"Totosai, I have an idea. Can you forge me a blade that suits my wishes, one that can manifest whatever power I desire, just like Tessaiga?"
Although Bai Ye didn't think Tessaiga was suitable for him, there was one ability of Tessaiga that Bai Ye truly envied.
It was Tessaiga's ability to devour demonic power and evolve into different techniques.
Bai Ye didn't want two blades; he wanted one that could freely transform its abilities.
"Inuyasha Bai Ye Young Master, do you want it forged like Tessaiga?"
Totosai also looked a bit troubled; forging Tessaiga was already an accident.
He never expected to forge such an incredible weapon.
If Bai Ye asked him to forge it exactly like Tessaiga, he felt he might not be able to do it.
"It's fine; it doesn't have to be exactly like Tessaiga's ability. Instead, you can merge these abilities together, and then when I want to use a certain ability, it appears according to my will, instead of all of them appearing at once. Also, even though they shouldn't appear all at once, if I need to use all powers together, they must also be compatible with other abilities for me to use them!"
Bai Ye always adhered to the principle: 'I might not use it, but I must have it.'
"So, it doesn't necessarily need the ability to devour demonic power, right?"
Totosai's eyes lit up. If Bai Ye insisted on that, he couldn't provide it.
But without that function, he could still try to forge it.
"By the way, if I need to reforge it later, will it erase all the previous abilities?"
Bai Ye was thinking of reforging it later.
This current blade wasn't the final version yet.
"No, no, just come find me directly later. If you want to modify it, just provide the materials!"
Totosai could guarantee this point.
"Around fifteen days, Inuyasha Bai Ye Young Master, just wait fifteen days."
"Alright, I'll come for the blade in fifteen days."
Bai Ye nodded, estimated the time, and felt it was about right.
He would come back to Totosai for the blade in fifteen days.
"There are too many materials! It's impossible to use all of them to forge one blade. How troublesome!"
Totosai rubbed his forehead, where he had few hairs, helplessly. The reason he had just suggested Bai Ye forge two weapons was because Bai Ye had given him too many materials.
With so many materials, he truly didn't know how to use all of them. Leaving materials given by the blade's owner for others or keeping them for himself was a big taboo for a swordsmith.
It seemed he could only decide later. If there was still too much left over, he would just forge Bai Ye a dagger or something else.
Totosai had made up his mind.
After speaking with Totosai, Bai Ye looked at Tsukuyomi, who was sitting on a large rock, gazing into the distance, waiting for him. He patted Tsukuyomi's shoulder and reminded her, "Alright, we can go, Tsukuyomi."
Tsukuyomi turned her head, looked at Bai Ye, and asked, "Is it done?"
"We need to wait fifteen days. Didn't you want to walk around? Is there anywhere else you want to go?"
Of course, he wouldn't just wait here for these fifteen days, so he could walk around with Tsukuyomi.
"En, I want to go to a larger town to buy some things."
"Okay, there's one nearby, perfect."
Towns in the Sengoku period weren't very large, but most of the time, if you wanted to buy certain things, you couldn't find them in small Villages.
"Strange, they don't restrict Yao Guai from entering here."
She had entered with Bai Ye and found that there was no prohibition against Yao Guai entering here.
"Did you really want me to not be able to enter?"
"Not really!"
"So, what did you come here to buy?"
"A change of clothes. I don't really want to keep walking around this world in this battle attire."
Tsukuyomi said softly.
She wanted to walk with Bai Ye as an ordinary person, not as the Exorcist Tsukuyomi.
"Oh, then you go pick them out. I'm going to wander around myself."
This was Bai Ye's first time in a human city since coming to this world.
As for going with Tsukuyomi to buy clothes, Bai Ye wouldn't do it. His experience from his previous life told him that following a woman to buy clothes, no matter how good your stamina, would eventually leave you dog-tired.
After separating from Tsukuyomi, Bai Ye also wandered around the city. It was somewhat similar to ancient times, with all sorts of small trinkets. He paused in front of a small stall.
"Hello, Young Master, would you like to look at rouge?"
The little girl nervously looked at Bai Ye. This person was dressed splendidly, a stark contrast to her own hemp clothes. Facing a noble guest, she was a bit scared.
"Which kind of rouge is usually given to women?"
Hearing Bai Ye's words, the girl froze.
Ah?
Is there even rouge given to men?
"It's usually red."
Before the girl could answer, a gentle voice slowly reminded him.
Bai Ye turned his head to look at the newcomer. The samurai beside her also quickly drew his weapon and shielded the person in front of him: "Princess, please go back. It's not safe outside."
"En, young man, if you want to give rouge to someone you like, you can choose this red one. I believe the other person will definitely like it."
""
Izayoi?
So, this was Inu Daisho's city?
No wonder they weren't stopped, it seemed to be because of Inu Daisho.
Bai Ye looked at Izayoi's belly, where a new life was brewing, seemingly his second foolish Otouto.
"I understand."
Picking up the rouge, Bai Ye paid and then left in a hurry.
Looking at Bai Ye's retreating figure, Setsuna no Takemaru's face flashed with disgust and he said, "Princess, that fellow has the scent of a Yao Guai on him!"
"I know!"
Izayoi still answered gently, while secretly wondering in her heart, 'Is it Inu Daisho's child?'
He looked somewhat similar to Inu Daisho and also had a similar scent. Touching her belly, Izayoi's face flashed with a soft maternal glow. This scene, falling into Setsuna no Takemaru's eyes, made him incredibly furious with jealousy.
In his opinion, it was all that Yao Guai's fault!
If it weren't for him, Princess Izayoi would definitely be with him!!
"Bai Ye, are you done shopping so quickly?"
Tsukuyomi had already finished buying clothes. The styles were all pretty good, and she felt quite satisfied, though it was a bit of a shame that Bai Ye wasn't there just now.
"En, this is for you."
Bai Ye said, handing Tsukuyomi the rouge he had just chosen.
"Ah? Rouge?"
Tsukuyomi opened the shell, and the rouge inside came into view.
"En, because I felt this should suit you quite well. Didn't they say girls usually have rouge? I saw you didn't have any, so I gave you one."
"Thank you."
A ripple stirred in Tsukuyomi's heart. It seemed like this was the first time she had been treated as a woman.
It seemed that in everyone's minds, she was an Exorcist, a great Miko, an existence capable of protecting everything, but no one had ever treated her as a true woman. She had received many gifts, but never rouge.
She dabbed some rouge from the shell onto her index finger, then applied it to her lips. Tsukuyomi looked up at Bai Ye, with a hint of expectation in her eyes: "Does it look good?"
"It looks good."
Bai Ye's face flushed slightly, and he suddenly realized in his heart that it wasn't just foolish Hanyo who would be with humans.
Their faces gradually drew closer. Beside them, Kira tilted her head, watching them, completely bewildered.
"How about it? The woman you love has fallen for another Yao Guai. Do you want to cooperate with us?"
In Exorcist Village, the Yao Guai approached a man from the Village.
This man had always secretly loved Tsukuyomi but dared not express his affection. However, as time went on, his love became mixed with more evil thoughts; he yearned to possess Tsukuyomi.
These evil thoughts had even attracted the surrounding Yao Guai.
Noticing the man's evil thoughts and knowing his inner desires, the Yao Guai began to tempt the man, hoping he would cooperate with them, merge into a Hanyo with powerful strength, and lure Tsukuyomi into the pre-arranged cave to eliminate her.
At first, the man was somewhat swayed. Although he loved Tsukuyomi, he was still hesitant. He knew very well that once he truly merged with the Yao Guai, the probability of him being with Tsukuyomi as a Yao Guai was very low.
But after seeing the scene the Yao Guai showed him, the man's mindset instantly collapsed!
Why?!
Tsukuyomi was such a powerful Miko, why would she be with a Yao Guai?
Yao Guai and Miko were inherently opposing forces, and Tsukuyomi had always taken exorcism as her duty. But an exorcising Miko, in the end, walked hand in hand with a Yao Guai—what an irony.
At the same time, this also instantly shattered the man's original resolve.
"Don't you know? If you don't have strength, you can only watch Tsukuyomi be with other men. If you merge with us, then you can possess formidable strength. Won't you have a chance then? Besides, since you can't have her, why let other Yao Guai have her?"
"That guy is Inu Daisho's son! You can't possibly be his opponent. It's impossible to win back Tsukuyomi. So, what are you still hesitating for?"
The Yao Guai's seductive voices had completely destroyed the man's psychological defenses.
He now only felt hatred for Tsukuyomi, hating her degeneracy, that she would choose to be with a Yao Guai.
Since he couldn't have her, he would absolutely not allow any other Yao Guai to have her!
The loophole in his heart was captured by the Yao Guai, and they began to merge with the man.
"Seimei-sama, that side is complete. A suitable Yao Guai vessel has been found. Now we just need to wait for Tsukuyomi to appear!"
The boy reported the latest information to Abe no Seimei. Everything was proceeding according to their design. What was somewhat unexpected was that the man was originally thought to need some time, but it turned out that Tsukuyomi's love for a Yao Guai seemed to have stimulated him.
This also accelerated the progress.
"En, those two would actually be together. What a fated encounter!"
Abe no Seimei's face flashed with emotion. Looking at the people appearing in the mirror, he hadn't expected it either. Is this truly love?
If two people in love merged to become the shikon jewel, and then constantly fought with the Yao Guai inside the shikon jewel, perhaps this would become an even more perfect jewel.
"So, do we need to arrange it now?"
"No, the Yao Guai aura on that man is too strong. He'll be discovered before he even gets close!"
Abe no Seimei shook his head. This was not a good time to act. The man had just merged with a Yao Guai, and his Yao Guai aura was very strong. Coupled with his extremely evil heart, it was impossible for him to approach those two.
"Even after some time, he won't be able to hide his aura."
"No rush. We can give him some treasures to hide those auras on him. Then, at the right time, we can let both of them fall into that trap together."
"If there are two of them, wouldn't relying solely on these Yao Guai be insufficient?"
If it were just Tsukuyomi, then they could rely on the Yao Guai's'sea of demons' tactic to wear her down.
But if Bai Ye was also there, it seemed less likely, didn't it?
"Doesn't Inu Daisho still have many enemies?"
Abe no Seimei said calmly. Indeed, relying solely on these Yao Guai would certainly not be enough.
But Inu Daisho wasn't without enemies. If they couldn't deal with Inu Daisho, couldn't they deal with Inu Daisho's son?
"I understand, Seimei-sama!"
"En, go make the arrangements. Since that fellow has already merged with the Yao Guai, go find something to feed him. Don't let that jewel be too weak. The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons is coming soon, and Heian-kyō will almost lose its purpose!"
Abe no Seimei's eyes flashed with a glimmer. His plan was about to begin, but before that, he needed to perfect this jewel.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be too perfect.
And since everything was already designed, Abe no Seimei was also looking forward to it: two lovers, one human and one demon, entangled within the shikon jewel, battling the other Yao Guai inside for all eternity. Such a shikon jewel indeed seemed like a very promising jewel.
Inuyasha Bai Ye: [Although it's a bit bizarre, I seem to have found a partner.]
In the chat group.
He briefly explained his situation. He had only intended to give Tsukuyomi a box of rouge, but he unexpectedly ended up with her in such a muddled way.
Zombie Bai Ye: [Kill them all!]
Naruto Bai Ye: [I'm still a child, don't tell me this!]
Nichijou Bai Ye: [So envious! You're the first one in the group to get a partner!]
Pirate Bai Ye: [What are you envious of, you idiot? There are so many beauties in your world, unlike mine. My world is truly miserable; when I get old, there will be a bunch of Cui Hua!]
Although there's Gin, who knows if her figure will change after getting Gin? She won't age, but the people here shrink when they get old.
Naruto Bai Ye: [If I'm not mistaken, according to the setting, won't Empress look very good when she's old?]
Pirate Bai Ye: [Am I supposed to play a Development game or something?]
Nichijou Bai Ye: [Have you ever thought about Lady Toki? Radically cut off Momonosuke's appearance!!! Momonosuke must die!]
[Ding! Chat group meets invitation conditions, new member joins!]