Although 'Oni' look very similar to humans, in reality, as two different species, the aesthetics of Oni and humans can be vastly different. Take Lancer for example, he personally likes voluptuous women and is a standard onee-san complex (serious), but this is incomprehensible to male Oni. After all, in their opinion, women suitable for the Oni Clan must be those who can have a horse walk on their arm, a person stand on their fist, and eight-pack abs are the minimum requirement. They must be strong women who can drink and preferably wrestle with them to be suitable partners.
How could those ordinary women who die with a touch catch their eye?
So, the usual outcome when humans are attacked by Oni is death, which is considered common knowledge in this era.
However, due to Lancer actions and the collective disappearance of the Oni Clan later for unknown reasons, later generations were unable to verify it. Coupled with the widespread legend of the 'Red Oni', later legends portrayed Oni as liking to kidnap human women.
Some people even created many adult R18 games based on the 'Red Oni', and even the great boss in the Momotarō's Oni Island legend was turned into an Oni who liked to kidnap young women because of the 'Red Oni'...
Of course, those are things for later.
Lancer at this moment was rubbing his eyebrows with a massive headache.
He didn't expect that his momentary good deed would cause such trouble, but then he exhaled sharply.
"Forget it, what does 'Red Oni' have to do with 'Lancer' anyway."
Watching Lancer drink his sake with a carefree expression, the funashiyaku couldn't help but shake his head. Although this guy was a little strange, this optimistic personality saved him a lot of worries.
'I really envy him...'
After taking a sip of sake, the funashiyaku couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
But just at this moment, the sake bottle suddenly reached out to him and refilled the cup he had just drunk from.
"Hey, if you have something to say, just say it. If you don't say it, how would I know? Could it be that things were not handled properly where you are?"
Looking at Lancer, who also refilled his own cup, the funashiyaku didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Hey, why are you looking at me like that?"
"Are you really Lancer?"
The other party's words made Lancer forehead pop with a few veins.
"Is it strange for me to care about you? By the way, what kind of image do you have of me?"
Regarding Lancer question, the funashiyaku touched his chin and then tried to recall his few meetings with Lancer. It seemed that Lancer was either eliminating Youkai, on his way to eliminate Youkai, or simply practicing spear arts...
"Probably a battle maniac whose mind is full of fighting, right?"
"I am not a battle maniac, alright? I just simply like practicing the spear more."
'This is what a battle maniac is, right?'
The funashiyaku didn't even have the desire to complain about Lancer answer.
"By the way, you derailed the topic again. Tell me what the matter is. If I can help, I don't mind, after all, at this moment, I just want to stab something..."
Undoubtedly, even after several days, Lancer inner anger had not subsided. Now, if he could find a target to vent his anger on, it would be good news.
Seeing Lancer expression, which was not serious or battle-ready as usual, but full of killing intent, the funashiyaku realized for the first time that he seemed to have never truly understood this man, but then he shook his head.
'I heard about the temple incident too. If he wasn't angry, that would be the real problem, right? But looking at him now...'
"Although I really hope you can help, I'm afraid you can't help me with this matter. After all, this time, the matter cannot be solved by a simple battle... No, it should be said that if you go, the situation might get even worse."
Although he was tempted by Lancer offer to help, the funashiyaku ultimately chose to refuse. After all, he didn't want Lancer to escalate the situation.
"Can you tell me exactly what happened?"
If Lancer was simply looking for some punching bags at first, the funashiyaku's reaction now really piqued his interest.
In his impression, the funashiyaku always wore a fake smile and was obviously an inwardly dark person. Normally, if he offered to help without asking for a reward, the other party should pretend to be indifferent and then secretly agree when he wasn't paying attention, but this righteous refusal now truly made him curious!
And the funashiyaku, noticing Lancer strange eyes, now only heard one sound in his heart —————— Not good, this guy is interested!
Although Lancer was tall, he looked very young, giving the impression of being in his early twenties. The funashiyaku, on the other hand, was an uncle in his thirties, and even his son was almost ready to start a family recently. He was extremely familiar with the look in Lancer eyes just now. When his son was little, the first time he discovered the 'Kudagitsune' (Pipe Fox) he raised, he also showed a similar expression.
He naturally couldn't give his work assistant to the other party. Then his son made a fuss with him for several days. Of course, the final outcome was that he was so annoyed that he had no choice but to catch a Kudagitsune for his son.
Undoubtedly, once a 'naughty child' becomes interested in something, their terrifying initiative will lead them to do incredible things, and Lancer was definitely not a naughty child, but the problem was that his initiative was even more terrifying.
"Sigh~ Forget it. I'll tell you. Anyway, this matter can't be kept secret for long."
Finally, the funashiyaku rubbed his eyebrows helplessly.
"You know about the three major Youkai races in Japan, right? Then it's much simpler to talk about. This time, the matter concerns the most troublesome race among the three major races —————— the 'Oni'." TL Note: I thimk this Oni for Orc
"If you ask which of the three major races poses the greatest threat to humans, no one can say for sure, but if you ask which one is the most troublesome, it is undoubtedly the 'Oni'. After all, even now, we don't know how to communicate with the 'Oni' race... No, it should be said that we know, but we cannot implement it."
At this point, the funashiyaku's expression became a little ugly.
"The Oni Clan does not specifically attack humans, but this does not mean that the Oni Clan is harmless to humans. It's because, in their opinion, humans are no different from ordinary pigs, dogs, cattle, and sheep. And the only way to communicate with them is to gain their 'recognition'."
"Recognition?"
"Yes, recognition. Most 'Oni' are tall, have terrifying strength, and are extremely belligerent..."
He suddenly paused halfway through and glanced at Lancer. Speaking of which, Lancer did give him the impression of being somewhat like an 'Oni'.
"Hey, why are you looking at me again?"
"Cough cough~ Nothing."
However, Lancer had been tested before cooperating with the Onmyōryō, and there was no doubt that the other party was definitely not an 'Oni'.