'Oh my~ Little brother, you wouldn't not know, would you? This is a long-standing tradition of our Oni race.' Saying this, Ibaraki Kasen looked at Yakumo Feng with some surprise, 'I thought you knew, that's why you did it~'
'Huh? What?' Looking at Ibaraki Kasen confused, Yakumo Feng didn't know what the so-called tradition entailed, but a bad premonition began to linger in his heart.
'There are two ways for an Oni maiden to get married~ One is for the Oni maiden herself to pursue a male and succeed, and the other is~' Looking at Yakumo Feng playfully, 'It's for the male to touch the Oni maiden's horn on her head and defeat her~'
Yakumo Feng's mouth was slightly agape, staring blankly at the blushing Yuugi and Suika, who was still chugging sake. He gradually turned into a living fossil, then weathered away...
Feeling waves of pain from between his legs, Yakumo Feng held onto a last glimmer of hope and asked again... 'You're not joking, are you?'
'How could we joke about something as important as marriage, little brother~' Ibaraki Kasen said, covering her mouth and laughing, but no matter how you looked at it, it was a dark laugh! Sure enough, all pink hair conceals darkness inside!
'Speaking of which, I've been getting thrashed the whole time, there's no way I won...' After a moment of silence, Yakumo Feng felt it would be better to end this matter as soon as possible...
'There's nothing we can do~ If you had lost just now, then fine~ But you just wouldn't lose~ You should know they even used their most powerful moves, yet you were completely unfazed. So, Yuugi and Suika, who couldn't defeat you, can't marry anyone else now~' Although Miss Ibaraki Kasen's smile was very healing, could she please put away the constantly shimmering light emanating from her hands?
'What kind of logic is that... In any case, this is absolutely not happening.' Such a thing must be firmly refused!
'Hey, are we that bad? We seem to be quite intimidating. If that's the case...' Yuugi, who had been blushing by the side, suddenly reverted to her bold self, lightly lifting Yakumo Feng's chin with her hand, 'Then let's see, let's see how I capture you.' After speaking, she picked up her Yuugi Gourd and took a sip.
Suika, who had been drinking, directly put down her sake gourd and loudly exclaimed to Yakumo Feng, 'Are you looking down on my childlike body? I'm truly sorry for that. I'm currently in my growth spurt, I'll definitely grow taller later.'
Yakumo Feng stared blankly at Suika, and couldn't help but think, 'Grow? She hasn't grown a few centimeters in hundreds of years. Expecting her to grow up? I'd sooner expect Reimu to have integrity.'
Suika snorted at Yakumo Feng's distrustful gaze, then turned her head away and continued drinking.
At this moment, Ibaraki Kasen looked at Yakumo Feng and said, 'I forgot to introduce them to you. The one who just fought you, the one with the single horn, is Hoshiguma Yuugi. And this little one who won't grow up is Ibuki Suika. This one holding a greatsword is Kinkara. As for me, I'm Ibaraki Kasen.'
'Who's the little one who won't grow up? I'm just developing a bit slowly, I'll definitely grow later.' Suika glared fiercely at Ibaraki Kasen.
After hearing this, Yakumo Feng, to get revenge for being beaten earlier, muttered in a voice loud enough for them to hear, 'Are all Oni names this strange? The latter two are relatively normal, but there's actually one called Red Horn Triple Speed? ...Is this world too chaotic, or am I too chaotic recently?'
Yuugi's veins on her forehead visibly bulged, black lines appeared more and more, and the smile on her lips showed she was almost grinding her teeth.
'Hahahaha! I'm dying of laughter! Yuugi actually got talked down to!' Suika sprayed out the sake in her mouth and burst into laughter, and then...
'I'm going to kill you, you bastard!' Although she still held her Yuugi Gourd, the enraged Yuugi exploded, trying to strangle Yakumo Feng. But she was quickly held back by Ibaraki Kasen and Kinkara, each grabbing an arm.
'Calm down, Yuugi! You know it's futile to do that.' Although they said it and held her, anyone could see the suppressed laughter on their faces.
'And there's an even weirder one... Suika? Watermelon? Are Oni so obsessed with fruit now?' Still muttering, this time it was Suika, who had been laughing the loudest, who was caught in the crossfire.
'...Let me beat you to a pulp!!!' After a moment of silence, she also uncharacteristically flared up, opening her mouth wide to show her fangs, as if she wouldn't rest until she bit a piece of flesh off Yakumo Feng. Of course, she was also held back.
'Alright, what's your name, little brother, and what are you doing here? You're not here specifically to tease Suika and Yuugi, are you?' Ibaraki Kasen said with a smile.
Yakumo Feng said, 'My name is Yakumo Feng. How could I do such a thing? I'm here specifically to find you all. I want to improve my strength faster now, and only actual combat will do. And I heard that Oni are very friendly and very warlike. That's why I came here.'
When Suika heard this, she said, 'Yakumo? Are you Yakumo Yukari's younger brother? So you're here looking for sparring partners.'
'I can also be said to be Yakumo Yukari's younger brother.' Yakumo Feng said after hearing Suika's words. Then he added, 'I won't let you be sparring partners for nothing. For this, I've prepared a good thing.'
Saying this, Yakumo Feng took out a sake gourd from his spatial ring. Yakumo Feng had acquired this when he decided to go to the Oni to train with Suika and the others. It cost him 500 energy points.
'This is a gourd I managed to find with great difficulty, you know. This gourd automatically absorbs surrounding energy and brews it into fine wine. And different energies can brew different wines. It only starts brewing after you finish drinking it. Don't look at how small this gourd is. It holds a lot inside. Basically, one gourd of wine can hold a hundred jars. And it only takes one night to brew a gourdful.' Saying this, Yakumo Feng opened the lid of the gourd.
Immediately, a rich aroma of sake diffused. Suika and the others took deep breaths. Suika and the others knew this was the finest of the fine.
Suika directly lunged and snatched the gourd from Yakumo Feng's hand, taking a big gulp. When Yuugi saw this, she immediately walked over, snatched it, and also took a big gulp.
Ibaraki Kasen and Kinkara then walked over, took the gourd from Yuugi's hand, poured the sake from the gourd into their own gourds, and only then drank.
Suika directly snatched the sake gourd back and took another big gulp. Then she took the lid from Yakumo Feng's hand and capped the gourd. Then she hugged it tightly, as if afraid someone would snatch it from her. After that, she said to Yakumo Feng, 'When do we start? It's just sparring anyway, we have nothing to do all day. It'll be a good pastime.'
At this moment, Yuugi began to snatch the sake gourd from Suika's embrace, 'Give it here, let me have another sip, there's still plenty anyway.'
'No! If you want to drink, ask little Feng to give you another gourd. This gourd is mine from now on. No one can take it.' Suika still hugged the gourd tightly, overbearing ly claiming it. After speaking, she opened her mouth wide, revealing her fangs as a threat.
When Yuugi heard this, she immediately turned her head to look at Yakumo Feng. And when Yakumo Feng saw Yuugi looking at him, Yakumo Feng waved his hand and said, 'I only have one of these gourds. You should ask her for the sake. Anyway, this gourd has a lot of sake.'
Afterward, Yuugi, Ibaraki Kasen, and Kinkara stared at Suika. Suika, being stared at, couldn't take it anymore and said, 'Alright, but the gourd must stay with me. If you want to drink, come ask me.'
When Yuugi heard Suika's words, she directly took out her Yuugi Gourd and placed it in front of Suika, her meaning obvious.
Suika looked at the Yuugi Gourd, then opened the gourd and poured the sake in. When she felt it was enough, she capped the gourd and put it away.
Ibaraki Kasen looked at Suika's behavior and said to Yakumo Feng with a smile, 'Consider this gourd your gift to Suika. Shouldn't you also give Yuugi a gift?'
Yakumo Feng looked at Suika, then at Yuugi. Finally, he said with a pained expression, 'I don't have anything right now. Later, if I find something suitable, I'll give it to her.'
Hoshiguma Yuugi didn't mind after hearing this. Then she asked Yakumo Feng, 'By the way, what exactly is going on with you? You don't even have the strength of a high-level yokai, so why are you unharmed after so many of our attacks?'
When Hoshiguma Yuugi asked this question, Suika and the other two also looked at Yakumo Feng at the same time. This matter had puzzled Suika and the others greatly.
Yakumo Feng looked at them and said, 'This is because I ate the Hourai Elixir. Anyone who has eaten the Hourai Elixir will possess an immortal, unaging, and indestructible body. So no matter how you attack me, I will recover in just a moment.'
Upon hearing Yakumo Feng's answer, all four of them, including Suika, twitched their mouths. After all, as Yakumo Feng said, it would be very difficult for a race that emphasizes sheer strength, like the Oni, to kill him.
'You can rest assured and cultivate here. Yuugi will take you to your living quarters later. Starting tomorrow, we will begin training. Don't worry, we will do our best to put you through your paces.' Ibaraki Kasen said, her eyes glinting with a dangerous light.
'Why do I have to take him? Can't you?' Yuugi roared at Ibaraki Kasen.
'Don't mind such small details. We'll be leaving now. Little Feng, we'll see you tomorrow.' Ibuki Suika said, then turned and left.
'Let's go. By the way, the sake in your gourd is arguably the best I've ever tasted.' Yuugi said, leading Yakumo Feng towards an empty area.
Yakumo Feng smiled, said nothing, and followed Yuugi to his living quarters. Yakumo Feng knew that starting tomorrow, it would be another period of arduous days.