Yakumo Feng followed Yuugi to a large hall. Suika and Ibaraki Kasen were drinking sake in the hall.
'This is where we drink. You can live with us here, it'll be more convenient. Your room is the innermost one. You can enjoy yourself today, you won't have such a good opportunity starting tomorrow.' Yuugi said to Yakumo Feng. After speaking, she went to drink with Suika and the others.
Yakumo Feng went to his room as Yuugi instructed, and saw only a table and a bed inside. 'It's really quite simple. Are the Oni that poor? Even the guest room is so basic.'
Yakumo Feng shook his head helplessly. After taking out his belongings from his spatial ring and tidying up briefly, he walked out of the room. Yakumo Feng came before Suika, took the gourd, and took a sip.
'Drinking without food is quite boring, you know.' Saying this, Yakumo Feng took out a tablecloth and spread it out. In the blink of an eye, drinking snacks appeared on the tablecloth. It was almost all roasted meat, skewers, and other barbecue items. They were still steaming. Suika and the others stared in amazement.
'Little Feng, I didn't expect you to have such good things! With this, we won't have to worry about food anymore!' Suika said, then picked up a piece of roasted meat in front of her and began to eat.
'Delicious! I've never had such delicious roasted meat. You don't know, those guys outside are always thinking about fighting, and none of them can cook. They basically just put meat on the fire, cook it, and eat it.' Suika said, taking a sip of sake with each bite of meat.
The other three also nodded continuously while eating, agreeing wholeheartedly with Suika's words.
Yakumo Feng also knew how difficult it was for a group of muscle-brained guys to cook delicious food.
'Suika, what do you usually do? You don't drink here every day, do you? I heard you have a Night Parade of One Hundred Demons. Are your demon members just those outside?' Yakumo Feng asked.
'What do you think? The four of us basically just drink and fight every day. There's not much going on within the Oni race. As for the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, only a small portion of those outside are members. The other members have all left for now. But as soon as I give the order, they will gather here.' Suika said, taking a sip of her drink.
'Kinkara, I heard you are a master of swordsmanship, and my weapon is also a sword, so please guide me in the future.' Yakumo Feng said.
Kinkara swallowed the meat in her mouth and said, 'I just saw it, and your swordsmanship is very good. If it weren't for the huge difference in strength between you and Suika and the others, the sword qi you emitted wouldn't have been easily dispersed by them.'
At this moment, Ibaraki Kasen also interjected, 'Speaking of which, little brother, are you really Yakumo Yukari's younger brother? We've never heard of Yakumo Yukari having a younger brother. And why don't you two look alike at all? Also, Feng, you wouldn't happen to be a Gap Yokai, would you?'
Yakumo Feng smiled and said, 'I am indeed a Gap Yokai. As for Yakumo Yukari, it's just the same surname; there's no other relation.'
At this moment, Hoshiguma Yuugi drank the wine in her bowl in one gulp, then looked at Yakumo Feng and asked, 'Judging by your appearance, you've only recently become a Yokai, haven't you? To have such strength in such a short time is already very impressive. I believe it won't be long before you become a Great Yokai.'
'Then you'll be able to marry our Yuugi and Suika.' Ibaraki Kasen teased from the side. 'Ah, that hurts.'
Hoshiguma Yuugi and Ibuki Suika, upon hearing Ibaraki Kasen's words, each gave Ibaraki Kasen a direct hit on the head.
Yakumo Feng looked at Ibaraki Kasen, his forehead covered in black lines, and thought, 'As expected, pink on the outside is black on the inside. I never expected such a dark-bellied existence among the Oni race's simplicity.'
At this moment, Kinkara looked at Yakumo Feng and asked, 'I saw you had a sword in your hand earlier, why is it gone now?'
This question also piqued the interest of Suika and the others. After all, there were no spatial Items like spatial rings here. And although Gap Yokai like Yakumo Yukari had their own space, Yakumo Yukari usually opened a gap to retrieve things from it. However, Yakumo Feng didn't even open a gap, and the weapon appeared directly in his hand. How could this not make the Oni curious?
Yakumo Feng heard Kinkara's words, took a sip of wine, and said, 'This is a kind of ability I learned before. It's a type of magic from the West called Projection Magic. This Projection Magic is known as one of the most useless magics in the West. Projection Magic is a kind of equivalent exchange, using Mystic Power to exchange for imitations of substances you can imagine. I use Mystic Power to use it.'
The reason it's considered useless is because projection is a means of reproducing matter based on one's own imagination. If the imagination is flawed, then the projection is flawed. In other words, if you yourself believe the replica is flawed, then it is flawed. If you believe the replica is the real thing, then it is a real thing.
Because projection consumes one's own Mystic Power, if the Mystic Power is too little, the projected Item cannot possess abilities beyond the Mystic Power. In the West, almost only small things can be projected. The most top-tier individuals disdain this ability.
If an Item exceeding one's own Mystic Power is projected, one might die due to too much Mystic Power consumption. Once a projected Item leaves its master, it will disappear.
With my current Mystic Power, I can only project some not-too-powerful weapons.'
Upon hearing Yakumo Feng's words, Suika and the others looked at Yakumo Feng with some surprise.
'According to what you're saying, when you have enough Mystic Power, you'll have any weapon you want, won't you? In the future, if you face an enemy, you can directly project a weapon that counters the enemy. As long as the strength difference isn't too great, you'll surely win. This is truly an amazing ability!' Yuugi said, looking at Yakumo Feng in surprise.
'Projection can only project existing Items. If you want to project non-existent Items, for example, a weapon that kills an Oni with just one stab, that's not projection; that's creation. The power of creation is one of the strongest forces in the world. Moreover, the more powerful the thing, the more Mystic Power is required for projection.'
Suika heard this and said, 'Even so, it's still a very powerful ability. I never thought you had even been to the West.'
The other few people nodded upon hearing Suika's words. Yakumo Feng had nothing to say about this.
After eating and drinking their fill, the few of them became bored.
Suika, drinking her wine, looked at Yakumo Feng and said, 'How long do you plan to cultivate?'
Yakumo Feng said, 'It depends on the situation. If nothing unexpected happens, I'll be here for a few decades.' Then he looked at Hoshiguma Yuugi and said, 'Speaking of which, this is the first time I've seen someone like Yuugi with a tattoo on her horn. You didn't get it yourself, did you?'
'Do you think I want a tattoo on my horn? This was originally here. If I could, I'd rather it wasn't.' Yuugi said, looking at Yakumo Feng.
At this moment, Ibaraki Kasen said, 'Our Yuugi's is natural. How about it, isn't it cute?'
Yakumo Feng smiled and said nothing.
Kinkara looked at Yakumo Feng and said, 'What style of swordsmanship were you using before? I've never seen it. I couldn't possibly not have heard of such a powerful swordsmanship.'
Yakumo Feng said, 'This is the Unnamed Divine Wind Style of swordsmanship, a newly emerging style. I also learned it by chance. So far, there are only a few people who know this swordsmanship.'
Kinkara, upon hearing Yakumo Feng's answer, said, 'I see.'
Just like that, Yakumo Feng and Suika and the others, with their back-and-forth conversation, quickly became familiar. Yakumo Feng looked at Suika and the others, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, 'The Oni race is truly simple and honest, completely incomparable to human society. There's a very secure feeling here; no need to worry about this or that.'
After a while, Yakumo Feng saw that it was getting late, so he turned to Suika and the others and said, 'I'm going to rest now. See you tomorrow.'
Suika heard Yakumo Feng's words and said, 'Oh, then little Feng, go get some rest.'
Yakumo Feng bid farewell to Suika and the other Oni one by one and returned to his room to rest.
Lying on the bed, Yakumo Feng looked at the ceiling and thought, 'Suika and the others are all Great Yokai. With them as sparring partners, I believe my strength should improve very quickly. Alas, I wonder how Meihong is doing now, and if she's used to not having me by her side. Kaguya should take good care of Meihong. I don't know when we'll meet again. I really hope she won't scold me for leaving without a word when we do meet.' Yakumo Feng thought and thought until he fell asleep.