On the degree of compatibility between Guardian Egg and Yokohama

There is a ramen restaurant in the corner of the border town.

In the cold winter, a bowl of hot ramen can make people feel happy, and even create an illusion that life is to eat this ramen.

The owner's craftsmanship is very good, and the price of ramen is very affordable, so the business of this noodle shop is the best in town.

A pair of white and slender hands with well-defined bones lifted the thick curtain, and in an instant, the cold wind howled.

A young man with long black hair came in, and he smiled and said, "Boss, a bowl of pork bone noodles."

The sudden cold wind made the burly man sitting by the door shiver. His rough brows were furrowed, as if he wanted to complain and curse a few words, but when he looked up and saw the person coming, he swallowed all the words that had poured into his throat.

The seemingly frail young man in front of him is a famous demon exorcist in the city recently, named Xia Youjie.

A month ago, the City Lord's Mansion was occupied by an ugly monster, and all the so-called monster extermination masters who had accepted the commission all returned home without a feather.At this moment, the young man named Xia Youjie stepped forward and successfully suppressed the monsters in the City Lord's Mansion.

Since then, Xia Youjie has become a prominent figure in the city, and the city lord and nobles all regard him as a guest of honor.

......

After entering the ramen shop, Xia Youjie sat down in the corner seat.

The people around him also deliberately distanced themselves from him, wondering why such a big man would come to eat in this restaurant where civilians gather.

Afraid of offending the lord, most of them just glanced quickly, roughly saw the person's appearance, and immediately lowered their heads, for fear of bumping into the lord's line of sight.

The steaming pork bone noodles were quickly placed in front of Xia Youjie.

"My lord, your face."

The corner of the young man's mouth curled up, but the smile didn't reach his eyes: "Thank you."

He doesn't like the attitude of others to be sincere and fearful, and he hates the faces of those so-called nobles even more.

A month ago, he traveled through time and space and came to this ancient era.He doesn't know why, and he still hasn't found a way to go back.

Although he hates it, having a certain status allows him to collect information better.

There are exorcists in this world, but the holder of the guardian spirit is currently the only one.The 'monster' in the City Lord's Mansion is very special in nature.

The inhuman appearance is very ugly, and the demon masters cannot seal it with spiritual power.Only Xia Youjie knew that the monster was not a monster in the strict sense, and its essence was closer to the fallen guardian spirit, that is, the creature hatched from the villain.

But the problem was—in his original world, those fallen guardian spirits were not so ugly and destructive.

Very...disgusting.

However, this ramen shop is really good, and the owner's craftsmanship is very good.

After drinking the last sip of pork bone soup, Xia Youjie put on the fur-collared cape hanging on the chair again, put the coins on the table, lifted the thick curtain and left the noodle shop.

The atmosphere of the noodle shop became lively again, and many people were discussing the big man who just appeared with great interest.

......

Walking out of the ramen restaurant, Xia Youjie's cloak was blown by the biting cold wind.

He tied the straps hanging on both sides, hoping to wrap himself up tightly, but his arm touched the protective egg that he put in the small cloth bag, which was always warm and warm.

The young man froze for a moment, then took out the guardian egg from the cloth bag and put it in the palm of his hand.

His guardian egg is still sleeping, and its time seems to stay forever at the critical point of impending fall.The state of the guardian spirit is a manifestation of the owner's heart, and this harsh reality shows that he is still trapped by the past.

Xia Youjie frowned slightly as he recalled the depraved 'Guardian Spirit' he saw in the City Lord's Mansion.

If in this world, the guardian spirit would turn into that disgusting appearance after being hatched again after falling... As if he had made up his mind, Xia Youjie clenched the guardian egg in his palm.

He will never let this happen.

......

suburbs

It snowed heavily last night, and the road surface was covered with layers of snowflakes.

With every step, there is a small crunching sound.

A young girl walked towards the border town following the aura of the villain.After half a day, she finally walked in front of the city gate.

Her whole body was tightly covered by a cloak, and she also wore a mask on her face, only her mouth and jaw were exposed, making it difficult to see her face clearly.

The girl was none other than Aoi Suzuki. If her long golden hair were exposed to the people here, she would undoubtedly be regarded as a monster.

But such a cover-up will definitely arouse the suspicion of the gatekeeper.

Standing behind the tree trunk, Suzuki Aoi frowned and thought about how to enter the city smoothly.

Her power is temporarily sealed by this world, and only when encountering curse spirits and monsters, those powers will temporarily return to her.

Just like what her half body told her—this world does not welcome her, but it hopes to achieve the purpose of reintegrating into the main world through her, so it has not completely sealed her power.

but...

Sometimes, the human heart is scarier than the evil spirits.

Her appearance is heresy in this world, and in the face of human malice, she can't even use her former power.There are far more humans in the world than monsters and ghosts.

For example, now——about how a suspicious outsider can smoothly walk into the city gate without attracting anyone's attention.

Although unable to use power, she could feel the breath of curse spirits and monsters.Along the way, Suzuki Aoi tried to take the route with monsters as much as possible, because it would restore her power briefly.

But the curse spirit was born from the human heart, in order to find the source of the curse spirit, she could only rely on the crowd.

The city smells of a cursed spirit, so she must go in and investigate.

How to get into town?How not to be suspected by humans here?How to make the investigation unhindered?She must have an identity.

After thinking for a moment, Suzuki Aoi raised his eyes and looked into the distance, and wisps of green smoke rose slowly—it was people in the village on the edge of the city lighting fires and cooking.

She recalled the experience of staying with Kikyo, and a rough plan formed in her heart.

......

ten days later

Inside the castle

"I heard that a demon exorcist came to the village to the east?"

"Looks like a woman."

Someone snorted contemptuously: "Is Master Xia You powerful?"

Master Xia You was the one who dealt with that big monster.

Some people feel puzzled: "If it's really a demon master, why did you choose to live in a village on the border? Shouldn't you come to the City Lord's Mansion?"

As long as it is an exorcist, their city lord will always come, and the more people protect him, the better—human life is very fragile.

"Probably because they have no real skills, so I dare not come here to make a fool of myself."

"That's right, a capable exorcist would not choose to come to our border town..."

His companion hastily planned his words: "Shhh - don't you scold Mr. Xia You too?!"

The man quickly defended: "Of course not! Except Mrs. Xia You!"

Master Xia You is a demon extermination master with real skills, not like those embroidered pillows with only a name.

......

Suzuki Aoi knew nothing about these discussions.Or in other words, it was her goal to be talked about and arouse the curiosity of the people in the city.

At this time, she was helping the villagers see a doctor in the temporary medicine house.

She still wears a mask and wraps her body tightly, but these sick villagers don't think she is suspicious, and only regard her as a life-saving straw.

Suzuki Aoi went to the monster forest to pick a lot of herbs, which are very effective for common human diseases.

At the beginning, people came to see this "demon exorcist" with the attitude of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor. After finding that Suzuki Aoi's treatment was indeed effective, they were all ecstatic and regarded this exorcist as a doctor. Life-saving straw.

One word spreads, not only the neighboring villages, but even some people from the city will come to join in the fun.

But the rule Suzuki Aoi set is that she only receives five patients a day, and she only sees patients before noon.

......

City Lord's Mansion

"Exorcist? Heal?"

Looking at the roster presented by the retainers, the nearly middle-aged city lord frowned.

"Then ask her to come over when you are sick."

He is only interested in powerful demon extermination masters - such as Xia Youjie.And the demon extermination master whose information is unknown in the village has only shown the ability to cure diseases so far.

He has a doctor to treat illnesses, so he doesn't need a half-baked amateur exorcist.

Only those ordinary people who have never seen the world will regard such a person as a guest of honor.

He waved his hand and ordered his retainers to retreat, and the city lord lay on Meiji's body, squinting his eyes to enjoy the beauty's service.

Seeing that the city lord is not interested, the retainers no longer make fun of themselves.It seems that the exorcist is worthless, and his subordinates can come back.

......

Medicine house

After treating the fifth patient, Suzuki Aoi lowered the curtain of the medicine house, indicating that today's consultation time is over.

Of course, the purpose of her coming to the village for medical treatment was not to attract the attention of the city lord and become his guest.All she needs is a reason to enter the city openly.

For example - being invited to the city for medical treatment.

And her goal has been achieved - a rich businessman's wife contracted a cold and fell ill. The rich businessman paid a lot of money to hire the best doctor in the city to treat her, but it didn't help.

This morning, the wealthy businessman sent someone to send a letter, hoping that Aoi Suzuki could go to the city to treat her wife, and promised that if she could be cured, she would be rewarded generously.

Suzuki Aoi did not refuse.

After seeing the doctor, she got into the rich merchant's ox cart and headed for the city.

The process went smoothly, and the guards didn't question them, but looked at Suzuki Aoi with some curiosity.The same is true for the people in the city. Many people even stopped at the door of the rich businessman, stretching their necks to see the progress of the matter clearly.

This exorcist from the village is really so skilled in medicine?

Half an hour later, Aoi Suzuki came out, and behind her was a wealthy businessman who was crying with joy and saying words of thanks.

The rich merchant asked his servants to present a wooden box, which was filled with heavy gold.

"Master Exorcist, this is your reward." His attitude was extremely respectful.

Suzuki Aoi refused.

"You have already paid the reward in the medicine house."

After leaving these words, she walked towards the bullock cart, intending to leave.The onlookers consciously gave way to a passage, and no longer talked loudly as before.

The rich businessman looked at Suzuki Aoi's back, and suddenly said loudly: "Benefactor! At least let me know your name!"

Suzuki Aoi paused, then turned sideways and replied, "Aoi."

"My name is Aoi."