——Thinking about it carefully, almost after reuniting with the drug seller in Yunshu Kingdom, he has never made a sound.

Previously, she had tried to secretly seek help from him in her heart when encountering incomprehensible situations several times, but all of them fell into the sea without reply.

In fact, Fu Xiao even once had such a nonsensical thought yesterday—maybe because he left the "novice village", this tasteless golden finger would automatically leave...

——But now, without warning, he reappeared.

Dumbfounded on the spot for a long time, Fu Xiaoyue was tens of beats late to realize what the other party said earlier.

"Mr. Yue... Did you just tell me not to go to Kyoto?"

"Why go. Those things have nothing to do with you."

"Of course it does matter, how could it not matter..." Fu Xiaoyue retorted him cautiously.

——You know, Ootengu and Yukino came to the door in person before, urging her to go to Kyoto.

"It's Zashiki they're looking for, not Fu Xiaoyue. You can completely pretend you haven't met them before."

This--

Does this mean she's playing dumb?Fu Xiaoyester suddenly felt a little uncertain: "But, in this situation, no matter whether you are looking for a seat or Fu Xiaoyue, they are all looking for me in the final analysis."

Before, after listening to the words of the drug seller, Fu Xiaoyue figured out many problems.The most important point is that it is impossible for her to completely separate herself from the past of "Zashiki".

After all, the indisputable fact now is that—although the reason is unknown—Zashiki Warji's body was indeed taken over by her.Then, instead of wasting time and obsessing over her own empty identity, she might as well take the corresponding responsibilities honestly, which seems much more realistic.

——Unless the "real" Zashiki warji can come back, but where will "Fu Xiaoyue" be at that time, there is no way of knowing.

Thinking about it this way, Fu Xiaoyue couldn't help asking her Comrade Goldfinger a question that she had been very curious about before, but had never had time to ask.

"Mr. Yue, do you know where the original Zashiki warji went?"

How could she be transmigrated by herself inexplicably?Why did she, who used to be Abe Seimei Shikigami, live in a small village like Hanamachi?Moreover, the drug seller also said that she looks very different now than before, but Daitengu and Yukino recognized her at a glance, and at the same time claimed that she has not appeared for hundreds of years...

These are the places that made Fu Xiaoyue puzzled.

After hearing her question, Mr. Yue fell into a long silence and didn't answer for a while.

Just when she was about to bear the urge to ask again, she finally heard the other party's low-pitched voice, which seemed somewhat depressed for no reason——

"died."

Fu Xiaoyue was completely stunned the moment he heard it clearly: "What... what?"

died?

The real zashiki warji is dead?

——In that case, isn't she resurrecting her soul from a dead body...

Fu Xiaoyue was immediately embarrassed by the thought that popped up in his heart:

"Wh-how did you die...I don't think this body is in good shape? There are no missing arms or legs, and no signs of fatal injuries?"

Anyway, when he thought of the body that he had been nesting for so long, it turned out to be the corpse of a dead person (demon)... Fu Xiaoyue couldn't help but feel weak from the bottom of his heart.

As if seeing the worry in her heart, Mr. Goldfinger seemed to sneer slightly in his voice, and said softly: "There is no need to be alarmed by this. Zashiki's original body has been destroyed, and your current body is reshaped. Naturally, there is nothing wrong with it." scar."

The body is destroyed...

As soon as he heard the meaning of his words, Fu Xiaoyue subconsciously popped out words similar to "a corpse in ten thousand pieces", and the whole demon immediately shuddered slightly——

How do you feel... the original owner of the lighter died so badly?Was it actually killed?

Moreover, hearing Mr. Yue's tone, Fu Xiaoyue always felt that something was wrong.For the first time, an idea came to her mind—this comrade "Goldfinger" might not be just an accessory of time travel, as she originally thought.

"Mr. Yue, don't mind if I make a bold guess... Do you know someone from Zashiki Warji? Or a monster? Just like Daitengu and Yukino?"

Hearing this a few times, the other party was silent for a while, and then asked and answered: "Yes."

—Oh my God, it's true.

Mr. Yue turned out to be a real person or a monster in this world.

Fu Xiao suddenly emmmmm yesterday...

She couldn't help but began to feel a little embarrassed, after all, for so long, she had regarded him as something similar to a data symbol code, and even secretly disgusted him more than once in her heart—how could this golden finger It would be such a waste... or something.

Moreover, it sounds like he and the original Zashiki may also have a close friendship.Maybe, this new body was reshaped by him, but in the end it was inexplicably taken over by an outsider like himself...

With an inexplicable sense of guilt, Fu Xiaoyue couldn't help wrapping the quilt tighter around her body.

Speaking of which, at first he said that as long as she makes a contract with a specific monster, she can be resurrected in the future - she has always understood this as that she can return to the original world, but now it seems that the so-called "resurrection" Could it be referring to the resurrection of Zashiki?But the question is, why didn't she know that there was such a setting in Zashiki Warji's skills...

Just as she was thinking in a mess, Mr. Yue said again: "The original Zashiki is dead—even so, do you still want to go to Kyoto?"

Hearing the words yesterday, Fu Xiao thought about it for a while, and then nodded: "Yes, I still want to go... Someone told me before that no matter what I was before or what I will be in the future, he You can accept me... I want to be more decisive like him. Now that the real Zashiki is dead, I have to bear the responsibility for her past."

"...Even if it might not be a pleasant memory for you?"

Hearing his words, Fu Xiaoyue was slightly taken aback for a moment, and he couldn't help but hesitate when he spoke: "Mr. Yue...why don't you want me to go to the capital? What bad things will happen to me there? ?"

As she spoke, she thought of a possibility, "Or...is it related to the original Zashiki? Could it be that Zashiki's death is related to some people in Kyoto?"

The other party was silent for a few seconds so far, and when he spoke again, his tone was heavy, and the meaning was somewhat unclear:

"It has nothing to do with them, it's just... aren't you afraid?"

Fu Xiaoyue couldn't help feeling a little surprised when this kind of question was asked from the other party's mouth. Then, she remembered the extremely cowardly impression she had left on the other party...

"Mr. Yue, actually... When I first came to this world, I was very scared every day. The worst thing is, I didn't even know what to do to make myself less afraid... So when I heard 'Inugami ', I really went into Lanxing Building with the mentality of going all out."

Speaking of this, she laughed a little self-deprecatingly: "Now, I definitely don't have that kind of courage... Of course, it turns out that my choice at the time was correct. After that, I met Inugami and Nine Lives Cat , and many other interesting monsters and human partners... I also met the drug seller."

Speaking of this, Fu Xiaoyue paused slightly, and when he spoke again, his voice became very light and soft, and his tone was very gentle:

"As for the drug seller, he is really a magical existence. In my impression, he always seems to appear when I am most afraid... Then, as time goes by, as long as I think of him by my side, I seem to also Be braver."

She babbled on like this, talking in detail.Mr. Yue, who was the only listener, did not respond for a long time.

After waiting for quite a while, just when Fu Xiaoyue was almost wondering if the other party had "leaved" again without a sound, he finally heard the other party's deep voice again:

"...Then do as you please."

-

The next day, Fu Xiaoyue and his monsters bid farewell to the Shasheng Temple and prepared to go to Kyoto.

But this time, the little monk Iron Mouse didn't leave with them. When he saw them off, his face was full of reluctance.

Fu Xiaoyue felt a little bit reluctant to bid farewell to his own self-propelled ATM.

Especially when she saw the other party looking at the purse on her waist with a heart-wrenching expression on her face, she felt even more sorry, so she promised him to jump on the wheel of gold coins she loved and spin as many times as she wanted .

——Anyway, now that she has Yebisu's flag, she is not afraid of losing blood at all.

But to her surprise, the little monk Iron Mouse stopped after only turning around.

There was a light layer of gold coins scattered on the ground, which attracted the other little monsters, all of whom were full of amazement, lying there dumbfounded in amazement.

Facing her slightly puzzled gaze, the little monk Iron Mouse clasped his hands in a serious salute to her, and said in a clear voice: "Little benefactor, since we walked together all the way, thank you for your kindness and care, goodbye from now on, I hope you cherish it. "

Seeing this, a group of his junior brothers and sisters, although they didn't know what their senior brothers were thanking for, they followed suit obediently and saluted respectfully.

Fu Xiaoyue felt a little embarrassed and a little embarrassed yesterday, and quickly returned the salute imitatively, "Actually, I didn't do anything... Anyway, it's just a temporary separation, and we can come back to see you when we have a chance in the future." Well, if you stay here, it would be a good thing to help your senior sister."

Seeing him nodding seriously, Fu Xiaoyue couldn't help but smile.In a blink of an eye, she saw the impatient counting bead girl next to her with the meaning of "every one is so sour and so hypocritical", she paused, and then continued to listen to Comrade Iron Mouse sincerely:

"Actually, don't look at how strong your senior sister is. She is very fragile inside, and she will suffer from insomnia at night due to too much pressure... Sigh, you brothers and sisters, if you have a chance, share her worries Solve the problem!"

Hearing this, not only the little monk Iron Mouse in front of him looked surprised, but the other little monsters also turned their eyes to their senior sister after a brief moment of stupefaction.

The counting bead girl who was the focus of the sticky eyes, her face turned red and then white, and finally succeeded in becoming angry, and in a panic, she glared at them:

"Tsk! Where is there so much nonsense? Why don't you hurry up!?"